Protesters Climb D.C. Crane, Release 'RESIST' Banner

WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman for the environmental group Greenpeace says a group of seven protesters who have climbed a 270-foot crane at a downtown Washington construction site just blocks from the White House are calling for resistance to President Donald Trump.

At 10 a.m., the climbers released a banner with the word "RESIST" on it.

Greenpeace spokesman Travis Nichols says it's a continuation of protests that began with Trump's inauguration.

Capt. Robert Glover of the Metropolitan Police Department told reporters Wednesday morning that officers were called to the area of 15th and L streets and found three people who weren't authorized to be at the site attached to the crane. He says another four people are now on the crane, too.

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