AWESOME
AWESOME DRIVE TIMES.
.
. >>>
. >>> LET'S TAKE YOU LIVE FROM
WASHINGTON D.C. THIS MORNING AND
JUST A MATTER OF HOURS, OPENING
ARGUMENTS BEGIN IN THE
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
TRUMP.
TRUMP. >>
TRUMP. >> BOTH SIDES WORKED UNTIL EARLY
THIS MORNING VOTING ON RULES,
WHO'S GOING TO TESTIFY AND WHAT
DOCUMENTS WILL BE SEEN.
>> IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A
DECISION ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S
GUILT OR INNOCENCE, YOU SHOULD
WANT TO SEE WHAT THESE DOCUMENTS
SAY.
SAY.
SAY. >>
SAY. >> ELLERY, JUST ONE OF MANY
CHIPPY BACK AND FORTHS BETWEEN
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS.
>> COMMENTS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.
>> DID YOU WATCH THE TRAIL?
>> WE HAVE A GREAT CASE.
>> 13 HOURS OF DEBATING TRIAL
RULES THERE ARE TWO CHANGES
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH
McCONNELL MADE.
McCONNELL MADE. THERE'S STILL A CRITICAL
DECISION LEFT AND THAT'S WHETHER
OR NOT TO ALLOW WITNESSES IN THE
TRIAL.
TRIAL.
TRIAL. A
TRIAL. A DECISION WON'T BE MADE ON THAT
UNTIL LATER BUT THINGS ARE
ALREADY GETTING HEATED.
YESTERDAY, CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN
ROBERTS WARNED BOTH SIDES TO
STOP PERSONAL ATTACKS.
>> I THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE AT
THIS POINT FOR ME TO AD MONISH
BOTH THE HOUSE MANAGERS AND
PRESIDENT'S COUNSEL IN EQUAL
TERMS TO REMEMBER THAT THEY ARE
ADDRESSING THE WORLD'S GREATEST
DELIBERATIVE BODY.
DELIBERATIVE BODY. ONE REASON IT EARNED ITS TITLES
BECAUSE ITS MEMBERS AVOID
SPEAKING IN A MANNER AND USING
LANGUAGE THAT'S NOT CONDUCIVE TO
CIVIL DISCOURSE.
CIVIL DISCOURSE. >> OPENING ARGUMENTS START AT
NOON WITH HOUSE MANAGERS
STARTING OFF.
STARTING OFF. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DEFENSE WILL
LIKELY BEGIN THEIRS ON SATURDAY.
>>> WE'RE GETTING A TON OF
REACTION THIS MORNING ABOUT THE
TRIAL SO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS
COMING.
COMING.
COMING. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU
HAVE TO SAY IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
>>> A BUSY WEEK FOR SAINT PAUL
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A
PERSON WHO SHOT AND KILLED A MAN
IN THE FROG TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY THEY DO NOT THINK
THIS SHOOTING WAS RANDOM.
>>> WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THE MAN WHO DIED MONDAY.
THE MAN TRIED TO ROB A CHURCH OF
SCIENTOLOGY EMPLOYEE.
SCIENTOLOGY EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYEE FOUGHT BACK AND
OTHER CHURCH WORKERS CAME TO
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. THE
HELP. THE ATTEMPTED ROBBER WAS
UNRESPONSIVE HAD POLICE GOT
THERE AND LATER DIED.
>>> GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ANNOUNCED
A GRANT WILL HELP FUND 30
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS. THOSE PROJECTS WILL BRING HIGH
QUALITY BROAD BAND TO
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>>
YEAR. >>> FAMILY, FRIENDS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
REMEMBERING RON EDWARDS.
HE WAS A PROMINENT VOICE IN THE
TWIN CITIES ON ISSUES OF RACE
AND EQUITY.
AND EQUITY. HE WAS 81 YEARS OLD.
>>> AND EXCITING NEWS FOR
BASEBALL FANS.
BASEBALL FANS. THE TWINS BALLPARK PASS IS
MAKING A RETURN THIS YEAR.
IT WILL GIVE YOU ACCESS TO 80
REGULAR SEASON GAMES AT TARGET
FIELD FOR $45 A MONTH.
IT PROVIDES STANDING ROOM AND
BALL PACK ACCESS WITH A CHANCE
TO UPGRADE TO AN ACTUAL SEAT.
YOU CAN SCORE THE DEAL NOW
THROUGH FEBRUARY 12th AND WE
HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE
>>> IN OUR DIGITAL DIVE, THESE
HEADLINES ARE MAKING THE ROUNDS
ONLINE AND HAVE A LOT OF YOU
TALKING THIS MORNING.
THEY CLAIM A SMALL CHURCH FROM
THE COTTAGE GROVE AREA IS
LOOKING TO REINVENT ITSELF AND
BY DOING SO, OLDER MEMBERS ARE
FEELING FORCED OUT.
THE CHURCH IS SAYING THAT'S NOT
THE CASE.
THE CASE.
THE CASE. CHURCH LEADERS TELL US THEY'VE
BEEN STRUGGLING FOR A WHILE NOW
AND REGULAR CHURCH ATTENDANCE IN
COTTAGE GROVE HAS DECLINED SO
LEADERSHIP IS TAKING ACTION.
THEY'RE DOING A SO-CALLED
RELAUNCH OF THE CHURCH.
METHODIST LEADERS IN MINNESOTA
HAVE TRIED RELAUNCHES WITH OTHER
CHURCHES BEFORE AND HAVE BEEN
SUCCESSFUL.
SUCCESSFUL. THE COTTAGE GROVE LOCATION WILL
CLOSE TEMPORARILY IN JUNE BEFORE
WE OPENING IN DECEMBER WITH A
NEW PASTOR HOPING TO ATTRACT A
YOUNGER GENERATION BUT CURRENT
MEMBERS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE
DECISION AND SAY THE 15 TO
18-MONTH WAIT IS SIMPLY TOO LONG
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM. >> I FEEL IT'S TOTALLY AGE
DISCRIMINATION, WANTING THE
YOUTH, YOUNGER FAMILIES.
>> HE TELLS US HE CAN'T STAND
THE THOUGHT OF WORSHIPPING
ELSEWHERE DURING THIS RELAUNCH.
THE CHURCH SAYS ALL MEMBERS
REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE WILL BE
ALLOWED BACK AFTER THE RELAUNCH
AND SAID NO ONE WILL BE TURNED
AWAY DURING THE 15 TO 18-MONTH
INTERIM PERIOD.
INTERIM PERIOD. WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS FROM OUR
SUNRISERS THIS MORNING.
BRAD SAYS THE SIMPLE NEED FOR A
CHURCH TO RELAUNCH SAYS ALL I
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
PAUL HERE IS A UMC PASTOR AND
SAID IT IS FAR MORE LIKELY THERE
HAS BEEN A MASSIVE
MISUNDERSTANDING THAT MY
COLLEAGUES ARE ENGAGING IN AGE
DISCRIMINATION.
DISCRIMINATION. IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF OUR
MEMBERSHIP VOWS AND FURTHERMORE
WELL BEYOND THE HEART AND SPIRIT
OF THIS CHURCH AND ITS CLERGY.
COTTAGE GROVE HAS A SECOND
LOCATION WHERE ALL MEMBERS WILL
BE ABLE TO WORSHIP ANY TIME THEY
WENT.
WENT.
WENT. CHURCH LEADERSHIP MET WITH
COTTAGE GROVE MEMBERS LAST NIGHT
AND PLAN TO HAVE MORE
DISCUSSIONS IN THE FUTURE.
>> NOBODY LIKES CHANGE AND IT'S
TOUGH ON A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT I
THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO FRESHEN
UP AND GET A NEW LOOK TO GET
MORE YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN
GOING TO THE CHURCH.
>> YOU HAVE TO KEEP GOING,
THOUGH.
THOUGH.
THOUGH. >> IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG WAIT.
>> A LONG TRANSITION PERIOD.
>>> SVEN, NOW LET'S GO TO YOU
WITH YOUR ONE THING WEATHER.
>> WE'RE MILD THIS MORNING,
ALREADY UP TO 30 DEGREES BUT
THERE IS SNOWSHOWERS, WINTRY MIX
FALLING IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART
OF THE STATE IF YOU'RE HEADED
THAT DIRECTION.
THAT DIRECTION. IN THE AFTERNOON WE COULD SEE A
FEW SNOWSHOWERS THERE BUT ALSO
LOOKING AT ABOVE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES LATER.
TEMPERATURES LATER. >>> THE GOOD NEWS IS THIS IS
MISSING US IN THE METRO BUT IN
OA TANA -- HERE'S A LIVE LOOK OF
THAT CRASH ON I-35.
WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE COMING
UP IN A FEW MINUTES.
>>> TIME TO CONNECT THE DOTS
WHERE WE MAKE THE NEWS MAKE
SENSE.
SENSE.
SENSE. THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMMON
CAUSES FOR CRASHES, ACCORDING TO
THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THERE ARE
MORE THAN 800,000 BLIND SPOT
ACCIDENTS EVERY YEAR.
A PENNSYLVANIA TEEN HAS COME UP
WITH A SOLUTION THAT'S GARNERING
BUZZ.
BUZZ.
BUZZ. >>
BUZZ. >> Reporter: EVERYYEAR,
THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS ARE
INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS.
TECHNOLOGY INCLUDE WAYS TO HELP
DRIVERS SEE IN AREAS THAT WERE
FORMERLY CONSIDERED BLIND SPOTS.
HERE'S THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
THE ADVANCES AND A TEENAGER.
A DESIGN -- THEY CAN PARTIALLY
BLOCK A DRIVER'S VIEW OF THEIR
SURROUNDINGS.
SURROUNDINGS. WHEN HER OLDER BROTHER STARTED
DRIVING, 14-YEAR-OLD ALENA
DEVISED A SYSTEM USING A WEB CAM
MOUNTED TO THE TOP OF THE CAR
AND A PROJECTOR THAT DISPLAYS
IMAGES OF TRAFFIC ON TO THE
PILLARS.
PILLARS.
PILLARS. IT GIVES THE ILLUSION THAT THE
PILLAR IS INVISIBLE.
THE DESIGN WON $25,000 FROM THE
NATION'S PREMIER SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING.
ENGINEERING. SHE PLANS TO SUBMIT THE IDEA TO
AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES LIKE TESLA.
>> PRETTY CREATIVE, A PROJECTOR.
>> A NEW CAR I GOT A COUPLE
YEARS AGO HAD CAMERAS EVERYWHERE
AND IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO GET
USED TO BUT NOW --
>> THING ARE CHANGING.
YOU HAVE TO GET WITH IT.
>>> A MYSTERIOUS AND DEADLY
VIRUS HAS MADE ITS WAY TO THE
U.S.
U.S.
U.S. WHAT
U.S. WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE
PATIENTS AND THE STEPS AIRPORTS
ARE NOW TAKING TO STOP IT FROM
SPREADING
SPREADING
SPREADING >>> CAN YOU CHARGE SOMEONE FOR
ASKING A STUPID QUESTION?
TURNS
TURNS
TURNS OUT
TURNS OUT ONE RESTAURANT IN COLORADO
MIGHT HAVE DONE THAT.
WE VERIFY IF IT'S TRUE.
>>> OWNING YOUR STORY TO CREATE
CHANGE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
WE MEET A WOMAN WHO TOOK AN IDEA