it's the union jack and the 13 red and white stripes.istorians believe without any further evidence that the red, white and blue come from the union jack. it was on the continental colors. the stars, the best guess is that -- well, i think for -- for millennia, stars have been a symbol for striving for greatness. that is probably one thing. and the other thing is, stars have a very important part in masonic iconography. and we know that nearly all of our founding fathers were masons. the stripes, we don't know. maybe the dutch flag has three stripes. and the dutch own part of these colonies, so they could possibly be that. let's talk about betsy ross for a minute. because almost the first question -- the book came out on flag day. i've done several radio and tv and newspaper interviews. almost the first question, especially from tv people, what, betsy ross didn't make the first flag? and the answer to that question is that we don't know. there's no primary source. there's no good historical evidence that she did. now in her defense, the

the union jack, there is some ham. three quid for two.astic to be recycled here in turkey. does this look like recycling? we watch as bag after bag arrives. this syrian boy says they were given the rubbish and just told to get rid of it. 0nce dumped, it's often burned. this fire lasted for two weeks. we found british waste dumped on sites across the city. "help keep britain tidy, re—use this bag to protect the environment." translation: english people are carefully separating out their waste but i think someone should come here and follow up to see how it's actually being disposed of. black smoke, more plastic, much of it british. sainsbury‘s pitta bread packaging being burned in the middle of south—east turkey. but what about the effects on the wider environment? our guide is an expert on plastic pollution. so, could some of this come from british waste? could be. he takes me to one of the most polluted beaches on the mediterranean, and has a message for british families. they are feeling that they are doing something for the environment

ignore it under the shadow of a union jack and national prophets and brittania rules the waves and all that and it's time that it stopped it's time that we actually read it is what's important to us is not that we're british in kish it's the way human beings but you know 1st things 1st how about just a baying the law boris i had a word with boris johnson on february the 22nd this year when i made a speech in omaha square about judean who i know we haven't talked about much today and also went in saying so now outside the home office on october the 2nd this is cut and dried just do the right thing boris you it will take you about 2 minutes to figure out what the right thing and if he has another another hearing next week roger are going to stop you there and you can introduce the song in a 2nd 2000 in the sunset we'll see you on saturday roger how on earth did you do. song anyway during coronavirus and then take it away just tell us about it and we'll play it. a couple of months ago i had the idea in my isolation to make an album of all the songs stuff my band and i did on the us and th

the defacing of the statue of winston churchill in parliament square and the attempt to burn the union jack the attempt to burn the unionjack on the cenotaph. at the same time, among some tory mps there is also criticism of the police for not taking a more assertive, robust role in trying to stop the scenes of public disorder from breaking out in the first place. a call echoed to some extent by the police federation this morning who have called on senior police commanders to apologise for getting their tactics wrong and also for sending out officers equipped only in flat caps and hi vis jackets. where does it leave us? i don't think there is any question of these demonstrations being banned, even though they clearly do breech lock down rules. you couldn't ban them because people will still turn up them because people will still turn up and clearly many of the protesters think they achieve more by toppling that statue in an afternoon then maybe numerous demonstrations over the years, but i think it is also quite likely that such a view to protest will be much more intensely and heavily polic

the aircraft which is used by boris johnson to travel around the world that will now feature a union jack which mr johnson has defended but critics say perhaps the government's priorities aren't quite in the right place at the moment he said thank you very much a day. well as we're hearing theresa health challenges have called for clarity on the future of those shielding from coronavirus and major lack of government and rice but public health consultant professor keith bill told me a catch all solution is impossible. government's got some responsibility but if it can't issue guidance for 2200000 people with totally different conditions because if you've had if you go to a person with bad heart disease is a completely different risk to someone with multiple myeloma or even somebody with bone cancer they're just completely different risks it also depends where you live because if you live in a crowded city then you probably more at risk of meeting people but if you live in a rural village there's quite likely no covert 19 you need anywhere near where you live and it's a matter of what activ

that i have been accused of trying to burn the unionjack have been accused of trying to burn the union jack shared on twitter and that had over like thousands of shares, and that is when i realised, like, 0k thousands of shares, and that is when i realised, like, ok this is serious, this is actually quite big, andl serious, this is actually quite big, and i did a quick twitter search as well to see if i could find anything else and i just well to see if i could find anything else and ijust sort like, so many other pictures, you know, a lot of racist abuse, people telling me that they were trying to name and shame me and they were going to find me, and, yeah, it was quite scary at the beginning to be honest. it has had, like, quite a massive effect on my family. they first are so, so worried. they do not want me to leave the house at all. they are so worried that they might find my name, but they might find my address, so i am tired of living my life in fear. i am tired of living my life in fear. i am exhausted. this movement is only getting bigger right now and it is beautiful how big it ha

in the colours red, white and blue, to represent the unionjack white and blue, to represent the union jack flag. downing street said this was going to be at a cost of £900,000, but defending that spending, saying that the repainting would mean that the plane can better represent the uk around the world. this has been questioned by opposition politicians, who question why this is happening now, at a time ofa why this is happening now, at a time of a global pandemic, questioning whether this really is the best use of resources at this time and what the government's priorities are, but downing street keen to emphasise they think it represents value for money. we arejust a money. we are just a few minutes from the downing street briefing. what do you expect to come up? we know we will hear from the culture media and sport secretary, 0liver dowden, he will lead the briefing on his own, we expect, without any medics or scientists today, as has been happening recently. we have got football restarted this evening, so iam sure football restarted this evening, so i am sure he will be keen to talk ab

it is policing -- police unions time and time again who are enemies of this kind of accountability that jack just talked about. so if we can get police unions ever on board, if we could get these allegedly 99% of the good cops, if we can ever get them on board to holding the few bad apples accountable for their badness, we could move forward. host: from jackson heights, new york. dan, your next. caller: i would like to point out two things. ae, coming from europe for number of years, i have never seen police as violent as i have here. i mean, violent with citizens, be they white, black. it is the most violent police i have ever seen. the second thing is, you know, there is a certain hook up to the brain, brain science, and one is through cognitive and one is through limbic reflex reactions. the first one takes a long time to develop. the second one is very quick. so if you're going to draw your gun and fire, like you see in the cowboy movies, it has to be on automatic and goes fast. but if policeman are not killers, policemen are supposed to be peacekeepers, anymore communities hire combat v

true a lot of what is happening here is the culinary workers union in las vegas is begging people to wear masks they have demanded it for the jack you have to wear a mask. they are saying it should happen for bartenders too >> all right contessa, thank you. we're also getting some news on uber and lyft. what do you see? >> the state of california plans to enforce this rule that would reclassify their drivers as employees. this was first reportedby san francisco chronicle and this is really a question of sort of how are uber and lyft going to maintain their employee base and what will that mean for the future of these companies especially once people start taking ubers and lyfts in large numbers again. >> starting the hour talking about disney and facebook. now lyft and uber. let's get to headquarters in the half >>> appreciate it, carl. welcome to the halftime report our top story, the great stock market rally whether it's reaching an inflection point we'll debate the future of your money this hour with our investment committee rob is back. ubs private wealth management. also one of forbes top 100 financial advisers stocks are h

thousands of protesters will march from jack london square to the port of oakland, those organizing the event in oakland say unionorkers cannot remain silent on police terror and systemic racism target stores are officially recognizing june teeth as a company holiday stores and distribution centers will remain open, but employees who work that day will receive time and a half holiday pay. >>target employees will also have the option to take the day off with pay. the company also says it's committed $10 million to advance social justice and support rebuilding and recovering efforts in local communities soya money shop are showing up in force as soon as stores started reopening for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began retail sales surged 17.7% in the month of may that is a record increase. the biggest one-month surge since 1992. >>it was also far better than economists had expected. according to estimates industry sales were expected to climb about 8% from april. >>if you have been patiently waiting to return to a movie theater here in locks in a world and regal cinemas will reopen by july 10th. the

jack lisowski was among the winners, beating 0liver lines in the latest round of matches in the championship league. premiership and championship rugby unionining. players will be allowed to train in small, socially distant groups. meanwhile, an overhaul of the salary cap in the premiership has been unanimously approved by clubs. liverpool womens goal keeper fran kitching is to leave the club, descirbing this season as her most challenging. she posted on social media she wanted an environment testing both players and people in the right way and allowing them to thrive. liverpool were bottom of the wsl when the league was halted. kitching is the third player to leave the club in a week. while the women prospering team look likely to be relegated, liverpool men are out of this world. the premier league is due to return on the 17th ofjune with neutral venues a possibility — to stop fans from gathering outside stadiums. jurgen klopp says he'd be happy to play on mars if it meant his side could finish their matches and clinch their first league title for 30 years. this situation is a positive situation, and our fans this situation is a positive

it is policing -- police unions time and time again who are enemies of this kind of accountability that jackt talked about. so if we can get police unions ever on board, if we could get these allegedly 99% of the good cops, if we can ever get them on board to holding the few bad apples accountable for their badness, we could move forward. host: from jackson heights, new york. dan, your next. caller: i would like to point out two things. ae, coming from europe for number of years, i have never seen police as violent as i have here. i mean, violent with citizens, be they white, black. it is the most violent police i have ever seen. the second thing is, you know, there is a certain hook up to the brain, brain science, and one is through cognitive and one is through limbic reflex reactions. the first one takes a long time to develop. the second one is very quick. so if you're going to draw your gun and fire, like you see in the cowboy movies, it has to be on automatic and goes fast. but if policeman are not killers, policemen are supposed to be peacekeepers, anymore communities hire combat veter

jack advice. we had their leaders, forfeit their estates to bring the union into a position of stability. the country was also notably in material terms, certainly, and some key respects an economy, it was even less developed than ireland. this is why scotland develops an economic patriotism. an attempt to bring the country up in material terms. scottish society, by the 17 sixties and seventies have very good, very practical, very understandable reasons to seek and support systems of governance that would provide for safety and stability to enable the pursuit of common improvement. because to us now, here, the seems so politically outdated and really outdated when you compare it against the progressive democratic vision of political freedom advanced with the patriots. it can be very easy to dismiss this vision of political community. yet this concept of an empire of liberty inspired many across britain, ireland and especially scotland, to fight what would be a bloody and costly eight year war against colonists and against a major alliance of european power. whatever else they are doing, t

grows nationwide our top story a new op-ed argues we should bust the police unions to remove bad cops. is that a good idea? jackion, coming up, next. ainsley: we're back with extreme weather overnight,cristobal downgraded to a tropical depression pushing its way across louisiana packing strong winds and rain sparking several reported tornadoes across alabama and florida. alex hogan joins us live from new orleans as the flooding threatens the area. alex? reporter: ainsley a lot of areas saw just a lot of rain, so that's good news for people who were potentially bracing for worse but areas like this we did see some flooding in parts and of course the storm surge always something to keep in mind but tropical storm cristobal is now downgraded to a tropical depression but at its peak it brought with it independence up to 50 miles an hour, rain up to 12 inches as it moves along parts of louisiana. in mississippi strong waves crashed over a lighthouse in biloxi but also swamped neighborhoods with water at least a foot and a half deep. the storm surge waters and flooding caused dangerous road conditions and in orlando,

jack describing the first time he realized politicians might use twitter. >> the greatest feeling that i've had is when obama was giving his state of the union and congressmen and women were updating during his speech. >> like teenagers. >> it is so interesting to watch. we decided to run the whole interview and, of course, new interviews with new entrepreneurs, this sunday morning on "press: here" right after "meet the press. ". >> that will be interesting to look back. thanks, scott. >>> what's trending this morning, canada's prime minister making national headlines for his hair. for the past few months justin trudeau has done briefings on the pandemic and is going viral for his beard and shaggy hair. some are sending letters to newspapers saying that he needs to go see a barber. trudeau says he will not get it cut until it's safe to reopen barber shops and salons. some videos of his hair flips have gotten more than 250,000 views. i don't know, mike, i know you've done it at home, i've done it myself, cutting our own hair. it may not be the best, not what we're used to. you can take a little -- maybe it's a sign of solidarity, standing with. >> seems like

jack describing the first time he realized politicians might use twitter. >> the greatest feeling that i've had is when obama was giving his state of the union and congressmennd women were updating during his speech. >> like teenagers. >> i have never had -- yeah, i've never had that sense of accessibility into my government. that was so huge and so inspiring to me. >> we had so much fun. we'll show you the entire interview this sunday morning on "press: here" after "meet the press" coming up at 9:00 a.m. on sunday morning. marcus and laura, i don't want to spoil it for you but politicians did end up using twitter. >> take a look back at how he's grown up, too. such a wonderful philanthropist he's become. >> he really has. >> thanks, scott. >> very impressive. cool. >>> starbucks is now banning employees from wearing clothing or accessories supporting the black lives matter movement. starbucks says the attire would violate company policy which bans clothing or accessories highlighting any political, religious, or person issue. >>> new for you this morning, johnson and johnson is changing the look of its band-aid products to be more reflective of all consume