civil rights investigation has been launched by the justice department into the incident here behind me, and one man faces a second degree murder charge. brian todd, cnn, charlottesville, virginia u.s. attorney general jeff sessions released a statement about the investigation into the violence there in virginia. he said, the violence and deaths in charlottesville strike at the heart of american law and justice. when such actions arise from racial bigotry and hatred, they betray our core values and cannot be tolerated. i have talked about fbi director chris rey, fbi agents on the scene and law enforcement officials for the state of virginia. the fbi has been supporting state and local authorities throughout the day. u.s. attorney rick mountcastle has commenced a federal investigation and will have the full support of the department of justice. justice will prevail. that's from jeff sessions. former president barack obama has responded to the clashes