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Mississippi state officials passed laws to allow public funds taxpayer dollars to be taken from public schools and allocated to all white private schools. that is white flight. jackson, the capital city of mississippi became predominantly black. in fact, is now 82% black, the black is the biggest city in america. and as a diminishing local revenue from many of the low income residents left behind. as one black jackson resident told nbc news back in 2006, a lot of the economic base was leaving, o...

Jackson, in terms of this overall economic development. if youre not building new structures, new businesses and the like, youre not going to get infrastructure built around it. the lack of overall investment in people throttles the amount of income revenue that people in jackson have to contribute to their own infrastructure. so i think what needs to happen is to put pressure on the governor, not just have the governor cry for help when a disaster hits, but to really invest in all of its reside...

Provide safe drinking water for the immediate needs, then to find some sort of fix to the water supply systems so that people have safe water. most of us look at clean drinking water as a human right, but much of our water systems if were going back decades needed to be repaired in replaced. this water system is inside of a flood zone, anytime we get high-water in jackson, the water cleanly station in sewage station in jackson floods. this is a multi-decade problem that hopefully and this admini...

Of regional approach. just as we have electricity and gas, we can have in water as well. >> i do want to ask you about this because obviously there needs to be political pressure as well, right, and there needs to be a stronger political voice, and the citys population, as were mentioning, predominantly black, yet the states legislature is predominantly white, right? how does that all factor in when it comes to underinvestment in these communities? >> there is a racialized p pree preemption. pre...

Forced to close and there isnt enough water to fight fires in the states capital. parents are worried about their childrens health during this crisis. >> fever, headaches, theyve got chills, all of that. i traced everything back to it was the water. >> reporter: residents are left waiting on hours long lines for water. >> ive been in line maybe almost an hour. >> its been rough. >> somebody got to do something. >> reporter: the citys water problems have been ongoing for years and theres been a b...

Years. >> reporter: one state representative hopes this crisis will bring change. >> hopefully with direct support from the white house well be able to get the resources necessary to put the repairs in place to stabilize the systems. >> reporter: repairs that cant come fast enough for some residents. >> it has been very frustrating to have to fight for some water. >> jackson has to do something about this. what about the kids, what about the people? somebody got to do something. >> reporter: yea...

They are saying what is happening there right now was a long, long time in coming and fixing it could also be a pretty long-term process. >> they may get past this immediate crisis, they may have water they can drink sometime soon, but that doesnt fix the problem long term, tom. >> no. think about how many miles of pipe go under -- this is a moderate-size city. if you get under a huge city its -- not a huge amount beyond that. bear in mind the american society of civil engineers has been saying ...

An american capital city with no drinking water. day four of a water crisis for the entire city of jackson, mississippi. residents forced to wait in line for hours hoping to pick up a case of bottled water. the mayor hopes service can be restored this week no that an emergency rental pump has been installed. more from ryan young in jackson. >> it is horrible. and i would like it to be fixed. please fix our water. >> reporter: the water crisis continues in to the third day still affecting the cit...

Infrastructure system that is in some areas more than 100 years old. the city is very plainly dealing with an eroding and shrinking tax base and a crumbling water system and here is how the state has responded. the governor famously vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have helped both poor people in jackson pay their water bills while also helping the city collect much needed water revenue. he did so because he was concerned about giving the impression that quote the government has free money fl...

Severe weather, including a possible tornado, blew through saturday night. in jackson, mississippi, all eyes are on the pearl river, forecast to crest 36 feet early monday morning. several communities are at risk of flooding. >> if you are capable of getting out now, get out now. >> reporter: some residents arent taking any chances. >> moving now just because whether we flood or not, we dont know. but we definitely wont have power in a few hours. >> reporter: and repairs are under way on busy in...