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>> abc 7 has full coverage of this noon of the man who ran down the people in charlottesville. first, jeff, described to us what is going on there. to us what is going on there. jeff: the first appearance of james fields junior took place just a few hours ago. his appearance lasted only a few minutes. right after the courtroom appearance all the reporters walked outside and a dramatic scene unfolded here on the streets outside the order house. >> absolutely nothing to enforce a legal permit. we defended ourselves. white nationalists began yelling at the cameras, yelling and blaming the media and the city for the unrest that took place over the weekend.

city, and the police department for the death of heather heyer. the two men spoke for a few minutes yelling profanity. they had to be safely escorted away by members of the charlottesville police department. they were shouted down by counter protesters. meanwhile, james field junior made his first court appearance by videoconference. he is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of ofyear-old heather heyer charlottesville when he allegedly drove his vehicle into a group of people protesting the white nationalist rally. much, onlynot say yes, sir and no, sir when addressed by a judge. he is next going to get in touch with his attorney and then another bond hearing will be set for august 25. back here live outside the courthouse we heard from a lot of cou

expressing a lot of anger towards the city of charlottesville for granting a permit to the white nationalist to hold this unite the right rally over the weekend. we can expect to hear a lot of talk about that in the weeks to come in charlottesville. we will have continuing coverage of this court appearance on later editions of abc 7 news, but now we want to go to john gonzalez a few blocks away in charlottesville. john? john: jeff dealing with heated moments of the courthouse, but a few blocks away in charlottesville there was an outpouring of peace, love, and unity this afternoon. this is what the recovery process look like today here. hundreds came by over the last 48 hours, some of them returning after the saturday attack. it's those horrific images of that dodge charger, barreling down the narrow street, plowing in

this growing memorial, trying to overshadow the act of hatred and evil. you can see flowers, candles, pictures and messages written in chalk. 19 injured. 32-year-old heather heyer, killed. we spoke to a number of people. from the nurse who felt compelled to bring her toddler here to the cyclist to sat on the street here for 10 minutes and prayed. >> i want to be able to tell her when she's older what we saw, what we witnessed, what she grew up in. and i hope that something like this never happens in our town again. this is my neighborhood. i live down the street. i have a medical practice around the corner. i was here for the majority of the morning, saturday, but i left when the violence started. anyway, it's just a sad

moment for lots of people. particularly the family of this young lady, who as i understand bring somewn here to peace to the area. john: heather heyer lived and worked in charlottesville. a paralegal, very vocal about her convictions. she told that her mother told us that she is proud of her dollar that hopes that her death is a rallying cry for justice. while people gather here in downtown, charlottesville, many waiting to hear the words from president donald trump. and more on that from sam sweeney inside the newsroom. sam: the backlash towards the president is intensifying. ken frazier, the ceo of merck pharmaceuticals, resigning from the manufacturing counsel. the president tweeted that fraser will now have more time to lower ripoff drug prices.

of this as the country waits for president trump to condemn white supremacy. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. on many sides. >>'s comments following the violent rally drying backlash even from allies in his own party. >> clearly he should talk out much more aggressively about it. >> under presser, the white house forced to try to clarify and an administration official insisting on anonymity releasing this statement, saying the president condemns all forms of violence, bigotry, and hatred. it included all extremists groups. the vice president echoing that. >> we have no tolerance for hate and violence, from white supremacists, or the kkk.

president, not saying the word himself. president, d you want to support of these white nationalist groups? have you denounced them strongly enough? >> his own national security advisor taking a harder line. x anytime you commit an attack against people to fight -- incite fear, it's terrorism. >> anthony scaramucci, ousted after just 11 days, adding to the heat. >> i would not have recommended that statement. he needs to be much harsher. adrianna: the president -- sam: the president is back in washington right now. he is expected to speak from the white house and it still not clear if you will do announce the hate involved in this week's events -- this weekend fossa vents. in the newsroom, i'm sam sweeney. autria, back -- adrianna:, back upstairs to you. adrianna: federal investigators

another tragedy. suzanne kennedy has more on that part of the story for us. suzanne: the ntsb is investigating how one of two choppers responding to that white supremacist rally in charlottesville fell from the sky, killing the troopers on board. the trooper in the unit commander has been with the state police aviation team for nearly two decades. had just joined the unit last month and had died at the scene. eyewitnesses say the aircraft seemed to have mechanical problems. that the apparent pilot was trying to gain control of the craft. it honestly appeared to invert, turn upside down. loss of parts, seemed to fly off. it came down relatively quickly. both men served as the terry mcauliffe protection unit for three years. the governor calling the lost devastating for the commonwealth . at this point there is no reason

in southwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. as things unfold in charlottesville, stay with us for the very latest. right now the united states top military official is meeting with its counterpart in south korea to the alliance against pyongyang. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is warning that the u.s. is ready to use the full range of its military capabilities to defend itself and its allies. afterwards it will travel to japan and china. china will now stop importing several goods from north korea under those u.s. sanctions. a huge step in further putting pressure in -- on north korea. beijing is north korea's biggest economic partner and source of aid. coming up on the abc 7 news at noon

peterson, breaking his silence. 15 years later, what is he saying about the murder of his wife and unborn child? bryce harper hits and goes down clutching his leg, right below his knee. >> fans holding their breath this weekend after this, and an update at -- as to whether bryce harper will be ready for the playoffs. >> some showers, we will check those on doppler radar coming up on abc 7 news at noon.

>> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. adrianna: new developments following the incident in london, where a jogger was seen on video pushing a woman to the path of a bus. it happened back in may. an american investment anchor was arrested last

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demand, which is why some knockoffs of been sold. just one week away from the eclipse across america, you will be able to watch live coverage on news channel 8 and wjla.com, that's next monday between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.. an update on a story that likely gave nationals fans a major scare over the weekend. bryce harper, seriously injured, but not as badly as it looks. it happened against the giants. base, slid on a wet crashing to the ground and clutching his left knee. the team says that the all-star does not have a human or tendon damage but that he does however have a sit up again home brews that will keep him out indefinitely. here is what harper had to say about the news. >> you realize that there is nothing you can do. it's part of the game, part of sports. you hope for the best and you pray for the best.

news that we could. the team does expect harper back in time for a playoff push. but man, doug, blame that on the rain. : yeah. just awful. could have been a torn mcl, a.c.l., any number of things. bone bruise we will take. adrianna: today's weather, cloudy? doug: generally just kind of cloudy. , shower and week storm chances increasing. montgomery college, 74 degrees and overcast. it's pre-much going to stay that way with a few little sprinkles and showers. you can see them on doppler radar. the most concentrated area of activity is clearly west of the , but most of that will stay north and west of the metro area. we have a batch moving to southernar

eastern shore. just n of hit or miss for the metro area and other regions. that range should be moving out in the next 90 minutes or so. areas of rain west of the blue ridge moving to the northeast, we will keep an eye on it. nothing heavy expected. the futurecast takes his current batch and washes it out a little bit with a few remnants of showers in places like metro area,like the nothing more than a few isolated showers. the forecast looking ahead, remain cloudy overnight, dropping to 72 tomorrow. an isolatedout shower. wednesday, though, looks terrific. the highs feel like the middle of august, the middle of 80's. in the middle of the week things start to change. another one of the showers and storm patterns here. humiditye heat and around 90 degrees. what's different about this weather pattern

towards the end of july and august is that we should get out of this stretch and settle down towards the weekend. for now the outlook over the weekend looks pleasant to me. just about average for the middle of august. next week again it looks like fairly pleasant weather, but we have seen it so many times before. you sit here on monday and you look ahead and something in the weather pattern changes that wasn't picked up ivy models and it's a different forecast. especially important with the excitement around the eclipse. adrianna: put it in order to keep it just like that. doug: i will do my best. adrianna:

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the white house, we are waiting for a press conference. president donald trump will be there at around 3 p.m., we are told. stay with us for any updates and we will keep you up-to-date on wjla.com. now, never before -- never before heard phone calls to a murder mystery that gripped the nation. scott peterson speaking from death row for killing his pregnant girlfriend lacey peterson. >> i had no idea. voice of scott peterson talking from death row about the moment he was found guilty of the murder of his wife and unborn child. >> them jury just convicted him. >> a new series takes a look at the case that gripped the country 15 years ago. lacey peterson, eight months pregnant, disappeared in 2002 on christmas e

he told police that he had been fishing that day. is the best way to do it all. >> he hasn't spoken out against -- about this since his conviction. >> it felt like a real moment for him and his lawyer to step up and say something about the case. >> it was this amazing, horrible, physical reaction that i had. theuldn't p.m. my feet on floor or the chair i was standing in. my vision was even glory. >> the series revisits most of the key players, including amber frey, who is -- the mistresses bombshell commission change -- admission changed everything. >> he told me he was not married and we had a romantic relationship. ask a revelation that he discusses in an audiotape -- >> a revelation that he discusses in an audiotape that

unreleased until now. >> she started giving media interviews. to the what had happened search for chandra leavy, there was the more circuit. >> the series examines the effect that the media had on the case. >> came give us examples of moments that may change people's minds or shock them? >> when you listen to the witnesses that say they saw her in the park, that was a surprise. >> there were so many witnesses. >> producers say that this is not an exoneration and that they look at all sides of the case. >> what are you hoping to accomplish?

actually happened here? again, to those live pictures of the white house. we are expecting the president

adrianna: keeping a close eye on the white house this expect the president to make remarks. i'm not sure what he is expected to talk about, but i'm told that there are no

once it happens, we will bring it to you live. meanwhile, still no winner in the powerball jack hot. tomorrow's drawing estimated at $430 million. as for friday's megamillion jackpot worth $393 million, one winning ticket was sold in illinois but the winner has yet to come forward. that would be my first stop. adrianna: i can't -- doug: i can't even dream that big. way beyond. kind of cloudy out there, doppler radar south and east of the metro area, moving into the bay, with more showers. we think a lot of that will dry out before it reaches the metro area so we will just mention an isolated shower later today. cannot rule out a stray shower but generally a decent day with partly cloudy skies and a full day of sunshine. adrianna: again, we are still waiting for that press conference for the president to

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