why can't i love mississippi? my spot, i move all this, in september ♪ ♪ black eye october, so you be thankful the party's not over ♪ ♪ we won the race because they ran a lame campaign ♪ i'm cooking victory, you want a taste ♪ >> pyinfamous is a proud son and resident of mississippi, a youth mentor in jackson's church and public school systems, owner of a marketing agency and hip-hop artist. this town it feels empty, but where is everybody? >> i think one thing is a lot of people think that you have to leave mississippi to be able to do something great, but i think a lot of it is there is so much bubbling in the undercurrent that sometimes isn't seen. and i think it takes an artist who usually takes something that's blank and creates something that's awesome to be able to see the potential in a place, in a canvas, so to speak, that has been vacated by others. >> soul wired cafe, one of the number of places where something is going on, where artists, entrepreneurs, movement workshops, performance spaces, set up som

black man could march through mississippi without fear. carmichael, martin luther king jr., to his bedside and about to continue his march. after being arrested for the 27th time he we will call for black power. what did that mean? well, well, it meant radical, social, political, and economic self-determination. king said, don't use the term black power because they equate that with violence. carmichael said the decision was a collective one, and and black people need to start defining political and social phenomenon for themselves. when we think about them, even though their were disputes and disagreements, they find common ground. especially for black people. what is interesting, we talk about the politics of ferguson, social, economic poverty, police brutality, the black people stokely carmichael was most concerned about was the poorest of the poor. it was not students, elites. it was the poorest of the poor. so when we think about king and carmichael,, that becomes close between 1966 and the king's death. in the course of doing researc

he is going to be in greenwood, mississippi. by the time of freedom summer the second congressional district director, organizing in the mississippi delta. what was he doing? and organizer, living and working among poor black people in the mississippi delta. when we when we think about the black folks, these are african-americans who did not have birth certificates, many never have left the surrounding confines of the plantation. not trying to serve as leaders but provide help. we celebrate the 50th anniversary, spoke before the credentials committee she talked about being beaten. and she told the credentials committee that they were facing these troubles because they wanted to be treated like decent human beings. there was no political representation. what is interesting, carmichael is going to be one of the biggest cheerleaders and supporters. she talked about an interview and activist, oral historian and all around brilliant icon. martin luther king is important. what do you mean? more important because their are more of thos

he went back to mississippi and was immediately named as a general and chief of the mississippi state militia. at this stage, there were no confederate states of america yet. there were six and about to be seven states who had succeeded from the united states. it was clear these states would be facing potential military conflict if the united states army moved in and tried to quote unquote coherse them to stay in the union. he looked forward to the realism that there would be military conflict and then he went home to his plantation at davis bend along the mississippi river where he owned 113 slaves. she -- and while he and his wife were making rose cuttings on the morning of february 10th, 1861 a messenger came with a telegram from montgomery, alabama where states were meeting and he was informed he was named the provisional president to the confederate states of america. and i think there were two reasons for that. he was known as a moderate for one and not a fire eater. and the confederacy was trying to present to the world and especially to the eight slaves states that had not con

that is what i would say to him that is the mississippi stuff.nd the last thing you need to know is that his heart was hope your that he had the forgiveness of jesus christ. he really did. it people would do terrible things to him and the only would you forgive them, he forgot. it would not even stay in his mind. that was my job. why are you talking to him? do we did? -- oh he did? he was pure of heart, a man after god's own heart. it was my husband and christopher's father. thank you so much for honoring him. >> give them another hand. >> good afternoon. i am pleased to be here with my esteemed predecessor, mayor sharon pratt. mayor anthony williams. and also with the mayor of newark, new jersey. i'll be off of the 660,000 people who live in the district of columbia, i want to want again extend, as others have done, our deepest sympathies to the former first lady. and of course to marion christopher barry, who spoke so eloquently when he was up your earlier. -- here earlier. you know while at marion is that absent in body, i think we know that h

this is near 18th street and mississippi. for at least one block in each direction. daria. >> thank you, mike. >>> other news on this christmas day, celebrations are underway this morning around the world and here in the bay area here's a look at some of the church services. massive crowds showed up for the christmas mass at the grace cathedral in san francisco last night. >> well, finally that's what christmas is all about. all the commercialism and everything is lost on this special night. so that's what we're here today, celebrate the real meaning of christmas. >> grace cathedral is the cathedral of san francisco. those of us born and raised in the faith this is home. this is like going to the vatican almost. >> today the cathedral hosts its christmas day coral service, the choir sings and a sermon and holy communion. >>> thousands of christians gathered in bethlehem for a christmas celebration. here's a video of midnight mass. it's been a difficult year in that region. peace talks between israel and the palestine collapse

director, organizing in the mississippi delta. what was he doing? and organizer, living and working among poor black people in the mississippi delta. when we when we think about the black folks, these are african-americans who did not have birth certificates, many never have left the surrounding confines of the plantation. not trying to serve as leaders but provide help. we celebrate the 50th anniversary, spoke before the credentials committee she talked about being beaten.

the extreme cleanup was inspired by chad's work on the mississippi.ut now local citizens have taken it even further. >> yeah! >> this guy is really cool. he's got energy. focus. he makes me want to do mosre. now we have 40 to 50 streams we do every year. >> a lot of this stuff comes from the creeks and miles away and then ends up in the river. so my hometown has not only embraced my mission, they've moved it forward. >> each year, more than 1,000 volunteers pitch in at different sites. >> it's power play here today folks. >> chad, and another crew member they call coach motivate everyone in their distinctive style. >> every cheapup i try to mix it up a little bit. sometimes we'll have a mock motivational speaker. >> no room for monkeying around today. >> sometimes we'll have a karaoke boat. but we always try to make it something that people don't expect. don't know what you got till it's gone. i tell you right now, you know what's gone? garbage. we've made a real difference. >> hanging tough on three. let's do it. come on, everybody. >> how do we do t

el gobernador de mississippi ya declarÓ estado de emergencia.iÓ de locaciÓn- un ex empleado y un maletero del delta airlines. durante 7 meses, las iban escondidas en mochilas y viajando en las cabinas de un 20 vuelos comerciales rumbo a nueva york. nos cuentan como estos dos asaltantes florales dependen de trÁfico de armas. >> desde hace ocho meses, el fbi le seguÍa los pasos a este hombre quien trabajaba en la aerolÍnea delta como maletero. el hombre lideraba la peligrosa tarea. operaban de la siguiente manera, las masas contra bel exempleado y se las llevaba a eugene a su carta. este por ser empleado en una requisado al ser ingresado el aeropuerto, lo que le facilitaba entregar las armas. Éstas imÁgenes grabadas por las cÁmaras de seguridad del aeropuerto de atlanta el pasado 10 de diciembre, a las 7:30 de la maÑana muestra como el exempleado pasaba los puntos de riqueza. ya dentro de la terminal se comunican por mensaje de texto. en esta ocasiÓn acordaron reencontrarse en un baÑo de la empresa. media hora mÁs tarde, ese mismo dÍa, se observa

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. mr. welch: mississippi. mr. thompson: that's close, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in support of legislation him thatting -- naming this facility after ms. juanita millender-mcdonald. wonderful lady. she served this institution well. up until her final moments. most of us were not aware of the terminal illness she had. so she served with grace, our ty and honor and respect and she will be missed. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from vermont. mr. welch: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. mr. meadows: we yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 5687. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is l

blocks. 29 of them on the mississippi alone. >> the river is like steps all the way down. go get in the lock. it will raise us up. we will go onto our next place. >> often the barge has to wait hours to go through a lock. >> it fills up like a bathtub. >> the water lifts the barge to the next level. >> so gate is opening and we're ready to roll. >> even when the barge is under way it doesn't exactly move at warp speed. >> we will be going 6 to 7 miles an hour. that's fast for a barge. >> which means going a place which is one by way car takes about ten hours to get to by barge. to save fuel chads crew often catches a ride. >> we will often catch rides with the shipping industry. we're kind of like a huge hitchhiker and it's free. >> today the barge is using its own power to held up to port bayern, illinois for a unique event. a tug fest. tug of war over the mississippi. >> it's iowa, illinois, one rope that goes across the river and each state pulling on it. >> three, two, one -- go, go, go. >> it sounds crazy but it's real. the rope is like a mile long. it's really cool.

long time in mississippi.here its the grandmother of jessica who said she already is willing to forgive who ever carried this terrible crime out. she believes that she would look to see this person come to god in this life. and as a result of that sunny doesn't want to carry all this hate around in her heart. she is ready to forgive. before that can begin they have to find who ever is responsible. >> amazing what a big person to do that. thank you. appreciate that. martin savage. >> jessica's family they're devastated. i am joined by her grieving sister, amanda prince. we are really sorry for your loss. how is your family doing? >> thank you. um, they're devastated. we all are. sun she was 19. we are just shocked. we are lost. we are confused. angry and hurt. just -- just devastated. >> we can only imagine. you just heard from martin savage. and he said your mom is welling to forgive who ever did this? your grandmother, sorry. is willing to forgive who ever did this. >> i'm not. i don't know. i'm not. >> too s

wir tracking the northern section was mississippi.you see tornado watches posted across the region. we had a confirmed tornado or a possible tornado in columbia, mississippi. the moisture is moving on in. here is the rainstorm. the area of low pressure. you tap into winds from the gulf of mexico. we could find anywhere from three-quarters of an inch to an inch of rainfall. and record warmth for christmas eve. 60s are rare this month. not unheard of. a high of 62 degrees. we hit 63 back in 1996. the record for that date 64 in 1990. we are showing the moisture overspreading at 7:00 in the morning. if you are out and about in the morning, you see we have periods of rain. at 3:00 in the afternoon, if you are attending the services, make sure you have wet weather close to you. on and off rain as we go through the evening hours. it's pushing offshore during the early morning hours on thursday for christmas day. by then we have improvement on the way. clouds and pockets of sunshine. the issue is that the winds pick up in the wake of that sto

another tornado tore the roof off his day care center in mississippi.d the 7 staffers in that center reported unharmed. they were moved to a nearby bank for safety. mississippi's governor declaring a state of emergency in the wake of all of these storms. and all of this is just the beginning of a weather nightmare for holiday travelers. cnn's ivan cabrera joins us for the latest on the storm system and the forecast. good morning. >> we'll get to that as well, a terrifying scene for mississippi and louisiana. national weather crews will be out there and letting us now based on the damage what kind of intensity we were at with those tornadoes that touched down. unusual, no question about it. i do not think we're going to see those kinds of scenes repeat today. severe weather threat diminishing as we speak. but we will see very wet rainfall impacting travelers by road and air. it is going to be wet and windy but not snowy. on the back side of the storm, chicago does get in on snowfall. anywhere from 3 to 5 inches. in fact, they have winter storm watches as

another tornado tore the roof off this day care center in mississippi.uckily all 35 children and seven staffers at that center were unharmed. they were moved to a nearby bank for safety. mississippi's governor declaring a state of emergency in the wake of these storms. and all that, just the beginning of the weather trouble for holiday travelers. cnn meteorologist ivan cabrera joins us with the latest on this storm system and his christmas forecast. good morning and merry christmas eve, ivan. >> yeah, merry christmas eve, and yet, we're talking about another storm on this busy travel week since thanksgiving. i'll say christine, what's going to happen today we're going back to what is supposed to be a nuisance storm. it's going to delay us at the airport. it's going to make for slow travel across the roads but it's not going to be as life-threatening as it was for good friends in louisiana and mississippi. we have an extreme watch for the southern part of georgia and panhandle of florida. and that will diminish in the next several hours and we're going to

the english and french speaking colleagues manned this point at the mississippi river delta to which the thousands of souls floated down the river or drove overland each year by traitors like walker passing through their hands towards final destinations. brown probably did not actually witness those final sales unless for some reason he commanded the assistance, but he had seen enough during the year on street corners to be intimately familiar with the routine. only with the conclusion that the immediate horror of the experience fade into relief as they steamed northward. but not even safe arrival in st. louis could end the process is the epic full of human beings followed its course downstream the next year and the next. he would've internalized the many thousands gone and no more auction block for me, no more, no more auction block for me, many thousands gone. no more children stolen from me, no more, no more children stolen from me, many thousands gone. no more slavery chains for me, no more slavery chains for me many thousands gone. the song's meaning was all too personal for bro

and to the mississippi movement and the work of the mississippi freedom democratic party.uring those years marion not only steeped himself in nonviolent resistance but in active strategic organizations. what marion learned about organizationing in the deep south held him in good stead for the rest of his life. he brought community organizing to the district of columbia and organized his way into the leadership of this city. a man can choose to escape and forget childhood poverty, and nearly reminisce about his early years in the movement. instead, marion joins his childhood poverty with his life changing years in the civil rights movement. to form his own world view. whatever espn you may take from marion barry's life, we must recognize the roots that shaped him. today, we rejoice that the civil rights movement brought him to the next, or is it the last, frontier for civil rights. people will choose their own part of marion barry's life to remember. but here in the district of columbia here amongst those of us who still struggle for state hood let us always celebrate mario

the gentleman from mississippi. mr. thompson: i yield as much time as she may consume to the ranking member of the subcommittee on cybersecurity, infrastructure protection, and security technology, ms. clarke. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. clarke: i again thank the ranking member for yielding me the time. mr. speaker, i rise in support of s. 2519, the national cybersecurity protection act of 2014. we worked long and hard to develop and describe how d.h.s. can best accomplish its complex cybersecurity mission. i am pleased at our bipartisan and bicameral negotiations have been fruitful and look forward to the progress that the department can make next year. in closing, i'd like to express what an honor it has been to serve under the leadership of ranking member thompson, chairman mccaul, and alongside chairman meehan in service to the homeland security mission of our nation. i look forward to our continued collaboration as i move to my new assignment on the energy and commerce committee in t

i was born in tuskegee alabama, raised in mississippi, you mississippi root, teenageer in alabama.he man i love the most in the world, who made me who i am is from that place. i felt like that was my entry point. i know alabama. >> i heard you say that your hope is this will help in the conversation that we're having as a nation about race. >> yes. it is just jaw-dropping it's coming out in this time. and a time that's just so robust with this energy of change. it's nothing we could have predicted, or even asked for. yet there's a beauty to it, a symmetry to it. i hope this film adds to the energy. and the conversation. >> join us, join our march against injustice and inhumanity. we need you to stand with us. >> "selma" opens in select cities tomorrow, everywhere january 9th. now let's go to rob for a final check of the weather. >>> it is christmas time in the city. and the kids are ready tore santa. sidney, you are from? >> juneau, alaska. >> it gets cold up there, doesn't it? >> it's in the 20s right now. >> been to the north pole? >> yes, i have. i saw santa in the north pole. >

a wall of wind came crashing into jones county, mississippi. our correspondent describing it like a sledgehammer from the sky. this resident looking through piles of debris, trying to salvage whatever is left of his belongings. and tonight, neighbors putting the holiday on hold, to help out one another. in north carolina, the storm turning streets into rivers. the wild weather wreaking havoc up and down the east coast. 150 million people in the storm's path. abc's matt gutman starts us off tonight from columbia, mississippi. >> reporter: good evening, tom. dozens of homes look like this. obliterated. i want you to see what this tornado has done, carving a 350-yard wide path of destruction. and that system isn't through yet. sirens howling and a line of deadly storms marching over the past 24 hours. tonight, heavy flooding in georgia. record rain in tallahassee. and a confirmed tornado in north carolina. rain walloping the whole east coast. overnight, tornadoes jackhammering the south. at least four dead. an ef-2 slinging 125-mile-per-hour winds

, nbc's jacob rascon is in columbia, mississippi for us tonight. jacob, good evening. >> reporter: tamron, good evening. the national weather service tonight says the tornado that tore through columbia might have been as strong as an ef-3 cutting a path three and a half miles long and leaving behind scenes like this. this is easily the worst day of martha hall's 84-year life. not even her cane survived. she was about to deliver christmas pies when her suv took a direct hit. >> everything hit. looked like it was trying to take it up off the ground and everything rumbled and shake. i bowed down, i remember that, my head like this. i was just saying take care of us. take care of us. and he did. >> reporter: all six homes and three businesses on martha's block are no more. >> i was standing right over here. >> reporter: across the street jeff pennington and seven co-workers had just finished eating dinner at their christmas party when they spotted the tornado. >> there was just no time to do anything really. just hit the floor. everything seemed like i

federal agents asked police near memphis to watch a bridge across the mississippi river.spokesman says there was an anonymous threat, but no specific attack on the bridge was mentioned. local authorities were alerted and the bridge remains open. federal health officials are proposing an end to the ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. the food and drug administration says it recommends a new policy allowing donations from men who have been celibate in the previous year. the 31-year-old ban was to protect the blood supply from contamination from the aids virus. >>> ahead, the weather and your sports. damien lillard leads portland to a comeback. . damien lillard leads portland to a comeback. eally big deal. with aches, fever and chills- there's no such thing as a little flu. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. attack the flu virus at its source with prescription tamiflu. and call your doctor right away. tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people 2 weeks and older whose flu symp

and joining us now, mississippi's governor, phil bryant. welcome, great to have you here. >> good morning, glad to be with you. >> you know, political observers have been saying let the new gop-controlled congress in the new year push back these executive olds for undocumented immigrants. why are you and the other governors wasting time by filing this suit now? do you think it's a much more effective way using the courts to try to force the president to go through congress before enforcing laws that he's redesigning? >> well, absolutely. and not only have we thought that, i think the american public and leaders in america since the founding fathers have believed that for over 200 years. governors have to take action. we appreciate what congress is doing. we understand that they're not quite in office yet as far as republican leadership in the senate. so they're going to need some help. but our position is governors bear the cost of education, health care, public safety, within our states, and so we are, by nature, men and women who try to t

tornadoes killed four last night in mississippi. columbia, mississippi took a direct hit. buildings were torn apart. this is what's left of the showroom at one business. hundreds were left to pick through belongings. the system is heading up the atlantic seaboard and causing major problems for holiday travelers. jericka duncan begins our haterage tonight. >> reporter: the tornado that hit columbia had winds that reached 165 miles-per-hour. it damaged more than 70 homes and businesses and knocked out power to thousands. pastor mike dykes and his wife sought shelter at this gas station as the twister barreled down on them. >> it blew this tank over on the top of our vehicle and was shaking our car, our truck. thankfully, it didn't burst fuel loose from the piping. it could have been a lot worse, but thankfully we're all alive. >> reporter: in a daycare in sommerall, mississippi, 30 children were rushed to a nearby bank just before the tornado hit and ripped off the daycare center's roof. as the same storm system moves north, heavy rains and high winds are making conditions m

i would say, that's the mississippi stuff.le do terrible things to him. not only would he forgive him because we always say we don't forget. marion would forget. he forgot. it would not stay in his mipd. that was my job. marion, why you talking to him? that was the person that -- oh, he did? huh? so he was pure of heart. he was a man after god's own heart. he was our david and he was my husband and he was christopher's father. thank you so much for honoring him. >> give her another great hand. >> friend and brother beloved. to my dear sister cloria and christopher, the heart and soul of marion former mayors, mayor-elect bowser, city council officials for all you've done to make this a glorious sendoff, the family wishes to thank you. to my daughter let's give her another hand, please. and to a mother for whom she got divorced. that's jackie's daughter too. second timothy 4 chapter if i'm not ready to be offered at the time of my departure at hand, for the good fight i finished my course, i finished the faith. so, the lord the

another two people died when the storm destroyed the mobile home mississippi gov.a state of emergency. + storm system destroyed more than a dozen homes in this louisiana town about 50 mi. northeast of benson group power outages were not uncommon no injuries reported damage to be sent as far away from southern georgia, the storms have them several buildings here to the people say lucky enough to avoid a major injury resins are left with the plans to clean up. >> james: center was the place looking for a man in connection with an attempted sexual assault they're released a sketch of the suspect the incident happened monday near alum rock avenue in east san jose that he chided a woman into his car but she was able to run away hid described as hispanic aids was identified and billed in them as best he was last seen driving a blessed them with a silver group. he walked into a bank above 530 or so monday handed the teller a note and said that he had a gun he got away with an envelope full of money he described as lice can possibly hispanic between age 18 and 22. >> james

i would say that's the mississippi stuff.rrible things to him, not only would he forgive him because we always say we're going to forgive but we don't forget. marion forgot. he would forget it. it would not even stay in his mind. that was my job. marion, why are you talking to him? that was the person the just -- oh, he did? so he was a pure of heart. it was a man after god's own heart. he was our david and he was my husband, he was christopher's father. and thank you so much for honoring him. [applause] give cora masters barry another great hand. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> friends, to my dear sister, cora barry, beloved christopher, the heart and soul of marion, congresswoman norton, great former mayors, mayor elect bowser, former congressman walker, city council officials for all that you can to make this a glorious sendoff. the family wishes to thank you. to my daughter, let's give her another hand, please. [applause] into the mother from whom she got divorced. stand up. that's jackie's daughter. [applause] second timothy, if i'm n

i was in columbia, mississippi with the latest.to you. >> it's only six square miles tole tall and the tornado went through the middle. behind me, the roof of an office building. just torn off on the other side. a community of about 5, 6 homes, all gone. fortunately none were injured. you can see the path where the tornado went by the trees which are left. then this. an office building of a construction company. the story is eight people were inside. they had about 90 seconds. they saw the tornado coming. everybody hit the floor. there is no roof. there are no windows, nothing but the foundation and the walls there. everybody. one other county. four people did die between those two counties making it the deadliest december tornado in a half century. there are 50 people who have been or are still being treated for injurieses. right now people are getting a first look, a lot of them, at the real scope of the damage. the national weather service sending survey teamses to assess how violent really this tornado was. >> heart wrempbling

not just in parts of mississippi. but i want to go closer in. want to show you what we're looking at. you can see the line from louisiana, mississippi and into alabama. let's put this into motion. this line is very distinct right here. that is the one causing all of the problems. i want to show you all the damage we see. the red dots are indicating the tornadoes. you can see most of them through parts of mississippi. we're not done yet. we're going to be seeing the threat continue through the evening. we're talking about alabama, georgia as well as florida. the tornado watches are in effect. we'll watch this carefully not just tornadoes. not just the weather. we're talking about flooding going on across much of this. if you're traveling in highway ten, highway 90, major problem here. georgia, we'll have delays coming up soon. >> kevin, thanks so much. south africa is in the middle of a crisis over electricity. there were 15 days of black outside this year and more problems are expected next year as the demand outweighs supply. the outages are ta

el gobernador de mississippi ya declarÓ estado de emergencia.sde hace ocho meses, el fbi le seguÍa los pasos a este hombre quien trabajaba en la aerolÍnea delta como maletero. el hombre lideraba la peligrosa tarea. operaban de la siguiente manera, las masas contra bel exempleado y se las llevaba a eugene a su carta. este por ser empleado en una requisado al ser ingresado el aeropuerto, lo que le facilitaba entregar las armas. Éstas imÁgenes grabadas por las cÁmaras de seguridad del aeropuerto de atlanta el pasado 10 de diciembre, a las 7:30 de la maÑana muestra como el exempleado pasaba los puntos de riqueza. ya dentro de la terminal se comunican por mensaje de texto. en esta ocasiÓn acordaron reencontrarse en un baÑo de la empresa. media hora mÁs tarde, ese mismo dÍa, se observa a mark caminando con las armas dentro de su maletÍn. aquÍ se ve cuando se dirige a las seis de de la sala de espera, minutos antes de que abordar el aviÓn que lo llevarÍa. estas imÁgenes lo muestran entrando al la aeropuerto de john f. meneddy. >> bueno, el grupo de tra

law enforcements are combing the area two hours outside of jackson, mississippi.hort this point on leads. >>> a major breakthrough in the fight against global warming. countries agreed to set targets to limit greenhouse emissions. >>> and, the university of oregon's marcus mariota, the latest and newest heisman trophy winner. the ducks' quarterback set a pac-12 record with 53 touchdown passes this season, helping oregon to 12-1 record. >>> finally, take a look at this piglet, which couldn't be happier munching on milk, not sure if that's the right expression. we have been there. after an amazing meal, all you want to do is take a nap. he went to sleep with his snout in the milk. one happy piglet. >> sometimes the food is so good you just got to go with it. >> favorite word is snout. absolutely, any time you can get that newscast you win. >>> rob, you're talking about seals. we're talking about pigs. >> and stingrays. i was just told that seal beach, which is a great place to swim and surf, has a bit of stingray problem as well. this berm, built every year, they ha

the mississippi had flooded before.al authorities attempted to pvide flood control but with uneven efforts. the levee system is only as strong asts weakest link. the building of dams could have prevented the flood. some legislators wanted to use federal funds. but they faced tough opposition on capitol hill. dams not only control floods but they can be used to generate hydroelectric power. that presented a threat of competition to the private utilities. to justify the expenditure required to build these dams electricity had to be sold. that would be produced by these hydroelectric units which were to be installed in the dams. that feature disturbed people who opposed tva. they thought that was a function the government ought not to engage in. the private utilities were successful in their opposition until 1933 when a newdministration with an activistiew of government's role came into power. franklin delano roosevelt created e tennessee lley authoty, e tva. william jennings randolph was a member of congress during the ro

a twister ripped into a gas station and commercial complex in marion county, mississippi. >> the front is gone. the restaurant that he leases sustained damage so both of them were out of commission. >> lightning struck a building near hattiesburg. omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: these homes in louisiana didn't stand a chance against a powerful line of storms tuesday. about two dozen were damaged or destroyed as the tornadoes raked across the south. >> a lot of people say it sounds like a train. it's a huge roar that doesn't let up. the wind just keeps going. i prayed it wasn't my time. >> reporter: the roof was torn off one building, another collapsed. the powerful winds blew this ambulance on its side. at least four deaths are blamed on the storm. the state's governor declared an emergency for two counties and more bad weather is possible. >> watching this area in orange. damaging wind gusts and flash flooding. >> reporter: several highways had to be shut down because of downed trees. police and rescue crews assessed the damage. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >>> more seve

and the latest one that we have lies just to the west of hattiesburg, mississippi. it touched down within the past half hour to 45 minutes. there are two unconfirmed reports of some injuries. we know that there are downed trees, downed power lines, suzanne. they will send out investigators to look at this. a very violent night ahead in the deep south. >> karen maginnis, thank you. >>> they are men and women who put their lives in danger every day. they are now taking extra security measures today and protesters are promising to march again. they are ignoring bill de blasio's call to wait until after the funerals of two nypd officers gunned down on saturday in an ambush. today, we're learning another detail about one of those men in blue and how his willingness to go above and beyond put him in that cruiser. according to "the new york daily news." wenjian liu took that fatal shift because another police officer was late. earlier today, the mayor visited the memorial for the two murder d ed officers and he is pleading for calm. there are even calls for retired offices

cnn's martin savage is there. >> along a quiet road in rural, mississippi.ators weigh deep into the brush, and use dogs looking for anything out of the ordinary. it's the second time they've done this along herron road, the road where 19-year-old jessica chambers was attacked and burned alive. police tape turned up mud and a large pine tree scorched high into its branches, find the place where the teen and her car were found. it's a murder that's both horrifying and mystifying this small town. >> one of the fears people have of dying is to die in a fire. >> in this first news conference, they gave little information they were close to finding who was responsible. >> we are currently following up leads. there have been no arrests made at this point. nor do i anticipate any in the immediate future at this point. >> the former high school cheerleader was found barely alive saturday night after her family says someone may have struck her in the head, doused her and her car with a flammable liquid, igniting it, and leaving her burned over 98% of her body. she man

. >>> we have this just in to "action news" now, take a look at this picture from columbia, mississippi, there are reports of a strong tornado touching down, several buildings are damaged and one main highway in the area is closed. no reports of injuries yet but first responders are just beginning the assessment of the damage, we'll keep you updated on the details on this tornado in mississippi. >> back here close toward home, a partially paralyzed man had his scooter stolen off the street in wilmington, the motorized scooter was taken on east 39th street. griffin says her 28-year-old son shane was shot in the head five years ago and needs the scooter to get around and it was taken inside of his grandmother's house, the theft has been reported to police. >>> lets get a check of the traffic report now. >> lets go to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> it's festivous, a time to air your grievances, one is emergency construction here in philadelphia, along 26th street southbound side past the schuylkill expressway the emergency work taking out the right lanes, you are seeing slowing awa

one republican strategist has in the room is the national committeeman from mississippi who was a bigupporter of governor terry in 2012. welcome. >> thank you. how are you? >> we are good. these meetings involve a lot of people who were already for governor perry but quite a few who have not been for him and you are trying to court. what is the mood of these meetings compared to other political meetings you've been to? >> these are like lunches where you bring in 30 or 40 people and visit with them. people are very eager for change in washington. they see washington is broken and obama has offered hope and hype and they are looking for someone who can perform. governor perry has performed in texas and people are open-minded. there are some people who hope governor perry is going to run and there are other people who just want to hear what he has to say. >> i'm curious -- when governor perry ran last time, he had a rough go of it. i have talked to him a little bit about what he learned from that first run and he said he learned a ton and it was a great learning experience, but it has c

. >>> new information in the case of the mississippi teenager's vicious murder. the 19-year-old burned alive. fox reporter sarah blue in batesville, mississippi. are police trying to find this woman's killer? >> reporter: well, the atf, u.s. marshals and fbi are now involved in jessica chambers' investigation providing resources to the mississippi bureau of investigation as well as the county sheriff's office and exactly were not told and last week we're told that those results are not in it yet but we did hear today that the autopsy results are in but they are not being released because law enforcement says it's an ongoing investigation. now, nine days ago, still not many answers we're hearing in jessica chambers' death, she was found on fire and barely alive on a rural mississippi road. we're told that she was whispering something but we're not being told what that is, exactly, we're not told how the accelerant was used. law enforcement says it's an ongoing investigation and don't want to jeopardize it. they are keeping kind of quiet on this but what they are n

parts of mississippi now in a state of emergency. after a tornado touched down 90 miles south of jackson killing at least four people. downed trees and power lines blocking traffic. on a main thoroughfare, roofs of businesses and the wall of this warehouse blown right off. one resident pulling a dog to safety from a destroyed home, meanwhile, heartbroken store owners embrace outside their demolished flower shop. the storm system knocking out power to over 6,000 residents in mississippi alone. inside this heavily damaged day care center, a holiday miracle -- 35 children and seven staffers race for safety after the powerful tornado ripped the roof clear off. all making it out with no injuries. in louisiana, a tornado touched down twice, 70 miles north of new orleans. uprooting trees, reportedly damaging some 20 homes and leaving nearly 2,000 residents without power. another suspected tornado snapping trees in half in south georgia, as the massive storm system also brings up to eight inches of torrential rain throughout the southeast. t

the governor of mississippi has issued a state of emergency. expediting the inflow of the resources towards recovery. so, here's what we're looking at as we go in to the next day. as we go into christmas eve, the focus of seeing the severe weather will shift toward the east. because the mechanism continues to progress. but, all along the eastern seaboard we're looking at a chance for thunderstorms in areas under this orange color facing marginal risk for severe weather. so you have the possibility of seeing some strong thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and we cannot rule out the possibility of an isolated tornado simply because this system has a history of producing them from tuesday. we are also looking at some messy travel conditions, especially around chicago, the great lakes region, because of the cold air filtering in. if you're flying through chicago o'hare or midway, look out because you may be dealing with a lot of delays and cancellations. the northern rockies also dealing with snowfall as we go through christmas eve. the southern plains

severe weather expound tornadoes in parts of the mississippi and louisiana leaving thuses in the dark just within day before christmas. tara marginner shows us some of the worst damage. >> wow. >> reporter: massive lightening strike as a string of storms ripped through the the south, these homes in the this parish in louisiana were no match. in mississippi governor declared a state of emergency in two southeastern counties. >> like a third world around here, everybody, every business on the bypass here is gone and sustained some kind of a damage. >> reporter: in columbia, mississippi a pastor and his pregnant wife got trapped in the pick up as tornado came barreling down the highway. >> it blew blue this tank overtop of our vehicle and shaking our car, our truck, thankfully it didn't burst the fuel loose from the end,. >> reporter: down trees and power lines have forced authorities to shut down several highways. forecasters say another round of severe weather may be on the way. >> watching this area in particular in orange, chance for couple more tornadoes, wind gusts and flash floodi

. >>> police in mississippi are still working to solve murder of a teen found covered in burns near her flaming car. as andrew spencer reports young with man's cell phone could lead police to the killer. >> reporter: fire fighters that it it was another car fire but instead they found another young woman burned on most of her body. >> i have realized, it was just shocking. >> reporter: nineteen year-old jessica chambers was well men in the small town in northern mississippi, her sister said she always seemed happy and she was always making people laugh. >> we're just shocked or lost, confused, angry and hurt. we're devastating. >> reporter: someone set jessica chambers koran fire on a rural road in courtland, mississippi. some kind of accelerant was use whether it was gas, lighter fluid or something else they don't know. it is not clear whether it was poured on the car or directly on chambers. he died a short time later. >> i mean she was loved by everybody. i don't know who could, who would want to do this or why or nothing. >> reporter: surveillance video at a gas station shows chambe

the national weather service confirms at least two tornadoes touched down in louisiana and mississippi. as cbs news' tara mergener reports, powerful wind knocked out power to thousands. >>> reporter: a massive lightning strike is a string of storms ripped through the south. these homes in tangipahoa parish, louisiana, were no match. in mississippi the governor declared a state of emergency in two southeastern counties. >> like a third world around here. everybody pretty much every business on the bypass is gone or sustained some kind of damage. >> reporter: in columbia, mississippi, a man and his pregnant wife were trapped in their pickup as the tornado came barreling down the highway. >> it blew this tank over on top of our vehicle and was shaking our car, our truck. thankfully, it didn't burst the fuel loose from the piping and thankfully -- it could have been a lot worse but we're all alive. >> reporter: downed trees and power lines have forced authorities to shut down several highways. forecasters say another round of severe weather may be on the way. >> watching this area in parti