they live just to the east in wisconsin and minnesota, wisconsin first and then most of minnesota. but the year and having minnesota a and we don't think buffalo hunting or the plains and having. we think river well in, living in log houses. when you think of the lakota indian you think of a canoe for the dakota indians and so this is a little crow. a little crow is a leader among them and he very much as his foot in the two worlds and his entire life even as a young man he hunted with white fur traders and the trade them. they would hunt buffalo for the summer and sell whiskey and play cards and they would visit the indian villages. little crow had wives over the course of his life and about six different dakota and lakota villages. he lived in a teepee but maxtor was the brick house the government provided money for. he used it for meetings and he slapped every night in his tepee. he wore a white collared shirt which was the emblem in 1862 but he never cut his hair. he went to episcopal church services but never took baptism. he was the bearer of the medicine of the dakota which

the core group is there in minnesota. my son michael is a graduate student in architecture in seattle and hope you will keep an eye on monaco when she gets out there, but as you mentioned, my oldest son is here. he lives here in d.c.. he works at the house of representatives. he did not get to see much of each other the first few years of his life because i was deployed pretty regularly on the marine corps. if you choose to approve the nomination, he will probably find himself with a new roommate. over the years, my family sacrificed a great deal to allow me to pursue a career in public service. that career began in 1977 when i was fortunate enough to do constituency work for senator hubert humphrey who epitomized public service in the best minnesota tradition and he inspired me to follow that path. as was mentioned, after graduating from law school at the university of minnesota, i joined the united states marine corps and that was a decision that changed my life and made me the person you see sitting before you today. m

minnesota the former navy seal bestselling author is new book is demo crips and bloods blood akins no more gangs in government he's the host and executive producer of tru t.v.'s conspiracy theory which jesse ventura if there ever was a man truly independent it is jesse ventura with a lot of things to talk about good seeing and thanks for sharing thanks larry explain the title of the book well the democrats from the rib love look of the show what i do i heard that term probably back when i was governor and it just kind of stuck with me and then when i decided to write this book on the two political parties and how corrupt they are and how they're completely own corporate money from top to bottom. you make the comparison larry between the crips and bloods the two should meet gangs and they're identical i mean it's even to the point where they've stolen their collars because what's a blue shirt. a democratic state where blue is the color of the crips you on the street blogs are naturally red what's a red state that's the color that will help us to see is that different on the different m

minnesota the former navy seal bestselling author is new book is demo crips and bloods blood akins no more gangs in government he's the host and executive producer of tru t.v.'s conspiracy theory which jesse ventura if there ever was a man truly independent it is jesse ventura with a lot of things to talk about good seeing and thanks for sharing thanks larry explain the title of the book well the democrats from the rib love look of the show and i heard that term probably back when i was governor and it just kind of stuck with me and then when i decided to write this book on the two political parties and how corrupt they are and how they're completely own corporate money from top to bottom. you make the comparison larry between the crips and bloods the two should meet gangs and they're identical i mean it's even to the point where they've stolen their collars because what's a blue shirt. date a democratic state where blue is the color of the crips you on the street blogs are naturally red what's a red state that's the color that will help us to see is that different on the different no

we have 2012 where we completeed a minnesota golf course. the work includes what we're going to believe is the world to the golf project. i'm working with local designers including chris meyer's and others to creativity a minnie golf course. i have here a 1986 earthquake model. if you see this will include this is from, you know, 1906, 1 hundred and 7 years ago. there's the lot foundation on my left that will be the golden fire hydrant. they will actually shake and collapse using some mechanic things and will rebuild themselves. this doesn't your grandfathers minnie golf course. so minnie golf course will supplemented. it is to return quickly to the neighborhood. i've been so impressed and engraved by the support we've received. i've met both sides of the neighborhood. i've met with the street folks where my son took music lessons. i've met with the merchants improvement district and the buddhist temple. i've given personal tours to neighbors who have asked. i hosted a walk through q and a session and open exchange of ideas. i'll make sure w

he wants to have a minnesota golf course in san francisco. so if you approve this today you'll be approving something that doesn't exist currently in san francisco. he loves his neighborhood and his love of this fuel box off the building from the 20 century you'll see it will be kept as historically accurate but at any time the historic pieces will be equateed. >> good afternoon, commissioners steve fox i'm the still said the chief greens keeper. the first time i saw van ness it was the perfect place for san francisco golf course. it had this wonderful architect and all located in the mission which is the most vibrant part of the city. this is wonderful. it was love at first sight and that love affair was deepened when i heard that it had been vacated since 1999. given my other notable passions in san francisco and believe it or not minnesota golf it's been hosting muni golf promotions since 1993. i didn't make this up minnesota government was in my blood. i brought something unique to my hometown. the mission is particle wonderful i'm going

she is so unlike minnesota.he's taken the term minnesota nice and turned it upside down with all of her hatred toward the president. why? because he wants to begin 30 million people health care? let's be fair to michele bachmann, let's just say she's really sound in her principles as the tea party darling, the tea party, they're really concerned about the federal budget deficit. i am wondering if michele bachmann would step forward and say, you know what, i'm going to forgo this pension because i didn't get anything done in congress. all i did was go after the president, circumvent everything that was good for people. she never advocated anything for anybody. it was all about her and her self-promotion. let's be fair to michele bachmann about another number. one. she's proud of her crown accomplishme accomplishment. >> being the primary sponsor of the bill that recently passed in the house to repeal obama care. when do we count the road to repealing obama care wasn't successful. she tried to scare the american p

attorney in minnesota. he is well-qualified and has a range of experiences and accomplishments that leave him more than ready to lead the atf on a full-time basis. not on a temporary basis, not on an interim basis. he is a talented, dedicated and hard-working public servant who has served his country in both the military and in civilian agencies. i look forward to hearing from both of our nominees today and having a discussion about their past experiences and their outlook on the positions to which they have been nominated. thank you both of you, and i will turn it over to senator grassley, the ranking member. >> thank you very much. as the chairwoman knows and as i told her yesterday i've checked into holding this hearing today and requested the hearing be postponed. as we sit here today there remains an open investigation by the office of special counsel regarding mr. jones' conduct as u.s. attorney. generally when a nominee is subject to an open investigation the committee does not move forward until the

minnesota. mr. franken: mr. president, before i begin, i'd like to ask unanimous consent that my law clerk rachel hormer be granted floor privileges for the duration of the debate of s. 744. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. franken: mr. president, i rise today to speak in support of the immigration reform bill that we are going to vote on soon. i want to bring a minnesota perspective to the debate. i want to talk about how this bill will help minnesota businesses and agriculture while also helping and protecting minnesota workers. i also want to talk about how this bill will help minnesota families and communities. mr. president, minnesota was admitted to the union in 1858. for the first 30 years after minnesota was founded, no fewer than one-third of minnesotans were immigrants who were born abroad. our state didn't suffer from that. it thrived. our fields were first tilled by swedish immigrants. their crops filled two million acres. our iron mines in the north depended on finnish

attorney in minnesota. qualified and has a range of accomplishments that lev him more than ready to lead atf on a fulltime basis. not on a temporary or interim basis. he's a hardworking public servant who served his country military and civilian agencies. i look forward to hearing from both of our nominees today and discussion about their past experiences and their utlooks on the positions to which they have been nominated. thank you both of you. i'll turn it over to senator grassley, the ranking member. >> thank you very much. as the chairwoman knows and as i told her yesterday, i objected to holding this hearing today nd requested the hearing be postponed. regarding mr. holmes' conduct. >> members of the committee are the public interest demands resolution of these issues. members of the committee are to know that if these charges have any merit. one way for that to happen is for the committee to undertake investigation. that is not happened. follow the usual committee practice and wait for third party in

the gentleman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr.erson: i'm now pleased to recognize the gentleman from louisiana, for one minute. the chair: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for one minute. >> i oppose this amendment. we advocates for america's farmers know we need free world markets. but the proponents of this amendment ignore that other countries such as brazil subsidize their sugar industry as much as $3 billion per year. this amendment unilaterally disarms our economy. by doing so it threatens 142,000 farmer jobs. mr. cassidy: places the u.s. consumer at the mercy of market manipulation by foreign governments. at stake is our food security, 142,000 jobs, and the american consumer. by eliminating this program which object prates at zero cost to the american taxpayer, we -- operates at zero cost to the american taxpayer, we hamstring the ability of our farmers to provide food security for our people. i urge my colleagues to reject this amendment. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from minnesota reserves. the gentlem

nothing but praise. >> it's a tough state in minnesota. >> i know, i know. let's move on.le was the focus of the tech heads today and the stock market, was there anything at the apple developers conference that made a big impact? we have that story for you next up on "the kudlow report." join us at projectluna.com >>> all right. apple held its worldwide developers conference today. let's go over to bertha coombs for a look at what apple showed off. good evening, bertha. >> reporter: good evening, larry. apple ceo tim cook and co unveiling new products in getting better battery life for devices. cook showed off a new sleek macpro desktop and amped up graphics performance. meantime, the battery on the new mac book air laptop will reportedly run all day without a charge, and the new ios 7 has a new graphic look, and as expected an ad-supported streaming radio service built into the new itunes. the market yawned at the news, but apple's marketing chief took a dig at detractors. >> can't innovate anymore, my ass. >> reporter: innovative perhaps. one big change for the macoss. n

wals from minnesota for two -- mr. walz from minnesota for two minutes. the chair: the gentleman from minnesota is recognized for two minutes. mr. walz: i want to thank the chair and ranking member who crafted a great piece of legislation, saving taxpayer money, supporting jobs, streamlining efficiency and eliminating burdensome programs. i'd also especially like to say they've done it with dignity, they've done it with grace, they've done it with the respect and thoughtfulness of this institution. i tell you, the american people need a lot of that. last week we had a poll that showed us a 10% approval rating. the north koreans are at 17%. that ought to tell you something here. it would be funny if it wasn't so dang disappointing. the sacrifices that went into us doing the basic needs. the american public did not believe we could fulfill the basic needs. well, you know what, they're wrong on this. we're going to do it in here, with the leadership of these two gentlemen who have spoken before. we need to make sure that this piece of legislation goes throug

. >> the i-35 west was the most used bridge in the state of minnesota. there's new information tonight that state inspectors found no structural flaws during examinations over the past two years but engineers from the university of minnesota say say saw signs of trouble years ago. they reported the bridge had structural deficiencies including corroded steal and girders that were distorted. now there is word the bridge is going to be replaced. >> there was the view that the bridge was going to need to be replaced but it appears on the information we have available the time line for that was not immediate or imminent. >> reporter: the bridge was built in 1967 with a single arch to avoid putting piers in the water that may have impeded navigation. tonight, there are questions about the structure's design and maintenance. >> a bridge in america should not fall down. >> reporter: today, engineers tried to control the flow of the mississippi river at a dam upstream to give divers the chance to look for bodies entombed in cars. they used lights to identify lice

we've worked closely together you for members of the minnesota law are afor members of the minnesota law enforcement community when he you a you was in the first stint of the u.s. attorney of mrn minnesota when bill clinton was president awhen bill clinton was president and i was the county attorney. for the past two years, todd you joan has been doing the a you impossible.are in a you and you you andou and you and you and you filling two crucial federal law commissions as acting director of the atf and the u.s. attorney a a for the state of minnesota.afor the state of minnesota. i know son anthony is back you there.andthere. i know it's not been easy.a todd has wife margaret and also a father to not just anthony but and in four other children and a good one at that. we welcome anthony here today a a a representing the family. todd jones has an impressive youtodd jones has an impressive and pack ground that has him well prepared to lead the atf.a after law school at the youafter law school at the university of minnesota, he and you entered the u.s. marine corps where he served on act

nolan of minnesota. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 260rk the gentleman from minnesota, mr. nolan, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. nolan: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today on a matter of the highest priority critical to the future of our great nation and our people. it is time to put an end to the wars of choice and the nation building abroad and start rebuilding america. daily, we are reminded of our nation's fiscal crises, massive deficits and unemployment. shortage of revenues for the things we know, we need to do. the simple truth is the trillions of dollars spent on the wars of choice and the nation building abroad are the primary cause of our current financial crises. not social security and medicare as some would have us believe. the sad fact is, our own bridges are falling down. our infrastructure is crumbling. our education system is struggling. while millions more middle class men and women are unemployed or underemployed. mr. speak

the chair: the gentleman from minnesota. mr. peterson: mr. chairman, i'm now pleased to yield to one of our ranking members, the gentleman from california, mr. costa, for one minute. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. two minutes. mr. costa: thanks very much, mr. speaker. the dairy security act in this bill is a result of four years of hard work on a bipartisan basis. it's intended to provide strong market-based safety net that will keep dairy producers afloat while providing stable prices to our consumers. simply put, the amendment being offered here, the goodlatte-scott amendment is about putting american taxpayers fully paying the bill for down prices that occur in down cycles in the dairy industry. the dairy industry, especially producers, have been victims of these down cycles and volatility in recent years because the old programs simply don't work. and they encourage overproduction. at the same time, producers have been forced to deal with increased feed costs that have increased from $2 a bushel to $7

great things happened in minnesota today. the crazy wtf things happened in minnesota as well. that's coming up next. perfectly bite sized drops of rich and creamy chocolate happiness. when the chocolate is hershey's, life is delicious. (vo) later tonight current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> john: we proudly conclude wtf minnesota week with a look at minnesota viking adrian peterson who declared that having an openly gay teammate "really wouldn't bother me that much." yes, that football star was generous enough to offer the only kind of support that matters, we grudging kind. peterson earlier said he's not with gay american which is understandable because any man who makes his living running around a field in

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joining me now is congressman keith ellison of minnesota.e democrats taking part in the s.n.a.p. challenge. keith, good to have you with us tonight. how is it going for you on this? is it a feasible diet in any stretch of the imagination for americans? >> look you can take the s.n.a.p. diet and eat enough food to make your belly feel like you've had a meal, but you can't eat a nutritious, well-balanced diet that is going to enhance health and help you get stronger and better. particularly bad for a child. i mean, the truth is, is that this s.n.a.p. diet is not really a sustainable diet for anyone. and, so, for folks who want to cut s.n.a.p. even more, you know, in my opinion, this is just not acceptable. >> now, there are some things that he bought and this is whole wheat bread and milk. but the majority of it makes america fat. the majority of it is subsidized. >> empty calories. >> and it's the priority of it all is not good. would you agree? >> absolutely agree. it's what you call empty calories. calories, but there's not much nutrition c

pair of iconic dorm towers in minnesota are no more. a fourth of july came early in minnesota.he towers were imploded simultaneously today. the two 12 story dorms hosted more than 50,000 students since opening back up in 1965. members of the minnesota vikings actually used the dorms during training camp. the school built new dorms to replace the towers. the site will be used for parking. >>> giants, a's? please. like 50,000 inside seasonford stadium for the other kind of football. the minute is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> not to be a debbie downer. but today, a bunch of local baseball struggles. especially the boys of summer who wear orange and black. we are on the clock now. matt cain in denver after the first inning. 8 innings, five strikeouts. the offense gave him one run. that's an issue. tied in the 9th. here is nolan. sending the ball home with a walkoff single. six straight losses. jared barker may be lost with a hamstring issue. he went down hard. a's and the cardinals, and here is matt adams who had two home runs of the day. here is the three-run bomb that put it away

well -- >> you'd rather have me go to minnesota? >> yeah.have so much more family support, and i think that's going to be absolutely critical to your recovery, son. >> but it's just going to be hard because like we talked about before with all my friends there and all my -- all my friends use pretty much. >> yeah, they do. >> except two people. >> yeah, they do. >> it's going to be pretty hard. you already know that. when i switched schools, it's pretty hard. another group of friends. out here i'll have a fresh start. >> it will be hard no matter where you go. >> it can go either way pretty much. don't want to be shoveling for five years or surfing for five years. i kind of would rather be the other way. >> but you can snowboard. >> i can go snowboard here. >> but i just think that the support is something that is crucial. >> that's true. i want to choose what's best for me when i get out of here. >> yes, whatever is -- >> so far everything has been going well for me in here, just where i was placed. when i feed -- i don't know when i feed t

out here in minnesota, voters believe what mills is saying.here is something else you need to know about this sportsman. stewart mills is part after lucky sperm club. mills is an heir to the family owned chain of mills fleet farm. stores which are located in 32 locations across the upper midwest. currently the 41-year-old mills is the vice president of this growing company. i'm sure mills is a true believer in the second amendment but he has another dog in the fight. mills fleet farm sells almost everything, including guns and ammunition. >> line of rifles and accessories, exclusive to mill farms, allowed our shooting department to be successful which in terms allowed us to hire more people and continue to expand. >> mills has every right to use the first amendment to scare his customers about the second amendment. but he has a deep dark secret. a local minneapolis paper named the city pages outed stewart mills as a cheese head. this is mills wearing an air roth rogers jersey at lambeau field. he can be a successful businessman and win of minn

having talked to the stakeholders in minnesota that minnesota as well as other states who have the waiver are now asking the question "what do we do with this?" they are unsure about going down the steps that they were required to ge agreed to. so, ilaw changes -- think the clamor coming from the education establishment that changes the law will be very helpful right now. their were feeling that schools were failing. they got the waiver. they are not happy about it. they want the law changed. firmly believe that senator harkin and senator alexander and my colleague in the house all want to change the law. we are starting in different places. to goy expect our bill to committee and then go to the floor in the past on the house in july. pushhoping that will help the senate to pass something. if they can pass some legislation in the senate, then we have an opportunity to come together and start to hammer this out. leadw much does your bill to the state? you have been a local control guy for as long as i have known you. do you want to give us a quick ascription of how it changes? pre-k's it g

and we'll get to minnesota rep ryan winkler. and this is racism and one uncle thomas and saying if that was offensive, i didn't know what uncle thomas meant. >> so what did it mean? what did he think it meant. he went to harvard. >> he was a history major. >> does did he not go to literature. >> justice thomas turned his back on american rights. >> i meant he was a racist and not a racist. i am glad he clarified. >> it is unbelievable how justice thomas gets every time he issues a decision that the left think is not fair. >> and the immigration bill tomorrow. and senators have yet to read

, including a tuition freeze at the university of minnesota and minnesota's other public colleges and universities for two years. that is very, very good news. but while this is a great victory for minnesota's students and families, it certainly won't solve the college affordability problem in minnesota. as college has gotten more expensive our federal aid system has not kept up. in 1975, pell grants, long the cornerstone of our federal financial aid system, a full pell grant covered almost 80% of the cost of attending a public four-year college. in 1975. but now it pays for approximately 33% of the cost of a public -- a year of a public four-year college. as students have turned to student loans, more of them are ending up tens of thousands of dollars in debt. in minnesota, i have held several college affordability round tables and heard from a number of extraordinary students. one of them is taylor williams who was a senior at the university of minnesota in the spring. he grew up in a low-income family. he kind of was afraid of taking the advanced placement courses because he didn't

one in 100 in colorado, one in 200 minnesota, and one in seven and 100 in missouri. but the proportion of people actually turning out and voting in these primaries was so small, and yet they are driving the nomination for that process. that is going on all over the country. people actually participating. one of the points i made in that recent article, 57 million have not watched fox news and the same thing for obama and dc. now, people aren't watching them. >> host: is there

and my friend from minnesota is exactly right.he difference between crops, i used to farm, i've been a dairy farmer, i had holstein cows. i was true farmer. i've raised steers, i've hay farmed, i've truck farmed, i've done crops, i wasn't a gentleman farmer. climbed in the back of a combine to clean out the stocks, so i know agriculture. i know the biggest problem agriculture faces today is the regulation, particularly from e.p.a. and i'd like to see those regulations rolled back because that would help our agriculture more than any other thing that we could do. and i would be all in favor of doing that but the reason i brought the milk part of the old law forward was because of exactly what my good friend if from minnesota stated. you have to milk cows not once a tai, at least twice a day, sometime there's. and the milk support price that is guaranteed in this underlying law will raise costs if we go back to that and it stays in place and if we don't have it suspended or rethored, the farm bill, then what happens is the federal g

please welcome the five-time pro bowl running back of the minnesota vikings, adrian peterson! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ rush, rush hurry, hurry lover come to me ♪ ♪ rush, rush i wanna see ya i wanna see ya get free with me ♪ ♪ rush, rush i can feel it i can feel you all through me ♪ ♪ rush, rush >> jimmy: adrian -- why? why? why? why are you so strong? >> you know, i was just always told to give a man a good firm hand shake. look him in the eyes and, you know, it's just something i've been doing my entire life. [ sighs ] >> jimmy: you should tell me that before we shake hands. [ light laughter ] what'd you bring me? >> i brought you some tea, man. i heard you were a fan of tea. so, i brought you the best tea in texas -- texas tea. you gotta try it out. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: is that right? >> tell me. tell me what you think, brother. >> jimmy: thanks. i do like tea. is it alcoholic? >> no, no alcohol. had to hook you up, man. drink it plain. >> jimmy: hey, thank you -- thanks for doing that, brother.

there's something in the water in minnesota. (vo) later tonight current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> john: welcome back. in a little bit, we'll be discussing the case of bradley manning but right now, we continue our week of wtf minnesota. and tonight we investigate the curious fact that a recent study found that virtually all of minnesota's 10,000 lakes are like this big aquatic fresh water medicine cabinet filled with not just cocaine but synthetic estrogen and anti-depressants. all of them. i'm wondering if michele bachmann gets her drinking water from one of these places because that could actually explain quite a bit. mark ferry lead researcher of the rep

minnesota was an expansion team, and i was not taken as a coach. i was not charismatic enough to be that coach, but the right thing happened at the right time for me. there is aeel guidance, that something made fortunate, yets i was ready to be in the right lace at the right time. you know that scripture. i know it well. the book is called "eleven rings: the soul of success." written by the guy who has 11 rings plus two, so 13 total. it is number one on "the new york times here go this guy is used to being number one. good to have you. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with whedon.did -- his next movie is much ado about nothing. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. wenow that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 bill

that overall,ote minnesota student a good job -- minnesota is doing a good job. secondly, the support from law enforcement i have mentioned over a. -- over a period of time, i think that is important. i think that case is important to have on record. senator grassley and senator cruz asked about fast and furious. if you're in the private sector and something went crazy wrong, one of the things you look at is whether people are still in place that were in charge when this happened. ,s mr. jones has pointed out he changed nearly two thirds of the people in charge of the agency when he came in after fast and furious. there have been disciplinary proceedings that have been underway and concluded. i understand why he cannot attest to every single name of each person. he will work with senators who are concerned about that. it is important to note that he was brought in after fast and furious after clear mistakes are made in the agency to make changes. we should not forget the good work that is done by the atf. with sandy hook and the investigation of boston and how qu

the night that rick santorum become a national contender by winning three contests he won in minnesota. it was one in 200, one in 100 in colorado and one in 200 minnesota and one in 700 misery to the portion of people turning out and voting was so small and yet they were driving the process. that's going on all of the country the people participating were highly unrepresentative segment of the population. one of the points i made in the argument is that the 60 million or so votes that that romney got depravity in washington said it did you see this and you worry about things to be the year just over the head. most people aren't watching. >> so professor, is there a solution, should there be a solution because as using in your book disconnect, politicians figure of these are the issues that motivate the segments of the voters. >> every time i write something they want me to have something positive to say and i don't. i've been a professor for 40 years and i've never been more concerned about the future of the rice the american leadership class. we will muddle through. i just don't see w

>> john: today on wtf minnesota we look at the pilgrims united church of christ in maple grove minnesotaich has a long history supporting equal marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples so naturally it was vandalized with homophobic gofy canhomophobicgohomophobicgo graffiti and eggs thrown at its church walls enure in the bible there is not one instance of a wedding in sodom and gomorrah, and even though there is not a single scene in the bible even one heterosexual couple getting married. ipeople do things like that when they're fearful of maintaining their own position. this was a hate filled act. there is nothing done to a church that accepts passions of christ. wtf, minnesota it seems that the pilgrims church of christ is pretty much awesome. why don't you please keep your religious crazyies' from them and doing something like keep marcus bachmann pray away the gay? way inside. (christoff) we're patrolling the area looking for guns, drugs bodies ... (adam) we're going to places where few others are going. [lady] you have to get out now. >> lots of terrible things happen to people g

minnesota seemed the closest thing to home in slovenia.grandpa never graduated from high school and he saved money in a coffee can to send my dad to college. my dad earned a journalism degree from the university of minnesota after getting a community college degree in northern minnesota at vermilion community college. he was a newspaper reporter and a long-time columnist for the minneapolis star tribune. my mom was a teacher and she taught second grade until she was 70 years old. her parents came from switzerland to milwaukee, wisconsin, where my great grandma ran, guess what, a cheese shop. the depression was hard on their family and out of work for several years, my grandpa actually made and sold miniature swiss chalets made out of tiny pieces of wood. so i stand here today on the shoulders of immigrants, the granddaughter and great granddaughter of iron ore miners and cheese makers and craftsmen, the daughter of a teacher and a newspaperman and the first woman elected to the united states senate from the state of minnesota. it could not

king and i went to minnesota and reverend amos was then pastoring in minnesota before the snow chased him to san francisco and knew dr. king and his father and had a class in moore house of seven students. dr. brown and members of the class and knew them before and before then and he brings a lean yaj of struggle to the table every time he speaks with tremendous morale authority and stroke couldn't stop him for fight wg great power. [applause] i want to thank mayor ed lee for convening the family. for all the times we think of leading from the front. often you lead from the center. you have the power to convene the family, to look at a family crisis and think it through, and it figure it out, and if we can get out of our own's self way we might find solutions to a problem that is multi-faceted. i want to thank pastor bryant here who is the spokesman in the state and reverend brown and used his zeal and intelligence, his will to fight. he is a preacher, pastor, teacher, musician and a san francisco giant fanatic. [applause] and to all of you here today this issue of violence is a compl

now to an extreme weather alert heavy rain leighing much of minnesota under water.damaging houses leaking roads. residents say they have a long road to recovery. get everything out disinfect everything. >> meanwhile massive wildfire spanning more than 8 square miles. fire officials say they are taking every available precaution. >> we have another red flag warning today. we expect hot dry windy conditions. >> will they get any assistance from the weather fighting this fire. let's go to maria molina live in huntington, fork for the big dad lee golf classic. maria? >> that's right. i will be in anna kooiman on fox and friends. her and i will be getting a golf lesson. more importantly this event is to raise money for research and long island children as museum. so there are good causes involved with this event. we will tell you more about that coming up later in the show. you mentioned the extreme weather including flooding across minnesota. those are two major stories. first taking a look at the high temperatures across the country. it will be a warm summer like day a

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. >>> and a spectacular light show over minnesota. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, june 3rd. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm richard lui. the so-called powerhouse fire is burning out of control. more than 22,000 acres have been scorched since thursday. and it's still only 20% contained. nbc's francis kuo has the latest. >> reporter: hundreds of firefighters are working to contain the enormous powerhouse fire burning about 50 miles north of los angeles. all day long, air tankers battled the blaze hoping to bring the fire under control. more than half a dozen homes have been destroyed. >> at this time, our priorities are shifting to the protection of life and property. but we continue to be fully engaged in full suppression activities. >> reporter: nearly 3,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. however, dennis emels stayed behind, determined to save his home. >> just a wall of flames coming. and it went right over the house. >> reporter: he decided to fight off the fire with two hoses

john's university in collegeville, minnesota. wow.he northern lights or aurora borealis are caused when the magnetic charge in the wind reacts with the poles. they react with different elements in the atmosphere. while northern lights are frequent in alaska, it's rare to see them in states that share a border with canada and further south. it is almost unheard of. >> nitrogen and oxygen. >> "saturday night live" is up next. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> so this november, we the people of ohio will go to the polls and move this country forward. now it is my distinct

king and i went to minnesota and reverend amos was then pastoring in minnesota before the snow chased him to san francisco and knew dr. king and his father and had a class in moore house of seven students. dr. brown and members of the class and knew them before and before then and he brings a lean yaj of struggle to the table every time he speaks with tremendous morale authority and stroke couldn't stop him for fight wg great power. [applause] i want to thank mayor ed lee for convening the

minnesota has a very strong ethic when it comes to this. so do we help minnesota? no. we punish minnesota by not even allowing an amendment that's noncontroversial. so amy has -- senator klobuchar has people in her state that could be helped by this amendment. i'm certain there are people in louisiana that could be helped. there are people in every state, from new mexico to new york. no one is objecting to it, but we cannot get it on the list. and then there is an interesting problem with some of these adoptive parents because i spend an awful lot of time with them, i'm happy to do it, and they do need champions in congress, and i'm not the only one. you know, senator blunt has been fabulous, senator coats has been fabulous, senator boozman has been fabulous from arkansas, senator shaheen has been terrific, senator klobuchar, senator gillibrand, senator lee lee -- senator levin. you don't hear the senators talking about it as much as you hear me because i am kind of the chairman, so i listen to them and i try to voice our opinions, but trust me, there are many members.

i love that. >> the minnesota "star tribune" reported there were 2,000 pennies in that bag.his could get interesting. >>> next, are we reaching the point where we might need to add a 51st star to the american flag? turns out people in several rural republican dominated counties in colorado aren't satisfied with recent laws passed in their state. things like gun control and new regulations on oil and gas production. some county officials are ready to split off entirely and form a new state, the state of north colorado. >> we said we've got some ideas, do you want to listen to them? a petition to create a new state. and that new state would be the state of northern colorado. >> some will call it extreme. maybe aggressive. i would say, absolutely. i think extreme times call for extreme actions. >> what i would say to those folks in denver that say, oh this doesn't have any chance, we're not going to take this seriously, beware. >> north colorado seems like a long shot. if it did come to fruition, though, it would be the least populated state in the country and among the reddest

these are the towers out of minnesota state university they were imploded simultaneously today. they hosted more than 50,000 students over the years. built in 65. the school built new dorms to replace them. and that's going to be a parking lot someday. there we go. i never thought i'd complain about the heat. i love summer weather. but come on. >>> i was on the phone with my dad today. and it's 113 degrees in and i said remember the summer you took us on vacation, needles today, 123. that's about as hot as it gets in the bay area. and we have hotter weather. let's head outdoors right now. clear skies from the coast to the inland area where is today we top off at 106 in fairfield. 106 in pleasanton. 105 in livermore. 85 in oakland. heat is pretty much relative to the neighborhood you live in. keep in mind 85 in oakland is 15 degrees above normal for this time of the year. it's a refreshing 63 degrees in san francisco. it's just shy of 80 at this 11:00 hour in livermore. low 70s in santa rosa. 106 pleasanton, 105 san ramon. eastern portion of the bay area was the hottest today. an

it is a small world after all, so why shouldn't minnesota be a part of it?mall. he will do for minnesota what he did for air america. >> you know the rest. it was a tight race. there were two months of rounlting and six months of litigating. and then finally in june of 2009 the result was certified by a margin of 312 votes out of nearly 3 million ballots cast, minnesota had elected to the united states senate al franken. >> to those minnesotans that worked for me, volunteered for me, voted for me, i can't tell you how grateful i am. when you win an election this close, you know that not one bit of effort went to waste. >> what about the guy who helped start all of this? what did bill o'reilly think? >> a sad day for america al franken is now an american dishonest. he is a far-left zealot who is not qualified to hold any office. with people like franken the hill this country is in deep trouble. >> there are probably a lot of lessons from all of this, but for his own sake, bill o'reilly probably should have taken his own advice ten years ago this weekend and j

department of commerce in minnesota, their medical loss ratio. they had to compute it and submit it. well, i took that and i made a little wrinkle to it. i said -- i wrote something called the 80-20 rule. and it says that insurance companies have to spend at least 80% of their premiums on actual health care for small group policies and individual polici policies; 85% for large group policies. and, if they don't meet that, the health insurer has to rebate the difference. well, thanks to the -- this provision of the law, last year more than 12 million americans benefited from $1.1 billion in rebates from insurers that did not meet the 80-20 rule, including 123,000 consumers in minnesota. and a new report from the kaiser family foundation estimates that premiums in the individual market would have been $1.9 billion higher last year if it weren't for the medical loss ratio rule. and that they would have been $856 million higher in 2011. that's more than $2.75 billion in savings over the last two years alone. and those savings are in addition to the r