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Police lost control the governor declared a state of emergency. >> its 2017. how can you hate somebody that you dont even know? >> a lot of people got hit, a lot of people got hit. >> at 1:40 p.m., a nazi sympathizer rammed into a crowd of counter-protesters. >> this is why when it was all over 19 people were injured and a 32-year-old woman named heather heyer was dead. what were you thinking?

A suit, viersus what i used to e 30 years ago. even though they may have lost because they had less numbers, its still a win for him because there were thousands of counterprotesters and hundreds of police officers who had to come out and still showed that they had a platform right on the front lawn of the white house. >> you have talked to, debated with jason kessler. lets take a listen, if we could, to the conversation, if you can call it that, that the two of you had. >> do you hold yourself ...

Speaking through loud speakers. so a day that is perhaps anti-climactic in its ending. david? >> my colleague, mike viqueira on lafayette plaza. were seeing pictures from pennsylvania avenue. a bunch of protesters getting into what looks like a small conflict with some of the law enforcement who gathered in washington, d.c. i should say this was an effort not unlike what you see in washington when there are events like these. local law enforcement joining forces with federal law enforcement as w...

More live pictures here, 12:30 local time theyre in schill, virginia, today marking the one year anniversary of the violent charlottesville march. this year a white nationalist rally is being held in d.c., not in charlottesville, but protests are ongoing at this hour in charlottesville as well, heres a live look. downtown where counterprotesters are gathered there. now, against this backdrop, republicans in virginia selected corey stewart as a republican nominee for senate. stewart is considered...

Producer, katie ingle hart went back to charlottesville to find out what happened to those survivors and for some, the future still looks a bit uncertain. >> so i broke a right rib. i broke two parts of my spine, and i broke both legs. a right . i broke two parts of my spine and i broke both legs. >> squeeze down here. >> right there. not horrible, but yet that hurts. >> on august 12th, a man drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters. killing one woman. starr was one of the people he hit. ...

Of this stays with words here as those maybe two dozen protesters will be escorted by a much larger group of police. like we saw when they arrived here earlier today. so, again, in summation of what we saw today, an overwhelming messaging victory by the counterprotesters so who said we dont stand for hate, dont want you on the streets of walk, d.c. concluding earlier than many people expected and in the daylight hours, still, it will conclude without violence, without confrontation, without anyt...

At the north side of lafayette park. they were shouting consistently protesting the presence of these people. meanwhile, on the other side of the park, jason kessler and some of his colleagues in adherence held before the cameras. there were many press here than there were those followers of jason kessler. we talked to a couple of the individuals who came here with kessler. part of the so-called white nationalist group. i asked why, in fact, the group was so small. because theyre afraid, they sa...

. freedom frplaza in washingt, d.c. the unite the right rally is being held in d.c. instead of civil. a live look where counterprotesters are gathering but theres still plenty of action in charlottesville and thats where we go to nbcs cal perry who has been following the leadup as well as whats been happening. whats the scene like? >> so right now were seeing what weve seep the last 24 hours. off small group of protesters, about 100 people, some of them are antifa protesters. thats the anti-fa...

But that wasnt the worst wed see. the next morning, violence in this intersection as police looked on just outside the park where general robert e. lees statue stands. so-called alt right activists chanting racist slogans, carrying guns and confederate flags, clashed with anti-racist and anti-fascist protesters. then the day turned deadly. this street where he allegedly barreled his car into a group of counterprotesters, it remains a memorial to heather heyer. highier was killed in the attack. 3...

Attack, that a driver issued when he drove his vehicle into a group of counterprotesters, killing heather heyer. this security perimeter, pedestrian only. the only vehicles are that of law enforcement. a lot of members of this community, ryan, theyre saying they dont mind the inconvenience. they want that feeling of protection from their law enforcement who, many say, failed to do do their job a year ago, and yet many say they feel this incredible presence of law enforcement. 1,200 personnel on ...