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Mayor Harvey Johnson becomes emotional at the beginning of his State of the City speech

WATCH VIDEO: Mississippi outgoing Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. broke down at the beginning of his State of the City speech in front of an overflow crowd on May 29 2013 at the Smith Robertson Museum.
When he started thanking his wife, he paused in tears during the audience’s applause…. […]