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Welcome back. president trump in jackson, mississippi, just a short time ago, spending 90 minutes on the ground, speaking to the opening of the latest civil rights museum in the country. civil rights icon john lewis though protested and decided to skip the event. also congressman thompson and the mayor of that city, jackson. take a listen to president talking to late activist med garr. >> he joined the army in 1943 when he was 17 years old. fought in norm andy second world war and when he came back to mississippi he kept fighting for the same rights and freedom for his courageist leadership ...

My understanding is democrats pulled the event, you're going to pull that bill, we want you to vote on taking down flags here in the u.s. capital that are state flags, like mississippi, for example, that bear the confederate symbol. what's going to happen with that? >> well, our hope is that the privilege resolution will get a hearing. representative thompson of mississippi files such a privilege resolution and followed by nancy pelosi who has a similar privilege resolution. my hope is we'll get a hearing and this will be resolved that this should not continue.s country. that we have is based ...

To vote on taking down flags here in the u.s. capital that are state flags, like mississippi, for example, that bear the confederate symbol. what's going to happen with that? >> well, our hope is that the privilege resolution will get a hearing. representative thompson of mississippi files such a privilege resolution and followed by nancy pelosi who has a similar privilege resolution. my hope is we'll get a hearing and this will be resolved that this should not continue. we have come a long way in this country. a lot of the peace and harmony that we have is based upon a willingness of people t...

It's a symbol of bigotry and hatred and time for this country to move on and to heal. >> so there was this des putin over whether they would be allowed to fly in national cemeteries on federal lands. there was a voice vote that would ban the practice included in this appropriations bill. republicans slipped an amendment in to say, let's undo that and let them be flown. when that was called attention they pull the whole bill. my understanding is democrats pulled the event, you're going to pull that bill we want you to vote on taking down flags here in the u.s. capital that are state flags, like...

Indication that this place of 47,000 federal employees would result in less misconduct or result in lower costs. >> representative thompson pointed out that because private sector employees often enjoy proprietary protection and private sector companies cannot comment on disciplinary procedures that misconduct is harder to gauge in the private sector. jon: wow. doug, think about this the next time i go to the airport. thank you. jenna: only happy thoughts. jon: only happy thoughts, yeah. that's the only way you get through. jenna: with all the revelations of government spy programs, americans ...