>> i'm not afraid of richard spencer's ideas, and we all think we're all as woke as each other. not all #woke. some of us are #asleep. yeah. ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: so in that world, basically, what you're saying is you're not afraid richard spencer is going to have some new racism that will convince you? >> yeah, like, "oh, you're right. black people aren't as good as white people. thank you, sir." and giving him a platform means if i went and said, "hey, man. you take the show for the hour. i'm taking the week off." that's how it works. it's very clear when you watch the show whose side i'm on-- everybody else's. the election popular results show that my ideas can win this country if we get rid of the, you know, electoral college, leftover slave holder math. then we'll be fine. ( cheers and applause ). >> trevor: let's talk about-- let's talk about that free speech, because you live in berkeley, last i checked, right? >> yes, i'll fight you, yes. >> trevor: did you say "i'll fight you"? >> i live in berkeley. what, what did you say? berkeley is the new compton. >> t

sometimes people fall into richard spencer's narrative and give the article about ty richard spencer likes israel and that it must be okay. and it's not. he likes israel and the white supremacists like israel because they want all the jews to go there. >> if you like i have to in. i don't think white supremacist like israel. >> now, now, mr. spencer. >> david duke who speaks with richard spencer, they both agree that you know, israel represents is not a good thing, nor is israel. to the degree they go to israel, it's not even an evangelical movement. this is white zionism and the sort of tongue-in-cheek the israeli model as a homeland for the. we need one for the whites. when they say things about israel, is actually in no way positive. >> yeah, absolutely. adding a mac >> have you looked into whether the rise in hate crimes is a destabilizing after by russia, for example saying that you didn't know where they were coming from. some of these are coming from an international after to destabilize other countries. and the second question is the tolerance goes to exception and i am wonde

she confronted richard spencer a white national list at a gym in old town. she blogged about the interaction on liep and now she's getting hateful messages. fox5's anjali hemphill is live with more. >>reporter: christine fare tells me ever since the confrontation with richard spencer where she called him a nas i, her phone and social media have been going off non threats with. fair has even posted some of the messages she's received to her blog and a lot of the language had to be blurred, but often the messages she receives are inflammatory and threatening. she says the accepted ers use racia derogatory phrases and even body shame her after a fet oh of that confrontation was posted online fare says she decided to not only post these messages up for all to see she also posted e-mail addresses, phone numbers and even facebook and linkedin pictures of some of the send ers in an effort to shame them. now, fare is a professor of foreign studies here at georgetown and critics have called her posts intimidating a form of harassment and inappropriate for a teacher a

>> just a start, looking at white supremacist richard spencer squeeze into that blazer, now you know kkk stuck with robes. like, hey, dick, your suit's having its own civil war right now. and i don't think that union's going to hold. >> trevor: no, no, no, michelle, michelle. i'm not talking about the fashion. i'm talking about the whole celebration of it, you know. is honoring the confederacy racist or is it -- >> it's racist, yeah, it's racist. >> trevor: but i know it seems that way, but maybe this is about celebrating white heritage. >> sure, it's about celebrating the racist part of white heritage. because when i celebrate my white heritage, i go for the part that fought to end slavery and started yoga. >> trevor: yoga came from india. >> mmm, i'm pretty sure it was my friend rachel in brooklyn. ( laughter ) seriously, these confederate celebrations, they should be illegal. >> trevor: whoa, michelle, the foundation of america is free speech. >> i'm not talking about free speech. i'm taking about the real foundation of america -- winning! in america, we don't celebrate losers. we

. >> the man with the winning headache is richard spencer. also the man who gave us the term alt-right, and richard's ultimate dream is to create a white ethno state which makes his dream the exact opposite of my dream. >> what is that going to be? when obama won it was like a party. i thought i'd be like nervous or afraid. but i feel like they might start selling timeshares. >> trump and steve bannon are not alt-right people. they're certainly not white nationalists. trump in particular is endlessly going on about how much he loves minorities and tacos and so on and so forth. white nationalists tend not to do that. >> that taco hater right there is peter brimelow, a writer and former editor at "forbes" magazine and the "national review." he's kind of the cub scout leader of the alt-right. >> some of you may -- he was booed repeatedly by the audience. if anybody had done anything like this to barack obama, the media would have lynched them. we can use that word lynch now because we don't have to worry about political correctness. there is no,

richard spencer, one of the leaders of the so-called outright movement, a neo-nazi propagator of hate and an anti-semite, he lives in our town. when it's convenient he says that he lives somewhere else but he lives a lot of time in our town. at his mother's as well, part-time. his mother called tonya there's the only female jewish realtor in town for advice about her building. there was a lot of grumbling in town, a lot of anxiety in town after the npi, after the national polity institute and the nazi salute responding to spencer's talk. people are very upset he was being introduced to international media as richard spencer from whitefish. our town is like that's not whitefish. he did not represent whitefish. we moved there in 2014 and a few months later i learned about richard spencer because he bought a building downtown and was moving the address of the policy institute whitefish. the town was in an uproar. the town spoke out in the city council passed a resolution, the best they could do, to say we are in support of diversity. these views do not represent us and this thought is no

white nationalist richard spencer organized saturday live streamed it online. police broke up the crowd... after a fight between protesters and opponents of the monument. in the day ahead-- a big night for wizards fans. after 6 wild games-- washington and boston will meet for game seven tonight. on the line-- a trip to the eastern conference finals, to face lebron james and the cavaliers. the wizards franchise hasn't made it to the conference finals since 1979. they will get their chance, tonight in boston. new this morning. there is a new miss usa-- and she has something in common with last year's winner. that's right-- for the second year in a row. "miss district of columbia" was named the winner of the miss usa pageant. this year's winner, kara mccullough, mccullough was born in naples, italy, but she was raised in virginia beach. she will go on to compete in the miss universe pageant. coming up. thats gotta hurt. nationals fan get quite a scare after an ace pitcher goes down in pain. an update on max scherzer, coming up. return midweek today: mostly sunny.

the white nationalist richard spencer. he calls himself a model gym member but last week a woman recognized him and begone streaming "nazi" at the gym. after the confrontation the sport and health club canceled his membership. >> i'm absolutely opposed to white nationallism. it's deplorable. but it is a free county. we are entitled. stephen: terminating a member left some troubled. we find no one who supported spencer's political views everyone for whom we spoke expressed concern about gym canceled due to his believes. >> we reached out to the gym and the woman who confronted spencer but no calls back. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. workers spending the day power washing a monument in norfolk after someone spray painted the word "shame" on the base of the statue over the weekend. they are reviewing the surveillance video to hope to find out who is responsible for it. >> new development tonight of what the dakota access pipeline. today the north dakota health department says the project leaves

last week she confronted richard spencer a white national list about this gym. she blogged about the interaction online now she getting hateful messages. anjali hemphill is live in northwest with the exclusion. >>reporter: fare says ever since her confrontation with richard spencer where she calmed him a nazi her phone and social media have been going on none stop and even threats. she's not taking it lying down. take a look she's actually posted several of the messages she's received to her blog. a loft the language had to be blurred, but often the messages are inflammatory and threatening. she says slurs, derogatory faces and even body shamed \fair\fare after a photo of the confrontation was posted on liefnlt fare says she denieded decided to post for all to see she even posted the facebook messages and addresses in an effort to shame them. fairies a professor of foreign studies at georgetown and some have called her post and inappropriate for a teacher at a prestigious university to be posting. >> that is the most priceless display of white male privilege tha

this protest was organized by white nationalist richard spencer. there was a fight between protesters and opponents of the monument. news atp on abc 7 the: 30, drivers return to work tomorrow. -- at 6:30, drivers return to work tomorrow. a mother's day message coming from the first lady. we want you to share your pictures of mom with us. upload them at birth.com/ >> you are watching abc seven news at 6:30 on your side. and ily: this is the site had drivers have waited six weeks to see. all lanes of interstate 85 have been destroyed by a massive fire, and now, they are open. the northbound lanes reopened on friday. that is a month ahead of schedule. southbound lanes reopened this weekend. prosecutors charged a homeless man with starting the march 30 fire that destroyed part of the highway. problems tonight for united. its cockpit doors may have accidentally been made public. crews informed flight that flight deck access procedures may have been compromised. the airline said the information was not hacked, but corrective steps have been taken to guar

that decision relates two at least in part this protest led by richard spencer and charlottesville on saturday carrying torches. followers marched to protest the removal. republican leaders condemned the demonstration. stuart led his own protest. it's the very same statute and decidingth weaer to disavow and the rhetoric that emerged. the decision may come down to the chances of winning. within the last hour, we received the pole. it shows the commanding lead. 20 points ahead of stuart and 23 points ahead of wagner. 60 percent of those say he has the best chance to win in the general election. we will have stewart's decision coming up later this evening. >>> president trump says he could have a replacement for james call me before the end of the week. over the weekend the department interviewed eight people to fill the job. they include republican senator john cornyn, former republican mike rogers, and president george w. bush's homeland security advisor. on capitol hill, democrats are threatening to vote against anyone the president picks unless a special prosecutor is named to take

referencing >> the white supremist group, confronted wide supremist richard spencer at the gym. >> i heard about professor fair, and it felt like an awfully brave thing to do. i wanted people to know that i felt that that was the right thing. she did the right thing. i wanted to the right thing too >> i might be less, inclined to speak up. now i feel like we need to tell people that hate -- there's no place for hate, and that these personal attacks and on just large groups of people aren't acceptable. >> reporter: other responses >> people should recognize that white supremacy is a part of our society. >> jonathan crawl helped form grass roots alexandria. an group. he said he hope it will continue to inspire people. >> there are church groups and political groups. and they can work together to reverse this problem. >> alexandria's mayor called the white supremist is a new low. it's a city of kindness and compassion. residents making sure that message is on full display. dell ray, lindsay watts local news. >>> we now know the identity of the suspects, rubin ortiz and shane cox assault

. >> organized by alt-right leader richard spencer who posted this picture on twitter. the gathering on saturday night was in charlottesville and hold in protest to a city council vote to remove the statue of confederate general robert e. lee, a move put on hold by the courts. confederate symbols like it can be found all over virginia. statue, roads, schools and the battle flag. republican candidate for governor corey stewart made protecting the confederate so-called "heritage" a central piece of his campaign. >> it's time we stand up for virginia. >> all of this focus on the past is leading to mixed reactions today. in oldtown alexandria where confederate statue stands on south washington street you will find differing opinions on whether the symbols and the dialogue is productive. >> it may be good to let people continue to reflect about slavery and its meaning. >> i think there are a lot better things we need to work on in this world. jeff: last september the city council voted to remove and take down this statue but they would need support or approval from the gener

. >>> a small group of people gathered outside the offices of white nationalist richard spencer. he's the man who coined the term alt-right. the protest comes after someone posted hate fill flyers in the neighborhood. it's been described as a mix of racist and anti-immigration views. one protester said this is about teaching our children to take a stand against hate. >> i would like to believe that some implicit racism will be a thing of the past in their generation but if not we need to teach them to stand up. >> this group protests every week but they said today's turn out was bigger than usual. >>> video shows boy flying off a water slide. some may consider this video disturbing. before we show you, we want you to know the boy is okay. here it is. the water park in central california had just opened and people couldn't wait to jump on the slide. this 10-year-old boy slid right off yesterday sliding along the rail and skidding across the concrete when he fell off. the park is now investigating the accident. the boy is okay. amazing what you can handle when you're a 10-year-old

university of maryland i mentioned the anti-defamation league over 40 campuses were targeted by richard spencer new claims to have invented the term all right -- albright have launched a campaign and there are a number of episodes there and from george washington university . a numbe my son and heir a number of people first told me about that horrible episode over the eric. younger people are much more clued in to this than us older folks unfortunately but i have been there it is a wonderful place it is a college town and a target for this sort of thing. they are recruiting and getting the word out even if they don't have direct student recruits in the liberal college town say get people who are of the french like those who committed the double homicide and injured a third person. >>host: the democrat line from virginia. >> caller: thanks for taking my call one of the best reporters in the country i live in virginia and my daughter goes to middle school i never dreamed in my 30 years as an immigrant who follows every law that date call her a tall head. just like the previous caller said really

saturday night, dozens of all right supporters led by richard spencer rallied around the statue of confederate general robert e lee. many were heard shouting, russia is our friend. the mayor says it's a form of intimidation. we do value diversity, tolerance, difference. that is a source of our strength, a source of our greatness, and we will not stand for this despicable behavior. lindsey: a rally was held last night at lipa or in response to the demonstration. more than 100 people were there to rally for a quality -- equ ality. this is some must-see video out that is where flames burst out of windows at a high-rise apartment building. the seven-alarm fire started on the sixth floor and moved to the seventh. one person died, and two firefighters have minor injuries. the cause of the fire is still unknown at this time. remember the massive fire on i 85 in atlanta? today, the north and southbound lanes were open fo monday for mondayh-hour -- morning rush-hour. another step closer to self driving cars on some u.s. streets. lyft and google say they are working together to introduce pilots, a fully

white nationalist richard spencer is looking for a new place to work out. spencer had his membership to the oldtown sport and health revoked after a confrontation after another member who called him a nazi. many people we talked to say they don't agree with the message but also a business because of the beliefs. he led a group of protesters with torching demonstrating against the removal of a confederate monumented in charlottesville. jonathan: well, there is another delay to tell you about with the purple line after a judge ruled more study needs to be done. the judge ordered the federal officials to look at impact of declining metro ridership. the decision could put the federal funds helping to pay for the property in jeopardy. governor hogan called theer baffling. taxis in d.c. making a jump to the digital aid. the district will be the first major city to shift to a new digital meter. meaning you have the option to pay for the smart phone. you just swipe, dip, tap the end of the phone and ride is paid for. michelle: d.c. on the way to get the first wegma

christine fair confronted richard spencer in old town. she bloged and is getting hate messages.ecided not only to post messages for all to see and emails and phone numbers and facebook pictures of senders. >> that is most priceless display of white male privilege. these have a rights to say these things to me and i don't have a right to make it public that these men treat women like this and consensus is emerging that this the traditional story of you just sit back and take it like a girl is dangerous for us. >> some of the messages fair says she received frequently used racial slurs and other derogatory phrases. >> no smoking or vaiping in rockville maryland open air face spaces. they join la playta and charles country and more than 230 jurisdictions in four states wide passing this ban. 2015 they planned to ban smoking at 08 parks, recreation centers and other facilities. >> michael thomas what do we have on top? >> more clouds and less sunshine unfortunately and cloudy, dreary weather continues this let's get the kids off to the bus stop. 54 to 61 this morning and leftover sh

it came after the mayor criticized an alt right rally in charlottesville o t richard spencer. democrats rallied against plans to remove the statue of robert e. lee. a court injunction has stopped the removal for six months. >>> chelsea manning made headlines for giving up sensitive documents to wikileaks. she'll be released tomorrow and maybe headed to our area. she will have served 7 years of a 35 sentence. former president barack obama granted her clemency. manning tweeted that she plans to return to maryland when she got out. it's not clear if that will still happen. >>> angie goff at the live desk where we are learning that that massive cyber attack may be linked to north korea. security experts in south korea, google and semantic korea. they say it's still too early to say conclusively who was exactly behind the attack. aaron. >> angie, thank you. 4:49. this morning there are renewed calls for safety changes to protect you and your family after a crash killed three people on suitland parkway. that happened on the intersection of suitland parkway and forestville word. aaa

richard spencer addressed a crowd saturday at a sat chew of robert e. lee.ount ter protesters gathered at the park last night to condemn the alt-right rally. the seattle times says the supreme court could soon signal how it could rule on the bram policies. decisions are due in a half dozen cases dealing with migrants and citizenship. the president's proposed ban on visitors from six muslim majority countries might eventually reach the high dourt. >>> the "chicago tribune" reports that a staff shortage forced a lockdown yelled at the cook county jail. more than 200 workers about one third of the day side staff failed to show up. it's the second straight mother's day sickout at the facility. >>> sacramento bee reports on the norovirus outbreak. more than 950 students, teachers and staff have been sickened. school officials are urging parents to thoroughry clean surfaces that can spread the virus. >>> and a nasa study warns against putting a crew on a first flight of a sls rocket that is being readied for the first manned mission outside earth's orbit in a half

. >> brown: you talk to the alt right richard spencer but you do it in a good way.'re clear about your left leaning. >> i'm not pulling a trick. i'm googlable, people can find out everything about me. >> brown: you say it right on the cover of the book. >> i've written it on paper, it's forever. the idea is can we have a conversation and get to a different place. the thing i'm doing on tv is i know it's for tv. so if i talk to you and get you relaxed and make you laugh and i laugh, you're going to say something you weren't expecting to say because you're more comfortable. richard spencer usually sits across people like me and they're pushing and challenging him and he's defensive and gets to the same place. by sitting down with me, he opened up and exposed him to a lot of people who never knew anything about him. >> brown: the election surprise add lieutenant of people and there was a talk about an america that felt left behind or out. so you're clear about where you're coming from in your politics, what do you think people of your political persuasion should be doi

. >> reporter: the protesters led by self-proclaimed richard spencer, the founder of the so-called altight movement. >> i'm here to take part in this great celebration. >> reporter: the next day a counter protest. >> save slavery is dead and we need everyone to realize and recognize that very fact. >> reporter: it's the latest battle across the south to remove confederate symbols following the mass cure of nine black church members in south carolina. workers wearing protective vest have taken down several monuments but in virginia it's creeping into the race for governor and a rallying cry against political correctness for political candidate corey stewart. >> we're not intimidated. >> reporter: wes bellamy is the vice mayor that led the charge to remove lee's statute. >> what i saw was reminiscing of the kkk rally. how can we see we're a welcoming community with one of the most divisive and ignorant statutes you will find in the country? >> reporter: tonight a court of junctions blocking the statute's removal as the past and present becomes a monumental fight. gabe gutierrez, nbc news

white nationalist richard spencer led the group saturday. they chanted racist slogans like, quote, all white lives matter. at one point praising russia. eventually counter-protests and scuffles broke out. no one was arrested. last night counter-protesters came to the park and held a candlelight vigil against hate. >> time for a look at weather and severe thunderstorms with looming heat wave. nbc meteorologist bill karins is following it all. bill. >> it's going to be interesting. severe weather in the milling of the country to start the week, heat wave to the east coast. while the east coast gets heat wave, west coast chilly and rainy. so far today there's going to be small, severe weather day. about 6 million people at work especially around minneapolis. light showers now entering into areas of washington state. as we go throughout the day, more will be moving in. this is a new storm we're going to be talking about here. with it chilly temperatures, even snow is possible at higher elevations. tomorrow morning showers as far south as norther

. >> that group was led by white nationalist richard spencer and arrived at the park with torches and city officials spoke out against the protesters. >> what a lot of this -- the alt-right and extremists trafficking in this theatrics wants is more oxygen so i really diversity, tolerance, difference, is the source of our greatest and we will not stand for this kind of despicable behavior. >> in april the city council voted to sell the statue but the judge ordered the city to wait six months. charlottesville is just the latest. >>> they're mourning the school's quarterback days before graduation. bryant lee was shot at a party over the weekend. they say he wasn't the intended target. lee was an "a" student and planned to study engineering in college. he hoped to make the football team as a walk-on. >>> the battle of safety versus privacy coming to a head over a text-alyzer. it allows cops to see if the cell phone was in use during a crash. privacy advocates worry textalyzer might gather all the personal information from a phone. the company making it says it's about nine months away fr

on saturday night a torch wielding crowd organized by white nationalist richard spencer rallied at charlottesville statue of general robert e. lee. spencer posted apholate tow to his twitter page. the council vote add few months back to take down at the lee statue and rename the park. a court has put that on hold for six months. >> flags will fly at half-staff at the white house in observance of police memorial week. this week events around the country are held to honor police officers who have been killed in the line of duty. >> also happening today, let's talk basketball, washington wizards and boston celtics game seven, winners moves on to the eastern conference finals. tipoff is 8:00 p.m. look at that shot by john wall. that put them over the top. >> man, he was on fire. >> yeah. le boston and they can advance to the conference finals. >> fingers crossed on that one. >> getting to mike thomas a little early on this monday morning but the weather so fantastic why not get you to a little early. what's up. >> why not 'cause i don't have much to talk about how many you know what, that's going to b

professor who lives in that neighborhood and you may remember her because she confronted richard richard spencer at an alexandria gym a few week ago. >> not only that the neo-nazis the succeed in their attempt to import their kind of hatred into this community, quite to the contrary. i believe that the result of their attempt to import this, you know, putrid form of hatred is that this community has come even closer together. >> police were alerted to the flyers in the area, but so far no arrests. >>> the reverend jesse jackson visited a local county church tonight urging congregants to get involved at the community of packed house it's time to get involved spiritually and politically. his call to action comes as the trump administration is trying to pass its new fiscal budget. >> unnecessary it's cruel. we are measured by how we treat the least of these. so many people in west virginia today who need social security. they need medical care. they're losing jobs, healthcare and hope. we deserve better. >> president trump's budget plan calls for a $1 trillion cut to medicaid. according to the pew

lee harkens back to the days of the ku kluxla white nationalist richard spencer was among the crowd. they gathered last night to protest plans to remove the statue from the park. the charleston church shooting in 2015 has prompted cities across the country to remove confederate symbols from public view. nine black worshippers were killed which a self-avoid white supremacist. >> check this out. a foyer in all places a fire station. this happened in northern virginia. take a look at the damage here. this truck went up in flames just before 1:00 at a station on ansell road. the fire spread from the truck to the roof of the building. 11 firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene. none of them were hurt and investigators are working out to find out exactly how the fire started in a fire station. >>> it's a which go week for tv. the shows that you watch this fall will be debated and decided on over the next few days. >> and we've got a sneak peek what's coming to nbc. here's our >> you, just you. >> nbc looks to make thursdays must-see tv again this fall starting with one of the

>> reporter: the protest sparked by richard spencer. he recently sat down with juju chang. >> look, i think the alt-right has gained a lot of ground precisely because we're provocative. >> reporter: the scene, the late latest across the south as cities remove confederate symbols. in new orleans last week, some calling the statue history, while others chanting, take it down. in charlottesville, a court injunction has stopped them from taking down the statue for six months. >> kenneth, thank you. >>> next tonight, to the high school football star killed just before graduation. police say 18-year-old bryant lee was shot in the head during a graduation party in baton rouge, louisiana. friends describing him as an "a" student. investigators saying he was not the intended target. lee was also an innocent bystander when he was shot and injured sixth months ago. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> next tonight, inside the tense standoff inside a hospital near chicago. police and s.w.a.t. teams moving in to end it. tonight, we're hearing from

. >> so, that group was led by white nationalist richard spencer. they arrived at the park carrying torches and chanting "we will not be moved" and city officials then spoke out against the protesters. >> what a lot of this -- the alt-right and these extremists who are trafficking in this kind of theatrics want is more oxygen. so i really want to deny them that oxygen. i do value diversity, tolerance, difference, that is the source of our strength. that's the source of the country's strength. that's the source of our greatness, and we will not stand for this kind of despicable behavior. >> in april the city council voted to sell the statue but the judge ordered the city to wait six months. charlottesville is just the latest southern city debating the removal of a confederate symbol. >>> students at a baton rouge high school are mourning the loss of the school's quarterback days before graduation. police say that 18-year-old, his name is bryant lee, he was shot at a party over the weekend. they say he wasn't the intended target. lee was an "a" studen

among those in the crowd, richard spencer, who popularized the phrase "alt-right."cials blasted the protesters. >> what a lot of this, the alt-right and these extremists who are trafficking in this kind of theatrics, want is more oxygen. so i really want to deny them that oxygen. >> many southern cities have been debating the removal of confederate symbols since the massacre of nine black churchgoers in south carolina in 2013. protests also took place in new orleans in recent weeks. >>> the chicago area's cook county jail was in lockdown yesterday and officials are blaming mother's day. more than 200 corrections officers called in sick. about a third of the daytime shift. a significant number of the evening shift also didn't show up. the sheriff's office says the beautiful weather didn't help either. the same thing happened last year on mother's day. oh, and also, by the way, on father's day. >> happy mother's day to those corrections officers. >>> now, we know babies usually arrive on their own schedule if their mothers -- even if their mothers are experts. >> chil

also targeted a georgetown professor confirming richard spencer at their gym. she posted on line. the personal information was included on the flyer >> i heard about professor fair. i wanted to people to know that i felt that that was the right thing. she did the right thing. i want to do the right thing. >> extraordinary times. this is not normal. where i might be lesson cliented to speak up. now i feel like even for them. i have to speak up. we need to tell people that there's no plates for hate and that these personal attacks and attacks on just large groups of peanut butter people. >>> people should recognize that white supremacy is a part of our society. . >> jonathan helped form a community activist group. he hopes what happened will continue to inspire people. >> you talk to people, church groups, political groups, people can get involved in. and they can work reverse this problem. >> reporter: alexandria's mayor called the whites supremist flyers a new low. police are investigating to find the people responsible. also emphasizing that alexandria is a city of kindness and c

so you come out, you have the people like the richard spencers that's speaking out for them, some misdirectednd wrong things that he put out there. but that's who they have speaking for them because they never felt that they had that purpose class white person or that republican or that person to say, hey, we have poor white people too. >> gotcha. got to leave it there. i apologize. >> i think she said it very well. poor whites tend to be a democratic constituency. but trump was the first republican in a while who said i'm not going to let you die on the streets. i will take care of you. there may be a lot of problems with that statement but that told people i'm not going to let you go. i'm here for you. >> jordan allott, you get the last word. >> i think i mentioned jared lowry a little earlier, a native american in robinson county and he said something to me that stood out to me. he said, we want our politicians, especially our president to just take an interest in us and think that we're important, to think we're just as important as somebody in new york city, just as important as somebody

autria: richard spencer organized the protest. police broke up the route after a fight broke out.o one was arrested. happy ending to a rescue in anne arundel county. a collie that got stuck six feet down, it took about an hour and a half to get him out of there, fortunately the dog wasn't hurt. autria: kevin durant, giving back to his community today. his charity foundation celebrating the opening of a new outdoor court. of course, a little busy these days with the playoffs, but his mother will be saying a few words later today at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. the netssterday dropped their first game with max schirmer, a line drive to the knee, several minutes in pain, but he stayed in. he got eight strikeouts in the game and they rally late to get the win. splitting that double-header. autria: it was a beautiful day for baseball. that it was. gorgeous evenings coming our way. we have not had back-to-back 90 degree days yet. ago atone about two days the bottom of april, but here we go with back to back 80's this week. and thursday, 91 and 93. even friday when we cool things down with

obviously richard spencer. meeting with mothers whose kids had been killed by the police.ed immigrants. they were very difficult corporati conversations, but they needed to be had. >> i saw this in baltimore, you don't understand why people riot and tear up their own stuff. race is so tricky and difficult to talk about because nobody wants to talk about race. i'm so glad you're doing it. >> well, that's the biggest problem. we never talk about race until something bad happens. then everybody is mad. >> right. >> so what i want to do is i want people to watch and sit around and say, does he have a point, does she have a point, do they have a point? but nobody -- everybody is so afraid. you shouldn't be afraid to talk about it. >> they got mad at you in baltimore when it seemed like you were defending the police. >> well -- >> took a lot of heat there. >> i had no problem with that. first of all, i always defended the police, but i don't think they're always right. we need the police, especially in the black community. that doesn't mean they don't make mistakes or they did t

it was led by white nationalist richard spencer.tors raled against plans to remove the statue of confederate general robert e. lee. >>> we need to get to melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. >> breaking news right now. outer loop at branch avenue. right now right side of the roadway is blocked because of this truck fire. take a look at that. looks like the cab is disconnected here by the truck, but lots of debris. outer loop at branch has about a 1 1/2 mile backup. also, the ramp to southbound branch avenue is also blocked right now. rest of the beltway looks okay. avenue. >>> safetrack surge 15 kicking off today. on the orange line as far as your travel times go, 270 looks okay. top of the beltway no worries inner loop or outer loop. 66 in bound is fine and you're very normal, 95 northbound quantico. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. let's listen to mr. bell. >> melissa, good morning to you. and good morning, everybody. sun is starting to get close to the horizon. sun is up officially in two minutes now at 5:55 in the morning. got to love th

. >>> a professor says she confronted ri richard spencer d a woult beyorkout and called hi owe nazi.alled the termination of his membership unfair and he t that he wasn't there to do politics. alt-right is described as racist and anti-immigration views. >>> we're fee cussocused on >>> we're in the midst of what some are calling a gang crisis. and people involved in law enforcement are trying to stop the increase in violence. >> many of you are asking how can you do that? we take a look at possible solutions. david culver takes us to a place the kids in manassas simply call the center. his story is all new at 6:00. >> reporter: would you believe soccer could play a part in combatting gangs? at 24, daniel is part of the center staff. for three hours after school each day, it's here daniel and others help neighborhood kids, elementary through high school, tutoring and monitoring after school hangout. a refugee of sorts from the lure of gangs. he remembers the dangerous lifestyle was tough to avoid growing up. >> it was always very in your face kind of thing. there would always be like l

publicity and another flier posted here target georgetown professor that confronted white supremists richard spencer at their alexandria gym. he ended up with his membership revoked. i spoke to a community activist about what people should take away from this. >> white supremacy is a part it's baked in in many ways to the hist rep and for aa long time baked into the laws and these effects are very real and unless we actually try to reverse white supremacy we won't succeed at getting rid this. >> how do you think you act to reverse it you. >> talk with your neighbors and get organized and make friends with minority communities that have organized their church groups and political groups and people with get involved in. and they can work together to reverse this problem. >> alexandria mayor allison silverberg issued a statement that reads in part the flyers found in del ray are horrible and reflect a new low in ignore nans alexandria police department reresponsibilityed quickly and is investigating. at this point we don't know who positioned flyers. she goes on to say i would like to say, in the stron

these and target aid georgetown professor that lives in the area and confronted white supremists richard spencer at their gym. family and neighbors are fighting back with messages ever inclusion and she made post erin talked about it with themselves and say they hope people who feel the same as they do will do even more. >> we need to tell people that hate there's no place for hate. i feel like we're living in extraordinary times and this is not normal. >> there are church groups and political groups people can get involved in and you can work together to reverse this problem. >> and now the city of drooev degree's mayor posted comment saying these flyers and racist and ze nophobic flyers are new flow ignorance and that alexandria is city of kindness and compassion and the police are investigating this incident. live in del ray i'm melanie alnwick "fox5 local news". >> five past the hour now. what a weekend to be a terp. maryland women win lacrosse and then the men over ohio state. this is back in college park after monday aeps came ho hoyinging that trophy. this is maryland first lacrosse champ