governor tate reeves did not respond to an interviewer last but said in a news conference on monday night that he appeared to suggest that the mayor of the city had cap state officials in the dark about the status of the water treatment plant. want to show you what the governor had to say earlier this week. here he is in mississippi. >> at the end of last week i was briefed by the state health department on the discoveries that jackson's main water treatment facility has been operating with zero redundancies. the main pumps had recently been damaged severely. about the same time as the prolonged boil water notice began and the facility is now operating on smaller backup pumps. the city government was not able to give them a timeline for when the facility would be back in proper operating condition. a far too small number of heroic front-line workers were trying their hardest to hold the system together, but it was a near impossibility. we were told on friday that there was no way to predict exactly when, but it was a near certainty that jackson would fail to use running water sometime in

back in april, governor tate reeves announced that he was making an investment in mississippians.y the divestment he made a tax cut. rather than spending on education or infrastructure. there are no real easy answers with the problem of left behind regions. but one thing for sure imagining that tax cuts would bring prosperity to a poorly educated state, who can even provide its capital with running water is delusional. i wonder under his administration you also had these vast sums of money going to wealthy athletes to wealthy people. giving the money to make speeches, and for volleyball facility. and i believe it was a previous administration that gave them that money, so that might have not have been tate reeves. but what do you make of the statewide governments? not just this government but the previous one. making lots of money off wealthy people and spending lots of money on tax cuts. but not an infrastructure? >> well as the package suggested. this has been the problem in the making for decades not simply years. these have been problems when i moved here in 1988 as a little b

the governor tate reeves monday talking about the issues at hand brought up some of the things that you brought up. i want to tell you some of what he had to say and get your response to it. >> the jackson government is taking in more revenue overall these days than ever before. so what happened? how did we get here? basic work to maintain the facilities was not done because the few peer relic staff in that plant had been abandoned. this crisis cost tens of thousands of dollars to fix. and at a time to prevent, not billions and billions of dollars. whatever investment comes next, basic competency to run a water system has to come with it. we cannot continue the way that we have been going. the state has invested and will continue to invest a tremendous amount of resources to quickly fix what has been broken over the past few years. we have administered approximately $150 million in state and federal funding to the city over the last several years. we will spend tens of millions of dollars more on this vision. id tote state funding for golf courses and parking lots in jackson this year b

this is the statement released by the governor of mississippi, tate reeves, saying state law enforcement and emergency managers are closely tracking this dangerous situation. all citizens should be on alert and aware of updates from the tupelo police department. local police say they have been in contact with the pilot and they tell us he's flying likely a king air, a common turboprop engine aircraft. aviation experts tell cnn this plane will likely have a tail number. think of a tail number on the back of a plane, just like the license plate on your car if you get it registered. that number is so important to planes, it tells you about the aircraft, the manufacturer, the age. it also tells you about the owner. and so that is an important number that will be tracked and followed. we also heard from an aviation expert telling cnn there could be a transponder on the plane, to track that plane as well. if you look at a map, he is flying north of tupelo. the closest major city is memphis, tennessee, only a hundred miles away. that allows for a much bigger target if he's planning to intention

comment on tate reeves.er his administration you've had all of these vast sums of money going to wealthy athletes, giving them money to make speeches, you know, for a volleyball facility, and i believe it was the previous administration that gave them that money so that might not have been tate reeves. what do you make of the statewide government, not just this government but the previous one spending lots of money on wealthy people and lots of money on tax cuts but not any money on infrastructure? >> well, as your package suggested, this has been a problem in the making for decades, not simple police years. these have been problems that when i moved here in 1988 as a little boy, i remember the freeze of 1989 that debilitated our system and there are far too many occurrences to recount of how many -- of how we dealt with a challenge with water in jackson, and so, you know, i have been, you know, less than bashful, and i have been on the record of lifting up and speaking to the leadership and their necessity

now, mississippi governor tate reeves said that he is aware of the situation. obviously, the governor is stationed here in jackson where he's been monitoring and trying to fix up the water crisis this morning. now, he has this situation on his hands. he sent out a tweet this morning saying that state, law enforcement and emergency managers are closely tracking this dangerous situation. he's asking all citizens to be aware and alert of updates from tupelo police department. but, neil, you have to feel for the folks who live in the tupelo area, especially near that walmart or near blue springs, mississippi because you hear about this low flying plane and this guy flying erratically and you just don't know what exactly he's going to do. so, folks have to be on edge this morning as you know, police try to work out this situation, neil. >> all right, charles, thank you very much. charles watson on this. we're learning a little bit more about the sort of tik tok on all of this, as i said, it started at 5 a.m. local mississippi time. this individual who doesn't own th

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mississippi governor tate reeves saying those in that area should be on alert. guy who stole a plane out of the local airport and has been circling the area with a warning that he wants the crash into it a local walmart in tupelo that has since been evacuated. now, he's running out of the currency that he would use for that crash if if he were so inclined because, as our jon scott was telling us, that vehicle, that plane is rapidly running out of fuel. maybe he has about a half hour or so worth of fuel left. there's no way of mowing -- knowing, but we're keeping track of his whereabouts. he's simply circling again and again the same area. i want to get the read on this from lieutenant colonel mcginnis. he knows all things safety, it's something he has worried with about and talks about, the potential for local pressure, local terror activity. this is not a terrorist incident, i want to brace for that, but anytime you're threatening going into a building of any sort, that's terrifying in and of itself. colonel, what do you make of all this? >> neil, of course, ba

. >> reporter: governor tate reeves says water pressure will continue to fluctuate, and he has no timeline for when the water will be clean enough to drink. >> i know it's not easy, nor is it fair that any of you have to deal with this. >> reporter: jackson has been under a boil-water notice for more than a month. recent flooding overwhelmed a treatment plant leaving the city without the pressure needed to shower or flush toilets. >> and everything you take for granted, now you can't take it for granted because you don't have it. >> reporter: jackson's population is 80% black, 25% live in poverty. the city, like many serving minorities, can't afford to fix this alone. mississippi is slated to receive $75 million for water issues from the recently passed infrastructure bill, but it could cost $1 billion just to fix the problems in the city of jackson. residents are flocking to water giveaways, waiting in long lines for even a single case. they say the situation is unsustainable. > the city more so has to fix the issue on their end for us to feel more comfortable. it's a long line to do this

the governor tate reeves says the city's water system still needs urgent updates intervene countries scrambling to respond to a surge in gas prices after russia shut down a crucial pipeline to europe. an extraordinary meeting of the blocks, energy ministers will be held in brussels on friday to discuss the crisis. the french president, my call is urged household to limit the use of gas and electricity and said you will consider forced savings. if voluntary measures aren't enough. germany says it will keep 2 of its remaining nuclear power stations on standby. despite plans to phase out the energy source. kane has more from 1000000000. there's quite a few strands from a european perspective to the energy crisis as it presents itself today. we know that from the institutions perspective, that the check presidency, 6 month, rotating presidency, which the checks have right now is putting forward a draft document which you to look at the idea of placing caps on the price of gas that would be brought into the e u from whatever source. and we know also that the spanish government is saying t

drink the water cannot reliably shower flush their toilets or battle their cities fires. governor tate reeves on tuesday declared a state of emergency one with no end in sight. i can't give you a timeframe as to when we will be pushing out of safe drinking water. days of torrential rains have swollen the pearl river, mixing sewage and drinking water and overwhelming the city's main water treatment plant, causing it to fail with the city. unable to afford the repairs, the state is offering emergency funding. this gets into quite possibly the billions of dollars. and so that is far beyond the city of jackson's reach to be able to accomplish that. on our longtime jackson resident bernard smith saw it coming and stopped up. i will try to stop go on war to supplant their stuff that don't bowl in any instances when you know you and i don't where this happens, you don't just all of a sudden you add to your supply. they always tell me a snake, a bike you give the bird jackson's population is largely black of quarter live in poverty. it's one of many us city, suffering water supply problems, and until

but, mississippi governor tate reeves says more help is on the way for tens of thousands of people whoe governor announced the opening of 7 additional water distribution sites that will be manned by 600 national guardsmen. reeves says those sites will hand out both drinkable and nondrinkable water in an effort to help improve the efficiency of distribution sites that are currently operated by the city of jackson. the governor made it clear that he understands this is a terrible situation for residents to be in. and tried to assure folks that state and federal agencies are working around the clock to get the city's ailing water treatment plant back in line. >> i know that you are dealing with a profoundly unfair situation. it's frustrating. it's wrong, and it needs to be fixed. >> sorries just aren't double it for day care owner latonia stuart who has had to turn away money and families for at least three days because she didn't have water to safely care for young children. >> so my frustration is not only that i had to close, but, also that we had to go out and spend extra money and ta

governor tate reeves announced the capital city lifted the boil water advisory which has been in place nearly seven weeks. >> we restored clean water to the city of jackson. we will continue to monitor the system additional testing will assure water quality. >> now faucets are running again, life is returning slowly to normal. nbc spoke with people impacted by the chriscrisis to see what s to be done to fix it >> we have restored water quality, the system is still i am imperfect >> reporter: it comes two weeks after the storms left jackson wa without water. a quarter of residents live in poverty and over 80% of the city's population is black after today, 55-year-old debra bell is skeptical. >> when jackson officials say the boil water advisory is done, will you drink it? >> nope. would you? >> reporter: bell says she hasn't been drinking the water for 50 years >> the water used to be brown like my skin it's not new that water has been filthy >> reporter: the governor says problems found in the 2020 epa investigation, including inoperable equipment and staffing remain. historian saying

how would you describe your relationship with governor tate reeves and how much of a larger problem is on his administration? >> i don't think it would be fair to put the challenge -- this is years of work that needs to be done. >> has icon? how may times have you conversed in the last year? >> not many. >> like a handful? one or two times? have you spoken with him at all during this crisis? >> i did speak with him yesterday and i was grateful for that communication. i think there is a time to review how often we talk, but i want to focus on the collaboration that is taking place. that is what i have to focus on. >> my sister is lawyer. by way of example she is in a law office with toilets that don't flush, is schooled on the street offering showers for people, and a lot of people with kids just heartsick. it's been going on so long most jacksonians can remember when water wasn't a problem. all the best to you and your city, thank you. >> thank you very much. >>> officials in cities across the country are lowering speed limits as deaths from car crashes sore all of a sudden. federal tr

as residents look for solutions, mississippi's republican governor tate reeves has said, "privatizationhe table." but privatizing jackson's water system may be part of what led to this crisis. for more, we look at how jackson contracted with the german multinational conglomerate siemens in 2010 to overhaul the city's water infrastructure and install new water meters for its billing system. the system turned out to be faulty. siemens has said it went "above and beyond its contractual obligations to help address the city's well-known challenges, which are complex." reporter judd legum lays all of this out in his piece headlined "this multi-billion dollar corporation exacerbated the water crisis in jackson, mississippi," published in the independent newsletter popular information, dedicated to accountability journalism. welcome back to democracy now! we just have five minutes. lay out what you found. tell us about siemens and tell us about this brown water that is coming out of people's faucets now. >> i think the brown water is a reflection of the really system that has been deteriorating

the current governor tate reeves was not involved in and it is fraudulent spending, he was involved inho would was hired to claw back some of the lawyer after that hired issued a subpoena seeking more information about the roles of father and brian. reeves accused him of having a political agenda. it is particularly egregious since mississippi, the poorest state in the nation, where 90% of welfare applications are already denied. it's a state that is truly disinvested in its population particularly its majority black capital jackson. where a boil water advisories still in effect to the city's failing infrastructure. just take him in and think about this. if you live in jackson, you have to take the time to boil water before use it and it has been a problem for years and years. >> you got a choice between water, gas, food. what? it brings tears to my eyes to know that somebody may have gotten sick from drinking that water. >> this is explicitly tied to racism. tax money dried up in the 1970s due to desegregation as this local historian points out. >> there has always been in history of

the states republican governor, tate reeves, said officials set up new emergency distribution centerso hand out water throughout jackson. it comes as residents have endured miles long lines to get bottled water. >> to everyone in the city, i know that you're dealing with a profoundly unfair situation. it is frustrating. it is wrong. and it needs to be fixed. >> jackson's water system has faced problems for years. some people in the city were already on boil notices before this week's flooding. then the floodwaters damaged one of the two water treatment plants there. now officials are telling people to make sure they keep their mouths shut while they shower. officials say they made some progress overnight and refilling tanks, treating water, and increasing water pressure at the plant. but many people throughout the city still have little to no water pressure in their homes. struck experts say labor day is traditionally one of the busiest weekends of the year for car sales. but this your dealers say the supply of new cars remains very low. you can see it at dealerships around the countr

governor tate reeves announcing today they just lifting their water advisory that's been in place for. >> we have restored clear water to the city of jackson we will continue to monitor the system additional testing will be administered to ensure continued water quality. >> now that faucets are running again, life in jackson slowly returning to normal will be but local officials admit the city's water problem is far from over we spoke with people impacted by the crisis about what needs to be done to fix it. >> it's very important we set expectations up front. while we have restored water quality, this system is still imperfect. >> reporter: this comes two weeks after deadly storms and flash flooding left jackson without running water. the water pressure eventually returned but was unsafe to drink. nearly a quarter of residents live in poverty and over 80% of the city's population is black even after today, 55-year-old deborah bell is skeptical. so even when jackson officials say the boiled water advisory is done, will you drink it? >> nope. would you? >> reporter: bell says she hasn't

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tate reeves in mississippi has the money but is not interested in jackson, because jackson is 80% blacky who will, in some ways, define ourselves as a white nation in the bane of old europe or are we committing to values that animate, that are at the heart of what it means to be a democratic republic? so define our values. understand how those values are actually under attack by the republican party, and then show how the democratic party embraces those values, in the very way in which they govern. you have to be aggressive. say this quickly. >> yeah. >> don't try to appeal to, you know, those folks in the middle. just state the values. you don't want to alienate folk who are at your base. right? just take them for granted. just state the values and fight aggressively for the country we want and we hold so dearly, hold so precious. >> state the values. fight aggressively. eddie glaude, thank you. mime memoli, hear from you throughout the day. thank you. >>> and live coverage of the president's live primetime speech at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. don't miss it. >>> a team from

we heard from the governor of mississippi, tate reeves says they handed out some 2.8 million bottleser 36 truckloads to come through today to drop off more water. but the mayor of jackson is tempering expectations saying even if we get some of the problems at this water treatment plant fixed, other problems may pop up. take a listen. >> i do want to forewarn you another issue we may experience as they're able to increase the pressure at the plant to levels that it has not seen in many years, the challenge then becomes whether we have pipes that rupture across the city. we know that we have brittle pipes. we have aged pipes just as our water treatment facilities are aged. and so that's a challenge that we're going to have to be on the ground and dealing with as time persists. >> reporter: so that water treatment plant here that services the entire city of jackson, 150,000 plus residents here is so old and crumbling that two pumps failed. well, those pumps are out being custom made by a machinimachini. custom made because they're o old and outdated there's nowhere to go to get a new on

and he appeared pretty frustrated that the mississippi governor, tate reeves, hasn't done more. listen to what he said. >> we've offered every single thing available in this city. the governor has to act. there's money to deal with this problem. we've given everything there is to offer. >> can you elaborate on that? what should governor reeves be doing that he isn't right now? >> you know what i can tell you that i saw on friday is that it is a very cohesive working relationship between our federal, our state and our local partners. everybody is focused on the right thing right now and they're focused on making sure that we are addressing the immediate needs and putting a plan in place for the long-term needs. this is a solid team. and i believe that we have the right people on the ground to help support the governor and the mayor of jackson, mississippi, with what they're going to need not just today but into the future. >> how vulnerable are other american cities to this same kind of water supply failure that we're seeing in jackson? >> you know, we have a lot of issues with o

. >>> well just minutes ago, mississippi governor tate reeves announced that clean water is now cleaney spent a month under a boil water advisers. this is what was coming out of fauce faucets, some didn't have anything at all. it caused issue at the jackson main water treatment facility. while the boil water notice is over now but the governor warns the crisis could continue. >> while we've restored water quality, the system is still imperfect and we're going to address issues throughout the duration of the state's response. it is possible, although i pray not inevitable, that there will be further interruptions. >> joining us now is cass anda welsh of the mississippi black women's round table a community organization advocating for black women and girls. we spoke at the start of the most recent water crisis. the governor said the water is clean. are you prepared to drink it? >> thank you for having me back. there is a lot of hesitance there. no, i'm not prepared to drink the water and probably a lot of our residents aren't either. prepared to drink it. because we've been at this plac

this comes as mississippi's republican governor tate reeves is floating the idea of privatizing jackson's water, a move opposed by many. civil rights attorney sherrilyn ifill tweeted, "beware privatization." ifill is the former head of the naacp legal defense and educational fund, which has warned water privatization can jeopardize "the human right to affordable, clean water." temperatures in sacramento, california, reached 116 degrees fahrenheit tuesday, making it the hottest day ever recorded in california's capital as a record-breaking heatwave continues to scorch california. some cities have broken previous daily heat records by 10 degrees. officials urged residents tuesday to cut back on their energy use to reduce the risk of power outages during the heatwave as energy use soared to new highs. 4000 firefighters in california are battling 14 large fires across california. at least four people have died in fires since this weekend. in news from brazil, an indigenous activist with the group forest guardians was shot dead saturday in the northeast of brazil. "the guardian" reports janild

. >> next time you talk with tate reeves, the governor of mississippi, please tell him i would love fort's talk about what can be done. and maybe with mayor chokwe antar lumumba, because you are right. this is not a partisan issue, whether or not there is clean drinking water should be an issue for everyone in mississippi. and for god sakes, they should care about their own capital. epa administrator michael regan, i really do appreciate you being here. thank you for all you are doing and appreciate you and please come back. all right everyone, that's a wrap. i hope you guys enjoyed the obama and biden coming together today. i know i did. that is tonight's reidout, all in with chris hayes starts right now. ght now. >> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. this scope of down trump's purloined stash of documents keeps going day by day. we have now, of course, learned that among the documents seized by the fbi from mar-a-lago was, quote, a document describing a foreign governments military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities. that is according to the washington post, citing

but right now, governor tate reeves says you can drink the water.arlier this week, he said if they have two straight days of clean sampling, they can do it. so we will see if this sustains. >> thank you for that update. an important one from down in mississippi. appreciate it. >>> we want to take you now to the white house now, where president biden is speaking about his plan to fight violence fueled by hate. let's listen in. >> to help us stand united. as she did. and that's why so many of you have done, what you have done for so long in your own way as survivors, hate-filled violence, family victims, allies, and advocates, mayors, community leaders, members of congress, your presence is a testament to the truth that we must and we can come together regardless of our background, our beliefs, and we have to stand united against hate-filled violence. it's real. you know better than anyone. an attack on one group of us is literally an attack on all of us. i certainly appreciate you joining this first of its kind summit held near in the white house and

how would you describe your relationship with governor tate reeves and how much of the larger problems on his administration? >> i don't think it would be fare to put the challenge on anyone administration. this is years of an accumulated challenge and accumulated problems. this is years of divestment. this is years of work that needs to be done. i think that my efforts and my desire to communicate with governor reeves is well established. >> how many times have you conversed in the last year? like a hand full? one or two times? have you spoken with him at all during this crisisisis? >> i did speak with him yesterday and i was grateful for that com? nication. >> i did speak with him yesterday and i was grateful for that communication. i think there is a time to review how often we talk, but what i want to focus on at this time is the collaboration taking place. that is what i have to focus on. >> my sister is a lawyer in your city, by way of example, she is in a law office with toilets that don't flush, with a school down the street offering showers for people and just a lot of people

>> reporter: well, the mississippi governor, tate reeves, is still giving his news conference here atnce the site of a mega distribution state-run sites for water. but he did give an update and he said that the pumps are operating now at a much higher level, that there is reason for optimism, especially after those newly rented pumps were installed on wednesday. there were some issues, though, after that because there were problems with the water chemistry and also the water pressure but he did say that the water pressure is now back to normal. i do want to mention also the mayor of jackson, lumumbe, was present and he said he wanted to be there to show a united front, to show the city and state are working together to put people above politics. as you'd imagine you see the lines here, of course demand high for drinking water and non-potable water as well. people are grateful for the water distribution efforts but of course they're angry at the same time to be in this situation. i spoke with one woman earlier today. she's been in jackson for 54 years. she raised her children here. and

plant at the center of this problem with local and state officials, including mississippi governor tate reeveso offered this update. >> wither doing investigative testing on the water. if you're producing perfectly clean water out of the facility, it typically takes about three days to get the entire system flushed out with the water that was already in the system. i do think, as you get into the weekend and into early next week, we will have a better idea of the samples and what the quality looks like. >> cnn's senior national correspondent sara sidner is in jackson tonight. sara, the governor went on the say that while those early tests are positive, they're just not where they need to be. and that means that this problem continues for so many people. you spoke with a father and a son who are among those impacted. >> reporter: yeah, and not just a father and son. we spoke to a lot of different residents about what this has meant to them. really, they are furious that in the capital city of mississippi in the united states of america they do not have clean drinking water coming out of their t

be areas main treatment plant has been -- governor tate reeves sending -- president biden authorizingces to the city as well. today.com's daniel -- was there reporting on the situation in mississippi this weekend as more for us. this is a to meet daniel. i bring up this example to say, i have been reporting in sub-saharan africa for instance. one of the things i was told when i went there, when you shower, keep your mouth clothes. because of the water situation. that's sub-saharan africa. that shouldn't be happening anywhere in the world. this is the wealthiest country in the world. and these people are in don't have clean drinking water six days then. it's terrifying. >> it's terrifying and it's six states now and counting. this is gonna last for a long time. we live in one of the richest countries in the world, but mississippi is the poorest state. that is not a coincidence. this is nothing new. put this in context as well. this is the result of a flood that's also the result of decades of completely oversight by leadership. they are not putting any money into the infrastructure. th

you've been warning about this for years and have been pointing the finger at republican governor tate reevesure, this is what the governor said, it will take time for this to come to fruition but we're here in times of crisis for anyone in the state who needs it, that's my responsibility as governor, and it's what everyone in my administration is committed to ensuring. do you believe that? >> well, let me say this, i've been lifting up this circumstance amongst many individuals that are in leadership and have influence over a solution, so i don't want to put it squarely in one person's lap, but i think that there's a well-defined record of me lifting that up. but i'm less focused on, you know, that portion of it and more focused on the immediate near term of resolving this challenge, and so there has been a coalition built, the state did join me early last week and have a discussion about supporting us, and so while they're at the table, while they're on the ground with the men and women at water treatment facility i don't think it profits me to take jabs at them. so ily say, thus far, withi

victor, the governor, tate reeves, he gave a news conference that wrapped up about 20 minutes ago. the purpose was to announce the seven state-run water distribution sites, including this one here at the mississippi state fairgrounds, and he also gave us an update on the repairs that be being made to that main water treatment facility. he said that the pumps there are operating at a higher level, especially after the newly rented pumps were installed on we wednesday, and there have been some issues since then, including regarding the water chemistry, but also the water pressure, the governor saying the water pressure now back to normal. i do want to mention this as well. victor, you asked me about this yesterday, regarding the coordination between the city and the state. the mayor was present at the governor's news conference. when he stood up there, he said, listen, i'm here to show a unified front. this is a symbol of unity, to show that we are putting people above politics. we are working together to find a solution as quickly as we can. of course, people are grateful when they

what they have done, like when i think about mississippi there is a vision of mississippi that tate reeves has in his head that is much than than the mississippi that we're living in now. and the reason that we are not living in the mississippi that tate want is because black folks in mississippi have been fighting for all this time. my dad and people who are here have been part of that. so i am choosing to think about part of their movement and what that means and how far you know, how far things could be and where we are. and that's sort of what that that moment was. wow. that's. that's. that first, what was the hardest about remembering and and writing and being a part of this? well, first of all. he was the one could have written this book. to tell story. i had to trust that person not to trust. so the a lot people tried to get me to tell the story and of the things that happened here is through our relationship and doing this having this experience of doing this book brought us much closer together because it gave him an opportunity to have a better of me, but more important. and then

governor tate reeves has deployed more than 500 national guard troops at water distribution sites acrossay one of the broken pumps at the treatment facility had been replaced with the other expected to be fixed sometime next week. the atlanta journal constitution leads with a busy travel weekend ahead. recent figures show that bookings for domestic travel, including lights, cars, cruises and hotels are up by 22% compared to labor day weekend last year. experts anticipate more than 12 million travelers will fly this weekend. >>> and the "san francisco chronicle" reports on the fears there could be rolling blackouts in california as extreme heat has the state under a state of emergency. one city in the bay area hit 109 degrees yesterday and temperatures are expected to be near triple digits in several areas through the holiday weekend. >>> and finally this morning, we say good-bye to a very special member of our nbc news and "morning joe" family, vicky blooston is the heart of the nbc newsroom in washington, d.c. helping get much of what you see on the care every day on the air. after an i

in response, governor tate reeves mobilize the national guard.d out millions of bottles, water bottles. they also promised that one of the damaged pumps we'll be back up and running later this week. but experts say jackson's water crisis was years in the making. and, as more evidence of racial inequality in america's infrastructure. joining me now is russel honore, a retired lieutenant general who served as a commander of the joint task force that responded to hurricane katrina in 2005. general honorÉ, thank you for joining us. i want to start with the role of the national guard and its response to this crisis. what is typically their role in disasters like this? and do you think that, so far, the response has been adequate? >> i'll tell you what, our national guard is doing a great job on the ground. big supporter, worked with the national guard. their job is to help save lives and do any think the government tells them to do. in this case, they are deployed in and around jackson, running positive points of distribution. as you can see in this t

city officials have installed a temporary pump to improve water pressure, and governor tate reeves has national guard troops are helping hand out more than 1 million of those bottles for drinking and other essential needs. nbc's gracie harris is tracking the latest in jackson. gracie? >> hi, julian. we are here in jackson mississippi where there is no clear and insight to the water crisis. residents have been under a boil water notice for more than a month, and recent flooding has put the cities warship implant to the brink. officials say that the planet has been steadily improving over tonight into today, with higher output approaching the city's goal. they also say most residents can't expect better water pressure, but residents that lived further away from the plant still may have nothing coming out of the tap. jackson residents tell us that instability is a way of life here. they are used to boil water notices and seasonal issues with pipes. >> this is affecting us pretty badly. that is why we are stocking up on water, trying to -- thank you -- make sure that we can stay, at least,

and tate reeves in jackson's democratic mayor chokwe into our la mamba period together in a press conferencetime this week. it was an effort to show unity that they were not standing side by side. the mamba has been warning state lawmakers about the crumbling water infrastructure for years. >> this has been a challenge that we have been lifting the entire time in office. and it's not a matter of if the systems will fail, but when the systems will fail. >> governor reeves repeatedly opposing upgrades throughout his two years in office. and it into more pressing matters in his opinion like, blocking critical race theory from classrooms or banning transgender athletes from playing in high school sports to protect young girls. and he says because he's so passionate about women's rights, he could rule out a ban on contraceptives post roe. and i think his priorities are on track. thousands don't have drinkable water. and we have to make sure that the kids don't find out about racism. joining me now to discuss that in more as mississippi state senator so ali norwood. senator, understand your jackso

the mayor, mayor lumumba, a black democrat, and the mississippi governor headed by republican, tate reeves, each holding separate news conference throughout the crisis. how much this race and racism contributed to mississippi's seemingly dysfunctional politics? as you said, you were in the state legislator for four years. how much does racial division explain the politics, this crisis in mississippi, specifically in jackson? >> you did a great job going into the history, looking at how long this has taken to come. but i remember hearing from a former governor, one of the most progressive governors mississippi had in the 80s. he was also a legislator in the 40s. he talked about, anytime they tried to do any major investments in the state as far as infrastructure, education, health care, you know, they will be working together to get something done. we are talking about an all white male body. but sooner or later, someone would come in and say, what will this do for the black folks? the legislator just had that tradition of not knowing that long term investment. that's carried over even to t

republican governor tate reeves said thursday tap water in mississippi's capital city is now safe todrink, though he admitted the system is "still imperfect." the head of mississippi's chapter of the american academy of pediatrics warns jackson-area caregivers preparing baby formula should continue to use bottled water because infants remain at risk of heavy metals or other toxins in the water supply. the billionaire founder of patagonia has given the outdoor apparel company away to a specially designed trust and a nonprofit that will use all the revenue to combat the climate crisis and protect the environment. yvon chouinard founded patagonia nearly 50 years ago. the company is valued at about $3 billion. in an interview with "the new york times," he said -- "instead of extracting value from nature and transforming it into wealth for investors, we'll use the wealth patagonia creates to protect the source of all wealth." the world health organization has given its most upbeat assessment on covid-19 since declaring the disease an international emergency in january of 2020. who directo

take for example mississippi governor tate reeves, who told a crowd of supporters how thrilled he was to leave jackson, the state capital, in the midst of a devastating collapse of the city's water system. this after he spent years bragging about how successful he's been at blocking funds to fix the water crisis in the past. then there's book banning virginia governor glenn youngkin who has drawn massive protests and walk-outs by high schools over his use of his executive power to force schools to out transgender's birth sexes against their will. that's the priority of a whole entire governor? in florida, governor ron desantis has spent the majority of his term waging wars against disney while openly running for president on the side, stigging florida taxpayers with a $2 trillion tax bill in the process and attacking books and masks and venezuelan migrants who aren't even in his state, flying them from texas to massachusetts, dpen, at florida taxpayer expense. maybe even breaking the law in the process. let's be clear, he is doing this as his audition to have joe biden's job. is that

it's worth noting what republicans have been up to with tate reeves signing a bill banning critical race theory earlier this year, saying the state will move full state ahead on coney abortion should restrictions. a, priorities, that is tonight's read out. all in with chris hayes starts right now. read out tonight on all in -- >> he department of justice drops were a month to a legal nuclear bomb on the ex president because he asked them to. >> they asked for the justice department to punch them in the face, and that is what the justice department it. >> tonight, george conway on the studding doj filing and classified documents from the desk of donald trump. and then a pixel by pixel at the section of that incredible photo and trove of evidence spread out on the mar-a-lago rug. plus what we know from the doj filing about who asked me have legal exposure. >> they don't have anything. there is just nothing there. >> and the legal, political and moral implications of a potential decision to indict the 45th president. all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york, i am chris h