Thousands of Americans, including veterans, youth and dads celebrating Father’s Day, flocked to downtown D.C. donned in "Make America Great Again" hats and patriotic gear displaying Old Glory, despite the balmy weather and thunderstorms brewing.

In Washington, D.C., scores of people have shifted from the Army festival to the parade route, walking west toward the Washington Monument. The protests have—for now—mostly died down. It’s a hot, steamy Washington evening,