For not calling out the violence. And the worlds fastest man is saying goodbye to the sport he loves. Good morning from the studio 57 cbs news headquarters here in new york. Im annemarie green. The man accused of ramming a car into a crowd in charlottesville is due in court. The incident happened saturday at a rally of White Nationalists. Hena doba is in new york with the latest. Hena, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. 20yearold james alex fields jr. Is facing charges of seconddegree murder. Witnesses say on saturday the driver accelerated before plowing into the crowd, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others. The man suspected of ramming his car into a crowd in charlottesville, virginia, is schedules to appear in court today. 20yearold james alex fields jr. Faces several charges including seconddegree murder. Hes accused of killing Heather Heyer and others. There was a plan to remove a confederate statue from the public park. Vigils, real ys, and marches were hel
Early today starts right now. Hello. Im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. Demonstrators gathered just feet from the white house marching, chanting and directly countering white supremacist groups who carried out the weekends protests in charlottesville as White Nationalists joined by the kkk neonazis and armed militia demonstrated in the streets at some point beating count counterprotests are. It ended with a deadly attack when a car rapped into a group of demonstrators and injuring up to 19 individuals and killing Heather Heyer. Here was a video of the events and a warning, it is disturbing to watch. The man allegedly behind the wheel, 20yearold james alex fields jr. Of ohio was apprehended by police after fleeing the scene and charged with Second Degree murder and due in court today. His mother claims she didnt know where he was going this weekend. I just knew he was going to a rally. I mean, you know, i tried to stay out of his political views. I didnt know it was White Supremacists.
Bridge. They believe a 40yearold passenger was shot in the face inside the car. Right now the victim is in the hospital. They say theyre not investigating this as a case of road rage. They are questioning the driver, but at the moment the driver is not under arrest. So rosemary, 95 again at the betsey ross bridge area. And on that ramp, now what we can see cording to traffic there are still lanes getting by on this ramp. Its not closed or blocked even with this investigation underway. Right now not causing problems and the ramp is still open. It might be the while and stretches further onto the morning commute. Into rush hour, the see some problems. But watching the turnpike, 22 minutes in both directions there. Speeds also into theri there. And well end here on 76 in glossner city. No problems there. An update on 95 when i come back. Thank you, jessica. Breaking this morning, the hunt is on for whoever kill a couple inside their home. It happened late last night on Federal Street in s
And prescription for savings. Major pharmacies accused of letting customers pay more than they have to for generic drugs. How to make sure you save. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with that deadly chaos on the streets of charlottesville, virginia. The aftermath of the brutal eruption of violence sparked by White Nationalists. New video you see it here. The deadly car attack. The driver charged with murder. Accused of plowing his car in to a crowd of counter demonstrators. 20yearold up james fields handcuffed at the scene. Police say he was marching with White Supremacists earlier. The faces of the victims, the young paralegal in the path of the car. Two state troopers responding to the violence killed when the Police Helicopter went down. Just a few miles away. And late this afternoon, the man who started the rally chased from the News Conference by protesters. Abcs eva pilgrim starts us off from charlottesville. Reporter charlottesville
Sarah it is good to have you with us. Donald trump today has condemned what he called the evils of racism after the killing of a woman who was protesting against a far right gathering in charlottesville, virginia. Trump had faced criticism when he initially did not respond explicitly condemning rightwing extremists. Now the u. S. Justice department has announced a civil rights investigation into the weekends deadly violence. Reporter the plane the pain is still raw from the mayhem. Some here are still afraid. The man any redshirt to fill comfortable showing his face on camera. I saw people pull out knives and pistols. It was crazy. Its all ridiculous. Now we have loved ones who are getting gone. Dead and gone. All those are smiling and laughing and where picking up the pieces. Reporter has the people of charlottesville pick up the pieces, others are gathering to denounce racism and hatred into remember this woman. 30yearold Heather Heyer was killed when a cargo drove into a group of an