president said. >> both the president and the reporters were shouting, and the president lashed out about the criticism that he received from his are response to charlottesville, and he went on to blame both sides for the conflict. >> you had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group and the other side that was also very violent. nobody wants to say that. but i will say it right now. you had a group on the other side that came charging in without a permit, and they were very, very violent. >> white nationalists gathered in charlottesville this weekend to protest plans to take down a confederate statue, and the president also discussed the statue and the importance to the people who scheduled the weekend's rally. >> you had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of to them a very, very important statue, and the renaming of a park from robert e. lee to another name. >> and so -- [ inaudible ]. >> george washington was a slave

owner. and so will george washington now lose the status? and we take down -- excuse me, are we going the take down, and are we going to be taking down statues to george washington? how about thomas jefferson and what do you think of thomas jefferson -- you like him? well, good. because he was a major slave owner. >> president trump initially criticized the violence on many sides rare than singling out the white supremist, and many viewed that as inadequate response. and so he took back to the microphone and this afternoon reversing the dours pull the statement from his coat pocket to read it again. and this is a remark from the former ku klux klan from david duke saying thank you for the truth of charlottesville, and the terrorists of black lives matter and fascism.

and moments ago, tom wolf said, americans died to defeat hate like this, and they deserve better. in the face of hatred and bigotry and violence, all leaders will condemn all of the american values. the president was also asked today if he plans to visit charlottesville and he responded by saying that he owns one of the largest wineries in the country there. live in the breaking newscenter, keith jones. nbc 10 news. and continuinging the coverage from lauren may who is getting the instant reaction to the president's new comments that have everyone talking. lauren. >> and jacqueline, as the press conference happened, we were in the city and about 5:00 when we, people were getting out of work and starting to walk down the street here and we showed a couple what the president had said and they had not seen the press conference yet and they did not know what he had said and we showed them some clips and got some instant reaction. >> i think that it is terrible first of all that he is

condoning that, because he is. >> you feel like -- you feel that he is condoninging what? >> that he is part of the evil in charlottesville, and like he is cool with that and okay with the things that they were doing. >> you know, president trump is president trump. he is going the surprise not a surprise anymore. and you know, the things that he is controversial when he speaks, you know, but it is up to us as human beings to not take what someone else says and does and put labels on everybody else. >> he doesn't have anything good to say, but one side is violent and one side is bad. does he knows what he is talking about? >> and that is the instant reaction we got here on marcus streett here in center city as folks were coming out and going the home from work. we got a couple of reactions, but they are continuing to come in online and we will continue to monitor that. for now, live in center city, i'm lauren meek live for nbc 10

news. and you can go to the nbc 10 facebook page to watch the president's comments, and we want you to chime in. leave your comments with the opinion about what the president said. following the president's comments, another member quit the president's american manufacturinging council and this is news within the last 10 minutes. the president of the afl ceo steps down in reaction to president's reaction to the violence. the presidents of merck, intel and under armour and alliance for american industry have resigned. >> they are leaving out of embarrassment. >> and the ceo of campbell's is getting pressure to walk away. some local people said they will boycott campbell soup which is based in camden.

>> and they have condemned the violence and the ideology seen in charlottesville, but they say it is important to have a voice on the issues affecting the industry and the employees and the ceo is stay on the council. we should note that the ceo told us about her decision before trump's latest news conference this afternoon. her decision is leading for some to push for a boycott of campbell products using hashtags like can campbell's. >> any action and any small thing that i can do, i will do, and if that is meaning boycotting any of the businesses, that is whatly do. >> and the first ceo to step down from the group is philadelphia native ken fraser of merck. the violence in charlottesville started over removing a statue of activist robert e. lee. the statue was toppled, and tonight, cities across the south are dealing with the debate of whether to take down their own. here in philadelphia, a city councilwoman wants to remove the

statue of former mayor and police commissioner frank rizzo. councilwoman helen gibbs says she will start the for mall pma process next month. it could be removed or moved. and the mayor calls rizzo a racist who tortured the community and the family calls it nonsense. the mayor said that we think that now is a good tim to have a conversation about the statue's future and we have to figure out the proper forum for that conversation in a serious and structured way, but now is the right time, end quote. and we will look into debate over the rizzo statue tonight at 11:00 and you can get the breaking news on president trump's comments on the nbc 10

app. and breaking news the search of a south jersey man and his two children. in the last few mnt minutes, we have learned that the fbi is assisting the gloucester township police for raymond reasoner and his two sons. polices have been look g fing f him after he did not show up yesterday to work. and this is video of the white jeep that police say was involved in the incident. sky 10 was over the event in the past half hour. it was recovered in kolingsdale and the victim was killed sunday morning and she was not in the crosswalk at the time. turning now to first alert weather, umbrellas up. rain fell all day long and in newark, the showers just kept on coming, and that is meaning that the roads are wet for the ride home. this is a live look at i-95 in south philadelphia and wilmington.

and getting better to night, the fir first alert radar shows that it is drying out, and over to the glenn hurricane schwartz and r more. >> and yes, we are seeing the last of the rain in philadelphia, and it is knock ing down the visibility, and you can barely see the skyline right now, and the ben franklin bridge is back there somewhere and there it is, light on the top of the bridge, and so obviously, the visibility has been reduced. now, even when the rain ends, the fog going to be with us. and you can see that the delaware's reign is just about over, and we have a bit the go on the jersey shore before it is completely gone. there it is up to the 7:00 or 8:00 moving off shore, and the skies are clear in some areas, but once they do, the fog redevelops and so by the time that you get up in the morning, and you may be pretty cloudy and impact on the morning rush in parts of the area.

and the temperature s as are in 70s and we hit only 78 for the high today. we will be singing a big, big jump tomorrow. look at that. temperatures getting well into the 80s and to perhaps 90 degrees. we will see how long that lasts and when the rain comes back in a few minutes. >> right now at 6:00, the $15,000 reward is being offered if you can help the police identify anner arson suspect. he broke into a philadelphia street garage under the 12th district police station six times last wednesday. investigators says that he soaked a sheet in flammable liquids and set nearby cars on fire near the building. no fire occurred, but he poured the gasoline over it. at 6:00, bill cosby is supposed to return to court next week, but tonight, the team is fighting to delay it. his lawyer filed a request to delay a pretrialer hearing.

they say that cosby needs more time to prepare the legal team, and he withdrew earlier this month. a his first trial ended in a mistrial. >> that is one of the worst places on the the face of the earth. >> up next, all new at 6f:00, the korean war veterans are speak i speaking out against the north korean threat as the leader hits the becaupause button on the nu talks. come up later in sports, being the new guy. the eagles' wide receiver nelsoning a nelson ag nelsoning a -- nelsoning agholn the growing confidence.

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tonight, north korea's plans to strike are on hold for now. that country's state media is reporting that the leader kim jong-un has push ed the pause button on the plans to launch near guam. but he says that he will look at attacking guam if if u.s. responds recklessly, and last week president trump said that he will respond with fury. and we get the latest from the

current north korean threats. >> that place is one of the worst places for a combat fighter to fight. >> reporter: a retired combat fighter speaks about his role in korea in the demilitarized zone immediately following the korea war. >> it is so cold, tears will freeze on your face. >> he and thomas mcarthur are fighting for vets exposed to agent orange to get the benefits and disabilities deserved and long overdue. >> here we are to introduce lemg slags to do what the v.a. could have done and should have done immediately. >> reporter: but then the topic turned immediately to -- >> the mad man controlling the north. >> reporter: and the man who is firinging ballistic missiles and threatened the u.s. territory of guam. >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: now retired master sergeant alfred austin is paying

close attention to trump and kim jong-un's war of words. >> he is showing a lot of bravado and he doesn't know what he is doing. >> we cannot take a wait and see attitude. >> reporter: harper fees for those in standby in korea, and should north korea make a move. you said that we with should starve north krorea out >> yes, you need to starve them out, and sooner or later they will come out, because they have nothing in the country. >> reporter: and that they should not be sitting idle on trade and other issues. >> if they won't fix what is in the backyard, we will make movements that are necessary. >> if the soldiers get into a ground war there, we will probably win, but it is a price to pay. >> reporter: powerful words from veterans who know the territory all too well. stay tuned for nightly news with lester holt coming up right after this newscast as they see

what pressing the pause button the means with the u.s. tension tonig tonight. and now, you may not realize it, but cats can make good workers. the philadelphia brewing company on frankfort avenue has a working cat named duke. they say that duke greets the customers and chases away the mice and a good companion for the workers and the can xh customers. >> people underestimate cats sometimes that they are aloof and they don't do much and do what they want, but they become a part of everything that goes on. >> the shelter workers say ask them, and they will be happy to find you a worker cat to fit your needs and many are available, too. and we invite you the hem us to clear the shelters this saturday. shelters around our area are waiving the a adoption fees that day. and so logon to the nbc 10 app to find the shelter closest to you and you can also take a quiz the find the breed for your

fami family. turning now no the first alert weather and drizzly day out there, and most people a had the umbrellas out. damp roads and sidewalks after the rain was on and off all day. and the a live look at the kim mel center campus and the rain is still out there. and you can see that on the first alert radar, as we go to the glenn hurricane schwartz for the latest. >> yes, jacqui, because we are seeing the layest sky brightening in the background. that is the drier air to the west that is moving in, and we are seeing the brightening in the p.a. suburbs and the lehigh valley, and things are changein. as we taking a look at some of the temperatures in the suburbs, a lot of them, not even getting to the mid-70s today, and with west callen and only 73 degrees. 75 in kennette square.

74 in new town and new hope. we will be 10 to 15 degrees warmer than that tomorrow. just in the single day the. you can see how much of that rain has already moved off sh e shore, and some of the last of it is going through philadelphia right now. and into south jersey, and that is going to continue to move to the east. and in the drier air that is covering much of pennsylvania moves in, but there is so much moisture on the ground and with the high humidity and the light wind likely to see some fog by the end of the night and the morning. this is hurricane gert. this is the cold front fortunately causing it to curve out to sea, but it is going to to be kicking up the surf, and the rip current concern for tomorrow. as we go through the next couple of days, no real concerns other than the fog for tomorrow morning. and then, heat and humidity, and

then we watch on thursday for the next system to start coming in. this is just a latest computer model that is just in, and this is the delaying the rain coming in thursday a little bit. and so that would improve the chances of dry weather for the eagles game. we certainly can't rule it out, because that rain is that close, and it is going to be coming in at some point thursday night. and into friday morning, and system of that is pretty heavy. we do not need any heavy rain, and here we are friday morning with heavy rain, am tomorrow, no rain. 87 in chestnut hill, and lang horn and so we may have some places that touch 09 degrees like voorhees town theship and warmer at the shore because of the land breeze. much, much better than what we have seen today. and for the eagles today, it is going to be warm, and it is going to be humid and not

exactly football weather and a chance for the showers or thunderstorm at this point. and for the solar eclipse, the weather at this moment for next monday is looking pretty good and remember the max eclipse is in the middle of the afternoon. i'm john clarke and coming up, we will tell you who is going to be making the eagles debut thursday night. we will hear from reece hoskins about his first two homers in the majors. that is next.

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should see a couple of debuts at the linc. how about alshon jeffery and the new cornerback ronald darby expected to play. it is going to be good to to see alshon lininging up with torrey smith, and it look like nelsoningnelson agholor is going to be benched last year, but he is renewed. >> i felt like i talked to him last season, and we all learned lessons that he learned and i don't want to say that he is a a new guy, but i do see a more confident guy. >> my mindset was always to be a better football player everyday and what is earned, i will take the. everything else out here is earned. nothing is given to me. i don't claim anything, and i work for it all. >> and we like to hear that, and the birds did release the last year's rushing injury ryan matthew, and his neck injury has finally healed. the birds have only rushed for 47 yards in the first preseason

game, and they want to establish the run thursday night. >> we have a handful of backs that run hard and do good things, so it is going to be interesting to see how that shakes out. we believe no matter who is in the backfield with the o-line that we have and the guys up front, we should be tine mick in the run game, and we believe that it will be our bread and butter and we can lean on the guys. >> bread and butter. interesting. >> nbc 10 is your official eagles station, and the only station to watch all of the preseason games. watch us thursday at 6:00 with the kickoff and then the eagles and the bills at 7:00 on nbc 10. and what about the phillies' reece hos kins with two the homers. and he is the first rookie to the fastest homers and what place for him to hit it. cali is the home state and he had 30 friends aped family there in the homestands, and they the did a lot of jumping up and

down. and rhys' teammates with the silent treatment, and then they high five him. and then the second home run and get this, the phillies could get the baseballs from the fans to have them as momentos. and it was hoskins out last night. >> well, it is something that you dream about. you dream about getting here, and then you dream about hitting a home run here. i don't know that i don't remember it to be completely honest not one bit. it hit me when i got into the dugout. >> wow. didn't even remember it. wow. what a moment. i'm john clark and back in a moment.

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you know what? no one cares. tonight at 11:00 a south philly family says the sick child was promised a trip to disney but now the man who raised the money is backing out. we will have more details at 11:00 11:00. >> we will have drying out and starting the day with fog and once the sun comes out, and the temperature up to the 90 and it is humid thursday today, too,

and more showers and storms into the saturday and we don't need that. >> we can't shake the rain. i'm jacqueline london, and up next is "nbc nightly news." see you at 11:00. breaking news tonight. president trump unloads, doubling down on his initial response to charlottesville. now blaming, quote, both sides. >> you had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent, and nobody wants to say that. but i'll say it right now. also, the fight over confederate statues. the president asking, where does it end? >> this week it's robert e. lee. is it george washington next week? and is it thomas jefferson the week after? >> there is reaction pouring in tonight amid a growing backlash. caught on camera, controversy over a child with autism seen dragged by a teacher and teacher's aide. a promise kept by a