it was for them. that is the fabric of america. this underbelly, this dark side of america is always been there. probably always will be there. but what this president has done is give these people voice and credibility to come out and act out on their violence. which is just horrific. peter emerson, thank you very much. and kirsten hagland, thank you for joining me and we look forward to having you back under better circumstances. we re going to continue our breaking news coverage about what happened in charlottesville, virginia, today, that state under a state of emergency because of the violence surrounding this alt right rally where now one person has died after a car plowed into a group that was there counter-protesting what they considered this message of hate and extremism from white nationalists. coming up, i m going to speak with the former mayor of charlottesville next. what s with him?
charlottesville that i know and love. it doesn t represent the virginia that i know and love. and that kind of hate and bigotry brought to our town really has to be condemned in a strongest possible way by leaders at all levels, including the president of the united states. a friend of mine, lisa jacob, who lives in charlottesville, she said she was there today and wrote to me to tell me about what she saw, saying she was a part of counter-protest group. she walked by some alt right guys in camo that were carrying automatic weapons and they smelled like liquor. they then went to a rally where they were walking arm and arm with people past massive guns and the whole place was simmering and she said that charlottesville voted 80% for hillary and a liberal college town and this makes a targ for a town that feel fearful of acceptance and quality and she is fearful that her town will be
supremacist in this country and not enough of the leaders, including people at the top, at the very top, have spoken out loudly and clearly to say, we re not going to tolerate this. and sir, as we boil it down, there was a person murdered today. just a few hours ago in this town because of what they say is the root of what they wanted to be there for, is their the white nationalist, the alt right group, the disdain for the council vote to remove the robert e. lee statue. what is the significance of the statue in emancipation park that this group felt they could target that as a birthing ground for their platform? well, i think it has some significance to them, but we have our issues in charlottesville. we can resolve our issues in charlottesville ourselves and we don t need white supremacists coming to our town to tell us how to deal with our problems. but how controversial was
foot that were there to raise voice against a white nationalist unite the right group that wanted to protest the removal of the robert e. lee statue from emancipation park turned deadly and tragic and graphic, after this car plowed into a group of people we do see bodies flying through the air and one person was killed and 19 others taken to the hospital. we are waiting on updates about their conditions and police saying that they have a driver, a person of interest in custody right now. joining me is david tesk an yo, the former mayor of charlottesville, virginia. sir, your reaction to what has happened in your idealic town today. well, it was a real tragedy, this act of apparent terrorism on the part of the white supremacist in killing and injuring all of these people. but beyond that, today really was an assault on american values. what happened in charlottesville today doesn t represent the
these police officers faced. world cen orlando sentinel received 34 videos to show what officers were up against. 49 people were killed as well as the shooter. a rally organized by an alt-right group will go on as planned in portland this weekend. the federal government ruling it won t revoke the permit for the event. the mayor there called for the demonstration to be cancelled following last week s double murder. two men you ll remember were stabbed to death on a train after coming to the defense of two teenagers who were allegedly attacked with racial slurs. a second rally is slated for june 10th. a sickening discovery at the national museum of african-american history and culture in washington. a noose found inside an exhibit about segregation. museum director calls the incident a painful reminder of the challenges facing african-americans every day.