as locals shouted him down and literally ran him out of town. charlottesville police chief al thomas jr. addressed criticism from both sides. >> we did make attempts to keep the two sides separate. however, we can't control which side someone enters the park. >> do you regret not having your officers better prepared and in their proper gear earlier so they could have acted sooner? >> i certainly have regrets. we lost three lives this weekend. >> heather is my darling child. >> reporter: susan bro, mother of heather heyer, the 32-year-old paralegal who died standing up for what her mother said were injustices she saw against the black community. >> i'm extremely proud she stood for what she believed in. gave heart and soul to it. now she has given her life off to it. >> tonight in the spot where heather and others were hit by the vehicle, there is a memorial. all day people have come here to place flowers, light candles or like folks here stand and

a man charged in the attack is being held without bail and is waiting for the court to appoint an attorney to represent him. here is kris van cleave. >> nazis go home! >> get the hell out of here! >> reporter: a tense moment as two white supremacists squared off against locals and the media outside the score the house where james field jr. appeared before a judge. >> angry mop starts beating a car with sticks and there are hundreds of them and the police are not protecting you, you panic! >> but the case inside the courtroom is about this video from saturday where fields am

and two stopped vehicles killing one and injuring 19. the 20-year-old was arraigned in court this morning appearing via video from jail, fields looked scared and nervous. those who know him remember a child who used racial slurs and was fond of hitler. derek weimer was his high school history teacher. >> he loved hitler. he loved, you know the nazi movement. they were all, geniuses. you know white supremacy thing. white people were dominant. >> reporter: as a young teen, fields' wheelchair-bound mother called 911. records show he threatened her with a 12 inch knife and on occasion hit her. fields, focus of a federal civil rights investigation, grew up in kentucky moved to ohio with his mother a year ago. released court documents show fields worked as a security officer for securitas. in 2015, fields joined the army but lasted four

failure to meet training standards. court records describe fields as cooperative which could help the ongoing investigation as it tries to piece together his trip from ohio here to virginia and any possible contacts he may have had with groups espousing violence and securitas says he was on scheduled time off and has been fired. anthony. >> kris van cleave in charlottesville. thank you, chris. >> 23-year-old man accused of trying to detonate what he thought was a massive bomb in oklahoma city. just blocks from the site of the 1995 bombing of the murrah federal building. more from oklahoma city. >> reporter: a skon n inform an notified the fbi, describing him as some one upset with the government seeking retaliation. in the criminal complaint, varnell wanted to pull off an attack similar to the oklahoma city

blood. when militias get formed i'm going after officials. the informant introduced him to an undercover fbi agent posing as some one that could help him get bomb making supplies and plan the attack. this man is with the fbi. >> varnell began acquiring components for a 1,000 pound device. >> last friday, he assembled what he thought was a working bomb and fried to detried to de. he parked the van at bancfirst. former fbi assistant director, ron hosko. >> we have violent people who are on the fringe, who are angry, who feel a call to action who feel like their response its the answer. and too often that response is to kill a lot of innocents. >> reporter: varnell in federal court in oklahoma city

incidentally, it is right across the street from the oklahoma city national memorial. the site of the okc bombing. anthony. >> thank you, omar. >> the united states needs china's help with north korea, but president trump signed an executive memo today sure to anger the chinese. it calls for an investigation into whether china stole american intellectual property. here is ben tracy. >> reporter: china repeatedly warned trump not to use trade as a means to force stronger action on north korea. china accounts for 90 poe% of n korea's trade and reluctant to punish the regime economically for near of collapse. china issued an order banning all imports of north korea coal, iron ore and seafood in scum y compliance with u.n. sanctions. general dunford began a

jae-in. preferring diplomacy to force and the u.s. is tried use full range of capabilities to respond to any attack. the u.s. staged joint military exercises with japan and will go ahead with exercises in south korea next week. something both china and north korea oppose. kim jong-un, regime, continued defiance claiming 3.5 million north koreans volunteered to join the army and in a new threat, warned that an accidental event could become a nuclear war on korean peninsula. north korea says kim jong-un, has been briefed on military plans to launch four missiles towards the u.s. territory of guam. but that he wants to wait and see what the u.s. decides to do first. meanwhile, the secretary of defense, james mattis says the u.s. would shoot down any missiles heading towards guam.

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the violence in charlottesville began with a protest against plans to remove a statue of confederal general robert e. lee from a public park. there are hundreds of similar confederate monuments in more than half the states. here is michelle miller. >> reporter: the two confederate memorials cast a shadow in downtown lexington, and for a state that never seceded from the union the debate to remove them is over. >> mayors are on the razor's edge. when you see the tension when you see the balance that we saw in charlottesville. then you know that -- we must act. >> reporter: that edge has been the scene of sharp clashes between protesters and supporters in many cities recently. from san antonio to richmond. to baltimore. where city leaders today announced confederate men

like this one vandalized overnight, should come down. the southern poverty law center found some 1500 confederate memorial as cross the country. more than 700 are statues and monuments. and 10 u.s. military bases are named for confederate officers. people haven't learned or stopped to think about the history behind these monuments. >> civil war historian, amy taylor at university of kentucky lexington says renewed debate signals a tipping point in the how the country talks about race. >> we are in another moment in american race relations not sure what you want to call it exactly. >> reporter: a moral dilemma we are facing? >> i think it is tapping into people's deep moral beliefs and values. i mean, clearly this is -- not about the civil war. these are artifacts in the jim crow south. >> these memorials were placed on the same courthouse grounds where slaves were auctioned

and sold into the deep south. anthony, the process of removing these statues is not a done deal yet. the final say is both with the city council and the kentucky military heritage commission. >> michelle miller in lexington, kentucky. thanks. up next, a medical study you can raise a glass too.

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if you are having a glass of wine or beer with dinner tonight, a new study suggests it may be good for you. researchers found women who had up to one drink a day and men who averaged up to two a day had a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. medical correspondent, dr. jon lapook with us. jon, why is this? >> anthony, there are theories. alcohol may cause thinning of the blood can decrease blood clotting within the vessels can be an antioxidant, inflammatory and help somehow prevent direct damage to the b

in large amounts. alcohol can be toxic to the muscle of the heart. >> what about heavier drinkers, jon? >> one of the things so good about the study. defind what hea defined what heavy drinking was. and this actually said, a heavy user in women is more than seven drinks a week. in men, more than 14 drinks a week. in men, increased risk of dying or getting cancer during the study period. one drink in some can lead to five drinks or more. we know the ravages alcohol abuse has led to in our society. >> in general one drink with dinner is okay, maybe better than okay. dr. jon lapook. thank you very much. >> up next, a toast to fleetwood mac.

we end with one of rock's most successful bands who took the stage for the first time 50 years ago last night. ♪ ♪ over the past half century they have sold more than 100 million records. but fleetwood mac first came together one august afternoon in england in 1967. so this was literally the first show you played together as a band? >> yep, number one. windsor jazz festival. >> drummer mick fleetwood looks back in his book "love that burns." >> we thought this was a very large p.a. system. [ laughter ] ♪ got a black magic woman r

"black magic woman" was written by peter green who left suddenly in 1970. >> when we lost peter green we were devastated. as people and our music. what are we going to do? >> reporter: they regrouped. and after bassist john mcvie married christine mcvie. she was brought into the band. ♪ it gets stronger every day >> christine just sort of fit? >> yeah. >> done. done. >> that simple -- ♪ loving you >> but the mcvies' would divorce, one of many romantic crises that would wreck the band. >> there is no way they would survive all of this stuff. >> reporter: why have you survived? >> because i think it is like me and john just wouldn't stop. >> fleetwood and john mcvie

through many cast changes. ♪ like a bell through the night ♪ >> reporter: in 1975, fleetwood invited lindsey buckingham and stevie nicks to join the band. why were you convinced that would work? >> they had what we would call in early fleetwood mac -- "it." >> reporter: with what is considered their classic lineup, fleetwood mac's 1979 album "rumours" would be their biggest selling 40 million copies. ♪ 50 years on mick fleetwood the one band member who has been there from the very beginning. >> that anniversary mean anything to you? >> oh, yeah, it's huge. it's reflective. it's prideful. ♪ don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ and the journey it has been worth a damn. ♪ and at

i'm anthony mason. thanks for watching. welcome to the "overnight news." i'm tony dokoupil. two days after deadly racist violence rocked charlottesville, virginia president trump returned to washington to denounce the groups behind it. the president called ku klux klan, criminals and thugs and insisted justice will be delivered. >> racism is evil. 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. >> the suspect in the deadly car attack in charlottesville is held without bail, charged with a long list of crimes

second-degree murder. david begnaud begins our coverage. >> reporter: screams and panic as 20-year-old nazi sympathizer james alex fields jr. drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters. heather heyer was killed. others tossed into the air. marcus martin the man in the red shoes. that is one of his shoes flying out from underneath the vehicle as the driver reversed, trying to flee the scene. >> my life could have been over. martin says he lays blame at foot of the officials who permitted the rally. >> because without your approval this never would have happened. >> reporter: over the weekend unite the right brought together ate groups from around the country. including neo-nazis, kkk, and white pride groups. friday, men marched with torches on the university of virginia campus. saturday they marched downtown brandishing nazi salutes and chanting hail trump.

>> hail trump! >> reporter: some wore t-shirts, some carried shields with black xs. clashes on the streets betwhiee the groups. less than a block from the charlottesville police station. the organizer of the rally returned sunday to complain that police didn't do enough to protect the alt-right protest s protesters. he needed the police as locals shouted him down and literally ran him out of town. charlottesville police chief, al thomas jr. addressed the criticism from both sides. >> we did make attempts to keep the two sides separate. however we can't control which side someone enters the park. >> do you regret not having your officers better prepared in their gear earlier so they could have acted sooner? >> i certainly have regrets. we lost three lives this weekend. >> heather i

>> reporter: susan bro, mother of heather heyer, 32-year-old died standing up for what her mother says were injustices she saw against the black community. >> i'm extremely proud she stood for what she believed in. she gave heart to it. she gave soul to it. now she has given her life off to it. >> nazis go home! >> get the hell out of here! >> reporter: another tense moment in charlottesville as the two white supremacists squared off against locals and media outside the courthouse where james fields jr. appeared before a judge. >> if an angry mob starts beating your car with sticks, and there are hundreds of them, and the police are not protecting you, you panic! >> but the case inside the courtroom is about this video from saturday where police say, fields slammed his car into counter protesters and two stopped vehicles, killing one injuring 19. the 20-year-old arraigned in court this morning via video from jail. fields loo

nervous. those who know him remember a child who used racial slurs and was fond of hitler. derek weimer was his history teacher. >> he loved hitler. he loved the nazi movement. they were all, geniuses. and, you know the whole white supremacy thing. you know, white people werl de dominant. >> reporter: his mother called 911. he allegedly threatened her with a 12-inch knife and on occasion hit her. fields, grew up in kentucky but moved to ohio with his mother a year ago. newly released court documents show fields worked as private security officer for securitas making $650 every two weeks. in 2015, fields joined the army lasted four months due to failure to meet training standards. >> vice president mike pence in colombia, first stop on his tour of latin america. despite the end of the

long civil war there. colombia remains the major source of cocaine coming into the united states. the colombian government is stepping up efforts to tackle the problem. manuel bojorquez flew deep into the jungle to see eradication efforts. >> reporter: this is the jungle territory of narinjo, cocaine capital of colombia. we are flying with national police, from the air easy to spot the green plots of cocoa below. the major is leading this eradication operation. we landed by a 10-acre plot. his team's next target. this is the eradication happening in front of us. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: here the war on drugs is fought with shovels. [ speaking spanish ] >> pull it up from the root? >> translator: it is not an easy job he says. there is no way around it. 24 hours a day. seven days a

365 days a year. this is permanent. for many peasant farmers growing cocoa, though illegal is the only source of income. drug traffickers buy the leaves and use jungle labs to turn them into cocaine. in the region, cocoa covers 100,000 acres. the crop spiked after the government grounded aerial spraying because of health concerns in 2015. then, farmers planted more cocoa. after last year's peace deal with the fark rebels and incentive to switch to other crops. >> so we do believe that was one factor that was a driver. >> reporter: the head of the u.n. office on drugs and crime in colombia told us the peace deal also created a power vacuum. >> there is a new sort of quest for who is going to be in control of the territories of these areas. therefore also of the lucrative bizness of t businesses. >> since the days of

escobar, the u.s. has been helping fund the fight. providing $10 billion in aid since 2000. but the trump administration proposed cutting aid next year by 36%. >> we cannot replace the u.s. intelligence, mobility, technology. colombia's defense minister, is concerned. >> yes, of course we are -- we care about those cuts, and we will insist to the administration that the numbers should be maintained. >> are you concerned about that as well? >> i think we need to make the best possible case to the u.s. congress that our efforts here are effective. and that what we are doing can help protect americans in the homeland. i think we can make that argument. >> reporter: back in the jungle, the major told us either way he will keep working for his country. >> when you hear there is a record number, is it demoralizing -- [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: the goal is to bring the number done he

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>> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." president trump faced withering criticism from both democrats and republicans for his initial response to the racist violence in charlottesville, virginia. the president at first refused to name the hate groups involved, instead blaming the violence on "many sides." yesterday, he took a more forceful tone. >> but based on the events that took place over the weekend in charlottesville, virginia, i would like to provide the nation with an update on the ongoing federal response to the horrific attacks and violence that was witnessed by everyone. i just met with fbi director

christopher ray and attorney general jeff sessions. the department of justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the deadly car attack that killed one innocent american and wounded 20 others. to anyone who acted criminally in this weekend's racist violence, you will be held fully accountable. justice will be delivered. as i said, on saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence. it has no place in america. and as i have said many times before, no matter the color of our skin, we all live under the same laws. we all salute the same great flag. and we are all made by

almighty god. we must love each other. show affection for each other. and unite together in condemnation of hatred, bigotry, and violence. we must rediscover the bonds of love and loyalty that bring us together as americans. 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. we are a nation founded on the truth, that all of us -- are created equal. we are equal in the eyes of our creator. we are equal under the law. and we are equal under our constitution. those who spread violence in the name of bigotry, strike at the very core of america.

two days ago, a young american woman, heather heyer was tragically killed. her death filled us with grief and we send her family our thoughts, our prayers, and our love. we also mourn the two virginia state troopers, who died in service to their community, their commonwealth, and their country. troopers jake cullen and berke bates exemplify the very best of america. our hearts go out to their families, friends and every member of american law enforcement. these three fallen americans embody the goodness and decency of our nation. in times such as these, america has always shown its true character. responding to hate with love, division with unity, and violence with an unwavering resolve for ju

as a candidate, i promised to restore law and order to our country. and our federal law enforcement agencies are following through on that pledge. we will spare no resource in fighting so that every american child can grow up free from violence and fear. we will defend and protect the sacred rights of all of americans, and we will work together so that every citizen in this blessed land is free to follow their dreams in their hearts and to express the love and joy in their souls. thank you. god bless you. and god bless america. thank you very much. >> the president left without taking questions. the department of justice opened a federal civil rights investigation into the weekend's violence in charlottesville. attorney general jeff sessions discussed this on "cbs this morning." >> why when many republicans

to speak out against white supremacists and neo-nazis? >> look, he gave a statement at a press conference apparently, already scheduled on veterans issues. it was a long statement about violence, bigotry, hatred. condemned it, called for unity in our country. he called in ous to gus to get with one another. love and affection. under the american constitution. what he was strong about that. it was shortly after the event happened. within a couple of hours, actually. from him, sure knowing about it. so i thought that was strong. and yesterday, his own spokesman explicitly condemned by name the nazis and kkk. >> the spokesman not the president. [ overlapping talking ] >> his own spokesman said that. i just think we areak

>> fair enough. that's why we are talking to you. it is wrong to make moral equivalency between the two groups of protesters is it not? >> absolutely. these people, heather heyer was out protesting racism, bigotry. she has a right to do that. that this individual had no right to drive a car into them. and kill people, killing her. injuring others seriously, some of them very seriously. this is absolutely unacceptable. it cannot be countenance, the president directed us to get after it. our fbi people are working on it assiduously. the civil rights divisions are focused on it. justice will be done. we are coming after these people. it will not be tolerated cannot be tolerated in america. >> this is believed to be the largest white supremacist demonstration in a decade.

in fact between 2001-2016 there were three times as many fatal attacks by right-wing extremists than islamic extremists in the u.s. what is the justice department need to be doing? >> justice department is focused on that. i am briefed three times a week by the fbi on terrorism and terrorism related issues. that includes briefings on domestic terrorism. and we will continue to focus on that. it will be a high priority of the department of justice. >> mr. attorney general, if there are statues of robert e. lee in alabama should they be taken down? >> this will be decided by the state of alabama. >> what would you recommend? >> my recommendation as attorney general of the united states, the cities, counties, states have a right to decide their monuments. and that nobody should use violence to stop them. either way. >> you would not advocate they

>> it is up to them to decide. >> mr. attorney general, lindsay graham said that, white supremacists and hate groups believe they have a friend in the white house. do you believe that is the case? if so, how does that get fixed? >> i don't believe that its the case. the directions i have gotten from the white house is what i believe and what i believe. that we will not tolerate this kind of hatred and violence. we will not allow these extremist groups to obtain credibility, morally, legally, they're unjustified. in their actions. and approach to american democracy. it cannot be countenanced. >> will you make issues in charlottesville a priority for you and the department of justice? >> it absolutely is. no bigger case right now that the we are working on. every resource needed will be dedicated to .

happened. see if we can do better in the future. and i'll be asking that we do that kind of thing today. as the a matter of fact. we'll have our top people, in charlottesville. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.

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by the city's plan to remove a statue of robert e. lee. there are hundreds of similar monuments across the south. many cities are facing the question -- are they historical symbols or signs of hate? the mayor of lexington is fast tracking a plan to relocate two statues from outside a historic courthouse. >> a statue of former u.s. vice president and last confederate secretary of war. the mayor wants to remove this statue and another like it, relocate it to a nearby park honoring veterans. he knows it is a move that could spark a fiery public debate over what these monuments representative. the violent clash in charlottesville, virginia, the latest in a series of tense demonstrations over plans to remove confederate monuments. from new orleans to

>> take it down! >> reporter: communities are taking a critical look at symbols and in some cases removing them. lexington, kentucky mayor jim gray. >> why are mayors across the country bringing the statues down now? >> mayors are on the razor's edge. when you see the tension, the balance that we saw in charlottesville, then you know that we must act. >> reporter: lexington monuments built near an historic site one of the former slave auction blocks. >> i don't think it is right. men who fought to preserve slavery and honor them on the very grounds that slaves were once sold at auction. >> reporter: he is likely to face strong opposition after the city of charlottesville approved the removal of the statue of robert e. lee earlier this year it was targeted by the kkk and white nationalists.

face two years of court battles and a handful of violent protests over their plan to remove four confederate landmarks. the southern poverty law center, found 1,500 symbols or places that pay homage to confederate leaders and say there have been 100 state and local attempts to remove monuments or provide historical context. some who want the monuments to stay say removing them is an important part of the past and see them as landmarks throughout the south. >> leave them alone. leave them where they are. you know. they're part of history. >> when we placed those along the veterans' war memorial walk, the story scan be told can we t people. telling the story teaches us. >> reporter: keep in mind that kentucky citizens fought on both side of the civil war which is why the mayor wants the statue

counterparts. this is not a done deal yet. th

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i'm tony dokoupil. racism is evil. >> two days after charlottesville, the president calls out white supremacists. >> 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. >> also tonight, the attacker is held without bond. charged with the murder of heather heyer. >> i miss her so, so much. but i am going to make her death worth something. >> the next casualty of the turmoil at the white house could be political guru steve bannon and soon. >> a study suggests moderate drinking could help you live longer.

♪ you can go your own way >> and, fleetwood mack, going their own way, for 50 years. >> the journey it has been worth it. ♪ ♪ this is the cbs "overnight news." the disturbing images have been playing over and over. white supremacists holding a torch light march friday night at the university of virginia in charlottesville. then their violent clashes saturday with counterprotesters, that left at least 16 injured. and the sickening scene when a driver plowed into the crowd killing a young woman and injuring 19. yesterday, two days after this domestic terror attack, and after meeting with the attorney general and the fbi director, the president finally condemned the hate groups by name. >> 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. >> the president took a lot of heat for failing to call out white supremacists immediately after the attack. now, the job of his chief political strategist, appears to be in jeopardy. major garrett is at the white house with more on that. major. >> reporter: steve bannon's job as chief strategist has never been in more jeopardy. he brought a nationalist message to the white house, but also clashed frequently with top officials past and present and one well placed source says, bannon's job could be gone end of the week. new chief of staff, john kelly simply has no tolerance for west wing rivalries and for this and other reasons, bannon has fallen out of favor. as with all palace intrigue, no decision

president makes it. he will contemplate that in an atmosphere where he is accused of being slow to criticize white supremacists. groups that had editorial traction at breitbart news bannon used to run. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms -- >> reporter: the leader of the free world, president trump behind his daughter, attorney general and vice president in denouncing white supremacists and neo-nazis by name. the president implied counterprotesters and armed shield-wielding white supremacists were equally to blame. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. on many sides. >> reporter: that equivocation echoed ways in which mr. trump has played to sides in american

politics. starting with the advocacy of the birther movement which question whether president obama was born in the u.s. mr. trump slow to denounce ku klux klan figures like david duke as in 2016. >> i don't know david duke. i just don't know anything about him. >> reporter: when a black lives matter protester was assaulted at a campaign, candidate trump seemed to defend the attackers. >> maybe he should have been rough up because the it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing. >> reporter: during the campaign, mr. trump also attacked a federal judge with mexican heritage, and the muslim parents of a fallen u.s. army captain. and steve bannon is not the only trump aide with ties to the so-called alt-right movement. white house staffer, sebastian gorka used to work for breitbart news and in an interview dismissed the threat from white suprem

this morning, ceo of merck kenneth frasier resigned. a shorter time than he took to denounce white supremacists. anthony. >> major garrett at the white house. thanks. charlottesville police chief said today, he regrets the death of heather heyer and virginia state troopers, jay cullen and berke bates. he defended action of his officers before and during the violence. here is david begnaud in charlottesville. [ screams ] >> reporter: screams and panic as 20-year-old nazi sympathizer, james fields jr. drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters. heather heyer was killed. others tossed into the air. marcus martin in the red shoes. one of his shoes flying out from underneath the vehicle as the driver reversed trying to flee the scene.

>> my life could have been over. >> reporter: martin lays blame at the foot of officials who permitted the rally. >> because without your approval this never would have happened. >> reporter: over the weekend, unite the right brought together hate groups from around the country. and including neo-nazis, kkk and white pride groups. on friday, men marched with tiki torches on the university of virginia campus. saturday they marched downtown, brandishing nazi salutes and chanting hail trump. some wore t-shirts quoting hitler. others carried shields with black xs, the symbol of southern nationalists. clashes on the streets between hate groups and counterprotesters. witnesses say white supremacists chased a young black man into a parking garage and attacked him. less than a block from the charlottesville police station. the organizer of the rally retu s

police didn't do enough to protect alt-right protesters. he ended up needing the police as locals shouted him down and literally ran him out of town. charlottesville police chief al thomas jr. addressed criticism from both sides. >> we did make attempts to keep the two sides separate. however, we can't control which side someone enters the park. >> do you regret not having your officers better prepared and in their proper gear earlier so they could have acted sooner? >> i certainly have regrets. we lost three lives this weekend. >> heather is my darling child. >> reporter: susan bro, mother of heather heyer, the 32-year-old paralegal who died standing up for what her mother said were injustices she saw against the black community. >> i'm extremely proud she stood for what she believed in. gave heart and soul to it. now she has given her life off to it. >> tonight in the spot where heather and others were hit by the vehicle, there is a memorial. all day people have come here to

like folks here stand and think. can't tell you how many people walked up and said "i ju

a man charged in the attack is being held without bail and is waiting for the court to appoint an attorney to represent him. here is kris van cleave. >> nazis go home! >> get the hell out of here! >> nazis go home! >> nazis go home! >> reporter: a tense moment as two white supremacists squared off against locals and the media outside the score the house where james field jr. appeared before a judge. >> angry mop starts beating a car with sticks and there are hundreds of them and the police are not protecting you, you panic!

from saturday where fields slammed into counterprotesters and two stopped vehicles killing one and injuring 19. the 20-year-old was arraigned in court this morning appearing via video from jail, fields looked scared and nervous. those who know him remember a child who used racial slurs and was fond of hitler. derek weimer was his high school history teacher. >> he loved hitler. he loved, you know the nazi movement. they were all, geniuses. you know white supremacy thing. white people were dominant. >> reporter: as a young teen, fields' wheelchair-bound mother called 911. records show he threatened her with a 12 inch knife and on occasion hit her. fields, focus of a federal civil rights investigation, grew up in kentucky moved to ohio with his mother a year ago. released court documents show fields worked as a security officer for securitas. in 2015, fields joined the army but lasted four months due to failure to meet training

court records describe fields as cooperative which could help the ongoing investigation as it tries to piece together his trip from ohio here to virginia and any possible contacts he may have had with groups espousing violence and securitas says he was on scheduled time off and has been fired. anthony. >> kris van cleave in charlottesville. thank you, chris. >> 23-year-old man accused of trying to detonate what he thought was a massive bomb in oklahoma city. just blocks from the site of the 1995 bombing of the murrah federal building. more from oklahoma city. >> reporter: an inform and notified the fbi, describing him as some one upset with the government seeking retaliation. in the criminal complaint, varnell wanted to pull off an attack similar to the oklahoma city bombing, adding i'm out for

when militias get formed i'm going after officials. the informant introduced him to an undercover fbi agent posing as some one that could help him get bomb making supplies and plan the attack. this man is with the fbi. >> varnell began acquiring components for a 1,000 pound device. >> last friday, he assembled what he thought was a working bomb and tried to detonate it. he parked the van at bancfirst. former fbi assistant director, ron hosko. >> we have violent people who are on the fringe, who are angry, who feel a call to action who feel like their response its the answer. and too often that response is to kill a lot of innocents. >> reporter: varnell in federal court in oklahoma city behind

incidentally, it is right across the street from the oklahoma city national memorial. the site of the okc bombing. anthony. >> thank you, omar. >> the united states needs china's help with north korea, but president trump signed an executive memo today sure to anger the chinese. it calls for an investigation into whether china stole american intellectual property. here is ben tracy. >> reporter: china repeatedly warned trump not to use trade as a means to force stronger action on north korea. china accounts for 90% of north korea's trade and reluctant to punish the regime economically for near of collapse. china issued an order banning all imports of north korea coal, iron ore and seafood in compliance with u.n. sanctions. general dunford began a tour of asia, meeting to reassure moon jae-in. preferring diplomacy to force and the u.s. is tried usfu

range of capabilities to respond to any attack. the u.s. staged joint military exercises with japan and will go ahead with exercises in south korea next week. something both china and north korea oppose. kim jong-un, regime, continued defiance claiming 3.5 million north koreans volunteered to join the army and in a new threat, warned that an accidental event could become a nuclear war on korean peninsula. north korea says kim jong-un, has been briefed on military plans to launch four missiles towards the u.s. territory of guam. but that he wants to wait and see what the u.s. decides to do first. meanwhile, the secretary of defense, james mattis says the u.s. would shoot down any missiles heading towards guam. >> ben tracy in beijing,nk

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the violence in charlottesville began with a protest against plans to remove a statue of confederal general robert e. lee from a public park. there are hundreds of similar confederate monuments in more than half the states. here is michelle miller. >> reporter: the two confederate memorials cast a shadow in downtown lexington, and for a state that never seceded from the union the debate to remove them is over. >> mayors are on the razor's edge. when you see the tension when you see the balance that we saw in charlottesville. then you know that -- we must act. >> reporter: that edge has been the scene of sharp clashes between protesters and supporters in many cities recently. from san antonio to richmond. to baltimore. where city leaders today

announced confederate monuments like this one vandalized overnight, should come down. the southern poverty law center found some 1500 confederate memorial as cross the country. more than 700 are statues and monuments. and 10 u.s. military bases are named for confederate officers. people haven't learned or stopped to think about the history behind these monuments. >> civil war historian, amy taylor at university of kentucky lexington says renewed debate signals a tipping point in the how the country talks about race. >> we are in another moment in american race relations not sure what you want to call it exactly. >> reporter: a moral dilemma we are facing? >> i think it is tapping into people's deep moral beliefs and values. i mean, clearly this is -- not about the civil war. these are artifacts in the jim crow south. >> these memorials were placed on the same courthouse grounds where slaves were auctioned off and sold into the deep south.

anthony, the process of removing these statues is not a done deal yet. the final say is both with the city council and the kentucky military heritage commission. >> michelle miller in lexington, kentucky. thanks. up next, a medical study you can raise a glass too.

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alcohol can be toxic to the muscle of the heart. >> what about heavier drinkers, jon? >> one of the things so good about the study. defined what heavy drinking was. and this actually said, a heavy user in women is more than seven drinks a week. in men, more than 14 drinks a week. in men, increased risk of dying or getting cancer during the study period. one drink in some can lead to five drinks or more. we know the ravages alcohol abuse has led to in our society. >> in general one drink with dinner is okay, maybe better than okay. dr. jon lapook. thank you very much. >> up next, a toast to fleetwood mac.

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large p.a. system. [ laughter ] ♪ got a black magic woman >> reporter: their first hit "black magic woman" was written by peter green who left suddenly in 1970. >> when we lost peter green we were devastated. as people and our music. what are we going to do? >> reporter: they regrouped. and after bassist john mcvie married christine mcvie. she was brought into the band. ♪ it gets stronger every day >> christine just sort of fit? >> yeah. >> done. done. >> that simple -- ♪ loving you >> but the mcvies' would divorce, one of many romantic crises that would wreck the band. >> there is no way they would survive all of this stuff. >> reporter: why have you survived? >> because i think it is like me and john just wouldn't stop.

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thanks for watching. welcome to the "overnight news." i'm tony dokoupil. two days after deadly racist violence rocked charlottesville, virginia president trump returned to washington to denounce the groups behind it. the president called ku klux klan, criminals and thugs and insisted justice will be delivered. >> racism is evil. 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 ameicans. >> the suspect in the deadly car attack in charlottesville is held without bail, charged with a long list of crimes including second-degree murder. david begnaud begins o

>> reporter: screams and panic as 20-year-old nazi sympathizer james alex fields jr. drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters. heather heyer was killed. others tossed into the air. marcus martin the man in the red shoes. that is one of his shoes flying out from underneath the vehicle as the driver reversed, trying to flee the scene. >> my life could have been over. martin says he lays blame at foot of the officials who permitted the rally. >> because without your approval this never would have happened. >> reporter: over the weekend unite the right brought together hate groups from around the country.

white pride groups. friday, men marched with torches on the university of virginia campus. saturday they marched downtown brandishing nazi salutes and chanting hail trump. >> hail trump! >> reporter: some wore t-shirts, some carried shields with black xs. clashes on the streets between the groups. less than a block from the charlottesville police station. the organizer of the rally returned sunday to complain that police didn't do enough to protect the alt-right protesters. he needed the police as locals shouted him down and literally ran him out of town. charlottesville police chief, al thomas jr. addressed the criticism from both sides. >> we did make attempts to keep the two sides separate. however we can't control which side someone enters the park. >> do you regret not having your officers better prepared in their gear earlier so they could have acted sooner? >> i certainly have regrets. we lost three lives this weekend. >> heather is my darling child. >> reporter: susan bro, mother of heather heyer, 32-year-old died standing up for what her mother says were injustices she saw against the black commun

>> i'm extremely proud she stood for what she believed in. she gave heart to it. she gave soul to it. now she has given her life off to it. >> nazis go home! >> get the hell out of here! >> reporter: another tense moment in charlottesville as the two white supremacists squared off against locals and media outside the courthouse where james fields jr. appeared before a judge. >> if an angry mob starts beating your car with sticks, and there are hundreds of them, and the police are not protecting you, you panic! >> but the case inside the courtroom is about this video from saturday where police say, fields slammed his car into counter protesters and two stopped vehicles, killing one injuring 19. the 20-year-old arraigned in

court this morning via video from jail. fields looked scared and nervous. those who know him remember a child who used racial slurs and was fond of hitler. derek weimer was his history teacher. >> he loved hitler. he loved the nazi movement. they were all, geniuses. and, you know the whole white supremacy thing. you know, white people were dominant. >> reporter: his mother called 911. he allegedly threatened her with a 12-inch knife and on occasion hit her. fields, grew up in kentucky but moved to ohio with his mother a year ago. newly released court documents show fields worked as private security officer for securitas making $650 every two weeks. in 2015, fields joined the army lasted four months due to failure to meet training standards. >> vice president mike pence in colombia, first stop on his tour of latin america. despite the end of the decade's long civil war there.

colombia remains the major source of cocaine coming into the united states. the colombian government is stepping up efforts to tackle the problem. manuel bojorquez flew deep into the jungle to see eradication efforts. >> reporter: this is the jungle territory of narinjo, cocaine capital of colombia. we are flying with national police, from the air easy to spot the green plots of cocoa below. the major is leading this eradication operation. we landed by a 10-acre plot. his team's next target. this is the eradication happening in front of us. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: here the war on drugs is fought with shovels. [ speaking spanish ] >> pull it up from the root?

>> translator: it is not an easy job he says. there is no way around it. 24 hours a day. seven days a week. 365 days a year. this is permanent. for many peasant farmers growing cocoa, though illegal is the only source of income. drug traffickers buy the leaves and use jungle labs to turn them into cocaine. in the region, cocoa covers 100,000 acres. the crop spiked after the government grounded aerial spraying because of health concerns in 2015. then, farmers planted more cocoa. after last year's peace deal with the fark rebels and incentive to switch to other crops. >> so we do believe that was one factor that was a driver. >> repor

u.n. office on drugs and crime in colombia told us the peace deal also created a power vacuum. >> there is a new sort of quest for who is going to be in control of the territories of these areas. therefore also of the lucrative businesses. >> since the days of pablo escobar, the u.s. has been helping fund the fight. providing $10 billion in aid since 2000. but the trump administration proposed cutting aid next year by 36%. >> we cannot replace the u.s. intelligence, mobility, technology. colombia's defense minister, is concerned. >> yes, of course we are -- we care about those cuts, and we will insist to the administration that the numbers should be maintained. >> are you concerned about that as well? >> i think we need to make the best possible case to the u.s. congress that our efforts here are effective. and that w

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>> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." president trump faced withering criticism from both democrats and republicans for his initial response to the racist violence in charlottesville, virginia. the president at first refused to name the hate groups involved, instead blaming the violence on "many sides." yesterday, he took a more forceful tone. >> but based on the events that took place over the weekend in charlottesville, virginia, i would like to provide the nation with an update on the ongoing federal response to the horrific

attacks and violence that was witnessed by everyone. i just met with fbi director christopher ray and attorney general jeff sessions. the department of justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the deadly car attack that killed one innocent american and wounded 20 others. to anyone who acted criminally in this weekend's racist violence, you will be held fully accountable. justice will be delivered. as i said, on saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence. it has no place in america. and as i have said many times before, no matter the color of our skin, we all live under the same laws. we all salute the same great flag. and we are all made by the same almighty god. we must love each other.

show affection for each other. and unite together in condemnation of hatred, bigotry, and violence. we must rediscover the bonds of love and loyalty that bring us together as americans. 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. we are a nation founded on the truth, that all of us -- are created equal. we are equal in the eyes of our creator. we are equal under the law. and we are equal under our constitution. those who spread violence in the name of bigotry, strike at the very core of america. two days ago, a young american woman, heather heyer was tragically killed.

and we send her family our thoughts, our prayers, and our love. we also mourn the two virginia state troopers, who died in service to their community, their commonwealth, and their country. troopers jake cullen and berke bates exemplify the very best of america. our hearts go out to their families, friends and every member of american law enforcement. these three fallen americans embody the goodness and decency of our nation. in times such as these, america has always shown its true character. responding to hate with love, division with unity, and violence with an unwavering resolve for justice.

restore law and order to our country. and our federal law enforcement agencies are following through on that pledge. we will spare no resource in fighting so that every american child can grow up free from violence and fear. we will defend and protect the sacred rights of all of americans, and we will work together so that every citizen in this blessed land is free to follow their dreams in their hearts and to express the love and joy in their souls. thank you. god bless you. and god bless america. thank you very much. >> the president left without taking questions. the department of justice opened a federal civil rights investigation into the weekend's

violence in charlottesville. attorney general jeff sessions discussed this on "cbs this morning." >> why when many republicans criticized him was the president's first instinct not to speak out against white supremacists and neo-nazis? >> look, he gave a statement at a press conference apparently, already scheduled on veterans issues. it was a long statement about violence, bigotry, hatred. condemned it, called for unity in our country. he called in us to get along with one another. love and affection. under the american constitution. what he was strong about that. it was shortly after the event happened. within a couple of hours, actually. from him, sure knowing about it. so i thought that was strong.

and yesterday, his own spokesman explicitly condemned by name the nazis and kkk. >> the spokesman not the president. [ overlapping talking ] >> his own spokesman said that. i just think we are making too much out of this. >> fair enough. that's why we are talking to you. it is wrong to make moral equivalency between the two groups of protesters is it not? >> absolutely. these people, heather heyer was out protesting racism, bigotry. she has a right to do that. that this individual had no right to drive a car into them. and kill people, killing her. injuring others seriously, some of them very seriously. this is absolutely unacceptable. it cannot be countenance, the president directed us to get after it. our fbi people are working on it assiduously. the civil rights divisions are focused on it. jutice will be done. we are coming after these people. it will not be tolerated cannot be tolerated in america. >> this is believed to be the largest white supremacist demonstration in a decade. we looked at the

in fact between 2001-2016 there were three times as many fatal attacks by right-wing extremists than islamic extremists in the u.s. what is the justice department need to be doing? >> justice department is focused on that. i am briefed three times a week by the fbi on terrorism and terrorism related issues. that includes briefings on domestic terrorism. and we will continue to focus on that. it will be a high priority of the department of justice. >> mr. attorney general, if there are statues of robert e. lee in alabama should they be taken down? >> this will be decided by the state of alabama. >> what would you recommend? >> my recommendation as attorney general of the united states, the cities, counties, states have a right to decide their monuments. and that nobody should use violence to stop them. either way. >> you would not advocate they should take them down? >> it is up to them to decide. >> mr. attorney general, lindsay graham said that, white

believe they have a friend in the white house. do you believe that is the case? if so, how does that get fixed? >> i don't believe that its the case. the directions i have gotten from the white house is what i believe and what i believe. that we will not tolerate this kind of hatred and violence. we will not allow these extremist groups to obtain credibility, morally, legally, they're unjustified. in their actions. and approach to american democracy. it cannot be countenanced. >> will you make issues in charlottesville a priority for you and the department of justice? >> it absolutely is. no bigger case right now that the we are working on. every resource needed will be dedicated to it. we are going to stud gee what happened. see if we can do better in the future.

and i'll be asking that we do that kind of thing today. as the a matter of fact. we'll have our top people, in charlottesville. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. the deadly racist violence in charlottesville was sparked by the city's plan to remove a ♪ when school was back in session ♪ ♪ those germs were shared with you ♪ each year kids miss 22 million school days due to illness. but lysol kills 99.9% of cold and flu viruses.

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there are hundreds of similar monuments across the south. many cities are facing the question -- are they historical symbols or signs of hate? the mayor of lexington is fast tracking a plan to relocate two statues from outside a former historic courthouse. >> a statue of former u.s. vice president and last confederate secretary of war. the mayor wants to remove this statue and another like it, relocate it to a nearby park honoring veterans. he knows it is a move that could spark a fiery public debate over what these monuments representative. the violent clash in charlottesville, virginia, the latest in a series of tense demonstrations over plans to remove confederate monuments. from new orleans to san antonio. >> take it down! >> reporter: communities are

symbols and in some cases removing them. lexington, kentucky mayor jim gray. >> why are mayors across the country bringing the statues down now? >> mayors are on the razor's edge. when you see the tension, the balance that we saw in charlottesville, then you know that we must act. >> reporter: lexington monuments built near an historic site one of the former slave auction blocks. >> i don't think it is right. men who fought to preserve slavery and honor them on the very grounds that slaves were once sold at auction. >> reporter: he is likely to face strong opposition after the city of charlottesville approved the removal of the statue of robert e. lee earlier this year it was targeted by the kkk and

in new orleans, city leaders face two years of court battles and a handful of violent protests over their plan to remove four confederate landmarks. the southern poverty law center, found 1,500 symbols or places that pay homage to confederate leaders and say there have been 100 state and local attempts to remove monuments or provide historical context. some who want the monuments to stay say removing them is an important part of the past and see them as landmarks throughout the south. >> leave them alone. leave them where they are. you know. they're part of history. >> when we placed those along the veterans' war memorial walk, the story can we told to young people. telling the story teaches us. >> reporter: keep in mind that kentucky citizens fought on both side of the civil war which is why the mayor wants the statue to stand nearby his union counterparts.

this is not a done deal yet. the mayor need approval

this is the cbs morning news. >> president trump is greeted with jeers as he returns to new york city after his response to the race fuelled violence in charlottesville. plus, protesters in north carolina take matters into their own hands and bring down a confederate monument and bomb plots stopped. a 23-yead