this is a statue of former supreme court justice, roger b. taney. the man who wrote the decision that kept slavery alive in america. maryland governor larry hogan now wants the statue gone. brad bell broke the story first and is live outside the state house in annapolis. brad? brad: this is the statue. it has stood here for many, many years since 1872. it's in a prominent location but it doesn't look like it will be here longer because today, governor hogan said now is the time to remove it. the statue has stood in this place of honor since 1872. but governor hogan said, "the time has come to make clear the difference between properly acknowledging our past and glorifying the history." and so, he said removing the statue should start immediately. >> goodbye. it should go. brad: ev lin johnson among those -- evelyn johnson among those visiting the state house applauding the decision. >> whatever you have at the state house should be indicative of the ideals of the people that it represents. >> it seems like a step in the right direction. >> as the fi

roger b. taney was the fifth chief justice of the united states. dred scott was a slave who sued for his freedom and they became tied together in history in ruled in dred scott's case saying african-american could not be considered citizens of the united states. ever since then the statue has been controversial since it went up in 1872. but never more so than now. >> it shouldn't be in a place of honor. it belongs in a museum. not the state house lawn. >> activists murray launched a petition drive to remove the statue on sunday. now it has nearly 800 signatures. yesterday another boost when they offered the quote, 100% support of social media. >> i don't want to erase history but we should put it in a museum for people to come. just like we read about the ku klux klan and the other people, read about that. it's history. >> others aren't s >> to some people this man was evil. he did other things. he treated them other ways. >> so now we are on the other side of the statue. this is a placard put up explaining dred scott's life and what the decision m

roger b. tawny himself, a controversial figure and maryland native. he decision. the decision was going to uphold slavery and also said that people like scott, african-americans were not due the rights of citizens. it is a decision that has linked him to confederate ideals for years. the statehouse trust oversees these grounds. they voted via e-mail to remove that statue. the tawny statue, again, stood here since 1872. the next stop based upon reports here is into storage. now, governor larry hogan did call for the removal of the tawny statue in the wake of the violence in charlottesville. again, as for right now, we're told it's held in storage as of right now as they decide what to do with that statue and also the discussion has been what to do with this spot behind us that does sit empty. what could go there. there are talks of abolitionists, like harriet taking that spot. justin finch, news 4. back to you. >>> we're also watching the president's reaction to all this. he will be at camp dav

the statue of roger b. tawny was removed from the maryland statehouse around 2:00 this morning. tawny was a supreme court justice. he wrote the dred scott decision that upheld slavery and denied citizenship to african-americans. the statehouse trust board voted by e-mail wednesday to have it removed. governor larry hogan says it was the right thing to do. >>> we have much more on the latest on the situation in charlottesville in a few more minutes. we're also news in spain. police killed five suspects after a second attack in that country. this time it happened in the popular seaside resort of cam brils. media reports say a vehicle hit a police car and people nearby. government officials say the five suspects killed were armed with explosive vests. police detonated the explosives and say the suspects are linked to the terrifying van attack in barcelona. >>> barcelona is just to the north of that seaside resort where the first attacks and people running for their lives after a van careened down a sidewalk hitting pedestrians. so far, three people have been arrested but police say

we just rode by another one, the roger b taney statue near the baltimore washington monument. that was taken down before the lee jackson sculpture. these removals come just days after the violence in charlottesville. the comss immediately this week to go ahead and remove their confederate statues right away, the decision was originally decided back in january, 2016, again with the conflict there, they decided to go ahead and do this and they decided to do it again in the middle of the night when not many people knew what was going on, besides media out here, there is just police presence and maybe a couple people that have stopped that were driving by, again, three statues so far have been removed here in baltimore. it's unclear where they are going at this point. that's the latest here in baltimore. angelie hemphill, fox 5 local news. >>> time is 5:33. the removal of those confederate statuings comes as president trump deals with major contoversy over his latest remarks on the violence in charlottesville. the president was heavily criticized for blaming quote many sides for t

. >> it is roger b tain ney, a pillar of white supremacist but there is the good marshall, a pillar of american civil rights. >> marshall led the way to ending school segregation and where you see wrong or inequality or in justice, speak out because this is your country. in 1857 tain ney wrote that african-americans like marshall are so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect. the infamous scott decision had the u.s. in civil war. right, and wrong standing in bronze about 100 yards from each other. call it's an uncomfortable balance, the compromise 21 years ago. marshall gets the grander monument on a heavily visited mall but tain ney stayed. the balance may be tipping. >> you look at that now and we know that is wrong and we learn from that. >> i can see that point of view clearly, but the least harm is to take it out. it seems more like still an honor attribute. >> it was part of history but i don't agree with it. >> i don't think we need a monument to remember what was wrong. >>> in annapolis, scott broom, wusa 9. >>> there are moves to take dow

the roger b taney statue in the mount vernon area is now gone.. and in wyman park, the lee-jackson monument, also removed. mayor catherine pugh is overseeing the operation, but so far she hasn't made any remarks. our suzanne kennedy is heading to baltimore right now. she'll have more in a live report at 5:30. and also breaking now in alabama... a confederate monument - covered up. overnight - officials in birmingham, boxing up the statue with plywood, amid chants from protesters. the city says this is temporary as it explores legal options for the statue's removal. . news conference unlike any other in history. 24 hours after condemning neo nazis, white supremacisits and the k-k-k - president trump, now defending some of those protesters who descended on charlottesville this weekend. the new comments, drawing fast and fierce responders from lawmakers.. and even stunning white house officials. we want to hear your reaction this morning - go to wjla.com slash vote-now -- and watch live results on your screen. let's go now to our sam sweeney live in

the monument honors roger b tany, he's the 5th chief justice of the supreme court who believed african americans should not be considered citizens. mews has been pushing for removal for years, but says the events in charlottesville over the weekend made him want to try again. he ys to rewrite history, he just doesn't believe that this kind of history needs to be out in the open. >> i think we have to find a way to nip this in the bud. we have to find a way to say, yes, it's our history, but we do not embrace it, and we certainly do not embrace it at a house that belongs to all the citizens of the state of maryland. >> and mews says there have been talks of a compromise to probably bring the statue to a museum in the area. the time has come to properly acknowledge our past and glorifying the darkest chapters of our history. >> this is a debate that will continue. >>> in baltimore, the city council has voted to deconstruct all four monuments that showcase confederate history. >> in durham, north carolina, a crowd cheered as a woman pulled down this confederate statue people then started

. >> the roger b. taney statue stood right here on this pedestal for 145 years, and overnight by 2 a.m. that statue was removed. there were people in this area including local lawmakers who had been working for over a decade to have this statue taken down. no word yet on where it will be housed. i want to show you some video that we took overnight of the statue being removed. trucks came in, a big crane took the statue down and then trucked it out of the area. it took a few hours, and the scene was really peaceful. there were a few people that came out with their cameras literally to to watch the statue come down. a very quiet and stark contrast to other areas around the country where there were protests, where there was violence around similar situations where other confederate statues have come down. there's one local delegate who says she was very emotional seeing this statue come down. >> i started working on getting rid of this statue in 2007, so it's been a decade-long quest. i am so happy to be

this is video of the roger-b- taney monumnet being removed. three other confederate statues were removed throughout the city. the mayor of baltimore stood by and watched as workers removed the statues. ( darya ) a tree trimmer is in critical condition this morning after nearly falling into a wood chipper in napa. jeremy booth was injured yesterday. witnesses tell kron four he was a part of a three man crew taking a tree down. they were using ropes to take the high branches down. booth was in charge of putting those branches into the woodchipper. at one point, he got tangled in a rope that went into the woodchipper. the crew got the woodchipper to turn off but the rope had been around his neck and he lost oxygen. booth is in his early twenties and has young children. (mark) in mariposa county... crews are continuing to battle a blaze near yosemite. the south fork fire has burned 17 hundred acres. right now there is zero containment. firefigthers have told people in the area to be ready to evacuate. park rangers are worried the fire could grow i

. >> new at 6:30, crews removed the statue of former supreme court justice roger b. taney from the annapolis house. the state house trust voted on wednesday to remove the statue that stood there for almost 150 years. from the time i was pregnant with him, had so much life and energy in him. he wanted out, and he wanted to conquer the world. right now, quinton's goal is to be a doctor. it's not easy being a single parent with three kids and having to provide for them. but my son will be an amazing doctor, and he'll help people that are less fortunate. no matter where you are in your college journey, sallie mae can help you find the money you need. "good morning america." >> amy robach is looking at what's coming up you're following the latest of what's coming out of spain, good morning, amy. >> reporter: we are, indeed tam and matt, great to be with you on this friday. we're talking about the suspects storming into a resort town with fake explosives hours after the van plowed. >>> barcelona. we have here on "g.m.a.," the heros who saved lives during the attack him our

the statue was of roger b. tawny a chief justice of the u.s. supreme court back in the 1850s before the civil war. in 1857 he wrote the opinion that dethe decision upheld slavely and denied african americans citizenship in the united states. well after the events in charlottesville over the weekend, maryland governor larry hogan called for remove removal of the statute and it took vote or state house tr trust. four members including lieutenant governor house the four of them there was another person on the four member historic trust board agreed remove the statue. they did it overnight. it's is gone. it's a big story all day here in annapolis, guys, we'll be on top of it briping you more as the day goes. >> all right. bob barnard live for us this morning. thank you for that. a5:03 is the time. protests sparked a debate whether confederate monuments should be preserved or torn down. the mayor of charlottesville is making a major announcement of the statue of robert e. lee this afternoon and in tampa they raised money to have a confederate monume

all four monuments were removed this morning among them the roger b.jecture monument. the women of the confederacy conoutput. >> a metro bus crashed last night in southeast it happened because the driver heard gunshots. this was in the area of 16th and minnesota avenue. the good news here, there were no serious injuries in the crash. the bus was not the target of the shooting. >> gray skies to start. the sun will come out. veronica johnson. >> reporter: summer is not over. today higher heat and humidity. temperature forecast for later today 88. it will feel like the lower 90s. mid-90's tomorrow and then upper 90s on friday. the most uncomfortable day. day, too, in which we will have gusty thunderstorms coming through for the afternoon and evening. look at the rainfall totals one to two inches possible throughout the area. here is the excepted forecast. reason chance saturday. >> reporter: on the roads now wednesday morning complicated on u.s. 15. we got downed trees and wires onus 15. heavy delays on the capitol beltway and dealing with downed wires in

the roger b. tawny statue in annapolis has stood here more than a century. you can see that it's here no longer. but soon after the violence in charlottesville, maryland governor larry hogan said that that statue should come down and now, of course, it has. crews hauled away the statue close to 2:00 a.m. the removal the result of a statehouse vote held by e-mail. tawny, of course, a controversial -- a supreme court chief justice got who wrote the dred scott decision denying african-american citizens rights and upheld slavery. the statue has stood here on statehouse grounds since 1872. the tawny statue, of course, comes the same week as baltimore moved forward. there was a replica of at this point, no word on where the statue will go in the meantime. we're live here in annapolis. i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. >>> one of the virginia state police troopers killed near the violent outbreak in charlottesville will be buried today. one will be in richmond for trooper bates. cullen and bates were in a chopper that went d

nancy: this just in, the roger b. taney statue outside the state house in annapolis could be removed. he is the late u.s. supreme court justice who authored the 1857 dred scott decision upholding slavery and denying citizenship to black people. governor hogan said he is asking the statehouse trust to remove the statue and the push to remove it has grown stronger over the years especially now following violence in charlottesville. michelle: the surge of heavy rain in washington turned a river. they did their best to maneuver the strong current. stephen tschida has more from those caught in the downpour. this was rough. stephen: michelle, we are at connecticut and nebraska avenues. both head downhill. check out what happens across the intersection. nebraska avenue drops off steeply today after the heavy rain. it looked like a water fall. it came hard, fast and in an instant overwhelmed drainage system and flooded nebraska avenue. >> it was a little scary. drivers on connecticut avenue and nebraska avenue suddenly surrou

the roger b. taney station in mount vernon place also taken down overnight.licitly a confederate monument he is well known for advancing slavery in the u.s. and the 100-year-old confe blank pedestal. the baltimore residents woke to a new feel in their city. >> i felt like it should have been done a long time ago because of what it represents. i'm happy for that. >> there is often time a feel of disappointment and kind of just sadness with the way things are in the country. there are the glimmer of hope. that means that, you know, change is happening. >> baltimore's mayor supervised removal of the monument. no word what will happen to them. in baltimore, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. michelle: "the hill" is reporting that they are renewing calls to remove confederate symbols from the capitol where statues of jefferson davis and alexander hamilton stephens remain. they were president and vice president of the confederacy. there are several more statues memorializing members of the confederacy there. the group is not working on lee boyd malvo the convicted sniper

three so far confederate statues have been removed overnight in baltimore, including the statue of roger b taney and the confederate women of maryland statue. comes days after the violence in charlottesville. the commission decided to go ahead and remove the statues, they did it in the middle of the night probably to keep away the crowds. the decision originally decided back in january of 2016. now, as you can see, a lot of people that have left messages here are in support of the removal of the statue but we spoke to one woman out here earlier this morning, she put a little memorial up here and she says she came out here to mourn the removal statue sculptured by a woman and one of the first in baltimore sculptured by a woman put up >> i'm mourning the art. and the documentation that we lost. because it was an accurate piece of history. you know, it was accurate. >> reporter: again, three confederate statues so far removed in baltimore, overnight. in the middle of the night. in the dark. unclear where those statues are headed next. live in baltimore, angelie hemphill, fox 5 local news. >>>

in fact, a panel just voted yesterday to remove the roger b.aney statue at the statehouse in annapolis. inside the capitol building here h-the statues that are coming under fire include jefferson davis robert e. lee and alexander hamilton stevenson. however there are also statues of our founding fathers like thomas jefferson and george washington who were both known slave owners. that has the president and critics questioning where the li remove all of these confederate statues. this, of course, as you said, comes in the wake of the violence in charlottesville. it all began as a protest to tear down the statue of robert e. lee and it ended with one person dead. members of the congressional black caucus are supporting senator cory booker's plans but critics including the president say removal of these monuments is changing history. live at the capitol building, anjali hemphill, fox5 local news. >> all right, thank you very much for that report. 5:05 is the time right now. and happening today in seat pleasant it's kevin durant day. prince george'

the statue of former supreme court justice roger b.t stood at the maryland state house on wednesday but the state house trust board voted to dismantle it. taney is a former chief justice who defended slavery. the statue 145 years old. >>> a fifth grader with a mind for business. what he's hoping to do with the money he made selling bracelets. >>> you want to see one of the hottest shows ever? hamilton is touring. but you'll need to gather up some jacksons, grants and franklins if you want to see it. see what i did there, scott. >> i sure did. chris, ultimate doppler right now, it is lit up. we're lookin looking looking aty rainfall, also severe weather. but what about the weekend? details next. from the time i was pregnant with him, had so much life and energy in him. he wanted out, and he wanted to conquer the world. right now, quinton's goal is to be a doctor. it's not easy being a single parent with three kids and having to provide for them. but my son will be an amazing doctor, and he'll help people that are less fortunate. no matt

they removed three confederate monuments there, including a statue of former supreme court justice roger b. tanny. he was the one that authorized the dred scott decision and that monument stood for 145 years but he was upholding slavery, denying slavered citizenship. and the mayor ordered a confederate statue covered with plywood because they prolibt the removal of such structures. but this is a handful of 718 monuments and statues on taxpayer funded properties across the u.s. and not everybody agrees that they should be taken down. most notably president trump who tweeted on thursday that it is sad to see the history and cult your ofure country be ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues an monuments. but when he was candidate trump in 2015 after the horrible shooting in charleston, he was for the removal of the confederate flag, on the state house grounds, which then governor nikki haley was successful at having that flag removed from the state house grounds in south carolina. because of roofs affiliation with what that flag meant to him and why he choose the mother emanual

this is video of the roger-b- taney monumnet being removed.erate statues were removed throughout the city. the mayor of baltimore stood by and watched as workers removed the statues. ( mark ) and this morning there is a growing call to remove all confederate statues across the south.( darya ) this comes after a weekend of violence in virginia that started with a protest over the removal of a statue of robert-e lee.( mark ) john lawrence has the latest. a confederate statue near the dekalb county courthouse, in metro atlanta may soon be bound for the history bin, if a recent petition succeeds. bruce caldwell/georgia resident "i think it's about time that it should come down. 109 years is long enough."just over ten miles away is stone mountain, georgia, where there's a giant, state-owned carving of confederate icons jefferson davis, robert e. lee and stonewall jackson.georgia democratic gubernatorial candidate stacey abrams wants it gone.stacey abrams/d- gubernatorial candidate"it is 2017, and now is the time for us to have a conversation about

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