al jazeera's andy roesgen has the story. >>> darren martin was voted mr. at chicago state last year, but even he can't conjure up a solution to losing his scholarship money, which could mean no diploma this year. >> me being a senior, if i was a transfer, i could be reclassified as a sophomore. >> reporter: chicago state and 11 other illinois higher education institutions, depend in part on state money. but the state legislature is locked in a budget standoff with first-term republican governor. for an unprecedented eight months and counting, there has been no state budget, which means csu hasn't received 30% of its budget, that's $38 million. >> we have basically essentially put everything on the table, including all personnel, including all programs, including buildings. >> reporter: the school which serves mainly minority and lower-income students has warned it could have trouble staying open next month. spring break has been canceled and this semester shortened all in a race to get to the end of the school year before the money runs out. >> i really ne

andy roesgen, al jazeera, jennings, missouri. >> man, that's terrific.got to book her for tomorrow's show. okay. after days of dangerously cold temperatures, the northeast is dealing with the snow, and it's kind of maesz. parts of maryland were hit with as much as 8 inches of snow, sleet, and freezing rain, creating dangerous driving conditions. let's check in with kevin now. he has more. >> we had seen record-breaking temperatures yesterday morning, they were switching that out with a whole winter storm system, and we're going to see changes with that over the next couple of days. here is that wintery mix of weather we're seeing. then down towards the south, we're talking about severe weather. that includes a lot of wind damage as well as tornado damage coming through parts of mississippi as well as into alabama. and i want to show you what we have seen so far today associated with this. we had disorganization previously, but now look at this line of thunderstorms pushing through parts of the panhandle as well as into alabama. where you see those red do

andy roesgen, al jazeera, jennings, missouri. >> what a markable woman. >>> the national park serviceounced a $18 million gift to refurbish the lincoln memorial. the do nation will go towards repairing the roof, and adding a second elevator to improve accessibility. it's the most visited attraction on the national mall in washington. >>> up next the conversation with the director of "cartel land." al jazeera america. >>> the crisis along america's board we are mexico has lead to a rise in vigilantly groups in both countries. the documentary "cartel land" goes inside the fight between two groups on the border. john siegenthaler spoke with the director. >> they are taking back what is theirs from the cartel. that's the way it should be done up here too. >> anybody touches me, drop them. you savvy? >> matthew welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> you are not a war reporter, are you? >> i am not. >> how did you end up doing a documentary about the middle of a bloody war between the mexican drug cartels and vigilantes? >> there has been so much coverage of the drug wars in media, and in man

andy roesgen has been covering the crisis in flint, and tell uses there are positive developments foresidents. >> reporter: there is possible good news for flint residents who have been paying their bill for months and getting dirty water. the governor is offering in the state legislature next week, $30 million for debt relief to help homeowners who have not been paying their bills because of the dirty water, but to reimburse those who have paid their water bills for months, and yet have been getting dirty water. so that's possible good news for them. and the fbi is investigating possible federal violations in this water crisis. the epa point person has arrived here in flint to oversee the ground operations. she squarely laid the blame of the former emergency manager here in flint who signed off on the water switch, and she said their big goal right now is just tackling those homes that live in the highest-risk areas for lead contamination. mainly in the northern neighborhoods of flint. back to you. >>> andy thank you very much. >>> the first criminal charges today against a company b

as andy roesgen reports, the fight is having a -- major effect on the most vulnerable. >> reporter: kristenats drug addicts at this center that is funded partly by the state of illinois. she was a drug addict herself. >> the environment, what i felt was like a very safe comfortable place to heal and grow. i was at a bottom that no one wanted to help me. and this was my only choice. >> reporter: but most of the services here are going away, because the state is locked in a budget stalemate between the first term governor, and a democratic-controlled state legislature. this is the longest illinois has ever gone without a state budget. each side is blaming each other. >> the majority party thought that just raising taxes to fund those services, they could do it. they -- and they haven't -- they haven't even moved a finger to go do that. >> we ought to get busy, sit down. what can we do to solve this budget problem? >> reporter: thanks like state parks and museums have already been closed. payments to latry winners have been delayed, but the cuts to lutheran services represent the biggest cut y

andy roesgen has been covering the story in flint.e tells us there is some positive news. >> reporter: here there is possible good news for flint homeowners who have been paying their water bills for month and getting dirty water, and those who have refused to pay their bills because of the dirty water. the governor is offering $30 million for that debt relief not only to help homeowners who have not been paying their bills, but to reenbores those who have paid their water bills for months, and yet getting dirty water. the fbi is now investigating possible federal violations in the flint water crisis, as is the u.s. postal inspection service and the epa. the epa point person who was appointed by president obama has arrived here in print to oversee the ground operations. she squarely laid the game at the former emergency manager here in flint who signed off on the disastrous water switch in the spring of 2014. and she says their big goal is tackling those homes that live in the highest risk areas for lead contamination. mainly in the n

andy roesgen reports. >> are you jason brian dalton? >> yes. >> reporter: it was the first we have heard from an alleged mass shooter in kalamazoo, facing six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. >> is there anything you wish to tell the court? >> i would prefer just to remain silent. >> reporter: 45-year-old jason dalton spent seven minutes in court where a judge denied him bail. investigators are still wondering what lead to the rampage on saturday night in which eight people were gunned down, ranging in age from 14 to 74. >> we don't know why he did this yet. he has been non-emotional in the context that i'm aware of. >> reporter: prosecutors say he shot a woman on saturday night, but she survived and was able to give police a description of the gunman and his car, but before they could find him, dalton randomly gun downed a fiendinger and his dad checking out cars at an auto dealer. surveillance tape shows dalton sneaking up behind the two before opening fire. then it was on to restaurant parking lot, where police sa