these grounds on friday. and if any of you vote to amend you are ensuring that this flag will fly beyond friday. what representative horn did was magnificent. took a lot of courage and helped us win the day. state house representative gilda hobb hunter in the house, well before the flag was moved from the dome to its current spot. seeing the speaker sign the bill early this morning was a moment she says was worth fighting for. i thought it would be removed some day but not when i am still here. the governor said that they re going to bring the flag down with dignity at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. do we know how? we know that there will be a ceremony. the governor did say south carolina is a state that believes in tradition. i think that ceremony will reflect that. once the flag is removed from here we know it will be taken to the confederate relic room which is just a few blocks from
ordering its removal after a marathon and intense debate in the state house. surrounded by the very lawmakers who helped make this moment possible south carolina governor nicki haley took a moment to remember the nine lives lost just 22 days ago. it seems like so long ago. because the grieving has been so hard. but at the same time we have all been struck by what was a tragedy that we didn t think we would ever encounter. nine amazing people that forever changed south carolina s history. the families of the nine victims present to see firsthand the governor sign into law a bill that will remove the confederate battle flag from the state capitol ground. a place it s flown since the 1960s. the change comes after days of debate that culminated with the passage of the bill in a 93-27
camerota and michaela peralta. a state lawmaker signed off to remove the confederate flag from the capitol ground. now that bill is on the way to the governor s desk. the final vote came after 13 hours and three weeks after the church massacre fueled the efforts to bring down the flag. nick valencia is live in columbia where the flag probably won t be flying much longer. nick? reporter: good morning, chris. it is a day in history here in the state of south carolina. just hours ago lawmakers and the house of representatives here in the state voting decisively by a decisive margin to permanent remove the confederate flag from the statehouse with the final vote coming just after 1:00 a.m. ladies and gentlemen, if i can get your attention reporter: more than 12 hours after passionate and oftentimes
on capitol ground. governor nikki haley among elected leaders calling for its removal following the church massacre in charleston last month. more live from the state capitol in columbia. jonathan there are strong passions on both sides of this debate. reporter: yeah there are indeed. minutes ago the state senate tabled a proposal that would have put this issue before south carolina voters so it looks like lawmakers alone will have to make this highly controversial decision decision. lawmakers are trying to respect the concerns of those who find the flag offensive while also respecting those who view it as a piece of southern history. listen. it needs to be respected in whatever way are honored and in whatever way folks choose to do but as far as this day on this statehouse grounds it isn t part of our future. it s part of our past. reporter: peaceful protesters on both sides of the depaid have
from the white house, pennsylvania avenue outside of the white house does remain closed following the police response to the navy yard this morning. a law enforcement official telling our jim acosta this is standard security precaution in light of any potential incident. not coming from the white house, i was wrong on that. coming from a law enforcement official to jim acosta. pennsylvania avenue remains closed as they assess the situation. let s go to renee marsh. renee what are the capitol police saying? reporter: they re warning people essentially letting people know that has caused them to step up their presence around the capitol ground. they re being proactive because of the reports coming out of this navy yard and the police are now on scene and trying to investigate. they re telling people to realize that stepped up security measures will be visible.