wheeler: the ability to disagree amicably is an art much in jeopardy. >> wertheim: in 2016, when ted wheelermayor, portland was placid. he's now presiding over a suddenly pugnacious city. >> wheeler: excuse me! excuse me! >> nick fish: there were things said about the mayor's mother that should never be said in any public forum. >> wheeler: where i think we've gotten a little sideways as a culture, is people take it very personally if you have a different perspective, or a different point of view. i would just say we need to lighten up. >> wertheim: you say lighten up, but across the street from where we are, we-- we've had protests, and counter-protests, and riot gear. what's going on in portland? >> wheeler: absolutely, sure. well, portland has a long history of protest, and counter- protest. and we are a progressive community. and as a result, there are some very far-right organizations that like to come here, and they like to protest. >> wertheim: wheeler calls the targeting of portland by white nationalists an attempt to "poke the bear." this is what the bear looks like here. first thin

my name is ted wheeler, i am the mayor of portland, oregon. this is one of the most disappointing actions from a white house in my lifetime. is soason it disappointing to me is that it demonstrates the lack of a moral compass and the leadership of the united states of america. that not only insulting the attorney general would send a notice to us here today, knowing that we are coming here, knowing that there is a delegation going to the white house to have a conversation with the president and the president's senior staffers, it is more than insulting. it is dangerous. it is dangerous for any white house to threaten duly elected leaders for following the law and following the united states constitution. countryle of this should hold jeff sessions and the white house accountable for this action. that this isknow not what the people of the united states of america agree to. this is not the value of america. this is not who we are fundamentally as a people and we will not stand for it. [applause] i am test -- the mayor of albany, new york. i jus

portland mayor ted wheeler and carolyn goodman of las vegas are concerned with finding a solution foradline set by the trump administration. mayor carolyn goodman / las vegas, nvfor me there needs to be a pathway to citizenship, we are very compassionate in nevada, certainly in the city of las vegas and we will work toward that.most agree comprehensive immigration reform is needed.mayor steve adler / austin, tx we need to do everything we can to protect our borders. but we also have to recognize that there are a lot of people in our country that are undocumented.mayor steve adler of austin says its important to remember those immigrants are here because for decades the united states encouraged that work force to come.in washington alexandra limon (pam) senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley says, he wants to release the transcript of donald trump junior's interview with the committee. some democrats on the committee have already been pushing to make the transcript public. the interviews from june 2016 involve a russian lawyer, trump junior, the president's son-in-law jared kushner a