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>> ERIC: BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT NEWS DIRECTOR ANGELA GREILING KEANE IS HERE TONIGHT.

PAUL DOUGLAS WILL HAVE A SPRINGTIME WEATHER FORECAST FOR US.

WE'LL LOOK BACK AT TEN YEARS OF A UNIQUE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

AND WE'LL FILL THE COUCH WITH A POLITICAL PANEL.

THAT'S ALL COMING UP ON "ALMANAC."

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>> ERIC: WE HAVE A FULL SHOW FOR YOU THIS WEEK.

PAUL DOUGLAS IS HERE WITH A SPRING WEATHER FORECAST.

SHELETTA BRUNDIDGE JOINS US WITH A SPECIAL MESSAGE.

FOLK MUSICIAN CHARLIE MAGUIRE IS ABOUT TO KICK OFF A NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOUR.

AND OF COURSE WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF POLITICS FOR YOU.

>> CATHY: POLITICS IS WHERE WE START TONIGHT.

ANOTHER BUSY WEEK IN D.C. AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS PUSHING BACK AT COURT DECISIONS AGAINST EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AND THE SUPREME COURT HAS AGREED TO HEAR THE CASE TO END BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP.

FOR NEARLY A YEAR NOW, WE HAVE BEEN CHECKING IN WITH NATIONAL POLITICAL JOURNALISTS WHO HAVE MINNESOTA ROOTS.

TONIGHT WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT NEWS DIRECTOR ANGELA GREILING KEANE HERE WITH US IN STUDIO INSTEAD OF VIA WEBCAM.

WELCOME BACK TO STUDIO "B."

WOW, OKAY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START.

I GUESS I'LL START WITH, EVIDENTLY, THE WHITE HOUSE IS NOT GOING TO GET THE MARYLAND MAN BACK FROM THE EL SALVADOR PRISON.

WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL MEDIA POST WAS INTERESTING, DIDN'T YOU THINK?

>> IT SURE WAS.

YES, THEY CORRECTED A "NEW YORK TIMES" FACTUAL HEADLINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, EFFECTIVELY SENDING A MESSAGE THAT THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO SEND THIS MAN WHO LEGALLY LIVES IN THE UNITED STATES BACK TO HIS HOME IN MARYLAND.

WE ACTUALLY HAD ONE OF OUR REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT THIS EVENING.

AFTER GOING TO VISIT HIS CONSTITUENT IN MARYLAND.

AND SO WE LEARNED A BIT MORE THERE.

AND APPEARS HE WAS MOVED TO A LESS HARSH DETENTION FACILITY IN EL SALVADOR BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS FOR SHOW WHILE THE SENATOR WAS THERE.

>> Eric: DO WE KNOW IF THE ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO FOLLOW COURT RULINGS?

>> WE DO NOT.

WE ARE WATCHING THAT VERY, VERY CLOSELY.

THERE'S TWO RULINGS RIGHT NOW, BOTH INVOLVING IMMIGRATION THAT COULD BE TEST CASES FOR WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IF THE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT FOLLOW COURT RULINGS, OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD BE UNPRECEDENTED BECAUSE OUR COUNTRY KA BUILT UPON THREE SEPARATE AND EQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.

SO IF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH DOES NOT FOLLOW THE LEGAL BRANCH, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

BUT IT IS AN OPEN QUESTION.

>> Cathy: AND WHAT ARE THE EXPERTS YOU'RE TALKING TO, WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE THE ACTUAL REPERCUSSIONS, THE APPEALS COURT JUDGE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE HOLDING ADMINISTRATION IN CRIMINAL CONTEMPT.

WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN?

>> THERE'S CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND CIVIL CONTEMPT.

I AM NOT A LAWYER, BUT EFFECTIVELY, CRIMINAL CONTEMPT WOULD BE A PENALTY, A PUNISHMENT, FOR OT FOLLOWING A COURT ORDER, CIVIL CONTEMPT IS BASICALLY MAKING YOU DO IT, WHEREAS CRIMINAL IS A PENALTY, CRIMINAL CONTEMPT FOR MOST PEOPLE COULD MEAN FINES, IT COULD MEAN GOING TO JAIL.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE A CABINET SECRETARY IN JAIL IF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT IS LEVIED.

BUT IT REALLY IS UNCHARTED TERRITORY.

WE DO NOT KNOW.

>> Eric: CURIOUS ABOUT THE ROLE OF CONGRESS.

I SEE LISA MURKOWSKI FROM ALASKA SAY EVERYBODY'S AFRAID.

RETALIATION IS REAL.

WHAT GOING FORWARD, WHAT'S CONGRESS GOING TO BE UP TO?

>> YEAH, THOSE COMMENTS FROM SENATOR MURKOWSKI WERE REALLY INTERESTING.

THEY REVERB RATED AROUND WASHINGTON.

EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT NECESSITY, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT LEVEL OF CANDOR FROM A REPUBLICAN SENATOR UNTIL NOW.

SHE'S NOT UP FOR REELECTION NEXT YEAR.

SHE'S NOT UP UNTIL 2028.

SO SHE'S NOT TRYING TO SAVE HER SEAT.

THIS IS PROBABLY WHAT SHE REALLY THINKS.

BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT CONGRESS IS GOING TO DO.

THEY COME BACK ON APRIL 28TH.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THINGS WILL BE ANY DIFFERENT WHEN THEY COME BACK.

I'M CERTAINLY OT EXPECTING RADICAL CHANGE.

REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO WANT TO MOVE ALONG WITH FEDERAL SPENDING AND DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO WANT GET WHAT THEY CAN.

RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, THEY'RE AT HOME TALKING WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS.

SO PART OF THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO DEPENDS ON WHAT THEY HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS, HOW ANY PROTESTORS ARE OUT THERE.

DO THEY HOLD TOWN HALLS.

WHAT KIND OF AUDIENCES ARE THEY HEARING FROM?

>> Cathy: I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHERE BLOOMBERG IS, AND MANY PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE POOL COVERAGE CONCEPT.

THE A.P.

IS STILL NOT IN THE WHITE HOUSE POOL, RIGHT?

I MEAN, THEY'RE STILL ON THE OUTSIDE, EVEN THOUGH JUDGE SAID THAT THAT WAS NOT CONSTITUTIONAL.

WHERE IS BLOOMBERG?

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING WHEN IT COMES TO COVERAGE OF THE WHITE HOUSE?

>> YEAH, SO THIS WEEK, THE WHITE HOUSE IS WHITE HOUSE I ABOLISHED WHAT HAS BEEN THE LONG-STANDING WIRE POOL, AND THAT HAS BEEN IN MORE RECENT TIMES, BLOOMBERG NEWS WRITERS AND THE ASSOCIATE PRESS.

SO WE AT BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT ARE IN THE IN TOWN POOL.

THAT'S A DIFFERENT POOL.

BUT THE WIRE POOL, BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT WANT TO COMPLY ITH THE COURT RULING SAYING THAT THE A.P.

HAD TO BE ALLOWED ACCESS, THEY JUST DID AWAY THIS WEEK WITH THE ENTIRE WIRE POOL.

>> Cathy: AND WE SHOULD SAY THAT THE WIRE SERVICES, BLESS YOU, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

I MEAN, YOU ARE THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE PRESS CORPS.

AND YOUR STUFF GOES OUT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

SO I WAS A REPORTER WITH BLOOMBERG NEWS IN A PREVIOUS JOB COVERING THE WHITE HOUSE BEAT.

SO I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE WHITE HOUSE TRAVEL POOL, COVERING PRESIDENT OBAMA, AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT JOB, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ABOUT THE JOURNALIST GETTING ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

IT'S ABOUT THE PUBLIC, THE READERS, THE VIEWERS, THE LISTENERS OF ALL OF THESE MEDIA OUTLETS HAVING ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

THAT'S WHY THE REPORTERS ARE THERE.

IT'S NOT FOR THEIR OWN EDIFICATION, IT'S FOR HAVING TIMELY ACCURATE, FACT-BASED INFORMATION FOR EVERYBODY.

>> Eric: WELL, IT'S CHALLENGING TIMES FOR THE REPORTING COMMUNITY.

THANKS FOR COMING OVER.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> WE WILL TAKE 165 PEOPLE INCLUDING 100 MUSICIANS, AND FOUR TONS OF MUSICAL EQUIPMENT.

AND JUST GETTING THOSE THINGS, WELL, THE EQUIPMENT ITSELF, OFF THE PLANE, AND ON TO THE GROUND, AND ONTO A TRUCK, THERE HAVE BEEN HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS OF WORK PUT INTO THIS BY THE HAVANA AIRPORT AND ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE INVOLVED, BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY, AS WE WELL KNOW, CUBA DOES NOT HAVE A STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE.

♪ ♪ >> ERIC: THE STOCK MARKET CONTINUED ITS ROLLER COASTER RIDE THIS WEEK, WHILE HERE IN MINNESOTA, NEWS WAS THAT MARCH WAS THE BIGGEST MONTH FOR JOB GROWTH IN A YEAR, ADDING NEARLY 11,000 NEW JOBS LAST MONTH.

DESPITE NUMBERS THAT INDICATE RESILIENCE IN THE STATE ECONOMY, OFFICIALS CAUTION THAT TOUGH TIMES COULD BE AHEAD.

LOUIS JOHNSTON TEACHES ECONOMICS AT THE COLLEGE OF ST. BEN'S AND ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY.

CHRIS FARRELL IS BACK.

HE COVERS ECONOMICS FOR AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA.

WELL, PROFESSOR JOHNSTON, STRONG JOBS REPORT, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT ALL THESE EMPLOYEE LAYOFFS, FEDERAL EMPLOYEE LAYOFFS, A LAGGING INDICATOR?

>> YEAH ASSOCIATION, SO THE JOBS REPORT THAT CAME OUT FOR THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND FOR THE STATE LEVEL BASICALLY ARE THE PAST.

IT'S WHAT WAS GOING ON BEFORE ALL OF THIS TURMOIL WAS HAPPENING.

PLUS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S MESSING WITH THE NUMBERS IS THAT WE HEAR ABOUT THESE JOBS BEING LOST FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT THE WAY THEY'RE COUNTED IS THEY ARE ACTUALLY STILL BEING PAID.

AND SO SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE STILL COUNTED AS EMPLOYED, EACH THOUGH THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY EMPLOYED.

SO IT'S GOING TO MESS WITH NUMBERS NOW FOR MONTHS.

>> Eric: YOUR THOUGHTS ON OUR JOBLESS RATE IN MINNESOTA AS IT COMPARES TO THE FEDS?

>> SO THE THING THAT I WOULD FOCUS ON IS I THINK THE JOB MARKET IS FROZEN RIGHT NOW.

SO IF YOU HAVE A JOB, YOU'RE NOT LEAVING THAT JOB.

YOU'RE NOT GOING ELSEWHERE.

AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IF YOU'RE A COMPANY, AN ORGANIZATION, YOU'RE GOING, WELL, NOW'S NOT REALLY THE TIME TO BE ADDING TO MY PAYROLL.

SO IT'S NOT SHOWING UP IN LAYOFFS, BUT IT'S SHOWING UP IN, IT'S NOT A VERY DYNAMIC LABOR MARKET RIGHT NOW.

>> Cathy: I'M WONDERING WHAT YOU BOTH THINK OVER THIS FIGHT OF THE FUTURE OF THE FED CHAIR, MR. POWELL.

NOW, CAN HE -- HE CAN'T BE FIRED LEGALLY OR CAN HE BE?

>> OKAY, SO TO CUT RIGHT TO THE POINT -- >> Cathy: THANK YOU.

>> IT'S DISASTROUS.

IT IS A DISASTER IN THE MAKING IF IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS.

THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE, WHICH DOESN'T MEAN THE FEDERAL REFERENCE CAN'T MAKE TERRIBLE MISTAKES, BUT THE INDEPENDENCE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

IF HE'S FIRED, I THINK THAT WOULD SET THE BOND INVESTORS INTO NEW TERRITORY.

AND IT WOULD BE A REALLY BAD MOVE, BECAUSE THEN THE FEELING WOULD BE, THE PRESIDENT IS DICTATING.

MONETARY POLICY.

AND THAT'S JUST NOT A GOOD THING.

AND I THINK THAT'S GENERALLY ACROSS THE BOARD.

SO INVESTORS -- DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEIR POLITICS.

DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEY DO IN THE VOTING BOOTH.

WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR DOLLAR, THEY'RE GOING TO GO, THIS DOLLAR, HE RISK IS DEPRECIATED REALLY FAST.

>> Eric: DO YOU WANT STABLE PRICES OR LOW EMPLOYMENT?

>> THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE STRUGGLING WITH.

SO EVER SINCE THE LATE 1970s WITH HUBERT HUMPHREY'S MANDATE FOR HAVING THOSE TWO TARGETS, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF A BALANCING ACT.

AND RIGHT NOW, CHAIRMAN OWELL HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT THE BALANCE HAS GOT TO BE ON PRICES, THAT WITH THESE TARIFFS PUSHING PRICES UP, THAT THERE'S A REAL DANGER THAT YOU COULD SET OFF AN INFLATIONARY SPIRAL AGAIN.

>> Cathy: DOES IT SURPRISE YOU AT ALL THAT THE PRESIDENT IS OFFERING KIND OF A LIFE LINE TO FARMERS?

>> NO.

NOT AT ALL.

I MEAN, THAT'S -- THAT, TO ME, IS PURE POLITICS.

THE TARIFFS ARE BAD FOR FARMERS.

JUST THINK ABOUT HERE IN MINNESOTA, THE RELIANCE ON THE EXPORT MARKET WITH CORN AND JOYBEAN JOYBSOYBEANS.

AND SO IT'S A STRONG BLOC THAT BACKED HIM.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT HIS FIRST TERM, THEY SUPPORTED THE FARMERS WITH A LOT OF SUBSIDIES.

THIS TERM I THINK HE'D LIKE TO DO THE SAME THING.

THE DIFFERENCE THIS TIME AROUND IS THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE BUDGET, THE DEFICIT, THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT ARE COMING AROUND.

SO ACTUALLY I THINK FARMERS ARE MORE VULNERABLE THAN THEY WERE IN THE FIRST TERM.

>> Eric: DO YOU EXPERTS KNOW WHERE THE TARIFF BUSINESS IS HEADED?

>> NO, AND THAT'S THE THING LIKE CHRIS SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO, EVERYBODY'S JUST KIND OF FROZEN RIGHT NOW.

THE JOB MARKET IS FROZEN.

BUSINESSES DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO INVEST OR NOT IN NEW PLANTS AND FACTORIES AND THINGS IKE THAT.

ECONOMISTS AND FORECASTERS ARE FROZEN.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW.

BUT WE CAN PREDICT, YOU KNOW, SOME DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE, IF THESE 145% TARIFFS ON CHINA REALLY DO GO THROUGH, HIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE SHOCK TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRADING SYSTEM.

>> Eric: IF THE U.S. WAS TO REINDUSTRIALIZE, YOU COULDN'T DO IT IN FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS?

>> NO, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A DECADE-LONG PROCESS.

>> COULDN'T DO IT IN FOUR TO FIVE YEARS.

>> MOST ECONOMISTS OF DIFFERENT TRANDS OF THOUGHT WOULD AGREE, THAT, LOOK, THERE ARE ISSUES, THERE ARE PROBLEMS, BUT THIS IS TAKING A CUDGEL, THIS WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

YOU NEED MORE OF A SCALPEL.

YOU NEED MORE TARGETED POLICIES AND THESE BROAD-BASED TARIFFS JUST ARE GOING TO DO A LOT OF DAMAGE BECAUSE, IF YOU'RE A COMPANY RIGHT NOW, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WE INVEST IN THE U.S.?

DO WE INVEST IN ASIA?

DO WE INVEST IN MEXICO?

YOU'RE JUST FROZEN.

SO THAT'S YOU'RE A COUPLE MONTHS.

STRETCH THAT OUT FOR A COUPLE YEARS.

>> AND ALSO, IF YOU TAKE WORLD WAR II OUT, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT FALLING EVER SINCE THE 1920s.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO REVERSE OVERNIGHT WITH SOME TARIFFS OR SOME POLICIES.

THIS IS REALLY LONG-TERM CHANGE.

>> Cathy: I THINK THE SERIES YOU'RE DOING WITH "NEXT AVENUE".ORG HERE AT TPT AND MARKETPLACE ABOUT OLDER FOLKS BEING DEEP IN DEBT, EXCELLENT REPORTING.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND IT IS REALLY A DISTRESSING STORY.

IT REALLY IS EYE-OPENING.

>> Eric: THANKS, GUYS.

GOOD STUFF.

♪ >> TANE: FOLK SINGER CHARLIE MAGUIRE HAS HAD A LONG AND VARIED CAREER.

HE'S PERFORMED WHILE WEARING A U.S. PARK SERVICE RANGER OUTFIT.

WHICH I DID MY BEST TO EMULATE TODAY.

THE PARK SERVICE ACTUALLY HIRED HIM TO WEAR THE UNIFORM AND CALLED HIM "THE SINGING RANGER."

HE'S PROUD TO PROCLAIM HE'S THE ONLY PARK SERVICE EMPLOYEE EVER TO HAVE THAT JOB TITLE.

MAGUIRE ALSO CLAIMS THE UNIQUE POSITION OF BEING EMBEDDED ON SEVERAL COMMERCIAL SAILING VESSELS ON THE GREAT LAKES.

AND HIS UPCOMING TOUR CELEBRATES THAT EXPERIENCE.

THAT HE IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT AND MAYBE PLAY A LITTLE BIT FROM.

CHARLIE MAGUIRE, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, CONTAIN.

TANE.

>> SO TELL US ABOUT THIS TOUR AND WHERE THE IDEA FOR THIS CAME FROM.

>> I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND IT'S CALLED GOING TO BARTALINA.

THEY'RE ABOUT TO HEAR SONGS FROM A DIFFERENT PLACE, A DIFFERENT WORLD.

>> AND BARTALINA.

WHAT IS THAT?

>> IT'S A FILIPINO TERM THAT I LEARNED ON MY FIRST BOAT THAT SAYS, YOU'RE DOING A JOB YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF.

AND WHEN YOU'RE ON A BOAT, YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

>> SO YOU WERE ON A COMMERCIAL SAILING VESSELS AND WRITING THESE SONGS.

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION THAT WAS COMING TO YOU WHILE THAT WAS HAPPENING?

>> I ASKED THE DULUTH SEAWAY PORT AUTHORITY NOT TO PUT ME ON AS A PASSENGER, NOT TO PUT ME IN THE OWNER'S CABIN AS A WILL THE OF VESSELS HAVE.

BUT TO PUT ME TO WORK.

SO I WAS -- I MOORIORED A THIRD MATE FOR TWO OF THE VESSELS, AND THEN COMMANDER BREW BAKER, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD PUT ME ON THE DECK AND WE ULLED BUOYS AND WE ULLED BUO BUOYS OUT OF LAKE SUPERIOR FOR A WEEK.

>> YOU ARE GOING ON TOUR THIS MAY AND CAN YOU JUST SAY QUICKLY SOME OF THE PLACES YOU'RE HEADED TO?

>> YEAH, IT'S ALL NORTH OF DULUTH, PRETTY UCH, TANE.

IT STARTS IN GRAND RAPIDS ON THE 1ST OF MAY.

I'LL BE IN DULUTH ABOUT THREE TIMES, UP IN THE IRON RANGE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH.

ABOUT YOU DEBT AND INTERNATIONAL FALLS, AND THEN FINISH US OFF AT CLOQUET AND KEEWATIN.

>> AND JUST GIVE US AGAIN, VERY QUICKLY, WHAT IS SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'RE GOING TO HEAR?

>> WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SONGS THAT PEOPLE -- REAL SONGS ABOUT REAL EXPERIENCES.

WHEN YOU GO -- WHEN YOU SEE THE SHIP GO THROUGH CANAL PARK, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T BE THERE.

BUT I WAS THERE.

>> YOU WERE THERE.

YOU WERE ON THAT SHIP.

>> YEAH, AND I'M TELLING YOU ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I SAW.

>> I LOVE THAT.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY FOR US THIS EVENING?

>> WELL, I DIDN'T SEE ANY DISORMS.

AND I REALLY DIDN'T SEE ANY STORMS.

THERE WAS SOME ROUGH WATER.

BUT I DID SEE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT.

>> SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, CHARLIE MAGUIRE.

♪ >> >> ♪ HOW YOU DOING, BABY ♪ ♪ NOW I'M DOING FINE ♪ ♪ DID YOU SEE THE NOTE I LEFT YOU ♪ ♪ YES, WE HAD A REAL GOOD TIME ♪ ♪ SHE'S A THIRD MAN ON THE BENSON ♪ ♪ I'M ON A FORD IN THE ENGINE ROOM ♪ ♪ WE'RE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ SINGING HOW DO YOU DO ♪ ♪ NOW DID YOU TURN THE STOVE OFF ♪ ♪ DID YOU LOCK THE DOOR ♪ ♪ AND MY HEART IS NEVER COLD ♪ ♪ SHE'S A THIRD MATE ON THE BENSON ♪ ♪ I'M ON THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE ROOM ♪ ♪ WE'RE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ INGING HOW DO YOU DO ♪ ♪ THE BRIDGE THAT'S COMING ♪ ♪ THEY CALLED ME UP FROM DOWN BELOW ♪ ♪ FOR A HEART TO HEART, HALF A MILE APART ♪ ♪ ON THE MARINE RADIO ♪ ♪ THE WHOLE GOT THEIR JOLLIES ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY'S LISTENING IN ♪ ♪ YES, THE COAST GUARD SAYS THAT LOVING ♪ ♪ ON THE RADIOS A SIN ♪ ♪ YES, YOU'RE THIRD MATE ON THE BENSON ♪ ♪ I'M ON THE FORD IN THE ENGINE ROOM ♪ ♪ WE'RE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ SAYING HOW DO YOU DO ♪ ♪ THE BRIDGE SAW YOUR LIGHTS COMING ♪ ♪ THEY CALLED ME P FROM DOWN BELOW ♪ ♪ FOR A HEART TO HEART ♪ ♪ HALF A MILE APART ♪ ♪ ON THE MARINE RADIO ♪ ♪ OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ WHERE YOU GOING, BABY ♪ ♪ TAKING GRAIN TO BUFFALO ♪ ♪ GOTTA LOAD UP OFF OF DETROIT ♪ ♪ FEW MORE TRIPS 'TIL I GET HOME ♪ ♪ SHE'S A THIRD MATE ON THE BENSON ♪ ♪ I'M ON THE FORD IN THE ENGINE ROOM ♪ ♪ AND WE'RE TWO SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ SAYING HOW DO YOU DO ♪ ♪ SAYING HOW O YOU DO ♪ ♪ [ Applause ] ♪ >> CATHY: SNOW, RAIN, HIGH WINDS, SUMMER-LIKE HUMIDITY, POTENTIAL TORNADOES.

ANOTHER TYPICAL APRIL WEEK OF WEATHER OR NOT?

LET'S FIND OUT FROM METEOROLOGIST PAUL DOUGLAS.

YOU CAN READ HIS WEATHER FORECASTS IN THE "STAR TRIBUNE."

HE ALSO RUNS HIS OWN WEATHER COMPANY, PRAEDICTIX.

84 DEGREES YESTERDAY IN NEW ULM?

>> YEP.

>> Cathy: WITH KIND OF SUMMERY DEW POINTS.

THAT'S REALLY WEIRD.

>> AND THAT'S WHY THE WINDS HAVE BEEN SO CRAZY.

THESE WILD WINGS BETWEEN WARM AND COLD.

AND THE GREATER THE GUY RACES, THE STRONGER THE WIND HAS TO BLOW TO KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE IN EQUILIBRIUM.

I THINK AS WE ARE CONSISTENTLY MILD, LAILT APRIL, MAY, I THINK THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY - >> Cathy: THE WINDS ARE DRIVING PEOPLE CRAZY.

IT'S EXHAUSTING.

>> Eric: I THINK YOU CAN ILLUSTRATE THIS BEST WITH A BUNCH OF SLIDES.

I'M A SLOW LEARN YES, SIR GO AHEAD.

>> WE'VE HAD 30 DAYS OF WINDS OVER 30 JUST SINCE MARCH THE 1ST AND ACCORDING TO METEOROLOGIST BEN SENATE, ALL THOSE AREAS SHADED IN DANGER ORANGE, INCLUDING A GOOD THUNK OF MINNESOTA AND WITH.

I., THE WINDIEST START TO SPRING IN OVER 50 YEARS.

SO YEAH, IT HAS BEEN WINDIER THAN AVERAGE.

THE GOOD NEWS, THE DROUGHT APPEARS TO BE FADING.

SLOWLY OVER TIME.

MOST WEATHER MODELS HINTING AT TWO INCHES OF RAIN BY THE END OF APRIL.

CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

SUMMER RAINFALL, THOUGH, THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION.

IS IT GOING TO BE A WET SUMMER WITH MOSQUITOES?

IS IT GOING TO BE A DROUGHT SUMMER?

I SURE HOPE NOT.

THE TWIN CITIES METRO DROUGHT-FREE NOW, WHICH IS GREAT.

BUT STILL 47% OF THE STATE IN MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT.

UNAROUND BEMIDJI, SOUTH AND WEST TOWARDS WINDOM.

I KNOW THIS GRAPHIC A LITTLE HARD TO READ, BUT EVERYTHING IN RED AND BROWN IS RAIN.

THIS IS LOOKING OUT THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

WHERE YOU SEE THE BROWNS AND THE WHITES, THAT'S FOUR INCHES OF ARRAIGN ACCORDING TO THE EUROPEAN MODEL BETWEEN NOW AND LET'S SAY THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS OF MAY.

DO I THINK WE WILL GET FOUR OR FIVE INCHES?

PROBABLY NOT.

BUT I THINK A SHOE-IN FOR AT LEAST TWO.

AND THAT AGAIN WOULD HELP TO EASE THE DROUGHT.

THIS IS FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, I.R.I., FORECASTING DROUGHT.

EVERYTHING IN YELLOW AND BROWN, PACIFIC NORTHWEST, GREAT PLAINS, PARTS OF THE GULF ROAST, GULF ROAS COAST, THE DROUGHT FORECAST TO LINGER INTO MAY, JUNE, AND JULY.

BUT WE MAY GREAT A BREAK HERE IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN.

AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO TORNADOES THIS YEAR.

THERE WAS NO REAL SIGNIFICANT SPRING FLOODING.

>> Cathy: RIGHT, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY SNOW.

>> RIGHT.

LAST YEAR, WE HAD 41 TORNADOES.

WE'RE UP TO 543 NATIONWIDE.

THAT DARK GRAY LINE IS AVERAGE.

AND YOU CAN SEE NATIONWIDE, WE'RE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE.

MICHIGAN HAS ALREADY SEEN A WHOLE SEASON'S WORTH.

>> Cathy: WHAT?

>> OF TORNADOES.

AS OF APRIL THE 17TH.

SO, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU EXTRAPOLATE THAT ORTH WARD TO MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN?

I WOULDN'T DO THAT, BUT CERTAINLY WE HAVE TO BE ON GUARD.

IT COULD BE ANOTHER BUSY YEAR, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE THE MOIST YOUR AND THE INSTABILITY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES OFFICE NOW HAS HENNEPIN COUNTY DIVIDED INTO SIX DIFFERENT ZONES.

IF YOU HAVE A N.O.A.A.

WEATHER RADIO, YOU CAN PROGRAM IT IN.

SO THAT YOU DON'T GET WARNINGS FOR ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY, JUST FOR YOUR PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE WHOLE IDEA IS EOPLE NOT BEING WARNED UNNECESSARILY.

PEOPLE WHO AREN'T IN THE IMMEDIATE PATH OF A TORNADO OR A HAIL STORM OR A FLOOD.

AND -- >> Cathy: SO I COULD BE IN COON RAPIDS AND DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT BLOOMINGTON.

>> EXACTLY.

WELL, YOU CARE ON A DEEP PHILOSOPHICAL LEVEL, BUT, YEAH.

NOT IN TERMS OF YOUR WARNINGS.

AND THE MODELS LOOK PRETTY SPRINGY.

CONSISTENT 60s.

A FEW DAYS IN THE 50s.

THE EUROPEAN HINTING AT A COUPLE OF 80s HERE WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO I THINK IT'S SAFE TO TAKE OUT THE DRIVEWAY STAKES.

>> Cathy: OR GET RID OF THE SNOW BRUSH IN THE CAR?

BECAUSE THE MINUTE YOU DO THAT IT'S GOING TO ?OAMP.

>> I KNOW.

AND THEN YOU CAN BLAME ME.

>> Eric: YOU BROUGHT US MIXED TIEDINGS OF GREAT JOY.

PAUL DOUGLAS, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU.

♪ >> DOMINIC: SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE CALLED XCEL ENERGY CENTER ANYMORE.

THE MINNESOTA WILD ARE A PERENNIAL PLAYOFF TEAM, WITH RAVENOUS, FREE-SPENDING FANS.

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING SOME OTHER CORPORATE BEHEMOTH TO SLAP ITS NAME ON THEIR LITTLE RINK.

WILLIAMS ARENA?

THE CENTURY-OLD BUILDING IN A CONTINUAL DANCE WITH THE FIRE CODE?

THAT HOSTS A MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WITH 154 WINS AND 166 LOSSES IN THE LAST DECADE?

WHERE 4 OUT OF EVERY 10 SEATS IS EMPTY FOR YOUR AVERAGE GAME?

THAT NAMING RIGHTS CONTRACT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE TOUGHER TO SELL.

HERE'S MY SOLUTION: IT STARTS WITH A REBRAND OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT COORDINATES THE NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS DEALS FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN IN GOPHER SPORTS.

DID YOU KNOW IT'S CALLED DINKYTOWN ATHLETES?

DINKYTOWN ATHLETICS.

OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T, BECAUSE IT'S STUPID.

SO INSTEAD, LET'S GIVE IT A CATCHY, MADE-UP NAME THAT HIGH-BUCK DONORS WON'T BE ABLE TO RESIST.

THAT'LL HELP US BUY BETTER MERCENARIES -- EXCUSE ME -- STUDENT-ATHLETES.

AND IT'LL GIVE US A MONIKER FOR THE ARENA AROUND WHICH WE CAN ALL PROUDLY RALLY.

I FED THIS IDEA INTO AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE, AND BEHOLD.

I GIVE YOU THORBURR ARENA.

HOME OF THE THUNDEROUS GOPHER WARLORDS OF THE FROZEN PLAINS.

IT'S A PLACE WHERE MASCOTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS MYSTERIOUSLY VANISH INTO THE TUNNEL SYSTEM BENEATH THE FLOORBOARDS.

AND WHERE EVERY VISITING COACH KNOWS, ONCE YOU HEAR THE SCRATCHING, IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE.

YEAH.

IT'S A MILLION-DOLLAR IDEA, WHICH IS WHAT THE GOPHERS THINK THEY CAN GET PER YEAR FOR REPLACING OLD COACH WILLIAMS'S NAME ON THE BARN.

AND I'M GIVING IT AWAY FOR FREE.

WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE?

MARK COYLE, GIVE ME A CALL.

[ Applause ] ♪ >> CATHY: A REPORT RELEASED EARLIER THIS WEEK BY THE C.D.C.

SHOWS A CONTINUED RISE IN CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM IN THIS COUNTRY.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS DISAGREE ABOUT THE REASONS FOR THE INCREASE.

APRIL IS NATIONAL AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH, AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A LESSER KNOWN PART OF THE STORY, DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM IN ADULTS.

RACHEL GARDNER IS THE DIRECTOR OF FRASER AUTISM CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN MAPLE GROVE.

ALSO JOINING US IS SHELETTA BRUNDIDGE, WHO YOU KNOW AS A REGULAR ESSAYIST HERE ON "ALMANAC."

SHE IS THE MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND RECENTLY RECEIVED AN AUTISM DIAGNOSIS HERSELF.

>> CAN OU BELIEVE IT?

>> Eric: I'M SHOCKED.

>> I KNOW.

[ Laughter ] >> Cathy: I WANT TO KNOW, WHAT SPURRED YOU TO EVEN GO IN TO TRY TO FIND -- WHAT LED YOU TO FRAZIER TO GET A DIAGNOSIS?

>> SO I WATCHED THE YAWCT ROCK DOCUMENTARY.

WHICH IS REALLY GOOD WITH MICHAEL MCDONALD.

AND ALL THEM YAWCT ROCK GUYS.

AND SO I HAD BEEN WATCHING IT EVERY NIGHT FOR A MONTH AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT.

SHAWN CAME OVER AND HE WAS LIKE, YOU WATCHING THAT AGAIN?

YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING THAT EVERY NIGHT FOR A MONTH.

AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, THAT'S REPETITIVE BEHAVIOR.

AND THAT'S WHAT MY KIDS WITH AUTISM DO.

SO I CALLED MY MOTHER AND TALKED TO HER ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS I USED TO DO.

AND SO I WENT IN TO FRASER AS AN AS A RESULT, AND TOOK A TEST AND TURNS OUT, I AM ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

>> Eric: CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT IS THE SPECTRUM THAT SHE'S ON?

>> SURE, IT IS JUST THAT.

IT IS A SPECTRUM OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS WHICH REALLY PRESENTS DIFFERENTLY IN EVERY PERSON.

SO IT'S BEST TO ASK THAT INDIVIDUAL, HOW DOES IT LOOK FOR YOU OR FOR YOUR LOVED ONE?

BUT WHAT WE REALLY SEE ARE BEHAVIORS OR DIFFERENCES IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT AREAS, COMMUNICATION, HOW PEOPLE USE COMMUNICATION, OR UNDERSTAND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION AROUND THEM AND THEIR WORLD.

SOCIAL, HOW TO UNDERSTAND SOCIAL SITUATIONS.

AND INITIATING, MAINTAINING, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS.

AS WELL AS JUST LIKE SHELETTA SAID, HAVING INTENSE INTEREST OR REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS, SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT SEE REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS.

BUT AGAIN IT'S JUST THAT.

IT'S A SPECTRUM.

AND EVERYBODY IS VERY INDIVIDUAL FOR EVERY PERSON.

>> Cathy: NOW THAT YOU KNOW, WHY DOES IT MATTER TO YOU?

>> I CAN ADVOCATE DIFFERENTLY.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.

I'VE GOT FOUR CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

I GO INTO SCHOOLS.

I TALK TO TEACHERS.

I GO INTO COLLEGES EVEN TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT FRESHMAN ENTERING, BECAUSE ONE IN 30-SOMETHING KIDS HAS AUTISM, BUT AT SOME POINT, IT'S GOING TO BE ONE IN 30-SOMETHING ADULTS.

AND SO THE WORLD HAS TO GET READY FOR THAT.

BUT NOW I'M ADVOCATING FOR ADULTS LIKE ME.

GO AND GET CHECKED.

GET TESTED.

FIND OUT THAT IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CONCERNS YOU.

AND IF YOU DO HAVE IT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ASHAMED OR EMBARRASSED BY DID.

>> Eric: DOES BEHAVIOR CHANGE WITH THE DIAGNOSIS?

>> IT IS, BUT ALSO, WE TALK WITH EVERY PERSON AND THEIR FAMILY TO FIND OUT, WHAT WOULD THEY LIKE TO HAVE SUPPORT IN?

AND SOME THINGS CAN GET EASIER OR BETTER.

BUT THAT'S REALLY UP TO THE PERSON AND THE FAMILY TO DECIDE WHAT WOULD THEY LIKE TO WORK ON.

>> Cathy: LET ME ASK YOU THIS PERSONALLY NOW, BECAUSE WE'RE FRIENDS.

SO NOW THAT YOU KNOW THIS, DO YOU LOOK AT YOURSELF DIFFERENTLY?

>> I FEEL RELIEVED.

>> Cathy: DO YOU UNDERSTAND YOURSELF?

>> I DO.

I FEEL RELIEVED.

I FEEL LIKE I KNOW SOME THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE.

AND THEN I CAN HELP MY FAMILY UNDERSTAND THINGS BETTER TOO.

YOU KNOW, IT REALLY OPENS UP A LOT.

IT DOES A LOT OF CLARITY.

AND THEN AS I TALK OPENLY ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, OTHER ADULTS CAN BEGIN TO TALK OPENLY ABOUT IT.

>> Eric: WHAT IS THE RATE OF INCREASE THAT YOU'VE SEEN, AND I WONDER, IS THERE MORE AUTISM OR JUST BETTER REPORTING OF AUTISM?

>> WHAT THE DATA IS SHOWING US IS THERE'S BETTER ACCESS TO SERVICES AND ASSESSMENT.

MORE PROFESSIONALS KNOW ABOUT AUTISM.

THEY KNOW HOW TO BETTER DIAGNOSE IT.

WE HAVE BETTER SCREENERS FOR OTHER PROFESSIONALS TO SE, LIKE DOCTORS, TO REFER PEOPLE TO US AT A EARLIER THE AGE OR SHELETTA'S STORY IS VERY COMMON, SOMETIMES WE SEE PEOPLE COME TO US FOR THEIR KIDS BUT THEN THEY THINK -- >> THAT'S ME!

I'M SINGING THAT OSCAR MEYER SONG!

AND YOU KNOW WHAT ALSO?

IS THAT PARENTS ARE MORE EDUCATED.

YOU KNOW, IT USED TO BE, WELL, YOU JUST BEHAVE.

YOU JUST WON'T LISTEN.

YOU NEED TO SIT DOWN.

WHY YOU KEEP OVING.

WHY YOU CAN'T SIT IN YOUR SEAT?

WHY YOU FLAPPING YOUR HANDS?

AND THEN THE KIDS GET DETENTION WHEN WE REALLY NEED A DIAGNOSIS.

>> Eric: BUT WOULD YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILDREN CHANGED IF YOU HAD KNOWN 20 YEARS AGO?

>> YES, YES, BECAUSE AS TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN OF COLOR, WE DON'T GET THE DIAGNOSIS.

WE GET DISCIPLINED.

AND SO IF I HAD KNOWN WHAT I KNOW NOW, I WOULD HAVE BOTTOM ABLE TO EDUCATE THE TEACHERS AND MY CHILDREN, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU.

YOU'RE NOT MISBEHAVING.

YOU HAVE AUTISM.

AND SO LET'S MAKE SOME ACCOMMODATIONS BECAUSE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS HOW WE GET THE KIDS TO FIT INTO OUR BORN BUT HOW WE JUMP INTO THEIR BOX AND WORK WITH THEM.

>> Cathy: YOU HAVE A HAPPY HOUR.

>> I DO.

I GOT TO TELL EVERYBODY.

I HAVE A HAPPY HOUR FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM BECAUSE THE ONE THING I REALIZE, THERE ARE A LOT OF SERVICES FOR KIDS WITH AUTISM, BUT NOT A LOT FOR ADULTS.

AND SO I PARTNERED WITH MY FRIENDS FROM FRASER.

HEY, FRASER.

AND WE ARE HAVING A HAPPY HOUR FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM, WEDNESDAY, FROM 4:00 TO 6:00.

YOU COME, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE ON THE SPECTRUM TOO.

WEDNESDAY FROM 4:00 TO 6:00 AT THE DEPOT IN MINNEAPOLIS.

IT IS FREE.

I WANT EVERY ADULT WITH AUTISM TO COME OUT AND ENJOY.

THERE'S NO FORMAL PROGRAMS.

NO SPONSORS.

WE JUST WANT TO HAVE A OOD TIME.

>> Eric: HEAVY ORE DERVES?

>> Cathy: HOW HAPPY DOES THIS MAKE YOU FEEL AS A PERSON WHO'S WORKED IN THIS FIELD?

>> I HAVE SEEN JUST LIKE SHE SAID, SO MUCH FOCUS ON THE YOUNG KIDS.

AND NOW TO HAVE THESE FUN AND EVENTS FOR PEOPLE JUST TO COME AND ENJOY THEMSELVES.

AND MEET OTHERS AND HAVE THAT AND TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO FIND PLACES TO GO AND TO MEET OTHERS.

>> Eric: OUT OF TIME.

>> OUT OF TIME?

AWWWW, MAN!

HAPPY HOUR!

>> ERIC: AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS OF COLOR HIT A TEN-YEAR MILESTONE THIS YEAR.

PRODUCER ALAUNA YUST STOPPED BY THE BUSTLING CAPITOL TO CATCH UP WITH COHORT MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT.

>> KALIA XIONG BEGAN HER CAREER AS CAPITOL PATHWAYS INTERN.

>> BACK IN 2016, WHEN I STARTED, ON ONE OF THE FIRST DAYS OF THE PROGRAM, WE HAD A CAPITOL TOUR.

SO WALKED THESE SAME HALLS.

IT WAS VERY INTIMIDATING BECAUSE AT THAT TIME, I BELIEVE ABOUT 5% OF OUR ELECTED ELECTELECTED OFFICIALS WERE IDENTIFIED AS PEOPLE OF COLOR.

AND YOU JUST DID NOT SEE A LOT OF DIVERSITY HERE AT THE CAPITOL.

>> NOW IN ITS TENTH YEAR, CAPITOL PATHWAYS HAS CONNECTED MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS OF COLOR TO INTERNSHIPS, WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS, LOBBYISTS, NON-PROFITS AND STATE AGENCIES.

>> I FEEL LIKE MY HOST ORGANIZATION HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH MENTORSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS INTERNSHIP REALLY GOES BEYOND JUST THE TIME THAT I HAVE.

BUT RATHER, IT'S GOING TO IMPACT MY WHOLE CAREER.

>> SARA HAS ALREADY WORKED FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND AS A CAMPUS ORGANIZER.

SHE PLANS TO APPLY FOR LAW SCHOOL AND CONTINUE A CAREER IN ADVOCACY.

>> I AM THE CHILD OF A SOMALI IMMIGRANT.

I AM ALSO THE OLDEST OF FOUR.

WITH THAT, I HAD TO NAVIGATE SPACES, AND BE AN ADVOCATE FOR MY FAMILY MEMBERS AS THERE WERE BARRIERS TO UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESSES OF THIS COUNTRY.

>> IN THE TEN YEARS THE PROGRAM HAS EXISTED, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE AND ACCESS IN MINNESOTA HAVE SHIFTED.

AND SO HAS THE RACIAL MAKEUP OF THE CAPITOL.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY DIVERSIFIED UP A LOT, NOT JUST WE LOCATED OFFICIALS, BUT THEN IN JUST THE STAFF TOO, RIGHT?

WITH WHO ORKS HERE.

WHAT ARE THE FACES THAT YOU SEE HERE AT THE CAPITOL.

AND WHEN WE DO OUR CAPITOL TOURS NOW AT THE START OF THE PROGRAM, WE'RE ABLE TO POINT OUT FOLKS AND SAY, THAT'S A CAPITOL PATHWAYS ALUM.

THAT'S A CAPITOL PATHWAYS ALUM.

AND IF YOU NEED SUPPORT, IF YOU NEED ANYONE TO JUST TALK TO OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, THESE ARE YOUR FRIENDS AND THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN GO TO.

>> ALUM HAVE ALSO HAD GROUND BREAKING CAREERS OUTSIDE OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING.

THAT NNEKA JOHNSTON AN EVERYONE WAS IS A A PART OF THE INAUGURAL COHORT.

>> I'M THE FIRST BLACK WANG, FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR, PERIOD, TO BE ELECTED.

WHEN I WAS ELECTED, I'M THE YOUNGEST MEMBER ON THIS COUNCIL.

AND SO JUST REALLY A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BE AGE TO REPRESENT MY COMMUNITY.

>> SINCE HER DAYSES CAPITOL PATHWAYS INTERN, COUNCIL AN HAS RACKED UP AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF EXPERIENCES, FROM NATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNS TO WORK WITH U.S.

SENATORS TO RUNNING HER OWN CAMPAIGN FOR THE MINNESOTA HOUSE IN 018.

ALTHOUGH THE BID WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, IT OPENED SOME- DOSUCCESSFUL, IT OPENED SOME- DOORCCESSFUL, IT OPENED SOME- DOORS ESSFUL, IT OPENED SOME- DOORS ANSFUL, IT OPENED SOME- DOORS AND UL, IT OPENED SOME- DOORS AND IN, IT OPENED SOME- DOORS AND IN 2IT OPENED SOME- DOORS AND IN 202 OPENED SOME- DOORS AND IN 2023,PENED SOME- DOORS AND IN 2023, SNED SOME- DOORS AND IN 2023, SHED SOME- DOORS AND IN 2023, SHE JSOME- DOORS AND IN 2023, SHE JOIME- DOORS AND IN 2023, SHE JOINE- DOORS AND IN 2023, SHE JOINED DOORS AND IN 2023, SHE JOINED AN ALL FEMALE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WAS ALSO THE MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE COUNCIL.

>> EVERY DAY WE'RE EITHER TALKING ABOUT TRASH COLLECTION OR SPEED BUMPS OR POT HOLES, AND THEN THE NEXT DAY WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT REAL HOUSING POLICY AND THE NEED FOR DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AND WE'RE ALL WOMEN, WE'RE ALL FEMALE AND WE HAVE SOME REAL PROBLEMS HERE IN OUR CITY THAT WE GET TO TACK TALE TOGETHER.

>> AND FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL, TACKLING PROBLEMS TOGETHER MEANS TALKING ABOUT RACE, OPENLY AND DIRECTLY.

>> WE STILL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT RACE.

WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT FROM A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT LENSES AND IF NOT FOR ANYTHING ELSE, BUT FOR THE UNDERSTANDING THAT BECAUSE OF MY RACE, MY HISTORY LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN YOURS.

BECAUSE OF ONE POINT IN THIS COUNTRY, YOUR RACE WAS THE REASON YOU WERE TREATED DIFFERENTLY.

AND MANY WOULD ARGUE THAT IT STILL IS.

>> MINNESOTA'S LEGISLATURE IS INCREASINGLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE'S POPULATION.

BUT KALIA, SHANIQUA AND SARIAH YA STILL EXPERIENCE BEING THE ONLY WOMAN OF COLOR IN THE ROOM AND THEY ALL AGREE THAT THEIR PRESENCE IS POWERFUL.

>> WALKING INTO THE CAPITOL, TALKING WITH SOME OF THE STATE REPS AND STATE SENATORS AND RECOGNIZING HOW THEY WERE EVERYDAY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THEY NEEDED COFFEE LIKE AEON I NEEDED COFFEE.

THEY HAD A SCHEDULER THAT SCHEDULED THEM AS WELL AND TOLD THEM WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE, YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T BITE.

WELL, MAYBE SOME.

IT REALLY MADE ME UNDERSTAND JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO BE IN THE ROOM AND THAT I HAD SOMETHING TO OFFER.

>> FOR KALIA XIONG WHO WAS ALSO PART OF THE INWRAWG RAT COHORT, THAT'S THE HOLE POINT OF THE PROGRAM.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT REALLY IS ABOUT OPENING ACCESS AND ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HERE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET ENGAGED, TO GAIN THE TOOLS, THE KNOWLEDGE, AND THE NETWORKS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR- THTWORKS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR- THEMORKS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR- THEM TKS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR- THEM TO THAT ARE NEEDED FOR- THEM TO HAHAT ARE NEEDED FOR- THEM TO HAVET ARE NEEDED FOR- THEM TO HAVE AARE NEEDED FOR- THEM TO HAVE A VE NEEDED FOR- THEM TO HAVE A VOINEEDED FOR- THEM TO HAVE A VOICEEDED FOR- THEM TO HAVE A VOICE IED FOR- THEM TO HAVE A VOICE IN FOR- THEM TO HAVE A VOICE IN THOR- THEM TO HAVE A VOICE IN THER- THEM TO HAVE A VOICE IN THER- DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

AND TO CHANGE OUTCOMES FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.

♪ ♪ >> MINNESOTA'S LEGISLATURE IS ON BREAK THIS WEEK.

JOINING US TO WADE THROUGH IT ALL.

START WITH THE DEMOCRATS.

JEFF HAYDEN IS A FORMER STATE SENATOR NOW A LOBBYIST.

SARAH LOPEZ IS PARTY ACTIVIST AND PARTY DIRECTOR AT UNIDOS MINNESOTA.

REPRESENTS THE REPUBLICAN SEED, ED MEEKS A FORMER CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CANDIDATE, NOW HEADS THE FREEDOM FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA.

KURT DAUDT, FORMER SPEAKER OF THE MINNESOTA HOUSE IS HERE AS WELL.

ANNETTE, SENATE DISTRICT 6, THE SPECIAL ELECTION.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM BACK IN THE CAPITOL.

>> AND A REALLY, REALLY STRONG WOMAN IS GOING TO WIN THAT RACE.

KARI HEINTZEMAN AND IT ADDS TO OUR NUMBERS, WHICH ARE REALLY DOWN IN THE LEGISLATURE OF WOMEN -- >> Eric: SHE'LL BE THE FOURTH I THINK IN THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, AND WE SHOULD HAVE DOUBLE THAT.

>> Eric: DEMOCRATS GOT ANY SHOT THERE?

>> UNFORTUNATELY, I MEAN, I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT CANDIDATE.

BUT THE REGION ISN'T FAVORABLE FOR DEMOCRATS.

BUT WE HAVE A GREAT CANDIDATE AND THE ISSUES ARE COMING OUT AND THE TIDE IN THE COUNTRY IS CHANGING AND I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT MRS. HEINTZEMAN IS ROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT PROBABLY ABOUT HER AFFILIATION WITH DONALD TRUMP.

>> THE AREA IS NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL A DEMOCRATIC STRONG HOLD BY ANY MINES, BUT I THINK IT'S AN INTERESTING ELECTION TO KEEP AN EYE ON JUST BECAUSE OF THE DENT THE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE.

AND BY NO MEANS IT'S LIKE A LITMUS TEST OF WHAT GOING TO HAPPEN.

IT'S JUST AN INTERESTING ONE.

I'M REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON HAPPEN.

>> SHE'S GOING TO DO GREAT.

AND IT'LL BE THE SECOND HUSBAND AND WIFE HOUSE -- >> Eric: THE RARICKS ARE THERE.

>> YEAH, IT'LL BE THE SECOND ONE.

WHICH I THINK IS INTERESTING.

FASCINATING.

>> Cathy: ICHED >> Cathy: ICH I HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK TO FORMER LAWMAKER RYAN WINKLER THIS WEEK AT MPR ABOUT SENATOR CHAMPION'S ETHICS PROBLEMS AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LAX ETHICS STANDARDS IN THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

I'D BE CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT THAT, SENATOR HAYDEN.

>> WELL, I WOULD SAY THIS.

I WOULD SAY THAT I'M GLAD WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE LAW AND THE RULES.

AS OPPOSED TO SENATOR CHAMPION WHO I BELIEVE, AND I THINK THAT THE OPINION WILL SAY EARLY NEXT WEEK THAT HE DIDN'T BREAK ANY RULES AND THAT HE WAS REPRESENTING PEOPLE PRO BONO.

WHILE THEIR BILLS WEREN'T IN THE HOUSE.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT HE WAS REPRESENTING THEM FOR WERE THINGS THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS NEEDED.

SO IF THE CONVERSATION IS ABOUT LAWMAKERS CHANGING THE LAW AND THEN WE NEED TO LOOK AT C.P.A.s.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT INSURANCE BROKERS.

I MEAN, THERE ARE A LOT -- WE NEED TO LOOK AT FARMERS AND TEACHERS AND WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DISCLOSURE IS.

I'M GLAD IT'S NOT ON SENATOR CHAMPION.

>> Eric: THIS IS ONE OF THE BYPRODUCTS OF HAVING A PART TIME LEGISLATURE.

I SUPPOSE.

ARE THERE SOME GRAY AREAS?

>> IT IS, AND IT ISN'T.

I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME REALLY GRAY AREAS IN THE LEGISLATURE THAO SHOULD BE FIXED AND ONE OF THOSE IS THE EARMARKS.

IF I WERE ADVISING THE LEGISLATURE, I WOULD SAY, NO EAR EAEARMARKS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

DEVELOP A CLEAR WRITTEN POLICY FOR BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE GOING FORWARD.

WHEN THE LEGISLATURE DOES AN EARMARK, THEY GET NO OVERSIGHT FROM THE STATE AGENCIES -- >> I'M SORRY, ANNETTE TO CUT YOU OFF A.NO, THEY ABSOLUTELY -- THEY GET A TON OF OVERSIGHT.

FIRST OF ALL, IT'S RURSZED SO YOU HAVE TO SHOW THAT YOU'VE DONE YOUR WORK.

I HAVE A LOT OF CLIENTS IN THE CONTRACTOR'S OFFICE, THE OFFICE OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT.

THERE IS A TON OF OVERSIGHT AND WHAT'S OFTEN CITED IS THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT OF 2007.

THAT'S BEFORE KURT AND I WERE EVEN THERE.

AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A MISNOMER AND THERE IS A TON OF OVERSIGHT.

>> YOU CAN TAKE THAT UP WITH THE GOVERNOR.

HE'S THE ONE WHO SAID -- >> I CERTAINLY WILL.

>> IT WOULD BE GOOD TO CLEAR THIS UP AND HAVE A CLEAR DPE DELINEATED POLICY.

>> I ABSOLUTELY DOES AND I THINK NOT ONLY THAT, IT'S WHAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW WITH HIS CONNECTIONS TO THE "FEEDING OUR FUTURE" FRAUD AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INDICTED ON THAT AND CONVICTS.

AND FRANKLY, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THERE HAS BEEN MORE FRAUD UNDER GOVERNOR WALZ THAN UNDER ANY OTHER GOVERNOR IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY.

THIS DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN MINNESOTA HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH FRAUD.

AND I THINK THEY NEED TO BE THE ONES TO STEP FORWARD AND SAY, WE'RE GOING TO PUT ALL KINDS OF TRANSPARENCY.

I'M GOING TO RESIGN.

I AM GOING TO STEP DOWN AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST HERE.

>> Eric: SARA.

>> "FEEDING OUR FUTURE" WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BETRAYALS OF PUBLIC TRUST EVER, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT SHOULDN'T BE USED AS A POLITICAL PINATA TO DISCUSS US FROM HE TASK AT HAND, WHICH IS THE -- GIVING CRAZY TAX BREAKS TO 1% AND I UNDERSTAND WHY -- AND I'M JUST SO GLAD THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE GETTING CONVICTED.

THEY BETRAYED THE PUBLIC TRUST.

THEY EVEN GOT SOME GOOD FAITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TALKING TO THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE THEIR CONSTITUENTS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

RIGHT?

INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUING, PEOPLE GOT INVESTIGATING, PEOPLE ARE IN JAIL.

AND I AGREE WITH THAT.

[Overlapping conversations] >> I'M SORRY.

HE JUST WAS NOT TO A MEETING THAT WAS RECORDED.

HE WAS LOOKING INTO WHAT FOLKS WERE SAYING.

WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THESE FOLKS WERE BAD, THEY WENT AFTER THEM.

>> THAT'S NOT WHAT HE SAYS ON THE TAPE.

HE NEEDS TO ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS VERY QUICKLY.

HE NEEDS TO SAY WHAT HE KNEW AND WHEN HE KNEW IT.

HIS OFFICE WAS INVESTIGATING "FEEDING OUR FUTURE" AT THE VERY SAME TIME HE'S MEETING WITH THEM AND THEY VERY SUDDENLY PRODUCE ALMOST $20,000 CHECKS FOR HIS SON AND FOR HIM FOR THEIR CAMPAIGNS.

WHAT WAS GOING IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT -- >> HE'S GOT A HUNDRED -- MAYBE A HUNDRED THINGS THAT HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR.

I AM NOT SURE THAT ANY ATTORNEY GENERAL KNOWS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE INVESTIGATIONS THAT THEY'RE IN.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS TO HAVE.

I WOULD ALMOST GUARANTEE YOU THAT IF KEITH UNDERSTOOD THAT, HE WOULDN'T HAVE -- >> I THINK THE REAL PROBLEM HERE IS THAT NOT ONE DEMOCRAT IN ST. PAUL HAS TAKEN A VOTE TO STRENGTHEN ANY OVERSIGHT AFTER THE LARGEST FRAUD, CRIMINAL FRAUD, AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN U.S. HISTORY.

NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRAT IN ST. PAUL HAS TONE A VOTE TO TREATED WREN ANYTHING.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE.

>> IT IS TRUE.

>> SENATOR GUSTAFSON HAS A BILL RIGHT NOW FOR THE I.G.

EVEN IN REPRESENTATIVE ROBBINS' COMMITTEE THAT THEY MOVED THINGS THAT WENT THROUGH THAT DEMOCRATS VOTED FOR.

THAT'S NOT TRUE, KURT.

>> IDENTIFICATION IT IS TRUE.

>> NO, IT'S NOT.

>> Cathy: DO YOU SEE ANYTHING COMING OUT OF THIS SESSION, GOING BACK TO SENATOR CHAMPION'S SITUATION, AGAIN, THE ETHICS STANDARDS FOR LAWMAKERS THAT PEOPLE THINK NEED TO BE CHANGED?

DO WE SEE ANYTHING COMING OUT OF SESSION ABOUT THAT AT ALL?

>> AND MORE TRANSPARENCY.

THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM.

WHEN THEY'RE INSERTING THESE THINGS WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY -- >> Cathy: WE'RE TALKING- AB Cathy: WE'RE TALKING- ABOUathy: WE'RE TALKING- ABOUT hy: WE'RE TALKING- ABOUT GR: WE'RE TALKING- ABOUT GRANWE'RE TALKING- ABOUT GRANTS'RE TALKING- ABOUT GRANTS.RE TALKING- ABOUT GRANTS.RE TALKING- >> RIGHT.

I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS EXAMPLES OF THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN THEY GO SOUTH.

>> SO THE UNFORTUNATE THICK THAT ANNETTE'S SAYING IS THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WHEN WE STARTED DOING A LOT OF THOSE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, I DID IT WITH KURT DAUDT.

WE WORKED TOGETHER ON THOSE ISSUES AND THERE IS A TON OF TREE.

THAT'S SEPARATE FROM "FEEDING OUR FUTURE."

I KNOW THAT'S THE TALKING POINT BUT IT'S JUST NOT TRUE.

>> Eric: LET'S GO TO THE END OF SESSION AS WE HEAD INTO THE FINAL MONTH.

TALKING TO FOLKS THIS PAST WEEK, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE REPUBLICANS' PRICE FOR PLAYING ON THE BUDGET S TO GET SOME POLICY ROLL-BACKS FROM THE EE 23-24 SESSION.

WITH THE TRIFECTA OF THE DFL.

>> I THINK THAT'S TRUE.

TYPICALLY IN THE PAST THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE.

THE DEMOCRATS WANT SPENDING.

AND THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO ROLL BACK SOME POLICY.

AND THAT'S KIND OF THE TRADE.

I ACTUALLY THINK THEY BOTH NEED TO COME TOGETHER.

I SAW THE TARGETS FROM THE HOUSE.

I GOT TO SAY I'M DISAPPOINTED IN BOTH SIDES.

>> Eric: REALLY?

>> THEY'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY.

THERE WAS LITERALLY -- AND I GET MAD WHEN THEY SAY THERE WAS A 40% INCREASE IN THE BUDGET IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

IT WAS ACTUALLY 38%, WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS AND THEY NEED TO ROLL THAT BACK AND UNWFT EASIEST WAYS TO BE TO SAY, LET'S PUT VERY STRINGENT OVERSIGHT AND SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS IN PLACE ON HOW THAT'S MONEY GOING TO MOVE, AND IF ANYBODY DOESN'T MEET THAT, ROLL THAT MONEY BACK AND PUT IT BACK INTO THE BUDGET.

YOU CAN SAVE A TON OF MONEY THAT WAY.

>> Eric: THE SENATE TARGET DOES HAVE $350 MILLION FOR REVENUE INCREASES.

>> YEAH -- >> Eric: IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN?

>> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING O HAPPEN.

I THINK THAT THEIR STARTING PLACE TO GET THE CONVERSATION GOING.

THE BIG MONEY IS ALWAYS IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

SPECIFICALLY IN ELDERLILY AND DISABLED.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SAY THAT.

WE CAN HAVE ALL THE OVERSIGHT WE WANT.

BUT PULLING THAT MONEY ONLY REALLY HURTS PEOPLE.

>> BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH WASTE AND THIS AND THAT, THEY'RE DESIGNED TO SCAPEGOAT SOME OMMUNITIES AND ROLL BACK SOME REALLY GOOD POLICIES.

>> I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE CANNOT BE ANY TAX INCREASES.

I THINK WHAT THEY DID TWO YEARS AGO IS STILL RESONATING IN PEOPLE'S HEADS.

THEY RAISED OUR SPENDING BY NEARLY 40%.

THEY RAISED JUST ABOUT EVERY TAX THEY CAN THINK, AND NOW THEY'RE ENINVENTING NEXT TAXES.

THAT JUST CANNOT HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

>> Eric: LIKE A HEALTH IMPACT FEE?

>> SORE EYE IS A. YEAH.

SORRY.

YEAH.

[Overlapping conversations] >> WE HAVE A SPENDING PROBLEM.

NOT TAX PROBLEM.

>> Eric: GOTTA GO.

GOTTA GO.

♪ >> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE IS THAT OVER THE NEXT 15 TO 18 MONTHS, WE WILL SEE THE INFECTION LIKELY INFECT MORE THAN 50 TO 60% OF THE POPULATION, UNLESS WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP THAT TRANSMISSION MODEL DOWN.

SO TO DATE, WE PROBABLY HAVE NO MORE THAN 3 TO 4% OF THE POPULATION INFECTED.

SO IT SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH FURTHER WE HAVE TO GO.

>> ERIC: IT'S NOW THE PART OF THE PROGRAM WHEN WE FIND OUT HOW MUCH OUR VIEWERS KNOW ABOUT MINNESOTA HISTORY.

LAST WEEK, WE ASKED YOU TO IDENTIFY A MINNESOTAN WHO WON A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE WEST COAST LAST OCTOBER.

WE TOLD YOU THAT THIS CONTEST HAS AFFECTIONATELY ADOPTED "THE SUPER BOWL" AS PART OF ITS UNOFFICIAL NAME.

AND THAT THE NUMBERS TWO, SEVEN, FOUR, AND NINE FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN THIS PURSUIT.

WELL, THIS TURNED OUT TO BE AN EASY ONE FOR MOST OF YOU.

ONLY ONE CALLER GOT THIS QUESTION WRONG.

>> ERIC: INTERESTING GUESS, RICK, BUT NOT CORRECT.

THE REST OF YOU DID KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER INCLUDING THESE TWO FOLKS WHO HAVE NEARLY ALL THE DETAILS FOR US.

>> ERIC: TRAVIS GIENGER OF NOWTHEN, MINNESOTA, IS ONCE AGAIN THE GIANT PUMPKIN KING OF THE WORLD.

HE WAS CROWNED AT THE SAFEWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PUMPKIN WEIGH-OFF LAST OCTOBER.

BUT HE FELL SHORT OF BESTING HIS OWN WORLD RECORD.

COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING NOTES FOR YOU BEFORE WE HEAR ANOTHER TUNE FROM CHARLIE MAGUIRE.

IT'S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL "ALMANAC" VIEWER SURVEY.

EACH SPRING, WE ASK YOU TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES TO LET US KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING.

IT'S A GREAT HELP AS WE PLAN UPCOMING SHOWS.

YOU CAN FILL OUT THE SURVEY ONLINE BY GOING TO TPT.ORG/ALMANACSURVEY.

AGAIN, THAT'S AT TPT.ORG/ALMANACSURVEY.

AND WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE BROADCASTING LIVE FROM THE HISTORIC CHATEAU IN ROCHESTER NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.

THERE ARE STILL A FEW SPOTS LEFT IN THE LIVE AUDIENCE IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US.

HEAD TO TPT.ORG/EVENTS FOR ALL THE DETAILS AND TO SECURE YOUR FREE TICKET.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN.

TPT.ORG/EVENTS IS THAT WEB ADDRESS.

WE HAVE ONE LAST TUNE FOR YOU FROM CHARLIE MAGUIRE.

YOU CAN FIND ALL THE DETAILS ON HIS UPCOMING TOUR AT CHARLIEMAGUIRE.COM.

TAKE IT AWAY.

AND WE'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK FROM ROCHESTER.

AND BE CAREFUL.

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