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Interesting confluence of events. >> i have to leave it there. the president kind of set the tone for us with bullet points for this conferenversation. thank you. a live look at a rally as thousands gather across the country and around the world in the name of science. we'll talk about what demonstrators are hoping to accomplish. ♪
Take a listen to what they had to say this morning. >> science is the future for children. they love it, actually having taught fifth grade, that is the age when they are inspired to choose something to do in their futures. and science is so important at that age level. >> i grew up in the '60s and '70s and saw our environment and what was happening. and have seen the improvements and just wanted to be here to make sure that we can continue those improvements. >> reporter: so that is a little bit of the sense that you have here. people are out here for a love of science and because of what the...
I see it's raining and it hasn't stopped the crowd. >> reporter: hi here in a very wet washington, but there are definitely thousands of people still here. and to give you a sense of the vibe here, ooifit's definitely celebration, a lot of people celebratiing science, tents wit astrophysics and chemistry lessons. but on the political end, we've heard mentions from the stage behind me about alternative facts obviously referencing kellyanne conway's note of alternative facts a few months ago. and of course the idea that the administration is defunding things like the national institutes of healt...
Scientists, muslim graduate students, they are affected by this in a way that is bigger than us which is science. >> and immigration is one of the causes you hear. and what is your name? >> abby. >> you are walking with this handsome person right here. and this says science for our future. why did you think it was so important to bring your child out here today? >> i'm a nurse scientist at columbia university. and i believe that science is extremely important for our future. it's extremely important to listen to scientist experts in order to inform policy and have evidence based decision makin...
We took you to the march for sigh inside science in the capital and let's go now to new york city. morgan, what is going on? >> reporter: frankly, we did not expect this march to be this large. we already have thousands in the street. it started right here outside of trump hotel international and people are yelling dump trump and impeach him. but people are out here for a variety of reasons. some say it's really not partisan, this is about funding, this is about the sciences. i want to introduce you to a couple of people we're walking with. you are an immigrant from malaysia, you are a graduat...