we will not tolerate hatred and violence of groups of the kkk and the neo-nazis. these extremist fringe groups have no place in the american debate. >> strong condemnation. and after president trump failed to do the same. clashes erupt, tensions between those on the left and right boiled over again. this time after the conservative rally's leader tried to speak out. we go to south korea as the white house looks for a solution in the fight with kim jong un. hbo gets more of the content leaked. and the world's healthiest

eating championship gets under way. that's right. we're talking about kale. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i hope you had a great weekend. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. it's been less than 24 hours since there was a clash on the streets of charlottesville and the president has yet to outright condemn the alt-right groups at the sen of the of it all. even after heather heyer was mowed down by one of the members. fields jr. is set to appear in court today on second degree murder charges. >> while the president has not explicitly called out the hate groups by name his vice president is. here is vice president mike pence speaking to peter alexander overnight. >> we will not tolerate hatred and violence of groups like the kkk and the neo-nazis. they have no place in the american debate. >> still members of the

president's own party are calling for a more forceful denouncement of white nationalism. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more this morning. >> reporter: for a presidency forged by blunt talk, what donald trump did not say is politically deafening. >> hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides. >> reporter: the president seemed alone in spreading blame for the violence. his omission choosing not to call out white supremacist groups. a failure according to critics and many republicans. >> i would urge the president to dissuade the groups that he's their friend. >> call this white sue premcism, let the country and the world hear it. it's something that needs to come from the oval office and this white house needs to do it today. >> reporter: a wave of criticism from national voices. first daughter, ivanka trump was more direct. there should be no place for

racism, white supremacy and neo-nazis and the white house damage control, the president's condemnation of violence includes white supremacists, kkk, neo-nazi and all extremists groups but candidate donald trump insisted labels did matter over the term radical islamic terrorism. >> anyone who cannot name our enemy is not fit to lead this country. to solve a problem you have to be able to state what the problem is or at least say the name. >> reporter: hr mcmaster defended the president. >> when he condemned bigotry and hatred on all sides that included the white supremacists and neo-nazis. it know it's -- i know it's clear in his mind. >> reporter: while anthony scaramucci said the president fell short. >> i think he needed to be harsher in the nature of the white supremacists. >> reporter: tom bossert was

pressed to be more direct himself. >> i condemn all the groups that's white houses this kind of hatred and exclusion. i can't be clearer. >> reporter: so far the president has not weighed in on whether the deadly violence should be treated as domestic terrorism. his national security adviser who thinks this is a form of terrorism said the investigation must determine if it meets the legal requirements for that distinction. that mcmaster says he thinks this is a form of domestic terrorism. frances? >> all right, kelly, thank you. demonstrators gathered feet from the white house, marching and directly countering the white supremacist groups who carried out the violence in charlottesville. still, the lead organizer jason kesler said the police and not the white nationals or the kkk are to blame for the weekend of deadly protests. >> what happened yesterday was a result of the charlottesville police officers refusing to do

their job. >> well, hundreds of people shouted him down. the crowd surging there, you see chasing him from the microphone. hitting, kicking and eventually tackling him before police moved in. that scene was followed by calm vigils held throughout the day and overnight across the country. the most gut wrenching one taking place in charlottesville for heather heyer. for more on how charlottesville is reacting this morning we go now to nbc's maya rodriguez on the ground. good morning, maya. >> reporter: good morning, phillip. well, it was quiet overnight in charlottesville and again this morning. we're at the intersection of fourth and water streets and this is where heather heyer was killed when that car plowed into a crowd injuring 19 other people. now, the driver of that car james fields is expected in court at 10:00 a.m. he'll be attending via video conferencing. he was here for the unite the right rally that was going on this weekend. 's something that the may -- it's something that the mayor of

charlottesville and the governor of virginia have spoken out about. take a listen. >> i think it's clear a terrorism attack with a car used as a weapon our hearts are grieving. >> hatred and bigotry language has to stop. we had many individuals come to our state a vast majority with weapons. there's no place for it in our country. >> reporter: we have some good news. those 19 people who were injured the hospital that was treating them says nine have been discharged and ten of them are in good condition. so that is certainly some welcome news here in charlottesville this morning. phillip? >> great to hear, thank you. today president trump will reportedly sign a memo on whether china should be cited for intellectual property violations. it can lead to economic sanctions. he is using leverage to get north korea to stop the aggressive behavior and he spoke

to the chinese president on saturday and they agreed that north korea must shop the provocative and escalatory behavior. kelly cobiella is in seoul this morning. bring us up to date with the latest. >> reporter: well, frances, good morning. first to that china issue. the white house says that the trade issue and north korea threat are separate and not connected. however, china doesn't necessarily see it that way. already reacting in the form of an editorial in the state run china daily, warning the u.s. against sparking a trade war with this latest move. here in seoul, the chairman of the joint chief of staff joseph dunford is meeting with the top south korea officials and the president. the south koreans are looking for reassurance that the u.s. will consult with them before taking any possible military action here on the peninsula. and we heard from the south korean president for first time

since this latest war of words almost a week ago. we heard from him today. he said that the u.s. and south korea both agree that the nuclear threat on the peninsula must end, must be resolved, peacefully and that north korea must stop making threats. today, yet another commentary and editorial from the north koreans in their state run media asking and titled does the u.s. want its own self-destruction? also denouncing those upcoming annually planned military drills with the u.s. and south korea. the plans for guam by the north koreans are set to be in place some time this week. the question, will kim jong un act on them? frances, back to you. >> see where we go from here. kelly, thank you. the southeast is dealing with some stormy starts to the week. nbc's bill karins is joining us now. you're telling me that our drought in seattle is over -- >> it's weird. they're probably like three

weeks straight. but it's all over with. we have a couple of drips in the bucket on sunday. it wasn't a lot of rainfall in seattle but it was just enough to end the record breaking streak. 0.2 inches, first measurable rain since june 17th. the longest dry streak on record ends at 56 days. almost two months. well, as far as today goes, it looks cooler in seattle but we're dry. 73 degrees. looks like our blistering heat of the summer is now over. a couple of clouds greeting you in san francisco. unfortunately. some breaks later day. toom much of the summer that had temperatures well above average. the heat is still with us in the desert southwest. 100 to 110. how about this story for competitive eating. you deal with hot dogs, burgers

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in london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. that's right, as you mentioned two service men and five others were injured while conducting operations in northern iraq. initial reports indicate that the incident wasn't due to any enemy contact according to the u.s. military, while reports from iraqi officials seem to suggest the troops were testing artillery when one of the shells blew up. but we're still waiting for confirmation on that report. in a brief statement lieutenant general townsend the commander of u.s. forces battling isis in iraq said the coalition sends its deepest condolences to these heroes, families and friends and teammates. now, frances, yesterday isis claimed responsibility for this attack. but a spokesman for the u.s. led coalition in iraq and syria said that those claims are false. however, it's important to point out that as the battle against isis intensifies, there's been an uptick of u.s. troops

operating on the front lines there. back to you guys. >> thank you very much for the update. a health scare for willie nelson. he had to be rushed to the salt lake city hospital last night. reports say that he was experiencing breathing issues during a concert and had to leave the stage. minutes later it was announced that the concert was ending early. he tweeted z an apology saying that the altitude got to me. i'm headed for lower ground and feeling better now. red bull hosted a flood tag in moscow. they jump off the platform above the water. i'm curious what that thing is. i haven't figured it out, what it was. so the aircraft -- or this whole device thing which is judged on how far it will fly, the creativity and the design. the first float tag was to happen in vienna in 1991. >> so much work for just a few seconds. >> crash and burn like that. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena.

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welcome to )today in the bay )n this busy monday, august 14th. we are following two breaking welcome to "today in the bay" on this busy monday morning, august 14th. following two breaking news stories, both shootings. one may impact the morning commute. some lanes of 880 are closed. we know right now in the east bay. >> we are also following breaking flus in san jose. several people shot overnight. let's get you up to speed on all of this. police investigating the shooting on 880 near san leandro. >> we have video of the scene. sharon is headed there right now. we'll check in with her as soon as she arrives. right now, this could play a major impact on the morning impact. mike? >> all the