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The bill while the house may wait for that senate bill to come to them and perhaps engage in debate of whether or not there will be testimony about this bill or if it will go straight to the floor. now, what needs to happen in order for the flag to be removed, it needs a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of the state's general assembly. a survey taken by "the post and courier" last week suggested there were enough votes for it to happen. today it's anyone's guess. no doubt this has been a polarizing issue, without question. some people see the flag as a representation of southern herit...

To do so. that will be a sad day in our state's history. again, this is not the end of any journey, it's just the beginning, so we'll literally have to sit back and watch, wait and see. >> i know this weekend you told cnn that you will breathe a sigh of relief when the flag is removed, but that really is not the end of anything. actually could be the beginning of a long journey. explain. >> well in south carolina we have what's known as a corridor of shame. it's along the i-95 corridor where kids go to school where heating and air conditioning don't work the infrastructure is falling apart. th...

It in. to do it all in the first 15 or so minutes, pretty amazing. coy wire thank you for joining us and we hope you get some rest too. the next hour of cnn "newsroom" begins right now. happening now in the "newsroom" -- >> i'm angry. i'm frustrated. and i'm frustrated and angry that we're here again talking about another senseless murder. >> a 7-year-old killed by mistake during a violent holiday weekend in chicago. >> i wish this on nobody. i wish this upon nobody heavenly father. >> even with more police patrolling the streets, dozens hurt another seven killed in shootings across the ci...

Most of the e-mails and the calls i have gotten are in support of the removal of the battle flag from in front of the state house, but i have been involved that they are credible physical violent threats and death threats and our appropriate law enforcement authorities are investigating them. >> bakari sellers is joining me a cnn contributor and former state representative. thank for being with us. first, your reaction to the alleged death threats. are you hearing from other lawmakers on this? >> well i am. i have been hearing from fellow lawmakers, but we're in good hands with chief mark hill...

So so we have to talk with each other with a level of empathy and compassion. hopefully we can begin to have honest dialogue about how to move our state forward into the 21st century. this flag represents a lot. to some of us hate to some of us heritage but at the end of the day it's a larger discussion about race we have to have not only in south carolina but in the united states of america. >> as you mention the flag is a symbol that means different things to different people. i wonder what your take is on this new cnn/orc poll that came out the end of last week that essentially show that is...