african americans and immigrant groups. reporter: roosevelt helped create the national park system on once native land. what roosevelt did is participate in takingeing nativ land and locking it up in the public domain but that doesn t change the fact it was native land. reporter: opposition to the statute built in the 1970s. the movement reaching a height in recent years as the racial reckoning led to a reexamine nation of national heroes. the public design commission unanimously voted last june to loan it to the theodore presidential library in north dakota slated to open doors in 2026. a move even members of the roosevelt family support. roosevelt s great grandson saying in a statement to don lemon tonight, i don t think the statute s racial higher arkry is a good representation of his legacy.
question, and the short answer is unknown at this point where the statue is actually going to end up. one point is clear, the vote is in, and the jefferson statue is out. the vote coming from the public design commission which basically oversees all of the public art throughout the city. some 700 pieces of art. this is the body that took the vote yesterday, 8-0, basically on behalf of the city council s black, latino, and asian members. again, as you guys say, the statue has been inside the council chambers here at city hall since 1915 for more than 100 years, but over the course of the past several years, there s been a real debate about jefferson s history. most people know him as one of the founding fathers, the author of the declaration of independence uniting the colonies, but he was also a slave owner throughout his life, he owned some 600 slaves throughout his life. also at one point wrote about
great job of sniffing out explosives and explosive residue. no ward on schumer on the cost of bringing in canines or. how handlers are vaccinated. the thomas jefferson statue in new york city s council chambers may soon find a new home after nearly 200 years. today the public design commission will vote whether or not to relocate the founding father. mayor bill de blasio recently said he understands activist calls to remove it because he owned slaves. asked the commission to look into thinks greater contribution to the nation like writing the declaration of independence. yeah. to week 6 in the naval. a scary moment in the steeler seahawks game taylor needed to be carted off the field after a big dlition. he was hospitalized but expected to fly home with the team. the steelers went on to win in overtime behind a big fumble recovery to set up the game-winning field goal. this as the cowboys also walk
laura ingle has the latest outside new york city s city hall. good afternoon, laura. reporter: hey, mike. it is a part of history inside city hall that not everybody thinks is appropriate and, actually, this has been going on for a really long time, this argument about the statue of thomas jefferson. as you mentioned, a known slave owner, getting it out of city hall chambers where the city council meets. the statue may soon be on the move after a little known city board called the public design commission approved the relocation to the new york historical society. now, the controversy comes during nationwide calls to remove statues on public property that have connections to slavery. five members of the city council wrote a letter to mayor bill de blasio last year demanding the statue come down, writing in part: the statue of thomas jefferson in the city council chambers is inappropriate and serves as a constant reminder of the injustices that have plagued communities of color since
those who would like to see the th statue of thomas jefferson removed. as the founding matter may be on the move after a little known city board called the public design commission approved the relocation of the statue to the new york historical society. that vote is expected to come tomorrow. this comes during nationwide calls to remove statues on public property that have to do with slavery. a letter was written to mayor bill de blasio last year demanding the statue be removed. charles baron, telling our david lee miller he thinks the statue should not only be removed, it should be done away for good. i think it should be destroyed. i think it should go into the