the for part of arlington does not want his daughter to marry robert e. lee. because robert e. lee is from the bad blood of lee's family. his father should've been a jailbird. guns andsticks to her they get married. dies, leehe old man builds himself up to be the perfect officer in the perfect gentleman. he loves to flirt. he is a handsome man. he left to flirt. enough to dance -- he loves to flirt. he loves to dance. he goes homed, with mary. then the war comes. robert e. lee, who has built himself, made himself this man he is. and he is idolized because he starts winning. he gives these great victories. tease another modern term, by the time he is marching on the road to gettysburg, he has to rock his own kool-aid that she has drunk his own kool-aid -- he drunk his own kool-aid. by the end of the war, because of his personal pride, he cannot quit. he is a brilliant tactician and a good operator. is to face an officer who is not a good tactician, who is a good operator, as good as lee, but a brilliant strategist -- ulysses s. grant. hands down, the most billion officer who ever

robert e lee was named lee high school and it then became robert e lee high school in the 1960s. >> how can you have a civil discourse without true facts and people just can't make facts and insert them? >> i think it's because there's people outside our community who don't have a vested interest in the community. >> peggy fox, wusa 9. >> a community meeting is set for tomorrow night at 6:30 at jeb stuart high school. the school board plans to talk about this and take some action june 22nd. >>> the city of new orleans has taken down another confederate statute. overnight crews lifted the general off his pedestal. protesters complained it was like thieves working in the dark. the mayor called it another step toward building the city's bright future. they commended the attack at fort sumter, the site of the first shots fired in the civil war. this was the third statue marked for removal and there's one more to go. general robert e lee. >>> three congressional committees formally request a copy of the memo fbi director james call me. in it he claims president donald trump urged them to dro

charles: ned. >> i think that shame with robert e. leeaves, he called slavery evil, a political evil. and morally repugnant. it is like okay it has not been a perfect past. there is no attempt to airbrush it, white wash it, we can learn from our mistakes, and we have, that is the beauty of our country, we were not perfect, we made directs, but tearing down statues is absurd. >> for left who always tell american that america's history i horrible, it complicated. >> leave them as reminders. >> yes, it is a complicate history. charles: i think somewhere they wrote that our goal it to be a more perfect union. we should take pride you look around the world we have done a lot for such a young nation. >> we have. charles: the think this rest of world can look up to us. think in in case, leave robber e lee in place, he played an important role in american history. >> thank you. charles: here is lou dobbs. lou: good evening, british prime minister theresa may tonight has raised united kingdom terrorist threat level to severe to critical, highest p

also from robert e lee, as audacious as he was, i think when all is said and done, robert e lee never fully understood what it was that john mosby was doing. i don't think he is any different than a good number of conventional general officers. special't understand operations, unconventional warfare they just don't get it , or they don't want to get it. lee was audacious, absolutely. did he push the envelope? absolutely. i believe when all was said and done, he was a conventional officer and he was also i think to a certain extent a gentleman of the old school, who really -- mosby didn't fight fair. a lot of union officers complained. he doesn't fight fair. he fought to win. did he fight dirty? i guess that depends on what 44 you werecolt on. when all was said and done, lee didn't understand what mosley was about. a couple of different times, general lee complained to stuart that mosby was fighting with too many small groups. this decentralized way that he operated didn't make sense. he needed to mass his forces. and pick one big target. that went completely against everything that mo

. >> brangham: the robert e. leetue in downtown new orleans came down today, the fourth confederate monument to be removed by the city in the past month. new orleans mayor mitch landrieu: >> for that matter. to drive by property that they own, occupied by reverential statues seems perverse. >> brangham: the city dismantled this statue in the broad light of day, but three others were taken down in the cover of night-- with no advanced notice. because of threats of violence, city contractors wore masks and bulletproof vests, and were guarded by police snipers. >> it's cheap, it's low. it's cowardly. if there ever was cowardice, this is an act of cowardice and treachery, right here. this is american history, whether you like it or not. >> brangham: this all goes back to a december 2015 city council vote to take down these monuments, following an op-ed by city native and jazz musician wynton marsalis. many have argued it was an appropriate response to the killing of nine black church parishioners that year in charleston,

rooms to rented out borders during the civil war and she was a cousin by marriage to robert e lee. e stayed here at to her place when he came back to washington to meet with general grant, when grant was president. during the civil war, britannia had a number of family members who were fighting for both sides. one story that is especially interesting is the story of william williams and his cousin. we walk over here to see an image of them in their confederate uniforms. williams was in the union army for a time and was on general winfield scott's staff but was suspected, because of the close family relationship with the ferryingf -- lees, of information to them and was jailed. then he joined the confederate army. they are down in tennessee, wearing union uniforms riding into a union for and franklin, tennessee and say they are here to inspect the fortification. the commanding officer is a little suspicious but let's them complete their inspection. after they leave and someone realizes they are imposter's so they are captured and questioned. they admit they are both confederate soldi

saturday night, dozens of alt-right rallied around a statue of confederate general robert e lee. many were heard shouting "russia is our friend" as others waved confederate flags. a move mayor mike signer says was a form of intimidation. a rally was held last night at lee park in response to saturdays toch lit demonstration. more than 100 people were there to rally for equality. a court injunction has halted the removal of the confederate statues in the city for six months. when students arrive at crofton middle school in maryland this morning, they'll see positive messages.. meant to counter hate. a noose was found on campus on thursday. yesterday evening, about 300 students and community members fought back with kindness.. through a project called "chalk the walk." they wrote messages of love and kindness on a school walkway. a surveillance images of the suspects. on friday, police arrested two 19-year-olds: connor prout and adam havermann. the suspects are charged with trespassing, disturbing school operations, and disorderly conduct. happening now, we're watching and waiting

because there were many in richmond's african-american community that raged against the image of robert e. lee being included on a banner that was celebrating and highlighting richmond's most iconic figures. on the city's flood wall. the lee banner was burned by what police described as a molotov cocktail and the culprits were never found. when attempts to replace it were attempted, racial epithets were hurled. they lodged their own complaints about what was happening. they strongly believed that lee's image did deserve to be among the honored persons depicted. robert w. basher jr. who was the commander of the division of scv at the time called for a swift and thorough investigation of the vandalism, labeling it as nothing less than a crime of hatred towards southerners and confederate history. passionate times. what happened two years ago in charleston, south carolina, a young man waving confederate icon gri set the world on fire again, and like a rippling effect in communities all over, this question of what shall we do, how shall we remember. from changing names on academic buildings to act

. >>> [ chanting ] >> opposing protestors marched to a statue honoring confederate general robert e. lee sunday in new orleans. on one side of the debate those who want the city's confederate monuments taken down saying they're symbols of racism and white supremacy. >> the fight we're waging is against the city fathers who have refused to bring about genuine equality and freedom for the black people here. >> supporters contend the statues honor southern heritage and history. >> we want it to stay. we understand that most of us can only be here for a day, but it's a symbolic gesture of standing up for what we believe in. >> the clash comes as the city of new orleans plans to remove the statue of robert e. lee and two other confederate monuments as the city plans to remove the remaining monuments, tensions department confirms multiple threats have been made against contractors hired to take down the statues. >>> from clashes in the south to crashes in the pacific northwest, police in portland have charged a guy with drunk driving after he crashed his car into a bar he had just left over th

in new orleans took down the city's fourth and final confederate monument a statue of general robert e. leethe removals follow a two year debate over confederate symbols. some argue they represent slavery and injustice while others say they represent history and heritage. >> the historic record clear robert e. lee jeff davis pg bauregard statues were not erected to honor these men but as part of a movement that became known as the cult of the lost cause. >> the mayor says this cult goal was to hide the fact that the confederacy was on the wrong sized humanity. >>> stay with us. still ahead, a nearly royal wedding. we'll show you who walked down the aisle this weekend. >>> plus, this. >> so, remember that every single person whether they have dominion over your life or not deserves equal respect and generosity. >> actress helen mirren delivers an important commencement speech. more of her tips on living well that's coming up. >>> plus walking to change lives, a look at the huge fundraiser in south jersey working to improve the lives of people with autism. >>> and a little later a girl with a

a court injunction has stopped the city from removing from robert e. leetatue for six months. >>> in sydney, australia a customer picked up his takeout but didn't exactly use the drive-thru. check it out. onlookers were stunned when this helicopter landed on the lawn next to a mcdonald's. the pilot dashed into the restaurant, got the food, then flew away. aviation officials are now investigating, but the pilot says he had permission to land there. maybe they need a little helipad on top of the mcdonald's going forward. but the takeout food came to the passengers on board an amtrak train. no helicopter needed. the new york to washington train was stuck somewhere in delaware, so a passenger decided to order some pizza. someone tweeted out video of the delivery guy walking down the that train was scheduled to arrive before dinner-time, but it was three hours late. and you know, if people are already getting delayed you don't want them to be hangry too. >> i hope he got a good tip. he deserves it. >> also true. he certainly does. >>> there is a soon to be coll

. >> supporters and opponents demonstrated yesterday at a statue of robert e. lee three statutes scheduled for removal. >> trevor: now that's some racism my mom can get behind. if she saw it she would be, like, yes, send my son back to africa! yes! i miss him so much! send him home. mother's day isn't the same on facetime, send him home! if i was a priet supremacist, which i'm not, i would spend every weekend in a hammock. not only is donald trump the president, but also jeff sessions is running the justice department, and let me tell you this -- that racist will do much more for white supremacy than any statue can. chill. seriously. why supremacy in trump america, you should basically chill on the bleach with lots of sun block, obviously. the last thing you want to get is darker. that's the last thing you want. you will hate yourself more than you already do. but clearly white supremacy is a full-time job because this weekend, they were back at it again. >> to virginia now, more heated protests yesterday, white nationalists richard spencer and dozens of others ral

. >>> well, today the city of new orleans will take down a statue of confederate general robert e. lee. it is the last of four confederate monuments the city has removed. overnight, a man was arrested at the statue's base with about 200 protesters gathered below. e prominent, and it will be taken down midday, unlike the other three, which were carried away in the early-morning hours. >>> and today, iran is holding its first presidential election since it agreed to a nuclear deal, which went into effect last year. 56 million iranians are eligible to vote. the election is seen as a referendum on president hassan rowhani's more moderate policies, including the nuclear accord. >>> there are growing calls on capitol hill for the trump administration to respond to actions by turkish presidential guards who attacked demonstrators at the ambassador's residence. the trouble began tuesday when president erdogan arrived. men in dark suits are seen attacking the demonstrators. video showed erdogan watching the violence unfold. the state department called the incident deeply disturbing. >>> well, c

robert e. leeeff davis pgt bauregard statues were not erected to just honor these men but as part of a movement which became known as the cult of the lost cause. >> the mayor says this cult's goal was to hide the fact that the confederacy was on the wrong side of humanity. >>> and now the abington police department is partnering with the community trying to keep students safe s the department hosted its annual citizens and police together 24 howry lay. teams of students competed in various activities. this is a fundraiser for abington police community projects including youth activities and crime prevention programs. >> through this program we donate about 23,000 a year to the dare program that is still held in abington township. it is still a program that we are very happy that we are able to be a part of. >> well, this event is in its 23rd year. everybody looks like they had a good time out there. >>> a nearly royal wedding. still ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight another middleton has a wedding

reporter: after 133 years of standing over new orleans, a statue ded indicated to confederate general robert e. lee is the final statue to come down. new orleans mayor mitch landrieu: >> these monuments celebrate a fictional, sanitized confederacy, ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement. >> reporter: the statue of lee is the first one to come down in broad daylight. under the cover of darkness, workers removed the stat fiewrs confederate president jefferson davis, general p.g.t beauregard, and the liberty monument because police say there were threats made against the crews. >> if we take down these statues and don't change to become a more open and inclusive society, then all of this would have been in vain. >> reporter: protests erupted in new orleans when the city decided to remove the monuments. both sides argued over whether these monuments celebrated racism or southern heritage. dr. maria ortiz with the southern christian leadership council worked for 44 years to bring the monuments down. >> i would point up there and i would say, "you devil. you coming down one day." i thought was oppr

she was a cousin by marriage to robert e lee, and she was a member of their wedding party. she had a number of family fighting for the confederates but most at her tudor house were union officers. in the late 19th century she became a celebrity of sorts as the living great-granddaughter of martha washington. it is amazing how britannia stewart and this collection of objects -- stewarded this collection of objects she received from her grandmother and grandfather. when lafayette would visit, she was a nine-year-old girl and she wrote all these reminiscences down. it is fascinating historic rhetoric and key evidence for us at tudor place. when britannia died in 1911, the estate and the house was divided amongst her five grandchildren. she died on the eve of her 96th birthday in january 1911. she outlived both her daughter and son-in-law. britannia wanted to ensure that everything was divided equally among her grandchildren so the contents of the house were inventoried. a paper inventory was done and every object got a paper label. you can see a number label on this small cup,

>> repor marched against a statue of robert e. lee.n one side of the debate, those who want the monuments taken down, saying they are symbols of racism and white supremacy. >> the fight we are raging against the city fathers who have refused to bring about genuine equality and freedom for the black people here. >> reporter: on the other side? supporters of monuments who argue they honor southern heritage and history. >> we want it to stay. we understand that most of us can only be here for a day. but it's a symbolic gesture of standing up for what we believe in. >> reporter: the clash comes a the city plans to remove the statue of lee and two other confederate monuments. the first to go was the liberty place monument which was removed in the middle of the night last month, citing safety concerns, crews wore masks and bullet-proof vests. the move sparked protests, including this violent clash near the statue of jefferson davis, who served as president of the confederacy. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: as the city plans to remove the remaini

charlottesville are condemning saturday night's torch-lit protest next to a controversial statue of robert e-lee. the group chanted phrases like "no more brother war" and "russia is our friend"... the protesters oppose the planned removal of the confederate monument. city leaders say the park event "hearkens back to the days of the kkk". white nationalist richard spencer organized saturday live streamed it online. police broke up the crowd... after a fight between protesters and opponents of the monument. in the day ahead-- a big night for wizards fans. after 6 wild games-- washington and boston will meet for game seven tonight. on the line-- a trip to the eastern conference finals, to face lebron james and the cavaliers. the wizards franchise hasn't made it to the conference finals since 1979. they will get their chance, tonight in boston. new this morning. there is a new miss usa-- and she has something in common with last year's winner. that's right-- for the second year in a row. "miss district of columbia" was named the winner of the miss usa pageant. this year's winner, kara mccullough, mc

there have been protests over the decision to remove the statue of confederate general robert e. lee. the general's reenactor says people don't know the full story. >> robert e. lee did more single over than anybody else. where do they stop? do they continue until they take down monuments? >> reporter: but on the union side among the reenactors of the united states colored troops, there is a different sentiment about those statues and names. >> it's a symbol of oppression. a symbol of a period of time that discounted me. >> reporter: you can't miss the huge statue of the confederate soldier in the middle of washington street in the city of alexandria. >> i think it's a symbol of what died. >> reporter: but it's a shock of northern transplants. >> if you livered in germany would you have a nazi soldier statue? it's got to go. >> if you take evhi dark corner, then you have lost of a piece of america's history. >> i don't see a reason for the movement. it's been here forever. i think it's a part of o-town. >> reporter: she has grown accustom to seeing the statue. george mason university

it's a statue of general robert e lee. all of the landmarks will be stored safely in a warehouse until the city decides what to do with them next. in dallas, casey siegel, fox news. arthel: thanks so much. gregg: former director james comey headed back to capitol hill. he'll be answering questions in public about the russia investigation and of course, his infamous private meeting with president trump. what can we expect as congress passes on with this investigation? we're both stuck in this cube farm and you're about to hit 'send all' on some embarrassing gas. hey, you bought gas-x®! unlike antacids, gas-x ® relieves pressure and bloating fast. huh, crisis averted. beggin' skinny strips or beggin' black label? there's two?! now this is a delicious dilemma! introducing new beggin' strips premium edition. twwwoooooo?!?! with real meat as ingredient one. everything to your liking? mmm mmmmm... new beggin' strips premium. becaussssseeee beggin'! [ barks ] radio: scorching heat today, staywalter!ut there! stop suffering with h

porter alexander who served on the staff of robert e. lee before becoming the south's most noted artillery officer. he also looks at his career after the civil war and talks about the importance of his memoirs for historians. this took place at the virginia historical society in richmond. it is just under an hour. mr. gallagher: confederate general edward porter alexander participated in all of the battles in the western theater as well as in tennessee. he wrote two books, which are still regarded by many scholars as the most influential of the personal accounts to come out of the civil war. our renowned speaker will assess alexander's book and how it influences historians and other writers. dr. gary gallagher is a professor in history of the american civil war at the university of virginia and a great friend to the virginia historical society. he has spoken here on several occasions and has done research here in the rich holdings of our civil war manuscripts. he was a member of the class in 1988. i won't tell you how old i was at that point

here's a tweet from carol who said robert e lee was no hitler's.rom everything i have read, he was respected before and after the civil war. jan says taking the statue down is not rewriting history. you can make an installation to teach history. this one says pretending confederates were glorious warriors and naming our parkways after them sends the wrong message. --t enough from penn pennsylvania, go ahead. caller: i don't think they should be able to take them down. i feel that that is how the people felt. for the mayor to say that they were wrong, he wasn't part of the time. i do not believe in slavery, i what was can't be erased. it was part of our culture and what happens if it was the opposite? where they wanted to take our flags down? i'm really sad about the disrespect of how everyone feels as opposed to somebody else's objections to how we feel. take do you think when we the statues down, do you think history gets lost? people say we are racing history when we take down the statues. caller: i'm feeling like history is getting lost to the m

remaining statue is of robert e. lee. this happened a few hours after the louisiana state house passed a bill to preserve military monuments. >> we're back 5:09. developing overnight scary moments on board a air canada flight to open cabin door mid flight. it was traveling jamaica to toronto and was diverted to or land owe. he was yelling at passenger force "looking at him" and they tried to attack crew members with coffee pots before trying to open the cabin door. he was restrained until the plane landed in orlando where that man was arrested. >> nine people are recovering after they got caught up in big fight in turkish embassy in northwest. demonstrators were fighting the visit to d.c. and met with president trump yesterday at the white house. protesters clashed with turkish government supporters and police ended up arresting two people. one for assaulting a police officer. >> there's a commotion at the white house last night a woman jumped over a bicycle rack along pennsylvania avenue. she apparently was going to jump

robert e. lee takes over the army of northern virginia and not mcclellan back and to the war -- and the war goes on. it seems like the war is about to be over, some northerners thinking about what we are going to do after the war ends and then do nothing so dramatically reversed that by september of 1862, not only is the war over, but robert e. lee is driving into maryland. that shift in morale is the crucial turning point. if the war had ended at that point in september 1862, you would not see the end of slavery as a result of the civil war. the emancipation proclamation happened in september of 1862. what it said to be southerners is you have 100 days until the end of the year to resume your allegiance to the united states or any areas in rebellion on january 1, 1863 or any slave living in rebellion inon january 1, 1863, will be freed. there's speculation in the months in between the announcement of this policy and the emancipation proclamation's actual effective date where there's speculation ab

new tonight, protesters were torches surrounding a statue of robert e lee in charlottesville. they were chanting "you will not replace us." the group opposes the removal of the confederate monument. this protest was organized by white nationalist richard spencer. there was a fight between protesters and opponents of the monument. news atp on abc 7 the: 30, drivers return to work tomorrow. -- at 6:30, drivers return to work tomorrow. a mother's day message coming from the first lady. we want you to share your pictures of mom with us. upload them at birth.com/ >> you are watching abc seven news at 6:30 on your side. and ily: this is the site had drivers have waited six weeks to see. all lanes of interstate 85 have been destroyed by a massive fire, and now, they are open. the northbound lanes reopened on friday. that is a month ahead of schedule. southbound lanes reopened this weekend. prosecutors charged a homeless man with starting the march 30 fire that destroyed part of the highway. problems tonight for united. its cockpit doors may have accidentally been made public. crews i

city leaders in charlottesville condemning last night's protest next to a controversial statue of robert e. lee. chanting phrases like "no more brother war" and "rush is our friend," protesters opposed the removal of the confederate monument. >> inspire fear and terror. a welcoming city when we still have individuals who feel it is ok to send clear messages of intimidation to minority communities. kimberly: the police broke up the crowd after a fight between demonstrators. coming up -- a max scherzer scare. fans hold their breath when the nats star pitcher is hit and hits the ground in pain. in update ahead and sports. up next, a war of words. a family kicked off their flight to vegas after arguing with a crew member over a birthday cake. only 18 years old, but this howard university graduate is anything but ordinary. and we're partnering with cigna to help save lives. we are the tv doctors of america. by getting you to a real doctor for an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. doctor poses. s, and take control today. kimberly: you be this -- a confrontation on a

. >>> city of new orleans removed a statue of robert e lee. from a 60-foot high ped stall. last of four confederate area monuments. some argue that the monuments represent slavery and injustice instead of history and heritage. they plan to put an art sculpture. >>> more people are choosing whole milk. contrary to what many believe nutrition experts say there can be big health benefits to working full milk yogurt into your diet. it can slow down the absorption of sugar. >>> the chris drama madam secretary is about to wrap up this sunday. i recently traveled to washington, dc as the cast and crew shot on location for the first time since the pilot episode. >> guidance malfunction. we hit the russian position. >> my god. >> three seasons we watched elizabeth mccord navigate high stakes politics and family life with her husband. >> i think one of the things to make the show relatable is that granted it's on a high level but you have two people dealing with moving, changing careers, have kids lives changing, teenagers. that's something everybody goes through >> for the finally t

in new orleans is scheduled to come down today and they will take down the prominent statue of robert e. lee, completing the removalal of four confederate statues that they call divisive. this one unlike the others will be taken down during the daytime. and they plan to leave the column intact and display public art instead. >>> they are investigating how a two women and a boy fell off a ferris wheel last night. the cart fell upside down and dumped all three of them and they landed on the ride's medal flooring. they are expected to be okay. >>> bystanders jumped into action when a woman fell on to the subway tracks here in boston. she fainted during the evening rush. >> its with impressive watching everyone jump in action. not something i want to see ever again at all. >> the woman was treated for a sprained ankle and cuts. and was grateful for those that saved her. >>> one of the most highly anticipated weddings of the year is happening across the pond. pippa middleton will marry james matthews. the village hosting the wedding is making sure it looks its best. and the crews were seeing mend

>>> carrying torches, demonstrators in virginia rallied against plans to remove this statue of robert e. lee. >> we are simply just white people who love our heritage, our culture. >> reporter: the founder of the so-called alt right movement. >> i'm here to take part in this great celebration. >> slavery is dead, and we need everyone to realize and recognize that very fact. >> it's the latest battle across the south to remove confederate symbols following the 2015 massacre of nine black church goers in south carolina. workers in new orleans have taken down several monuments. in virginia, the issue is creeping into the race for governor, and has become a rallying cry against political correctness for republican candidate cory stewart. >> wes bellamy is charlotteville's mayor. >> what i saw was reminiscent of the 1940s and 1930s as a kkk community. how can we say we are a welcoming city for all, with one of the most divisive and ignore an the statues you will find in the country. >> reporter: tonight a court injunction blocking the statue's removal for six months. as the tension between the co

of all right supporters led by richard spencer rallied around the statue of confederate general robert e lee. many were heard shouting, russia is our friend. the mayor says it's a form of intimidation. we do value diversity, tolerance, difference. that is a source of our strength, a source of our greatness, and we will not stand for this despicable behavior. lindsey: a rally was held last night at lipa or in response to the demonstration. more than 100 people were there to rally for a quality -- equ ality. this is some must-see video out that is where flames burst out of windows at a high-rise apartment building. the seven-alarm fire started on the sixth floor and moved to the seventh. one person died, and two firefighters have minor injuries. the cause of the fire is still unknown at this time. remember the massive fire on i 85 in atlanta? today, the north and southbound lanes were open fo monday for mondayh-hour -- morning rush-hour. another step closer to self driving cars on some u.s. streets. lyft and google say they are working together to introduce pilots, a fully autonomous vehicle.

four monults from the perspective of an african american mother or father trying to explain why robert e. lee city. can you do it? can you do it? can you look into the eyes of this young girl and convince her that robert e. lee is there to encourage her? >> the move was not without protests. the first three were removed because of death threats of crews doing the work. i spoke to the mayor and began by asking why this was an important speech for him to give at this moment. >> really it was a speech to the people of new orleans. we are getting ready to celebrate our 300th anniversary and coming off of the worst man-made natural disaster that any city has gone through. as we began preparing for the anniversary, i began asking the people of the city of new orleans, does the city reflect who we are as a people? as we rebuilt or schools and hospitals and rebuilt our airport, those monuments that sit on the most prominant spaces sat out in a way that doesn't reflect the true history. the speech was designed to get them to think about that and to give them the context of why i thought it was a good

robert e lee, geoff davis, the statues were not directed to just honor these men. but as part of a movement which became known as the cold of the lost cause, this colts had one goal and one goal only, through monuments another means, to rewrite history, to hide the truth, which is that the confederacy was on the wrong side of humanity. aftererected 166 years the founding of our cities, 19 , thesefter the civil war monuments that we took down were meant to rebrand the history of our city and the ideals of the confederacy. these statues are not just on an metal, not just innocent remembrances of a benign history. these monuments celebrate a fictional senate has confederacy, ignoring the death and enslavement and terror that it actually stood for. and after the civil war, these monuments were part of that terrorism, as much as burning a cross on him once on. they work erected us and a strong message to all who walked in the shadows of about who was still in charge in this city. amy: white nationalists have staged a series of protests and issued threats in the lead-up

confederate monument herself and some last remaining symbols include a statue of robert teny and robert e. lee and stonewall jackson and the mayor suggested they could auction them off otherwise it get rid of them. >> police are work around the clock to piece together klous related to man chester bombing new details and images surfacing in the case. >> a hate crime unfolds on busy commuter train. more on the attack and cheerful -- who lost lives trying to defend her. >> and if you have a story idea please call the fox tip like that number is 202, 895, 3000 or you can email tips to "fox5" tips at wt. it g.com. republican leaders are trying to do this to affordable health care. i'm tom perriello and in congress i voted for obamacare because it was wrong that a million virginians weren't covered while insurance companies held all the power. now i'm running for governor because it's wrong that most virginia incomes haven't gone up in 20 years. together, we can stop donald trump, raise wages and build an economy 'll make sure this never happens in virginia. >> the latest on the man chester bombing

we all know robert e. lee led the confederate army.oblem is over jeb stewart high school. so here is the question. should jeb stuart continue to have named after him? he was a confederate general known as a bold calvary commander that led multiple battles. many in virginia. tanks were named after him because of his military poralless. he was only 31 years old when he battle in 1864 during the civil war. some say keeping his name is about preserving history. >> he did many great things with his life. he loved virginia so much they both decided instead of taking high positions in the union army, they decided to join the south because they didn't want to raise a hand against their virginia. >> reporter: other states say public schools should not be named after government leaders. >> changing it would help bring us together. especially considering we are minority majority school. >> reporter: whether or not sue art was -- stuart was a slave owner depends on with you ask. >> jester was a career military officer. he fought against slaver in

democrats rallied against plans to remove the statue of robert e. lee. a court injunction has stopped the removal for six months. >>> chelsea manning made headlines for giving up sensitive documents to wikileaks. she'll be released tomorrow and maybe headed to our area. she will have served 7 years of a 35 sentence. former president barack obama granted her clemency. manning tweeted that she plans to return to maryland when she got out. it's not clear if that will still happen. >>> angie goff at the live desk where we are learning that that massive cyber attack may be linked to north korea. security experts in south korea, google and semantic korea. they say it's still too early to say conclusively who was exactly behind the attack. aaron. >> angie, thank you. 4:49. this morning there are renewed calls for safety changes to protect you and your family after a crash killed three people on suitland parkway. that happened on the intersection of suitland parkway and forestville word. aaa says stepped up speed enforcements might help reduce accidents there. u

the statue of robert e. lee was removed from its ped stool.it's the final monument to be dismantled in recent days. other than the three others that were removed over night, lee's statue was taken down during the day. those statues erected after the civil war were part of a movement celebrating and promoting white supremacy. >>> just ahead a victory for drone operators no longer required to register with the feds. >> plus the judge over seeing the estate of prince issues an important ruling. >> and a maryland father is struggling to find his two children three years after they vanished. he believes the authorities had issued an amber alert it could have helped. tonight at 11:00, find out why that didn't happen. catch how amber alerts work tonight at 11:00. narrator:to do time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound

this was the scene near a robert e. lee memorial. you can hear the protesters shouting take them down. and others want to keep the statues. three monuments will be removed around the city. >>> san francisco police are investigating the case of an uber driver who was forced to work off the clock. a man and a woman kidnapped him and forced him to drive for two hours at gunpoint. the suspect demanded he take out money from an atm. he escaped and called 911. the driver was not hurt but his car and the suspects have not been found. uber doesn't have a part in the investigation since he was off duty at the time. >>> the city council passed new rules to put a stop to the anchor out lifestyle. they are concerned about safety, abandoned boats and environmental impact. the people who live on the water have seen eviction efforts before. >> almost every 10 to 15 years, somebody who has nothing better to do gets upset because there are people anchored out here. >> the city of sausalito will limit the amount of time a vessel can be on the water. >

the fourth and final monument still be torn down is a statue of general robert e. leeed in the center of the cities famous lee circle. at last check officials in new orleans could not confirm when the statue will be fully removed. new developments in a mystery unfolding right now in the bermuda triangle. the u-s coast guard says they have found debris' near where a private plane went missing . four people were on board, including the pilot.. a prominent new york business woman and her two young children. the small plane disapperaed off radar monday. the bermuda triangle is notoroius for the unusually high number of planes and ships that go missing there without at trace. must see video.. out of florida this morning.. a teen riding his bicycle is hit by an s-u-v and suffers only bumps and bruises! we want to warn you this video is graphic. johnny walsh is spotted riding his bike on the sidewalk when the out of control s-u-v hit a parked pick up truck and slammed directly into him. amazingly..he was with only minor injuries. florida police tracked down the cars owner but

the statue of confederate general robert e lee was removed from its pedestal tonight. confederate symbols for weeks now. baltimore are in scratching their heads over the way that a road crew did not do their job. of the one resident federal hill neighborhood did not get the memo. were coming and signs were put up telling people not to park. the owner either ignored or never saw the signs. car.rew paved around the >> why didn't they tow it? >> i don't have the slightest idea. alison: there is your answer. after all the complaints, baltimore wrote officials found the car owner and had it moved. less than an hour later, road crews finished the job. new developments in an infamous political scandal. former congressman anthony weiner pled guilty to sexting he is facing prison time and has promised not to appeal any sentence for stop he cried in court, apologize to the teenager that he sent the sext messages to. he made political headlines over the emails that were exchanged between his wife, who worked for hillary clinton. jonathan: there is a search for this man who took p

richard spencer addressed a crowd saturday at a sat chew of robert e. lee.ount ter protesters gathered at the park last night to condemn the alt-right rally. the seattle times says the supreme court could soon signal how it could rule on the bram policies. decisions are due in a half dozen cases dealing with migrants and citizenship. the president's proposed ban on visitors from six muslim majority countries might eventually reach the high dourt. >>> the "chicago tribune" reports that a staff shortage forced a lockdown yelled at the cook county jail. more than 200 workers about one third of the day side staff failed to show up. it's the second straight mother's day sickout at the facility. >>> sacramento bee reports on the norovirus outbreak. more than 950 students, teachers and staff have been sickened. school officials are urging parents to thoroughry clean surfaces that can spread the virus. >>> and a nasa study warns against putting a crew on a first flight of a sls rocket that is being readied for the first manned mission outside earth's orbit in a half

jonathan: the city of new orleans says it will take down the statue of confederate general robert e lee tomorrow. they have been removing confederate symbols for several weeks now. today, a heated debate over jeb stuart high school in falls church. some say it is time to change the name, but others say it is not worth the trouble or the price tag. tonight, parents on both sides of the debate tackled each other, which prompted meeting referees to treat them like they are children. >> we ask that you model the behavior you expect from others. tim: the controversy is whether to change the name of jeb stuart high school, named after the confederate general. nearly 70 people showed up to the auditorium, most of them respectful. >> the school has been here 60 years. why would you change the name? its history. tim: it would cost nearly 700,000 dollars to change the names on the signs and uniforms. >> the school has not always had the best reputation. it's time to rebrand the name. tim: there were not a lot of kids here. only about a dozen. ultimately it is up to the fairfax county school board