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>> Cathy: WELL, THIS IS GOING TO BE A HECK OF A SHOW.

WE'LL ASSESS WINNERS OF TUESDAY'S PRIMARY, TALK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND FEDERAL INCENTIVES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

KAOMI LEE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT IT'S LIKE TO CLIMB ON BOARD A TALL SAILING SHIP IN TWO HARBORS BUT WE'LL ALSO HEAR FROM MARY LAHAMMER.

>> THE PRIMARY ELECTION LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IN ST. PAUL MADE HISTORY.

>> THERE WERE A FEW DIFFICULT MOMENTS THAT CAME BOUT, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU'RE THE FIRST.

>> WE'LL HAVE THE STORY THAT'S COMING UP ON "ALMANAC."

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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY THE BLANDIN FOUNDATION.

WORKING TO STRENGTHEN RURAL MINNESOTA.

>> Cathy: IN JUST A FEW MINUTES WE'LL HEAR ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE MAYOR OF TWO HARBORS AND WE'LL TREAT YOU TO SOME LIVE IRISH MUSIC.

FIRST A BROAD LOOK AT THE BIG WEEK IN POLITICS.

TUESDAY'S PRIMARY ELECTION, MAR-A-LAGO FBI SEARCH AND TODAY'S CONGRESS PASSING LANDMARK CLIMATE CHANGE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT ALL OF THAT WITH DAVID SCHULTZ, TEACHERS AT HAMLINE UNIVERSITY, ALSO A CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLAR WHO TEACHES AT U OF M LAW SCHOOL.

FROM WHAT WE KNOW TONIGHT WAS THE ON MAR-A-LAGO JUSTIFIED?

>> IT APPEARS TO BE.

JUST TO UNDERSCORE THE FBI CAN'T SHOW UP AT YOUR HOUSE AND MAKE A RAID ON YOUR HOUSE.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAD TO MAKE A CASE BEFORE A JUDGE DETERMINING PROBABLE CAUSE.

>> WHAT HAVE THEY FOUND?

>> WHAT HEY HAVE FOUND IS ACTUALLY QUITE SIGNIFICANT AT THIS POINT.

WHAT THEY FOUND WERE MANY DOCUMENTS NOT JUST RELATED TO LET US SAY DOCUMENTS THAT SHOULD BE PRESERVED BUT THEY FOUND SOME OF THE MOST CLASSIFIED MATERIAL YOU CAN POSSIBLY HAVE.

INFORMATION JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CURIOUS, IT'S CALLED A TSSCI, THIS IS THE MOST CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WE HAVE, IT'S OUR NUCLEAR SECRETS.

THIS IS REAL SERIOUS STUFF.

AND WHAT WE'RE FINDING OUT NOW FROM LOOKING AT THE WARRANT AND I READ THE WARRANT TODAY BECAUSE IT WAS RELEASED IS THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR AMONG POSSIBILITIES VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL ESPIONAGE ACT.

WE'RE NOW GETTING INTO REAL SERIOUS TERRITORY.

THE ESPIONAGE ACTOR IF CONVICTED, DEATH PENALTY OR LIFE IN PRISON.

THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF THEY'RE LOOKING AT.

AND THE UESTION YOU HAVE TO WONDER NOW IS WHY DID THE PRESIDENT HAVE AT THE MAR-A-LAGO, EX--PRESIDENT I SHOULD SAY, THE PRESIDENT HAVE AT THE MAR-A-LAGO, NUCLEAR SECRETS?

>> Cathy: PRESIDENT SAYS OF COURSE THIS IS ALL ANOTHER WITCH HUNT, JUST A HOAX, YOU KNOW.

HOW -- IF -- WHERE DOES IT GO FROM HERE I GUESS >> WELL, WHERE IT GOES FROM HERE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT NOW HAS THIS MATERIAL THAT IS OBTAINED.

REMEMBER, THEY HAVE REAL STUFF AT THIS POINT.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A LOG OF WHAT THEY TOOK AND WE ALREADY -- SO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT KNOWS WHAT THEY HAVE.

I THINK THE NEXT QUESTION IS NOW FOR THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FORMERRIC GARLAND TO DECIDE IS THERE PROBABLE CAUSE TO GO BEFORE A FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR AN INDICTMENT, WHETHER AGAINST THE PRESIDENT, HIS FORMER STAFF, WHATEVER.

THAT I THINK IS GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THREE POSSIBILITIES HERE.

WE'VE GOT THE PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS ACT, WE HAVE THES ESPIONAGE ACT, WE MIGHT HAVE STILL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS TOMMING UP FROM THE JANUARY 6TH.

THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

>> Eric: LET'S SWITCH TO THE PRIMARY ELECTION DOWN IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THE FIRST DISTRICT, BRAD FINSTAD WINS BUT FALLS SHORT OF THE TRUMP NUMBERS FROM DOWN THERE.

OF COURSE IT'S A LOW TURNOUT SPECIAL ELECTION.

WHAT DO WE DRAW FROM WHAT HAPPENED IN CD1?

>> IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO DRAW FROM ONE RACE TO GENERALIZE TO ANYTHING BROADER.

I WOULD SAY IT WAS NO SURPRISE THAT THE REPUBLICAN WON.

IT'S A REPUBLICAN DISTRICT, THE REDISTRICTING HELPS REPUBLICANS.

MY GUESS IS THIS POINT THE BROADER THING TO SAY IS THIS IS A DISTRICT THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO CONSUMER SAY IN REPUBLICANS' HANDS AND IF THE DEMOCRATS WERE HOPING THEY COULD FLIP IT MAYBE A SLIGHT CHANCE BUT NOT LIKELY.

WALZ HELD THIS YEARS AGO IN TERMS OF IT BUT REALLY IT'S A DISTRICT, RURAL AREA MUCH LIKE ALL THE OTHER RURAL AREAS IN MINNESOTA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE REALLY MOVED OVER TO THE REPUBLICAN CAMP.

>> Cathy: WHAT'S THE MESSAGE IN CD5, WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE TO ILHAN OMAR?

SHE WON BUT IT WASN'T BY A LARGE MARGIN.

>> IT'S INTERESTING, FOR HER THE MESSAGE IS I'M REPRESENTING MY PEOPLE AND I DON'T NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.

IF YOU LISTEN TO HER THE FIRST 48 OR 24 HOURS AFTER THE ELECTION, SHE FEELS VINDICATED.

ON THE OTHER HAND WE ARE LOOKING AT A DIVIDED DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND SHE MIGHT NOT BE COMPLETELY IN TUNE WITH THE CONCERNS OF HER DISTRICT BECAUSE IN SOME WAYS SHE'S THE FACE -- SHE WAS THE FACE OF DEFUND THE POLICE.

SAMUELS WAS THE FACE OF REFORM AND I THINK SHE NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT IF IT'S 50/50 AND ESSENTIALLY IN A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, HE NUMBERS ARE PROBABLY NOT AS GOOD FOR HER IN A GENERAL ELECTION IN TERMS OF THE BROADER POPULATION THINKS OF ER.

>> Eric: SOME OF THE SPECULATION I HEARD WAS THAT THE LAW AND ORDER CAMPAIGN OF SAMUELS AND HIM DOING SO WELL ON THAT CAMPAIGN, THAT THAT IS A MESSAGE TO DEMOCRATS THAT THIS CRIME ISSUE IS A TOUGH ONE FOR THEM.

>> I THINK IT'S A VERY TOUGH ONE.

WALZ IS FACING THE SAME PROBLEM.

AND I THINK NATIONWIDE THIS IS A LIABILITY FOR THE DEMOCRATS RIGHT NOW.

IT ALSO SUGGESTS TO ME THAT WHATEVER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD IN TERMS OF POLICE REFORM, POLICE REFORM IS IMPORTANT AND IT NEEDS TO BE DONE BUT PEOPLE ALSO WANT SAFE STREETS, PEOPLE ALSO WANT TO FEEL SECURE IN THEIR HOMES AND SO FORTH AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY I THINK MORE EFFECTIVELY TO BALANCING THOSE SORT OF COMPETING NEEDS, AND ADJUSTING, WHAT, OR MANEUVERING BETWEEN THEIR CONSTITUENTS WHO WANT BOTH AND A BROADER ELECTORATE WHICH I THINK WANTS MORE EMPHASIS ON SECURITY.

>> Cathy: GIVING ALL OF THIS GOING ON RIGHT NOW DO YOU THINK THAT DEMOCRATS CAN OVERCOME MIDTERM HISTORY THIS YEAR?

>> IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY TOUGH.

THE ONLY PARTY THAT MANAGED TO BUCK THAT TREND WAS IN 2002 IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY WITH GEORGE BUSH AND HE HAD THE TAILWINDS OF 911 HELPING HIM HERE.

THE AVERAGE LOST BY THE PRESIDENT'S PARTY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS 26 SEATS AND THE SENATE'S IS 6.

THE ABORTION ISSUE MAY HELP A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF MOBILIZING DEMOCRATS.

MAYBE THE FACT THAT INFLATION IS STARTING TO GO DOWN AND SO FORTH BUT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY STILL THINK THE COUNTRY'S GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND, YES, THE PRESIDENT'S HAD A LOT OF VICTORIES RECENTLY BUT IT STILL PALES BY COMPARISON TO INFLATION, GROCERY PRICES GAS PRICES AND I THINK LAW AND ORDER.

>> Cathy: SAY, IF THE G.O.P.

WINS THE HOUSE DO YOU THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF INVESTIGATIONS, ALMOST LIKE RETALIATORY INVESTIGATIONS GOING FORWARD?

>> YEAH, I THINK THERE WILL BE.

I THINK THERE'S NO QUESTION AT THAT POINT, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT THE WO PARTIES ARE DOING POLITICAL FIT FOR TAT AT THIS POINT AND IT WILL BE, WHAT, YOU'LL BE HEARING A LOT MORE ABOUT HUNTER BIDEN ECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE INVESTIGATING HIM, THEY'LL BE BRINGING JOE BIDEN INTO IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE AN UGLY OTHER SIDE.

>> THANKS FOR THE ANALYSIS, PROFESSOR.

THANKS A LOT.

>> MY PLEASURE.

>> Eric: THANKS.

AS WE TOUCHED ON THE PRIMARY AND SPECIAL ELECTION BROUGHT LOTS OF INTERESTING RESULTS IN MINNESOTA.

STATEWIDE RACES ARE SET.

CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR HAD A CLOSE RACE, NEW MEMBER OF GREASE BRAD FINSTAD WHO WE PLAN TO TALK WITH SOON, AND MARY LAHAMMER BRINGS THE STORY OF A PERSON POISED TO BECOME THE STATE'S FIRST TRANSGENDER MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE.

>> DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE MAKING HISTORY THIS ELECTION CYCLE NOMINATING A RECORD NUMBER OF LGBTQ CANDIDATES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.

THOUGH THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEES ARE LONGSHOTS RUNNING IN D.F.L.

ING DISTRICTS.

>> MY NAME IS LEIGH U FINKE AND I'M RUNNING FOR THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN DISTRICT 66A.

ALONG WITH THE STATE FAIR AND FALCON HEIGHTS, BUT ST. PAUL IS HOME FOR THIS D.F.L.ER POISED TO ACHIEVE A FIRST.

>> I FEEL VERY INSPIRED BY THE SUPPORT THAT WE'VE GOTTEN.

I FEEL VERY HONORED TO BE IN A POSITION TO REPRESENT MY COMMUNITY AND I FEEL LIKE HEADING INTO AN UNKNOWN SPACE.

A LITTLE UNCERTAINTY BUT I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

>> SO IS THAT A LITTLE SCARY THE UNKNOWN PART?

>> IT'S A LITTLE SCARY BUT I'VE FACED A LOT OF UNKNOWN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS SO I'M ACCUSTOMED TO IT.

>> LEIGH STARTED TO TRANSITION EXTERNALLY FIVE YEARS AGO AFTER ATTENDING BETHEL, TRYING TO FORCE HERSELF INTO AN EVANGELICAL LIFE.

>> I CAME OUT OF IT, I FEEL GREAT.

I CANNOT IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT HAVING TRANSITIONED.

IT'S LIKE SEEING YOUR FIRST TECH ANY COLOR MOVIE.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE MISSING BUT STUDY YOU HAVE A PLACE IN THE WORLD.

>> SHE SAYS WITHOUT TRANSITIONING THE PATH TO POLITICS WOULD NOT HAVE EMERGED.

>> I REALLY STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT WITH THE COORDINATED ATTACKS AGAINST TRANS PEOPLE WE STARTED TO SEE.

THEN WE STARTED SEEING THOSE BILLS IN MINNESOTA, ONE SPECIFIC REALLY UGLY BILL THAT CRIMINALIZED TRANS KIDS WHO WANTED TO PLAY SPORTS.

>> NATIONALLY THERE ARE LESS THAN TEN KNOWN TRANSGENDER LAWMAKERS IN STATE LEGISLATURES.

>> I WANTED TO GET TRANS REPRESENTATION INTO THE ROOM.

THAT'S WHAT I STARTED TALKING ABOUT.

I FEEL LIKE THE LEGISLATURE IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR ME.

I LIKE COMMITTEES, I LIKE WORKING IN A GROUP, BUDGET SPREADSHEETS AND ALL THAT.

>> THE HEAVILY D.F.L.

ING DISTRICT IS A LIKELY WIN FOR THE PRIMARY VICTOR WHO'S PART OF A HUGE MOVEMENT OF DIVERSE CANDIDATES.

>> I HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO SAY WHAT IS THIS GOING TO MEAN.

I THINK I HAVE THICK ENOUGH SKIN, I DON'T TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY, I THINK I CAN HANDLE IT BUT I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE.

>> DEMOCRAT ALICE HAUSMAN HELD THE SEAT MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

>> IT WASN'T LIKE I WAS FACING A LOT OF STERN ANTI-TRANSNESS.

IT WAS NO DIFFERENT THAN EXISTING AS A TRANS PERSON.

I'M KNOCKING ON PEOPLE'S DOORS, SOMETIMES I'M GOING TO KNOCK ON A DOOR OF SOMEONE NOT HAPPY TO SEE ME.

THERE WERE A FEW DIFFICULT MOMENTS THAT CAME ABOUT, BUT THAT'S WHEN YOU GET WHEN YOU GET THE FIRST.

>> FINKE SIMPLY WANTS TO EDUCATE AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS TO OPEN MINDS.

>> THE DATA SAYS THAT ONLY 43% OF AMERICANS HAVE EVER MET A TRANS PERSON.

NO MATTER WHERE I AM I'M GOING TO BE ENCOUNTERING PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO TALK TO A TRANS PERSON.

THERE'S THIS IDEA OF LIKE TRANS PEOPLE AS OTHER LIKE ALIEN CREATURES OR SOMETHING.

1% OF THE POPULATION IS TRANS, 60,000 MINNESOTANS ARE TRANS, THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS, IT'S NOT VERY MANY BUT IT'S ALSO A LOT AND WE'RE EVERYWHERE AND PART OF HE COMMUNITY AND WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN PART OF YOUR COMMUNITIES, YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT.

>> THE 200 POTENTIAL COLLEAGUES AT THE CAPITOL ARE THE PEOPLE SHE HOPES TO ENLIGHTEN.

>> THE REASON I WANTED TO RUN IS BECAUSE A TRANS PERSON HAS NEVER BEEN IN THOSE ROOMS EVER, AN OUT TRANS PERSON HAS NEVER BEEN IN THOSE ROOMS AND IT'S A LOT HARDER TO TAKE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS AWAY WHEN THEY'RE AT THE TABLE.

THAT'S THE GAMBLE I'M MAKING.

THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO DO THE WORK, TO GO FIRST, TO BE THERE AND TO SAY THIS IS WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS, THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO REPRESENT TRANS PEOPLE AND WE NEED TO START DOING RIGHT BY EVERYBODY.

>> SHE'LL COME WITH AN EXPECTATION OF COLLEGIALITY WHO SAYS DIFFERENCE IS GOOD AND CREATES GROWTH.

>> EVERY ISSUE IS A TRANS ISSUE BECAUSE TRANS PEOPLE ARE JUST EVERYWHERE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE ISSUES THAT I CARE ABOUT ARE THE SAME ISSUES OTHER PEOPLE CARE ABOUT.

ABORTION ACCESS, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SCHOOLS IS A HUGE PRIORITY OF MINE.

CLIMATE AND ENERGY RANSITION.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT I CARE ABOUT NOT IN SPITE OF BEING TRANS BUT BECAUSE I'M TRANS AND BECAUSE I'M JUST A PERSON.

♪♪ >> WE SAID THAT IF IT'S THE POLICY OF THE WEALTHY AND THE POWERFUL, THE POLICY OF THIS ADMINISTRATION, THE POLICY OF TOO MANY POLITICIANS AND THE POLICY OF BANKS TO TAKE AWAY FROM HAVE-NOTES AND GIVE TO HAVES THEN TOGETHER WE ILL NOT ACCEPT THAT POLICY, WE CANNOT ACCEPT THAT POLICY AND WE WILL DEFEAT THAT POLICY AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

>> Cathy: TWO HARBORS MAYOR CHRIS WANSON HAD BEEN IN OFFICE NEARLY SIX YEARS BUT HIS EMBATTLED TENURE CAME TO AN END TUESDAY WHEN VOTERS APPROVED RECALL EFFORT TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE .

the vote wasn't even close.

86% OF TWO HARBORS VOTERS TUESDAY CHOSE TO END SWANSON'S MAYORAL CAREER.

THE VOTE WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE MAYOR REFUSED TO RESIGN.

JIMMY LOVE REIN HAS BEEN COVERING THIS STORY.

THIS IS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE RECALLED, A POLITICIAN RECALLED.

FOR FOLKS WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY, WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED?

>> WELL, IT ALL BEGAN IN JANUARY WITH HIS PLANS FOR AN UNDERWATER HOTEL IN LAKE SUPERIOR AND HE WAS WORKING WITH SOME ANONYMOUS GUY CLAIMING TO BE AN ANONYMOUS BILLIONAIRE.

THAT STORY CAME OUT AND THAT UNDERWATER HOTEL PLAN REALLY BROUGHT EVERYTHING ELSE TO THE SURFACE.

A LOT OF ACCUSATIONS, YOU KNOW, JUST REGARDING THE MIXING OF PUBLIC SERVICE WITH PERSONAL BUSINESS AND FAMILY BUSINESS AND NOT HAVING THAT CLEAR FIREWALL BETWEEN THE TWO, MIXING THEM UP AND ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, IT DIDN'T TAKE THAT LONG FOR VOTERS TO GET REALLY UPSET.

BUT THIS WAS THE SOONEST A RECALL COULD HAPPEN AND, YEAH, IT WAS OVERWHELMING.

>> Eric: DID HE HAVE A LOT OF CRITICISM DURING HIS IRST TERM?

>> HERE AND THERE BUT TWO HARBORS IS, WHEN I USED TO COVER TWO HARBORS A FEW YEARS AGO FOR THE NEWS CHRONICLE AND CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE ABOUT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FIXING SIDEWALKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THIS WAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALLGAME AND REALLY DREW LOT MORE CRITICISM.

SO, YEAH, THERE WERE THINGS TIME TO TIME BUT NOTHING THAT REALLY BUBBLED UP OUTSIDE OF JUST THE LOCAL NEWS SPHERE.

>> Cathy: WHAT DID THE MAYOR SAY ABOUT THE LLEGATIONS?

WHAT WAS HIS REACTION?

>> HE DENIED THEM OR KIND OF MADE A FEW KIND OF EXCUSES, KIND OF JUSTIFYING -- I GUESS HE REALLY FELT LIKE HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

THAT'S WHAT HE KEPT SAYING.

AND WHILE HE WAS CORRECT IN SAYING THAT THERE WAS NO STATE LAW OR CITY CHARTER VIOLATION REGARDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST, FOUND, YOU KNOW, TWO HARBORS CITY ATTORNEY STILL FOUND HE USED HIS OFFICE FOR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS GAIN AND THE STATE AUDITOR FOUND HE WAS LESS HAN FORTHCOMING WITH SOME OF HIS INTERESTS AND DISCLOSING THEM WITH THE CITY BEFORE THOSE MATTERS WENT IN FRONT OF THE CITY.

SO, YEAH, HE REALLY FELT HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THIS WAS SOME SORT OF WITCH HUNT.

HE'S MORE CONSERVATIVE I THINK AND SO HE FELT THAT MAYBE THIS WAS ALL LED BY, YOU KNOW, THE D.F.L.

ING, BUT THESE NUMBERS AREN'T -- THAT'S NOT -- 86% OF TWO HARBORS ISN'T D.F.L.

AND THE MEMBERS OF THE RECALL COMMITTEE WEREN'T ALL DEMOCRATS EITHER.

SO, YEAH, IT WAS -- HE JUST KEPT DENYING EVEN THOUGH I THINK PEOPLE KNEW WHAT THEY SAW AND DIDN'T SIT RIGHT FOR A PUBLIC SERVANT.

>> THE RECALL EFFORT OF COURSE WAS CITIZEN LED.

WHAT WAS THEIR REACTION?

AS YOU SAY 86% OF THE TWO HARBORS ELECTORATE OUSTED HIM.

WHAT WAS THEIR REACTION?

>> YEAH, I THINK THEY FELT PRETTY CONFIDENT HE'D BE RECALLED.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY KNEW IT WOULD BE TO THAT MARGIN ASK SO THEY WERE VERY RELIEVED AND HAPPY.

I WAS WITH THEM WAITING FOR THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS RIGHT AT THE BALLOT BOX TO COME OUT TUESDAY NIGHT AND, THEY, YEAH, THEY WERE VERY APPY.

AND I THINK THEY'RE EAGER TO KIND OF MOVE ON FROM THIS.

WE'RE GOING N 7 MONTHS FROM WHEN THIS DRAMA REALLY STARTED AND SO THEY'RE EAGER TO MOVE ON AND STILL BE ENGAGED IN CITY AFFAIRS AND CITY GOVERNMENT, BUT KIND OF MOVE ON FROM THIS DRAMA.

>> Cathy: AND OF COURSE THE CURRENT TWO HARBORS CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILL BECOME THE INTERIM MAYOR AND PRESUMABLY BE ANOTHER SPECIAL ELECTION.

I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO ONE OF THE RECALL EFFORT INDIVIDUALS AND ASKED DID THIS SPLIT THE TOWN AND SHE SAID ACTUALLY IT ROUGHT THE TOWN TOGETHER.

DID YOU GET THAT FEEL TOO?

>> I THINK SO JUST BY LOOKING AT THOSE NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S NOT A 50/50 KIND OF THING WHERE PEOPLE WERE MAD AT EACH OTHER.

THERE WERE SOME TENSIONS HERE AND THERE BUT MEETINGS WERE OVERWHELMINGLY, ATTENDEES AND SPEAKERS WERE OVERWHELMINGLY IN FAVOR OF THE RECALL AND GETTING SWANSON OUT OF OFFICE.

AND, YEAH, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THEIR POINT, YOU KNOW, BANDED TOGETHER AND STARTED PAYING ATTENTION MORE AND BEING MORE ENGAGED AND KIND OF UNITED AROUND THIS ISSUE.

SO, YEAH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THERE WASN'T MOMENTS OF TENSION.

THERE'S STILL 180 PEOPLE WHO VOTED TO KEEP HIM IN OFFICE, BUT, YEAH, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S 86% OF A COMMUNITY ON ONE SIDE IT'S, I DON'T KNOW IF DIVIDED IS THE RIGHT WORD.

>> Cathy: ALL RIGHT.

JIMMY, IT WAS QUITE A STORY.

U THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> Eric: THANKS, JIMMY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Cathy: GOOD TO SEE YA.

IN OTHER POLITICAL NEWS LONGTIME STATE SENATOR DAVID TOMASSONI DIED LAST NIGHT AT THE AGE OF 69.

THE LONG TIME IRON RANGE LAWMAKER HAD AL LS.

MARY LAHAMMER SPOKE TO TOMASSONI A FINAL TIME.

>> SOMETIMES I REALLY -- BREAK DOWN CRYING.

>> IT'S OKAY.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

WHATEVER YOU NEED, WE'RE HERE.

>> THE DRUGS AREN'T WORKING.

>> THAT'S OKAY.

>> THE SYMPTOMS CAME ON FAST FOR TOMASSONI.

>> YOU AVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

>> THANKS.

>> YEAH.

YOU DO.

>> 700 PEOPLE RECENTLY GATHERED TO HONOR THE SENATOR AT AN EVENT WITH TOP ELECTED OFFICIALS.

>> TO SEE ALL THOSE PEOPLE, WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?

>>AMAZING?

YEAH.

THE BILL TO TRY TO FIND A CURE FOR ALS GIVES EVERYONE AROUND THE BELOVED LAWMAKER HOPE.

>> THIS BILL COULD NOT ONLY GIVE HOPE TO FINDING AN EVENTUALLY CURE BUT IT ALSO GIVES RELIEF TO CAREGIVERS WHO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE BURDEN.

I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE SENATE THAN I AM TODAY.

♪♪ >> CONGRESS GAVE FINAL APPROVAL THIS AFTERNOON TO A WIDE RANGING BILL THAT ADDRESSES CLIMATE CHANGE.

THE BILL CREATES INCENTIVES FOR FAMILIES TO BUY ELECTRIC VEHICLES, SOLAR PANELS, HEAT PUMPS, BUSINESSES GET INCENTIVES TOO.

AND THIS IS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME THAT XCEL ENERGY HAS PROPOSED A MASSIVE STATEWIDE EXPANSION F CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS MASSIVE PUSH TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES IS JESSICA HELLMANN.

SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.

WELCOME.

WHAT DOES THIS DO TO THE ALL OF THE ABOVE PHILOSOPHY, NUCLEAR POWER, FOSSIL FUEL, CLEAN ENERGY?

DOES THIS CHANGE THAT POSSIBILITY, OR?

>> NO, IT ACTUALLY REINFORCES THE ALL OF THE ABOVE.

THE BILL IS 700 PAGES LONG AND IT IS A LONG LIST OF VARIOUS KINDS OF INCENTIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT FACILITATE THE TRANSITION TIE CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.

AND ACTUALLY IT DOES OTHER THINGS TOO.

IT HELPS -- THERE'S FUNDING IN THERE FOR RESEARCH AND FOR FARMERS AND FOR A VARIETY OF PROJECTS TO ADAPT TO CLIENT CHANGE SO IT IS AN ALL ABOVE APPROACH.

>> Cathy: INSTEAD OF REGULATION YOU SAY IT'S ORE INCENTIVES, MORE CARROT VERSUS STICK.

>> IT'S VERY CARROT VERSUS STICK AND THAT IS REALLY AN INTERESTING EVOLUTION IN THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BOTH LOBALLY AND IN THE UNITED STATES.

WHEN WE STARTED A LOT OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE WE WERE REALLY FOCUSED ON TARGETS AND PENALTIES, THIS IS WHAT THE KYOTO PROTOCOL DID.

THE PARIS AGREEMENT IN 2015 CHANGED THAT ORIENTATION TO BE MORE VOLUNTARY AND MORE COLLABORATIVE.

AND THEN IN OUR OWN COUNTRY WE'RE SEEING MORE OF AN EMPHASIS ON THE INVESTMENT SIDE THAN ON THE PENALTY SIDE.

>> Eric: AMONG THOSE WHO SIGNED THE PARIS ACCORDS, WHERE DOES THE U.S.

STAND IN RELATION TO GETTING CLEANED UP OMPARED TO THE OTHER COUNTRIES?

>> WELL, THE U.S. HAS REDUCED ITS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

WE HAD A PEAK IN OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN ABOUT 2005.

WE HAVE BEEN STEADILY REDUCING EMISSIONS, WE'RE JUST NOT DOING IT QUITE FAST ENOUGH TO ACHIEVE THE PARIS AGREEMENT.

THE PARIS AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE GLOBAL EMISSIONS REDUCED BY ABOUT ALF BY 2030 AND THEN WHAT WE CALL NET ZERO BY 2050.

>> Eric: CHINA, RUSSIA, INDIA, ARE THEY CARRYING THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN?

>> WELL, RUSSIA -- ALL COUNTRIES HAVE WHAT WE CALL NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS OR SO EACH COUNTRY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING ITS OWN COMMITMENTS, AND THEN IT'S A SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY.

SO OTHER COUNTRIES, CHINA AND OTHERS HAVE ALSO PUT FORWARD THE METHODS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE TO ACHIEVE THEIR -- YEAH, THEIR COMMITMENTS.

RUSSIA MAYBE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT STORY.

>> Cathy: SO THIS IS SUPPOSED TO CUT EMISSIONS BY WHAT *6Z 0 TO 80% BY 2030 WHICH IS -- >> SOME OF THE NUMBERS I'VE SEEN ARE ABOUT 40% OF THAT PEAK OF 2005 BY 2030.

>> IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING.

>> IT'S QUITE CONFUSING.

IT'S AN ESTIMATE.

BECAUSE IT'S INCENTIVE BASED WE HAVE TO LOOK T CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HOW TECHNOLOGY WILL BE ADOPTED AND HOW IT WILL SUBSTITUTE OR OTHER TECHNOLOGY.

WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR E.V.

YOU WILL SUBSTITUTE FOR GAS VEHICLE OVER TIME.

>> Cathy: OR IF YOU HAVE SAY TAX CREDITS TO BUY ROOFTOP SOLAR OR A HEAT PUMP, YOU'RE THINKING PEOPLE WILL GO IN THAT DIRECTION.

>> IT MAKES THOSE TECHNOLOGIES MORE COST-EFFECTIVE ESPECIALLY FOR CONSUMERS BUT ALSO BUSINESSES AND PROMOTES THE ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND USE OF THE TECHNOLOGIES IS WHAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO REDUCE EMISSIONS.

>> Eric: ENERGY BILLS, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS GOING TO SEE A BIG HIKE IN ENERGY BILLS?

>> WE WOULDN'T XPECT TO SEE A BIG HIKE IN ENERGY BILLS AND ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADOPTION YOU COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN YOUR ENERGY, YOU KNOW, GASOLINE OPERATIONAL COSTS BUT A LOT OF THE -- TO GET REDUCTIONS IN ENERGY COSTS YOU DO HAVE TO FRONT THE UPFRONT EXPENSES.

YOU HAVE TO ACQUIRE THE SOLAR - OR BUILD THE WIND OR BUY THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND A LOT OF THE INCENTIVES, ESPECIALLY INCENTIVES THAT FACE CUSTOMERS IN THIS BILL ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THOSE UP FRONT EXPENSES.

AND MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE.

IT ALSO PUSHES SOME OF THE INCENTIVES DOWN INTO THE LOWER, INTO LOWER DOLLAR VALUES AND USED VEHICLES, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE FIRST TIME BOTTOM ELIGIBLE FOR REBATES IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

>> Eric: I HEARD THE PHRASE CORPORATE WELFARE QUITE A BIT DURING THE DEBATE ON THIS.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT?

>> WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF INCENTIVES FOR INDUSTRY TO ADOPT RENEWABLE ENERGY AND TRANSITION TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL.

BUT RANKLY THE CORPORATE SECTOR IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF EMISSIONS.

IT'S NOT JUST CUSTOMERS OR CONSUMERS OR HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE ENERGY ECONOMY AND ENERGY SYSTEM.

SO IF THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE SOME OF THE UPFRONT COSTS FOR PEOPLE TO INCENTIVIZE THAT TRANSITION, WHICH BY THE WAY WE HOPE WILL BE GOOD FOR OUR ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN, THERE'S A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT SUGGESTS THAT, THEN DOING THE SAME FOR INDUSTRY AKES SENSE AS WELL.

>> Cathy: SO THIS WILL INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO MAYBE BUY ELECTRIC CARS.

>> YES.

>> Cathy: XCEL ENERGY HAD THEIR ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HEY ARE GOING TO BE BUILDING, WHAT, 750 RECHARGING STATIONS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

>> YEAH, SO THEY FILED WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

SO THEY'RE PUTTING FORWARD THEIR PLAN WHICH HAS TO BE ABRAD FINSTAD PROD BY REGULARITIES AND THEY HAVE ALREADY ROLLED OUT A SET OF E.V.

CHARGING THAT BE BEEN APPROVED BY PUC.

AND WE HAVE A VOLKSWAGEN SETTLEMENT BEING USED TO BUILD E.V.

CHARGING.

THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT HOW TECHNOLOGY WORKS, RIGHT NOW YOU'RE DRIVING ACROSS MINNESOTA AND GETTING ANXIOUS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A CHARGER, BUT IN THE FUTURE IT'S POSSIBLE THERE WILL BE ABUNDANT CHARGERS AND YOU'LL GET ANXIOUS YOU'RE GOING TO FAIL TO FIND A GAS STATION.

THERE'S THIS TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION WHEN THERE'S A CERTAIN PENETRATION OF THE MARKETPLACE THEN IT BEGINS O REALLY SWITCH OVER AND IT BECOMES MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO ARTICIPATE N THE NEW TECHNOLOGY THAN IN THE OLD ONE.

>> Eric: APPRECIATE YOU COMING OVER AND TELLING US ABOUT THIS.

>> THANKS SO MUCH.

>> Eric: YOU BET.

THANK YOU.

♪♪ >> Eric: IT'S THE SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST WHICH MEANS IN A FORTNITE EVERY MINUTE MINNESOTAN WILL CONVERGE ON THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, I'M REALLY EXCITED.

THE STATE FAIR IS A GREAT PLACE FOR MINNESOTANS TO COME TOGETHER, CONNECT, AND COLLECTIVELY IGNORE ALL OF OUR DIETS.

I LOVE THE STATE FAIR FOR MANY REASONS, THE FOOD, PEOPLE, THE RIDES.

LIKE A MOTHER'S LOVE MY LOVE CAN'T HELP BUT POINT OUT SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE AND THAT THING IS THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH CENTER.

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH CENTER IS WHERE PEOPLE GO TO WATCH ANIMALS GIVE BIRTH AND IT'S SUPER WEIRD.

WHY DO WE WATCH THIS?

I'VE NEVER NEEDED PROOF ANIMALS ARE BORN.

I'VE NEVER LOOKED AT A COW AND SAID I WISH YOU WERE SMALLER AND COVERED IN GOO.

THIS IS NOT A FUN TIME.

AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE DO THIS ONE TIME A YEAR.

AT ANY OTHER POINT N THE YEAR IF YOU SAID I'M GOING TO GO WATCH A COW GIVE BIRTH, THEY'D THINK YOU WERE A MANIAC OR A VETERINARIAN.

ANIMALS ARE BORN EVERY DAY BUT IF THEY'RE A VIRGO WE MAKE A WHOLE SHOW OF IT?

EVERY YEAR I STEER CLEAR OF THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH CENTER.

AND EVERY YEAR PEOPLE TELL ME, ARON, YOU'RE GOING TO MISS THE BABY ANIMALS.

I'M NOT GOING TO MISS THOSE ANIMALS BECAUSE SOMETHING TELLS ME I'M GOING TO RUN INTO THOSE ANIMALS AGAIN, AT A PETTING ZOO WILL BE PREFERABLY A DELI.

SO WHILE THE REST OF YOU WATCHING THE MIRACLE OF LIFE I'LL BE IN LINE WAITING FOR SWEET MARTHA'S.

>> THE IRISH FAIR OF MINNESOTA IS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND AT HARRIET ISLAND IN ST. PAUL.

ONE OF THE LARGEST IRISH FESTIVALS IN THE OUNTRY.

AS IN YEARS AST WE'RE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MUSICAL PREVIEW, COURTESY OF THE MINNESOTA BASED BAND THE INLAND SEAS.

WELCOME TO YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE CAMELLIA, WE ARE R -- >> JB.

>> OH, I GOT IT WRONG.

OH, HE'S SO CUTE.

AND THEN THERE'S DREW.

MY GOODNESS, YOU GUYS SOUND AMAZING.

TELL US ABOUT THE NAME OF THE BAND, HOW ABOUT IT COME TO BE?

>> YEAH, SO WE WANTED SOMETHING THAT FELT A LITTLE BIT NAUTICAL BECAUSE A LOT OF THE THEMES OF THE SONGS THAT WE SING HAVE TO DO WITH THE SEA.

BUT ALSO TO INVOKE KIND OF AN EMOTIONAL FEELING BECAUSE WE DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT EMOTIONS IN THIS BAND SO WE LIKE TO SAY THE MANY MOODS OF THE INLAND SEAS.

IT'S ALSO A GREAT LAKES REFERENCE BECAUSE WE ARE A MINNESOTA BAND.

>> DO YOU EVER DIP INTO COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER GENRES OF MUSIC, YOU KNOW, SINGERS FROM R&B COME TOGETHER WITH INLAND?

>> NOT AS OF YET ALTHOUGH MANY OF US HAVE PLAYED OTHER KINDS OF MUSIC IN THE PAST, BUT MAYBE THAT'S IN OUR FUTURE.

>> MAYBE THAT'S IN YOUR FUTURE.

I'D LOVE TO HEAR THAT.

JUST THINK ABOUT ME, OKAY?

NOW YOU'LL BE PLAYING AT NOON ON SATURDAY ON THE DUBLIN STAGE.

HAVE YOU BEEN ON THAT STAGE BEFORE?

>> WE HAVE BEEN ON ONE OF THE LARGE STAGES AT IRISH FAIR BUT NOT THIS PARTICULAR STAGE, THIS WILL BE NEW FOR US.

>> OKAY.

SO I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SING A SONG AND I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR IT.

HOWEVER, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS.

FOR TICKET INFO AND CHEDULE, GO TO IRISHFAIR.COM.

AGAIN, THAT'S IRISHFAIR.COM.

ALL RIGHT, SO TALK ABOUT THE SONG YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY RIGHT NOW.

>> SO THIS SONG IS CALLED "ARTHUR MCBRIDE."

IT'S AN OLD SONG ALTHOUGH IT SORT OF CAME BACK INTO POPULARITY FOR THE '70S FOLK REVIVAL.

SO THIS IS OUR VERSION.

>> LET'S HEAR IT.

>> THANKS.

[ IRISH FOLK MUSIC ] [ IRISH FOLK MUSIC ] >> OH NOW SAYS THE SERGEANT, WE'LL MAKE NO SUCH BARGAIN.

>> HE SAYS MY YOUNG FELLOWS IF I HEAR BUT ONE WORD, I INSTANTLY NOW WILL OUT WITH MY SWORD.

AND INTO YOUR BODIES AS STRENGTH WITH AFFORD SO NOW MY GAY DEVILS TAKE WARNING.

BUT ARTHUR AND I WE TOOK THE ODDS.

AND WE GAVE THEM NO CHANCE FOR TO LAUNCH OUT THEIR SWORDS OUR WHAT CANNING SHILLELAGHS CAME OVER THEIR EADS AND PAID THEM RIGHT SMART IN THE MORNING MORNING.

[ IRISH FOLK MUSIC ] >> AND AS FOR THE WEE DRUMMER WE RIFLED HIS POUCH AND WE MADE A FOOTBALL OF HIS ROWDY-DOW-DOW AND INTO THE OCEAN TO ROCK AND TO ROLL AND BADE IT A TEDIOUS RETURNING.

AS FOR THE OLD RAPIER THAT HUNG BY HIS SIDE WE PITCHED IT AS FAR AS WE COULD IN THE TIDE TO THE DEVIL I PUT YOU SAYS ARTHUR MCBRIDE TO TEMPER YOUR STEEL IN THE MORNING.

TO THE DEVIL I PUT OU SAYS ARTHUR MCBRIDE, TO TEMPER YOUR STEEL IN THE MORNING.

♪♪ >> Cathy: THAT WAS FUN.

TWO HARBORS AS YOU KNOW WAS IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK FOR RECALLING ITS MAYOR.

A WEEK AGO IT WAS ON THE MAP FOR MORE BUOYANT STORY.

REPORTER KAOMI LEE WAS IN LAKE COUNTY FOR THE FESTIVAL OF SAIL AND HAS THIS STORY.

>> FOR CAPTAIN BEN HAIL, THERE'S NO BETTER GREAT LAKE THAN LAKE SUPERIOR.

[ HORN BLOWING ] [ UPBEAT MUSIC ] >> THERE'S JUST MORE WILDERNESS ON LAKE SUPERIOR.

IT'S A BIGGER LAKE.

WELL, THE OTHER THING TOO IS JOELONGICALLY IT'S A DIFFERENT LAKE THAN LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE HURON.

>> HE'S CAPTAIN OF A TWO-MASTED7-FOOT SCHOONER CALLED INLAND SEAS.

MORE THAN 500 MILES FROM ITS HOME PORT IN SUTTONS BAY, MICHIGAN, HALE AND HIS CREW OF 7 SAIL TO TWO HARBORS FOR THE TRIENNIAL FESTIVAL OF SAIL.

>> READY ON THE PEAK?

>> READY ON THE PEAK!

>> ON THE PEAK ONLY, FALL AWAY.

>> THE SAILS GO UP.

>> HEAVE-HO!

>> ONE MORE.

>> INLAND SEAS IS OWNED BY AN EDUCATIONAL NON-PROFIT OF THE SAME NAME.

ITS MISSION IS TO GET PEOPLE TO CARE ABOUT THE GREAT GREAT LAKES, AND WITH EXCURSIONS LIKE THIS, IT'S WORKING.

>> I WOULD LIKE US TO HAVE THESE TWO MINUTES IN COMPLETE SILENCE TO REALLY TAKE IN WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.

>> THE SILENCE WAS TO REMIND PASSENGERS WHAT SAILING ON THE BIG LAKE WAS LIKE BEFORE THE DIGITAL AGE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN I'LL COME DOWN BEHIND YOU.

>> IT TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF PERSON TO TAKE ON THIS MISSION.

NO PRIVACY.

TIGHT QUARTERS.

AND, AS FIRST MATE REBECCA EXPLAINS, EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING HAS TO ADAPT.

>> WE HAVE LATCHES ON ALL OF OUR CABINETS SO THAT THE CONTENTS DON'T END UP GOING EVERYWHERE.

>> OH, THAT'S SMART.

>> AND THEN OUR STOVE IS ON -- SO BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THE SHIP SWINGS UNDERNEATH THE STOVE AND IT REMAINS LEVEL.

>> THE SHIP USUALLY ACTS AS A SCIENCE CLASSROOM FOR KIDS.

BUT SHE SAYS THE FESTIVAL IS A CHANCE FOR THE CREW TO BE AMONG FELLOW SAILORS.

>> OTHERWISE WE DON'T GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND TO ACTUALLY SEE THEM FOR THE THE FIRST TIME.

>> SO IT'S JUST AS FUN FOR YOU GUYS AS SPECTATORS.

>> OH, YEAH, FOR SURE.

>> PERHAPS THE HIGHLIGHT WAS THE GRAND PARADE OF SAIL.

INLAND SEAS GOT INTO FORMATION WITH THE OTHER TALL SHIPS.

LIKE THE U.S. BRIG ANYAGA, ABBEY ROAD, AND TRINIDAD FROM SPAIN.

IT'S A REPLICA EXPLORER SHIP FROM THE 1500S AND WAS AN OBVIOUS DRAW FOR THE CROWDS LINED UP ALONG AGATE BAY.

SOME OTHERS INCLUDE A FORMER COAST GUARD CUTTER CALLED THE ENVY SUN DEW, THE PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II AND THE CANADIAN SHIP, ST. LAWRENCE II.

THE PARADE WAS A STRIKING SCENE WITH TWO HARBORS OAR DOCKS WITHIN SIGHT.

THE FESTIVAL CAN DRAW TENS OF THOUSANDS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND CANADA.

IT'S PART OF THE TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE.

THIS YEAR IT'S ON THE GREAT LAKES.

DULUTH IS USUALLY THE HOST CITY.

NOT THIS YEAR.

>> SO DULUTH GOT A GRANT TO REPAIR THE SEA WALL WHERE WE DO THIS FESTIVAL.

AND IT CAME TOGETHER QUICKLY.

I HAD TO SCRAMBLE AND FIND A PLACE TO DO IT AND FORTUNATELY 30 MILES UP THE ROAD TWO HARBORS WAS AVAILABLE.

>> WHAT'S THE FASCINATION AROUND TALL SHIPS?

>> THE POPULARITY OF PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN.

PEOPLE SEA THOSE SHIPS THEY LOVE THAT.

IF YOU'RE A SAILOR AT ALL, I THINK IF YOU'RE INTO RECREATIONAL BOATING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TALL SHIPS ARE AN AWE INSPIRING EXPERIENCE.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE SEEING THE -- IN PERSON, YOU'RE LIKE, OH, MY GOD, THAT'S HUGE.

>> TODAY'S SAIL ON THE SUPERIOR GREAT LAKE WAS A FIRST TIME EXPERIENCE.

>> WE LIVE IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA.

>> DID YOU COME ALL THIS WAY?

>> WE DID, YEAH.

>> OH, YEAH, I GOT THIS AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT ACTUALLY.

>> WE'VE OBSERVED IT FROM THE SHORE MANY TIMES NOW AND IT'S JUST VERY PEACEFUL AND EDUCATIONAL AS WELL.

>> WHAT WAS MEMORABLE ABOUT IT FOR YOU?

>> EVERYTHING.

FROM RAISING THE SAILS TO GATHERING OF THE SHIPS AWAY FROM THE BREAKWATER, AND JUST SPENDING TIME ON THE LAKE.

I CAN'T REMEMBER ALL OF THE SHIP NAMES, BUT IT WAS A DAY I'LL REMEMBER FOR A LONG TIME.

♪♪ >> NOW, WHETHER THE FESTIVAL OF SAIL RETURNS TO DULUTH REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

THE FESTIVAL ORGANIZER Mr. SAMBORSKI SAYS TWO HARBORS HAS A LARGER HARBOR AG GAT BAY AND CAN FIT MORE SHIPS IN THERE WHICH IS SOMETHING ATTENDEES WOULD WANT.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE SHOW.

♪♪ THE >> Eric: DOES THE RAID ON MARRINGA LAGO ENERGIZE REPUBLICANS FOR THE FALL OR REMIND THEM OF LIABILITIES FOR THE 45TH PRESIDENT?

MEANWHILE, DOES THE NARROW WIN BY REPRESENTATIVE OMAR INDICATE A FISSURE IN MINNESOTA D.F.L.

POLITICS?

BRIAN MCDANIEL, LOBBYIST, LAWYER, STANDUP COMEDIAN, REPUBLICAN.

ABOU AMARA.

WE START WITH THE SAD NEWS THAT SENATOR TOMASSONI HAS SUCCUMBED TO ALS AT THE AGE OF 69.

I KNOW YOU WORKED ACROSS THE CHAMBER WITH HIM ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.

>> YEAH, WORKED WITH HIM ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEES A LOT, BOTH THE ENERGY OF THE ROOM, BIGGER THAN LIFE PERSONALITY BUT ALSO SOMEONE WHO FIERCELY FOUGHT FOR HIS COMMUNITY ON THE IRON RANGE.

IT'S A HIT TO MINNESOTA AND GENERATIONAL CHANGE.

WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF POWER IN THE IRON RANGE IN LEADERS LIKE HIM.

>> Eric: AND HE WAS BIPARTISAN.

>> HE WAS DEFINITELY BIPARTISAN.

WHEN I WAS STAFF AND LOBBYISTYIST, HE WAS SOMEONE YOU COULD GO TO GET A DEAL DONE, THAT'S AN ART THAT VERY FEW SITTING LEGISLATE SLATERS HAVE AND HE WAS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THIS SIDE AND THAT.

>> Cathy: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FBI RAID, MAJOR STORY ON MAR-A-LAGO.

WHAT'S THE POLITICS OF THIS FOR YOU >> WELL, THE POLITICS ARE A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SPY.

AND I THINK THAT REPUBLICANS WANT TO TALK ABOUT INFLATION, THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT CRIME, THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT GAS PRICES, IT'S HARD TO CUT THROUGH ON THOSE ARGUMENTS IF PEOPLE THINK THAT THE LAST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT IS A SPY AGAINST AMERICAN INTERESTS.

AND SO I THINK THE POLITICS OF IT ARE CLEAR, DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT CHOICE WHEN WHY WE CAN'T ALLOW REPUBLICANS TO BE IN CHARGE.

>> AND IGNORE ALL THE OTHER THINGS AFFECTING AMERICANS EVERY DAY.

I THINK WITH DONALD TRUMP, TO BORROW SOMETHING FROM THE SHERIFF, HE IS WHAT WE THOUGHT HE WAS.

THE PEOPLE THAT HATE HIM, THEY HATE HIM FOR THE AME REASONS OTHER PEOPLE LOVE HIM.

I DON'T THINK THERE IS A RIGHT ANSWER OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, IF HE HAS DOCUMENTS THAT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT ARE VITAL TO THE AMERICAN INTEREST TO KEEP SECRET THEN HE NEEDS TO GIVE THEM BACK AND FACE WHATEVER PUNISHMENT GOES WITH THAT.

BUT THE CONVERSE OF THAT IS THAT ALSO THAT HE CANNOT BE CHARGED WITH SOMETHING AND CERTAINLY NOT EVEN JUST LIKE IMPLICATED IN SOMETHING IF THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

WE'RE GOING TO GET ALL THIS INFORMATION VERY SOON SO I THINK THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SUNSHINE ON THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WAS THIS PROPERLY EXECUTED AND DID HE HAVE DOCUMENTS HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE?

THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND EVERYBODY SHOULD TREAT IT LIKE THAT.

>> Eric: WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FIFTH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY.

ILHAN OMAR EKES OUT A WIN AGAINST DON SAMUELS WITH A LAW AND ORDER PLATFORM ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY.

I WONDER IF THAT'S A WAKE-UP CALL TO DEMOCRATS OR CONFIRMING CALL TO DEMOCRATS THAT, HEY, WE MAY BE IN TROUBLE ON THIS CRIME ISSUE.

>> I THINK IT'S A GOOD SIGN THAT DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING PUBLIC SAFETY SERIOUSLY.

WE'VE SAID THIS FROM THE BEGINNING WHETHER IT'S COUNTY ATTORNEY, MAYOR, GOVERNOR, THOSE ARE ALL FOCUSED ON CRIME AS A REAL SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE.

WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE STEP ON THOSE CAMPAIGNS AND ALMOST TAKE OUT AN INCUMBENT PERSON.

I THINK IT'S A SIGN WE'RE HAVING HEALTHY DEBATE IN PUBLIC POLICY.

>> I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY WHAT HE SAID IT WAS, THE D.F.L.

HAS A PROGRESSIVE WING OF WHICH OMAR IS A PART, AND I THINK THAT WING IS -- FROM DEMOCRAT DEMOCRATS WHO ARE AFRAID OF CRIME IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, WHO DON'T SEE ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS WHILE SHE'S ON TV RAILING AGAINST THE PRESIDENT.

ABOU IS RIGHT, IT IS ON DEMOCRATS TO TAKE CRIME VERY SERIOUSLY.

MARY MORIARTY, SHE REPRESENTS EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE'S AFRAID OF, SO.

>> WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE WELL KNOWN WELL HEELED DONORS THAT WERE SUPPORTING DON SAMUELS VERSUS ILHAN OMAR?

WHAT DOES THAT SAY?

>> LOOK, THERE'S A DEBATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND PHILOSOPHICALLY MANY IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DON'T AGREE WITH ILHAN OMAR, THAT'S NO SURPRISE.

I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT RACE WAS ABOUT TWO CANDIDATES WHO REPRESENT KIND OF DIFFERENT WINGS OF THE DEMOCRATICDEMOCRATIC PARTY AND IN THIS INSTANCE REPRESENTATIVE OMAR WON.

THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE GOING FORWARD BUT RIGHT NOW SHE SHOWED SHE'S A DOMINANT FORCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

>> Eric: SCOTT JENSEN SAID HE WAS CLARIFYING HIS VIEWS ON ABORTIONS.

BEFORE HE WAS KIND OF A NO EXCEPTIONS KIND OF GUY, NOW HE'S SAYING HERE'S EXCEPTIONS AND HERE'S POST NATAL STUFF TO HELP THE NEW MOTHER.

>> I THINK REPUBLICANS NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW CAN THEY MESSAGE PRO-LIFE BELIEFS IN A MORE COMPASSIONATE WAY.

RIGHT NOW AS ABOU LOVES TO TELL ME WEEKLY THE ROE DECISION IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY MUCH STUNTING KIND OF THE REPUBLICAN WAVE.

AND I THINK THAT DR. JENSEN IS DOING WHAT A LOT OF REPUBLICANS ARE DOING SAYING HOW DO I COMMUNICATE MY STRONGLY HELD BELIEFS WHICH I DON'T WANT TO ABANDON BUT ALSO DO IT IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT LOOK CALLOUS AND IS IN LINE WITH THE ELECTORATE.

>> Cathy: SO HE'S NOT BACKTRACKING.

>> NO, I DON'T THINK HE'S BACKTRACKING, HE'S CLARIFYING.

>> YOU COULD PUT LIPSTICK ON A PIG, IT'S STILL A PIG.

THIS IS NOT A MESSAGING PROBLEM, IT'S THE FACT THAT HIS BELIEFS ARE WILDLY OUT OF STEP WITH MINNESOTA VOTERS.

A WEEK AGO, TWO WEEKS AGO WAS SAYING THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS FOR RAPE OR INCEST AND IF YOU'RE RAPED IN HIS WORLD IN MINNESOTA YOU'D BE FORCED TO CARRY THAT CHILD TO TERM.

WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THAT IT'S GAME OVER IN TERMS OF HIS CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR.

HE UNDERSTANDS THAT AND SO YES HE'S ABSOLUTELY BACKTRACKING BECAUSE HE HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE OF ECOMING GOVERNOR IF THAT'S HIS POSITION.

>> Eric: DOES FUND-RAISING MATTER WITH WALZ WITH 500 ON HAND AND JENSEN WITH 500,000 ON HAND?

>> I CAN'T SIT HERE AND SAY IT DOESN'T MILLION.

OBVIOUSLY IT MATTERS.

THERE'S ALWAYS MONEY IN THE BANANA STAND.

THERE'S ALWAYS MONEY TO CONDUCT THESE CAMPAIGNS SO THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF ADS, PLENTY OF MAILERS FOR EVERYONE TO SEE BUT I THINK THAT IS INDICATIVE THAT GOVERNOR WALZ DOES HAVE A WAR CHEST WHICH HE WILL USE TO DEFINE DR. JENSEN.

>> Cathy: HOW IMPORTANT WILL DEBATES BE?

THEY ALREADY HAD ONE AT FARM FEST WHICH WAS KIND OF INTERESTING, HAD SOME FIREWORKS TO IT.

HOW MANY OF THE DEBATES DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE?

>> I'D BE SHOCKED IF YOU SEE MORE THAN ONE OR TWO.

IT'S COUNTER INTUITIVE, YOU WOULD THINK THE CHALLENGER NEEDS DEBATES BUT I THINK THE DEBATES CAN EXPOSE SCOTT JENSEN FOR A LOT OF HIS POLICY POSITIONS.

I DON'T THINK HE WANTS MOST MINNESOTANS TO KNOW WHERE HE STANDS IN TERMS OF CHOICE, AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW HIS BACKGROUND AS A DOCTOR, ACTUALLY SAYING DURING COVID MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T GET VACCINATED.

THOSE ARE THINGS IN A DEBATE THAT WOULD BE EXPOSED AND I DON'T THINK HE WANTS MINNESOTANS TO KNOW WHAT HE BELIEVES.

>> WELL, IF WALZ IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEFINE DR. JENSEN, A DEBATE WOULD BE ABLE TO BE A CHANCE FOR HIM TO DEFINE HIS TERMS.

>> Eric: IS THAT -- I THINK POLITICAL REPORT SAID LIKELY REPUBLICAN FOR THEIR RATING ON THAT RACE?

>> YEAH, THERE'S NEVER A VICTORY AND A LOSS, I DON'T WANT TO SAY DEMOCRATS DID A GREAT JOB.

THERE IS A SILVER LINING HERE IN WE REALLY DID OVERPEW ESPECIALLY IN A LOW TURNOUT PRIMARY.

THERE'S THIS MACHINE ALREADY IN PLACE OVER THE PAST MONTHS, HE GETS TO CONTINUE LEAD THAT IN NOVEMBER.

I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISE, THIS IS ONE OF THE RACES PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY PEOPLE SHOULD FOLLOW.

THE DEMOCRATS COULD TAKE THAT SEAT IN NOVEMBER.

>> AND THEY WON'T.

I THINK CANDIDATE ETTINGER IS A GOOD CANDIDATE, HE DID WELL BECAUSE HE LOOKS A LOT LIKE A REPUBLICAN AND ALKS A LOT LIKE A REPUBLICAN.

HE IS A FANTASTIC PERSON, HE'S A GREAT CANDIDATE, HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT CONGRESSMAN AND HE WILL WIN IN NOVEMBER.

>> Eric: WHY IS THE MINNESOTA GUN OWNERS CAUCUS NOT ENDORSING ANYBODY IN THE GOVERNOR'S RACE?

HAVE YOU HEARD THAT?

>> WELL, I MEAN, I THINK THAT DR. JENSEN HEN HE WAS A SENATOR, HE PUT HIS NAME ON SOME LEGISLATION, I THINK IF HE WERE SITTING HERE RIGHT OW HE WOULD SAY THAT HE DID IT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS OF FINDING SOLUTIONS IF THEY EXIST, BUT IN FACT WHAT HE PUT HIS NAMES ON WERE SOMETHING THAT SECOND AMENDMENT ADVOCATES DID NOT LIKE THAT HE WAS PARTICIPATING IN AND I THINK BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT SUPPORTING HIM.

BUT ONCE AGAIN HE CAN CLARIFY HIS POSITIONS.

MAYBE IN A DEBATE.

>> THE GUN OWNERS CAUCUS ISN'T ENDORSING BECAUSE ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO TAKES GUN VIOLENCE SERIOUSLY AND ANOTHER A REPUBLICAN DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW HIS POSITION.

I'M SAYING THEY'RE STAYING OUT OF THE RACE BECAUSE IF THEY WERE TO ENDORSE A REPUBLICAN, THE POLICIES IN THE SUBURBS ARE -- FOR THE DEMOCRATS.

>> I DON'T THINK THE ELECTORATE IS CONFUSED ON WHICH PARTY IS STANDING UP FOR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

>> Eric: YES OR NO ANSWER BEFORE WE END THE PROGRAM.

SPECIAL SESSION?

>> NO.

>> NO.

>> Eric: MMM, YOU GOT A LITTLE WISTFULNESS IN YOUR EYE.

>> I'VE HEARD SOME STUFF IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS BUT NO RIGHT NOW.

>> Eric: NO RIGHT NOW.

CLIFFHANGER.

♪♪ >> Cathy: IT'S MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE SHOW, IT'S MINNESOTA HISTORY TIME.

WE ASK YOU A QUESTION AND YOU TRY TO ANSWER IT.

YOU CAN USE RESEARCH AIDS IF YOU WANT BUT SOMETIMES IT'S MORE FUN TO JUST RANDOMLY GUESS.

SO HERE WE GO.

WE'RE GOING TO ASK ABOUT A NOTABLE BOOK SIGNING THAT TOOK PLACE IN MINNEAPOLIS IN JUNE OF 1960.

A NOTED AUTHOR LIVING IN THE TWIN CITIES APPEARED AT THE DOWNTOWN POWERS DEPARTMENT STORE ALONG WITH THE SUBJECT OF THEIR BOOK.

THE BOOK'S SUBJECT WAS EVEN MORE WELL KNOWN THAN THE AUTHOR.

NOW, THIS PERSON BEING ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AMERICANS OF THE LAST CENTURY.

THE BOOK COST $4.95 AND THE MINNEAPOLIS NEWSPAPER CLAIMED READERS WILL WANT AUTOGRAPHED COPY FOR YOURSELF AND SEVERAL FOR GIFTS.

OUR QUESTION: WHAT FAMED AUTHOR DID A BOOK SIGNING IN THE OLD POWERS DEPARTMENT STORE IN JUNE OF 1960?

THERE'S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO GET YOUR VOICE ON THE AIR.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

651-429-1430 IS OUR VOICE MAIL.

ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU DIAL CAREFULLY SO YOU DON'T WAKE SOMEBODY UP WITH YOUR MIDNIGHT CALL.

SOME VIEWERS FIND THERE'S LESS DANGER IN SENDING AN E-MAIL.

ALMANAC @TPT.ORG IS THE WAY TO DO THAT.

BEFORE WE GO, WE HAVE SOME IMPORTANT NEWS TO STAIR.

IT'S ABOUT OUR STATE FAIR PROGRAM COMING UP IN JUST TWO WEEKS.

BEFORE THE PANDEMIC FOR MORE THAN A DECADE TWIN CITIES PBS AND MPR WORKED TOGETHER TO CREATE AN EDITION OF "ALMANAC" AT THE STATE FAIR.

CIRCLE THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR.

FRIDAY AUGUST 26D "ALMANAC" WILL BE RECORDED THAT DAY AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING AT THE MPR BOOTH NEAR THE DAIRY BUILDING AT THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS.

WE'LL BE LIVE ON THE RADIO AND RECORDING THE SHOW FOR TV FOR THE STATEWIDE SYSTEM.

AGAIN, YOU CAN WATCH "ALMANAC" IN ACTION LIVE AT THE FAIR FRIDAY MORNING AT 11 ON AUGUST 26TH AT THE MPR STATE FAIR BOOTH AT THE CORNER OF JUDSON AND NELSON.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME FOR ANOTHER IRISH TUNE.

THE INLAND SEAS, YOU CAN CATCH THEM AT THE IRISH FAIR NOON ON SATURDAY AT THE DUBLIN STAGE.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

WE'D LIKE YOU TO MAKE IT A HABIT IF YOU COULD.

SEE YOU LATER.

[ IRISH FOLK MUSIC ] >> SINGING: 'TIL THE LONG BOATS FROM ANTRIM CAME TO FLOAT IT AWAY OH BONNY PORTMORE, YOU SHINE WHERE YOU STAND AND THE MORE I THINK ON YOU, THE MORE I THINK LONG IF I HAD YOU NOW AS I HAD ONCE BEFORE ALL THE LORDS OF OLD ENG LAND WOULD NOT PURCHASE PORTMORE.

ALL THE BIRDS IN THE FOREST, THEY BITTERLY WEEP CRYING, WHERE SHALL WE SHELTER OR WHERE SHALL WE SLEEP?

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