Richard Spencer's event at the university in Gainesville prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency to prepare for possible violence. Police survey the area from atop a building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville on Thursday. Classes at the university will be conducted as planned except for those held in close proximity to the speech venue, the school said. Florida university takes drastic precautions before alt-right speech0:38University president Kent Fuchs urged students not to attend the event and denounced Spencer's white nationalism. The death in Charlottesville, home to the flagship campus of the University of Virginia, occurred as counter-protesters were dispersing.

Source: CBC News October 19, 2017 12:44 UTC