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Tearful. they were part of this group of confederate flag supporters in pick-up trucks who spent two days, across two counties in the atlanta suburbs, threatening black families and calling them racial slurs. >> they're pulling rifles out on us! five trucks of white guys with rebel flags. >> reporter: this family was throwing a birthday party for a young child and called the police. >> they have got knives and guns. >> reporter: all this happened after south carolina removed its confederate battle flag from the statehouse. >> that is not me. that is not me. that is not him. i would never walk ...

But it became this huge viral phenomenon. people were making their own memes. people were doing things that weren't official. they were cobbling together pictures of feminist leaders. >> here is one of the protest took down. >> oh, i love that. >> that battle flag. any of the others stand out to you? >> i didn't know how to post on top of the pictures as many people do. but i put up a picture of shirley chisholm. they all three almost became separate hash tags. and there is talk about t-shirt, hats. somebody is going to make a bunch of money off the slogan. it means a lot. who was it? who head...

About an hour before elizabeth was silenced on the floor that was -- had a hash tag, let liz speak, which was the one that ended up going hyper viral along with the bits from mcconnell raising his finger in an extremely condescending manner. i'm not sure why he went about it in any way, shape or form about it in that way. but it became this huge viral phenomenon. people were making their own memes. people were doing things that weren't official. they were cobbling together pictures of feminist leaders. >> here is one of the protest took down. >> oh, i love that. >> that battle flag. any of the...

Do is work together to solve those challenges. >> do you agree with the president-elect that the replacement for the affordable care act must ensure there's insurance for e everybody. >> i have stated here and always that it's incredibly important that we have a system to allow for every american to have access for the coverage they need and desire. >> he state d do you support tht position of the president-elect? >> i think that the cost of drugs is in many instances a real challenge for folks. we need to do all we can to make sure we bring those costs down. >> here's an off beat question tha...

Legislature, you fought hard to keep the battle flag as part of the georgia state flag. i'd u like to introduce that resolution for the record. i read the resolution with interest because of the phrase kmcommemorating the time and u pulled it up and i note that the resolution that commemorated the time of southern independence mentions nothing about slavery. why did you support that resolution and do you still support it today? >> i haven't thought about that in a long time. i'm happy to look at that and go back and try u to refresh my memory. >> what's laudatory about the time of southern ind...