Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's office in Boulder after the Trump administration laid off hundreds of workers from the agency.

Protesters gathered in Boulder, Colo., following the Trump administration’s firing of hundreds of staff from the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. KUSA’s Angeline McCall explains how the job cuts could impact the community and the country.

"I was in church yesterday and I wept for my country," said former U.S. Congressman David Skaggs who organized the protest. "We need to take a deep breath and gather our courage and stand up for what we know is right.