mos: i don't think muslims are here to impose sharia law on anybody. i think they're here in america because they value american values."tensions are high after similar protests in portland turned violent.but organizers aimed to keep things peaceful. anthony parish/march against sharia organizer"some of the people that are protesting us are just going to try to shout us down and they're not willing to listen. but this is america and everyone's welcome." (justine) st. paul, minnesota, state troopers arrested about a half-dozen people. and in seattle police used tear gas to disperse rowdy demonstrators and 3 arrested3 people/. in santa clara county... protestors held dueling politically charged rallies near santana row... one side taking an anti-islamic law stance. the other side calling their participation a "unity rally." that group saying they were there to oppose what they perceived to be an anti-muslim rally. several hundred people showed up and the rallies lasted for about four hours.(sot) "i am fully in favor of muslim- americans. i am very gratefu

people, even for us kids that is wrong in so many levels.>> jones and fellow sharia law protesters say they strongly feel like that law can come to america.>> sharia law is creeping into country. this is sharia law, they come here and they want their laws. they want to put their laws on our books.>> it seems like when muslims are in a small group, it is one thing. and they preach tolerance and everything. but it seems to me, when muslims get into a large group, that they start demanding different things.>> they both stated that social media site acted for america, and read disturbing stories" -- including children and sharia law.>> is a case in new jersey says that sharia law is in america.>> in new jersey there was a judge that let a man off because he beat his wife.>> we look at the new jersey case, a 2010 it muslim woman fought a restraining order saying that he raped her. the judge ruled that the husband behaved according to his religious beliefs and did not have a criminal case for rape. >> it might actually be a false spiel. i think we all have our understanding, they understand

it was about sharia law.t about bigotry, not about racism, about being against sharialaw, contravenes the constitution and bill of rights, but media's biased reporting of the protests that took place in 2 doe dozen cities is biased. subjectgation of people around the world, we had a washington post headline, read, antimuslim activist fan out in united states, and. and try to claim protest include members of a hate group. we like to watch media stocks, take their temperature, giving the dissatisfaction with many of you have in there are reporter, fox ending slightly up in the green. joining us, dr. zhudi jasser, what do you make. >> a tone deafness to reality. those laws are instrument which radicalized many muslims, they are not against muslims, if it was me putting rallies as a muslim, i would want them to say saudi arabia sharia, and irk iranian sharia but they do not, media trying to use muslims as a tool to say that right is bigoted, ignoring the radicalism to th the left, these individuals' the mead cra

no act is against sharia law... degrading to woman."and not far from where many of the anti-sharia protesters were holding up signs and banners ... pro- muslim demonstrators were also taking a stand. mos: i want to stop the attack on arabs on muslims. butt sot 12:40:50 we cannot allow any group to be scapegoat. mos: i don't think muslims are here to impose sharia law on anybody. i think they're here in america because they value american values."tensions are high after similar protests in portland turned violent.but organizers aimed to keep things peaceful. anthony parish/march against sharia organizer"some of the people that are protesting us are just going to try to shout us down and they're not willing to listen. but this is america and everyone's welcome." (justine) st. paul, minnesota, state troopers arrested about a half-dozen people. and in seattle police used tear gas to disperse rowdy demonstrators and made several arrests. (jr stone) back here in the bay area, one of the largest demonstrations was in the south bay... that's wh

no act is against sharia law... degrading to woman."and not far from where many of the anti-sharia protesters were holding up signs and banners ... pro- muslim demonstrators were also taking a stand. mos: i want to stop the attack on arabs on muslims. butt sot 12:40:50 we cannot allow any group to be scapegoat. mos: i don't think muslims are here to impose sharia law on anybody. i think they're here in america because they value american values."tensions are high after similar protests in portland turned violent.but organizers aimed to keep things peaceful. anthony parish/march against sharia organizer"some of the people that are protesting us are just going to try to shout us down and they're not willing to listen. but this is america and everyone's welcome." (justine) in st. paul, minnesota, state troopers arrested about a half-dozen people. and in seattle police used tear gas to disperse rowdy demonstrators and made several arrests. (jrstone) in the east bay... an officer involved shooting resulted in a car crashing into a brentwood

. >> anti-sharia law marches being held in some two dozen cities nationwide. >> are you here to profit against islam? >> it's not islam. it's sharia law. >> this summer job one, we will repeal and replace obamacare. >> obamacare is dead. the only people that won't admit that are the democrats in the way of veteran healthcare. ♪ jump jive ♪ >> julie: clayton is jump jiving over here. good morning. >> come on in. clayton: welcome in to "fox & friends." sandra smith back in this morning. you look lovely in green. sandra: thank you for having me back. i wasn't sure after yesterday. pete: she was a try-out. clayton: we talked about it in the afternoon you got in under the wire.

on one side anti-sharia law people, that believe sharia and islamic law is a threat to the constitution the other side, you have those who believe that this movement is anti-muslim and they are anti-trump, anti-fascist, and they believe that this is-- they believe that this is all a racist thing. so, you have two different sides. the police did everything they could to split them up across the street. they've been crossing the street and now you've got a mix of protests, there's been some pushing and shoving, and you have extreme elements of both side. it's apropos of the policies of our countries right now. the ncpd is doing a good job making sure that one protest stays there and the other anti-sharia law stays there. and what the disconnect is. one side believes the anti-sharia law side believes they're anti-muslim. and and we spoke to protesters who are pro trump who say it's not about being anti-muslim. >> this is america, that we need to do for ourselves, we do, we have to look out for each other. >> i'm for islam. i don't, you know, discriminate against anything or religion or any

thousands protest sharia law.ome say the demonstrations are anti-islamic. >> and he was the original t.v. batman. alan west dies at 88. we look back at his career. plus the jeff skversky has sports when we come back. introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for the second year. get fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo for 1 year and multi-room dvr service for 2 years. all with a 2-year agreement. switch now at fiosgigabit.com. >> violent protests broke out in several cities across the country. they were open to voicing atrocities against sharia law. many say the mission was to demonize the faith. >> squares off in defense of sharia law or americans. >> seattle washington, police pepper spraying the crowd, several arrested for assault, while in orlando, florida, a peaceful dual demonstration. >> being able to marry a nine-y

rob: the difference between sharia and sharia law. >> sharia means the central past, all the values thatmuslim in a god-senting and today i'm fasting in ramadan. huge variety in terms of severity in term of benign aspects to them. it depends on who is interpreting them. rob: that's the next thing i want to get to. there are some examples of some of the much less popular and gruesome points of sharia law can be oppression of women, honor and killing of the wife if he strays, homophobic violence, female genital mutilations. these are perversions of sharia? >> profoundly unislamic and that's having listed under the harsh of sharia law in saudi arabia where i lived for two years. even they don't have laws for these things. but as some of the protestors do not want sharia law in the united states. as i believing muslim i am in agreement, i think that's the correct thing to do. rob: it is interesting and i think that that got confused as a protest of islam and the protest of these laws which are human rights violations and everybody can agree with in nations like pakistan and saudi arabia? >>

american democracy. >> i'm concerned there are places in the united states that there's a push to have sharia law implemented. >> reporter: sharia is a set of religious laws, part of the tradition of islam. but organizers have a counter demonstration held across the street say the protesters fears are unfounded and their beliefs bigoted. >> the idea there are muslims trying to impose sharia law in america is absurd. if anything were in danger of fascism being imposed in america. >> reporter: the police tried to keep each group separate. the physical distance only hinted at a wide ideological divide. >> there are no moderate muslims. they are here to kill, steal and destroy america. >> reporter: but the counter protesters say the opponents of sharia law are concerned about religious intolerance, they need to look no further than the mirror. >> we all need to unite to get something done in our country. our health care system needs improvement, our education needs improvement. we spend all our time hating each other creating divisions. >> reporter: kpix 5. >>> the pentagon confirming three u.s. sold

. >> against sharia law.nst islam. >> i want to make sure that we are aware of everything that sharia is, everything extremist islam stands for and we are aware of the dangers. >> pete: are you here to protest against islam. >> it's not against islam. it's against sharia law. >> every -- do we have to stop that already. america has to be strong about this. >> it's not about being against muslims. it's about being against the ideology of, i guess, murdering homosexuals and treating women as second class. maybe under. just dehumanizing. >> frogs boiling in water now they are died. pete: critics would say you are anti-muslim. are you anti-muslim. >> absolutely not. what needs to happen is a reformation of the religion from the inside and i feel like that needs to start with muslims. so we need muslims. want to keep muslims from this country that's not what we are about here. at least that's my understanding of america. pete: yeah. that's what i heard across the board. we talked to a bunch of folks down there. th

to make sure sharia law does not catch a foothold in the us." a proud muslim- american, bibi isn't buying it. bibi/muslim american- "i'm sorry that they are ignorant -- that all." differing opinions -- all backed and supported by freedom of speech. in santa clara county, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( marty @ landing ) happening now. top athletes from around the world are competing in san francisco's annual "escape from alcatraz" by-atholon. that's where we find kron four's averi harper. good morning averi. ( averi ) more than two thousand people are expected to leep into the san francisco bay at seven thirty for the big race. after a one and a half mile swim from the rock... contestants will jump on their bikes for an 18 mile ride... and then run 8 miles through the trails of the golden gate recreational area. city officials say drivers in the cow hollow neighborhood should expect some delays. tune in to kron4 news to hear the races winners and more. ( marty @ landing ) thanks averi. ( marty @ landing ) happening tomorrow. the warriors take

is. >> sharia law at its core is evil. it oppresses women. it tells us in form how we go about our daily business and how we deal with other people. >> reporter: that divide seems hard to bridge. >> we have tried talking civilly to these people. and every time, it's the same response. you are a nazi, a racist, a misogynies. we are not muslims, we like here in new york, the counterto testers outnumbered the anti-sharia groups. in san bernardino, california, protesters gathered at the site of the 2015 terror attack there shouting opposing messages from different sides of the intersection. cbs news, new york. >>> newly released video shows the dramatic rescue of a woman held captive by a serial killer. police in spartanburg, south carolina found kayla brown. she and charles carver had been missing for months. they captured todd koelhepp. who pleaded guilty to killing carver and raping brown. he killed six other people as well. >>> this pet might be a little wiel a pet skunk named seven. they take their fluffy pet out for a wa

pete: are you out here protesting against islam or against sharia law. >> against sharia law. >> i want to make sure that we're aware of everything that sharia is, everything extremist islam stands for. and we are aware of the dangers. pete: are you here to protest against islam? >> it's not against islam. it's against sharia law. >> every islam come from their law. we need to stop that already. america has to be a strong about this. >> it's not about being against muslims. it's just being against the ideology of, i guess, murdering homosexuals and treating women as a second class, maybe under second class citizen. just dehumanizing. >> over in britain they were just frogs boiling in water and now they are dead. >> critics will say you are anti-muslim refresh your recollection anti-muslim? >> absolutely not. what needs to happen is really a reformation of religion from the inside and i feel like that needs to start with muslims. so we need muslims. the fact is that none of these people would want to kick out muslims from this country. that's not what we are about here. at least

demonstration in response to what they consider a threat to american democracy. >> there is a push to have sharia law in the united states. >> a set of religious laws, part of the religion of islam. organizers say protester fears are unfounded and the beliefs are to get it. >> the idea that there are muslims trying to impose sharia law in america, that is absurd. >> they are trying to keep the groups separate. they hinted at a wide, ideological divide. >> they are here to kill, steal, and to destroy here in america. >> and they said that they are truly concerned about religious intolerance. but they say look no further than the mirror. >> our healthcare system needs to improve. our education needs to improve. we spend our time hating each other. >>> a suspect shot by police in brentwood is in the hospital tonight, the suspects crashed their car around 10:00 last night, after the officer opened fire. one of the suspects was hit by the other hurt in the crash, there is no word what led up to the fight. >>> we know why smoke filled a crowded station yesterday, and they were seen scrambling up the escala

sharia law, it's federal law in iran to hang gays.n was the catholic republic of iran, there will be stonings and beheadings and hangings. >> yeah, yeah. >> you know, let's not forget the crusades did happen. the koran does tell you we created you different people so you can learn from each other. i think that you can be gay and muslim at the same time. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. i hope your mom, you and your mom, figure it out, you know? >> we actually did make up. >> you did? >> yes, we did. >> oh, okay. >> we talk all the time. >> oh, yeah. this ends well a little bit. >> we are friends. >> okay. all right. >> she does have her moments every now and then. >>hat's parents. >> now we joke. we'll talk on the phone, have you found a husband yet? u've been divorced for five years. i'm waiting for the right man. when you find him, ask if he has a brother for me. >> wow. well, thank you. this haircolor is for those who shine. new feria metallics by l'oreal. multi-faceted shimmering metallics. this feria has pure d

act for america believes sharia law or strict islamic law is a political ideology that's destroying westernilization and its values. they say they are not antimuslim. they are standing for human rights saying sharia law is intolerant of freedoms for all people especially women. they mention female mutelization, stoning, no voting rights. they believe sharia law has gone unchecked for far too long and now threatens america. >> we see a problem occurring. we see what's happening in europe. we see what's happening in britain. it is unimaginebility and we're looking at -- it is unimaginable and we are looking at what's happening with them. they can't speak out against it. people who speak out and say no, sharia is the problem. >> counterprotesters say the antisharia law is a dog whistle, attracting racists and islamaphob islamaphobia, they say sharia law is not a threat to the u.s. constitution. >> muslims are an extreme minority in the united states. no one believes that sharia law is on the horizon and it's simply a way to mobilize racists and mobilize people who are anti-immigrant, antirefug

aspiration with their lives and that you live their life under sharia law.is something that's got to be put down. maria: let me ask you. we've got to continue in london in what's going on there as well. on thursday june the comey wl testify and now we know that lindsey graham was also spied on. listed to what senator graham told us on fox news that i've got to get your reaction. some foreign person is somebody requested that my conversation beyond mass. >> we've been trying to figure out who the other senator was spied on. i know i was spied on and i was en masse. what is going on here? the obama administration, were they responding on all the candidates running against hillary? >> about two weeks before he left office, president obama sign in order that had the effect of pushing out to widespread 17 or more agencies. raw intelligence will share the data. what that means is you decrease the number of people who could be data and you also make it correspond when it is difficult to detect. would you marry that to the fact you have people asking for names of am

now, organizers for the anti-sharia law march say they are standing for human rights.s showed up saying sharia law is the motivation for extremist islamic radicals and is intolerant of freedoms for all people especially women, female mutilation, stoning, no voting rights. they believe it threatens america. >> this is pro-american that we need to do this for ourselves and each other, we really do. we have to look out for each other. >> i'm for islam. i don't, you know, discriminate against anything or the religions or race or anything. it's like, it's just the extremism part of it that's sort of like, you know, makes everything so bad. >> reporter: the counter-protesters in new york, most anti-trump supporters, believe the anti-sharia law movement is a, quote: dog whistle for antiplaintiff muslim race -- anti-muslim racists. >> they are not for our rights, they are not for our freedoms. they're for the freedom of just a very small percentage of this country. >> reporter: the scene was similar around the country. there were clashes in michigan and in austin, texas. hundr

sharia law in california?> oh, yes. absolutely. >> i lost my son mark bingham on 9/11. on every other issue i'm a liberal. but when it comes to the imposition of sharia law on american soil i am very much against it. >> reporter: across the honking traffic were many who interpreted the message from a different angle. >> i think it's very clear that what they're saying is really based on a lack of knowledge about islam and about sharia. >> reporter: 120 bay area civil rights and faith groups organized this counterprotest from 11:00 to 3:00. they came from san francisco to santa cruz. >> it's really amazing to see so many people come up in the name of unity as opposed to standing against one religious tradition. >> reporter: sign-toting activists periodically walked across the street to infiltrate the other side for a while. but police kept them on the sidewalks and out of the lanes of traffic. >> it's been completely peaceful here. >> reporter: others say they felt harassed. >> just walking around the bay area

eric: they were on the streets this saturday protesting against sharia law. ry today. organizers say islamic law poses a threat to american freedoms. critics say that's not true and they claim the protests are antimuslim and some of them have organized countermarches. we have been following this live in our new york city newsroom. reporter: we were at one of those duelling protests here in new york city. they have been happening throughout the country today. the nonprofit organization act for america holding antisharia law marches in at least 28 cities in 19 states today. including in new york city where these antisharia marches were met with counterprotests, elements of the left, antifascist pro immigrant radical groups. march organizers view islamic law as an affront on western civilization and democracy. at least one person was arrested in new york city today. the scene was similar in seattle where hundreds of counterprotesters marched to con front a few dozen antisharia law protesters. there were clashes in michigan and in austin, texas. police having to d

leiter deeply that sharia law is slowly becoming the law of the land in this country? hink it is deeply mistaken the factual belief that sharia is making any inroads. religious laws can be the basis for contracts between people if they choose to but ultimately the u.s. court system has a very very well-developed judicial theory of when those religious agreements and religious contracts between individuals can or cannot be honored in federal courts that is well-established and i see no signs, no credible signs in sharia law for even the most minute risk to the u.s. constitutional principles in u.s. law. >> mr. leiter could you briefly address the issue as it relates to the president's budget and what that will do on the efforts in this country as we try to do exactly what this witnesses want us to do that is to combat this ideology recruiting people to violence. talk about what we can do, what they can actually do to counter this important problem. >> senator left me start by making this bipartisan in my criticism as i can. democrats and republicans before this president

they are anti-sharia law. make sure it doesn't creep into our society. >> kisha: i don't think it's possible, first of all. this is the united states. you can't impose a law on a whole country. but i agree that you can't categorize one religion. the focus should be on every group that exercises these barbaric, torturous acts against people and humanity. >> eric: once a year or so, there is a protest on sixth avenue. it is april muslim protest. everyone is very respectful. there wasn't a day throwing things. >> eboni: that's ignorant. these are people refusing to make the distinction and they are doing so at the expense of the people they say they are trying to help and protect. >> kat: if you get upset as an anti-sharia protests, then you are looping in all of the other muslims. if you can't make the distinction, then you are doing more harm than good. >> eric: ethan and kisha, am i being overly optimistic hoping that the council on american relations would go so far as to denounce radical islam. >> ethan: i w

that is well-established and i see no signs, no credible signs that sharia law poses even the most minute risk to the u.s. constitutional principles in u.s. law. >> mr. leiter, could you briefly addressed the resource issue ass it relates to the president's budget and what that will do to her cbe efforts in this country as we do exactly what these witnesses want us to do and that is combat the ideology of recruiting people to violence. talk about what we can do, whata we can actually do to counter this important problem. >> senator, let me start by making this is bipartisan in my criticism as they can. democrats and republicans before the senate has failed to adequately resource theset issues. it is not just the president'src budget on this front. i do believe that in terms of what the main threats are we are facing today, largely low technology attacks and scattered rays through internet radicalization, allah, london paris and the like, the president's budget does real violence to some of those, specially for this committee. potential cuts in funding to the coast guard for port security,

of the bay area office of the council on islam relations. >> no one is attempting to implement sharia law in the united states. for folks that don't know, sharia is code of conduct, a guide for life that comes from the koran. >> among them, this woman who lost her son mark on united flight 93 on 9/11. >> i oppose sharia arched sharia in the united states. i'm very concerned about events in europe. >> though it was loud at times, the event was peaceful. a message of unity. most vocal. >> we stand together. >> we did see one man briefly detained by police and then let go soon after. for the most part we saw police trying to keep foot traffic safe on the busy street. reporting live in santa clara, nbc news. >> there were more than two dozen rallies across the country. by all accounts, the rallies were peaceful. >> attorney general jeff sessions has agreed to testify in front of the senate bengals committee next week in response to former fbi director james comey's testimony. comey told lawmakers on thursday night that sessions might have had a third undisclosed meeting with the russian ambas

>> yes. >> a lot of muslims follow sharia law. our rule of law is the u.s. constitution. >> i am horrified to see what is happening because of terrorist actions in europe. >> reporter: citing everything from female mutilation to recent terrorist attacks. these activists stood their ground on this biddy street corner across from the santana row shopping area. across the haonking traffic wer many who interpret prom a different angle. >> even though they are hiding in terms of anti-sharia this is anti-muslim protest. >> muslims are experiencing, our civil rights are being questioned. we are standing together in solidari solidarity. >> 120 area groups organized this counter protest from 11 to 3. came from san francisco to santa cruz. >> amazing to see so many people come up in the name of unity as opposed to standing against. >> sign toting activists periodically walked across the street but police kept them on the sidewalks and out of the lanes of traffic. in the end it was disruptive but peaceful. in santa clara, abc 7 > >>> the protest in santa clara was one

the march against sharia law they say is fighting for human rights, and some protesters are taking a stand. a celebration bursting with color and pride, the annual capital pride parade in dupont circle earlier the community. q mccray explains how the festivities were interrupted more than once. ♪ q: the cheers. the flags. this was capital pride parade 2017. hundreds of thousands lined the d.c. streets, an event mayor muriel bowser holds dear to her heart. a message echoed by many in the crowd. >> the freedoms in america that we all enjoy. >> we wanted to show our support. q: the parade was interrupted multiple times by a pro-lgbtq group no justice, no pride. police had to reroute the parade, uptt it was disappointing. q: still, the parade went on, float after float. we saw a lot of pride, a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of of people coming together and making friends. q: the message of the day was not lost. in northwest washington, q mccray, abc 7 news. horace: it was beautiful today. some are starting in two weeks and it's already starting to feel like summer. a hot day and the temperatu

sharia law in california?> oh, yes. absolutely. >> i lost my son mark on 9/11. on every other issue i'm a liberal. but when it comes to the imposition of sharia law to -- on american soil, i'm very much against it. >> across the honking traffic were many who interpreted the message from a different angle. >> i think it's very clear what they're saying is based on a lack of knowledge about islam and about sharia. >> 120 bay area civil rights and faith groups organized this counter protest from 11:00 to 3:00. it came from san francisco to santa cruz. >> it's amazing to see so many people come up in the name of unity as opposed to standing against one religious tradition. >> sign-toting activists periodically walked across the street to infiltrate the other side for a while. but police kept them on the sidewalks and off the lanes of traffic. >> it's completely peaceful here. >> others felt harassed. >> just walking around the bay yar with the hat in general, it's like a target on my back. >> this ideological show

. >> i'm out here because i'm concerned about sharia law coming to this country. honestly i don't care who lives next door the me i just want people to embrace this culture and be part of it. >> they say they are marching against sharia, but that is code for marching against muslim. there is no one attempting to bring sharia law to the united states let alone in san jose. for those that don't know sharks ria is code of conduct, a guide for life that comes from the crayon. >> reporter: a large contin jep of police officers were here just making sure it was peaceful. but we saw many just really focused on making sure the confused traffic stayed safe on the the busy street. overall we're told in san jose, on that side, there just two people were cited and that was for blocking the street. reporting live in santa clara, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> christie thank you very much. >>> a fence la library turning into a crime scene yesterday afternoon is back open today. the milbrae public library reopened this morning one day after a man stabbed an 13-year-old boy

tonight we meet members of that group who describe their quest to bring sharia law to the uk and theld. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: it was 18 minutes of terror on a saturday night. >> come on! >> reporter: pedestrians mowed down on a london bridge. >> leave the area! >> reporter: people fleeing the long knives of attackers. running for their lives. >> get away! >> reporter: as shots rang out. [ gunfire ] >> there's shooting. i'm trying to keep ourselves safe. >> reporter: that's right. it happened again. >> stay as calm as you can. >> reporter: terror striking the heart of the united kingdom for the third time since march. isis has claimed responsibility for the weekend attack that took seven lives and left dozens injured. today london police identifying two of the three suspects as 27-year-old khuram shazad butt, a british citizen born in pakistan, and 30-year-old rachid redouane, of libyan or moroccan descent. among those killed chrissy archibald and londoner james mcmullen, leaving grief-stricken families. >> while our pain will never diminish it is important for us to

as you point out no one is trying to enact sharia law. does it disturb you that someone who has this fantasy of muslim takeover of the united states was invited to the white house? >> it's like playing birth of a nation in the white house as president wilson did. birth of a nation, that movie inspired a lot of hate and resouthernence of the ku klux klan. these things do matter. ee dpichb a stamp of approvalhe, gorka -- >> taxpayers. >> these are people who endorsed extreme ideas, steve bannon the poster child for it, yet we don't see anything from the president saying we should -- i mean, look, george bush after 9/11 went to a mosque and said if you attack our muslim neighbors, the law is going to come down on you. i mean, you know, it's rare a democrat says good things about george bush but he deserves that credit. he understood as chief executive of the country and leader of the country, he has to set a moral tone. this president is doing the exact opposite. but i believe in americans ability to come forward and say, no, we're not going

. >> i'm concerned about sharia law coming to this country. >> reporter: morgan jones says he joined the demonstration at stevens creek and winchester because he's worried. >> i know it's not here yet but if you look at europe it is there, bigtime. it really is there. it's taken over. sharia courts, parallel societies no, go zones. >> reporter: he says he is not affiliated with any group but join others who are demonstrating across the country. though many disagree, the anti-poverty group designated as anti-muslim group. >> i disagree with that. >> reporter: he says he is not anti-muslim. >> they say they are marching against sharia but that is code for marching against muslims. >> reporter: supporters from more than 100 groups held signs. >> no one is attempting to implement sharia law in the united states let alone in santa clara or san jose. for folks that don't know sharks ria is code of conduct, a guide for life that comes from the koran. >> reporter: among those with the anti-sharia protesters, this woman who lost her son mark who was on united flight 93 on 9/11. >> i oppose sh

the group argues sharia law is subverting american law and democracy and has boasted that it has access to the trump administration. in seattle, austin, harrisburg, and new york city, equal or greater numbers of counter- demonstrators showed up with police on hand to keep the groups apart. the u.s. navy's 16th vessel to be named after a woman honors former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. the 420-foot "u.s.s. gabrielle giffords" was commissioned today in galveston, texas. giffords was on hand for the ceremony with her husband, retired naval officer and astronaut mark kelly. the navy said it wanted to honor her for her perseverance after being shot in the head in a mass shooting that killed six people in tucson six years ago. the first public testimony of former f.b.i. director jim comey since his firing by president trump...captured the capitol's attention this week, but there were other significant developments on the hill outside that spotlight. "newshour weekend" special correspondent jeff greenfield joins me from santa barbara, california, to discuss that. so, what did we miss?

council on american islamic relations individuals involved in cair, they ultimately want to see sharia law as the law of the land. that should have been prosecuted as supporting terrorism. there were scores of people that were listed as co-conspirators in upporting terrorism and and the holy land trial convicted the principals involved, over 100 counts of supporting terrorism, instead of being alerted and being more on s guard, the f.b.i. director mueller, bent overrule backwards more and more to accommodate those who want to see shari'a law be the law of the land scrapping our constitution. at one time, it was considered treason to want to scrap the constitution and replace it with anything. ut in bob mueller's america, people that wouldn't mind seeing the constitution go away and be replaced by shari'a law, those are people you want to develop an outreach program. instead of going to the boston mosque where the tsarnaevs indicated, shown signs of being radicalized, robert mueller and his f.b.i. went to the mosque as part of an outreach program to lay patty cake with people who could have

it's been there's no comparison to sharia law.ent trump's decision, people who have one set of religious beliefs can force it on everybody. >> kimberly: the principal doctrine is not to discriminate against a certain religion and to embrace religious freedom and liberty and not make people adhere to something they opposed to on the basis of their religion. >> juan: what they're saying is if you would be forced as an employee to live under the doctrine of your employer. donald trump said all along he believes in birth control, he has no problem withhe it. >> jesse: i don't have any problem with birth control either but her for a practicing or devout catholic about what you you have to provide that to people who work for you? if you're working for someone like that, you're reading off the same script when it comes to that stuff. if i don't want to knock it ifhe you because i write a book one day, i like jedediah a lot. some of the things they say, it's not real analysis. they throw the word caliban or not see or hitler, or clan into

they're being billed as anti- sharia law.atement the organization says it supports freedom of religion but that many aspects of sharia law run contrary to basic human rights. these people say it's about fear mongering and fear tactics. >> these are people spending their careers rallying hate against muslims. talking about how muslims are a threat to the united states. if that's not a hate group i don't know what is. >> they'll be joined by activists, faith groups, and others in what they're calling a rally for unity. >> our message is that love and strength make our community stronger. there should be no communication. that hate is destructive and we don't want it here. >> the rallies are taking place along the divide along san jose and santa clara. both police departments will be adding staff in anticipation. >> we don't anticipate problems but we want to keep the peace and protect first antidepressant rights. >> authorities hope to keep the opposing rallies on separate corners. both run from 11:00 to 3:00. ann rubin ktvu fo

sounds nice, doesn't it tenet of sharia law.w. you know very well the real dangers of sharia law are the violation then of women's rights and human rights. and why is this happening? i have here with me, you know with post-it marks here the funding that her organizations in the recent years since 2011 have been receiving from liberal donor george soros and his open society foundation. what that money represents is this unholy alliance where the left is funneling and sending money to organizations that are unfortunately putting forward very ultra conservative muslim ideas. this is really dangerous for america. abby: how associate with says so much about that person. you think our representatives would think twice about this one. thank you for helping us understand all of this. thanks your your insight. >> absolutely. welcome the opportunity for everyone to look at things with eyes wide open. thank you. pete: amen. appreciate it. the mainstream media painting apocalyptic scenarios after the withdraw from the paris climate agreemen

sharia is the law of islam. act for america claims sharia is incompatible with u.s. law and american values. local interfaith groups will put on a counterprotest nearby. >> we want the inclusion, diversity, of celebrating this very strong and vibrant communi community. >> both departments will have extra patrols. we don't anticipate any problems. >> act for america did not return our request for comment. they asked for them to be a hate group. >>> anyone riding bart should plan ahead this weekend no trains will run between lake merritt and fruitvale. this will be the last weekend for the work, which began in april. bart says to expect 20 to 40 minute delays, normal service will resume on monday. the warriors are playing back to the bay area after a tough loss. the team gets a chance to win it all open home court. they return after an explosive game four. golden state was ready to make history, instead were handed their first post-season loss. it is also their first loss since april 10th. >> obviously, we had developed this fear of walking on the court with a loss in a

are a mix of race, faith, and political afill yags and their march is actually a protest against sharia law, a part of muslim law which they say promotes abuse words women. but opposition organizations say they are not fooled and organized a march directly across the street? we have a strong, rich, vibrant and respected muslim community here. >> reporter: about 75 other groups signed on to cosponsor the counter-protest. cair says it's important the event isn't perceived simply as a muslims versus anti-muslims encounter. >> it is a hate group that wants to provide mugs limbs and others of their human rights. our partners, rightfully so, didn't think it was okay for these hate mongers to come into our city and not have their message challenges. >>> the raiders sharing their turf with a college football team. new developments in the team's move the las vegas. the raid remembers working on a agreement that would allow unlv to play in their stadium. however, stadium board members say there are preliminary issues, schedules, unlv markings on the field and rent. a draft of the plan has yet to be p

tonight we meet members of that group who describe their quest to bring sharia law to the uk and theay night. >> come on! >> reporter: pedestrians mowed down on a london bridge. >> leave the area! >> reporter: people fleeing the long knives of attackers. running for their lives. >> get away! >> reporter: as shots rang out. [ gunfire ] >> there's shooting. i'm trying to keep ourselves safe. >> reporter: that's right. it happened again. >> stay as calm as you can. >> reporter: terror striking the heart of the united kingdom for the third time since march. isis has claimed responsibility for the weekend attack that took seven lives and left dozens injured. today london police identifying two of the three suspects as 27-year-old khuram shazad butt, a british citizen born in pakistan, and 30-year-old rachid redouane, of libyan or moroccan descent. among those killed chrissy archibald and londoner james mcmullen, leaving grief-stricken families. >> while our pain will never diminish it is important for us to all carry on with our lives in direct opposition to those who would try to destroy

sharia law is the law of islam.laims to be marching for human rights, but local inter faith leaders don't believe it for a second. >> we want the voice of inclusion, of diversity, of celebrating this very strong and vibrant community that we are all a part of. >> reporter: so, they'll be there hosting a unity rally. >> we will keep our distance. we will respect their rights. >> reporter: standing across the street to make their presence known. >> one side is valley fair mall, the other is santana row. there is a lot of traffic and highway 17 is right nearby so a lot of people come on and off. it's a busy intersection. >> reporter: with the south bay home to a large muslim population, some aren't surprised organizers would try to stage a march nearby. but they are choosing to stay positive. >> our message is that love and strength make our community stronger, that everyone is welcome, that there should be no discrimination, and that hate is destructive and we don't want it here. >> reporter: act for america is noted