Floor. Representative jenny horne said quote, we are not fighting the civil war anymore and tearfully reminding the house why they were there. If we amend this bill we are telling the people of charleston we dont care about you. We do not care that someone used this symbol of hate to slay eight innocent people who were worshipping their god. Last night was the threeweek anniversary of the massacre in charleston and it was noted on the floor after my remarks and i have to tell you that its the least that we can do as a body. If you would have asked me last year if we would ever remove the flag from the statehouse grounds in my lifetime i would have said theres no way. Lets take you now to columbia to my colleague, nick valencia. Nick you pointed out that there are still some protesters some holdouts behind you waving their Confederate Flags. Bottom line in one hour governor nikki haley is signing that bill into law. Reporter a monumental day. You can feel the gravity of the situation that is happening. 13 hours it took house representatives to come to this decision to permanently remove the Confederate Flag from the statehouse grounds, a flag that has been flying on the grounds since 1961. 15 years ago, another contentious debate moved it from the top of the capitol at this confederate monument. Its been a contentious debate a divisive debate. Behind me people are still they are holdouts. There are people unwilling to accept the decision. There are those that still see this flag the confederacy battle flag a sign of heritage. Talking to those who support the flag staying up there, one told me that this doesnt symbolize hatred but his ancestors and those that he called a northern invading army. I believe the consensus here in the state of South Carolina is that that is a symbol of selective reading of history, an outdated representation of history and one that has been a very painful portion of history for this state. Brooke . Thank you, nick valencia. I want to talk to someone who was up in the wee hours of the morning. This is representative david mack. Representative mack thank you so much for joining me today. Nice to be with you, brooke. Obviously i want to get to how youre feeling in your heart and mind overall of this but i have to begin with reverend Clementa Pinckney. What do you think that he would be saying today now that we know the governor of your state will be signing this bill into law and this flag will no longer fly over the Capitol Rotunda . I know hes looking down smiling at this point. We went into the South Carolina legislature 19 years ago and all of the accolades that youve heard from Clementa Pinckney is absolutely true an unbelievable guy. A great friend very compassionate and caring for people and i know hes looking down very pleased. For you, sir, you know you point out your years serving the state. You were there in 2000 during a different debate to remove the flag. Obviously that went nowhere i read a quote from you and you sounded angry on the floor, South Carolina i keep thinking that were better than this and keep falling down the same path. My question to you, what took so long . Thats a good question. And in 2000 some movement was made a socalled compromise that a lot of us including myself did not agree with. The flag flew on top of the capitol and within the house and Senate Chambers we were able to get it off the top of the capitol and out of the chambers but, unfortunately, it went out in a position. Last night was very historic. The senate did a great job. I also want to acknowledge the Business Community which really pushed this. I want to acknowledge governor nikki haley and i want to acknowledge several republicans in the house and the senate whites republicans who took a strong position with regard to what is right. I think its a Great Coalition and last night ended up to be a very good night. Can we talk about charleston state delegate jenny horne and her tearful plea. You were there. Let me play this for folks who havent seen it. This flag offends my friend john king my friend reverend neil. I cannot believe that we do not have the heart in this body to do somethng meaningful such as take a symbol of hate off these grounds on friday. And if any of you vote to amend, you are ensuring 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 representative mack i mean its one thing for me to to be moved and im just watching this through a tv screen but you, sir, were there, you saw it and felt it. What was the reaction in the room . That is representative jenny horne, she is a friend a tremendous integrity and class and compassion. That is representative jenny horne and i hope that could be a message to everyone in South Carolina and in this country as we move away from the confederate mindset, if you will. And lets look for everybody in this country, black, white, asian, latino to have a great educational program, decent wages, careers, health care housing, quality of life issues. And thats what we need to evolve to and to bring everyone together. So again, with regard to representative jenny horne, were not surprised. Shes a very quality person. It was a phenomenal point last night and i think a turning point last night. Yeah. It seemed to be. Let me throw this at you. We know that the flag will be moved to the states confederate relic room for military display and i assume when you walk into a museum and have a plaque describing the flag what would you write . I didnt mean to stump you. Im curious. No. Its a part of history. And, from my perspective, a definition of history is is the confederacy, the south fought to maintain its economic engine which was slavery, which was driven by slavery. I would not be a good person to write that but i think the key thing is its a part of our history. Lets move on. There are global issues ahead of us right now. We have to get our young people focused and moving in the right direction to move our country forward. I think as a representative for 19 years, you get a say on how that flag reads. Representative david mack thank you very much. Thank you, brooke. On the same day, South Carolina is planning to take down the Confederate Flag a fight over the same issue is unfolding on the u. S. Capitol. Listen to this. Question is on ordering the previous question all those in favor say aye, all those opposed say no. What is this all about . Athena jones is in washington for me right now. Athena jones, what has just happened on the south floor . Brooke there has been a lot of heated anger going on for many many hours and that happened not too long ago when nancy pelosi put forward a resolution that would remove the Confederate Flag any plan that has the confederate imagery from the capitol. That would include the Mississippi State flag which includes the Confederate Flag in its upper corner. That motion that resolution was essentially postponed, sort of kicked to the side. No telling if there would be a vote on that. That really angered a lot of democrats. You heard them being very vocal on the house floor. But even starting early this morning you had this issue come up that led to the House Republican leadership having to pull a bill from the house floor, cancel the vote for today because that bill a bill to fund the interior department included an amendment offered by republicans and by a republican that would allow the Confederate Flag to continue to be displayed at federally run cemeteries. Thats something that angered democrats because they put forward amendments calling for the removal of flags at the cemeteries and from any National Park facilities couldnt sell the merchandise showing the Confederate Flag. Theres been a lot of discussion and anger over the fact that the republicans are going to have this vote this afternoon that would allow the Confederate Flag to stay in place. And so the republicans pulled that bill. You can see republicans leading on the issue in South Carolina but then being caught up in this debate on the other side of history, many would say, here on capitol hill. Brooke . A domino effect. Lets watch this very closely. Athena jones, for now, thank you very much. Coming up next a major shakeup at the Baltimore Police department. Commissioner Anthony Batts fired months after freddie grays death. Also, who is this little girl . The many is industryystery is deepening in boston. 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What has Anthony Batts response been to this termination . Reporter well hes actually said that hes had the pleasure and honor to serve the city of baltimore. It was interesting what we heard the mayor said because its true. I spoke to sources familiar with the process and she was thinking about this from the days following the riots that it might be necessary to get rid of the commissioner because of the tension with the Police Department and that they have been interviewing in the last couple of weeks in earnest. So this process has been ongoing. It wasnt just that report. And it was interesting, i had a chance to talk to the family attorney of freddie gray and i asked them what is necessary to bring them together and what do they want to see come out of this. Heres how he put it. This problem has to be solved immediately before there are any more freddie grays. It has to be solved immediately so the harassment of black citizens stops once and for all. It has to result in a legitimate Police Source instead of what weve had from the past 300 years. I think the feds have to come in now and take over this Department Nothing short of that would solve the problem. Its so dysfunctional and at war with itself so racist in its continuing attitude towards blacks. Reporter and brooke out of all of the people that ive talked to most of them agree, that the mayor did the right thing, that she made the politically correct decision here that it was important to get rid of the commissioner but theres a much bigger problem here the culture of the Police Department. If you dont address that you are not going to get to the root or the heart of the problem. They believe thats going to be a lot more work ahead. Suzanne malveaux thank you very much. Baltimores mayor repeatedly has said that she fired the commissioner because it was taking the focus away from the crime fight. While the crime fight, to my next guest, has hit a new low. Connor meek lives in baltimore and was mugged recently in june his bike stolen from him. This week he wrote about his experience with the police in the baltimore sun. He went to two not one but two Baltimore Police stations after this happened to him. They were both closed from 7 00 p. M. To 7 00 a. M. He describes the resistance he received from several officers. He wrote this in part, aside from world war ii or a Nuclear Attack there is no excuse for an urban Police Station to be closed for 12 hours a day. I felt violated and disrespected and im a young white male who had his bike taken from him. I cant imagine walking up to that door as a black female rape victim or a recent immigrant or a Domestic Abuse survivor and having bazooka joe rudely inform me that he wasnt really interested in taking visitors at this time. I spoke to two Baltimore Police officers anonymously and they admitted to me in the wake of everything that has happened that they have become more reactive and not proactive. And you say youve experienced this firsthand with your bike. Can you tell me what happened . Basically, its old news. My bike got stolen. I made my way to the Police Department and there was a handwritten sign on the door that said they were closed from 7 00 p. M. To a. M. I wrote a piece in the sun and it got quite a reaction and thats why im here talking to you today. I want details, if you dont mind because its not old news to a lot of people watching. Once you had these people come upon you and they took your bike tell me about this sharpie sign on the door of the Baltimore Police station. Basically, you know i called 911 but still walked to the Police Station and when i got there they had this sign on the door. I was able to speak to an officer and be a bit of a pain of a butt and get my way in there but it was more of a problem than it should be for any citizen in baltimore and in the United States. Why was it a problem . What was the issue . The problem was that the Police Station was closed. This is baltimore. Thats not acceptable in any way and i think the response from the city has shown that. What did the Police Officer say to you . Did you say to him, hey, this is not right, that a city Police Station should be closed at 7 00 p. M. At night . Yeah. I mean i told him that and he you know told me that i needed to go back to where i called 911 from which was not an appropriate location for me to go. So at that point we talked for about a minute and i was eventually granted entry. But like i said those doors need to have an open door policy there. Its the Police Station. And the reason why were talking to you, connor you wrote this editorial in the sun. Its been all over so much so that an officer responded to what happened to your piece on facebook. This is the Police Response youre looking at online. As you look at that can you tell me how the officer responded . Ive already commented on that and i want to put the best foot forward and trust the Police Department to appropriately investigate misconduct and make the citizens aware of the outcomes of those investigations. All right. So you trust the Police Department. Weve got to i did talk to the Police Department. They called me and asked me if id like to file a com