>> Angela Lang, thanks very much for joining us.
>> Thanks for having me. >> Security was always planned
to be tight around the convention and the assassination
attempt on the eve of it only heightened awareness for the
thousands of law enforcement from across the state and nation
assigned to the city. Planned protests added to the mix "Here&
Now" Stephen Potter has this report about the white man.
>> We got to do one, got to fight back. We got to do what?
We got to fight back. >> I came to here loudly and
proudly oppose the racist and bigoted agenda of the Republican
Party. >> With thousands of delegates,
attendees and guests arriving for the first day of the
convention. USA protesters also showed up in Milwaukee to
denounce the Republican Party and its policies.
>> We're being led down a dangerous path with the
Republican Party. I'm concerned. I'm nervous. I'm a I'm a 20 year
Army veteran, and I consider the direction that the our
Republican Party is going and, and particularly their nominee,
Trump. Is super dangerous. And I and I consider him a bit of a
traitor. You know, he's out for himself. He's not out for the
citizens. And that's what we need.
>> As you can see, there are hundreds, even thousands of
protesters here at the Republican National Convention.
Many different groups are represented with many different
reasons to protest. >> But we're looking to defend
immigrant rights. We're looking to defend LGBTQ rights. We're
looking to defend a reproductive rights as well. I mean, the list
could really go on. And they have had attack on civil
liberties, on civil rights for too many years now, and we're
here to oppose it. >> Omar Flores is a lead
organizer with the Coalition to March on the RNC. He says that
despite the intense heat earlier this week, a wide range of
protesters made their voices heard.
from the student movement, from the Palestinian movement, from
the antiwar movement, and from the movement against police
crimes. small task to organize the
protest rally, and march. >> It takes a lot of time and a
lot of very hard work, and honestly, the city did not make
it any easier up until recently. You know, you know, we shouldn't
have had to file a lawsuit to get to where we are today.
>> Protest organizers filed a lawsuit in federal court to move
their March route closer to where most of the convention
activity will be held. They lost in court, but came to an
agreement with the city to march through downtown and within a
block of the convention. Milwaukee resident Jackie Clark
says attending the protest was a chance to express her right to
free speech. >> That's democracy, that's
America. >> Another protester thought of
the past and worried for the future.
circle has turned and I don't want the progress that we fought
hard, both in our professions and as students and as
demonstrators. 50 years ago, to be undone. Why? Why?
>> While most who attended the protests were there to show
their disgust with the Republican agenda, some
counter-protesters also brought their megaphones to Red Arrow
Park. God can save you right here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
And a handful of Trump supporters also showed up to
watch Milwaukee resident Philip Reitz wasn't impressed.
It happens at every convention and every town.
>> Protest organizer Flores says he doesn't expect Monday's rally
in March to sway any Republican, but he still thinks protesting
serves a purpose. >> We don't think that we're
going to be changing any minds, but we do know that we can put
the pressure on and make it so the pressure on and make it so