. university of missouri president tim wolfe has resigned after mass protests over his handling of racism on campus. for weeks, african-american students staged demonstrations over what they called a lax response to racial slurs and vandalism. graduate student jonathan butler went on hunger strike last week. in a key moment saturday, african-american football players joined the protest, vowing to boycott games and other team activities until the president resigned. faculty members staged a walkout, and the missouri students association, representing 27,000 undergraduates, called for wolfe's resignation. he announced his departure at a news conference. >> i ask everybody, the students, the faculty, the staff, to my friends -- everybody, use the resignation to heal and to start talking again, to make the changes necessary and let's focus on changing what we can change today and in the future. amy: the university of missouri columbia campus chancellor bowen loftin also stepped down. protest at the university comes as a similar dynamic lays out at one of the nation's top ivy league schools. o

university president announced its residency today. tim wolf was undepressure to quit. our correspondent is live for us in columbia, move. andy, first of all good to see you. what has been the reaction on campus today to all of these developments. >> under tim wolf resigned there was singing and chanting among protesters here, but it was largely subdued and what you mentioned about the chancellor resigning. that just happened in the last hour. so it has really been a head spinning day on campus. a somber resignation by the school president tim wolf. >> i'm resigning as president. >> reporter: lead to an emotional reaction in the center of campus. for months black students on this overwhelming black campus said racism was poisoning the atmosphere. the school body president said somebody used the n word to him while he was working on campus. >> it's just time that people start listening. >> reporter: an activist group called concerned students of 1950 named for the year the first black student was admitted to missouri, confronted the university president at homecoming and he

begin tonight in missouri where weeks of student protests over campus racism came to an end. tim wolf, the president of the university of monsieur see system resigned today. his announcement appeared to resolve a stand-off that included student protests, a hunger strike and a football team that was threatening to quick. andy rogen reports. >> reporter: even though the president and chancellor are out, those protesters wanted other demands. among them, a more diverse fa faculty and diversity training for incoming faculty. everyone is trying to wrap their heads around this head-spinning day. 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 stu

from peter alexander. the president of missouri university, tim wolfe, has just announced he's resigning. let's listen in. >> can you hear me, david? >> they're working out apparently some audio technical difficulties here. but breaking news right now from the main campus of university of missouri, as we understand, the president of that university, tim wolfe, expected to announce his resignation right now. there have been many weeks of student protests. in fact one student is on a hunger strike, several days of protests through the hunger strike to bring attention to what many students describe as a hostile climate, hostile climate directed at african-americans and other students of color. let's listen in to see if they've worked out this technicality. >> is there a way that we can increase the volume on this that might help? >> again, we are waiting for them to work out the audio situation here. but the university's governing board was set to hold an emergency meeting to address weeks of protests and anger that has been simmering at the campus in columbia, missouri for months

. 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 lo

last hour during an emergency meeting with the governing board. tim wolfe said he would step down effecve immediately. overnight, students called for a walk out. dozens of football players threatened to boycott next weekend's game. that would have cost the school about $1 million in fines. one graduate student has been on a hunger strike for eight days. this comes after racist incidents on campus and president tim wolfe's response, or some say lack thereof. swastikas were painted on walls. students have protested on campus and demanded what they call real change. now, it appears the presidt got the point. >> please use this resignation to heal, not to hate. let's move forward together for a brighter tomorrow. >> right now, there is no word on who will replace wolfe. jummy: thank you for the update. parking prices are about to go up in one of the most popular areas in the district. the pricing could cost you $8 a spot. john gonzalez looks at where and when the price change takes effect. >> $8 an hour to park in chinatown. it looks like we will have to go digging for more change. su

refusing to practice or play until university president tim wolf steps down. he's under fire for failing to take action after a series of escalating rationally hostile incidents. >> i'm not allowed to comment on much. we made a decision as the team to not talk to the media. so you're not going to hear much from the players. >> were you scheduled to have practice today or anything? >> yes, we were. >> and you're not having it now? >> we're not having practice. >> any idea when you will? >> 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 of the student groups demands are already under consideration. >>> the dallas cowboys defensive lineman greg hardy had more of an impact off the field last night than on it. the website dead spin posted photos of his ex-girlfriend. hardy tweeted this weekend his regret about that incident. 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 eag

talking again. >> in recent days tim wolfe a businessman with no background in academia had become increasingly indifferent. wolfe ea apparent inaction prompted a graduate student to go on hunger strike. the football team refused to play as long as wolfe remained in office. dade zyron, the president seemed tone deaf, but was this a case of simple math, that the university president was making half as much as the university would have been fined for missing next week's game? >> you know this about michigan your old stomping grounds but college football plays an essential role not just as an economic hub but also as a social hub and a political hub in many respects as well. and in here, in this particular case, what you have is the football team saying, we are not going to take the field as long as you are in power. and i think absolutely, that was the death blow for tim wolfe reign at missouri. >> in football and basketball the money they make for the university and how they can leverage that without getting paid. how much fear does the missouri example establish in other universiti

having all morning long in response to president tim wolf's resignation. there have been a number of racial incidents that have occurred over the last few years including the use of the n. word on campus. members of the university football team said that they would not practice or play unless tim wolf resigned. and jonathan butler a grad student, said he was not going to eat until president wolf resigned. so the football players were protesting in support of butler and forcing wolf out 37 really it became a done deal. you have to say last night when members of the missouri legislature weighed in a lot of democrats and republicans both saying that he should resign. >> also the football team threatening not to play this weekend over this particular issue. there were walk outs that the faculty had as well. what impact did the university's decision hinge on the football players themselves saying they weren't going to take to the field? how much of a factor was that? >> well, i'm sure that was a huge huge factor. i mean, the football team is worth millions obviously to the success of the

. >> african-american students accuse the president, tim wolfe of failing to respond to issues of racism on the campus. al jazeera has more. >> protests aren't usually part of the college football playbook, but racial tensions on the campus of the university of missouri may put football season on hold. the team says they are refusing to take the field in a show of solidarity with the graduate student on a hunger strike. saturday night, the student's black student government tweeted a picture of black players linked arm-in-arm with jonathan butler. 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. >> whe

university system quit. president tim wolfe was accused of ignoring racial incidents. the situation reached a boiling point when black football players announced a boycott saturday night. later, the chancellor overseeing the main campus, also resigned. we'll investigate this story in detail, after the news summary. >> ifill: a judge in louisiana set bail at $1 million apiece today, for two police officers accused of murdering an autistic boy. six-year-old jeremy mardis was killed, and his father was wounded when the officers fired on the family's vehicle 18 times. a lawyer for the father says police video shows he had his hands up when the shooting started. >> woodruff: in jordan, two americans, a south african and two jordanians were gunned down today by a police captain in amman. it happened at a regional police training center. in addition to the dead, seven people were wounded, including two more americans. the gunman was shot and killed by soldiers. u.s. officials said the americans were security contractors training palestinian police. in washington, president obama promised a

. going on strike vowing no more games until tim wolfe resigned. tensions on this predominantly white campus bubbling and the student body president payton head posting on facebook someone continuously screamed the "n" word at him. a swastika found in the bathroom and demonstrators said wolfe wasn't quick enough to condemn them. jonathan butler going on a hunger strike. tensions flaring friday night after wolfe had this to say when asked by students to define systemic oppression. a student tweeting video to news organizations. >> systemic oppression is because you don't believe that you have the equal opportunity for success. >> did you just blame us. >> reporter: wolfe admitting racism does exist at our university. i am sorry this is the case. alex perez, abc news, columbia, missouri. >>> tracking a storm system that will mess with air travel on the east coast. the radar shows the southeast finally drying out but the rain front reaching into the mid-atlantic states closing in on new york city. some areas will get as much as 2 inches, gusty winds will come with it, as well. >>> across

what happened yesterday an earthquake. a somber resignation of the school president tim wolf. >> i'm resigning as president of the missouri system. >> reporter: emotional reaction in the center of campus. for months black students on this overwhelmingly white campus said racial tensions were poisonening the atmosphere and a sw swastica in feces was on the side of the building and someone used the n word when he walked on campus. >> i had incidents with students racial and it's just time that people start listening. >> reporter: activist group called concern student 1950 named for the first student was admitted to missouri confronted the president tim wolf at 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 ca

president tim wolf has made no mention of resigning. >>> at least two americans are dead after a shooting at a pr s police training center in jordan. a jordanian policeman is responsible for killing the contractors and wounding three others. president obama said two or three of the dead are u.s. citizens. he promised a full investigation into the deaths it happen on the outskirts of the capital city of amman. it's not clear whether the shooting was intentional. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is at the white house meeting with the president. they're discussing a new security agreement that could mean increased u.s. military assistance to israel. the leaders have not met face-to-face in more than a year. and tension between the two countries has been high because of the iran nuclear deal. netanyahu is also set to meet with former secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> a chaotic commute. the developing situation unfolding now in one of the country's biggest train stations. >>> and from hollywood to arlington. the actress from hollywood's golden age that's >>> develop

. >> reporter: studets celebrated the news after an emotional university president tim wolfe announced he was stepping down. >> i take full responsibility for this frustration, and i tae inaction that has occurred. >> freedom, freedom! >> reporter: wolfe surrendered to student protesters who spent the last week calling for his resignation, saying he hasn't 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 grounds outside of the black culture center. the students responsible were suspended and charged were misdemeanor littering, not a hate crime. this semester 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.

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 launching, again, into an an

the missouri football team joining the call for the resignation of president tim wolfe. they sent out a tweet, we will not participate in the football related activities until tim wolfe resigns over his experiences. we are united. head coach followed up with his tweet yesterday morning after the team meeting with the picture of the team saying, the football family is united and behind the players. it is not just the coach, but the athletic department supports student athletes. the board of curators will hold an executive board meeting today. >> it will be interesting to see the results of the meeting. >>> no love lost between ben carson and the reporters. he is now trying to pivot to the issues. will it work? the latest on the 2016 race next. is holiday i can with orders.unt on bed we're getting slammed with orders. and my customers knowing right when their packages arrive. totally slammed! introducing real-time delivery notifications. one more reason this is our season. (vo) wit runs on optimism.un on? it's what sparks ideas. moves the world forward. invest with those who see the wor

are refusing to play until university president tim wolf steps down. now, a group of professors is threatening to walk out until something is done. cnn has more on this. good morning. >> good morning. it really is incredible, just how fast this story has evolved. yesterday, the football players refused to play. now, some of the teachers refuse to teach. as you mentioned, they're staging a walkout, in their own words there. the faculty council hoping to address the level of uncertainty and also an information vacuum not only on the campus, but system wide leadership. it's a really joint call for all faculty to join in. a specific statement cnn obtained a few moments ago. i want to read you a portion of it here. coming from the faculty council there. mainly, the chair. portion of the statement reading, we the concerned faculty of the university of missouri stand in solidarity with the missou student activists advocating for racial justice on our campus and urge all mu faculty to demonstrate their support by walking out. i have to tell you, it is incredible. we have to remind ourselve

news follow up, amid protests on the campus of the university of missouri, president tim wolfe resigned. resigned.hours after that resignation, the chancellor at the school, r. bowen loftin, announced he too would step down at the end of the year. the protests centered around race relations, and accusations that wolfe did not do enough to combat racist incidents on campus.some faculty members were planning a walk out of class, and about 30 members of the football team threatened to boycott their game this weekend.wolfe apologized for not taking action sooner. "i take full responsibility for the frustration and i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred." occurred."an interim president will be named soon, the schools governing board will also appoint an officer to oversee diversity and equality. the football team is set to resume practice today.if they would've had to cancel the game, it could've cost the school more than a million dollars. new details this morning on onan officer involved shooting at a college campus in south carolina.one person was killed and another

say president tim wolfe failed to respond to racially-charged incidents at the university. but just hours after his resignition, the chancellor of the university announced he also was stepping down. elias: number four... elias: the owner of a popular store in des moines is mocking a downtown project. the owner of raygun put out this "donation bucket" to help city officials pay for the new hotel that will be connected to the iowa events center. city council approved the project last night... but raygun owner mike draper calls the hotel an unneeded money pit. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: only eight republican presidential candidates will take the primetime debate stage tonight...with chris christie and mike huckabee not making the cut. ben carson is likely to be a target...over the past week questions over claims in his autobiography have put him on the defensive. the primetime and undercard debates will be held in milwaukee. elias: a revived push to raise minimum wage will have fast-food workers striking today...even in the metro. elias: workers from 270-cities ar

immediately, the resignation of university president tim wolf who some say failed to adequately address several hate crimes on mizzou's campus. >> we didn't respond or react. >> reporter: wolf striking a different tone than the one captured in this tense exchange with students. >> it's because you don't believe that you have the equal opportunity to successfully -- >> you blame us for systemic oppression, tim wolf. >> reporter: even some long-time faculty say racism has been a problem on campus for years. >> i have been called the "n" word too many times to talk about it on camera and to write them all out. >> reporter: tensions reaching a boiling point around mid-september after the student body president posted on facebook that he was called the "n" word, something that happened, he wrote, multiple times on campus. then in mid-october, a swastika painted in feces inside one of the residence halls. by november, second graduate student jonathan butler launching a hunger strike, pledging not to eat until tim wolf resigned. >> a lot of people know how corrupt the system is. they thought i

school's president tim wolfe announced he will resign. >> my motivation in making this decision comes from love. i love m.u. columbia, where i grew up, the state of missouri. >> an emotional reaction from some students on campus when that news came down. they then erupted in cheers and chants. students have been calling for his job over the last several months, criticizing his handling of complaints about race and discrimination on campus. all of this coming to a head over the last couple of days, when members of the school's football team posted this picture on twitter. saying they will boycott team activities until wolfe steps down. nbc's sarah dalloff is at the university's main campus in columbia, missouri. i know this is fresh. what's the response been as word spreads across campus? >> reporter: it really was the football players' boycott that pushed this story into national headlines but the calls for action began months ago, following a string of racially charged incidents at the school and what many describe as a woefully inadequate response by the now former university presid

will practice today for the first time since players demanded that president tim wolfe resign. he quit amid protests of how he handled incidence of racism on campus. a person of interest is in custody in the shooting of a judge in texas state. authorities say the man was arrested on an unrelated warrant in houston but has a connection to a judge who was shot and wounded in the driveway of her home in austin last week. she is still recovering at the hospital. noong up on abc 7 news at a major doping scandal at the olympics. the response from russian officials and what it could mean for the country's future in those games. and cold weather worries. preparing for another intense winter. getting ready for a common problem when that mercury dips. we are dodging showers this week. your best day to get outsidis coming up in the full forecast. >> you're watching abc 7 news at noon. on your side. jummy: a stunning report rocking the athletic world. charge of agency in keeping sports free of performance-enhancing drugs has accused russia of engaging in a vast systematic state-sponsored dopi

earthquake. a somber resignation by university of missouri school president tim wolf. >> reporter: i'm resigning. >> reporter: lead to an emotional reaction in the center of campus. for months black students on this overwhelmingly white campus had said racial tensions had been poisoning the atmosphere. a swastika drawn in feces was drawn on the bathroom wall. >> i had other incidents, and it's time people start listening. >> reporter: an activist group called concerned of student 1950, named for the year the first black student was admitted to the university. confronted tim wolf last month, and he ignored them. wolf later apologized, but last week jonathan butler began a hunger strike vowing not to eat until wolf was gone. >> i do appreciate the prayers, the positive thoughts and messages. thank you to the community. [ applause ] >> reporter: over the weekend, some began calling on wolf to design. but the end of the line may have been a threat by at least 30 black members of missouri's football team. they announced they wouldn't practice or play as long as a wolf stayed. a prospec

the team members have actually benched themselves, until president tim wolfe is out of office. >> we're all just going to stay together as a team and we all made this decision as a team not to talk to the media. shaina: the players are joining forces with several campus groups that have complained for months over wolfe's handling of recent racial harassment incidents. students report having racial slurs yelled at them, and in one instance, a swastika was found drawn in a residence hall. >> administration has failed to take tangible actions to make coppice -- campus safer, not only for black students but for all marginalized students. shaina: some members of the school's faculty have indicated they plan to take part in walk outs today. the school's football team is scheduled to take on byu this saturday, and the boycott could cost the university more than $1 million, if the team forfeits. also developing right now, officials are trying to figure out what caused a pickup truck to collide with a church van in maryland sunday, leaving four people dead and 14 others seriously injur

the university of mispresident tim wolfe. >> is not just about tim wolfe re-signing. this is about getting equal rights. >> this makes me as a student glad i know i could affect something if i needed to. elizabeth: wolfe announcing he is stepping down. his decision following the student protests, faculty walk-outs and even football players and their coach refusing to take the field until wolfe re-signed. >> we got frustrated with each other. that is why i stand before you today. i take full responsibility for this frustration. i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. elizabeth: wolfe came under fire for alleged mishandling of a series of racial incidentsing on campus, including reports of a student being called an n-word and swastika on a wall. >> please use this res ignate to heal, not to hate. let's move forward to hate for a brighter tomorrow. elizabeth: in a statement, governor nixon said this was a necessary step toward healing. the football coach also announced his team will be resuming practice tomorrow. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. alison: no con

heard and that their hard work is beginning to pay off. >> i'd like to read a statement from tim wolfe, he's the president of that -- the head of that campus. he also resigned. there was a moment where he in the homecoming parade, protesters approached his car and he ignored them. he said i regret my reaction the mu homecoming parade when the concernedstudent 950 group approached my car and i'm sorry. and apology is long overdue. it seemed like i did not care and that was not my intention. i was caught off guard in that moment. none the less, had i gotten out of the car to acknowledge the students and talk with them perhaps we wouldn't be where we are today. >> yeah, and for tim wolfe, the affect was really cumulative because apparently the anxiety on campus and the tension on campus really goes back even to earlier this summer. tim wolfe's style of leadership was including cutting subsidies for health insurance for students that really -- particularly students of color and then attempted to make an investment by the university of something like $72 million in a sports stadium. so there was

amid student criticism for the way he handled racial issues. president tim wolfe said his resignation is effective immediately. this weekend, 30 football players announced they wouldn't participate in any team activities until president wolfe was fired or stepped down. >>> it's an ongoing investigation looking for answers to two key questions. what happened and why in an horrific crash sunday in prince george's county. more than a dozen people were hurt and four killed including a young child. it was about 5:00 yesterday in hyattsville where this all started. here's more with an update. >> reporter: well, the numbers alone from this crash are just shocking. 18 people involved. 14 people hurt. four dead. today, all that's left behind is debris, charred grounds and a lot of questions. >> the flames. the fire was at least 15 feet up. >> reporter: this neighbor was one of several who grabbed their fire extinguishers and tried to help. >> i tried to put it out. it put out a little bit. but it came back. >> reporter: others helped to get the victims to safety. >> there was a lot of kid. we

. the university president tim wolf resigned, and only hours later, another resignation. this happened after a graduate student went on a hunger strike, untiling he would not ea you step down. very as educators called for his job come even members of the football team said they would not practice or play until changes were made. >> i take full responsibility for this frustrati full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. use my resignation to heal and start talking again, to make the changes necessary. the hunger strike is over, football resumes. officials say a number of initiatives will be implemented in the coming months to address racial problems on campus. leon: students at yale university are also calling for change. today, hundreds protest at what they say is racial insensitivity on their campus. among the complaints come a woman said not allowed try into a frapa because she is black. the fraternity denies that. alison: tomorrow night is the next presidential debate. the field will be smaller than the last one, chris christie a miuckabee on tndercard. there w

activities because of the racial atmosphere on the school campus. let's listen in now to president tim wolf. -- tim wolfe. >> hope and try to present strength as well as we think about what's next. i have to also give credit to my daughter for reminding me of the scripture. psalm 46:1. god is our refuge and strength and ever present in trouble. we need, please, please, use this resignation to heal, not to hate, and let's move forward together for a brighter tomorrow. god bless all of you, and i thank you for this wonderful opportunity to have led the university of missouri system. thank you. jon: so it came very quickly after a number of protests on university of missouri campus, columbia, missouri, of course. keeping in mind the events that took place in ferguson, missouri, as well. a number of athletes had said that the campus was not sufficiently racially mixed, that there had been racially-charged incidents directed at various members of minority groups on campus including the student body president who is black. and in short order, tim wolfe, the president of the united states of missouri -- t

announcement from university president tim wolf who in buckling to mounting president acknowledged, quote, inaction to pons to racial incidents. >> you should really love everybody here and the great institution and my decision to resign comes out of love, not hate. >> reporter: tension at mizzou, the largest university, the state already racked by ferguson, started two months ago with reports of racial taunts and intimidation. one month ago the school announced diversity training for all faculty, staff and students, but a key turning point came this weekend when black players on mizzou's division one football team decided to boycott until wolfe resign and the black activist group who campaigned for his ouster demanded, among other things, a meeting with missouri's governor. >> aiding and dismantling systems of oppression within higher education, specifically the -- the resignation of tim wolfe is a glimmer of hope for historically marginalized students whose voices have been silenced by patriarchal white male institutions. >> reporter: and those football players who used their clo

president tim wolf failed to respond appropriately to a number of racial incidents. on saturday a group of black football players said they would boycott football until wolf steps down. white players threw their support behind team-mates as did the head coach. the state governor and senator mack cas kill weighed in. paul beban has more. >> criticism is rising by the hour. two lawmakers say wolf should go calling it an embarrassment. in a statement wolf stood his ground saying he's dedicated to dialogue, but students and football teams are not buying it. >> reporter: protests are not usually part of the football college playbook, but racial tension on the campus of missouri may put the football surface on hold. the team says they refused to take the field. in a show of solidarity with one of their own on a hunger strike. the black student government tweeted a picture of more than 30 black players linked arm in arm with jonathan butler, he says he's willing to die unless university president tim wolf resigns, who is under fire for a tepid response to a string of incidents on campus. includin

jake tapper. topping our national lead today, university of missouri president tim wolfe resigned just hours ago amid charges by some students and faculty. the school failed to properly address institutional racism on campus. african-american students in particular have been protesting for weeks after a series of racially charged incidence they say the president did not take seriously enough. the latest development on saturday members of the mizzou football team with support from their coach announced that they were refusing to practice or play until the president stepped aside. in his remarks wolfe said his resignation came out of, quote, love, not hate. it's been a dramatic scene at mizzou for weeks now including a student undergoing a hunger strike. it seems from the outside as though it wasn't until the football team got involved and revenue was at stake that the university started getting real. >> absolutely, jake. you're talking about an athletic department that brought in a revenue of $83 million the last fiscal year. it's truly a remarkable series of events we've watched p

several racial incidents some of far university president tim wolf has made no mention of resigning. >>> the season is halfway over and the redskins' last eight games rt no i got to get any easier. tom brady lead hids team to a 27-10 win on a first drive. kirk cousins through an interception. the skins now drop to 3-5. they host the saints next weekend. >>> an apartment building contemning leaving a number of people without a place to stay. the incident that forced them from their homes and when they can learn whether they'll be allowed to return. >>> search for answers after the ground gives way. what we're learning about this collapse at a restaurant parking lot that swallowed several cars. >>> in the news right now on the roads, prince george's county, b.w. parkway southbound, a three-mile backup near 4:5 >>> break news in prince george's county. this is southbound. only the left lane getting by this car fire here this morning. it's slow. we have a three-mile backup as you're headed southbound. report of a crash. 66 at 15 involving a truck and semi. 6 f from fairfax to the beltwa

missouri's columbia campus. the president of the university system tim wolf resigns. >> we stopped listening to each other. we department respond or react. we got frustrated with each other. i take full responsibility for this frustration and i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. please, please use in resignation to heal. not to hate. and let's move forward together for a brighter tomorrow. >> a lot of students and faculty applauding and celebrating the resignation praising the decision after what they considered to be his inadequate handling of harassment compla t complaints. joining me now with more in columbia is nbc's sarah dallof. sarah? >> reporter: well, good afternoon, kate. you know, over the weekend the football team, some 30 players, announced they would not participate in any team activities until the president stepped down or resigned. that really thrust this story in to the national spotlight. however, the calls for action began months ago following a string of racist incidents at this school and a response by the then president described by s