Coverage of Unite the Right 2, counterprotests in DC area
Sunday will mark the one-year anniversary of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Unite the Right 2” is set to be held Sunday evening near the White House. Follow reporters covering the event in the D.C. area.






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The latest #OccupyLafayettePark . This is the exact spot where the alt-right will be rallying in two days - tonight, it’s an anti-Trump rally with sharks and live music. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSBsVKW0AAQQy3.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSBsVKW0AIj7IO.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSBsVQXoAUtgg6.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSBsVKW0AEOrCA.jpg
by Alejandro Alvarez via twitter 8/11/2018 1:22:57 AM -
A number of officers are still around the Thomas Jefferson statue https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSD45NW0AEaULT.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 1:32:29 AM -
A view of the Washington Hebrew Congregation in northwest DC tonight, which held a candlelight vigil to inspire love and peace in the counterprotests on Sunday.
At one point, Rev. Barber spun the name “Unite the Right” into a call to action - “unite for what is right.” https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSFo4CUwAEP4BM.jpgby Alejandro Alvarez via twitter 8/11/2018 1:40:16 AM -
A view of the Washington Hebrew Congregation tonight, which hosted a multifaith candlelight vigil to inspire love and peace in the protests on Sunday.
At one point, Rev. Barber spun the name “Unite the Right” into a call to action - “unite for what is right.” https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSGiTqXoAAgtZI.jpgby Alejandro Alvarez via twitter 8/11/2018 1:44:18 AM -
At 11: Popular coach and father of five remembered as a good man who helped the community. Coach ‘Dre’ Young coached Boys and Girls Club kids in Glenarden for 15 years. He was shot and killed last month in DC. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8XXcAI4Yz6.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8WXoAEzRXZ.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8jX0AYdfV8.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8WWwAEuxZW.jpg
by Darcy Spencer via twitter 8/11/2018 2:19:31 AM -
At 11: Popular coach and father of five remembered as a good man who helped the community. Coach ‘Dre’ Young coached Boys and Girls Club kids in Glenarden for 15 years. He was shot and killed last month in DC. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8XXcAI4Yz6.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8WXoAEzRXZ.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8jX0AYdfV8.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8WWwAEuxZW.jpg
by Darcy Spencer via twitter 8/11/2018 2:19:34 AM -
At 11: Popular coach and father of five remembered as a good man who helped the community. Coach ‘Dre’ Young coached Boys and Girls Club kids in Glenarden for 15 years. He was shot and killed last month in DC. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8XXcAI4Yz6.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8WXoAEzRXZ.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8jX0AYdfV8.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8WWwAEuxZW.jpg
by Darcy Spencer via twitter 8/11/2018 2:19:34 AM -
At 11: Popular coach and father of five remembered as a good man who helped the community. Coach ‘Dre’ Young coached Boys and Girls Club kids in Glenarden for 15 years. He was shot and killed last month in DC. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8XXcAI4Yz6.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8WXoAEzRXZ.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8jX0AYdfV8.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkSOo8WWwAEuxZW.jpg
by Darcy Spencer via twitter 8/11/2018 2:19:35 AM -
UPDATE: The victim in this evening’s drowning in the pond at Guilford Park has been identified as Gregory Alan Scar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Howard County Police via twitter retweeted by darcyspencer 8/11/2018 2:39:37 AM
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Quiet security checkpoint for this morning’s #UVA event. It comes one year after white supremacists marched through the Grounds with tiki torches, and a day before anniversary of Heather Heyer’s death wtop.com/virginia/2018/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkUYrauUUAA1UFK.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkUYrauUYAI-6CJ.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 12:22:23 PM -
Quiet security checkpoint for this morning’s #UVA event. It comes one year after white supremacists marched through the Grounds with tiki torches, and a day before anniversary of Heather Heyer’s death wtop.com/virginia/2018/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkUYrauUUAA1UFK.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkUYrauUYAI-6CJ.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 12:22:24 PM -
The Lawn remains closed off except to those with tickets for this morning’s event. Some light raindrops are just startingby amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 12:26:41 PM
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Other checkpoint near amphitheater is also quiet https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkUauDzX4AAVWFu.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 12:31:17 PM -
#HeatherHeyer ’s mother, Susan Bro is here for this morning’s #UVA event wtop.com/virginia/2018/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkUdB3JXcAE-8WP.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 12:41:20 PM -
UVA provided photo from inside Old Cabell where this morning’s event is taking place https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkUfuoKWsAAweIA.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 12:53:05 PM -
Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homelamd Security Brian Moran is here https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkUhEGzX4AAf3Hv.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 12:59:12 PM -
Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran is here https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkUhOesX4AAsQ1-.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 12:59:55 PM -
The only minor issue at the checkpoints so far is that women are not allowed in with even pretty small purses - UVA is essentially using the NFL “clear bag” rule that everything has to go in a clear toteby amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 1:01:56 PM
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All quiet by Mr. Jefferson and the Rotunda https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkUn1SjXoAIHnTT.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 1:28:33 PM -
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Ryan praises students and others who were at Jefferson statue surrounded by "neo Nazis" "white supremacists" who marched on Grounds last year - clash "symbolized the ongoing struggle between our aspirations and our reality"by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 1:34:49 PM
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Ryan acknowledges that while there are great UVA alumni, there are also those who drive white supremacist ideasby amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 1:37:56 PM
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Ryan: Marchers at #UVA last year "represent an extreme group of lost souls" and they were "emboldened" by political climate liveblogwp.wtop.com/Event/Coverage…by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 1:41:48 PM
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Now @presjimryan says UVa can’t ignore pain of those hurt when white supremacists and neo-Nazis marched on UVa.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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There are also a number of prayer services/vigils etc planned tomorrowby amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 1:52:20 PM
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A quietist day on Charlottesville’s heavily barricaded and guarded downtown mall, but there are still people sippin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Lois Beckett via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 8/11/2018 4:16:39 PM
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Things are mostly as usual outside the White House right now. A lotta camera people around waiting for anything to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Ford Fischer via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 8/11/2018 4:50:06 PM
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Right now in #charlottesville : #Antifa marches to site where #HeatherHeyer was killed.
Images via @N2Sreports cont… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Ford Fischer via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 8/11/2018 5:33:51 PM -
Part of the Downtown Mall is sealed off - a couple of checkpoints open for entry https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkVimbhWwAIg_YT.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 5:45:29 PM -
Elsewhere in the city, some businesses have signs up about who they will and won’t serve https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkViterXcAEO2bo.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 5:46:01 PM -
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At the #Cville Lee statue, several lines of barricades and dozens of Virginia State Police stand guard https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkVlKsJXsAARkvf.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 5:56:50 PM -
The chalk memorial to Heather Heyer on 4th St now includes the middle of the Downtown Mall https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkVm6OSWsAAOWqb.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 6:04:23 PM -
More of the chalking: “the killer sped this way” “fascism will fail” “hatred is weak” https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkVnklJX4AE7ZLp.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 6:06:59 PM -
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MEDIA: I’ll be covering the #UTR2 protests this weekend. To license my content, read here👇 @N2Sreports https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkVrdHUXgAEPame.jpg
by Alejandro Alvarez via twitter 8/11/2018 6:24:18 PM -
It's a tradition to treasure: the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair is in town through Saturday, August 18. For s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by MontgomeryCoMD via twitter retweeted by darcyspencer 8/11/2018 7:56:00 PM
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8/11 (3:43pm) The District’s Heat Emergency Plan is activated. Heat index value of above 95 degrees is expected. Vi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by DC_HSEMA via twitter retweeted by darcyspencer 8/11/2018 8:03:28 PM
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You can check back here as night goes on: liveblogwp.wtop.com/Event/Coverage…by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 8:21:59 PM
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As First Amendment activities take place in DC on 8/12, remember that DC Law prohibits carrying a firearm within 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by DC Police Department via twitter retweeted by darcyspencer 8/11/2018 8:31:03 PM
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Please be advised if you’re planning to travel on the Metro, you will need to abide by Metro rules. Note that prohi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by FairfaxCounty Police via twitter retweeted by darcyspencer 8/11/2018 8:37:49 PM
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Crowded emergency ops center for #Cville events: liveblogwp.wtop.com/Event/Coverage…by amaxsmith via twitter 8/11/2018 8:44:23 PM