we will see you back here at noon eastern tomorrow, "happening now" in a few second seconds. we won't be online today. >> heather: that's where we began, a fox news alert from fox news global headquarters in new york, president trump just moments ago speaking to the american people from the white house about the attack in charlottesville. the president called out the kkk, neo-nazis and white supremacist as criminal and thugs. >> jon: the president also said racism is "evil." this comes as he hopes to fulfill a campaign promise by taking action against china over trade. we are covering all the news, happening now. speak of the president has made it very clear to the north korean regime how america will's of certain actions are taken. >> jon: the white house keeping up the pressure on north korea, but national security officials say we are not on the verge of a nuclear war. what's next in the stare down with the rogue regime? plus, a massive wildfire raging

near the university of california riverside, forcing evacuations on threatening many homes. >> somebody can come in with something concealed, pull it out real quick and there out the door. >> jon: terror at a popular racetrack as a gunman opens fire on the crowd. the manhunt now underway or the shooter behind this deadly attack. it's all happening now. you may have just heard, we began with the president's response to charlottesville, mr. trump delivering a new statement on the deadly violence there, saying hatred and bigotry have no place in america. good afternoon to you, welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i'm jon scott. >> heather: i'm heather childers. the president calling white supremacist and neo-nazis "repugnant." this comes after the president was criticized for not directly condemning those groups in his initial comments after the attack. he is back at the white house, he has now met with attorney general jeff sessions

and fbi director christopher wray on the investigation. here is the president just a short time ago. >> to anyone who acted criminally and this weekend's racist violence, you will be held fully accountable. justice will be delivered. as i said on saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. it has no place in america. and as i have said many times before, no matter the color of our skin, we all live under the same laws. we all salute the same great flag and we are all made by the same almighty god. >> jon: the man accused in the deadly vehicle attack in charlottesville is now charged with murder, appearing at a bond

hearing. we begin with matt finn live on the ground in charlottesville. >> the man who drove his car into the crowds here in charlottesville killing the young woman and injuring many others is locked up in a county jail right now, he appeared via video before a judge in the courtroom a short while ago. he was wearing his striped prison garb, he was responsive and somber. the judge read the charges including second-degree murder, malicious wounding and a hit-and-run. at first, he stated he could afford an attorney but he submitted financial information saying he makes $650 every other week at a security firm in ohio so it was determined he cannot afford an attorney. the public defender's office had a relative involved in the incident this weekend so it was considered a conflict and a different attorney was assigned. another hearing is scheduled for

august 25th, the judge wants the driver to talk with his attorney and then he will reconsider a bond. right now after the hearing, there was a small clash between some people here saying police did not do enough to stop the riots saturday and that protesters intentionally came here from out of town to incite violence against the white supremacy groups and that people were shouting back "nazis go home." the city of charlottesville released statement sing their hearts go out to the family of the young woman killed. >> jon: thank you. >> heather: a lot of people waiting for the president, also called out white supremacists is that mack specifically, the group by name during his comments today. >> jon: here is more from the president's address. >> racism is evil and of those who cause violence and its name are criminals and thugs. including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists and other

hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. >> jon: the politics editor at national journal, there has been a lot of criticism of the president for not strongly condemning what happened over the weekend. does that statement from the white house put the matter to rest? >> it doesn't put it to rest but i guess presidents get second chances to and the president, albeit two days late, said what he needed to say over the weekend and he specifically condemned the ku klux klan, white nationalist and neo-nazis and that speech. it was what he needed to say on saturday, the pressure from his own party, it seemed like almost republican member of congress was out tweeting or making a public statement asking him to specifically condemn these groups that initiated the violence in charlottesville, the political pressure was immense. you can't be a president when your own party is yelling at you

and pressuring you. it was coming that was overdue, a good speech that probably should've been set over the weekend. >> jon: as you mention, the republican senator from south carolina lindsey graham was one of those who was critical of the president, here is what he had to say on fox news sunday. >> he missed an opportunity to be very explicit here, they seem to believe they have a friend of donald trump in the white house, i don't know why they believe that but they don't see me as a friend in the senate and i would urge the president to dissuade these groups that he is their friend. >> jon: that is a collection of voices that seem to make it to the white house, the president came out without strongly worded statement we heard just a few minutes ago. >> it was very awkward over the sunday shows this weekend, there were several administration officials that did not want to get ahead of the president and say things the president wasn't saying but it made it awkward when people were asking if the president specifically condemned white supremacist. this was a statement that could have been made a couple days

ago, something that was sort of a gimme, the fact that the president took so long to deliver it -- what turned out to be pretty strong remarks today is something that worried a lot of republicans in congress. >> jon: you say they are his last line of defense. >> absolutely, we saw this past week, the president picking an unnecessary fight with mitch mcconnell. when you look at the polling, his job approval numbers are down a little bit but he is still maintaining 80 plus percent support with republicans. he can't afford to have a civil war within his own party by picking a fight with mitch mcconnell and then not making comments that republicans were literally begging him to do, that is a surefire way to lose your last base of support. >> jon: what was the reason for the delay? there is nothing to be gained from failing to criticize neo-nazis. right?

>> it's a mystery, i think the president doesn't like to admit when he is wrong, he doesn't like to admit -- >> jon: none of us dies. >> the speech he gave today was on a teleprompter, he clearly had top advisors helping him out and putting together an address that could hopefully unite the country. you are right, this is an issue that 99 plus percent of americans are on the same side arm. it was truly bizarre that the president couldn't find the words, couldn't find the right tone to connect with the vast majority of the country. >> jon: a lot of people are suggesting that steve bannon was somehow involved in the president's reticence here, is there any evidence of that? >> i haven't done any reporting that suggest that, there are certainly people associated with all right movements that are less -- that take their time to condemn these white nationalist groups. i think this comes from the top, he had a speech prepared on

saturday but try to veer from the comments and made some unfortunate tangent that didn't help his argument. when he is on message, we have people in the white house helping him out, crafting these types of speeches on the right track but when he goes off and that situation and lets his own personal issues devolve from that, it becomes a political problem. >> jon: getting back to that strongly worded statement that he gave in the white house a few moments ago, now that he has said that -- the critics will persist, i suppose but he has made his feelings, his statement very clear. i guess i'm asking if we will move on to other issues or if this will still be a headline tomorrow. >> the big the big question is republicans who criticize him, ted cruz put out a strong statement over the weekend calling the incident in charlotte still terrorism. cory gardner put out one of the

strongest statements are many republican. do they say yes, let's move on, or do they continue to have their issues with the president. >> jon: some infighting within the party. thank you. and now, this fox news alert after north korea's recent threat to launch missiles towards a u.s. territory of gua guam. >> heather: another important topic today, glamis governorate said it is "business of usual" there and people on the island are well protected. we live in guam with more on the story. >> heather, the amazing thing is, guam did not even raise its threat level like you would in a hurricane when north korea vowed to ring the island and fire. the governor did ask that question yesterday, and he said number one, we have been down this road before with north korea, whenever america

does something bad, we always get the blame because the u.s. bombers are here and also because it's the one part of america that north korea can actually hit. secondly, the economy is based on tourism, the governor does not want to hit the panic button. third, the infrastructure is there with concrete and steel, it is very strong and can withstand potentially an attack of sorts and third, reports, it is defended by a ring of antimissile systems, it is a military fortress if you will. in short, guam said basically hey, you are all bluster, no bite. >> just because you're threatening me are the island doesn't mean we press the panic button and raise the level. at this point, he is not credible. >> apparently tourists felt the same way, it is up 7% this year. 90% of the tourists, about

15,000 a day are coming in from japan and south korea, they have lived under kim dark shadow for ears, they know how to separate his words or actions. that is not to say that the people who live here are indifferent to a vow of someone dropping ballistic missiles in their yard, potentially devastating the fragile marine ecology that they treasure. >> once the corals break they take years, decades, hundreds of years to build back up. we also have fish that live in those coral reefs. if we don't have our corals, we are not going to have fish and that is going to bring down our tourism industry. >> it is said that this is where america wakes up, we are across the international date line, it 3:00 a.m. here and as far as i'm concerned and talking to dozens of people here, they seem in pretty good spirits. >> jon: i was there a couple of decades ago, beautiful place.

as tensions on the korean peninsula rise, top u.s. general is trying to improve our working relationship with china's military. but our next guest does not believe china's military can convince pyongyang to shape up, he tells us why. plus, space x launching an unmanned rocket carrying supplies to the international space station. the sweet surprise the astronaut had awaiting them next. >> three, two, one. managing blood sugar is a series of smart choices. and when you replace one meal... ...or snack a day with glucerna... ...made with carbsteady... ...to help minimize blood sugar spikes...

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flight. >> jon: several tons of important supplies and apparently ice cream as well. we are told there was a little extra room so nasa decided to pack the astronauts something special. >> heather: another fox news alert for you, days after chinese president xi jinping urged president trump to tone down his rhetoric towards north korea, general dunford is calling improved relations with china. >> the real purpose of my china trip, unrelated to north korea is military relations that will result in mitigating the risk of miscalculation and making sure we have the ability to communicate in a crisis. that is an important thing, you expect us to do that.

continue and develop military relationships with the chinese for that purpose will be a large part of our discussion. >> heather: let's bring in the director of foreign policy research at the brookings institute, thank you very much for joining us. you just heard the comment there about the military and you think that is not the way to go. you think economic pressure is what we need to do here. >> to clarify, i have nothing against what general dunford said, i think he is wise to want to improve military relations and he has done the same thing with russia this year. my hat is off to him. thinking about north korea policy, which he himself said was a separate matter, i think the real way we will get leverage with pyongyang is where the trump administration has been trying to go, persuade china or push china to heighten economic pressure.

they account for 90% of north korea's traits, today there were announcements on restrictions of imports of coal, lead products, iron products and seafood from north korea. that's the direction we have to go. i also think we need a different kind of negotiating strategy vis-a-vis north korea to complement the pressure. that's what i'd like to see the trump administration consider. >> heather: i wanted to ask you that, how can we get them to follow through on what they say this time around? meaning china because i spoke with a general at the beginning of the month and he said specifically when it comes to coal between north korea and china, ironically during the first quarter that those transactions were up 40% and that china is still buying north korea's coal despite the recent decision to cut it off. >> right, i think he is correct and i think also there were some reports out today that said overall china and north korea trades this year are up relative to last year.

there are specific restrictions china may imply or propose but they sort of work around them or compensate another ways, we've got a long ways to go to get china to put real pressure on north korea. the chinese are afraid of an unstable north korea, they don't really want to pick a fight with him, they are nervous about destabilizing the peninsula. i think we have to realistically combine this call for greater chinese pressure with a more viable negotiating strategy in which we look for an interim deal that would freeze north korea's nuclear program, including production of nuclear materials and weapons in exchange for some very modest incentives on our part. i think that kind of a deal is a lot more negotiable than trying to do nuclear eyes north korea immediately. >> heather: i thought it was interesting, you equated china to the unruly child in the

family. >> north korea, north korea is sort of like the terrible little kid and china is afraid of it's own child in a sense and it doesn't know how to restrain it, doesn't really have the courage to face it up. face up to the task, or just put the pressure on north korea. they almost let the misbehaving child be in the driver's seat. i think china has more leverage here and less risk of fallout from that pressure than they recognize so far. in that sense i think the trump administration is correct. to really try to push away at this issue, every previous american president the last 25 years tried the same thing. it hasn't been as dogged as president trump is attempting. >> heather: we will see if the change in rhetoric works. thank you very much for your insight. >> thank you. >> jon: a raging wildfire in southern california threatening

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>> jon: some new information for you now as firefighters battle a wildfire near the university of california riverside, about 90 minutes north of san diego. officials say the flames first broke out near a city street and worked their way uphill, threatening several homes. so far that fire has burned the trees and brush off nearly two square miles of land. it's only about 30% contained. >> heather: happening right now, the department of justice

is pursuing a case against james alex fields jr., opening a civil rights investigation into the deadly charlottesville attack. a chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge's live in washington with more. >> a department official familiar with the investigation confirmed to fox earlier today that department has opened up federal civil rights hate crime investigation, it is not limited to the driver and will consider if others help with the planning. based on the evidence so far, the attorney general said this morning the act meets the definition of domestic terrorism, which is an act of violence to intimidate or promote a political end. >> you can be sure that this department of justice in his administration is going to take the most vigorous action to protect the right of people like heather heyer, to protest against racism and bigotry, we are going to protect the right to assemble and march and we are going to prosecute anybody to the full extent of the law.

>> fields motive is not clear, officials said they have enough evidence to be suspicious the suspect intended to send a message and not just harm random victims. domestic terrorism includes criminal acts that are dangerous to human life. attorney general sessions is working directly with the newly confirmed fbi director christopher wray, you see they have fbi agents on the scene in virginia and ohio where the suspect lives. the case is being jointly investigated by the fbi, the united states attorney's office office for the district of west virginia and the civil rights division. >> heather: thank you. >> jon: president trump launching an investigation into china over trade as he tries to fulfill a key campaign promise. but is this a smart move just as we are also asking china for help in dealing with north korea? our panel debates next. >> china is upset because of the

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>> jon: a fox news alert, we are waiting for president trump to sign a memorandum launching a trade investigation against china. the move focuses on intellectual

property and could lead to u.s. sanctions on beijing. it also fulfills one of president trump's campaign promises and he ramps up the pressure on a major economic rival. chris wilson, a former pollster for ted cruz and of former howard dean campaign manager and fox news contributor. thanks to both of you for being here. is this a good time to be cracking down on china, especially when there are worries about north korea and its nuclear capabilities and everybody says china is the only one who can get them to exercise restraint? >> i don't know that there will ever be a perfect time to do it, the challenge i think donald trump is under is he has to fulfill a campaign promise that people should be excited about, no country should be able to require a business to divulge its intellectual property or

turn over its technology to operate. nobody wants a trade war, certainly not china. i think really what this is a new beginning in terms of china understanding the new administration is going to be aggressive and i think you are going to see these problems be solved much more quickly than people would otherwise expect. >> jon: is this a dangerous move in your mind or one that is way past due? >> frankly i don't think it's much of either. this is going to be an executive memorandum, not an executive order. it is going the same process both of the previous administration have gone, it's going to take another year or more before there is any action even recommended are taken against china. i think this may be more of a

recognition that the president needs china to intervene on north korea more than he needs to get really tough fast on trader. and at the same time fulfill for his base a step forward in their campaign promises he's making. >> jon: are you saying this is more about show than substance? >> i would think so. i think it's the start of an investigation, kind of like studying the problem a year from now, may be more than a year from now there will be some recognition -- recommendations and some actions but the president is not taking any action here. to allow an investigation to get going. >> jon: the chinese typically do not enjoy, do not relish and appreciate a public dressing down. they like things like this to be

handled very quietly and maybe at least behind closed doors. by putting them on notice that this investigation is beginning, might we see some change in chinese behavior? >> it's possible, i'm not saying -- i think it's more about fulfilling the campaign promise about making it an initial step towards and fulfilling that campaign promise and potentially i think signaling to china that this is going to take a while, i need your help on help on north kory now. we will see how serious this gets and maybe china will step back and not wait for it to get to action taking in a year from now, i can see the president trying to do that. right now i think it is much ado about nothing. >> jon: is this a nudge in the right direction for the chinese? >> i think it's a nudge but it's also taking it further, the

previous administration was afraid or unwilling to do anything, donald trump is saying that is not our policy anymore. and frankly it is a gift to conservatives who want to see true free market. it should be fair on both ends, this is a move in that direction. it is the beginning of a process that will take a while but to your point, it is when the chinese don't necessarily like to have public. it will push us towards a solution much more quickly than would have been the case in the past. >> jon: the timing makes you wonder, are we going to get any help from china regarding north korea? >> again, i think joe made a solid point, this is sort of pushing towards that direction, too. it is a process we need to be working together on, all of those things work in tandem. china's involvement in north korea is absolutely essential to solving that problem and you've just got to believe and hope that some of those were run before this

process had begun. >> jon: we will be watching anxiously to see what the president has to say and how the chinese react. thank you both. >> thank you. >> heather: still to come, gun shots ring out at a racetrack leaving three people dead the latest on the manhunt for the killer. and the attorney general says the deadly charlottesville attacks fit the definition of domestic terrorism. hmm? is that the rest of our food? what? no. how come you have cheese in your beard? because switching to geico could save you 15% or more on car insurance. oh! ok. geico. because saving 15% or more on car insurance is always a great answer. whoa!

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>> jon: new information, a manhunt underway in southeast wisconsin for a gunman who shot and killed three men at a racetrack on sunday. the victims were shot as they stood near a concession area and a parking lot. investigators now say they believe the men were gang members targeted by a rival gan gang. witnesses say security is on-site at the racetrack to prevent incidents like this.

>> all i know is there was a shooter and three guys. we have a lot of security, professionals are trained, they patrol the whole area and they are looking for potential problems. in a situation like this somebody can come in with something concealed, pull it out real quick and they are out the door. >> the sheriffs office estimates more than 5,000 fans were at the raceway of the time of the shooting. >> i just met with fbi director christopher wray and attorney general jeff sessions, the department of justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the deadly car attack that killed one innocent american. and wounded 20 others. to anyone who acted criminally in this weekend's race is vilest, you will be held fully accountable.

>> heather: as president trump announces justice department civil rights investigation there are other legal developments surrounding the deadly charlottesville attack. a virginia judge just denied bond for james alex fields a junior, he is charged with second-degree murder and other charges after he drove into a crowd of protesters at a white nationalist rally this weekend. heather heyer, 32-year-old paralegal was killed in that crash and dozens of others were injured. he could be facing more charges according to attorney general jeff sessions. >> it doesn't meet the definition of domestic terrorism in our statute, we are pursuing it in the department of justice in every way that we can make it, make a case. you can be sure we will charge and advance the investigation with the most serious charges that can be brought because this is an unequivocally unacceptable and evil attack that cannot be

accepted in america. >> heather: joining us now, former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. thank you for joining us. you agree, you think the second-degree murder charge should be upgraded to first degree? >> there is an easy reason why. you cannot drive into a crowd of people, whether you are at a protest rally or whether they are people standing at a food stand without contemplating it for at least a second and that is all it takes to meet the premeditation grounds of first-degree murder. the first think virginia should do is elevate the charges, then we can move on and investigate the possible domestic terrorism charges. >> heather: in terms of proving it was premeditated, is that something his defense will tackle as well? >> sure. they are going to turn around and say it could be a tragic accident, he hit two cars in front of him, it's not that he -- he did he has 20 years

old, they will look at his psychological profile, is there anything that can devolve them of any intent, there are so many things but the first thing they are going to try to do is remove it from that venue. >> heather: at the very beginning of the video it does appear that someone hits the back of a car with a baseball bat. would that be enough to mitigate his intent? if i am prosecuting, i would say no. you have to examine this from the moment -- what did he have for breakfast, what was he intending when he got in that car? what made him step on the gas pedal? you still are safely in the passenger compartment. to step on the gas it at that speed and plow into another car, you see the crowd. he should have stepped on the break, not the gas. he didn't do that. >> heather: what about the video where we have seen him

marching with a white nationalist in charlottesville? >> they are going to try to use that but this is where the defense is going to slip and say it is not a bias crime. if you look at the crowd, it is a diverse crowd. he's not targeting gender, not targeting a certain religion, he's not targeting a certain race. all the bases of a bias crime or not there for him to be charged. >> heather: you say not to over complicate the case in terms of domestic terrorism? >> don't over obligate it right now, you have to keep in mind that double jeopardy is not going to apply between state prosecution and a federal prosecution so let's prosecute him now for what we know he likely is and then move onto the domestic terrorism charges. if you think about this, it can be domestic terrorism because all you have to do is something dangerous to human life for the purpose of coercing individuals for the government. this could be that but so could the riots at berkeley not that

long ago when there was a concern for a speaker that they didn't want there. so could a lot of other things. >> heather: that is an interesting point that you made. >> if we are going to start prosecuting domestic terrorism, let's do it across the board. >> it's a very difficult charge, because you have to show that intent. you have to look at digital footprints, has he done anything online, what does his facebook page say? >> that is all protected, it is protected activity. for you to go on a sample, even though this is a hate group and has obviously a dangerous group. >> heather: obviously they will look through his facebook post, any type of social media will be added to it. will that be enough? >> anything that's going to give us an insight into what his actual intent was. let's all be clear here, nobody is condoning white supremacy or

bigotry or hate of any kind, it is awful. if you are going to successfully prosecute the sky, you have to gather all the facts. >> heather: in terms of what he is facing right now with the second-degree murder charge? >> it's light in virginia, the most he can serve under that is 40 years in prison. elevated to the third degree and you've got a chance to keep him behind bars for life. >> heather: what do you think will happen next? >> they will change venues. >> heather: how do you change venue when everyone -- the entire world is talking about it? >> you are exactly right, this has such great media interest and it showed. defense attorneys are going to say we won't get a fair trial here because it was a resident of this particular county, let's get it out of there. there are other places in the country that may not be -- >> heather: quickly on this

point, there's been a lot of controversy about what the president did or did not say, how can that impact the case? >> i don't think it matters. >> heather: thank you very much, we will see what happens next. it's a horrible story. >> jon: he became the first living recipient in nearly four decades of the medal of honor, it is that rare and honor. and a major announcement of the recipient of the award made in an earliere generation. okay, yup. good night. with accident forgiveness your rates won't go up just because of an accident. switching to allstate is worth it. (vo) living with ammonia odor? not a pretty picture. (vo) luckily, tidy cats lightweight

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president speaking out in no uncertain terms and condemning what appears to be hate motivated crime. is it enough? more on what the joint chief told the south korean president. to quote states suing the trump administration, both cases involve immigration. how that showdown is shaping up on "america's news headquarters headquarters." >> jon: during our first hour of "happening now" we told you about medal of honor recipients b-17, how he decided to take the nation's most prestigious military decoration and awarded to the entire 173rd airborne brigade which he was a member of. there are only 72 medal of honor recipients left alive right now. we recently lost an air force colonel who was friend of our

show and our guest of ours. tell us about him. >> leo was one of my first great mentors when i struggled with my position and who are represented and how to do that. he sat me down and talk to me plain and simple and to hear his heart and care and compassion and true drive to make other people the best person they can be and talk about love and care and forgiveness. i was taken aback by what he was saying to me and when i actually learned of his story after my first meeting with him and found out that he was a p.o.w. for six years, this man is time to me about care and forgiveness. it made those words eat to my core and truly touched my heart. he is one of the most incredible people i've met in my entire life and he led with trying to help others and seeing the power of what we can do together through teamwork. >> jon: your organization

bestows an award each year named in honor of leo. you have a recipient this year that leo chose himself. >> we are very fortunate that leo was alive when we went through the process for the selection this year and leo wanted former president george w. bush to be the recipient of the award. what president bush has done, not only as a commander in chief but as post service in his initiative in the bush institute with the military service initiative, the wonderful book of portraits he's done, he lives up to the values and is exemplary of what leo stood for. >> jon: that will be awarded to the former president in september, next month? >> we have a symposium in atlanta september 6th through

the eighth. what we do is we bring together national nonprofits and government agencies in link them to a community based organizations they work togethe together. the award is the ideal culmination to the event and awarding it to the president is a highlight for us. just to also mention, you were the first recipient of the award. >> jon: that is true but i don't put myself in the company of former president bush. i deeply treasure that award and the time i was able to spend with leo, he was a terrific gentleman. you must miss him as much as we all do. there hasn't been a living medal of honor recipient in four years, when president obama gave you the award because frankly

most of those who receive the award receive it posthumously, they give their last full measure of devotion there on the battlefield. leo helped to handle some of that pressure. >> like leo code, to be able to talk about resiliency, to say i know what you are going through and truly mean it was something i wasn't getting a lot of at the time. it was never for him, it was always for those around him, he was a true mentor and a leader of mine personally and to be able to carry his name forward and continue to give it to incredible people, that represent all that he has, it's pretty special for me. >> jon: thank you both. that's my girl!

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>> i cannot believe we're at the end of another hour. >> i know. two very quick hours. >> must be the news cycle. >> "america's newsroom headquarters" starts now. >> fox news alert, president trump delivering a strong statement against racism amid growing tensions over charlottesville. hello. i'm sandra smith. the president singling out hate groups and making a declaration about racism. critics said his initial response didn't go far enough. this comes two days after a white supremacist rally in charlottesville, virginia. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred and violence and bigotry. it has no place in america. no matter the color of our skin, we all live under the same laws. >> we have fox team