a woman is arrested for taking down the confederate flag at the south carolina statehouse. republican presidential candidates grapple with the historic supreme court ruling on marriage equality. >> we're just going to try it. >> dahler: and google's new street view is a cliff hanger. >> first time i've ever seen anything in photo or video that makes you feel like you're there. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> dahler: good evening. i'm don dahler. with the western edition of the broadcast. armed, dangerous, and desperate ar

now the debate over the confederate flag flying at the south carolina statehouse. that debate heating up. is it time for that flag to go? >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start"." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. >>> breaking right now, we have our eye on an unexpected overnight activity in the hunt for the two escaped killers from maximum security prison. possible sightings have officers chasing richard matt and david sweat on opposite ends of new york state. just hours ago there was a possible new sighting near owl's head about 20 miles west of the prison in dan know morrah. new york state police are on the scene with command post, atvs and help from vermont tactical troopers. while that was happening, a search in friendship near the border in pennsylvania that wrapped up overnight and there is new information on the investigation into the escape itself. a correction's officer at the prison is being questioned. a lawyer tells cnn that police interviewed the guard on sunday for 14 hours. for the latest let's turn

a woman is arrested for taking down the confederate flag at the south carolina statehouse.esidential candidates grapple with the historic supreme court ruling on marriage equality. >> we're just going to try it. >> dahler: and google's new street view is a cliff hanger. >> first time i've ever seen anything in photo or video that makes you feel like you're there. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> dahler: good evening. i'm don dahler. armed, dangerous, and desperate are the words law enforcement sources are using tonight to describe escaped prisoner david sweat. police believe the now-lone fugitive is in a

and he was the youngest member of the south carolina statehouse when he was elected at age 23. at the south carolina statehouse, a black drape and red rose were put over his desk. >>> the emanuel african methodist episcopal church has a tough history. its founder trying to organize a slave revolt in 1822. he was caught and the church was burned down in revenge. members back then worshipped underground until after the war between the states. >>> in the bay area tonight dozens of people stopping by a berkeley memorial today for victims of the balcony collapse. it's nearly doubled in size this week as mourners bring more flowers, flags and pictures of the victims. people embraced as they reflected on the tragedy. kpix 5's da lin joins us live from berkeley, the coroner's office just released its report today. da. >> reporter: that's right. they are saying that all 6 victims died of multiple blunt traumatic injuries from the 50- foot fall. now, this has been a traumatizing experience for everyone involved including the first responders. many of whom are now getting counseling. fami

this is south carolina's statehouse. it is south carolina's historic moment. this will be south carolina's decision. to those outside of our state the flag may be nothing more than a symbol of america's past. the statehouse belongs to all of us. their voices will be heard and their role will be respected. mark: how hard is it politically for nikki haley to do this? al: it shouldn't be hard. the pendulum has swung. i went to school in the south. i admire what she did today but she could not be more wrong. this is not a symbol of respect and integrity, this is a symbol of hate. to say segregation now segregation forever. it is a symbol of breaking away from the country. john: given your wisdom and long memory, take us through the history of this, the confederate flag and the various political battles that have raged over the south over previous years. al: it is interesting, a very conservative republican governor in 1996 says we are going to take it down from the top of the state capital and move it to a war memorial ground. the white population went crazy. he w

later this morning a rally is planned at south carolina statehouse calling on lawmakers to support removing the confederate battle flag. this comes after south carolina governor nickkki haley called for the senators to remove the flag. this comes after the speaker of the mississippi house says he wants the confederate symbol removed from his state's flag. get this walmart announced it will remove all rebel flag merchandise from its stores. these are big, sweeping changes. i have to say one week ago no one would have believed this was coming. anna cabrera. >> john and christine, confederate flag flying outside the capitol. >> the debate will playout. with an eventual vote by state lawmakers to determine the flag's future. it reverses what she said in previous statements in which she supported the placement. she says in light of the charleston church massacre she recognizes that this flag means different things to different people. racism and that has no place on state capitol grounds. >> for good and for bad, whether it is on statehouse grounds or in a museum the flag will always be a part o

the body of state senator arrived at the south carolina statehouse. he is the first african-american to lie in state at the south carolina statehouse under the capitol dome since reconstruction. he was also a pastor at the church that is where these shootings happened. president obama is set to deliver the yule guy at his funeral on friday. >> the focus of his remarks will be on celebrating the life of them. >> vice president joe biden and first lady michelle obama are set to attend funeral. as is a bipartisan group of lawmakers. >>> it is the story of a young cancer survivor and it took over an entire city. if not the entire world. more on the documentary batkid begins. it's about to make its big screen debut. we are talking about how one little boy brought ten tire -- the entire city together. >>> coming up i have your forecast. >>> there are a whole lot of different ways to save water. what are you willing to do to conserve? one idea is to add recycled water to our drinking water supply. would you do that? visit our facebook page tell us what you t

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this comes as hundreds gathered in the sweltering heat outside the south carolina statehouse demanding flags removal. virginia's governor called for the confederate flag to be banished from state license plates. retailers, including walmart, ebay and amazon, say they will no longer sell confederate flag products, saying the image has become a symbol of divisiveness and racism. it was a victory for president obama and his trade agenda. the senate voted to begin full debate on the fast-track negotiation authority. the vote avoids a filibuster. previous presidents have enjoyed fast-track authority. and it took six weeks for verizon to complete its $4.4 billion acquisition of aol. and now the aol chief executive says verizon will turbocharge the aol content business. meanwhile, arianna huffington has signed a contract to remain editor-in-chief at the huffington post. this ends the uncertainty surrounding her future after the website was acquired by verizon. those are your top stories. the greek prime minister is facing the first signs of dissent within his own party. this comes over his la

the push to remove confederate flag from south carolina's statehouse is heating up. protests are underway to take down the battled flag from the statehouse grounds in colombia. this happened today after the governor called on state lawmakers to vote on that removal. this is in response to a shooting that left nine african-american worshipers dead. breaking right now, terry mcauliffe is calling for the flight to be removed from a virginia license plate. the plate belongs to the sons of confederate veterans. the flag of the plate is unnecessarily divisive and hurtful to too many virginians. the call follows the shootings in charleston. states can ban such plates. a number of other states offered the plate option, including maryland. the details on the search for the escaped murderers in new york state. dna testing is underway right now on items recovered from a hunting cabin. a hunter said he saw someone run from the cabin as he approached. it's the biggest break so far in the search for richard matt and david sweat. we have video showing the disturbing -- this was fil

the kkk has obtained a permit to rally at the south carolina statehouse next month to protest the confederatedown for, quote, all the wrong reasons. but they can't stand in the way of history. two-thirds of state lawmakers have said they'll vote to take it down. one of those, the son of the late senator strom thurmond who i talked to just last night. >> this flag symbolized racism and hatred. these radical groups continue to take this flag and use it in such ways to really perpetuate racism and hatred and so it's time for it to come down. >> on social media, we've gotten a lot of positive comments about that interview. ricey says we need to lead the way to change and healing process. sidney says truly an amazing time to be alive to see both the end to the symbol and the beginning to a better america for all. yes, we must end the symbol and we must address the substance. to start the healing process, we must be determined to do all that is necessary to deal with what makes us separate and unequal and unfair. the symbol is the beginning. the substance will make us harder stronger and a better n

and mow the debate over the confederate flag flying at the south carolina statehouse. should it be there? is it time to go? >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to early start. i'm john berman. >> and i'm christine romans. >>> breaking right now, we have an our eye on an unexpected beef up in security for two escaped killers. officers charging richard matt and david sweat. there was a sighting about two hours ago. new york state police are on the scene with a command post atvs and help from vermont tactical troopers. while that was happening, a search in friendship near the border in pennsylvania. that wrapped up. there's also new information on the investigation into how these convicts escaped. a corrections officer at the prison is being questioned. a lawyer tells cnn that police interviewed the guard on sunday for 14 hours. let's get the latest. >> reporter: john and christine, it seems the investigation is now focused on those paintings that richard matt was making behind bars. we already know the prison seamstress joyce mitchell received one of those paintings. she

it's arguably become a symbol of racism over the years, yet it flies over the south carolina statehouse many papers saying this is symbolic of a culture that is still -- that still very much exists in the south and in the united states in general. molly: the bumper sticker says " it's not hatred, it is heritage." we are seeing it is not just about white extremist terror, but seeing papers focused on gun control. florence: gun control always comes up in the media following a mass shooting. this really captures america's relationship with guns. you can see the front page talking about the church attack. the sticker on the front page is an advertisement for a local gun shop. $30 gets you everything. "the washington post" asked point blank "after charleston, will america finally do something about guns?" obama said "we as a country have to recognize that this type of violence does not happen in developed countries." there is another quote that says "mass killing's aren't uncommon in other countries," citing examples such as charlie hebdo or the 2010 shooting in norway. molly: thank you for

statehouse. the controversy over the flag ignited last week following the massacre of nine people attending a bible study at a charleston church. south carolina's governor has called for the flag to be removed from the statehouse. >> ♪ >> reporter: on saturday, three more funerals were held in the same church where the victims were killed. the first was for 54-year-old cynthia herd, a long time librarian in the city who was remembered as a tireless public servant. 87-year-old susie jackson and 26-year-old tywanza sanders williams laid to rest. wendy gillette for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> back here at home dozens marched in memory of the charleston church massacre victims. alexandria hoff has that part of the story. >> can you see the pattern. >> reporter: sadness and anger brought dozens out to the corner of broad and erie. emotions prof soaked by the racially fueled killing of nine church members in charleston. >> we have to allow this space for people to deal with their feelings in a progressive way. >> reporter: titled the philly charleston solidarity march the event focused on highlighting injustice and combating racism. >> and unless we a

telling her that republican presidential hopeful south carolina senator lindsey graham will call for the removal of the confederate flag from the statehouseunds. plans to do this at a news conference at 4:00 eastern right along south carolina republican's governor nikki haley. the flag is now connected to the gunman who connected nine people senselessly in that charleston church. as we speak about racism in this church you're about to hear president obama use a word to recognize a harsh reality of this country's history, and a reality that racism still exists in this country. the president using the "n" word during an interview on his podcast. >> racism. >> racism. we are not clear of it clearly. and it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say nigger in public. that's not the measure of whether racism is in existence or not. we have -- societies don't overnight completely erase everything that happened 2 to 300 years prior. >> "cnn tonight" anchor don lemon, your reaction to this. you said it's about time he used that word? >> right. i think calling someone that word and using it in the context to provoke conversation or to have

britney newsom climbed the flagpole outside of south carolina's statehouse.olice showed up before she made it to the top. they demanded she come down. instead they continued and finished what she came to do removing the flag. she was promptly arrested when she climbed back down. as she was being led away she talked about burying hate. >> do the right thing. we have to bury hate. it's been too long. it's killing us literally. we want to this warring with each other all the time are it's not right. >> the flag did go back up a short time later because of state law. within a few hours protesters on the other side of the confederate flag debate held a small rally calling for the flag to stay. >>> desperate and dangerous. that's how authorities describe an escaped prisoner after his partner in crime was shot and killed yesterday. convicted murderer david sweat remains another run. he and richard matt escaped three weeks ago from a maximum security prison in upstate new york. a u.s. border agent shot and killed matt in the woods in upstate new york ten miles from t

>> reporter: pinckney was also a state senator who became the youngest member of the south carolina statehousewas elected at age 23. his friends said he often drove home from the state capitale,kñ in columbia to attend wednesday bible studies. it was in the capital where he spoke passionately about the death of walter scott, an9@ while police officer last april in neighboring north charleston. last month pinckney spoke in support of police body cameras. >> it is my hopeu=p that as south carolina senators, that we will stand up for what is best and good about our,0ñ state. >> reporter: those who knew him say his spiritual leadership helped others deepen their faith. here he prayed with a visiting civil(#v rights group in 2013. in the same church where he was killed. >> we éñ pray that our time here spent today will be seen as an act of love as well as an act of righteous indignation in the face of injustices. >> reporter: today the shock of his loss was felt all over south carolina, with his congregation in charleston and with his colleagues in them capital where a black shroud lay draped over

a woman is arrested for taking down the confederate flag at the south carolina statehouse.lican presidential candidates grapple with the historic supreme court ruling on marriage equality. >> we're just going to try it. >> dahler: and google's new street view is a cliff hanger. >> first time i've ever seen anything in photo or video that makes you feel like you're there. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> dahler: good evening. i'm don dahler. armed, dangerous, and desperate are the words law enforcement sources are using tonight to describe escaped prisoner david sweat. police believe the now-l

he said taking it down from south carolina's statehouse grounds would be a, quote, balm for unhealed wounds. >>> next at 11 a major route in and out of the district blocked by construction this weekend. this is a spot you are going to want to avied, starting tonight. >>> plus, no dresses for her bridesmaids. why this bride-to-be and more are being forced to make some last-minute changes. >>> jimmy fallon tweets out a picture of his hand wrapped in a cast. why "the tonig >>> right now part of a major route in and out of d.c. is shut down. ddot just closing the 16th street bridge to traffic about an hour ago, and it's going to stay closed until 10:00 tomorrow night and then it's going to close again on sunday night at 5:00 and reopen just before the monday morning rush. that bridge passes over military road in northwest. it is being entirely rebuilt. ddot says drivers should use 14th street to get around that closure. >>> also new tonight, a d.c. man facing charges tonight in a child exploitation case. police arrested 29-year-old matthew gigot, charged him with sexual performance using

. >>> there appear to be enough votes for the confederate flag to come down from south carolina's statehouse grounds. an associatesed press survey found that two-thirds of lawmakers there say the flag should go. there's growing momentum against the flag after the shooting that killed nine people at a church in charleston. the suspected gunman posed for pictures with the flag. >>> president obama and brazilian president spent part of today at the dr. martin luther king jr. memorial in washington. the two leaders reflected on dr. king's lifelong work for equality and justice. he's in washington to talk trade, investment and climate change. >>> tomorrow new jersey governor chris christie could make it official. he's running for president. >> if you're going to rub forn for president of the united states and you're going to ask these people for their vote that is the single most trusting thing they can do as a citizen. >> he posted this video today on his facebook and twitter pages. he's expected to officially join the race tomorrow at livingston high school in north jersey his alma mater. nbc's

growing chorus of powerful voices demanding that the confederate flag be removed from south carolina's statehouse grounds. >> the governor herself acknowledged that the flag is a divisive symbol. she's among the latest to chime in on the debate picking up momentum in the wake of last week's racially motivated church massacre. we get the latest now from abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: it's been flying high on the grounds of south carolina's capital for more than half a century. this morning the state's republican governor is calling for the confederate flag to come down. >> we are here in a moment of unity in our state without ill will to say it's time to move the flag from the capitol grounds. >> reporter: is it hate or is it southern heritage? >> it represents history to me. it represents my ancestors. >> we are aware of what it really means and that's why whenever hate groups march, a parade or rally, they use those symbols. >> reporter: 15 years ago a battle between the naacp and the state resulted in lawmakers removing the flag from the dome of the statehouse in columbia to this location. i

on the grounds of the south carolina statehouse they still fly a confederate flag. s it time for south carolina to make a change? >> again another intense debate within south carolina. for some folks that represents heritage. for others it represents hate. it's for that reasons that the confederate flag was brought down off the state capitol and put in a place of memorial for the statehouse grounds. that was a compromise formed some years ago. i think you have to be attentive to where my brothers in christ are coming from on this debate. lonie randolph reverend darby, a long list of friends who believe passionately it still ought to come down from that place, but i have an equal number of friends who say, wait a minute my great uncle died in this particular effort. for me it wasn't about slavery, it was about states' rights. it's an intense debate. what i do know is a compromise was formed. i was the first governor in the history of south carolina to apologize for the orangeburg massacre. i think there are things we can do but it's premature to go into an intention e

a woman is arrested for taking down the confederate flag at the south carolina statehouse. republican presidential candidates grapple with the historic supreme court ruling on marriage equality. >> we're just going to try it. >> dahler: and google's new street view is a cliff hanger. >> first time i've ever seen anything in photo or video that makes you feel like you're there. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> dahler: good evening. i'm don dahler. with the western edition of the broadcast. armed, dangerous, and desperate are the words law enforcement sources are using tonight to describe escaped prisoner david sweat. police believe the now-lone fugitive is in a densely wooded area near malone, new york where it's expected to rain overnight as temperatures drop into the 40s. 1200 law enforcement officers are trying to hunt down the convicted cop killer based on two sets of footprints found near a cabin that was broken into earlier this week, police think sweat was traveling with his escape partner richard matt before matt was gunned down in a conf

. >> harry reid called on south carolina to take down the confederate battle flag from statehouse grounds. his remarks are next. the lawmakers in south carolina debate whether to remove the flag. later, hillary clinton holds an event at a church in missouri. mr. reid: the nation's heart remains broken over the tragedy in charleston, south carolina. a man full of hate took the lives of nine worshipers. once again pain has been inflicted on americans. once again the people of a community as they struggle to reconnect to put the pieces of their lives back together. once again we're looking at our newspapers watching our tv screens and talking at our dinner tables about why why did this happen. as the painful details emerge, we can't turn away from the hard truth this tragedy lays bare. racism still exists in our society. we have to accept that reality. if we ever hope to change, mr. president, we have to accept that reality. i watched this weekend as pundits and the nation's thought leaders attempted to address this issue by sidestepping the truth. this violent act was racially motivated. ca

. >>> a steady stream of mourners passed through the south carolina statehouse rotunda saying goodbye to a beloved pastor, clementa pinckney. he and 8 parishioners were murdered in emanuel ame church a week ago. >> reporter: hundreds lined the streets as a horse-drawn wagon took the body of senator pinckney. >> he was a great man. i compare him to martin luther king. he meant that much to me. >> reporter: tiffany said he was a chance for her children to witness history. >> no matter what they do to you, you still love people. >> reporter: pinckney and 8 parishioners were killed during bible study at emanuel ame church last weekend. the massacre has reignited debate over the confederate flag after the alleged shooter was pictured holding it, and a black curtain was place -- placed inside a windy to block the view. on this day, people are pausing to remember a political and spiritual leader. >> and president obama will eulogize senator pinckney on friday. the suspect in the shooting has retained federal lawyers. 21-year-old dylann roof does not face federal charges, but federal authorit

carolina. we are getting new comments from the white house regarding the confederate flag which still flies there at the statehouse video here. white house spokesperson eric shultz was asked about the ongoing debate about flying this flag at the south carolina statehouse and he responded, quote -- the president said before he believes the confederate flag belonged in a museum. that's still his position. end quote. that was from white house snow spokesperson eric shultz. the justice department also with new developments this afternoon, say it will consider domestic terrorism charges in the mass shooting in charleston. i want to bring in yen's justice correspond evan perez, and antheya, butt le and you wrote a piece about the seemingly unwillingness to call this massacre an act of terror. we'll talk about you with you in a moment but first evan what is the justice department saying? >> reporter: there's no doubt if he if he had entered a black flag with abe bick writing, no doubt someone would be calling it terrorism. the justice department issued a statement, we have it up here on the screen they say that the inves

now the debate over the confederate flag flying at the south carolina statehouse.at debate heating up. is it time for that flag to go? >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start"." i'm john

carolina's decision. for those outside of our state the flag may be nothing more than a symbol of the worst of america's past. that is not what it is for many south carolinians. the statehouse belongs to all of us. their voices will be heard, and their role in this debate will be respected. we have made incredible progress in south carolina on racial issues, yes, but on so many others. the 21st century belongs to us, because we have chosen to seize what is in front of us, to do what is right, and do it together. i have every faith that this will be no different. it is what we do in south carolina. it is who we are. second, i understand that what i have said here today will generate a lot of interest. what i ask is that the focus still remain on the nine victims of this horrible tragedy. their families, the mother emanuel family, the ame church family, and south carolina family, we all deserve time to grieve, and to remember, and to heal. we will take it, and i ask that you respect it. we know that bringing down the confederate flag will not bring back the nine kind souls that were taken from us, nor rid us of the hate and bigotry that drove a monster through the doors of mi

. >>> as those services are held in charleston this morning, 115 miles away at the south carolina statehousethe confederate flag flies high. this massacre opening a painful debate about what many people see as a symbol of slavery. jeb bush and mitt romney have come out against the flag. so, will it come down? let's go to abc's martha raddatz who will be anchoring "this week." martha while romney and bush have taken a stand many other republicans aren't sure, where do you think is this debate heading? >> i certainly think it will intensify. this is an emotional issue in this city and in this state. we talked to the mayor of charleston yesterday, he feels very strongly about bringing that flag down. we heard from rallies, bring it down. and those words from jeb bush and mitt romney do have some power, it reopens the debate in a very, very strong way. >> we also saw the senator from that state, lindsey graham, when didn't want to take the flag down at all. he's one of the most powerful figures in that state. >> dan, there will be resistance, but lindsey graham didn't really take a position, dan

tonight are saying that you do not have to look much further than the actual grounds of the south carolina statehousethe confederate flag the flying by confederate memorial and a full staff, at that. the american flag, the state flag, those are at half-staff. the confederate flag, that has not been lowered at all. should it come down altogether? i'll talk to charleston's mayor about that. >>> welcome back, we are here outside the site of the massacre at the ame church. as you can see, there are still hundreds of people who are just standing outside the church, just come here to pay their respects and more continue to come as darkness begins to fall. earlier, our cnn affiliate wbtv has been reporting that the church massacre, the gunman told police he chose his target intentionally, because he knew it was a well-known african-american church. we've already seen evidence of his racist believes, obviously, in photographs. and brian todd, a few moments ago, reported on those patches of the shooter's jacket's flags, the apartheid in south africa and rhodesia. of course, neither of those flags are in use.

with a political debate raging over the confederate flag in front of south carolina's statehouse republicanre here in a moment of o unity in our state without ill will to say, it's time to move the flag from the capital grounds. >> reporter: flanked by democrats and republicans, hailey tried to unify her state as the controversy tried to tear it apart. >> the man locked up said he hoped his actions would start a race war. we have an opportunity to show that not only was he wrong, but that just the opposite is happening. >> reporter: several gop presidential hopefuls praised hailey's move which gives them cover on an issue they have struggled to navigate. friday stkouth carolina senator lindsey graham said this -- >> there's a confederate war memorial out front -- >> and that works for you? >> it works here. >> reporter: but today he said it was time for the flag to go. before his announcement governor jeb bush said we acted moving the flag from the state grounds to a museum where it belonged but did not say south carolina should i do the same. marco rubio this weekend said it was a state is

should democrats apologize to americans for putting up the confederate flag above the south carolina statehouse decision. they put it up. republican governor '96 tried to take it down. to facebook.com/seanhannity. @seanhannity on twitter. tune in this friday 10 p.m. a special edition of fox news reporting hosted by our good friend bret baier crossing jordan, escape from terror this friday 10 eastern. that's all the time we have left. thanks for being with us. we hope you set your dvr so you never miss an episode. >>> the o'reilly factor is on tonight: >> bill o'reilly said it represents the bravery of queforts who fought in the civil war. >> another nasty piece of deceit. how some are trying to tell the world america is a racist country. bernie goldberg and i will analyze. >> there is explosion of on a level that has never been seen before it can not be managed by aid relief. >> in europe an intense racial situation is exploding as well as hundreds of thousands of africans storm that continent. martha maccallum on that. >> i definitely am not white. nothing about being white describes who i am.

first, this is south carolina's statehouse. it is south carolina's historic moment and this will be south carolina's decision. to those outside of our state, the flag may be nothing more than the symbol of the worst of america's past. that is not what it is to many south carolinians. the statehouse belongs to all of us. their voices will be heard and their roles will be respected. we have made progress on south carolina on racial issues yes, but on so many others. the 21st century belongs to us because we have chosen to seize what's in front of us to do what is right and do it together. i have every faith that this will be no different. it is what we do in south carolina. it is who we are. second i understand that what i have said here today will generate a lot of interest. what i ask is that the focus still remain on the nine victims of this horrible tragedy. their families the mother eplan family the a.m.e. church family the south carolina family we all deserve time to grieve and to remember and to heal. we will take it and i

. >> a 30-year-old activist climbed up the nine-meter high flag pole outside the south carolina statehouse early on standards. she removed the piece of cloth that's become symbolic of a much wider national debate. she and supporters say they were taking down the confederate flag a mark which supremacy that inspired the killing of nine black bible study members inside a charleston church. police put the flag back up and arrested her on $3,000 bond but within hours a crowd funding campaign raised more than $60,000 for her. while civil rights campaigners praised her others say it could delay the momentum for change. the state legislature which has sole authority to remove the flag is scheduled to debate the issue in two weeks but she said action had to be taken now. >> there's doing the right thing and doing the wrong thing. it's time for people to have the courage. everybody knows the right thing we have to step up and love non-violence. we have to do the right thing or it won't stop. >> her protest followed president obama's eulogy for one victim on friday in which he called the flag a remi

eulogy at charleston sports arena. >> an effort to remove the confederate flag from the south carolina statehouseing through the state legislature. politicians are calling for the flag's removal after the suspect in the church shooting appeared in photographs brandishing the flag as a symbol of hate. >> in the bay area flag city in belmont decided to stop selling the confederate flag and amazon sears, ebay all say they are removing the confederate flag merchandise. they say "it is a contemporary civil of racism," a bill passed in california in 2014 bans the state government from displaying or selling merchandise with the condition fed rat flag. >> san jose city council candidate has an insure mountable lead not run off election. with all precincts reporting he has 56 percent of vote and where a thin.6 percent opponent. the last minute vote by mail in and provision a ballots are super bowled to be coupled by friday. san jose will allow uber and lyft to pick up passengers at the airport in addition to drop offs which are already allowed. that is part of the deal and drivers have to be fingerprinted

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but right now the domino effect. >>> if some in south carolina statehouse need an example of how to pivot on a delicate issue, they can look to the gop presidential hopefuls because several voiced their opposition to flying the confederate battle flag after south carolina's republican governor came out against it yesterday. >> but this is a moment which we can say that that flag, while an integral part of our past, does not represent the future of our great state. >> jeb bush promptly tweeted "kudos to nikki haley and all the south carolina leaders standing with her for doing the right thing." for his part, scott walker says "i am glad nikki haley is calling for the confederate flag to come down. i support her decision." john kasich and rick perry like wise decided they, too, want the flag removed. but marco rubio is sticking to his original view that it is south carolina's decision. assuming the will is there, the time is right to remove the confederate battle flag the spot it was given 15 years ago on the south carolina capital grounds -- and this is a big assumption at this point -- te

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