sarah, you spoke to richard spencer today, what did he say? >> reporter: yeah, hey, don, i spent about an hour with him today. he's clearly feeling energized by the election of donald trump. he was notably calm, trying to come off as rational, even smart, while promoting his white supremacist views. it's very clear to me, he's here to recruit young people. he feels like his movement is growing in this climate. that's why he's going on this campus college tour. he has some other colleges that he's planning on visiting. clearly trying to legitimize, norm normalize, appeal to more people. but let's call him what he is, don, he's a racist plain and simple. would you describe yourself as a white supremacist? >> i'm not a white supremacist, no. >> reporter: but there is really no missing his racist message. >> hail trump! hail our people! hail victory? >> reporter: no matter how much he tries to talk around it. >> the fact is only white people can support what we call western civilization. >> reporter: richard spencer is the self-professed leader of

obligation to cover richard spencer. >> no kkk! >> the shouting, this pretty rowdy group of protesters, a coalition of student groups and anti-hate groups who says, he has every right to say what he says, but it's their first amendment right to protest. >> this is us uniting together to have fun and come together. >> reporter: spencer says his ideal world is an all-white ethno-state where races are segregated ethnic cleansing. >> would i be allowed to live in your ethno-state? >> no, but you could have your own ethno-state. >> very gracious of you. >> this would be a new type of society. a big empire for all europeans -- >> how do you remove 100 million blacks, latinos, asians from your ethno-state? >> the ethno-state is an ideal. it's not going to happen tomorrow morning. >> you're quoted as saying it could be horribly bloody and terrible. that that's a possibility. possibility. i think the current paradigm that we are living under is going to lead to blood and tears, period. >> you're predicting a race war? basically. >> i don't

richard spencer is a self-professed leader of the alt right movement. what would that look like if you had your way in the united states? how would you go through a process of removing people who are not white? >> they've come here and, therefore, they could go home. you can go home again. there are ways of whether it's a direct payment. >> reporter: what would you say if mexican americans or african americans said, hey, we're going to pay all the white people to leave and go back to europe? >> an interesting prospect. i'm flexible. >> reporter: obviously that's not likely to happen. he's banned from traveling to most european countries because of his views. you studied history right? a lot of people, the reason they don't like you is because they have studied history too, and they see a lot of the things that you say as being very similar to hitler and other leaders who were responsible for mass genocide. >> i find this all amusing. this is the social justice who will say you're hitler. i've heard this. we all live in the shadow of hitler. i think hitl

if you're going to ban someone like richard spencer, then can you ban anybody? it is just a conservative you disagree with but not a white nationalist? >> i want to ask you this because twitter says that spencer was suspended on a technicality because he had too many accounts, as you said. but let me read their user conduct policy. here is what it says. you may not promote violence against or directly attack or threaten other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability or disease. we also do not allow accounts whose primary purpose is inciting harm towards other on the basis of their categories. have they read my twitter feed? 90% of the people who post now since election would be banned. does it apply to spencer? >> i thought you were talking about your tweets, not people tweeting to you. >> to me, yes. >> well, look, here is the interesting question. so now there have been -- this becomes a really gray area. there's a guy name mi milo yanopolous who is an alt-right

whitefish is way bigger than richard spencer. >> reporter: employees at montana coffee traders in the middle of town say spencer has been a customer in the past. >> if richard spencer walked in here right now and he's been here before, would this business serve him? >> our employees are not required to serve him, but someone would serve him. >> reporter: you wouldn't kick him out? >> we would not kick hill out, no. >> reporter: for many of the people here who don't like spencer, inclusiveness even means not excluding him. but spencer has said he is ready to spend montana to spend more time near the nation's capital as he pushes his agenda. and indeed, the manager of this building in whitefish where spencer has done his work in office number 201 says spencer moved out this past friday. anderson, this is a very small city, so we talked with many people who have met spencer, talked with spencer, dealt with him, and been polite and cordial with him, but we did not meet anybody who will shed any tears if they never see him here again. anderson? >> coming up, i'll speak with a fake news wri

that's the only super power i have. >>> white supremacist richard spencer is back on twitter. he'd been suspended for about a month for making multiple accounts, but is now back as of this weekend. spencer has been spreading his message of hatred in other ways in recent weeks. a speech at texas a&m university last week. spencer may be sbraids by anonymous people online, but the sorry is different in the town he's been calling home. gary tuchman tonight reporrepor. >> reporter: the weather is frigid in the small picturesque city of whitefish, montana. but even more chilling, to many here, are the actions of one of their residents. >> hail, trump! hail our people. hail victory. >> reporter: richard spencer, a white supremacist, and a leader in a so-called alt-right movement, has made whitefish home in recent years, which offends many here. john mullfield is the mayor of whitefish. >> we're a very open town. we welcome diversity and certainly don't divorce the ideologies and philosophies that richard spencer endorses. >> reporter: racism and bigotry tend to be the kind of thing th

are there a lot more richard spencer's out there? can you compare it to the old face of extremism like the kkk and groups that are marginalized? >> spencer, the head of the national policy institute, is a committed racist. his words make that clear. he believes in and at no national state. he believes that men are created unequal. and that there should be what he calls peaceful ethnic cleansing. he is a follower of hypocrite there been other richard spencer's before. there have been a number of charismatic, highly educated white supremacist. one comes to mind as the late dr. william pierce, the leader of the national alliance, the author of the book that was the blueprint for the oklahoma city bombing. dr. pierce was a physicist and also a follower of george lincoln rockwell, the former leader of the american not to -- nazi party. i think it's naive to think that all people in white supremacist organizations are dimwitted. i think that there are a number of highly intellectual yet twisted people there. we have seen richard spencer's i

twitter, how are they going to handle groups like this, and if you're going to ban someone like richard spencer? what if it's a conservative you disagree with, but not a white nationalist. >> twitter says that spencer was suspended on a technicality. let me read their user conduct policy. here's what it says. you may not promote violence against or directly attack or threaten people on the basis of race, ethnicity gender identity, age, disability or disease. we also do not allow accounts whose primary purpose is insighting harm toward others on the basis of their categories. have they ever reads my twitter feed? 90% of the people who post now since the election would be banned. >> i thought you were talking about your tweets. >> to me, yes. >> here's the interesting question. now, there have been -- this becomes a really gray area. there's a guy names milo yanopolis who is an alt-right kind of guy. he's a prominent writer at breitbart.com. he was permanently banned from twitter, not for anything he did himself, because he led or inspired his twitter followers to harass a comedienne from "ghostb

understand, richard spencer's not some guy wotz just sort of out there in the wilderness. he is to the extreme. that wallace that was a guy, 67 years old, served in the military, he said, i wanted to hear some of the things he said. he and i began to debate. he began to talk about how when he was in the military, there were black folks, as he said, coddled along and promoted. i then began to tell him, i didn't get jobs because i was black and i was told that. and so we had this debate. he said, well, you know, i've been waiting -- this is what he told me, i've been waiting for a guy like this to come along because some of the stuff he says is right. >> let me point out two things. first of all, the president-elect has disavoud the alt right white nationalists and he's still receiving criticism for not coming out stronger. for this gentleman to say i've been waiting for a guy like richard spencer. we're both from texas. there are plenty of people just like richard spencer. >> that's the point. >> it's not as if what he's saying is new. if someone was waiting for a message l

a very candid interview you had with preston wiggington, gary, and tell us how he knows richard spencerorter: brianne narcs wiggington and spencer have been acquaintances many years and communicate with each other on the internet. interesting, they have never met in person before, before last night when spencer arrived here in college station, and now they are kindred spirits together in person. >> and this event, this counterevent scheduled, what are we expecting from that? i assume a lot of students will be attending? >> reporter: a lot of team and it's now not just one event. it's several different events all supposed to be peaceful and thoughtful. the university is sponsoring one of the events and people not only students and not only freedom this community but freedom throughout texas and the united states and many notable people are invited to attend including an 86-year-old man from dallas who was a holocaust survivor. it is xpesexpected, the univers expecting perhaps thousands to demonstrate against this event. >>> and bringing in texas a&m university president michael young. pr

richard spencer says he is considering running for montana's congressman ryan zinke's house seat iff zinke rus depepartment. trump has picked stephen miller, who is close ties to richard spencer, to be a senior adviser in the white house. in new york city, three activists were physically attacked by a group of chchanting pro-trump and crowe police slogans -- pro-police slogans saturday night. witnesses say the attackers yelled anti-gay slurs, called the activist communist, and appeared to have been targeted as men were waiting in nearby bar for the group to leave the party. photos taken after the attack showed a sustained bruises to their bodies and faces. the committee to protect journalists says a total of 74 reporters were killed in 2016. ththe report finds 53 journaliss were deliberately targeted and murdered for their work, while another 21 were killed while reporting, largely in conflict zones. the deadliest countries for journalists were, in order -- syria, afghanistan, mexico, iraq, and yemen. mexico was the deadliest country not officially at war, with nine journalists kille

whitefish is the home town of richard spencer, a prominent white supremacist who has drawn favorable coverage from breitbart news. that coverage came while white house chief strategist stephen bannon served as executive chairman of breitbart before he joined the trump campaign. in philadelphia, pennsylvania, a professor of history at drexel university says administrators are supporting his right to free

reporter: and despite all his high-minded talk of theory and history, sometimes when challenged, richard spencerorts to basic insults. >> she's dancing, perhaps she'll lose some weight. >> reporter: spencer's dream is an all-white nation. in the near term, he wants to set up an office for his national policy institute, currently run from his home. the institute was established in 2005 with funds from william regnery ii and others. they hold conferences, publish studies, a journal and white nationalist blog posts. the southern poverty law center calls the institute and others like it "academic racist" organizations. >> now, we have a place at the table. so that is a major achievement. a lot of that has to do with trump, obviously. what i want to do is to start to influence culture more directly, influence policy more directly, certainly start to influence society more directly. that's going to involve professionalization. that is building real institutions here in the real world. >> reporter: the trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment on this story. nonetheless, spencer thinks am

hundreds gathered outside the student center to demonstrate while richard spencer gave a speech inside. spencer is the head of the national policy institute based here in arlington virginia. some silently held placards while others chanted. two non students were arrested. about 400 people attended the speech which the school says was organized by a former student and not the school. happening today. process of packing and delivering your gifts for the holiday season. sam sweeney is live outside the fed-ex express facility in alexandria this morning with more. sam. tis the season for giving! in the star wars saga hits theaters next weekend. "rogue one: a star wars story" is set in the years leading up to "episode four". but you may not have to wait another ten days to see it. we are giving away tickets for an early screening to rogue one. call right now. the number is 703-528-7334. the screening will be held next wednesday at the silver spring regal majestic. again, the number to call is it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - sun comes back today - wind chills teens & 20s friday - w

this guy, the organizer you talked to, how well does he actually know richard spencer? l, anderson, wiggington says he's worked hard to make this event happen, but he's never met spencer in person. that is, until tonight, about one hour ago, when spencer arrived here in college, texas. both men are acquaintances and talked to each other on the internet over a period of years, but tonight is the first time they've met in person. >> gary tuchman, thanks very much. coming up, the death toll has risen to 36 in the oakland warehouse fire. it's no secret the building was a fire trap, a disaster waiting to happen. the latest on the investigation and we'll talk to the parents of one of the women who lost their life. what if a company that didn't make cars made plastics that make them lighter? the lubricants that improved fuel economy. even technology to make engines more efficient. what company does all this? exxonmobil, that's who. we're working on all these things to make cars better and use less fuel. helping you save money and reduce emissions. and you thought we just made t

you might say, who is richard spencer?ited controversy when what he calls his white nationalist group converge on washington, dc. this would seek cheers who were seen giving that salute on the screen there. texas a&m released the statement on spencer's attendance. to be clear, texas a&m university including faculty, staff, students or student groups did not invite their speaker, this speaker to our campus nor endorse his rhetoric in any way. our leadership finds his views in direct conflict with our core values. tonight, members of campus are holding a counter-event called aggies united. wri bringing faculty against hatred and intolerance. and one of tonight's speakers, editing manager of world news now and if you don't know this, i'll make it clear. an alumni of texas a&m. let me start off with you. i got my tv start just blocks away from where you are right now. let's start with you here. richard spencer invited there by a former student of the university. the university not backing this. when you heard the news that thi

what do you think of richard spencer? um, think he has some valid points. >> hail our people, hail victory. >> reporter: the nazi imagery at this gathering upsetting to so many. a political activist who lives in texas says he doesn't agree with all of spencer's views but he certainly does some of them. do you think this is a white nation? >> i think it was at one time. i think the reaction of trump being elected and the reaction being with the alt right being popular is the reaction. >> reporter: he is sympathetic to the point of view of the so-called alt right, a relatively new term for what in the past were called white supremists. >> why would i want to see america become less white? only people with a mental illness want to be displaced. >> reporter: here's the thing, you and people like you have a hang-up about the color of people's skin. ways the difference what people skin is? why does it matter the pigment? >> it's not just pigment. >> reporter: what is it? >> people's behavior. people's iq. >> reporter: there are

richard spencer use the nazi language and imagery at an event in d.c. jay korff is live at the situation unfolding in texas. what are you seeing? jay: richard spencer was met with considerable resistance inside and outside his speaking event in protesters chanted for hours. inside, riot police had to push back protesters who were trying to get into the event that was not sponsored by the public university. during the talk and extensive q&a, he bashed conservatives and liberals alike, slammed diversity, immigration, and capitalism. a standoff between supporters of the protesters, but in not escalate past staring. he did repeatedly insist this large showing of protesters is a clear sign that his movement is gaining traction. he called president-elect donald trump "a fascinating phenomenon" and "we want an america that belongs to white men," but he spent most of the time focusing on the notion that white people should do a better job of own. jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: back at home ,d.c. is one step closer to the most generous paid family leave policy i

he knows most people don't want this event to take place. >> what do you think of richard spencer?ink he has some valid points. >> hail trump! hail our people! hail victory! >> reporter: the nazi era wording, the imagery at this gathering in washington, d.c., upsetting to so many. w wiggington says he doesn't agree with all of spencer's views, but he certainly does some of them. >> do you think this is a white nation? >> i think it was at one time. i think the reaction of trump being elected and the reaction that's going on with the alt-right being popular is a reaction to it declining being a white nation. >> reporter: he says he doesn't like to label himself but seaus he is sympathetic to the point of view of the so-called alt-right, a relatively new term for what in the past were simply called white supremacists. >> why would i want to see america become less white? why would i want to be displaced and marginalized? only people with a mental illness want to be displaced and marginalized. >> here's the thing. you have this hang-up on the color of people's skin. what matters is th

this guy, the organizer you talked to, how well does he actually know richard spencer? orter: well, anderson, wiggington says he's worked hard to make this event happen, but he's never met spencer in person. that is, until tonight, about one hour ago, when spencer arrived here in college, texas. both men are acquaintances and talked to each other on the internet over a period of years, but tonight is the first time they've met in person. >> gary tuchman, thanks very much. coming up, the death toll has risen to 36 in the oakland warehouse fire. it's no secret the building was a fire trap, a disaster waiting to happen. the latest on the investigation and we'll talk to the parents of one of the women who lost their life. oh, life-sized dragon hand back scratcher. if only it came in a luffa. it does! oh, a raisin re-hydrator. it turns them back into grapes. wow, what an exhausting journey. that's a good wedding present. good call. thank you... and thank you, lady blue. with the blue cash everyday card from american express, you get cash back on purchases with no annual fee.

texas a&m students who are upset that richard spencer is here. rhetoric hate speech and you can see there are several hundred of them out here protesting and the president of the universities greaagrees wit hem. but felt like he couldn't stomp on the first amendment and kick him out. he was invited here by a private citizen. it is a private event. even still these people are very upset. they are angry and i have to tell you erin, after sitting down with richard spencer myself today it is easy to understand why. >> would you describe yourself as a white supremacist. >> i'm not a white supremacist, no. >> but there is really no mistaking his racist message. >> hail trump, hail our people. hail victory. >> reporter: no matter how much he tries to talk around it. >> the fact is only white people can support what we call western civilization. >> reporter: richard suspensor is the self professed leader of what we call the alt-right movement. he comes across as polished and steams to be trying to dial back the neo nazi imagery he's been recognized for.

richard spencer gave this speech in washington last month as he promoted white supremacy.hile giving the nazi salute and now that same man will speak at texas a&m university tonight. he got the invite from a university alum, not the school. >> what do you think of richard spencer? >> i think he has some valid points. >> do you think this is a white nation? >> i think it was at one time and i think that the reaction of trump being elected and the reaction that's going on with the alt-right being popular is reaction to the declining of it being a white nation. >> so that's the guy who invited richard spencer to talk. joining me now, the school's senior vice president of communications amy smith and hannah wemberly, the student helping to organize a counterprotest. first to you, amy. the school is being blasted for allowing spencer to come and speak. what is your response to this criticism? >>. >> first, ana, thank you for allowing us to join you today. texas a&m, including staff and student groups had no part in this. this is an unsanctioned campus event. we have public room

. >>> when white nationalist leader richard spencer spoke at texas a&m university, there was a major counterdemonstration to protest his appearance on campus, but is that the best way to fight hate speech? joining me now, linguistics professor at columbia university and author of "words on the move." good to have you here. you know, there was this big counterprotest at texas a&m, richard spencer of the so-called face of the alt-right. you said "as promising or productive as these protest activities may prove to be, their premise misses the point. no protest, however inclusive, should wall itself off from what it is arguing against." i think i know what you mean by that but explain. >> what i mean is the idea c cannot be that the campus should have been a safe space from spencer and that if you're going to protest, it's going to be somewhere else and you're not going to go into a space where he's speaking and argue against him. there's this new idea that to even acknowledge the presence of somebody like that is to be unsafe, that it's like some sort of kryptonite, and i think that we

the students held signs and chanted as they gathered outside the campus building where richard spenceras speaking. spencer gained attention during the presidential campaign. this video showed him celebrating the election results, declaring "hail trump." ann an anna werner is here with the school's reaction. >> administrators at texas a&m say they did not invite richard spencer, that he was invited by a private citizen who rented a public room. the university told cbs news the booking shocked them, but texas a&m maintains it was their obligation as educators to honor the first amendment. >> move! >> reporter: state police in riot gear pushed back against protesters at texas a&m university tuesday night. they stood to oppose the white nationalist agenda and richard spencer. >> this country does belong to white people. >> reporter: spencer's keynote and question-and-answer session were interrupted several times. >> he then answered. >> reporter: when this woman asked for further explanation of the so-called alt-right group's objectives, men overpowered her and took the microphone away. th

>> i know you'll have more of your interview with richard spencer tonight on "nightline." can you give us a little more of a sense of what he talks about? >> reporter: well, i asked him about his controversial views and whether he was playing with fire using a lot of the nazi symbolism that went viral when his supporters did the nazi that was irony and exuberance on the part of the his supporters, but there's a lot to dig into. >> many will be watching you tonight on "nightline." thank you, juju. >> that's some explanation. >> no doubt. >>> let's turn to new orleans where a murder trial is under way for the person who shot former nfl star will smith in a road rage incident. abc's ryan smith is here with more and, ryan, it was pretty powerful to see a saints teammate show up in support. >> you're right, michael. brees and others at the trial of cardell hayes. he is charged with second degree and attempted murder claiming that he feared for his life. he is pleading not guilty. this morning, the man accused of gunning down former nfl star and super bowl winner will smith is a

se trata de richard spencer, quien hace unos dÍas dio un discurso alabando la raza blanca.che en la universidad de texas el lÍder de supremacía nacional blanca. la controversial figura dio su mensaje en un salÓn rentado por uno de sus simpatizan es y ex estudiante de la instrucciÓn. -- instituciÓn. " al final del dÍa, este país no puede existir si nosotros. hemos definido que esta naciÓn pertenece a la gente de raza blanca en todos aspectos", destacÓ. por su parte, manifestantes se concentraron desde temprano en las afueras del edificio en donde se llevarÍa a cabo el controversial evento. desde allÍ, muchos expresaron las razones de su rechazo. >> estamos haciendo nuestro derecho, para asegurarnos que este paÍs vaya a la democracia durante estos cuatro aÑos con el nuevo presidente. >> no tiene amor hacia los latinos como no tiene amor hacia los negros. si fuera por ellos, nosotros ya estarÍamos muertos. pero estamos en nuestra tierra, estamos en nuestro paÍs, y aquí nos vamos a quedar. pedro: mientras daba su discurso, estÁ en la realidad mÁs afuera. cientos de manifestante

. >>> when white nationalist leader richard spencer spoke at texas a & m university there was a demonstrationo protest his appearance on campus. is it the best way to fight hate speech. john mcgourder, linguistics professor at columbia university. author of "words on the move." good to have you. there was a protest, richard espner, face of the alt-right. you said, as promising and pro productive as protest activities may prove to be, their premise misses the point. no protest should wall itself off from what it is arguing against. >> yes. >> i think i know what you mean by that but explain. >> what i mean is the idea cannot be that the campus should have been a safe space from spencer, and if you are going to protest it will be somewhere else and that you're not going to go into the space where he's speaking and argue against him. there's this new idea that even to acknowledge the presence of somebody like that is to be unsafe, that it is like some sort of kryptonite. i think we know that intelligent, self-contained college students are not so delicate that they can't stand to hear somebody s

richard spencer visited texas a&m tuesday night, the man captured on video last month shouting hail trump to a group in washington, d.c. spencer allowed critics to speak out and took audience questions from them, but one exchange nearly turned violent. >> all right. no fighting. >> no, no, no. >> that woman asked another audience member a question when her microphone was snatched away. texas a&m did not invite spencer, that the invitation came from a former student who rented out the space. >>> latest round in the legal battle between smart phone makers goes to samsung. the supreme court in a unanimous decision say samsung may not owe apple the ent damages for patent infringement. the appeals court used the wrong analysis to compute the award, but the supreme court did not weigh in on the specifics of that case. >>> and we all like a good spirited competition. >> yes. >> and when it comes to food, i think i should have been involved in this one, but you can be the judge. last week, we showed you the anaconda burrito, three feet long, five and a half pounds, made in fresno meant to be on h

last night.pthe students held signs chanted as they gathered outside the campus building where richard spencer was speaking. spencer gained attention during the presidential campaign. this shows him celebrating the hail trump. anna werner is here with the school's reaction. >> reporter: good morning. administrators at texas a&m say they did not invite richard spencer, that he was invited by a private citizen who rented a public room. the university told cbs news the booking shocked them, but texas >> hail trump. hail our people. hail delivered a speech blocks from the white house which elicited nazi salutes. at a victory rally last week, donald trump made this comment. >> we denounce all of the hatred. >> i will definitely sign your president-elect a kind of alt-right ro. >> we can understand the difference between he and love. >> reporter: university leaders called spencer's appearance reprehensible. >> we did not invite him here. we did not want him he and we made our voices known as well. >> campus police said two people were arrested last night on campus for the event and are not students

. >> [ video playback ] >> richard spencer, white nationalists was invited by a former student who rented space on the campus. university publicly rejected his views but said they could not ban the event because it is a public university. >> i think it is important to show that hate speeches are not tolerated. >> it is his right to say what he wants but it is our right to reject that message. >> spencer made headlines when he held a meeting of the so- called alts right celebrating donald trump nomination. >>> legislators have taken the first steps to protect eminent domain. it was open to a public trying to the public but in 2008 a billionaire bought the property and close the gate to the beach. lawsuits followed. the commission said the easement was work $60,000. >>> there was an explosion and fire in nevada. up next the illegal activity that investigators say may have caused it. >>> plus an outpouring of financial support for those affected by the go ship fire, the online fundraiser and how it is different from other similar websites. >>> good morning, welcome back to mornings on 2. it

these protesters were angered by richard spencer, a right nationalist, a member of the alt r50i9. he was there to give a speech. instead arc former student rented out the space on campus and asked around 400 turned out to see, and/or disrupt spencer. two people were arrested. neither were students. >>> new developments in a shocking case of alleged road rage as the sheriff lashes out at critics this morning. right now, ronald gasser is sitting in a jail after being charged with the death of bob mcknight. he was interviewed for 12 hours without an attorney present. here's nbc's make mccoy with more. >> the man ae cuesed of shooting joe mcknight in a case of road rage has been arrested. ronald gasser now charged with manslaughter after initially being released last week a. decision that sparked public outcry, especially when it was revealed gasser had been arrested for road rage before at the same intersection ten years ago. those charges dropped. >> so for those who have criticized the men and this organization and the strategy, decisions, that we made relative to that, tough. >> a

richard spencer, the man who coined the term "alt right" who critics are now calling a suit and tie racist. >> hail trump, hail our people, hail victory. >> reporter: last month, this video of spencer at a so-called alt-right conference exalting in trump's win, going viral after some in attendance went as far as throwing the deeply disturbing nazi salute, propelling him into the national spotlight. >> a white country designed for ourselves and our posterity. >> reporter: his movement, he says, boosted by trump's victory. >> reporter: you went from obscurity basically to suddenly all this notoriety. >> i think donald trump slingshoted our movement into fame. >> reporter: spencer and his supporters feel emboldened by a political landscape he never dreamed of. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: although the president-elect publicly distanced himself from the alt right in an interview with the "new york times." >> alt right you say you coined the phrase? >> yes. >> reporter: what does it mean for you? >> identity politics for white people in the 21st century. >> the term alt-right is nothin

richard spencer says he is not a white supremacist. he is known for an all white state. and he yelled hail trump. hail victory as atennessee es of his event gave the nazi salute. with controversial views of racial differences was drowned out by protests in texas. the vast majority of his audience was there in protest with multiple out bursts erupting during his speech. they had to deescalate several volatile exchanges and police in riot gear entered the student union but none took spencer off message. >> i see myself as mainstream and want to be mainstream and part of an elite. >> are you trying to normalize racism. >> yes. i do not want theality right to be a fringe movement but i want it to be a dominant movement. >> texas a&m says they did not invite him to speak, it was a former student that did that. after they denounced the move, they could not renounce his rights to free speech. >>> and they have fined pfizer $114 million for hiking the cost of an epilepsy drug. they say that the drug giant rebranded the medication to up the price by up to 2600%. because of the hi

. >> sreenivasan: also ahead this wednesday, we sit down with white separatist richard spencer to talk about how he's energized white identity politics during this election. >> woodruff: and, technology versus tradition. the battle over building an ambitious telescope on a sacred hawaiian mountain. >> there's certainly an element of native rights issues, which is far bigger than astronomy. so astronomy, i think, right now, is certainly a lightning post for these bigger issues. >> sreenivasan: all that and

richard spencer's appearance at texas a& some silent. others shouted insults or chanted slogans. spencer gained notoriety last month when video of him shouting "hail trump" to an audience in washington, d.c. went public. texas a&m said spencer was invited to speak by a former student who rented out the space on that campus. >>> in the final months as president, barak obama is defending strategy against terrorism. in florida, he insisted it is isis and still maintain american ideals. he said proof of the successes, no major attack in the u.s. during his time in office despite the terrorists' best efforts. >>> the home improvement store, lowe's, in texas got two of the price of one when they hired an air force veteran, they got his service dog, charlotte. he had five knee surgeries, can't bend his left leg, but charlotte helps him. >> he would not take a job without her, butom not take the dog, but now she's a hit and a customer posted this picture of the pair on their to be page, and it went viral. >> gaining a lot of attention this morning. >> i'm surprised that more companies wo

white people have a very amount of power. >> reporter: richard spencer claims he's not a white supremist credited with coining the term alt-right and the creation of an all-white ethno state. atte >> hail trump. >> reporter: spencer a racial extremist with controversy views of racial differences drowned out by protesters in college station, texas, the vast majority of his audience was there in protest. with multiple outbursts and clashes erupting during his speech. >> no fighting. >> reporter: security had to intervene to de-escalate several volatile exchanges. at one point police in riot gear entered the student union but none of the hostility took spencer off message. see myself as mainstream. i want to be mainstream. i want to be part of an elite. >> reporter: are you trying to normalize racism? >> yes, i'm trying to normal racism as you call it, absolutely i'm trying to normalize my ideas. our ideas of the alt-right. i do not want the alt-right to be a fringe movement but a dominant movement. >> reporter: texas a&m, you should know did not invite richard spencer, it was a former stud