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injured after a car plowed into protesters at a white national rally. and more violence unfolding and in arlington movie theater. two women stabbed after a fight. how a bystander helped take down the accused attacker. and still some thunderstorms rolling across the area. we have seen some flooding. meteorologist josh knight is tracking the changes. >> abc 7 news at 11:00 starts with breaking news. kimberly: we are followingtwo breaking news headlines. dead after a virginia state police helicopter crashed while responding to a violent rally in charlottesville. rally alsoationalist turned deadly as a car plowed into a crowd of protesters. the driver is behind bars. we begin with the horrible scene at the rally. a warning, these images are graphic. a

19 hurt. virginia's governor sending a very strong message tonight. >> you will not succeed. there is no place for you here. there is no place for you in america. kimberly: mayhem unfolding for several hours. q mccray is live in charlottesville with the latest developments and what he found out about the driver. q? q: here is a picture of the driver, who is behind bars. he is 20-year-old james fields junior of ohio. the fbi is now working the case and the investigators behind me, they say that fields is responsible for this crime scene and a lot of pain and heartache. a car plowing into a crowd. protesters clashing. this was the chaotic scene in

junior-old james fields was arrested for ramming into protesters, killing one and injuring at least two dozen more. president trump address the nation. >> we condemn in the strong as possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. on many sides. it's been going on a long time in our country. q: thousands attended the unite the right rally, believed to be the largest group of white nationalists coming together in decades. advertised as a peaceful demonstration against the removal of the general robert e. lee statue, it was nothing but. virginia governor terry mcauliffe with a strong message. >> to the white supremacist and into who came charlottesville today, our message is plain and simple -- go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. shame on you.

ordered people out. >> insanity. i've been here almost 47 years, and it's ridiculous. q: another look at 20-year-old james field junior of ohio. several other people were also arrested. here live, you will notice the memorial made by charlottesville residents, flowers and candles for the woman who passed away, 32 years old. her name has not been released yet. day that will live on in infamy here in charlottesville. i'm q mccray. back to you inside. kimberly: the white nationalist rally centered on plans to remove the statue of robert e. lee from emancipation park. charlott

grappled what to do with its confederate monuments. some say they are symbols of the civil war, representing our heritage. others see hate and oppression. in may, hundreds of torch carrying protesters stood at the base of the statue, organized by richard spencer, who also took part in today's rally. more than a thousand people demonstrated against a ku klux klan rally back in july. more than two dozen people were arrested in the police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. the removal of the statue is being challenged in court. a while that was going on, a virginia state police helicopter crashed about a mile from the campus of uva, killing two pilots. the helicopter had been helping with the public safety during the charlottesville protests. >> there was a helicopter that crashed in the woods. no structures were damaged. we have two

the pilot and a passenger. kimberly: we received these pictures of the men killed on board. lieutenant h.j. cullen and burke bates a virginia. burke was devoted to our entire family. part of our executive protective unit team for the past couple years. the cause of the crash is under investigation, but the police do not suspect foul play. closely following two elements from charlottesville, and for updates anytime, head to our website, wjla.com. and we are still on storm watch tonight. d.c. fire and ems were called to help with water rescues. a vehicle was caught in a high water spot familiar to all of us, the 600 block of rhode island avenue. two people had to be rescued, one of back you in it. at 9:00 and

rescue, another at 16th street. let's check in with meteorologist josh knight. how much longer are we dealing with the rain? josh: the rain is starting to move out. still some light showers around the metro area and the national harbor, but we are looking for a dryer trend overnight. have a few spots where we the heavier rain, thunderstorms coming down. most notably we have to watch this one near spotsylvania county, but a lot of this dropping south through the area quickly. heavy downpours in st. mary's county, southern calvert county, parts of charles, but d.c., other than a few light showers, looking good. many trees reported down across the area, as far north as frederick and loudoun county, across the sea -- acrossd.c. futurecast takes us through the evening, drying up quickly the next couple hours. tomorrow morning we may

with extra cloud cover and apache fog, but generally looking better -- and patchy fog , but generally looking better. mid 80's tomorrow, partly cloudy skies through the day, and a little less humid than today. we have some heat moving back into the 10 day forecast. that is coming up in a bit. on they: new details breaking we first told you at 6:00. a fight outside of an arlington movie theater took a violent turn, and we know that two women had to be rushed to the hospital after being stabbed. the attacker was quickly taken into custody. amy aubert is live at the courthouse with wyatt took the police less than a minute to respond. amy? say itmberly, the police took about 50 seconds from the time the call came in to go from the police department behind me to the scene right here. police tape blocked off the scene justut

theater and courthouse. >> came outside, so all the lights come and was shocked to hear violence was down. >> so sad. amy: the violence a stabbing. the police say that two women were rushed to the hospital with multiple stab wounds. the suspect, also a woman, is in custody. >> we had the case closed almost immediately. amy: thanks to a good samaritan. >> it appears there was one individual the officers do have who actually made a flying tackle. fortunately, he only had to hold the individual a short time. amy: others also stepped in to help. >> a very brave person to do that. at the same time you wonder if that is the smartest thing to do. amy: the police say when they got to the scene there was an altercation. they could not say if the su

other. >> it seems there were something in common because they were congregating in the same area, but i cannot confirm if they knew each other. say some sort of bread knife was used. we are told the victims are in critical but stable condition tonight. live in arlington, amy aubert, abc 7 news. coming up next on abc seven news at 11:00, we continue to follow the breaking news from charlottesville after the white nationalist rally and counter protest turned deadly. isight, the big city that pulling confederate statues after today's events. and we are tracking more storms tonight and damage left behind by last night storms. how one man described the tornado that touchdown. -- the tornado that touched down. and a heart stopper for nationals fans as bryce harper goes out of the game of the first inning.

kimberly: back to the breaking

,irginia, -- in charlottesville virginia, a car plowing into a group of protesters, leaving one 32-year-old woman dead. 20 ro james fields of ohio is behind bars. slide person in the car down 4th street into a group of people that were marching up the street. apparently he just plow that a high rate of speed towards them. kimberly: dozens are in the hospital. for all of the information on this developing story, turn to wjla.com. in light of what is happening in charlottesville, the mayor of lexington, kentucky, says he is taking steps to remove two from thete era statues federal courthouse grounds. when breaking news happens, count on abc seven by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com /text.

morning, former white house communication's director anthony scaramucci will give his first interview since leaving the white house after a short stint. inwill appear on "this week" an interview with the george stephanopoulos, right here on abc 7. , stormwatchto home 7 tracking weather damage in fauquier county. the national weather service confirming an ef-0 tornado touched down in broad run friday afternoon. this is the third confirmed tornado in our area and a little less than three weeks. friday's twister left a mile-long path of destruction, including a tree that landed on a car. >> sounded like a freight train coming. i went up the street and got under the bridge. the tornado came by and kept lifting the rear of the truck. kimberly: people in haymarket are cleaning up after ee

flooding outside of the manassas regional airport. the good news, nobody was injured. and we should remind people that hiding under a bridge is actually a really bad idea. people think they will be protected, but the winds bees under there can be increased. josh: exactly, it is one of those things that they go back and forth, are you safer in your car come here or there, and it depends on a case-by-case thing. that is a strong storm, the last place you want to be for stop tough call. the path of the tornado, zooming in, just south of i-66, broad run come on the underground for about two minutes, but you saw the damage. the maximum wind of 75 miles per hour, and only 1.2 miles long, 100 yards wide. still packing quite a punch. the same story for the thunderstorms tonight, but bringing down trees and flooding issues. arlington 70 degrees.

through. we had sunshine, then lots of dark clouds and lightning. many areas, trees reported down. ill hanging on south of town. spotsylvania is where we have the most lightning and heaviest rain right now. not quite as strong in southern maryland at this point. fredericksburg, quite a bit of thunder, and further to the west, still a lot of heavy rain moving through as well as lightning. lighter starting to see rain. still hanging onto lightning, but in general drying out. showers and thunderstorms really break down in the next few hours. a little cooler tonight for a lot of us, still hanging in the low 70 degrees. further north and west, that is where we have the cooler numbers. tomorrow, lunchtime, more sunshine as we go through the day, 81 degrees at 1

a big improvement from today. finally getting a chance to make up some baseball tomorrow. the first game, about 81 degrees first pitch. then about 84 degrees towards the end of the game, a nice day for baseball. if you're sitting in the sun, sun, hat, sunscreen. monday, the clouds move and quickly for stop eating back to d c, 84 degrees leesburg, fredericksburg 81, but still a dry day. tuesday a chance of wet weather. the first three days this week, the temperatures drop a bit, but then we heat up towards 90. if you go back a year ago this week, we had temperatures in the triple digits, so not quite looking for that, but certainly feeling more like summer, what you would expect some or feel like around here. through

the chance of showers. at her chance of rain and thunderstorms towards the end of the week. right now still hanging onto a chance of rain. we will have to watch closely for monday, the 21st, the eclipse. kimberly: bryce harper is hurt? scott: it does not look good. a house of and his knee buckled. not good. -- a hustle play and his knee buckled. not good. nationals fans holding their breath tonight.

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healthy and focus on the playoff run. that may not be happening anytime soon. first-inning tonight, bryce harper hustling to first-come and disaster strikes. his left foot slides off the to, his leg buckles, falls the ground, clutching his knee, serious pain. just awful to watch. that doesdoctor, but not look good, my friends. he was helped off the field. no word on the injury. we will keep you updated when new information becomes available. back to the drawing board come after a much-needed day off, the risk is returned to practice today and richmond, the players focused on getting better and ready for the games that really matter in september. jay gruden said today linebacker junior galette will miss six to seven days with a hamstring injury. rookie linebacker anderson also did not practice today because of a stinger.

orthotics for his cleats. the team is hopeful he will see the field against the packers next saturday. for now, some of these young players have to step up and fill the voids. coach gruden: we will see how soon because we have guys who will not be practicing. the positive is we will get some guys some work. will blackmon will get more reps, and we have other players to look at. scott: the redskins need to get healthy. third round of the pga championship, quail hollow. greenee shot lands on the and makes a beeline for the cup. almost goes in for an ace, but takes an unlucky bounce and rolls away. the shot of the day, robert strepm

yards away, drops into the hole for an egaagle. d.c. united has seen better days. the franchise built on championships in the late 1990's has fallen on hard times. desperate club looking for their first win since june 21 against real salt lake. mother nature would not give the black and red that opportunity. torrential rain left rfk stadium looking like a lake, leaving the field unplayable. the game was officially postponed. no makeup date has been scheduled. women soccer, the spirit hosting boston. fourth minute, tied at 1-1. the cross, tipped, and goes in for the header. the spirit lead 2-1.

game ends in a 2-2 tie. little league baseball, thurmont, maryland, taking on the club from new jersey. they ran into a buzz saw, and their dreams coming up a little short. new jersey never looked back. the team for maryland false 8-3. and the washington mystics won at home,100-80. the mystics playing well now, winning five of their last six. nats fans, fingers crossed right now for the best for bryce harper. kimberly: up next, a county official in south caroli

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