>> i would like to be heard. -- the senator from charleston. >> senator from charleston mr.impson. senator kimpson: ladies and gentlemen, there is a poem by langston hughes. i learned it when i was a student at morehouse got. i will not read all of it to you because i understand the gravity of this moment in the fact that we need to bring this to a vote. the words are, i would rather see a sermon than to hear one any day. i would rather one to walk with me and show me the way. the i is a better pupil and more willing than the here. advice may be misleading, but examples are always clear. and the best, the very best teachers are the ones who live their creed. ladies and gentlemen, we have an opportunity today to live our creed. there is been a lot of talk about the soldiers. soldiers of the confederacy. i just want to take us to the words of the soldiers. there was an agreement that was entered into -- indeed general wade hampton spoke at the gathering of the confederate legion here in columbia, 1875 in a tribute, a tribute to the flag of his legion. and he gave a speech enti

charleston county board. think about it. mother emannual, dealing with the aftermath of horrific violence in a church that means so much to us, everyone else paused. even candidates running for president waited until we could get back to normal, but not the charleston county school board. the school board is arrogant and many of us believe that they are racist. and many think that they will not come to the table because they have no intention of doing so. they are trying to perpetuate the segregated system that we worked against for over 50 years, but in charleston county, this board is the worst i've dealt with, and i've dealt with quite a few. >> wow your school board is elected and largely autonomous. isn't part of this the fact that many in the black community wanted a different superintendent? were fighting for a different superintendent and didn't get what they wanted? which is that lisa herring will become the superintendent, an african-american woman. >> well, more specifically, a different process. s

and representing charleston county as i do and the tragedy that occurred in charleston three weeks agoof charleston are so gracious and so spiritual and known for their hospitality. i felt like it was time for us to get back on track and talk about the reasons why we were there. the debate got kind of sidetracked. and i felt like we needed to focus on the matter at hand which is removing the confederate flag as quickly as possible from the state house grounds. >> when can we expect that to happen? >> i'm sorry? >> when will see the nagflag come down now? >> i'm having difficulty hearing you because of the traffic. >> there is a lot of noise. i'm hoping you can share with us what we can expect to happen next. when might the flag come down? >> the governor is signing the bill it's my understanding, today at 4:00 p.m. i plan to attend the bill signing. after that it at some point the flag will come down. but i think we would have to talk with governor haley to know exactly when that will take place. >> i do know it did pass. 94-20 was the final vote. that's more than the two-thirds majori

. >> i'm charleston . >> i stand with charleston. >> i am charleston. >> after nun -- after nine lives filled with home and promise were cut short by hate in charleston families and community leaders emerged. >> i'm charleston and i demand a vote. >> their goal to get congress to pass a bill to prevent convicted felons, dangerous mentally ill to not be able to buy guns and includes sales online and gun shows. >> i'm here to speak on behalf of the charleston community. >> andre duncan's aunt was you among those murdered in charleston. >> let us save lives. >> 8 #0 0-year-old louise brown marched with scott king as a child you and was close to all victims. >> this is just about keeping guns out of the wrong hands. it has absolutely to do with the right of a law-abiding citizen to buy or own a gun. >> amidst the tragedy and heartache something amazing has happened in charleston the community is stronger. >> i can like hug one person and hug four people. that's how tight charleston is right now. >> reporter: each day 9 lives are lost to gun violence. since the charleston massacre another 1

and what i heard after what happened down in charleston with the charleston nine, let's not forget mrscott what has happened is we now have an opportunity to move forward, being men of good will and women of good will. you see, we represent or supposedly the best of south carolina. ladies and gentlemen, i'll tell you why i didn't support the public referendum, because the people expect us because that's why they sent us here, to do the right thing. so i submit to you that this is a defineing moment, ladies and gentlemen. in our state's history. it's a defineing moment because we have an opportunity as the chamber of commerce has pointed out, to support investment and job creation opportunities that can level the playing field and open up a new avenue whereas south carolinaians regardless of their race, creed or color, can step beyond the ignorance of poverty and build bridges. it's about expanding markets of opportunities for south carolina's good and services. as the chamber has said because this is important. because i will submit to you, if we do not have job opportunities for indi

and what i heard after what happened down in charleston with the charleston nine, let's not forget mrscott what has happened is we now have an opportunity to move forward, being men of good will and women of good will. you see, we represent or supposedly the best of south carolina. ladies and gentlemen, i'll tell you why i didn't support the public referendum, because the people expect us because that's why they sent us here, to do the right thing. so i submit to you that this is a defineing moment, ladies and gentlemen. in our state's history. it's a defineing moment because we have an opportunity as the chamber of commerce has pointed out, to support investment and job creation opportunities that can level the playing field and open up a new avenue whereas south carolinaians regardless of their race, creed or color, can step beyond the ignorance of poverty and build bridges. it's about expanding markets of opportunities for south carolina's good and services. as the chamber has said because this is important. because i will submit to you, if we do not have job opportunities for indi

take charleston, south carolina which is called low country for a reason. this spot near the center of the city is just several feet above sea level. sandy bridges owns a small boutique nearby, in charleston's vibrant tourist district. >> high tide, rainy day, we just always experienced flooding here. >> reporter: guaranteed? >> it comes right up to my doorstep on a really heavy downpour. >> reporter: this is what it looked like near her store in 2012 after hurricane isaac brushed by the city. the metropolitan area of 700,000 people, and growing fast, is one of the most vulnerable along the east coast. charleston is not only low- lying, waterways snake through the city and neighborhoods have been built on landfill. flooding has plagued the city for generations, but it's getting worse. >> at a particularly high tide, flood water already comes in through the sea wall and through the sidewalk and it fills the street right here in this intersection. >> reporter: sometimes an unusually high tide, without any rain at all, will trigger what locals like environment

judge charleston: absolutely. there was a gentleman named david walker who lived down the street from us, wonderful guy wonderful family. and i remember his high school student, he flew in after they released to the white house and came straight to our football game, and i was so proud, but david wanted to go back. he was a true marine. i could see it in his eyes, he wanted to go back and continue to protect that embassy, go back and be there. and that was my first experience with racism when i saw how iranians saw david walker and other african-americans as they released those women and all of the african-americans, and it had a profound impact on me. amy: they only released first the african-americans. judge charleston: i'm not sure of that. i know they released the women and african-americans. but i specifically remember them releasing, i was 16 yesterday, and i remember them releasing the african-americans, and saying the general consensus was, we empathize with what african-americans are going through in the

churn in charleston -- church in charleston, south carolina.pected gunman dylann roof, sparked a discussion about race and symbolism, a debate angering southerners with deep roots in the confederacy. this may be from lightning, but i know out of the seven lightening. >> now as investigations continue, preachers and parishioners are using the fires to bring communities toot. >> you are not attacking me, you are attacking god. he takes it personal >>> joining us the reverend dr lafayette chair of the southern christian leadership conflict, and a visiting scholar from columbian university. several black churches that burnt are found to be accidental, not caused by malicious intent, but some are under active investigation as arson, not necessarily hate crimes. let me put it as simple as a this. >> a number of reasons. one is - first, to terrorize the community, make people feel vulnerable and fearful and (moralized. also, to precipitate copy cats - you know, dillon roof said that's what he was trying to do. it's the ultimate expression of derision

because no one had mentioned the victims of the charleston nine. we're here because of the violence and terrorism. and we owe it to the citizens of charleston and the victims of mother emanuel ame church to act and come together for all the citizens in north carolina. >> do you feel your speech tipped the scales tipped the balance last night? >> you know i don't feel -- i don't know what it did. i would like to think my remarks helped to change the course of the debate. to focus on the reason why we were here in the first place, no one mentioned the victims up until that point. and i was determined to keep us focused on the issue at hand and that is how can we remove the symbol of hatred from the statehouse grounds in the most impossible -- so we do not have to -- i would like to add last week was the three-week massacre that happened in charleston. and it was noted last night on the floor in my remarks. i have to tell you, it's the least that we can do as a body to react and to honor the sacrifice that these families have by removing the symbol of

we could have gone down two paths after charleston. we could have become more divisive or we could have come together and we chose to come together. congratulations to the governor at the state house. you're allowing us to move forward as a state. >> you know, we saw people cheering, chanting usa, usa. we saw people singing. >> yeah. >> there was jubilation. senator, you're a young man, but that flag has been flying there for 54 years, since 1961. that's an awfully long time. and this was a moment of history for the people of your state and your history is tied up with that. so, you know, would you have been cheering like they were were you standing there? were you cheering in new hampshire where you are now i believe? >> well, i looked at it as a moment of progress for my state, and the truth of the matter is before the shooting, the compromise that led to the flag flying above the confederate war memorial and building an african-american monument on state grounds had stood the test of time for 15 years. it was a bipartisan compromise

he reiterated his plea in charleston. chances of congress doing anything to hinder gun sales are slim. sometimes things change so they can stay the same. gun control is the american north's lost cause. at other times, such as with the health care law, last week brought to fore the majesty and the limits of u.s. presidency. it would not have been the same on anyone else's watch. tell me what you meant. ed: the majesty is something that the president used in its full force in a way only he could with the eulogy in charleston. let me get to the limits for gun control. something -- like many people, i feel this issue vioscerally. the newtown massacre, sandy hook massacre in december of 2013 took place on my daughter's sixth birthday. the news happened to break when there were 20 kids, and uncanny coincidence in my house, celebrating my daughter's birthday, the same age of the kids who are massacre that day. president obama said he would move heaven and earth. he didn't quite use those terms, but to use this tragedy for positi

very few businesses, if any, were open in downtown charleston. streets were blocked and a lot of things happened. but when we went in to be seated, it was my privilege to sit beside my good friend ms. cobb-hunter. she and i sat there kind of in amazement, wouldn't you say, gilda, at the crowd and the way it was handled. it was a gorgeous service and one of great meaning. and i say that to say this that service epitomized south carolina. because it showed the nation and the world what true reverence we have for those in our midst who have been taken from us. it was important because it brought not only the senate but the good people, too, together. how many ministers did we have? like 35 on the stage, is what i'm guessing. yeah it was almost too many, ms. gilda, because it really was difficult for someone to make their way across the stage to go to the pulpit. and they decreed that was a church for that day. but i think that in all of this we have become the poster child for how things should be handled without rancor, without violence, without an

it began in charleston.ders in charleston is what leads to the lowering of this flag. as we talk about this as a symbol of confederate battle flag slavery in the civil war and armed rebellion against the federal government it was just as important a symbol because this was revived in the early 1960s as an expression of anger and antagonism at the movement towards civil rights immigration also ushered in by the federal government. it's both those movements, both those historical symbols that people have reacted against this week. >> i also want positiveto apologize here really quickly. i estimated the crowd at 1500 a few minutes ago. that was based on my vantage point. we've got this view now from a helicopter and there are easily several thousand people who have assembled here on a sweltering friday morning here in south carolina. this crowd considerably larger than the crowd we saw here some 15 years ago when the same flag was taken from high atop the state house dome and moved to its current location. and

you saw the thousands of people that packed the largest bridge in charleston. another display of that grace. and a number of the people that we have talked to in the weeks since that shooting, this's the word that they use over and over again. governor david beasley, republican governor that served the state in the late '90s used that exact same word this morning and he was wiping a tear away in the ceremony. and he said, and i never heard this before. it was hilarious. he was the last great casualty of the civil war. the confederate battle flag cost him his political career. he called for it to come down in '96 and laughed him out of the governor's mansion faster than you might imagine. but times have changed in south carolina. one could argue that even before the church massacre there was a bit of a pair dime shift that was underware way. governor haley said a week ago this for her at least is about more than a flag. it is also about changing perceptions, as well. and as you know that flag symbolized racism and hatred and evil. for a lot of people in this cou

we heard this in charleston a couple of weeks ago, we heard it here in columbia, in abbyville earlierek and a lot of these people -- and these are people that are white -- said i have relatives who fought in the civil war, i'm the ground ground grand child of a civil war veteran, but it is a relic of the past it's divisive and it's time to bring it down. i interviewed an legislator, and she's african american and i said are you afraid that there is going to be blowback because of the way you voted? and she said that's a real possibility, but i had to vote my conscious and believe in my heart what i think is best for the state, and i'm hoping that my constituents will respect that. she said it remains to be seen how people will vote in the next collection. >> the state newspaper again called this is a whirlwind of change that we have seen in the last couple of days and one of the highlights of that diane, was comments made by south carolina representative jenny horn who made an impassioned speech about the flag. let's take a listen. >> if we amend this bill we are telling the people of

. -- shooting in charleston. more than 21 million people had their information stolen in a cyber attack. in brazil, they are trying to stop deforestation before it's too late. reporter: acres and acres of trees are felled in a couple of days or weeks. katty: welcome to our viewers on public television here in america and also around the globe. tomorrow morning the confederate battle flag, which has flown on the flags of south carolina -- flown among the flags of south carolina for decades, will be taken down. the governor signed the order late today. this happened less than a month after nine african-americans were shot dead at a church in charleston. nick bryant brings us the latest. nick: -- >> thank you, south carolina. it's coming down. it's a beautiful day to be in south carolina. nick: a vote to bring down the confederate battle flag, a move unthinkable before the massacre in charleston. >> i feel ecstatic. i just got off work. i'm proud to be part of history being made. nick: what some clean to as an emble

at her side, family members of victims from last month's church massacre in charleston. diane, tell us how the program will go this morning for the removal of the flag. >> randall we've gotten very few details from the state on how things are going to proceed this morning. we know there's going to be a ceremony at 10:00. the flag will be lowered carried away in an armored vehicle. it's going to be taken to the south carolina confederate relic room and military museum here in columbia, about a mile away. we're going to have to waist and see how things proceed as the day progresses. >> with all the controversy, i imagine security is tight. >> it is. after the governor signed the bill into law barricades went up around the perimeter of the statehouse lawn. we've seen a huge police presence here just a few minutes ago, we saw some law enforcement walk through here with bomb sniffing dogs, and last night the columbia city council passed a measure that would ban any weapons around the statehouse, so yeah, there's stepped-up police enforcement. we're expecting the possibility o

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 applause was thunderous and sustained. look at the crowd. after 54 years the confederate battle flag was brought down from the site for the very last time. it was a swift and dramatic turn in history. born of the racist murd

county one of first count yezies to donate to the charleston victims of the massacre.nd we are going to be there to support williamsburg county and the city of greeleyville and mount zion as they repair and rebuild. >> what do you think mark morelle, do the churches need to increase their security now? >> everyone has to be vigilant all churches particularly african am can church-american churches and houses of worship have to be vigilant. it is clear churches and houses of worship are targets of hate groups. lest we think perhaps these incidents are isolated. there were 3,600 hate crimes reported in 2013. if you go back to the 1990s, there were 670 wolf incidents of arsons bombings attempted bombings directed at african-american churches. i hope that we're not returning to that period. but there is great, a great deal of consternation, pain anguish, when you see these churches burnings in the aftermath of what we witnessed in charleston. i might add all of this is taking place in the south. much of it is taking place in smaller communities, or rural communities. indee

the immediate issue as far as i'm concerned as a member of the charleston delegation, and speaking on behalf of the people in charleston, this flag offends my friend mccloud, john king, my friend reverend neal. i cannot believe that we do not have the heart in this body to do something meaningful such as take a symbol of hate off these grounds on friday. and if any of you vote to amend, you are ensuring this flag will fly beyond friday. and for the widow of senator pinckney and his two young daughters, that would be adding insult to injury. and i will not be a part of it. we need to follow the example of the senate, remove this flag and do it today. because this issue is not getting any better with age. thank you. [ applause ] >> and the debate did go on after that, but the amendments fell away and after midnight the last block came down, last roadblock came down republican named brick quinn said he, too, would finally let go. >> i don't back down much. i think most of you who know me a lot know that. >> but he did and they had a moment of silence and they had the vote and the confede

they moved to the charleston area and took up residency in goose creek, which is a suburb of charlestonila, her relationship with dan from almost the beginning had been difficult. mila was saying how dan did not show her attention or affection. it was very difficult for her having her family so far away being in brazil and her being alone. she once told me she was having problems concerning her sexual life because dan seemed to lose interest in her. he would frequent a dojo in a part of charleston. when his session would be over, he would be leaving and another session would be starting where there was a much younger class. >> i was nine years old and wanted to pick up something new. do something different. so karate. made a few friends. one of them was my age and the other was dan hires. well, it all started. we are playing like a game of tag going on between me and two other kids. dan started running around playing tag with us. he was like a big kid. dan offered to be some sort of role model because the girl's biological mother was not in her life at the time. >> he offered to start t

at this point this and other fires haven't been tied to events in charleston, but the fbi is investigating a possible hate crime. >> in view of the things that have happened over the last couple of weeks, we really want to actually cover it in love. we actually don't have any malice against anyone else other than that may god speak to their hearts. that's the thing we want as a message to be passed on. >> reporter: last week's fire at a church in macon, georgia, was deliberately set. >> i couldn't believe it. once i got here i cried. i did. >> reporter: there also have been suspicious fires in knoxville, tennessee, the first after the charleston shootings and jackson, mississippi. though it's unclear if these fires are related or bias motivated, attacks on black churches are nothing new. the most infamous may be the bombing of the 16th street baptist church in birmingham back in 1963 by white supremacists. four young girls were killed in the explosion. >> no one was injured and investigators are also looking at the possibility that the fire was started by lightning. >>> the justice departm

>> it's to represent the nine people who lost their lives in charleston.my: and what else does it say? >> it says, "honk the flag down." amy: what are your thoughts about the confederate flag? >> it doesn't represent me, my people, my people. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. "my people," you're saying? >> my people as in african americans. i'm an african-american woman. >> you're a black american. >> i'm an african american. >> i'm a white american. i'm married to a brown american. >> excuse me, i was speaking. >> i'm sorry. you're right. >> thank you. so, as an african-american woman, this flag -- i go to usc. and every time i have to walk past this flag, it hurts. it's not -- it doesn't make me feel good about being a south carolinian. i've never been proud to be a south carolinian until this past week, because i see how great people are in charleston. they're really trying to fight for love. and i just want -- i don't want my children to have to grow up in south carolina and see that flag that represents so much turmoil for african americans. and i understand peopl

charleston did come together and people in the state to unify and support each other.is finding this is an a time to reflect on what we can do and we need to take some definite steps forward. we have a lot of work to do. there are lots of things we can do to make sure that there's opportunity for all starting with education which is a field i've been in for a very long time. education is obviously key. and being able to link people who need jobs to the jobs and that's, of course, linked to affordable housing and transportation. so you know mayors are in a position to get stuff done unlike, you know other bodies of the government. i think we need to take this opportunity to move forward in a serious way. >> all right. hopefully the governor's mantra, a new day for south carolina. we appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> that brings us to what we have been asking our viewers over the last hour. will the removal of the confederate flag in south carolina lead to changes in other state flags with confederate themes? we have been asking you to vote and so far we are now at

and there's a mew seem in charleston. that's the way to reflect history. in a museum or monument, but not on the statehouse grounds. >> mobile, alabama is now weighing in on the confederate flag debate. the city council is removing the confederate national flag and four banners from the official seal of city government. and only the u.s. flag will remain. the seal also featured flags from great britain and alabama. >>> the color of justice or lack of color. details of a new it study on american prosecutors. and plus, they left iran to get away from isil, and now they're being detained in the united states. we'll explain why. >> as the united states and it's allies continue to fight isil in iraq, ethnic minorities in the country are fleeing in fear for their safety. but fleeing doesn't come easy, even on u.s. shores. some are finding it hard to make california home. >> an ethnic christian minority group targeted by isil, because of their christian faith hundreds of thousands of them are refugees. many have fled to other countries, and hundreds have come to

. >> a federal grand jury has indicted a suspect in last question at historic black church in charleston, south carolina, on federal hate crime charges. is accused of killing nine people during a bible study in charleston and was charged on 33 federal counts. attorney general loretta lynch spoke about the indictments at a briefing at the justice department. >> welcome good afternoon, everyone and thank you for coming. i'm joined today by vanita gupta, the head of the department's civil rights division and mark juliano deputy director of the fbi. we are here today to announce that a federal grand jury in south carolina has returned a 33 count indictment against delta and move, charging him with federal hate crimes and firearm charges for killing and attempting to kill african-american parishioners at emanuel african methodist episcopal church in charleston south carolina. because of their race and in order to interfere with the exercise of their religion. as set forth in the indictment several months prior to the tragic events of june 17 he conceived of this goal of increasing racial tens

they moved to the charleston area and took up residency in a suburb of charleston. >> mila, her relationshipthe beginning had been difficult. mila was saying how dan did not show her attention or affection. it was very difficult for her having her family so far away, being in brazil, and her being alone. >> we used to talk a lot. and once she told me she was having some problems about, concerning her sexual life, because dan seemed to lose interest in her. >> dan was very much into martial arts. and he would frequent a dojo in a part of charleston. when his session would be over and he would be leaving, another session would be starting where it was a much younger class. >> i was 9 years old. wanted to pick up something new. do something different, so karate. made a few friends of the one of them, you know, was my age. and then the other was dan hiers. well, it all started. we were playing, i think it was like a game of tag going on between me and two other kids. dan started running anround, playing tag with us. he was like a big kid. >> dan became friends with the child's mother and offered

i know he knows that. [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ >>> overlooking charleston harbor is ft. sumter.here that the first shots of the civil war were fired in april, 1861. the fort is but one part of history that has been preserved in charleston, south carolina, a city that several travel publications describe as the most hospitable in the nation. outside downtown sits a modern day fortress. where strife and conflict often overshadow southern hospitality. >> it's crazy here. you get a little bit of everything. you have suicidal inmates. you have females. you get alcoholics from the street that come in, combative. >> i'm telling you! >> you've got segregation inmates. you've got a whole bunch that you've got the to deal with at one time. >> there are about 1,300 men and women incarcerated at the sheriff al cannon detention center's known as the charleston county jail. while some have been convicted, most are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. >> communication is the biggest thing, i feel, when you're dealing with a whole different variety of

this flag is so painful and painful to the memory of the charleston nine this had to be done. definitely we expect the charles ston nine to be the center of nikki's thoughts and words today. that was the galvanizing event that made this happen. it really forced this to happen here in charleston here in columbia south carolina. >> congressman sanford, again, i may have to cut you off, and i apologize in advance if i do. we're seeing a lot of smiles in the state house right now, and i guess i wonder you know do you think this is the beginning of a bigger movement to reassess throughout the south the use of the confederate flag or the staging of it in prominent federal and state locations? >> time will tell. we're having a micro debate on that very front on an appropriations bill here in washington. i suspect it will be many larger debates across the south, you know, with some states having obviously portions or large portions of the flag incorporated into their own state flag. and a whole host of different confederate memorials of the different sorts scattered across the south.

just near charleston west virginia. and then east of martinsbering to near hagerstown and down towards the middletown in frederick moving in there over the next few minutes. else where pavement is beginning to dry out a little bit. still some ponding of water. the great news today lower humidity moving in. a pleasant day, but not going to last long as we get into tomorrow as it will turn uncomfortable to sticky by tomorrow afternoon. we had this kind of up and down humidity change this week and we'll be on the drier side today and it's cooled down. the rain cooled the atmosphere. we're down into the 60s. everywhere from the mountains all the way to the bay except on the eastern shore. a few spots eastern down to cambridge and quantico is at 71. there's the capitol now under a clearing sky. in fact, sunshine breaking out here by dawn and then by 8:00, we'll be into the low to mid-70s. it will quickly jump, though, into the mid-80s by noon. and near 90 by 3:00. just a few high clouds coming through. lots of sunshine today

the man festo left by the charleston killer stated, quote, i have no choice. im not in the position to go to alone go into the ghetto and fight. i chose charleston because is the most historic cy in my state and at one time had the highest ratio of blacks to whites in the country. he was right. 57%. . we have no skinhea, no k.k.k., no one doing but taing on the internet. well, someone has to have the bvery to take it to the real world, and i guess that has to be me. end of quote. mr. speaker bigotry continues to exist in this country. this congress should not pass any legislation today or any other day that would embolden the who continue to hold racist beliefs. the calvert amendme, the calvert amendment is misguided and it emboldens bigotry. i ask my colleagues, democrat and republican, respectlly, let's defea the calvert amendment this afternoon and even if the gentleman would consider to withdraw his amendment a not put this ouse through this turmoil mr. speaker. ask unanimous csent to revi and extend my remarks. he speaker pro tempore: without objection. h

they launch their expedition against charleston in 1779.er a grim three months siege charleston faults to the british in may of 1780. another big disaster for the americans. what the british than immediately find out is just because you control the coast does not mean you control the backcountry. clinton leaves from your city leave everything in the command of lord charles cornwallis. clinton is hoping to be near washington, but he is not getting the reinforcements that he needs. cornwallis is down south, in charge of british forces. he wins a big victory early on at the battle of camden against horatio gates, the hero of saratoga. the southern part of the continental army is essentially shattered. it is another big disaster for the colonist. britain eventually suffers reversal. on the one hand, the wing militia. and, resurgence continental army. the big battle is october 1770, kings mountain. they are fighting patrick ferguson who gets surrounded and killed. in the following month, there will be american commanders who emerge from the caro

the fires began just days after the charleston massacre. look at an update from the southern poverty law center. they've been tracking church fires since the 1990's. then after half a century, the united states and cuba have announced they will reopen embassies in each other's capitals and formally reestablish diplomatic relations. >> today i can announce united states has agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations with the republic of cuba and reopen embassies in our respective countries. this is a historic step ford in our efforts to normalize relations with the cuban government and people and begin a new chapter with our neighbors in the americas. amy: we will speak with peter kornbluh. then new allegations of child sex abuse by united nations peacekeepers as france suspends two soldiers accused of sexually abusing two children in burkina faso after they reportedly filmed themselves abusing one of the victims, a five-year old girl. we'll speak with paula donovan of aids-free world and the code blue campaign to end sexual exploit

the confederate flag in charleston will come down in just hours. by tomorrow morning at 10:00. strong reaction coming in now on both sides. there have been death threats for lawmakers after votes in the house and senate. governor nikki haley ending the fight with her signature. champions of the flag argue that it's part of their history. critics say it's racist, a symbol of our nation's divided past. the governor revealing what she'll give to those nine families who lost loved ones in that bible study. abc's solve in charleston leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, the end of a bitter fight that's lasted for decades with this signature, south carolina's governor is ordering the removal of the confederate battle flag from the statehouse grounds by tomorrow morning. by her side were the families of the nine killed in what police say was an act of hate at the black ame church in charleston. >> i do want to also acknowledge these nine pins are going to each of the nine families of the emanuel nine. >> reporter: lawmakers who are getting death threats tonight on both sides fought an