mississippi-- a willing prey. the fight to control the mississippi has escalated from a battle into a war. approximately 150 miles north of new orleans, these two rivers have come perilously close together, linked by an abandoned loop of the mississippi called old river. the atchafalaya offers the mississippi a route to the gulf that is 175 miles shorter than its present course. the corps of engineers realized there was a potential problem with the atchafalaya capturing the mississippi back in the 1950s. a gentleman by the name of fisk, who was a geologist, did a report for the corps of engineers and the mississippi river commission in which he studied old delta systems of the mississippi and old diversions of the mississippi and compared those to what was happening on the atchafalaya and the mississippi. and he theorized that the atchafalaya and the mississippi were in an intermediate stage of capture and that, if something was not done by about the 1970s, about 1975, we would reach a critical stage of capture in

. >> for mississippi!klansmen, for america. >> for america! >> klansmen, behold the fiery cross, still brilliant, all the troubled history failed to quench its flame. let me say that the cross is an inspiration, a sign of the christian religion, a symbol of faith, hope and love. we do not burn but light the cross to signify that christ is the light of the world. white power. >> white power! >> white power! >> reporter: as the fiery cross is reduced to a few sparking embers, the members leave the clearing and head back to the trailer. i want to ask you one other thing about the gun. you have it with you all the time? >> everywhere i go. concealed weapon. u.s. government gave me that. lost a lot of good friends of mine fighting for this country for nothing. for nothing. all because of the u.s. government. >> reporter: you're mad at the government. >> very mad at the government. yeah, i got a lot of hate in me. i got a lot of built up anger, a lot of hurt. a lot of hurt. >> reporter: pastor hartsfield knows a

to vote in mississippi.orry here was that because thousands of mississippi legal voters don't have the i.d. that would have been necessary under the new law, this new law would have kept disproportionate numbers from voting on election day. that law is now technically been blocked by this justice department letter. what if you could get that impact on the the electorate any way? this is what the mississippi secretary of state, who is a republican, has been doing all summer long in that state. he's been printing up and posting a thousand signs all across the state that say voter i.d. in big letters with a number to call if you need i.d., which by the way you don't need to vote in mississippi. mississippi's republican secretary of state spent the summer talking up the state's new law and sending out postcards all over the state about the new i.d. you're going to need to vote, even though that's not the law in mississippi. to be clear, if you do not have i.d., it's still okay for you to vote in mississippi this

required to vote in mississippi. for the prospect our election should be free and fair and not purposely confusing, all good news. right? right. then there's the other side. then there's colorado. hold on. that's coming pup. >>> now that debate season is over and we have entered the final stretch of the campaign, you can expect to see schedules that defy human capability. president obama is embarking on a two-day around the clock campaign blitz across six battleground states. he will campaign in six states in just two days. while he's in between state, he will be calling voters from air force one. it's that time in the campaign. today president obama was in florida and in ohio. he was mining last night's debate for stump speech possibilities. >> if you say that you love american cars during a debate but you wrote an article titled "let detroit go bankrupt", you might have romnesia. if you talk about how much you love teachers during a debate but said just a few weeks ago that we shouldn't hire anymore because they wo

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louis and mississippi and memphis, we could see possible delays there. but as far as the east coast goes, it will be a nice day, with the exception being florida which will be dodging showers and storms. but another october afternoon with a chance of tornadoes. hopefully it will be all misses instead of hits. >>> well, 14-year-olds making your iphone? a new england earthquake. and an america's cup ship r runneth over. >>> plus a police raid suspected in the deadly meningitis outbreak. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. [ femala $100 cream. we were flattered when regenerist beat flabbergasted when we creamed a $500 cream. for about $30 regenerist micro-sculpting cream hydrates better than over 20 of america's most expensive luxury creams. fantastic. pheno

amendment in mississippi. >> no, i remember that. >> even the people of mississippi rejected that position. >> well, romney also rejected that position as well. >> well, the president calls it romnesia. i have my own what i call mittology. >> anyway, also taking on the late night comedy scene, first lady michelle obama. she and jimmy kimmel put together an ad to get you out of bed on election day. >> election day, election day! up and adam. up and adam! it's election day. come on, let's go. get your shoes on. up, up, up! move it. >> all right. okay. >> time to vote. you can do it. >> okay. i'm voting. >> out the door, out the door! and eat some carrots. >> i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >> also mrs. obama has been encouraging people to take advantage of early voting just in case, her words here, your toilet overflows on election day and you can't get to the polls. >> also, lena dunham, the creator, actor and writer in the girls. here she is talking about voting for the first time. >> your first time shouldn't be with just anybody. you want to do it with a great guy. you don'

courtney pearson joins me now live from mississippi.g during the commercial break, and she's an exceptional young lady. let's say that. so, first of all, congratulations to you. >> thank you so much. >> yeah. so what was going through your head the moment that you heard the words that you were going to be queened and then they put the crown on your head? >> oh, i absolutely could not believe it. it was a wonderful, wonderful moment. it was a moment i'll always remember. my mom was screaming and jumping up and down. it was amazing. we couldn't contain the excitement. >> yeah. it's even more important to you, because several of your family members went to ole miss. so, you becoming homecoming queen, they just must be ecstatic. >> oh, they are. they are in love. they are so proud of their alma mater and they're so proud of me. so there's a lot of good feelings going around. >> yeah. there have been african-american candidates before. why do you think that you're the one who won? >> i really just think that the student body is just growing

mississippi got hit as well. i have entire family and friends gone because of hurricane katrina in southern mississippi. mississippi was treated exactly identityicly by the federal government as louisiana and had its act together. it was a louisiana government notoriously corrupt and ineptd. to hang that on some racism against louisiana is not only deeply offensive but continues to perpetuate wounds in this country except for people like barack obama told a black crowd you were treated differently because you were black. >> we want more on this discussion. we have to stop right now for time. erick erickson, roland martin, no doubt we appreciate that. >>> up next, shifting stories about what really happened at the embassy capital in benghazi, libya. i'm joined by arwa damon. she shares what she saw. for the first time we are seeing photos of the crime scene that you have not seen before. details ahead. >>> tonight, a story you will not see anywhere else. for the first time, cnn's arwa damon talks about what she ex

just one area of rain in northern portions of mississippi. some of the heavier showers throughout this morning, but overall moving pretty quickly into areas of southern tennessee as we go throughout the morning. so your forecast today, after the chilly morning, it's a nice afternoon from denver to chicago. the only problem down there in florida, we'll continue with some showers and storms. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. one area, the area of rain i was just mentioning there in mississippi, it will quickly be moving across the weather map today. eventually it will bring a chance of some clouds and showers to areas in virginia, even north carolina and possibly even washington, d.c. no big warm-up in sight. looks like this chillier weather pattern is here to stay for at least the next week. >> so is it win thor? >> -- winter? >> no, that's a whole duff ball game. >>> business headlines are straight ahead. plus, who is the new sexiest woman in the world? last year it was rihanna. did

amendment in mississippi.or romney had endorsed personhood amendment in mississippi. governor romney had endorsed personhood amendment in mississippi. >> no, i remember that. >> even the people of mississippi rejected that position. >> well, romney also rejected that position as well. >> well, the president calls it romnesia. i have my own what i call mittology. >> anyway, also taking on the late night comedy scene, first lady michelle obama. she and jimmy kimmel put together an ad to get you out of bed on election day. >> election day, election day! up and adam. up and adam! it's election day. come on, let's go. get your shoes on. up, up, up! >> all right. okay. >> time to vote. you can do it. >> okay. i'm voting. >> out the door, out the door! and eat some carrots. >> i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >> also ms. obama has been encouraging people to take advantage of early voting just in case, her words here, your toilet overflows on election day and you can't get to the polls. >>> and the lead w

rights history. 50 years ago, the first african-american student to enroll at the university of mississippion campus was deeply unpopular among white students. it led to riots so severe president john f. kennedy sent in the national guard to restore order. so 50 years long, how have things changed in america? >> i came back to mississippi in 1960 to launch a war against white supremacy with the intent of destroying it. the color line didn't enter the picture. only citizenship. and the rights and privileges there are and the reality of enjoying them or not enjoying them. and that's the reason why i looked the way i did because i knew the other side of fear that if someone was in the situation where they were afraid and showed no fear it would scare the life out of the other side and i know it was for rear because they were shaking like a leaf on a tree. my job was finished. once i put the president of the united states in the position where he had to use the military might of the united states of america to protect my rights as a citizen, everything else was somebody else's job. i was not a

the state of mississippi got hit the worst. the storms as far as the official tallies go about 77 storm reports, the blue dots are the damaging wind reports, the red is the tornado reports. we had three of them. it appears the one near yazoo city and to the south of meridian did the most damage. a couple thousand without people in central mississippi and the storms have weakened. a look at that storm that did cause the issues. here it was as it went through the meridian, mississippi, area. now in south central portions of alabama. it has weakened significantly. no longer a tornado threat but in monroeville you're going to get gusty winds, hear the lightning and thunder and those storms should be passing by within the next hour. otherwise, the storms have weakened significantly. it looks like these storms heading down toward i-10 will produce heavy rain. this storm in the northern plains got blown around from oklahoma northward, winds gusting up to 50 miles an hour. still windy behind that storm in iowa through missouri. it's cl

. >>> the university of mississippi, you know it as ole miss, well, the school just made history. 50ars after immigrating, it's elected its first african-american homecoming queen. >>> first, collect as many credit cards as you can. compete with your friends to buy possessions you can't afford. and don't bother saving for retirement. it's a long way off. these are all things ben stein says you should do if you want to ruin your financial life. christine romans sits down with him in this week's "mastering your money." >> ben stein is a well-known economist. he was a speechwriter for president nixon and, oh, yeah, this. >> bueller. bueller. bueller. >> now ben stein is advising all of us to slack off a little like ferris bueller. he writes financial basics, they're boring. it's much better to be adventurous. he writes a lot of stuff like that but i bet he doesn't mean it considering his new book is entitled "how to really ruin your financial life and portfolio." we know the financial world is full of people trying to fleece you. >> we sure do know that. >> why do smart people do dumb t

mississippi share is over 25 million according to a study by the state auditor and mississippi is sayingise have to suffer, so that's why they've joined the lawsuit. their burden is shared by the other 49 states. >> it's a significant burden. some might be scratching their head. why arizona. why not a state around the border? >> one of the interesting things in the last decade we've seen is every state is a border state now. speaking figuratively, it's true. we have illegal immigration in states across the country. it's very easy for illegal aliens to cross into arizona, they're put into minivans and dispersed all over the country. the southeast, georgia, alabama and mississippi have seen a boon in other industries and influx of inillegal immigration. so mississippi has been hit hard by the tax -- the taxpayers have been hit hard. >> we did reach out to the department of homeland security for a statement. they did not get back to us. they might bring up the obama administration deported a record number of illegals in 2011. does that not boost their case they're doing their job to protect

. >> 50 years ago james meredith was admitted to the university of mississippi.'m randall pinkston in oxford as ole miss marks a dramatic moment that changed the school and the state. >> i'm matt jablow. coming up a man with deep ties to professional baseball in washington reflects on the nationals' success, that story straight ahead. >>> welcome back to nats park. i'm derek mcginty. we are live here where the washington nationals will take on the philadelphia phillies in less than two hours. if they can win this 1 game, they will clinch the national -- one game, they will clinch the national game east and roll into the playoffs. we heard the gates are now open, so the washington national fans will begin to stream in. i even see a couple of folks here right now. they've been waiting a long time for this day. a lot of old baseball fans can remember all the frustration and sadness of the senators losing and moving away, but there is one fan in montgomery county who has waited a lot longer than most. our own matt jablow brings you his story. >> we always ended up in

and sixty four during the mississippi summer i traveled with fannie lou hamer who was such a what a powerful woman and she would come out on the in front of a neighborhood where people were kind of hiding in. not really knowing what they could do and she'd she. settle herself in and get her feet settle on the ground and then she'd say this little law. and. then people would start to come out of their houses i mean we need more that you know this little light of mine i'm going to let it shine and don't be afraid and this fear mongering is is unforgivable really it is so wonderful to hear yours if you say you know i got up by the way and the minute we have left there we had a lot of dreams and visions back in the sixty's what do you think is going to endure as we go forward well the dreams and visions are still here and the seriousness about adhering to human rights and civil rights and and paying our fair share and i think when we make millions of dollars we we have a an obligation to help out and make sure that the the people of the forty seven percent who apparently are being. let'

see the rains in northern mississippi through tennessee now. i think some of this could even be here by lunch time, if not later this morning in areas west of town as it is racing quickly off toward the east and northeast. put our futurecast in motion. especially in northern virginia, shanendoah valley, that will be the case through the afternoon hours as this stays generally north and west of washington. that doesn't mean you are not going to see a couple of showers here, just looks lick the better chance will be north and west. obviously baltimore is playing the yankees in game two of their series, could be problems more tonight. showers tonight down in the 40s, some 30s north and west but nothing frozen. an early shower south and east tomorrow. sunshine in the afternoon. 5 to maybe 60. wednesday looking very, very nice. by thursday upper 60s. friday slight chance of a shower and the weekend looks all right. 70 saturday, 76 on sunday. >>> here comes monika samtani with timesaver traffic, police activity continues on the northbound side of geo

. >> jon: i remember that. >> and even the people of mississippi rejected that position. >> jon: well, romney also rejected that position as well. >> well-- the president calls it romnesia. i have my own, what i call mittology. >> jon: slunt all that be my job, shouldn't i be one the one thinking up these very clever things. but how about that, you guys do that-- let me just go right to the law. (laughter) dow consider-- i find that it seems like president obama is not seemingly the head of the democratic party in the way that, let's say-- he is big on separation of-- he hassle vated the legislative power, to some extent. >> well, it is a question of shared values. what is it we are there to do. it's to the about having a job, it's about doing the job for the american people. >> jon: right. >> and when we were there and he was in-- when we were in the majority with the president, we were able to accomplish a great deal for the american people. when the republicans came in they said that the president never, this does never work for you because that is when we're going to work with you

coming out of texas, mississippi, alabama, we saw numerous periods of rain and thunderstorms. i mean, some areas needed the wet weather, but we didn't want to wash out a nice fall weekend. this morning, the storm isn't going anywhere. still located over the top of jackson, mississippi, and we have a lot of rain across tennessee, now spreading all the way through the carolinas. and even now atlanta is starting to get a little bit of light rain. as far as the heaviest rainfall, the worst drive is interstate 40 from jackson, tennessee, all the way up to nashville and memphis. the morning commute does not look pretty. the heaviest rainfall forecasted over the next 48 hours is from central tennessee and i even think some areas of northern georgia have a chance of picking up an inch of rain today. we will see clouds increasing in the mid-atlantic region, but from d.c. to areas around richmond, late day showers for you. the southeast is where we could be dealing with some showers. maybe even some strong storms. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather

louis, right down the mississippi river through memphis, we'll have a chance of a few torn nad does. won't be widespread but there will be serious storms to watch in the area late this afternoon. keep an eye on that with you and your family late today. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. there's the chances of thunderstorms. indianapolis, that will be very late in the day as that squall line moves your way. areas like milwaukee, the storm will linger near you. colder temperatures in the days ahead also. all of that storminess in the middle of the country. slow moving east coast. able to get it friday. >>> bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up, 14-year-old making your iphone? a new england earthquake. and an nfl coach fired. headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus the government raids the company suspected in the deadly meningitis outbreak. you're watching "early today." >>> making news right now, federal agents raided the massachusetts pharmacy suspected in the deadly meningitis outbreak. an attorney for the pharmacy complained