captioning funded by cbs it's monday, august 14th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ swing low sweet chariot >> across the country strangers are mourning and honoring a woman killed while protesting white nationalists in charlottesville, while the driver accused of driving into a crowd will appear in court. >> president trump taking heat

for not calling out the violence. and the world's fastest man is saying good-bye to the sport he loves. good morning from the studio 57 cbs news headquarters here in new york. i'm anne-marie green. the man accused of ramming a car into a crowd in charlottesville is due in court. the incident happened saturday at a rally of white nationalists. hena doba is in new york with the latest. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. 20-year-old james alex fields jr. is facing charges of second-degree murder. witnesses say on saturday the driver accelerated before plowing into the crowd, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others. the man suspected of ramming his car into a crowd in charlottesville, virginia, is schedules to appear in court

today. 20-year-old james alex fields jr. faces several charges including second-degree murder. he's accused of killing heather heyer and others. there was a plan to remove a confederate statue from the public park. vigils, real ys, and marches were held across the country in support of the victims and against hate in florida, chicago, michigan and elsewhere. >> i heard tires screech. i look up and i seen people getting thrown in the air. the only thing i could do was push my fiance out of the way.

president trump was condemned. virginia's governor called on all to take a stand. >> tell the white supremacists, the kkk, we've had enough on it. specifically condemning the extremist groups and calling for national unity. his high school teacher described him as interested in military history. >> thank you so much, hena. the ntsb and faa are helping to investigate a helicopter crash near charlottesville that killed two state troopers. it went down saturday. virginia's governor remembers the troopers and the woman killed in the car attack. >> but for this hatred and

bigotry that occurred here yesterday, berke and jay would have been home with their families. heather would have been getting up and enjoying life. >> both died at the scene. jason kessler yesterday blamed local police for failing to keep the peace during the rally saying they didn't do their job. >> what happened yesterday was the result of the charlottesville police officers refusing to do their job. they stood down and did not follow through with the agreed upon security arrangements. >> kessler is planning another news conference today in washington. he'll be joined by fellow national list leader richard spencer. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling out president trump in the deadly

aftermath in charlottesville. as for his critics, it's not so much for what he didn't say but what he said. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. on many sides. >> reporter: he also refused an opportunity to call out white nationalists. >> mr. president do you want the support of these white national groups to say they support you, mr. president trump? >> i think the president can be clear when he wants to be. he needs to be clear here. >> lindsey gral. called them neo-nazis. >> their cause is hate, un-american. >> reporter: colorado senator cory gardner agrees. >> he should use this

opportunity today to say this the terrorism, white nationalism, and it has to stop. >> they offered a more specific rebuke. the condemnation, of course, includes, white supremacists, kkk, and all group. former kkk grand wizard david duke in charlottesville. >> we're going to fulfill the promises of donald trump. that's what we believed in. that's why we voted for donald trump. >> reporter: the president denies he has anything to do. >> not donald trump, not barack obama. this has been going on for a long, long time. >> reporter: errol barnett, cbs news, bridgewater, new jersey. ousted director anthony

scaramucci is speaking out. he also urged the president to distance himself from his chief strategist steve bannon and his former employer "breitbart news." >> you've also got this bannon/breitbart influence which is a snag on the president. if the president wants to execute that legislative agenda which is so prominent for the people, then he has to move away from that sort of bannon/breitbart nonsense. >> he also said the president needs to, quote, move more into the mainstream. >> ahead, jeff sessions and the white house response to the violence. the mayor of lexington, kentucky, is planning to respond to the events in charlottesville with action. james gray wants to remove two confederate-era statues from the lawn of a former courthouse.

he's targeted john hunt morgan and john breckenridge. senior u.s. national security officials say a military confrontation with north korea is not imminent, but they're cautioning that the possibility is greater than it was a decade ago. china's president appealed for cooler heads in a phone conversation with president trump over the weekend. last week the president warned north korean leader kim jong-un that the u.s. military was, quote, locked and loaded. in iraq two american soldiers have been killed while conducting combat operations. military reports say the incident was not due to enemy contact. five other soldiers were wounded. none of them were identified. and in west africa at least 20 people were killed after suspected islamic extremists opened fire at a restaurant.

it was the second such attack at a restaurant popular with foreigners in the last two years. officials say at least eight others were wounded. two of the attackers were killed. coming up on the "morning news," possible assassination plots. senator marco rubio may be the target of a death threat. sitting out the "national anthem," an nfl star makes headlines. this is the "cbs morning news." . it helps me make more of my own tears, with continued use, twice a day, every day. restasis multidose helps increase your eyes' natural ability to produce tears, which may be reduced by inflammation due to chronic dry eye. restasis multidose did not increase tear production in patients using anti-inflammatory eye drops or tear duct plugs. to help avoid eye injury and contamination, do not touch the bottle tip to your eye or other surfaces. wait 15 minutes after use before inserting contact lenses.

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lottery players are getting another very slim chance to win a huge power ball jackpot. there was no big winner in saturday's drawing. that will raise the top prize wednesday to about $430 million. on the "cbs moneywatch," health insurance companies get an extension, and hbo hackers leak upcoming shows. rox is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, roxana. >> good morning, anne-marie. we'll get a read on how much consumers are driving economic growth. retail sales dropped from may to june, as americans spent less at department stores, restaurants, and bars. yesterday stocks were rattled

the dow lost 231 points, the s&p drop dropped, and the nasdaq dropped 35. it's because of president trump's threat to cut off subsidies. the deadline is now extended to september 5th. hackers have released more hpo episodes but not anything from "game of thrones." several are from the upcoming season of "curb your enthusiasm." episodes of "insecure," and fowlers were leaked. the successes at the box office were "anabel it took in $35 million.

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and after youtd running the track world for a decade, usain bolt walked away from the sport. the record-setting jamaican sprinter took a ceremonial bow yesterday. he suffered a cramp saturday during his final race before retirement. american hospital officials say the opioid crisis is increasing the burden on their intensish care units. that story from seth lemon. >> reporter: 29-year-old robert goldstein was an indiana father of 4 who died of a drug overdose this weekend. he struggled for 15 years. >> it tore us all apart. >> you wanted to shake him and tell him you have to stop. >> reporter: a new research shows icu admissions for opioid overdoses increased 134%. >> the sickest patients in the hospital end up in the icu.

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closing arguments are expected today in taylor swift's alleged assault trial. last week a judge threw a case. >> reporter: david mueller claims his career as a radio deejay cratered in 2015 after taylor swift accused him of groping her backside. but on friday a colorado judge dismissed his claim. meanwhile swift's counterlawsuit will go further. >> i couldn't be more proud to

represent somebody like taylor swift. >> reporter: in testimony swift suspect another an hour recalling a what she called a 3-d indianapolis accident. he insists he touched swift's ribs, not her rear. swift wants a $1 judgment against mueller calling it an example for other women. >> this case is about credibility. who do the jurors believe? do they believe someone who isn't trying to get financial gain, o do they believe a person who's trying to get money from a celebrity. >> on monday jurors will hear the rest o the claims. asked about the fallout, he said

t miss swift said the product of his fallout is because of his decisions, not mine. our top story, a man who rammed a car into a crowd in virginia is due in kourtd to face murder and other charges. 32-year-old heather heyer was killed. yesterday the white house issued a more strongly worded statement specifically condemning the extremist groups and calling for national unity. coming p on "cbs this morning," following the violence in charlottesville, virginia, we will hear from the mayor in lexington, kentucky, why he wants to move quickly to take down two confederate monuments, a move that could tack down a fire rye debate. we'll take you deep into the jungle to see how the u.s. the

fighting the cultivation of a crop. and actress susan sarandon is stopping by studio 57 to tell us about her new appearance in the hit show "ray donovan." that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. i'm anne-marie green. thanks for watching. thanks for watching. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> breaking news over flight, a couple is dead and their home is ran sacked, the reason why officers are specially puzzled by this crime. also the man accused of mowing down counter protesters in virginia will face a judge today, the charges he is facing, also, how people in our area are demonstrating against this weekend's hateful protest in charlottesville. and the army corps of engineers detailing the next stems in the controversial margate do you know project. >> this as they head back to the beach. today is monday, august 14, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. jim, welcome back from vacation. >> thank you very much? speaking of vacation, how new jersey police officer saved a life while on vacation. first, a check on the forecast with casey and the roads with