. >>> tonight fired up in phoenix. after calling for unity last night -- >> we cannot remain a force for peace in the world if we are not at peace with each other. >> president trump is hinding into a tinderbox at tonight's rally. will he light a match? >>> plus all about that base. why all that talk about calamity and could may be just that the. >>> and political fallout from the about-face on afghanistan. >> my original instinct was to pull out, but all my life i have heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. >>> this is "mtp daily" and it starts right now. >>> good evening, i'm katy tirr in new york in for chuck todd. prepare for the worst, hope for the best. you're looking live at the scene outside of the phoenix convention center, where president trump is holding a campaign-style rally in just a few hours. officials there are bracing for some potential large protests tonight. organizer are hoping for a show the force against the president, especially wake of his charl

the mayor of phoenix asked president trump not to hold

and there is phoenix, itself. arizona is a red state but phoenix is not necessarily solid red. the democratic mayor of phoenix has been saying for days now, that the president shouldn't come to his city, shouldn't do this trip. the phoenix mayor said today that the president has, quote, doused racial tensions with gasoline with his planned visit to phoenix i fear the president may be looking to light a match. democratic leaders in arizona are expressing concern that the president might use the phoenix rally tomorrow to announce a presidential pardon for joe arpaio. the sheriff was convicted of criminal contempt for carrying out police raids targeting immigrants even after a judge ordered him not to. sheriff arpaio could get up to six months in prison for that conviction. the president has been saying that he is seriously considering a presidential pardon for sheriff arpaio for that contempt conviction. the sheriff says he is not planning on attending the rally tomorrow but he has cleared his schedule. >>> ahead of the trip the president has spent a week accepting resignation le

the phoenix convention center. waiting to hear the president of the united states speak. concern is what is going to happen between these two groups, hopefully we'll see nothing like in charlotte, can president unite people, unite the city of phoenix and the nation. we'll talk about, that but first. let's get to protesters, they are out in force, jeff flock is in the thick of it. he filling us in. reporter: fingers crossed, we have seen nonviolent protests, this is a huge crowd, thousands of people, they are right outside, this is the convention center. able to get up high across street, this is gon gondola that trump supporters have to walk to get into the convention center. it has been nonviolent. that is the headline with the thousands here. having seen people here talk to people here, even some someone tried to start something, i think most of the people here would be opposed to it, and try to stop it. the people are here this is a divided state. arizona you know, thought to be a red stated. but president won b

we should point out that the president is spending the night in phoenix. only the first time since taking office that's not at a trump property or at the white house overnight. >>> and the president is also out with a new strategy in afghanistan. we're learning a little bit more about that. >> the secretary of state, rex tillerson, told reporters that strategy is intended to pressure the taliban into negotiating an end to the war. >> tillerson said the u.s. could consider sanctions or other steps against pakistan if it doesn't crackdown on the taliban, and he refused to say how many more american troops would soon be heading into that fight. >>> and the navy's relieving vice admiral joseph aucoin, the leader of the pacific fleet. he's being replaced because of four accidents this year alone involving ships under his command, the most recent involving the "uss john s. mccain," which collided with a tanker. divers have found remains. as bob woodruff reports. >> reporter: search and rescue teams locating the first remains of those ten missing from the flooded

i was proud of the phoenix police department. they were prepared they had a plan, they were properly equipped. their force was reasonable. it was measured. they kept the peace, very few injuries i'll tell you what when i hear who showed up they showed up to do one thing. it wasn't protest which is why i call them agitate ors. they show up to harass and intimidate the trump supporters who wanted to attend the rally but at the end of the day when i hear it's the agitateors who are complaining about the tear gas and rubber bullets, i say job well done. >> liz: sheriff you've been staying on this and you've been watching these protests and these violent riots taking place across the country. can you talk more about how police themselves are being attacked? we're hearing about rocks and bottles and bags of urine and feces being thrown at police officers. what more do you know about that >> totally inappropriate. that's why i say these aren't peaceful protests. they come down to harass and intimidate but when you attack you assault the

bringing up the filibuster in his rally last night in phoenix, arizona. if you missed that rally, watch it in entirety, of course at c-span.org. darrell, preston, missouri, what do you think president trump's comes to d be when it republican primaries? caller: good morning, john. wish he could put in an executive order and get term through for the 2018 election. to go.cain needs not be back will to the senate. replaced.o be the people of arizona deserve to a senator. jeff flake needs to go and in we need to get rid of mccaskill, big time. host: what do you think of blunt missouri? caller: oh, he's okay. he's been there too long, also, need term limits big time. drain the swamp. term limits rt of would you put in place, how long is too long? think senators could have maybe two terms and four plenty for be representatives. darrell, in preston, missouri. thanks for the call. calls, a couple more also want to show you the from page headlines arizona newspapers this morning after the president's rally last night. the daily courier from out in arizona. boasting

at a tuesday night rally in phoenix, the president also defended his charlottesville comments. he did some careful editing. here is chip reid. >> it's time to expose the crooked media deceptions. >> president trump returned to his fiery campaign trail rhetoric last night in phoenix. a sharp contrast to today in reno where he read from a teleprompter and struck a measured tone before veterans at the american legion convention. >> it is time to heal the wounds of that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> but in phoenix he once again defended remark he's made after a violent white supremacist rally earlier this month. drove his car into counterprotesters. >> here's what i said on saturday. we condemn in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence. what he actually said was this. we condemn in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence, on many sides. on many sides. >> it was the words on many sides and his apparent defense of white supremacists three days l

while in phoenix, thousands lining up all day long. arizona's republican governor will skip the event. abc's chief national correspondent, tom llamas, leading us off. >> reporter: in phoenix the red hat wearing faithful are lining up here to see president trump. who ignored a plea from the city's mayor to postpone tonight's rally because emotions were still too raw after charlottesville. >> jews will not replace us. >> reporter: the president blamed the violence in charlottesville on both sides, even praising some of those who marched with torches. >> you had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. >> reporter: just moments ago, the president touching down in arizona visiting a border patrol station, meeting with marines. and checking out a predator drone. in his prime time speech, the president tried to strike a chord of unity. >> when we open our hearts to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice, no place for bigotry and no tolerance for hate. >> reporter: but will he s

we start with breaking news from phoenix. police using pepper spray overnight on protesters after a largely peaceful demonstration. >> police say some anti-trump protesters threw rocks and bottles at them. the cops then responded with stun grenades and pepper spray forcing some of those protesters to douse their faces with water. >> now, inside the convention center the president started by talking about unity and love. but then quickly turned combative and at times angry blasting the media and his critics in congress. we get started with abc's janai norman. >> reporter: a heavy police presence, pepper spray and protesters. [ chanting ] >> reporter: tensions were high in phoenix as supporters and protesters squared off outside. abc's tom llamas is there. >> the phoenix police department had a very good plan in place. they were able to separate the demonstrators from the trump supporters but right at the end the trump supporters were coming out and demonstrators were able to get right up in their face and screaming matches but

at a tuesday night rally in phoenix, the president also defended his charlottesville comments, though he did some careful editing. here's chip reid. >> it's time to expose the crooked media deception. >> reporter: president trump rushed to his fiery campaign trail rhetoric last night in phoenix, a sharp contrast to today in reno, where he read from a teleprompter and struck a measured tone before veterans at the american legion convention. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: but in phoenix he once again defended remarks he made after a violent white supremacist rally earlier this month. one woman was killed when man drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters. >> here's what i said on saturday: we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and silence. >> reporter: what he actually said is this: >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides -- on many sides. >> reporter: it was the

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nos vamos a ir directamente con estas imÁgenes de los disturbios que se desataron en phoenix, arizona, cuando miles de personas protestaron por el acÁ de campaÑa del presidente trump en esta ciudad. carolina: como respuesta, la policÍa utilizÓ gases lacrimÓgenos para dispersar a la multitud al desatarse algunas peleas. un helicÓptero sobrevoló el Área pidiÉndole a la gente que se calmara. el dÍa culminÓ con el arresto de por lo -2 personas. --menos 2 personas. y en el interior del centro de convenciones de phoenix, el presidente pronunciaba uno de los discursos mÁs fuertes desde que asumiÓ la presidencia del paÍs. carolina: amenazÓ con cerrar el gobierno federal, si el congreso no le aprueba los fondos para extender el muro con mÉxico. criticÓ a dos senadores estatales de arizona, aunque sin mencionarlos por sus nombres. javier: pero no sÓlo eso. tambiÉn acusÓ a la prensa, a todos nosotros, de que somos deshonestos ppor haber denunciado la equiparaciÓn que hizo entre los nazis y racistas por un lado, yy tambiÉn decir que las personas que protestaban contra estos

donald trump on his weight to a rally in phoenix, arizona, with a tricky sales job rally in phoenix, arizona, with a tricky salesjob on rally in phoenix, arizona, with a tricky sales job on his rally in phoenix, arizona, with a tricky salesjob on his hands. the man who liked to be a crowd—pleaser and throughout campaign delighted audiences with his plans to withdraw us forces from afghanistan. a waste of money and american blood, he said. but last night, as they played hell to the chief, he was prepared to hit the reverse thrust button on that policy. my original instinct was to pull out. historically, i like following my instincts. —— hail to the chief. but all my life, i have heard decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. but what this flip—flop means in practical terms is hard to assess. the president has not said how many additional troops he will send or how long they will be there. he said is about results, not timelines. and even though kabul might be a long way from charlottesville, recent from virginia were clearly on his mum when

tensions heat up ahead of the president's public rally in phoenix. why students are promising to pay back part of their future salaries. and, much more. >> woodruff: as we've reported, president trump last night laid out several new approaches to the conflict in afghanistan, including proposals for how to involve neighboring countries. he offered few details, but he singled out pakistan's support for the taliban as being particularly problematic. we get two views about what was new in the address and what this all means. husain haqqani was pakistan's ambassador to the united states from 2008 to 2001. he's the author of several books about the history of pakistan. he is currently the director for south and central asia at the hudson institute. and, laurel miller was the deputy and then acting special representative for afghanistan and pakistan from 2013 until june 2017. she served on the national security council staff and at the state department during the clinton administration. she is now a senior political scientist are the rand corporation. we we

on both sides. >> tonight the president set to speak at a rally in phoenix. the site of some of his most raucous speeches. the atlantic white house correspondent, rosie gray, and for the "boston globe," i want to start with you. you've been on the show many times and i think you and i look at this. is this dr. jekyll and mr. hyde? i would bet on mr. hyde. >> i would as well. we've seen two different types of mr. trumps. we've seen on teleprompter and off. we've sustain person he's talking about in many sides is saying things that he seems to believe. when we see him in that element where he can feel the interwax the crowd. that's when we've seen his most baseless statements. that's who i would expect. >> his bread and butter has been division. he's been at the edge of the wedge. right throughout on issues of race and immigration. every issue he's played brilliantly for his 40% of the population. when will he become mother teresa and st. francis? >> i don't think he's going to. the thing makes him different pr other presidents is he hasn't shown a lot of willi

while in phoenix, thousands lining up all day long. arizona's republican governor will skip the event. abc's chief national correspondent, tom llamas, leading us off. >> reporter: in phoenix the red hat wearing faithful are lining up here to see president trump. who ignored a plea from the city's mayor to postpone tonight's rally because emotions were still too raw after charlottesville. >> jews >> reporter: the president blamed the violence in charlottesville on both sides, even praising some of those who marched with torches. >> you had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. >> reporter: just moments ago, the president touching down in arizona visiting a border patrol station, meeting with marines. and checking out a predator drone. in his prime time speech, the president tried to strike a chord of unity. >> when we open our hearts to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice, no place for bigotry and no tolerance for hate. >> reporter: but will he stick to that tone ton

protests planned in phoenix. will he come out swinging after a widely condemned response to charlottesville. >>> grim discovery found in the wreckage of a navy destroyer. a growing investigation in the pacific. >>> chicken health warning. a spike in people getting sick as more and more families invest in a backyard trend. >>> preventing a sudden killer, the leading cause of death for people over age 40. for the first time doctors say they may be able to predict who's at risk and stop it before it strikes. >>> and to serve and protect, how a policeman doing double duty as the ice cream man is inspiring america. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers until the west. and thank you for joining us tonight. after enduring one of the roughest patches of his presidency last week over the violence in charlottesville, president trump is off to a busy start this week rallying supporters at a

all right, our donya baucus in phoenix. >>> also breaking overnight, the navy announcing a move. the commander of the seventh fleet is being relieved of duty. >> vice admiral joseph aucoin is out because of a loss of confidence involving four crashes this year. he was set to retire next month. the most recent involved the "uss john mccain." divers searching its flooded compartments have found remains of some of the ten sailors who are missing. >>> and secretary of state rex tillerson says the u.s. needs to be as cagey and tactical as the taliban when it comes to strategy in afghanistan. speaking at the state department he followed the president's lead and didn't say how many more troops would be heading into the fight. tillerson did say the new afghanistan policy is intended to put pressure on the taliban and find a way to end the war with a negotiated settlement. >>> and we're learning new details about the barcelona terror plot. the four surviving members of that allege the terror sell appeared in court for the first time on tuesday. they were going to detonate bombs, including

he will hold a reelection rally in phoenix, it's likely to attract protests. he's enjoying some coverage today for his primetime address on the future for his policy in afghanistan. more on that. plus what scientists are learning about our son courtesy of yesterday's eclipse. and a possible murder mystery involving a dead reporter and a submarine. that's all ahead, "happening now." >> harris: we'll see you then, thank you. >> i'm canceling this meeting. [boos] thursday night. >> trish: chaos erupting at a city council meeting and charlottesville just yesterday. it was the first one since deadly violence broke out in the city ten days ago. angry residents and protesters shouted down the mayor and council members and criticize how authorities handle the incident. the council also voted unanimously to take the first step to remove the city's statue of the confederate general stonewall jackson. meanwhile the "washington examiner" reported the memorial exhibit will get an update. what i question and all of this, and i'm no fan of some of the confederate statues, fu

is saying it's too soon after the charlottesville incident to hold a rally in phoenix. also complaining about his possible pardon of arpaio. listen here. >> that was such a difficult situation, not only for the people in charlottesville, but for all americans, so i campaign style rally so shortly after, i do not think was appropriate. there was also talk about presidential pardon that i thought was particularly inappropriate to do so in an environment like a political rally. >> stanton is urging protest groups to keep it peaceful. listen here. >> we want to give you every opportunity to express your first amendment rights by what your opinion it happens to be. however, as mayor is the city of phoenix, i excite you to be civil, respectful, and peaceful. >> in addition to the rally in phoenix, the president will go to the border patrol statesman and review some new equipment. at some point today, he will renew his push for construction of the border wall, some 63 miles of it and yuma. apprehensions are down some 82%. he will also visit marines at the marine base and yuma.

but there is even more serious fallout from the off the rails phoenix speech. more critics are now suggesting the president is unfit for office, including the former director of national intelligence, james clapper, who served under 10 presidents and worries openly now about president trump's access to the nuclear launch codes. >>> and while president trump says north korea's kim jong-un says, quote, he is starting to respect us, the pyongyang regime accuses trump of off-color twitter posts. we're standing by to talk to former defense secretary and cia director leon panetta. our correspondent, specialist and guests, they are standing by with special coverage of today's top stories. president trump seems to have calmed down after last night's very angry diatribe. today he stayed on script in an address to veterans. let's begin our coverage this hour with our senior correspondent jim acosta. jim, we saw a different trump today. >> reporter: wolf, it could be the calm before the next storm. trump continued his rendition of dr. jekyl and mr. trump today compared to

back to you. >> kristin welker in phoenix for us. coming up, the "today" show will breakdown what this rally means going forward and what's next for the president. >>> today we'll hear from the family terrorized 40 years ago by a member of the klu klux klan. the story still getting a lot of attention on the nbc washington app this morning. during the 1970s, a member of the kkk placed a burning cross on a lawn of a college park couple. that man is now a priest in arlington. he took a leave of absence from his parish yesterday after writing and apologizing for his past. today, the couple's attorney will address the fact that the couple never received the restitution he was ordered to pay them. >>> working to learn how a man is doing after driving himself to bladensburg police station after being shot. it turned the police station into a crime scene. police believe the man was shot somewhere else. they haven't said where though. the man was rushed to the hospital. >>> neighbors at the lynnhill condos in temple hills are scrambling, bein

with the president seemingly doubling down in phoenix that he should have used harsher words for kim jong un. >>> and major downpours triggered deadly floods in the center of the country. a family taking to the a neighbor rolls up to bring them to safety when the police could not. >>> and rock on, brother. it's time to honor all your dexterity-challenged disciples of rock. you've got the feeling, but you can't play a lick. it's okay, you can still tread with the best of them at the world air guitar championship. it's what we love on this wednesday, august3rd. ♪ up, down, turn around >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> you know, the funny thing is, it kind of sounds like we're rocking out to this jazz tune when the beat changes. >> no air guitar to the intro. >> no air guitar, but we can swim with the best of them. >>> we are going to the breaking news in phoenix. tear gas deployed on demonstrators to president trump's speech. >> the cops responded with gas to clear the area. and you can see some people were also dowsing their faces with water to get some of that tear ga

tonight in phoenix you have a revealing speech. the speech was so telling for awful us reporters who have been chronicling the president and candidate trump for a long time. this is who he is. there was this exchange the riff he had talked about the elites. he kept saying the elites don't give him the approval he believes he deserved. he said he went to better schools than the elites in the media and corporate community. he said he smarter than that he lives in a better apartment he grou growls to crowd the we are the elitesless it's a trumpian moment str it told us how he feels even as president. >> jeremy, here is a question that may be unanswerable. what's going on here? and also what's going on in the breitbart newsroom under new management? >> high fiving. this is trump exactly as they like to see him. this is steve bannon bob and i were talking about this before the show. steve bannon was never so much the whisperer in trump's ear feeding him lines as he was an echo of what was going ob inside donald trump's head. while trump

la de phoenix, arizona, univisiÓn. jorge: no parece tener una relaciÓn especial con un afroamericano al que conociÓ en la campaÑa presidencial . menos de dos horas despuÉs apareciÓ en un evento del vicepresidente miami. se llama asimismo michael . la apariciÓn de este hombre sosteniendo el cartel que dice "negros por trump" tiene a muchos preguntÁndose quiÉn es ese personaje. fue miembro de una polÉmica secta religiosa en 1999 junto con el lÍder de ese culto fue acusado de conspiraciÓn para cometer dos asesinatos, pero un jurado lo exonerÓ. se convirtió en predicador. en el 97 lo acusaron de robo, de llevar un arma en un aviÓn. lo encontramos en este evento en miami donde esperÁbamos la llegada del vicepresidente. a las ocho ya estaba en fila. habÍa gente esperando desde el dÍa anterior. cuando llegamos, no habÍa nadie en el lugar. dije: me voy a sentar aquÍ porque sabÍa que era un buen puesto. dice que nadie lo cuestionan. ellos no dicen nada. que tampoco le pagaron ni le reclutaron para asistir al

we start with breaking news from phoenix. police using pepper spray overnight on protesters after a largely peaceful demonstration against the president's visit. >> police say some anti-trump protesters threw rocks and bottles at them. the cops then responded with stun grenades and pepper spray forcing some of those protesters to douse their faces with water. >> now, inside the convention center, the president started by talking about unity and love. but then quickly turned combative and at times angry blasting the media and his critics in congress. we get started with abc's janai norman. >> reporter: a heavy police presence, pepper spray and protesters. [ chanting ] >> reporter: tensions were high in phoenix as supporters and protesters squared off outside. abc's tom llamas is there. >> the phoenix police department had a very good plan in place. they were able to separate the demonstrators from the trump supporters but right at the end the trump supporters were coming out and the demonstrators were able to get right up in t

at a tuesday night rally in phoenix, the president also defended his charlottesville comments, though he did some careful editing. here's chip reid. >> it's time to expose the crooked media deception. >> reporter: president trump returned to his fiery campaign trail rhetoric last night in phoenix, a sharp contrast to today in reno, where he read from a teleprompter and struck a measured tone before veterans at the american legion convention. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: but in phoenix, he once again defended remarks he made after a violent white supremacist rally earlier this month. one woman was killed when a man drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters. >> here's what i said on saturday: we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. >> reporter: but what he actually said is this: >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence, on many sides-- on many sides. >> reporter: i

. >>> tonight, as we come on the air, phoenix prepares for the visit. president trump supporters lining up. thousands gathering at this hour. despite the mayor's request that the president delay his rally, president trump landing in arizona. the republican governor will not attend. we're on the scene. >>> also tonight, the tornado watch right now in the northeast across several states. severe storms moving through. already deadly flash flooding. one driver washed away. an entire family and their dogs stranded on their rooftop. >>> the grim discovery aboard that u.s. navy ship in flooded compartments after that second major collision. bob woodruff is there. >>> the escape and the urgent manhunt at this hour. authorities say they are armed and dangerous. inmates breaking free. >>> and the very close encounter on the east coast. the great white with blood in the water. swimmers running. >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night, and president trump has arrived in arizona. the mayor of phoenix asked him to delay that rally

"early start" continues right now with the latest from the phoenix rally. >>> i hit them with neo nazi. i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacists, the neo nazi, i got them all in there. the kkk, we have kkk. i got them all. >> good-bye tell prompter trump. the president off course playing directly to his base. the president defending his shafr charlottesville response but apparently forgot what angered critics in the first place. it was campaign donald trump. >> welcome to "early start." i'm dave brigs. >> and i'm christine romans. first, a night after preaching to the nation about healing, president trump does a 180 with a campaign style speech at a rally in phoenix. the president again defending his response to the violence in charlottesville. he spent nearly 15 minutes recounting his words, but with an omission. >> mr. trump neglected to mention he initially blamed the clashes on many sides and there was no mention of the very fine people who marched with torches on that friday in charlottesville. here's what the president said last night and what he said ten days ear

highs: 79-82 winds: n 5 mph president trump's rally in phoenix ended with three rally in phoenix ended with three arrests and police pepper spray as supporters and protestors clashed. during his speech, the president again took aim at the media and fellow republicans. abc's janai norman has more from northwest. as president trump turns up the heat on congressional new report alleges that there is a growing divide between the white house and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the new york times claims senator mcconnell has privately said he's unsure that trump can salvage his administration after a series of controversies this summer. about ten days ago... president trump tweeted mcconnell needs to get back to work' on things like health care and tax reform. just one day before that tweet - the times reports president trump berated mcconnell during a phone call about an obamacare repeal bill. the conversation reportedly devolved into a shouting match, and the two haven't spoken since. developing now-- firefighters still on the scene of a huge fire that destroyed an apartment buildi

this is just trump is the person speaking in phoenix. the only person that was speaking in reno is the person who didn't believe in the way she was speaking and had been pushed into that by his advisors. the world looks at this as it has done for the last six months and allies trying to figure out what can they work with america on now or not. and they don't trust what comes out of the president's mouth to reflect what's going to happen in a week's time. just as we don't. what he says on monday to germany or britain or france might not be what he says next wednesday to britain and france. that's the problem allies are dealing with. there no longevity in the message out of the white house. >> the substance monday night was deadly serious. sending more troops to afghanistan. north korea is still in the background. he threw out in phoenix just sort of an off the cuff remark, we'll probably terminate nafta. that sent a lot of people saying wait? whether or not he meant that or that was prepared is unclear. how do you manage if you're looking

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president trump's defensive speech to thousands in phoenix angered protesters. he did slam the media saying several news outlets selectively quote the remarks on the violence in charlottesville and ignored his message of un tichlt. >> police officers in riot gear used tear gas to break up protests outside president trump's rally in phoenix, arizona. inside the city's convention center, the president spent the majority of his time claiming the media is responsible for dividing the nation and at aftermath of violence in charlottesville, virginia, insisting it twisted his words. >> it's time to expose the crooked media deceptions and to challenge the media for their role in formenting divisions. >> reporter: among the several other subjects the president touched upon, the need to reform immigration. he also again insisted a wall on the mexican border will be built. >> believe me, we have to close down our government. we're building that wall. >> reporter: on health care, he said he made a promise not to mention any mamz eluding to john mccain. he was one of three s

we're live in phoenix with the details. the news at ten starts right now he burned crosses even threatened to kill correspond receipt a scott king tonight we've learned even more about the virginia priest who revealed his troubled past as a queue cluks clan leader. i'm shawns and i'm tony perkins. father aitcheson terrorized residents 40 years ago. he stepped down from his post and now his targets are of terror are speaking out. fox5's marina maracco continues our exclusion exclusive story. >>reporter: 40 years passed, this pass published yesterday in the catholic herld we would like to know little to nothing about the hurt this man once the kkk. we've made several attempts to contact father william aitcheson. his silence has made it clear he doesn't want to be found. one of the african-american families target ed by aitcheson suffered his hatred acts including a cross burning on their front lawn. tonight they asked not to appear on camera until they sought legal counsel and he when askedded 40 years later they had for give

. >> president trump rallied a crowd in phoenix today, promising that if necessary he'll shut down the government to get that wall built. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. >>> before we get to the president's speech, have breaking news from outside the event. >> a large group of protesters clashed with police in downtown phoenix. >> at least one person was arrested. as you can see police were out in force, many wearing gas masks with more on the speech, here's abc news reporter. >> reporter: while president trump spoke during a rally inside -- >> your tax paying americans who love our nation, obey our laws and care for our people, it's time to expose the crooked media deceptions and to challenge the media for their role in formnting divisions. >> reporter: in phoenix, outside the convention center trump supporters and protesters came face to face. >> i think he's doing the right thing for america. he's got all of our best interests at heart, everyone. >> we can come and demonstrate that we in phoenix have a voice and it does need be violence. >> reporter: they were bracing for

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president trump's defensive speech to thousands in phoenix angered protesters. he did slam the media saying several news outlets selectively quote the remarks on the violence in charlottesville and ignored his message of unity. >> police officers in riot gear used tear gas to break up protests outside president trump's rally in phoenix, arizona. inside the city's convention center, the president spent the majority of his time claiming the media is responsible for dividing the nation and at aftermath of violence in charlottesville, virginia, insisting it twisted his words. >> it's time to expose the crooked media deceptions and to challenge the media for their role in formenting divisions. >> reporter: among the several other subjects the president touched upon, the need to reform immigration. he also again insisted a wall on the mexican border will be built. >> believe me, we have to close down our government we're building that wall. >> reporter: on health care, he said he made a promise not to mention any mamz eluding to john mccain. he was one of three senate

back to mike in phoenix. mike? >> well, shep, vice president mike pence handled the criticism like a diplomat, essentially not attacking paul ryan, who he once served with in the house. he took the time to defend the president. >> criticism comes with the job. we recognize that. the president couldn't have been more clear since that terrible day in charlottesville, that tragic day, that we condemn bigotry and hate and violence in all its forms. we denounce white supremacists, the kkk and the neo-nazi organizations. >> pence went on to say that the president has said many times we're stronger as a nation when we're united. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel in the valley of the sun. let's go to jill colvin. jill, i've been listening to his supporters. some are saying he had a good moment last evening. it was well-received. his strategy as he gave out few details, but he gave a reason for that, was well-received. his demeanor seen as presidential. the suggestion that he can ride the wave of that for a week. yet, there's

we have got team fox coverage for you tonight on the ground in phoenix. jonathan hunt outside the convention center. mike emanuel is inside the arena where the president is set to speak. good evening, mike. >> martha, good evening, the folks filing in to this convention center right now are pretty loyal and diehard group. it is 107 degrees in phoenix right now. and they have been standing outside for hours. and i am not joking. they seem to be in good spirits at this hour. the folks that i have talked to no short fuses due to the heat outside. they seem excited to hear from the president about some key items on his agenda after more than seven months in office. there has been some buzz about whether the president would offer a pardon for former sheriff joe arpaio who is from the phoenix area. the white house is ruling that out tonight. bottom line folks we have talked to say they would like to hear the president's vision on tax reform, what to do about the border. we know after the president visited the border today, we expect that he will push congress f

tensions were high in phoenix as supporters and protesters squared off outside. inside, a sea of red hats welcomed president trump. in front of a crowd of thousands, trump rehashed his response to the charlottesville violence, attacking the media for its coverage. >> then i said, racism is evil. did they report that i said that racism is evil? >> the president saying his words were perfect. omitting he said both sides were to blame. the comment that drew so much criticism and led the phoenix mayor to plead for the president to postpone the rally saying trump doused racial tensions with gasoline. ignoring that request, trump took aim at senate majority leader mitch mcconnell for failing to repeal and replace obamacare and threatened to shut down the government over his border wall. >> believe me, we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. >> the former director of national intelligence james clapper called the president's phoenix rally downright scary and disturbing and he questioned the president's motivation and trump's fitness to hold offic

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after that he heads over to phoenix. a whole lot of intrigue with this one, remains to be seen if the president will weigh into the questions surrounding controversial sheriff there, joe arpaio, whether or not the president may or may not give a pardon to mr. arpaio. there are two republican senators in that state, that have drawn the ire of the president in recent weeks and months, that being jeff flake who the president described as toxic. as you know it was senator john mccain who eventually sunk the health care legislation. this speech, also in phoenix, potentially gives the president another vehicle, another outlet to talk about his new strategy in afghanistan that he laid out last night. on this day self top members within the administration pitching a new strategy which focuses not only on afghanistan but out asia, the south asia strategy they're calling it and specifically pakistan, trying to put more pressure on that country. secretary of state rex tillerson said today there has been an erosion of trust with the

a campaign-style rally tonight in phoenix. those chemoing track at home, this will be the eighth campaign-like event the president has held since his inauguration in january. if you notice, all of the rallies have happened in area where is the president did quite well in november, like pennsylvania, ohio, and florida. today's trip billed as an announcement of a new policy in afghanistan, the president last night explained to the troops at ft. myers in arlington, virginia, precisely why it was that his position on this country's longest war has changed. >> my original instinct was to pull out, and historically i like following my instincts. but all my life, i've heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. >> peter alexander at the white house and steven kornacki is here with more of what this arizona trip might mean for the president, what it might mean for the gop, and what it coulds a mean for senators jeff flake and john mccain. peter, what is the administration saying we should e

scripted version of donald trump before veterans today after letting it fly at that rabid rally in phoenix last night. plus, russia rises again. a new report tonight details how trump is fuming to republican senators as one aide tells politico, "it seems he is just always focused on russia." and while the president is pledging unity, a new poll shows just how many americans think trump is dividing our nation. "the 11th hour" on a wednesday night begins now. >>> good evening, once again, from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 216 of this administration, sure sounded different than day 215. two days, two speeches, two very different methods and messages from president trump. today he spoke to the american legion, their national convention out in reno, nevada. a speech toned down in style, substance, and sheer volume, certainly compared with his rally in phoenix last night. >> we are here to hold you up as an example of strength, courage, and resolve that our country will need to overcome the many challenges that we face. we are here to draw inspiration from you as we seek to re

watch this. >> you're going to go to phoenix, and make a speech, fine. he has free speech just like the rest of us have. when you go, try to use that as an opportunity to say something that will bring us together. >> what do you think of that? do you agree? >> i do. i was disappointed in the second -- the transportation infrastructure press conference, that turned into some unfortunate comments by the president. i like what he said on the monday. when hecharlottesville. i think he should give a speech on race. that's called for. >> thank you, mike. i'm glad you say that. >> idr disagree is to criticize him when he brings it up. he could be talking about this every chance he gets. if he goes to arizona tomorrow and does what he did tonight, which is talks about bringing people together and he is saying it in arizona to his people, his base, his supporters at a campaign-type rally, that's a significant for him to do, and he should get credit for doing it. >> wouldn't you like to see him take some questions on it and be accountable to folks about it? >> yes

that's why he's going to phoenix, it's like a security blanket for him. he's under water right now, not just nationally, but in the three midwestern states that gave him the presidency, he's at record low approval ratings, the generic congressional ballot democrats are leading by 10 points nationally and more in these three midwestern states. he knows that, he's in trouble, this is a president in crisis. he lacks moral leadership, and he's doing nothing to convince the majority of americans who did not want him to be in the white house that he still wants to be their president as well as those who come to his rallies. >> sarah, why do you think he's losing support among those states and the voters and the states that voted for him? >> i think when you look into the frustrations that members of his base who have spoke tonight media have expressed. it usually does not have to do with his inflammatory tweets or whatever controversy is preoccupying washington. people are frustrated that trump's agenda is not getting done. he's not making any progress on the b

. >>> hola quÉ tal buenas tardes a esta hora crece el momento en phoenix arizona donde muchos salen a las calles de la ciudad. la policÍa ha montado un gigante operativo de seguridad para evitar problema entre ambos grupos, en las afueras de este lugar el presidente trump estÁ listo para hablar en unos minutos, pero antes de que Él hablara el gran temor era de que hubiera un brote de violencia como el que ocurriÓ hace dÍas en virginia. partidarios de trump algunos armados se han concentrados alrededor del centro de convenciones donde hablarÁ el mandatario en cuestiones de minutos. tambiÉn en la centro de la ciudad se han movilizado grupos que repudian la presencia del presidente, incluyendo activistas pro inmigrantes. vÍctor hugo rodriguez estÁ en el lugar de los hechos con lo Último, adelante vÍctor hugo. >>> (gritos) >>> efectivamente josÉ bueno nos encontramos precisamente en vivo en el centro de la ciudad de phoenix como te puedes dar cuenta hay un gran despliegue de policÍa en este lado, a la gente los seguidores de donald trump todavÍa estÁn haciendo fila para ent