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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

people have identified lieutenant jay cullen and trooper pilot burke. bates a 13 year old veteran who would have turned 41 today. both were married and each leaves behind two children. >> i'm going to switch gears to the wth out there. a live look at the air force memorial after a weekend of rain we pienlly had a day of some sun. how long is this going to last? let's get over to gwen with our workweek forecast. >> we have some mixed conditions , a mixture of sun and clouds and the heat coming back and a little bit of rain. let's take a look at what's happening right now. we actually have a frontal system to the south that stalled out and some of the clouds will be lingering through in the early morning as well. a lot calmer compared to what we had this weekend. temperatures today were into the low to mid 80s. we hit 86 at reagan, 83 at dulles and 84 rat bwi thurgood marshall and we should be roughly about 87-degrees. just not too far from the seasonal average. right now bdz the partly cloudy skies it's 77 greece at d.c. we have 67 at gaithersburg, the s

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

. >>> today there's a public memorial service being held for virginia state trooper jay cullen.at the live pictures here in just a bit. those are the two officers, he and trooper pilot brook bates, killed last saturday in the helicopter crash flying over and assisting with the violent rally in charlottesville. assisting, trying to keep things under control. >> the funeral for bates was yesterday, governor terry mcauliffe was among those who attended the service, cnn correspondent diane gallagher is in chesterfield with more and i can see behind you the legion of officers who are coming there. >> that's right, victor. i'll step out of the way so you can see they're starting to gather here a few moments ago. many of those officers and troopers on the motorcycles came through. they were escorting in a sort of blacked-out bus, which we believe had the loved ones of lieutenant jay cullen. this man donated more than two decades of his life to the virginia state police. he had just taken over the command of the aviation unit of the virginia state police in february of this year. 48-yea

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

lieutenant jay cullen was 48. berke bates was 40.h 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 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. d

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

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

the pilot aren't jay cullen had just been promoted this year. 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.

jay cullen and trooper-pilot bates were both killed. bates would have turned 41 years old today. he just transferred to the aviation unit last month. the national transportation safety board is still investigating today. this new video shows an interstate processional, a sea of blue lights. .ou can see it at wjla.com we will be covering every development after the chaos in charlottesville. tragic new details to tell you about now. a 17-year-old girl who was shot in the h car in northeast has died. police are investigating her death as a homicide. she was caught in the crossfire on saratoga avenue. the 21-year-old man has been arrested. at last check, detectives are looking for two more suspects tonight. also in northeast, police have arrested a son for killing his 81-year-old mother late last night. 51-year-old derek cook was arrested and charged with murder. it happened on 4th street. now to the cringe worthy video fall from bryce harper. fans held their breath and assumed the worst. tonight we are learning more hopeful details. scott abraham is here with an update. could have b

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. >>

jay cullen and trooper-pilot berke m.m. bates, also died saturday when their helicopter crashed en route to the scene of the violence. photographs and videos also show white supremacists beating other counter demonstrators, including a young african american protester named de'andre harris, who said "they were trying to kill me out there. the police did not budge, and i was getting beat to a pulp." this is virginia governor terry mcauliffe condemning the violence. >> and i have a message to all of the white supremacists and who given to charlottesville today. our message is plain and simple -- go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. shame on you. patriots, butu're you are anything but a patriot. trump refused to single out why supremacist violence. pres. trump: we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. on many sides. itit has been going g on for a g time in our r country. not donald trump, not barack obama. it does been gogoing on for aa

and lieutenant jay cullen's funeral is set for tomorrow. it is not clear what caused their helicopter to crash. >>> former governor schwarzenegger is sending a message to president trump. he took offense to trump's comments that both sides were responsible during the charlotteville clashes between hate groups and counter protestors. >> the only way to beat the loud and angry voices of hate is to meet them with louder and more reasonable voices. that includes you, president trump. in fact, as president of this great country you have a moral responsibility to send an unequivocal message that you won't stand for hate and racism. let me help you write this speech a little bit. as president of the united states and as a republican, i reject the support of white supremacists. the country that defeated hitler's armies is no place for nazi flags. the party of lincoln won't stand with those that carry the battle flag of failed confederacy. was that difficult? you see, i told you. >> he also criticized moistures and reflected on his time -- criticize

jay cullen is on saturday. there was no distress call made by the pilot.he 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 saying "this is just one step. we have much work to do ." fox5 was there yesterday morning as the city o

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 responding

troopers jay cullen and berk baits exemplify the best of america. our hearts go out to their families and 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 hassles shown its true character. responding to hate with love, division with unity and violence with an unwaiverring resolve for justice. as a candidate i promised to restore law and order to our country. 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 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 their love and joy in their souls. thank you god bless you and god bless america. >> thank you very much. >> that was a statement from president trump from the white house, he returned to work this morning after bein

jay cullen and trooper pilot berke m.m. bates died when their helicopter crashed in albermarle county saturday and bates' friday. virginia governor terry mcauliffe will attend both services. happening now - at least 300 people are dead and as many as 600 are missing after a devastating mudslide in the west african nation of sierra leone. flooding caused mud to wash down about five miles outside the capital of freetown. a spokesman for president ernest koroma said a sierra leonean and chinese construction company are providing heavy-duty ecavation equipment to help the military search for people stuck under the mud and rubble. and in nepal - elephants came to the rescue of hundreds of tourists in a flooded jungle. as many as 300 guests were saved by elephants and tractor trailers from a popular destination for rhino watching and elephant rides. the death toll is now up to 70 from flash floods and landslides after four days of heavy rain. closer t triggering flash flooding in arkansas. more than 4 inches of rain fell in parts

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

jay cullen and trooper pilot berke m.m.lled in the crash. >> i was close to both of those state troopers. >> reporter: governor terry mcauliffe remembered the fallen officers at a service this morning. >> but for this hatred and bigotry that occurred here yesterday, berke and jay would have been home with their families. heather would be getting up today enjoying life. >> reporter: the ntsb is investigating why the troopers' helicopter crashed in those woods. today would have been pilot trooper bates's 43rd birthday. elaine? >> paula reid, thank you. >>> the mayor of charlottesville, democrat mike signer, discussed attack with john dickerson on "face the nation." >> i don't want to make this too much about donald trump. we have a lot of grieving, a lot of work to do as a city and as a country. but he should look in the mirror. he made a choice in his presidential campaign, the folks around with him, to go right to the gutter, to play on our worst udprejices. and i think you are seeing a direct line from what happened here t

on friday we will have trooper bert bates' funeral and on saturday jay cullen's funeral.ery tough week for the ommonwealth of virginia. the message we heard from everybody who spoke and the message we tried now it's time for healing and it is time for reconciliation. we need to go forward. we need to put the hatred behind us and the bigotry. we need to come together as heather's mother spoke about. to make her life impactful, we need to go forward. she said there's a blood bank going on right now. as reverend edwards spoke, you want to make a difference, you have to make each day something special. it means you've got to help someone else. adopt a child who cannot read today. i want that to be the message for all of us in virginia and like that to be the message for all americans. we've got to move forward together. we've got to stop the rhetoric and the language. we've got to work together. our nation is a nation of immigrants. it is that great mosaic tile that's made us the great united states of america. and as we go forward from this adrianna: governor's terry mcaulif

. >> ♪ >>> bag pipes and drums played in memory of lieutenant jay cullen.was monitoring the white nationalist protest when his helicopter crashed. a second trooper on board burke bates was also on board. >>> one person in custody suspected of vandalizing a statue. a mural has been targeted. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh spoke to divided neighbors. >> you say you don't like it. that's fine. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: around 2:30 as a group of residents guarded the frank rizzo statue, spray painters targeted his mural in south philadelphia. >> i don't want to see anything get vandalized but i understand people have strong opinions. >> reporter: this isn't the first time this mural has been dee faced. this time the police saw the vandals in action chased them down and you can still see shattered jars of paint on the ground. after deadly protests in charlottesville virginia last weekend over the removal of confederate monuments there have been renewed calls in philadelphia to take down tributes to rizzo a controversial former mayor. >> rizzo represe

virginia state police helicopter went down just miles from charlottesville. 48 year old lieutenant h jay cullen and trooper pilot berke mm baits were killed in the crash. >> i was close to both of those state trooperses. >> governor mcauliffe remembered the fallen officers at a service this morning. >> but for the hatred and bigotry that occurred here yesterday, berke and jay would have been home with their families. heather would be getting up today enjoying life. >> reporter: the ntsb is investigating why the troopers' helicopter crashed in those woods. >> today would have been pilot trooper baits 41st birthday. >> paula reid, thank you. the mayor of charlottesville says the heated rhetoric of donald trump's presidential campaign emboldened the white supremacists who rampaged in the city this weekend. meanwhile mr. trump is being criticized by democrats and republicans for what he didn't say in the immediate aftermath of saturday's violence. here is errol barnett president trump is being criticized by fellow republicans for being too vague in his initial response to the violence in charlottes

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 impact. where travelers are already flocking to. first, let's check in with chuck

the pilot was lieutenant jay cullen, 48 years old from virginia. 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 tea

the pilot was lieutenant jay cullen.e had just been promoted to aviation unit commander this year and trooper pilot brook baits would have celebrated his 41st birthday on sunday. he just transferred into the aviation unit in july. the faa and ntsb are investigating what happened. >>> we'll give you another live look from charlottesville this morning. there are people gathered there bit vigil. we have several crews stationed there working to get every a we'll check in again with derrick ward in a bit. a reminder, you can always find updates on the nbc washington app when you're away from your tv. >>> time right now is 4:37. we do want another check of weather and traffic. >> we'll get to wtop's jack taylor in for melissa mollet in a moment. but first, we start with meteorologist chuck bell. the change when we walk outside this morning. >> welcome back from vacation. sheena taking another day off. i have to look at her vacation schedule. i'm going to give her payback next week. we have a dry start this morning. 65, 67 in f

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

lieutenant jay cullen's funeral is set for tomorrow. cullen was also in the chopper. the cause of the crash still unknown at this hour. >>> we showed you the video of those torches from last friday earlier, but what we saw wednesday night this week gave such a more heartfelt feeling about what's happening. see this, a crowd of hundreds on the uva campus holding candles instead of torchers there singing songs and really showing the power of love over hate. you're struck by how one thing can send two completely conflicting messages. a flame just depends on the size. >> quite a contrast. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> thanks so much. >>> wizards star john wall spoke about the events of the past week at back-to-school giveaway. here was his message today for the children at rosedale community center in northeast. >> i want the kids to understand no matter what goes on, you can't use that to try to target anybody else. we're all one whole family, even though we're different races, we're still one big family. it's kind of amazing to understand that in 2017 going into 2018 we

those killed were lieutenant jay cullen of midlothian virginia and trooper pilot burke bates.ullen was a 23 year veteran, bates a 13 year veteran who would have turned 41 years old yesterday. both men were married and each leave behind two children. >> time now is 4:34. tensions with north korea remain high despite ongoing diplomacy behind the scenes. cia director pompeo says he believes kim jong un will continue to develop his missile program and expects there will be even more missile tests. >> they test another missile or if they should conduct a nuclear weapons test, they develop expertise, they expand the envelope and so it is probably fair to say that they are moving towards that at a ever alarming rate. >> the u.s. will take part in a military exercise at the south korea and japan re regimes of the the goal is to dissuade north korea from military action. >> time is 4:35. we have good news for you for nats fans. bad news first. bryce harp is harper hyperextens knee as he touched first base but here's the good news. the nats say an mri showed no structural damage to the

. >>> 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

. >> bagpipes and drums played in memory of lieutenant jay cullen. he was monitoring the white supremecist protest when his helicopter crashed last saturday. a second trooper on board, pilot berk bathes, also killed , his funeral was yesterday. >> and a mid the national discussion about removing controversial monument, vandals have once again targeted the legacy of frank rizzo, this time, defacing a mural honoring the former philadelphia mayor, and police commissioner. vandals splattered white paint on the mural at ninth and montrose in south philadelphia this morning. at least one person is now in custody. this comes two days after someone vandalized the rizzo statue in center city. no -- rizzo was controversial figure when it came to race relations and they seem split over the removal i shall glue rizzo represent racism to a lot of people in fill. >> i i don't want to see anything get vandalized but i understanded people have strong opinions you. >> say you don't like it, that's fine. this is ridiculous. we new the man personally, and we do not fee

including two veteran troopers and fathers, jay cullen and berke bates.icopter crash. and heather heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal, who according to her mother died standing up for what she believed in. >> heather's life was not about 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: charlottesville still on high alert. 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 later this morning, kendis and diane? >> i know we can see behind you one of the statues that was key to the big iss

. >> 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

. >>> trooper burk bates piloted a chopper, he and jay cullen were monitoring the protests when the helicopter went down in some woods a few miles away. investigators looking for the cause of the crash and do not suspect foul play. >>> tonight, chester county, an anti-hate rally is planned for phoenixville. a borough councilman helped organize the rally. may and bridge streets. it is billed as a march for equality in response to the white supremacist marches in charlottesville last weekend. >>> calling for an end to social injustice that's the mission of eagles star malcolm jenkins as he upheld his protest during the playing of the anthem. >> he began the gesture last season as a response to deadly police shootings of unarmed black men. he and teammate chris long criticized president trump for his response to racially charged violence in charlottesville. long is from charlottesville. he did not hold up his fist during the anthem, but he did put his arm around jenkins. >> i support malcolm's right to protest. i support people fighting for equality. >> communities, low income, communities of col

charlottesville police chief said today he regrets the death of heather heyer and virginia state troopers jay cullennd berke bates who 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 chanti

jay cullen was eulogized as a "silent giant" by virginia governor terry mcauliffe. a 23-year veteran of the virginia state troopers, cullen is survived by a wife and two sons. after providing video to police on the ground, the helicopter crashed seven miles outside of charlottesville. the national transportation safety board is investigating the cause. 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

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

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