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over $500 million. good morning from the studio 57 news room at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm ann marie green. president trump is paying the price for his defiant defense of white supremacists. he has been abandon by corporate leaders, two of his business councils have been dismantled and u.s. military leaders and joint chiefs have all issued statements denouncing racism and extremism. last night on the university of virginia campus, the very same place where white supremacists marched last week, a candlelight vigil was held against hate and vines. seth is in washington. seth, good morning. >> good morning, ann marie. hundreds of people peacefully gathered last night at the university of virginia singing spirituals and holding a moment of silence. this, of course, followed a memorial earlier in the day for heather heyer who was hit and killed with a car over the

organizers last night, though, they were cautious, primarily communicating over the phone or through private messages out of fear that white supremacists might also show up. ♪ and the home of the brave hundreds gathered wednesday evening at the university of virginia for a candlelight vigil denouncing the violence and racism that was on display over the weekend in charlottesville. >> we just don't want this anger and hate in our town. >> being here tonight was a way of really reclaiming the city. >> protests continue throughout the country. this one outside trump tower in new york was organized the by a jewish group. even in santiago, chile, clvs a show of solidarity in charlottesville. here in d.c., the condemnation of president trump from democrats and republicans continues in light of his

the violence the in charlottesville. >> the president speaks for himself. the klan is evil. >> republican senator oren hatch insists the president is just misunderstood. >> i don't think he punchedly has a racist bone in his body. has he handled the virginia incident as well as i would like him to? no. >> the head of the democratic national convention committee, rather, is calling on republicans to disavow president trump, citing how white supremacists see him as their leader and fiercest defender. ann marie. >> seth, thank you so much. as we reported, the president's response to the violence in charlottesville cost him the support of some of america's top business leaders. the president announced he was ending two business advisory councils. there have been numerous resignations following his comments. one group had already told the white house it had had resolved

trump's comments. jpmorgan adjacent ceo jamie dimon said in a statement, fanningdy veesiveness is not the answer. it is a leader's role in business or government to bring people together, not tear them apart. the events in charlottesville have raised the national debate over what to do with federal monuments. in richmond, virginia, the former capital of the confederacy, the city will examine the removal or relocation o monuments. confederate monuments have already come down the in cities from baltimore to new orleans. the federal poverty law center estimates there are some 1500 confete rat memorials across the country. there are 10 u.s. military bases named after confederate officers. a memorial was held for the woman killed when a car mowed down counterprotesters in charlottesville over

weekend. heather heyer's mother says the way you honor her is to make a difference in the world. >> no father should have to do this. >> heather heyer's father shared his pain during her memorial in virginia. >> love my daughter. as i look out on you guys, you loved her, too. >> the 32 yield was killed while protesting a white supremacist gathering on saturday. >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry, heather, that it hend ended this way. >> friends and family remembered heyer as a passionate advocate for equal rights and equal justice. >> she wanted respect for everybody. in our family, all lives matter. >> heyer's mother says her daughter didn't die in vein. >> i'd rather have my child b, but by golly, if i have to give her ip, we're going to make it count.. we don't all have to

we don't all have to sacrifice. they tried to kill my daughter to shut her up. guess what? you just magnified her. >> tim kaine attended the service. >> they hate to see us move in another direction. it's so often these outsiders come here to try and drag us backwards. senator kaine says virginia has scars, and it doesn't need any more. >> later on this morning, we'll talk with governor mcauliffe about the monuments in his state. there will be a rally next tuesday in phoenix. the phoenix mayor, greg statton, is not pleased. the president has been holding these types of rallies for his supporters since he's been elected. the planned event in the convention center will be the first in the west, but

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five days of negotiations to rework the north american free trade agreement began in washington. nafta did away with most trade barriers, including tariffs on trade between the u.s., canada and mexico. president trump called nafta the worst trade deal in history. and vowed to change it or withdraw. nafta critics say the agreement encouraged businesses to move to mexico to take advantage of cheap labor, costing american jobs. and a new take on the sound of silence. an unusual tune made its way on to the top 50 of the itunes chart. get this, ann marie. it's completely silence. a very good song, six as, it's ten minutes of dead air and costs 99 cents. its popularity may be due to drivers frustration when they plug their smartphones into their car and usually the first song alphabetically

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reported. oh, there it goes. a brief moment of darkness is brightening the prospects of many businesses. danielle nottingham fights out how they're making a quick buck ahead of monday's solar eclipse. >> what has been your most popular design? >> for online, i think this -- >> owner mark margolis has been making eclipse glasses since 1989. but he's never seen demand like this. >> business is really off the chain. >> how many glasses have you sold for this event? >> it's probably in the tens of millions of pieces. >> tens of millions? >> uh-huh. >> rainbow symphony isn't the only company cashing in on the events. websites have popped up selling everything from mugs to jewelry. travelers can see a rare total solar eclipse. >> two, one. >> one of those cities

hopkinsville, kentucky, has adopted the name eclipseville. in local stores, you'll find t-shirtes and even a total eclipse moon shine. >> we've never had anything in our community's history that has drawn as much enthusiasm. >> a wedding venue in south carolina is getting a boost in business by add ago group numptial. >> we hope to finish right at the exact same time as the eclipse. >> i've probably had over 200 phone calls of people wanting to come into the rv parks. i've filled up my park. >> even the post office is trying to increase sales with an eclipse stamp. touch the black disk and the heat of your finger reveals the moon. in the wake of the charlottesville violence, facebook has taken down any post that promotes or celebrates hate crimes or acts of terrorism. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg said while facebook believes in

others because of their beliefs or religious background is unacceptable. coming up on cbs this morning, coral reefs are dying around the world and beach tourists could share the blame. we'll see why lawmakers in hawaii are considering a ban on certain types of sunscreen to save the coral off its coast. i'm anne-marie green. this is the cbs morning news had.

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replacing hate with love. hundreds of people holding candles on the university of virginia campus. and anying from the association of the white house the president is hearing criticism from his own party.

except these families are snatching up the best spots for monday's eclipse. we've got another yellow weather alert day. we have one every day. >> yesterday we had that really dense fog impacting your morning commute. it's going to be okay but the weather alert is for this afternoon. strong to severe thunderstorms. with the amount of humidity around some of these pack a punch. we have a few thunderstorms right there. right now show you that in just a moment. it's in the 70s and muggy. fog, there will be some but nothing escaped to yesterday. here are the storms from quantico to charles county. these are moving 10 to 12 miles per hour but most areas are dry. this is our lone thunderstorm or down pour no lightning with this. moving through l.a. platta at 5:08, walters at 5:27

and mechanicsville at 6:02 and then it gets out of here. high today of 90 degrees hot and humid and future cast coming up in just a few moments. >> i'm loving that belt with that dress. that's nice on air. i like it. >> it looks good in person too don't get me wrong. >> it only matters what they see out there right? >> fairfax county northbound we have a crash blocking your right lane between 123 and burke center parkway. i-66 a couple of alerts of an accident between route 29 not seeing delays from it. here's a live look at traffic passing through centreville out and travel so far. wait an hour, 66 will slow down. 355 southbound at montgomery village avenue. we have construction blocking the right lane. >> thank you ellen. happening today we are learning now that some of kevin durant day events have been canceled. >> but we will

honoring the hometown hero and the superstar plans to attend the parade which sets off at 10 this morning and ends at goodwin park with a festival that was supposed to follow has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts. he won his first nba title back in june with the golden state warriors. >> love the scottish accent. prince charles and prince william were honored guests in scotland. it's this ceremony. the next two heirs of the british throne watched the parade and the act. dozens of groups traveled there to perform. there's a new highest paid actress and she's oscar winner emma stone. the 28-year-old made $26 million

winning role in lala land where she plays a struggling actress. the second place goes to jennifer anniston. >> what has she been doing? commercials. >> endorsements. >> exactly. she got more than $25 million much of that through endorsements and oscar winner jennifer lawrence. >> she's hot. >> she is gorgeous. >> she's wicked hot. >> i love her. that's what's going on. the news at 4:30 starts right now. [singing] holds candles hundreds sing to remember the victims from charlottesville, virginia and resolve to make things better. i'm mike hydak thanks for joining us. >> i'm

morning. it's damp out there. >> and rain later on too. then it will get out of here. >> it will start to fade away with the sunset. a similar like pattern for the most part. starting off with storms along 95 north of quantico. these are not going to impact quantico too much because it's headed off to the east. if that's part of your commute early this morning you could run into thunder showers because not too much lightning with this. as we head through the day we will see the winds out of the southeast so the humidity will stay pretty high and thunderstorms start to brew right after the lunch hour so keep your umbrella on stand by if you are headed out for lunch today. at 3: 00, isolated showers starting to pop up and could be on the strong to severe side. that's why we have the yellow weather alert into the e hours. high today back to where we are