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Kelly. kelly: while those activities are are disgusting, it seems the fear was the protest, counter-protest could turn violent like they did in charlottesville last week, but they didn't. how did they avoid the violence? >> reporter: that was the real concern, two competing protest groups meeting here in the park and going at it head to head in a real orgy of violence. that simply did not happen in part because the numbers were so lopsided. the right-wing demonstrators pretty much fled the scene as the thousands and thousands of counter-demonstrators arrived here. the police did really a textb...

Presidential pardon that i thought was particularly inappropriate to do so in an environment like a political rally. >> stanton is urging protest groups to keep it peaceful. listen here. >> we want to give you every opportunity to express your first amendment rights by what your opinion it happens to be. however, as mayor is the city of phoenix, i excite you to be civil, respectful, and peaceful. >> in addition to the rally in phoenix, the president will go to the border patrol statesman and review some new equipment. at some point today, he will renew his push for construction of the border w...

Agreement. we don't yet know what the president's final decision is. i was told by a high ranking official here at the white house he's still mulling it over, still considering some options. jenna, we should hear before the end of the week what the president tends to do. >> jenna: just quickly, john, how big a group of protesters is out there? we can really hear them picked up on your microphone. >> reporter: yeah. there's a few hundred people. they're banging some vietnamese musical instruments and drums. they've got a megaphone and they are pretty loud. they're making an ruckus here on penns...

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