crowd where everything is happening. has there been any response to what we ve seen here? including the violence. you had members of these white nationalist groups striking, punching clergy members with brass knuckles. where s the city leadership? any response from the mayor of charlottesville? any response? reporter: i have not seen them out here. yesterday, they said they would be ready for the rally and planning for this for weeks. they had a plan in place to handle this. we re going to see how that plan unfolds as the day goes on. for those just tuning in, you are watching live pictures from charlottesville, virginia. a very large protest and counterprotest. white nationalist groups, various groups converging on the city of charlottesville to protest the planned removal of a statue of robert e. lee from a park now called emancipation park. i ve been handed by my producer