>> bree newsome. amy: that was bree newsome being escorted away by a black law enforcement officer.e's action went viral and was seen around the world. her bail fund has raised over $110,000. oscar-nominated filmmaker ava duvernay was among the many to hail her, writing on twitter -- "i hope i get the call to direct the motion picture about a black superhero i admire. her name is @breenewsome." but within about an hour, a maintenance worker and state security officer had raised a new confederate flag at the capitol. bree newsome's protest capped a week which saw at least six predominately black churches across the south destroyed or damaged by fire, at least three of them arsons. it came one day after president obama delivered the eulogy at the funeral for south carolina state senator and reverend clementa pinckney at emanuel ame church in charleston, south carolina. he was speaking at the college of charleston, the arena that held thousands. democracy now! was there as the president called for the flag to come down. >> removing the flag from the state's capital would not be an act

coming up the political price that gavin newsom paid for that action back in 2004. we're working on that story for 6:30. . >> mark, thank you. the timing of all this is incredible. pride weekend kicks off tonight and now it's so much more than just a party. christie smith joins us from dolores park. what's happening there? >> reporter: marching bands in the street in various parts of the city you see folks waving the pride flag. this is the beginning of the trans march. this is kind of this own event. but this weekend, bigger crowds expected to celebrate the supreme court ruling. >> i'm just amazed. >> reporter: kevin cox and kevin mclaughlin were married in 2008 in san francisco. together for 13 years but weren't exactly sure when this day might come. >> i'm really so proud of our government. i'm proud of our country. i'm proud of all of our friends and people that didn't understand the cause but knew it was wrong and help stand up by our side. >> i didn't really expect it so soon. i was bracing myself to fight on. and i suppose we still have to in many ways. >> re

i want to say to you to my projections gavin newsom. >> yeah. (clapping.) >> i want to say thank you to willie brown when he was working at the state (clapping.) thank you to you art when he was mayor and the his with work and leader pelosi and dennis herrera all his wife work and senator leno thank you and supervisor wiener and supervisor campos thank you for your kinds of leadership our supervisor president breed thank you for your work there and i'm so glad that we can have this moment and i want to introduce someone that has been working tirelessly who's heart is with people that needed her help and her agencies help been there and distancing advised us at city hall what can happen what can possible happen we've enjoyed a moment to talk about had you lucky to be a law student we get to read about our invited history welcome kate the national center for lesbian rights (clapping.) >> hits a hell of a day it's a hell of a day you i you, you, you look what you did look what you did today, today america walks the talk of equal justice under law (

an gavin newsom is expected to be there, as well. look at it this morning. 82:31 the time. we want to get you -- 8:23 is the time. we do want to get you out the door. we are a morning show. sal, is it looking busy out there? >>> it is still busy if you look at these pictures and have to get out of the house. check out these pictures before you go. things have improved quite a bit as you are driving into san francisco or it will tunnels. things have become a little lighter. this is highway 24 at lafayette. it is crowded but not stop and go. if you are driving to the bay bridge toll plaza we have seen traffic get a little better. it is backed up maybe for a 5 or 10 minute delay. if you are driving in from 880 it looks good. 880 to fremont on the man system you can see traffic is slow. san jose and the santa clara valley is lighter than usual. slow traffic on the 101, 85 and 280, but it is better than it normally is. steve? >>> the fog has returned for most of the coast but not all. the higher clouds are moving in and there is not much

. >> reporter: bree newsome a 30-year-old activist climbed up the 9 meter flag pole early on saturday. she removed the piece of cloth that's become symbolic of a much wider national debate. she and her supporters say they were taking down the confederate state battle flag. police put the flag back up and arrested newsome on $3,000 bond but within hours a crowd funding campaign had raised more than $60,000 for her. while some civil rights demonstrators praised her act pfn newsome said actionnewsome said the time to act was now. >> nonviolence. we have to do the right thing or else it won't stop. every day the flag is up there it's an endorsement of hate. >> reporter: in nearby alabama whose governor had ordered the flag taken down from the grounds of his capital several hundred white flag supporters turned out. ♪ ♪ >> they sang the anthem of the confederacy. those who object to the flag say it's more than a symbol. >> for many in this country it still represents oppression. not from the oppressed side but from the side of people who choose to oppress. >> in this community of prayer and

and state rep todd rutherford, now representing newsome as her attorney. tamika, let me begin with you. what was it like there early that morning, doing that action? were you guys scared? >> it was a mix of emotions. it was, we hope this goes through. like sending all power and love to bree while she scaffold the pole. hoping the state police didn't shoot her down or something catastrophic happen. it was also beautiful, almost brought me to tears seeing the flag come off and bree hold it above her head. as activists, people who believe in humanity, it's a beautiful feeling of liberation and empowerment. >> what do you say to people who say i support you, that flag should come down, but there's a process for it and they're debating it and they're going to have their vote. don't take the law into your own hands. >> two things. one, we can't continue to wait for our judicial system as minority people and oppressed people in this country to do what's right for the minority people when they have shown us in the past, in our recent past that they don't really ha

. >> reporter: bree newsome climbed up the 30 foot flag pole at the south carolina state house early on saturday. she and her supporters say they were taking down the confederate state battle flag, a mark of white supremacy that inspired the killing of nine black bible study members night charleston church. police put the flag back up and arrested newsome on 3,000 bond but within hours a crowd funding campaign had raised more than $60,000 for her. while some praised her move, some said it could delay the momentum for change. the state house is scheduled to debate the issue in two weeks but newsome said action had to be taken now. >> it's time to do the right thing and time to do the wrong thing. we have to do the right thing or it won't stop. every day it flies that's an endorsement of wrong thing. >> president obama spoke the eulogy at one of the victims' funerals on friday. >> i wish i was in the land of cotton old times there are not forgotten. look away look away sthoat ♪ >> the southern slave holding states which fought and lost the u.s. civil war 150 years ago. those who object

yes, i want to say thank you to my predecessors, gavin newsom! [ applause and cheers ] >> i want to say thank you to willie brown when he was working at the state. >> thank you to art agnos when we was mayor and he did work. lita pelosi our city attorney dennis herrera all his wonderful work. [ applause and cheers ] >> senator mark leno! >> whoo! >> thank you for your leadership. supervisors weinerer in and campos thank you for your leadership. i'm so glad that we can have this moment. and i want to introduce someone who has been working tirelessly whose heart has always been with people, been there, constantly advised us at city hall about what can and should happen. what can possibly happen. and we enjoyed a moment this morning where we talked about how lucky it would be to be a law student these days. [ laughter ] >> because now we get to read about our own united history. let me welcome to the podium, kate kendall the national center for lesbian rights. [ applause and cheers ] >> it's a hell of a day! it's a hell of a day, you, you, you, you,

across the country, newsom's maneuver created a backlash. dozens of states, including california, put proposals on the ballot which would explicitly deny the right of same-sex couples to marry. california's prop 8 was passed in 2008. it would take nearly 5 years before the supreme court of the united states rendered same-sex marriage legal again in california. gavin: i read in the sacramento bee a reporter at the auburn democratic party annual event grabbed him and said "have you changed your position? judge, i heard you were not necessarily in favor of what your son did." he goes, "i have. he was right, i was wrong. i support same-sex marriage." and i had to read about it the next day in the paper, like jesus, dad, when were you going to let me know?" he goes, "i was wrong. i'm with you." took him 6 years. so it takes folks time. peter: today, more than three dozen states recognize same-sex marriage. [music] peter: from the gold rush to the present day, the people of the bay area have maintained a troubled relationship with the status quo a

un abrazo muy fuerte 8:04 mali se caso con su pareja en el 2004, cuando el entonces alcalde gavin newsom homosexuales en san francisco. nadie imaginaba que en solo 11 anos, eso se haria realidad para los 50 estados del pais.. 8:45 nadie va a crecer pensando que es un ciudadano de segunda clase todo mundo es ciudadano de primer clase 8:53 ed lee/alcalde de san francisco. 1:58 empezamos este movimiento en san francisco, lo extendimos a california y lo llevamos ahora a todo el país, nunca perdimos el enfoque dijo el alcalde mientras que al ayuntamiento se le vistio con una gran bandera antonio vega/turista de los angeles 09 muy orgulloso de corte suprema hizo lo correcto tony vino desde texas a casarse con su pareja y que la fecha coincida con este historico dia dice solo puede ser augurio de un buen matrimonio. 20:24 bendiciiones muchas bendiciones 21:08 somos personas afortunadas bendecidas, eso es muy importante aunque en california y otros 35 estados ya es legal, la decision beneficia a todos dijo esta pareja. drake sterling/celebra la decision 15:50 now ahora nos podemos mudar al estad

but newsome is herself a long-time activist. both of you north carolinans like i now am and i wonder about the ways this connects to not only black lives matter but also to the rural mondays movement. >> can you repeat that? i'm sorry. >> how is the work of the tribe connected to not only black lives matter this kind of national movement often of youth but also to the moral mondays movement. >> we have collectives of non-profit organizations and groups who do work separately. at a time we stop working individually and work collectively, as a larger entity to move black lives, poor people people of color forward in our communities. that's the work we do and that's how it connects. it's the movement of the grand, large people not just the single activist who feels they can change the world. it's a collective effort. >> paul let me come to you as the idea of the collective as opposed to the one charismatic leader. she's trying to say ella baker didn't say no leaders, she's saying no world view here. >> that's the tricky piece, how

and when we took the law that gavin newsom decided he would break because it was clearly unconstitutional, but he knew that back then, to the state legislature, there were a lot of democrats who were afraid of it. somehow it was considered politically dangerous. but when we put it in schwarzenegger's desk in 2005, yes, to face a veto and put it on his desk again in 2007, we had dispelled the myth that there's anything politically dangerous for standing up for the respect and dignity and validation of all human life because we had twice as many coauthors on the bill and we had many more votes for it when we put it on the desk of governor schwarzenegger. clearly not a man of vision. [ laughter ] i suspect he will be long remembered in history as the george wallace for the struggle blocking the door of the hall of justice and saying no twice. but we have come long and far from that day. we newly that this myth that we even here perpetuated by a number of number of supreme court justices today that the definition of marriage hasn't been changed for thousands of years why change it now? i say

california lieutenant governor gavin newsom was mayor of san francisco and first opened city hall tosex marriage in 2004. this is now the law of the land. >> yeah, it's incredible. who would have imagined? >> reporter: in new york hundreds marched in victory through the streets. and there were long lines for marriage licenses in dallas, texas. in ohio, two men finally tied the knot after being together for 20 years. matthew mansell and john espejo were plaintiffs in one of the cases before the supreme court. they're now celebrating their new right. >> we shouldn't have to say, "it's a gay marriage" or "it's a regular marriage." it's just marriage. >> reporter: lieutenant governor newsom says today's ruling is just another step. >> people still have strong bigotry. people don't always share it. there are still laws on the books that allow you to be fired if you're gay. there are still laws on the book that deny you to get a table in a restaurant in this country. >> reporter: in california where same-sex marriage has been legal since 2013, gay couples are still feeling a sense of relie

. >> reporter: bree newsome climbed up the 30 foot flag pole early on saturday, she and her supporters say they were taking down the confederate state battle flag, a mark of white supremacy that inspired the killing of nine bible study members. within hours a crowd campaign raised more than $60,000 for her. others said it could delay the momentum for change. state legislature which has sole authority to remove the flag. in yoursomein newsome says action needs to be taken now. >> in nonviolence, we have to do the right thing or it won't stop. >> newsome'ssome'ssome's protest followed the president's eulogy of one of the victims. several hundred turned out. they sang the anthem of the confederacy. those who object say it's more than a symbol. >> it represents oppression not just from the oppressed side but from the side of people who choose to oppress. >> meanwhile funerals of three additional victims were held in charleston. >> this community of are prayer and love has sent a desperately needed message to the world and that is you respond to hate with love. the world needs that message

the woman behind that stunt, bree newsome is out on bond this morning.her side a growing number of americans and hollywood stars. >> ma'am. ma'am, get off the pole! >> reporter: a defiant britney newsome pulling off what so many demanded. >> this flag comes down today! >> reporter: grabbing the confederate flag right off the pole. >> i'm coming down. i'm prepared to be arrested. >> reporter: accused of defacing a monument, a misdemeanor charge she disputes. newsome instantly winning cult status on social media. her supporters tweeting #freebree. hollywood producer michael moore offering to pay her legal fees. first lady of new york city saying that newsome was representing a nation that's saying no more. her bail was set at $3,000. but overnight, a crowd-funding website raising 30 times that amount for her defense and rising. the flag is back flying high this morning, as debate continues to rage across the south. meanwhile, families of victims from the massacre at emanuel ame saying their final good-byes. mourners packing the church saturday for three mo

we just saw lieutenant governor newsom. they've been talking to him. he did make history back in 2004. he was breaking california law at the time when he directed the city/county clerk to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a few thousand had gone out before the state supreme court ordered a stop to all that after a number of lawsuits from different groups. newsom spoke about how today is a true celebration of love after a very long journey to equal rights for all. he got a bit emotional as he talked about the impact to him personally. >> here's what happens when you think about your kids. i have a 5, 4, and 1-year-old. i swear the phone rang this morning, like at 7:03. the first picture came up was my 5-year-old daughter. all i could think about was her, and how proud i am that she's going to grow up in a country that recognizes what you've always known, that recognizes the value of each and every one of us. >> reporter: the decision came 5-4 this morning with justice anthony kennedy reading the majority pin, the ruling from the highest court

seriously kudos to bree newsome. "the nightly show" is with you. what she did was amazing.they put it back up. (audience reacts) but what i did not expect was not only how fast they put it back up, but that they actually made a brother do it! (audience reacts) are you (bleep)ing kidding me? damn, the south! how many ways of not getting it can you not get it? so apparently, they're going to talk about talking about taking it down, at some point. luckily, thanks to our "nightly show" exclusive state-of-the-art future event complete speculation technology -- patent pending -- we are able to give you a glimpse of the south carolina state legislators discussing when to discuss taking down the confederate flag. ♪ >> my esteemed colleagues gentlemen and ladies -- (laughter) all right, all right. this is an incredibly important issue which has come to our attention, the confederate flag. now, gentlemen, i know it's a bit difficult burks we due we need to talk about -- but we need to talk about when we need to talk about the actual taking of it down. >> i have notes here and we shou

to finally build 53 units in the mission 5 years to build 53 units because gavin newsom didn't want them i'm not appealing to our heart but your duties you have the control the horrendous profit that developers are doing in the city on the backs of our people thank you (clapping.) thank you. next speaker. >> hello my- hello my name is jonathan i agree with what supervisor campos said i think that this housing crisis struck the soul of our city i grew up many of the classmates have moved out of the city or living with their parents they can't afford the rent so san francisco is i am not the crisis will threaten the diversity of polyps o population of the city and the opportunity of people that want to make this their home and threaten you know the opportunity to offer kindness to the unemployed and negligence overview negligence mentally oil people i believe that supervisor campos we should build as much housing as possible as cheaply as possible and container hours and bring in container or manufactured housing to built as much as possible, however, i disagree with supervisor campos

. >>> bree newsome, a 30-year-old activist climbed up a 90 meter high flag pole outside the carolina state house on saturday and removed a piece of cloth, symbolic of a wider debate. she and her supporters said they were taking down the confederate state battle flag, a mark of white supremacy inspiring the killing of 9 black bible study members in a charleston church. police put the flag back up, she was arrested on a $3,000 bond. a crowd fund raised more than 60,000 more her. some civil rights groups praised her move, others say it could delay momentum for change. the state legislator which has sole authority to remove the flag will debate the issue in two weeks. newsome said action needed to be taken now. >> there's doing the right thing and the wrong thing. >> it's time for people to have the courage. everywhere who knows what the right thing to to, we have to step up and love, else it will not stop. every day that flag is there is an endorsement of hate. >> the protest follows president obama's eulogy in which -- for one of the victims on friday, in which he called the flag a rem

clarence newsome. reverend newsome: let's pray.ose presence make sacred the solemn assembly, we humbly beseach you to make yourself be felt at this time and in this place. it's our desire and intention to offer thanks givings for the blessings of life that have brought us to this hallowed moment. conis he grate crate these proceed -- consecrate these proceedings, we pray, so we may be moved by the power of your goodness to acknowledge the guidance of your wisdom and the work of your hand in the appointment of the honorable loretta elizabeth lynch as the 83rd attorney general of the united states. so cover her with your affectual grace and continuing favor that a grateful nation will see in the discharge of her duties a person so committed to the rule of law that by subjecting herself to the law of love none need fear living with injustice. that by dedicating herself to establishing and ensuring equal protection of the law, there will be equal opportunities for all in our bountiful land to live into the fullness of their humanity. o

and lieutenant governor gavin newsom always was speaking.s then major of san francisco back in 2004, and started issuing those marriage certificates at the time it was considered so fringe even for a democrat to do and captured national attention. look where we are now today. newsom just told al jazeera he thought this was going to take 70 years, not 10 years, and he himself is still reeling from this news tony. >> melissa one more for you, the decision comes as the city is preparing for what is going to be a huge pride weekend. talk to us about that for a moment. >> reporter: well, you have a lot of out of towners. this is one of the biggest pride parades in the country on sunday, so we really do expect later this evening, we're going toe be heading to the castro hub in the city it's going to be rocking, and partying. people are already out celebrating. we expect them to party straight through the entire weekend, tony. >> all right. melissa thank you. up next on the program, mourning in south carolina. take a look at the memorial service un

. >> reporter: activist bree new newsome, 30 feet in the air, grabbing south carolina's confederate flag. >> this flag comes down today. >> reporter: on the way down, she lands in the arms of the law. >> i'm coming down, i'm prepared to be arrested. >> reporter: newsome and another activist were charged with defacing a monument. >> she would simply like to maintain her innocence on the charges. >> reporter: less than an hour after her arrest, these african-american state employees put the flag back where tonight, it still flies high. >> take it down! >> reporter: the debate still raging across the south. in columbia, south carolina, defenders and opponents of the flag faced off. in charleston yesterday, president obama saying, once again, bring it down. >> for too long, we were blind to the pain that the confederate flag stirred in too many of our citizens. >> reporter: at emanuel ame today, final good-byes for three more victims of the church massacre. cynthia hurd, a public librarian, 26-year-old tywanza sanders and his great aunt saw see jackson. as so many still reflects on the issue

our former mayor lieutenant governor the fabulous one of the men he most admire on the planet gavin newsom (clapping.) >> hey everything i'm sorry i'm late i know you've got a lot to side and celebrate and is more importantly a lot to be proud of today i heard words wednesday night that obama made me reflect and think about this moment president said he said encourage comes in many different forms encourage comes in a time of war encourage comes from quiet pioneers, encourage comes from mandel and others and the courage of many of you that encourage to be who you are courage to stand up and make that remarkable statement to a friend or loved one i'm gay this is who i am and who i love the courage that so many of you had when i walked down the hall and said mom i've got something to tell you that's the courage we're celebrating here today and had it not been for all of you and the millions and millions of conversations that were held in the millions and millions of conversation that were won there would be no supreme court digestion like the one day thank you to all of you for you're tellin

here to celebrate this and be with everyone celebrating. >> on friday now lieutenant governor gavin newsomecalled this moment reel. >> i thought it would take 70 years. i love to romancized, i thought we would be here a decade or so later. there are so many set backs in '05, '06, oh '07 and '08. >> reaction spread quickly. in chicago activists are preparing for pride weekend. one that will likely have more meaning than usual. >> this brings in the realization in the united states that lgbt people were here. >> and in san francisco the decision couldn't have come at a better time here, too. ahead of the city's own gay pride parade, one of the largest in the country. this is a doubly historic day. it's also the 70th anniversary of the u.n. charter. why does it matter? secretary general the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is in town, and he received the harvey milk medal being the gay rights activist and former city supervisor of san francisco. >> melissa chan getting wind whipped out there in san francisco. we'll have much more for you on the same-sex marriage decision with a live report h

dan simon is in san francisco where he spoke to gavin newsom.s is the right side of the screen where the riots broke out in 1969. that was the beginning of a massive movement. this weekend marks the 46th anniversary of the riots that took place at the stonewall inn. the demonstrations and riots that occurred were considered to be the most significant events that started the movement. rosa flores to you, across town there in downtown manhattan, ahead of these two same-sex ceremonies tell me who is getting married. not getting her. i hear technical difficulties rosa. stand by. we'll try to make the connection a little better. >> >> reporter: brooke it's been pretty historic here in san francisco. we are on the steps of city hall. we've seen celebrations. it was 2004 when arguably this whole odyssey began, this whole fight for same-sex marriage began. that's when gavin newsom said we're going to start granting marriage licenses and that's when we had a chance to catch up with him on this historic day. >> it's possible to do the right things. it is.

started that movement, we started that movement right here in san francisco when then mayor gaven newsome dared to mary loving same sex loving cup lt here in the dome of city hall nearly a decade ago and took the civil right issue of our generation to had highest court of our country and now our city leads the way in lgbt movement because we are commit today equality for all, equality without exception. there is always always room for equality, so we are wurns again changing the world. these are san francisco values and now they are values touted around the world. from the gold rush days to the building of the railroad, through wars and liberation movements, the aids crisis, the.com boom and now our housing crisis, the story of san francisco is one of rapid growth. spurts of growth. it is a story of new industries and movements that brought mew waves of people all seeking a better life and opportunities that san francisco more than most places has always represented. with our strong economic foundation we vaspecial opportunity to change the city for the better and see san francisco is aff

presidential campaign and in studio is the lieutenant governor from the state of california, gavin newsom. >> great to be here. >> why do you think we are as a state, as a country from 15 years ago? >> we can highlight significant moments, and there are little conversations that i imagine are all over. we have a cfgz with a father, a mother who wasn't necessarily sure, but the conversations of changing public opinion and giving more room for elected officials to feel more safe and ultimately a how long the courts to take shape and make the court decisions, i think, shaping public opinion. >> where were you when you found out about the ruling that morning and also d -- also, did you ever think in your lifetime you would see all 50 states same-sex couples getting married like any other couple? >> no, in 2004, we married 4036 couple and there was tremendous passion but in went 05, 2006, 2007, 2008, there was a lot of change, and i didn't expect to see it. i had the opportunity to wake up and get in the car and i look at my cell phone, 7:02, and it was a court decision and joyous and extraord

yesterday's pride parade featured appearances by gavin newsom. kara lou will show us more from the parade. >>> arrests could soon be coming in a shooting. the fight erupted in the parking lot of the church of jesus christ of ladder day saints. two men in their 20s was shot. another man was hit with a hammer or crowbar. none of the injuries appear to be life threatening. police say it's lucky no one else was hurt. the two groups know each other and they were fighting over something that happened a day before. >>> happening today state senators will decide if the controversial vaccine bill heads to the governor. the bill eliminates the personal belief exemption for people a-- senators must vote on the the bill be if it passes it goes to governor brown. >>> the u.s. supreme court is expected to release a decision today on whether a drug used for lethal injections is usable. the case was brought by three death row inmates in oklahoma. >>> as the temperature rises, so does the potential for fire danger that is is why cal fire says it's working to incr

>>:this is the people's palace, where so many loving couples it >> pam :in 2004 then mayor gavin newsom defied state law by allowing the marriages. now lieutenant governor, he gave credit to the political climate here. >>:"we celebrate. we don't tolerate diversity. that's the greatness of this city, of this state and our nation. >> pam :tonight thousands of people joined the 12th annual 'trans march' in san francisco. this march starts at dolores park and goes to u-n plaza. celebrating the transgender community. the mood was boosted today thanks to the supreme courts decision to legalize same-sex marriage. those in the transgender community say they have made steps forward. but still have a long way to go. some attendees shared how difficult it is to find jobs. or even a place to live. but even with the struggles they face. the atmosphere today was a happy one. >> pam :the supreme court ruling led to celebrations in san francisco's castro district today. the reaction from the city was definitely one of joy. >>:keebler myself for not human beings. >>:i feel like a member of the human rac