they coached people how not to get arrested, bhapz if you get arrested and the people on the streetsoday, a saturday, like i said before, it was families. it was college students. i talked to a woman who was 84 years old. there is a core of people i kind of recognized from covering the occupy wall street movement or people that were out last week after the non-verdict of eric garner, after the grand jury decision, but today was a day for critical mass of regular, every day people to come out in one voice, and they did, richelle. >> all right, courtney kealy live in new york city. these dmojstrations happen across the countries in various cities throughout the day. but the other major for exampleal point was the nation's capitol. libby, what happened there today? >> reporter: well, richelle, today's rally in washington, d.c. brought together the families of african-americans who have been killed by police. they have become symbols of what civil rights leaders say is a an unfair system. thousands of people came out to support them and rally for changes. >> hands up. >> don't shoot. >>