reminds us of the importance of numbering our days. may we refuse to boast about tomorrow, for we know not what a day may bring. lord, surround our lawmakers with the shields of your protection and favor. fill them with your spirit, causing them to walk in your statutes and keep your judgments. lord, you know better than we what lies ahead for our lives, so lead us like a gentle shepherd. we claim your promise in hebrews 13:5 that you will never leave or forsake us. guide and inspire us all to follow your plan for our lives. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c, june 14, 2017. to the senate: under the provisions of rule
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. mason: good evening, i m anthony mason. he threatened north korea with fire and fury. today, president trump said the united states is locked and loaded. the week is ending as it began with tensions and rhetoric rising. chief white house correspondent major garrett is in new jersey where the president continues a working vacation at his bedminster golf club. i think it s pretty obvious. we are looking at that very carefully. and i hope that they are going to fully understand the gravity of what i said and what i said is what i mean. reporter: that was president trump s explanation for the early-morning tweet telling north korea u.s. military solutions are locked and loaded. mr. trump also had a response to those who say his rhetoric has gone too far. well, you know, my critics are only saying that because it s me. if somebody else uttered the exact same words they uttered, they had say, what a great state
announcer: this is the cbs overnight news. welcome to the overnight news. i m elaine quijano. a federal civil rights investigation is under way after police say a young man rammed his car into a crowd of protesters in charlottesville, virginia. the deadly violence broke out at a white nationalist rally on saturday. clue clux clabz klansmen and neo nazis were among those fighting counterprotesters in the streets. the white supremacists came from across the country to rally against plans to remove a 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 david begnaud.
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