. >> wanda duncan took pictures with her kids. >> we think it's good to take down any symbol that represents hatred and inequality. >> the mayor of baltimore gave the order quietly yesterday. after midnight contractors fanned out across the city to remove baltimore's four monuments to the confederacy. the mayor wanted the job done before daybreak. it wasn't. the sun came up. not everybody was pleased. >> crying and wanting the statues removed. what are you going to do? where are they going to stop? is jefferson memorial coming down next? washington monument coming down? >> we know the four statues in baltimore were removed and put on trucks before sunrise today and taken away. when the mayor of baltimore were asked where they were, she would not say, she said she only wanted them out of the city and hopes by now they are out of the city. no decision has been made on what will happen to the statues. in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. >> you know this battle over civil war monuments extends to deep south. birmingham's mayor ordered a monument there be covered. the city is exploring legal opti

wanda duncan wanted her children to see. >> this is historical. they need to know. they need to b they are change makers. >> now back live i want to show something here. someone wrote this on the statue base, "honor history." a while ago someone drove by in a car yelling out the window "that is my history that you are taking down." passions are running high. we will share more at 6:00. in brad baltimore, brad bell, a7 news. >> playing "amazing grace" on a soxphone outside a theater with memorial was held for heather heyer this morning. she was the only person killed in a crowd of protesters opposed to the white nationalist rally. q mccray picks up the team coverage live from charlottesville. q mccray? q: it's been an emotional day in charlottesville to say the least. it's back to normal now. but it wasn't long ago the mourners entering the paramount theater. they didn't know heather heyer very well. but her mother and father changed that. >> she loved people. she wanted equality. >> one after another. heather heyer's loved one took to the stage to praise a life lost