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driving around his 300-mile-long district which includes the capital city jackson and the rural mississippi deltahe likes to travel with his fishing pole and guns in the truck. >> i will call friends and say, look, i'll be in the area. let's go hunting. >> duck, deer, we're going quail -- >> people like that about him. he's just a regular person. >> reporter: who grew up in the segregated south. >> i went to bolton colored school. we had no indoor plumbing. honestly no cafeteria, no library. >> reporter: until he got to the private private, desegregated college in 1964, the place where black power found its voice and thompson found his. >> sitting in this very building, in mississippi, at that point did not allow black and white people to assemble in public buildings. and for me, having never gone to school until i got to tutaloo with a white student -- >> never? >> never. it was like, whew. >> it was a revelation of sorts. he was determined not to be one of those people who got an education and left. he was going to get it, and use it at home. he started by registering voters. >> i told my mothe

dina: in the heart of the mississippi delta, the small agricultural town of elaine, arkansas is a picturef historic divides -- racial, economic, and now digital. >> this is the north side of town, which is predominantly black, and then the south side that's predominantly white. dina: lisa hicks gilbert is trying to bridge those divides with fiber optics. >> so nothing works without the internet. and definitely nothing works without internet that's reliable. dina: last year gilbert returned to her hometown from little rock and now is program manager of a local non-profit addressing rural disparities. she says when the pandemic hit two years ago, the slow service from the town's only provider practically brought it to a standstill. >> then you had some people who had lost their jobs. they are trying to maybe sell jewelry. you don't get online business. the children are trying to do homework. you realize how inadequate the service is. dina: laying fiber optic lines in rural areas is costly, and providers won't get the number of subscribers needed for the investment. that leaves rural communi

in the mississippi delta, the impactould be felt at once. >> titan, and seven are happy, hethy boys.se -- this is not the life amanda hoped for. she was a struggling single mom with a baby, having just escaped an abusive partner when she und out she was pregnant again. >> you ready? >> i'm ready. >> she was adamant she wanted a termination but says she was tricked by a crisis pregnancy center into thinking they would help her, until it was too late. >> i found out i had timed out. i knew then my only other option was to go somewhere else, another state but i didn't have transportation. i didn't have any funds. so i left furious, upset, sad. >> she had no choice but to have the baby. in the poorest region of the poorest state, with the lowest numbers of doctors america -- in america and were a basic lack of transportation and nutrition put pregnant people in the highest risk categories. at the delta health center, eight it -- the only obstetrician says banning abortion will exacerbate a desperate situation. >> the banning of abortion will increase maternal more billy -- morbidity and

. >> reporter: in the mississippi delta, one of the poorest regions in the nation, entire counties areobstetrician. audreyana lewis shoalts a certified nurse midwife travels two hours to see patients. she says expectant mothers often rely on hospitals over an hour away. >> sometimes you have patients that deliver on the side of the road and that's because they can't make it to the hospital in time. >> reporter: and soon more women will be bringing pregnancies to term. are you prepared for an influx of women coming to you now-- >> no, no. i'm understaffed, under- resourced, i'm not prepared, but they are already coming. they are already coming. >> reporter: i am adriana diaz in illinois which is preparing for an influx of patients. >> illinois is an oasis in a vast abortion desert. >> reporter: planned parenthood of illinois c.e.o. jennifer welsh said they are expecting 30,000 additional patients a year, since friday's decision demand for abortion services has increased in illinois which is surrounded by states that restrict abortion access. that is why planned parenthood built new heal

sophie long reports from the mississippi delta, where the impact of a new ruling could be felt at onceen are happy, healthy boys, but this is not the life amanda had hoped for. she was a struggling single mum with a baby, having just escaped an abusive partner when she found out she was pregnant again. come on big man. you ready? she was adamant she wanted a termination, but said she was tricked by a crisis pregnancy centre into thinking they would help her until it was too late. eventually i found out that i had timed out. i knew then my only other option was to go somewhere else, another state, but i didn't have any transportation, i didn't have any funds, so i left there furious, upset, sad. she had no choice but to have the baby, in the poorest region of the poorest state with the lowest number of doctors per capita anywhere in america, and where a basic lack of transportation and nutrition put many pregnant people in the highest risk categories. at the delta health centre in mount bayou, its only obstetrician tells me banning abortion will exacerbate an already desperate situation

we are headed to the mississippi delta. to greenville, mississippi.you that that is where we are going today and why? why are we going to greenville and why is that important? >> it's very intentional. one of the things i've been working on since we came in in the administration, and it's really a passion of mine, it's what can we do to support small businesses and small business owners, because we know that so many of our communities, black community, asian community, latino community, rural communities, the small business leaders, civic leaders, community lever -- leaders, they're the backbone of the economy of those communities. >> these rural communities do not get a lot of political attention. let's just be honest. we pay a lot of attention to the big cities and swing states. we don't pay attention to world unity. i think that's -- rural community. that's important. mississippi also has a history. you spoke of your senate and what you did in the united states senate. the emits fill anti-lynching act has now passed. can you just talk about getting

driving around his 300-mile long district which includes the capital city of jackson and rural mississippi delta>> i will call friends and say, look, i'll be in the area. let's go hunting. duck, deer, quail. >> people like that about him. he is a regular person. >> reporter: who grew up in the segregated south. >> i went to colored th ed scho. we had no indoor plumbing or library. >> reporter: until he got to college in 1964. the place where black power fo found its voice and thompson found his. >> martin luther king junr. in this building in mississippi at this point did not allow black and white people to assemble in public buildings. for me, having never gone to school until i got to tougaloo with a white student. >> never? >> never. >> reporter: it was a revelation of sorts. he was determined to not be one of the people who got an education and left. he was go to get it and use it at home. he started by registering voters. >> i told my mother how excited i was to go to sunflower county, mississippi and help poor african americans register to vote. my mama said we don't vote. >> did you regis

driving around his 300-mile-long district which includes the capital city, jackson, and the rural mississippi delta. he likes to travel with his fishing pole and guns in the truck. >> i will call friends and say, look, i'll be in the area, let's go hunting. >> duck, deer, quail. >> people like that about him. he's just a regular person. >> reporter: who grew up in the segregated south. >> i want to bolton colored school. we had no indoor plumbing. obviously no cafeteria, no library. >> reporter: until he got to the private desegregated college in 1974 where black power found his voice and thompson found his. >> martin luther king jr., stokely carmichael, sitting in this very building, mississippi, at that point did not allow black and white people to assemble in public buildings. and for me, having never gone to school until i got to college with a white student. >> reporter: never? >> never. it was like, whoo. >> reporter: it was a revelation of sorts. he was determined not to be one of those people who got an education and left. he was going to get it and use it at home. he started by registering

women who don't have access to reproductive care, namely contraception. >> reporter: in the mississippi deltast regions in the nation, entire counties are without obstetrician. certified nurse midwife audreyana lewis shoalts travels two hours to see patients and says patients rely on hospitals an hour away. >> sometimes patients deliver on the side of the road, they can't make the hospital in time. >> reporter: soon more women will be bringing pregnancies to term. are you prepared for influx of women coming to you -- >> no. no. i'm understaffed and underresourced, not prepared. but they're already coming. they are already coming. >> reporter: i'm adriana diaz in illinois preparing for influx of out-of-state patients seeking abortion here. >> oasis in a vast abortion desert. >> reporter: planned parenthood of illinois ceo jennifer welsh says they're expecting as many as 30,000 additional patients a year. since friday's decision, demand has increased in illinois, surrounded by states that restrict abortion access. that's why planned parenthood built new health centers near wisconsin and indiana

the same is true for the mississippi delta. it is certainly true when i am in north st. louis. the small business and community developments have proud development partners. it is incredibly important support. at the things we are proud of, the things that we rely on. i think it and make it relevant for the next 25 years, hopefully. >> they always bring it. just how much hope. [indiscernible] this is the one that really matters. it is really encouraging folks to comment. we will take all of that into account. >> thank you for the work that you and your teams have done. there is a lot to digest. i hope that we will be adding to the conversation and thank you for being with us. please join me. we are going to exit. thank you. >> good morning, everyone and welcome to the urban institute. it is good to see you all in person after two years. it is a pleasure to be here today. it is a great time to get together at the beginning of the national homeownership month. the effort to modernize, one of the proposed changes is to evaluate mortgage lending, separately. together, with my colle

driving around his 300-mile-long district, which includes the capital city, jackson, and the rural mississippi delta to travel with his fishing pole and guns in the truck. >> i will call friends and say, look, i'll be in the area. let's go hunting. >> duck, deer, quail. >> people like that about him. he's just a regular person. >> reporter: who grew up in the segregated south. >> i went to bolton colored school. we had no indoor plumbing. honestly, no cafeteria, no library. >> reporter: until he got to the private, desegregated college in 1964, the place where black power found its voice and thompson found his. >> martin luther king jr., stokely carmichael sitting in this very building in mississippi, at that point did not allow black and white people to assemble in public buildings. and for me, having never gone to school until i got to tupelo with the white students -- >> never. >> never. it was like, woo. >> reporter: it was a revelation of sorts. he was determined not to be one of those people who got an education and left. he was going to get it and use it at home. he started by registering vot

driving around his 300 mile long district which includes the capital city jackson and the rural mississippi deltaay, look, i'll be in the area, let's go hunting. >> duck, deer, quail. people like that about him. he's just a regular person. >> reporter: who grew up in the segregated south. >> i went to bolton colored school. we had no indoor plumbing. obviously, no cafeteria, no library. >> reporter: until he got to the private deseg regated power in 1964. the place where black power found its voice and thompson found his. >> martin luther king junior. sitting in this very building, mississippi at that point did not allow black and white people to assemble in public buildings. for me having never gone to school until i got there with white student. >> never ? >> never. >> reporter: it was revelation of sorts. he was determined not to be one of those people who got an education and left. he was going to get it and use it at home. he started by registering voters. >> i told my mother how excited i was to go to sunflower county mississippi and help poor african-americans to register an vote. my mama

the same is true for the mississippi delta. the best financial institution they have is a cdfi invested by banks that did get credit for it. it is certainly true when i am in north st. louis. all of the little small business and community developments they have proud community development bank partners. it is incredibly important support. the banks are proud of, the communities rely on, and i think this proposed rule making will strengthen it and make it relevant for the next 25 years, hopefully. michael: i travel around. i try to make it always a point to meet with the community organizations. they always bring up c.r. a. how important it is. how much hope. this really provides a lot of hope in terms of improving upon that. ecoa point that marty made, give all the revisions, this is the one that really matters. just really encouraging folks to please provide those comments. we will take all of that into account. get to the final. sarah: let me say first of all thank you for the work that you and your teams have done. it shows.