THES FIRST HALF LOOKS REALLY
GOOD.
THERE'S RAIN ON THE WAY.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE FOLLOWING DEVELOPING
NEWS OUT OF NORTHEAST
MINNEAPOLIS THIS MORNING.
A MAN STARTED A FIRE THAT LEFT
BOTH HIM AND A WOMAN IN IF
CRITICAL CONDITION.
CREWS CALLED TO THE HOME IN THE
2900 LOCK OF TAYLOR JUST BEFORE
7:00 THIS MORNING ON AN UNKNOWN
TROUBLE CALL.
WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY FOUND A
WOMAN WITH BURNS ACROSS THE
STREET FROM A HOME THAT WAS ON
FIRE.
SHORTLY AFTER A MAN WITH BURNS
WAS FOUND IN A DIFFERENT
LOCATION.
POLICE SAYING THE TWO KNEW EACH
OTHER.
OUR MARY McGUIRE IS GATHERING
DETAILS.
THERE'S A NEWS CONFERENCE GOING
ON RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT AT
NOON WITH THE LATEST.
IN ST. PAUL THE CITY
COUNCIL APPROVED A PLAN FOR THE
FUTURE OF THE OLD FORD PLANT
SITE.
THE ASSEMBLY PLANT CLOSED IN
2011 WHEN THE FINAL FORD RANGER
ROLLED OFF THE LINE.
THE PLANT HAS SCIENCE BEEN TORN
DOWN AFTER YEARS OF DEBATE.
CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A ZONING
PLAN BY A 5-2 VOTE LAST NIGHT.
THAT MASTER PLAN DEALS WITH 135
ACRES OF LAND.
DOESN'T GET MORE VALUABLE THAN
THIS LAND ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER IN THE CITY OF ST. PAUL.
THE REZONING WILL INCLUDE A
VARIETY OF AREAS FROM
MULTIFAMILY REZONING TENSES,
SHOPS.
CITY WANTS IT TO BE PART OF THE
EXISTING STREET GRID SO THE
AREA CAN HANDLE THE TRAFFIC
BROUGHT ON BY THE NEW
CONSTRUCTION.
BUT THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD,
OF COURSE, MANY OF THOSE FOLKS
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC
IT WOULD BRING TO AN AREA THEY
SAY IS ALREADY CONGESTED.
I'M A SUPPORTER OF THE PLAN
FOR MULTIPLE REASONS.
THOSE RANGE FROM HAVING OUR
CITY BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND
COMBATING SPRAWL.
ECONOMIC REASON, AS WELL AS
EXPANDING OUR TAX BASE AND THE
NEED FOR MORE HOUSING IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE'RE NOT APPRECIATIVE OF
THE DENSITY YOU'RE GOING TO
INTRODUCE INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT TRAFFIC
STUDIES.
YOU CAN MAKE NUMBERS SAY
WHATEVER YOU WANT THEM TO.
7000 PEOPLE COME INTO THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, TRAFFIC IS GOING
TO BE A NIGHTMARE.
THE CHARACTER OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO BE
RUINED.
MAYOR COLEMAN HAS SENT OUT A
NEWS RELEASE SAYING HE WILL
GIVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE PLAN
LATER THIS MORNING.
ST. PAUL CITY OFFICIALS
ANTICIPATE DIFFERENT CHUNKS OF
THAT SITE WILL GO ON THE MARKET
EARLY NEXT YEAR.
THE DEVELOPMENT IS SET TO BE
PHASED IN OVER THE NEXT 15 TO
20 YEARS.
HUGH HEFNER HAS PASSED
AWAY.
THE FOUNDER OF PLAYBOY MAGAZINE
DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES SAW
SURROUNDED BY FAMILY YESTERDAY.
HEFNER WAS BORN IN CHICAGO IN
1926.
IN 1953 WITH JUST $8000 HE
PUBLISHED THE VERY FIRST ISSUE
OF PLAYBOY.
IT FEATURED A NUDE PHOTO OF
MARILYN MONROE.
HEF WOULD GO ON TO EMBODY THE
FANTASY HE HELPED CREATE,
CONTINUING INTO HIS LATER YEARS
IN L.A.
HUGH HEFNER IS SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE CRYSTAL, THREE SONS AND A
DAUGHTER.
HE WAS 91 YEARS OLD.
REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON
ARE DEFENDING PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP'S PLAN TO REFORM TAXES.
WOULD SHRINK THE SEVEN TAX
BRACKETS INTO JUST THREE.
IT NEARLY DOUBLES THE STANDARD
DEDUCTION FOR MOST AMERICANS.
REPUBLICANS SAY THE PLAN WILL
CUT TAXES FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS.
DEMOCRATSINSIST THAT'S NOT THE
CASE, CLAIMING THE PLAN FAVORS
THE RICH.
IT CALLS FOR SLASHING THE
CORPORATE TAX RATE FROM 35% TO
20%.
PAT KESSLER JOINS US NOW.
THIS HAPPENS A LOT.
REPUBLICANS ARE SAYING ONE
THING, DEMOCRATS THE OTHER.
THE GOP SAYS THE PLAN WILL CUT
TAXES FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS.
DEMOCRATS INSIST THAT'S NOT THE
CASE.
WHICH IS IT?
WELL, WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I
SAY THEY'RE BOTH RIGHT AND
THEY'RE BOTH WRONG.
THAT'S WHERE THIS IS.
THIS PLAN ACTUALLY DOES A
LITTLE BIT CUT SOME TAXES FOR
THE MIDDLE CLASS, BUT WHAT THE
TAX CUT GIVEETH THE TAX HIKE
INCREASEETH, TAKEETH AWAY.
THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE THERE
IS GOING TO BE A VERY TINY TAX
CUT FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS,
INCLUDING TAKING AWAY SOME OF
THE DEDUCTIONS BUT ADDING WHAT
YOU CAN TAKE FOR PERSONAL
DEDUCTIONS ON YOUR TAXES.
NOW HERE IN MINNESOTA IT MIGHT
MEAN A SLIGHT TAX INCREASE.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE SAYING
IS THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE
TAX WIND FALL FOR BUSINESSES
AND WEALTHY PEOPLE AND THAT'S
PROBABLY TRUE.
SO WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE
THIS IS GOING.
PART OF THIS TAX PLAN, WHICH I
LOOKED OVER AGAIN THIS MORNING
SAYS TO BE DETERMINED WHEN THEY
SAY HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.
IT SAYS TO BE DETERMINED.
SO WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO
BELIEVE?
IT'S THE CHANGES IN THE TAX
CODE WILL RESULT IN MORE
ECONOMIC --
AND EVERYBODY WANTS IT.
EVERYBODY WANTS TAX REFORM.
BUT DOES EVERYBODY WANT A TAX
CUT?
THIS IS LIKE WHAT WE HEAR ALL
THE TIME IN POLITICS THAT
EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO HEAVEN
BUT NOBODY WANTS TO DIE.
SO IS THIS GOING TO BE
SOMETHING GOOD FOR EVERYBODY?
REALLY HARD TO SAY AT THIS
MOMENT.
LET'S TALK FOOTBALL.
THE PACKERS AND BEARS PLAYING
TONIGHT.
THE PACKERS PLAYERS RELEASED A
STATEMENT ASKING EVERYONE TO
LOCK ARMS IN A SHOW OF
UNIFICATION.
FIRST OF ALL, HAVE THE
PACKERS EVER WATCHED THEIR OWN
FANS BEFORE A GAME?
HOW ARE THE FANS GOING TO PUT
THEIR BEER DOWN?
THAT IS MY CONCERN.
WOW.
WHY DID YOU SAY THAT?
WELL, YOU'RE SPORTING YOUR
MILLER BEER.
IT'S WISCONSIN.
CAN YOU LOCK ARMS LIKE THIS?
I THINK YOU CAN.
MAYBE, YOU'VE GOT YOUR
MILLER LITE.
YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS
SWEPT THE COUNTRY AND VERY
CONTROVERSIAL.
PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO IS FACING
A LOT OF POLITICAL DEFEAT THIS
WEEK HAS USED THIS ACTUALLY THE
KNEELING FOR THE ANTHEM, WHICH
IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE,
STARTED BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN
ATHLETES TO PROTEST POLICE
VIOLENCE AGAINST AFRICAN-
AMERICAN MEN.
THE PRESIDENT HAS TURNED THIS
UPSIDE DOWN, MOVED IT OUT OF
THE WAY, TURNED IT INTO
SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
HE IS SAYING IT'S DISRESPECT
FOR THE FLAG AND MAYBE A LOT OF
AMERICANS AGREE WITH HIM, BUT A
LOT OF FOLKS SAY THAT THIS
PROTEST IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
PEOPLE SHOULD DO THIS AND IT'S
REALLY INTERESTING TO WATCH HOW
FOOTBALL TEAMS AND FANS ARE
RESPONDING SUPPORTING, IN
GENERAL, THE RIGHT TO PROTEST.
PAT, THANK YOU.
WE'LL BE WATCHING TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS ON THAT GAME.
PACKERS-BEARS RIGHT HERE ON