We will always be. Let me say, its about the strength of the United States of america that the president sent me here to latin america. And as we prepare to end our trip a little bit early tomorrow after we stop in panama, i leave your greatly encouraged that across south america and central america, with the United States and canada, this isc a new era here, chilly as shiningq. c exe of a nation that shows Economic Freedom decades ago and now is experiencing vibrant democracy. It is inspiring nations across latin america who have followed their lead. I return from this trip more encouraged than ever, thaten not only will our commerce grow, strengthening jobs and opportunities in america, strengthening prosperity across latin america, but i truly do believe that the unity that i have experienced in our determinationc to ensure that e will not permit a failed state in venezuela in this hemisphere. It is more true than ever, the determination i have heard among the nations i have visited, about ensuring that we stand with the venezuelan people, that we bring the full measure of until its democracy is restored has truly been inspiring. Ive made it clear as the president has that the United States of america has options to advance the security of the United States regarding venezuela. I will return home tomorrow more confident than ever that freedom loving countries across latin america along with the United States can continueok to bring jon Vice President mike pence holding a News Conference with theco chilean president , he is in santiago rightgdrr now. The trip is to ensure allies that what is going on in venezuela isc not pleasing to e United States and that the u. S. Is not pleased, at essentially an open dictatorship erupting. Heather we will talk more about that a little bit later, our fox news alert, view from the Global Headquarters in new york right now. Cnbc reporting that the president s ceo Advisory Panel is disbanding. This comes as several more Business Leaders have resigned in the wake of the violence in charlottesville, the president s latest reaction to the deadly9wx mayhem. Jon the ceos of 3m and campbell soupc stepping down along with other executives who have recently left. The New York Times reports they held a Conference Call this morning where they discussed disbanding and it appears now z. We are covering all the news happening now. I think there is blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it and you dont have any doubt about it either. Jon President Trump double down his claims about the cause of deadly violence in charlottesville, sparking fresh Media Firestorm and prompting members of his own party to speak out. We will not stand for this. o jon also, attorney general Jeff Sessions has remarks about illegal immigration and he will highlight the difference in his policies between two major sanctuary cities. Its all happening now. We begin with President Trump doubling down on his controversial comments over the weekend, again insisting that both sides are to blame for the violence at a virginia gathering of white supremacist. Hello and welcome to the second hour of happening now on this wednesday. Heather the president making his latest remarks on the matter during what was supposed tocmxn be an event promoting his afrastructure plan. What the president soon got back into a heated backandforth with reporters over charlottesville. Take a look. What about the . ; ol altleft came charging, do they have any semblance of guilt . What about the fact that they came charging with gloves in their hand, swinging gloves, do they have any problem . I think they do. As far as i am concerned, that was a horrible day. Wait a minute, im not finished. Im not finished, fake news. c you had some very bad people in that group but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. You had people in that group, excuse me, excuse me. I only tell you this, there are two sides to our story, i thought what took place was a horrible moment for our country. A horrible moment. But there are two sides. Jon lets bring in sarah westwood, White House Correspondent and a National Political reporter for politico. At the president wasc criticizd for not being more direct in his condemnation of what happened in charlottesville over the weekend and not getting out there sooner as the story was erupting. He gave a statement on monday that most people thought was a strong and to the point, thenxd yesterday almost a retraction or at least a change in his assessment of what happened. What we saw on saturday, the president s initial statement and what we saw yesterday were the way the president really feels about this, that both sides are to blame. On saturday he had a written statement that he was a part of but he adlibbed when he said that many sides are to blame for this andc it ignited a firesto, same thing happened yesterday. I think the outrage really comes from the fact that the president is not wrong when he says there was violence on both sides but only one side of the marchers in this rally claimed to have the president s support, claim to be supporters of this president and that is why i think there is a wide perception in the media and elsewhere that he has a special responsibility to come out and say that while you may support me, i do not support you. And to explicitly denounce that. Jon is it fair to say that had there not been this planned ku klux klan rally inc charlottesville, the other side would probably not have shown up for a counter protest. Absolutely. The president is factually correct when he is distinguishing that both sides had a role in the violence, but being right in the situation was not as important as issuing a statement that distance himself and the rest of the Republican Party from the white supremacist who were marching in his name and that is a key thing to remember. These people claimed him as their leader and now they are out there broadcasting President Trumps statement yesterday as a victory. Ivvyingc up a victory. The blame, spreading it around to all kinds of protesters from the perspective of the White Nationalists is a victory in itself because they are not getting saddled with all of the blame for the violence and thats really important to remember because the longer david duke and others are out there projecting victory and claiming President Trump as their standard, the longer this is going to be a headache for the white house. Jon the breaking news is that the president s panel of ceos has now disbanded, news outlets have reported. These are these top ceos the president recruited to try toc get together and get his manufacturing, get jobs back in thisnr country, make america grt again. Theyve all just decided to pack it in, that is ani black eye for the white house. No other way to put it. Whats so interesting about this is the president likes being surrounded by Business Leaders, he likes being around big shots. Its a real p. R. Blow, i dont know this does so much so obstinately but it looks good for the president to be around these ceos. Whats interesting to me is the ceos can do what members of the Republican Party havent been able to do whichc is to sy we denounce you and we areco ou. How did they really get out of a bad marriage with the president . They may not have supported him on the campaign but in many ways, Republican Leaders like paul ryan and Mitch Mcconnell said they dont support the way he has acted are trapped in a bad marriage and cannot get a divorce because their success very much depends on the president s success and thats a very interesting dynamic, i think republican lawmakers and members of the Republican Party who are in a completely different position from the ceos who can simply bid the president i do when they dont like what he is doing. Jon w you look at the president s response yesterday, he was obviously at home and facing the media who he pretty strongly despises. Is that part of the reason this thing became so combative, because he doesnt likeco the press, he wanted to talk infrastructure in the press showed up and asked him questions about charlottesville . I think it was clear on tuesday that the president was dissatisfied with the way the media covered them statement he made on monday when he came out of the diplomatic Reception Room of the white house. He was clearly frustrated withc the fact that that was not perceived as doing enough. He vented that frustration on twitter and i think when he came in front of reporters in trump tower, that frustration came forth when he had the opportunity. We know the president views himself as his own best spokesman, he sees an opportunity to right the wrong himself and inadvertently did more harm than0ibq good. Which is often the case when the president takes the microphone and tries to clear up a controversy, he clearly was frustrated with the wayc his jon thank you. Heather heavy hearts in charlottesville, virginia, today as friends and family attended packed Memorial Service for heather heyer, a 32yearold saturday while she protested the white supremacist who were gathered in downtown charlottesville. Heathers mother and father both speaking at the service, channeling their grief into a p c had there was a message of hode÷ indeed, it was presented and distinguish different fashions by her two parents. Her father was the first to speak and offer this appeal for compassion and healing. She wanted to put down hate and for my part, we just need to stop all of this stuff and just forgive each other. Heathers mother spoke later and gave a hint of where her daughters fiery spirit came from. They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Wumm what, you just magnified her. Xn someone in the crowd took that message to heart, they interrupted the proceedings, shouting out in the middle of the auditorium. The only person who was able to quiet her down was heathers mother, who said i know you want to spread her message but please be respectful of my daughter. We are aware of this undercurrent of tension that still exists here in charlottesvilleco, we heard a ld bang, singular bang, the only one we have heard all day long. Just outside the theater, a group of four or five people gathered, they were seen openly carrying a 9mm handgun and ac n assault rifle, our producers spoke to them. They said that they did not feel police protected them on saturday and they are here to provide protection today. Tim kaine, the senator from virginia and the governor expelled up after the Memorial Service today after the remarks in which they condemned hatred. I asked the governor, you condemn the violence on the right but why not condemn it on the left . He did not answer that question. Heather Doug Mckelway live in charlottesville, obviously everyone on edge including you. Thank you. n con the coast guard conducting a search and rescue mission after an Army Black Hawk helicopter goes down after a training exercise. Vice president pence condemning the venezuelan president for destabilizing south america. More on the u. S. Response to the crisis in that oilrich nation. [upbeat music] announcer no one loves a road trip like your furry sidekick so when your side glass gets damaged. [dog barks] trust Safelite Autoglass to fix it fast, and well get you back on the road [dog barks] safelite repair, safelite replace. Heather this is a fox news alert, Vice President mike pence continuing his latin american trip with a stop in santiago. He called out the tierney in venezuela, that is where hundreds of opponents to the authoritarian president have died in protest over the last few months. The Vice President reacting in a jointc News Conference with the chilean president. I will return home more confident than ever that freedom loving countries across latin america along with the United States can continue to bring pressure to bear theco kid of pressure we discussed today, and increasing measure onto venezuela and create the kind of conditions where we see democracy restored. Heather joining me now, a former assistant secretary of state who served in the reagan and bush administration. You travel for latin america as an aidc in 1992, what tell us about your personal experience there. It wasnt unlike what we are seeing with Vice President pence, the message was to show continuity, to express american policy, we are interested in trade and investments, to show the americans are still carrying forward tradition of partnership particularly with those countries that have made the transition to democracy. Lot like what he did, he brought us a plane load of ceos, we went to venezuela, it is a much different country nowc heather what is the likelihood, a peaceful democratic transition in venezuela . Thats hard to say, obviously. I am very alarmed that the mismanagement of the country and particularly the Oil Resources andni the economy and the push towards more autocracy is impacting the food supply. People are becoming desperate, something must be done, something will give. It is way out of the teaneck step with the way countries like chile and argentina wentc to become strong. Heather have venezuela collapses, what is the impact or the risk for the United States . There is a risk for neighboring countries and the hemisphere, it is terrible for the people of venezuela. We have the military command in florida called the u. S. Southern command, in recent years they have converted their mission to be more attuned to humanitarian needs. If there is a desperate need to get food, water, shelter, medical care, our u. S. Military can play a helpful, neighborly role. That is the first thing i would look for. As far as the politics of venezuela, there is a movement around the world innidc russia, china, syria, north korea, towards much tighter grip and a loss of democracy and going against people opposed them. This is a very unhealthy trend europe, turkeyh mn, venezuela in that camp. You need to connect the dots and pushback. Heather thank you very much for joining us. Speech from attorney general Jeff Sessions ahead, how he plans to highlight the difference in how to goumhjor cities enforce immigration laws and what it need means for crime rates in this country. You dont let anything keep you sidelined. Thats why you drink ensure. With 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. For the strength and energy to get back to doing. What you love. Ensure. Always be you. Jon a fox news alert and Additional Information on our story at the top of the hour, two Advisory Panels which is our resignation after the Charlottesville Violence and the president s response. President trump tweeting just a moment ago that comes after no less than less than 80 ceos resigned from the various councils. Heather now for this fox news alert, a search underway on the pacific coast, five missing crewmembers afterc the reported crash of an Army Black Hawk helicopter off thex coast of hawaii. The helicopter was doing a training exercise. Jon this fox news alert, we are waiting to hear from attorney general Jeff Sessions heading to miami today to praise our former sanctuary city for promising greater cooperation with federal immigration authorities and urging others to do the same. Steve harrigan joins us live from miami with a preview. The attorney general is two hours time at the port of miami, he is likely to talk in sanctuary cities and also to offer praise and endorsement for Miamidade County officials who have reverse what has been perceived as a sanctuary policy here in effect since 2013. They have ordered county jails p eriod of detention by up to 8 hours for anyone whos immigration status is suspect. So far they have done that for 173 people who have been turned over to i. C. E. Agents. It has been a controversial move here, miami so far the only major city to make that reversal, it has been seen as a spark for protesters, we expect more protesters at the 1n lot of people are saying this is an antiimmigrant policy. The mayor here has made a risky political decision to make that reversal, he said he was concerned about potentially losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in money for Law Enforcement equipment if he had failed to comply with the Trump Administration regulations. Jon steve, thank you. Heather in the wake of a teaneck the violence in charlottesville, more altright rallies are planned in cities around the country. It now some leaders are saying not in my backyard. Canc they legally keep the gros out . Our legal panel weighs in. Luther strange failing to win the republican primary outright and yesterdays special electi election. How his opponent is reacting to the president s endorsement. I cant help what they do behind the doors of washington, d. C. , of course i support the president s agenda, i have supported him throughout and i dont know why he did what