we're live in gainesville florida where hundreds of putting so being deployed ahead of a speech by an uninvited white supremacist. and back in brussels britain's prime minister trees a maze trying to jumpstart stalled breck's it talks with the e.u. says don't expect a breakthrough. spain's government says it will press ahead with plans to suspend catalonia as autonomy alternators there ignored a final. and to back down secession a minister mariano rajoy will hold a cabinet meeting on saturday and trigger article one five five on the constitution a measure that's never been used on the bridge to impose direct rule over the region barker's in barcelona. spain's political crisis is deepening after failing to comply with the spanish government catalonia will now be stripped of its autonomy. in the absence of a clear response we note that he has not answered our request and therefore we will continue procedure of triggering article one five five of the constitution to restore legality in catalonia the capital and president. had been given until thursday morning to clarify and revoke any in

and you live first in gainesville so and it doesn't sound pretty tense there. it is fairly tense but let me tell you the authorities here are taking no chances with this appearance of richard spencer the security here is like nothing i've ever seen before even a presidential visit doesn't go quite this far we've got police helicopters hovering above as you can see barricades here a heavy place presence behind so the roads around the campus are closed off it's all very very controlled indeed but let's take a look at how gainesville has been preparing for this controversial figure. on the university of florida's campus students are doing their best to attend classes and study for exams but it's a challenge not to be distracted by increased security as authorities here brace themselves for the appearance of white supremacist richard spencer hails from hearing our people hail victory the leader of the so-called right spencer was one of the organizers behind demonstrations in charlottesville virginia in may the violence there led to the death of one protester the su

he said hurricane ricardo was coming to gainesville.students and locals have had a march but there remains an atmosphere of tension. >> i'm really scared. i know a lot of girls on my floor have already left and i don't have anywhere to go. >> there is a lengthy list of banned items and banners are hung across the street to let everybody know. no weapons, no bandanas, no masks or torches or backpacks or purchases, no one can bring bottles of water. the university denied the speech but under the threat of a lawsuit the university realized it would most likely lose the argument so the speech goes on and whether you like it or not it's free speech in this country. whether you hate the speech, you can't violate it based on its content. >> jon: unfortunate it's costing half a million dollars for security for this one speech. >> yeah. >> jon: phil keating in gainesville. thank you. >> melisa: wall street marking 30 years since the worst single day losses in stock market history october 19th, 1987. better known as black monday. the dow jones fe

he was involved in the protests in charlottesville and he was about to talk in gainesville, florida, and you're about to see what happened next. here's abc's victor oquendo tonight. >> reporter: white nationalist richard spencer booed from the moment he walked on stage at the university of florida. >> go home spencer! go home spencery, >> reporter: the crowd standing and shouting, "go home." >> go home spencer! >> reporter: these students right behind me here, chanting and booing the entire time. spencer, a key figure in charlottesville. >> we'll never -- we'll never back down. >> reporter: where we saw those haunting images and violent flashes. the florida governor declaring a state of emergency in preparation for spencer's speech today in gainesville. hundreds of protesters gathering outside the site of the speech. >> we need to show that the u.s., that gainesville, that the state of florida condemns richard spencer and his ideology. >> reporter: the afternoon, mostly peaceful, then, this flareup. the crowd surrounding this man wearing a t-shirt covered in swastikas. his mouth bloo

we're live in gainesville florida where hundreds of police and big deployed ahead of a speech by an uninvited white supremacist. and he descended into a hall where the latest sports news is no ways women's football team become the first female national team to receive the same pay deal as their male counterparts that and more later in the program. spain's government says it will press ahead with plans to suspend catalonia autonomy after leaders that ignored a final deadline to back down secession from minister mariano hoyer will hold a cabinet meeting on saturday and trigger article one five five of the constitution a measure that's never been used allowing madrid to impose direct rule over the region if barker's in barcelona. spain's political crisis is deepening after failing to comply with the spanish government catalonia will now be stripped of its autonomy and more to let the clock you for in the absence of a clear response we note that he has not answered our request and therefore we will continue procedure of triggering article one five five of the constitution to restore legality in c

earlier, i spoke with the mayor of gainesville. >> we can't afford to play the word game. we need to protect public safety. we know based on charlottesville and we know from chatter on social media and other places like that, that there are folks from the alt-right that plan on coming here with the term "make gainesville a battleground" has been put out there. so we need to make sure we keep our citizens safe and to make sure that their first amendment right to protest and exercise their right to free speech is protected. so that's the job as a city and what we're trying to do. >> here to discuss is my panel. hello, everyone. angela, the mayor of gainesville is preparing for the worst. you say this is a man-made disaster. explain that? >> i think charlottesville is case in point. if you have folks that are agitated and amped up and ginned by leadership in this country, it is man made. sit a situation where we know how this country was established upon. i think many of the reasons why folks are taking a knee for your last segment has everything to do with white se people up

what's the security like when in gainesville i had of this speech because there was violence as we said in china as well as a lot of security what's the atmosphere like right now. this is pretty unprecedented probably i have to say this is a post charlottesville world i haven't seen this kind of security even when there's a presidential visit on the police helicopters hovering around as there are barriers all over the place there a place lighting all the streets a lot of the streets are actually blocked now what they want to do here is put protesters both for and against in this contained area behind us but then taking no chances here not part of the reason why there's been a state of emergency declared for this county they don't want to see scenes that we saw in charlottesville happening here and i have to say with this kind of security i can't see things getting out of hand but there is a tension here in this city a city that really largely wants to ignore spencer's presence a lot of the students here are have gone away for the day some of going to disney world others have gone to the

he's speaking at the university of florida in gainesville. his first visit to a college campus since he took part in a rally in charlottesville virginia. the u.f. is a state institution. state entities can't discriminate against one or the other. if it's open to one, it's all to all. you can't say you can't come for instance to the kkk. you can't say you can't come to richard spencer's. it's a state place. there was a large campaign to try to buy the tickets that people that didn't want him there. students get together buying up tickets and bring them to an event and shred them. local law enforcement working together efficiently in case the protests turn violent. phil keating is there in alachua county. he view law enforcement i'm told, phil. >> very heavy law enforcement presence. it's extraordinary, 500 to 1,000 sheriff deputies, police as well as state troopers. there's national guard activated and on stand by just outside the city limits of gainesville. there's a lot of counter demonstrators. that's the entry point to the auditorium, the

officials are worried about violent counter protests there in gainesville, florida.itional police are heading there and governor has declared a state of emergency for the conti. there are barricades in several spots on campus and in downtown gainesville, and for the first time, some cops will be wearing body cameras. >>> and the nfl commissioner says that players should stand during the anthem but they will not make players do that. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: commissioner goodell taking the protest head on. >> we believe that players should stand for the national anthem. that's an important part of our game and our moment, and we believe in that. >> reporter: but no new rules or penalties for the anthem protests. it comes after the nfl revealed it didn't ask players for a commitment to stand. the president taking aim at the league, tweeting, the nfl has decided it will not force players to stand for the playing of the national anthem. total disrespect for our great country. >> the president tweeted this morning that -- >> we respect our country, resp

these are live pictures out of gainesville, florida.ou can see protesters gathering ahead of the speech which is set to start around 2:30 p.m. it is already causing major security concerns. the university president says he believes in free speech, but the school will be forced to spend $600,000 on security, all on the taxpayer's dime. spencer is set to speak around 2:30 p.m., but as you see in these live pictures, there are a lot of protesters there already. a beautiful fall day. make sure you get out there and enjoy it. josh is here with the forecast. littleemperatures a warmer today. please guys as we look across the river as well. as we look across the river as well. temperatures in the middle 60's. the reason is high area of high pressure over the united states. start to seeto temperatures moderate a bit more at night. as we go into the evening hours, it is more comfortable after work. ultimately work our way into the low 70's, hanging on to sunshine all day long. i think this is the real treat. temperatures are still in the 60's. w

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his sch gainesville campus.overnor put the declaration in place to get security for the event. he's one of the white nationalists at the rally in charlottesville which turned deadly. the university is legally required to provide options that allow for different viewpoints by outside groups. >>> this sunday, metro will open two hours early at 6:00 a.m. as thousands of people take part in the marine corps marathon. they will have extra blue and yellow line trains running also. the closest entrance in the pentagon station if you're running. y to avoid the r going to n c crowds. for the 10k, get out at archive or the l'enfant. >> good luck to chuck, too, right? he's going to be at the starting line. >>> we continue to work for you in the community even when people are on melissa mollet, passion for fashion event this sunday. >> it's a children's advocacy center in fairfax county that helps child victims of sex abuse. here are pictures from the event of melissa and her family. that's her son brennan who was one of th

by 19-74, petty's gainesville band - mudcrutch - was california bound.he country rock quintet landed a record deal in l-a. natsmudcrutch disbanded a short time later. and in 19-75 petty formed a new band that included two other mudcrutch originals.tom petty: "i really think i'm in one of the best rock and roll bands in the world."nats"tom petty and the heartbreakers" became pioneers of the heartland rock movement - their straightforward rock 'n roll sound and unpretentious lyrics generated a string of hits -- and catapulted the band into international fame... -breakdown nats-don't do me like thatnats-refugee nats-and the waiting natslater, as a solo act, petty's southern- influenced sound brought a new wave of success...-free fallin nats-i won't back down nats -and you don't know how it feels natsin 1985, petty's quirky persona found a new outlet--music television.he played the mad hatter in "don't come around here no more" natsand years later, a mortician in "mary jane's last dance." natsby some accounts, the same uncompromising spirit that made petty a

in florida hundreds of protesters gathered at the university of florida in gainesville were white supremacy richard spencer is speaking on campus more than five hundred police officers patrolled campus as florida's governor rick scott declared a state of emergency in preparation for the event or. has the story tonight a reported six hundred thousand dollars was reportedly spent to provide extra security and logistics for richard spencer his visit officials say it was the largest police presence the university of florida in gainesville has ever experienced outside the speech venue law enforcement sectioned off one area for supporters and other and another area for anti spencer protesters that extensive list of items including torches masks weapons and athletic acquit meant were banned from campus spencer is the president of the national policy institute and all right white supremacy movement that advocates for a white state his organization paid ten thousand dollars to rent out a private order torrie him at the university of florida for his speech now during a q. and a session with the media

been forced to host spencer because of freedom of speech laws and to get out of there reports from gainesville. on the university of florida's campus students are doing their best to attend classes and study for exams but it's a challenge not to be distracted by increased security as authorities here brace themselves for the appearance of white supremacist richard spencer hailed from hearing our people hail victory the leader of the so-called old right spencer was one of the organizers behind demonstrations in charlottesville virginia in may the violence there led to the death of one protester the suspense is first major public events in scenes that shocked the u.s. the students just want this to go away and the university didn't invite spencer but have been unable to stop him coming because of freedom of speech laws as much as we abhor the rhetoric that mr spencer. spews we cannot maintain him from. saying some classes have already been canceled and students are being encouraged to stay away all my professors have been telling me about also all the security you. see the national guard around

in florida hundreds of protesters gathered at the university of florida in gainesville were white supremacy richard spencer is speaking on campus more than five hundred police officers patrolled campus as florida's governor rick scott declared a state of emergency in preparation for the event or. as the story tonight a reported six hundred thousand dollars was reportedly spent to provide extra security and logistics for richard spencer his visit officials say it was the largest police presence the university of florida in gainesville has ever experienced outside the speech of the new law enforcement sectioned off one area for supporters and other and another area for anti spencer protesters that extensive list of items including torture is masks weapons and athletico quitman were banned from campus spencer is the president of the national policy institute and all right white supremacist movement that advocates for a white state his organization paid ten thousand dollars to rent out a private auditoriums at the university of florida for his speech now during a q. and a session with the media

and their message of resisting hate was loud and clear and gallacher al-jazeera gainesville florida. we've got a lot more to come still at his air including find out why hundreds of thousands of iraqi kurds are streaming out of kirkuk days up to baghdad to gain control. a more violent protests in turn demonstrators demond changes to the presidential term. from the waves of the selves. to the contours of the east. hello through the philippines the weather is really very active and wet but over china it's organized and quite even the breeze is light and so you've got twenty to thirty degrees running from shanghai and hong kong fairly low humidity and sunny skies that's right back up into the high right in western china event even vietnam looks pretty dry although the she's gone to the east in what is currently a thai food waiting to go up towards japan so enjoy your time in the rain just trying to come back by the start of the weekend now given that we've got that mass of activity of the philippines and you for the trial back of the dying summer monsoon front back towards thailand sout

and that a message of resisting hate was loud and clear and he gallacher al-jazeera gainesville florida. britain's prime minister has urged european leaders to help her result of key issues over the brakes and dale tourism ala speaking at a dinner in brussels ahead of an e.u. summit frets that negotiations have been hampered by disputes over citizens rights and the amount that person has to pay in order to leave china how has more from brussels. to reason may has had the opportunity to address over dinner her fellow e.u. leaders here in brussels talking about what she described as concrete progress in brics in talks so far she had hoped until recently to be able to persuade them that sufficient progress had been made in the thorny talks around money the so-called brics is brics a divorce bill to be able to move on to the next substantive phase talks about the future of trade relationship between britain and the e.u. which of course big business in the u.k. is desperate to know about as it tries to plan for the effects of breaks it down the road well the e.u. is not convinced about suffi

and their message of resisting hate was loud and clear and gallacher al-jazeera gainesville florida. well the u.s. senate has passed a fourth trillion dollar budget blueprint clearing a critical hurdle in president donald trump purse to cut taxes they republican controlled senate approved the budget measure by fifty one votes to forty nine. australia last car factory closes on friday ending nearly seven decades of large scale automotive manufacturing in the country holden is shutting down its plans in adelaide to move manufacturing to cheaper locations says andrew thomas reports. in australia two thirds of people drive to one big distance road trip holidays a common classic car fare as a popular affinity with cars here is cultural and ingrained but after friday calls will no longer be made in australia it's lost car factory will close the company closing its general motors owned holden has been a fixture of australian industry and culture but decades holden's an icon to a strike like the kangaroo in the make pies and i was brought up with the holding cause my father bought one exampl

so now there are fears something like that could happen in gainesville.city are trying to make sure that's exactly what does not happen though. rosa is in gainesville with the lead up to this. what are you seeing? are they prepared? >> they are. all you have to do is look behind me. you can see the presence of law enforcement here on this campus. i can tell you, from the moment we arrived in this city, you could feel the presence, the sense that there was preparation, that there was a lot of law enforcement here. and one of the other important things they've done that we've noticed, especially because this has been one to have big lessons from other protests we've seen around the country we've covered is the fact that a lot of times, the protesters converge. both sides are protesting in the same area. that's not the case here. the plan is to have two separate pins here. this pin to my left, that is for one set of protesters. then you have this buffer zone where you see these officers. it's about 50 yards long and the section for the other set of protester

coming up on r t crowds are gathering in gainesville florida are protesting in the event with a white nationalist richard spencer. and deaths from opioids on the rise devastating communities across our nation. then the u.s. government holds a recent election and been a so whale of fraudulent we'll discuss later in the show. it's thursday october nineteenth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm ashley banks and you're watching our key america we begin today in florida where hundreds of protesters are gathered at the university of florida in gainesville where white supremacist a richard spencer is speaking on campus more than five hundred police officers are reportedly patrolling the campus and florida's governor rick scott has declared a state of emergency and preparation for the event for more we go live to our teens marina for naya and mine amie marina this is a rich spencer's first planned visit to a college campus since the unite the right rally in troll is still back in august of this year so what are officials doing to prevent another round of violence in clashes. well the reported

but so far things are passing off fairly peacefully all right thanks very much andy gallacher in gainesville well there's much more on everything we're covering right here. at recap of the top stories now spain's government says it will press ahead with plans to suspend catalonia autonomy after leaders there ignored a final deadline to back down on secession prime minister mariano rajoy will hold a cabinet meeting on saturday and trigger article one fifty five of the constitution a measure that's never been used before allowing madrid to impose direct rule over the region. is in barcelona. it's not going to be an instant process the drip governments will have to qualify exactly where they believe that the catalonia leadership transgress their normal parameters where they basically essentially broken the rules they have said repeatedly that they want to bring the region back to the galaxy that so are the prime minister mariano rajoy those close to him have phrased it but exactly how long it will take to pinpoint the detail where the transgressions of the raid it's very unclear taliban fighter

governor has declared a state of emergency in one county because of a speech scheduled for today in gainesville white nationalist leader is set to speak at the university of florida. >> reporter: growing anxiety here in gainesville in anticipation of the arrival of richard spencer. if that name rings a bell it is because he organize nieds the gathering in charlottesville that evolved into violence and lead to the death of one counter protester. the state of florida has declared a state of emergency. that has laid into place more than 500 police officers that are here on campus. there are areas set aside. he said he hopes this is a peaceful gathering, a speech he hopes that results in nothing more. they want them to know they will make a point of making sure what he has to say is drowned out bay more peaceful message. we'll see how it all unfolds later today. nbc 10 news. >>> former president bill clinton is across the bond visiting with teresa may. he spoke briefly to reports. mr. clinton said he and the prime minister had a talk. he played a key role in the 1998 agreement. >>> former president

. >>> the university of gainesville is bracing for a speech by richard spencer, white nationalist, studentse held rallies against spencer's planned speech and florida's governor has declared a state of emergency as a security precaution. chris sims is with the sheriff's office and he joins me now. thank you for being with us. of course, richard spencer says he is flattered by the state of emergency that has been declared ahead of his speech. he even thinks it's quite funny. why was the state of emergency declared. >> we would like our community to know and our speaker to know -- we are not using his name because we do not condone his speech. we would like them to know the declaration of emergency is not in place based on any belief of cr credible threats by violence. it was put in request by the sheriff to governor scott. governor scott asked some tough questions, those questions were answer today his satisfaction and he agreed it would be best to place the declaration sooner rather than later. it opens up the opportunity for the law enforcement personnel here in the county to get that imme

at the university of florida nate on thursday a state of emergency has been declared around the gainesville campus is spencer's first public appearance since he was involved in a white supremacist rally in charlottesville in august which turned violent leaving one person dead. female kurdish fighters who helped to defeat i saw in what was the group's self declared capital rocka i mean celebrating in the streets of the city they dedicated their progress against arsenal to. the jailed head of the outlawed kurdistan workers' party in neighboring turkey. britain's prime minister is in brussels trying to restart stalled grex it talks to resume is calling for urgency on resolving the rights of e.u. citizens in the u.k. after it leaves the bloc. there's the headlines over the city can hear now to zero risking it all vietnam is next i have more news for you after that thanks for watching back in after. oh about. the be. a about. the above. there are two staples to vietnamese life rice and bamboo for its many uses. thank you. ha ha ha ha ha. now we're going out not on the out like that before we nev

by 19-74, petty's gainesville band - mudcrutch - was california bound. the country rock quintet landed a record deal in l-a. natsmudcrutch disbanded a short time later. and in 19-75 petty formed a new band that included two other mudcrutch originals.tom petty: "i really think i'm in one of the best rock and roll bands in the world."nats"tom petty and the heartbreakers" became pioneers of the heartland rock movement - their straightforward rock 'n roll sound and unpretentious lyrics generated a string of hits -- and catapulted the band into international fame... -breakdown nats-don't do me like thatnats-refugee nats-and the waiting natslater, as a solo act, petty's southern- influenced sound brought a new wave of success...-free fallin nats-i won't back down nats -and you don't know how it feels natsin 1985, petty's quirky persona found a new outlet--music television.he played the mad hatter in "don't come around here no more" natsand years later, a mortician in "mary jane's last dance." natsby some accounts, the same uncompromising spirit that made petty

types of police officers, and that scares students, not only scares students but the citizens in gainesvilleblic universities really have to figure out a strategy in labeling this correctly, which it's a big security issue. we know from prior incidents what this group brings to the table. >> doctor, i think we are all counting on folks like you to spread the message of love, to be sure, not the message that will be delivered by spencer today. thank you. >> thank you. >>> and then a trick by the kremlin turning citizens against each other. she's a world-clasr who's stared down the best in her sport. but for both of them, the most challenging opponent was... pe blood clots in my lung. it was really scary. a dvt in my leg. i had to learn all i could to help protect myself. my doctor and i choose xarelto® xarelto®... to help keep me protected. xarelto® is a latest-generation blood thinner... ...that's proven to treat and reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots from happening again. in clinical studies, almost 98% of patients on xarelto® did not experience another dvt or pe. here's how xarelto

richard spencer the prominent white figure and trump supporter was speaking at the university in gainesville florida governor had declared a state of emergency fearing the type of violence that we've seen during a far right rally in charlottesville virginia back in august. at least three people have reportedly been shot dead in togo as gangs of youths clashed with security forces who were trying to prevent an opposition demonstration the opposition in the west african nation is calling for the resignation of the country's president the president's family has ruled that country since one nine hundred sixty eight. or now to politics here in germany nearly a month after the country's election german chancellor angela merkel is holding talks with potential coalition partners the parties from across the political spectrum say their first meetings have gone well one likely combination is known here as the jamaica coalition that's because the political party's colors here are black green and yellow which are the colors of the jamaican flag but those parties are mourning it will take a while to brid

abc's victor oquendo is in gainesville with more. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the university of florida already taking a number of precautions. they'll be setting up these steel barricades throughout the day. there's also an increased police presence in and around campus. they want to make sure what happened in charlottesville doesn't happen here in gainesville. [ chanting ] >> reporter: this morning, the university of florida isn't taking any chances preparing for a speech by white nationalist, richard spencer, on thursday. florida governor rick scott calling up the national guard. the national guard was activated hoping to avoid scenes like these. >> we're ready and prepared and we'll ensure that you are afforded your constitutional rights, but that it's done in a safe and secure manner. >> hail, trump. hail our people. hail, victory. >> reporter: spencer is the founder of the so-called alt-right movement, after this video went viral hailing trump with nazi salutes. >> i'm trying to normalize racism as

things are about to change dramatically from the gainesville area all the way to the d.c.ine. >>> it is 6:45 now. an online threat put a local school on alert this morning. >> students and parents can expect to see extra police outside of eleanor roosevelt high school in greenbelt. news 4's adam tuss is live with a look at what the school's principal is telling parents and students. pretty concerning, adam. >> reporter: absolutely, eun. school starts in about two hours and students and parents are getting dropped off by the school bus, can expect stepped up police presence. all of this coming after a social media post warning kids not to come to school here today. listen, there was not a specific threat against this school. but the social media posts were references students not come to go school today. let's look at what the principal was telling parents in an e-mail, a letter that went out. it says the post was not specific to eleanor roosevelt high school. law enforcement officials are working to identify the person or persons responsible and as a precaution there will

jonathan: no creo que la comunidad de gainesville le guste que estÉ acÁ. es un pesar que estÉ aquÍ. pensamiento de odio. ilia: el director de la universidad le pidiÓ los estudiantes que no veneran a escuchar el discurso de richard spencer y que no apoyarÁn este discurso, ¿quÉ piensas tÚ de la posiciÓn del director de la universidad? jonathan: creo que no ha sido suficientemente, no ha usado su posiciÓn como deberÍa. es como inÚtil decirles que no vengan, y no es suficiente. ilia: ¿crees que deberÍa hacer mÁs? jonathan: deberÍa ser mÁs y por las minorÍas. y por los afroamericanos que estÁn en esta universidad. ilia: tÚ que perteneces a un grupo que representa minorÍas, ¿piensas que el director no los horas presenta ustedes lo suficiente? -- representa jonthan: no, manda mensajes vÍa web, diciendo que nos apoya pero no lo veo key. --aquÍ esta en la otra esquina del campus. aquÍ estamos, sin Él. ilia: me puedes mostrar porque decidiste no entrar a la conferencia. jonathan: no quise entrar porque temÍa por mi seguridad pero ahora hay organizadores comunitarios y estudiantes armando un e

from gainesville, fox news's phil keating. i heard half a million dollars for all of this?llars. 500,000 plus. the reason the university has to swallow that, not the national policy institute and white national it richard spencer who is one that wanted to give a speech here today, the previously ruled that, obviously, when they see live tv camera. you can not burden a speech with financial costs. otherwise, would end up being censorship because people couldn't afford to get the message out there. so right now the speech is ended. richard spencer tweeted out, he has in fact left the campus. he is out of here. but these are hundreds and hundreds of people here, who are counterdemonstrators, counterdemonstrators. counterdemonstrators here and in fact they far outnumbered the alt-right, white national it supporters that came out here to watch the speech and take part in q&a. leave me alone, man. leave me alone. so richard spencer got his message out. we have a couple of clips, but i must set up with the beginning, most of the crowd was -- hey, buddy. just get out. >> why do you

. >> i'm embased for gainesville to even host this hater.e debate over what is considered free speech. >> it blows my mind. yes, it upsets me. it upsets me that the school president is not doing anything to stop this. maggie: the president of the verticalled spencer's beliefs abhorrent but legally he couldn't stop him speaking on campus. just the presence of spencer in gainesville sparking concerns over potential violence. this is spencer's first planned visit to a college campus since august when he participatedded in the unite the right rally in charlottesville, virginia, that turned deadly. authorities in florida say they learned from that event, bring in extra federal, state and local resources. authorities say this extra security is going to c least $600,000. right now it's the taxpayers of florida the ones left paying for it. in new york, maggie rulli, abc7 news. nancy: hours before spencer's speech the former president george w. bush taking a strong stance against bigotry. >> we have become the heirs of martin luther king junior not r

. >> reporter: growing anxiety here on the university of florida campus in gainesville, in anticipation of the arrival of alt-right leader richard spencer. >> he's the same one who organized a gathering in charlottesville that devofled into violence and eventually led to the death of one counterprotester. in anticipation of what potentially could happen with the speech here, the state of florida has declared a state of emergency. that is laid into place more than 500 police officers who are now here on campus, there are areas set aside for protesters and counter-protesters. richard spencer says that he hopes that this is a peaceful gathering a speech that he hopes results in nothing more than people attending and leaving, but there are others here who say they want to let their voices be known that they will make a point of making sure that what he has to say is drowned out by a more peaceful message. we'll see how it all unfolds later today, i'm kerry sanders in gainesville, nbc news. >>> water too contaminated to drink, but no money to clean it up. senior investigator reporter found c

. >> the university of florida police department and the gainesville police department went out to berkeley, also consulted auburn university and other municipalities that have had similar events. >> reporter: tomorrow protest will be allowed to be in front of the philips center. the people who support richard spencer will be allowed there had too but they plan to keep them physically separated hoping the stop the two sides from butting heads. the university banned several items including tiki torches, bull >>> it was a big night for doreen this evening. she was honored for marine force changing minds campaign. we launched back in 2014 with reducing the stigma of discussing mentally health. tonight every mind association recognized doreen for her work, passion and commitment. both leon and i got to be at the celebration at the hyatt at downtown bethesda to cheer her on. check out the mentally health resources we've compiled over the years. well done doreen. >> nice honor, in every mind, great organization. they do a good work. so, nice day today, you had a lot of fun at six flags. >> that w

phil keating is reporting live from gainesville, florida. phil? >> reporter: harris, the crowds have shown up here. about 500 people here. university of president ken fox wants his campus to be a bastian for the open market place of ideas. that is certainly abundant today. tickets holders for this vent, 2:30 to 4:30 event are starting to pile into the center behind me. outside, these are the hundreds of counter demonstrator, people who are demanding the university not even allow him to speak. university first denied spencer the opportunity to speak on campus. that was right after charlottesville. that's when spencer and his national policy institute threatened a first amendment free speech lawsuit. since this is a state funded institution, the university quickly realized it would lose that case in court. so here we are today. the speech just moments from starting here. the crowd outside has been peaceful. the signs are abundant. basically are the anti-nazi, an fascist message. cost $500,000 for security that the university had to pay. spencer's gr

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university of florida bracing for an appearance of richard spencer, set to speak on thursday in gainesvilleovernor has declared a state of emergency ahead of the speech and the school's president has denounced spencer's message of hate and is urging students to stay away. security for the event may cost as much as $500,000. >>> two aviation cops have been fired for dragging a

has been forced to host spencer because of freedom of speech laws and the gallagher reports from gainesville. on the university of florida's campus students are doing their best to attend classes and study for exams but it's a challenge not to be distracted by increased security as authorities here brace themselves for the appearance of white supremacist richard spencer hailed from hearing our people here victory the leader of the so-called right spencer was one of the organizers behind demonstrations in charlottesville virginia in may the violence there led to the death of one protester this is spence's first major public events in scenes that shocked the u.s. the students just want this to go away and the university didn't invite spencer but have been unable to stop him coming because of freedom of speech laws as much as we abhor the rhetoric that mr spencer. spews we cannot main him from. saying some classes have already been canceled and students are being encouraged to stay away all my professors have been telling me about also all the security i see the national guard around now i saw

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university of florida bracing for an appearance of richard spencer, set to speak on thursday in gainesville, the governor has declared a state of emergency ahead of the speech. and the school's president has denounced his message of hate and is urging students to stay away. security for the event may cost as much as $500,000. >>> two aviation cops have been fired for dragging a passenger off a plane in chicago. david dao was dragged off the united airlines flight after refusing to give up his seat. two others were suspended. d apartment o was injured jurg the incidence and reached an undisclosed settlement with united. >>> federal investigators are blaming the pilot for the crash that killed 16 people. the ntsb found skip nichols had several medications in his system including oxycodone and benadryl in his system. the balloon hit power lines before crashing and burning in a texas field last year. >>> a big move on wall street. the dow opened three points below 23,000. it briefly passed that park during trading yesterday and then fell slightly, still earning the 50th ror >>> the l.a. dodgers

mark strassmann is at the university of florida in gainesville. >> reporter: good morning. i'm standing about a half mile from the venue where spencer will speak because that's as close as they will let us get. the checkpoint and that banner above it, that spell also out what is banned at this event, from weapons to megaphones. police are going to use checkpoints and physical barriers to keep spencer's supporters and protesters apart to try to prevent gainesville from becoming another charlottesville. >> we are hoping that this is going to be a nonevent but we are prepared to respond and handle this. >> reporter: more than 500 armed officers have been callmillied from across the state. a show of force for this afternoon's event headlined by richard spencer, a white nationalist leader. sadie darnell is the county sheriff. what are you most worried about? >> public safety. when you get human beings together on different opinions then add emotions to it, you've got a recipe for a lot to go wrong. >> reporter: the public safety worry follows this deadly violence in charlottesvi

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