they said him to sweden because minnesota is a scandinavian. when they changed sides of the road that they were driving on in the entire country, his story was supposed to be all the problems and the swedes had deputized a neighbor for every street corner. there was not one problem except for a norwegian truck driver on the wrong side. he literally went from this worked 1000where he feet underground in the summers, going to everyone interview everyone from mike did the -- ronald reagan. >> how did you meet your husband? >> we met at a pool hall to some friends. then we went to see "wayne's wo rld" with someone else, that was our first day. he grew up close to me, an hour and a half away. he grew up in a trailer home until he was in sixth grade. he has five brothers. his mom really wanted girls and got pregnant again and had identical twin boys. they had six kids in a trailer home. they eventually move to a small house and they are an incredible family. his parents are a lot of fun. we do a lot of things with their family as well. he is a lawyer

minnesota released an aerial population survey. it's estimated there's more than 4,000 in the state. it is higher than last year, but the trend points downward. they hope that the collaring process will track and mid gait the slide. after a break, a visit to cannabis country. the business of pot in the netherlands. could the pioneer in the industry offer lessons to u.s. states joining in now. >> it's been a month since colorado's recreation marijuana law took effect. that's few doze in licences, consumers have descended to colorado to get high legally. >> lori jaip gee har travelled to the netherlands to see what we can learn about recreational pot use, they have had that for nearly 30 years. >> in amsterdam there's plenty of places to purchase pot. >> it's easy and open. everyone is so welcoming. they are so normal here. it's comfortable. >> with the 17th century building, lining the canals, the capital city is a magnet for millions of visitors, many drawn by the easy access to marijuana. >> there's about 200 coffee shops like thi

>> minnesota was one of the few states that it was not a felony. some of it was in the spirit of our states and some of it was a fluke but we did not have a strong drunk driving law. there was a notorious story of one of our legislators taking to the house floor when they were and said ifss .08, mypass this, how will constituents get home in the morning? i had a best case to use when i testified. the guy had been arrested 16 my constituents get home in the morning? i had or 18 times for drunk driving and when the cops stopped him in minnesota for this one, they said why did you move here and he said colorado has been a felony, i would have been in jail. we were able to use that case and i worked with republican and democratic legislators it took two years and we passed that bill that made it clear that if you had more than three ew eyes that it would be a felony. >> where did you grow up? plymouth.t was in family. nice we went on our family trips to tetons.k hills and the i never went anywhere that did not involve a tent or a camper. i went to publ

we have a healthy wolf population in minnesota and have for a long time.the health-related side, we are seeing liver fluke related mortality. some brain worm and, you know, we have seen some winter ticks, but also seeing still unknowns. >> reporter: we are talking about more than a half a dozen things that could be contributing to this. but you haven't been able to nail down one certain cause yet? >> no. and we are trying. but i think it's going to take some time yet. and our challenge is do we have enough time before there aren't moose left in minnesota to answer the questions. >> reporter: photographer lives in the heart of moose country but he says he barely sees moose anymore. >> back 10 years ago you see 10 or 12 of them mainly. you see a group of four here and another group of four. >> reporter: you didn't see that anymore? >> i haven't, i saw just one single one the other night and a few nights i'll see all cow and a calf maybe together. but that's where i really night it is you just don't see the amounts like that. that's the easiest way for me to

attorney for minnesota. well, as you can imagine, there was a lot of work and cleanup to do at the a.t.f. so that was where he was focused. that was where he was focused for most of his time. meanwhile, the u.s. attorney's office in minnesota kept going. but at some point, after two and a half years, you can't keep going on your own. over the summer, the senate finally confirmed todd jones as director of the a.t.f., leaving the minnesota u.s. attorney's position finally open for good. even before the confirmation of todd jones, senator franken and i, upon the recommendation of our bipartisan u.s. attorney advisory committee, had already recommended andy lugar, a respected litigator and former u.s. assistant attorney. in november president obama nominated andy lugar to become the new u.s. attorney and the judiciary committee approved his nomination unanimously on january 9. our colleague from texas, senator cruz, had no objections to this nomination. we had no objections on the committee, which is saying a lo

minnesota released an aerial population survey. it's estimated there's more than 4,000 in the state. it is higher than last year, but the trend points downward. they hope that the collaring process will track and mid gait the slide. after a break, a visit to cannabis country. the business of pot in the netherlands. could the pioneer in the >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> it's been a month since colorado's recreation marijuana law took effect. that's few doze in licences,

february in minnesota, can't beat it. in addition to secretary foxx, give him a big round of applause for that introduction. [applause] got to bang champions for the people of minnesota here today. representative that he mccohen andty representative keith ellison. [applause] cohenve your mayor chris in the house. the new mayor of minneapolis is here. [applause] friend who told me i was running for president before i knew i was running for president, love that man. [applause] now i want to thank everybody who showed me around union depot and gave me a preview of this new light rail line. it is fantastic. [applause] i also just want to say, even though he is not here today, i want to say to everybody how michelle and i have been keeping in our thoughts and prayers one of the great americans that we know, walter mondale. [applause] now, like millions of americans i was watching the olympics. minnesota sent 19 athletes to the games. [applause] tied for second-most most of any state and they did us all proud. it is not shockin

settled on one and we made in 2012 a purchase of 62 vehicle under the minnesota consortium. bear with me one second. my apologies it's not going forward, so what i will do is to is the extent i can is talk about this and the first group of 62 and used in the routes facility all across the city and as a frame of reference i would say 70% of the trips are on the bus system. it's really the backbone of our system. the buses are hybrid technology that allow us to meet the aggressive clean air goals that we have, and hybrid technology is still in an emerging one, and even in 2013 only about -- just under 9% of the buses purchased in the u.s. hybrid technology and this is the second generation. the overwhelming of buses are clean diesel -- >> may i ask you a question n terms of the 62 buses what engines were used for those buses? >> thank you supervisor. in the 62 because it's new technology what we did is have -- we split the engines between the two leading manufacturers, a firm called allison and bae and the first 62 23 were allison and the rest bae and that goes back to the fac

we have a healthy wolf population in minnesota, but on the house-represented side. we are seeing liver fluke mortality, brain worm, and, you know, we see winter ticks, but also unknowns. >> we are talking about more than half-a-dozen things that could be contributing to this, that you haven't been able to nail down a cause. >> no, and we are trying. it will take time. and our challenge is do we have enough time before there aren't moose left in minnesota, to answer the questions. >> photographers live in the heart of moose company. he barely sees moose any more. back 10 years ago, you see 10 or 12 of them. you see them move, and another group of four. >> you don't see that any more. >> i saw one single one the other night, and a few night i'll see a cow and a calf, but that's where i notice it. you don't see the amounts like that. that's the easiest way for me to know it's different to 10 years ago. >> hagemann spends hours hiking into the woods looking for the elusive youth. >> my eyes look different. i learn what the spot may look like >> you can get close to them

fifth special district of minnesota, it is a place that's very diverse. free people all over the world i think we have the largest urban indian population in the united states. with also ignored by those terms amalia, russia, laos. and we have this tradition all population from director eric, norway, you know, of course to practice traditional african-american community, which has always been there as a part of the great migration. the minnesota, for example. so it's a place where people start businesses every day. you can get any kind of food you want. and we have a strong tradition of progress. there's been in tolerance, and do. that goes without saying. but this is where hubert h. humphrey was the mayor. this is where eugene mccarthy, commerce persons did against the war, you know, kind of did his thing. paul wellstone stomping ground. wellstone was in northfield, minnesota, but his support came from that district. it's also walter mondale recently learned that he lost his loving wife, joan. >> cap the hill, you're a coleader of the progressive caucus.

the rice is on to save the moose in minnesota. that story is next. next on kpix 5 weather talent appears at wx center with generic >> pelley: we end tonight with a mystery. a new report confirms the moose population in minnesota is declining sharply. 30 years ago, in the northwestern part of the state, there were more than 4,000, but tonight, there are fewer than 100. don dahler went along on a hunt for the moose and clues. >> she looks like she's been there a few days. >> reporter: the moose of minnesota are dying, and no one knows why. the state lost 50% of its moose population since 2010. >> we are probably going to be basing out of this spot. >> reporter: michelle carstensen of minnesota's department of natural resources leads a $1.2 million study. >> we used to have two significant moose populations in our state, one in the northwest, and one in the northeast, and the northwest moose population is pretty much gone. >> reporter: in the national forest, researchers and helicopters searched for the 1,000-pound animals. they brave the harsh winter c

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which brought me to minnesota. that was kind of my path. at team, i had no idea. in fact when i got to my 20s i thought the last place i would be would be an electoral politics because i didn't think the electoral politics have much to offer in terms of change. i was proven wrong when i met paul wellstone who in my mind combined the pragmatism of a seasoned politician and a hard and idealism of a community organizer. keep hold these two things together and it was sort of the model for what i wanted to do. >> host: you have spent a lot of time focusing on your youth but you spend a lot of time talking about your family and children especially and your experiences. and have different america is for them. talk to us a little bit about that. >> guest: when i was growing up america was much more racially obsessed. for example when i was a kid and somebody dated outside of the african-american community that would be a thing. for kids and my kids generation it's not a thing, at least not where i live. kids are far more e

is the fifth congressional district of minnesota and a place that is very diverse. we have people from all over the world and as long as there was america but we also of two rivals from somalia, russia are, laos, and traditional population and from northern europe, as we did, but norway, plus the traditional african-american community but has always been there as a part of the great migration endorsed mont dash north from the soda. a place where innovation have bids every day and we have a strong tradition of tolerance. there has spent intolerance also but this is where hubert humphrey was the bare or you juried long dash 2g cars mccarthy stood -- eugene mccarthy where the base of support that really came from my district also vice president walter mondale who recently lost his beloved wife and we pray with them but also walter mondale but is a remarkable place. >> host: you are of co-chair of the progressive caucus? >> yes. also the minority whip where relies on also on the steering and policy committee and a proud member of the democratic caucus to serve with ever

they said him to sweden because minnesota is scandinavian.hen they changed sides of the road that they were driving on in the entire country, his story was supposed to be all the problems and the swedes had deputized a neighbor for every street corner. there was not one problem except for a norwegian truck driver on the wrong side. he literally went from this mining life where he worked 1000 feet underground in the summers, going to everyone interview everyone from mike did the -- ditka to ronald reagan. >> how did you meet your husband? >> we met at a pool hall to some friends. then we went to see "wayne's world" with someone else, that was our first day. he grew up close to me, an hour and a half away. he grew up in a trailer home until he was in sixth grade. he has five brothers. his mom really wanted girls and got pregnant again and had identical twin boys. they had six kids in a trailer home. they eventually move to a small house and they are an incredible family. his parents are a lot of fun. we do a lot of things with their family as w

attorney in minnesota is far too long. since 1849, the district of minnesota's 31 u.s. attorneys have upheld the rule of law, the constitution, and the rights of our state citizens, and tirelessly pursued justice on their behalf. over the past 48 years, for the past half-century, more than half of the u.s. attorneys for minnesota appointed by a republicans and democrats alike were confirmed within a day of when they passed out of the judiciary committee. that would be half of them, the u.s. attorneys appointed by democratic presidents and republican presidents. one-fourth were confirmed in fact the very same day, and during this time frame they were confirmed within an average of eight days of being passed out of committee. iit has now been 28 days since mr. lugar was approved by the judiciary committee. compare that to thomas hove hovelfinger who was appointed by president george bush on september 4, 2001. he was confidence on september 13. his entire confirmation process took only 11 days. mr. lugar was nominated 77 days ago. that's seven times longer. in 1998 the sen

how are they going to fix it for minnesota? here are the numbers for minnesota. they have 146,000. have today. 146,000 policies canceled. minnesota with those three laughing hyenas. i'll call them hyenas because they think it's so funny. i don't think it's so funny if you have a sick child but maybe they do. you know how many enrollees they have? 30,200. it's not too funny. >> greta, i don't think they're laughing about people losing health insurance or not having health insurance. i understand -- look, i'm really ashamed that i have to answer this question. that would have been -- >> i'm sure in mind site -- and maybe i have a little too much sympathy for people doing stupid things in front of other people because i do stupid things in front of other people. >> & that you regret, sometimes you laugh at the wrong thing. i do think that amy klobuchar does care that people have lost their insurance. >> the trackers conveniently sent us that one slice but maybe there was something else. maybe it was an inside joke based on something else that happened before that. >> they definitely a

♪ >>> a mystery in minnesota.0 years ago there were more than 4,000 in the northwest part of the state, now fewer than a hundred. don dahler went on a hunt to find out why. >> it looks like she's been there for a few days. >> reporter: the moose of minnesota are dying and no one knows why. the state lost 50% of its moose population since 2010. >> we're probably going to be basing either out of this spot -- >> reporter: michelle car sennson lead as $1.2 million study. >> we used to have two significant moose populations in our state, one in the northwest and one in the northeast. the northwest population is pretty much gone. >> reporter: in the superior national forrest where snow reached 4 feet, researchers and helicopters searched for the 1,000-pound animals. the forest is too thick in the summer to spot them. we were along when they spotted a cow and her calf. a shot from a tranquilizer gun brought the female to her knees. >> it's very cold here. the windchills have fall on the as much as 40 degrees below zero.

greg wilkins is from minnesota for example. it is as a place where people start businesses every day. you can get any kind of food you want. and we have a strong tradition of tolerance. there has been intolerance, too. that goes without saying. but this is where humphrey was the mayor and mccarthy who was a congressman who stood against the war did his thing. and senator paul wilson whose basic sport came. and walter love -- mondale is from there as well. it is a remarkable place. >> host: on capital hill, you are a co-leader of the progressive caucus? >> host: yes, and i am one of the five reps that hoyer relies on to count the vote. i am on the financial service and a proud member of the democratic caucus. >> host: you are a relatively new congressman. why write this book now? >> guest: you know, after my colleague from new york decide he was going to use his focus to focus on muslim agenda. i went to king and i said i don't mind you talking about violent, radical muslims. we have to stand against radicals of any kind. but i

currently minnesota's u.s. attorney's office is headed by an acting director, but an acting director simply can't provide the same kind of leadership as a full-time u.s. attorney. i know the local heads of the d.e.a., f.b.i. and other federal, state and law enforcement agencies are very anxious to get a u.s. attorney in full time. i would also note that we also don't have an administrative officer because we are awaiting putting in a u.s. attorney so that mr. lugar can hire an administrative office. this is not a small office. there are more than 100 people working there including 54 lawyers, and again, they are without a full-time boss and a leader. i think these hardworking prosecutors and the people they work with deserve a leader in the office. when minnesota was first made a state, president zachary taylor filled the position of u.s. attorney in two days for our young, new state. back then they deserved a u.s. attorney. if they could get it done in two days, i think we should be able to get it done in 888

welcome to "the ed show" live from detroit lakes, minnesota. it's chilly here and it's chilly on capitol hill. major news from capitol hill today. the senate voted 58-40 against a three-month extension of unemployment benefits. a couple votes short. can you believe it? there are currently 1.7 million long-term unemployed americans who have lost their benefits in this country. we got nothing on the table for them. and make no mistake, senate republicans have flatout abandoned these unemployed americans. democrats agreed to what i thought was a horrible bipartisan budget that has left the most needy among us out in the dark, in the cold, so to speak. they promised to come back and fight in the new year, and this is the result. president obama, the democrats, trusted republicans to do the right thing and they did the wrong thing. nothing. this is not just democrats who want an extension. there are numbers out there that are staggering. a recent poll shows 58% of americans want a three-month extension of unemployment benefits. clearly republicans d

thethey controlled basically pas of minnesota tpartof minnesota e great salt lake's and down to lowercolorado. it was an empire. but they were still seven nations, seven tribes. crazy horse, red cloud himself, so these seven tribes were further scattered into the clans and they all spoke the same language and they all had the same culture, but they were not united and they wouldn't fight each other but they were not enemies. they were not friendly towards each other. they were just waiting for someone if someone were to come along and unite them 71821, the bank's of the creek in what is now the panhandle of nebraska, two nights before a meteor had shot through the sky left a giant red swath of clouds across the sky and in 1821 by the banks a baby was born and his father named him red cloud and red cloud was the man who would eventually unite these people. tom will tell you about that. >> as bob just said it, red cloud was born in may of 1821. and he -- there were so many stories we have heard of in history of people, men and women that had a very difficult childhoods and have to rise

minnesota,uddy in close to st. paul. caller: hi. i had a couple comments.ust acrossler, the river in st. paul, i do not agree with at all. there are some of us that reside in minnesota that feel like we are taxed enough already. that comes not only from the state but from the federal standpoint. i think the notion of raising bt is to pay off de ill-informed. we pay a lot. if we can do a better job of managing the money, being more smart in how we spent it, we will not have a lot of debt and the necessity to raise taxes. peter, i wouldn't call -- peter, i wanted to call it that hillary. she gave a speech and suggested the one thing she can share with others is to have thick skin like a rhinoceros. that was interesting, i was curious if she had mentioned and the other animals, give an analogy, sly like a fox, if that is something that came up. leaving a foul odor. politico and read the article, she was quoting eleanor roosevelt about slings and arrows thrown out politicians. ruth, a columnist with the washington post writes about hillary clinton as well. we s

the university of minnesota which brought me to minnesota. and that's kind of my path. but the 15th i had no idea. in fact, when i got to my 20's i thought the last place i would be would be in electoral politics because i did not think electoral politics really had much to offer in terms of real change. and i was proved wrong when i meant paul was saw who, in my mind, combined the pragmatism of the seasoned politician and the heart and idealism of a community organizer. he pull these two things together, and it was sort of a model for what i wanted to june. i used to spend a lot of time focusing, but you also spend a lot of time talking about your family, your children especially and their experiences. and have different america is for them. stockton has a bit about that. >> well, it really is. and i was growing up america was much more racially and who is he obsess camino. so, for example, when i was a kid if somebody date outside of the african-american community that would be a thing for kids of my generation is not a thing, at least not where i live. you know, kids

representative from minnesota's fifth congressional district as the first muslim ever elected to congress he's also the first african-american ever elected to congress from minnesota an outspoken advocate for peace abroad and equality at home congressman ellison is the co-chair of the congressional progressive caucus and is a leader when it comes to issues of civil rights and religious freedom his new memoir my country tis of thee life a life family future is a fascinating look at the values and experiences that have shaped his beliefs congressman ellison joins us now in the studio congressman ellison welcome back good to see you great to see you again too i know i love this book i have not read the entire thing but i've read a chokes yeah well in large chunks of it your father just pops up throughout the book you know the stuff about adam clayton powell father. anyway but let's start out with you what got you into pop what got you interested in politics you know i was interested in politics written large from actually a early age. late in high school i read a lot my dad like to talk poli

minnesota's minimum wage has dropped below the federal.s $6.15 an hour, almost a dollar below the federal wage of $7.25. so in their quest to bring attention to the issue, some lawmakers are doing something different, going a step further, they are trying to personally live off the minimum wage for a whole week. joining us now, minnesota state representative frank hornstein. hello, how'd you get this idea and what are you trying to achieve? >> well, thank you so much, ari, for having me on your show. we are five minnesota state legislators and we're participating with an organization called "working america," on something called the minimum wage challenge, so what we are doing now over this last week is figuring out how we can really, literally, live on $14 a day for our food and transportation needs, housing, of course, is another matter, but it's been a real experience for all of us. >> yeah, and it's not just something that happens as a sort of political activity or political stunt, how some might even criticize it. we were talking abou

february in minnesota, can't beat it. in addition to secretary foxx, give him a big round of applause for that introduction. [applause] you have got to bang champions for the people of minnesota here today. representative betty mccohen and representative keith ellison. you have your mayor chris cohen in the house. he new mayor of minneapolis is here. and my great friend who told me i was running for president before i knew i was running for president, love that man. now i want to thank everybody who showed me around union depot and gave me a preview of this new light rail line. it is fantastic. [applause] i also just want to say, even though he is not here today, i want to say to everybody how michelle and i have been keeping in our thoughts and prayers one of the great americans that we know, walter mondale. [applause] now, like millions of americans i was watching the olympics. minnesota sent 19 athletes to the games. [applause] that is tied for second-most most of any state and they did us all proud. it is not shocking

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conversations of great minds of minnesota congressman keith ellison the spirit. join me. in part and. very concerned and much much. only on. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question for. that's worse. than the dish line up. on. line. and welcome back to conversations with great minds i'm speaking with keith ellison representative from minnesota's fifth congressional district and author of the new book my country tis of thee my faith my family our future i want to go back to you if i can just because there's such a rich man and this book is so i mean there's so much of. your father came back from world war two and i was g.i. bill became a physician you know he taught you all kinds of things and you and your worldviews were in some ways kind of different you know i'd like i'd like you to talk a little bit about that and what that how that has informed your your politics and your personal. take on life well you know my dad. was was a repu

decade but many american muslims still feel like second class citizens but was ever a change last minnesota congressman keith ellison the person muslim ever elected to congress in tonight's special monday edition of conversations with great minds. good to know this on friday the state department released its final environmental review on the keystone x.l. pipeline project something that both supporters and opponents of the project have been eagerly awaiting the review had been on everyone's mind since last summer when president obama addressed the nation and said that he would not go forward with the keystone pipeline if the greatly increased carbon pollution and greenhouse gas emissions take a look. but i do want to be clear allowing the keystone pipeline to be built requires a finding the doing so would be in our nation's interest and our national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution but so did the review reveal about the keystone pipeline and carbon pollution well for the first time the state department's review ac

it's conversations with great minds of minnesota congressman keith ellison. you know the united states has as many think tanks as the next ten countries combined yes one thousand eight hundred twenty eight takes to tell three hundred million people how to think. but deal with the location of it is to know it's still remember. how to do that well there's of the high tension said you would stop this story we might be more my people will die. and welcome back to conversations with great minds i'm speaking with keith ellison representative from minnesota's fifth congressional district and author of the new book my country tis of thee my faith my family our future i want to go back to you if i can just because there's such a rich why and this book is so i mean there's so much of. your father came back from world war two and out of the g.i. bill became a physician he taught you all kinds of things and your world views were in some ways kind of different you know i'd like i'd like you to talk a little bit about that and what that how that has informed your your poli

. >> you live in minnesota. you have comcast?cast. >> are you allowed to -- are you comfortable for talking about your service? >> i have comcast and -- >> did you get rid of it? >> we don't have it anymore. i didn't find the service satisfactory. what about you? >> no comment. >> we had a quid pro quo here. >> it's your interview. >> the other concern, of course, is the internet. people are getting their entertainment from the internet, from youtube, from other certain netflix. in terms of internet service, comca comcast says they have 20% now. >> 30% is a huge part of the market. >> but not a majority. not a monopoly, as they say. >> no. but it's too big. as i said, we need more competition, not less. >> and how do you do that? how do you have more competition? what needs to be done? >> we look at this and don't allow the two biggest companies to merge. that's how you have more competition. >> do you think that there are a lot of senators that -- >> we need to look at it, is what i'm saying. i haven't come down one way or the o

cloud, minnesota, 17-year-old jason maclennan returned home from a night out with a friend. he took a shower downstairs. but before he went to bed, he went up to the kitchen to get something to eat. in the foyer, near the front door, he saw his father lying on the floor bleeding. >> i need help. my dad's just been shot. i just came home and he's on the ground. >> is he inside the home. >> yeah, he's on the ground. >> do you know how did this to him? >> no, i just came home. >> when paramedics arrived they found jason's father, 53-year-old ken maclennan dead at the base of the stairs. he had been shot to death. it looked like ken maclennan came down the stairs and encountered an intruder. >> when you come down dressed in only a bathrobe, you don't expect that someone's going to be waiting for you with a loaded rifle. >> there was wounds to the temple, to the forehead, to the throat. the chest area. to the right hand. and one in the back, as well. >> the attack was so fast and so unexpected, maclennan had little time to react. >> he grabbed the end of the gun. he actually reac

they say in minnesota, that feels warm. that's crazy. >>> a billion dollar plus satellite built right here in our backyard is expected to help howard and other meteorologists get a better handle on predicting the weather. boy, i'll talk later. wetr inoduce you to the satellite. >> reporter: the high-tech satellite was blasted into orbit without much fanfare, even though it will soon help meteorologists around the world forecast big storms. the $1.2 billion global precipitation measurement core observatory is a joint mission between nasa and its japanese counterpart. >> the hubble space telescope and the curiosity rover get all the attention but this mission is arguably much more important to the average person. >> reporter: nasa says it will help predict weather patterns after a year of deadly tornado outbreaks in the heartland. massive droughts out west. and record breaking snowfall seemingly everywhere. >> it's going to help the forecasters improve their climate models and that's going to pay big difference accidents down

first of all if there is a bus that you just purchased that takes a month to get from minnesota to san francisco to me that's a red flag, and i don't understand why you have to accept a bus before you get the maintenance records. i would actually think that that it actually it's putting the cart before the horse. i would want to get the maintenance records before i actually accept the bus because depending on what i find in the maintenance records i may decide not to accept it, and so why would i accept something without actually having all of the information about its mechanical history? i don't understand that. >> well, we -- i think in the process here in terms of accepting a particular bus we would go through and new flyer is responsible to make repairs until we accept it so part of what we do when the bus is turned over to sf mta on the property is develop a punch list which is a list of components or failures that we go through them and all of them have to be corrected and signed off and inspected before we inspect the bus so we know not only on the individual buses but on the da

we want them to come here to minnesota a.plause] we want them to come here to united states of america, and that means the this airports and the best roads and the best trained should be right here in america. [applause] at a time when companies are saying they intend to hire more people this year, we need to make that decision easier for them. and we can create jobs at the same time, rebuilding our transportation system, our power grids, our communications networks, all the things that commerce relies on and that help get workers to those jobs. so the bottom line is there's work to be done, workers ready to do it. rebuilding our infrastructure is vital to business. it creates good paying jobs that, by the way, cannot be outsourced. this is one of congress' major responsibilities, helping states and cities fund new infrastructure projects. [applause] and part of the reason i focus on this is congress has an important deadline coming up. if congress doesn't finish a transportation bill by the end of the summer, we could see co

we have a $17 billion unfunded public pension liability in minnesota. to voters about that we were shocked. people gave me hags, and gave me half times, said, you go, girl, from their front porches. we have been waiting for you for years. i thought to myself, wow. just this week us started my second session as a state representative. because of all the voters i'm at i can see them in my mind's eye when i rise to speak on their behalf and the minnesota floor. my constituents have given me the confidence to challenge government overreach and oppressive taxation. i spoke out against the unionization of child workers, small-business owners. i spoke out against the government takeover of minnesota health care which used to be the destination. thanks to the tea party and thanks to all of you, i have found my voice, and i know now that i am speaking on behalf of countless people who have not yet found theirs. if you have considered running the but you were not up for it, maybe should reconsider. he had never thought about it, maybe you should. if not us, who?

. >> my outrage of the day comes to you from minnesota. i quite like and have visited many times. its reputation for being minnesota nice is well deserved. apparently though american humanist association thinks one elementary school in golden valley is being too nice. why? because they send their students on regular field trips to a local church to help prepare meals for the poor. and that they argue is unconstitutional. seriously, aren't these militant atheists embarrassed to even make these charges? these kids are feeding the poor. gentlemen, where are you on this issue? >> i think minnesota people are very, very nice. >> and terrible. >> they should be allowed to feed the poor from churches as well as secular charities. >> i this i that showing young people public service and the importance to contribute to your communities is very, very important and i see nothing wrong with it, lun anesthesia they were forced to listen to a sermon. >> which they're not. >> that's exactly right. you're teaching young people how to be contributors to th

parts of minnesota looked and felt like the arctic today. police investigating the death of a six-year-old girl in bemidji, said she showed signs of exposure. it's unclear why she was outdoors. at least 21 people have froze tone death in minnesota this winter. temperatures today across the midwest were 20-30 degrees below normal. road conditions were blamed for multicar accidents in indiana, michigan, and pennsylvania. in some places the frost line extends eight feet below the ground. that's caused dozens of water lines to freeze around minneapolis and st. paul. >> you don't think of water being a big expense, but it is. >> reporter: molly aichele hasn't had water since sunday. she's relied on buckets of water from neighbors. >> it's a little bit like camping in your house,un. it's not the end of the world but it's inconvenient. >> reporter: cruise are trying to thaw pipes by using pressurized hot water, but that's only working about half the time. and, norah, tonight our wind chill is supposed to be about 23 degrees below zero. >> o'donnell