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Killed on saturday in the charlottesville area. to be buried, heather heyer having her memorial earlier. trooper bates, things are expected to get under way, not too different from now, we're seeing some of the honor guard come in at this point right now. underneath that flag. that they have here, to honor lieutenant cullen. we're expecting this to last at least a couple of hours today before the burial at this point. to sort of avoid and let virginia and especially charlottesville heal and get to a point where they don't have so much strife right now. at least while they're dealing with it go...

President trump today defended those who gather in the charlottesville to quote, innocently protest, closed quote, the removal of a statue of robert e. lee. >> this week it's robert e. lee. i noticed that stonewall jackson is coming down. i wonder, is it george washington next week and thomas jefferson the week after? george washington was a slave owner. was george washington a slave owner? so will george washington now lose his status? are we going to take down -- excuse me. are we going to take down statues to george washington? how about thomas jefferson? what do you think of thomas jeffers...

A long-time charlottesville attorney by the name of charles weber. bond not set, a second hearing is set for him august 25. in a sign, harris, of how small this town is and typical of the legal system in small towns across america, turns out his new attorney, charles weber, is a plaintiff in the removal of the lee statue that was the subject of the rallies. mr. fields is a deeply troubled man, he's been accused of beating his money and described as a loner and booted out of the army and had a fascination with adolph hitler and national socialism. >> it was clear he loved hitler and he loved th...

African-american church, there's been a movement across the country to remove confederate monuments and the debate over the lee statue flows out of that. >> nikki haley was successful in doing that, having the confederate flag removed. the mood on the streets, is it quiet there and mainly police presence or something else? >> i would say the mood is quiet but tense. nobody really knows what is going to happen. i think there's a small vigil going on at the university of virginia campus. and there are concerns that white nationalists could come out again like they did last night carrying torches...

To everything that the so-called anti- unity group in confederate group is for. i know what suffering, endured and the lee statue represented that. so emancipation park is a place for all the people, i agree with this gentleman who just spoke. there's no need not to let these people speak at the park. we have policeman they could pull the line on one side and let this group much right through a protected their rights. they tried to stop us from having a right to gather in montgomery, alabama. >> and what kind of reception have you gotten being amongst the white nationalist? >> i've been carefu...