i'm really not angry. i'm very sad. i'm very sad. >> a mother's gut wrenching good-bye after her daughter was mowed down in charlottesville's vi leapt protest. we learn more about the woman who died, the drive accused of killing her. >> what he didn't say. backlash grows against the president this morning over what he left out of his comments on the chaos in virginia. >> on the brink. the administration's new effort to get china to rein in north korea. >> plus, willie nelson has a health scare. >> the pga gets a new champion. >> a group of teens shows us what holding truth to pow

"early today" starts right now. >> hello. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. demonstrators gathered just feet from the white house marching, chanting and directly countering white supremacist groups who carried out the weekend's protests in charlottesville as white nationalists joined by the kkk neo-nazis and armed militia demonstrated in the streets at some point beating count counterprotests are. it ended with a deadly attack when a car rapped into a group of demonstrators and injuring up to 19 individuals and killing heather heyer. here was a video of the events and a warning, it is disturbing to watch. >> the man allegedly behind the wheel, 20-year-old james alex

apprehended by police after fleeing the scene and charged with second degree murder and due in court today. his mother claims she didn't know where he was going this weekend. >> i just knew he was going to a rally. i mean, you know, i tried to stay out of his political views. i didn't know it was white supremacists. i it had something to do with trump. >> ten of those hit have been released from the hospital, nine remain in good condition. two others, a virginia state troopers piloting a helicopter over the area were also killed when their chopper went down. no foul play is expected in that tragedy. this morning, heather heyer's mother is speaking out devastated. >> i'm really not angry. i'm very sad. i'm very, very sad. but i can't be angry because angry will make me hate and hate only leads to more hate.

heather wouldn't have wanted that either. >> as of this morning, president trump has yet to specifically call out the white supremacists, kk and neo-nazi member who's took part in the white national i didn't feel rally despite these remarks on saturday. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides. it's been going on for a long time in our country. not donald trump, not barack obama, it's been going on for a long, long time. >> those choice words causing outrage with many immediately taking offense from the president's lack of specificity as he placed blame on many sides rather than calling out the white nationalists who joined the event. tell us about the political fallout from the president he's facing this morning. >> exactly. many critics are saying the president is more specific when

this than he was this weekend from the violence. now, senator lindsey graham and other republicans are saying the president needs in no uncertain terms dissuade these hate groups from supporting him. vice president mike pence claire arified the president's comments. >> president trump yesterday stated clearly that he condemns hate and violence in all of its forms. and as i made clear today and the white house made clear this morning, we -- we will not tolerate hatred and violence of groups like white supremacist, the kkk and neo-nazis, these extremist fringe groups have no place in the american debate. we condemn them in the strongest possible terms. >> the first lady came out saying on twitter they condemn all of these hate groups. they should communicate without hate in our hearts. president's own daughter,va

comments saying there should be no place in society for racism, white supremacy and neo-nazis. the president did not call out these groups specifically. there is a department of justice civil rights investigation now opened into this. in fact, the president's own national security adviser h.r. mcmaster says this fits the definition of domestic terrorism. >> thank you, edward lawrence. >> this morning, we'll hear from attorney general jeff sessions for the first time on this. >> and that will be this morning on the "today" show". 24 hours after violence tore through chaltsville, the lead organizer of the unite the right jason kesler tried to lay blame for saturday's violence. >> what happened yesterday was a result of the charlottesville police officers refusing to do their job. >> but hundreds of people shouted him down. the crowd chasing kesler from the microphone hitting,

before police moved in. that scene of violence was followed by calm vigils head throughout the day andover night across the country. the most gut wrenching take places in charlottesville for heather heyer. that's where we find maya rodriguez. how are things on the ground this morning? >> reporter: overnight, things were very quiet. no major incidents reported. this is the intersection where 32-year-old heather heyer died after the car plowed into a crowd of people injuring 19 others. people have been leaving candles and flowers and tokens of remembrances. now, the driver of that car, 20-year-old james fields, is facing second degree murder charges. he is expected in court 10:00 a.m. this morning, via video conferencing. the first time we see him since that incident happened on saturday. now, he was in town for the unite the right rally taking place that day, that gathering of white nationalists. now, both the mayor of

of virginia have placed the blame for the violence this weekend squarely on that rally, take a listen. >> i think it's clear a terrorist attacking with a car used as a weapon our hearts are grieving right now. >> my message is hatred has got to stop. we had many individuals come to our beautiful state. a vast majority were weapons tap. >> there was supposed to be a formal larger vigil for heather heyer last night on the campus of the university of virginia. however, it was canceled shortly before it was supposed to get started. organizers received a credible threat but did not elaborate what that threat was. philip, frances. >> maya rodriguez, thank you. today, president trump will reported sign an executive order to look nook whether china should this be investigated for

intellectual property violations. the move could lead to sanctions. it appears trump is using them more as leverage to get them toe stop north korea's aggressive behavior. he spoke with china's president on saturday and the two leaders agree north korea must stop its provocative and escalatory behavior. kelly cobiella, what's the reap between north korea and how china is factoring inning? >> reporter: good morning. this morning general dunford is meeting with the defense minister. his top -- his countrier part in south korea and he's scheduled to meet with the south korean president later today. the president's office and the defense ministry saying that the topics of discussion will, of course, be north korea and this military alliance. we're expecting a press conference later today. of course, the south koreans will be looking for reassurances

be consulted in the case of any military action on the peninsula. meantime today, interesting reporting coming out of japan. a news agency there saying that north korea has brought back its ambassadors to china, russia and the united nations. not clear why, whether this was a previously scheduled meeting or has to do with the recent tensions. of course, north korea has said they will have that plan in place to launch missiles toward the waters is your rounding guam bill mid month. that's sometime this week. question now, frances and philip, will kim jong-un act on it. >> kelly, thank you. breaking overnight a health care for a country music legend willie nelson. he was rushed to a salt lake city hospital last night. reports say he was experiencing breathing issues during a concert and had to leave the stage. minutes later it was announced the concert was ending early. he later tweeted, this is willie. i'm

show short tonight. the altitude got to me. i'm feeling better now. >> the pga has a new champion, justin thomas won with a score of 8 under par shooting 68 in the final round of the 72-hole tournament at quayle hollow in north carolina. it was a close competition. thomas finished only two strokes ahead of francesco molinari and patrick reed. mike thomas was there to congratulate him on his first major title. justin called it a great win for his family and said it's a moment they will never forget. >> sure is. an update for all those feeling lucky this weekend including myself. there were no winners in saturday night's powerball drawing. estimated jack mot is $430 million. on friday, there was one lucky winner illinois. the only ticket for the megamillions jackpot worth $393 million.

let's check in with bill karins who is watching out there. little spots. >> there's thunderstorms here and there. these storms are over the top of wichita falls and die off towards the dallas-ft. worth area. we'll deal with more afternoon storms. this is hit and miss stuff. not a lot of big headlines or chances of flash flooding. by 6:00 p.m., northern mississippi and anywhere north of atlanta through the mountains of north carolina, your best chance of seeing showers and storms. heaviest rainfall in northern mississippi and the storms in oklahoma. for today there's great weather. ohio valley. enjoy. here's a closer look at your day ahead. >> again, typical afternoon pop-up showers and storms. nothing worse than what you dealt with over the weekend. we will see a couple stray storms possible for omaha into the des moines and ames areas with highs in the mid 80s. re

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two dueling challenges are competing for top billing at the white house with the president facing harshcritty six over charlottesville. >> as he weighs how to take on kim jong-un, kelly o'donnell has all of that and more for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president trump has a bit of a detour coming out of his working vacation here in new jersey. he'll be going back to the white house today. he has an event related to china trade, and it comes at a time when he's trying to lean on the president of china to do more concerning north korea. then it's back to new york city where the president has not spent a night in his own home at trump tower since he took office and became president more than six months ago. then it's back here to new jersey for the remainder of his working vacation while extensive renovations are happening at the white house. all of this comes while the president is under increased criticism for how he handledhe

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good morning. i'm angie goff. in 90 seconds, we're live from charlottesville where a man heads to court after ramming his car into a crowd of people. good morning, i'm meteorologist chuck bell off to a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy start. you may need the umbrella before the day is

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protesters call for peace as mourners gather and remember the victim in this weekend's violence in charlottesville. ♪ >> what heather heyer's mom wants you to know as her accused killer heads to court. >> she didn't accomplish a thin with his hate. he's done more harm. >> the picture that's more than a thousand words. the final moments of one woman's life. and life changed for several others. the man who police say is behind it can look the families in the eye for the first time in court. good morning everyone. i'm angie goff. we want to take you live to charleston right now to show you what's happening overnight. we have a live look at community members gathering here. it's a city still reeling,