a polarizing figure in philadelphia's past. and protecting herself from the eclipse, everything you need to know. if 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. >> right now at 11:00 the defiant double down that there's blame on both sides for the violence in charlottesville.

it continues to spark strong reaction this morning. good morning. president trump is facing criticism over his handling over the violence. one white house official says president trump went rogue. democrats and republicans are blasting the president's remarks. jeff sessions says there's no rush to file federal charges in the deadly car attack. >> president trump saying both sides were to blame. >> what about the alt-of left that came charging at what you call is alt-right. the president says he condemns

neo-nazis and doubled down on the shared blame. >> we will not stand for if kkk. they aren't a part of this country. >> ohio governor john kasich. >> before he takes this presidency in a place that is not acceptable for our country. >> bernie sanders called it embarrassing for all those that fought and died. two group leaders publicly defended the president's kpe comments as fair. white nationalist richard spencer. because of this they have

revinrevin resigned. president trump saying they didn't take the job seriously. nbc news, washington. this morning a growing push to move a statue of a polarizing leader. the controversy swirling around frank rizzo. >> reporter: this is how heated things are getting. a fresh egg on the statue. we caught up with the man and so did philly police. they put him in handcuffs ton spot. i asked him why he did it. he didn't answer. that is one reaction. we have new reaction following a tweet who said the statue of

right white rights frank rizzo does not belong in our city. >> it went up in a public process. people petitions. it went through the art commission's review. there was obviously a public process. if there are folks that want to reconfer that stat chie it will go through the same process. >> i and not everybody wants to pat you down though. you can see as we come badge out here live we have put up police barricades here. we saw police standing by outside of this statue as the debate as to whether or not it should stay continues.

i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. we'll see you for an update in the next half hour. happening now a memorial just getting started for the victim in the charlottesville violence. heather heyer was killed when a car ran into a crowd. the 32-year-old was from charlottesville. she worked as a legal assistant. she was described as a firm believer in justice and we qty. groups continue to express their anger. in atlantic city they will join at city hall to publicly denounce racism and bigotry. it will happen today at noon. today a march starting and ending at art street united

methodist church. organizers say they already have hundreds planning to show up. that rally begins at 7:00 p.m. one woman is okay after she was trapped on the roof of her home while her exboyfriend was in a standoff with philadelphia police. he became upset after they handed him a retraining order. he told her if she called 911 he would shoot police officers. she climbed onto the roof and called 911. he eventually turned himself in and is now in police custody. the woman was not hurt. no one injured during a house fire in philadelphia's neighborhood. everybody made it to safety when flames hit just after 2:00 this morning. crews got it under control in just under 30 minutes. they are now looking into the cause of that fire.

new video shows a robber wanted in a hold up at a wawa in south philadelphia. this is surveillance video of hinl outside the store. he went into the store two weeks ago, pointed a gun at two workers and demanded cash. they gave him the money and he ordered them to the floor before takingoff. the man seen urinating has durned himself into sba. he even made a lewd gesture at the camera. the fog has moved out and we are left with plenty of sunshine. plenty of people enjoying the beaches at the jersey shore. this is a look at the people out in cape may.

krystal klei is here. that fog burned off plenty of sunshine. everywhere else the fog has thinned. we have nice sunny skies. that humidity will stick around. it will also feel quite steamy out there for all of us. there's no rain and really not much cloud coverage either. here are our current temperatures. we are at 81 in philadelphia. we are currently at 80 in wilmington. these are the actual temperatures. look at what it feels like outside because of the higher humidity. already feeling close to the mid-80s. it is 86 by this afternoon. i believe we will have feels like temperatures at least in the low 90s over parts of our

area. the actual high temperatures will be flirting with 90. today it's all about the hot and humid conditions. that humidity cants so that steamy weather last. we the we slips. we'll have that coming up in a a minnesota of after this shalling where testimony goal is to save the city's youth from violence hefs plan to no bun has been arrested and police are

inoffering a $10,000 in the case. time now for a check on the roads with jessica boyington. what are you seeing out there? >> watching the atlantic city parkway. we have lane restrictions here. it was since earlier this morning or at least overnight starting around 4:00. maybe this is the eastbound sietd. no real problems yet. you can see we start lane restrictions there. also watch moving through the intersection. watching construction around broad street. it was on the southbound side. the construction vehicle left the scene. either way behind this scene we are not even seeing lanes

aproechg it. we'll see a little bit of delays. average speeds into the 30s. we'll end here with bridges. watch for construction westbound until 3:00. 2:30 over the bridge. that construction is both directions east and westbound. back to you. >> thanks. it is out and trump administration named interim communications director. and a look at the tribute marking the 40th anniversary. and sbre a beautiful picture other our satellite and radar. we'll have more coming up.

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the death toll stands at more than 300 people. thousands lost their homes in the disaster. take a look at this new video taken moments after a large tree fell on her mother and her young children. you can see a first responder holding the woman's baby boy. the woman was carrying a child and pushing the other two in a stroller. the mom briefly lost consciousness. the family is expected to be okay. first alert weather. >> live picture outside. we have a clear blue sky overhead. we are left with nice conditions. it would be really nice if it weren't for the fact that humidity is up. as a result it is going to feel steamy with dew points in the upper 60s and low 70s. it is typically when it start to feel kind of wet outside.

as we go throughout the region you can see no rain for us to track. there's no rain heading our way quite yet. for our wednesday things should be dry. we have a chance of an isolated shower due to higher humidity. i do believe we are all going to see clear blue skies. spotty clouds developing. really nothing else to talk about. no rain to track today. here is a look at our current temperatures. we are at 81 in tours dale. these temperatures will make their way to the upper 80s. some of us flirting with 90 degrees for the high temperature by later on. here are the forecast high temperatures. 88 for summerton. you're up to 87. 88 degrees for the frift high

temperature. it is 83 for atlantic city and cape may. how about well delaware and wilmington? i'm pointing out while we are in the upper 80s i think feels like temperatures will be right around 90, 91, 92 is what it will feel like. this is different than what we have been experiencing. we have had low humidity over the last several days straight. you're going to notice that it feels very sticky and hot outside. let's fast forward here. next monday and still right now things are looking fairly good. mostly sunny conditions with spotty clouds possible. if we continue with more sunshine the visibility should be good. the max eclipse is at 2:44 in the afternoon next monday. we will see 75% of the sun

obscured by the moon. we'll see temperatures top out around mid-towner 80s for your me next monday. 88 for us today. feels closer to right around 90. it is 86 tomorrow. we have the eagles game. at this point we have a chance of a shower or storm developing. the better shot is for friday. they are hoping to edge it out until friday. there is a low chance right now on your thursday. saturday lingering showers. there it is, 88 for the frift high next monday for the solar eclipse. >> all right. thank you. the solar eclipse just five days away. how you can protect yourself if you plan to catch a glimpse.

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race. we have jerry johnson, the chairman of the plain line bike race and thank you both for joining us today. how did you come up with this idea? >> my dad and i were brainsto brainstorming some ideas. i thought to connect to two and do a bike race. >> and you're a volunteer emt. >> i am a volunteer emt. that's how the idea came together to combine the two. >> where does the money go? >> it is a non-profit. the money will go to help support us and keep you are equipment up to date and state

of the art as it already is. we are looking for annual events to support us and the community. >> this is very exciting. you're helping to organize it. you're saying never before has lancaster been closed down. >> we are very excited and we are hoping a lot of people will come out. >> what is the bike route? >> lancaster is where the start and finish line is. >> and people can still sign up, right? >> yes. we are encouraging everyone to come out no matter where you live. there are all sorts of activities. there's a kids race. riders can register on our web site, mainlinebikerace.com. there will be a beer garden,

lots of food. >> and how are businesses and e reresidents responding to this? >> we hope to a celebrity guests there on sunday. we will be -- we'll have a hospitality tent there. it will be very exciting. >> okay. let's check details with our audience. it is happening this sunday august 20th from 8:00 in the morning through 4:00 p.m. it goes through downtown ardmore. check out the nbc 10 app. thanks for joining us. good luck. hopefully this is the first of many. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you. >> the controversy is intensifying this morning, the latest act of vandalism as more polarizing statues are being

brought down in the wake of the unrest in charlottesville. plus, it has gone into the top ten largest in history.

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spreading the blame, the president defended his initial remarks. his comments parking new outrage. president trump said not everyone involved in the violence is being held accountable by the public. the president also said the anti hate protesters had troublemakers among them. he said a lot of those people should be to blame.

>> you had a group on one side that was bad and a group on the other side that was also very violent. nobody wants to say that. i'll 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. >> r action has been swift. the most vocal cannot be vague on the issue. they are demanding he rethink his stance. jeff sessions says there is no hurry to file federal charges against the man who ram amed a r into a crowd. he spoke to nbc news. >> we could bring charges when ever the investigation justifies that. i don't think we should just feel like we have got to do it in a matter of hours or days. >> sessions went onto say there could be federal hate crime or civil rights charges file bud it's too early in the investigation. now to a live picture of the

memorial for heather heyer. the police chief says they are working with her family to ensure safety at this memorial and any others held this week. he worked as a legal assistant. she is a firm believer in justice and equality. james fields is facing second-degree murder charges in her death. this morning in philadelphia the debate is twirling over the future of a statue of frank rizzo. some consider him a symbol of racism. now there's a push to move his statue from center city. we are live with more on the debate. what are people saying and doing? >> reporter: yeah. it's not just what people are saying they are doing. it's what we saw people taking

selfies earlier this morning. we also watched as someone egged it a few minutes before we saw you at the top of the 11:00 hour. a man ran off but was taken into custody by police. >> can you tell us why you egged the statue? >> that was police saying not right now. he was in handcuffs at the time. he did move his hands over and do a shushing motion my way. he never verbally answered why he did that. councilwoman tweeted her desire to have it moved telling us rizo's values and believes don't line up with the city we live in now. the major sayo -- mayor said it up in a public process.

>> i'm not a big fan of the statue but it doesn't mean that i can't, you know, tear it down. i don't think that's a good thing. >> he says if the public wants it down opponents will have to start the same process that it took to put it in place. they have set up barricades to go around the statue. it wasn't a deterrent for the guy that threw eggs at the statue. nbc 10 news. >> thank you. in the wake of the white nationalist rally across our country. just last night the city of baltimore removed four confederate monuments. the city council sited when it adopted a resolution calling for immediate destriks.

the mayor said she contacted the maryland historical trust and identified confederate cemeteries where they will spend. a large wooden wall put up in the downtown area. the city was making plans to have that monument removed. a new state law prohibits the alteration of monuments more than 40 years old. if the state's attorney general it could be fined $25,000. in california a monument to con federal soldiers will be moved from a los angeles cemetery. more than 30 are buried in the hollywood forever. the cemetery agreed to get rid of the monument after facing pressure from activists. the business chorld is having a mixed reaction. yesterday a fifth business leader dropped out of the white house's manufacturing job

council but the ceo of campbell's soup is taking a different approach. they say the company condemns the violence but says it's important to have a voice on issues effecting the industry and workers. her decision has lead critics to push for a boycott of campbell's products. the eagles play the bills tomorrow night for their first preseason game which you can see right here. will rain put a damper on the action on the field? krystal klei has your most accurate forecast. >> yeah. duo have we do have a chance of rain moving through. let's look at this right now. we have a pretty clear picture. you can see this gray colored area. this satellite is so impressive we can actually see where the

fog is laying. so for the rest of us we have cleared out now. we have plenty of sunshine. it will continue into the afternoon. look at our temperatures. they are reflecting the warm air moving in. it is 81 in philadelphia and 82 in atlantic city and upper 70s for areas like reading. if we go there hour by hour on our feels like conditions, yeah, it will feel hot as we get into this afternoon. low to mid-90s. we have high humidity, a lot of moisture in the air. when you mix it with warm air you feel hotter than you truly are. at 90 in dover. that is at 4:00 this afternoon. some of us stay around 90 degrees until around 8:00 p.m. when things will start to cool down. we are talking hot and humid conditions today. then we get to tomorrow and chances of rain, thunderstorms

begin returning to the forecast into friday. coming up in a few minutes we'll track it out and we'll give you the eagles game forecast. ♪ america's most famous hound dog remembered today on the anniversary of his death. hups of fans lined up to take part in an over it's night vigil that lasts until this morning. fans had to pay nearly 30 bucks to be part of the vigil. it seems too early but today is first day of school for some philadelphia students. the kids lined up in west philadelphia this morning. 1,500 students head into the classroom after saying good-bye to summer. it will operate on a year round schedule and shorter summer

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waiving adoption fees. go to nbc10.com to see who is taking part. all right. what a beautiful picture. we have a clear blue sky. scattered clouds rolling by. some of us are still dealing with low clouds of this morning. i wilmington has low clouds hanging along. i think scattered clouds will continue but breaks of sun are more likely. take a look at our wide view. we have going on, two clouds of fog hanging over the western edge and scattered clouds coming in from the west. for the most part it's a fairy dry day in terms of rain chances. we are human. you will feel that moisture in the air as you top outside.

we are at 79 in the pennsylvania subur suburbs. you can see pretty blue clear picture over the lehigh valley with fairly light winds right now. upper 80s for delaware and we should see more sunshine. it is 87 in the pennsylvania suburbs. a dry forecast again in terms of chances of rain just an isolated chance over parts of south jersey. we are looking at a nice day except for that humidity. we are also tracking hurricane g gert. impressive hurricanes. winds up to 90 miles per hour. it is moving out to sea but it's effecting us because it's chu churning up the water. that means dangerous potentially life threatening waters out there need to stay out of high surf. always be aware there's a life guard present.

if you're going down to the shore or currently at the shore. we are also watching tomorrow, the eagles versus bills game. tomorrow 84 your temperature. mostly cloudy conditions. now, there is a chance of thunderstorms developing. it is a fairly low chance for yourtures. let's go through the hour by hour. here is what we are talking about. not a lot of rain to track. you could see a sprinkle or two. you can see as we go through the evening just scattered clouds to look at. into thursday morning fairly dry as well. by thursday afternoon scattered showers are possible. notice this model gives us a little something ahead of game time for thursday evening. that's something we'll be watching. a low chance right now. you need to be prepared for that. we start with rain at 7:00 a.m. and we could see thunderstorms

develop over much of the area. friday is looking like the best day for storms to return to the forecast. we'll talk ability that coming up in a few minutes and look at that solar ellipse forecast. the eagles are getting set for the first preseason game. the birds will battle the buffalo bills at lincoln financial field. zaifd here with us this morning. welcome back. >> thank you. >> this seen that has been -- >> when you watch him play he is much more athletic and much more explosive. he is at a different level and gives them a legitimate player that can go and shatter these great wide receivers that the eagles will face this year. a high price to pay. >> we were just talking about

this during the break. when i saw him make that play i thought to myself all right. the guy that will be expendable, probably jordan matthews. >> yeah. they really saw him when they drafted him. somebody would come in and be a special teams player. he gave them a lot of value. 75 catches on average per year. the eagles need to fill that production from the slot. i think tomorrow night something to watch here. mac holland is in the slot. see what they can do with younger receivers who they are high on. >> should we be concerned about his health? >> no. the plan is -- >> he is going to play tomorrow night? >> he will play. don't know how long he will play. get him ready for the washington redskins. he practices every day. he has withbeen really impressi. eagles don't want to take any chances. he missed a lot of games.

>> all right. carson, we understand he will get about the same number of snaps he did last week against green bay. >> looks good. four last week, twice the protection broke down. shrugged off the defense and kept the drive alive. he is the best i have seen. he is the best i have seen in 30 years in philadelphia. >> i will go down there and see for myself. >> enjoy. >> all right. thank you very much. we'll see you every wednesday right here. nbc 10 is your official seeg ls station out of live coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. steve jones live and then it's the birds battling the bills at 7:00. you can watch all of the action only on nbc 10. if you're look for regular programming tomorrow night you can watch it on cozi tv.

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