she touches on the controversy surrounding the museum's decision concerning a donated jefferson davis statue and then takes a look at how social forces during different time periods in america influence the creation of civil war statues and monuments, especially in the south. this hour-long talk was the opening session of a day-long symposium held at the library of virginia in richmond. >>> as you know, we're here today to explore an aspect of civil war history that's very much in the news. it actually has been often in the news for many years. some of you no doubt find the often rancorous public debates about civil war monuments troubling and just wish the debates would go away. but you know it won't just go away. so the constructive thing to do is to accept the debates as evidence that the subject of our institution, the american civil war museum, is relevant today. many of you are regulars to the events, history buffs who love to study the lessons of history. i would like to add a special welcome to some of you who are new to the preservationists who have joined us today in the aud

the men seen here stole precipitation drugs from the pharmacy on jefferson davis highway last night. they are not sure if it is linked to similar string of robberies in district and prince george's county. now new orleans, a heavily armed police presence is present there as they try to lower the confederate statue as it came down. workers there had the faces covered an body armor for safety as they remove the 106-year-old statue of jefferson davis. that is as protesters rallied nearby. >> you cannot oppress our heritage. michelle: new orleans has been removing all the confederate statues one by one for weeks now. all of the work is done without warning to try to avoid violence. this is the second statue removed. two more remain. all will be put in storage until a museum is found to house them. jonathan: it looks like the mormon church bailing out on the boy scouts. they are pulling pulling out ths of older boys to lead a new program. it's not that they decided to allow openly gay scout leaders. since mormon scouts were exempt on religious ground they say they just want a scout troop

pharmacy at jefferson davis last night. one showed a handgun and the other grabbed prescription drugs behind the counter. larry: 7 on stormwatch7 tonight as another gloomy week descends on the area. three of the last five saturday was soggy. this next one is six. that forced people to make other plans. stephen tschida is live with an umbrella in northeast. we are at catholic university who are set for the graduation on saturday. all the chairs out here. no tent. downpour, drizzle and damp spirits. >> a little depressing. i would like it to be sunnier and warm. >> the persistent precipitation causing a bit of panic. catholic university already set up for the outdoor graduation this weekend. some who are about to pick up the diplomas wonder who is going to happen now. >> a bunch of chairs without a tent. >> it is hard to tee off in torrential rain. >> it's discouraging but it's the game. that is the way it goes. you can't control the weather. >> they can't control it here at catholic u. either. thatly make a decision on how t

i am seeing delays, jefferson davis highway slow in both directions. this is all by national airport. this here is for utility work as well. we have mcarthur boulevard still being impacted by utility work. a lot of utility work and construction and just that one accident on the inner loop of the beltway. >>> oh, my gosh! what's oh, my god >> at least 22 people have been confirmed dead in what is being investigated now as an act of terrorism in manchester england. ariana grande fans were filing out of a concert when an explosion went off near one of the entrances. members of the united nations security council are set to hold an emergency meeting to talk about responses to north korea's latest ballistic missile test. >>> jury selection will continue for the bill cosby sexual assault case. three men and two women have been chosen to serve. >> o. j. simpson could be released this year on parole after spending nearly a decade behind bars. he is scheduled for a parole hearing in july. that's a look at what's going on, the news at 4:30 starts right now. >>>

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crews took down a statute of jefferson davis.olice flooded the area to separate the rival protesters. michele is at the site where the monument stood more than a century. good morning. >> bear witness to an action conceived two years ago after the rashly motivated -- racially motivated shootings of nine people in south carolina. that state removed its most visible symbols of the confederacy, a tougher task for this city to do so. this morning, crews dismantled the statute of confederate president jefferson davis removing it from the spot it stood more than a century. >> these particular monuments were put up by a particular group of people for a particular purpose. >> and the purpose is? >> well the purpose was to whitewash history and to tell a sanitized version of the confederacy. >> reporter: the monuments built to memmalize robert e lee, jefferson davis and p.t. beauregard in the years followed the civil -- following the civil war. >> they're not necessarily heros of mine or anybody. >> reporter: still businessman frank stewa

larry: breaking overnight, a tense scene outside the jefferson davis monument in new orleans. sam?night for the police in new orleans. supporters and opponents of this confederate statue, clashing over the statue that they have been trying to remove for the last week. take a look. in the the statues have been removed over the last week. last night supporters showed up with rifles at the jefferson davis statues and opponents showed up. they clashed, some of those people going nose to nose. those people eventually dispersing the crowds. as you can see, a lot of people want it to remain there. it's a developing story that we will continue to follow. autria? the search is intensifying for a prison in jessup, maryland. friday and police have increased the reward for information leading to the capture. investigators do not believe that watson is armed, but they do say that he is dangerous. he was serving a 106-year sentence for attentive murder. larry: the writers guild of america and motion picture association reaching a deal keep hollywood it worked. the threat strike in a decade was a

. >>> effort to rename jefferson davis highway. an advisory board what you are appointed. the public's suggestions will be forwarded in the fall. >>> a popular supermarket is finally coming to the district. wegman's will open the first locati it will take every a portion of the fan may may headquarters. it will be much smaller, lit feature a stand alone restaurant. t the. >> people love it. >> five years come on? >> fan may may will relocate. i don't know if before or after. >> it doesn't look like a wegman's. >> it will be car pooling down to dinner. >> the wegman's not too far. >> you saw a little sun. >> i saw sunshine vit was just enough to get us through. >> clearing. we got a lot of glorious pictures. this is this was her view driving al the fairfax county at 8:30. it didn't last long clouds starting to push back in. thank you so much for your body pictures. we love to roll them into the the weather report. dry commute tomorrow morning, a lot had deal with rain. showers will likely return after 1:00. dry air will try to keep at bay. getting the timing down. another r

the city to rename jefferson davis highway. but the statue that honors men who died in that civil war will remain in the city. leaders in rockville are moving the statue of a confederate soldier that sits next to the old red brickhouse. it was vandalized following the charleston shootings. in charlottesville, virginia, the city council has voted to remove a statue of robert e. lee from a downtown park, but opponents vow to fight that move in court. >>> in news4 your health tonight, news on gluten-free diets that are raising questions about some of the health benefits of gluten. >> doreen is here to tell us more about that. >> we hear about gluten-free all the time now, it seems like. a lot of people who go gluten-free have sillback disease and they couldn't eat gluten. but many gluten out of their diets for many other reasons. two and a half million people follow a gluten-free diet who don't have sealback disease. a study found that when it comes to nutrition, some glueden-free products just don't measure up. researchers evalua

she persuaded former abolitionists to sign a petition to get her husband free, and jefferson davis -- not one of my favorite husbands -- jefferson davis, who had berated her endlessly for her autonomy, now said, this is wonderful, you go, girl. she really -- had she not behaved in an unseemly fashion, with incredible determination and political sense -- she knew who to go to -- he would have rotted to death in this prison. gil: can i point out something interesting about this conversation? 25 minutes in, we have not mentioned the word eleanor. to me, that is remarkable progress. 25 years ago when i wrote the book on presidential couples, all we talked about was eleanor roosevelt. you would talk about the first lady of the moment, then eleanor roosevelt, little bit of jackie and lady bird johnson. interesting to see how the conversation has developed. annette: i was about to jump in with that, because there was nobody like that. lesley: i was going to bring up nancy reagan, who i think -- and no one is ever going to know because she never told -- but i do believe she was far more power

. >> on thursday new orleans removed a statue of confederate president jefferson davis. do wonder about the priorities of the liberal activists who place so much time and energy into these gestures. new orleans is a place where the murder rate last year was the highest it's been since 2012. the black/white student achievement. gap has been widening. last year black unemployment in louisiana was double digits. a statue of jefferson davis coming down is not going to solve any of those problems, so i'm kind of wondering why they're so focused on things like this. paul: jason, thank you. joe. >> paul, a miss to the department of homeland security which is probably going to expand its laptop ban to flights from europe as well as the middle east. if the risk is that a laptop can be used to conceal a bomb or detonate a bomb, that would be good to know. but if in that case, it should apply to flights from asia and domestic flights. this is a miss for security theater over government candor. paul: get ready to check your laptop. mary. >> paul, this is a miss for senator marco rub

. >> the removal of the jefferson davis statue in new orleans took place early this morning really marked point in an effort to remove statues of three confederate leaders and militia from public land. >> abc7 news reporter josh haas kell showed how the removal has caused controversy on both sides. >> reporter: early thursday morning construction workers dressed intact cal gear faces covered removed the 106 year old statue of jefferson davis. as a crane lifted the statue of the confederate leader into the sky, supporters and protesters faced off. >> beautiful historic monuments and a lot of this, people are against it are even not from here originaly. and don't understand, you know, our culture and a lot of people even from here don't know their history. and i think if they knew their history it would be a more unifying thing. instead they want to demon eyes history. >> reporter: the city of new orleans did not announce the timing of the removal due to threats of violence. however, an area school was notified and sent a message to parents, then word spread. >> this is the culmination of s

a tense scene outside the jefferson davis monument in new orleans. the confederate statue still standing after a heated confrotation between supporters and opponents led to three arrests. the scene intensified well into the night as police broke up a crowd of over 100 pro and anti-monument demonstrators. new orleans mayor mitch landriue said last week the remaining three confederate monuments in the city would be taken down in the next 30 to 45 days. also breaking overnight.. may day demonstrators against president trump turning violent. sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam. larry-- at last check at least 25 people were arrested for violant protests in downtown portland. the day was supposed to be family friendly- and in sync with dozens of other marches across the country. but hours later-it police say -- anarchists attacked officers: throwing rocks, glass bottles and led balls at offficers there was a large fire set- and windows were smashed out of downtown businesses. police said "impact munitions" and "chemical munitions" were deployed on the cr

massive cranes removed the jefferson davis statue as people gathered to watch, some to celebrate and others to protest. it is the second statue out of four scheduled to be removed in the louisiana judge denied a request to block new orleans from removing the bow regard statue, -- the first consider general of the war. >>> booing for betsy devos at the but then cookman university in florida. >> it is my honor to be with you as we celebrate the but then cookman university -- bethune-cookman university students booed her and turned their backs to her, and the president took to the podium trying to get the crowd under control, and she is been under fire for saying that historically black colleges were pioneers of school choice. >>> lawmakers are considering lowering the voting age from 18 to 17, and the bill passed the committee vote yesterday. the voter turnout among california hit a record low in 2014 and clearly a 50% drop since 2010 and they say that lowering the voting age would ensure a consistent habit of voting at an early age. >> when you're 17 you are captive in the classroom,

about 200 people gathered last night to protest the removal of the jefferson davis statue. one of three statues the city plans to take down. one monument has been removed. >>> more heavy rain and flooding expected in the waterlogged central u.s. flood warnings are posted in parts of oklahoma, illinois, kansas and missouri. in missouri some areas got up to 12 inches of rain in the past few days. rivers and streams have dumped their banks and evacuations have been ordered. major roads and bridges are shut down including interstate 44. the governor declared a state of emergency and called in the national guard. >> in many parts of missouri this will be a flood of historic yesterday police say the suspect surrendered without a fight. >> reporter: a student is in custody in connection with a stabbing attack on the university of texas campus monday afternoon. >> we had a total of four victims. one is desesd. the other three are receiving treatment. >> reporter: a police officer confronted the 21-year-old within two minutes of the call for help. >> he was armed with a large police

it's a statue of jefferson davis. it's the second of four confederate monuments in new orleans which will be taken down. police are on the scene to keep protesters from disrupting the work. we don't have the video but once we d sure to share the with you, again work happening in new orleans to take down confederate statues that have been very controversial. >> 5:04 is our time. white house officials are scheduled to meet with representatives from the airlines industry about plans to expand the administration's electronic device ban during flights. the administration wants to expand the ban to flights from europe. the newly expanded ban is also expected to include the use of laptops on many of those flights. trump security team has already banned laptops and tablets on flights from several counties including egypt -- countries that is including egypt, jordan and kuwait. >>> this month two transgender cadets are set to graduate from military academies. but they won't be actually allowed to join the military. the cat deb

workers wearing helmets and bullet proof vests took down a statue of jefferson davis.day day those on both sides clashed during removal of the first monument. the city has not laid dout a detail timeline for the last two to come down. it is called bull man with a bulldog. it is becoming the most popular spot for selfies. the picture began the moment the life size bronze sculpture was unveiled today. the donor says public art should put a grin on your face. >> i enjoyed the bulldog next to the bulldog looking confused. >> right. >> speaking of animals, it was not the running of the bulls but it was pretty close. >> there were other farm animals, namely goats and sheep on the course in outran the two racers in the charity event. >> there were no bulls but there were cows actually. they were moo-ving along the course at their own pace. >> you oh, i see what you did t. they were moo-ving. >> some were milking the photo-ops. >> good for you on this friday morning. is it kind of taboo to drink milk instead of water? >> on the track? >> on the track. >> i suppose if you're a

crews in new orleans are removing a statue of jefferson davis. these are live pictures coming into our newsroom. we've been following this story for the last several weeks. city council in new orleans voted to remove for four controversial statues. during the first removal, protests and violence broke out. demonstrators showed up with assualt rifes. around 2;30 this morning, police cleared protestors out of the area. they hope to have the statue down by sunrise. larry back up stairs to you. dissapointment this morning across the district as the curtains close on the caps 20-17 stanley cup run. caps fell last night in game-7 to bitter rivals the pittsburgh penguins. add insult to injury, they weren't even able to score a since 1998 the caps are bounced from the postseason. the latest setback leaves both players and fans demoralized. it's been nearly 20-years since the caps advanced past the second round of the playoffs. the penguins will now advance to play the ottowa senators in the finals. not a great night for the wizards either.. they lose gam

. >> in new orleans, a statue of jefferson davis was removed, second of four confederate monuments toome down. >> the removal of these statutes sends an unequivocal message and to the people of the nation that new orleans celebrates diversity. >> trevor: yes, people. 150 years. ( applause ) 150 years after the civil war, the south decided it might be time to take down confederate memorials. and i've decided to stop wearing my m.c. hammer plants. it's harmer time. new orleans is also tearing down their confederate statutes which is how you know something is bad. if even new orleans can't celebrate it, you know it's bad. they celebrate everything. everything out there. the best concert i've ever been to my life was a new orleans funeral, the best thing ever ♪ ♪ oh, tell it on the mountain ♪ yeah! you can see the removal of the statutes as a funeral of the confederacy. but a few people are having a hard time parting with the things they love. as monuments are coming down, protests are popping up. >> supporters and opponents demonstrated yesterday at a statue of robert e. lee, one of thre

the statue of jefferson davis is one of four being dismantled.cene. >> we're learning of a disturbing new report out of howard university which claims the school failed to quickly handle reports of sexual assault on campus. according to buzz feed a federal lawsuit filed yesterday also claims that the university refused to provide help that suicidal rape victims requested. now the school says it cannot comment on an open case. >> good news when it comes to the fight against hiv. a new study finds that young people on into your hiv drugs now have a near normal life expectancy. experts say it's due newer ddrug. celtics ran out to the a big lead early and never let off the gas. four celtics in double figures. they dominated the wizards, that's the bottom line in game five. 123-101 was the final. celtics up three games to two. game six friday 8 o'clock verizon center. >> nhl playoffs game seven of the eastern conference semifinals penguins at the capitals. caps never able to produce a score. pens win two-zip. they're onto the eastern conference finals

want the statues to stay are not giving up without a fight hundreds gathered last night at the jefferson davisument. at least two people were arrested. is called the statues symbols of racism and intolerance. supporters say they are historically important. crews began taking down some of the monuments last week. the desire to deconstruct the monuments came as the city began rebuilding after hurricane katrina hit in 2005. >>> 4:26 am. changes to federal standards for school nutrition. the reason rosenmund to provide children with healthier food are now being rolled back by the trump administration. >>> the climate change proposal that, put more money in your wallet. and the surprising source of that cash. >>> highway 24 off to a nice start if you are driving toward the tunnel. right now it's not bad as you head over to the tunnel. >>> it's rather warm at their this morning. a bit of high clouds coming by which is holding our temperatures up. we will look at those tuesday temperatures. will there be as warm? >>> good morning. here is your beauty shot for tuesday morning. and it's already warm. y

>> workers in new orleans have removed a century old statue of confederate president jefferson davis pro. testers had been pushing for the removal and cheered when it was taken down before dawn today. this is the second of four confederate monuments slated for removal. back in 2015 the new orleans council voted to take down statutes of confederate leaders saying they are symbols of slavery and segregation. the decision sparked emotional protests on both sides. >>> a building at the university of san francisco is being renamed to bert reflects current thinking. it had been named after james phelan who was the mayor of san francisco from 1897 to 1902 and held views that are now considered to be racist. usf has decided to change the name to honor football great burrell toller. >> reporter: he was one of usf's shining football stars on the undefeated team in 1951. >> arguably the best collegial football team in the history of the country but when they were invited to bowl games they were told they would have to leave their black players at home. the team unanimously rejected the bid sayi

. >>> tense momentness new orleans as protesters gathered once again at the jefferson davis monument. crowds were waiting to removal of that monument. one of three confederate symbols slated to come down. some protesters threw glass bottles at the statue and some arrests were reported overnight. no specific date has been scheduled for the removal. >>> overseas mystery is deepening in belize after the bodies of a former marine and his girlfriend were found. they were last seen at a baltimore in the popular tourist town of corozal. autopsies have not yet been performed and police have not released information on what may have happened to the couple. >>> back here in the states a former south carolina police officer captured on video fatally shooting walter scott, michael slager expected to plead guilty to federal charges in the 2015 shooting. that's a major reversal. slager had previously claimed he was just doing his job and scott was threatening his safety. in december his state trial on murder and manslaughter charges ended in a hung jury. >>> there's been another major shake-up with

the city is removing the statue of confederate president jefferson davis after louisiana judge rejected a last-ditch argument to leave it standing. it's one of three confederate statues slated for removal. a fourth monument was taken down last month. >>> now for a look at the weather. severe storms targeting the midwest and plains right now. you can seen 0 the radar the storms stretching from texas to indiana. the main threats are large hail, strong winds and flash flooding in illinois near peoria. at least one tornado touched down. it's the same area where a twister caused major damage just a few months ago. luckily this tornado was much weaker. >>> the same system spawned at least two tornadoes in oklahoma. this one spotted along a highway in chattanooga. >>> education secretary betsy devos did not get a warm greeting as she delivered the commencement speech at a historic black school. >> they loudly booed her saying she once made racially insensitive comments about historically black universities. the crowd jeered and turned their backs. >> i am honored to become a wildcat. and it's

. >> today workers removed the statue of a confederate president jefferson davis in new orleans. the second of four confederate monuments slated for removal. it's been such a contentious month long process there about taking the statue down. today workers came in early when it was still dark wearing bulletproof vests and scarves covering their faces and their helmets. >> every year the second thursday in may is keller williams red day which they treat as day of service in the d.c. region. today members of the keller williams family along with other volunteers helped to bring a little sunshine for one northern virginia family. they built a backyard play set for izzy compton a leukemia. lizzy just knew something was up. >> children just want to play. and i wanted to see that and i wanted that em -- them to forget about cancer a little bit and play and just be an eight-year-old or an 11-year-old and forget about that and just have fun. >> she just took off and she'll be on here in the rain probably the rest of the day. >> yeah. >> how cool is that. >> that's awesome. ryan kerrigan w

. >>> but first, happening right now, a statue of confederate president jefferson davis has been removed from new orleans. it happened this morning. protests for and against that monument played out during the removal. the statue is one of four monuments related to confederacy that's in the process of being removed. >>> also a huge cleanup on mount everest. four tons of trash have been removed and cleared away from the iconic mountains. discarded tents, bottles and climbing ropes are being transported off the mountain by more than 100 yaks. we're back in two minutes with more news. this is gus. someday, gus will invent this thing and change the world. this is the thing that could change gus' world. and this is the doctor that could cure that thing so he can grow up to invent this thing. sutter health. proudly caring for northern california, birthplace of pioneers. proudly caring for northern california, >>> a very good thursday morning to you. look at that. people up and about already. a live look from the east bay overlooking dublin. mike will have a look at the morning commute to help

under the cover of darkness, workers removed the stat fiewrs confederate president jefferson davis, general p.g.t beauregard, and the liberty monument because police say there were threats made against the crews. >> if we take down these statues and don't change to become a more open and inclusive society, then all of this would have been in vain. >> reporter: protests erupted in new orleans when the city decided to remove the monuments. both sides argued over whether these monuments celebrated racism or southern heritage. dr. maria ortiz with the southern christian leadership council worked for 44 years to bring the monuments down. >> i would point up there and i would say, "you devil. you coming down one day." i thought was oppression and what my grandmother, sweating blood. >> reporter: businessman frank stewart thinks the stat use should remain. >> i really don't think that anybody should have the privilege of changing history because history is truth. >> reporter: no word on where the stat use will end up, but, anthony, the mayor says they cannot be displayed outdoors on public propert

the last month the battle of liberty place monument was dismantled followed by the jefferson davis monument last week. the memorial to general robert e. lee is slated for removal. now back to our weather and bill karins who is here with what's ahead for today, especially with the threat of severe weather. bill? >> we're watching yesterday's severe weather outbreak, beginning to end. still strong thunderstorms in areas of the 26 tornados, 104 hail reports and 83 damaging wind reports. today's threat right in the heart of iowa, a little sliver of minnesota, a lot of wisconsin and northern missouri. and then later purk into illinois. 9 million at risk. a few tornados are possible up to rochester, minnesota, those are the areas that need to watch out. them heads up for tomorrow. tornado outbreak possible areas of western kansas, western oklahoma, already moderate risk a dangerous day tomorrow. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now a closer look at the day ahead. you can see the colder air on the back side, we haven't had a lot of mention of it but we are getting snow at the hig

are new orleans crews removing a statue of jefferson davis. he was the president of the confederate states. council voted to remove four controversial statues. protesters showed up, violence broke out, and some brought assault rifles. around 2:30 this morning, police cleared protesters out, blocked off the site, and the removal began. breaking this morning, we have learned about a pair of robberies overnight in the district. the 600 blockin of missouri avenue in northwest. authorities are telling the public to look out for men wearing dark clothing. thesecond robbery was in 4400 block of benning road in northeast. wearing dark clothing. one was wearing a mask. they are armed. a newly released a vital science report shows the transit agency could use cpr. rail ridership was down 9% from the same time last year. revenue down 11%. board discussing the report when they meet later this morning. autria: cap's fans are feeling loss against the penguins. first quarter, daniel wins the race for the puck, but his shot was wide. the caps turned over the

the move sparked protests, including this violent clash near the statue of jefferson davis, who serveds president of the confederacy. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: as the city plans to remove the remaining monuments, tensions are high. the new orleans police department confirms multiple threats have been made toward contractors hired by the city to take down the statues. but new orleans mayor mitch landrieu says he's not backing down. >> the removal of these statues sends a clear message, an unequivocal message to the people of new orleans and the people of our nation that new orleans celebrates diversity. >> reporter: mayor landrieu says they're using private funding to bring these statues down, and eventually, they'll be placed in a museum. >>> the legendary rock band, the eagles, aren't recording together but they will set aside their differences to kick off a world tour next month. they've also come together to sue a mexican hotel that's been calling itself hotel california, that was the name of their grammy winning album from 1976. they insist they have a trademark on the hotel. we r

this morning it was the jefferson davis statue which was erected in 1911. protesters on both sides were present. the mayor says the statues are an inaccurate reflection of the city's past and an affront to the present. critics say he is waging a war southern heritage. fox in seattle. workers fill a hole at the top of a nuclear waste storage tunnel with 53 torque loads of dirt. energy department officials say no one was injured and no radiation was released. critics were saying that the waste is being stored in haphazard condition. live look at long beach, california, from fox 11. one of the big stories tonight, a shark advisory in effect in long beach. at least four sharks were spotted in the shallow waters off the coast. they are believed to be juvenile great whites. the fire department official says the sharks have shown no aggressive behavior, at least so far. that estimate live oak outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right finding time to get things done isn't easy. but we've got the digital tools to help. now with xfinity's my account,

most of the controversy has been about jefferson davis, who has gone from texas. has expanded to the high command with people like lee and other generals. so far, i've not heard a lot of controversy over common soldier on humans. and i would be surprised to hear it >> i think there is something about the common soldier that is really quite affecting. i was shocked. james garfield was a soldier during the war. theust lost any faith in meaning of what they were fighting for because he saw so much death. i quoted him. i think the common soldier monument is necessary to say that what, you know -- [indiscernible] but it's necessary to remember that, what they did. and what they took responsibility for. and charlottesville, there are colleges- where the were, where they could find people for the wood -- places for the wounded, that is where those monuments are. they're saying something about how the citizen is taking a role in the destiny of their country. that has real import. for better or for worse. but that is what they are claiming. it is meaningful. that is what t

they gathered at the jefferson davis monument. opponents also showed up at the same time.ome looked like they were armed. police were called in to keep things calm. >>> new overnight, a disturbing report of racism at famous fenway park. >> orioles star adam jones is detailing what he calls one of the worst cases of fan abuse he's heard in his entire career. angie goff is in the newsroom with the details. >> eun, aaron, adam jones says he's going to move on and play the game hard. he told "usa today" that he heard serious racist heckling. a lot of people are talking about this on facebook and instagram. the orioles were in boston playing the red sox. he said he heard the n word at him. that fan was ejected from the ballpark. jones has been playing in the majors for more than a decade. he's been offended before but this was one of the worst experiences of his entire career. un? >> angie, thank you. >> it's the oscars of the east coast. fashion to the extreme. who stood out on the red carpet at the met gala and the trend you might start seeing this summer. >>> a congressional

to the democratic presidential nomination combined with secretary of war under franklin pierce jefferson davis of mississippi. are two slaveholding wealth and the de facto acting president of the united states operating behind the week lane president pierce. they converged in their collaboration on the kansas nebraska act. that act repealed the missouri compromise that forbidden slavery north of the line of a middle latitude through the country that it prohibited slavery towards its north and now it's repealed made possible the extension of slavery to the west. in a stroke, the old political order cracked apart. we were thunderstruck and stunned and weaver yield and fell another confusion, said lincoln, describing the atmosphere of the early resistance, but we each rose fighting, grasping whatever he could first reach aside, a pitchfork, chopping ax orbiters cleaver, we struck in the direction of the south. in two brief autobiographies that lincoln put out during his 1860 presidential campaign he depicted himself in this wilderness period as strangely content in a kind of internal exile, becom

confederate memorials and a south -- small highway southeast of apache junction is named after jefferson davisdespite activity elsewhere, there is no real effort to remove them. the most public memorial is located across the -- across from the state capital in wesley bolin memorial plaza. another memorial marks the arizona location of the civil war's most western battle. ho peak ae of picac curried -- occurred about 60 miles south of phoenix. philadelphia, independent line. caller: if you want to keep the statues, they should be taken down and put in a museum. i have no problem. if you will keep them around, tell the whole history. lynchingw statues of or boys with their white hoods on. you all have a great day. host: silver spring, maryland on a republican line. the democratic party supported slavery and segregation. if you're going to get rid of flags and statues and get rid of the name democrat and change it to something else. they supported segregation, slavery and fought for it and died for it. that is about all i have to say. host: zoo coming up more worl. attorney general jeff sessions

>>> the city of new orleans taking down the confederate statues, massive cranes removing the jefferson davis statue as people gathered to watch. some celebrated and others protested. this is the second statue out of four scheduled to be removed. yesterday louisiana judge denied the request of brought new orleans from moving the general beauregard statue, the first prominent confederate state general of the civil war. >>> california lawmakers debating lowering the voting age from 18 to 17. this seven man evan low broke the bill that passed the committee yesterday and the voter turnout among californians between 18-24 hit a record low in 20 -- 2014 with the 15% drop since 2010. the assemblyman said lowering the voting age would help to develop a consistent habit of voting at an early age. >> when you are 17 you are captive in the classroom, high school courses and civics. this can be relevant to them rather than being at 18 where they could be traveling, working or doing something else . >> over 20 states around the country allowed 17-year-olds to vote in the presidential primary if they turn

he has received two awards by the udc, the jefferson davis historical gold medal. mr. buckland is a graduate of the university of kansas and had a 22 year career in the u.s. army which he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, slightly higher than i got to in the army. he has many awards and served much of his career in central -- he currentlys works for the u.s. government. they -- he and his wife have three sons and the title of his presentation today is john asked mosby, the perfect man in the perfect place. lee's help me welcome mr. eric buckland. [applause] mr. buckland: good morning. in keeping with the theme on leadership, patrick and asked me to talk about john mosby so we could address a leader at the union -- at the unit level, the tactical and operational level. there is no doubt that john mosby was a singularly outstanding combat commander, i think he is one of the few, if not the only commander during the civil war to actually put together a unit and candidate all the way until the very end of the war when he disbanded the unit. i can't think of another r