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>> well, i disagree with that statement. i don't believe we've altered it in any way. the statue does not speak to our providing a partition around the monument for its own protection. >> tell me a bit about the statue. it seems very, very specific in its language including the idea that monuments that have been here for more than 40 years. for those of us who were not involved in the discussion around that statute put in place, not the statue, the statute, the law. >> the law was put in place after the murder of the people in charleston, south carolina. there was a movement then to remove sta...

Will not necessarily respond to the governor. he'll come out here, show he can get a massive crowd. show he's so anti-establishment that the governor of this state might have endorsed someone else but look what he can do and look at all the people he can bring out. of course they want to see it more filled than this, krichrisd there are some minorities in the crowd. >> do you see any a confederate flags? any confederate battle flags in the audience? >> we have kept an eye out. i have not seen any in the crowd within the stadium. we saw one on a motorcycle from a gentleman out here pulling up. ...

Day. look around the crowd, you see a lot of young kids, a lot of families. there are parents telling their kids what's happening here why this is happening here. this is a moment that's going to change the state. it's going to change the perception of the state, and it's just going to hopefully move things forward. we always say move things forward. heal, all that good stuff. what that means is a practical matter remains to be seen. but this is really a huge day, a huge moment because symbols are so important in this country. >> this is not only affected folks in south carolina, as you indica...

23 days after nine frern members of mother emanuel church were murdered allegedly by a 21-year-old white supremacist who has been charged with those murders. republican governor nikki haley was surrounded by the families of the emanuel nine when she signed a bill to remove the flag, which was passed by the south carolina legislature late last night. another battle over the confederate flag broke out today in washington in the u.s. house of representatives. >> here we are on a day when the state of south carolina, by an act of legislature and the signature of the governor will be taking down th...

Fight in the halls of congress. before that, there was a series of aggressive maneuvers from both sides. it thooz do with whether confederate flags can be displayed and sold when the federal government is involved. nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell explains. >> reporter: congress is battling over new restrictions to remove confederate battle flags from federal property like national parks. democrats say there is no room for debate. >> don't republicans understand that the confederate battle flag is an insult to 40 million african-americans? >> reporter: this fight started whe...