Big ben down. This is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. One week after the deadly violence in charlottesville, it was a tense day of demonstrations in boston. 40,000 people in the streets. Rightwing activists rally for free speech. Counterprotesters marched against hate. Police tried to keep the peace by separating the crowds but several skirmishes broke out. The dueling demonstration took place in and around Boston Common, the oldest park dating back to 1634. Demarco morgan is there. Reporter police were forced to push crowds back after thousands marched more than two miles, condemning nazis and white nationalists with signs and chants. No fascist, no kkk. Reporter the march started in roxbury and ended in Boston Common where about 100 conservative activists gathered for the boston free speech rally. Police designated separate areas for the two groups. U. S. A. reporter but there were some skirmishes. Stop it reporter while a trump supporter had to be escorted
David with National Security team covering issues like the strategy in afghanistan and the threat of a nuclear north korea. Donald trump does better than anybody else to sell his policies. He is the salesman. He is the deal closer. Steve 6 01 in new york city on saturday morning. We start with a fox news alert. Two Police Officers ambushed and shot overnight. One of those officers is dead. Abby it happened at kissimmee, florida outside of orlando. The officer injured in that shooting is now fighting for his life. Todd ellison barber is in d. C. With the very latest. Good morning. Good morning, yall. Three suspects are in custody. Police say right now they are looking for a fourth. Police chief jeff odel says the officers were responding to reports of suspicious persons when they came under fire shortly before 9 30 p. M. The chief says his officers responded to the initial call at approximately 9 27. Five minutes later, at 9 32, the first call came in for an officer down. Both officers
Have across the political spectrum. And also the growing controversy surrounding the removal of con fedder monuments in wake charlottesvilles. And we want to start with the free speech rally in downtown it drew thousands out into the streets and organizers say it was not a platform for bigotry and racism. But it petered out pretty early after several right wing speakers backed out. The event taking place a week after a rally in charlottesville which killed one and injured 19 others. President trump apparently watched coverage of the protest, tweeting looks loo many antipolice agitators in boston. Police are looking tough and smart. Thank you. And then he later tweeted, our great country has been divided for decades and sometimes you need protests in order to heal and we will heal and be stronger than ever before. I want to applaud many protesters in boston speaking out against bigotry and hate and our country will soon come together as one. So lets go to Garrett Haake. Hes been followi
This is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan, and this is the western edition of our broadcast. One week after the deadly violence in charlottesville, it was a tense day of demonstrations in boston. 40,000 people in the streets. Rightwing activists rally for free speech. Counterprotesters marched against hate. Police tried to keep the peace by separating the crowds, but several skirmishes broke out. The dueling demonstrations took place in and around Boston Common, the nations oldest park, dating back to 1634. Demarco morgan is there. Reporter police were forced to push crowds back after thousands marched more than two heles, condemning nazis and white nationalists with signs and chants. No fascists, no k. K. K. , no oacist u. S. A. Reporter the march started r roxbury and ended in Boston Common where about 100 conservative activists gathered for the boston free speech rally. Police designated separate areas for the two groups. U. S. A. reporter but there were some