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The full history told, we wanted to put them in a museum where we could provide some context and some explanation about what they were and what purpose they served in a previous time. >> mayor bell, i think that ken raises such an interesting point. i don't think a lot of people understand and, frankly, i've just been learning this. when i grew up and visited my relatives in mississippi and we'd go to towns and saw statues, i assumed they were built to honor those who had died there fighting for the confederacy but in many cases these were made a hundred years later at a time when the civil ri...

The confederacy but in many cases these were made a hundred years later at a time when the civil rights movement in part to intimidate. >> exactly. and what people have to understand about birmingham, birmingham is not a civil war city. we were created in 1871, which was after the civil war. we are a civil rights city that stood for equality and human rights for everyone. and so we have no direct correlation to the civil war history. now, in our birmingham civil rights institute, we have confederate flags and all of that in context as to what it really means. but to have that monument in a pub...

I mean, the best that's going to come out of this, fredricka, is you'll be able to show a rogue cop, whether the city will be civilly responsible for that remains to be seen. i have to tell you, one thing for sure, under an 1871 federal civil rights act, that individual cop, if he did this, is personally on the line for both compensatory and community -- and punitive damages, but believe me, the loss in trust to the community i think is irreparable. i don't know how you patch that one up. >> that's the problem, fred. so many law enforcement officers do an incredible job every day of the week. ...

Mr. flake, why it is that germany have had a universal health care system since -- [ cheering ] >> wait a minute! since 1871. we have had health. >> the majority of constituents that i speak with support a single payer system. my question is will you represent the people of arizona and support single payer, or are you going to continue to represent the health insurance industry? >> senator, my question is when are you going to choose your country over your party? [ cheering ] >> that's republican senator jeff flake at a town hall meeting in mesa, arizona tonight. it is still happening. that'sh...

Generations of families, it popped the big top for the first time back in 1871, and they've been wowing audiences with high-flying stunts and exotic animals ever since. but the beginning of the end came in may when, under extreme criticism from animal rights groups, the circus retired all elephants. while it continues to showcase other exotic animals, profits dropped so to the point where they decided they could not go on leaving fans to buy one last ticket before the show shuts down for good. >> as soon as we found out the circus was closing, we immediately went out and got tickets. we've bee...