like you are advocating for an area that is not in the state the way some of these state leaders and some other legislators look at the city. but jackson s not a part of mississippi, jackson to be honest, is a problem that you guys should figure out. and if we help you, we have to control how we help you. i am sure it will be easier to advocate for jackson if jackson were 82% white and not 82% black. but we have to leave their. jarvis dortch, thank you for your time, please do stay safe. thank. you still to come, the catastrophic floods in pakistan, the catastrophic floods here in the u.s. and the steps we need to take right now to mitigate the effect of climate change. tv science educator, you all know him, bill and i will be here on the other side of this break to talk about want this climate change, and its new show, stay with us. , stay with us say veri just $30?
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lives, and he directed 25 million to build infrastructure projects while he was lieutenant governor. we are talking about in affluent neighborhood, in a small town 8000 people in it, right outside of jackson. that is how money is directed in our state government. and the needs of individuals who live in cities like jackson, and also cities in the mississippi delta are ignored, because that s not where the political power is, or any interest in our legislator is, as far as taking care of those people. so politico is reporting on thursday, quote, the situation has been compounded by apparent tensions between 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.
water they can drink from their taps. yesterday city officials did say most jackson residents should now have water pressure, but they caution there are still a few areas in south jackson that may have low or no pressure as repairs continue on the troubled water plant. cnn s nadia romero is live for us in jackson. we re now in the sixth day since residents have had no clean water to flush their toilets or brush their teeth, but they re now saying, yes, actually, there s water running in those taps but you can t drink it. how are folks holding up there? reporter: yes, sara. this was a twofold problem so it seems at least that first issue of not having water pressure has been resolved tentatively. we know this water treatment plant is very old and has issues with ruptures and leaks. we re still having to be cautiously optimistic. when you talk to residents, they re fed up. they ve been under this boil water advisory since the end of july. it was just this week that the state set up the
becomes whether we have pipes that rupture across the city. i mean it is hard, it s hard on everybody. at bravo a tally in restaurant, the five gallon jugs disappear just as fast as they come in. the business paying for bottled water to stay open, after no water pressure shut them down all week. with my heart incredibly heavy, when i looked at my staff and had to send them home, absolutely, it was. to look at them and say, you can t work today, and i know you need to, it s very disappointing. for now, they work knowing what comes out of a faucet here is anything but guaranteed. morgan chesky nbc news, jackson. when we come back, how jackson is part of a global climate crisis, stay with us. isis, stay with us .. put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unpredictable,. i got rapid symptom relief with rinvoq. check. when uc held me back. i got lasting, steroid-free remission with rinvoq.