hate groups and a 23% increase in neo-confederate groups. joining me is the president and ceo of the naacp defense fund. to what do you attribute for what happened in charlottesville over the weekend? >> let's begin with how the foundation has been laid. you just had statistics up showing the increase in hate groups and the increase in hate crimes has been well documented by the southern policy law center, particularly since the campaign and the election of this president. and we have not heard the president of the united states, or the attorney general for that matter acknowledge the exponential increase in hate crimes that has been happening in this country, the increase in anti-muslim crimes, and the violence and defacing of the mosques that have been happening by the month. we had a veteran, a 25-year army