i said josef stalin -- it was over the radio within a half an hour. everyone cried, it was such a shock. and what a shock it was. much worse in 1956 when khrushchev in his infamous secret speech at the party congress revealed the atrocities and brutality of josef stalin. for all of us, it was really short. the soviet system, we cannot build a paradise on earth on the bones of millions of people. that was the novel thing about my own system. and from that moment on -- of course, i came to the united states. i was a -- i finished intelligence school and everything else. i came as a scholar. my first impressions of the united states were based on my education, upbringing. i came to times square, i was just totally revolted by the vulgarity. i thought, this is the united states. next day i went to bowery, new york poverty. i said, this is the country. a symbol of human -- future, no way. and i became even more dedicated communist than ever. later i would have a good career as a radio consultant. i recruited seven americans, one would have access to inform

it made some of them see red. >> josef stalin, pictures of mow tse-tung, pictures of adoll hitler, thehat. >> reporter: nearly a dozen vets came to the office to take it down. >> no, this is private property. >> excuse me, i understand that. >> you're not allowed to touch anything, i'll call the police. >> i wish you would. >> reporter: democratic party chair agreed to check the federal coat. after about ten minutes, pulled out the pole and cut off the flag. >> did you check higher up the ladder? >> no just went online. there is no higher up in lake county. i'm responsible, and i take responsibility. >> reporter: the vet advance insist their outrage had nothing to do with president obama, but everything to do with protecting the stars and stripes. >> if you've been a veteran and fought and some died for this for this flag, you dpont want to see it decent crated. that's how simple it is. >> that report from baron peterson of our affiliate wftv, obviously a very sensitive subject for so many people out there. >>> millions of homes along u.s. coastlines could face flooding. a new warning