the men. people originally said there be no weapons, but there were individuals who carry their weapons. we couldn t do anything about it. it was a peaceful barricade. around 8:30 a:m., they started firing tear gas and grenades. concussion grenades for those who don t know, sound like gunshots. they re quite a loud noise. i have to tell some of the people i was with to run. run for cover. it was scary because we didn t know if anyone was killed. the police force continued to block the roads. people coming in or out, they prevented food, medicine, they were quite aggressive. and always provoking. it was a siege of 78 days. we did decide
they weren t too happy with that. that s why they wanted to talk to a man because the women were being very unreasonable to them. people originally said there d be no weapons, but there were individuals who carry their weapons. we couldn t do anything about it. it was a peaceful barricade. around 8:30 a:m., they started firing tear gas and grenades. concussion grenades for those who don t know, sound like gunshots. they re quite a loud noise. i had to tell some of the people i was with to run. run for cover. it was scary because we didn t know if anyone was killed. on both sides. the police force continued to block the roads. people coming in or out, they prevented food, medicine, they were quite aggressive. and always provoking. it was a siege of 78 days.
1.8 million people out there. now, take a look today. that exact same location. we re told hundreds of thousands of people. no official crowd count yet. david, i was out there all day, i saw a lot of empty spaces. and the ball still ahead tonight, and i know you are headed to them. cecilia, i ll see you a little later on this evening. in the meantime, not everyone gathered here in washington today came to celebrate president trump s inauguration. protesters lined part of the parade route. and in some parts of the capitol, there were confrontations with police. and tomorrow here in washington, a women s march, and demonstrations planned across this country. abc s david kerley witnessed the protests first hand. reporter: the anger reaching a boiling point in the nation s capital, after president trump took the oath of office. police in riot gear facing off, against the protesters, just six blocks from the inaugural parade. unleashing pepper spray, concussion grenades, all to disper
from the beginning of this whole stance. and ask the state officials, the state law enforcement how often have they seen the water protectors using weapons. it s never happened. the stance that we have and the fight that we re in on our side we have never used a weapon. but what we witnessed was the law enforcement continuing to escalate the type of weapons that they re using and what they use rubber bullets and whoever is firing this projectile targets a human said. they ll claim that this is a nonlethal weapon. but they re trying to hurt somebody when you have a rubber bu bullet that hit somebody next to their eye and now having eyesight problems when they have concussion grenades exploding next to people and almost taking their arms off. i think we did lose a lady lost her arm. what they re calling us rioters,