troopers jay cullen and berke bates exemplify the very best of america, and our hearts go out to their families, theirfriends and our hearts go out to their families, their friends and and our hearts go out to their families, theirfriends 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 forjustice. asa forjustice. 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 through on that pledge. we will spa re no resource through on that pledge. we will spare no resource infighting, so that every american child can grow up that every american child can grow up free from violence and fear. we will defend and protect the sacred rights of all americans and we will

the funeral for trooper pilot berke bates will be in richmond. the bates and lieutenant jay cullen were in a chopper that went down saturday. bates was from northern virginia. the funeral for lieutenant cullen will be tomorrow. also in the richmond area. there was no distress call from the helicopter before it crashed and investigators are trying to figure out the cause. >>> today, we expect a major announcement from charlottesville's mayor. he's expected to call for the removal of the robert e. lee statue in downtown today. the unite the night rally supported keeping the statue where it is. our sister station in charlottesville is reporting that the mayor will call for a community meeting how to honor heather heyer who was killed when that rallyne >>> don't yell it at the klan, collins. yell it into the cake. >> you probably noticed tina fey and the cast of the weekend update puts the political unrest that's building across the country in the spotlight. >>> the solar eclipse is just a few days away. one place is already starting to notice the imp

killed when man drove his car into a crowd of counter state trooper, lieutenant jay cole inand berk bates died in a helicopter crash while responding to the violence >> lindsey watts is in charlottesville with more. >> reporter: across the country today, we have seen protests and rallies but nothing at all like that here in charlottesville. people are welcoming the calm, even though they're continuing to grief. throughout the day, folks have been leaving flowers for victim heather heyer. then we'll take a walk down the street, this is the road where heyer died. where you saw that video where the car plowed into the crowd, and then backed up and fled. you can see people have been writing messages on the sidewalk, then down here, there are many flowers and candles and other mementos. tonight-questions remain about how violence got so bad here on saturday that more than 35 were injured an woman lost her life. >> absol >> the charlottesville police chief continues to face questions about how the violence got so out of hand on his watch. some claiming officers were reluctant to intervene satur

trooper pilot, berke bates and jay cullen died patrol the site. visitation for trooper bates is today in richmond. friends and family will come together tomorrow for lieutenant cullen. his service is being held in richmond as well. since last weekend's violence, the outpouring of support has been huge for the friends and family of heather heyer. >> and for the city of charlottesville. the violent clashes on saturday took place off campus and on city streets. after the moment of silence, people in the crowd sang songs to come together in peace. earlier wednesday another crowd along with family and friends honored heather heyer at a memorial service in charlottesville. heyer was killed when a man drove a car into a crowd protesting the white nationalist rally. >>> virginia governor says confederate statues are barriers and he wants them gone. >> remove all con fed rra virginia? >> that question shouted to the governor yesterday. hours later, he made a statement calling for the removal. the task of removing the statues falls on virginia localities and

jay cullen and trooper pilot berke bates were assigned to protect the governor. they crashed right through these trees - you can even see the wreckage is still there. crime scene tape is also still visible. the national transportation safety board is investigating what went wrong. as things unfold in charlottesville... stay with abc-7 for the very latest. for updates any time, go to our website - wjla dot com. an update now on a story that likely gave nationals fans a big scare over the weeked. bryce harper seriously injured, but not as badly as it looked. the injury happened during the first inning of saturday night's game against the giants. harper sliding on a wet base, crashing tothe ground and clutching his left knee. the team says the have any ligament or tendon damage. he does however have a significant bone bruise that will keep him out indefinitely. here is harper, reacting to the news. nationals manager dusty baker says the team does expect harper back in time for a playoff push. our complete coverage of the terror in violence in charlottesville continu

trooper pilot berke bates and lieutenant jay cullen died after their helicopter crashed last saturdaya visitation for trooper bates is happening today in richmond. friends and family will come together tomorrow in richmond for lieutenant cullen. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe says confederate statues are barriers to equality and he wants them gone. he issued a statement yesterday calling for their removal. the task of removing the statues falls on virginia's localities and the general assembly. in baltimore yesterday, mayor ordered four confederate statues removed from their pedestals. >>> nobody hit t jackpot last night. it's growing to $510 million. the next drawing set for saturday. >>> it's 5:34. it is a really big day for a hometown hero this morning. prince george's county is celebrating nba champion and mvp kevin durant. >> k.d. himself is back home for that big celebration. >> justin finch is live in seat pleasant with what you need to know. fun day ahead, justin. >> reporter: oh, fun day ahead indeed, eun. good morning. i can tell you kevin durant obviously is a very b

trooper pilot berke bates and jay cullen died after the chopper crashed on saturday. a visitation happening today in richmond. friends and family will come together in richmond for lieutenant cullen. >>> the fbi is getting involved in the search for a missing 16-year-old girl in virginia. tomisha johnson was last seen august 5th. she's 5'4" with black hair and brown eyes. we've posted her picture in the nbc washington app. >>> nobody hit the powerball jackpot last night. so it's $510 million now. the next drawing is saturday. we'll post the results in the nbc washington app. >>> it's a really big day. huge for a hometown hero. prince george's county is celebrating nba champion and mvp kevin durant. kd himself is back home you can get more information on the festivities in the nbc washington app. share your pictures and everything. #kd day. >> absolutely. there will be a chance for showers. the good news, the parade and everything is early on in the day. by later on, though, there's a 50% chance of rain today and a 70% chance of storms around here for tomorrow. not any

berke bates was 40. both were married and both fathers of two children. cause of the crash is unknown. that is our broadcast for tonight. thank you for being here with us lieutenant jay cullen was 48. berke bates was 40. both were married and both fathers of two children. the cause of the crash is unknown. that is our broadcast for tonight. thank you for being here with us as we start a new week. good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. >> nazi, good or bad? >> super bad. >> super bad. >> super bad. >> why do you think the president of the united states, who you called "the most media-savvy person of our times" would shank a softball like that so hard when he should have condemn those that were there to start violence? >> he should have condemned n neo-nazis -- >> who stopped him from doing that in. >> at the end of the day it's the president himself. i'm not going to blame or point fingers at anybody. let's be fair to him today, though. he did condemn the nazis today. >> two days later. does he order his spine on amon

lieutenant jay cullen and trooper pilot berke bates were killed responding to the crashes. tonight we know there was no distress call. it appeared that the helicopter had a mechanical problem. ntsb is investigating. stay with abc7 for the latest out of charlottesville. for updates anytime go to coming up at 6:00, a man accused of trying to blow up a bank in oklahoma. how the plan was foiled and the original plot for the nation's capital. michelle: a terrifying hit-and-run caught on camera. the shocking video of what happens after a car was sideswiped on a major highway. dalles most of the showers -- doug: most of the showers continue northwest of washington. a few more continue tonight. we talk about the next ten days in seven minutes at "abc7 news at 6:00". for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do busine

jay cullen and trooper pilot berke bates were assigned to protect the governor. the national transportation safety board is investigating what went wrong. an outpouring of support this morning across the country in the wake of this weekend's violence. rallies and vigils were held all day sunday from coast to coast - including here in our area. hundreds gathered across from the white house at lafayette park.. organizers called the crowd amazing on such short notice. demonstrators walked 17 blocks to d-c's of general albert pike. the diverse crowd says they are hoping to show a united front against hate new this morning - vice president mike pence is slamming the hate groups behind the violence in charlottesville. during a stop in south america, the vice president called them out by name - something president trump has yet to do. the vice president added that president trump's statements were a sincere call for unity. and he criticized the media for focusing on the president instead of those who carried out the violence. pence came to president's defense, trump is

. >> virginia state trooper pilot berk bates was laid to receipt. one of two virginia state troopers killed in helicopter crash last saturday responding to deadly protests at white supremists rally in charlottesville. absolute aunt would and only two hours. since that incident in charlotteville a rub of them asking for failing. >> terri mcauliffe in richmond. mccaluf scited safety concerns with what pd in charlo charlotteville. he want general assembly toy neat emergency session to consider removal of confederate statues. the statue of tawny stood outside the state house in annapolis and removal happened after midnight. she fouingts for years to have the statue removed saying that his legacy in 1857. >>> and in the district someone place aid banner near the statue of confederate stands near jishy groups. they're part of a modern con federacy. and the names listed include chief of staff. john kelly. chief economic advisor some district leaders called for removal of the historic st statue. >> still to come went on dog in -- >> today. >> tractor-traile

troopers jake cullen and berke bates exemplify the very best of america., 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

the funeral for trooper berk bates was held yesterday.se of their helicopter crash remains under investigation tonight. >>> thousands marched in boston today to protest a free speech rally featuring right wing speakers. only a few dozen showed up for the rally. they're out numbered by thousands of counter protesters. as of tonight, police said they had made at least 27 arrests. >>> president trump tweeted out this in response to the boston rally today, i want to applaud the many protesters in boston, who are speaking out against bigotry and hate. our country will soon come together as one. >>> president and first lady will not be attending the kennedy center honors, he and the first lady will skip the event. the president said he wants the honorees to be celebrated without political distraction, usually the president hosts a reception and that too has been cancelled. it's first time that's happened in the award history. david rubio stein said in choosing not to participate, the administration graciously signalled its respect for the kenne

jay cullen and berke bates were monitoring the protest. >>> standing with charlottesville, people gathered in the bay area to denounce the hatred in virginia. >> there is a growing neonazi and kkk movement and they say the president is validating that movement. >> reporter: members of black lives matter occupy oakland. and others took to the streets. among them one of the most vocal counterprotesters in the bay area. >> when nazis and kkk fascists do it together to kill. >> reporter: she was arrested at the state capital last year when she was there to protest a neonazi valley. several people were stabbed. she was arraigned yesterday accused of inciting a riot. she blames the white house for these protests. >> and it makes clear how under donald trump the racists and fascists are trying to grow and they get bolder and even more dangerous. >> reporter: one protesters dressed up like wonder woman and says it represents the countermovement. >> it is symbolic of the fact we are all heroes if we stand up to injustice. >> reporter: protesters vowed to show up where racists and fascists unite. >>

and trooper pilot berke bates would have this loss is personal who knew them both very well. nbc's tom costello caught up with the governor today. >> and lost two state troopers, two of them who were personally close to. one flew me for three and a half years. going over to that family and seeing those two young children breaks your heart. >> the troopers were patrolling the rally before the helicopter crashed. they're investigating what happened. they do not suspect foul play. >> well, what a spectacular day it was. really the calm after the storm as we saw saturday. but we are in for more rain at the top of the week. let's go ahead and get to our current temperature. very comfortable, you know. very low humidity today. temperes should we relatively present. in fact, we'll start off pretty dry. as we head towards the evening the further west you go out towards the i-81 corridor, there is a chance of showers. we'll take a the time and location of that rain coming up in just a moment. back to you. >> all right, thank you, samara. >>> a family grieves of a 17-year-old who was l

berke bates will be remembered at a wake in richmond. his funeral is tomorrow.he funeral for lieutenant h. jay cullen is on saturday. there was no distress call made by the pilot. the chopper was sent to cover the unite the right rally but was diverted to cover governor terry mcauliffe's motorcade. >> debate growing over what to do with confederate monuments in the wake of the charlottesville violence. >> across the country and here in the district there are loud calls to remove all such monuments honoring the confederacy. fox5's anjali hemphill live on capitol hill this morning with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, we've seen this happening all over the united states and now a similar effort is being pushed through here at the u.s. capitol building. there are currently about a dozen confederate sculptures here inside this building and only about four representing african-americans and that has cory booker tweeting out yesterday that he plans to now introduce legislation to remove those confederate statues here inside the u.s. capitol s

jay cullen and trooper pilot berke bates were killed while responding to the clashes.his morning we know a distress call was not made down. the n-t-s-b is investigating. stay with abc seven for continuing coverage of the fallout from charlottesville. be the first to know of any new developments... by signing up for news alerts at wjla-dot-com, slash text. breaking overnight - north korea appearing to back off from it's threat. sam sweeney is at the live desk with the good news for guam. larry it appears kim jung un decided to pump the brakes over night north korean military officals briefed un on its plans to attack the waters near guam. but reports say kim jung un wants to wait to see quote what "the foolish yankees" will do first. he had promised to launch an icbm toward guam by mid august. us offficials made clear in recent days if the north attacks it would be sucicide for the north korean regime. overnight, preisdent trump spoke with south koreas president. the souths president told trump the us should not attack the north without the souths consent. we are stayin

two virginia state troopers, h jay cullen and berk bates died in a helicopter crash while respondingthe violence and demonstrating against the white nationalists rally. man accused of killing her is now being held without bail tonight. lindsey watts is in charlottesville with how the city is moving forward in the aftermath. . >> reporter: by now you've surely seen the violence that played out here in charlottesville over the weekend. but tonight we wanted a show you a little bit of how people live here know this town, it's a beautiful community. my first time here and even though the protesters cleared out. there are still signs of what happened here on saturday. you can see the sign down the street at the movie theater that said strong. walking around these streets you can really see on people's faces how what happened has taken a toll on them. a little while ago a i saw a woman crying. people have been gathering where heather heyer was can see the flyers people left at the top of the street. around the country tonight, including in dc, there have been protests and rallies there hav

including two veteran troopers and fathers, jay coleman and berke bates.er heyer, a 32-year-old pair heal w paralegal, who according to her mother died standing up for what she believed in. >> hate. and this young man who ran my daughter down mistakenly believed that hate would change the world. >> reporter: and this is new video of that man, 21 year old james fields junior. seen with a known white supremacist group, then hours later, fields allegedly carrying out his attack and arrested for murder. his former teacher now saying fields made pro-nazi comments in high school. >> he felt that the views that adolf hitler espoused were correct. >> reporter: as one of the organizers is confronted by counter protesters and forced to run from his own news conference. now, as for the suspect charged with murder in this case, he is being held without bond and is due in court hater thlater this, kendis and diane? >> i know we can see behind you one of the statues key -- key to the big issue. what's the scene right now? >> reporter: the scene right now much calmer tha

. >> reporter: virginia is also grieving the loss of state troopers berk berke bates and they knew both men personally. >> going over to that family yesterday and seeing those two young children breaks your heart. these people are responsible. >> reporter: walking the mall in charlottesville, chug morgan, born and raised here, was near tears today. >> having these hate mongers come to my city, just have broke my heart. it really did. >> reporter: one sentiment you hear a lot here is angers that they've been marching under flags that americans have died fighting against but observers say both sides came looking for a fight to this thing. one suspect today arrested, misdemeanor charges for assault on mr. kessler. in addition we know alex fields the 20-year-old driver will be in court tomorrow. kate? >> tom costello in charlottesville, thank you. >>> president trump called for unity after yesterday's violence but for some including members of his own party the message fell flat and today many called for a more forceful denouncement of white nationalism. nbc's kelly o'donnell reports. >> re

killed, and they have been identified as lieutenant hj cullen of the been lothian and trooper pilot berk mm bates of clinton. >>> lets get out to fox five's evan lambert live in charlottesville, virginia with new information for us, evan? >> reporter: lindsey and lauren, police still here at this sce were mode down, and they were crews cleaning the street here , some of the cars involved have been just towed within the last, 10 or 15 minutes or so. it is so quiet here. a stashing difference from the height of the violence, this afternoon. it is erie and quiet on the streets of the downtown charlottesville saturday night a jarring juxtaposition from the chants, screams and violent clashes between hundreds of white national lists and counter protesters in the streets, earlier in the afternoon. >> they were throwing bottles, they were throwing soda cans with paint in them, paint balls, fighting, breaking out attacking one another. >> reporter: fights reaching a climax when video shows a cara peering to deliberately mow down a group of counter protesters. a three two-year old woman is dead and 19 oth

. >>> virginia state police officers jay cullen and berke bates were killed in that crash on saturday. >> trooper pilot bates would have turned 41 the next day. bates' father says his son was recruited by the state police from florida. he was ohm on the job a few weeks. his brother says it was his dream job. >> for us, you never expect to hear it. that was the hardest part about it. >> bates leaves bin and 12-year-old twins. cullen also had a wife and two children. >>> a teenager days away from starting her new life in college is being remembered this morning. she was shot in the head while she was driving on saratoga avenue in northeast last week. she died over the weekend from the bullet not intended for her. now, teachers and students at her alma mater, wilson high school, are prepared to start the new school year with heavy hearts. >> we're still a family. prayers, it's going to be hard. it's a hard thing knowing that she was on her way. she was on her way. >> she was set to attend florida a&m university. police have arrested and charged philip mcdaniel in her death. officers are

on that helicopter with him was pilot trooper berke bates from quinton, virginia. he would have turned 41 years old today. they were monitoring the rally when their helicopter went down in a wooded area outside of charlottesville. police do not suspect foul play, and the crash is still under investigation. >>> news 4 at 6:00 is coming right back. no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. the running of the bulldogs? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money aleia saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. there's the view. there's more to life than the climb. you've got to stop... ...and look around a little. remember who you are. let the child inside you out to play. come... shed life's layers in asheville. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. and let the magic find you. asheville. discovery inside and out. >> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >>> well, what a difference a day makes. there are four things you n

. >>> law enforcement officers around the country are paying their respects for berke bates. he was one of two kill lieutenant h. j. cullen listen laid to rest tomorrow. >>> another controversial statue taken down, the 145-year- old statue depicting roger taney was removed in the middle of the night. he was a chief justice on the u.s. supreme court. he's most known for his majority opinion in the dred scott case where he ruled african-americans free and enslaved were not citizens. our hilary lane has more. >> the roger b. taney statue stood right here on this pedestal for 145 years, and overnight by 2 a.m. that statue was removed. there were people in this area including local lawmakers who had been working for over a decade to have this statue taken down. no word yet on where it will be housed. i want to show you some video that we took overnight of the statue being removed. trucks came in, a big crane took the statue down and then trucked it out of the area. it took a few hours, and the scene was really peaceful. there were a few people that came out with their cameras lite

pilot berke bates and lieutenant jay cullen. >> eva, the first night of the rally, the white nationalists were marching with the tiki torches, and now the company denouncing them? >> reporter: that's right. saying we do not support their message or use of our products in that way. david? >> eva, thank you. >>> and we move on tonight to the other new evening. the alleged terror takedown in oklahoma city. a suspect trying to detonate a van, saying he admired timothy mcveigh. here's david kerley. >> reporter: this 23-year-old man charged tonight, jerry varnell, allegedly first suggesting to bomb the federal reserve, then settling for the bank. >> he wanted to make the biggest impact wherever he was going to place the bomb. in his mind, this would have been the biggest impact in oklahoma. >> reporter: and the materials he assembled would be a bomb. drove to the bank, left the van in an alley, and used a cell phone to detonate it. instead, he was arrested. >> this is a message to everybody that was like-minded to stand up, and take action. >> reporter: he allegedly said he was aligned with the

chief said today he regrets the death of heather heyer and virginia state troopers jay cullen and berke batesho were killed. but he defended the actions of his officers before and during the violence. here's david begnaud in charlottesville. >> reporter: screams and panic as-year-old nazi sympathizer james alex fields, jr., drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters. heather heyer was killed. others weres toed into the air. marcus martin is the unanimous 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, ended. >> reporter: martin says he lays blame at the foot of the officials who permitted the rally. >> because without your approval, this would have never happened. >> reporter: over the weekend unite the right brought together hate groups from around the country, including neo-nazis, kkk, and white pride groups. on friday men marched with tiki torches on the university of virginia campus and saturday they marched downtown brandishing nazi salutes and chanting "hail trump."

. >> family and friends are mourning the loss of veteran virginia state troopers berk bates and jay cullen. they were in a helicopter deployed in response to the violence. that crashed not far from the promised to hold a big press conference today but it's not on his official schedule as he faces growing criticism over his remarks following the deadly violence. >> demonstrators gathered at trump tower in new york and in other cities urging the president to denounce specifically the hate groups involved in the clashes. this morning the white house is confronting the backlash following president trump's response to the violence in charlottesville. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides. >> reporter: now many critics are saying it wasn't strong enough and should have condemned specific groups. and president trump's allies are calling him out. >> i think clearly he should talk much more aggressively about it. >> call this white supremeicism, this white nationalism evil and let the country and world hear

cullen, commander of the state police aviation unit and berke bates. >>> 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 americans. >> that was president trump's second statement on the event in charlottesville. his critics said his first one didn't go far enough in condemning the white supremacists groups and those critics still aren't happy tonight because they say this statement came too late. >>> we've got breaking news tonight. kevin plank the ceo of under armour in baltimore said he is leaving president trump's manufacturing council. he's the second chief executive to step down in less than 24 hours. he didn't directly connect it to the president's delay in addressing what happened in charlottesville, but merck ceo kenneth frazier did and just a few minutes ago so did the ceo of the tech giant intel. >>> people living in charlottesville are refusing to let saturday's violence define them and their city. our pete muntean talked with local residents today. >> i

berke bates had been assigned to record aerial footage of the white supremacist rally that erupted in violence. the married father of two died the day before his 41st birthday. birt officials are investigating whether the chopper had a mechanical problem. also today, the mayor of charlottesville called for an emergency session of virginia's legislature to allow the city to remove a statue of confederate general robert e. lee. plans to scrap the monument drew white supremacists from across the country. demonstrators from the alt-right are expected to face off against counter-protesters in a number of cities this weekend, including boston. demarco morgan is there. demarco. >> reporter: good evening. barricades are up and security plans are in place. boston officials say they are ready and prepared for tomorrow's so-called free speech rally as thousands of protesters, consisting of white supremacists and counter- protesters, are expected to show up in boston common. boston's police commissioner said they will deploy hundreds of officers and security cameras. they are warning protesters t

berk bates and jay cullen, both veteran troopers and fathers. >> he was just a warm, loving dad and supportive dad, and he will be dearly missed. >> reporter: but some caught in the scuffle, lucky to be alive. this 19-year-old counter protestor tells us she didn't have time to run from the speeding car before being knocked to the ground. >> the minute i heard the screams was also the minute that i got hit. i didn't have time to react. >> reporter: in all, 35 people injured in that crash and the clashes. >> i got hit in the head. i have eight staples in my head. >> reporter: deandre harris says a group of white nationalists armed with shields and helmets beat him with poles. >> just called me the "n" word. told me to die. they were definitely trying to kill me. >> graphic scenes out there. stephanie ramos now from the scene of the car ramming. virginia governor has asked that the white nationalists go home and stay out of here. are they listening to him? >> reporter: it seems arizona they are, tom. we have ent seen anything organized groups here in charlottesville. for the moment, people are he

the other victim of the crash, state trooper-pilot berke bates, was buried yesterday. a statue of robert e. lee was at the center of last week's violent protests in charlottesville, and early this morning, another statue of the confederate commander was removed, on the campus of duke university in durham, north carolina. there's an empty space in the spot where a statue of lee stood, among nine other historical figures at the entrance to duke chapel. duke university president vincent price said the decision was made after consulting with faculty, students, staff, and alumni, and was done to "above all, express the deep and university." the statue of lee was damaged by vandals who chipped off parts of the nose and face. overseas, an estimated 250 neo-nazi sympathizers marched today in berlin to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of rudolf hess, the one-time deputy to adolf hitler who committed suicide in prison in 1987. they were outnumbered by counter-protesters. with hundreds of heavily-armed police officers keeping the two sides apart. the neo-nazis rallie

pilot berke bates and lieutenant jay cullen. >> eva, the first night of the rally, the white nationalists were marching with the tiki torches, and now the owners of that company denouncing them? >> reporter: that's right. the tiki brand saying they're deeply saddened and disappointed. saying we do not support their message or use of our products in that way. david? >> eva, thank you. >>> and we move on tonight to the other news this monday evening. another developing story. the alleged terror takedown in oklahoma city. the fbi arresting a suspect allegedly trying to detonate what he believed to be a bomb. authorities saying the suspect admired timothy mcveigh. here's david kerley. >> reporter: this oklahoma city bank, the alleged target of this 23-year-old man charged tonight. saying he hoped to start an anti government revolution. jerry varnell, allegedly first suggesting to bomb the federal reserve, then settling for the bank. he hoped to emulate mcveigh's 1995 bombing. >> he wanted to make the biggest impact wherever he was going to place the bomb. in his mind, this would have been the

trooper pilot berke bates service was yesterday in richmond. >>> a big day around the country, helpingclear the shelters," adoption fees waived at many shelters today. wendy and sheena will be leave with an inside look at some shelters. head to for details how you can adopt. >>> some barking and meowing, not a bad way to wake up. >> and bunnies. not limited to just kitties and dogs. >> some options and variety. as we welcome you in, thank you for joining us. i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff, already admiring the sunrise this morning. looks like a beautiful day ahead. >> it's beautiful. we shouldn't stare at it, let's get to work. lauryn is tracking the weather. you're saying low humidity? >> yes. it shouldn't be as bad, in the low 60s amazed to low 70s where it was yesterday, opposed to the low 70s. it will be just fine out there in terms of what we're looking at in terms the sun just came up four minutes ago. 79 degrees out there. we still have the clouds in place but we will start to see those dissipate and next up your eclipse forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. to

the funeral for trooper pilot berke bates will be in richmond. bates and lieutenant jay cullen re on saturday. a funeral for cullen will be tomorrow also in the richmond area. >>> there is a new clue in the search for a man wanted for attempted sex assault. a guy who looks lick this attacked a woman on a reston sidewalk monday afternoon. he dragged her into the woods near north shore drive. she was able to get away. he's still out there. call police if he looks familiar. >>> cleaning solutions dumped in the coffeepot at work. now a woman will go to prison for poisoning her co-workers. last week employees complained of stomach pain, vomiting and nausea. she put windex and ajax in the break room coffee to make her boss sick. she was sentenced this week to 3.5 years in prison. >>> 5:35 now. a family with a child was frightened when a s.w.a.t. team surrounded their arlington apartment. this all happened because of a fake call. arlington county police are trying to find out who made that call yesterday morning. someone c people hostage inside an apartm

fellow trooper berke bates, who was in the chopper with him, was laid to rest yesterday. (jr stone) in washington, senator cory booker plans to introduce a bill that would remove confederate statues from the u.s. capitol. california congresswoman, barbara lee is an in favor of the bill and plans to play a key role in the legislation. barbara lee/(d) california: "we're going to ask everyone to come together to finally once and for all to say that these individuals should not be in public spaces where children and where african americans and where people who feel this pain each and every day have to really feel it every time they walk through the capital and see it. it's despicable and they need to go." descendants of robert e. lee say it would be fine if officials choose to take down his statues. in the past few days, some confederate monuments have been vandalized or pulled down by protesters, who have since been arrested. others, like arizona's governor, say they have no plans to remove any confederate monuments. (justine) two police officers in florida died after what t