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Of history. >> reporter: ms. iris father, 82 years old when she was born, is buried here in rural florida. on his grave, csa, confederate states of america. some are now asking, where does this end? tombstones to confederate soldiers in cemeteries like this could also be perceived as offensive. >> in another 50 years, they wont even know there ever was a civil war, probably. >> reporter: a history that still divides. >> its time to take that monument down. >> its a monument of peace. >> reporter...

Lee statue there in may. this push to remove celebratory symbols of the civil war south took on new credibility two years ago after nine african-americans were murdered in a south carolina church. dozens of symbols of the confederacy have been removed or renamed. still the southern poverty law center estimate more than 1,500 relics of the confederacy remain on display. >> the confederate monuments are a part of history, but an ugly part of history. they honor slavery and have no place in the 21s...

>> they destroyed me, in a way, because i never could get rid of my memories. >> reporter: the german government accepts that the deaths of nearly 3,000 jews on these tracks was a war crime. it doesnt accept that it should compensate the survivors. germany has argued against compensation because this didnt happen in a ghetto or in a concentration camp. >> this clearly is an open ghetto that fits into that any reasonable definition. the jews couldnt leave for fear of death. >> reporter: their pai...

First. the eu analyzed 1.7 billion search results and found on average competitors were pushed down to the fourth page. >> so what the consumer wasnt knowing is maybe you werent getting the best price. the europeans are saying to google, you have got to find a way that when somebody searches, its not just your stuff that shows up first. >> reporter: google dominates nearly 80% of online searches worldwide. this decision could prompt u.s. regulators to go after google, too, forcing the internet g...

Russia and iran a message, that if this happens again, we are putting you on notice. >> reporter: while some at the defense and state departments were aware of the intelligence, many officials tell nbc news they were caught offguard by the timing of this statement and the military threat. >> i think its very likely the white house did coordinate the effort against syria with the other agencies and departments. they may have not coordinated fully the statement. but the substantive actions are mor...

>> reporter: in milwaukee former police officer dominique heaggan-brown charged first-degree wreck liz homicide, shooting sylville smith even while smith appears to toss his own weapon while running away. that shooting triggered two days of riots. wednesdays verdict, not guilty. as with ray tensing, both cases hinged on whether officers feared for their safety. >> its not any one acquittal. its acquittal after acquittal after acquittal that shakes the faith of many of us in the ability to hold p...

World that we need to have economies that support positive corporate cultures. >> reporter: who will take over the drivers seat? one reported choice, facebook ceo sheryl sandberg. but word is shes staying put. as kalanick is forced to take the exit ramp, uber searching for a new road ahead. jo ling kent, nbc news, los angeles. in virginia today, thousands of people turned out for the funeral of a young woman who was killed over the weekend after leaving a mosque with friends. police say it was...

Demonstrations he talked to the st. lewis fox affiliate. >> 99% are getting pushed around and the 1 % are just not giving a damn. >> reporter: the congressman from hodgkinsons district said he wrote or called the office ten times but never threatened. >> they were disagreeing in their -- with my position but they were not any threats or any red flags that were sent up. >> reporter: in late march, sheriffs deputies responded to calls from residents who said he was shooting in the woods near his b...

And he was like well im going to do something about it, mom. >> next thing she knew he was soking odd jobs and soliciting donations to buy flags and flowers for every veteran in his grandpas cemetery. when that cemetery was covered, he moved on to another, and then another. and here we are two years and 23,000 graves later. rad he does this every week, rain or shine. especially rain. >> why? >> like they were out there in the rain doing their job protecting us. >> reporter: preston says coming o...

>> what hes doing brings them out. g cause they cant believe that a young man in this country is doing what he does. >> we got to put flower in. >> it is a movement of young and yd. r sehank you for your service, louis. >> of those who served their country, and those who are so grateful they did. >> thank you for your service, alan. >> reporter: all led by this little pied piper of patriotism, who saw an injustice and decided to do something about it. wednesday is flag day. but for preston sharp...