it's not about jenny horne! it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the statehouse grounds. >> reporter: the bill now headed to the desk of south carolina governor nikki haley who said it's a new day in south carolina a day we can all be proud of. a day that truly brings us all together as we continue to heal as one people and one state. under the senate proposal the flag will come down 24 hours after governor nikki haley signs the bill. she has five days to get it done. alyson? >> nick thank you for the update. in a few minutes we'll speak live to jenny horne who made the emotional plea. >>> and the head of the rnc with a plea to donald trump. reince priebus asking trump to watch his tone speaking about immigrants hoping to tone it down. here's now more of anderson cooper's interview with donald trump. >> first of all, hillary clinton gave her first interview yesterday in a long long time. the first national interview to cnn. you give interviews all the tim

so again, with regard to representative jenny horne, we're not surprised. she's a very quality person. it was a phenomenal point last night and i think a turning point last night. >> yeah. it seemed to be. let me throw this at you. we know that the flag will be moved to the state's confederate relic room for military display and i assume when you walk into a museum and have a plaque describing the flag what would you write? i didn't mean to stump you. i'm curious. >> no. it's a part of history. and, from my perspective, a definition of history is is the confederacy, the south fought to maintain its economic engine which was slavery, which was driven by slavery. i would not be a good person to write that but i think the key thing is it's a part of our history. let's move on. there are global issues ahead of us right now. we have to get our young people focused and moving in the right direction to move our country forward. >> i think as a representative for 19 years, you get a say on how that flag reads. representative david mack thank you very much. >> thank

it's not about jenny horn!out the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds! >> jenny horn we should say was at the funeral of senator pinckney, and you could see that she felt very strongly obviously. i was not -- i was a reporting in 2000 when the flag was taken down from the state house dome there in south carolina and it was pretty much a republican-democrat divide at that point. did it take this tragedy to change minds? >> yes, i did. and sadly so. it took the murder of nine people, and it really put a face on the symbols from the 19th century that have essentially transformed to the mascots, almost of groups like the white citizens council, and the kkk. >> when did that happen? >> you know, that happened in -- so the kind of monument situation we're talking about earlier, started to happen in southern announce the 1920s, 1930s, primarily by white southern women of means. middle class, upper class white women, and then all of a sudden as there s

let's go back to that moment when jenny horne called your name during her speech. what was going through your mind? >> i was taken aback when i heard jenny, representative horne, mention my name because she understood the passion that we had as not only african-american people in south carolina but as her friends who cared about bringing down the flag and bringing peace to south carolina but not only to south carolina but to our country and what it meant for us here in south carolina. >> i spoke with jenny horne about a half an hour ago. if she was listening right now to this interview, what would you tell her? >> i'm proud of jenny. i'm so proud of her. had it not been for jenny and what she did last night, i don't know if we would be sitting here today talking about how the flag would be taken down by tomorrow. i'm understanding that our governor will sign this bill into law around 4:00 today which means that 4:00 tomorrow they will start removing what you see now as the confederate flag there on the state house grounds. and it's a proud moment. not only for sout

it's not about jenny horn! it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds! 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 ] >> that is republican state representative jenny horn talking about her lineage and descendant jefferson. a new day for south carolina. in congress, there's a last-minute shift from some republicans to allow confederate flag imagery on graves on federal land. an 11th hour change would undue plans to prevent decorating graves with confederate flags and doing business with gift shops that sell confederate flags on it. a vote there is set for today. let's go back to last night though. an incredible speech that was for a lot of people decades if not centuries in the making. >> decades in the making and the context of south carolina. it's not that flag was put up in 1861 but 1961. so this is a decade's old effort. an

it is not about jenny horne. it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off the state house grounds. 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. >> republican jenny horne speaking late this evening in the south carolina house. as this amazing session continues, lawmaker could hold a second vote on the bill only the which would pave the way for a final vote tomorrow that could send the vote to governor haley's desk. if that happens, it could be down as soon as tomorrow or friday. it is far from a done deal as this remarkable conversation continues in that state. watch this. why leave the site? don't you know the tripadvisor you've always trusted for reviews, book! now checks over 200 websites to find the best price? book...book...book! over 200 sites checked to find the best price. so don't just visit tripadvisor... book at tripadvisor. >>> why are we here in new york? >

it's not about jenny horne. it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds. >> reporter: the bill now headed to the desk of south carolina governor nikki haley who praised lawmakers. it is a new day in south carolina, a day we can all be proud of, a day that truly brings us all together as we continue to heal as one people and one state. under the proposal governor nikki haley will sign this bill and this flag will come down. 24 hours after she's expected to do that sometime today. >> amazing how fast things can happen. >>> later this hour we will speak with south carolina senator and presidential candidate lindsey graham about this historic vote to bring down the flag. >> the chairman of the rnc is asking donald trump to tone it down when it comes to his remarks about mexican immigrants. but a candid and defiant trump stood by those derogatory remarks with our man anderson cooper in a one on one sit down with trump. this was quite the chall

it's not about jenny horne. it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the statehouse grounds. >> more now from diane live in columbia for us. diane. >> reporter: hi, erica. it has been an emotional and historic few weeks here in south carolina. some legislators hope the new flag law will prompt the legislature to take on hate crime. with the stroke of a pen, south carolina governor nikki haley made history removing the confederate flag from the statehouse grounds after a half-century. >> when the emotions start to fade the history of the actions that took place by everyone in south carolina to get us to this moment is one that we can all be proud of. >> reporter: the law removing the flag was passed after a contentious 13-hour debate in the state house of representatives picture flag opponents against supporters. >> 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.

it's not about jenny horne. it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds. and i will tell you i do know and i have it on good authority the world is watching this debate. and there is an economic development prospect in dor chester county that is in jeopardy because we refuse to act. 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 ]. >> joining me now to discuss attorney and south carolina democratic state senator. also state representative joe neal. we'll i want to start with you, senator. we have talked to you several times over the past few weeks since this issue really came to fruition and light after the deaths of those nine people inside that charleston church. i want to get your reaction to what happened in the house early this morning. >> well let me just say this i am very proud of the action that the house, the actions that

it's not about jenny horne. it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds. and i will tell you i do know, and i have it on good authority the world is watching this debate, and there is an economic development prospect in dorchester county that is in jeopardy because we refuse to act. 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] >> south carolina's state representative jenny horne. last night in the state house. south carolina's republican governor nikki haley is set to sign the bill in 40 minute. so what happened, join thousand? >> reporter: the bill that was passed last night stipulate the confederate flag will be removed from the state house grounds within 24 ours of the governor signing it. nikki i haley's office announcing a special ceremony has been scheduled for 10:00 tomorrow morning. lawmakers have been assured the ceremo

it is not about jenny horne! it is about the people of south carolina who have demanded this symbol of hate come off the state house grounds. >> and her emotional speech help change hearts and minds. >> the people of charleston deserve immediate and swift removal of that flag from this grounds. >> 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. if we amend this bill we are telling the people of charleston we don't care about you. >> joining me now, msnbc national correspondent joy reid live outside the state house, and e.j. deon. >> what was that like? >> you just played that moment when representative jenny horne whose district includes part of charleston got up and became very emotional. to give some context, that came at a moment when democrats had fallen three votes short of a compromised bill that would have allowed a clean bill to go through the house which was the requirement of the senate. otherwise, the whol

one of the standout spee speech comes from jenny horne. here is a little bit of what she has to say. >> 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. >> nick valencia is live for us in columbia, south carolina. so, nick, what more are we hearing now about the governor's signing ceremony slated for this afternoon after this very long road to this moment? >> reporter: good morning, kate. a very exhaustive debate yesterday. at times very emotional, contentious, but it's led to today. a monumental day for the state of south carolina. it has been a long time coming for so many people. 13 hours it took the lawmakers to come to this conclusion. the final vote happening just after 1:00 a.m., and now this flag that you see behind me that's flown on state grounds since 1961 is coming down. so many people excited to celebrate the news, among them representative jenny horne who you saw on that clip. her emotions very raw. i think that's the mood for so

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it's not about jenny horne. it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds. >> i want to bring in south carolina stateruptive house minority leader here in south 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

>> the passion of representative jenny horne. friday that is what that representative is going to get. the flag is coming down. but then what? what about that relic museum? what happens to that confederate memorial that's been flying over that part of the grounds? more importantly, what changes will this ultimately bring about? i'm going to ask a lawmaker who has been in the thick of the debate. he is joining me next. icial fla, colors, sweeteners, preservatives, and no artificial smiles. because clean dressings, taste better. panera. food as it should be. a dry mouth can be a common side effect. that's why there's biotene. it comes in oral rinse, spray or gel so there's moisturizing relief for everyone. biotene, for people who suffer from dry mouth. htake care of what makes you,e. you. right down to your skin. aveeno® daily moisturizing lotion with 5 vital nutrients for healthier looking skin in just one day. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results® you could be mortgage free for an entire year. how great would that be? just ask th

one of the things we're standing there watching representative jenny horne, a hero in my book and neal collins a freshman who made it clear, i don't want you to think i shied away from this, i'm going to vote to take it down. another who said from the beginning he's going to do that. these republicans and democrats that sat on their hands and sacrificed us hearing their voices tonight because they didn't want to ruin the flag coming down just because they wanted to have their say. theres so many heroes out there tonight. i'm so proud to be a part of this history. not only that, to sit here in south carolina and know that our future is so much brighter than our past of that's what we said last night. that's what we'll say tomorrow morning at 10:00. >> do you feel like what you and your colleagues just went through, colleagues democrat and republican, do you feel like you learned anything in this process in south carolina that might speak to other southern states grappling with this same kind of issue in the days ahead. mississippi thinking about its own flag, other states with similar i

it's not about jenny horne! it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds. >> republican jenny horne says any amendment to the senate bill could have dragged the process on for weeks. she says that would have disrespected the families of nine people killed during last month's shooting at an historic african-american church in charleston where the alleged gun man who posed with photos of the confederate banner. >> i didn't rehearse or write prepared remarks. i just felt like the debate was getting away from the issue at hand and why we were there in the first place, and that's because of the charleston tragedy. >> so governor nikki haley is skej scheduled to sign the bill this afternoon. at 10:00 tomorrow morning a ceremony has been scheduled to remove the flag. >> thank you. >>> jeb bush sparking a twitter debate telling a new hampshire newspaper this week people should work longer hours. former secretary of state hillary clinton responding

it is not about jenny horne. it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off the state house grounds. >> shortly after 1:00 this morning, the south carolina state house passed the bill with no amendments, no amendments to the senate version and that was crucial because it meant the bill would go directly to the desk of for nikki haley. had any changes been made it would demand a conference committee, and lawmakerred say that process could have dragged on for weeks. >> i want to bring bishop jackson into this. bishop, how do you feel? >> it's a good thing neil. i think on balance it shouldn't fly on state property. but what concerns me is that symbolism gets mistaken for substance. not going to help one black child are get a better education, not going to help one black child stay alive amidst the violence and gang warfare and drug dealing in the inner city. it's not going to help one black person get a job because, as you know up employment is twice for black people in

. >> we saw a microcosm of that last night when representative jenny horn took the floor, and she teared up. she couldn't contain her emotion. she herself is a distant relative of the former president of the confederacy jefferson davis. a lot of people here see that moment on the house floor as a turning point for so many here. we want to play part of that statement she made on the house floor late last night. >> 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! >> strong words from republican representative jenny horn who took to the floor last night and addressed her colleagues. some people were grabbing tissues after that speech. we saw her today as well and she was still teary-eyed from what happened that raw emotion still very apparent and evident on her face. this has been a different decision for a lot of lawmakers here jake also a dangerous one. you know we have spoke to the south carolina law enforcement division. they told us a handful of representatives were getting death threats be

staet representative jenny horn delivered an emotional speech warning her fellow lawmakers that the world is watching. >> 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 just after 1:00 this morning, the final vote, 94-20. the bill must be ratified and then sent to governor nikki haley, who has already called for the flag's removal. shortly after the vote, governor haley posted a message saying, it's a new day in south carolina, a day we can all be proud of and a day that truly brings us together. as we continue to heal as one people and one state. elsewhere, the debate over the confederate flag continues. commissioners in one central florida county have putter that confederate flag back up at the county's government complex. it had been taken down after the shooting in charleston that killed nine black men and women. >>> wall street is hoping to get back to business this morning, wednesday began with a computer problem, forcing a complete grounding of all nunted airlines flights, and

. >>> if you captured the change of heart and the passion for change the way lawmaker jenny horne did, you watched a little bit of her speech but wait until you hear what she actually said to her colleagues and why. because it may have well pushed this bill over the top. she joins us at the top of our next hour. >>> very much looking forward to that conversation. well the chairman of the rnc asking donald trump to do something usual. reince priebus is asking trump to tone it down on immigration comments. yet trump doubling down on his comments about immigrants speaking candidly with anderson cooper last night. >> you talked about building a great wall on the border or parts of the border about being tough. >> i would do something very strong. number one, i wouldn't think of anything until i built a wall unpenetrable. there will be nobody coming into this country illegally. tat's number one. number two, i would get the ones that are criminals, drug dealers and the people that are forced in by mexico. and you know exactly what i'm talking about, because mexico is smarter and sharper and

it's not about jenny horn. it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds. >> after governor haley signed that bill the state has 24 hours to remove the flag. it will be placed in a military museum near the capitol. that is expected to happen at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. joining me now from columbia is joy reid it's a momentum hour for the state of south carolina what is the mood down there? >> absolutely. an historic occasion. it's been 15 years in the making. the fight to try to remove the confederate battle flag from the state house grounds goes back to the year 2000 when it used to sit on the capitol dome. many of the same legislators who fought that fight and lost in a compromise that ended up placing an african-american monument on these grounds but put the flag right in their face, right on the street in front of the capitol building next to the federal monument. they've been fighting and waiting to have that fight again ever sinc

amy: that is republicans all caps on a state representative jenny horne, a descendant of confederate president jefferson davis. a federal judge has dealt a blow to another symbol widely seen as racist. in a victory for native american activists, the judge ordered the cancellation of federal trademark registrations for the washington redskins football team. the decision affirmed an earlier ruling by the trademark trial and appeal board's decision to -- that said it was offensive to native americans. the decision does not force the team to change its name, but it could make it more difficult to legally guard the name and logo from use by third parties. the team has said it will appeal. the number of syrian refugees fleeing the turmoil in their home country has topped four million. the united nations said more than 24,000 people crossed into turkey from syria last month alone. within syria, an estimated 7.6 million people have been displaced. antonio guterres, u.n. high commissioner for refugees, said -- "this is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation." gr

it's not about jenny horne. 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 that 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. >> well a lot of her colleagues are crediting that speech with swinging the debate in favor of removing the flag on friday today. she joins me now. representative horne, you put so much of yourself in making sure this flag came down. i wonder how does it feel now that it has been removed? >> it feels triumphant anderson. that's all i can tell you. i am -- i was so elate today. i cried tears of joy. for those of us who have always thought that the battle flag did not belong on the grounds, we are just rejoicing today in south carolina. >> as you know a big part of this whole debate has been people talking about their rela

it's not about jenny horne.s about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds. >> and that is just part of the emotional speech given by state representative jenny horne on the south carolina state house floor wednesday night. a few hours later the final votes to remove the confederate battle flag from the state house grounds were taken. overwhelmingly passing the bill that governor haley will sign this afternoon. >> i did the right thing. and doing the right thing is sometimes a hard thing to do. having attended the funeral of senator clemente pinckney i felt like we owed it to his widow and two children to do something meaningful to come out of such a tragedy. >> msnbc national correspondent joy reid joins me now. joy, we understand that governor haley is going to sign the bill at about 4:00 this rch a. set the scene there. what are folks saying and what's the mood? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely kristen. well, the mood very relieved. a lot of peo

state represent jenny horn delivered an egsother motional speech warning others. >> i can't believe we can't do something such as take a symbol of hate off the grounds friday. >> just after 1:00 this morning, the final vote 94-20. the bill must be ratified then sent to governor nikki haley who already called for the flag 's removal. governor haley posted a message of support saying it is a new day in south carolina a day we can all be proud of. a day that truly brings us together to heal as one state. the debate continues. commissioners in one florida county have put the flag back up. it had been taken down after the shooting in charleston that killed nine black men and women. >>> wednesday began with a computer problem forcing a grounding of all united airlines flights. that led to massive delays and cancellations. then a bizarre technical glitch halted trading. computer systems went down four hours which contributed to a slide. traycey is live. some were wondering if the two were connected. they were not, right? >> the government says then not connected. it raiseedraised questions on

south carolina republican representative jenny horn had attended the funeral for one of the victims.one of the most emotional speeches last night, she said it was time for her colleagues to act. >> 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! >> reporter: it has been a striking change in a state where the confederate flag has flown on or at the capitol for decades. its status protected by law that required supermajoritiesover both houses to take the flag down. now once the governor signs that legislation, the state by law has 24 hours to remove the flag. so we would expect to see the flag come down sometime tomorrow. stephanie? >> such a symbolic day for south carolina diane. where does that specific flag go after it is taken down? >> reporter: we think it's likely to go to a museum here in clup beeia that has a lot of relics from the civil war. we toured that museum the other day, and there are a lot of flags from the civil war, so we expect it will probably go there. >> diane thank you. >>>

south carolina republican venntive jenny horn had attended the funeral for one of the victims.n one of the most emotional speeches last night, she said it was time for her colleagues to act. >> 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! >> reporter: it has been a striking change in a state where the confederate flag has flown on or at the capitol for decades. it status protected by a lawyer that required supermajors of both houses to take the flag down. >>> the flag is scheduled to come down around 10:00 tomorrow morning. >>> baltimore police have a new leader, the deputy commissioner is now in charge. the mayor fired the commissioner after a spike in violence and murders in the city. his dismissal come threes months of riots triggered by the suspicious death of freddie gray. we spoke earlier with the gray family attorney. and he says he was not surprised the commissioner was dismissed. >> when you have an entrenched older group of police officers that are used to doing it in the same

. >> reporter: representative jenny horn demanding respects for the church victims. >> for the widow of senator pinckney and his daughters, that would be adding insult to injury and i will not be a part of it. >> reporter: blasting fellow republicans fighting past midnight to keep the flag flying. people say you turned the whole thing around. >> if i did, i'm glad i'm glad i could add something. >> reporter: the powerful symbol first hoisted in defiance of the civil rights movement. now headed to the relics room of a military museum. defenders vowing to continue the fight for recognition of the flag. >> you won't ever get passed what happened in charleston, but time and distance will make it less emotional to deal with. >> reporter: that pain perhaps most intens for those who lost loved ones. the reverend daniel simmons senior. >> it was just a symbol that our grandfather and the other victims did not die in vain. >> reporter: the reverend anthony thompson's wife was killed. >> when i think about my wife and the other eight people can't think of a better thing to happen than the flag

followed the killings of nine black church go issues last month and south carolina representative jenny hornthe funeral for one of the victims, in one of the most emotional speeches last night she said it was time for her colleagues to act. >> and for the widow of senator pickney and his two young daughters, that would be adding insult to injury! and i will not be a part of it! it has been a striking change in a state where the confederate flag has flown on or at the capitol for decades and status protected by a law that required super majorityies of both houses to take the flag down and diane estherbrook columbia south carolina. >>> more on that story and everything we are covering on our website and the address is right there, al jazeera.com. >> for centuries, some west african communities have branded children born deformed or with disabilities as evil spirits. they are seen as a drain on limited resources and so ... medicine men are often asked to

south carolina republican representative jenny horn had attended the funeral for one of the victims.as time for her colleagues to act. >> 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! >> reporter: it has been a striking change in a state where the confederate flag has flown on or at the capitol for decade it status protected by a law that required supermajority of both houses to take the flag down. diane eastabrook al jazeera, columbia south carolina. >>> green energy is big in hawaii. people have been installing solar panels alongside regular electrical units, but they say the process is so difficult, they are cutting links with the electrical grid entirely. >> reporter: when the owner of this multi-million dollars mansion told his solar installer that he wanted to get off of the electrical grid, it was a first. >> it shocked me. i had never seen that before. and when the crew came out to do it, they had the same response. they said here goes our jobs. >> reporter: cutting ties to the electri

. >> reporter: representative jenny horne of charleston, a defendant of confederate president jefferson davis made an emotional plea to rally her colleagues. >> it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds. >> reporter: in a marathon 14 hour session lawmakers defeated each amendment and then held back-to-back votes at 1 a.m. adopting the bill to bring down the flag that has flown for 54 years. >> we're a state that believes in respect. so we will bring it down with dignity and we will make sure that it's put in its rightful place. >> reporter: the governor used nine pens to sign the bill into law. and each one of those pens will be given to a family member of the the emmanuel 9 a ceremony to bring down the flag will take place tomorrow at 10 a.m. scott, the flag will be on display at the state's confederate relic room which is less than a mile away from the capitol. >> pelley: omar, thanks very much. with the flag coming down the n-- n.c.a.a. today lifted its ban on south carolina hosting championship events. also

. >> reporter: jenny horne is the descendant of jefferson davis, a confederate president, and even she argued the flag should come down. >> i have a great deal of respect for my ancestors, honor, my parents. but my legacy is what i do while i'm here. >> reporter: without any question, this is happening now because of the shock of the church killings, and the pictures of the alleged gunman holding the confederate flag. >> sometimes it takes a horrific depiction for us to really grasp the gravity of the situation. >> reporter: the flag's many supporters say they're hurting deeply, saying we can't just erase parts of the past we don't like. >> i grew up with that flag as a heritage. i didn't see issue, and i don't see issue now. >> reporter: david, a reporter's notebook. 15 years ago i stood on these same grounds covering the same fight and it didn't seem then that lawmakers would every agree to this despite an economic boycott that will now be lifted when the flag comes down at 10:00 a.m. in the morning. david? >> steve osunsami who's been reporting on this for more than a decade thank y

the killings of nine black church goers last month and south carolina republican representative jenny horn attended the funeral for one of the victims. in one of the most emotional speeches last night she said it was time for her colleagues to act. >> and for the widow of senator pickney and his two young daughters, that would be adding insult to injury! and i will not be a part of it! it has been a striking change in a state where the confederate flag has flown on or at the capitol for decades and status protected by a law that required super majority of both houses to take the flag down and diane with al jazeera, columbia, south carolina. >>> fleeing syria half of the people living in the war-torn country have left and startling new numbers, going off the grid unintended consequence of popularity of solar panels. ♪ ney that you can make here. >> behind america's oil boom. >> it's a ticking time bomb. >> uncovering shocking working conditions. >> do you know what chemicals have been in that tank? >> and the deadly human cost. >> my big brother didn't wake up the next day. >> "faultlines".

. >> jenny horn is coming up on "the rundown," which is coming up next. >>> good to be with you. i'm frances rivera in for jose diaz-balart. breaking news from south carolina. you're looking live at the confederate flag flying over the state house for the last time. just after 1:00 a.m. this morning, the state house voted to take it down. the historic vote paves the way for the governor to sign a bill and bring the flag down once and for all. but it took a full day of debate for house lawmakers to finally get there. >> the whole world is asking if south carolina really going to change or will it hold to an ugly tradition of prejudice and discrimination, and hide behind heritage. as an excuse for it. >> i can't go home and tell my people that politics was more important than them. i can't go home and tell them that the flag was more important than their feelings their hurt their pain their anguish. >> i've got a lot of people who told me back home you vote to take it down i've never voted against you. but if this has to be the time then so be it. >> the final vote followed a long

this morning, hours after her impassioned speech on the house floor, charleston representative, jenny horne talked about the moment politics became personal. >> i was a little frustrated the debate wasn't centered around the victim of the charleston 9. being a representative from charleston, i felt like somebody needed to stand up and speak on their behalf and to speak for what has brought us to this moment. >> reporter: a historic moment after a deadly attack by the emanuel church. a symbol of heritage for some and hate for so many others. a symbol that will likely come down in the next 24 hours. in fact we know at this point, the governor plans to sign the bill into law this afternoon. the flag, if everything goes as planned, will come down during a ceremony here tomorrow morning. that is the latest live here in south carolina. i'm jay gray. ladies, back to you. >> just in, a u.s. house vote involving the confederate flag has been canceled. this is completely separate from what's going on in south carolina. the house floor today democratic members have been going back and forth with repub

. >> reporter: that was jenny horn explaining why she got so emotional. she wanted to make a decisive statement in the wake of last month's shooting at emanual ame church. the attack claimed the lives of nine people including the state senator who she was referring to in that sound byte. the governor issued a statement saying it is a new day in south carolina. a day we can all be proud of and a day that brings us all together as we continue to heal as one people and one state. this bill stipilates once the governor signs it the confederate flag will be removed within 24 hours. >> jonathan thank you. >>> the murder of a san francisco woman who authorities say was killed by an illegal immigrant and sparking words as the mayor blast the county sheriff of not letting the feds know when the man ended up in their custody. >> reporter: a public blame game is unfolding over the sheriff's handling of francisco sanchez. he had been deported back to mexico five times and was in federal custody in april when the sheriff's department had planned to bring him here to a

it's not about jenny horn.it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds. >> reporter: many south carolinians take proud that the massacre was found not by riots but shows of unity. calls that were answered right here at the state house grounds. jonathan terry, fox news. >>> i mean it still feels like i'm dreaming. >> reporter: the marshawn lynch movie, not coming to a theater near you. >>> and as we move toward the weekend, some changes coming your way. i will show you which way on the weekend are going to be your warmest. >> and it's rush hour on doyle drive rushing to make monday's deadline. how commuters cope with the closure going home tonight. >>> developing news now, the doyle drive closure now 24 hours in and counting creating a slower commute along the golden gate bridge. doyle drive carries about 100,000 vehicles on weekdays. the road links the marina bay bridge and is scheduled to remain closed all weekend. debora villalon is liv

long south carolinaian, i am a descendent of jefferson davis that does not matter it is not about jennie horn, it is about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the state house grounds. lou: the confederate flag removed, from a ceremony tomorrow morning. we're coming right back with more. >> laid to rest, effort across country to make certain criminal illegal aliens can no longer hide from the law in so call san carry cities. >> rain and more rain, folks in this state have not seen rain and flooding like this in more than a if you're taking multiple medications does your mouth often feel dry? a dry mouth can be a side effect of many medications. but it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. that's why there's biotene available as an oral rinse toothpaste, spray or gel. biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy too. remember, while your medication is doing you good a dry mouth isn't. biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth. here at the td ameritrade trader group, they work all the time. sup jj? working h