a move to take down the banner that was the site of the first shots of civil war and flown at the statehouse for half a century. the bill now headed to the desk of south carolina governor nikkihaley who praised governors. it is a new day in south carolina a day we can all be proud of. the flag will come down 24 hours after governor haley signs the bill. she has five days to do so. this is really about people and those who were lost in the massacre in that church. and one has risen to the top as a leader to symbolize in what was lost that was state senator pinckney. joining me now is armstrong williams, one of the senator s cousins who was one of the nine
and a passionate plea from jane horn to fellow members of her party. i cannot believe that we do not have the heart in this body to do something meaningful such as take a symbol out of hate off these grounds on friday! and if any of you vote to amend, you are insuring that this flag will fly beyond friday. and for the widow of senator pinckney and his two young daughters, that would be adding insult to injury. and i will not be a part of it! reporter: a black flag draped over pinckney s chair as a vote overwhelmingly for the flag s removal.
as take a symbol of hate off these grounds on friday! and if any of you vote to amend, you are insuring that this flag will fly beyond friday. and for the widow of senator pinckney and his two young daughters, that would be adding insult to injury. and i will not be a part of it! reporter: a black flag draped over pinckney s chair as debate came to head. the final vote overwhelmingly in favor of the flag s removal. the move to take down the controversial banner a stunning reversal in a state that was the sight of the first shots in the civil war and has flown at the statehouse for half a century. i am a descendant of jefferson davis, okay?
victims in this massacre. let me ask you, you know that we are sorry for you and your family s loss and the other families affected by this situation. but now that you have this moment what do you think the senator would have said about all this change? well, obviously as a senator you push for body cameras after walter scott was just shot like a terrorist in charleston south carolina. and were it not for that south carolina would not have passed the law in a state for body cameras. and he was a strong voice for it. and there was no doubt senator pinckney and is reflected in his surviveing family his immediate family thought this was a very bold and important step toward healing. and another thing, chris, is that not every who sees the flag embraces it as racism and hate