it has no place in america. >> bipartisan backlash, the president condemns the hateful groups at the center of the tragedy. is it too little, too late. special coverage on news 4 starts right now. and first at 4:00, live pictures from charlottesville, virginia. we're awaiting a news conference from police chief on this weekend's violence. we'll be keeping an eye on this and bring you any developments as you get this. >> people in charlottesville are still trying to come to terms with that deadly weekend of racially fuelled violence. we have all the angles covered for you this afternoon. the man accused of driving his car to crowd of

james field was charged with second degree murder. he's being held without bond. >> outside the cram, a tense scene as members arrive at the hearing. counter protesters nazis go home. >> meanwhile for the first time president issued stronger language today against hate groups. he called racism evil and he said groups who cause violence including the kkk and white spr supremist will be prosecuted. >> she's been talking to people and taking the temperature of the town today, so may gaegan w the feel here right now. >> reporter: a lot of people say it's town that's small, close knit, they're traumatized and they're angry by the hate they just poured into

people who say they find peace and comfort coming here. this memorial that on the same street that that man drove a car killing a 32-year-old woman and injurying several others. they find hope by reading the kind notes that are written here on notes for people to come by. but i also talked to people who say they are concerned and they're bracing for the possibility of more protests and violence. >> the police department did absolutely nothing to enforce a legal permit. >> this was the scene moments after a judge ruled that 20-year-old james alex field, jr. will remain in jail without bond. after being arrested for allegedly driving a car to a crowd of counter protesters, injurying several people and killing 32-year-old heather heyer. white supremist demanding field's release. >> go home.

nazis go home. while neighbors tried desperately to force them out. the community will continue to mobilize until we get naszis and why supremist out of this town. none of them live here. they're from out of town. so people here are very resentful that they' eve chosen our city to use our platform. >> they say they'll be back because they feel like their right to protest was interrupted on saturday. residents of this small town say they'll be ready to counter protest again if and when they return. >> every single one of us here are fighters. >> reporter: taking a live look out here at the memorial where you can see right here people continue to drop flowers on the note here of support for one another. they're hoping that this is the image that the world or the nation takes away from

it's a community that rallies around each other that support and love each other that is a town that's filled with love and not hate. back to you. >> all right. megan fitzgerald, thank you, megan. back to washington, now, and comments from the -- long over due, president turned to the white house -- >> today he called out the hate groups by name. blayne alexander with a look at the new reaction there. >> reporter: there was no ambiguity today, kkk, white supremacist, he called them all out by name. this strong language from the president should have come much sooner. today in his strongest terms yet, president trump condemning the weekend violence in charlottesville, virginia, calling out the hate groups by name. >> racism is evil. and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and

owe nazis, white supremacist and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. >> reporter: that statements standing in stark contrast to his initial comments on saturday, suggesting everyone was responsible after a white supremacist rally ended with a deadly car attack on a group of counter protesters. >> hatred, bigotry and violence, on many sides, on many sides. >> reporter: it's what president trump did not say that grew criticism who wanted to hear language like this. >> we will not tolerate hatred and violence of groups like white supremacist and kkk and knee owe nazis. >> reporter: before saturday ie violence, david duke said we're determined to take our country back. we'll fulfill the promises of donald trump. >> today the

quitting the president's manufacturing council saying he's taking a stands against intolerance in which the president fired back on twitter. this afternoon president trump trying to move beyond the backlash focusing on china trade and jobs. >> reporter: today president trump met with his attorney general and his fbi director and promised that anyone who acted criminally during the weekend violence will be held accountable. pat. >> blayne alexander, thank you, blayne. we want you to weigh in on this, do you think president trump's comments were strong enough? go to the nbc washington facebook page. we have learned mocking the woman who was killed in charlott charlottesville, this weekend is being taken down. go daddy told the site's creators they've got 24 hours to find a new host or lose their service with them.

these kind of extremist groups have not written significantly but it is concern that they're getting bolder. >> we're seeing more and more quote/unquote regular people, quieter difficult people, people who have not attracted any attention in the past being moved to the point of creating real terrorism. >> keep it tuned right here, folks, for complete coverage from charlottesville on air and online in our nbc washington app got video of trump's full statement both today and saturday. today many parents are getting ready to send their teenagers off to college. that's what one washington, d.c. mother planned to do this week. instead, she's now planning her daughter's funeral. 17-year-old jamari was driving in northeast dc on thursday when she was shot by a single bullet meant for somebody else. as news 4 explains herth

darcy. >> reporter: well, pat, this certainly is a heartbreaking story. we're here at wilson high school in northwest washington. this is where the teenager had recently graduated from high school. we were inside the school today talking to her principal, talking to teachers as they get ready for a new school year with some very heavy hearts. they describe jamari has a star student. she was captain of the cheerleading squad. she sang in the choir. the college coordinator here helped her get into college. she got into the college she wanted to florida a&m. one teacher told me today, she left an impression on everyone. >> she was a wonderful kid. she's very studious. was up on all the current events, came to class, smiling and it was first period, which is always rough for all of our kids. but, you know, she was always

and we just really curious about the world. >> as you can imagine, everyone is taking it very hard. there were grief counselors here available today at wilson high school for anyone who needed to talk through this tragedy. back to you. >> all right. thank you, darcy. time now to check in with our storm team 4 weather center to see what's going on, dreary monday out there today. >> yeah, looks like we're going to get some more rain, aren't we? do we need any more, doug. >> we do not need any more. it's been fairly wet couple of weeks. it's not been a hot couple of weeks, so far the month of august, not too many 90-degree days. we've not seen 90 degrees in the last ten days i don't think we'll get it there today. out there right now, we are tracking the showers. you can see that rain in through frederick, right down through dc, most of this on the light side. there are no thunderstorms, and i do

thunderstorms. i also do not anticipate really any heavy rain this afternoon. this is going to be on the lighter side, making the way on through as we move on through. you can see that little area of rain, making its way through our region and back to the west, we notice more showers and thunderstorms that comes through tomorrow and then look at this, a very well defined tropical storm. this is tropical storm gurt which is just off the coast. we'll talk about dirk in its path and how could it effect us in our region coming up in a couple of minutes that with more on the eclipse as well. we've got a lot talk to about. >> we know you're going. we know you're going. >> i'm going to be right here. >> all right, thank you, doug. well, the water coming out of your faucet may not look right if it doesn't, you're not alone. we're working for you why officials say discolored water that is flowing into more than a million homes is just fine to drink. >> our area traffic jams, well, for a few years now, some have been paying to pass all t

could that same idea expand into more parts of the area. >> also, we're working for you even during the break. >> see the stories that are trending on our app and check out storm team for all on

mount vernon still open today, despite some damage from last friday's strong storms. you can take a l

these pictures we've got here from mount vernon's facebook page there. you see a piece of brick wall that collapsed. flooding damage in several of the paths around that historic site. crews say some parts of the estate had to be closed. some repairs could be made. big mess out there. >> meanwhile, here on the set, we've got doug who is thinking of the solar eclipse while they're talking about the weather here today, at the same time. >> week away from the solar eclipse. i just got a phone call from one of our viewers asking is it going to be visible here. the answer is yes, it's going to be visible here. we get about 82% totality here. remember make sure you have the special glasses. they need to have iso rating on them. good thing the eclipse isn't today. we've got lots of clouds and those cloud continue to come across our area. it's cloudy and looking at shower activity. the temperatures are weighed

as we move on through, the last ten days we've not been above 86 degrees. the average high 88. right now we're at 78 degrees. that's where i think we'll be right on through, still some sprinkles around. 76 around 11. some of you will be getting shower activity around that time, most of us on the cloudy and rather mild side, look at the temperatures to the west, though. only 73. 72 in winchester, way below average and once again that's because of the cloud cover and the shower activity that we continue to see. showers along i-81. six six, a little on the wet side. heaviest rain towards carol county and maryland, montgomery county, all seeing some showers, that's really all they are. there are no thunderstorms, no threat of severe weather and flooding. that's good news, too. cloud cover around our region. we've had it all day long, i think we'll have it for most of the day tomorrow. there's a little bit of boundary you can see right on here t

continue to move from the southwest, tomorrow a little bit chance of showers and thunderstorms, i think we'll add in thunderstorms tomorrow keep the umbrella handy as you move into the next couple of days. this is tropical storm and take a look at the satellite picture. the eye of this storm starting to open up and get a little bit better organized. the latest advisory which came out at 11:00 earlier this morning, has the storm at 16 miles per hour, is expected to become a hurricane just off the coast. this is tomorrow night at 9:00. but notice going away from the coastline, once again, we've had a couple of them. this one going out to sea. extra surf, if you're headed down towards the carolinas. but that's about it. as far as the rain goes for us, well, we do have a chance over night tonight. look at noon -- rather midnight tonight. shower activity. heavier showers developing, down towards charlottesville, coming through the rest of th

most of us dry. still dealing with the cloud cover and better chance of showers and couple of thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon, here we are around 2:00 on future weather. baltimore seeing some showers. high temperature tomorrow, still below average, we just dropped this, we're talking about this. 84 degrees. mostly cloudy, humid, rather warm with a few storms. it will be humid this week. 89 on wednesday. 88 degrees on thursday, a couple of days of sunshine before another chance of storms move in before saturday and into sunday. '90s they don't return until next week. >> all right. we're enjoying the break. thank you. >> businesses along charlottesville outdoor walking mall are starting to open again today. >> the store owners they've closed their shops ahead of the demonstration. derrick ward has their take on the

>> main street charlottesville. this little piece of america has been through a lot over the last few days. >> felt like we were occupied. i had this feeling like people in countries under military control. >> the shop has been operating under truncated hours, even today as things began to turn to normal, it's a sentiment that there's a ways to go. >> the vibe is still where -- it's what people are talking about. >> they're talking about the unrest, the deaths. >> why does one man hate another man and he doesn't know him. it doesn't make any sense to me. >> cedric feels uneasy vibe, too. >> we've been going through this for years, decades. when is it going to end. >> there are signs of hope and even reconciliation, literal signs and those in the less tangible, a little harder to find. there's the man who didn't want to go on camera, told me he was once on the fence about this weekend's rally. he saidel

don't want him here. there's a woman with a horn, feels she can do something to hastingly healing, even if it's nothing more than a song of inspiration. there is still pain. you see that on the faces of those who come to the memorial. >> as for the future of charlottesville, well the optimistic view says they're going to be okay. after all, the writing is on the wall. in charlottesville, derrick ward, news 4. >> well, are you ready for the national phenomenon of the year. the solar eclipse is now just a week away. by now you know you need special glasses to keep your eyes safe. why amazon says some of the ones selling on its site may not be the real deal. >> something else to look at. a woman's tragic and true story comes to life on the small screen and it's a movie that's turning in a lot of people talking. it's director and

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so we also have some pictures that we want to show you that came to us also in -- actually these pictures, someone else sent these in. their bathtub. the water has just a little t

residue behind. you can see that on the white part of the tub there. so we went out to wssc's water treatment plant to find out what's going on. bottom line, wssc says the water is safe. why this discoloration. wssc says recent severe weather put more organic material from things like dead leaves, debris and other vegetation into the patomic river, so that material, we're told, reacts with the chlorine wssc uses to disinfect inkre increasing the amount. now it creates the brown color. wssc today admitted that this discoloration is terrible but they were very clear in saying there are no health

>> of course, just so unsettling when you see brown water coming out of your taps. leon and pat, back to you, we'll watch it. >> thank you, kristin. >> let's go down to charlottesville, the police there are giving their first briefing. >> we are working with the hard family to ensure that the safety of vigils and other memorials that are planned for this week are safe. we plan

further notice as there are thousands of flowers lining the streets and that is the location. we would also like established in a hotline for any victims or witnesses to contact local authorities and provide information that may not have been reported during a weekend. we understand it was a traumatic weekend for everyone. we're still receiving reports of assaults and additional crimes and are working with our state and local partners to investigate thoroughly any criminal or civil rights violations that may have occurred this past weekend that have not yet been reported. throughout the entire weekend, virginia state police from charlottesville police department intervene to break up fights and altercations among those in attendance at the rally site. this began on friday night and continued through sunday. the city struck a

250 calls for service on saturday alone. and many of the conflicts, individuals would strike and then disappear back in the crowd. they rendered add to 36 injured individuals, including several of the traffic crash victims. the early morning hours on saturday, virginia state police and charlottesville police were positioned in and around the street in order to readily observe and monitor the actions of the crowds and respond as quickly as possible when emergencies arose. there were also state and local police on foot patrols and at road closures at various locations throughout the parks. so we could respond to emergencies occurring beyond the immediate area of emancipation park. law enforcement were at mcinentire park as well. we

during this entire endeavor. around 10:00 the unite the right attendees began arriving and entering emancipation park. we had a plan to bring them in at the rear of the park. they had agreed to cooperate with the plan. unfortunately, they did not follow the plan, they begin entering at different locations in and around the park and we had to quickly alter our plans to help facilitate that process. other groups also began amassing along the street and the park, garagely the cloud sizes increased along with aggressiveness and hostility in attendees toward one another. they begin and spraying chemical agents into the crowd. the city and county then made a declaration of local emergency, the crowd size became increasingly violent with mutually engage

one on one, unlawful state police troopers began safely to move individuals out of the park and through the streets. charlottesville police officers were original on site in their every day uniform. we were again hoping that the members of the rally would cooperate with our safety plan of ingress and egress. once they began to erupt, we transition our officers into their protective equipment. we proceeded with the organized response to ensure that we could safely restore order in and around the park. no tear gas was deployed on saturday by any law enforcement officers. there were a few incidents -- instances where the virginia state police deployed oc or known as pepper spray on those individuals refusing to comply with the unlawful assembly declaration to leave emancipation park. and i would like to take a moment and open the floor to questions, if you have any.

>> yes, we have heard those rumors as well. no one has contacted us directly concerning other demonstrations in and around the state. >>. [ inaudible question ] i'm not sure the crossing was open. i don't have the action plan with me currently, but i am certain that the action plan called for this closed. >> last up in the rally, if you were here, you guys were in the middle of the rally. you had the two sites separating. why -- >> well, this was a completely different event from

on july 8th of the entire option action plan was different. we did make attempts to keep the two sides separate, however, we can't control which side someone enters the park. we had agreements and worked out a security plan to bring the groups in in separate entrances. again, they decided to change the plan and enter the park in different directions. police chief al thomas there in charlottesville giving an update on their response to the violence and the rallies over the weekend in charlottesville. some had questioned why police seemed caught off guard by the event, by the deadly violence we saw on saturday and seemed slow to react. >> chief thomas saying the police did not deploy any tier gas or any kind of chemical devices. we'll keep an eye on that. in the meantime this small town is still trying to recover from the violence that

>> police have established a hotline for any witnesses or other victims to report events that police have not yet been made aware. we'll continue to follow that and bring you more as it unfolds. >> that's right. in the meantime, jay gray is there tonight. he's got more on exactly what happened over the weekend. jay, confrontations continue there today outside the courtroom. tell us about that. yeah, leon. you're absolutely right. >> reporter: fourth day of confrontations here. this is the part that chief thomas was referring to where it all started. this is what started the confrontation, the violence over the weekend, debate over the statute, lee, that debate obviously has faded after the horrific events over the weekend here. >> fourth day, confrontations and conflict outside the courthouse in charlottesville, while inside james

the man police say used his car as weapon during a deadly weekend attack appeared on closed circuit tv that incluzed second degree murder. we're learning more about the 20-year-old of ohio. the high school teacher now saying fields was out spoken about his political believes. >> he thought the nazis were varying and what hitler did was great. this whole racial dominance thing, he was into that. >> he said little during the brief hearing and was not required to enter a plea. white national matthew blamed authorities for the death of 32-year-old heather heyer. >> this is on the hands of the city government, of the police and the radical lefts. >> do you have any accountability for this death at all? >> not at all. >> reporter: and continued saying the nazi marchers were the victims during the clash with counter protesters. >> we were attacked. his message with a rebut

the courthouse steps. while just a few blocks away, memorial at the crash scene continues to grow along with this community's resolve. >> it's a tragedy. charlottesville will come back with love and compassion. >> reporter: a city, working to erase the scars and honor the injured and lost. now, fields continues to be held without bond. his next hearing will likely come later this month. pat, leon. >> all right. thank you, jay. moving on now, we are working for you with one week to go until the luncheon updated solar eclipse. >> if you want to take a peek at it, nasa is warning you need special solar filters such as eclipse glasses or handheld solar viewers. >> we've got a warning for you, if you bought certain solar eclipse glasses from amazon, you need to know a

you with the latest word on these glasses. i was trying to get a pair on amazon. >> i know, they're a hot commodity. they're saying it's asked all third party sellers on its web site selling these eclipse glasses to provide proof that the glasses are actually safe. here is the deal, according to american astronomical society, they send the glasses to a lab that puts them through a number of test. if they pass, the companies receive a document as proof. amazon said some sellers came through and provided that documentation. but others didn't and those no longer appear on amazon's web site. here are four things you need to know, amazon will reach out to you if you bought the unverified glasses and you're going to receive a refund. to tell if your eclipse glasses are safe, they must be iso compliant, both leon and pat, get this, there's a warning here. counterf

labeling their glasses with iso certification, so the best advice, only buy one from a reputable vendor, don't worry. we have those vendors listed right now on our nbc washington app. you just want to search eclipse glasses. >> so it should say iso and then have a number. >> it should. as i said, these counterfeiters are adding that on that. the bottom line is you've got to have buy from verified vendor list which we have right now on the nbc washington app. it's the source that matters. >> okay. or a pair of welders glasses. >> thank you. one person whose got his eclipse glasses, he's had them for weeks now, doug kammerer, he's going to be reporting from clemson, south carolina next monday. you'll catch him live on air. he'll have much more on the eclipse coming up at 4:45 right

more toll lanes and do they need to go around the entire capitol beltway. i'll tell you more about that coming up. >> ahead at 5:00, iconic memorial about to be surrounded in scaffolding. the major rehab project there and how long that's going to last. >> we're bringing you the latest headlines and weather during the commercial break, keep an eyen yo our

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that is a clip from tv one "when love kills". >> tells the tragic life storey of teenage mother who becomes exotic dancer. at the

lives. rapper lil mama plays the role of felicia. joining us here, actors tammy roman and director actor, it's good to have both of you. >> thank you, we're so happy to be in dc because i love crabs. >> you'll find lots of those here. >> you're in the right place, believe me. >> tammy, let's start with you. you played the role of felicia's mother and you're known as a cast member on the reality show on basketball wives. tell us about your acting career. >> a lot of people don't know that before basketball wives i've worked with kevin heart, halle berry, i've been in the business 15 years before returning back to reality tv. >> what made you decide to do that, then. >> i think reality tv has a certain stigma upon it. and i felt it necessary, at this point in my career, to go back to the craft and what i love to do. >> re

loves to do. i know, i've auditioned with tammy and she got the job, okay. >> you audition in front of her. >> no, no. >> interesting. >> and so tasha, you're celebrated actor, as well, but this is the first time you've directed. >> well, this is actually my second time directing full length feature. i directed a short film before and got the opportunity, thank god for tv one who gave me the opportunity to tell this amazing story that i belief so many families and people will learn from. >> i've been teaching acting for 15 years. i have an acting school in los angeles. my school prepared me to become a director. it was always a dream i had. well, because i learned how to work with the actors. like to me being a director actor is knowing how to communicate with them and knowing how to tell story and help them to b

conveyed. you know, you have some directors that's so technical and then you have some that really work with the actors and i consider myself that kind of director as well as the story teller. it's been a wonderful transition and i'm very happy and excited about this new journey as a director. >> this is based on a true story. so, tammy, do you know where felicia is now today? >> felicia is actually serving three life sentences. she was locked up at the age of 19. the entire story of her life, or the demise of it, happens from 16 years old to 19 years old. and when she was sentenced, she's there for the rest of her life. >> that's why i feel like this is such a great story to share, because a lot of time people will judge her because she committed crimes, of course she's paying for the crimes now. but when you look at how she got there as a young girl being very vulnerable to the streets and i feel it's important for us to lour

just really keep them close to home because if we don't, then the streets will find them. as a result they can turn into another felicia blakely. i hope that young girls will learn and mothers will learn through this story to just love their children. if not, the streets will. >> got an event coming up in prince georges county. tell us about that. >> yes, tonight. we're showing our movie to you guys. people come out. i don't know if we still have room. any way, we're excited to show you our screening. i hope that everyone tunes in august 28th on tv one. i thank kathy hues, you know, from radio one, tv one who, you know, tells great stories black stories that we need to constantly hear. i'm excited about our film august 28th on monday night, 9 eastern on tv one. >> tammy and felicia -- tammy and

>> yes it is. when love kills. >> well thank you for your time and thank you dc for supporting "when love kills". >> thank you for telling a black woman's story this way. this is the kind of thing that's going to transform people. >> i believe that. >> thank you so much. >> all right. once again when felicia blakely story airs monday august 28 on tv one. so make sure you check it out. what would you be willing to pay to skip all of that infamous washington traffic. >> well, it turns out it's a pretty polarizing issue, why the idea, though, is back in the spotlight. >> reporter: are you ready for school? who has more back to school anxiety. the parents or the

i'm chris lawrence here at the live desk. there's been another incidence of a car being used as a weapon, this time, in a small village about an hour outside paris. police say someone intentionally drove their car into a pizza place killing a 12-year-old girl. at least eight other people have been injured. we're getting some pictures in and accident from french media. police are saying the accident was intentional. right now, they have no reason to think it was terrorism. we're going to keep watching this story and bring you any new developments here and of course on the nbc washington app. >> all right. thank you, chris. you've probably noticed it's getting harder to get from point a to point b without paying a toll here in washington area. transportation reporter adam tuss makes a look at the growing cause to expand around the

entire area. >> express lanes around the entire beltway. that will be very helpful. it's a polarizing issue. >> i hate 195. >> virginia governor terry mc mc mccola has put the issue. at some point we ought to have express lanes go all the way around the beltway, out of the entire circle, i would fully support that in virginia. >> the beltway is 64 miles all the way around, less than a quarter of it has express lanes right now, so there would be a lot of work to be done. we found deep wallace reading our tweets about the story today and he had a strong opinion about expanding mass transit use instead of drones. >> pick the metro, be smart. i hate -- >> he says, absolutely, bring on the express lanes all the way around the beltway. >> yeah, definitely. and having expressway is definitehe

toll to get around. >> yes, i am. >> transportation leaders studied the possibility of ring of express lanes that would go around the capitol beltway. >> listen, this whole issue has sparked a lot of debate online if you want to join in the discussion on social media, go to my twitter or facebook pages at adam tuss. back to you. >> thank you, adam. >> turning now to the weather, so we're not -- >> eclipse here. >> but we're not going to get any sun today, is that -- >> we might not get any sunshine tonight either, it's been fairly cool so far for the month of august. july, extremely warm. and not very many complaints. >> you won't. >> exactly right. we would like to see a little bit of sunshine. the sun goes back out later this week. we've got some showers dealing with cloud cover. temperatures right now only in the 70s for the most part. 78 degrees dc. many areas in the low 70s to the west. we've seen those showers. st

mostly light showers, a couple of areas moderate activity. those are the areas you see in yellow, in portions back towards west virginia, up around the baltimore area. most of us seeing lighter shower activity, that's what's coming through the corridor, right along the beltway, maybe a little bit of wet roadways, a little heavier right there, maryland city around the laurel area at vw parkway. probably not the best pool day. 80 degrees at 11:00 a.m. 82 at 1:00. it's going to be warm and humid. few storms in the afternoon. not anticipating much in the way of severe weather. now, wednesday, hot and humid. 89 degrees. heat index into low 90s. better chance of storm going to be friday and again on saturday. this is something we'll watch, too, the 90s don't return until next week, right now monday we've got a high temperature of 90 deg 90 degrees. this is very good now

because of course we're talking about the eclipse, use proper eye wear that's so important. in the dc area we'll see 81% totality. that's actually going to obscure the sun pretty good bit when we've got to see a little bit in the way of darkness. most exciting time between 220 and 2:42 is the

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well, as you get the kids ready for school, we've got some news to share with you. it's tax free week for shoppers in maryland, which means you don't have to pay sales tax on clothing, the shoes and certain school supplies there. that runs through saturday. but, again, only certain items are exempt from the 6% sales tax in maryland. clothing and shoes that cost $100 or less and the first $40 of backpacks and book bags are effected by that. students extended year started their schooling today and more

the inc. sitety really starts to build. >> one of the biggest challenges children face is bullying. news 4 spoke with a mother about how she's helping her children. >> three kids in tow with school supplies in the shopping cart. >> i had to purchase today some binders. >> anxiety builds for the howard family as the first day fast approaches. >> i have one in elementary, one in middle school, one going to high school. >> you love school. >> yes. >> you can't wait to get back? >> yes. >> i'm feeling a little nervous because each grade i go to, it gets harder and harder. i'm trying to be calm and prepared. >> reporter: one of the biggest back to school worries, bullying, which can start on day one in the classroom. according to numbers stand for the silent.org, 60% of fourth through eighth graders report being bullied, like his siblings john howard has jitters

>> on the first day of school and the first week, might be more focused on trying to find a group of people to hang out with or friends -- bullying, i, you know, my high schooler is a very nice friendly child and sometimes that translates into other things in the school system. >> her strategy, no cell phones, which experts say bullies often use to get around obstacles to their victims. child psychiatrist recommends a direct approach. >> you have to teach them to speak up. if someone is bullying them online, they can't keep that in private. if somebody is threaten king them, you have to say something. >> this mom says it's a parent's job to be vigilant about keeping children safe on and off school property. in prince georges county, news 4. >> and news 4 is helping you to get ready for school, see all of our stories right now on the nbc washington app. >>

>> news 4 at 5:00 starts now. >> racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, knee owe nazis, white supremacist and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. right now at 5:00, the president calls out white supremacists about a weekend of criticism about his response to charlottesville, but is it too little too late. meanwhile new changes in the community and brand new tensions in the community tonight as man accused of driving into that crowd of marchers makes his first court appearance. and the fbi opens a civil rights investigation. the feelings are still raw in charlottesville two days after violence broke out on the streets there. go

>> i'm jim hanley. we have team coverage for you this evening from charlottesville to hear at home where at the white house a rally is planned. in court this morning, a judge charged james field, the man accused of driving into that crowd, with second degree murder, malicious wounding and hit-and-run. a judge denied his bail and appointed a private attorney. fields will make another court appearance in charlottesville later this month. news 4 megan fitzgerald was right in the middle of that chaotic scene outside court today. megan. >> people who live here say that these white supremacist and other hate groups are trying to destroy the image of charlottesville. they say this is a close knit community. that's evident by this growing memorial that's out here. here for that 32-year-old woman who was hit and killed after that car drove through the street here. you can see the flowers continue to grow along with the candles and notes that are out