DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: And let's return now to Columbia, South Carolina -- that's where we find our Brian Cabell, keeping an eye on a rally against the state flag -- Brian.</s>BRIAN CABELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn. The issue of the flag is much less contentious this year than it was last year, because as you know, the flag was moved from atop the capitol dome here, and also from inside the two chambers of the legislature, to a point outside here in front of the capitol, alongside a street. NAACP is not happy about it; a number of people are, though, and that is the compromise they are settling for at this point. Now last year, a very large crowd marched on the streets of Columbia and to the capitol here -- about 46,000 people by state police estimates -- a large crowd and a very excited crowd, and it was shortly thereafter that the legislature in fact voted to remove the flag from atop the capitol dome to this point in front, a compromise of sorts This year, a much smaller crowd we're talking about. We were out there just about an hour ago, and there were just a few hundred people. We expect it to grow perhaps to a few thousand, but again, it will be much smaller. There is still heavy security out here, however: state police and city police are out here, just in case there are any problems. None are expected. We did see a couple of counter-demonstrators out here a little while ago, holding a couple of signs. One of the signs said stop Negro tyranny; another sign said his dream, our nightmare. But again, we see no other counter-demonstrators out right now. There's people waiting for the marchers to come up Main Street here. We expect to see them here I would say within the next half hour, but again, the march this year, the rally this year will be much smaller than it was last year because it is an issue that is not quite as controversial as it was last year. I'm Brian Cabell, CNN, live in Columbia, South Carolina.</s>KAGAN: Brian, thank you very much.
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