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Woman climbs Statue of Liberty to protest family separations

An activist who tried to climb the Statue of Liberty is expected in court after her Fourth of July protest forced police to shut down the historic site for hours. Officials say the suspect, identified as Therese Okoumou, was protesting the separation of undocumented immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border. DeMarco Morgan reports.
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