edward lawrence with more reaction. >> reporter: the president made a much stronger condemnation of the violence over the weekend. many people say it's too little, too late. >> no kkk, no fascist usa. >> reporter: protesters greeted donald trump as he arrived at trump tower in new york, angry it took 48 hours for the president to specifically call out those who killed one woman. >> racism is evil. they are criminals and thugs including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant. >> reporter: president trump was quick to denounce the ceo of merck hours after he resigned from the manufacturing council. democrats say she is strong words took too long. >> the president in his last statement actual ly sounded presidential. i wish that he would have said those same words on saturday. >> these are groups that are used to hearing dog whistles from public officials, so they take that as a green light. we are approving of this violence against counterprotestors. >> reporter: the department of justice will take the most vigorous action against the people and g

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >> one of the victims in the attack was a university of -- victim. she's studying at uva on an rotc scholarship. her mother says she feels helpless, however she knows natalie is strong and insists she will keep protesting against what she believes is wrong. >> it should not happen anymore. not to her. it should not happen anymore. >> natalie had a cracked skull and needed stitches, however she is expected to recover from her injuries. >>> hundreds gathered in center city last night. we spoke to some of the people in the crowd about why they came together. >> the white supremacy, kkk is no longer welcome here in the u.s. >> we are brothers and sisters here, and that's why everybody is here today to say we're one, here to speak out against any injustices that may occur here in the country. >> one sign in the crowd read white supremacy is terrorism. a crowd gathered there for a peaceful rally. senator chris a rally yesterday at 7th and hamlingten streets, clergy members joined the community in denouncing the violence in charlottesville. you can count o

edward lawrence is live on capitol hill. edward, how have people in the president's party reacted? >> reporter: it is a history making moment. this is the first time in history you've seen a president, sympathetic, he did condemn the neo-nazis and supremacists, then said both sides were violent, saying the alt-left was also violent. republicans are coming out against the president, criticizing him. nbc news got talking points they sent to lawmakers, they said they should agree that both sides were violent and none of the republicans have come out agreeing with them. senator marco rubio sending a tweet saying the president needs to c white supremacist terrorist attack. house speaker paul ryan saying bigotry has no place in america. >> edward lawrence, live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> as many prepare to head back to campus for fall, university of virginia officials are trying to ease concerns for returning students and parents. many students were among those protesting against white nationalists this weekend. in a letter to parents, the president promised the university is

with more is edward lawrence. >> reporter: there's a lot of soul searching going on right now inside white house. so many executives resigned from the business councils that the president disbanded two of them, as you heard. kristen welker say. the president also seems to be on an island with his remarks that both sides were responsible for the violence in charlottesville, virginia. those comments energized the alt-right. the president learned that chief of staff john kelly was displayed and frustrated at the remarks and comments that were made there. not one republican lawmaker would go on tv to defend the president's statements. >> our booking team, and they're good, reached out to republicans of all stripes across the country today. we couldn't get anybody to come in here because we thought in balance someone should do that. >> we invited every single republican senator. we asked a dozen house republicans, and we asked half dozen former republican elected officials and none of them agreed to discuss this issue. >> reporter: it's being reported that staffers are looking for an exit

. >> get to edward lawrence live on capitol hill. what are some take aways from the rally last night? >> reporter: very passionate president, contentious speech. this was the president unscripted, he lashed out, basically set the political world on fire again. you mention he is ready to shut down the government to get funding for the wall, also talked nafta. said it is more likely to be terminated than not because re-negotiation is not going well. he also talked about or hinted at pardoning the commercial chair of joe arapahoe, the president is not backing down from any of this controversy. in fact, stoking the fire a bit. >> edward lawrence on capitol hill, thanks. >>> a white nationalist wanltd by virginia police says he will turn himself in. christopher cantwell was featured in a documentary about the deadly rally in using tear gas. cantwell said he was defending himself when he used pepper spray, looks forward to his day in court. >>> espn announces names, robert lee won't call the virginia, william and mary game, his game too si

edward lawrence on the hill us. edward, thanks. >>> we're learning more details about the helicopter crash that killed two virginia state troopers in charlottesville on saturday. the ntsb says the troopers did not send out a distress call before the crash. they were in the air to record video of the activities happening on the ground at the white nationalist rally. just before the crash, they moved to provide air support for the governor's motorcade. the helicopter was not equipped with a flight data recorder or a cockpit voice recorder. >>> 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

news 4's edward lawrence live on capitol hill now. edward, if more troops are deployed, what would they be doing there? >> the president increased the number we had to 8400 in afghanistan. they're in an advisory role. that means that they cannot fire engaging combat unless they're actively specifically fired on. any new troop would probably hit that same role unless it changes with the president's new direction. >> edward, what other options does the president have? >> at this point, the folks around the roubd table at camp david, the national security advisers, some favored adding 4,000 more troops. that was suggested during the armed services committee meeting earlier in the year. some other folks, like fired adviser steve bannon, favored getting out of afghanistan altogether ending the 16-year war. we'll have to see what the president says later today. >> edward lawrence live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> we'll have live coverage of president trump's address from fort miyer in arlington later o nbc4. >>> parents in prince w

edward lawrence is live on capitol hill now. edward, what more do we >> well, aaron, the president made the changes as he was trying to get ahead of what was going on. yesterday, eight executives resigned from the manufacturing council. the white house reached out to other executives on some of these councils. they saw that it was coming, the wave of resignations. instead of seeing that, he decided to disband the councils altogether. >> have we heard anything about staff resignations due to the president's comments? >> the "washington post" is reporting that chief of staff john kelly is deeply frustrated and dismayed over there this. there are exit strategies sought out by some. so far, no mass resignations. again, a lot of soul searching going on in the white house today. >> edward lawrence on the hill this morning. thanks. >>> it's 4:47. people who never met heather heyer took time out of their day to honor her memory. thousands packed into in charlottesville. her father delivered an emotional speech. >> no father should have t

. >> edward lawrence is following this political clash of the titans.ow is washington reacting this morning? >> reporter: we have the making of a dysfunctional family here. a lot of mixed messages flying around washington. we have the president specifically attacking the leadership of his own party as well as specific republican senators. the white house press secretary then saying they can all get along and work together. now, political insiders say it is a pit mcconnell is just at a 19% approval rating. that makes him the least liked politician in the country according to a harvard harris poll. the president is trying to get a campaign promise fulfill by asking for funding along the -- for a wall along the mexican border and threatening a government shut down to get that funding. republicans in congress pushed back. >> shutting down the government would be a terrible mistake, completely counter productive. >> i'm never willing to shut down our government. no one elect us to go to washington to shut down the government. >> i don't think we should be th

>> edward lawrence, thank you. >>> this morning, one senator is taking a stand against those confederatetues that seemed to spark the initial protest in charlottesville. this time, taking aim at those standing in washington's capitol. democrat cory booker saying he would introduce a bill to remove several of the statues, adding this is just one step. his move comes as work accelerates across the country to take action. crews in four confederate markers, avoiding violent protests like those in charlottesville. >> on monday morning, i spoke with the president's city council. i said the climate of this nation, that it's important we move quickly and quietly. >> workers in birmingham, alabama, boarded up the confederate tower there. the mayor of richmoar richmond,, says he wants to see the removal of his city's monuments. the governor of virginia also called for the removal across his state. >>> in charlottesville, a thousand people attended the memorial for heather heyer, the woman fatally hit on saturday. many honored her by wearing purple, her favorite color. and heather's father praised

. >> edward lawrence is live on capitol hill now. edward, what is the main component of this new strategy? >> eun, you heard we're not going to be nation building. the president wants to find an honorable and enduring end to this conflict. he's going to commit more soldiers and resources to it. he didn't commit on how much. we should see an expansion of our role in afghanistan in order for the president -- in his words, find a way out of the afghanistan and vice president will hold a rally tonight in phoenix, arizona. what should we expect? >> we should see the level of violence much the president has been at odds with both of the republican senators there. senator john mccain a deciding no vote on the health care bill that the president supported and senator jeff blake, somebody who the president wept back and forth with on twitter. we should look and see what protesters, counter protesters there may be and the mayor of phoenix asked the president not to come because it would inflame emotion after the violence in charlottesville. >>

edward lawrence looks at how ak >>> new information overnight. confederate monuments coming down in maryland. >> angie goff has a look at where and new video into the newsroom at the live desk. >> coming down faster than people thought. breaking news in baltimore. take a look at this video. we watched crews and cranes take down robert e. lee and stonewall jackson monument near johns hopkins university. wbal tweeted out the video, say work started at midnight. also roger taney monument was also removed from its pedestal. the city council pointing to events in charlottesville, what happened there this weekend. a resolution this week to call for immediate removal of the monument. looks like they're working fast. eun, back to you. >> angie, thank you. that statue taken down in baltimore is a replica of the one at state capitol grounds. now the maryland governor larry hogan is calling for the original statue of taney to be removed. in a statement, the time has come to make a difference between marking our past and glorifying our history. >>> it starte

edward lawrence is live on capitol hill.he president did condemn the violence, but how is the white house dealing with the backlash now? >> reporter: it is a growing backlash, eun. the president was a little ambiguous according to many. critics saying he's more specific than when he condemned the violence -- surrogates fort president and officials, appointees are saying that the administration does not support the nationalist group. ivanka, his daughter, came out harshly and says there's no place in society for neoneo-naz white supremacists and melania saying they condemn the action saying there needs to be communication without violence. p around him tried to clarify his remarks. >> we saw quite a bit of that, edward. do we expect the president might have more to say today? >> he may. he is going to sign a memorandum starting an investigation into some chinese trade practices. there may be some comments that he makes to try to clarify. it's certain that the people around the president are coming out more harshly than the pr

funding the government for three months without the wall funding and then fight that later. >> edward lawrence on the hill this morning for us. thank you, edward. >>> many are calling him the new face of terror. claims to be threaten your safety and the security of our country. take a look. the propaganda video features a 10-year-old who says he's the son of an american soldier. the little boy speaks fluent english and says he moved to syria with his mother two years ago. he's also shown playing on a deserted playground, then loading an assault rifle nix to an isis fighter. >>> time right now is 4:47 on this friday morning. this morning, fairfax police are looking for whoever splashed white paint on this monument dedicated to confederate soldiers. it happened yesterday at the fairfax city cemetery. the paint has been removed. the mayor of fairfax says it doesn't reflect the value of the community. >>> more breaking news. the heir to the samsung empire is going to jail. >> erika gonzalez track tg from the live desk. >> he was the head of samsung in south korea. now he's going to jail for the ne

reporting live in washington, edward lawrence on capitol hill. thank you. >>> new from team surrounded a building. >> it turp out it was not what it seemed. somebody called them and claimed to be holding people hostage inside an apartment. bomb squads swarmed the building. they found a family with a child inside the apartment. the family had no idea what was going on. police spent nearly three hours searching the rest of the building but did not find anything. >> it was very scary to see. i guess all the people living here, therm very much upset, looking at the cops going around with the weapons. everybody was scared. >> police are still trying to figure out who made that false call and why. >>> there is a term for false calls like this. it's called swatting. we're working with you to tell you about it. police say it's a crime and charge of filing a false report. people who make bogus calls can face charges. celebrities and politicians have been victims of similar large and police say it strains their resources because it takes them away from rea

. >> edward lawrence is live on capitol hill now. the white house isn't backing down from that threat. what are the chances of a shutdown actually happening over this issue. >> eun, it's depends if the white house is going to push this as far as it will go. there's not much appetite in congress to pay for a wall from our side. you remember the campaign trail, president trump said that mexico would pay for the wall. but, again, now recently president trump in phoenix has gone after senator john mccain, also senator jeff flake and senator jeff flake has historically voted with president trump in a lot of his agenda a i items. that may change. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is at odds with the president and hasn't spoken with him in several weeks. it's unlikely that congress will put money in for a wauchlt we'll have to see who wins this. the government could shut down if he makes that a requirement. >> edward lawrence on the hill this morning. thank you. comey has a new gig at howard university. he'll be hosting his own lecture

edward lawrence live on capitol hill this morning. ward, thank you. >>> a new poll doesn't have good news for president trump. the pew research center poll say allies have more trust in vladimir putin to do good for the world than president trump. trump had a higher score in putin in britain, canada, the netherlands and poland. the survey was conducted in 37 countries. >>> good morning. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. a lot of world leaders talking about north korea. south korea's president says there will not be a war. president the north would have to stop its missile and nuclear tests. north korea says it has detailed plans to fire four missiles at guam a u.s. territory. in an interview with the american prospect magazine, president trump's chief strategist, steve bannon says there's no military solution to a north korean nuclear threat. >>> back over to you guys. >>> erika, thank you. despite the threat from north korea, it's back to school for students in guam. all 41 public schools opened for the new school year today. the t

mier, not the without. >> edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >>> we have live covering of the arefrom myer henderson hall. >>> just days since a van attack, a van razz rammed into two bus stops in france. one woman has died. it's not clear if this was terror related. the dr custody. >>> all the this week the news4 i-team is working to keep your children safe. >> this morning there's paul outfrom a recent eye-team report whether -- the news4 sky mcfarland takes a deep look. >> a virginia state senator has asked the state department of social service to consider a change in its regulation after a news4 i-team report found a schoolteacher found to have engaged in sexual abuse managed to keep teaching for years, across state lines in thomas johnson middle school. that loop holes allows them to appeal cases and keep their licenses and teaching during the appeal and keep their names off a registry that would normally prevent them from working in schools. some of those 'peals, we found, last years. >> this is worthy of our attention. we have to come up wit that protects our children as w

edward lawrence live on capitol hill for us. ward, why is there expected to be a big pushback on the president in arizona today. >> it's an interesting state to go to. the president has been at odds with both of the republican senators in that state. senator mccain was the deciding no vote. senator jeff flake took shots at the president in his book. fireck the criticism of the president -- you shouldn't personally attack people. you have to sit down and negotiate with them. it should be interesting to see what protesters and counter protesters are like as he makes a stop in arizona. >>> edward lawrence live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> a quick programming note for you. vice president mike pence will speak with matt lauer about the president's strategy in afghanistan. you can watch that on the "today" show after "news4 today." >>> the secret service is rubbing into money problems. the agency's director, randolph -- nearing the spending limit for the agents protecting the president's family. he says the size of the family

edward lawrence is live on capitol hill. edward, the president did condemn the violence in a way. how is the white house dealing with the backlash? >> reporter: the white house is saying the administration does not support these groups. they sent appoint yes from the president, his closest advisers have come out and very specific about condemning the acts and also the groups behind the acts. in fact, ivanka trump, the president's daughter and close advisers said named the groups specifically and saying neo-nazis, white supremacists have no place in american society. melania trump, first hatred, they need to communicate without these acts of hatred. the president sending out folks or the white house sending out spo spokes men to say what he didn't say. >> the president continuing his vacation. will we expect more from him today? >> he is coming back to sign a memorandum related to china trade and starting an investigation into that. now, there may be some comments from the president later on today. we're not expecting somethi

. >> news4's edward lawrence live on capitol hill. what are some take aways from last night's rally? >> reporter: saw a scripted president monday, this was unscripted president trump, lashing out, setting fire to the political world again. the president saying nafta would likely be terminated than not because re-negotiation is not going well. the president insinuating that he might pardon commercial sheriff joe arapahoe. again lashing out at the media on comments in charlottesville. >> edward lawrence live capitol hill. thank you. >>> white nationalist wanted by virginia police says he will turn himself in. >> christopher cantwell was featured in this vice news documentary about the deadly rally in charlottesville. he is wanted on three felony charges, including using tear gas. cantwell told the ap he was defending himself when he used the pepper spray, looks forward to his day in court. >>> we have been talking about the protests over confederate monuments around the country. now there's another wave happening, people calling for sta

and -- and if you reported it accurately, you would say that >> edward lawrence joins us from washingtonith the reaction >> the reaction has been harsh nbc news obtained the talking points that the white house had to give out to republican lawmakers. in it they said they should agree with the president that both sides were at fault for this, both sides were violent. however republicans and democrats are lining up to criticize the president. in a tweet senator marco rubio said the president needs to call this what it was a terrorist attack by white supreme cysts. senator bernie sanders said the president was embarrassing to all those americans who died fighting neo-naziism two group leaders did publicly defend the president saying his comments were fair that's the former grand wizard of the kkk, david duke and the white nationalist leader, richard spencer. both agreeing with the president. as you said now, six ceos and presidents have left the president's manufacturing council. the president responding to that by saying they do not take their job on that council seriously here however the

edwa >> edward lawrence, thank you. >>> coming up, stocks on the move, including gap.ler are getting a pop. your trading day ahead here on "worldwide exchange. >>> spain on high alert following two terror attacks we'll have the latest on this unfolding story coming up. >>> stocks are under pressure following their second worst day of the year. more on the early market reaction. >>> and gap up shares of the retailer popping following a strong earnings beat we'll dig into the numbers it's friday, august 18, 2017 you're watching "worldwide exchange" on cnbc. >>> good morning welcome to "worldwide exchange." i'm seema mody in for sara eisen. >> i'm dominic chu in for wilfred frost. a lot to talk about with everything that's happening around the world >> it was a big market day yesterday. let's look at how u.s. futures are setting up for trade here on friday we are lower, but just marginally across the board. the dow off by 1 point the nasdaq higher by a half of a point. we should point out yesterday was a tough day for u.s. stocks selling into the close the dow closing dow

. >> news 4's edward lawrence is live on capitol hill now. e white house isn't backing down from that threat. what are the chances of a shutdown actually happening over this issue. >> you know, this is there's not much of an appetite in congress to pass funding for a wall. you remember during the campaign president trump said mexico was going to pay for the wall. now the president turning to congress to try and do that. if the president doesn't back down, there could very well be a shutdown. the government has not been playing nice with a number of senators over the past 24 hours. he went after senator john mccain in phoenix and senator jeff flake who had been voting with the president on his agenda eye teitem items. mitch mcconnell has not had a conversation approximate weeks with the president because of a profanity-laden conversation the president had over differences of what's going on in budget. >> edward lawrence live on capitol hill. thank you. >>> a moment that became a punch line on saturd"saturday night l" now hillary clinton is sayi

news 4's edward lawrence joins us live from capitol hill with more. edward, good morning. >> good morning. the president quickly tweeting that the u.s. will do whatever is necessary to help. the speed at which he talked about this on twitter has criticism from many who say that he was slower to respond to the attack that happened in charlottesville, virginia. the president tweeting himself an hour off that first tweet. retweeted out a myth. basically a tweet that historians have debunked. he used that myth last february on the campaign trail. he's facing criticism for the speed at which he tweeted at barcelona and how slow he responded to the charlottesville attack and this historian myth. >> edward lawrence on capitol hill, thank you. >>> first came the ceos. now entire organizations are criticizing president trump. he's facing more backlash for his response to the charlottesville attack. groups such as the cleveland clinic and the american cancer society have canceled plans to hold events at his florida resort. the groups have backed out of planned g

for more on this we go to nbc's edward lawrence in washington. edward, what can we expect from the president tonight? >> reporter: well, philip, the president will be acting as the commander in chief. he is making this address not from the white house, but from fort meyer in virginia surrounded by military personnel. the president tweeting out on saturday that many decisions were made at camp david, including on afghanistan, according to defense secretary jim mattis, a big announcement is on hand. >> the president has made a decision as he said. he wants to be the one to announce it to the american people, so i'll stand silent until then. >> reporter: and back in may the president did make a decision to increase troop levels to 8400 in afghanistan, but that is actually down from the peak of 100,000 troops in 2010 and 2011. the president goingor decisions troops will actually not allowed to engage the enemy u, ty're ac advisory role. last march the general running sin com armed services committee more troops were necessary in order to keep that mis

edward lawrence has more from washington. >> reporter: president donald trump gave little specifics for his strategy in the war on afghanistan. >> we are not nation building again. we are killing terrorists. >> reporter: but the president wants an honorable and enduring out come to the end of the war. president trump gave no specifics on troop increases but made it clear more resources will join the war. vice president pence gave more details. >> in regards to aa aa aa aal - that are there, isis and all involved. >> pakistan has much month gain with our effort in afghanistan. they have much to lose if they harbor criminalists and terrorists. >> reporter: he now heads to arizona for a campaign-style rally. in a statement the mayor of phoenix says he's disappointed that the president chose to hold a campaign rally as our nation is still healing from the tragic events in charlottesville. the president also hinted he may pardon former controversial sheriff gerald arpaio. he was convicted for ignoring a former court order. he has no idea if he's going to get a pardon. edward lawrence, nbc ne

reporting in washington, edward lawrence. >>> thank you very much, edward., the bay area is still working to heal after the violence are from this weekend. thousands gathered for an interfaith peace vigil yesterday. now during this vigil speakers emsized white nationalists do not represent all of america. >> in charlottesville there are many more people of goodwill than people of hate. many of the people who came in to charlottesville were from outside the community. >> one of those outsiders was cole white, a berkeley man who the virginia rally. he was outed online and quit his job at top dog. >>> the two people charged with robbing and killing a san francisco photographer at twin peaks last month say they are not guilty. authorities accuse fantasy dcuir and lamonte mims of shooting 71-year-old edward frieench on july 16th and stealing his camera. mims was a paroled felon charged with illegally possessing a gun. the victim's sister blamed the judge who released mims five days before the shooting. >> based on the facts, and the facts are very clear, he was a

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >>> robert e. lee and stonewall jackson wheeled away this morning. baltimore took down its confederate monuments in a surprise move overnight. news4's justin finch joins us now live in wyman park. what's the latest? >> reporter: molette, good morning. sites like this here in baltimore have become gathering places for those who want to see the removal of those monuments themselves. earlier this morning, baltimore's mayor said that removing those monuments had been a priority for many years and now it is done. since 2015, the city had been looking into getting rid of those four confederate monuments. then monday came a vote and overnight, they were taken down. and just behind this as crews finish wipinwn generals robert e. lee and stonewall jackson once stood. >> i'm just so happy. i had to get up. i was on my way to work and i had to go to all four years to actually see it. >> reporter: for sheila boone, baltimore is home but today she says it feels more like home than ever before after four confede

reporting live in washington, edward lawrence. back to you. >>> it is 5:09.s we wake up with some cloudy skies again this morning, we will see some sunshine as we go into the next several hours. looking live in san jose and our start this morning at 64 degrees. it does feel mild as you head out the door and we'll be up to 82 degrees today looking at how we see those temperatures trending starting out this morning. a few clouds through 8:00 and then we'll be in the mid-70s by noon. it will be a nice day to take your lunch outside. we'll talk about what's ahead as our temperatures warm up this week. coming up in a few minutes, mike is checking on the issue near the altamont pass. >> the one that popped up over my shoulder. we got details and it was affecting only folks off 205 and the merge at 580 out at grant line road. there's a crash there that's been moved to the shoulder. you see a little recovery just around that scene and a little buildup here off west 205. that is a traditional build. as schools come back we expect heavier volume but probably not for th

. >>> news 4's edward lawrence is live on capitol hill. how are the new remarks being received. >> it depends who you ask. critics are pointing to the latest tweets against the media saying they're never satisfied as the reason. the president responded within hours, minutes after he made his revised remarks. criticized and hours or 45 hours to revise his comments and condemn those specific hate groups. senator mark warner from virginia say he sounded presidential. it should have happened on saturday. also the protesters will show up again out in front of trump tower saying that the comments should have come sooner. >> edward lawrence on capitol hill. edward, thank you. >> it is an issue we've been reporting on for more than a year. whether or not -- many of the statues are displayed inside the u.s. capitol as part of the national statuary fall collection. they donate two sculptures to honor two people notable in history. the capitol officials have no say on the sculptures. eight are of the confederate leaders or people who fought during th

edward lawrence, nbc news, the impeachment of president trump.t's according to a new poll from the public religion research institute. 40% of americans back the idea. that's a 10% increase in the last six months. and the number includes 72% of democrats, just 7% of republicans. the poll was conducted before last week's white nationalist rally in charlottesville. >>> earlier, we heard hud secretary ben carson distance himself from the president's remarks on charlottesville. it appears the president's remarks may have impacted carson outside of his job. anti-trump vandals targeted his vienna home. he says he and his wife weren't home when the vandalism took place. >> out of town, our house was toilet papered, and then they had painted "f trump" on it as well. >> this isn't the first time carson has experienced some sort he says a neighbor once hung a confederate flag just to taunt him. carson is the only african-american member of the president's cabinet. >>> right now, the fbi is taking the lead in the search for a missing 16-year-old virginia gir

reporting in washington, edward lawrence. back to you. >>> and coverage of the story continues later on this morning on "today." ohio governor john kasich and frequent trump critic is set to talk with matt and savannah. >>> new this morning at 5:08, b.a.r.t. is cracking down on fare evaders. last night officers were out pa trailing the daly city station. people were stopped for not getting a ticket. one person was arrested. 25 citations were issued last night alone. b.a.r.t. has been under pressure to catch fare evaders. it comes after a group of teenagers stormed trains and robbed riders earlier this year. >>> and new this morning police are looking for three men suspected of installing suspicious devices on an atm ins inside a gas station. now this is surveillance video of those suspects we're looking at right now entering the 76 near highway 101. two of the men distracted the store clerk while the third installed the device. the clerk discovered the item after they left. police are not saying what the device does but if yo

. >> edward lawrence joins us live from capitol hill. how are speaker ryan and senator mcconnell reacting to the threat of a shutdown? >> they're not taking it too kindly, the threat of a shutdown. they're saying, in fact, house speaker paul ryan said at a news conference yesterday that he was absolutely -- they would absolutely make sure that the government did not shut down on september 30th. that deadline is looming. both parties need to come together and work towards that goal. however, no mention of funding for a wall in that. >> are republicans in congress going to move forward with their own agenda when it doesn't involve the border wall? >> adam, in fact, they are. the white house signalled it's going to -- however, there is some signals there might be april short-term solution. the president would accept a short-term solution in funding the government for three months without wall money and kicking that can down the road a little bit. there's no appetite in congress, i can tell you, to fund money for a wall along the mexican bor

. >> today, edward lawrence lye in washington, d.c. this morning way tale of two presidents. good morning, edward. >> reporter: good morning. the president just tweeting about this saying that he changes tones or purpose relating to the audience he's talking to. >> i can tell you one difference between the speeches in rine know the president used a teleprompter purchase he did not speak off the cuff. a vastly different president trump addressed the american legion conference from reno, nevada. >> it's time to tale the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unit based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: less than 24 hours earlier in phoenix an unscripted president had a much different tomorrow. after defending his response to charlottesville and attacking arizona senator john mccain, president trump added. >> and nobody wants me to talk about your other senator who's weak on borders, weak on crime, so i wont won't talk about people i him. >> and a more subdued tone addressing the nation on afghanistan on monday. >> they sound entirely different. and i think we kno

today in the bay's edward lawrence is live in washington with what lies ahead for this fall session. edward. >> reporter: good morning. if should be a very interesting fall. the divs between the two speeches, in reno president trump used a tell promptor, he did not speak off the cuff. a vastly different president trump addressed the american legion conference in reno, nevada. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: less than 24 hours earlier in phoenix an unscripted president had a much different tone after defending his response to charlottesville and attacking arizona senator john mccain, president trump added. >> and nobody wants me to talk about your other senator who's weak on borders, weak on crime so i won't talk about him. >> and a more subdued tone addressing the nation on afghanistan monday. >> they sound entirely different. and i think we know which one's the real one. >> i think the real one showed up in phoenix. >> reporter: and now the president must try to work with congress to get se

for more now, we go to edward lawrence in washington. >> reporter: we're seeing a definite bubbling up of emotions due to the lack of condemnation of president donald trump initially. it took 45 hours, but the president direct corrected hims. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides, on many sides. racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neo nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. >> reporter: many of the president's critics say that it took too long to hear those words. the specific criticism of the hate groups related or are responsible for the atmosphere that created that violence in charlottesville, virginia. because of the delay, three prominent ceos resigned from the president's manufacturing council. those ceos from intel, underarmor and merck. it was the merck ceo that gave critics some more ammunition against the president. hours after the merck ceo resigned, the president to

nbc's edward lawrence has more. why is valerie plame wilson making news now? >> reporter: she has a go fund me page now to buy a controlling interest in twitter, with the sole goal of deleting president trump's twitter $33,000 has already been pledged. she says the president has said some horrible things. she adds on the page that the president's tweets are read around the world and could spark a military confrontation that could go nuclear. it says on the page if they don't reach their goal, they'll still buy stock in twitter and try to get the account removed during the shareholder's meeting. frances? >> a long way to go. we'll see where she goes from there. edward, thank you. >>> the following stories that we're going to bring you now are caught on camera. this may be difficult for some viewers to watch. >> no, no, no, no. i can't! >> that is incoming freshy alley wakefield, in pain as she's forced into splits by her new teammates. her coach is also seen in the video holding her shoulders down as she eight cheer leaders were also being pushed into forced sp

. >> thank you, edward lawrence. >> this morning, we'll hear from attorney general jeff sessions for the first time on this. >> and that will be this morning on the "today" show". >>> 24 hours after violence tore through chaltsville, the lead organizer of the unite the right jason kesler tried to lay blame for saturday's violence. >> what happened yesterday was a result of the charlottesville police officers refusing to do their job. >> but hundreds of people shouted him down. the crowd chasing kesler from the microphone hitting, before police moved in. that scene of violence was followed by calm vigils head throughout the day andover night across the country. the most gut wrenching take places in charlottesville for heather heyer. that's where we find maya rodriguez. how are things on the ground this morning? >> reporter: overnight, things were very quiet. no major incidents reported. this is the intersection where 32-year-old heather heyer died after the car plowed into a crowd of people injuring 19 others. people have been leaving candles and flowers and tokens of remembrances. no

beltway, we were join by edward lawrence. good morning. >> reporter: a history making moment.ever have see seen the president take the side of neo-nazis in history. nbc news has obtained the talking points the white house sent out to republican lawmakers. in those talking points it tells the lawmakers to support the president, to say he was entirely correct, that both sides acted inappropriately. so far republican lawmakers have ignored that on twitter, prominent republicans are coming out against the president. one saying, just know house speaker paul ryan tweeting this bigotry is counter to all this country stands for. senator marco rubio adding the president needs to call it a terror attack by white supremacists. democrats were just as harsh related to this. senator bernie sanders tweeting out the president is embarrassing our country and millions of senator nancy pelosi, elizabeth warren, all critical of the president. two staunch supporters for the president, one the former grand wizard of the kkk david duke. the other richard spencer applauded the president as being fair

nbc's edward lawrence is in d.c.his morning. >> reporter: she has a go fund me page now to buy a controlling interest in twitter, with the sole goal of deleting president trump's twitter account. she wants to raise $1 billion. currently they have about $35,000 they have raised on this. she writes on the go fund me page that president donald trump said horrible things. she goes on to say that the president's tweets are read around the world. and could spark a war around the world. it says on the page if they don't reach their goal, they'll still buy stock in twitter and try to get the account removed during t grass roo grassroots muzzle muzzle cantwell i've made no secret of that." >>> over 140 million cubic feet of rocks and mud slammed and covered one of the villages in the swiss alps. look at the video. completely covered. local media reported that over 200 people were evacuated and some trapped tourists had to be rescued via helicopter. >>> at least three people were hurt when a car pushed into a group of proteste

we get more from nbc 10 national correspondent edward lawrence. >> reporter: contentious protests before and after president donald trump spoke at a rally. during the speech the president unscripted. he blasted the media criticizing the controversy. >> why did it take a day? he must be a racist. think would like us not to do it. we have to close down our government we are building that wall. >> reporter: he hinted again he would pardon joe arpaio without names mccain he called him out as the reason health care reform failed. >> we were one vote away from victory after seven years of everybody pro claiming repeal and replace. >> both arizona senators boycotted. >> so i think it's pretty sad no matter what side you're on. >> reporter: they say he may not be competent enough to lead this country. nbc news, washington. >>> in you this morning jared kushner and others are getting the snub by leaders in egypt. they cancelled a meeting with the u.s. delegation. it comes after the trump administration cut nearly $100 million in aid to egypt just yesterday. >>> the west wing of the white house is

the president tweeted if senate republicans don't go to a 5% majority -- edward lawrence has more onng mixed messages from the administration. >> reporter: president donald trump seem to have picked a fight with his own party. >> this new administration? washington and this congress is interested in getting america growing again. >> president trump personally attacked mitch mcconnel tweeting after hearing repeal and replace he failed that should never happen. the president criticized both republican senators at a rally this week. his spokeswoman down plays a risk. >> i think the relationships are fine. certainly there will be policy differences. >> they will help with agenda items. the president tied the debate to building his promised wall. >> if we have to close down the government we are building that wall. >> we have to solve our problems and keep government functioning the wait should. >> we will not hit the debt ceiling. we'll do it before the debt ceiling. th >> reporter: they si the president would consider a short-term proposal nbc news, washington. >>> the navy identified a

. >> and the president -- news4's edward lawrence looks as how hess cabinet members are defending him. >> reporter: jeff sessions says hi will vigorously prosecute people such as this -- >> i think we take it seriously, go at it directly morally, legally, political, legitimately in any way possible to reject this kind of >> reporter: the attack sparked protests, but what the president did not say stirred controversy. >> hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, a many sides. >> reporter: critics say that's too ambiguous. >> the president could not name this for what it was, driven by white nationalists, the kkk, white supremacist and neonazis. >> they are domestic terrorists, and we need more on this from our president. >> when he condemned hatred on all sides, that includes white supremacists and i know it's clear in his mind. >> these dangerous fringe groups have no place in american public life and in the american debate. we condemn them in the strongest possible terms. >> reporter: eastern house speaker named it specifically, calling it a fits the definition of domestic terroris