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>> THIS
>> THIS IS MAKING HATE NORMAL. >>> YOUR NEWS STARTS NOW.
>>> FOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ARRESTED.
ARRESTED.
ARRESTED. THIS IS NEW JUST IN THE LAST
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. WINDOWS OF A POLICE CAR ARE
SHATTERED.
SHATTERED. AT ONE TIME PROTESTERS
SURROUNDED THE PATROL CAR.
NO -- NO OFFICERS WERE INSIDE
OF THE CARS AT THAT TIME.
CHARGES ARE ATTEMPTED ASSAULT
ON A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER AND
DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT. ALL OF THESE AMID THESE DUELING
DEMONSTRATIONS DOWNTOWN.
DEMONSTRATIONS DOWNTOWN. THIS ALL STARTED WITH A FREEDOM
MARCH.
MARCH.
MARCH. THIS WAS ORGANIZED BY JOEY
GIBSON.
GIBSON.
GIBSON. TODAY HE HAD THIS TO SAY TO HIS
SUPPORTERS.
SUPPORTERS. >> TO ALL OF THE FAMILY, YOU
DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DO WHAT WE
DO.
DO.
DO. BUT
DO. BUT GO FIND SOMETHING TO CHANGE
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. >> GIBSON OF COURSE LEADS THE
FAR RIGHT GROUP, PATRIOT
PRAYER.
PRAYER.
PRAYER. CRITICS SAY THAT HIS RALLIES
USUALLY -- OFTEN ATTRACT OTHER
GROUPS.
GROUPS.
GROUPS. HE REPORTEDLY TOLD HIS
FOLLOWERS TO BRING GUNS SO THEY
WOULD KNOW THAT HIS FOLLOWERS
WERE ARMED.
WERE ARMED. >> Reporter: AMID THE FLASH
BANGS AND ARRESTS --
>> I AM ACTUALLY THE WAY --
LIVING THE WAY THAT GOD MADE ME.
>> YOU'RE RUNNING FOR THE
SENATE SEAT, RIGHT?
>> YES I AM.
>> Reporter: HIS FREQUENT
REFRAIN, PORTLAND IS LIBERAL
AND CONSERVATIVE IS FILLED
SILENCED.
SILENCED.
SILENCED. SO HE IS HERE TO MAKE A
STATEMENT.
STATEMENT. >> IT IS ABOUT THOSE PUNKS OVER
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. THEY ARE JUST AN OBSTACLE, WE
HAVE TO GET THEM OUT OF THE
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. >>
WAY. >> Reporter: AND THEN THE
COUNTER PROTESTERS SHOWED UP IN
SUCH A LARGE CROWDS THAT THEY
DWARFED HIS RALLY.
GIBSONS WHO HAD BUZZED
SUPPORTERS AND FROM VANCOUVER,
WASHINGTON HAD PREDICTED THIS.
PEOPLE HERE --
>> I DID I ASK PEOPLE TO BRING
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> Reporter: AS A RESULT,
POLICE BOWED IT TO SEIZE
WEAPONS AND DID.
PHOTOS PEPPERED SOCIAL MEDIA
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THIS MAN CAME IN PROTECTIVE
GEAR.
GEAR.
GEAR. >>
GEAR. >> WE ARE PREPARED FOR THE
WORST AND WE ARE HOPING FOR THE
BEST.
BEST.
BEST. WE
BEST. WE DO HAVE HERE ON.
ALL OF OUR GEAR IS PRIMARILY
FOR --
FOR --
FOR -- >>
FOR -- >> Reporter: OTHER GEAR THAT WE
SAW LOGOS. THIS IS THE
ORGANIZATION DEEMED A HATE
GROUP.
GROUP.
GROUP. >>
GROUP. >> IF YOU ARE AGAINST GAME
AREAS YOU ARE A -- IF YOU ARE
AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE, YOU ARE A
HATE GROUP.
HATE GROUP. >> I AM A TRANSGENDER, AND I AM
OKAY TO SAY THAT.
I WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE THEIR OWN
OPINIONS AND TO BE ABLE TO
CHOOSE ME -- CHOOSE TO CALL ME
WHAT THEY WANT.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS ONE OF
DOZENS WHO CAME DOWNTOWN TO
DELIVER A MESSAGE AND GOT BACK
ON A BUS AND LEFT PORTLAND, THE
CITY THAT THEY SAY IS TOO
LIBERAL TO HEAR THEIR VOICE.
>> PEOPLE -- POLICE HAVE NOT
SAID WHETHER THIS
A
A LOT
A LOT OF
A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS CAME OUT TO SHOW THEIR OPPOSITION.
>>> THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. COUNTER-PROTEST ARE NOTHING
NEW.
NEW.
NEW. TODAY, PEOPLE MADE SURE THAT
THEIR VOICES WERE HEARD.
>> Reporter: THE COUNTER
PROCESS STARTED EARLY AT CITY
HALL.
HALL.
HALL. THEY MADE PASSIONATE SPEECHES.
>> WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY IT IS
TO KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE,
PORTLAND, STRONG AND CONTINUING
TO ORGANIZE, NOT JUST TODAY BUT
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. UNTIL WE FIGHT BACK.
>> Reporter: FROM THERE IT
MOVED WHERE HUNDREDS OF COUNTER
PROTESTERS SET UP ON THE WEST
SIDE OF THE STREET, THE PATRIOT
RALLY ON THE EAST SIDE.
>> I AM JUST LIKE TO SHOW UP.
I AM ASTOUNDED, EVERY WEEK,
EVERY DAY SEEMS TO BE WORSE.
I THINK THAT IT IS GOING TO HIT
BOTTOM.
BOTTOM.
BOTTOM. I
BOTTOM. I AM HERE TO TAKE A STAND.
>> Reporter: NOT EVERYBODY WAS
TAKING SIDES TODAY.
>> I AM HERE FOR AMERICA, YOU
KNOW. JUST FOR UNITY.
THIS IS NOT UNITY.
THIS IS POISONOUS WITH TEARGAS.
COME TALK TO US.
LET'S FIND RESOLVE.
>> Reporter: WE CAPTURED THE
SKIING -- SEEN FROM ABOVE WHILE
PORTLAND POLICE PROVIDED A
BUFFER BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS.
THEY WERE FOR THE MOST PART
KEEPING THE TWO GROUPS
SEPARATED.
SEPARATED. AT ONE POINT, THEY ARRESTED
SEVERAL PROTESTERS.
SEVERAL PROTESTERS. AIR CAMERAS CAPTURED AT LEAST A
COUPLE OF PEOPLE BEING
RESTRAINED AND -- BY THE
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. THEY WERE ISSUED A WARNING.
>> YOU NEED TO MOVE TO -- OR
YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO ARREST.
>> Reporter: THESE IMAGES WERE
CAPTURED BY A MAN IN THE
PROTEST AS POLICE TOOK ACTION.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON AT THE
PROTEST TOOK SOMETHING POSITIVE
FROM THIS.
FROM THIS. >> LOVE, ENJOY, EQUALITY ARE ALL
POSSIBLE IF WE ALL JUST KEEP
EVERYBODY'S PERSPECTIVES IN MY.