states back into union. the fact he chose the number 10% tells you something about -- the absence of support for the union in this confederate states. and the fact that he had to adjust his expectations about the potential of people switching sides. there were pockets of unionism in the southcom particularly in the mountainous south, but in the sort of plantation areas of seceded states, true blue unionist among whites were few and far between, and somewhat beleaguered and yearning for deliverance to be sure, but having to wait a very long time for it. >> professor, thank you so much for this absolutely fascinating conversation. allison, thank you for corralling all those great questions. i i want to share my screen one more time and so i i can share with all you folks out there a whole bunch of important links. >> is also going into the chat feature, so these are not clickable but go to the chat window to click on any of these listed here. let me also say, friends, with 100 odd questions and the chance to e

in the union army is absolutely decisive in union victory, and another point i want to emphasize to peoples that while it's a bit of short hand to equate the south and confederacy, we shouldn't do so because the were african-americans were anti-confederate southerners, the 200,000 african-americans who served the union army, nearly 80% were southerners, and so this comes back to your question, confederate used ideology was a bid to argue there was a solid south of confederate nationalists of loyal slaves and so on but we had a divide south and lincoln was able to capitalize on some of those divisions. >> and then taking a look at these two different ideologies, like you summarize the confederate viewpoint as they called it northern barbarity and southern victimization and the north is on one hand trying to use deliverance as a way to bring the south back to into fold, they're wayward injured with the start of he reconstruction and some of the legacies then in some ways that the southern view almost negates or takes advantage of the northern view of trying to bring them back into the fold a

we think of unions differently than unions who were there and the progressives like unions, and the court -- to answer your question the court was aware of union agitation which is why the court and lochner refer tuesday other motives. lacking a health and safety reason that adequate unlike the rest of the bill we might suspect other motives are responsible for the passage of it. for example, this was actually prounion as opposed to promanagement legislation. and they're not supposed to put theirself on one side or the other. >> our guest said there's beginning to be a revisiting of lochner especially among libertarians. our final clip is senator rand paul on the senate floor in 2013 talking about lochner. >> so when you get to the lochner case, the lochner case is in 1905, the majority rules 5-4 that the right to make a contract is part of your due process. someone can't deprive you of determining how long your working hours are without due process. so president obama is a big opponent to this, but i would ask him among the other things i'm asking him today to rethink the lochner. case.

and to go back into the union. and with the series of appeals a long tradition of antislavery understand it - - standard narrative is where lincoln comes around when he observes the slavery against the enslaved. and with this activism is resistant that is eroding the institution and then is driven by a pragmatic believe that the abolition means on behalf of emancipation that is pragmatic and then to say as a means to an end written by pragmatism because of military necessity to take resources away from our enemy. i recognize the value of that narrative but as it comes around where abolition on --dash evolution but with the emancipation so it would benefit opening the way free speech and economic prosperity. and then to remove the source of contention, it will displace that slaveholding society. and in the attempts the various allies from the border states and the southerners of the confederate states and then to make the case that will have the benefits. now to say that lincoln makes the argument about society and

back into the union.that he chose the number 10% tells you something about about the absence for the support of the union and those confederate states. the fact that he had to adjust his expectations about the potential of people switching sides, there were pockets of unionism in the south particularly in the months off but in the sort of plantation area the seceded states true blue unionist among whites were few and far between. somewhat leaguer and yearning for deliverance to be sure but having to wait a very long time for it. >> professor elizabeth varon thank you so much for this absolutely fascinating conversation. i also thank you for corralling all those great questions. >> much appreciated. >> and did i share my screen one more time so i can share with all you folks out there a whole bunch of important links. >> these are also going into the chat feature. these are not clickable but go to the chat window and for any of those listed here. >> with 100 odd questions and a chance to answer only a few

welcome to this broadcast germany today takes over the rotating presidency of the european union. is about to discuss how plans for the 6 months with lawmakers in the federal parliament the bundestag guide the course of the block at a time of huge social and economic upheaval triggered by the global coronavirus and make germany kicked off. by projecting the words together for your. iconic brandenburg gate the slogan is a reference to the damage caused by the virus pandemic which just plans to european economies into recession johnson. has described it as the greatest challenge the e.u. has ever faced. we're reaching and i'm going to michael to begin how to dress for the job but in the meantime i'm joined by political correspondent nina. you know the motto for the e.u. presidency is together for your recovery what is angle of michael's plan. the german government will throw all its weight behind efforts to get the european union out if there's very existential corona crisis of course the german government had completely different plans for its e.u. presidency that always takes a ha

of us afl-cio unions. this was a jurisdiction strike. it was called over whether some 350 people in the entire industry should be members of the stagehands union or members of the trade union. we had that mix. back from the days of the great strike on broadway in the theater days, there had been a tradition in the picture reconcile the differences between stagehands -- what had happened in the theaters in the old days was a stagehand did every thing in the theater, not just ask stage but the stage. if a seat needed fixing in the front, he came out like a carpenter and fixed the seat. this had led to the jurisdictional strike on broadway. the settlement finally was that everything behind the proscenium arch was the stagehands, and everything in front of it belonged to the craft unions -- lammers's, carpenters, so forth. theollywood, they made presidium arch the soundstage door. stagehands,there but every studio had mills where they made in sections the sets. at the end of the day, you would see the sets for

our conversation today will be about the economy of the european union and the european union with a response to the covid-19 crisis. we will also touch upon the european union and commissions broader economic policy agenda as we hopefully recover from the crisis, its evolving fiscal institutions and its management of the european macroeconomy. so it should be an interesting conversation and obviously particular important given the worldwide economic crisis we have found ourselves in. let me introduce i guess today, he is the director general for economic of financial affairs in the european commission, prior to his current job he was director general for structural reform support and will touch a little bit on while i imagine. and prior to that he was deputy director general for economic and financial affairs. he worked extensively on the funds which will talk about as well. anyway with that introduction out-of-the-way mark, i wanted to start out by talking about the way in which the crisis has unfolded over the past two months in europe and what actions have been taken to deal with

we think of unions differently than unions were there.answer your question, the courts were aware of union agitation. lacking health and safety reason, but adequate, like the rest of the bill, we might suspect other motives responsible for the passage of it. for example, this was actually prounion as opposed to management legislation. and the courts said the legislatures and supposed to put their self on the side of one or the other, which is what paul was saying was going on in terms of the police power. ms. swain: there is beginning to be a revisiting of lautner especially among libertarians. our last clip is about senator rand paul. [video >> clip] senator paul: the right to contract as part of your due process. someone can't deprive you of determining how long your working hours are without due process. so president obama is a big opponent to this but i would ask him come among the other things i am asking him today, to rethink the lochner case. the case in lochner is whether a majority rule, a state legislature can take away your due

is there at that that they could leave the union? guest: there is little chance that poland would leave the union. they get too much out of it. poland,ry popular in among polish farmers, they like the union because they receive development assistance. the conservative electorate in poland does not like what they people fromronizing aboutn unit -- union social issues. polish society especially in the rural areas are deeply conservative. one of the stresses in poland has been the modernization in the big cities, which in many the westernh like cities, so there are tensions between poland and west european countries about social issues. polesms of economics, generate like the you, and i think they're leaving is not in the cards. host: patrick, from pittsburgh, good morning. caller: i am listening to this narrative from the ambassador, but he is wrong on virtually every level. a church inr in pittsburgh, and there is major animosity against the european agnosticainst their representation against the foundation of catholicism in authority

but unfortunately, this union as a bully. teachers are being highly encouraged to vote along for the safe line of thinking that in the end, you know, based on their objectives of the union. i'm here to tell you that it's not. it's not the majority of california parents. kids don't have lobbyists, kids don't have unions speaking on their behalf. and speaking the truth. we are not having a conversation about the impact of covid versus closure. i think the long-term, kids are going to be much more impacted most especially especially educated children due to this closure. i do believe there is an answer. i do believe there is a middle ground. there is a system that can prevent it. >> laura: i would argue -- i would go even further. i think the hybrid system is probably a little bit better. but it's incredibly confusing. and it upends family life, obviously for working parents especially. the mayor of los angeles has already threatened another lockdown. watch. >> do you initiate the stay-at-home order to return? >> as i said, not

some had been employed in the union army as teamsters. but the idea of them bearing .rms was new not all military leaders embraced the idea. those who may be watching the grant miniseries on the history two, ulyssespisode s grant watches on african-american labor take a gun and shoot a confederate -- a word soldier. eyes,n see in grant's this is the way of the future. in fact grant did not think it was a great idea first, to welcome african americans into his army. his chief lieutenant, william sherman, did not like the idea. wasn't burnside, who taken as seriously as those two at that time, did not like the idea. , who wasal mcclellan in a tent with lincoln, in october of four months after the 1862, petition, tells lincoln, my folks are going to fight to restore the union, but don't expect us to fight for black freedom, which shows you how long it had to be to get the racist military at that point. the military was pretty racist. valerie: absolutely. harold: frederick douglas helps. valerie: yeah. these are much a part of our second proj

on their objectives of the union. i'm here to tell you it's not true. a majority of parents want to go back to school. unfortunately they don't have a seat at the table. kids don't have lobbyists, kids don't have union speaking on their behalf and speaking the truth. we aren't having a conversation about truly the impact of covid versus closure. special education children, we are going to go in communities due to this closure. i do believe there is a middle ground. >> laura: i'm going to go further, harmeet, the hybrid system is a little bit better but it's incredibly confusing. and up and mack family life for working parents especially. harmeet, eric garcetti the mayor of los angeles and it dovetails into this conversation is already threatening another lockdown. watch. >> do you anticipate the mandate and stay at home or in or to return? order.ot a stay at home if we go to read, that's what will come. today, i only know today -- asked me later this week, but i want everybody to take seriously that we are on the verg

they made up 10% of the union army and 25% of the union navy. there was a significant buy in for black soldiers. they often did not get competent leadership because they were laboring under the systems of racism that kept them from getting their primary leaders. and they were sometimes denied the ability to hold commissioned positions as leaders. eventually, they were allowed to gain some commissions. they have some leadership role. they were also often placed at the forefront. sometimes called cannon fodder. put on the frontlines of different battles. they suffered some of the greatest numbers of casualties. as a result of this service. one example of suffering casualties because of being placed on the front lines but also the tenor of the war was so charged that they would experience extreme violence because they were freed black men that they were viewed as being runaway slaves. fort pillow in tennessee, there was a group of black soldiers. there is a massacre of union troops trying to surrender. black soldiers were often on the front lines.

the same day as the union wins the battle of gettysburg. glorious in the north and in washington, d.c. grants troops march in. who hadmy has soldiers various occupations before the war, and there must have been typesetter setters and printers and they went into reset one of the stories in the last edition of this vicksburg newspaper, on wallpaper, saying grant is in town. effort.oint again, the siege ends july 3 and fourth. the union army takes this almost impregnable hilltop city, that had held out really for longer than they should have, because both the garrison and to billions were eating rats if they could find them. is ane: um, here interesting question. what was the relationship like between jewish and black soldiers? where they kindred spirits are not? on where thepended jewish soldiers came from. no uniformed jewish viewpoint in the civil war, perhaps some of us would like to think so in retrospect. but there were many scholars and rabbis in the south, who argued for the biblical justification of slavery. lincoln, and joined in tha

our conversation today will be about the economy of the european union and about the european union's economic policy response to the covid-19 crisis, we will also touch upon the european union, european commissions, broader economic policy agenda as we hopefully recover from the crisis, it has been evolving fiscal institutions, its management of the european macro economy. it should be an interesting conversation, obviously of particular importance given the worldwide economic crisis we are suddenly found ourselves in. let me introduce my guests today, director general for economic and financial affairs in the european commission, prior to his current job, he was director general for structural reform support a topic we will touch on a little bit as well i imagine, prior to that he was deputy director general for economic and financial affairs. he also worked extensively on the so-called -- fund which we will talk about as well. anyway, with that introduction out of the way, i want to start out with talking about the way in which the crisis has unfolded over the past few months in yo

and what the overall package is concerned and your question on the priorities for the european union it has it is an unprecedented size and scope of package that we have 1.8 trillion and the importance here is that the whole next general election aeration you package of 750000000000 is composed in a way that the national recovery plans will be aligned with the european priorities that is the european green deal that is the digitization at this resilience transmitted through the country specific recommendations so we have a very strong true will know that we can work together with the member states on not only the recovery but at the same through the investment leap forward into a more sustainable a greener and more digitized future we want to build was a modern single market so this is a unique opportunity to modernize the european union. thank you the next question is for david heston whoredom from politico. much current good morning presidents president michelle i wonder if you could address the concern that president founder line just raised calling it regrettable that leaders had

they were pushed out of the soviet union. now there is no need for partisans anymore, because there are no lines to fight behind. most of the units were disbanded. they were amalgamated into the regular red army units. one of those units that i portray -- one of the other things that i find that's interesting about the soviet contribution is -- one of them was the partisans. the other one was cavalry. so, i represent the cavalry, in my case the cavalry sergeant. my uniform is a fairly standard late-war uniform, we'll call it. i have my red stripe on my pants to represent the cavalry movement. my hat also, of course, has various combinations of colors. the idea being, the blue on my epaulets, and the symbol with the crossed sabers. i'm carrying a saber. that harkens back to the cossacks. there were other types of sabers. calvary men were lightly armored. they were mounted. the point here -- the advantage, the interesting thing about the soviet military in terms of cavalry is that they had these large numbers of mounted cavalry

union of debs. under this umbrella they formed the socialist party of america. very small group. within a decade or so, up to world war i -- this is really the point -- between 1901 and world war i, which breaks out in 1914. socialism grows to become a significant part of the political discourse in the united states. a factor in american life. not a majority by any means. but not a fringe, sectarian group, as it would later become. the first thing we have to do to think about this is to remember my admonition, which i mentioned before, to read history forward, not backward. you cannot understand the socialist party of the pre-world war i. people who read the pre world war i period without forgetting about the russian revolution, the cold war, and many other things that will happen in the history of socialism, then communism, which will split socialism into sectarian groups, which will discredit it in many ways. but nobody knows that is coming in the period of 1901-1917. today, socialism, to the exte

. >> our conversation today will be the economy of the european union and about the european union economic policy response due to the covid-19 crisis. we'll also catch up on the european union, european commission's broader economic policy agenda as we hopefully recover from the crisis, its evolving fiscal institutions and its management of the european macro economy. so it should be an interesting conversation, particularly of particular importance given the worldwide economic crisis we've suddenly found ourselves in. let me introduce my guest today. as i said, director general for economic affairs in the european commission prior to his current job, he was for reform support and we'll touch on that as well, i imagine and prior to that he was deputy director general for economic and financial affairs. and did work extensively on the funds which we'll talk about as well. and anyway, with that introduction out of the way, i wanted to start out by just talking about the pay in which the crisis has unfolded over the past few months in europe and especially what actions have been taken to deal

they were definitely used in the union. even when abraham lincoln wrote letters to his wife while she was visiting new york or other places. he would write on top " cipher," which he consistently misspelled, cypher. he was not a great speller. but he used the cipher all the time. i have seen a few of the messages, and they look in code. so this is going on. this is side versus side. mad magazine style, but in the civil war. >> i have never really seen too many ciphers. >> this is the only one i have ever seen. >> it is great, and beautifully intact. a wonderful object to begin our conversation with. let's move on to the second object. this is a half model of the uss monitor, 1862. continuing our theme of war and technology. it looks like a charming, decorative ship model, but it is a very important piece of history. explain what this is. the first rendering of the first ironclad in naval history. onet specifically designed in all america. the second in the civil war. the first was a rebuilt confederate wooden ship that beca

the unions. the of them had joined socialist labour party and said, wait a minute. why is my political party trying to destroy the union i am working with? many of them left quickly, but views woulds influence the industrial workers of the world which attempted to unionse or organize the which the american federation of labor left out. when the socialist party of america is founded in 1901 deleon and his group is the one group of socialists who remain outside, who are not part of this group. 1901oes come together in to form this umbrella group called the socialist party of america? well, a conglomeration of people. iner the defeat of brian and some bellamyites followers of eugene debs formed the brotherhood of the cooperative commonwealth. massead a plan to move en to some western states with limited population and basically take over the state by moving in. they thought they would plant colonies in the state of washington or something. it did not get anywhere, but that is the communitarian eat e

which is closer to your union stack. what we to see her now clearly i is. everythihing on the e uk's. concererning the future relationship withh the european week again. once a close relationship cannot be the same we h had beforee because they wl no longer be a memberr o of the european union they've decided they don't't want thesese for ththemselves. but we think that. theree is a way to craft a strong relationship between two friends and allies that are in the uk and the european uninion but the bond to date i in the uk scott. just got a little bit of time left to speak about gibraltar say you were. in the resistance region the boldest your peralta at this week- it's one of the issues that come out of brexit dispeperses territory on the southern tip of spain where that many gibraltarians have been concerned that spain could try to make moves. on its sovereignty of post brexit- in late twenty eighteen your prime minister talks about joint sovereignty- is that still a name what- it's pretty clear that spain hasn't renounced to its historic rededication. co

thousand union troops were needed to shore up the union army. days later, the first names of draft eligible men were drawn from wheels just like this one. harold, tell us about this object. it is an unusual looking sure., for short -- for but think of it is a large, hand-cranked device. look at the aperture with the cover, the lid on the top. in this wheel were the names of conscripts. the draft is employed when recruitment is not equal to state requirements. . -- so by july, new york had to the firstcription, military draft in american history. eventnot the most popular in recruiting. at a draftwas used office on the lower east side. it contained a number of names, and would be cranked by a provost marshal in public, then someone would open the lid, stick his arm income and the first, unlucky draftee's name would be called. young men would be lined up outside and would go right from that office into the union army. so it is not a popular object, and it was a time of tremendous anxiety. this object came into the collection of the new york histor

elected officials to stop treating them like a traditional union. >> the unions tell a different storyecessary? sure it is. do we need to have transpar? we hope that we have a fair process, right. >> reporter: he believes the current contract is fair and the state protections for police are balanced and told us there is not a single bad cop on the san antonio police force. >> nobody wants bad cops in our department. >> reporter: do you believe him that the union does not want the bad cops on the force? >> i want to believe him. but until the provisions change, then we are left in a situation where it looks like the union politics is against the general public's best interests. >> jim, state and federal laws are being changed around the country. that is easier to do, experts say than changing the union contracts. minneapolis police union contract under negotiation. san antonio's begins next year. jim. >> important story, drew, thank you very much. more news just ahead. usaa is made for what's next no matter what challenges life throws at you, we're always here to help with fast response

police union leaders across the country talk like this all the time. as a reporter who covers them, as if they're fighting a war. the unions are also not particularly representative of the departments they represent. the new york city police department, for example, is 47% white. and as you can see, that is very different from the makeup of this group of union leaders and members. in fact, of the 15 largest police departments in the nation in which a majority of officers are people are color, only one, only one has an african-american at the helm of the police union. that is michael williams. it's a 20-year army veteran who spent ten years as a uniform patrol officer and now represents 3,000 members of the memphis police association. last week his union held a cops against injustice rally where officers showed their support for the fight for racial equality. and michael williams joins me now, and it's wonderful to have you, sir. thank you very much. >> thank you, much, for having me, chris, i appreciate it. >> you know, i want to start -- i want to tal

treating them like a traditional union. >> reporter: the unions tell a different story. detective mike haley is president of the union. >> is police reform necessary? sure it is. do you need to have transparency? you bet we do. we should always have transparency. the only thing we are and have negotiated for and continue to hope for is we have a fair process, right? >> kelly believes the current contract is fair. the state protections for police are balanced and told us there is currently not a single bad cop on the san antonio police force. >> there's nobody that wants bad cops in our department. >> do you believe him, that the union doesn't want these bad cops on the force? >> i want to believe him, but until these provisions change, then we are left in a situation where it looks like the union politics is against the general public's best interests. >> reporter: there is already a push to change both state and federal law in regards to police reform, but experts say changing police union contracts is much tougher, requires lots of public and local political support. i

found this to be very odd, that another credit union executive forced to try to rob his credit union.same people. there's no way that this -- this -- a coincidence. they told me it was just coincidence, copycat doin' this. >> reporter: matt had been allowed to return to his job, but he was still under investigation. the fbi had taken over his case from the local police, and according to matt there were serious doubts about his innocence. >> i was told there wasn't a 95% chance i was guilty. there was a 100% chance i was guilty. and i said, "i'm in trouble." >> reporter: back in tennessee that same month, it would be another family's turn to be traumatized. ♪ a young couple were beginning their day. the harris', tanner, abigail and their 5-month-old son. >> he and abigail were just in this cute little love phase. they had the new baby, and they were very happy. >> reporter: jamie satterfield is a reporter with the knoxville news sentinel who covered this story. >> she remembers just having this really goofy grin on her face. and -- and she leaves the baby with tanner. and she goes down

and what the overall package is concerned and your question on the priorities for the european union it has it is an unprecedented size and scope of package that we have 1.8 trillion and the importance here is that the whole next gen church action aeration e.u. package of 750000000000 is composed in a way that the national recovery plans will be aligned with the european priorities that is the european green deal that is the digitization that there is resilience transmitted through the country specific recommendations so we have a very strong tool know that we can work together with the member states on not only the recovery but at the same time through the investment leap forward into a more sustainable a greener and more digitized future we want to build was a modern single market so this is a unique opportunity to modernize the european union. thank you next question is for david hess in harlem from politico. much brant good morning president president michel i wonder if you could address the concern the president founder line just raised calling it regrettable leaders had to cut

2 from berlin germany takes over the helm of the european union the most challenging time in its history in the wake of the covert pandemic and a sustainable economic recovery that benefits everyone need to get young people back to work and strengthen social cohesion. the 1st arrests in hong kong under beijing's controversial new law. as the crackdown on displays. under the new normal for those could be. fenced off and under surveillance. in the west bank as israel plans to annex fox to try to treat. german authorities trying to test. isn't healthy in a community that's been put back under. welcome to the program germany today takes over the rotating presidency of the european union yet in berlin johnson has been discussing how plans for the 6 months with lawmakers in the federal parliament the bundestag overnight in germany kicked off. by projecting the words together for ya. iconic brandenburg gate the slogan to 1st of the damage caused by the coronavirus by direct which makan has described as the greatest challenge the e.u. has ever faced. the president says americans last major role

>> i think partly is the unions are not serving the teachers and unions well.his is probably not the time to do an exercise in overreach because you have people who have had to rethink everything. maybe how they live, and how they educate their kids. many school districts including i believe down in miami, they are switching schools back and starting later, they will start online and they will try to figure out a way to get in the classroom. i think people generally want their kids in school but they are concerned about safety. however one of the things that this is also doing is making people think about how they educate their kids and necessity is the mother of invention. you think, maybe i could try at a different way. you start to see the possibility of either homeschooling or people getting together. that might leave behind, and that's a very real concern, the lower income students that you were talking about. so that has to be a consideration and i think that this pandemic will change the way that some parents decide to teach their kids at home. >> greg:

was it because he's worried about that sheer might of the union?asised, that it is westminster which was responsible for the economic policy, so the furlough scheme which he said saved 900,000 jobs in scotland. but the public messaging was mainly the responsibility of the devolved governments, and they were very different, as we know, during this crisis and still are different. lyse has set out some of the problems. what do you think his strategy will be to nicola sturgeon‘s calls for a second referendum? do you think he willjust carry on saying no? do you think he'll try to make a persuasive argument to scots? or will he try to turn on the johnson charm? arkady has frozen. do you think it's my multiple choice question? arkady, can you hear me? did you hear all that? i heard a little bit of it, not all of it. can you hear me? i was basically saying is he going to carry on saying no? is he going to make a persuasive argument or try to charm the scots? well, i defer to lyse. what i saw this morning i thought was quite interesting. the polling in the

was it because he is worried about that sheer might of the union?emic, it is true that it is westminster which was responsible for the economic policy, so the furlough scheme which he said saved 900,000 jobs in scotland, but the public messaging was mainly the responsibility of the devolved governments and they were very different during this crisis. that sets out some of the problems. what do you think his strategy will be to nicola sturgeon‘s calls for a second referendum? will he carry on saying no? will he try to make a persuasive argument to scots? will he try to turn on the johnson charm? he has frozen. is it my multiple choice question? can you hear me? did you hear that? i heard a little bit of it. not all of it. i was basically saying is he going to carry on saying no? is he going to make a persuasive argument or try to charm the scots? what i saw this morning i thought was quite interesting. the polling in the times published and it was tweeted by ruth davidson talking about independence is number seven on the list of priorities in scotlan

harry truman himself was pro union. did he see taft-hartley as being anti union? >> yes he did. that's a reason why he both tried to veto it and would later and very reluctantly follow it, even as they applied in this case. truman doesn't want to alienate the unions. that's a whole other dimension, which is important in the context of this case. it will be very difficult to maintain his popularity in the unions while at the same time trying to figure out the legal authority that he will use. interesting lee, he talked about failing to do the right thing. he doesn't talk about the law at all in that early statement. he is just trying to do the right thing here he is talking in basic political terms. >> this is an argument about expediency. it's about maintaining an ongoing war effort, and he is asking congress to step aside and recognize. >> he is asking both branches to step aside. we >> have a facebook comment. i will tell you how you can get in on this conversation. posting on facebook already, jesse kill born, right look at what he did to the coal unions during this time as w

and, also, the role that police unions play.ss, now, with cnn law enforcement analyst charles ramsey, who is also the former philadelphia police commissioner. nice to see you, commissioner. how are you? >> i'm doing well. thank you. >> you know, we talked about this very issue. and as our drew griffin just laid out for us, there are countless incidents, where police unions. they step in. they prevent cops facing discipline from misconduct. i mean, is that the way it's supposed to work? >> well, i mean, you would hope that it wouldn't work that way. first of all, i'm very glad you showed that piece. because a lot of people just don't realize how strong these unions have become, over the years. and it makes it very difficult for a police chief to administer discipline. whether it's a ten day, 15-day suspension, or termination. i mean, i've had officers that i fired more than once for different infractions. simply, because you fire them, it goes to arbitration, and they get their jobs back. and some of these decisions that are made

the european union recommending u.s.velers are not yet allowed to come into the eu unless they are residents here. werere you surprprised at that decision? >> not at all. i had conversations with various officials in the european union about when and if -- not if, when we are going to open our borders. the real issue is safety. make sure the europeaeans are se and americans are safe. currently, the europeans are further along on the disease then theyou will united states is. i'm sure there will be more exceptions to the rule, more travel back and forth, but on an exception basis for a while, until the disease gets under control. >> is the u.s. government talking to individual eu states on a bilateral basis about so-called air bridges for example, to allowed travel to and from specific couountrie? >> clearly, the european union will make the decision on a bilateral basis. authoritytes have the and responsibility. right now, our conversatations have continued at the european union level, not at the bilateral state level. >

s germany takes over the presidency of the european union the main goal is to contain the pandemic overcome its consequences the program. serbia's president calls for calm following violent clashes over plans for a return to. critics claim a jump of virus infection is on the president's vision. of the united nations awards of the possible half a 1000000 extra tests a because of his night of the pandemic disrupts pharmaceutical supplies. i'm phil gale welcome to the program german chancellor merkel has called on the european union to unite and emerge stronger from its greatest ever challenge the coronavirus pandemic it's the 2nd time germany has taken over the presidency of the european council chance of methyl at the helm speaking at the european parliament in brussels the chancellor made out her vision for germany's 6 month term which will be dominated by economic recovery from the pandemic and she welcomes the commission's plan for a recovery fund for struggling european economies. the chancellor merkel said member states would need to compromise in order to sign. and often the recovery f

here in europe german chancellor angela merkel has called on the european union. to emerge stronger from its greatest challenge the coronavirus. holds today to mark the beginning of germany's 6 month presidency of the european council with the european union in crisis. masks hand gestures and rather awkward head nodding have taken the place of handshakes german chancellor angela merkel's 1st trip abroad since the corona virus outbreak was marked by new pandemic etiquette as you have confronts an unprecedented threat are already over 100000 european lives have been lost to the virus and alongside growing debt and unemployment the continent to seeing a marked rise in populism. when this in for the pandemic can't be fought with lies and dissent from ation beneath even nor with hatred and agitation in fact denying populism is being shown its limits i've used up the top priority of the german presidency is to ensure that europe emerges from the crisis united by just short term stabilisation of europe will not be enough we also want to europe that offers hope in a while

on a consistent basis in the union on a consistent basis in the polls.e needs to have these arguments, and also why he is facing a more difficult challenge to persuade people in scotland that it should remain part of the union than any previous prime minister has had. we are going to show our viewers the times cartoon from today, which we showed earlier. nicola sturgeon has been retreating this, which is of borisjohnson been retreating this, which is of boris johnson running towards been retreating this, which is of borisjohnson running towards her over a crumbling union, the word carved out of granite, the scottish nationalists would say. boris johnson is saying, i am here to help and nicola sturgeon is saying, you are helping. the snp believes every time borisjohnson are helping. the snp believes every time boris johnson appears are helping. the snp believes every time borisjohnson appears in scotla nd time borisjohnson appears in scotland it does more for their cause. is there consistent evidence of the sort of polling you were talking about a moment

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and a leader who got brexit done or the one who lost lives and lost the union?sess boris johnson's first year in downing street. our guests are a correspondent from the economist, and we are having a technical problem, we are hoping for a commentator as well. in the studio we have the bbc chief international correspondent lyse doucet. fingers crossed we can get thomas. last week's european summit on a post—covid economic rescue package was a cliffhanger even by eu standards. germany and france urged exceptional measures. the so—called frugal four wanted exceptional to be less expensive. arguing and even banging on tables but eventually the deal was done. i will come to you first. european leaders called it historic. is that fair? it is historic. it is short of hamilton when in the late 18th century the us central bank effectively became the main carrier of debts of separate states, but it is a hugely important moment. think back a few months ago. nobody really thought that they could come together in this way. we were talking about how different countries would

you don't just join the union army. you have to sign up with a earlyn and new york's civil war tradition was ethnic regiments. the irish brigade. german-american regiments. the seventh regiment. we know where the armories today . it was in union square in those days. now it's on 68th and park. that was the elite regiment of wealthy people. you had to attach yourself to a regiment and not until the union league club organized an african-american regiment in 64. by the way, they had to be island on governors because people were so petrified of the idea of african-americans arming themselves and what was essentially a white dominated town. so african-americans are eligible to serve in the union forces officially bearing arms. when congress legislates expanding on the emancipation proclamation to open the services to african-americans. not true that new york state contributed more soldiers and suffered more casualties than any other state during the civil war north or south? >> yes. 10% of the casualties or so came from new

still gal welcome to the program german chancellor i'm going to medical has called on the european union to unite to emerge stronger from its greatest ever challenge the coronavirus pandemic it's the 2nd time germany has taken over the presidency of the york council with on sabbatical help speaking of the european parliament in brussels the chance for them laid out her vision of germany 6 months which will be dominated by economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. welcome the commission's plan for a recovery fund for a struggling for struggling european economies. but the chance of a 7 member states would need to compromise in order to sign off on the recovery fund before next month's summer recess diffidence than it might in some and if we are willing to overcome our differences and identify sched solutions if we are willing to view the world through the prism of others europe will emerge from the crisis stronger than ever if we strengthen cohesion and solidarity no one will get through this crisis alone we are all vulnerable. islands and 5 went. straight to brussels that we joine

political and economic instability it was still finding its feet after the collapse of the soviet union and that russia is not the same as the russia of 2020 that almost entirely different countries so i think this is just to the changes was born from a desire for the country's top document to move with the times to set russia on a new course and shape its future as envisaged by russians now today and not as envisaged by russians almost 30 years ago. course organizing a nation wide vote in the biggest country in the world spending 11 time zones and all during a pandemic posed a few logistical challenges and led to some as usual creative solutions. mudge but. lucky. to. keep illegal. smuggling. illegal. or live. i am. utterly. are. lucky. there was a long list of amendments to the package on offer but it was just one particular element that got much of the foreign media fired up. russia's parliament basically paving the way for vladimir putin to potentially stay on as russian president he's the longest serving russian leader since joseph stalin but what if you tim wants to stay in power

union that.ael williams. he's a 20-year army veteran who spent ten years as a patrol officer and is president of the memphis police association. last weekend, his union held a cops against injustice rally, where officers showed their support for the fight for racial equality. and michael williams joins me now. it's wonderful to have you, sir. thank you very much. >> thank you for having me, chris. i appreciate it. >> you know, i want to talk a little bit about your reaction we're in, particularly the killing of george floyd, but i want to talk on this question of police unions and the way they communicate publicly. what goes through your mind when you hear police union representatives talk about war and dregs of society and this very, very kind of aggressive language? do you understand why that is alienating to a lot of people? >> i just think that a lot of individuals are very frustrated in this age and in this era. advent of what happened to mr. george floyd was heinous, it was something that n