AT TEN STARTS NOW. WE, THE PEOPLE WILL BE HEARD. THAT’S THE SOUND OF PEOPLE CHANTING IN AMES EARLIER TODAY. THEY WERE JUST SOME OF THE MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY TAKING PART IN THE HANDS OFF RALLIES PROTESTING SOME TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICIES. DEMONSTRATIONS WERE HELD IN MORE THAN 1200 CITIES ACROSS THE U.S., DRAWING THOUSANDS. PEOPLE VOICED THEIR CONCERNS OVER CUTS TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CHANGES TO HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES AND MORE. PROTESTS OCCURRED IN OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL, INCLUDING CANADA, MEXICO, FRANCE AND ENGLAND. GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. SEVERAL PROTESTS HAPPENED ACROSS IOWA AS WELL, INCLUDING IN DES MOINES. THOUSANDS MARCHED THROUGH THE EAST VILLAGE AND UP TO THE STATE HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON. KCCI PEPPER PURPURA SPOKE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO SHARED WHY THEY’RE FRUSTRATED THROUGH DOWNTOWN AND UP THE CAPITOL STEPS. THOUSANDS MARCHED AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO KEEP THEIR HANDS OFF. WE WANT TO IMPEACH TRUMP. THAT’S THAT’S THE MAIN GOAL. THE MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE THAT ORGANIZERS SAY ATTENDED THE PROTEST. SHOWED UP BECAUSE THEY HAVE CONCERNS VARYING FROM TARIFFS TO FUNDING CUTS. OUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN WASHINGTON, IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AREN’T STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND STOPPING THIS INSANE ADMINISTRATION. SO I’M HERE TO JOIN WITH ALL THESE LOVELY PEOPLE AND SPEAK OUR VOICES WHEN I SAY PEOPLE, YOU SAY POWER. PEOPLE POWER PEOPLE. WHILE MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP HERE TODAY SAY THEY’RE FRUSTRATED WITH FEDERAL LEADERS, SOME OF THE ORGANIZERS SAY THEY’RE TAKING AIM AT ONE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. ORGANIZERS CALLED ON THE REPRESENTATIVE OF IOWA’S THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT TO NOT SUPPORT A BILL THAT WOULD ENFORCE $4 BILLION IN BUDGET CUTS. I HOPE REPRESENTATIVE NUNN KNOWS THAT WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF GOING HOME, THAT WE WILL BE PUTTING PRESSURE ON HIM AND ESCALATING WITH CONTINUED DIRECT ACTION UNTIL HE MEETS OUR DEMANDS AND STARTS REPRESENTING US, OR UNTIL HE CHOOSES TO STEP ASIDE. NUNN’S OFFICE RESPONDED, SAYING IN PART, IOWANS STICK TO A BUDGET AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD TOO. WE MUST REFORM D.C. SPENDING HABITS WHILE PROTECTING CRITICAL PROGRAMS. IOWANS RELY ON. HE ALSO SAYS HE’LL ALWAYS FIGHT FOR BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY WHILE CUTTING OUT WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IN DES MOINES, PEPPER PURPURA, KCCI EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. CROWDS STARTED FORMING IN AMES THIS MORNING AT BANDSHELL PARK. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HELD UP SIGNS AND CHANTED, LIGHTING UP ALONG THE ROAD AS CARS DROVE BY. ONE WOMAN WE SPOKE WITH SAYS HER SON WAS A CONTRACTOR WITH USAID AND LOST HIS JOB. IT DOESN’T MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE. IN JUST ONE SHORT, TWO HOUR STAND UP. BUT I HOPE IT MOBILIZES PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT MORE. CALL PEOPLE EVERY WEEK. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES EVERY WEEK. JUST KEEP BUGGING THEM. EVEN IF THEY DON’T RESPOND, JUST KEEP CALLING AND MAKE SURE YOU VOTE. HANDS OFF. RALLIES WERE ALSO HELD IN CEDAR RAPIDS, DUBUQUE, RED OAK AND WATERLOO. KCCI DID REACH OUT TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA ABOUT TODAY’S DEMONSTRATIONS. IN A STATEMENT, A SPOKESPERSON SAID IN PART DEMOCRATS ARE IN DISARRAY. THEY HAVE NO MESSAGE, NO PLATFORM AND NO LEADER. THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY THEY LOST ON NOVEMBER 5TH. INSTEAD, THEY