White nationalist rally brings clashes in Charlottesville

Name: White nationalist rally brings clashes in Charlottesville
Uploaded: 2017-08-12T20:14:00Z
Duration: P294S
Description: Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville on Saturday as hundreds of white nationalists and alt-right activists clashed with police and counter-protesters. It was the second rally to protest the city’s plan to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park. The NewsHour’s P.J. Tobia joins Hari Sreenivasan from Charlottesville.

Clip: 08/12/2017 | 4m 54s | Video has closed captioning.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville on Saturday as hundreds of white nationalists and alt-right activists clashed with police and counter-protesters. It was the second rally to protest the city’s plan to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park. The NewsHour’s P.J. Tobia joins Hari Sreenivasan from Charlottesville.

Aired: 08/12/17

Rating: NR

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White nationalist rally brings clashes in Charlottesville

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