Eating championship gets under way. Thats right. Were talking about kale. Early today starts right now. Good morning. I hope you had a great weekend. Im frances rivera. Im phillip mena. Its been less than 24 hours since there was a clash on the streets of charlottesville and the president has yet to outright condemn the altright groups at the sen of the of it all. Even after Heather Heyer was mowed down by one of the members. Fields jr. Is set to appear in court today on Second Degree murder charges. While the president has not explicitly called out the hate groups by name his Vice President is. Here is Vice President mike pence speaking to Peter Alexander overnight. We will not tolerate hatred and violence of groups like the kkk and the neonazis. They have no place in the american debate. Still members of the president s own party are calling for a more forceful denouncement of white nationalism. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell has more this morning. Reporter for a presidency forged by blunt talk
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.
Memorial is permanently defaced. Driving rains cause Manhole Covers to shoot sky warld. Early today starts now. Hello. Im phillip mena. Great being with you. Im frances rivera. It was one of the most engrossing and headshaking moments in political history, the president of the United States reigniting a firestorm, unnerving many across the country in National Headlines as fake president from chicago central tribune. Mr. Trump painted them as victims of what he clibld as club wielding victims of the atleft, blurring the line in who is to blame. This morning the Chicago Sun Times Editorial Board is referring to the president as the nations bigot in chief. The Washington Post says he not only failed to help the country heal, he made the wound wider and deeper. The New York Times claimed trump himself took up many of the talking points of the White Nationalists. We would like you to hear from the president himself this morning. Here he was claiming White Nationalist protesters were the rea
Good boy. This is the cbs weekend news. Quijano good evening, im 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 rally against plans to remove a con federal confederate statue from a park. A 32 year old woman was killed in the apparent car attack. Two state troopers died when their helicopter crashed while patrolling the rally. President trump is being criticized by members of his own party for not specifically denouncing White Supremacists in the aftermath of the deadly clashes. Today an organizer of the rally was jeered by a crowd. We have a team of reporters covering the chaos in charlottesville, beginning with d
This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. The president earlier today with an attempt to clean up the mess after this weekends response to the Charlottesville White supremacist demonstration that turned deadly. Racism is evil. And those who is cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs. Including the kkk, neonazis, White Supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. Well, that wasnt enough for some. Late breaking news. Two more ceos resigning tonight from president Trumps American Manufacturing Council under armor founder and ceo kevin plank saying in a statement, love our country and company. I am stepping down from the council to focus on inspiring and uniting through power of sport. And the ceo of intel announcing late tonight he is quitting the council, as well. Will the president sufferplily for waiting too long to blame White Supremacists . Political analysts Carl Bernstein journal and author and abby phillip, a white house repor