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Anderson Cooper 360-20150710-00:59:00

these grounds on friday. and if any of you vote to amend you are ensuring that this flag will fly beyond friday. >> what representative horn did was magnificent. took a lot of courage and helped us win the day. >> state house representative gilda hobb hunter in the house, well before the flag was moved from the dome to its current spot. seeing the speaker sign the bill early this morning was a moment she says was worth fighting for. >> i thought it would be removed some day but not when i am still here. >> the governor said that they're going to bring the flag down with dignity at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. do we know how? >> we know that there will be a ceremony. the governor did say south carolina is a state that believes in tradition. i think that ceremony will reflect that. once the flag is removed from here we know it will be taken to the confederate relic room which is just a few blocks from

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Anderson Cooper 360-20150710-00:57:00

ordering its removal after a marathon and intense debate in the state house. >> surrounded by the very lawmakers who helped make this moment possible south carolina governor nicki haley took a moment to remember the nine lives lost just 22 days ago. >> it seems like so long ago. because the grieving has been so hard. but at the same time we have all been struck by what was a tragedy that we didn't think we would ever encounter. nine amazing people that forever changed south carolina's history. >> the families of the nine victims present to see firsthand the governor sign into law a bill that will remove the confederate battle flag from the state capitol ground. a place it's flown since the 1960s. the change comes after days of debate that culminated with the passage of the bill in a 93-27

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New Day-20150709-10:59:00

camerota and michaela peralta. a state lawmaker signed off to remove the confederate flag from the capitol ground. now that bill is on the way to the governor's desk. >> the final vote came after 13 hours and three weeks after the church massacre fueled the efforts to bring down the flag. nick valencia is live in columbia where the flag probably won't be flying much longer. nick? >> reporter: good morning, chris. it is a day in history here in the state of south carolina. just hours ago lawmakers and the house of representatives here in the state voting decisively by a decisive margin to permanent remove the confederate flag from the statehouse with the final vote coming just after 1:00 a.m. >> ladies and gentlemen, if i can get your attention -- >> reporter: more than 12 hours after passionate and oftentimes

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20150706:18:01:00

on capitol ground. governor nikki haley among elected leaders calling for its removal following the church massacre in charleston last month. more live from the state capitol in columbia. jonathan there are strong passions on both sides of this debate. >> reporter: yeah there are indeed. minutes ago the state senate tabled a proposal that would have put this issue before south carolina voters so it looks like lawmakers alone will have to make this highly controversial decision decision. lawmakers are trying to respect the concerns of those who find the flag offensive while also respecting those who view it as a piece of southern history. listen. >> it needs to be respected in whatever way are honored and in whatever way folks choose to do but as far as this day on this statehouse grounds it isn't part of our future. it's part of our past. >> reporter: peaceful protesters on both sides of the depaid have

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CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello-20150702-13:32:00

from the white house, pennsylvania avenue outside of the white house does remain closed following the police response to the navy yard this morning. a law enforcement official telling our jim acosta this is standard security precaution in light of any potential incident. not coming from the white house, i was wrong on that. coming from a law enforcement official to jim acosta. pennsylvania avenue remains closed as they assess the situation. let's go to renee marsh. renee what are the capitol police saying? >> reporter: they're warning people essentially letting people know -- that has caused them to step up their presence around the capitol ground. they're being proactive because of the reports coming out of this navy yard and the police are now on scene and trying to investigate. they're telling people to realize that stepped up security measures will be visible.

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CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello-20150702-13:24:00

any shots inside. this just shows how one 911 call can set this into motion here. police certainly not taking anything for grants. they are still going room by room we're told throughout that building. >> jeff stay with me. as we get some more analysis i do want to read this to you just coming into u.s. at cnn from the capitol. as jeff was just talking about, the capitol is about a mile away from the washington navy yard. as a protective measure, enhanced security measures may be visible and observed as the u.s. capitol police continue to concentrate our assets on the capitol ground. they say we have additional units in the field deployed strategically around the capitol complex as the situation dictates while remaining available to continue to provide mutual support at the navy yard. it goes on to say, all u.s. capitol police units on the

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CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello-20150702-13:33:00

they say that they're also in communication with law enforcement on the scene there at the navy yard. but strategically they say they have additional units in the field as well as around the capitol ground. so, of course that's very significant because where this is happening is not very far from the capitol, so they are taking precaution there. as you know and as evan perez reported, both the atf and the fbi are there on the scene. but at this point there has been no report of an actual shooter. poppy. >> renee marsh, thank you very much for that. tom fuentes, i'd like to go to you, former fbi director and former police officer as well. what is your reaction to the reaction we've seen from law enforcement showing up here? they've still got this shelter in place policy here. evan perez reporting earlier any

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20150701:13:54:00

they say it's a violation of the state constitution because it is placed and it's considered use of public property for the benefit of a system of religion. in a 7-2 vote the oklahoma supreme court justices ruled after a lower court said the prominent fixture to stay on the capitol ground. >> the u.s. supreme court says to state you know what? if you are not violating the u.s. constitution we are not likely to second guess how you interpret your law. >> reporter: that monument was put up in 2012. it had to be replaced after a man drove his car through the original one destroying it. the attorney general of oklahoma

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150416:13:02:00

security. >> how is that legal? >> reporter: following this unprecedented stunt, new questions about security in the nation's capital. how did the u.s. military capital police and the secret service all miss this? the stunning scene playing out wednesday. a 61-year-old florida mailman doug hughes looking to deliver a message to washington carrying 535 letters, one for each member of congress protesting government corruption. >> this is not good people. >> reporter: ultimately landing on the capitol ground where he was quickly arrested. the flight wasn't a surprise. hughes blogged about his plans in 2013 and shared details with the tampa bay times last year. >> i don't believe that the authorities are going to shoot down a 60-year-old manman in a flying bicycle. >> reporter: after a heads up about hugh's timing reporter ben montgomery drove to washington to watch but never alerted authorities. >> it's not my job to pull the plug on somebody doing something like this. >> reporter: the secret service interviewed hughes in 2013 but

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20120103:15:19:00

supreme court, fought for, laid out an argument, and won that argument so that our values as a country could be exhibited on that capitol ground, and i want to say thank you for that. you're a powerful man and a great friend. i love you, brother. great on you. we don't mind suing the federal government when they overstep their bounds. and we need a president of the united states that understands we're not going to walk into states and their sovereign rights and sue them. that's not what the department of justice ought to be about. the department of justice ought not be about running operations like fast and furious which are sending guns into mexico which are ending up killing american citizens. this election about stopping a president of the united states and his administration that is abusing the constitution of this country, that is putting america on a track to bankruptcy, and,

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