thompson. you see here benny thompson does not fly his state flag outside his state office in the capital. that s because his state flag looks like this. mississippi is the last state in the country that has the confederate battle flag emblem as part of its state flag will benny thompson doesn t fly that flag, even though he s a mississippi congressman. as mississippi debates changing their flag this year in the wake of the charleston massacre, congressman benny thompson states he doesn t think the u.s. capital should fly that flag either not as long as it has that flag on it. democrats were so mad about republicans trying to put back up confederate flags in national parks that nancy pelosi stood up and put benny thompson s proposal about the flag on the house. she brought it up, didn t tell anyone it was coming, said let s vote on this now. you like the confederate flag?
sexual assault molestation or harassment sexual physical or mental abuse. we have reached out to marty singer for response. if aig s suit is successful, cosby could have to pay from his own pocket any monetary damages these women would be awarded by a court or jury. john. jean casarez, just the beginning there. let s look at what is coming up on new day. michaela joins me. good morning. all alone there. the sun is rising one more time on the confederate flag in south carolina. it is set to come down later this morning. a culmination of a rapid change in public opinion following the charleston massacre. we have full coverage for you today. we look at growing movement in other states. watch that movement today. bernie sanders surging in the polls.
you see here benny thompson does not fly his state flag outside his state office in the capital. that s because his state flag looks like this. mississippi is the last state in the country that has the confederate battle flag emblem as part of its state flag will benny thompson doesn t fly that flag, even though he s a mississippi congressman. as mississippi debates changing their flag this year in the wake of the charleston massacre, congressman benny thompson states he doesn t think the u.s. capital should fly that flag either not as long as it has that flag on it. democrats were so mad about republicans trying to put back up confederate flags in national parks that nancy pelosi stood up and put benny thompson s proposal about the flag on the house. she brought it up, didn t tell anyone it was coming, said let s vote on this now. you like the confederate flag? let s do this as a privilege resolution. let s vote on it now. goes right to the house. let s vote on it.
it hasn t been flying since the civil war. they put it up months after a group of activists jailed after sit-in to try to integrate a lunch counter in rock hill, south carolina. that flag put up in 1961, kept thereafter as a rejection for civil rights people in south carolina in the 20th century.rs later after the massacre in the charleston church 22 days ago, a different nine, nine martyrs were thanked and credited with pushing south carolina through this change, too. with that i m proud to say the bill has been signed. i do want to also acknowledge these nine pens are going to each of the nine families of the emanuel nine. [ applause ] flag comes down at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. we ll be right back. order any large 2-topping pizza and 2-liter pepsi online for $12. you could win pizza, pepsi or
to many people, this was an insult. it s sort of a celebration of their heritage. but it s been an insult 22 days. when you think of a span of 50 years, that it happened so quickly. is that surprising to you? wellheartedwell, hearts softe of this. if we re able to come together, black and white and democrat and republican and take the con fed r confederate flag down in south carolina, imagine what we can co? just imagine the things we can do in south carolina. i talked to my father about this who was shot 50 miles away from where the charleston massacre occurred. it was a sigh. this is a civil rights achievement that we had and now our state can help. there s someone applauding. why are you applauding?