fallout for president trump. adding to that tragedy a helicopter crash killing two state troopers responding to the weekend protests. tonight new clues about what may be to blame as the news 4 i-team digs deeper into the issue of safety in the sky. >> our team coverage begins with julie carey in charlottesville. >> reporter: that memorial service over some hours ago. the tributes to heather heyer, the messages continue to extend half way up this street where she was killed and this one that reads heyer purpose seems to fit the day. that was a strong message at today's memorial service that her death continued to inspire action. i have aged ten years in the last week is what heather heyer's mother told mourners as she walked with difficulty to the podium. her words about her daughter powerful. >> this

heather's legacy. this is not the end of heather's legacy. >> her only daughter was killed saturday. heather joined a group protesting the white nationalist rally when a car plowed into the crowd killing her. >> no father should have to do this. but i love my daughter and as i look out on you guys you loved her, too. >> reporter: family members, pastors, heather's boss at a law firm where she was a paralegal all recalling her lively spirit and fierce commitment to social justice. >> heather was always there for everyone. >> reporter: it was heather's mother with a powerful call to action. >> say to yourself what can i do to make a difference and that is how you are going to make my

i would rather have my child but if i have to give her up we are going to make it count. [ applause ] >> also in the audience, standing and applauding, some of virginia's elected leaders both republican and democrat. >> what heather's life shows, what this community shows, what virginia shows is we are not going back. >> reporter: elected leaders, mourners who knew her and those who didn't inspired by heather heyer's story. away from the memorial service the debate over confederate memorials continues both as weighing in today. democrat saying he thinks the status should be moved into museums including the statue here that was center of clashes over the weekend. his gop opponent says the memorials should stay in place. it should be a local decision but that they should be given historical

back to you in the studio. funerals for the two virginia state troopers will take place next week. both men were killed when their chopper crashed. still no word on what caused that helicopter crash but the national transportation safety board says the same chopper was badly damaged in 2010 after losing power and crash landing. virginia state police not the only police agency with a question about a helicopter. u.s. park police which leads presidential motorcades and protects the most secure air space in the nation just replaced part of its aging fleet. scott macfarlane joins us with that side of the story. >> the big concern for many police agencies, our investigation showed at least one of the three helicopters used by u.s. park police should have been grounded years earlier according to internal reports obtained from the u.s. department of interior. one of those helicopters was 26

hours both of which exceeded federal safety recommendations. union leaders representing park police officers said they were fearful it had grown too old to be safe. the i-team learned a new helicopter replacement has been deployed. it is called eagle one. it will now be used for u.s. park police missions including a few hoist rescue missions. they wanted to get them in the air so quickly. they will soon do so. you will see it overhead anytime you drive through d.c. you may have seen it overhead in months past. you can see more of our investigation in the nbc washington app. >> thank you. let's take you back to saturday, the violent clashes and marchers carrying confederate and nazi flags. both sides were prepared to fight with counter

about the conflict drawing fire from all over the world today. blayne alexander is at the white house. >> reporter: we have seen strong criticism flying in from every corner from world leaders and ceos to every day citizens in some of the nation's reddest states. confederate monuments taken down, covered up or slated for removal in los angeles, baltimore, birmingham, alabama and wilmington, north carolina all in the wake of president trump's latest remarks. in iowa a state that helped put president trump in the white house, today a march against hatred and against some of the very groups the president seemed to defend following that deadly violence in charlottesville. >> i think there is blame on both sides. >> reporter: from some in the president's own party outrage. >> this is terrible. the president of the united states needs to condemn these

>> reporter: the president's team did that today. >> in no way can we accept or apologize for racism, bigotry, hatred. >> there is simply no place for that in our public discourse. >> it is a dishonor to our country's veterans to allow the nazis and white supremacists to go unchallenged. >> reporter: as business leaders quit top counsels, top military commanders on twitter taking a stand against racism and extremism without mentioning the president by name. and a growing outcry from civil rights advocates. >> what it seems to do is add credence to those who would come armed. it looks like we don't have a friend in the white house. >> reporter: from the president no comment on the latest remarks as his motorcade leaves new york returning to his new jersey golf club. late today we are seeing more

fallout from the business community. cnbc has obtained an internal memo where he writes that he is ashamed of president trump's comments and behavior. this is the latest strong business leader to want to distance himself. this is notable for a president who ran on a strong pro business platform. >> thank you. the city of baltimore took down its confederate monuments overnight. workers removed four status leaving just pedestals behind. the action comes one day after the baltimore city council voted to remove the monument cites violence in charlottesville. some critics argue that satus are a part of american history. most neighbors we talked to today say they are relieved the status are gone. in chicago right after the president's comments from yesterday a pastor says two slave owning presidents

not be secelebrated there. he says he wants george washington and andrew jackson's names removed from two chicago city parks and calling on the mayor to pull this statue of george washington down. there will be no second chance for the remaining beltway sniper at least not in maryland. a judge ruling life in prison fits lee malvo's crime. >> reporter: what it says is that the judge who sentenced malvo to six life sentences had every reason to do so. d.c. sniper lee malvo will keep serving without parole. today a montgomery county judge ruled that the sentence won't be thrown out. sniper victim said malvo shot and robbed him in clinton, mary

in june thips is what he told us about the possibility of a new sentence for malvo. >> i wasn't shocked to hear it. it is still troubling to me that it came up this soon really. i thought it might come up, but in the distant future. >> reporter: malvo's attorney argued that his clients life sentences should be thrown out because the u.s. supreme court ruled in 2012 that mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional. malvo was 17 when he killed ten people in the d.c. area. montgomery county state's attorney says the supreme court decisions don't apply to maryland sentencing laws. >> the law has been complied with. people should have faith that justice was done originally at the time of the trial and sentencing. >> reporter: fear took over the d.c. area. the sniper attacks haunted day and night. >> everyone in montgomery county and the whole region was basically made

their own homes. >> it was just like as if somebody was throwing rocks at birds. just plucking people off and like what is going on? >> reporter: virginia's attorney general has appealed new sentencing hearings for malvo. chopper 4 over breaking news. a fire at a shopping center in fairfax county on rolling road in springfield near the intersection of old king mill road. we are working to find out more about the fire and how it started. keep it here and on the nbc washington app for developments just as soon as we get them. new details about the man and woman found shot to death inside a retirement community in prince george's county. police say it was a murder suicide and the victim and suspect were in a relationship. the bodies were found last night at the grove resort center. police believe the woman shot bernard williams and then turned the on

investigators are still working to identify a motive. tonight police are still searching for suspects who vandalized the lincoln memorial with red paint. it has been one of the most read stories on our website and app this week. a lot of you still pretty angry that someone would do this. a preservation crew is working to remove the paint without damaging the stone. the work is expected to last about two weeks. a warning on the water. a news 4 consumer investigation reveals surprising details about the testing and design of the boats your family may use. >> it's a landmark everyone knows but a brief scare force tourists and staff out of the historic smithsonian castle. >> count down to the solar eclipse. we are working forria to make sure your family and pets are prepared. >> we are going to amelia draper down at the mall telling you where you can get free glasses during the event. i am talng about moreki

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potential answers more than a year after a deadly explosion rocked a silver spring neighborhood. federal investigators say a disconnected vent pipe may be to blame. natural gas fuelled this fire killing seven people at the flower branch apartment complex. a

smithsonian castle around lunch time part of the third floor caught fire and everybody had to evacuate. the impact on people who wanted to enjoy the iconic castle and the condition of the precious items housed inside. >> reporter: cleanup crews swarmed to the historic castle going inside for crucial mop up duties. d.c. fire responded to an electrical fire on the third floor of the castle built in 1855. >> we had a small electrical fire in a staff room on the third floor of the castle. so the sprinkler put it out and right now they are getting rid of the smoke. >> reporter: after the evacuation the castle was closed for the rest of the day and staffers were sent home until thursday. everyone had the same question about the castle. >> it is a valuable historical damage today?

hurt. water was from the third floor library and went downstair cases so they have to check that. the public is just on the first floor of the building where there is a visitor center and the cafe. >> reporter: the castle may be old but officials said its modern sprinkler system worked. tom sure wood, news 4. crews are trying to contain an oil sheen on the potomac. someone spotted it this past sunday afternoon. investigators tell us they have identified a possible source storm drain at oxen cove. no word yet on what may have caused it in the first place. now to the changing tide at a popular resort town that many of you go to. after three decades it is getting a new mayor. sam cooper was

mayor paul kuhns. he served as rehoboth commissioner. more trouble for president trump. he is ending a pair of white house advisory counsels that were staffed by corporate ceos. one by one the executives started resigning after his response to the violence in charlottesville. chris lawrence has a closer look at the group's duties and its demise. >> this story has been developing throughout the day. first let's show you how we got to this point. this morning the ceo of 3 m stepped down and not long after the head of the campbell's soup company joined him. you can feel momentum building since monday when chief executives started to cut ties with the president. it wasn't just a corporate back lash. the president of the aflcio and head of alliance for

manufacturing also quit this week. president trump created the advisory counsels in january to cultivate close ties with the business leaders who can help with increasing the number of manufacturing jobs. there has been a grass roots effort to pressure these corporations to cut ties with the white house. entrepreneur elon musk led the way when he parted ways in june. musk left the manufacturing council and policy forum to protest the u.s. pulling out of the paris climate agreement. >> chris lawrence, thank you. there is a need for more teachers in prince george's county. school starts next month so the district is gearing up to try to fill some empty spots. there was a job fair today. they need bus drivers, a new fleet of 100 buses just arrived to help mobilize students. class begins september 5. for a list of school start dates just head to our nbc washington

app. tonight new principal will lead information session for parents. this comes after carlos bell, a former teacher's aid was charged with child sex abuse. bell is accused of creating child porn and abusing kids inside the school. he told police he is hiv positive. tonight's meeting gets underway in about 45 minutes at the school. we have been telling you about brown water at houses in our area. if you have had a close encounter with it you know how i felt when i found brown stains all over a load of white laundry at my house. i shared my frustration in a tweet to the sanitary commission asking why they can text me about every little repair in my neighborhood but didn't warn me about the discolored water. the company responded saying it would add such warnings to text alert system which they did today. the brown water issue was caused

organic material like dead leaves into the potomac river. the brown color is a reaction to chemicals that disinfect the water. the water is safe to drink despite its off putting color. look what i got today after tweeting. they sent me a gift basket with a bunch of boxes of rust remover. this is the ant dote to the stained laundry. i already tried the stuff and it works and my stained laundry is now white. they will send you some rust remover if you had a problem with stains. we put a link to the information about that. they will send it to you for free. we put a link on our website just search rust remover. >> that was a quick response. >> i got to tell you, don't make the same mistake i did. i checked the water in the sink at home. it came out and looked clear so i put

apparently there was still some discolored water in the pipes. don't make the same mistake i did. since there is still discolored water i would hold off on the whites. >> can you tweet about my water bill? >> no. you're on your own. can you hear me now? one of the biggest complaints from metro riders. adam tuss is putting the new technology to the test for us as the transit agency tries to improve your cell phone service on the rails. holocaust museum you can't ask for better. >> david culver with a reunion you will see only here on news 4 after more than 70 years a holocaust survivor reuniting with a family who saved his life

we are working for you as we count down to the big solar eclipse on monday. excitement is building ahead of this rare event. we still have questions about how to protect our eyes. >> amelia is separating fact from fiction for us at the air and space museum. let's begin with doug to break down the timing. >> the timing on monday really looking good as far as our forecast is concerned here in the d.c. area. we are going to see a show. it is going to be a show around 1:17. really getting going in our area

hour. a peak of 82% right at 2:42. you can see that on the graphic. we will see darkening skies. you look outside at 2:45 and it will look fairly dark compared to where it normally is by 4:00 it is over there. we are going to see beautiful weather. take a look at this. i will be down in south carolina. we are doing a show on monday afternoon from 1:30 to 3:00 in the afternoon. join us. i will be in south carolina. chuck bell will be with me. we will have a blast talking about the solar eclipse. we will be live on the air. check that out. with more fact and fiction a lot of questions going on. how you can look at it. amelia draper has all the answers for us. >> reporter: i was just checking my twitter feed. i had a dad ask me if the kids are running from the car to camp and back in the car do i need gls?

addressing here. the first one is you don't need esolar eclipse glasses here during the eclipse. if you are planning to look directly at the sun you absolutely need your eclipse glasses but if you are not looking towards the sun you don't need the glasses. if you want to enjoy the spectacle get your glasses. your phone camera can safely view the eclipse. you will see true and false both pop up. a lot of various posts coming in from nasa. we have the weather channel. a bit of a debate if it is or isn't safe to look at the eclipse with your camera phone. for the most part we are hearing it is okay but there is a small chance it could damage your phone's camera. if possible you want to avoid using your phone. the third fact or fiction i want to address is it is okay for kids to use solar eclipse glasses. it is absolutely okay and safe for your kids to use the solar eclipse glasses.

tape so they don't fall off and are tightly on their face. it is so important to put safety first when looking at the solar eclipse so you can enjoy it. with more on that i am joined with medstar's doctor. tell us a little bit about looking at the eclipse. >> the sun is extremely bright even when mostly covered. it is very important not to use your naked eye to look at the eclipse. you want to use eclipse glasses, welder's glasses or pin hole camera or you can watch it projected on the screen. it is extremely important not to use any binoculars or telescopes or camera to look at it because that focuses a lot more light in your eye. you can find a lot more details on our blog which is on medstarwashington.org. >> what grade of welder's glasses do you want? >> it's number 14

glasses. >> there you have it. i i know you have some at the station using on monday. >> i just got some big old ones, as well. what are we dealing with? can't wait until monday. tracking showers. right now in loudoun county developing shower account just west of the airport. most of us on the dry side. this afternoon into the next couple of days the heat remaining. 90 degrees on friday. good chance of storms on friday. some could be strong. 90 on saturday. looking better next week but a chance of storms tuesday and wednesday. the end of next week spectacular. >> thank you, doug. up next, a news 4 consumer investigation putting a spot light on the boating industry. safety experts say the way recreational boats are designed and tested could be putting you at risk. >> the federal regulations are very scant. there is very little

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we have breaking news here at the live desk. we just got our hands on a statement from virginia's governor. terry mcauliffe is calling on local communities to t

all confederate monuments in the commonwealth. here is part of what he is saying. as we attempt to heal and learn from tragic events in charlottesville i encourage virginia's localities and general assembly which are vested with the legal authority to relocate them to museums or more appropriate settings. i hope we can all now agree that the symbols are a barrier to progress, inclusion and equality in virginia. the governor admits he doesn't have the authority to take down the status but wants to encourage discussion in the communities that actually have them. back to you. >> thank you. the news 4 consumer investigators put a spot light on the boating industry. >> throughout the day we have been revealing details about horrific boating accidents that left two families devastated. 7-year-old ryan died. nicky bell suffered a severe head injury. th

designs and a lack of oversight led to their tragedies and have sued the manufacturers. >> we turn our focus to what we have uncovered. consumer investigative reporter susan hogan is here with the story you will see only on news 4. >> what you are looking at, those are the actual boats involved in both accidents. the lawsuits filed on behalf of ryan and nicky are revealing industry wide practices that some safety experts say are putting you and your family in danger on the water. 80 million boats are on the water in the united states. in the summer it is a rite of passage for people of all ages. this lawsuit is exposing potential witnesses in the boating industry. questioning who is designing the boats and actually testing them. ryan's family is suing malibu boats claiming negligence. they say the 2000 response lx the family rented at a lake in georgia three yea

defective design which led to their son's death. >> i thought we were in a safe situation. obviously, there is inherent dangers in boating. >> reporter: news 4 obtained several video tape depositions including former ceo and founder of malibu retired from the company in 2009. >> we try to test it. >> reporter: described how the company created the response lx in 1996 by simply cutting a hole in the deck of another model and adding seats to the bow. >> was that a concern when malibu decided to add bow seats to the response and make it the response lx that we have a wake in the front of the boat that we don't have the response boat? >> that was primary concern. >> why was that a concern? >> because more weight in the front than when originally designed. >> reporter: despite the concern he testified that no engineering adjustments were ever made. >> what efforts were

counter act or deal with that proposed concern? >> it was tested thoroughly. >> reporter: malibu employees did take the response lx on the water to test it. >> i did the testing. i had one of those boats. >> reporter: but he testified that at the time it wasn't malibu's practice to follow any formal guidelines when testing boats and the only proof of testing? >> evidence would be our experience and recollection. there are no test documents that i am aware of. >> do those no longer exist? >> i don't know if they ever existed. >> reporter: malibu's attorney says the company's boats are designed and tested prior to sale to customers and the company has produced 50,000 boats since 1982. while pouring through thousands of pages of depositions in ryan's case we came across this. another lawsuit against a different manufacturer. the family in this case also blaming a defective design and

master craft. news 4 flew out to sacramento, california to meet nicky bell. in 2006 nicky was riding in the bow of a boat when it became swamped. she was washed overboard and struck by the propeller. as you can see she has life long injuries including a severe brain injury. >> they disrupted my life. >> reporter: in 2011 a jury found master craft 80% at fault in that accident and the driver of the boat 20% responsible. nicky was awarded $30 million. >> what really horrified the jurors in our case was that the fact that master craft did zero engineering, no testing of the boat at all relative to the weight that they said was fine and the number of people and nothing about the performance of the boat. >> master craft appealed and ultimately settled the case without admitting liability.

craft said in part the boat was not defective in design or manufacture and the boat met or exceeded all standards promulgated by the u.s. coast guard. we learned during our investigation that manufacturers testing their own boat, the government including the coast guard has very little involvement in how recreational boats are designed and tested. we asked the coast guard for an interview. they declined our request. but we can tell you that most of the coast guard's authority when it comes to these boats revolves around safety equipment that is required on board and law enforcement. >> why isn't the coast guard looking at this from a safety standpoint. >> says it is troubling how boats unlike cars are manufactured with very few regulations. >> and because there is no federal oversight and because or

standards in place either you end up with safety problems like this. >> now, our investigation is not over. there are some checks and balances when it comes to designing and testing these boats. trade organizations are setting the standards and most manufacturers say they follow them, but safety experts are warning those standards are volunta voluntary. tonight at 11:00 we took those concerns right to one of the largest trade groups. what they had to say about your safety on the water. >> you think about how much goes into testing cars. to make them safe. >> exactly. the national highway traffic and safety administration that does that with the cars. when it comes to boats it was one of those things as we were peeling away through depositions you realize there really isn't that much.

>> you can watch all of the new stories on the app. just search small craft advisory. we posted copies of the lawsuits along with evidence and photos from the cases we have been telling you about. we have been warning you about the dangers of looking at the solar eclipse with your naked eye. there is something else to consider. we are working for you tonight with tips on how to prepare your pets for next week's rare event. can you hear me now? metro upgrades its cell service in the dntown core of theow

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are you ready? your next metro ride could be filled with a lot more chatter. >> the transit agency recently upgraded cell service through a big part of the downtown section of the system. transportation reporter adam tuss is working for you and testing out the new service to see if it really

>> reporter: can you hear me now? >> hello. >> reporter: you will likely be hearing a lot of conversations now that metro has upgraded cell service in a significant portion of the downtown core. >> i don't want to hear other conversations but i would love to talk myself. >> reporter: you want totalk but don't want to hear other people talk. maybe we need a quiet metro car. >> yes. >> reporter: on the blue, orange and silver lines major carriers, at&t, sprint, t mobile and advisovis verizon wireless. we found riders catching a call between the stations. >> so you can watch me tonight on news 4 because i will be on there. >> reporter: her call helped. time for our own test. we want to see if the cell phone coverage improved here inside the tunnels. i am calling my photographer's

tuss. at least the call is going through. now, can we answer the call, can i answer and talk to myself? hello. hello. actually is working. cell service being what it is this may not be 100% all the time. riders trying to call one another. hello. it's gone. >> it's gone. >> reporter: metro won't say specifically which section of the system will get the upgrade next but the transit agency expects to have service in all tunnels by late 2020. at metro center, adam tuss, news 4. >> moving in the right direction. he survived the horrors of the holocaust. how a high school student's class project helped an arlington man reconnectith the fa wmi

it's a moment you will see only on news 4. a survivor of the holocaust reunites with the family who hid him and his sister from the nazis. they haven't seen each other in more than 70 years. >> four or five weeks and then they just disappeared. >> as news 4's david culver reports it is a reunion that would never have happened if it wasn't for a high school assignment. >> don't tell anyone. >> reporter: those words he will never forget hearing from his mother. >> we were not to say anything in school or to our best friends. that was drilled

living in the netherlands. one night the house got a bit fuller. >> these people needed a place so my parents decided they would take them in. >> reporter: two young jewish children, a boy and a girl hid from the nazis in a family home. after a few weeks they left. he didn't think he would see them again until his grand son turned a high school project into a personal mission. >> i think almost every night looking for e-mails or phone numbers. >> this became your project, too. >> we were a team on it. >> reporter: after chasing the wrong name for weeks they connected with ralph first by voice. >> i said you stayed at our house. >> i said is that really true? >> reporter: that led tom to join his daughter and grand sons

canada to d.c. for this moment. >> 73 years. >> now lives in arlington, virginia. never forget what they did for them. >> they were just doing what they thought was the right thing. they certainly saved our lives. >> the determination for the next generation. incredible. >> i love that those two got together. the two world war ii survivors shared insight on what is happening in our world today telling david the next generation needs to be aware of racism and anti-semitism so as to not allow a repeat of what we saw during that period. >> what a reunion. it has been ag

maybe you have a back to school ritual like charles brockman iii. if you don't these viral photos might prompt you to start one. brockman is a freshman at mississippi state university. his father helped him move into the dorm. it was part of the tradition that started 17 years ago when brockman's dad walked him to school on the first day of kindergarten. despite all the excitement the younger took time to post photos on social media. he thanked his father for being with him every step of the way. the images lit up the internet and gotten more than one of us a little misty today. >> you are going to have some pictures like that, doug. >> that's true. it gets closer all the time. >> your little boy is limping around on crutches at the moment. >> he got hurt. he is

he has only worn the boot for two weeks. doesn't get it before school. it comes off before school starts. out there today on the warm and humid side for sure. looking pretty good if you like the heat. some of you do. it has been 12 days since we have seen temperatures at or above 90. 88 degrees. winds out of the north at eight miles per hour. looking at showers and a few thunderstorms out there. these are right near the airport. as you look towards the loudoun county area i will show you what i'm talking about. these are right near the fairfax county border. close to sterling right around the dulles airport region. heads up, brief shower. right along route 50 coming out of chantilly. could see showers. these are drifting to the

most of the -- the rest of the region on the dry side today. we will stay that way overnight tonight. to the west a little more moisture. i think we get around that tomorrow. pool forecast i think good. i think we have a chance of showers and storms tomorrow. keep a watchful eye to the sky if you head to the pool. 88 degrees around 4:00. humid day, as well. if you see darkening skies get the kids out of the pool. next couple of days 90 on your friday. good chance of storms on friday. that is something we are watching. 70% chance of thunderstorms. less humid on saturday. 89 on sunday. weekend looking warm and humid. tuesday and wednesday another chance of storms after monday. monday is the day we are talking about the eclipse. 91 degrees and i think pretty good viewing here. once again make sure you use proper eye wear. 82% totality here in our region. most exciting time for us is around 2:20 to 3:00 in the afternoon totality. 82% comes at 2:42. we are working for y

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this is the xfinity sports desk. >> the boys are back in town. the redskins back for their first practice since training camp in richmond. the work still the same with the second preseason game just three days away. the guys happier than they look here to be back at redskins park. this team ready to work, not the best showing in their first game of the preseason and they are committed to coming out strong against the packers. our carol maloney catching up with one of the leaders of the defense and the birthday boy. >> reporter: what better way to spend your birthday than talking about the highs and lows of the preseason. >> it's nice to get more of a routine that you are going to be in throughout most of the season. the work intensifies because the games start to matter more and more each week in each preseason game. >> coach gruden says starters get more time. do you think you need game action and stuff

game to prove that progress is being made? >> i think not to the outsiders but to ourselves. especially after how we played last week that is not indicative of the team i feel like we have and i feel like most guys feel like we have. we have to play better this week against green bay. it is a preseason game and doesn't count but it does matter. >> reporter: a big year expected. he is turning 28 today. he is engaged to be married and ready to rock his seventh season with the redskins. in ashburn, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> nine players with birthdays in august. the nationals look to finish their nine-game home stance strong especially since the disabled list has 12 players. despite injuries sit atop the division. game two in the two-game set against angels before their final west coast road trip. this family here not messing around. they are all in.

one on and two outs. z zimmerman takes this for a ride. 28th home run of the season. the angels strike back. down one, man on. he gets all of this one sending the pitch to the fans in right center. angels come back to take a 3-2 lead. in the seventh the nats defense showing off. lifting this one up. michael taylor soaring in for the out making the incredible play. so we have the last chance for the nats here. bottom of the 9th. trying to be the hero again. grounds out to second and game over. nats fall 3-2 and split the two-game series. just wrapping up orioles lost to e

7-6. >> thank you. and that's going to do it for us. thank you for joining us. nightly news is headed your way next. we hope>>

tonight, the growing backlash. new fallout after president trump equally blamed both white nationalists and anti-racist protesters for the violence in charlottesville. his business councils disbanding as ceos flee in a mass exodus. more republicans renouncing his message. more confederate statues pulled down. plus new reaction across the country, and our tom brokaw weighs in on it all. also paying tribute to the victim killed in that virginia violation. her mother's powerful call to action. military crash. an army chopper goes down off hawaii. the urgent search for survivors. toxic plane danger. rising concerns about what you're breathing when you fly. and honoring the king 40 years since we lost a legend. "nightly ns"