Erupted in violence late this morning. White nationalists groups attending a scheduled unite the right rally to protest the removal of a confederate statue clashes with counterprotesters including clergy and ant fascist groups and members of the black lives matter movement. The rally ended before it began when the governor and officials declared a state of emergency. Before 11 00 a. M. But clashes continued into the early afternoon. The most Serious Violence happened when a driver plowed a car into a crowd of peacefully marching counterprotesters. Killing one person and injuring 19 others. Several witnesses say they believe it was intentional. Police have arrested one person in connection with the crash. It is being investigated as a criminal homicide. Police say in addition to the crash, another 15 people were injured at todays protests. Lets go right to nbc news correspondent Mia Rodriguez who has been in the crowd in charlottesville all day. Mia, give us an update on where we stand
blood and soil [ chanting ] the hearing of course is a chant of blood and soil which was the slogan of the agricultural department of nazi germany of the government of hitlerme hitlerme hitler, as may a man doing civil rights work all of your life, when did you think when you heard that being chanted on the streets of an american city. when i heard it from my dear sister, one of the organizers there, it was quite troubling but as we continue to sew this kite of hateful rhetoric and you move people to this place, my condolences to the person who died today and those who are hurt. but it says something that this was a strategy, an alt right strategy. and it is not just hate. this was spg planned, and when you look at the people involved, richard spencer, matt kimba and david duke and how they are using this moment in history to