history is about to be made in south carolina. these are live pictures you are looking at from columbia, the state's capitol. in moments the confederate flag will start coming down from that flag pole. it has been there for the last 15 years. the flag had flown over the capitol dome for decades before that. our diane eastabrook is live in columbia this morning. diane, tell us what is happening there right now, and what the mood is. >> reporter: well stephanie there are several thousand people here right now, we estimate maybe between 5 and 7,000 people. everyone is waiting for the honor guard and the governor to come out of the state house and begin the ceremony. we were supposed to start at 10:00, these things sometimes run a little bit behind. we don't know a whole lot about the ceremony. we know the flag is going to be taken down. there will be no music, and then the flag will be transported by an armored vehicle to the south carolina confederate relics room and military museum. many different people here in the crowd. there ar

carolina, todd rutherford. good to see you. >> good to see you, craig. >> let's start with the debate over the last few years. we saw jenny horne, a lot of folks crediting her with helping get the football over the 1 yard line for you guys. what was it like wednesday night? >> it was tough. it was tough for all the democrats who had to sit on their hands and not say anything. we didn't want to ruin it. we didn't want one democrat to make a speech an impassioned speech but we believed had we done that that flag wouldn't come down. we sat there if you watch the debate for hours upon hours. the republicans got up basically talked to themselves as democrats did nothing. >> so as not to antagonize. >> that's extremely difficult and it's exactly what we did. when you saw democrats finally get up and talk they did so so we could go in the back and negotiate. my democratic caucus i can't thank them nfl. while i was in the back talking to the speaker, talking to representative quinn, they did that. while we were asking

i'm from south carolina. i'm from georgetown south carolina.ntry on the coast. >> how long have you been fighting for this? >> we have been fighting for this for the last 20 years. >> and you see this man behind you, someone just walked up and said the south is under attack and he's carrying the rebel flag. what do you think of that? >> well i think that he failed to realize what we're doing here today. we're taking this flag down. i marched in 2000. bishop john hurst adams was the bishop of the ame church in south carolina and we marched in 2000. i was not a legislator then. i got elected in 2004. in the 2000 it was more people than you see out here today, and we set the precedent for them to take down the flag off of the dome. the flag came off of the dome and it was placed on this pole by the monument. we have been fighting for 15 years since because that happened in 2000. >> so for people to think it's just over

aspect of south carolina tourism in south carolina, and we're hurting the families who lost their lovednes. thank you all for giving me this opportunity to speak to you. i hope that you find some place in your heart to do the right thing. our colleague, representative ott, has given you exactly what you've asked for. has given you exactly what you have asked for. there's no delay. we can vote on it tonight. we can get it to the senate or we can to a resolution that is right here in the house of representatives. let's don't fool the pooe people of south carolina. we can do this.. we can do this. i've heard today we want to make sure that we have votes from the constituency that we serve. our constituents elected us. they entrusted their vote in us. if they did not trust you, they would not have sent you here. you all are not the only ones getting the phone calls. i've been threatened. i've been told that i would never be elected again. but i will tell you one thing, i don't come here to be re-elected. because if i do the right thing, the people of my district will elect me again. and if

it's not just south carolina. it's louisiana, it's north carolina it's virginia.sas it's alabama, it's mississippi. this oppressive flag flies all over the south every single day, and it will continue to fly in other places but it won't be up on this state house. >> civil war is finally over. we retired the flag. we just got the notice in south carolina. we're very excited about that but now, dornn, the most important part is while we celebrate and enjoy the victory today, we have to remember the journey still continues. >> come stand behind us. i know it will be odd on camera. stand behind these two gentlemen, but what does this moment mean for you? >> this is evidence of faith. >> yes. >> we've been on this journey for a very very long time. i think what it's going to mean a young man told me he's 75 told me. he said i have achieved a lot, i have contributed a lot to society, but because of that confederate flag i would never be any more than a boy in south carolina. now we can be men. >> men. >> praise god. >> that's right, that's right. >> it means a lot today

it was hard growing up in south carolina.what i've always been proud of and what i work towards is to make sure today is better than yesterday and that my kids don't go through what we went through. now i feel good because know i know my kids can look up and there won't be a flag and it will be one less reason to divide and more reasons for us to come together. >> now, as i understand you went up and looked over at the flag in the capitol this morning and it was important for you to do that. why? >> i needed to see it one last time. i wanted to remember the moment. so much of this has been a whirlwind over the last several weeks, it's been extremely emotional but i needed to see what was about to happen. the one thing that has gotten me through this was ethel lance used to sing a song all the time and it would say "one day at a time sweet jesus. give me the strength to do everyday what i have to do." that's what's kept me going it's not worry about anything else but to continue to get the strength to do what i have to do. >>

carolina, that crowd, a lot of good people. serve in this body over in the senate as a page, was here when quincy newman became the first black senator to serve since reconstruction. south carolina has done a lot of things right. i stand here to you tonight, ladies and gentlemen, my fellow colleagues colleagues, because i'm asking you respectfully, to do something right. you see this is not about heritage or hate. we talk about those things, an yes, those are factors and we've been talking about those two things. i submit to you something a little bit different. brother hodges, this is about the future. you see i mentioned mr. quinn that i'm a grandfather. i know you're a proud father. but you know it's not about the burdens we carry from the past, ladies and gentlemen it's about what is the groundwork that we lay for the future. you see, i have three grandsons and a granddaughter. and what i heard after what happened down in charleston with the charleston nine, let's not forget mr. scott what has happened is we now have an opp

i want to bring in a congressman from south carolina's first district, the former governor of south carolina mark sanford. congressman sanford, thanks for joining me. i know we're minutes away from governor haley signing this bill into law. what is your feel something. >> the obvious, which is today's an incredibly historic day. two, it's a reminder of the importance of grags. i think that all this was set in motion by the reaction of those nine families in the way that they afforded the shooter, the murderer incredible grace within the hours of when it occurred. it's a reminder of grace, and it's as well a reminder of the obvious, which is an incredibly historic day in south carolina's history. >> are you surprised at this speed with which this moved through the legislature. >> i think we all are. you recognized jenny horne who gave that impassioned speech last night. a decendent of jefferson davis. you know, she was asked this morning, could you have ever imagined it? even a month ago, i could not have imagined it. this was set in place by the vacuum that was created by the remarkable resp

all along the map along north carolina and south carolina. you have to wonder why aren't they going further north or south? it's like they decided to congregate on north carolina and south carolina. but, anyway there's been a surge of these shark attacks. what should you do if a shark attacks you? dr. robber joins us on the phone. doctor, we have this 12-year-old kid, young man, all these attacks in a short period of time in north carolina and south carolina. how could anyone feel comfortable going to the ocean there? >> first of all, good evening, greta. good to talk to you again. it is a concern. there definitely is something going on there as far as a lot of sharks close to the surf zone, in the surf zone where they are hard to see. there are a lot of people of course, coming up on the fourth of july weekend. the beaches on the north carolina coast need to be individual lent. people need to listen to local authorities, look for sharks in the water and don't go don't venture too far offshore. don't swim at night when sharks are feeding. i w

thank you for making it another great day in south carolina. we are now looking forward to the future and the future of our children. thank you very much. god bless you. >>> an historic day in south carolina as republican governor nikki haley signs legislation to bring down the northern virginia battle flag more commonly known as the confederate battle flag from the capitol grounds. it all started 22 days ago with the racist terrorist attack governor haley making a point she will give nine of the pens used to sign legislation to the families of the mother emanuel nine. let us take a moment to give their names -- read their names. honorable klemma pinkney, also a state senator, reverend daniel simmons, coleman single done. depayne middleton-doctor. suzie hurd tywanza sanser erer erer sanders, sharonda and myra thompson. let's bring in senator john scott and bacardi sellers, a contributor and previously served in south carolina's house of representatives. mr. sellers, let me start with you. what does that event -- what will the removal of the fla

differently. >> this is a new south carolina. how the action of nine individuals laid out the long chain of events that forever showed the state of south carolina what love and forgiveness looks like and i will tell you that now this is about our children because when they go back and look in the history books while we're still grieving and the grieving will last for a long time when the emotions start to fade the history of the actions that took place by everyone in south carolina to get us to the moment is one that we can all be proud of. >> reporter: the eyes of the world were on south carolina as the governor signed that bill and said that this flag will come down. even the former president bill clinton weighed in. >> i almost cried when i saw that picture of the south carolina legislature yesterday with the republicans and democrats and the african-americans and white people embracing each other and making that vote and seeing the decisive speech made by a woman who is a different descendant of jefferson davis. don't tell me

it's a new day in south carolina. at great day in south carolina indeed as you have witnessed. nbc's krig melvincraig melvin, thank you for the update. >>> i want to bring in the granddaughter of one of the mother emanuel nine. pastor daniel l. simmons sr. i can just imagine as you were watching this today what a pivotal moment especially for you, knowing that it is because of your loved one and the loss of your loved one and that's the reason why we're here now. >> hi. thank you. >> a lot of people there in south carolina this was something they thought they would never see. and people inand politicians say it was because of the mother emanuel nine and i want you to listen what south carolina congressman sanford told my colleague craig melvin this morning. >> it took really the actions of those nine families i mean they're sort of super human rather glorious level of grace, miraculous level of grace, that's what created the vacuum that really changed the confederate flag. >> under that grace was forgiveness, for yourself, for other family members, as well for the loss of your

she will run in to a fire wall in south carolina.arts to the obama coalition you have to put together. one part was the progressive left behind hillary clinton, focused on these economic issues. the other part is people of color, especially black voters and there's no evidence there is a ground swell of support from black voters for bernie sanders or elizabeth warren. they need to move while hillary clinton is spooked because she will not be that spooked in march of next year. >> the idea that all of the democratic enthusiasm is with the 2500 people in iowa for bernie sanders isn't an accurate. >> he is getting crowds of 10,000. >> absolutely. >> he is filling up buildings and no other candidate can do that. >> hillary clinton has just raised a record amount from grassroots donors. she is leading him by 19 points in iowa. the idea that everybody is really excited about the other side of the democratic primary just isn't bourn out by any numbers other than the people that bernie sanders -- >> no one is saying everybody but we are sayi

i'll ask them to stay out of south carolina. we don't need either one of these two groups here. [ applause ] >> we don't need those two groups here trying to divide us and get us to fight amongst ourselves. going back to that flag being offensive to some of my brothers and sisters in here. the words of lewis farrakon offended me, calling for the death of my grandchildren, which is basically what he did. and that group stood up and said, you're wrong. that's wrong. and i want to thank those folks for doing that. i was waiting to hear that voice, and i heard it. and i thank you for it. this yellow jasmine is not representative of white south carolinaians, dark south car line carolinaens. it's representative of our state flower. i ask that you help me put it on these grounds at that memorial if that memorial changes. >> pending question. is the adoption of amendment 29. mr. murphy moves to table amendment pitt 29. mr. white requests a roll call. to nine members second his request? nine do. we'll vote on the board. pending question

south carolina senator, presidential candidate, lindsey graham, is not in south carolina today. he is on the stump running for the presidency. live in new hampshire. senator, how are you and good morning to you? >> well, i'm doing good, thank you. bill: there is a bit of delay on the signal. try to get through that as best we could or can now. you saw some of the images from columbia. what was your view of that? because earlier in the week you said that the flag had to come down thank god it has. >> well it is a historic moving day. i was born in 1955. the flag has been up most of my life. if we had not taken the flag down we could not have movedded forward as the state. congratulations to the governor and statehouse. after the shooting in charleston we could have done one of two things, become more divisive or reconcile with each other. we chose the path of reconciliation. i'm sorry it took the murder of nine people in a church to bring about this moment but i'm very proud of my state and let's move forward. bill: what do you think it accomplishes, senator? >> i think it is a t

this is south carolina. people are very polite and like to follow traditions and do things the right way. >> it's interesting the governor's already indicated this will then move on to a museum. people can catch it there. but she said she would not punish or fine or nor would there be anything that would be -- detrimental to those who want to fly the flag in their private home or community. how will that go down and what are you hearing how many residents want to do that? >> reporter: this bill has nothing too do with what people do on their private property. it's narrowly worded and only, it pacts what flags can be flown on the property here in the south carolina state house in columbia i will imagine that this bill will have very little impact on what people do in front of their homes. people who -- south carolinians who are uncomfortable by the confederate flag will continue to fly the american flag and the south carolina state flag, which in my humble opinion is one of the most beautiful state flags. it

south carolina -- south carolina. i keep thinking we're better than this. and we keep falling right down the same path. people have touched on it. let me say something about slavery. slavery was the purpose of the civil war. let's not play with it let's not be delusional. slavery was the economic engine that drove the south. and those of us that are in business if we took morality out of it, what a business model. free labor. everybody could be successful in business if they had free labor. you just don't have to have a moral compass. so here we are with a situation as it relates to the civil war being identified with us an opportunity to move forward and we step in it. we blow it. we totally blow it. you know it's interesting when you study slavery and the economics of it each slave ship that went to africa in the time of slavery each slave ship cost, in the day's dollars about $13,000, in dollars then about $13,000 and you know how much profit they made on each slave ship about $230,000. that isn't bad. $13,000 investment you make $230,000 back in that pe

south carolina today. in hours, the confederate battle flag coming down from where it is flown in defiance. where will the flag go? a museum. >> the battle doesn't end in south carolina. petitions are spreading across the nation and the battle is ratcheting up in the halls of congress. we begin live in columbia. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michaela. the governor signed this bill into law by the lawmakers who helped make it a reality. also present, the families of those nine victims killed in the massacre in charleston 23 days ago. each family will receive a pen used during the signing of the ceremony. the governor made remarks before signing the bill. listen to what she had to say about this historic moment. >> this is a story about action. this is a story about the history of south carolina and how the action of nine individuals laid out this long chain of events that forever showed the state of south carolina what love and forgiveness looks like. >> reporter: now the governor will not be mak

we'll have more on south carolina with the granddaughter of the late south carolina senator and segregationist strom thurmond after headlines. as south carolina lawmakers vote to take down the confederate battle flag, republicans in the u.s. congress blocked a measure to remove any flag with confederate symbols from national cemeteries. they were true the best-selling protest by democrats. >> the members of the republican conference to support the confederate battle flag apparently argue that this is about heritage and tradition. what exactly is the tradition the confederate battle flag is meant to represent? is it slavery? rape? kidnap? genocide? treason? or all of the above? amy: about two hours from the state capital in the debate over the confederate flag, the mother of walter scott visited the site of her sons death for the first time. walter scott was an unarmed african-american man shot dead in april by white police officer michael slager who is charged with murder after video showed he shot scott in the back as he ran away. walter scott's brother, anthony spoke during the family's visi

butterfield from north carolina. thank you for your time, sir. >> thank you. >>> in just a few moments we're going to get a very unique perspective on what we've seen transpire here over the past few hours. congressman john lewis will join me live in a few moments. kristen? >> craig, great conversations, particularly i think the points you and joy were making about what all this could mean for the next generation. all of those young folk there's sharing that moment with you all. we will check back in with you in a few minutes. >>> now we want to turn to breaking news out where the nuclear talks are in trouble and there is no deal in sight. andrea mitchell is in vienna where she has been for the better part of the past three weeks almost i think now, andrea? i think that hope diminishing here in washington. are you getting any sense that there is movement there where you are? >> no, in fact we're moving backwards, not forwards, kristen. to bring i all up to date. today there was an announcement. it is only just one se

one of the things we joke about is south carolina was the first to see mississippi -- south carolina was the first to secede, mississippi was not far behind. >> what you have seen over the last two weeks is an effort by members of the democratic caucus to put closure to an open wound that has been here for a long time. i live in mississippi. i have lived my entire life. i've had to endure a lot of atrocities that african-americans have had to enter at the hands of officials who waive this flag. when the civil war started south carolina and mississippi had more african-americans living in its state than they had any other race. but they were all slaves. this war was fought over slavery. the symbol was a confederate battle flag. people still see this flag is a symbol that the war is not over that it is heritage and not taped. you lost the war. it is time for you to join the rest of the country and be the united states of america. we should have a place for those things to be. over our capitals, and be representatives of the states that we live in is an insult because of what they stand

my wife's family fought for south carolina and north carolina.here is a bible chock full of her ancestors. it was the government of the state they were fighting for. that flag to me is a military flag, always has been, always will be. i have never perceived it as a racial symbol. i regret, will deeply deeply regret that right-wing extremist groups have hijacked that flag and turned it into a political symbol for hate and it really bugs me this is occurring because that flag to me is not that. people look at it in different lights. i want to read, if i may, before i sit down, general order number nine. this is from april 9 -- april 11, 1865 2 days after lee surrendered. it goes, after four years of service -- thank you. >> the senator from charleston. as he comes forward -- chef by ems -- >> by unanimous consent, to have those remarks rented in the journal. >> without objection. >> thank you mr. president. mr. president, you refer to me as the senator from charleston and i want to say to this chamber and any who are watching that i have never been

carolina carolinans.lent people are now speaking up through their actions. >>> it was a great moment for all. but the reality is we still have flags flying in south africa and south carolina and more work to do even after both of those places have changed. part of my campaign in 2004 was to take this flag down in south carolina, and i'm constantly reminded of its origin. the flag was originally raised to insult the friendship nine civil rights activists who refused bail after staging a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter. over 50 years later, the flag is now being taken down in honor of the beautiful nine killed in the charleston massacre. and we have to give credit to those who made this happen from president obama, to the lawmakers on both sides in south carolina. and to governor nikki haley who has shown leadership in this fight. >> 22 days ago, i didn't know that i would ever be able to say this again, but today i'm very proud to say that it is a great day in south carolina. >> we even shared a hug

the state of south carolina seems to be moving forward. why does the federal government need to get involved here at all? the attorney general has said if they don't get involved the racial aspect of this is not being addressed. why, sir, is the federal government getting involved? >> two reasons. on the substantive side sometimes in cases like this the federal government will bring charmings in case something happens to the state case. i think that's unlikely in this case. the state prosecutors have a lot of evidence. it's unlikely the case falls apart. it gives one substantive backup in case something extraordinary happens. also, very important symbolic reasons. there's no south carolina hate crimes law on the books. if the racial component of this killing is going to be recognized, it's important that it be recognized, it can only be done by the federal government by the department of justice. by bringing hate crimes charges, the justice department is memorializing for history that this wasn't a random act of violence, a random murder t

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right now on "first look," historic day ahead for south carolina.federate battle flag will be removed 50 years after it was installed as a protest. >>> important information for anyone taking nones as aspirin pain relievers. >>> hear what these two said when they got together. >>> plus get ready for world domination. the miions are here and

football bowl games can also come back to south carolina.lobbied for a bowl in 2004 but was turned down because of the ban. this weekend the naacp will introduce an emergency meeting to lift the bab. the group could decide to hold an annual conference. for more on the flag coming down and what it has meant for south carolina and other southern states, you head to nbcwashington.com and search south carolina. >> let's take you back to live pictures from new york. the national soccer team rolling down the streets of manhattan for a ticker tape parade. more than 20 million people watched sunday as they won 5-2. little girls wrapped in the american flag began lining up early this morning to cheer on their team. very cool. >> a perfect summer day under way. temperatures now near eighty. low humidity in place. with us for the afternoon. then the clouds come in over night. after midnight maybe light showers in the metro and parts of maryland and then through the morning an saturday they drift through virginia and the lower eastern shore and sun brea

it was hard growing up in south carolina. but what i've always been proud of and what i worked for is to make sure that today is better than yesterday and that my kids don't go through what we went through and now i feel good because now i know my kids can look up and there won't be a flag and there will be more reasons. i needed to see it one last time. i wanted to remember the moment. so much of this has been a whirlwind and it's been extremely emotional. i just needed to see what was about to happen. >> this flag went up in 1962 correct? do you think it was a sort of poke in the eye to the civil rights movement? >> you know i'm not going to try and figure out why people did what they did. i think the more important part is it just never should have been there and i think that even when it was on the grounds of the statehouse it was right in front. and these grounds are a place that everybody should feel a part of. and these grounds are a place that should be -- that belong to the people of south carolina. and what i have r

he was not fighting for the majority of south carolina. one of those individuals was a guy by the name of ishmael jackson, the slave on the adams plantation, who happened to be my great grandfather. he had a brother named william jackson. he had a brother -- and you have heard me tell the story -- march through columbia joined sherman's army, and named his son, william sherman. history is his story. that is my story. when i seek a better soldier, i do not get goosebumps and feel all warm and fuzzy. i respect the fact that you do. all i am saying is you cannot force all of us to have the passion that some of you have about certain things. remember the 57%, the highest percent of african-americans in 1860 in the united states of america was in south carolina. the second highest percent was mississippi at 55%. georgia, 44% of the population were african-american. when we talk, senator from pickens, about south carolina eans in 1860, do not forget about ishmael jackson. he did not have a vote. no one asked him about the articles of consumpt co

south carolina we don't have expansion, we should. the right to vote has been attacked.d up against that. the criminal justice system is unfair and racist. those are the things we are fighting to overcome, and to change and part of the problem is the confederate flag keeping it, the mind-set, up until # die, is the same. if you understood the message, you'd have to have nine people die, you'd never put it up. you would have taken it down by now. to go from city to city, county to country, back when i bet him. i understood that. i did my history and research. i'm not going to spend time down. >> let me get a quick word from bertram hayes davis. right now in birmingham, they are talking about taking down a monument, moving it to a privately owned park. is that an appropriate way to handle it, quickly before we go. >> everyone has make a decision, as long as they understand the reasoning of what the mon awement stands for. if it is offensive to individuals or the public, it needs to be moved, i condone that, that is a good idea. i don't see the destruction as a solution, if

we're live from south carolina now, columbia, south carolina.nore what happened at the church. the reverend malloy was at the funeral. i want you to listen to what he's going to have to say and then we're going to talk to him. >> declare all the change that you wanted to see, and all the change that you wanted to do. because of you, we will see the confederate flag come down here in the state of south carolina. you're the one that did it. it's coming down. joe malloy is here with me. thank you, jentle men, for joining me. >> did you ever see this day would come? >> i thought after the eulogy, it very well would happen then. i did not know it would happen in my lifetime! what do you think clinton would say about this? >> clinton is a person who would sort of minimize himself and inflate everybody else. he'd be asking then what? what is next? >> you said shefsz always in your business. she's a business busy body. >> she would hope that it's not just a moment. that it's the beginning of her movement. that there's a lot more work to be done in terms

that "new day" declared by the governor of south carolina is today. it's been three weeks since a senseless church massacre in charleston and real positive progressive action -- yes, i said action -- has been taken. that flag that has divided the state for decades and was embraced by the church killer is no longer flying next to the state capital. it's now down for good. i want you to watch this and listen to the reaction of the crowd that gathered in columbia. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ crowd chanting "usa" ] ♪ hey, hey, hey, good-bye >>> a lot of emotion amid that pomp and circumstance. this is columbia, south carolina, where the confederate battle flag, the rebel flag, was ceremoniously lowered and taken away. all of this playing out like you're seeing just about two hours ago. and if you want to see that flag now, you will have to go to a museum that's holding a lot of other historical relics and artifacts from a bygone era. cnn tonight anchor don lemon just finished speaking with south carolina's governor nikki haley. he jo

flag and the south carolina flag. what happens to the war memorial that sits on the statehouse grounds that has seven flags. >> mr. pitts your time has expired. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> pending question, adoption of substitute amendment one. all in favor say aye. a request for roll call. nine members second? roll call is required to vote on the board's order. during the roll call, mr. herbkersman is recognized. if you come to order please. give mr. herbkersman your attention. >> thank you mr. speaker. ladies and gentlemen, i want to come to you today to the well to talk about just for a minute about something that happened yesterday with the osprix village thing we talked about. when i came up here, i said that this paper was brought up by the governor's office and put on someone's desk because that's the information i had yesterday. and, you know i -- the person that printed these out and puts them on the desk came in yesterday and told me they had done it. i wanted to tell you, it did not come from the governor

and i am so proud to be a south carolina and proud of what south carolina has done to move this stateward so we can become the progressive state that we are. >> and representative i mean it's so -- you're not the only person who's emotional about this. we also understand that one of your colleagues a republican a descendent of confederate soldiers that he helped lead the large. how do you explain that people with that proud history in their families came around to seeing it your way? >> well you know i have to commend representative rick quinn who is a friend of mine. he was instrumental in working on the compromise that got us to where we are today. and of course that came hours after my speech and hours into the morning this morning. and i just want to thank representative rick quinn for his leadership and his foresight and understanding that we needed to move this state forward. and certainly i look forward to working with him in placing the confederate flag in a place of honor so that we can honor our heritage and our history, but we can also respect the feelings and the emotions

it is from south carolina. the house there started debating whether or not to remove the confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol. there was an expectation that it would be contentious if not nasty, given how contentious this issue is and how emotional this issue is for many in that state. for much of the day, it was quite the opposite. it was very moving. >> i have a lot of people who will me back home, grady, you vote to take it down, i've never voted against you. but if this has to be my, so be it. my mama god bless her soul, this coming april, she would have gone 19 years. she left me all of her confederate memorabilia. she was an avid member, loved the united daughters of the confederacy. my mama, god bless her soul, would tell me, grady, you need to do what you know is right. >> that was grady brown. a democrat who has served for over 30 years in the legislature. someone whose great grand father was a confederate soldier. he is hearing with there in his face, in his district. he would vote t

i would also like to thank south carolina u.s.es for his and his office's tremendous efforts on this case as well as the dedicated attorneys from the department's civil rights division. in particular i'd also like to extend my thanks to charleston solicitor scarlet wilson for being a cooperative and effective partner in this manner. we have a strong working relationship with solicitor wilson and her office and we look forward to our continued collaboration at these parallel state and federal prosecutions work their way through their respective court systems. thank you for your attention and any questions. yes. >> who will go first, south carolina or the federal government? >> that hasn't been determined yet. we're working cooperatively with solicitor wilson. both cases will proceed through the court system. we'll both work to reduce any unnecessary burden to the families. >> what factors go into deciding who goes first, beside burden on the families? what factors? >> there are a number of factors. we'll consider how the cases had

and drove to the episcopal church in south carolina known as mother emanuel. mother emanuel was his destination specifically because it was an historically african-american church of significance to the people of charleston of south carolina and of the nation. on that summer evening, dylann roof found his target. african-americans engaged with worship. he joined them with their bible study group. the parishioners had bibles dylann roof had his .45 glock pistol. while the parishioners of mother emanuel were engaged in worship and bible study, dylann roof opened fire and ultimately killing nine church members. the state of south carolina is also prosecuting roof for murder attended murders that he is alleged to have committed. we commend the authorities for their quick response. it's important to note however, that south carolina does not have a hate crimes statute. and as a result the state charges do not reflect the alleged hate crimes sentence presented in the federal indictment today. specifically the federal indictment returned today charges roof with nine

we move south to south carolina.ate lawmakers will begin debate today on whether or not to move the confederate flag from the state house. following the massacre of nine black worshipers at a church in south carolina, president obama and governor nikki haley have called for the removal of the confederate flag from the state house. for the rest of the show today, we bring you our extended interview with bree newsome, who removed the confederate flag by scaling the flagpole on the state capitol grounds, equipped with a helmet and climbing gear and with the base of the poll. she unhooked the confederate flag. >> this flag comes down today. amy: i come against you in the name of god, this flag comes down today. as she reached the ground, she and jimmy tyson were arrested. her actions went viral. her bail fund has raised over 125,000 dollars. the director of "selma" hailed her. within an hour workers had raised a new confederate flag on the capitol grounds. later that day federal -- confederate flag supporters and antirac

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that "new day" declared by the governor of south carolina is today.en three weeks since a senseless church massacre in charleston and real positive progressive action -- yes, i said action -- has been taken. that flag that has divided the state for decades and was embraced by the church killer is no longer flying next to the state capital. it's now down for good. i want you t

south carolina is making progress. that's a wonderful, wonderful thing. >> maybe the end of that flag there standing and flying on the state house grounds but certainly the start of much more conversation and change. >> sure. >> in south carolina. thank you, jimmy williams as always. great to see you. >> great to see you. >>> as you were just referring to grak breaking news from capitol hill, that argument as you were talking about debate turned into a argument on the house floor over a resolution to remove any state flag containing confederate battle flag from the capitol there. let's take a listen. >> favor say aye. >> aye. >> all those opposed no no? >> no. >> can you chair, the ayes have it. >> no! no! no! >> theayes have it. the previous question is ordered. >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker, mr. speaker, i ask -- >> absolutely astounding. when was the last time you saw that passion, the shouting and yelling on the house floor. that argument coming from south carolina to capitol hill. nbc correspondent kelly o'connell w

it banned south carolina from hosting any championship events. all three say they'll lift their bans. >>> there will be a legal challenge to virginia's decision to remove the confederate flag from state license plates. the group sons of confederate veterans will go to court to stop the banning of the plates. last week, the flag was called divisive and mcauliffe asked them to work on phasing out the plates. >>> 6:05 now. a developing story that affects millions of you, even if you never worked for the federal government. your information could have been stolen in the office of the personnel management hack. the hackers obtained sensitive information of 21.5 million people. this applies to the spouses, children, neighbors even roommates and friends of people who went through background checks. hackers had access to the personal information for more than a year. this morning, several lawmakers are calling for president obama to fire the head of opm. >>> today we will learn new information about the hunt for a man who shot a spotsylvania county store

. >>> tonight the confederate flag falls in south carolina. history and high emotion as a symbol that has divided so many finally comes down. >>> also, the stunning admission from the fbi. the accused charleston killer should not have been allowed to buy the gun used in the attack. but a series of shocking errors failed to stop him. >>> judgment day for a cancer doctor who poisoned hundreds of patients, giving a false diagnosis and chemo treatments they didn't need for diseases they didn't have. >>> a legendary movie star is gone. from dr. zhivago to lawrence of arabia, we remember the great omar sharif. >>> and making history in the canyon of heroes. why today's big celebration was unlike anything we've ever seen before. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. today in the shadow of the south carolina state house it took an honor guard just 36 seconds to lower a symbol that has divided this nation for a century and a half. the a