IN
IN SPACE.
IN SPACE. >> WHAT MINNESOTANS ARE SAYING
ABOUT THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR THE
MILITARY.
MILITARY.
MILITARY. >>> LET'S GET RIGHT TO SOCIAL
MEDIA.
MEDIA.
MEDIA. SUITE MOVES ON THE GRIDIRON.
CHECK OUT THOSE FAST FEET BY
JOHNNY STANTON.
JOHNNY STANTON. >> ARE THEY HAVING A DANCE OFF?
THEY ARE GOOD.
BIG GUYS, TOO.
THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. >> THEY ARE FOOTBALL PLAYER.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SCRAWNY
OUT THERE.
OUT THERE. THERE'S ALSO SOME BAD NEWS WITH
PLAYERS ALREADY OUT FOR THE
GAME.
GAME.
GAME. >>
GAME. >> YOU MIGHT NOTICE SVEN IS NOT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. HE'S GOING TO BE OUT FOR A
WHILE, TOO.
WHILE, TOO. WE WILL FIND IN WHERE HE IS.
BUT WE HAVE JEFF.
>> TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED
JUST A LITTLE BIT THIS MORNING.
WE'VE SEEN A 1 DEGREE DROP HERE
IN TEMPERATURES.
IN TEMPERATURES. 56 DEGREES IN GRAND RAPIDS.
SOME COOLER SPOTS OUT THERE.
FOR TODAY, EXPECTED TO BE A
WARM, SUNNY DAY WITH HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 80s.
>>> MORE NOW ON OUR DECISION
2018 POLITICAL COVERAGE.
THERE'S HUGE INTEREST IN
TODAY'S PRIMARY ELECTION, WHICH
IS ALWAYS GOOD.
MANY PEOPLE WILL BE VOTING IN
THE PRIMARIES FOR THE VERY
FIRST TIME.
FIRST TIME. NO WORRIES.
NO WORRIES. JEFF HAS OUR PRIMARY PRIMER.
>> PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IS
COMING UP AT TURNOUT IS
EXPECTED TO BE REALLY HIGH,
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF SUPER
HIGH INTEREST COMPETITIVE
RACES.
RACES.
RACES. SOME PEOPLE WILL FIND
THEMSELVES VOTING IN THE
PRIMARY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
. HERE'S YOUR PRIMARY PRIMER.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON
WHICH PARTY'S PRIMARY YOU TAKE
PART OF. WE JUST REGISTERED TO
VOTE.
VOTE.
VOTE. PRIMARY DAY, YOU'LL BE HANDED A
SINGLE BALLOT THAT BALLOT WILL
HAVE ALL THE PARTY'S PRIMARIES
ON IT.
ON IT.
ON IT. YOU CAN ONLY VOTE IN ONE PARTY
SNAKE, OR YOUR PALLET WILL BE
THROWN AWAY -- BALLOTS WILL BE
THROWN AWAY.
THROWN AWAY. ONLY THAT YOU SHOW UP AND VOTE.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE BELONG TO ONE
PARTY WILL CROSS OVER AND VOTE
IN THE OTHER PARTY'S BY MARY IN
HOPES OF AFFECTING THE MATCHUPS
FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION.
IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT IS CALLED
STRATEGICALLY. PRIMARY DAY,
AUGUST 14 IN MINNESOTA.
EARLY VOTING IS ALREADY
UNDERWAY.
UNDERWAY.
UNDERWAY. FOR KARE 11 NEWS, I'M JOHN
CROMAN.
CROMAN.
CROMAN. >> IF YOU MISSED ANY OF THE
STORIES, THEY ARE ALL AVAILABLE
IN THE POLITICAL SECTION ON
KARE11.COM.
KARE11.COM. CHRIS?
CHRIS?
CHRIS? >>> MINNEAPOLIS POLICE ARE
INVESTIGATING A DEADLY SHOOTING
ON MORGAN AVENUE. IT HAPPENED
JUST AFTER EIGHT LAST NIGHT.
THE VICTIM DIED ON THE SCENE.
IT APPEARS THE MAN KNEW THE
SUSPECTED SHOOTER.
SUSPECTED SHOOTER. SO FAR, THERE ARE NO ARRESTS.
>>> MINNESOTANS MAYBE PAYING
DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT PRICES
FOR SURGERY.
FOR SURGERY. THIS IS BASED ON A NEW STUDY
FROM THE STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. IT COMPARED THE COST OF FOUR
COMMON SURGERIES BETWEEN
HOSPITALS ACROSS MINNESOTA.
A PATIENT MAY PAY BETWEEN TWO
TO NEARLY SEVEN TIMES AS MUCH
AS ANOTHER PATIENT IN THE SAME
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. PATIENTS SHOULD SEE THIS AS A
FIRST STEP TOWARD CHANGE.
>> THE MORE CONSUMERS AND
PATIENTS ARE COMING IN AND
THINK UP BEFORE I DO THIS, I
WANT TO DRAW THIS DOWN.
WHAT --
WHAT --
WHAT -- >> SAFETY INSPECTORS HAVE
RELEASED NEW PHOTOS SHOWING
LARGE CRACKS IN A PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE TAKEN JUST DAYS BEFORE
IT COLLAPSED IN FLORIDA.
KILLING SIX PEOPLE.
THE CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE IS
STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
>>> I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T HAD
BREAKFAST YET BECAUSE THIS
STORY HAS A SERIOUS YUCK
FACTOR.
FACTOR.
FACTOR. ASEPTIC TANKER SPILLING A LARGE
AMOUNT OF HUMAN WASTE.
HAZMAT CREWS HAD TO COME IN AND
CLEAN UP THE MESS.
THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL EIGHT -- A
DIRTY JOB.
DIRTY JOB. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS MOVING
FULL STEAM AHEAD AND CREATING A
NEW BRANCH OF THE MILITARY IN
SPACE.
SPACE.
SPACE. CRITICS, THOUGH, CALLING IT
WASTEFUL.
WASTEFUL.
WASTEFUL. TRACIE POTTS HAS DETAILS ON HOW
THE SPACE FORCE WOULD WORK.
>> Reporter: --
>> SPACE, A FINAL FRONTIER.
>> Reporter: IT'S THE NEXT
FRONTIER FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP.
>> SPACE IS, IN HIS WORDS, A
WAR FIGHTING DOMAIN, JUST LIKE
LAND AND AIR AND SEE.
THE TIME HAS COME TO ESTABLISH
THE UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE.
>> Reporter: A SIX -- SIXTH
BRANCH OF THE MILITARY.
RADAR, GPS, WEAPONS, EVEN ELITE
WARFIGHTERS LIKE THE ARMY'S
GREEN BERETS.
GREEN BERETS. >> IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY BAD
IDEA.
IDEA.
IDEA. IT'S EXPENSIVE.
IT'S EXPENSIVE. IT WILL TAKE A DECADE OR MORE
TO UNRAVEL SPACE OPERATIONS.
>> Reporter: OPERATIONS ALREADY
HAPPENING. THE ADMINISTRATION
WANTS TO REORGANIZE WHAT WE
ALREADY HAVE.
ALREADY HAVE. 20,000 PEOPLE IN THE AIR FORCE
SPACE COMMAND.
SPACE COMMAND. >> IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO
BUILD A WHOLE 'NOTHER LEVEL OF
BUREAUCRACY IN AN INCREDIBLY
YOUR CRADDICK DOD.
-- BUREAUCRATIC DOD.
>> THE REAL ISSUE IS WE NEED TO
INVEST MORE IN TECHNOLOGY AND
CAPABILITY IN SPACE.
>> Reporter: ASKING SUPPORTERS
TO VOTE ON A NEW LOGO.
THE ADMINISTRATION WANTS $8
BILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS TO GET STARTED.
TRACIE POTTS, NBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >>> OUR DIGITAL DIVE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. NO SHORTAGE OF OPINION ON THE
NEW POTENTIAL BRANCH OF THE
MILITARY.
MILITARY.
MILITARY. A LOT OF YOU CHIMING IN.
SOME OF YOU FOR IT.
TELLS US, I THOUGHT REPUBLICANS
WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE PARTY
OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND
BALANCED BUDGET
BALANCED BUDGET >> SHE'S NOT INTO
>> JOHN CLAUDE TOLD US, IT
REALLY AMAZES ME THAT PEOPLE
CAN'T GRASP HOW IMPORTANT THE
SECURITY OF SATELLITE ARE TO
OUR NATION.
OUR NATION. COMMUNICATIONS, NAVIGATION,
COMMUNICATIONS, NAVIGATION, GPS, TV, THE NEXT WORK WILL BE
CONDUCTED 100 MILES OVER OUR
HEADS.
HEADS.
HEADS. HE'S BEEN WATCHING TOO MUCH
STAR TREK, MAYBE A LITTLE TOO
MUCH STAR WARS.
SCOTTY, BEAM MR. TRUMP UP TO
MARS.
MARS.
MARS. AND
MARS. AND THIS IS FROM THE OFFICIAL
UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE
TWITTER HANDLE.
TWITTER HANDLE. YOU CAN FOLLOW THEM.
THEY WANT YOU TO VOTE ON THEIR
LOGO.
LOGO.
LOGO. TAKE A PEEK AT SOME OF THESE.
IT'S TOO NASA FOR ME.
THEY ARE FUN.
I DON'T KNOW.
NATE ANDERSON, A
PHOTOJOURNALIST, HE CREATED THE
CARE FORCE.
CARE FORCE. >> LOOK AT THAT ROCKET BURSTING
UP IN SPACE.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
WE ARE HEADING INTO SPACE.
>> THAT'S FUN.
USE THE HASHTAG SUNRISE OR
>> LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
OF SPACE FORCE.
YOU LIKE IT?
>> SOUNDS LIKE THE MOVIE KIM
AMERICA, SPACE FORCE.
-- TEAM AMERICA, SPACE FORCE.
>> FOR THE FORCE CAST --
FORECAST, A LOT OF SUNSHINE
WITH HIGHS NEAR 89 DEGREES.
>>
>> SVEN,
>> SVEN, THANK YOU. WE HAD A LONG RUN OVER HERE.
THE VIKINGS ALREADY TAKING
HITS, EVEN BEFORE THE SEASON
STARTS.
STARTS.
STARTS. >> DON'T FORGET TO SEE NICK úEA
SOON.
SOON.
SOON. HE
SOON. HE HAD SURGERY FOR A BULGING
DISC IN HIS NECK AND IS NOW ON
INJURED RESERVE.
INJURED RESERVE. EASTON IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT
FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.
>> HE WAS SUCH A HUGE IMPACT.
HIM GOING DOWN IS DEFINITELY
GOING TO -- SO I THINK WE ARE
CAPABLE OF DOING IT.
I KNOW WE ARE CAPABLE OF DOING
IT.
IT.
IT. WE
IT. WE JUST HAVE TO GO OUT THERE
AND ACTUALLY TO IT.
>> IT'S A TOUGH DEAL,
ESPECIALLY A GUY LIKE NICK.
HE'S BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.
HE'S A WARRIOR.
WE ARE JUST PRAYING FOR HIM.
>> IT'S OKAY.
WE ARE A TEAM OF EARLY
INJURIES.
INJURIES.
INJURIES. WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST.
WE'VE BEEN FINE IN THE PAST.
>> YOU THINK