We begin in South Carolina for the Confederate Flag flies one more night over the complex. And it will come down tomorrow morning. It is days after the Charleston Shooting reignited the debate over the flags meaning. Governor haynes assigned the bill. And what do we know about how the removal happened . We dont know how the removal is going to take place but we know its going to come down tomorrow at 10 . This is a historic day for South Carolina, and less than 24 hours ago it looked like the flag might not come down any time soon. With the stroke of a pen, nikki haley made history removing the Confederate Flag from the state grounds after half a century. When the emotion starts to fade, the history of the action by everyone in South Carolina to get us to this moment is one that we can all be proud of. The law removing the flag was passed after a contentious andhour debate in the house of representatives, pitting supporters against opponents. I cannot believe that we doen have the hear
Is the best deal. This is Aljazeera America. Good morning. Live from new york city, im randall pinkston. The first shot of the civil war was fired in South Carolina. For decades the Confederate Flag has been a fixture ocean of the State Capitol but that changes in a few hours the battle flag will come down and moved to the relic room. The governor signed a bill to remove the flag yesterday. At her side, family members of victims from last months Church Massacre in charleston. Diane, tell us how the program will go this morning for the removal of the flag. Randall weve gotten very few details from the state on how things are going to proceed this morning. We know theres going to be a ceremony at 10 00. The flag will be lowered carried away in an Armored Vehicle. Its going to be taken to the South Carolina confederate relic room and Military Museum here in columbia, about a mile away. Were going to have to waist and see how things proceed as the day progresses. With all the controversy,
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