'It's About Facts.' Thousands Protest in the Rain at the March for Science

When Dennis and Christina Dorward awoke to their alarm at 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, there wasn't a question of whether they would get out of bed, catch a four-hour bus to Washington, D.C., and brave a chilly rain on the National Mall to protest — all in the name of science.

"We were committed," said Christina Dorward, from beneath both a windbreaker and an umbrella. "We weren't going to miss this.