>> CATHY: LAWMAKERS ARE IN THE FINAL STRETCH UP AT THE CAPITOL AND WE'LL FILL MOST OF TONIGHT'S SHOW TALKING ABOUT WHAT WORK THEY HAVE COMPLETED AND WHAT THEY HAVE LEFT TO FINISH BEFORE MONDAY.

LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ARE IN THE - HOUSE.

POLITICAL ANALYSTS WILL FILL THE COUCH.

IN BETWEEN, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH PAUL DOUGLAS.

>> ERIC: WE START WITH A LOOK AT VERY BUSY DAYS AND LOTS OF LATE NIGHTS UP AT THE CAPITOL.

MARY LAHAMMER HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE ACTION ALL WEEK AND SHE HAS THE DETAILS FOR US.

>> Mary: AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT PROBABLY PROVED TOO OPTIMISTIC BUT ALL DFL CONTROL AT THE CAPITOL DELIVERED HISTORIC LEGISLATION.

>> THERE IS A REASON THE ROOM IS SO FULL BECAUSE THE CAST MAJORITY OF MINNESOTANS HAVE BEEN WAITING TOO DAMN LONG FOR THIS DAY.

ALL ATTENTION IT WILL TAKE IS THE STROKE OF A PEN TO CHANGE MINNESOTA.

THAT PEN IS HERE.

>> Mary: THE GOVERNOR GOT TO CONCLUDE THE LAST WEEK OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITH A BIG BILL SIGNING NOR UBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING GUN CONTROL.

>> MINNESOTA'S A BETTER STATE.

>> THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE SECOND AMENDMENT, THIS IS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE TODAY.

>> TODAY WE ARE MOVING INTO A WORLD THAT IS SAFER FOR OUR CHILDREN.

BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU.

BECAUSE OF PARENTS, BECAUSE OF MOMS.

[Applause] OUR JOB IS TO PROTECT PEOPLE.

AND IF THIS STOPS ONE TRAGEDY, OR IF IT STOPS TEN TRAGEDIES... [Applause] THEN WE HAVE DEAN OUR JOB.

>> WE MUST NEVER STOP FIGHTING.

FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!!

[Applause] BE BOLD.

BE COURAGEOUS.

>> WE ARE SLEEP-DEPRIVED AND HUNGRY.

>> Mary: DFL LEADERS PLAN TO CONTINUE TO MUSH THE UNPRECEDENTED PACE UNTIL THE END.

>> WE HEARD VOTERS TELL US THEY WERE TIRED OF GRIDLOCK, AND WE HAVE CONTINUED TO SHOW THROUGHOUT THIS SESSION THAT WE CAME HERE READY TO WORK ON DAY ONE.

>> BOTH CHAMBERS HAVE HAVING A LITTLE DIFFICULTY WITH REPUBLICANS DROPPING THE PLOW.

>> MAYBE THE MOST MEMORABLE ASPECT OF SESSION IS MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION.

>> THE DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.

TODAY IS THE DAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO VOTE HERE IN THE HOUSE FOR THE LAST TIME TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS AND BRING THE CHANGE THAT MANY MINNESOTANS HAVE WANTED FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

>> WELL, IT'S NOT THE PERFECT BILL, IT IS MUCH BETTER THAN WHEN IT LEFT THE HOUSE.

PARTICULARLY ON LOCAL CONTROL.

>> I JUST WEREN'T IMAGINE PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES CAN HAVE TWO POUNDS OF MARIJUANA.

THINK ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S 2 THUD 724 JOINTS.

THIS IS SCARY STUFF.

THIS IS REALLY SCARY.

>> ANOTHER HISTORIC CHANGE IS PAID FAMILY LEAVE.

>> COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, WE STAND OUT AMONGST DEVELOPED NATIONS IN HOW HORRIBLY OUR MOMS AND BABIES ARE DOING.

>> Mary: AND RECORD FUNDING FOR EDUCATION.

>> THERE ARE RESOURCES IN THERE THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

>> Mary: DEMOCRATS PUBLIC CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CREATED THE LARGEST TAX CUT IN HISTORY BUT ALSO A HOST OF NEW TAXES.

>> THE AGREEMENT IS PRETTY WELL -- IS PRETTY WELL SET.

>> THERE ARE JUST REALLY INCREDIBLES TRANSFORMATIONAL THINGS IN THIS BILL THAT WILL BENEFIT PEOPLE ACROSS OUR STATE.

>> Mary: REPUBLICANS SOUNDED HE ALARM ON THE FINAL PRODUCT.

>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS MASSIVE TAX INCREASES.

REMEMBER EARLIER THIS SESSION WHEN WE HAD A $19 BILLION SURPLUS?

MINNESOTANS WERE EXPECTING THAT TO GO BACK INTO THEIR POCKETS.

MINNESOTANS WERE EXPECTING THAT TO GO INTO THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE.

MINNESOTANS WERE XPECTING THAT TO SUPPORT THE NURSING HOMES THAT ARE STRUGGLING ACROSS THE STATE.

BUT WE'RE NOT SEEING THAT.

>> HOLD ON TO YOUR BILLFOLDS BECAUSE THERE IS A 2.2 BILLION TAX INCREASE COMING TO MINNESOTA.

>> NURSING HOMES, MANY ARE CLOSING, 10% ARE CONSIDERING CLOSURE, DEFILES OF ADMISSION ARE UP 44%.

IF YOU WANT YOUR GRANDMA TO GO TO A NURSING HOME OR YOUR MOM, GOOD LUCK.

>> WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE DEMOCRATS ALL SESSION LONG TO GET A BONDING BILL.

WE ARE FIGHTING FOR MINNESOTANS BUT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE REFUSED TO WORK WITH US.

>> I WOULD LOVE TO UND THOSE PROJECTS BUT YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR THE DAMN BILL.

[CHANTING] >> Mary: AND UBER AND LIFT DRIVERS CAME TO THE CAPITOL TO TRY TO GET A BILL GOING.

>> THESE PEOPLE MADE IT, THEY MADE IT HERE.

THEY'RE MINNESOTANS JUST LIKE ALL OF US.

ALL THEY'RE TRYING DO IS TO WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S SAFE, THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES.

>> THE VERY SAME TIME A DFL MAJORITY IS TALKING ABOUT PUTTING MONEY INTO THE POCKETS OF THESE DRIVERS, THE DFL IS ADVANCING BILLS TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF THEIR POCKETS.

JUST TODAY WE SAW THE DFL IS ADVOCATING FOR RAISING THE GAS TAX IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

NOW DOES UBER PAY THAT GAS TAX?

NO.

THESE DRIVERS ARE AYING IT.

>> ONE YOU UBER DRIVER BRUTALLY ATTACKED WHILE DRIVING A PASSENGER IN TESTIMONY, HE EVEN WORE THE BLOODED SHIRT HE HAD ON WHEN