in minnesota. i have been clear from the beginning of this. not on our watch. i trust women and their decision to make health care decisions. >> many of our viewers have reached out about the ongoing opioid crisis affecting communities big and small. according to the department of health 1300 people in the state died from an overdose come up 20% from 2020. rainbow fentanyl pills looking like candies have reached minnesota. authorities found the brightly colored fentanyl which could appeal to kids last month. as governor what would you do to address this crisis and save lives? the question going to governor walz first. gov. walz: the crisis continues to accelerate. we seen this in minnesota. it's even disproportionately hitting communities of color and indigenous communities. there's a lot of things we can do on the front end. making sure we are stopping that demand. making sure we have the services available. i want to say one thing i am proud of. minnesota is one of the states that sue the manufac

academic efficiency rates in minnesota are dropping and across the country. 50% of minnesota students are proficient in reading and math. what are your solutions for improving the academic performance and recovering learning loss due to the distance learning during covid-19? mr. kistner: the biggest thing we can do to help support our education system is to get the federal government power hand out of it. we need to push it to school district control. we are putting so much money towards the education system, but it is not getting to the students. we need to make sure our education system is actually working. the best way we can do it is have a parental choice. let kids decide where they can best learn. that way, you create greater competition and force the school system to put the focus back on educating students. rep. craig: the first and highest priority is to support our nations teachers and pay them what they deserve to teach our children. the federal government actually has little to do with public education in minnesota. curriculum is determined on a local level. what you have

academic efficiency rates in minnesota are dropping and across the country. 50% of minnesota students are proficient in reading and math. what are your solutions for improving the academic performance and recovering learning loss due to the distance learning during covid-19? mr. kistner: the biggest thing we can do to help support our education system is to get the federal government power hand out of it. we need to push it to school district control. we are putting so much money towards the education system, but it is not getting to the students. we need to make sure our education system is actually working. the best way we can do it is have a parental choice. let kids decide where they can best learn. that way, you create greater competition and force the school system to put the focus back on educating students. rep. craig: the first and highest priority is to support our nations teachers and pay them what they deserve to teach our children. the federal government actually has little to do with public education in minnesota. curriculum is determined on a local level. what you have

now to the minnesota freedom fund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in minnesota. a lot of other crimes, dr. jensen, that occur at the crime of the -- the in communities that kamala harris and others say they are trying to protect. so where is the logic in all of this? >> in minnesota it seems that we've got some sort of... the three musketeers when it comes to denigrating the police, we've got keith ellison, tim walz, and ilhan omar in congress. ilhan omar said that the police are a cancer that need to be dismantled and defunded. attorney general keith ellison has said that they are in an occupying force in the art dishes. they got tim walz reporting this this to go, endorsing these to go, not willing to stand up for the work that police do. at the end make of the day tim walz has been more interested in making certain that maxine waters and ilhan omar are happy with him. minnesotans paying a price but we got people like harris, tim walz, ellison, and omar having a casual attitude toward violent felons. their idea of idea is frankly anarchy on the lose. >> ashley:

why is he resonating in minnesota?aller: primarily because rural minnesota is strong with republicans and the twin cities area is very much strong as democrat supporting, so we are divided by a population. some of the people will not listen to any logic. you can tell them stuff and they will not listen. they are just staunch republicans. they will not listen to any logic. i still believe tim is going to win. host: what is your prediction for voter turnout in the state? caller: i think minnesota is literally the highest percentage turnout. minnesota very much is a very strong polling place and we have a wonderful secretary of state here who just had a debate here the other day talking about all the safety measures and so on. so all this conspiracy stuff has got to be stopped. host: that is in baxter, minnesota. we will hear from gwendolyn, a democratic caller in detroit, michigan. hi, gwendolyn. top issue in michigan. caller: hi appear thanks for taking -- hi. thanks for taking my call. host: how are you going to vote a

we tried to do everything we request to let minnesota know. a contrast between what tim walz's hunkering down in the basement strategy looks like compared to scott jensen being straight up saying let's have a sgheergs conversation needs to lead to accidentses and his actions have been strafed rus for the state. the best thing said about the abandon building, the third precinct, it's a monument to anarchy and that's the legacy of tim walz after the george floyd riots. we wish you the best on the trail. we'll be watching >> wesley hunt joins me on set why he says black republicans are no longer going to be sitting on the sidelines or hiding away >> plus with just days away from the show's fifth anniversary so we've got to see who the next surprise shout-out is from. i love these. >> happy fifth anniversary laura, well done. five years, still going strong. >> laura, congratulations on five years, happy anniversary. but thank you for educating the american public on the issues that matter most. >> laura: this morning the washington post wrote a pi

minnesota, which is a stream frigate. on march 9th, 1862, the virginia fired from a thousand yards out against the u.s.s. minnesota hitting the ship and causing an explosion. the monitor quickly moved to intercept the virginia and the two ironclads circled one another, trading shots at point-blank range. each ship tried to ram the other. each commander tried to find a weak spot. through it all, the minnesota remained afloat. the battle that took place that day left neither the monitor nor the virginia seriously damaged and both sides claimed victory. there was one clear winner, ironclad technology. the age of wooden warships was over. sadly, the u.s.s. monitor sinks with less than a year afloat. on december 29th, 1862, the monitor was sent to join the forces of. these ship wrecks started america's rise as the most dominant military democratic power in the world. what we have here is the naval battlefield of north carolina where both world war i and world war ii came home to america. it's where we suffered some of our grea

so to do it in minnesota, it just shouldn't happen. it's like winning the tour de france on a big wheel. >> he set a u.s. record. and the cash prize, $9 per pound. overall, he won more than $23,000. he hopes they make a cool carving out of the pumpkin so people can enjoy it for some time. >> holy moly! >> a lot of pumpkin spice he's got going on there. >> and minnesota. we cannot complain, we have no minnesota winters here. >> definitely not. >> those are really cold. >> that was a huge one. so weather forecast, we are going do be doing pretty good this week. last week it looked like we might actually get into some really gusty winds. but that forecast has been evolving. let's take you outside to san francisco, the live sky camera network. the fog is rolling in. even though we had the fog out there for fleet week up against the golden gate bridge we did manage some sunshine and being able to see it, especially if you were along the embarcadero. temperatures are chilly. we've got 50s right now, and the fog is going to stay put. let me s

once thought to be a long shot ,now minnesota republican gubernatorial candidate dr.scott jensen is now tied with incumbent tim walz, total liberal.he's her he's here next., no not walls, but obviously jensen and how he closed the gap. plushe close, ahead of my houstt town hall, texason, lieutenant pavernor dan patrick joins me on set. s me >> so stay with us.t so heisel. >> elvis's bible. yep, we have elvis's bible, along with bibles from a number of other kings. but that's just the beginning. museum of the bible. >> what's in it will surprise you, elvis. anyway, diamonds, the timeless gift. you know, the jewelry exchanges, prices are unbeatable with thousands of diamonds, say 15% in all our fine jewelry and an additional 10% on loose diamonds. don't miss these deals by factory direct and save the jewelry exchange. >> life asks a lot from you. why not get a little relief along the way? the power boost massage chair from sharper image with improved ergonomic handle and enhanced performance. the power boost massager from sharper image relief now wellness always. >> hi,

more than 80% of minnesotans said they trust the integrity in minnesota.s fascinating that they are within the margin of error. amna: let's talk about nevada next. it's another close race between the republican incumbent and the democrat. the democrat has been endorsed by republican congressman adam kinzinger, but his opponent he is a staunch election denier. reports the lies about a stolen election and is linked to qanon ideology. what is at stake in this race? >> there are so many concerns about the integrity of the election moving forward and whether people could trust the elections. the republican has been pushing these election the nihilist claims, one of the strongest pushers of attacking electronic voting machines, leading the push throughout the state but most strongly in the world parts of the state state to eliminate electronic voting machines and move to hand counting of paper ballots, which would be a complete return going back -- going backwards decades in terms of modernization of elections. we are seeing some of that play out already. healy

>> caller: to minnesota. >> minnesota you kidding me i've been in every aspect of minnesota. lakes there, i was there for the super bowl i was there in 20 -- really, i was there for the greatest day in history, when the eagles won so i'm proud minnesotan. >> caller: how about bob dylan's hom hometown. >> highway 64. i hitchhiked on highway 64 i'm all over him, too. bob zimmerman. what else? >> caller: i want to know if you drink a lot of coffee, i'm wondering if i should buy -- >> dunkin donuts later in the afternoon because ben said let's break the whole starbucks orthodox what's going on? >> caller: i don't know. do you think i should buy it >> what? the dunkin' donuts that's private oh, starbucks. yes, yes, yes, just kidding. i just did that just to irritate howard schultz for a few jokes starbucks is very inexpensive and buy it and thanks for the nice minnesota comments. this market is dominated by bonds, oil, the dollar if we have a big up day like yesterday, take chances and do selling. on "mad money" tonight, the cip is a measure of the market but how well do you under

hope that growing in minnesota helped people have a great harvest.r farmers and our teachers, and that pumpkin. i'll see you tomorrow. good night closure comes at lar the family of kylie rodney thear truckee teenager who disappeared months ago. we finally know how she died. and you might assume there's danger when driving on the freeway tonight where you really need to be alert when behind the wheel and gig workers pushing for more protection. they want a union. from abc 7 live breaking news and that breaking news is in raleigh, north raleigh, north carolina where authorities say a suspect is in custody after shooting and killing at least five people including a police officer. another officer was also shot, but their condition is unknown the 911 call came in from a neighborhood near a recreational outdoor trail police say after three hour manhunt, they found the suspect barricaded in a barn in the nearby town of knightdale where they arrested him. the motive is unknown investigators say there is no longer a threat to the public but obviously a commu

shouldn't even happen in minnesota because our weather goes from 96 to 42 in 24 hours.he giant pumpkin had to be driven from minnesota to northern california to get to the world championship pumpkin weigh-off. the trip took 35 hours. >> coming up first on "cbs mornings," comedian sebastian maniscalco joins us in the times square studio to discuss his new podcast with peede ya trishian dr. scott cohen on "daddy versus doctor. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." the bloating, the gas - but align helps me trust my gut again. plus, its recommended by doctors nearly 2x more than any other probiotic brand. just one a day naturally helps promote a balanced gut. and soothe occasional bloating gas and discomfort. align probiotic. welcome to an align gut. ♪♪ biofreeze. the number one clinician recommended menthol topical pain relief brand. works fast. lasts long. cool the pain with biofreeze. >> good morning. right now on kpix 5 news, elected officials under fire point we will hear from south bay councilmembers accused of putting the 49ers ahead of their residen

there are several permits on minnesota street. issued prior to the permit buffer tonight include one remove and replacing the sheet rock to upgrade the plumbing and electric in 2017. another 2 remtsdz a 2 unit building over the counter for interior renovations in 2018 and foundation issued in 2019. all the permits are still open and yet to be completed. permit before thank you evening file in the october of 2019 and issued in june of 22. prior to this permit approved dbi received a complaint work done outside the scope of the issued permit. investigated and confirmed work was going on beyond the scope of the issued permits and notice of violation was issue in may of 22. work proceeding prior to the 2019 permit application issued. work was done without a permit. we issued a notice of violation contractor stopped all work in the areas under the filed permit. other areas these were barricaded and stop work order was issued. for the areas at the rear covered urged the now perimism work was allowed under the active permits. site visit

quietly for months now in michigan, nebraska, iowa, colorado where else. >> minnesota. >> in minnesotaakes from this to go from mainstream to reach the wall to conspiracy theory and pop culture and discussion. it takes joe rogan or someone to mention it. it seems funny or fun to talk about when it's kitty litter. on a much more basic level, as a journalist i struggle a lot when you've made your mind about something that's nonsensible nonsensible. they tried to understand which kind of political combination group is most susceptible to misinformation. they identified a group they call lccs. these were low low conciencious conservativels. it's not that all conservatives are more susceptible than libertarians. but they want to disrupt the status quo. being disfied dissats dissat fies dissatisfied with the status quo. >> snake oil seller is a term now but that came from the 1880s where chinese were using snake oil to cure illness. >> we're a little jealous here because your panel said really smart things and ours went for the comedic effect, we thought. >> and i end it right now with my be

scott jensen, from minnesota. >> minnesota used to be proud of education, we now underperform in manysparity and drop off are kids who can least afford it, kids in minority communities. >> i covered a school district out of mississippi and knowing many students did not have access to internet, they stayed open during the pandemic and never had a serious outbreak and this year earned highest improvement rates in history. >> carley: that statistic says it all, there are so many parents sending kids to private and catholic school and paying extra money, even if they don't have it because of lockdowns and they saw this was impacting their kids. of course they did, they are the parents and they know best. thank you. and ashley, this impacted states across the board, no gain in math or reading across the board, we knew relatively early on children were less impacted by covid-19 and cools were not a main driver of spread. the cdc allowed teachers unions to rewrite pieces of the biden administration guidance, it wasn't even based on science, this was teachers union infiltrating what biden adm

a very proud teacher.me's travis f i grew this 2,560-pound pumpkin, drove it all the way from minnesotar: driving more than 2,000 miles, growing it in his own backyard. it will be carved into a jack 0 lantern and there are plans for the seeds, too. >> the seeds will go nationwide to hopefully grow another big one. >> reporter: and tonight here, that teacher, travis, with a message for american farmers with three words in mind -- >> just want to give a shoutout to american farmers, hope that growing in minnesota help people have a great harvest. made in america. >> no question, celebrating our farmers and our teachers, and that pumpkin. i'll see you tomorrow. good >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> absolutely, they have completely gone down since 2014. >> they are concerned that traffic enforcement is not focused on safety. >> the structure has real consequences. >> the cdc of san francisco streets are now in question. fatalities up and enforcement down with fewer tickets being handed out. >> the hearing focused on the danger of san f

i'm honored to represent the people of minnesota. mr. kistner: i want to thank you for posting -- hosting the only debate in the second congressional eagle. -- cycle. i am but one sitting here and suffering from the last two years of your voting record. truly what may be run for congress again was that disastrous policies of joe biden and his democratic allies who have made it impossible for us to have an affordable living. let's not forget, less than a year ago congressman craig set with president biden promising to push that field agenda. where has that gotten us over the last two years, i would ask you one simple question during this debate. can we survive another two years under the field leadership of congressman craig. >> thank you tyler. into the questions. here we go. all right, recent polls have shown the economy is the number one concern for americans. this is also true in dakota county. what do you believe was the cause and what was the solution to our inflation? we will start with tyler. mr. kistner: when you look at the caus

ts year's champion award grower is travis gienger of minnesota. all the way from minnesota. his 2560 pound pumpkin is the heaviest ever grown in north am. north america. >> at first, i honestly expecte. expected more. but i'm super thl that it is the north american r. american record. >> it's taller than him. travis gienger teaches horticulture in minnesota. he says the weather there can be tough and he got y lucky. >> he drove 35 hours to bring his giant award to california to california to compete in the world famous giant pumpkin contest. >> what do you do with a pumpkin pumpkin that big? a lot of pie. >> what do you do with it? do you chop it up? >> you could hollow it out and live in it. make a boat? sell it it for half $1 billion in the bay area. >> that is over one ton of pumpkin. 2560 pounds. i'm surprised it only took 35 hourso get here with that thing weighing him down. >> what is that? >> what are you doing? if you are heading out to the pumpkin festival, it's going to be pretty cool, because you are on the coast. otherwise, things arg good. a typical october weat

paul, minnesota, where people are ready to vote.in the core difference between democrats and republicans. we have a very close house race here in minnesota that will make a difference in who is in charge of congress. i'm excited about the prospects there. >> what is the democratic party solution, senator, for raising prices to inflation? we were told it would be transitory. it wasn't. voters clearly are mad about. it what is the solution? >> of course they are mad about. they are seeing their buying power and economic stability changing because of the rise of prices. first of all, we understand that inflation is a global issue. we also understand democrats have been taking action -- for americans. including lowering prescription drug prices, lowering energy prices and inflation reduction act. the actions that the president has taken in the short term -- meanwhile, the republicans have no ideas for what to do. sure, they are repealing the good steps we've already taken. and they are very ill informed -- rolling back of the aca and ma

leaders, including president xi's plans on taiwan that every american will want to hear about >>> a minnesota girl who witnessed the murder of george floyd is hoping to turn the tragic incident into a learning moment for children. >>> and we've got all your week six highlights in the nfl as we kick off a new week. it's monday, october 17th. "early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera it's time to break out those thermals the first cold snap of the season is moving in. record cold is sweeping across 2/3 of the country starting today with temps dropping from ohio to tennessee. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the cold front for us okay, michelle, we're ready to hear it. good morning >> good morning, guys. so good to see you hope you had a great weekend it feels like it came fast, and we're looking at a really cold morning for so many of us. you need to bundle up, start the car early. bundle up the kids at the bus stop we're looking at temperatures dropping into the 20s in some spots. we have freeze alerts, freeze wat

if minnesota, iowa, kansas does something interesting on electric buses or criminal justice reform or anything, a legislator in north carolina or california will take note. that is why it is important for us to cover these local policy battles, they become the policy battle that happens in your backyard. host: this is jeff, nebraska. good morning. caller: yeah. i think americans are getting bamboozled on this whole power thing. they can buy all the buses they want. they can make all these cars, electric. they can put the power stations in. where are they going to get the power to do it right now? we've got california, who shuts down half the state because they cannot put power in their state. all these greenies talk about coal, oil, this drilling and stuff. what china goes all the way around the world, they do the same thing these special minerals we have to have to make solar panels and windmills. they are the same thing, the coal people and oil people are doing. there is no difference. we better wake up. host: let rita wilson jump in. you struck a chord with electric buses. guest: i

the monitor took a protective position next to the uss minnesota which is a frigate. and the battle was certain to come the next day. on march 9 coming to to to to the virginia fired from a thousand yards out hitting the ship and causing an explosion. protecting minnesota the uss monitor intercepted for the next four hours the two ironclads circle one another shade -- trading shots and shelves of point brown -- pointblank range. each tried to ram the other. the commuter tried to find a weak spot in third all -- the battle that took place that day left neither the monitor or the virginia seriously damage a both sides claim victory. ultimately they would call the battle of draw. it was firebrand technology. the uss monitor sinks with less than a year afloat. on december 29 the meeting 62 the monitor joined the forces off north and south carolina. you can see the image in the background going to beaufort north carolina. december 30, 1862 it encounters is dorm off of cape hatteras and the next night the monitor battle the storm and it worsens and surely after midnight tha

the truth is we now have close senate in places like minnesota, washington state, oregon, even in new hampshire and democrats never thought it's gotten seats l. meanwhile governor abbott and texas sensor desantis and more n georgia up double digits over their rivals and the truth is getting too hard for the press to avoid. democrat policies have left americans poorer, our country weaker, and with the added bonus of taking us to the brink with all out war with russia. there's going to be a huge political price to be paid for this. rather than trying to tack to the middle, democrats, they just keep digging themselves further into a hole and now populous republican candidate who is are bold and who are brave are about to bury them. they're telling themselves lie after lie for the democrats and inflation was transitory. >> i see important transitory influences at work. i don't anticipate that we'll be permanent. >> most of the price increases we've seen are -- were expected and expected to be temporary. it's not regular inflation anymore. i'm bringing it down. down. >> laura: they said cr

[cheers] dan: the massive pumpkin grown by travis finger of minnesota waiting at 2560 pounds.hat is a north american record. lena howland has more on the events leading up to the waving in including what travis did to grow such a humongous pumpkin. >> pumpkin by pumpkin, lifted by a forklift. each one bigger than the last. >> it's great. you never see anything like this, except in half moon bay. >> i always tell people back home it's the super bowl of pumpkin spirit >> -- pumpkins. >> travis drove his pumpkin from minnesota. >> this size, i have been hitting it with fertilizer 14 times a day. >> the -- hoping lightning will strike twice. >> they all said it was a once-in-a-lifetime type thing. gosh, hopefully we can do it two times. >> he is up against heavy competitors. >> it is estimating to be around 1500 pounds. >> cindy toback from washington is back for more. >> these take so much care. they also take a lot of water, which is a challenge in california. i've got my own well at home. unlimited free water is to my advantage. >> this third-grade teacher says in her time away

this year's winner is travis gienger of minnesota. his 2560 pound pumpkin is the largest ever grown in north ame. north america. >> along season to grow and a lot of fertilizer i guess. good seed. good genetics. >> and the music in the backgro. the background. travis gienger is a horticulture teacher in minnesota. he he drove the giat gourd 35 hours to half moon bay. moon bay. he also won the contest back in captioning spons >> o'donnell: tonight, vladimir putin unleashes on ukraine, firing at least 80 missiles and using dozens of iranian drones in what's the biggest barrage since the invasion. russian missiles rained down on at least a dozen cities in ukraine, destroying a bridge in kyiv and killing civilians. cbs' charlie d'agata is in ukraine, with the defiant message tonight from president zelenskyy. >> get out of the car. >> o'donnell: shot in a mcdonald's parking lot... >> shots fired! shots fired! >> o'donnell: tonight, the 17-year-old is on life support, and the police officer fired. cbs' omar villafranca is in texas with the

we are people too. >> the minnesota department of human rights showed the minneapolis police departmentad a patterof racial discrimination >>. >>that bothers me. that we have a pattern of discrimination. from what i see here and what these officers are doing and what i am doing, yes. there is the incident and some history. understand that. i do not believe personally, i do not believe that is us and that is not what we are trying to do. >> in may, joe biden signed an executive order to force law enforcement agencies to revis use of force does not apply to the 18,000 state and local agencies. >> he came off of the energy of the black lives matter movement and he met with george floyd's family but he has not passed meaningful police accountability legislation. i need black men to come out and vote. we did economic justice and we need the police to stop killing us so that if you can ensure that, they can vote for you. if not, we look in a different direction. >> blacks represent 25% of those killed by police this year, a disparity that could cost democrats part of the crucial black vote. >

arizona, nevada, minnesota, pennsylvania and new hampshire. out for us because these are all states that are very important when it comes to the electoral college and that cannot be a coincidence. >> absolutely, and you talked about it in terms of policy and we just heard the secretary of state in arizona talking about it in terms of democracy. the answer is, it's both of those things. every one of these is a close swing state, we have a majority of republican lawmakers, who have signaled that they do not believe and legitimate election results. and the stakes are already high, but as we head towards 2024, it will shock many people to know that the supreme court is sharing a case now that would give them even more power, absolute power over federal elections, without any say in their states from the courts or the governor. today, every swing state in america has a republican legislature, save minnesota, which is one of the closest races this year. if they have a majority of legislatures and they have a unique power to determine who won, whatev

through it all, minnesota remained afloat. only the iron ship could stop another iron ship. the battle that took place that day left neither the monitor or the virginia damaged, but both tides claimed victory. ultimately, they were called a draw. but in fact, there was one clear winner, ironclad technology. the age of wooden warships was over. sadly, the uss monitor sinks, with less than a year afloat. on december 29th, 1862, the monitor was sent to south carolina. into parts of hampton roads, you can see that in the image on the background. december 30th of 1862, and encounters a storm off of cape patterson. december 31st, the next night, they battled to stay afloat as the storm worsens, and shortly after midnight that evening, the monitor goes down for the last time, with the loss of 16 officers and crew. the vessel was discovered, initially in 1974. the announcement was made between duke university in the uss navy. in 1975, it became the nation's first man national marine sanctuary. you might have heard of monitor from your days in high school, from the soviet war. if you

nobody want with toss apply in certain contexts in minnesota, minneapolis, who wants to work there?more police-friendly counties, that's where all these guys want to work. so the problem is where you need good police the most is the least likely place that come -- some of these guys want to apply for a job. gerry: deroy, it is still a major problem. in so many cities, crime is surging, and the mostly democratic administrations are basically telling the police to back off. >> yeah. i mean, this was the whole point of the defund the police movement. police are terrible, they're monsters, horrible people, get out of their live -- our lives, and hay did, and now people are struggling to bring cops back. and a lot of cops like here in new york city, they don't like the fact that hay arrest -- they arrest people, take them to the station, and a few hours later they're back out on the street because we have prosecutors that are not prosecuting. they're there to advance the career criminals' careers. and so states like florida have been saying, look, why don't you come down to florida? they

. >> what about minnesota?e to death. >> hoes don't get cold. >> do you think that sexy customs are better than scary costumes? >> yeah, makes everybody happy. [laughs] love is in the air. >> sexy costumes will get you laid, so. >> you know what, i think you just won the argument right there. [laughter] i think this topic is over. i guess you should take the desk. ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> trevor: thank you so much for that, ronny chieng. stay tuned. when we come back, diane kruger will be joining me on the show, so don't go away. there was this controversial figure. everywhere he went people challenged him. they questioned his ideology, trolled him, called him ugly names. but he never took the bait, never raised his voice, refused to retaliate, because he believed he could change the world... by turning the other cheek. ♪ [ dramatic music ] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> trevor: welcome back to "the daily show." my guest tonight is an internationally renowned actor you know from films like "inglorious bastards"

minnesota is the winner at the half. moon bay's pumpkin lane competition. the pumpkins today he gets the name is john, without just didn't just looking at the guest in a gordie, ha ha. that's a good. the pump is actually named maverick after top gun maverick, ok, weighed 2000, 560 pounds set a new u.s. record. the winner told us it took a lot of work and money to girl public and of this size, let alone get it all the way from minnesota to hear what he says. it's all worth it. >> even happened far whether goes from i mean, we are looking this. >> the winner takes home. a 23 $1000 prize and he said we'll put that money into his children's college. but i mean with that kind of money. i mean, well, would you do with it? >> i don't know. i don't know. maybe grow another you i all the top 20. have these pumpkins are also receive prizes yesterday as well. so everybody won. i will still to come in the next hour. we're talking about how one bay area company is sending help to ukraine after the countries hit by russian missile attacks. and san francisco mayor of reid

. >>> turn now to the chairman of the national republican congressional committee, minnesota congressman tom emmer. good morning. good to have you here. >> good morning. >> i have to ask you about what we've just been talking about here. how concerned are you about the risk of political violence and how should it be minimized? >> there's no place for violence, period, in our society. physical violence or violence against someone's property. i think you've already covered that here this morning. the incident in san francisco, tragic as it is, i think we need some more information about it, but we should all be feeling for paul pelosi and his family. hopefully they'll be 100% recovery. >> just to be abundantly clear, you denounce any kind of attack on the pelosi family? >> absolutely. there should be no attacks, period. there should be no violence in our society. again, whether it's political or otherwise. there's no place for it in the civilized society. >> well, i'm glad you said that because i want to ask you about something in our cbs news poll that shows that even as republicans are p

why is he resonating in minnesota? caller: primarily because rural minnesota is strong with republicans and the twin cities area is very much strong as democrat supporting, so we are divided by a population. some of the people will not listen to any logic. you can tell them stuff and they will not listen. they are just staunch republicans. they will not listen to any logic. i still believe tim is going to win. host: what is your prediction for voter turnout in the state? caller: i think minnesota is literally the highest percentage turnout. minnesota very much is a very strong polling place and we have a wonderful secretary of state here who just had a debate here the other day talking about all the safety measures and so on. so all this conspiracy stuff has got to be stopped. host: that is in baxter, minnesota. we will hear from gwendolyn, a democratic caller in detroit, michigan. hi, gwendolyn. top issue in michigan. caller: hi appear thanks for taking -- hi. thanks for taking my call. host: how are you going to vote

to do it in minnesota. it just shouldn't happen. it's like when the tour de france on a big wheel, you know, you just you can only hope but it worked. seems like a great guy doesn't it was no easy tasks to raise the price winning gourd travis hit the pumpkin with fertilizer 14 times a day along obviously with plenty of water now he's going to take a rest. he says growing giant pumpkins is hard work and i'll bet it is my only concern is the pumpkin's cholesterol when they get that day. i know i mean, is it gonna be? okay? all right world news tonight with david muir is next. thank you for joining us on amidates and i'm dan ashley for sandy patel all of us here. we appreciate your time. hope to see you again in naomi: every year the wildfires, the smoke seems to get worse. jessica: there is actual particles on every single surface. dr. cooke: california has the worst air pollution in the country. the top 2 causes are vehicles and wildfires. prop 30 helps clean our air. it will reduce the tailpipe emissions that poison our air kevin: a

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you go back toen minnesota. down 3-2 and minnesota win this is a walk-off in game six.ut in ten innings. hall of fame stuff. >> you know what's incredible about that series though? i'm so glad you said that. because first of all, it broke our heart. but every pitch mattered. the moves that each one of the managers made. it really was like seven chess games played out. you could see it unfold. i have never seen a series like that. >> it was incredible. in talking to the manager of the twins back then, talking to terry pendleton where he hesitates around second base and can't score. there's all these little moments. ten innings, you don't see that anymore. >> willie's friend tyler, quick dwe question. are you a savant like joe is? can you remember each year, each player? >> you can ask me any world seerds game since 199 and i can tell you the starting pitcher. >> 1934, the gas house gang beat the tigers. >> 1950. >> the yankees swept the phillies. >> '60? >> one of the coolest world series, win it is with a walk-off, but what was so cool about the series is the yankees cr

there's a republican gubernatorial candidate in minnesota who you just heard is falling for this. there's another one in colorado is falling for this. how are they so gullible? >> it says a lot about how people process information in a very hyper partisan world, right? i mean, like, one of the things that's the hardest thing about combating this information, or disinformation, is just how strongly people want to believe it when it confirms a prior worldview that they have, and it confirms an us versus them mentality. and then you compound that with the simple fact that everybody has a supercomputer in their pocket where they can communicate with everybody instantly -- and shred that, and that's, and that's the amazing thing is that you have rational people who sort of search out irrationality when it comes to trying to confirm a lot of their political biases. and it's a very, very difficult problem for politicians. we saw that when we work on campaigns. when i worked on campaigns, this happened back in probably 2008, where, you know, voters would come to us at town halls in new ha