he'd already planned that we would do it late at night so we would avoid traffic, protests, crowds. i thought it was the right way to do it. no pomp and circumstance. just get the work done. >> and explain why it was important to do this, especially in baltimore? some see these as symbols of history, right or wrong, difficult or not. but why take them down? >> well, i agree with you that some people see them as symbols of history. at the same time, at this particular point in time in our history, there is just too much protests, and i think what we have to begin to do in this nation is to heal and show that we love and respect each other. i mean, these are salutes to the confederac confederacy. this is the united states of america, and we ought to be united in purpose and causes and moving our country forward. i'm very focussed on how we move baltimore forward, a city that has had many problem over the