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Are hurt but there are people on the ground being treated by medics. there is many people on the side injured, too. its a really horrific sound. >> it was too unreal to even -- i couldnt believe what i saw. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry on many sides. >> i dont think its ever been about a statute. i think its been about right is right and wrong is wrong. >> james fields junior will likely spend the rest of his

Possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry on many sides. >> i dont think its ever been about a statute. i think its been about right is right and wrong is wrong. >> james fields junior will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced tuesday in the char charlottesville car attack. he rammed his vehicle into a crowd of counter protesters at a white supremacist rally killing heather heyer. the jury returned a verdict of life and 419 years after four hours of de...

Today a jury recommended a life sentence for the white house nationalist convicted of killing 32-year-old heather heyer. nearly 30 others were seriously injured after james fields junior plowed his car into a crowd of people. fields actions and the images of white nationalists marching shocked and stunned the nation. now racial rhetoric and hate crimes are becoming all too common. sara sidner has the update on the state of hate in this country. >> reporter: it is as if pandoras pox has been open...

Virginia. that many rally turned violent. ending in murder and mayhem after james alex fields rammed his car into a group of people protesting hate. a jury convicted fields just last week and today, decided his sentence. on ten criminal charges against him including the murder of 32-year-old paralegal heather heyer. her mother sat through the entire trial. >> justice has him where he needs to be and my daughter is still not here and the other survivors still have their twounds deal with. >> repo...

Of counter protesters saturday, her friend say she wasnt part of any particular official group, she was just a concerned citizen who wanted to make her voice heard. she was allegedly run over by james fields junior, a white supremacist after police say he ran his car into higher and dozens of other protesters. >> she spoke with conviction, stood up for what she believed in. she liked to make you laugh, a warm soul who believed any quality. she didnt want hate. reaches 19 others were injured in t...

In and didnt like seeing other people being treated unfairly or inequal or hating each other. it is interesting james fields junior is charged with the crime. here thats not a name anyone is saying. the focus is on heather heyer and her life and how she lived up until that day and that day. >> shannon: as it should be as we hear the strains of "amazing grace" behind you there. >> bill: well watch that in charlottesville as they pay their respects to heather heyer. the push to remove confederate ...

>> charlie: thank you for having me. i >> harris: a lot of news to get to, shall we get to it? >> charlie: yes, indeed. >> harris: james fields made his appearance in court today. charges including second-degree murder after ramming his car into a group of counter protesters. heather heyer was killed, 19 others hurt. to go troopers were killed in a helicopter crash as they were assisting the response to the protest. meanwhile, the assistant justice department has -- matt finn live at the distric...

Good morning, allison. >> good morning. a significant amount of criticism in charlottesville for the city officials and police, the violence this weekend began long before james fields junior drove a car down this road intentionally hitting two other cars in a group of people who witnesses described as antiwhite nationalists, counter protesters. many are asking why police didnt step in at the first sign of violence. that charlottesville police chief is denying that the officers receive any order...