he did in town when he became the first black mayor of hattiesburg. can he do it statewide?ll be like moses rolling back the red sea. >> i'm here to talk to you about color, green. >> the only color he wants to address is money. something his state, the nation's poorest desperately needs, something his opponent has a lot of. outspending dupri 7-1. but dupri is confident. >> i have a 100% chance of not winning if i wasn't in the race. but i got a 50% chance of winning because i'm in the race. >> reporter: dupri has proven the plos. the pundits and the naysayers wrong before. but with this much at stake, can he do it again? >> election day is this coming tuesday. november 8th. we will be watching. a big issue in some elections, illegal immigration. at several states, as several states impose tough crack downs, governor peter shim lynn has issued a new policy for state police barring them from arresting people simply for not having proper papers. >> vermont farmers can't survive without workers from outside of america. that's just the way it is. we've got to keep our dairy farm

he did it when he became the mayor of hattiesburg, but can he do it statewide?e does, it is like moses rolling back the red sea. >> i am here to talk to you about the color, green. >> reporter: the only color he wants to address is money. something that his state desperately needs and something that his opponent has a lot of outspending dupre 7 to 1, but he is confident. >> i have 100% chance of not winning if i was innocent the race. but i have a 50% chance of winning because i'm in the race. >> reporter: dupre has proven the polls and the pundits and the nay-sayers wrong before, but with this much at stake, can he do it again? election day is this coming day tuesday november 8th a and we will be watching. tune into cnn. programming note, next sunday soledad o'brien will look at how some black entrepreneurs are risking everything to become the next big thing. watch the new promised land, silicon valley, a cnn special next weekend at 8:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> the star of the hit show "super nanny" is fired up tonight. she is upset over this texas judge

hattiesburg, mississippi in beijing has more. >> reporter: ai weiwei is china's most famous artist. this disease daze he's better known as the chinese government's most outspoken opponent. after the 2008 sichuan earthquake he head his own investigation asking w schools collapsed while government billions stayed intact. he has railed against injustice pointing out the unfair advantages of china's elite. last april, protests erupted around the world when china's secret police detained weiwei for 81 days. when he was released he was hit with a $2.4 million tax bill and in a phone interview with cbs news he said it was all about revenge for his criticism of cheapa's communist party. >> the whole accusation has no base and it's really fabricated by the police. >> reporter: as anger spread over the chinese internet, the artist's office was inundated with 30,000 online donations totaling $1.5 million. but others came in person from all over china to ai's suburban beijing work space and literally threw their donation overs want wall into his studio. now police surround the area, even harass

the democratic mayor of hattiesburg who is now running for governor.till bears the confederate emblem in its flag? here's cnn's don lemon. ♪ >> if you thought that johnny dupree for governor campaign wore celebrating, except for johnny dupree. he couldn't win the mississippi primary because he's a black man in a state stigmatized by racism. because he didn't have nearly as much money to spend as his white republican opponent. lieutenant governor, phil bryant. >> you can fill in the blanks. >> but primary voters made history, by making johnny dupree, the first african-american ever to have a real chance of becoming the governor of mississippi. >> it's awesome, isn't it? isn't it awesome? that we live in a place called america that allows things like that to happen. that have never happened before. isn't that awesome? >> but is it realistic in a race where not much distinguishes one candidate from the other. they disagree mostly over how to pay for universal health care. and whether voters should show i.d. at the polls. and those two ideas aren't enough

he did it in 2001 when he became the first black mayor of hattiesburg but can he do it statewide? be like moses rolling back the red sea. >> i'm here to talk to you about color, green. >> reporter: the only color dupree wants to address is money, something his state, the nation's poorest, desperately needs. something his opponent has a lot of, outspending dupree 7-1, but dupree is confident. >> i have 100% chance of not winning if i wasn't in the race. i got a 50% chance of wing because i'm in the race. >> reporter: dupree has proven the polls, the pundits and the naysayers wrong before, but with this much at stake, can he do it again? don lemon, cnn, hattiesburg, mississippi. >>> coming your way on sunday november 13th, our soledad o'brien explores how some black were enlawyers for risking everything to become the next big thing this is the new promised land, silicon valley, a black in america special, sunday night 193th, 8:00 eastern, right here on cnn. [ umpire ] strike 3. you're out! [ cheers and applause ] [ playing out of tune ] [ playing in tune ] [ male announcer ] at mcdo

he did in town when he became the first black mayor of hattiesburg. can he do it statewide?, it will be like moses rolling back the red sea. >> i'm here to talk to you about color, green. >> the only color he wants to address is money. something his state, the nation's poorest desperately needs, something his opponent has a lot of. outspending dupri 7-1. but dupri is confident. >> i have a 100% chance of not winning if i wasn't in the race. but i got a 50% chance of winning because i'm in the race. >> reporter: dupri has proven the polls, the pundits and the naysayers wrong before. but with this much at stake, can he do it again? >> election day is this coming tuesday. november 8th. we will be watching. a big issue in some elections, illegal immigration. at several states, as several states impose tough crack downs, governor peter shim lynn has issued a new policy for state police barring them from arresting people simply for not having proper papers. >> vermont farmers can't survive without workers from outside of america. that's just the way it is. we've got to keep our da

hattiesburg mayor dupree a democrat is the first african-american major party candidate.is trailing republican lieutenant governor phil bryant in what has been campaign marked by glaring absence of negative campaigning. >> i want to be able to say i got elected governor without sending out attack mail piece or a negative commercial without saying one bad thing about any opponent. >> my mom said if you talk about me, i talk about you and we sling mud and we're both getting dirty. the message is lost in the mud. >> model for national election. both candidates hope so. the big election news what happens in the house? democrats have had control since reconstruction. republicans need to pick up eight seats. while they are optimistic about their chances many analysts believe they'll fall short. bret? >> john roberts checking in throughout the night. thank you. we'll have election u updates at top and bottom of each hour and complete wrap-up at 11:00 eastern for a full hour. republican presidential candidate newt gingrich will be in the center seat shortly. but first, the attorn

he did it in 2001 when he became the first black mayor of hattiesburg. but can he do it statewide?e like moses rolling back the red sea. >> i'm here to talk to you about color -- green. >> reporter: the only color dupree wants to address is money, something his state, the nation's poorest, desperately needs. something his opponent has a lot of, outspending dupree 7 to 1. but dupree is confident. >> i have 100% chance of not winning if i wasn't in the race. but i have a 50% chance of winning because i'm in the race. >> reporter: dupree has proven the polls, the pundits and the naysayers wrong before. but with this much at stake, can he do it again? >>> cnn's soledad o'brien brings you "black in america," a silicon valley special that airs sunday night. much more of the "newsroom" coming up and more conversation about mr. dupree with don lemon's reporting there. very interesting. is he finding that while there may be that 7 to 1 kind of ratio versus his competitor -- is he finding that, i guess, his campaign is resonating with people? is he drumming up more support? is he feeling lik

that's those red boxes from new orleans up through hattiesburg into birmingham, balabama.are possible. if it's not raining where you are, it probably looks like this up and down the east coast. that's not a pretty picture either. low clouds like that means trouble at the airports. so that atlanta area looking for lots of delays today. major delays expected. new york metros, d.c. metros, philadelphia and atlanta all because of those low clouds along with the threat of showers and thunderstorms. delays probably staying under an hour, though, for you in memphis and nashville, boston and charlotte. raleigh will also probably have some trouble. here's the big spread area for today. it stretches from the delmarva down into the deep south. that's where we're expecting to see damaging winds. will probably be more widespread than anything else. and the threat will increase throughout the day today. it's really the coast of the country, the east coast getting wet and the pacific northwest northwest, carol, has a big storm. 65-mile-per-hour gusts on the coast along with one to two fe

that's hattiesburg three-term mayor.ould be the first black candidate to win office since reconstruction. >> i have a 100% chance of not winning if i wasn't in the race. >> if he does, it will be like moses rolling back the red sea. >> okay. he faces off against republican bryant. >>> voters will cast ballots on a controversial measure that could have a nationwide ripple effect, as well. initiative 26, better known as "the person hood amendment." critics say if it passes it would make it nearly impossible for a woman to get an abortion. current mississippi governor hale barbour voted on absentee ballot on thursday. >> i voted for it. i struggled with it. i had some concerns about it, have some concerns about it. but i think all in all, i believe life can -- i know i believe life begins at conception. so i think the right thing to do is to vote for it which is what i did. >>> also, a voter i.d. law will be on the ballots in mississippi. voters will decide on an initiative that requires a government-issued photo i.d. to vo

in a little closer to you, it will eventually be in baton rouge, new orleans, jackson, and into hattiesburghe northwest, this is a big time snow event. we have avalanche warnings going on here in parts of the cascades. very heavy snow event in the mountains as well. if you're driving through the mountains, you need to be prepared. all of those things you know for mid-winter storm. the rain is in the northeast. airports are slowing down in the northeast. tomorrow, though, the biggest getaway day is where the heavy rain will be in new york, all the way into florida. the delays, philadelphia, chicago, houston, new york la guardia right now. the worst is philadelphia at two hours, but i think that will be clearing up rather quick lg. jim? >> chad, thanks. we hope for the best. think back six years ago, joplin, missouri, one of the deadliest, costliest tornadoes in the city. 1,000 people died, even a hospital destroyed. now the city is slowly rebuilding. losses there nearing $3 billion. the community plans a memorial service later today and we thgi them our prayers there. >>> people are already

don lemon, cnn, hattiesburg, mississippi. >> don, thank you.ight, november 13th, 8:00 eastern. you don't want to miss this. >>> coming up, black coal ash accidentally spills into lake michigan. we are talking about a mass murky sludge the size of a football field. >> we were able to sit back and say nobody was injured. >> the next step here, obviously that's trying to clean up what some are now calling an environmental disaster. details two minutes away. [ male announcer ] it's true... consumers er wanchai ferry orange chicken... over p.f. chang's home menu orange chicken women men and uh pandas... elbows mmm [ male announcer ] wanchai ferry, try it yourself. >>> there is a story developing now in wisconsin that bears all of our attention. i want you to look closely at these images i pulled. before monday that ravine you see there, that was bluff but gave way two days ago, sending this section of muck the size of a football field into lake michigan. s here the other important part, see the white building, that is a power plant fuelled by coal,