i never thought i'd see this moment. i stand here with people that never thought that they would see this as well. >> history is made in south carolina. in the early morning hours, the state house of representatives votes to remove the confederate flag from the capitol grounds. wall street traders and airline passengers are hoping for a smoother day. stock deals are halted and flights are grounded following a series of seemingly unrelated computer glitches. okay. get back over here. let's get on the grass, okay? >> and a new mexico sheriff's deputy's frustration is laid bare when an encounter with a bare-naked man end understand

with his cruiser being stolen. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday july 9th 2015. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. early this morning after hours of emotional and often tense debate the house of south carolina voted to remove the confederate flag from the senate grounds. the final vote was 94-20 on the measure already approved by the senate. don champion is in columbia with the details. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the vote calls for the flag to be removed within 24 hours after governor nikki haley signs the bill. after the bill haley issued a statement saying it is a new day in south carolina in her word, day we can all be proud of a day that truly brings us all

together as we continue to heal as one people and one state. now, the house debated more than 13 hours early into the morning. conservatives who see the flag as a symbol of pride say the flag was hijacked by democrats, black democrats who remind them of the history's past -- >> i'm 44 years over. i never thought i'd see this moment. i stand with people who never thought we would see this as well. we cannot be happier that we no longer have a symbol of division standing on state house grounds. >> we wanted to be done in an honorable fashion and put it in context and take the memory of the people who died away from the races. >> reporter: now of course the vote was triggered by the shooting of nine black church members in charleston by a suspect who took photos of himself holding the flag, and,

anne-marie we're told this flag could come down as soon as tomorrow. >> all right. don champion columbia south carolina. thank you, don. following yesterday's troubling and jarring shutdown. exchange of officials say a technical issue forced a halt in training, not a cyber attack. the problem on wall street was one of several issues including one that grounded a major airline. we have two reports. jill wagner is at the hoks. but we begin with hena daniels in washington. hena good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. it was a rough day for tech after three major computer outages. now, the malfunctions has in security experts not only worried about cyber security but just how much we depend on technology. the new york stock exchange resumed trading this morning fresh off a major technical glij that halted trading for nearly

four hours nchl a statement late wednesday authorities with the exchange blamed the incident on a configuration issue. >> we're running in a technically advanced world that does have problems sometimes. >> an ir earlier the same day that brought down wall streel journal. another problem forced airlines to temporarily ground flights across the country. officials blame that issue on a router that knocked several off line. it shows businesses may have become too reliant on technology. >> let's imagine a scenario where a majority of united routers that control the international united network start behaving in this way. how long can it take for someone to recover like that. >> many lawmakers on capitol hill remain skeptical that it's related to computer issues. >> i don't believe in

coincidences. >> in my business you don't love co-inss but it does appear there's not a cyber intrusion involved. >> they're calling on the obama administration to take steps to enhance cyber security arguing fragile technology networks could leave vital businesses vulnerable. and government officials say it does not appear that these incidents are related or a result of sabotage. anne-marie? >> all right. hena daniels in washington. thank you, hena. the new york stock exchange reopened about 50 minutes yesterday afternoon. the dow jones, s&p, and nasdaq each lost more than 1%. and jill wagner you were on the trading floor as the turmoil unfolded. did the technical glitch stop all of the stocks trading? >> well anne-marie no. the stocks continues to trade elsewhere. only 20% happens on the new york stock exchange these days. buying and selling quickly moved

to other exchanges. there are some 60 venues competing with the new york stock exchange and this isn't the first time that u.s. markets have been hit by technical issues. in may of 2010 the dow plunged 600 points in five minutes. the flash crash was blamed on a computerized selling program and seconds later it caused problems and confusion when facebook wentear they required routine exchanges of systems. they're also to be notified of any hacking. anne-marie? >> thank you, jill. jill will be back later on with business headlines coming up on "moneywatch." pro bowler. espn reports the new york giants player had his right index

finger amputated. he had been hospitalized saturday with injuries to both hands. it's not clear if pierre-paul will be able to continue his nfl career. and tampa bay's c.j. wilson also suffered a serious injury. he lost two fingers. his father tells cbs affiliate wbtv the cornerback lost his index and middle fingers. wilson is recovered this morning after two surgeries. well coming up on the "morning news," magnum p.i. busted. actor toll selleck is accused of stealing water in drought-stricken california. and later, naked crime. a suspect is caught on video taking off in a police car. this is the "morning news." so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help.

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more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. today is the day for greece to come up with an economical platform if it hochs to escape from bankruptcy. in the meantime athens asked for a new three-year rescue plan. it will ask for tax reform in exchange for new loans. bank closures were extended until at least monday. stocks in china rebounded this morning as authorities there took new action to stop the main index from sliding further. investors holding more than 5% of a company's shares are now banned from selling any of their holdings for the next six months. the shanghai composite jumped more than 5%. hong kong's hang seng gained nearly 4%. tokyo's nikkei added a quarter percent. microsoft is cutting 7,800 jobs as it's cutting from phone

business. it planned on expanding into the smartphone business. weak returns from its phone business forced the latest cutbacks. after being shut down because of a series of listeria illnesses, blue bell will begin a trial production run of ice cream. it will not be sold to consumers. it had a national recall. listeria was found at blue bell plants in texas and oklahoma but not in its alabama plant. and good news if you are a south park fan. >> i'm going downtown. >> those foul mouthed kids will remain on comedy central through 2019. a three-year deal to keep the southeast going was announced yesterday. they will continue to write, direct, and it id every episode.

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a new mexico man faces a list of charges after a bizarre roadside incident. he was make and took off. we're shown the episode caught on camera. >> reporter: while some were watching fireworks, this was a county sheriff's deputy view fourth of july night. cam video shows a deputy trying to coax a naked man. someone reported a nude man later identified as jesus durango roaming the road. a video showed him sitting at one moment. then as the deputy motions others to pass he gets up and tries to flag down a car. he stays in the road get over here, get off the rote. >> that's my car, get over here. >> reporter: he claims he's been

poisoned. >> how were you poisoned r but then dur raingo makes a move. >> sir get out of there. hey, hey. >> reporter: the naked man takes off in his car. >> 37 unit. he's taken off eastbound running lights. >> the deputy is hearing his voice. they say he drove himself to the local hospital. he was taken into custody as he ran for the door. >> that was krqe's reporter reporting. the comedian's response to a stockmarket glitch in a funny new clip. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs morning news" sponsored by silk. silk helps you bloom.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. a royal audience at wimbledon tr if biggest star. prince william and princess kate cheering on andy murray. he will face second seeded roger federer on friday. federer also advancing with a win on wednesday and top seeded novak djokovic will face richard gasquet in friday's o'defending match. the depending champion of the british golf open will miss the tournament. rory mcilroy pulled out two days

due to pulling a tendon after playing soccer. mcelroy is the first defending champion to miss the open in 61 years. it's unclear just how much time he will miss. and the chicago cubs were one out away from victory, holding a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth inning. chicago pitcher pedro strop needs just one. but he responds with a two-run homer to give st. louis the lead for good. the cardinals win, 6-5. and a bizarre nba saga came to a conclusion at midnight. los angeles clipper deandre jordan gave a decision. last night they deskreblded on his home and convinced him to stay in l.a.

clippers' grif intweeted a chair blocking his house. it worked. he signed a deal worth $87 million. i'm sure it helped. and stephen colbert had fun with wall street's wednesday turmoil. he posted an internet video within hours of the knoxnew york stock exchange unexpected closure. >> at 11:32 a.m. all the computers at the new york stock exchange went dark. so instead of a bunch of gary confusing blue dots all we got was stairy confusing nothing. do you understand that for nearly four hours america's bankers had no idea how rich they were? >> colbert brings the laughs to tv in less than two months. he debuts as host of the "late show" on monday september 8th lighter on cbs. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," former virginia senator jim webb and actor matthew morrison.

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pope francis is praising bow live yeah for steps to raise the poor. the president welcomed francis at an airport reception and he gave the pope a crucifix carved into a wooden hammer and sickle is bihm boll of come nation. on the plane he also on stained the main ingredient that's used to to. they were swept away by a rip current tuesday and it turns out a selfie stick played an important role in their rescue. katy brace of our boston stace wbz has the dramatic video.

>> come on. >> i can't. >> a family day of swimming off surfside beach in nantucket became a rescue times three. erin johns held onto her selfie stick with the camera caught her. you can see her father's hand reaching to help. we spoke with her father. >> it was awesome seeing your daughter in the waves. i wanted them to look out. >> he used the selfie stick to pull his daughter toward shore. then his wife got caught in the current. lifeguards and others helped to pull him out. >> he was far back. a couple of guys ran in and tried to get him out. >> as a head lifeguard at horseneck beach in west port a lifeguard rescues swimmers every season from rip currents. >> it can be intimidated.

>> reporter: this season lifeguards have pulled about 25 swimmers from rip currents at horseshoe beach. it was especially busy as it was in nantucket where they saved about 120 people. lifeguards saved him. his oxygen was so low he had another 20 seconds left. >> i was a marine overseas during war time and i've never had that level of fear. now, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with cnet about our tech vulnerabilities following the glitch on wall street and united airlines. plus former virginia senator jim webb joins us in studio 57 for his first interview after announcing he's running for president. and "glee"ing ator matthew morrison tells us his turn on

broadway. plus captain jack spare row took time to visit children at a hospital on tuesday. actor johnny depp showdown up in full costume and surprised young fans and spent a few hours with them. depp is in australia filming the latest installment of "pirates of the caribbean." that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

we will begin with breaking news south carolina's state house votes to remove the confederate flag, lawmakers met in the early morning hours, we are live with reaction and also, word on exactly when that flag will finally come down. good morning it is thursday july 9th i'm erika von tiehl. i'm nicole brewer. more on our breaking news but first katie is tracks possibility of severe weather this afternoon. lets check weather and traffic, good morning. >> good morning. >> at least on the track side we have construction news so katie, tell us about it. >> we are starting off on a quiet note. we do just have some cloud overhead at the moment but things will ignite later today as we see a new disturbance moving in. despite more cloud then unshine it will be one of those days that again produces instability necessary