State flag fight goes down to wire

State flag fight goes down to wire at Mississippi Capitol

140812-25STATE REP.

ROBERT JOHNSON/ADAMS COUNTYEVERYBODY STILL WORKING REALHARD AND WORKING TOGETHER WE'REJUST TRYING TO BPATIENT WITH EACH OTHER BUT WETHINK WE HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TOACTUALLY GET SOMETHING DONEIN THE HOUSESTATE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERTJOHNSON WAS WEARING ONE OF THESTICKERS DISTRIBUTEDBY THE MISSISSIPPI ECONOMICCOUNCIL.

JOHNSON BELIEVES THEHOUSE IS READY TO MOVE FORWARDON WHAT WOULD BE AN HISTORICVOTE ON THE 126 YEAR OLD FLAG.BUT THE SENATE IS ANOTHER ISSUE.140833-36WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED INTHE SENATE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'SHAPPENING OVER THERE.1:22-1:26HERE WE ARE IN JUNE TAKING UPTHIS NONSENSE.IN THE STATE SENATE REPUBLICANCHRIS MCDANIEL URGING HISCOLLEAGUES NOT TO MAKE A RUSHDECISION TO REMOVE THE FLAGMCDANIEL BELIEVES HE HAS ENOUGHSENATE REPUBLICANS ON HIS SIDETO BLOCK THE VOTEIN TBAR CHAMBER.140718-25STATE SEN.

CHRIS MCDANIEL/JONES COUNTYYOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ITCOMES WITH ONE CAVEAT THINGSCHANGE QUICKLY AROUND HERE.

SOAS OF RIGHT NOW 20 TO 21 PERHAPSBUT THAT COULD CHANGE.

ROSSADAMSFIRST THING IN THE MORNING THEHOUSE RULES COMMITTEE WILL MEETTO TAKE UP A SUSPENSIONRESOLUTION.

THAT COULD OPEN THEDOOR TO A DAYLONG DEBATEON THE FLAG'S FATE.

AT THECAPITOL ROSSADAMS 16 WAPT NEWS.JACKSON MAYOR CHOKWE ANTARLUMUMBA ON ABC TODAY TALKING