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World. we begin this hour in the u.s. state of south carolina. history is being made there. lawmakers decided that the confederate flag on the state house grounds will now be coming down. that flag will be removed in just about nine hours time. then moved to the state's relic room. on thursday, something many people thought they would never see in their lifetime the state's governor nikki haley signed the bill until to law that authorized that flag's removal. >> we heard about the true honor of heritage and tradition. we heard about the true pain that many had felt. and we took the time to und...

And a passionate plea from jane horn to fellow members of her party. >> i cannot believe that we do not have the heart in this body to do something meaningful such as take a symbol out of hate off these grounds on friday! and if any of you vote to amend, you are insuring that this flag will fly beyond friday. and for the widow of senator pinckney and his two young daughters, that would be adding insult to injury. and i will not be a part of it! >> reporter: a black flag draped over pinckney's chair as a vote overwhelmingly for the flag's removal.

Sent to governor nikki haley who already called for the flag 's removal. governor haley posted a message of support saying it is a new day in south carolina a day we can all be proud of. a day that truly brings us together to heal as one state. the debate continues. commissioners in one florida county have put the flag back up. it had been taken down after the shooting in charleston that killed nine black men and women. wednesday began with a computer problem forcing a grounding of all united airlines flights. that led to massive delays and cancellations. then a bizarre technical glitch halt...