And an unprecedented humanitarian toll. The report showing the devastating impact from syrias civil war. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. In just a few hours, South Carolina governor nikki haley is set to sign legislation removing the Confederate Flag from the State Capitol grounds. The flag will be taken down and moved into a museum. Diane eastabrook has more from columbia. Reporter the governor plans to sign the flag legislation at 4 00 this afternoon at the state house. It comes hours after a marathon session in the house of representatives. The final vote came at about 1 00 am and followed more than 13 hours of often contentious debate. There has been an absolute evidence of a double standard or duel standard shown to me today. Grace is not something that we earn. Grace is something that comes to us unearned. Reporter the push to remove the flag followed the killings of nine black church gooders last month. South Carolina Republican venntive
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Is the best deal. This is Aljazeera America. Good morning. Live from new york city, im randall pinkston. The first shot of the civil war was fired in South Carolina. For decades the Confederate Flag has been a fixture ocean of the State Capitol but that changes in a few hours the battle flag will come down and moved to the relic room. The governor signed a bill to remove the flag yesterday. At her side, family members of victims from last months Church Massacre in charleston. Diane, tell us how the program will go this morning for the removal of the flag. Randall weve gotten very few details from the state on how things are going to proceed this morning. We know theres going to be a ceremony at 10 00. The flag will be lowered carried away in an Armored Vehicle. Its going to be taken to the South Carolina confederate relic room and Military Museum here in columbia, about a mile away. Were going to have to waist and see how things proceed as the day progresses. With all the controversy,
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The best deal. This is al jazeera america, live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. History made this morning in South Carolina. Onlookers cheered as the confederate battle flag was taken down at the state capitol. It had been flying over a confederate memorial for 15 years. Before that it spent nearly four decades on the capitol dome and now that flag is in a museum. Diane eastabrook is at the capitol in columbia. [ cheers and applause ] reporter a cheer erupted from a crowd of about 7,000 when the Confederate Flag was finally removed from the South Carolina state house grounds today. The state patrol honor guard lowered the flag folded it up and it was transported to an area museum. This has really been a whirlwind week for the people of South Carolina. Less than two days ago the legislature voted to take town the flag and the governor signed it into law less than a day ago. This has been a very divisive issue here in South Carolina, but a lot of people are here relishing the mo