al will show off food finds at the minnesota state fair. twater. >> we are here right now in minnesota, we're in saint paul, it's the opening of the minnesota state fair. you can't talk about a state fair without food, and you can't talk food without andrew and you can't talk about minnesota without senator al franken, who i used to see years ago nbc commissary. we didn't have great food like this. >> not nbc commissary. that was terrible food. >> glory days. >> you guys have been coming to the fair for years. >> sure. >> let's start with the classics. >> i'm a classicist. roast corn from roast corn booth. get them well done if you like brushed with butter. that's your favorite, right? >> it's actually my favorite fair food. you can't get a bad ear here. unbelievable. >> thousands of pounds a day roasted fresh. >> local corn from fields dedicated. >> how sweet is that? >> that's like sugar. >> isn't it just the best? we love it. really great classics here. the gizmo that came up from the iowa state fair a decade ago. >> on its own. >> on its

state fair a decade ago. >> on its own. >> on its own. sausage, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese on a bun. invented in iowa. >> perfected in minnesotastate fair. turkey legs a big part of the tradition. only one booth i'm aware of that actually brines them, roasts them to order with fresh legs as opposed to commodity, texas steak out on the north end of the fairgrounds. that's nice turkey. >> that is very smoky. >> as al knows. >> the corn is really good. >> fantastic. this fair was birthed and fed by all the church dining halls, right? it was originally the 4h aspect of it, the politics aspect of the state fair, 160 some-odd years old are still relevant today with incredible wpa buildings. the dining halls are going out of fashion but wild rice meatballs, it's a two napkin -- >> wild rice. >> cranberry, swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes served up by real minnesota grandmas. >> you're in a church basement now. >> that's good. >> wow. >> fantastic. two new items? >> they get more and more gimmicky each year. but i think minnesota tachos, an elvis vibe, ban, a, a, bacon. >> peanut butter. >> i wouldn't eat that. >> my money for b

state fair. you're heading to a state fair tomorrow. >> the minnesota state fair tomorrow. >> the minnesota stateng at the fairs? we had the butter cows. >> there's a butter sculptor. >> that's classic. >> all sorts of stuff. and a great chef who has been on our program before, gavin cason, he's going to be cooking. we're going to talk about fair food. >> anything fried on a stick. that's all you need. >> love that. here we go. this is exciting. >> big night tonight. somebody could be the winner. >> we keep saying it. >> could be the winner of $700 million. >> it doesn't even sound real. we're all saying it. but $700 million. >> it's incon seefibkoconceivai. how many people are doing it here in. >> we have five. six. >> six. >> and i spotted. >> i want in on this. >> you don't have any cash. >> i didn't bring any cash. >> i'm giving you $5 for christian. >> what about me? >> you said you don't want to take part. >> i didn't know you were ha handing out money. >> everybody sees it. it's happened. if the numbers come in -- >> you want in? >> yeah. can i have $5? >> there you go, man. >> i'm kidding

. >>> people at a minnesota state fair can do more than just enjoy food and rides now they can actuallyhe sheriffs department in dakota county right owd side of minneapolis displays ten most wanted. it's the ten people with active felony warrants that they know are from the area. members of the law enforcement say it works. >> we had some folks from rosemont say i think i played basketball with him at the local park last week. a source of pride in the community which is -- they help law enforcement which is how it used to be a lot. >> well last year displaying the pictures helped with four arrests and so far this year authorities made one arrest and they have a couple solid good leads on some of the others. how about that? >>> well car wash owner in remote town in chester county is floored by how many people are showing up at his business. but not all of them are there to get their cars washed. >> i want to get a picture of what's next door. fox 29 photojournalist bill rohrer has the story from elverson, chester county. >> it is so cool. >> reporter: we live life trying to find direct r

state fair. pete: minnesota state fair. abby: i have been to the iowa one. : all across the country washington county minnesota. state fairs everywhere. it's a really fun time in the summer. clayton: fantasy world entertainment set up everything on our plaza. they were explaining new bumper cars. duel joy sticks. state of the art bumper cars. abby: it was pouring 30 minutes ago. the sun has come out. if you are in the area come on out because it's going to be a fun morning. clayton: email us your state fair photos from when you are at the stated fair this summer. what is your favorite food mine is funnel cake. pete: my is cheese kurds. they are the best. you go to restaurants they have cheese kurds. are these state fair? no. otherwise they are mozzarella. abby: i like a friday oreo. we have a test on fried food. we have to figure out what's inside them. clayton: good. abby: when you think about state fair. clayton: blind taste test. pete: you can get anything spaghetti on a stick. clayton: first headlines. abby: we have serious headlines we want to get to. a

he's at the misunderstand state fair, people be there ten out of the 12 days the fair is going on and kept a focused on building himself up in misunderstand and focusing on minnesota issues and that's helped him politically. he won by 312 votes in 2008. he won by double digits and helped him. >>> when you mentioned those minnesota issue, it's a stark contrast to somebody like elizabeth who, you know, i covered elizabeth warren running, seems she had these these national issues and she's a national figure from the get-go. i see two very different parallels, those are two names thrown out for 2020 >> there will be a dozen if not more democrat whose run for president in 2020 and we'll see campaigns come online probably early presidential campaign cycle has been so elongated and they last forever now, i believe elizabeth warren and corey booker are more likely to run, i think frank ken is you don't have the thinking about it. they're all taking different approaches and different tacks to how they confront trump. elizabeth warren is becoming one of those out spoken leaders along with bernie sanders who goes after trump for a little bit of everything that he does. some

state fair. excessive could rorrosion. it broke apart late last month and seven people injured and four still hospitalized including one woman in a coma. >>> the governor of minnesotalling an explosion near a mosque an act of terrorism. investigators say an improvised explosive device was thrown through a window just before worshippers gathered for prayer. this damaged an office but no one hurt. the fbi has joined the investigation. >>> overseas, investigators hope a young model can shed more light on her kidnapping. she meets with police again tomorrow. ayling says she was shoved into the trunk of a car and told police she was going to be sold as a sex slave in an online auction. a polish national living in britain is now under arrest. >>> we have a consumer alert for you. gm is recalling thousands of trucks over a possible steering defect. the automaker says the vehicles may have a software problem that can cause them to lose their electric power steering assistance. more than 690,000 vehicles model year 2014, chevrolet silverados and gmc sierra trucks are potentially affected. >>> serious claims from taylor swift and the man she's accusing of groping her. they'r