representative mcknight. >> i agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments reverend al. i echo the sentiments that the governor said with matt lauer today. the grounds of the statehouse belong to all the people of south carolina. and the only spirit that should be conveyed on these grounds is a spirit of unity and not division. and we could not have a spirit of unity at the statehouse grounds with the confederate battle flag flying ahead. so i, too, feel the way that you do, that why did it take the deaths of nine people who were only at church worshiping and coming closer with the lord but i'm glad that something good came out of the tragedy. i'm hopeful that we can spring forward and make some more substantive changes in the state as well. >> representative howard you've been out there on the battlefield and you know that this is a great day, but the battle does not end the war. we still have a lot of battles to fight, issues to go forward. how will you and the state legislators that are committed to fairness and equality how will we go forward now telling people is no

mcknight request a role call. do nine members second his request? nine do. we'll vote on the board. pending question tabling a motion on amendment 61. >>> polls will close. clerk will tabulate. by a vote of 80 to 29 amendment 61 is tabled. >> 62. miss emril. are you ready? mr. simril withdraws amendment 6 62. 63. 63, pitts. 63, pitts. >> mr. nbc knight. >> how many more amendments do we have? >> i'll check, mr. mcnight. if mr. pitts will suspend his comments and let me look. thank you, mr. mcnight. >> mr. mcknight it looks like we have ten amendments to go including those passed over. >> thank you sir. >> yes, sir. all right. we're on amendment 63. mr. pitts amendment. he's recognized. mr. pitts. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i will not take long at the podium on this particular one. it's one that we had previously that came in to question because it stated statehouse grounds. this is just the pole itself. it says that 364 days a year the state flag, the south carolina state flag would fly on the pole and one day a year on confederate memorial day the current flag would fly there. than

his name is state representative mcknight. representative, thank you for being with us today.u tweeted out the words, the flag comes down, with a whole bunch of extra characters next to it. it's a great day in south carolina. i can only imagine your mood, but i certainly wasn't in the room when this happened. can you take me there as a fellow representative of jenny horne, not only when she made that impassioned speech but when the ultimate vote came down, 94-20. >> well, when jenny made her speech, it touched everyone in the room. jenny's a very intelligent person. she's a great trial lawyer, but she doesn't say much -- during the time i've been in the house of representatives for a year now, and she didn't take to the well much to make a speech. when she final ly went on the floor of the house to speak the way she did about taking the flag down, every year and every eye was on her. and i think it was her actions, her words and the actions of russell ott with his resolution. those were the two things that were able to turn the tide and make taking the flag down a real possibi

mcknight gets up and walks away but returns to continue fighting.ateur video shows him lying on the ground, apparently unconscious and face bloodied. the group around him, unconcerned. >> someone please call 911! >> reporter: mcknight was hospitalized with a broken nose and a concussion. >> it was not good what happened this weekend. certainly not good. the realism of an innocent individual being beaten up like that. >> reporter: the police report labeled it as anti-white crime because a police officer says mcknight was attacked from a group of people from quote, the opposite race. on monday cincinnati police captain mike neville retracted that description. >> right now i don't have a reason to label that as a hate crime. it is an ongoing investigation. i would tell you preliminary speaking, that report was incorrect. >> reporter: several assaults were recorded in fountain square on saturday night. crowds threw bottles and fireworks and police donned riot gear. seven people were arrested including 21-year-old quynn britten who allegedly punched a po

shawn mcknight and kevin robinson are accused of knocking naji rivera off of his scooter and beating him. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> ten minutes after 4:00. 73 degrees. we've got wet weather in the area. i'm tracking showers and some thunderstorms this morning. the threat will stay with us during the day. could lead to some heavy downpours, not everybody will see it but there's a potential, a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. and some storms could bring damaging winds, a threat seems to be greater to the south in delaware and extreme southern new jersey during the day today. right now, 63 degrees for mt. pocono. trenton is 68 and wilmington has clouds and the showers are getting very close to the wilmington area. cape may is dry at this time but we could see heavy downpours at the shore this morning and again this afternoon. look at the line of showers extending from new york state through pennsylvania and into maryland and delaware this morning. now we're seeing thunderstorm activity into extreme northeastern maryland. the heavy downp

shawn mcknight and kevin robinson are accused of knocking rivera off his scooter and beating him. rivera's girlfriend uncovered this surveillance video of the alleged beating. >>> richard nailer was being investigated for a possible connection to a series of suspicious fires in chester when the shooting happened. officers arrested him days later, no one was hurt. >>> philadelphia mayor michael nutter will attend the naacp convention today and then he's headed to germany. his trip is part of an effort to strengthen international relationship relationships. he will sign a sister city agreement with frankfurt. he will also address a group of business leaders before visiting tel aviv later this week. mayor nutter has been traveling a lot. he just returned from pueblo mexico. he met with leaders to encourage collaboration between the two cities. among his notable overseas journeys, two trips to rome. the first one was last march and then another trip three weeks ago working on the details of the world meeting of families. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill h

mcknight. mr. mcknight is recognized fsh his first ten minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker.ellow members of the house good evening. we have a decision to make and it's time that we get down to the business of making that decision. as my colleague representative gilda cobb-hunter said, it's time to dispense with all pretenses, all of the hiding, all of the shenanigans. it's time for us to take a stand and let the world know where we will be. it was a few short weeks ago that one of our colleagues senator pinckney and eight other people were murdered in charleston. we had the flag of the united states and we had our state flag at half mast. but do you know what flag did not lower? do you know what pride would not bow its head? do you know what hub rus would not mourn? it was the confederate battle flag. and as we brought our colleague here to lay his body in state under the rotunda, his body that was murdered the person that was killed in an act of hate had to pass under the very symbol of that hate. unbowed. unremorseful. unrepentant. so now what will we do? what will we say

kevin robinson and sean mcknight are charged in the 2013 beating of rivera, captured on surveillance cameras. investigators say the two officers knocked him off his scooter, then beat him before arresting him. they also declared rivera was innocent. >> man from south jersey is facing animal cruelty charges accused of leaving two puppies in a hot car to die. authorities say that kevin conquest from sicklerville, left those puppies in a mt. laurel parking lot while he worked on july 4th. the puppies were a four month old husky and four mobility old golden retrieve earl. authorities say the dogs which were in a crate were already dead when they arrived on the scene. >> do not leave dogs, any animals in a car doesn't matter whether the air conditioner is running the windows are down, you may get tied up in a store or where ever you are and it will take you longer than you intended, but these animals actually cook from the inside. they die. it is a terrible, painful way for these dogs to succumb. they should not be treated like that. >> conquest has a court date scheduled for next month.

kevin robinson and sean mcknight are accused every beating riviera in 2013 surveillance video captured the incident. investigators say the officers knocked riviera off his scooter, got out of their cruisers then beat him and then arrested him. investigators say that riviera was innocent. closing arguments are supposed to begin in the colorado theater shooting case. the jury had decide if james homes was legally insane. prosecutors say holmes owned fire inside movie theatre in aurora killing 12 people there is happened three years ago he has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, to more than 106 counts of murder and attempted murder. >> 5:09. much anticipated pre quill to harper lee's literary class took kill a mocking birds is officially on poor store shelves. >> three, two, one. >> "eyewitness news" as the big blue marble book store in mt. airy where they counted down to midnight, got to open those boxes then. go set a watch man 20 years after mocking bird takes place, however, it was written to kill a mocking bird. our jan carabeo will have reaction to that book's release ahead i

. >> shawn mcknight and kevin robinson are accused of knocking rivera off of his scooter and injuring him. >>> there's a preliminary hearing today in theication of a delaware county man who allegedly shot at police officers last month. richard nailer was being investigated for his possible connection to a series of suspicious fires in chester when the shooting happened. no one was hurt. >>> the son of a boston police officer is accused of plotting an isis inspired attack. 23-year-old alexander ciccolo was arrested on july 4th. he planned to make a pressure cooker to produce bombs to attack college cafeterias. his father turned him in after learning of his plans. >>> yesterday, the judge convicted khusen akhmedov on four counts of third degree murder. his co-defendant pleaded guilty last week. the two were racing on roosevelt boulevard in feltonville in july of 2013. samara banks and three of her children were struck and killed while crossing the street. >>> authorities have arrested an atlantic city police sergeant. prosecutors say she helped her boyfriend, who is a convicted drug dea

mcknight. excuse me, sir. >> the point of order, mr. speaker, objecting to this for being outside of the scope of the signing resolution. >> and what are we dealing with here? >> this one is unique as it could probably be mistaken for one of our current members or one of our current members could be mistaken for this statute if he rode across the state house grounds on a horse. that would be the the wade general hampton monument ancestor of our own kirk findlay. >> i understand mr. pitts, and the motive being this could be a monument that could come under attack is that correct? >> i think there is, mr. speaker, great concern that this one will come under attack in the near future. >> i think that is outside of the scone of the resolution. i'm going to sustain mr. mcknight's point of order. the clerk will read. >> next amendment is number 47. number 47. >> that is outside of the scope. >> mr. pitts just a minute. i have a plethora of individuals who would like to espouse an objection. mrs. cob hunter. >> i raise a point of order that th

representative mcknight. >> good morning, and thank you,al deryou, al alder parrott.ary that was mt. zion church but we are strengthened by the fact the church is still together and the church is made up of the people at the church and from what i saw last night, they are steadfast and concerned about our church family. from clairton county from windsor county fire department from the town of king street and all our volunteer firefighters that responded to the scene, they did an outstanding job in doing the best they could to save the church building. i also want to thank the efforts of law enforcement, specifically our williamsburg county sheriff's office the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms and our state law enforcement division commonly known as slade. they've been on the scene since the fire started and they've been working diligently to try to figure out what happened. i would also like to say to my constituents that we need to let the facts bear out -- >> local officials there in greeleyville south carolina community leaders gathering there at the locatio

the state representative mcknight, is one of the people unnerved by what had happened.e has been sending tweets from the scene and is joining us on the phone. first, can you tell us at this stage if the mount ieson ame church is on fire and what the status of the situation on the ground is right now? >> good evening. the fire has been contained right now. they are in investigation mode. we have members of our state investigate i have team south carolina law enforcement division their arson investigators are here and they have also been supplemented and added to by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. they have investigators on the scene, as well. >> we understand that the fbi, i'm not sure if it is confirmed, the fbi of course is investigating a number of fires over the past week including this one. talk to us about the history of this church and its prominence, i understand it in the mid-90s. former members of the kkk were successful in burning down this church. >> that's right. in 1995 the klu klux klan burned this church. at that time in 1995 there were sever

. >> at this time i want to present the state representative caesar mcknight who serves as representative of this area. representative? >> good morning. thank you, elder parrot. it's with a heavy heart that we see that we have lost -- >> this is a press conference there in greeleyville, south carolina. we're hoping to hear from investigators. if we do, we'll bring you back there. the leaders there from south carolina there saying at this point we still don't know the cause of this church fire. the mt. zion ame church a historic church and the sixth church to burn down just in the past few weeks. for more on the investigation, for more on this i want to bring in cnn law enforcement analyst and former fbi assistant director tom fuentes along with security expert and former atf executive matthew horace. thank you both for being with us. tom, let's start with you here. when you hear about so many churches in such a short period of time being burned down like this what goes through an investigator's head? >> first of all, pamela if i could add that i just learned within the last ten minutes fr

shawn mcknight and kevin robinson are accused of knocking rivereira off his scooter and beating him. he suffered a broken eye socket in that incident. officers said the boy fell off his scooter and they attacked him. >>> also happening now, the murder trial is under way in the case of a delaware county man accused in a deadly shooting at a wellness shooter. richard potts is accused of killing his caseworker and last july. prosecutors say he was upset over signs prohibiting firearms in the hospital. psychiatrist pulled out a gun of his own and shot him. >>> during his recent duchlt i arrest former eagle quarterback donovan mcnabb told officers he had a cold and had been drinking cough syrup. >> you're under arrest for dui. >> last night comcast sportsnet obtained this video of mcnabb's arrest on june 28th in air. police made the arrest after mcnabb's car rear-ended another car at a stop sign. officers then questioned the retired quarterback and tested him on the side of the road. >> how much have you had to drink tonight? >> nothing. >> are you sure? >> yes. >> how come i can smell it

kevin robinson, sean mcknight, charged in the 2013 beating of rivera. surveillance cameras captured it. investigators say, the two officers knocked him off his scooter, beat him and then arrested him. investigators add that rivera was innocent. >>> police continue their search for a serial robbery suspect, who has been targeting banks in northeast philadelphia. this is some surveillance video from citizens bank in summer ton. police say the suspect disguised himself in female muslim clothe whg he robs that bank last thursday. he was last seen getting into a late model dark colored nissan murano or roguesuv. still ahead this morning more fall out for bill cosby two women accuse of drugging and sexually assaulting them are making new demand, that he next. also miracle this girl survived. a teenager emerges from the woods, days after she was involved in a plane crash. we have her incredible story. >> also, tornados tear through the midwest see some of the damage left behind, as katie tracks storms headed our way today. her forecast is coming up next. it's

shawn mcknight and kevin robinson are accused of knocking rivera off of his scooter and beating him.in that incident incident. the d.a. brought charges after rivera's girlfriend found this surveillance video of the alleged beating. i'm chris cato. back with up update in about 25 minutes. have a great morning. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> we are not playing that "mm-bop" for bothnothing. a crowd is getting are ready for a performance from owl city and the gentlemen from hanson coming up. >> the song holds up. >> it does. >> bopping our heads, 18 years laterer are. >> willie is in for matt. president obama praising the agreement between the u.s. iran and five other nations that's supposed to rein in iran's pursuit to a nuclear bomb. critics are blasting the deal. bennettjamin netanyahu calling it a mistake of historic proportions. >> the prison where el chapo tunnelled to freedom has been fired. now a $3.8 million reward for his rearrest. >> a 23-year-old passmassachusetts man if court after being arrested this in an isis inspired plot to set off pressure cooker bombs on a college cam