blaming both sides. >> his comments are already sparking a new fire storm. let's get right to blayne alexander at the white house [ blaine alexander ] blain. >> reporter: the hate groups behind that rally. today he appeared to be defending the white supremacist groups who started that rally in virginia. president trump today returning to his controversial statement from saturday, suggesting that the blame for the deadly violence in charlottesville virginia falls on many sides. >> you had a group on one side that was group and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. i think mr. there's blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it and you don't have any doubt about it either. >> president defending his initial unwillingness to call out white supremacists and other hate groups by name. >> unlike you and the media, before i make a statement, i like to know the facts. >> the president denouncing the driver o t

short of calling it terrorism. >> the driver of the car is a murder. and what he did was a horrible, horrible, inexcusable thing. >> the president defended the controversial gathering that led to saturday's show down. >> they were people protesting very quietly the taking down of the statute of robert e. lee. >> then taking that defense a step further. >> i wonder is it george washington next week and is it thomas jefferson the week after, you know, you really do have to ask yourself where does it stop. >> the firry exchange. within just minutes we started seeing outrage reaction for a number of democrat senators, including the two senators from virginia. senator tim kaine tweeting out the violence was started by one side, white supremacists, those are the facts. senator mark warner for his part, tweete

erin. >> blain, thank you, for that and then there's this. take a look at your tv screen. an nbc news crew shot video of president trump's new chief of staff, general john kelly on the sideline during the president's news conference today standing there, his head down, his arms crossed, comments about his body language are gaining a lot of traction on social media right now. also tonight, new fall out over those deadly protests in charlottesville. the first lawsuits have been filed. they reignite during the confederate statute at the heart of this weekend's violence. >> it comes at government leaders look at bringing down symbols of confederacy all over the country, tonight only on news 4 reaction of relatives from general robert e. lee who live in our area. >> we have team coverage, we begin with julie carey in charlottesville. >> reporter: some folks here on the downtown mall in charlottesville already buzzing about president

but the real focus on the young woman who was killed and the memorial service just ahead you can see on the marquee of the paramount theater. the words have been changed to read heather heyer gone but not forgotten, but the tensions of the weekend, they haven't been entirely forgotten, either, in fact they briefly flaired up again today. back at emancipation park where he was in the thick of the violence on saturday and now he worries about more. >> i think we need to start roaming the streets at night and keeping the city safe. >> nearby, brian lambert he's stopping by several times a day to check on the robert e. lee statute, his gun at his side. he's not alignd with the white supremacist. >> i've been coming out here ali aligned to make -- somebody put up for sale sign in front of the

carrying a confederate flag and rifle showed up. rushed here with her competing sign when she got word. she says, he was instantly confronted. >> he was showing his flag. i wanted him to see my sign. there were people in his face pointing in his face and swearing at him and calling him a murderer, calling him a terrorist. >> soon after, the man left the park. just a few blocks away, a more reflective move. memorial continues to grow at the spot where 32-year-old heather heyer was killed. the man allegedly behind the wheel, james fields, facing a murder charge. this is where hundreds will come together wednesday for heyer's memorial service. they're asking to wear purple, her favorite color. >> she had more courage than i did. >> and two survivors of that speeding car filing the first lawsuit today against the leaders of white nationalists and supremacist groups, t

were riding in was struck by the vehicle that plowed into protesters. we noticed something new here today, these signs up and down the downtown mall. they're putting them up to push back against the hate filled images over the weekend. back to you now in the studio. >> nice to see sometime hopeful messages there. julie carey. >> it was the statute of robert e. lee that fuelled the chaos in charlottesville. tonight, we're hearing from one of lee's descendants who live in our area and getting his thoughts on what's happened down there. chris gordon has the interview you'll see only on news 4. >> robert e. lee, iv, is 92 years old. all of his life he has been proud of the lee family name. the statute and his place in history. i asked his reaction to the violence that occurred in charlottesvi b

statute general lee. >> we don't believe in each other. we don't have any love for each other any more, we don't have any respect for each other any more. >> i asked his reaction for the decision to take down his great grandfather's reaction. >> if you want to take it down, take it down. i have no problem with it. however, as i said, i think -- if you're going to take it down, fine. i -- i'd rather you take it down if you had the choice, i would say let's take that money and build better history courses. >> he knows for many people, it's symbol of slavery. >> he owned slaves only by marriage and then when he got the plantation back in shape, whatever that meant, and i don't know what that meant, he let them go. >> he says his great

military man who fought for virginia. and when the civil war was over, he says general lee taught his students at what became washington ann lee university. the time had come to unite as one country. >> doreen. you wouldn't expect one of his relatives to have such a measured response to all of this. >> the lesson will be good as well, unite in all of this. >> thank you. more breaking news now connected to the violence in charlottesville. maryland governor, larry hogan, joining the growing crowd to call for the removal for the justice taney statute. he was chief justice in 19th century and called african-americans inferior and not worthy of u.s. citizenship. in a statement hogan said, the time has come to make a difference between acknowledging our past and glorifying the darkest chapters of our history. tracee wilkins is in annapolis right now, she will have new

6:30. controversy over confederate symbols begin to symbol after that deadly mass shooting inside a church in charleston, south carolina two years ago. it's too early to know whether the deadly violence in charlottesville might be a turning point. there's renewed pressure to remove monuments from public property. last night activists toppled a monument to confederate soldiers during protest in response to the violence in virginia. now, we've asked you whether you think confederate statutes should be removed from public spaces. most of you say they should go in a museum, but many also say the statutes should not be removed. tell us what you think in the nbc washington facebook page. visitors at the lincoln memorial did not expect to see this vandal spray painted a column with red paint writing a foul message. we broke this story sending out the first push alert to your phone right after it

tell about this type of problem and it's unfortunately, somewhat, common, mark. >> reporter: this happens so often that the national park service actually has a team of archivists who are specially trained in how to remove things like paint from these delicate surfaces. the latest vandalism here at the lincoln memorial was spray painted the f word written down the column and the word "law" appears across the bottom. what will you tell your classmates about this? >> they vandalized the lincoln memorial, this beautiful masterpiece. >> and what do you think of that? >> it's awful. it's just -- i hate it. >> reporter: a news 4 i-team investigation found the national park service investigates about 2,000 cases a year of vandalism

to our parks at a cost of more than $1 million to clean. while news 4 was interviewing a park service spokesperson about the graffiti, we noticed another place where the memorial had been defaced. this was someone's initials carved into the marble, while the paint can be removed, it will take a few weeks, but something like this, carved into the monument, cannot be fixed. >> and there have been other high-profile vandalism cases, a dc woman was arrested four years ago accused of splattering green paint, she was later found incompetent to stand trial. back in february, the washington monument, world war ii memorial, lincoln memorial, and the dc war memorial were all vandalized, it happened over president's day weekend. someone used a magic marker to write cryptic messages and to the death of president kennedy, is believed the same person was behind all of

now, to your forecast and the flash flooding, you may have driven through earlier today. take a look here, you can hardly make out the road. this is northwest dc. this is right near the intersection of nebraska avenues. >> a similar scene in friendship heights, the heaviest rain, though, has moved out of our region. we're still tracking some showers on the storm team 4 weather radar. let's check in with doug and find out what's happening next. >> well, guys, i'll tell you, it was tough this morning. you know, many areas saw one to two inches of rain in parts of northwest dc and that did produce flash flooding. we didn't need that much rain to get that flash flooding as we've seen so much rain in the time period. the rain has moved out. we did see heavier rain early this morning. that rain moving to the south and east. it's tracking a couple of showers, that's really about it, now the biggest area moving out over the bay over towards the eastern shore,

couple. we'll watch out for those. now, a couple of light showers south of the district through the evening hours, the rest drying out, humidity is not only sticking around, i think it will be on the increase. we're tracking storms again, some of them could be strong, possibly severe, and yet some hurricane just off the coastline. we'll talk about all of that. we'll see you back here in about ten. chopper 4 over the scene of some breaking news in northern virginia, what we're learning about the moments before this deadly crash. >> and cause for change lead to arrests outside the white house, why dreamers are demanding that president trump change his stance on immigration. a food fight inside a local safe way

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>> reporter: police just told us that someone hit and killed a woman there. the driver did stay on the scene and was rushed to the hocht, as well. >> they called themselves dreamers and today they protested outside the white house. >> they came to the united states as young children and now they're battling to keep legal protections, the federal government offered them five years ago. news 4 chris lawrence joining us now with the

>> i mean, dreamers are undocumented, but the program gives them some protection from deportation. it stands for deferred action for childhood arrivals. today, marks five years since it went into effect under president obama's administration. >> the determination to take their case to the president, some are here because of daca and others immigration activists they all rally outside the white house. president trump is under pressure to end the program next month and the demonstrators in demanding he protect them. >> their dreams are the same dreams that might daughters have. their right to be here in the -- on the safe. the only thing that distinguishes my girls from the young people that are here that are dreamers is a piece of paper. >> the thing is, not long after we spoke with

he had about -- he and about dozen other demonstrators were blocking a sidewalk on pennsylvania avenue. now everyone who is detained is a u.s. citizen. so, how big is daka. it's kbranted -- daca it's granted protection to roughly 800,000 people. the benefit has to be renewed every two years. president trump promised to rescind, after he took office his administration continued to -- he might keep the program in place. the thing is, he hasn't released any specific plans and time is running short. the texas attorney general and his counterparts in nine other states have sent a deadline of september 5th. they say if the president does not end daca by then, he'll take the administration to court, so time running out. we're down to the last few weeks here. >> we'll be watching for sure. >> thank you. >> this next story is about a grocery store, something we all depend on. this one is convenient for some, but too over crowded for others. soon there

for everyone. people who shop at the tieny safe way store near dupont circle tell us the grocery store is too small to add wine and beer to the options. tom sherwood reports on what they want instead. >> there are lots of booze deliveries along 17th street east of dupont circle. but none delivered to this decades old tiny safe way tucked on the corner, at least not yet. safe way's application for beer and wine license is irritating nearby neighbors, they want better food options, not more booze. >> they're concerned that the store is small, already. if they devote a couple of aisles to beer and wine, it will be smaller yet. and it is a grocery store. we can't go to the liquor store to pick up celery and carats. >> safeway told nbc 4, we've been a good neighbor. beer and wine will make up less than 4% of the store's

alcohol shelving takes up space in the middle of the floor. barbara donaldson is a leader, parents, teachers and school staff shop at safeway. >> if they want to make some improvements to the store, it could be around the quality of the food that they have. there are so many opportunities for them to do that. >> safe way says it has been upgrading stores and limited space. some neighbors say food shortages and limited shelving prompted the nickname soviet safe way decades ago. >> it's a reputation that they hold today. >> republican hearing -- public hearing on the beer and wine license will be next month. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> that will be the interesting thing to watch, people show up for the hearing and speak out against the change. >> we need more fresh fruits and vegetables in the city. >> for sure. here is a look at what's coming up next. >> if you take a look at the statute of justice roger ta

sitting in front, you may not know the controversy that surrounds his legacy. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, why the governor is saying it's time for the statute to come down. it's a glimpse into the future, why a team of turns could shape the way we commute. we're staying on top of the weather, doug is tracking

out of our region tonight. there are still showers in some places, though, it's nothing like that we saw earlier today. take a look at some of the images posted on social media as cars tried to drive through the rising flood waters this afternoon which is usually a bad idea. >> how much rain did those of us who got the heaviest rain, how much was it. >> some areas picking up 1 to 2 inches of rain in a short amount of time. we saw the flash flood warning, northwest dc and parts of montgomery county, too. we told you yesterday we expected to see a good amount of rain. i was not expected to see flash flooding and we saw that in parts of northwest, parts of fairfax and parts of montgomery county, too. as we move on through the radar, all of the rain is out of here. we continue to see it move to the south and east. just south of fredericksburg, still watching this area of showers moving in towards the which he is speak now, still isolated

this is a little bit of a line here developing over towards eagle harbor, wouldn't be surprised if we saw a couple more showers developed. temperatures right now at 81 degrees. the humidity, though, it is way up there. the current heat index coming in at 87. you feel the heat and humidity when you step outside. you'll feel it tonight. it will be muggy. 80 degrees at 8:00. the humidity sticking around all night long, even around 11:00 it will be warm and humid for you. temperature wise, we've been below average. average high temperature 87, 81 dc. 81 frederick. 82 culpepper and charlottesville coming in at 85 degrees. most areas in the 70s because of the rain and clouds. there's the rain that moved off a little bit earlier today. you can see what's happening there. that rain moving off fairly

behind it notice the clearing we've got here. this is key what we're going to see during the day tomorrow. this is going to be moving off. we'll see some pretty nice conditions during the day. now still going to be warm and humid on your wednesday, but all in all, we'll see much more sunshine. something else i've been tracking. this is hurricane, just off the coast here, down towards the south and east. it's doing to be a rip current to the beaches, but other than that, no threat to land. this is continuing to make its way out to sea, the second hurricane in the atlantic season so far in 2017. now, what are we expect tomorrow, how about 89 degrees. yeah, we've got the clouds. we're going to go up there big time. partly sunny, heat index tomorrow we think will get into the low 90s, maybe around 92, 93 maybe even a little hotter. tomorrow is going to be warm and humid day. that means a great thing for the pool today. not a great day today. 87 by 1:00. if you want to get the kids out there, some kids starting school tomorrow, it will be a hot one going back.

the 90s. we haven't seen much in the way of 90s. this is the 11th day in a row, it looks like we get a good couple of days there, with temperatures at or above 90 degrees. best chance of storms coming up on friday, maybe even some severe weather on friday. that's something i'll take a look at. the next day, the weekend looking pretty good. monday, 91. partly sunny. looks pretty good. i'll talk much more about this at 6:45. >> see you again, doug, thanks. >> the violence in charlottesville, taking controversial statutes across the nation. as we look at what happens next. >> he absolutely had a passion for helping people. >> with the situation dominating much of the coverage. we're taking the time to remember the lives of two troopers killed in saturday's crash. i'm david culpepper, just ahead

well, it seems even white house officials couldn't believe what they were hearing as president trump talked about charlottesville today. a senior official was telling nbc news the team is stunned and says the president went rogue. president trump has made three public statements on the tragedy in a little over three da

give you an idea of how his tone has changed. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this degree of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. what about the alt-left that came change charging at the alt-right, do they have any semblance of guilt? let me ask you this, what about the fact that they came charging with clubs in their hands swinging clubs, do they have any problem, i think they do. >> in the last few minutes we're getting some congressional reaction, as

ryan tweeted we must be clear, white supremacy is repulsive. there can be no moral ambiguity, even the house freedom caucus, which in the past has been supporters of president trump's agenda, congress justin amash from michigan just tweeted, very fine people do not participate in rallies with groups chanting racist and antisemantic slogans and displaying vile symbols of hate. even folks whoever comment -- are coming out very quickly on this issue. doreen, back to you. >> all right, chris lawrence, thank you. the violence in charlottesville is also forcing a new debate over confederate statutes across the country. >> that debate came to our area today when the governor of maryland called for statute of supreme court justice to be removed from the ground of the state house. tracee wilkins have

>> reporter: the statute of thurgood marshall, the first african-american supreme court justice stands at the back to balance the legacy of maryland's first supreme court justice, roger btaney his statute sits at the front of the state house. >> i can't sleep at night knowing that that statute that symbolizes everything i'm against is on a pedestal. >> reporter: former maryland delegate who represents the county has fought to have taney's statute removed since 2007. >> i got a lot of push back from people in leadership who kept trying to tell me about history and how we couldn't erase history. >> but today there's been a change. maryland governor larry hogan released a statement that reads, i believe removing the justice roger b.tane yerks statu-- tane the right thing to do. roger

supreme court justice, he wrote the decision that said african-americans were not citizens of this country and had no protections under the law. this every scott unsuccessfully sued to gain freedom for himself and the family. there was a renewed push to remove the statute after the violence. people with spoke with touring the state house ground applaud the governor's decision. >> america is open to everyone. you know, what's going on now with donald trump, he is turning everything around and we're back in the '50s now and i think it's disgraceful. >> a spokesperson with the trust says that this will be the first time that a statute has ever been removed from these grounds. there is no official process for how that works, so how long this is going to take and what happens next has yet to be decided. in annapolis, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> and the violence in charlottesville is prompting more changes here

jefferson davis highway. tonight was suppose to first of several meetings and name changes. they need a larger venue and they're concerned that people might focus on issues related to charlottesville and not on the street name. officials are still looking for a new locations for the scheduled meetings in september and october. despite the national attention in charlottesville continues to attract, we are not forgetting about loss of two virginia state troopers. one of them has ties to our area. david cull ver tells us how his passion for flying started in northern virginia. david. >> how many can say they chose their careers as a toddler, not many. there's picture proof that the youngest of their two boys berk always knew he wanted to protect, serve and soar. listen as craig bates describes this picture of his little brother berk taken in their prince william county home. w

little police helmet that he would go around. >> craig says his brother didn't want to stick to the ground. he wanted to fly. >> and he was ten years old, he saw top gun, you know, was submit smitten with aviation. husband and father of two, berk got his dream job in late july flying the state police chopper. this past saturday as the protest heated up in charlottesville, trooper bates and pilot lieutenant were monitoring the situation from above and something caused the helicopter to go down. both men lost their lives. bates, a day before his 41st birthday. that smoke filled wreckage replaced today by flowers. state police posting this simple photo marking the site. >> words can't really describe how absolutely proud we were of berk and all he was able to accomplish. >> bates says in remembering his little brother, don't be fooled by this serious photo, he said berk had a warm

think this smile, but craig would give for one more happy memory. >> just yesterday i was -- i thought about something that started and just kind of caught myself and -- i wasn't going to be able to text, which was a real hard moment for me. >> realizing he wasn't going to get a reply. >> as for trooper bates, he leaves behind twins, 12 years old, a boy and a girl. he also leaves behind his wife and his parents, we have family making their way in from knoxville, tennessee. we've learned from state police, doreen and erin, the arrangements are in place right now. we know trooper bates' funeral will be held and his funeral will be on held on saturday. >> so sad about both of those troopers. we still don't know what caused that helicopter crash, do we is this. >> that is still under investigation right now. they're hoping within the next few weeks, they'll get some sort of initial cause and hopefully we'll have something to share with folks.

here is a look now at some of the other stories making headlines. the search for clues, curse word spray painted in red on a pillar at that monument. it was discovered this morning while crews worked to remove it. police are looking for suspects. just about 15 people were arrested outside the white house during demonstration in support of dacca. that's the program that give young undocumented immigrants detection of being reported. today marks the five-year anniversary of that program. president trump is under pressure to get rid of it. >> more than 300 people were killed and hundreds more missing after massive mudslides in sierra leone's cape to sierra leone's capitol. they're working to find survivors. mazda is recalling more cars with those takata air bags, several popular models are effected and we've posted a complete list on our app. mazda says some of the cars were already recalled once, but the replacement that was installed

and still ahead tonight, new clues about what happened inside a d.c. hospital forcing regulators to stop it from delivering babies. it moves in high speeds with no engine or motor. and it could be the future of transportation. university of maryland students built this hyperloop for a big competition. on news 4, how they did it and their big plans for the future. continuing to track the rain moving away from our region, but there's another chance of some stronger storms later this week. i'll bre itak

breaking news, another resignation for president trump's manufacturing council, moments ago aflcio president richard trumka said he's leaving the council immediately. he said, i

council for a president who tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism. the ceo from under armour, intel, america amerk, also step from that same council. and now we know what caused dc regulators to order a hospital in southeast washington to stop delivering babies last week. united medical center made some dangerous mistakes with pregnant patients and newborns, according to a letter obtained by the washington post. in one case, hospital workers did not take critical steps to prevent the transmission of hiv from an infected mother to her newborn. in another case, morbidly obese pregnant woman came to the hospital with breathing problems and was not properly monitored or treated. we do not know the out come for either patient. the letter was written by the director of dc health department and sent to the hospital's chief executive. uber has agreed to third party audits after federal regulators accused of misrepresentinow

private and data security. the federal trade commission says a breach in 2014 resulted in more than 100,000 names and driver's license numbers being stolen. it said uber stopped using an automated system. as a result, uber will undergo audits for next 20 years. uber's ceo recently resigned over fall out of sexual harassment investigation within the company. it is a futuristic idea, how some university of maryland students could play a big role in revolutionizing the way we travel. >> the count down is on, as people across the country prepare to witness history. doug is working for you to make sure you're ready for before next week's rare solar eclipse. >> and this saturday, animal shelters across the country are teaming up with nbc and tell mun doe to find homes for pets in need. it's called, clear the shelters. adoption feels will be

it will travel at high speeds. spaceex founder, he announced he has verbal government approval to build an under ground hyper loop th hyperloop that will take you from dc to new york in 29 minutes. you could go up there for lunch and jet

spaceex is holding a competition to advance that idea and university of maryland team is taking part. >> they're getting ready for the pod competition. kristin wright spoke to the students hoping to make history. >> and here is one of our compartments, it's like a lifeline to our pod. >> what you're looking at could revolutionize the way we're travel. >> research papers are being written about what we're doing. >> university of maryland students built nemesis, that's the name they gave the protoe type of hyperloop pod. it's moving in a vacuum tube using magnets to keep the pod hovering over the track. maryland team worked hard. >> so our team members average about 10 to 15 hours, closer to 15, probably, a week. >> reporter: senior chris is working

maintenance before the competition. >> we're placed fifth place in the last competition and won an award for performance and operations. >> mike ready use to work on helicopter engines in the army. he's excited about the future of hyperloop. >> we're looking at 10, 20 years of infrastructure. >> it's a phenomenal feeling. it makes me shake with happiness every time i think about what we're about to do. >> a couple of the students will make the careful cross country trip with the hyperloop they leave tomorrow. the rest of the team flies out on saturday and we're wish them the best of luck. at the university of maryland, kristin wright, news 4. so maybe you've heard. maybe we've mentioned a couple of times, there's an eclipse happening. >> we're heard. >> six days away, as a matter of fact. of course we're have you covered here at news 4. news 4 at nbc news 4 will have all day coverage. ninf

our area. one of the best places to view the eclipse, of course, is down south. so our chief meteorologistist doug cammerer is headed to clemson in what's called the path of totality. scientific term. for those of you who will be here, the list of where you can get the eclipse glasses is ever changing. we are working for you, though, we've posted the most current information on where you can get a pair in the nbc washington app, just search, eclipse glasses. they seem to be running out in a lot of places and they restock and run out again. >> you know, i was just out in south carolina on vacation and in the charleston area, and they're so excited. they've cancelled school on monday. >> i mean, it is going to be a once in a lifetime for some people. i mean, this is going to be so cool. i remember where i was, you know, when there was a partial eclipse, third grade, i'll never forget that. to have a total eclipse and to be there, i just can't tell you how excited i am. even here

it, well we're won't be able to see it in south carolina, we're going to get a pretty good show here. the 82%, it's climbing. >> no, it's not. >> we're going to get about 82% totality here, which is really quite amazing and it's going to have an impact on our morning. >> well, why not. >> all right. >> 91. that's what we're expect temperature to be on that day. it's going to be hot and humid on monday, mostly sunny skies, though. and that's very good news for the eclipse. take a good look at this. this is pretty cool graphic. it's starting here at around 1:17 in the afternoon. the max is about 2:42 in the afternoon for about two minutes 30 seconds. 82%. look at that, 82% that's pretty good coverage and it will darken the sky once again, please remember you do need those glasses in order to see it as it moves on out. the sun continues to move behind the moon and that will end at 4:02. the best times will be between

2:20 and around 3:00 right about here, we'll see some great stuff out there. it will be quite cool. out there right now, nothing quite cool about today, rather dreary. rain we're saw some cloud cover, 81 degrees right now. winds out of the north five miles an hour. as we're move on out, temperatures dropping a little bit not much. very warm and humid, that's the way things will stay right off through the next couple of days. hot and humid. high temperatures close to 90 degrees. 88 degrees on your thursday, friday is the day i'm watching. i think a high temperature of 90, that starts of string of 90s. also, friday, good chance of strong possibly severe thunderstorms, we're may call friday alert day. storms to the east on saturday. i mean closer to the chesapeake bay, when you think about boating. 90 on sunday. next chance of storms on tuesday and then we're start to dry a little bit. but rather hazy, hot and h

tuesday. we're haven't seen a lot of heat. looks like trying to make a little bit of a come back. >> coming up in sports, what kirk cousins said iann

redskins off today, but there's still a lot to be said. >> there's a lot for the redskins to do. there's always news today, not the kind of news we're like, they're now another potential starter, safety

stud. he had knee surgery today. no need to really panic, though, and freak out. he tweeted out he'll be back by week one. surgery was a breeze, he tweeted, all is good, #weekone. he only played three snaps in the first preseason game. afterward it was revealed he'll have an mri on his knee. today he did surgery to repair some ma nis kas damage. having some discouraging thing, especially for a guy trying to make the switch from full time to safety. all right, now here we're go with the story that's on espn, you know it's been a getting a lot of play and a lot of people are talking about. i just wanted to share why we're getting a big kick out of this story, kirk cousins told espn that he wants to remain a red skin for his career. fyi -- >>

smooth sailing ahead before he becomes a free agent. he said this all along, right, just a couple of weeks ago he said to me he wants to be a redskins as long as they're going to have me or until the lord tells me it's time to go. the reaction is it's not so much what he said, it's always how he said it. he's so genuine, every new reporter, who wants to be a red skin. >> you're not falling for that. >> i don't want to be deadbeat downer, you might not want to fall for it if you're hear these people getting excited. the nats back at it tonight, opening up a three-game, harper is out, so we're don't have that storyline going. but no matter who the nats are playing, one of the most remarkable things to watch about this year's team is how they plug some holes and we're have another one to fill, so many guys on the dl, the list, of course, includes harper. well, this video from sunday is a brian goodwin outfielder trying to field second.

clothes. outfield core that's taken its hit, it may take another one. dusty baker will not rule out a stint for goodwin. >> you've got to wait a couple of days to see the severity of it and see how much swelling is in there so, you know, trying to void that for the guys, you know. we're tend to -- we're use that dl a lot. so, i'm hoping not. >> stop asking him about the dl, guys. august the dark days of summer for some. baltimore's third baseman has been on an absolute tear this month, in 14 games he's batting .355. he's 20 rbi in august, including five home runs, two grand slams in a week. doug, you were just mentioning this last week how amazing he

hot. he's two games out of the final wild card spot in the american league. all right, back to football, things heating up in florida. wanted to show you this video because it's just so fun to watch. joint practice between the jags and the bucs, always a good chance to get better, but always a good time to take the frustrations of camp. remember when this happened when the redskins in texas did it a couple of seasons ago. they don't practice with another team now. not sure if this is why, they do get testy there. jaguars and bucs play thursday night. it shouldn't be a calm game. it will be fireworks on the field between the redskins and packers. find out saturday night, we're airing you pregame number two, it's the redskins and packers, kick off at 7:30, we'll have pregame for you at 7:00. post game report following the game. all of that leading up to news 4 at 11:00 right here on nbc 4. >> how many starters?

said, more than the three to six snaps they had last time. >> and they should win. >> thanks, carol.

breaking news tonight. president trump unloads, doubling down on his initial response to charlottesville. now blaming, quote, both sides. >> 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. also, the fight over confederate statues. the president asking, where does it end? >> this week it's robert e. lee. is it george washington next week? and is it thomas jefferson the week after? >> there is reaction pouring in tonight amid a growing backlash. caught on camera, controversy over a child with autism seen dragged by a teacher and teacher's aide. video of that boy left his mom speechless. a promise kept by a world war ii vetan