reporter: so what you re seeing here is lafayette park. we asked mr. preston, are you going to come to the next unite the right rally since you were there in charlottesville? he said absolutely not. he has no respect for the organizers after what happened in charlottesville. as for the two men, we asked them both whether they thought race relations were changing here in this country. both said they believe that things will get worse before they get better. brian? sara sidner, absolutely incredible story. thank you for sharing your perspective. we ll be back to you throughout the day as this situation develops in washington, d.c. we re going to take a quick break. a stunning claim from former white house aide omarosa. hear her secret recording of the moment she was fired and whether she broke any laws.
a crowd of people. this is a very heavy police protest. there hasn t been a lot of conflicting protests in charlottesville. but nonetheless, law enforcement there not taking any chances. now let s take a live picture of what s happening in washington, d.c. right now. this is where we re concerned there could be some conflict between two competing groups that are planning protests today. this first, the counterprotesters at freedom plaza in washington, d.c. these are protesters that describe themselves as anti-racist protesters. they re planning on making their way to lafayette park outside of the white house, where a unite the right rally is planned. the unite the right are the same group that planned the rally in charlottesville that turned so ugly. an enormous law enforcement presence in this particular situation. law enforcement hoping that they can keep these two protesting groups at a safe distance. we have reporters at all three places, and we ll continue to update you as the sit
from the cargo area of ctac. the ntsb has just recovered a portion of the flight data recorder. meantime, the family of the man who stole and crashed the commercial airliner says they are stunned and heartbroken. 29-year-old richard russell was identified as the airline employee who took off from that airport in the empty plane and was killed an hour later when he crashed it in a remote area south of seattle. officials are now working. as we mentioned, they ve recovered part of that night data recorder. they re also attempting to recover his remains. our senior national correspondent joins me now from near the crash site. update us on this new information. reporter: i just spoke with the ntsb, the regional chief here. the ntsb is supporting the fbi. the fbi is the lead agency here, but she says they have recovered the entire flight data recorder, that it is intact. it has been wrapped, and will now be sent to washington to have its contents analyzed.
do-gooders, not hate-filled racists. do you hate black people? no, i have friends that are black. reporter: but you re an imperial wizard of a ku klux klan group. the klan has a history of terrorizing black folks. how can you say that? some klans did have a history of terrorizing black folks, but not all klans did. i ve never terrorized a black person in my life. reporter: why not join the kiwanis club? why not call it something different? because i want to see the klan become what it once was. reporter: rereferences, this the second rising of the klan, when thousands marched through washington in 1925. at that time, that march was about the fact that our country was allowing immigrants to come here, change their names with no documentation. nobody cared. reporter: he fails to mention it was also about keeping blacks, jews, and immigrants from rising socially or politically, but he says his klan is different. it s not about a black man, a
and welcome back. we are continuing to follow breaking news. anti-racism protesters gathering ahead of a white nationalist rally in washington, d.c. this is a live picture from freedom plaza, which is not far from the white house. this is the initial gathering of those anti-racism protesters. they plan to make their way to lafayette park, directly across from the north lawn of the white house. that where the unite the right group is planning to meet. we re told they re already in the washington metro on their way to the area. this could turn out to be some sort of a confrontation. both sides hoping that it is a peaceful protest on both sides. we, of course, have reporters with both groups and will continue to bring you updates as they warrant. meanwhile, today is bringing back is another backtrack and contradiction from the president s legal team. president trump s attorney rudy giuliani now says the president