amy: i think kerry can go makes about eight times what tim wolfe made.nt to go back for a minute to danielle walker talking about what it meant for the african-american members of the football team, and overall the football team with the white coat, supporting your actions, basically, as founder of racism lives here, supporting jonathan butler on his hunger strike. completely just flabbergasted that the football players come the black football players were taking this initiative. i understand that student athletes, football players, live a very different life on college -- in college versus traditional students who are not athletes. so i recognized the significance of their support and how this can really actually generate the much-needed momentum to really accomplish a lot of the demands that once again students even before i was here were asking for. once again, who showing the solidarity and how this was, you know, reaching all areas of our campus that people were really starting -- faculty, staff, student athletes were starting to understand the issu

(sot / tim wolfe - resigning :15) "i am resigning as president of the university system." nats "we shall overcome" news of the resignation spread quickly across the campus. (sot / justine johnson / student :22 - :28) "i think it was longtime overdue. i think there's been a lot of racial tension, and i'm glad that something has finally been done." students and faculty were angry after they said wolfe failed to react quickly or enough to alleged acts of racism on campus. the school's football team threatened to boycott saturday's game, student's staged sit-ins and a graduate student was one the eighth day of a hunger strike demanding wofle's resignation. (nat) "this is a movement not a moment." minority students say they've been met repeatedly with racially charged epithets on campus last month a swastika, smeared in human feces was left on a dorm wall. (sot / stephanie shonekan - chair, dept. of black studies, university of missouri 1:02 - 1:14) "a a t of people have been shocked and surprised that this is still going on and i don't think it is for us or anybody to question

((sot)) tim wolfe "my motivation in comes from love." his decision following student protests.. faculty walkouts and even football players and their coach refusing to take the field until wolfe resigned. ((sot)) tim wolfe 11:19:06 "we got frustrated with each other... (skip to).. and that is why i stand before you today and i take full responsibility for this frustration and i take full responsibility for inaction that has occurred." wolfe had come under fire for his alleged mishandling of a series of racial incidents on campus.. including reports of students being called the n-word.. and a swastika scrawled on a dorm wall.. tensions boiling over at the october homecoming when wolfe's car pushed its way through a group of protesters.. ((sot)) wolfe 11:21:15ish "please, please -- use this resignation to heal, not to hate, and let's move forward together for a brighter tomorrow." liz tag: in a statement, governor nixon said this resignation was a necessary step toward healing.. and the football coach announced his team will resume practice tomorrow. eh, abc news, ny. jenna: iowa's

man, tim wolfe totally messed up on that one. 's not how his cousin dick wolf would have handled that situation. he would have written 18 seasons of a long-running procedural about it, to everyone's delight. (laughter) but it wasn't that quiet meeting that made president wolfe resign. >> a graduate student named jonathan butler decided he would go on a hunger strike until wolfe stepped aside. >> larry: jonathan, i admire your beliefs, your fortitude and your courage, but let me say, as a father of a college student, do you know how much a meal plan is at mizzou? (laughter) just putting that out there. (cheers and applause) up to $3,500! can't you deny yourself something that wasn't prepaid at the beginning of the semester? ugh. just putting it out there. i get it now. a hunger strike is serious. no president wants to see a kid possibly die of hunger over something like this. i mean, that is why he resigned, right? >> when black football players at missouri, an s.e.c. school, said they would not play or practice again until wolfe w

(sot: tim wolfe / former university of missouri president) "systematic oppression is because you don't believe you have the equal opportunity for success..." (sot: student / no name available) "you don't believe?!" - crowd reaction in his speech - wolfe mentioned jonathan butler - a student who began a hunger strike last week, calling for change. ( sot: voice of jonathan butler / university of missouri student ) " this is the beginning. we still have a lot of healing that has to happen on campus, but um, this is a great first step towards change." butler's hunger strike is over. and -- the school's football team will practice tuesday and play saturday -- after threatening to boycott both. wolfe took responsibility for the lack of action -- then, asked students and faculty to look to the future. ( sot: tim wolfe / former university of missouri president ) "use my resignation to heal and start talking again." students have called for broader cultural sensitivity training, more minority staff members, and other changes... requests school administrators said were under consideration. i'm s

>> techknow - where technology meets humanity. >>> the university of missouri system president tim wolfown today, following a series of student protests and a vow from the school's football team to walk off of the field and not play football as least on saturday. along with wolf's resignation, the university chancellor is leaving its current post and will transition into a new role starting january. danielle walker is with us now, she is a graduate of the university of missouri, and has been leading the protest for months now. danielle, good to have you on the program. wolf is out, the football team is playing on saturday, practicing starting tomorrow. you are certainly a leader of this movement, but how much credit do you give hunger striking grad student jonathan butler for bringing about this outcome. >> i think it is important to acknowledge that there are many different people that have brought about the victories that we are celebrating as of today. jonathan butler did an excellent job showing the dedication to this cause and this movement. and showing how serious this climate her

that's when president tim wolf resigned. he had long said he was in support of working on these issues, these racial issues on campus, but he said his plan was to go into neglect of april of next year. protest he iprotesters said that was not good enough, that he was cold and indifferent to their demand demands. he now moves on. they'll figure out who becomes the new president and what demands do they want? they want more accountability to racial incidents on campus. they want greater diversity to the faculty on campus. they want diversity training for all students and incoming faculty members. and we'll see if that president will initiate things as quickly as protesters want. we'll have more coming up from the colombia missouri campus. there are big celebrations coming up in the next hour. >> we should point out it is 100 miles south of ferguson, missouri. a lot of students upset over what happened in ferguson, but the football team threatening not to play this weekend and walk out. the fact that he walked out as well. was

a graduate student began a hunger strike demanding tim wolfe step down. in solidarity, the football team vowed not to play until the hunger strike ended. that may have cost the school $1 million if it did not show up to play byu this weekend. >> the resignation of tim wolfe is a glimmer of hope for students whose voices have been silenced. >> cnn's kyung lah has the latest. >> reporter: john and christine, a dramatic day on the campus of the university of missouri with the stunning resignation of the president and chancellor announcing he is moving into a new role. the president accepting full responsibility of the non response of his administration. all of this coming on the heels of a student proclaiming a hunger strike. a week long hunger strike and the football team saying they would not be engaging in anymore athletic activities unless the president resigned. the president gave the students what they want. >> i take full responsibility for the frustration. i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. we need to use my resignation to

it's not just about tim wolfe's resignation. that is what the headlines are about and what the campus seems to be driving for right now. but there are a list of demands as well that that group is pushing for. and that other student and faculty, the football team and faculty and staff have gathered around. >> caroline, you are also, as we pointed out, a graduate student at the school. what are you hearing there? has this reached a point of something's got to give? a luke warm statement coming out of this governing body meeting, i assume, that's not going to be enough. has it reached that point where something's going to have to change or the students aren't going to stand for it? what are you hearing on campus? >> sure. well, personally what i'm hearing and also professionally what we're hearing is, absolutely, people are very angry. they want change. they want action. they to want see that the university system cares and they want more than just pr statements. i think that's been made very clear from our student body and from ou

university and also indicating he was not going to resign, the university of missouri president tim wolfe as you just heard there saying it is time to heal and face some of the issues that have been simmering on that campus and he is resigning from his position. president wolfe had originally released a statement that his administration has been meeting around the clock and has been doing a tremendous amount of reflection on how to address what he referred to as a complex matter. my colleague sarah dallof is standing by. she's on the campus of the university in columbia. obviously, sarah, i think many people thought this morning that the university president would try to find a compromise, he would meet with the board of trustees and other university officials and perhaps take a closer look at matters that many students feel he ignored. but this morning, after what he referred to as reflection and consideration, he has decided under great pressure to now resign. >> reporter: yeah, that's correct, tamron. this is coming as a surprise to a lot of people. in his previous statements he had no

the football team had said it would boycott upcoming games until tim wolfe was out. game was played this weekend, it could have cost the university $1 million. phil lebeau is on campus in columbia, missouri for us tonight. so phil, how much did money talk in this particular case? >> reporter: well, nobody wants to say this was all about money, sue, but certainly it played a factor in the decision of tim wolfe to resign as president of the university of missouri. we'll run down just how powerful missouri athletics department is in terms of its financial impact on the university. but first, here's the university of missouri tim wolfe announcing his resignation earlier today. >> i take full responsibility for this frustration, and i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. i'd ask everybody from students to faculty, staff, to my friends, everybody, use my resation to heal and start talking again. >> reporter: tim wolfe's resignation comes after several weeks of african-american students here on this campus demanding his resignation or at least demand

"tim wolfe - "we got frustrated with each other... .. and that is why i stand before you today and i take full responsibility for this frustration and i take full responsibility for inaction that has occurred." "maya stewart, junior - "it's really about just getting fairness, not just about tim wolfe resigning, but it's about getting equal rights." missouri's governor released a statement that said wolfe's resignation is a step toward healing. 30 black members of the missouri football team had said they would not take part in team activities until wolfe is gone. the head football coach now says the team will resume practice tomorrow. at least 8 people are dead, including two americans, after a shooting at a police training center in jordan. jordanian officials say an officer opened fire this morning on foreign trainers. they say troops then shot and killed the gunman. an investigation into what happened is now underway. today president barack obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met in washington d-c. it was the first time

it is not just about tim wolfe resigning. it is about equal rights. >> it makes me as a student feel like i can affect something if i need to. reporter: wolfe is stepping down. his decision is following student protests, faculty walkouts and even football players and coaches refusing to take the field until he was gone. >> we were frustrated with each other and that's why i stand before you today. i take full responsibility for this frustration and i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. fire for his handling of students being called the n-word and a swastika being scrawled on a dorm wall. tensions boiling over when a car pushed its way through a group of protesters. >> please, please use this resignation to heal and to the to hate. let's move forward together for a brighter tomorrow. phil: in a statement governor nixon said the resignation was a necessary step toward healing, and the football coach announced his team will rue super practice tomorrow. will resume practice tomorrow 6789. jc: and there wa

tim wolfe says his resignation is effective immediately. >> under pressure from students, the university of missouri's president resigned this morning. >> resignation to heal, not to hate, and let's move forward together for a brighter tomorrow. >> students have been demanding the resignation of tim wolfe because they say he did not do enough to address racially charged incidents on campus. in one event, swastika was found in a residence hall drawn with human feces. residents said racial slurs were yelled at them on at least two incidences. protesters have been demanding change for months and this weekend, the football team went on strike vowing not to play until the president steps down. >> it is about fairness, not about kimmel resigning, but -- not about tim wolfe resigning. >> he took responsibility for his actions and the frustration that followed. mollie: we were at the iowa state house this morning when major general timothy orr to recruitment and training of female officer candidates within iowa guard ranks. orr says that of the 2200 member of the iowa air guard just 18. the numb

he said he's willing to die unless university president tim wolfe resigns. he has been under fire for a tepid response to a string of incidents on campus, included racial slurs at black students and a swastika in feces on a wall. >> we've had lots of conversations, including conversation witness protestors where they came in and they asked questions and i expressed my position. >> i don't care what you're doing. we're standing in solidarity with jonathan butler. i'm not here with a press conference. i want you resigned. i need to you leave. >> when wolfe spoke with students again, he was shouted down. >> is this because you don't believe you have the equal opportunity for success? >> back in october, butler led a protest that stopped the school's homecoming parade. butler told the washington post that he had pain all over, but that his covering was worth it. the campus in columbia has been on edge since the shooting of michael brown in ferguson, just over 100 miles from the school. a number of the black students enrolled are from ferguson, a predominantly bl

president tim wolfe resigned. since the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager last year. al jazeera's andy rosegen, explain to us what tim wolfe was accused of doing or i guess also not doing? >> well, that's the nail on the head barbara. he was accused of not doing much. in fact protesters have long said they would go to talk to them and woe say certain things to placate them but he seemed cold and indifferent about their calls for racial justice on campus, seemed like he didn't care, then they would come to him and he would say the right words and then they would go away but not in their mind. the use of the n word on campus and it all really boiled over when these football players at the university of missouri a big revenue generator of the school obviously tweeted they were not going to play or practice again until tim wolfe resigned, and that probably what threw him over the cliff on this one barbara. >> andy is there any way of knowing how these racial tensions can be handled not so much in the state but in other colleges? >> reporter: well, you know, there's been a

step back. >> did you just blame us for -- oppression, tim wolfe? >> reporter: on saturday, university football player anthony sherrels tweeted that athletes of color on the football team wouldn't play until president wolfe resigns. on sunday, as protests grow on campus, local station ksdk films a truck driving by them, flying a confederate flag. that same day, the football coach tweets out this picture of the team writing, we are united. we are behind our players. and then this morning, a month after that first confrontation by protesters -- >> i am resigning as president of the university of missouri system. why did we get to this very difficult situation? it is my belief we stopped listening to each other. >> and kyung lah joins us from the university campus in columbia. a few hours after the president resigned, the chancellor stepped down. are the protests continuing? >> reporter: you can see, anderson, there are still tents behind me. i'm standing on the quad, but those tents different from what they have been all week. those tents are empty. th

a somber resignation by the school president tim wolfe?> i am resigning of the president of the missouri system. >> led to an emotional reaction in the center of campus. for months, black students on this overwhelmingly white campus had said rachel tensions were poisoning the atmosphere. a swastica drawn in feces was drawn in a dorm bathroom. the school student body said someone used the n word to him as he walked on campus? >> i have gone here since freshman year. i have had differences with other students, rachel. it's just time that people start listening. >> reporter: an activist group called concerned student 1950, named for the year the first black student was admitted to m missouri confronted tim wolfe at the school's home coming last month and he ignored them. he later apologized but last week, jonathan butler, graduate student vowed not to eat until wolfe was gone. a hungary butler said he had started eating again and was grateful. >> i do appreciate the prayers that received. positive messages. thank you t. >> over the weekend, s

. >> reporter: students celebrated the news after an emotional university president tim wolfe announced he was stepping down. >> i take full responsibility for the frustration, and i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. [chanting] >> reporter: wolfe surrendered to student protesters who spent done enough to address racist incidents on campus where only 7% of the student body is black. the concerns on mizzou's campus go back as far as 2010, before tim wolfe was president, when during black history month cotton balls were placed on the ground outside the black culture center. the students responsible were suspended and charged with misdemeanor littering, not a hate crime. this smetser a swastika, painted in human feces, was discovered in a dorm bathroom. the student body president complained he was called the "n" word and several other students made similar complaints. the university president made no comments on these incidents. last month protesters approached the president's car at a homecoming parade. he did not engage. in a statement weeks later, wolfe said, "

the difference is not about removing tim wolfe. difference is going to be seen in what happens next. that's really what we're encouraged to pay attention to, you know, what we're excited about is how can we move forward, now that we know that there is at least one less person that we feel has been an obstacle. this is the way that students feel and also a way that faculty, staff are coming together. we're coming together under the guise of, you know, what changes can we make now that we have at least an opportunity for shared government? >> ifill: i want to go to what happens next, but let's go back for a moment. would this have reached the head it did, starting with you, professor brooks, had there not been the involvement to have student athletes, the football team, was that the tipping point? >> right. well, i think that you have to look at the student athlete and their students. if the student athlete would not connect with the large student movement, the student athlete wouldn't necessarily come forward. i agree that there is

and they won't play again until the university president tim wolf resigns or is removed. the latest in protests against the school's handling of race relations on campus. >> reporter: university of missouri president tim wolf in the middle of a firestorm after a number of racially charged incidents on his campus. today the head coach posted a picture of his team locking arms and he is saying he stands with his players. 30 black football players participate in team activities until wolf its removed or resigns due to his "negligence towards marginalized students experiences." protesters say wolf has the not done enough to hear their concerns. in today's statement, wolf says his administration has been doing a tremendous amount of reflection on how to address these complex matters and wants to create the safe space for a meaningful conversation that promotes change. the same type of wording he used while talking to protesters last week. >> i want to talk. i want to understand this. i want to come up with a way we can get progress made on these particular issues. >> reporter:

ending with the university chancelor along with president tim wolfe resigning.. but the racial tensions turning to fear on campus this week.. with social media pictures showing lecture halls practically empty.. following the arrest of two missouri college students.. who stand accused of posting threats online.. against black students and faculty. ((sot)) moore: "it's just kind of frightening to realize anybody would kind of walk around and try to kill people because of skin color." stephanie: so still a very tense situation at the university of missouri/ as for the students under arrest, one of them, hunter park, was back in court today. jack: students at drake university also recognized the racial tensions going on in missouri with a solidarity demonstration this afternoon. "we must love each other and support each other" a group of almost fifty students gathered on campus - chanting in unison - to show support of the protest movement in missouri. they've been using social media to spread their message. "today was really to show support for what's going on at mi

demanding university president tim wolfe resign or be fired. the tigers head coach tweeting this photo of the team and coaching staff with the caption: "we are united. we are behind our players." a tipping point in a movement vowing to protest... walk out... and in one student's case.... not eat... until wolfe is gone. the anger stems from alleged acts of racism on campus in recent months... and what many say is wolfe's woefully inadequate response. black students, including the student body president, say they have faced repeated shouts of the "n" word... and last month, a swastika smeared in human feces on a dorm building wall... when the group "concerned student 1950" - named after the year university - called on the he appeared apathetic. "what do you say systematic oppression is?" and another confrontation over the weekend... "systematic because you don't believe you have the equal opportunity for success." "my apology is long overdue," sunday, "my behavior seemed like i did not care. that was not my intention." but in his lengthy response

football play, announced they would not take part in team activities until university president tim wolf is removed. the head coach tweeted, we are united behind our players. this protest is one of several that stems from a semester that black students say has been marred by racial incidents on campus. protesters say groups of white students have repeatedly hurled slurs and a swastika was sprawled in fecies on the homecoming dorm. >> this isn't just me who is going through this. these are students coming from all different background who endure this. >> reporter: plaque students are 7% of the student body say the school failed to respond and tim wolf has been inadequate. one student began a hunger campaign. students began camping out on the lawn of the west plas za zl we are advocating to make this a safer climate. >> reporter: the president of the university issued a statement saying he was dedicated to ongoing dialogue and will have spec plans in the coming months. now to egypt where the investigation into that russian jet crash continues nine days after the disaster killed all 2 two p

tim wolfe says, "i'm resigning as president of the university of missouri system. my motivation in making this decision comes from love. i love m-u, columbia where i grew up, the state of missouri. i have thought and prayed about this decision. it's the right thing to do." wolfe's decision comes after football players at the university -- support -- practice or play again until wolfe resigned. tim: seaworld is ending the killer its san diego park, recent criticism attendance. at an investor conference, announced it will shows by the end of 2016. and it will debut a new orca experience with a "strong conservation message" in 2017. attendance at the san diego park has dropped and seaworld has faced animal cruelty claims, after the 2013 documentary "blackfish," co- produced by cnn films. no word on if the shows will also end at seaworld's other parks. tim: still to come... looking for a great way to burn off some stress, and get healthy at the same time? get in the ring! details coming up next (fred) (fred) tuesday will be nice, but a big system is coming wednesday. w

concern student 1950 named for the first student was admitted to missouri confronted the president tim wolft home coming last month and he iing knowed him and he later apologized but last week butler began a hunger strike vowing not to eat until wolf was gone. monday a hungry butler said he started eating again and was grateful. >> i do appreciate the prayers that i received, positive thoughts and messages, thank you for the community. >> reporter: over the weekend some republican and democrat lawmakers in the state legislature began calling on wolf to resign but the end of the line may have been a threat by at least 30 black members of missouri's football team and announced on social media they wouldn't practice or play as long as wolf stayed, a prospect that could have cost the school millions of dollars and wolf took responsibility for lack of dialog on campus and threats and the hunger strike were the wrong way to make changes. >> we have to respect each other enough to stop yelling at each other and start listening and quit intimidating each other. >> reporter: missouri football player

tim wolfe resigning a short time ago. >> we are concerned students are a coalition of students mobilize ing ing. our goal is to aboll. ish inkwaulequalities of race at the university of missouri. while today may seem bright to some this is just a beginning aiding and dismantling systems of oppression within higher education specifically the um system. the residentgnationdentgnation of tim wolfe is a step in the right direction. moving forward, concerned students demand an immediate meeting with the system faculty council, board of curators to discuss shared governance and created system of wholistic inclusion for all constituents. again, moving forward, concerned students 1950 demands an immediate meeting with council, board of curators and governor of the state of missouri to discuss shared governance and create a system for all constituents. >> our demands must be met in totality to create systems of humanity in the system. our demands must be met in totality to create systems of healing within the um system. in additio

named for the year the first black student was admitted to missouri confronted university president tim wolfe at the school's homecoming last month and he ignored them. wolfe later apologized but last week graduate student jonathan butler began a hunger strike, vowing not to eat until wolfe was gone. monday, he said he had started eating again and was grateful. >> i do appreciate the prayers that received positive thoughts and messages, thank you for the community input. >> over the weekend, some republican and democratic lawmakers in the state legislature called on wolfe to resign. the end of the line may have been a threat by 30 black members of missouri's football team, announcing that they wouldn't practice or play as long as wolfe stayed, a prospect that could have cost the school millions of dollars. wolfe took responsibility for the lack of dialogue on campus but said the threats and hunger strike were the wrong way to make changes. >> we have to respect each other enough to stop yelling at each other and start listening and quit intimidating each other. >> afterwards, football players

dozens of football players refusing to take the field until tim wolfe is gone, has racism poisoned this college campus? live in the "cnn newsroom." >> we begin tonight with new attacks from republican front-runner ben carson. he is calling the media, quoting sick and stupid. he believes he is receive what he deems unfair quote special scrutiny because in his words, a lot of people are threatened by his candidacy. the retired neurosurgeon made a fresh round of appearances on different sunday talk shows this morning. also on cnn and he slammed journalists and defended himself against claims that he possibly exaggerated critical parts of his life story, like getting an offer to attend west point military academy or trying to stab someone when he was younger. our sunlen serfaty spoke one-on-one with carson earlier today in puerto rico. >> reporter: poppy, ben carson is disputing the notion that all of the intense media scrutiny is getting under his skin, despite fierce pushback, aggressive pushback on his part this weekend, something that he kept up today here in puerto rico, really launchi

tim wolf's downfall comes after a series of racial incidents on the main campus, and complaint s that he acted too slowly to resolve the incidents. this what he said not too long ago. >> i am resigning as the president of the university of missouri system. the motivation in making this decision comes from love. i love m.u., colombia where i grew nup in the state of missouri. i have thought and prayed about this decision, and it is the right thing to do. the response to this announcement i am sure ranges from joy to some and anger to other, and that is why we are here today. so let me speak to why this is so important at this time. to our students, from concerned students to grad students and football players and other students, the frustration and anger that i see is clear, real, and i don't doubt it for a second. to the faculty and staff who have have expressed their anger and frustration, and it, too, is real. we need to use my resignation, and please, please, use this resignation to heal, not to hate, and let's move forward together for a brighter tomorro tomorrow. >> among the gri

president tim wolfe was under fire for not addressing racially charged incidents on campus. black students complained of repeated racial slurs and a swastika was found in a dorm, drawn in feces.some say there has been racial tension on the predominantly white campus for years.(sot: tim wolfe/former university of missouri system president)"i take full responsibility for the frustration and i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred." (standup bridge: adriana diaz, cbs news, columbia, mo) students are not only celebrating the president's resignation.but the end of a weekend long hunger strike. grad student jonathan butler refused to eat while wolfe remained in charge.sot: how do you feel?sot:: jonathan blake empowered, ready to eat.over the weekend, butler's hunger strike jumped into the national headlines when missouri's football team went on strikevowing not to play until changes were made.sot: football player or coach (after 4:30pm et)former president wolfe urged mizzou students to use his resignation to heal and not to hate.adriana diaz, cbs news, columb

>> when it's resolved. >> the university of missouri president tim wolf is refusing to step down. he acknowledges that racism exists at the school and that many student groups demands are already under consideration. >>> defensive lineman greg hardy of the dallas cowboys had more effort off the field than on it last night. the website dead spin posted photos of his ex-girlfriend. many fans and some analysts say he shouldn't be playing at all. hardy didn't talk to reporters after last night's game, which the cowboys lost to the eagles in overtime, 33-27. >>> another injury for skier lindsey vonn. it had nothing to do with the slopes. the olympic gold medalist ended up in the hospital over the weekend after vying to break up a dog fight. she was bitten while wrestling away a frisbee from her two dogs. she had to get stitches. she was well enough to post videos of her injured thumb. she's still healing from a broken ankle. >>> apparently, it's always alligator season in texas. this surprise visitor dropped in on a shopping center on friday. it put up quite a fight before it was subdu