Saved. That he chose to take up arms and lead the cherokee on the Southern Side of the civil war. He hated the federal government so bad that he was the last confederate general to surrender. This amendment recognizes his actions, his reasons. And it calls for the fence that borders the flag pole in question to be remove edd and a square memorial depicting his actions as a memorial. And i think that very worthy. Was he fighting for slavery, or against slavery . No. Was he fighting even for states rights or against states rights . No. He was not. He was fighting in revenge for what had been done to him. Was that a bell i heard . Mr. Pitts those are staff bells. They wont effect you. These hearing aids pick up sounds sometimes. My wife says they pick up ducks but they dont pick her up. I told her i didnt have them in. She accuses me ladies, that i have selective hearing. Have you ever accused a man of selective hearing . She wanted to know one day we were sitting on the deck and i said s
Im sure each of our colleagues has about the same. And do you know that a good portion of those are the people saying, why dont you give us a vote . Sure. Do you further know that if we had a referendum, and let the people speak that if the people spoke and decided to take the flag down, that i would vote to take the flag down. I did know that because you told me that earlier and i would do the same. And did you further know that if the people spoke and said leave the flag up, i would vote like i my heart tells me to leave the flag up. Yes, sir. Having said all that, you know, we have a choice to make. We got our districts to represent. In my district its overwhelmingly, do you know, they want the flag left up. They want their an sesters and their heritage honored and they most of all want their veterans honored. Yes, sir. And did you know that in may of 1958 that general and then president eisenhower signed into law to make the confederate veterans equal to all the other veteran group
Reporter any reaction . If you hours after former Campaign Chair Paul Manafort surrendered to the fbi he and ricky gates appeared before a magistrate judge in Federal District court. Each pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of financial crimes and indictment unsealed by the office of special counsel robert mueller. It alleged while i being ukrainian interest manafort and gates laundered 75 million offshore companies and bank accounts. And allegedly took steps as late as february to continue concealing millions in unreported income. There is no evidence that mr. Manafort of the Trump Campaign included with the russian government. Reporter manafort was released on 10 million bond. Gates 5 million. The charges are unrelated to the russian include collusion angle. The special prosecutor is likely doing is putting pressure on someone he knows was at the center or feels like was at the center of this relationship with russia. And use criminal charges as a way of trying to get cooperation. Report
At 11 00 we are tracking Hurricane Matthew as it bears down on florida. Right now hundreds of thousands of people along the east coast heading for safer ground. But is the health and safety of some cleveland firefighters at risk . Cleveland found that some of the equipment meant to protect them isnt even working. Investigator Daniel Carlson has learned the exhaust systems that get rid of diesel fumes in firehouses are broken in about half of all the citys fire stations. Danny is getting answers month the National Institute for Occupational Safety and health recognizes that diesel exhaust could cause cancer. Now, i reached out to the city and the Fire Department about this issue on monday, tuesday, and today, and we finally went to get answers about why the diesel exhaust systems in nearly half of clevelands firehouses arent working. Just imagine a diesel apparatus moving in and out of your news Station Office 15, 20 times a day, and not mechanism for exhausting those fumes. Reporter th
Yet of opening. And lets head to the nimitz looking clear, 238 to the maze. Northbound will take but 16 minutes. And then the bay bridge toll plaza, looking good so far this morning. Carquinez bridge westbound will take you about 20. In San Francisco, police are searching for the gunman who killed a young man playing pokemon go with his friend over how the fun night turned terrifying. Reporter he graduated from Sarah High School in san mateo and went on to a standout baseball season at a Community College in stockton but was playing a different game when he was killed. The friend got a few steps ahead of them as they were chasing pokemon. Reporter pokemon go. Calvin was playing with a friend from boston as they walked through aquatic park at 9 00 saturday night. A family Spokesman Says the friend is still in absolute shock from the violence. The friend heard a gunshot and went back around the corner five or six steps and his friend was laying there. The red shirt on, possibly getting g