A new conversation about slavery, about getting confederate icons out of our public spaces. Hillary clinton addressed the issue just moments ago at an event not far from ferguson, missouri. We cant hide from hard truths about race and justice. We have to name them and own them and change them. Thats why i appreciate the actions begun yesterday by the governor and other leaders of South Carolina to remove the confederate battle flag from the statehouse. It shouldnt fly there. It shouldnt fly anywhere. It shouldnt fly anywhere. 150 years after the civil war were seeing a wave of calls to take it down all over the south. Breaking news out of richmond where Governor Terry mcauliffe has ordered the Confederate Flag removed from Virginia State license plates. State representative earl banks says its time for mississippi to remove the Confederate Flag. People use this flag as a symbol of hatred. That should not be a part of the flag of mississippi. From the capitol in South Carolina to our ow
the thurmonds owned my forfathers, a woman named anna thurmond owned a young boy carl coleman who was my great grandfather. despite the awkwardness and the pain, i saw the power in what he said and reached out to thank him for taking that position on the floor and saying we must start a conversation and not end there. it is in these awkward and painful moments that maybe history can possibly move forward. in that spirit you re watching something you will not see on television often, joining me is south carolina state senator paul thurmond. senator, thank you for being here tonight. thank you, reverend for having me. what made you decide the confederate flag should come down and why was it important to
nation. i m live tonight from chicago. we start with breaking news out of the supreme court. late today the court blocked a controversial texas law that would have forced most of the states abortions clinics to close. it s a win for progressives and will be watching the gop response because two other historic court rulings are giving starting with gay marriage. a ruling some gop presidential contenders just can t accept so they are telling clerks not to issue marriage licenses if they don t want to. if they have an objection, they should be excused. it shouldn t be said it s the law of the land because there is no enabling legislation. should they be allowed to opt out of issuing licenses? absolutely. ours is a country built by men and women fleeing religious oppression. they are basically saying go defy the supreme court, and it s forcing candidates like jeb bush into a very tough spot. after the ruling bush called on people to quote love our neighbor and respect ot