correspondent matt finn is in lexington tonight.outing] >> after deadly riots in charlottesville, lexington, kentucky mayor jim gray a democrat tweeted about his plans to remove these two confederate statues from doubt. the mayor tells fox news he defends the timing of his tweet which launched lexington into the center of the controversial issue and grabbed the attention of white supremacy groups. >> there's no perfect time to do the right thing. >> for two years lexington city officials have discussed plans to remove the statues of john breckenridge and general john hunt morgan from the old county courthouse. once home to chief side, one of the largest save auction sites in the south. >> this is a place where slavesy auctioned. it's not the place to gore phi and honor men who fought to preserve slavery. >> at a meeting tuesday, council members voted unanimously to move ahead with plans to relocate the statues. nearly all the lexington residents who spoke agree with the decision. >> i have friends that have ancestors that were on th

stephanie gosk is joining me from lexington.ing any pushback against this from folks on the ground there? >> not a lot of pushback here in lexington, kentucky. this is a pretty liberal city in a sea of red in the state of kentucky. you know this motion now goes on to a state commission where it will get its final decision and it's not clear exactly what will happen there. the city council meeting last night was remarkable. it was at 6:00 and so well attended that they had two overflow rooms. they were actually turning people away at the doors. there was testimony from the public for hours. although it was passionate and people had a lot to say, it remains civil. and it's heartening to be in a place to hear people with opposing viewpoints remain civil to each other. all of this, this argument and debate over a confederate monument has really been going on for years in the u.s. but it was those events and scenes that we saw in charlottesville, virginia, that really have put fuel to the fire. overnight shouts of joy and relief in l

. >> reporter: the two confederate memorials cast a shadow in downtown lexington, and for a state thated from the union the debate to remove them is over. >> mayors are on the razor's edge. when you see the tension when you see the balance that we saw in charlottesville. then you know that -- we must act. >> reporter: that edge has been the scene of sharp clashes between protesters and supporters in many cities recently. from san antonio to richmond. to baltimore. where city leaders today announced confederate monuments like this one vandalized overnight, should come down. the southern poverty law center found some 1500 confederate memorial as cross the country. more than 700 are statues and monuments. and 10 u.s. military bases are named for confederate officers. people haven't learned or stopped to think about the history behind these monuments. >> civil war historian, amy taylor at university of kentucky lexington says renewed debate signals a tipping point in the how the country talks about race. >> we are in another moment in american race relations not sure what you want to call

next up in lexington, virginia, on the republican line. jeff, from lexington. first and foremost, i would like to talk about the confederate things here in lexington, virginia. everyone, black, blue, green, red. anyone who respects our history and what has taken place. you cannot change it. all of the money in lexington, virginia, and another thing, i feel very proud, more than i have felt in a decade. time inown and take the a 12-our day to listen to our president, our commander in chief. day to listen to our president, our commander in chief. he has selected the best, regardless of the side they are on, and he has got the finest minds, and he is trying so hard to get our country together with respect to each other and for our kids. i just beat with a very full heart that we have someone that is so genuine and so caring and has collaborated. democrats and republicans together. because we are all one. we are not confederates. we are not northerners. we are not southerners. we are all americans. that is the gist of this speech, love for each other. humanity show

council voted unanimously in favor to remove the statues from here in downtown, lexington.ve themselves 30 days to decide where the statues will go. tonight we are one week into that 30-day period. martha? >> martha: all right. we will be watching, matt. thank you very much. as lexington takes steps to remove these two monuments, i spoke to people here in louisville who are dealing with statue controversies of their own. watch this. >> my feelings are it's all history. at this time we need to come together as a nation. that is history. we leave history alone. and what i don't understand is now we are going after history where we haven't done it in the past 25 years. but this time in the last seven months we go after history. and i think it's got a lot to do with president trump. >> someone is offended by every different type of statue or whatever, i just think it's crazy. it's just crazy. it's part of our history. it should be looked at that way and not as something bad. >> martha: republican congressman thomas massey has represented kentucky for almost five years and reyno

they thought maybe a larger city, like lexington or louisville.they wanted to do what was best for the commonwealth and went back and forth between lexington and louisville and two gentlemen who were local judges in the town, in frankfurt, thought if we choose lexington or louisville, we'll be going against all of the citizens who offered up all of those resources and all of that money to keep the capitol here time and time again. in the end, they chose to keep frankfurt as the state capitol. this was the only building operated by the koconfederate army. they were inaugurating their governor in this building when they heard distant shelling and the confederates inaugurated richard haas, the second confederate governor in kentucky. as soon as that inauguration was complete, they heard the shelling and they got out of town. they burned bridges as they were leaving town in order to keep those troops at bay. the union soldiers came in and the union used this building as a baracks during the civil war. right in this doorway is where they were inaugurat

here is the interesting thing about lexington.we saw those pictures of baltimore where statues were spirited away in the middle of the night, kind of in secret. that can't happen in kentucky. if that happens here it's actually a felony. the process is this. if this city passes the vote tonight, it then has to go to a statewide commission called the kentucky military heritage commission. that is a commission. you hear the governor talk about this that stops short firmly coming on the side of this city. >> we've got to remember where we came from, who we are and a sense of vision and purpose of where we're going and we should be very thoughtful with respect to what we think of as the right symbols to show that. and if there's a need and a time to change those, then that's a conversation we should have and a result that should ultimately happe happen. >> what you have, really, is the fight playing out with the governor but also now, as you mentioned, with the president of the united states, the country at odds all across from east to

they thought maybe a larger city like lexington, cities that have more opportunities for the citizens. and they went back and forth between lexington and -- and eventually two gentleman in the panel in frankfurt thought, you know, if we choose them, we're going to be going against all those gentleman who chose frankfurt in the very beginning, all those citizens who offered up resource and all that money to keep the capitol here time and time again. the confederates were actually inaugurating their governor in this building when they heard accident shelling, and they knew the union army was coming. richard halls was kelly the second confederate governor in kentucky. and a as soon as that inauguration was complete, they heard the shelling, and they got out of town. the union soldiers came in, and the union actually used this building as a barracks during the civil war. right in this doorway is where they were inaugurating mr. halls. and as we move around the room here, another reason this room is kig, there are some original pieces in the room. the pieces that are original to the buildi

they are heading to lexington, kentucky, next to protest the statue's removal from lexington's old courthouse. the courthouse is going to be the city's new welcoming center. the county council voted relocate the statutes, sparking a firestorm of responses. >> i think we have lived with them where they are for so long. and i just don't think we can erase our history. i don't want to move them. >> let's pretend you are the victim of an abuser. and basically that's what they represent to us. would you like for the abuser to be honored? because i'm not sure either side is going to be satisfied. >> a history professor says there's outrage over the statutes staying at the new welcoming center because they are emblems of a jim crow south. >> we have a history of monuments that are attached to moments of racial conflict but also assertions of white supremacy. >> lexington's police chief partnering with federal agencies, including the fbi. >> if we see violence or an assault, we will make an arrest. >> lexington was thrown into the national spotlight shortly after the charlottesville riots broke out w

i examined this issue in question in lexington for almost two years.his before the city counsel on tuesday of this week. i accelerated that because of the events in charlottesville. when we look at the sight where the statues are in lexington, sit the location of one of the largest slave auction blocks in america in the south. it's just not right. it's just not right these men who fought to preserve slavery are honored on the same sight men, women and children were sold into slavery. that's the position that i had already decided upon and was presented to the counsel. >> the moving of a statue, the one of robert e. lee sparked the protest that led to the violence. are you concern third-degree move in your city might lead to violence? >> we are a compassionate and caring and giving city. but we are also a disciplined and prepared city. mayor's first responsibility to the city, leadership, the first is public safety. of course, we are always prepared. >> what do you think the president of the united states needs to say today? he responded to the attacks

he is the author of brendan smith, the female -- next carter connor dalton lyon, native of lexington,entucky. he teaches the history department at st. mary, the author of segregation, the story of the jackson church visit campaign. next we have carol silver. 1961, became a freedom writer, 22-year-old secretary working at united nations headquarters, and the seemingly ordinary individuals in an extraordinary civil rights campaign. next we have wallace hawkins, part of the civil rights movement activities in the state during the 1960s, he became a member of the organization, in 1961 he was a county organizer for 1964 freedom summer and with the mississippi freedom court, a major lawsuit, it was the case like so many cases went on and on for 5 or 6 years, finally the case was decided in favor of the plaintiffs and federal judge ordered the textbook commission to approve it and so it was on the approved list for 1980. the problem was by then the textbook was old and out of date so it was never as widely adopted in the state but what it did do is have a profound effect on the way history b

matt has a story for us live in lexington. speak out right now in lexington, it is peaceful, but the city is bracing for some trouble and it's all to do with the potential removal of these two confederate era statues here at the courthouse. after the deadly rights in charlottesville, lexington's marrow tweeted that he will be asking council to vote on plans to relocate these monuments honoring men who fought to protect slavery. that triggered white's a premise he groups who say they'll come here to protest. at a council meeting last night, neighbors here in lexington voiced their thoughts on the removal of these statues. >> by allowing them to remain where they're at, we allow people to make up their own minds on what they mean to them. i would ask that you keep them where they're at because i have not seen a better plan in moving them. >> put yourself in my shoes. let's say you're the victim of an abuser and basically that's what they represent to us. would you like for the abuser to be honored? >> here's a look at the other

actually takes its way all the way into southern ohio, just south of cincinnati, so louisville, lexington, nashville and memphis in the next 48 hours up to 8 inches. remember, even though the rain has stopped in houston for now, you still have rivers that are going to rise. the way through this weekend and some places for weeks. watch as the river expands. this is the brazos river, the town of richmond, thompsons, all communities that could see flooding because they're expected to crest at 56. they just updated this. this water is moving so fast, 100,000 cubic feet per second and the runoff already in the gulf of mexico. >> okay, ginger, thanks. already 30,000 people have taken to houston shelters. 10,000 national guard troops will be deployed from across the country joining the 14,000 already there. abc's chief national correspondent tom llamas on the

unannounced flash rally in lexington.ing to the tengs here. the chief of police says any violent protesters will be arrested and in general people have very strong mixed opinions about moving the statues. >> leaving these confederate statues in public clauses has silently fueled hate, hate in this country, hate in this commonwealth, and hate this council is obligated to denounce. >> i just think that we have lived with them where they are for so long, and i don't think we can erase our history. i don't want to move them. >> reporter: county council voted unanimously in favor to move the statues. they gave themselves about 30 dies decide where the statue will go, and one week into the 30-day period. the mayor here has spearheaded this entire movement because the property behind me used to serve as the old county courthouse but remodelled to serve as the welcoming center for the city. so the mayor says it is the right time to move these statues. however, kentucky's republican governor matt bevin worries that moves like this

. >> reporter: the two confederate memorials cast a large shadow in downtown lexington, kentucky, andor jim gray says for a state that never seceded from the union, the debate to remove them is over. >> mayors are on the razor's england. when you see the tension, when you see the violence we saw in charlottesville, then you know that we must act. >> reporter: that edge has been the scene of sharp clashes between protesters in many cities recently, from san antonio to, richmond, to baltimore, where city leaders today announced confederate monuments like this one, which was vandalized overnight, should come down. the southern poverty law center found some 1,500 confederate memorials across the country, more than 700 of them are statues and monuments and ten u.s. military bases are named for confederate officers. >> people haven't learned or stopped to think about the history behind these monuments. >> reporter: civil war historian amy taylor at the university of kentucky lexington says the renewed debate signals a tipping point in how the country talks about race. >> we're in another mo

just not right. >> so mayor, what is the conversation like in lexington?ecause obviously these conversations will be going on across the country. and they are on some level conversations that have been going on for 150 years. so how do you manage the conversations that you don't end up with something like that happened in charlottesville? because there are strong views and people will protest. >> you're right. and that's why for some time now we've been engaging in the conversation about these statues. we had a review board that examined it. and then we've had conversations continuing. there is never a perfect time to stand up for what is right, to stand up for american values. in my view, we stand up all the time. we either stand up and speak out, or we sit back, relax and we remain silent. that is not the time for dootod. today is when we must stand up for american values, for liberty, justice and freedom. for nonviolence. speak out against hatred. and these regrettably in some sense regrettably these statues have become symbols of that lost cause and sy

. >>> the mayor of lexington, kentucky, is planning to respond to the events in charlottesville withction. james gray wants to remove two confederate-era statues from the lawn of a former courthouse. he's targeted john hunt morgan and john breckenridge. >>> senior u.s. national security officials say a military confrontation with north korea is not imminent, but they're cautioning that the possibility is greater than it was a decade ago. china's president appealed for cooler heads in a phone conversation with president trump over the weekend. last week the president warned north korean leader kim jong-un that the u.s. military was, quote, locked and loaded. >>> in iraq two american soldiers have been killed while conducting combat operations. military reports say the incident was not due to enemy contact. five other soldiers were wounded. none of them were identified. >>> and in west africa at least 20 people were killed after suspected islamic extremists opened fire at a restaurant. it was the second such attack at a restaurant popular with foreigners in the last two years. official

is making its way to lexington kentucky. the mayor plans to remove two such statues.s say they are going to hold a rally there, too, and try to stop it from happening. matt flynn is there live with the latest. matt? >> hi, sandra. it's peaceful here now, but pro-posters have threatened to come here if one of these two confederate statues are moved from the courthouse downtown. right after charlottesville the mayor of lexington tweeted out he wanted to expedite the process to get these things removed. now the chief of police said they are partnering with federal agencies including the fbi to prevent any violence here. last night at a council meeting there were mixed opinions about removing these statues. >> leaving these confederate statues in public plazas has silently fueled hate. hate in this country, hate in this commonwealth and hate this council is obligated to denounce. >> by allowing these to remain, we allow people to make up their own minds what they mean to them. >> reporter: council members voted unanimously to remove these statues. the cost and location to

but now we are going to go to lexington, kentucky, now part of the controversy surrounding it confederateey want to remove two civil war statues, which some may believe may prompt some trouble. we are live in kentucky with more on that. high, matt. >> high, heather, as they were winding down, some of the white nationalist protesters began saying that's they were going to adhere to lexington, kentucky, to protest the removal of the two confederate statues behind me, and now the lexington herald newspaper is reporting that one of the leaders of that group says that they will host an unannounced rally here in protest of removal of the confederate era statues, the court said that adding to the tension here, the chief of police said that officers will make arrests if necessary, and in general, people here have very strong mixed opinions about removing the statues. >> i just think that we have lived with them where they are for so long, and i just don't think we can erase our history, i don't want to move them. >> leaving these confederate statues in a public plazas has silently fueled haze. ha

lexington park you're not seeing any rain right now, but it's doing to continue to move to the south and east. >> we're always want to look to the south and east, you've been under the gun, miles town, as well. areas like lexington park, california, maryland, are not under a severe thunderstorm watch nor are they under tornado warning. you'll see extremely heavy rain fall moving into the area and potential for severe weather, as well. i'm going to widen out the image here and get my bearings and then i'm going to zoom in and let you read off roads if you need help. maybe let's do some rain rates after that. because off some of these, coming right off 242. thomas court, as well. this area under the gun. kay's way, these are small neighborhoods. if you live on these williams lane right there, looks like a little bit of a cul-de-sac, please, please, please be careful. we're driving this radar as we're go. anywhere from holly field lane, hayes lane, it comes all the way out to the east, fancy discovery lane, we've got some great names here and continue off to the east with that. so, agai

as the british army marches down in the early morning, they encounter 77 militia men on the lexington green. nobody knows who did it, but shots were fired that morning will have rse, you seven, eventually eight olonials who will die on lexington common. the british will then continue to march towards concord. to march closer to , lincoln he concord and bedford militias who had morning were in merriam's corner. they would see the british because the road and of the sheer size in number, they decided to pull back. they were ahead of the british like 500 yards. he colonials would come into concord and come out here towards the north bridge area and go across the river, and gather in an area punkatasit hill which is behind me to the left. the main colony gets into concord early morning. approximately 120 soldiers are dispatched to go towards colonel farm and 90 additional soldiers are sent to guard the and the roadway. we're leaving north bridge parking lot and on our way to farm. ette from north bridge to the barrett farm was just about under 2 so it was not in the center of town. it was

house on their side and they are starting to move or word with plans are rallies in places like lexington. on the other side we are seeing activists rallying around the idea of removing some of these monuments to confederacy leaders, and that is sparking sort of this ongoing debate and this ongoing clash between these two sides. and right now the white house seems to be pouring a bit of fuel on the fire. both sides seem to be energized and it does seem to be something that will dominate the news cycles over the next few weeks. vonnie: thank you. let's check in on the first word news straight years mark crumpton. mark: people packed a historic theater in charlottesville, virginia this morning to pay their respects to 32-year-old heather heyer. the legal assistant was killed last weekend when a car rammed into a crowd of people protesting that white nationalists rally in charlottesville. heyer's father addressed the gathering. >> she loved people. she wanted equality. and in this issue of the day of her passing, she wanted to put down hate. part, we just need to stop all this stuff and forg

. >>> happening today, a pivotal vote in lexington, kentucky, could push to relocate two statues. they're citing the recent violence for moving the stat tufz general john hunt morgan and breckinridge. now today or tonight the lexington city council will vote to ask the state for permission to remove those statues. >>> at 4:50, new this morning many say a woman took things too far when they argued for a national ban on islamic face covers. paula hanson shown up wearing a berka. she war it for more than ten minutes before taking it off. she's the leader of that country's far right anti-muslim party and she wants the outfit ban citing national security. >> it's a threat to our country. many are very much in fear of it. >> ridicule that dmount drive it into a corner, to mock it's religious gathering is an apoulg paulg thing to do. >> that kwaz an australian attorney general. he was given a standing ovation but other senators. >>> also new this morning, los angeles is steft testing airport body style cameras for the subway system. the two-day pilot program ends today. a metro spokesper

price leads the state guard to capture lexington. finally, general fremont leads a new force which forces price out of the state. by the end of 1861, you have for the next three years basically an end to conventional warfare in missouri. at this point, traditionally historians have lost interest in missouri. everything is fine now. instead, a massive gorilla campaign breaks out. we have to ask the question of why. now, there's a traditional answer which is very important in the jesse james myth, especially since he is from western missouri. that is that the anti-slavery j jayhawkers fighting alongside brown in kansas against the border ruffians, that they want revenge now. they march in and they terrorize and loot and pillage western missouri. those peaceful missourians rise up to defend themselves. there's an element of truth to this. there were raid bs by troops fr missouri into western missouri. this did take place. the problem is you -- i have illustrated very loosely where the raids took place. the problem is that fighting break

in the meantime police here in lexington, kentucky are preparing for the worse partnering with the fbi and federal agencies to provide deadly riots after white nationalist groups are rallying against the removal. >> this is a challenging issue. we are stepping up and we are speaking out. we are not standing back, relaxing, and being silent. >> reporter: lexington's mayor remaining steadfast in his plans to remove these statues despite the governor saying relocating them is sanitizing history. in lexington, kentucky matt finn, ktvu fox 2news. >>> we have now learned the university of florida has denied a request by white nationalist activist richard spencer to speak on campus. spencer held the rally in charlottesville over the weekend. he was suppose to speak on september 12. in a statement the president kent fox said the decision was made after assessing risk to the campus and community and law enforcement. this stems from uam to cancel another protest. >> this comes as protests were planned at google offices across the country and they are being postponed. organizers of the event marc

lexington >> i just leave them alone and leave them where they are.hey're part of history. >> there's a difference between acknowledging and learning our history and glorifying it >> it's pretty crappy to have a monument to some people who sold human beings as property. >> you heard from lexington kentucky's mayor saying he plans to announce removal of two confederate statues in his town this week. but the events in charlottesville have prompted him to reveal the news on saturday. so that's why he did that. grays sending a request to city council to support a petition to remove john hunt morgan and john c brekcinridge's statute. residents had mixed reactions. . >>> caught on camera, a police officer's near run-in within death, we're getting a first look with how a police officer survived almost being hit by a suspected drunk driver. check it out. it happened in houston last month. while the officer was responding to a hit-and-run. you can see the officer jumps from the freeway so he can avoid the driver. the officer did have injuries to his back and l

michelle miller is in lexington and looks aet the strong emotions they generate.r: good morning. this is a statue of john c. bre breckinridge and another. he knows it's a move that could spark another fiery debate over what these monuments represent. the violent clash in charlottesville is the latest in a series of tebs demonstrations over plans to remove confederate monuments from new orleans to san antonio. communities across the south are taking a critical look alt these symbols and in some cases are removing them. lexington kentucky mayor jim gray. >> why are mayors across the country bringing these statues down now? >> mayors are on the razor's edge. when you see the tension, the violence we saw in charlottesville, then you know that we must act. >> reporter: the lexington monuments were built near a historic slave auction block. >> i don't think it's right we would honor and glorify confederate men who fought to preserve slavery and honor them on the very ground that slaves were once sold at auction. >> reporter: but he's likely to face strong opposition. af

some of the white nationalist protestors told us they were headed to lexington to protest the removalatues behind me. one of the leaders of the white extremist group says they'll hold an unannounced flash rally in lexington. adding to the tension here. the chief of police tells us any violent protestors will be met by law enforcement and officers will make arrests if necessary. people in general have mixed opinions about moving these statues. >> i just think that we have lived with them where they are for so long and i just don't think we can erase our history. i don't want to move them. >> put yourselves in my shoes. let's pretend you are the victim of an abuser and basically that's what they represent to us. would you like for the abuser to be honored? >> if it will calm things and restore some calmness to the area, then i would say if we could move them. i wouldn't be in favor of destroying them. >> county council voted in favor to relocate the statues behind mess. give them 30 days to decide where the statues would go and we're a week into that 30-day period. >> leland: the county

they went back and forth between lexington and louisville. two people who are local judgs,s we're going to be going against those gentlemen who worked from the beginning to keep the capitol here time and time again. in the end they chose to keep frankfurt as the state capitol. this building was the only building occupied by the capitol. the confederates were inaugurating their governor in this building when they heard distant shelling, and they knew that the union army was coming the confederates inaugurated their second confederate governor in kentucky. as soon as it was complete they heard the shelling and went thsh they got out of town. they burned bridges as they were leaving town in order to keep those troops at bay. the union used this building as a barracks during the civil war right in this doorway is where they were inewing our ating. as we move around the room here, another reason this room is significant, there are original pieces in the room during the time they used the building. the representatives you see here are reproductions

we'll begin with the lexington, kentucky, mayor, the day after charlottesville, saying, a democrat, whye's relocating the statues in his city. >> in kentucky, brother often fought against brother, and that's the way it was in my own family. three of my great-great-uncles fought at the battle of shiloh in mississippi, two on the side of the union and one for the confederacy. when we were children, my parents took to us visit the battle site. all of that to say that nothing about a decision like this is casual for me or for any of us. the civil war was a dark and tragic time in our nation's history, and yes, we need to remember it and not he race it. but we also need to explain it accurately and truthfully. the statues that stand on our old courthouse lawn today also stand on sacred ground, the auction block. before the civil war, chief side was one of the largest slave auction sites in the south. historians say from the 1820's until the civil war, lexington was one of america's largest slave markets. think about it. it's just not right that we would continue to honor these confederate me

lexington, kentucky, is talking about what to do with some monuments placed in front of a public building, a courthouse. every single one of those instances is a test for the leaders in both the president's own party and for other parties across the country. a lot of monuments are in heavily conservative republican areas in the south. look at a map of where these monuments are. those people will face real tests and say a lot to all of us on how they handle it. >> also speaking of standing with the president. this is a time to watch white house staff. this is a time to watch cabinet members. is there going to be someone who says i can't stand behind what the president said yesterday. >> so far, there hasn't been. we heard a lot from folks inside the administration. >> lots of blind quotes of people being dismayed and that was unplanned. he told people upstairs, i am going to go back up. he called inaudible at the podium and answered questions. we now are half day, half a day later and no one has put their name to anything saying object to what he said and no one has resigned and no one sug

department preparing for the possibility that people who want to tear the statue down want to make lexington another example? >> our police department is disciplined and prepared, but let me tell you about the legal requirements. the law in kentucky requires that these statutes, any movement of these statutes first be put before what's called the kentucky military heritage commission. so within the law today, we are operating within that law. our police are prepared. we are a peaceful city. we are a city that's a giving and compassionate city, but we're also disciplined and prepared. >> sreenivasan: lieutenant ryan lee, your city faced some very difficult protests. how did you get through them? >> it's important for us when we're approaching these situations to understand that there is an exercise -- a lawful exercise of first amendment rights and while i may personally find the content of somebody's speech personally reprehensible, my role as a police officer is to facility at the time that lawful and peaceful expression of somebody's first amendment rights, to try and help navigate for tho

mitch mcconnell releasing a statement on hate groups and reports of a rally in lexington, coming upreakentucky. vonnie: coming up, that the duke is being named to chair the highest-ranking woman in u.s. banking. what does it mean for the bank's image? that's next. and i will stop on the hour. continuing to buck the retail struggle. ♪ ♪ nejra: live from london, i'm live fromc. vonnie: london -- new york, i'm vonnie quinn and this is "bloomberg market." target, online sales brightening the outlook. .oining us with more is taylor same sales,he coming into my terminal. 6995, charting those sales come up 3.4%. what's interesting about this is it came from digital growth. coming from those brick and mortar stores, that is the highest order going back to the fourth order of last year. these are good numbers and i want to highlight the digital sales up 32% over last year's been percent. see somere starting to competition from both amazon and walmart, underperforming those shares. everyone is fighting with amazon am a that's not a problem. walmart trying to lower the prices better compete with

michelle miller is in lexington and looks at the emotions they generate. >> good morning.ohn cbrecki ridge. now the mayor wants to remove this statue and another like it relocated to a nearby park honoring veterans. he knows it's a move that could spark another fiery public debate over what these monuments represent. >> the violent clash in virginia is the latest in a series of tense demonstrations. from new orleans to san antonio. they're taking a look at these symbols. lexington kentucky mayor gym grie. >> why are mayors bringing these statues down now. >> when you see the tension and violence we saw in virginia then you know that we must act. >> the lexington monuments were built near one of the country's largest slave auction blocks. >> i don't think it's right we honor and glor fie con fed rate men who fought to preserve slavery an ho nonthen on the grounds slaves were sold. >> he's likely to face opposition. after the city of charlottesville agreed to remove the statue of robert lee it was met by members of the ku klux klan. the southern poverty law center found 1500

last night lexington, kentucky's, city council passed a resolution to remove two confederate tributes. >> overnight, a statue of former chief justice roger tiny was removed -- taney was removed from the grounds of the state house. he spoke after the dred scott that found slaves were not swlens citizens of the united states. >>> three of most respected magazines are taking on president trump with powerful artwork on their front covers. "the new yorker" and "the economist" featuring with the president with images of the kkk's ominous white hood. "the economist"'s tag line is trump is morally insent and unfit for office. "time" magazine taking a simpler approach with three words -- hate in america. >> it looks like the way the flag is designed, a nazi salutes. >> yes. >>> in the wake of the two business councils collapsing, president trump is pulling the plug on an infrastructure advisory panel. the panel was created by an executive order in july. the white house was still courting members, stacking the panel. an official gave no reason for ending the process. >> however, this news comes

. >> lexington kentucky is bracing for protest as two statues are scheduled to be taken down. >> apple is pledging $2 million to human rights group to help lead the fight against hate. removing them from internet search engines and preventing some websites from registering at all. >> we don't think they violate someone's rights by denying them service. but we want them to exercise that power very sparingly and for transapparently. >> our coverage continues. we will show you how right wing groups are getting around this. >>> paying the price, the new problem for the two men who scaled the golden gate bridge and made this video about it. >> get can ready for the solar eclipse. from excitement to concern. that story is coming up. >>> right now, we are seeing temperatures close to 80 in san jose. but as we approach the weekend, we have signs that 90s could make a comeback. how long this could last. it all unfolded in livermore... bla. s== >>> a home up in flame and a man shot dead by police. it all unfolded last night in livermore. you can hear the gunfire there and that is what people hea

it happened around 1:15 in los gatos near the lexington reservoir.rs say the car went off the road falling 100 feet down the embankment. chp says the man and woman both were ejected from the car. the driver, the man, died at the scene. another man who witnessed the crash flagged down other drivers to call for help. >> i'm going to go up and try to get some help. i started flagging cars down. >> thanks to that good samaritan crews arrived on scene. it took them more than an hour to pull the woman to safety using the rope system. she's in the hospital and the chp is investigating this as a dui crash. >>> the widow of the lafayette man killed in the barcelona attack opened up about her loss. heidi n you in es tucker and jerrod tucker were in europe to celebrate their anniversary. the two had just sent pictures home from their honeymoon vacation when tragedy struck. >> we drank champagne at the top of the eiffel tower. we took a gondola ride in venice. i don't want to wake up without him next to me and i don't want to watch tv without him. all of it is j