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Grounds for good moving it to a museum. and ours later the pole that held the flag up for years came down too. people were filled with emotion. >> something i didn't think i would probably see in my lifetime. >> it's given people an excuse to be mean and ugly. and today it's a totally different ball game. >> it's a historical moment. it's been in the making for 53 years. i wanted to make sure that my grandchildren and my son would be able to tell their children when they get older about the confederate flag being removed from the statehouse grounds. joining me now from the statehouse are sta...

Would have been even worse. and we should be proud how people responded today. representative mcknight. >> i agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments reverend al. i echo the sentiments that the governor said with matt lauer today. the grounds of the statehouse belong to all the people of south carolina. and the only spirit that should be conveyed on these grounds is a spirit of unity and not division. and we could not have a spirit of unity at the statehouse grounds with the confederate battle flag flying ahead. so i, too, feel the way that you do, that why did it take the deaths of nine peop...

The loss of our friends and colleagues and loved ones in the state of south carolina in the charleston massacre. >> you know representative mcknight, the governor nikki haley spoke to matt lauer on the "today" show this morning of being proud of her state today. listen to this. >> the statehouse, that's an area that belongs to everyone. and no one should ever drive by the statehouse and feel pain. i think you can look at the way south carolina responded to this tragedy and we can all say that hopefully the emmanuel nine are looking down and feeling proud today. >> you know as i said to her at ...

Last night in a very late night session. this man was there and he voted yes to immediately take down the flag. his name is state representative mcknight. representative, thank you for being with us today. you tweeted out the words, the flag comes down, with a whole bunch of extra characters next to it. it's a great day in south carolina. i can only imagine your mood, but i certainly wasn't in the room when this happened. can you take me there as a fellow representative of jenny horne, not only when she made that impassioned speech but when the ultimate vote came down, 94-20. >> well, when jen...

Going to happen rather quietly. i don't think there will be a lot of pomp and circumstance, and that's completely different than when it went up in 2000 when they had confederate re-enactors come out and have a full ceremony in which they put the flag up. i anticipate this will be a quiet ceremony if a ceremony at all. today at 4:00 when the governor signs the bill there have been members of the families of the victims from the murders in charleston that have been invited. i'm certain senator pinckney's family has been invited. whether or not they will attend, i do not know. i imagine you will...