Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening, and thanks for joining us. At least one person is dead and several are injured tonight after protests and counter protests turned violent in charlottesville, virgina. Virginia Governor Terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency. Hundreds of white nationalists and altright activists clashed in the streets with counter protesters and police. Mcauliffe said the declaration would facilitate the states response, which included calling out Virginia National guard soldiers. Newshour producer p. J. Tobia has been covering todays demonstrations and has more. Reporter the violent
Never seen. Went to here if anything maybe that statement wasnt tough enough. And landed here and he threat, he will truly regret it and he will regret it fast. Is it all bluster . Or a necessary warning to a rogue nation with nuclear weapons. Ill ask National Security advisor h. R. Mcmaster and the former chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen. Joining me for insight and analysis are joy reid, host of a. M. Joy on msnbc. Rich lowry,tional rereview. Amy walter. And helene cooper, pentagon correspondent for the new york times. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Announcer from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, celebrating its 70is is meet t chuck todd. Good sunday morning. In the opening months of his presidency, many of us have wondered how President Trump would respond to the type of crisis when the nation looks could he lead . Could he inspire . Could he heal . He didnt have one test this week. Hes had two. Well get to the north kor
Never seen. Went to here if anything maybe that statement wasnt tough enough. And landed here and he utters one more threat, he will truly regret it and he will regret it fast. Is it all bluster . Or a necessary warning to a rogue nation with nuclear weapons. Ill ask National Security advisor h. R. Mcmaster and the former chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen. Joining me for insight and analysis are joy reid, host of a. M. Joy on msnbc. Rich lowry, editor of the national rereview. Amy walter. And helene cooper, pentagon correspondent for the new york times. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Announcer from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, celebrating its 70th year. This is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. In the opening months of his presidency, many of us have wondered how President Trump would respond to the type of crisis when the nation looks to its president. Could he lead . Could he inspire . Could he heal
President trump blamed it on many sides. Pres. Trump we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. On many sides. It has been going on for a long time in our country. Not donald trump, not barack obama, it has been going on for a long, long time. Amy we will host a roundtable discussion with a protester who survived the car attack. A domestic terrorism attack. When protesting against White Nationalists in charlottesville. We will speak with a nurse who treated the wounded, as well as Jalane Schmidt, an organizer with the local black lives movement and professor it university of virginia dr. Cornel west was there and blackmon, ofi uniteds church of christ. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Thousands of people rallied in cities across the United States on sunday to protest deadly violence by a mob of ku klux klan members and neonazis duri
Within month this site will be covered in concrete and turned into buildings and a car park. Sreenivasan all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan we begin tonight with continuing coverage of the attacks in charlottesville, virginia, over the weekend. On saturday, President Trump drew criticism from the left and right alike when he did not name neonazi groups for inciting the attacks. He instead denounced violence on many sides. Today, he was more specific. Racism is evil. And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, inclu