breaking news tonight, a white nationalist rally turns deadly in charlottesville as a crowd of protesters is plowed into by a car. -- and tornado touches down in fauquier county. now we are under a severe thunderstorm watch. different severe thunderstorm warnings, one near leesburg, the other near frederick county. up told have wind gusts 60 miles per hour and large hail. more on that coming up. >> from abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. kimberly: i'm kimberly suiters. turned violent in charlottesville, va, one person killed, 19 others hurt as a car rammed into people. governor terry mcauliffe and other officials are about to hold a news conference. following has been this news from the live desk. some very intense video and scenes from charlottesville. amy: absolutely, and at this hour, the person who rammed their car into the crowd is in custody. a warning tonight because the video you are about to see is so graphic. the quiet college town of charlottesville, virginia, turned into chaos. upset over the decision to remove a statue of confederate general robert e. park,

>> this is fox5 local news at 6:00. >> right now chaos in charlottesville, virginia, violent clashes break out between white nationalists and counter-protesters. tonight at least one person is dead and more than two dozen hurt after a car slammed into a crowd of don't on straight ers. president trump and lawmakers from a cost the country are condemning the violence. >> the hate and the division must stop. and must stop right now. >> the news at 6:00 with the latest from charlottesville starts now. >>> and we begin tonight in charlottesville where today's clashes have prompted virginia governor terry mccullough to declare a state of emergency. thank you for lauren demarco. >> i'm lindsay watts in for matt. the chaos began this morning what's believed to be the largest group of white is up pregnancies cents to come together in over a decade. >> one dead, dozen hurt, after a car slams into a group of demonstrators, driver in custody while witnesses are saying it a periods to be orchestrated attack. >> we have team coverage on this developing story. >> we begin with the latest fr

declared a state of emergency in charlottesville after white supremacist protests turned violent in that town. demonstrators clashed with counterprotesters leading police to move in to break things up. this rally was in response to charlottesville's decision to remove monuments honoring its confederate past. and things very quickly got out of control shortly before the demonstration began this morning. watch. [ shouting ] >> now, this continued for more than an hour after with all kinds of projellctil projectile around. president trump responded to the violence just a short time ago tweeting out, quote, we must all be united and condemn all that hate stands for. there is no place for this kind of violence in america. let us come together as one. cnn's kaylee hartung joins us now from charlottesville. kaylee, what is happening where you are right now? >> reporter: boris, emancipation park, formerly known as lee park, the park that holds the statue of general robert e. lee has been cleared. once the gathering was determined to be unlawful assembly, police made everyone there, a thousand pr

charlottesville and the issue of actions by all right groups. talks about the historical parallels between the current nuclear standoff with north korea and the 1962 cuban missile crisis. mcaleer discusses countering hate groups, and shares his experience. live wednesday morning, join the discussion. now, aomas joins us host and programming prechter for charlottesville radio. to discuss how his city became ground zero for this past weekend's violence. with so much focus on what the president did and didn't say and that statement yesterday, we want to get your thoughts on that debate over the president's words. tost: the first thing i want point out is that i think the president was correct in saying all violence in any shape or form, any of this mob rule mentality has to be called out for what it is and has to be stopped in its tracks. if it doesn't we will get further down the rabbit hole. the fact that he didn't pick out one specific group -- supposing blackt picked out the lives matter groups that were protesting on the other side, equally violent, i was therefore four hours getting pepper

the next hour keeping everybody up to speed on the violence that happened in charlottesville today and we continue with the breaking news coverage and there have been three deaths that happened today all caused by the white nationalist in charlottesville, virginia. the governor, terry mccaauliffe said that a 32-year-old female was killed by police -- killed -- excuse me. by the driver of that car. police are calling this a criminal homicide investigation. a male driver plowed into this group of counterprotesters. they were targeted. nine others were injured. the hospital says five in critical condition and four in serious condition. police tell nbc news that the driver of the vehicle that caused the woman's death then fled the scene but is now in custody. as you see with this video, the car without braking mowed down counterprotesters with bodies flying into the air upon contact. the driver backing up and then injuring others as he escaped. shortly before 5:00 p.m., a virginia state police helicopter crashed and killed two officers who had been patrolling the white nationalist rally. t

of the scene unfolding right now in charlottesville, virginia. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> you're in the "cnn newsroom." i'm ana cabrera. thank you for staying with us. the sudden and the shocking flare-up of rage and violence in the small american college town. i'm about to show you some very graphic video, a car plowing into a crowd of people in charlottesville, virginia, where an extreme right protest today descended into chaos and then terror. >> [ bleep ]. >> a car smashing into those people many of them sent flying. we are not sure how many are hurt or how badly. a local hospital spokesperson tells cnn at least seven people are being treated after this crash. there was also this in charlottesville, virginia, earlier today. protesters from white nationalist groups and right wing extremists fighting against people who turned out in large numbers to face them and shout them down. the shouting quickly turning to physical violence. fighting with sticks and bottles and fists and pepper spray. kaylee hartung is in charlottesville right now. the mayor just tweeted that at

charlottesville today. one was killed and 20 others injured. then a few hours later a helicopter crash near the rally killing two law enforcement officers on board. virginia's governor declared a state of emergency. ellison barber is live at the university of virginia medical center where many of those injured are being treated. ellison? reporter: five people are at this hospital in critical condition. four are listed as serious condition. a spokesperson for the university of virginia medical center tells fox news 20 people were brought to this hospital today in addition to the nine in critical or serious condition. six are listed as fair, four listed in good condition. one person passed away. many of those injuries came after a car plowed into two other cars and a crowd of what witnesses describe as counter-protesters or anti-white nationalists. >> i was 10 feet away from them. and all of a sudden you heard the impact of a person being thrown over a car. in my footage you can see the car coming in at 30-40 miles per hour. reporter: the driver sped away, leaving behind 9 people who needed t

come together as one. particularly since last night, he's live in charlottesville, virginia. >> we saw escalation in the tension again just a few minutes ago because the white nationalist groups have moved over on the outskirts of the city of charlottesville. white people who are the victims of violence in this country at the point he was saying that one or two or three or four antiprotestors had arrived and a brave young woman went into the crowd and started yelling at them, brave only because she was completely outnumbered, the shouting match erupted amongst them and broke apart and everybody has moved back a hundred yards away. from my understanding they have no further plans so appears that they are sort of absent mindedly idling here with nothing to do which may in and of itself be slightly dangerous because there's tremendous anger on both sides. an example of it right there. i don't know if you heard that. that's where things stand right now. >> i did hear that. specifically can you repeat what he said to you? >> he said white people rule, there's a lot of that here. it's a

>>> cnn now working to confirm information in the latest breaking news out of charlottesville, virginia, where a car apparently ran into a crowd following violent protests in the streets during a white nationalist demonstration. we are still waiting to get confirmation on exactly what happened there. as we are still waiting the president's remarks at the top of the hour where he is expected to sign a veterans affairs bill and potentially comment on these violent demonstrations in charlottesville, virginia. meantime, we are still looking at the russia probe and an indicator that that investigation is heating up. the "new york times" is reporting that special counsel robert mueller is in talks to interview current and former west wing staffers. among those who may be called, the president's former chief of staff, the recently ousted reince priebus. let's bring back our panel cnn political analyst tara, julian selter, and cnn senior media correspondent brian stelter. tara, what do you think about the latest development? are some of these staffers likely to cooperate? >> i would s

after his car plowed into a crowd of people protesting the white nationalist rally in charlottesville today. one was killed and 20 others injured. then a few hours later a helicopter crash near the rally killing two law enforcement officers on board. virginia's governor declared a state of emergency. ellison barber is live at the university of virginia medical center where many of those injured are being treated. ellison? reporter: five people are at this hospital in critical condition. four are listed as serious condition. a spokesperson for the university of virginia medical center tells fox news 20 people were brought to this hospital today in addition to the nine in critical or serious condition. six are listed as fair, four listed in good condition. one person passed away. many of those injuries came after a car plowed into two other cars and a crowd of what witnesses describe as counter-protesters or anti-white nationalists. >> i was 10 feet away from them. and all of a sudden you heard the impact of a person being thrown over a car. in my footage you can see the car coming in a

in charlottesville for the man who allegedly drove a car into a crowd of demonstrators and the terror threat posed to the homeland by white supremacists and other right wing extremists. next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.b.p. foundation. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. a day after white nationalist protesters and counter- protesters clashed violently in charlottesville, virginia, the city is starting

reaction to yesterday's violence in charlottesville, virginia. republicans, call (202) 748-8001 . democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents and all others, (202) 748-8002. we will get to your calls in a moment. we also have a line for charlottesville residents --(202) 748-8003. first, all of the president's comments yesterday afternoon from new jersey, talking about the violence. [video clip] >> we are closely following the terrible events unfolding in charlottesville, virginia. condemn, in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence -- on many sides. on many sides. it has been going on for a long time in our country. not donald trump, not barack obama. long, been going on for a long time. it has no place in america. what is vital now is a swift restoration of law and order and the protection of innocent lives. no citizenship ever fear for in ourafety and security society. no child should ever be afraid to go outside and play or be with their parents and have a good time. off the phone with the governor of virginia, terry mcauliffe. we agr

charlottesville, virginia, where governor terry m mcauliff has declared a state of emergency in response to violence that erupted. hours ago, we saw counter-protesters and members of the alt-right group throwing water bottles, trash bins, all while carrying guns and baseball bats. this scene follows last night's protests with hundreds marching at the university of virginia, waving tiki torches. all of this, an attempt to protest the city's decision to remove a statue of confederate general robert e. lee from emancipation park. we are going to go now to kelly o'donnell, who is following the situation with the president of the united states. she is near the president's bedminster golf resort. kelly, last we heard from you, we did not know whether the president talked to virginia governor terry mcauliffe as normally happens in a situation like this. we expect to see the president at 3:00 p.m. what do we know right now? >> reporter: at this point, i can tell you from speaking with white house advisers that the white house has contacted the virginia governor and contacted him through his chief o

protesting the white nationalist rally in charlottesville today. one was killed and 20 others injured. then a few hours later a helicopter crash near the rally killing two law enforcement officers on board. virginia's governor declared a state of emergency. ellison barber is live at the university of virginia medical center where many of those injured are being treated. ellison? reporter: five people are at this hospital in critical condition. four are listed as serious condition. a spokesperson for the university of virginia medical center tells fox news 20 people were brought to this hospital today in addition to the nine in critical or serious condition. six are listed as fair, four listed in good condition. one person passed away. many of those injuries came after a car plowed into two other cars and a crowd of what witnesses describe as counter-protesters or anti-white nationalists. >> i was 10 feet away from them. and all of a sudden you heard the impact of a person being thrown over a car. in my footage you can see the car coming in at 30-40 miles per hour. reporter: th

leaving one dead and dozens injured. we're live on the ground from charlottesville getting reaction from city residents local leaders and experts on why the tragic events unfolded at this weekend's. and does america facing a new war against a white supremacy we look at where the neo nazis movement stands in the u.s. and abroad. it's monday august fourteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm ashley banks and you're watching our team america today we have special coverage of the racial crisis in troll let's go virginia will be live throughout the program from the ground right now as our team is on a pair of pell anya. hi ashley yes i'm just a few blocks away from where heather hire a thirty two year old american woman a charlottesville local was killed while participating in an anti-fascist demonstration you can see over my shoulder though perhaps not extraordinary well a memorial wall which has been set up to honor her she's being remembered today by all accounts as a very sweet and caring person who her family says died fighting for what she believed in the demonstration higher was par

charlottesville, virginia yesterday and friday night where a saturday protested against the removal of a confederate statue turned deadly. protester -- a counter protester and the crash of a police officer. good morning and welcome to washington journal. we start the first hour of the program getting your reaction to yesterday's events. your reaction to the president's comments and comments of other leaders. here's how to join the conversation. republicans (202) 748-8001. democrats (202) 748-8000. .ndependents (202) 748-8002 residents of charlottesville (202) 748-8003. we will get to your christ. the newspaper in charlottesville virginia, the 125-year-old daily progress. this is their website. turnsnationalist rally fatal. ohio man charged with second-degree were -- murder. charlottesville protest takes a deadly turn. the reporting piercing chaos and violence turned to tragedy as hundreds of white nationalist, neo-nazis and kkk members planning to stage their largest rally in decades clashed with counter protesters in the streets. one person dead and 19 others injured. officers died when

new fallout from the violence in charlottesville after the rallies. organizer is chased from his own news conference. >> we're learning about the woman who was killed, and we're live with how people who live in the community are dealing with this tragedy and city after city across the country, people are standing up to hate. we're going to show you the local response. >> news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >> in churches throughout charlottesville, and across the country, prayers for healing. gee good evening and thanks for joining us tonight. i'm e news 4's derrick ward continues our coverage tonight and he's live in charlottesville with more on the mood as the city tries to heal. derrick? >> reporter: erica, it's an interesting dichotomy, you might say. we are here at fourth and water. you can see the memorial that has grown up here and this is the nexus of the grief that's being felt all over the country and perhaps even all over the world as the story spreads, but if you venture down city mall things return to a degree of normalcy. people are out enjoying themselves and

>>> white supremacists blame the charlottesville cops for saturday's violence. >> it was purely nonviolent. >> did law enforcement do enough to keep the two sides separate? >> the president speaks out again. >> to anyone who acted criminally in this weekend's racist violence, you will be held fully accountable. >> but was it too late? >> reporter: i'm mike valerio in charlottesville where the former mayor now wants president trump to visit. >> reporter: i'm stephanie ramirez with the community paying tribute to the victims of violence. >> wusa9 news at 11:00 starts now. >>> images of violent fights from an idyllic virginia town seared into our memories. tonight charlottesville came together to honor the woman who died and the others injured when white supremacist groups clashed with counter protesters over the weekend. >> we have gathered a lot of new information on this story. rather than bomb board you with it all at once we'll put it -- bombard you with it all at once we'll put it into context starting at the beginning in charlottesville. this whole thing started over a statu

>>> chaos is charlottesville. >> i mean, it's the most horrific thing i ever have seen in my life. >> virginia in the spotlight as thousands clash in the streets. >> you pretend you are patriots, but you are anything but a patriot. >> a city battered by hate. right now on "news4 today" the new calls for action after the violence. it has been a horrific scene playing out in the streets of charlottesville, but this morning a bit more calm as we take a live look at a service happening right now in that city. >> one person is dead as into the crowd. we now know the victim's name. her name was heather hire. we will continue to follow all the developments as they unfold throughout the day. we will check back in with news4's derrick ward who is live at the church, and he says he has seen a show of force when it comes to the sense of community and people coming together. >> a lot going on. we will continue to follow the developments coming out of charlottesville. >>> we want to talk about the weather as well because that has turned a corner here. >> we have a great sunday forecast, adam.

hate and violence. in the wake of charlottesville, cities across the nation are trying to figure out what to do about their confederate monuments. >>> and there's another chance to strike it big. the powerball jackpot climbs to over $500 million. >>> good morning from the studio 57 news room at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. president trump is paying the price for his defiant defense of white supremacists. he has been abandon by corporate leaders. two of his business councils have been dismantled. some fellow republicans are going after mr. had trump and u.s. military leaders, the joint chiefs, have all issued statements denouncing racism and extremism. last night on the university of virginia campus, the very same place where white supremacists marched last week, a candlelight vigil was held against hate and vines. seth lemon is in washington. seth, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. hundreds of people peacefully gathered last night at the university of virginia singing spirituals and holding a moment of silence. this, of c

charlottesville. one person is dead. >> and just went flying everywhere. the pedestrians, the most horrific thing i've seen in my life. >> witnesses reacting to seeing people tossed in the air after the car made impact. nearly 20 people were hurt. we're going to have live team coverage on the wreck in the alt-right rally that sparked all of this chaos. >>> and we are awaiting a news conference. >> storm team 4. >> let me also mention before we get to that, we are awaiting a news conference now we want to change gears and we need to go to the breaking situation that is affecting everybody here in our region. good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm erika gonzalez. a severe thunderstorm watch is going to last well into your saturday night. it is a storm team 4eaerth alert day. we want to straight to the biggest threats tonight. samar? >> some areas already being impacted. i want to get straight to the graphics. the area shaded in pink are under a severe thunderstorm watch till 11:00 p.m. tonight. but it's more ressing in the areas shaded in yellow. frederick county, month gonery

, aoe thomas joins us host and programming prechter for charlottesville radio. to discuss how his city became ground zero for this past weekend's violence. with so much focus on what the president did and didn't say and that statement yesterday, we want to get your thoughts on that debate over the president's words. tost: the first thing i want point out is that i think the president was correct in saying all violence in any shape or form, any of this mob rule mentality has to be called out for what it is and has to be stopped in its tracks. if it doesn't we will get further down the rabbit hole. the fact that he didn't pick out one specific group -- supposing blackt picked out the lives matter groups that were protesting on the other side, equally violent, i was therefore four hours getting pepper spray by both groups. there was plenty of violence to go around. host: given the background over the battle of the monuments, how did this happen in charlottesville? becausehe battle began it was an issue brought up after ,he shooting in south carolina the church there, after that one o

out with violence here in charlottesville today. >> for those who are just joining us, fox news alert at the top of the hour, i'm elizabeth prann in washington dc joined by leland vittert in colorado. we are looking at pictures in charlottesville, virginia, was supposed to be a peaceful a pea protest among folks protesting the removal of a confederate statue. a statue of robert e lee which is scheduled to be removed in the next couple months, called emancipation park. initial protests took place last night that then became fairly vocal and tense and we are seeing as you can see they are turning violent. folks arriving with not only homemade weapons but gear and some folks arriving with handguns. we are seeing the situation increasingly become tense. we knew the city was prepared, they declared a local emergency. we heard from the governor that they are prepared for anything that took place. the violent clashes between these groups and counter protesters, some of them have been busted. we are seeing businesses closing throughout the day as we watch these protests become increasin

you with me, i'm thomas roberts in new york. we continue the breaking news from charlottesville, virginia, one person has died and 19 others injured and police have a person in custody. one of the drivers involved in the fatal crash. this is where a gray challenger slammed into pedestrians, on foot part of a counter-protest march of the white nationalists in charlottesville virginia. police have not released any more information beyond that when it comes to the one driver that they have in custody in questioning over what happened now. what would be this fatality. we do have video of this crash. i want to warn you about the graphic nature of this video that was captured by the counter-protesters on scene. and the violent crash that happened with bodies flying in the air. the two-door car with tinted windows, it plows, without stopping through this crowd of people and into another vehicle that caused a chain reaction. now people were screaming, running, there was chaos on scene. that car reversed and fled, injuring more people on its way out. so we heard from the hospital. we kno

seems that for the day of charlottesville it's over everybody is spread out across multiple multiple sites throughout the downtown area. but it seems that for the day everything everybody is tired everyone's everyone's grieving. and just to clarify that i think the latest video gave us the clearest pictures so far reports of three vehicles involved i was questioning earlier you know to what extent we can say this is deliberate or not it would appear that video clarifies things to some extent clearly showing one vehicle ramming into the back of two vehicles in front of it and forcing them to plow through the pro the counter protesters who dissembled and they can see you can just see the aftermath there tending to some of the wounded let's take you now some information coming from the mayor of charlottesville who has confirmed now that one person has died in this incident and a quote from him the mayor of charlottesville saying broken for the life has been lost here people of goodwill to go. let's get on the line now to washington d.c. and speak to our correspondent jacqueline. a very

sanchez. let's get right to our breaking news out of charlottesville where the governor has declared a state of emergency after white supremacists clashed with counter protesters. the demonstration was planned after the college town decide toed to remove statues.protestors. the demonstration was planned after the college town decide ed to remove statues. things quickly turned ugly. ed to remove statues. things quickly turned ugly.ed to remove statues. things quickly turned ugly. virginia state police have made several arrests already moving to break things up after the city declared it an unlawful assembly. the governor has declared a staets state of emergency. and friday hundreds of white supremacists marched carrying tiki torches and shouting white sli lives matter. i want to get to caylee harding, she was there for the whole thing. what is happening where you are now? >> reporter: well, boris, police have cleared emancipation park formerly known as lee park where robert e. lee statue stands, the center of the controversy here. the police have pushed protesters down either end of mar

our residents not only here in the city of charlottesville but in the charlottesville area to come together and take all of this into our hearts and daily lives today, and to begin healing as a community. if we all come together, we cannot fall apart. we will be with you, we will be beside you, as together we write the next chapter in charlottesville's history. thank you. >> thank you, mr. jones for stopchie -- thank you mr. jones. she felt thomas, charlottesville police department. the premeditated violence that are committed he experienced is mp into violence and we had no choice but to ploy additional personnel from the virginia state police, the virginia national guard to help disperse the crowd and move people safely from the streets. none of the injuries sustained today were due to engagement with law enforcement. as of late this afternoon, there have been at least 35 people treated for injuries by city personnel. foreople have been treated injuries resulting from individual engagements, nine that history is were treated for injuries and a three-vehicle crash the intersection

tonight, she lost her daughter in charlottesville. >> i'd rather have my child, but, by golly, if i have to give her up, we're going to make it count. >> mason: they defeated the nazis in europe. >> it was just unbelievable that they had a nazi party here in the united states. >> ♪ memories. >> mason: and using music to preserve fading memories. >> it's knowing that she hasn't lost it all. this is the "cbs evening news." >> mason: and this is our western edition. good evening. i'm anthony mason. as a rule, former presidents don't criticize their successors. but after the violence in charlottesville and president trump's defense of far-right protesters, former presidents george and george w. bush put out a joint statement today. without mentioning mr. trump, they wrote, "america must always reject racial bigotry, anti- semitism, and hatred in all forms." and business leaders, who thought they had a friend in the white house, abandoned the president today. here's margaret brennan. >> reporter: by the time the president tweeted he was disbanding his business advisory councils, almost

continue our coverage of the deadly day in charlottesville, virginia where we company coming up this hour any moment the governor of virginia to be holding a press conference about the incidents that took place today, not only the violent crashes and then those counter protestors but more so about the deadly incident, the act of terrorism that happened when a vehicle charged down a side street where counter protestors were on foot and slammed into them, knocking them into the air, flying people into the air and knock approximating two other cars, causing a schan reaction. then the car reversing to flee, injuring more people. we know that the police in charlottesville say that they have one driver in custody. we don't have any further detail about how many people were in that car or what the driver was doing or thinking at the time, but many people believe that this was nothing more than an act of terrorism, a driver intent on trying to cause panic and mayhem and at this point someone was killed. we can confirm that one person has died. there were 35 other people that were taken to th

be way after deadly violence rocked charlottesville, virginia. we're learning more about the young man accused of plowing into a crowd of protestors and the woman who was killed. president trump is being criticized for what he didn't say following the clashes. and organizer of the white nationalists rally is shouted down. also tonight one year after riots he rupted in milwaukee following a fatal police shooting we check in with the city's newest officer. >> do we want to fight with people. >> no. >> and a lesson in dog parenting. if you want your pup to be good guide dogs, don't baby them. >> good boy. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano with a western edition of the broadcast. a federal civil rights investigation is under way after police say a young man rammed his car into a crowd of protestors in charlottesville, virginia. the deadly violence broke out at a white nationalist rally on saturday. ku klux klansmen and neo nazis were among those fighting counterprotestors in the streets. the white supremacists came from across the country to r

disturbing images out of charlottesville showing the moment a car plowed through a crowd at a white nationalists crowd, and this caused the justice department to open up an investigation on civil rights. attorney general, jeff sessions, says the violence and death strikes at the very law of justice. people were thrown to the ground as the car plowed through the crowd. a 32-year-old woman died and 19 others hurt. >> all are being treated at the hospital, including five people that we learned have critical this man, he is 20 years old and from ohio. police charged him with murder and multiple other counts. >>> this video here, too, some of it tough to watch. we witnessed protesters and counter protesters taking to the streets. you can see people there holding flags, confederate flags as well as wearing helmets and gas masks, and some in the crowd carrying other symbols of hate, nazi symbols. members came to protest the planned removal of a statue that honored confederate general, robert e. lee, and at least 35 people were hurt. police did end up arresting three other people, one man w

day with crowds gathering for a right wing march there in charlottesville these are the pictures from earlier on in the day of the violence first erupted. i i i. i i i i. i. i i i i. i. just tuning in you're watching are to international on our rolling coverage of this breaking news story from charlottesville which has now declared a state of emergency of a rally turned violent the small city has become a ground zero for white nationalist near confederate an activist in the u.s. this includes the k.k.k. who are fighting to keep traces of the confederate legacy there intact it followed an announcement to remove a statue to rename to local parks in charlottesville earlier i spoke with r.t. america's alex rubenstein he was at the scene and witnessed the violence that ensued. i'm not sure how it how it works physically but the person in front from what i hear was able to drive away and was followed by a state trooper that was told to me by an n.b.c. reporter i didn't see that personally i saw it i saw i did i saw two cars that were all totaled the trunk was just completely smashed a woman

outraged by his response to the charlottesville attack calling it two days too late. >> this was the president's first visit to trump tower since he took office in january. he received less that a warm welcome. ♪ >> thousands of demonstrators angry over his initial response to saturday's racial violence in charlottesville, protesting at trump tower. supporters came out to defend the president, both groups engaged in heated shouting matches. [shouting] >> you see a lot of anger. police were subjected to the processes scorned. >> it doesn't protect you. >> anti-from demonstrators continue to criticize the president even after he made more forceful remarks in condemning the attack and racial hate groups. >> racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant. >> the mother of ara hire, a paralegal who was killed while protesting against white nationals in charlottesville stating this, thank you for those words of comfort and for denouncing those who promote violence an

. amy: two days after a nazi sympathizer drove into a crowd of antiracist protesters in charlottesville, virginia, killing one person and injuring 19, president trump finally condemns white supremacist violence. a what steps will be white house take to stop the growing violence? we will spend the hour with the acclaimed author ta-nehisi coates in his first major interview since the night duration of -- inauguration of president trump. >> one of the problems around runsm that i've try to had the country, is the notion that the somehow only endangers black people. i muted tell you it endangers all of us. amy: ta-nehisi coates for the hour. alall that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. massive protests against white supremacists and the trump administration continued nationwide on monday from the streetets of north carolina, whe a crowd of activists toppled a confederate statue in durham, to the halls of washington, where three separate corporate ceo's resign from president trump's american manufacturing council over

president condemning racist groups by name in the wake of a violent weekend in charlottesville. nancy: we want to let you know we are standing by for a press conference from charlottesville police. you see live pictures on the screen on the right as we wait for it to start. we'll bring it to you as soon as it happens. michelle: this is after protesters clashed on saturday in charlottesville at a rally over confederate statue. it turn deadly when a man ran a car in counterprotesters killing a 32-year-old woman. >> this is on the hands of the city government, of the police and the radical left. nancy: tense moments outside the courtroom in charlottesville as the court by video conference. james fields was denied bond. michelle: he is also the target of a civil rights investigation. we are new reaction coming in. we'll get to brad bell live in northwest in a moment. nancy: but we start in charlottesville where jeff goldberg joins us live. jeff? jeff: it has been a somber and a gray day here in charlottesville, as people in the downtown mall continue to flood the memorial for heather heye

actual comments he made immediately following the charlottesville violence. but he didn't stop there. he blamed the media for twisting what he said. and the obstructionist democrats for his stalled agenda. how much longer will his core supporters, will the gop and the country ignore his alternative facts? >>> and back up, you creep. an msnbc exclusive. in her own words, hillary clinton sharing what she thought about telling donald trump to do at the second presidential debate, and why she did not. >> back up, you creep! get away from me. i know you love to intimidate women, but you can't intimidate me, so back up! >> more on that in just a moment. first, president trump fresh off that fiery campaign-style rally in phoenix last night is in the air at this hour. he is set to touch down in reno, nevada, to address the american legion condition. we will go to reno in a moment. but first, about last night. the crowd in phoenix, mr. trump's base, no doubt, gobbled up the red meat. but many others were growing increasingly worried about what we heard in that 75-minute mix of rambling and st

>>> making news in america this morning, remembering the victims in charlottesville. people gathering at a memorial as we learn more about the suspect accused of driving through the crowd. the scenes there over the weekend. now, the pictures of him at the white supremacist rally hours before the incident and what his mother is aing this morning. >>> president trump under fire for his response to the attack accused of not condemning white supremacists in his statement. mike pence is making his comments clear. >>> a sky driver stuck in a tree for four hours after a landing mishap. why was he stuck there for so long? >>> tom cruise injured in a stunt. see his leap from a building >> ooh. >>> and good morning, we begin with charlottesville, virginia, a city in mourning after this weekend's deadly violence. >> here's what we know right now. especially about james fields, a man charged with plowing his vehicle into ray crowd of people photographed earlier in the day marching with a white supremacy group. an army spokeswoman says he reported for basic training in august 2015 but wa

. a deadly day. it started with serious clashes in the streets of charlottesville. admitted white nationalists fighting against people who came out to face them and break up their racist rally. some people were hurt before things turned very tragic. [ bleep ] one woman died in this crowd when that car suddenly accelerated and slammed into a group of people protesting against the white nationalists. several others were hurt. some of their injuries are life threatening. we heard from the president. he heard about the incident from his resort in new jersey. what he said and notably didn't say in a moment. first, brian todd is in charlottesville, virginia, right now. brian, you first on the ground there. update us on what police are saying about this deadly crash and set is scene as we head into the evening. >> reporter: setting the scene for you at the scene of the crash, we're here near the corner of 4th street and water streets in shafrlt. we're going to zoom in and tell you where the car strike occurred. you see the police officers up there on 4th street with that dark colored van

this weekend's violence in charlottesville. >> to anyone who acted criminally in this weekend's racist violence, you'll be held fully accountable. justice will be delivered. >>> a total of three people are dead following at the unrest in charlottesville. including 32-year-old heather heyer who died after being hit by car that plowed into a crowd of counter protesters, a vigil for her is being held. the driver of the car is now being c the two virginia state police troopers killed when the helicopter crashed had been responding to the rallies where white nationalists groups were protesting plans to remove a confederate statue. now there are several other rallies across the country including in seattle and cincinnati >> many other cities are having their own protests and everybody is standing strong with charlottesville. you can see on the rundown on the side, it's what we're talking about at 6:30, live team coverage from the justice department, the white house and charlottesville. lindsay, let's start with you, what's situation tonight? >> reporter: sarah, we are here in front of

streets. their message for the president, charlottesville, and >> no kkk, no fascist usa. >>> one man says people upset about the violence are making one big mistake merchandise. >>> and a new view of the chaos in charlottesville today. >>> as charlottesville starts the healing process following the deadly violence this weekend, we are learning that the driver accused of plowing into peaceful protesters may have had a fascination with hitler. a former teacher telling the associated press that tonight. nbc jay gray has the latest from charlottesville. >> reporter: a solemn, peaceful vigil in charlottesville, just hours when things boiled over for protesters. it is the latest in what has been 24 hours of chaos and carnage in charlottesville after police say 20-year-old james amexfields, jr., plowed into a crowd of people of counterprotesters who had gathered. 19 were injured. brennen shot this video as the horror unfolded in front of him. >> he targeted this crowd very clearly. >> reporter: the governor terry mcauliffe began like many here, searching for hope and healing. >> let us

came into charlottesville today. go home. shame on you! >> tomorrow will come and we will emerge. i can promise you, stronger than ever. >> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> good morning to you. this morning, we are talking about that active domestic terrorism in charlottesville. the president is being criticized, not for what he said, but for what he did not say. >> now, remember, there was a woman who was killed here and at least 30 people were hurt, as clashes broke out at that white nationalist rally. kkk and confederate flags were flying and punches were flying as well. and then -- i want to forewarn you, this happened. this is hard to watch. it's very graphic but here is the video. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> horrifying. i want to pause and look at this photo and just take it in. the man behind the wheel, according to his mother, drove from ohio to support the alt right in this rally and he is now charged with murder. cnn's kaylee hartung is live there. >> reporter: the cia is opening a civil rights inves

violence breaking out in the normally quiet town of charlottesville. complete chaos on one side, white nationalists sporting symbols of the racist extreme right. on the other side crowds of people trying to break them up. they fought with fists, with sticks, with bottles, with pepper spray. and even though no shots were fired, a lot of people were openly carrying guns. and then a short time ago a horrifying scene. we warn you this video is very graphic. [ shouting ] >> a car plowing into a crowd of people in charlottesville where police were disbursing the white nationalist protesters and the people fighting them. several people sent flying into the air. we are not yet clear on the number or severity of the injuries. what brought these violent groups to charlottesville is a statue, memorial to confederate general robert e. lee, which the city of charlottesville is planning to take down, people on the extreme right including the ku klux klan and other white power groups, they're not happy about it. cnn's kaylee hartung is right there in charlottesville. kaylee, you've been following the

. terror in charlottesville. chaos in the streets. >> go, go, go go! >> as a car plows into a crowd of people. >> pools of blood all over the grown. people screaming. i have never seen such a blatant horrific racist attack in my entire life. >> victims thrown in the air. one woman dead. others critically wounded. >> it became a big doggone melee out here. >> the alleged driver arrested. what we're learning about the suspect this morning. was he fueled by hate? >>> and fighting erupts. on the streets of this american city. hate groups making nazi salutes. >> please, go home. and never come back. >> skirmishing with koupt protester. beating each other with clubs. >> this is a battleground right now. >> police in riot gear out in force. overnight, mourning one of their own. a police helicopter crashing. >> and this morning, president trump under fire. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. on many sides. >> taking heat for what he did not say. even members of his own party speaking out. the fallout in morning. >>> good su

of the violence in charlottesville. we're learning more about the man charged with murder for ramming his car into a group of protesters. 20-year-old alex fields will make his first court appearance today. fields was fascinated with naziism and idolized adolf hitler. >> this weekend's violence led to dozens of protests around our area. one of the biggest happened outside of the white house last night. demonstrators gathered to denounce hate and violence and to show their support for the people of charlottesville. >> this twitter account is identifying the people who participated in the rally this past weekend. the account is called yes, you're a racist and it has more than 250,00 now. it said one of the people identified lost his job as a result. >>> right now, we have team coverage of the violence that took place this weekend in charlottesville. >> news 4's angie goff will have a look around the area. derrick ward will explain how charlottesville is healing this morning. derrick? >> reporter: good morning again. here at fourth and water street, the sun is rise on a quiet morn

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charlottesville this afternoon is a car plowed into a crowd near the protest. our local reports are saying it was a collaborated, plant attack, and attentional attack. now the ap reporting in fox confirmed one person is dead as a result of that intentional crash. now were talking vehicular manslaughter charges facing the suspect involved. present trump address the matters just moments ago and alive news conference from new jersey. kristin joins us live from bridgewater, new jersey with the latest. >> this is supposed to be about president trump signing a bill about veterans affairs. instead, the focus shifted entirely on what's been taking place in charlottesville. present trump said he just got off the phone with the governor virginia. they're working swiftly to try to restore law and order in charlottesville. he says we must come together as americans with love for our nation a true affection for each other. he says we're going to continue to make america great again but will make a great for all americans. all americans been the emphasis. that may cause problems for to present tr

say they're using love to try to neutralize the hate exemplified by protesters in charlottesville, virginia. several cities in the bay area took part in a nationwide show of solidarity tonight for the victims caught in the charlottesville chaos. this comes as we learn new information about the driver who is now charged with murder. abc news report elizabeth herr is in charlottesville with the new details. >> reporter: from charlottesville to our nation's capital and cities across the country, a rally for unity and prayers for the victims. and this is new video of 20-year-old james fields jr. seen with a known white supremacist group, then hours later fields allegedly carrying out his attack and arrested for murder. his former teacher now saying fields even made pro-nazi comments in high school. >> he felt that the views that adolf hitler espoused were correct. >> reporter: tonight charlottesville still on high alert as one of the organizers of the unite the right march is confronted by counterprotesters and forced to run from his own news conference. as for the suspect charged wit

the city of charlottesville. hello and welcome. i'm julie. >> present trump is responding to the situation twitting this, we all must be united and condemn all that hate stands for. there is no place for this kind of violence in america. let's come together as one. doug is live in charlotte's will, virginia with the latest. doug, how does it go? >> things are calm here right now, i send there's a de-escalation and the tension level early in the day. the last lie we are doing from the other park where the white nationalists had marre migrated, here where we stand in downtown charlottesville there is a horrific accident and appears by all accounts it looks intentional. the convertible car was involved. it is the middle of three cars that were involved. another silver car came up from behind on water street have their headed in a southerly direction at a high rate of speed. rear-ended the car which then rear-ended a minivan in front of it. then, the car which made the initial impact backed away from the accident scene at a high rate of speed. running over several pedestrians. as man