everyone is contributing each or own way but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever the challenges created the response has been so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we are in it together. the u.s. has a history of complicated and heated presidential election what's different this time is that the biggest political events of the last 4 years is happening amid the

coronavirus and the rest of them to the level of civil unrest sparked by the death of george floyd and the lies of the radical groups on both sides of the political spectrum. right there. this is your. say. these groups attract very angry members who have taken to the streets may control tasks look like full scale. you hear. about. this demonstrators are sometimes heavily armed and they are not afraid of violence or law enforcement. if you will of war let it begin with us. or go into trouble across the u.s. over the next week to meet those groups and their leaders to find out how far they're ready to go to fight for what they believe to stupid for this country.

we are in virginia members of a group called the google google boys have been around for several years now but the recently came into the media spotlight during the summers and say lockdown and government protests in august several dozen heavily armed men and tactical gear carrying big guns showed up for a rally in virginia capitol richmond's. among the demonstrators were the boogie boards who could be identified from their brights wine shirts they were but if their bulletproof vests this became one of their symbols their style if you will has been reported in the american. that many of the movements and here are preparing for a 2nd civil war. so now we're about to meet one of the most prominent voice

might a flamboyant 20 year old former marine from virginia who was at the forefront of an armed protest in this state. how many guns do you have personally yeah. but we probably have i'm over 50 why do you need to have. to have somebody. exactly what does that mean it's just mean it to us it means revolution revolution or what kind of revolution whatever revolution needs to happen whether it be. a mind revolution or is you know the u.s. keeps going the past at school and. he will still the constitution into its

rightful place as the supreme law of the land in one of the interview you talk about the french revolution they basically told. us to start everything from scratch. at all with the way government has gone things and they did a complete reset. and that is coming to the united states is a distant thing in your opinion or if it is something that is right around the corner i can't really point where. everybody would just rise up and say we're done but we're in the early stages of the revolution as it is you look at the civil unrest across the u.s. we look at groups like monitor stand and say we're tired but done with it we're already in the early stages of a revolution. mike was arrested for it openly carrying something that is prohibited in the city of

newburgh new where we are but legal in the state of virginia it was later released and today he's staging a rally in front of newport news only sap water is to demonstrate his disagreement with the law that as he sees it takes away his right to bear firearms. wrong thing for them to do if you want to try if you. are. the chief of police. this is the city that has become a flashpoint for civil unrest that's probably the most extreme this country has seen since the vietnam era.

severe riots and vandalism brutal street fights tear gas rubber bullets even public burnings american flags have become regular sites important there are constant fights between left and right activists and. why of. course a lot of people talk about the divisions in america. that's taking place but. you can see it completely. and at its most extreme. portland has a long history of active protests and a long history of an activist culture many of these protests have their origin in

the protests after the 2016 election and then later what we started to see after black i'm a matter of b.l.m. movement was a more sustained commitment to being on the street i'm. president wrong has repeatedly accused an organization called. the most extreme violence and destruction on board on street violence and vandalism is being led by intifada and other radical left wing groups what is anti thought now the anti-fascists tend to be committed to a couple of basic ideas and the idea that they're anti-rape just as many of them will also refer to themselves as anti-rape protesters if you went out in the interview people that don't describe themselves and they bash you have a hard time finding out with a leader because it doesn't seem as if there are leaders. are you guys more than

teeth or you just regular protestors and seafood is a ideology it's a belief that a lot of people own but it's not a group i myself my wife and most of us were just protesters why the needs the night with this is for several things one i am a nice fanatic i love plates and it's also for self protection self protection week from home a lot of people there's a lot of people that they see me with you know b.l.m. sure or something like that and they don't like a chance not quite. what is making the upcoming election because i am heard a lot of things that are on the believe this is the most turbulent in the room right now from the election and i still like to hear from you know this point. you seem to hear. about. it like it is still pretty much here. but when you see civil wars how do you picture in this

the citizens like him police have to take. against the police against racism. or so just to be able to live. people talk about the civil war and how they're going to take a firearm so easily this time it's quite disturbing anyway this man with a knife he agreed to take us to one of the portland street protests tonight and we'll see how it goes hopefully no one gets hurt. we're in the lensing the capital of state of michigan and we came here for 2 reasons 1st there is going to be a huge unity rally in front of the city which is about to start and 2nd made the national news recently when several local militia members were arrested for plotting to kidnap the state's governor according to the f.b.i. the men and were ready to storm the state's capital right here and if need be to

start a civil war days before the november election so let's find out what's going on here. and what's her name. sure so and why do you need to you know cover your face is that a thing or you just don't want to be disclosed will bit of oh we're here to have a conversation with. militia groups then why do you have to carry a gun. because it's like constitutional right to do so all where men men whatever they identify as up here have the right to bomb themselves the point.

the government. and the american media groups like they usually mean portrayed it is to prevent a nationalist or races while it's not exactly true because as you just saw they had an african-american guy on the steps in that makeshift stage who was giving a speech and we seen a really good welcome. what do you think about this story that a legend. of the local government i don't think it was smart i don't think it was good to do so at all but i get one reason why the. well one guy. lost his job and no funding to go live in the guy's face but what would you how would you feel i could answer that definitely not attempting to kidnap. a local official but there's nothing done. and that is why you.

are a. nation of 360000000 people. under one central government. by some of those powers. you. just deployed sideway just happen this guy might die you came up to the police department. arm to win. an assault rifle as well as dozens of the boys and just one nothing happened not only they weren't arrested the police department actually provided them with the sound system so they can have this makeshift stage and you

know great you can get your tickets. we're going to say we kept it. well they did like we're hoping. why do you still unclear replies friday the rest of the day because we're all here and we're all heavily armed where you know side and they know they messed with one of us they're going to mess with all of us the sound what kind of message does it sound to you these people well the message would be if you're alone you won't get your way but if you show up as a group there's organized and have an armed that's way you get out of people the police and government to listen to you. know. hold. this one 6th the black community is the biggest gun purchase in communities in america right now and has been for the last

4 years and the word change that 4 years ago. what's also interesting about that particular rally is that white men with guns have come out together here with the members of the local black life member community with african-americans and you would think those groups or kind of natural animus but as it turns out it's not when they have a common foe. police or the government might step you want to civil war a lot of are still fully prepared for that. trowsers financial survival. when customers go buy your supplies. to now well reduce and lower. that's undercutting but what's good for market is not good

for the global economy. and. chose seemed wrong. when old rules just don't call. me old yet to shape our disdain comes to educate and in gains from it equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground.

baseball helmet it's really good for stoppin anything from a. gas mask we went to home depot the other day to get some for us but they were now it turns out they are not selling them since the start of. this rioting and protesting and. they say that the protesters use them as a way to avoid the non-lethal that they use at the protests so he literally did it to stop us from having a way to protect our souls from the gas. just

to let you know about the environment in this city with come to the portland police associations office to interview members of a local law enforcement community about the on go when protests and riots. as it turns out the office was attacked by demonstrators just days ago. blocked off the street cars ah and then set fire to the building after it windows and the front door and these captions on adjacent buildings cops are killers and kill the process. aren't you guys concerned just about the level of the division and. the anger in getting so much fun all we're trying to do is spread love we're trying to get. we

don't want to be better than you just one of the equally you. know. it's been 5 and a half months and nothing worse has happened we haven't gone to any building. we have stored in the past wires old poles when or what around it started taking hostage what are you afraid. explaining about the long what is it it's covering everything from head to toe in black that leaves nothing showing but the eyes that's the exact same part of the look good the police force that's down there what are they wearing they're wearing black from head to toe with body. we're not afraid of. we're

not afraid of the people we're supposed to be here to serve us and chrisette us the ones that are. if you pull the boys out of the railway lensing and some of them about us you one of their shooting practice. all of them are big on a through z. and it would be really interesting to see them in a more relaxed informal setting. what do you guys do for

a living. i work. but i mean you'll have regular jobs you know. we're just normal people i mean we really we go about our day we go work. for families. so i know that the gun sales soared in the u.s. is that. whether they're. right to do so. you know to defend themselves if they if need be. aren't you afraid that the country maybe. the police to greater civil conflict. revolutions civil war i do worry. that we are headed down that.

i think it is you know it's inevitable. it's have 3 ways. it's. the voice box. you have the ballot box. and unfortunately. i worry well because of our election and. it's a wait and see approach right now. or if. there is going to be more right. now because. either side conceding no matter which candidate wins will you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transfer of power. to see what happens. there is no more conversations

if the boat will move it you know we do feel concerned for what happens when the talking. portland is like a training ground for everything that might go wrong after the presidential election it already has an ongoing turf war between rival political movements and then be a lamb on one side and then you have all sorts of false far right a right wing organization such as proud boys or patriot prayer on the other american mainstream media usually percs raise them as racists or white supremacists

so let's find this out. why do you call yourself a patriot prayer what does that mean i believe that in order to truly fight for freedom that you have to be able to have a connection with god or at least it helps you and that great fire heavenly father we just thank you so much for this beautiful day it's cold but we love it lord we're just so thankful that you've given us this country. and all it really looks like in regular demonstrations and rallies but the only thing is they have armed guards across the area patrolling in on simply being on alert. we came for the rally for you with the security so to speak

a little bit of all. a little bit of both make sure anyone does well in the mainstream media they usually call you racist or white supremacist but i have to say about that yes that's what people say when they don't have any other argument so they can't attack what i say they can't attack what i do and so they just go to racist yeah absolutely no issues with african-americans or any other people of color of course not we have tons of them that come to the rallies with us you are an african american and use it for donald trump obviously and this is kind and usual i would say i'm not really a lot of black people to support. african-americans treat you when they found out that you are on the right side of the political spectrum is normal you get some of the hardcore like you know him guys that when he has a house negro call you uncle tom what do you think about the movements like to be a lamb. i think it is a domestic terrorist organization again i was stabbed in downtown portland.

approached him as he would somebody what he found out as we pulled the stuff. that's kind of one of the local stores here at the rally and this guy named philip was controversial in the face and lost his teeth you. know and i never met him before he literally just remember i mean sucker punched me just because he saw that i was going into you know that. i think that donald trump will win and i think god you know when's he going to burn down a lot of things in murder in killing to beat up a lot of people that's what i expect that you know what it's going to that's just tolerant. the tolerant left this will be.

at this point are willing to settle for biden because we don't have any other alternative but it's going to be the last one he's going to be the last time. a president rather than someone the goal of not just the b.l.m. but the goal of the whole country is to change the system. and if the next president doesn't need your way then one day we bring him down so. upset. and what's going on here this is one of the many chapters for the

b.l.m. movement this was a kind of a get together of whose spirit. we don't know was not up i mean really. it was the i said it's my pleasure to get it was pretty well was their closing line it was something about the revolution. as it's revolution. is it. we are going to make this country great for the 1st time says. november 3rd scum at all. no matter who wins things are going to be. so tense because it's wrong for the alleged good it's going to be on a far more for worse level where you're going to have

a lot more people. it's going to be out here. and at that point i don't believe it's going to be civil. so it's a wrap for tonight so. there wasn't much of a protest going on in foreign funds this weekend which is weird. but as many people who we talked to think this might be calm before the storm before the election. you should have a revolution every 20 years the tree of liberty must be restrained from time to time with the blood of patriots and of tartus. and you know it's time for all good men to stand up the tree needs watering.

seems wrong all right old bulls just don't call. me. yet to shape out these days become active. and engaged equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground.

the u.s. election is in full swing and business is up bracing for potential chaos with the prospect of a drawn out foot count and civil unrest. it is of which are driving americans to gun shops in droves meeting with historic boom in firearm sales. and as the familiar claims of foreign meddling hang over this fight and clash we hit the streets of moscow to find out who russians are reaching for. the famous door. i can see trump was here too but i don't see biden. by the little.