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INTRO: Hundreds of Thousands of people demonstrated in the third No Kings Rally over the weekend. Organizers estimate the turnout may have been bigger than the first two marches.

Reporters in the Northwest News Network spoke with protesters throughout the region. First, we hear from Carolyn Hartment who protested in Springfield, Oregon wearing an inflatable frog costume.

Portland police arrested three people yesterday/SAT during protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building. Joni Auden Land reports.

Millions of protesters nationwide turned out Saturday for the third “No Kings” demonstrations, including across the Pacific Northwest. As Joni Auden Land reports, rallies held in Oregon remained peaceful.

Saturday's No Kings rallies brought out thousands of people across Washington State opposed to the policies of The Trump Administration.

March and rally sizes ranged from a few dozen on neighborhood street corners to an estimated 90-thousand in Seattle.

Details from KNKX's Lisa Brooks.

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Hundreds of thousands of protesters in the Northwest turned out for the third No Kings protest on Saturday.

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Thousands of Oregonians took to the streets yesterday [Saturday] as part of the estimated 3-thousand “No Kings 3-point-0” protests held across the U.S. KLCC’s Brian Bull reports from the event in Springfield.