And we do say good morning, everybody, on this wednesday. President trumps first day in his hometown since taking office ends today, and the controversy will follow him out of town. The president unexpectedly addressed the violence in charlottesville during a News Conference placing blame on both sides. The comments come just a day after the president denounced White Supremacy groups. Now, the comments reportedly caught the white house staff off guard, and people are saying this photo right here, the president s new chief of staff, john kelly, looking especially displeased, some say. Abcs emily rau is live in washington with the details. Good morning, emily. Reporter good morning, kendis and diane. President trump initially appeared before the press to talk about infrastructure, but the topic quy klicedrntu t charlottesville, and the president was combative and defiant. That was a horrible, horrible day youre not putting the wait a minute. Im not finished. Im not finished, fake news. T
Park. Trying to protect her three children. And the former state trooper seen here shooting an unarmed black man during a traffic stop. What he told his victim in court today. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night, and we begin tonight with President Trump in the lobby of trump tower, spending 15 minutes late today defending his response to charlottesville. The president facing outrage after taking 48 hours to condemn racism and to call out groups by name. Much of that from leaders of his own party. Tonight President Trump said he needed all of the facts before delivering his soresponse, and went on to say there was blame on both sides, adding the initial protesters did have a permit. Abcs mary bruce was there for it all. She leads us off tonight. Reporter President Trump today defiant and doubling down. Defending his decision to wait 48 hours after the hatefueled violence in charlottesville, to call out the White Supremacists by name. Why did you wait
We do say good morning, everybody, on this wednesday. President trumps first day in his hometown since taking office ends today and the controversy will follow him out of town. The president unexpectedly addressed the violence in charlottesville during a News Conference placing blame on both sides. The comments come just a day after the president denounced White Supremacy groups. It caught the white house staff off guard and people are saying this photo right here, the president s new chief of staff, john kelly looking especially displeased. Some say abcs emily rau is live in washington with the details. Good morning, emily. Reporter good morning, kendis and diane. President trump initially appeared before the press to talk about infrastructure but the topic quickly turned to charlottesville and the president was combative and defiant. That was a horrible, horrible day wait a minute. Im not finished. Im not finished, fake news. Reporter President Trump defending his decision to wait tw
Averaging 100 voters an hour, and there has been a steady stream all morning. This is the first time that the states primary election is in march instead of may and puts more importance on North Carolinas primary, and thats why donald trump, Bernie Sanders, and Hillary Clinton were all in our area yesterday. The voters told me because there are such varying views on the issues, it would be more important for them to come vote today. Coming off the economic crisis in 2008, its important to make sure that ourselves and our children are taken care of in the long run. Reporter nearly 700,000 people voted early across the state which is 10. 5 of registered voters, significantly more than the last president ial primaries in 2012. All voting precincts in the state are tonight. Stay with channel 9 throughout the evening. Well have Election Results on come in. Liz foster, channel 9, Eyewitness News. And thank you, liz. Channel 9 is your complete source for the primary election. Watch Eyewitness
Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, it is the end of an era for the national pastime. Derek jeter, the most recognized player on Major League Baseballs most popular team, played his final home game in new york city. Baseball fans have followed jeter from the time he was a 22yearold rookie of the year winner to be named captain of the yankees to finishing his career with the six most hits of all time. And last night he capped it off with yet another memorable moment. Ko im has more from the captains curtain call from Yankee Stadium. Good morning, ko. Reporter good morning, annemarie. Derek jeter said he was trying not to cry when he stepped onto the batters box for the last time here. He finishes here at Yankee Stadium with the same dramatic flair that made him an allstar hall of famer. And as team manager joe girardi said, quote, you cant even dream this stuff up. Well, the script is there. The last page is in dereks hands. Reporter tied game, bottom of the ninth, a runner o