state coffers. that is not only the capital of the state of mississippi is the capital health. it is the place where the largest employer in the state university of mississippi medical center exist. it is a college town that we often don't refer to it in that regard, but we have nearly $40000.00 college students in the city of jackson. and so this recognize, this is, this represents just humiliation on, on multiple levels not only to the residence, but it is also the, the state cutting off its nose to spite its face. understanding that it will hurt the economic vitality of the state. it's mutual aid in community lead efforts to provide people with safe drinking water have been essential, frankly, in jackson for years. and they've been consistent at the same time. organizers have also calling the state to do more in response to crisis. just recently protested the man at the state of mississippi to fully fund the city's water and sewage system issues and to provide residents with at home water filtration devices. you grew up in a family that was heavily involved in local activism. you weren't organizing yourself. now you're in government, how do

remember the password to his shoelaces. ( laughter ) in may, the state of mississippi sued favre for funding a volleyball stadium at the universityfunds from the state's welfare program. wow. turns out, every picture of brett favre is a dick pic. ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) in addition-- it's an old reference, but it still works, still works. >> louis: holds up. >> stephen: in addition-- in addition to misdirecting funds, the state of mississippi also paid favre $1.1 million to make motivational speeches, then favre never gave the speeches. imagine paying a million dollars for a brett favre speech? "hi. me get hit real hard, head hurt, steal money, i'm bet farn. thank you. touchdown!" ( cheers and applause ) after months-- after months of investigation, it looks like this is starting to catch up with mr. favre. on monday it was announced his sirius-xm show has been placed on hold over the allegations. ( cheers and applause ) wait a second! no, wait a second! no brett farve on xm radio? now how will i listen to him while renting a toyota corolla or similar? ( laughter ) in other news of sport, last night, yankee outfielde

. >> i rise today to recognize the life of mississippi state university head football coach mike leach. a man who left a substantial mark on the game of football and served as an inspiration for players and fans alike. coach leach was, in a word, unconventional. the air raid offense which he brought to college football changed the game of football forever. but the sports world will not soon forget coach leach's unique personality that entertained everyone who had the opportunity to listen to his good humor interview style and memorable one-liners. mr. guest: i'm thankful that coach leach chose mississippi state university as his new home in 2020. and the last three seasons with him at the hellm have produced some of the most memorable football seasons in my lifetime. without a doubt he will be missed and his impact on the game of football in mississippi state university will prove to be timeless. we will continue to look back fondly on the memories that coach leach, the pirate, graciously left us with. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentl

hearing on falluja that havewe the privilege of servings the 20s president of alcorn state university which is located in mississippi. and i'm also serve on the executive committee of the 1990 council president and i am ahonored to speak to you today representing 1990 university community and on behalf of the 1890 counsel, beth implies of the 19 presidents and i thank you for your past support, and your future commitments to the expansion of the 1890 plan systematic benefit that furthers the educational attainment and economic prosperity and health of the families and o businesses in communities that our institution serves and the impacts of ourat university is significant and positive outcome for the community we serve the nation are even greater as a point of personal privilege, i want to share a bit of background about alcorn state university founded in 1871, the trace of the heritage back to both the 1862 had the 1890 act on is unique among the 1890 institutions because it is because that is the only hbc you founded with the land-grant purpose of the first moral act, making it hard because oldest public historic

studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: jackson, mississippith a water crisis once again. this time, residents and businesses are under a "boil advisory" because of a loss of pressure that began on christmas eve. lisa desjardins has the latest. lisa: this is the thidd water -- this is the third water crisis in two years after a system breakdown in 2021 and a treatment-plant failure last august. each time residents were left without water for weeks. mayor chokwe lumumba said the city is making progress but this was again caused by systemic issues. >> when the t temperatures drops low as they do, when we have the issues in the hundred of miles of pipe that we have there is no wato deal with that. lisa: the problems were so bad the department of justice stepped in and as part of an agreement with the city appointed expert ted henifin as a new "interim manager" to help fix the problems there. and ted henifin joins me now. ted: it is always terrible that they did not have enough pressure to get water into their house. we have been working the last c

states of america on september twentieth all across this country. hey you want to know where this alone. this was at the university of mississippi ole miss. places where people think that there's no engagement on climate. places where people think that we are lost or we are forgotten and we are not engaging places where people think we are not environmentalist. no it was because and is because of our conversations with one another our inclusiveness with one another and beginning to realize the face of environmentalism doesn't look like the google search it looks like the person who is sitting right next to you. i'm beginning to understand and that's any compass it and everything that we do. beginning to wrap all of our issues from all of our communities in the cloak of climbing. it's one of the things that i love so much about moms clean air force an organization that i've been blessed to now be a part of. it's because mothers do what mamas do. that is we are going to protect our babies to no end. and whether we are protecting them from the impacts of climate or we are protecting them from gun violence or we are protecting them from immig

here, we just got some sad breaking news that mike leach, the head football coach at mississippi state university, one of the great characters in college football, has died at the age of 61. he was admitted to a hospital on sunday with a massive heart attack as his team is getting ready for bowl game. coached at washington state, texas tech. a great football coach but as i say truly one of the great character who is just made the game more fun. >> truly a character, very outspoke within officials and other coaches and players. tough on his players sometimes, but also a record-setting coach. he was a two-time national coach of the year, three-time conference coach of the year. he invented a spread offense for texas tech, which became sort of the staple for programs across the country and elements of it taken into the nfl. extremely successful at texas tech, washington state, and now he's at mississippi state, 61 years old, gone far too soon. certainly our condolences to his family and team. >> amen to that. he really did change football at a couple different levels. mika, one of the great characters in th

i have the privilege of serving as the 20th president of alcorn state university, which is located in warm and, mississippi. i also serve on the executive committee of the 1890 council presidents, i am honored to speak to you today representing the 1890 university committee. >> on behalf of the 1890 council, which is comprised of 19 presidents and chancellors, i thank you for your passport and for your future commitment to the growth and expansion of the 1890 land grant system. a commitment that furthers the educational attainment, economic prosperity and health of the families, businesses, and communities in the institutions that serve. the impacts are significant and the positive outcomes for the communities we serve, and the nations are even greater as a point of personal privilege i want to share a little background about all core state university, founded in 1791 it traces its narrative back to 1862 and an 1890 warren acts. our corn is unique among 1890 institutions because it is the only hbcu founded with the ryan grant purpose after the first moral act, making it americas oldest public black land gr

state. >> thank you and i'm going to ask doctor felicia to stand right now. it is my pleasure to introduce this lady she is the president of the state university in mississippi. the oldest public land-grant hbc you in the country serving 3,000 students from 37 states and 22 countries since arriving three years ago, expanding university's strategic universities strategic partnerships overseeing record contributions to the school and lead important upgrades to the facilities and infrastructures. she's done a great job. a member of the executive committee of the 1890 council of presidents oversees the socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers policy center. she earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from elkhorn and environmental engineering and phd in engineering from the university of toledo. just want tode welcome you mr. james would be sonm proud ad so with his children. thank you for being here. >> we look forward to hearing you as a part of the second panel. we will>> now turn to the undersecretary. we want to welcome back to the committee the undersecretary. it's always wonderful to see you. confirmed by the united states senate to serve as the underse

new overnight, the sports world saddened after learning of a popular college football coach in the pac-12 suddenly died. mississippi state university leach died from complications due to a heart condition. he coached at washington state prior to moving to the southeastern conference. leach helped develop the so-called air raid offense many argue helped changed the game. he was 61 years old. >>> happening today, a fast food worker injured while standing up for a special needs person will be honor in the city where she was attack. that took place last month in a habit hamburger grill in antioch. cameras captured a man attacking 19-year-old who tried to interview when a special needs boy was being harassed. doctors could not save her right eye. a suspect from hayward has been arrested. today antioch mayor will present her with the key to the city. >>> we're learning more about the charges surrounding the founder of the collapses cryptocurrency giant ftx. that indictment just unsealed against sam bankman fried. now here is a live look at prosecutors at the southern district of new york lay out the charges that he's placing including de

i have the privilege of serving as the 20th president of all points state university located in lower mississippi. i also serve on the executive committee of 1890 council of presidents and i'm honored to you today representing the 1890. on behalf of the 1890 council which is comprised of 19 presidents and chancellors i thank you for your past support and for your future commitment to the growth and expansion of the 1890 land-grant system, a commitment that furthers the educational attainment, economic prosperity and health of his missus and communities and our r institution serves . the impact of our university is significant and positive outcomes for those we serve in the nation are greater. as a point of personal privilege i want to share background about our university founded in 1871 it traces its heritage back to the 1862 and 1890 at. all point is unique among institutions because it is the only hbc you found it with a land-grant purpose making it america's oldest publicly historical black institution. the farm bill presents an excellent opportunity to build on key gains for the 1890s that w

university of colorado . taking jackson state to an undefeated season and 27 and 5 during his tenure . selecting good players in jackson, mississippiso headed to boulder expect an buzz for a athabeen neartht for the last few years. with the money and the flash and the credentials that prime time they brings to boulder, colorado may be on the rise, that is it for sports. >>> remember four years ago that the usa did not make it to the finals that all and this is progress. and roxana has the story. >> with the dutch scoring twice in the first half , americans fought to overcome their opponents with an early lead. finally regaining hope . >> is in the middle and attach . >> reporter: in the end, it was not enough. >> netherlands 3 , the united states 1 . >> we are proud of the usa . >>> americans knew they were the underdogs. the fans say they are proud of how these men captained by 23-year-old tyler adams . >> there is so much discrimination against black people in america . >> reporter: it is on a global stage. >> there is discrimination wherever you go and in the u.s. we are making progress. >> adams is who i want my kids to look up

special man who was held dear by many it mississippians, mississippi state university head coach mike lee, who passed away on decembe. today thousands of mississippians and people from across the country will gather in starkville to celebrate the life of mike leach, who began his coaching at mississippi state in 2020. coach leak's quirkiness, youthful spirit, and dynamic coaching style immediately endeared him to football fans across my state. his likable and unique personality broke barriers amongst schools. whether you were cheering for mississippi state, jackson state, ole miss, southern, or any other school, you couldn't help but chuckle at the entertaining sideline interviews or admire how his air raid offense was changing the game. coach leach was an attorney. he started his coaching career shortly after graduating from law school. mike leach made a lasting impact on the game of football, to be sure, but more importantly his extraordinary leadership and passion for the game made a lasting impact on his players, his colleagues, and his loved ones. these remarks can't fully encompass mike leach's life as a husband, father, grandfat

state and to this nation. a graduate of lexington high school, judge todd received his masters in combined sciences from the university of mississippi in 1968. he then went on to receive his law degree from the university of memphis school of law in 1972. from there, judge todd practiced law with the firm of waldrop todd and green for fine years before being elected as a state circuit court judge where he served for two years. he was then nominated by president ronald reagan in june of 1985 and served as a judge on the united states district court for the western district of tennessee. and judge todd was confirmed by the united states senate on july 10, 1985, with no objection. for almost four decades, judge todd worked tirelessly for the people of jackson and for west tennessee and for our entire state. i will note as a point of personal privilege, that judge todd administered my oath as the united states attorney for the western district of tennessee in 2006, a moment i will never forget. in addition to judge todd's time on the bench, he has been involved in the tennessee boys' club, jackson senior league baseball coach, served as

mississippi and south dakota with other states soon to follow. conservative students have open anyone who wants to see a university in place for a marketplace of ideasthat goal very, very soon. >> todd: follow the money, college attendance has plummeted in recent years and motivation to not have tuition dollars for universities and administrators to undo the woke and get back in the door? 20 seconds to you. >> i would hope so, but like i said, a student, we increased our tuition by 6%. so it looks the way the universities make up for the profit losses increasing tuition. so hopefully, we can have conversations to fix that. >> todd: i'm not shocked this is happening penn state, happy valley, i'm shocked this is happening in good old southern alabama. but it shows it is happening in all 50 states. thank you for being voices of reasoning and happy new year. don't forget to enjoy college while you are there. it will be a fun time. appreciate it. exclusive video shows the biden administration releasing more than 150,000 order crossers into the u.s. without schedule court dates. >> ashley: ashley moody brought the video to light and she will join us to ta

breakthrough mississippi state university's head football coach, mike leech, is dead after complications related to a heart condition he was 61 years old. leech was a two-time national coach ofd credited being the mastermind of the offense that revolutionized college football and twitter disbanded its trust and safety counsel after canceling a meeting with the group. the advisory counsel was formed in 2016 to address issues like hate speech, child exploitation and others on the platform this is the latest move by new ceo elon musk who continues to shape the company toward what he calls free speech solutist ideals >> that's bertha coombs. let's talk united airlines why? because they announced the largest commercial aircraft ever by an airline. jim, you own it and you're buying into the rip. you added more >> we had a sidebar conversation how terrible the last three years have been but not just the tone changed, the fundamentals have changed three months ago, four months ago they couldn't even deliver these 787s and now picked up an order for more >> it wasn't that long ago -- >> no it's not it wasn't that long ago you wanted the ceo fired >> i knew you were going to say that,

new university of colorado head football coach deion sanders, promising fans and his new players that he is going to bring the winning culture he established at jackson state and hbcu and mississippi. >> how about that? yeah. how about that? >> so, sanders is being criticized as a so-called sellout for leaving jackson after many envisioned him altering the landscape of sports at historically black colleges and universities. he did land top recruits, he went 27-5 in three seasons and just won the school's second southwestern athletic conference title in two years. sanders will now try to replicate that success in more competitive league, a more competitive league with a colorado team that just went 1-11. joining us now, the perfect person to talk about that, bomani jones, third generation hbcu graduate who went to clark atlanta university, the host of "game theory" with bomani jones, which will kick off its second season on hbo and hbomax in january. a giant lead-in. this is -- i feel like we're talking about family business in front of everybody. you know what i'm talking about. it is a long tradition in the african american community about cuanyou go, whether you're not, and why

university in mississippi the leading scorer on the 76 olympic team. and you thinking about that, where she came from in, mississippi, the poorest part of poorest state in the country, the same area of mississippi, where emmett till had been murdered, the same part of the state where robert f kennedy visited in the 1960s when he was studying poverty in the south. and to think that she came from those circumstances and, you know, starred on the international stage at the first olympics, it's really remarkable stories of remarkable women who really haven't gotten their due. and so i hope will take that away from the book as well. it's extremely. but i think just being able to interview one of the amazing women that we're talking about today is a great opportunity just to kind of reach some things. hello, everyone. my name rachel becker and we're having a really good evening. i'm the editor in chief of the mule skinner here at university of central missouri. i would like to talk to millie about being such a significant part of mr. barnes story or sorry, mr. maraniss, this story. so what inspired your interest playing sports in the first place? that's hard

historically black universities that say, we're not gonna fly this flag because it's a symbol of slavery? do you think about their point of view? >> it is a state flag of mississippits something that gives us pain. what do you say to that? >> i don't say the pain in the symbol. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> new orleans is just the latest city to start taking down historical, but controversial monuments. many say that celebrates slavery and confederacy. >> all right. >> we had to celebrate the taking down of the jefferson davis statue here in new orleans tonight. these were all jim crow era statues, meant to emphasize that white people are in control. >> there is no value in keeping those statues. there is value and remembering with these statues were put up four. >> what do you say to people across this state, marching with confederate flags? >> i don't say nothing to them. they are not on my radar. they are unredeemable as far as i know. >> we prayed a lot for those who are attacking our heritage me for their since. we pray our lord the truth of history would triumph. >> i feel like the country never really were unified after the war, in a way that included all of its citizens, right