Imagine for a moment, life with no water, none to drink or bathe in or to flush with, none

to do dishes or laundry in, none to wipe the smudge from your child's face or to wash

down food or medication.

Of all we take for granted, every single day in America, excess to fresh water probably

tops the list.

By now we've all heard the heartbreaking story of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan,

but all across the country, from cities to towns deep in rural America.

Life without fresh, drinkable water is a daily reality.

One of the regions that struggles with clean water is the black belt.

A swath of geography in the American South that stretches from East Texas into the heart

of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi.

Home to some of the richest land in the U.S., but also home to some of our country's

poorest, most resource-stars people.

The water issue usually flies under the radar until there's a catastrophe.

As the weather is bad and waking up, thinking, it's raining outside, I could probably capture

some water to flush my toilets.

Thousands of Jackson residents have little to no water pressure tonight.

As of right now, the mayor says he cannot give a definitive day or time when the water

will be back on.

Welcome to Jackson, Mississippi.

Over the course of three weeks, tens of thousands of people in Jackson, Mississippi, the state's

capital went without water.

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