the confederate flag. people want to call the flag racist, you use ke then flag because they social slavery with the americant what flag was slavery under the most, the american flag. they had a chance but they sglnt at some point we have to accept one flag. the confederate flag was a symbol of division for the most part and i think the american flag represents a symbol of togetherness. let me ask you this, what about as a symbol of pain, the pain the flag represents? ? i see where you are coming from if. from my point of view, why do i still have to carry those harsh feelings forward if i haven't been through -- what do i tell my kids when you see a confederate flag that person is racist. >> reporter: thomas says his parents do not support his support of the confederate flag. the university plans to have a student forum to discuss the controversy when students return from winter break. >>> your top stories are next, including the explosive ending to the discovery of world war ii era bombs in a german town. >>> and the unemployment rate takes a big dip. cnn managing money editor tells us if this means we are

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staff was up here on stage, my friend had shared with many of you, they stood side by side, the american flagone time at war, and the only time you will see to flags of these nations side- by-side at peace, so we go over to our seniors for a flag song. please stand if you are able. long before the star spangled banner, many of these nations saying these songs -- sang these songs honoring the first flag of this nation. the eagles that recognizing the many battles. as the eagles would lead the warriors into battle, we would sing the song says. -- we would sing these songs. when the flood would return again, paying homage -=- when the flag would return again, playinpaying homage to the battle. >> going over to the friendship house frodrum. a retreat song. take them out. our eagle staff, carried by randy surely, united states army. airborne. how about a big round of applause for our intertribal the answers. -- dancers. [applause] go dancing. good singing. thanks for coming out and representing. the antar, the of hard. -- dance hard, dance hard. all right, thank you. you may be seated. randy surel

there is -- you play the anthems and for the last time on this soil, the american flag and the flag ofhe units there, the american units there, will be saluted and then they will be rolled and put into cases and taken away. it's a solemn ceremony. there's great deal of sadness in leaving an area where you have been for a long time, especially for soldiers, sailors and airmen and marines, because they've left their kinsmen behind, they've left their comrades behind. >> sure. it's interesting you point on that. it was on twitter, a journalist who had spent much of the past eight years covering this war, said, it's almost surreal to watch an army pack up after a war and you've followed this war yourself being an analyst and, of course, very close to this, being a retired army colonel, what's your feel, reaction to this -- not just this ceremony, but the past eight years? >> well, it's an interesting question. right now all the troops who are there who know they are leaving, are ecstatic beyond all possible recognition. they're just trying not to show it. they're not ecstatic about the uni

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flag with their tributes to the heroes taken down. and now, our guest put up a flag to honor her nephew. >> thank you for having us and supporting the americanell the folks at home what happened if they missed the story yesterday. >> he years ago, our nephew was being deployed to afghanistan so our family put an american flag up in the center of round about circle so when he left for afghanistan he knew our community and our family was behind him because he was fighting for america and fighting for the freedoms of others. he came home from afghanistan that flag was there to greet him as it has been for three years every soldier and veteran a tribute and a thank you. a month ago, the flag, the round about a car went over it and knocked the flag and lit a tree in the center and our family put up a new pole with the help of a world war ii veteran, mr. jack baker and we put up a new pole in the center and two weeks later they, the state roads took the flag down, and threw it in the back of a dump truck. >> what was their response? you reached out to them saying what are you doing with this flag i want it put back up. what was their response? >>

. >> the american flag still flies at half staff. his classmates went on line to sites like twitter to grieve. amanda cross wrote "class was not the same today. but seat should not be empty. rest in peace puzzle there has been an outpouring of grief on facebook, where family members set up the page. "deeply saddened to hear of his sudden passing. praying that god will embrace them with love and peace at this unbelievably said time." ryan and a friend were walking thursday afternoon when he entered the road and was hit by a car. the impact sent him into another lane, where he was hit by a second car. the other teenager was not hurt. >> i would not know what to do as a parent, how to handle that. >> the accident is under investigation. once it is finished, police will determine whether any charges will be filed. at last check, the family had not posted information about funeral services on the facebook memorial page. we are live in baltimore county. >> thank you. you're looking at video just into our newsroom of of a police investigatio

taking down the american flag is another sign the change of power is on track. >> we are on schedule to make it out before christmas. >> nato will stop its training mission at the end of the month, leaving iraqi forces to maintain control on their own. at the white house, tara mergener, wjz 13. >> the troop withdrawal will mark the end of a 9-year war at the height of which in 2007, 170,000 u.s. troops were serving there. >>> still to come on eye witness news at noon, the suspension. fallout from the basketball brawl. occupiers pick a series of targets out of the west coast. details of the newest plan to combat corporate america. >> it's cloudy and chilly. first morning forecast is coming up. ,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. it's an amazing holiday deal. but don't wait. it's only available for a limited time. so go to verizon.com/superoffer to sign up. ac

taking down the american flag is another sign the change of power is on track. >> right now, we're on schedule to be able to make it out of here before christmas. >> nato will stop its training mission there at the end of the month, leaving iraqi security forces to maintain control on their own. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >>> the troop withdrawal will mark the end of a nine-year war. at the height of the war in 2007, there were 170,000 u.s. troops serving in iraq. >>> well, the nation's highest court will rule on arizona's controversial immigration law. arizona wants the supreme court to allow the states to begin enforcing the law. lower courts blocked the law's measure from going into effect. among those provisions, one that requires police to question a person's immigration status if officers suspect he's in the country illegally. the justice department says regulating immigration is the federal government's job and not the state's. >>> well, it may be christmas but you can expect some fireworks next weekend in leesburg, virginia. it is another controversy over a h

troops in baghdad lowered the american flag for the last time during a ceremony today at baghdad international airport. defense secretary leon panetta presided over the ceremony, saying it is now time to look forward for both the u.s. and iraq. more than 4500 americans have been killed since the war began. it is estimated that more than 100,000 iraqis have lost their lives. we posed a question on our facebook page. was the war in iraq worth it? 84% of those polled said no. coming up, the new attack on tim tebow. first, the scandal at penn state takes a new twist. you may not believe what gerry sandusky attorney said. [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier bankingng. standard at citibank. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it's easy to see what subaru owners care about. ♪ ♪ that's why we created the share the love event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. ♪ ♪ with your help, we can reach 20 million dollars by the end of thi

floor of the main gearly -- gallery at the american history museum, the most visited museum in the world, there is george washington to the left, the american flag to the middle, and the kiprusoffy collection to the right. and i just want you to know that because you know, luis was trying to tell you who the kinseys are and you know what? you need to know who's speaking to you so sometimes you sit up a little bit better and you listen, but we are very grounded in what we're doing and we've lived in san francisco back in the 1970's. we ran a million square feet for der -- xerox out of south san francisco. we ran the oakland branch in oakland for three years there where i had 100 black folks working for me in 1977, just so you know. so we got our roots in the right place. we got our hearts in the right place. and it's a joy to be here in san francisco at this beautiful building here in city hall. i want to thank the supervisor cohen and aughtle supervisors, catchose and others that are here. you get a feel ream quickly whether or not a city really gets it if the mayor -- mayor shows up and the supervisors show up you know what i mean? because if t

the flag-burning case? >> we start the lookout with the case of texas versus johnson. this was a case where a young man helped burn the american flag in dallas, texas and they had a law making it a crime to desecrate a national symbol such as the american flag so he was convicted. it's a freedom of political speech. it didn't have a lot of interest, it had a great deal of interest publicly because the original george bush was making a big thing about the flag waving a type of politics and was accusing dukakis, what was his first man i forgot, michael dukakis of being soft on patriotism. but anyway, everyone expected stevens who had a reputation as being pro free speech to oppose the state in affect and he didn't. he wrote a dissent saying that in this case the burning of the flag or of the symbol has tremendous value just as a political object and he felt in this case because i was the flag and not some other document or something like that that it should be kept coming and he cites in the decision not personally but he does allude to the world war ii efforts, military efforts before that. his son served in the vietnam and alt

. >> after nine years of war, the american flag has been lowered in baghdad, marking an end to u.s. military operations in i iraq. the u.s. plans for several thousands to stay in the country had to be dropped after iraq would not agree to america's terms. we report from baghdad. >> a quiet, down the ceremony marks the end of an occupation which lasted 100 months, cost the lives of 4500 americans, and of an unknown but far greater number of iraqians. >> this is a time for iraq to look for. this is an opportunity for iraq to forge ahead on the path to security and prosperity. >> a sprawling working-class shiite suburb of baghdad. the occupiers are giving their things to the government. yet things have changed here out of all recognition. the last time i was here was about three years ago. i have to say, i was pretty nervous. kidnapping was rife and there were bombs just about every day. now -- you can see for yourself how relaxed everything is. not everything is necessarily better. there are power cuts every day here and everywhere in iraq as the americans never managed to fix the elec

soldiers loaded the american flag in baghdad today for the very last time. u.s. defence secretary leon panetta acknowledged that, "and a lot of blood had been spilled since the toppling of saddam hussein," but he said american troops have place iraq on a path to peace and democracy. the conviction of former french president jacques chirac on corruption charges has been sending shock waves throughout france. he was handed a suspended sentence for charges related to his time as mayor of paris, making him the first french head of state to be convicted on charges in about 70 years. >> the former french president has been dogged by this case for well over a decade. for a time, it looked as though all charges would be dropped after he paid compensation. even state prosecutors had urged a not guilty verdict, but today, jacques chirac finds himself a convicted criminal. >> for us, it is a historic judgment, the first time a former president has been sentenced by the french courts. a wonderful event that demonstrates that no one is above the law. >> the convictions relate

after 89 years of -- nearly nine years of war, the american flag has been lowered in baghdad, marking end of military operations in iraq. the u.s. flag had to be dropped after iraq would not agree to america's terms. our correspondent who covered the war in iraq reports now from baghdad. >> a kowt -- a quiet, downbeat ceremony marks the end of an occupation, which lasted 100 months, cost the lives of 4500 americans, and of an unknown, but for greater number of iraqis. -- far greater number of iraqis. >> this is a time for iraq to look forward. this is an opportunity for iraq to forge ahead on the path to security and prosperity. >> welcome to satyr city, a sprawling, working-class shiite suburb of baghdad. the occupiers are going, one says, thanks to our government. here.hings have changed you >> the last time i was here i was pretty nervous. kidnappings and bombings just about every day. now you can see for yourself just how relaxed everything is. >> but not everything is necessarily better. there are power cuts every day here and everywhere in iraq. the americans never managed to fi

take a look at the american flag here on federal hill. you talk about the nag whipping in the winds out there jamie. man, that will parts hair and then some. 36 right now out at the airport. feeling much colder than that. those winds steady at 12 but gusting quite a bit higher still. obviously more than 12 miles per hour there. sunshine the story throughout most of the day. that took the edge off a little bit from an otherwise blustery winter like day no question of that. but again it was a mix of sun and clouds and you can really see the affect of the winds shaking our camera. as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, crystal clear in terms of any precipitation, but those winds still something that we're going to continue to have to deal with through the rest of the evening. no question. temperatures much cold tore the west 23 in oakland below freezing at 30 hagerstown beach 40 still with the winds it doesn't feel mild anywhere in state right now. those winds are steady all northwesterly pulling in that colder canadian air and you fee

honor him by using the reverse of the swiss flag for our symbol -- the red cross against a white background. >> returning to the united states, she founded the american red cross in 1881. and ever since then, the american red cross has been helping people in need. what are some of the big disasters the red cross responded to? >> the red cross has been responding to disasters since its beginnings in 1881, when there was a large wildfire across michigan. and early on, the red cross also responded to floods in johnstown, pennsylvania, when a dam broke, and a major hurricane that hit off of the coast of south carolina and georgia. the red cross still responds to major disasters today, in modern times, such as 9/11 and hurricane katrina, and even small disasters like everyday house fires. >> what about wars? >> the american red cross trained tens of thousands of nurses for world war i and world war ii, and it also helped with all the major conflicts throughout the 20th century. >> every year, the american red cross responds to more than 70,000 emergencies. they provide first aid, food and shelter to victims of all kinds of disasters, from local flooding a

the american flags been lowered in baghdad in the so many marking the war's end in iraq and the withdrawal of u.s. troops a small contingent of u.s. soldiers remains in baghdad but will leave soon after the siren many american claims to have left behind a stable country but many worry the minute you pull out even more terrorist attacks over ten thousand iraqis have been killed since the american led invasion nine years ago. well time now to try a ten take a trip rob a thousands of years back in time as we visit russia's oldest city. people have lived in their beds for more than five thousand years a fortress with a time tested its history many battles ago one on loss for control of the prize city because of its strategic position and they should trade route today they dearly armies advance only imposing edifice of russia's southernmost city a friendly tourist rather than hostile invade the many centuries the city developed between two natural walls the mountains and the sea on a strip of land just three kilometers long over the years different nations gave the city different names but all

the law to erect a flag on the traffic circle. they told my husband that whoever put up the flag could be arrested fortress passing. we figured it is the american live in the united states of america, how can anyone have a problem with it? apparently someone did. >> they say if you do put up a flag there, a construction crew or someone with the government needs to put it in, not a random civilian. my question is well then do that. let someone with the government or construction crews go out there and put it up. >> and there have been a number of people in rallies, the community was outraged so they came out and supported this. they held a rally and a lot of people waving their flags. they want the flags put back there. rhonda will be here on "fox and friends" to give us an update what happened. >> e-mail us what you think. why put it in a dump truck? at least contact the family and explain what happened. >> and they won't give the flag back to the family. i wonder if they know where it is now? >> love to have your e-mails on that one. >> and watch what you say. some of the most popular phrases that you use in everyday conversations are now bann

iraqi people oh i think there's still a lot of problems i mean they're going to try to hide the american flag aspect to this but they still exist the real question now of course is the whether the leadership and others really particularly care about what the quote unquote people of iraq think i mean that's always been one of the problems but i do think this company whether it is and multiple others where there is well will try to stay as low a profile as they can but remember i mean one of the aspects that just because the americans are leaving doesn't mean they left the largest american embassy in the world is in that dept the largest it's bigger than china it's bigger than moscow it's bigger than britain and so you have fifteen thousand people in multiple contractors including multiple special forces who still have very deep thinkers and there are people right across the border who can cross into iraq rocky space at the drop of a hat so in effect is it misleading to say in a way that u.s. combat forces are leaving because you've already mentioned the links with the cia but will these people

. >> down the street the american flag still flies at half staff. his classmates went online to social media sites like twitter to grieve his death. one student wrote "rest in peace, ryan chase." there has been an outpouring of support on facebook where loved ones have set up the "rest in peace ryan chase page." "praying for the family that god will bless them with love and peace at this unbelievably sad time. ryan and a friend were walking along the road when he somehow went into traffic and was hit by a car. jbing a parent today, if i were to lose -- being a parent, if i were to lose my child at the holidays, i wouldn't know what to do. >> baltimore county police will determine whether any charges will be filed. >> ryan's family had not posted information about a funeral on his facebook memorial page. reporting at parkville high school in baltimore county, sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a police investigation is underway after several shootings in the city. police found a man with several gun shot wounds. around 9:30 last night another man fou

checking our labels and tags and realize ok my shirt made in china or mugs are made in china the american flag i had this hat that our producer dimitri swore and i haul the wheat episode to dress up as uncle sam again made in china but had a sideline in there of this ridiculous thing our guest says china is not to blame for america's economic ills far from it she asked if santa claus in fact is chinese she points out that u.s. manufacturing decline before china became engaged in the global economy went from fifty three percent of the u.s. economy in one thousand nine hundred sixty five to twenty five percent in the seventy's and my highlighter actually we saw is made in mexico our guest argues that now to move jobs from america to mexico not china so. oh mexicans not americans ought to be mad at the chinese for taking away low wage manufacturing jobs from them that have gone to china and now meanwhile americans she argues have been the biggest beneficiaries of chinese labor and consumerism with u.s. exports to china growing four hundred sixty eight percent over about the last decade wall to th

upon the packing up and shipping out as our team reports online the true top brass watch as the american flag lowered drawing a line under trillion dollar war that's killed more than one hundred thousand iraqi civilians see the ceremony at r.t. don't go. in other online reports hacking the mind and the latest rapid developments in medical technology site five prospects of gaining control of the human brain could become a reality in the foreseeable future new advances in d.n.a. program. there's plenty of good karma in the air in moscow as indian prime minister manmohan singh arrives on a state visit to meet present for the two having plenty to talk about well correspondent peter all of us following the trip. both russia and india are part of the bric group of emerging economic powers and we're expecting to see around half a dozen deal signed on friday which will further the economic ties between the two nations no one deal that we may not see on friday concerns the building of a further two units not the could down nuclear power plant in russia did build to two units that are on site there alr