it's lubbock, texas. and the two-acre water park is just one section of the student recreation center at texas tech university. >> i just heard of a couple of friends that go to universities that just have lap pools, kind of deals. and it's just cool to tell them about our luxurious river. >> reporter: with competition for tuition money ramping up, schools now justify the high cost of construction as important for recruiting and keeping students. and at texas tech, the $8.4 million water complex is doing its job. >> i was like, sweet, a pool. >> reporter: enrollment this year is at an all-time high. >> i wanted to come here for my major, specifically, but when i saw they had a lazy river, that moved it up on my top priority list. >> reporter: so, even with the average tuition nearing $40,000 and student loan debt topping 1$1.2 trillion, there's no stopping colleges from building amen tips once unimaginable on campuses. at the top of the wish list? the luxury dorm room. the inspiration for high end living

she and her husband, andrew farley, who's a pastor, teach at texas tech university in lubbock.gether, they wrote this book, "a climate for change: global warming facts for faith-based decisions." welcome. >> thank you for having me, bill. >> when i saw the film i couldn't believe that that was the plainview, texas i knew many years ago. then it was bustling, like a beehive. the film reveals it as an almost lifeless place. now why are you convinced that this has to do with global warming instead of just the usual droughts that come and go in west texas? >> everybody living in texas knows that droughts are just part of life there. so the first question people r÷$ always ask is, well, how is this any different from what my daddy or my granddaddy experienced way back when? first of all, we see things changing. we see plants and trees flowering earlier in the year. we see birds and insects and other animals farther north than they ever used to be. it's warmer now in every season of the year in texas because of climate change. so along comes this drought just like you had 30 years ag

it's lubbock, texas. and thetwo-acre water park is just one section of the student recreation center of texas tech university. >> i just heard of a couple of friends that go to universities that have lap pool kind of deals. it's just cool to tell them about our luxurious river. >> reporter: with competition for tuition money ramping up, schools now justify the high cost of construction as important for recruiting and keeping students. and at texas tech, the $8.4 million water complex is doing its job. >> i was like, sweet. a pool. >> reporter: enrollment this year at an all-time high. >> i wanted to come here for my major specifically but when i saw they had a lazy river, that definitely moved it up an my top priority list. >> reporter: even with the average tuition nearing $40,000 and student loan debt topping $1.2 trillion, there's no stopping colleges from building amenities once unimaginable on campuses. at the top of the wish list, the luxury dorm room. the inspiration for high end living began with

mountaineers on the road at texas tech in lubbock, today. upper 50s to near 60. nittany lions, 7:00 kickoff in ann arbor. temperatures dropping off into the mid 40s. >> you can get your forecast for your neighborhood even when we're off the air by downloading our storm team 4 weather app, available in the apple app store or on google play. >>> two people are dead and two children in the hospital after a bad crash in oxen hill. take a look at the aftermath. the cars were totaled. this happened around 10:00 last night on livingston road and livingston terrace. one of the cars were on fire when investigators arrived. we're still working to find out what caused the accident. eight people were involved in the crash, three of them in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >> the heart broken mother of a 9-year-old boy shot in the head. she wants answers and wants the violence to stop. jaden stansel was not the intended target but instead was caught in crossfire. police tell us some men drove to the mansion apartments on hayes street. this happened a week ago. gun

manfred from lubbock, texas the baby pot costume would not be accepted here.th carolina "loved "killing patton" so much i did not know in the book. >> working on it, donny. meantime "killing jesus "being shot right now in morocco. everybody can see anytime spring. i hear it's going really well over here. >> the it up of the day speaking in washington yesterday, attorney general eric holder said this about therzep fergus missouri police department. >> i think it's pretty clear that the need for wholesale change in that department is appropriate. exactly what the forms of thatp change will be i think we'll wait until we complete our inquiry. >> you know what? mr. holder is correct. t the ferguson police department is kay of toik say the least. totally unprepared. not effective in dealing with tough situations. so here's a tip. i disagree with eric holder on many, many things. in fact i was one of the few journalists who pointed out how% wrong he was to promote a pardon for the biggest tax cheat in american history, mark rich. it is safe to say that mr. holder a

you can't do that in lubbock, texas. but, you know, and then the get baby. look at this.e on. i think people have to speak out about this. this is childñkjñ abuse? >> one thing you are right about. games aboutenning a liberated state on halloween night. you saw the maureen dodd article. she ate a brownie or something and said she thought she was going to die. don't do this thing with your kid where you think it's cute. to like put peanut butter in your dog's mouth and you let the kid eat a brownie and freaked out. use your heads. >> now, there is one country now banned all tourism because of ebola. do you know, dennis miller what that country is? >> liberia. >> close. >> north korea, miller. >> i never thought you would factor but why can't would he be more like north korea. [ laughter ] why can't would he be? even liberians don't want to go to north korea. listen, they have just got it deal with this idiot kim jong u.n. i have got it deal with kim jong juan williams over here keeping an open border, god god's sake. i know by saying that we are screwed now as far as the b

it's a lubbock as well as san francisco. it's in the south as well as the north. it's in the heartland as well as the coast. it's the red states as well as blue states. to put it differently, only a movement is one progressive analyst that includes the desperately poor. in the insecure middle class, has any chance of success. that is not exactly a marxist formulation, but framing it like that encourages big universe thinking and expansive tactics, both of which is something lacking on the left and in the party at times. it brings me to challenge two. an economy that works for working people. the 99% aren't fairing too well. are you? the economic recovery is anemic, and things don't look good going forward. in fact, the phrase economic stagnation has re-entered the conversation of even mainstream economists after a long absence. paul krugman, the nobel prize winning economist and "new york times" columnist wrote a while back, and i quote, "but what if the world we've been living in for the past five years is the new normal? what if depression-like conditions are on

it's a lubbock as well as san francisco. it's in the south as well as the north. it's in the heartland as well as the coast. it's the red states as well as blue states. to put it differently, only a movement is one progressive analyst that includes the desperately poor. in the insecure middle class, has any chance of success. that is not exactly a marxist formulation, but framing it like that encourages big universe thinking and expansive tactics, both of which is something lacking on the left and in the party at times. it brings me to challenge two. an economy that works for working people. the 99% aren't fairing too well. are you? the economic recovery is anemic, and things don't look good going forward. in fact, the phrase economic stagnation has re-entered the conversation of even mainstream economists after a long absence. paul krugman, the nobel prize winning economist and "new york times" columnist wrote a while back, and i quote, "but what if the world we've been living in for the past five years is the new normal? what if depression-like conditions are on

into lubbock, as well as san francisco. into the south, as well as the north.t. and into red states, as well as blue states. but to put it differently -- only a movement as one progressive analyst wrote that includes the desperately poor. and the insecure middle class has any chance of success. that is not exactly a marxist formulation, but framing it like that encourages big universe thinking, and expansive tactics, both of which are some things lacking on the left in the party at times. which brings me to challenge two. an economy that works for working people. the 99% aren't beari in ing too. are you? the economic recovery is anemic and things don't look good going forward. the phrase "economic stagnation" has entered the conversation of mainstream economists after a long absence. paul krugman, nobel prize winning columnist wrote a while back, "but what if the world we have been living in for the past five years is the new normal? what if depression-like conditions are on track to persist, not for one year, or two years, but for decades?" wow, that's big stu