THAT WORKS MOTTO.

>> CATHY: IT IS A TRADITION THAT DATES BACK DECADES.

THE FINAL FRIDAY OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, ALL FOUR LEGISLATIVE LEADERS LEAVE THE STATE CAPITOL AND TRAVEL TO THE "ALMANAC" STUDIOS HERE IN ST.

PAUL'S LOWERTOWN.

LET'S GET AN UPDATE ON HOW THE DETAILS OF THE DEAL ARE SHAPING UP.

REPUBLICAN HOUSE SPEAKER LISA DEMUTH HAILS FROM COLD SPRING.

HOUSE DFL LEADER ZACK STEPHENSON, IN HIS FIRST YEAR OF LEADERSHIP, IS FROM COON RAPIDS.

DFL SENATE MAJORITY LEADER ERIN MURPHY CALLS ST.

PAUL HOME.

AND REPUBLICAN SENATE MINORITY LEADER MARK JOHNSON FROM EAST GRAND FORKS ROUNDS OUT THE GROUP.

WE'RE HONORED THAT ALL OF YOU ARE HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPENDING FRIDAY WITH US.

>> IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Cathy: MADAM SPEAKER, MARY LAHAMMER ALLUDED TO THIS IN THE STORY THAT WE JUST SAW, DID YOU MAKE A PROMISE TO THE ANNUNCIATION PARENTS THAT THIS BILL WOULD COME UP FOR A VOTE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR?

>> I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE ANNUNCIATION FAMILIES, BOTH A FAMILY THAT LOST A CHILD AND OTHER FAMILIES.

WHAT I'VE SAID FROM THE VERY BEGINNING IS THERE'S A PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH.

BILLS ARE INTRODUCED, THEY WILL BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE, HEARD IN COMMITTEE, AND AS THEY PASS, THEY WILL MOVE THROUGH.

IF THEY DON'T PASS THAT COMMITTEE, THEY STALL OUT BECAUSE OF THE TIE, AND I HAVE HELD TIGHT TO MY WORD ON THAT.

YOU'VE ALSO SEEN IN MARCH, DEMOCRATS HAD BILLS THAT FAILED IN COMMITTEE, THEY WERE BROUGHT FORWARD AND FAILED, AND URGENCIES DECLARED ON THE FLOOR, BOTH IN MARCH AND THEN AGAIN YESTERDAY FOR THESE LARGE GUN BILLS.

NOW, THE SENATE SENT OVER OMNIBUS BILLS, INCLUDING GUN PROVISIONS ND OTHER PROVISIONS.

>> Cathy: COULD YOU VOTE ON THE SENATE FILE?

>> WE ARE NOT VOTING ON LARGE OMNIBUS BILLS.

WE'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR.

INDIVIDUAL THINGS ARE MOVING THROUGH, AND THOSE VOTES HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN COMMITTEE AND ON THE FLOOR.

>> Cathy: SO IT SOUNDS LIKE NO PROMISE WAS MADE?

>> NO PROMISE TO ACTUALLY GET THINGS ALL THE WAY.

THAT THINGS WOULD MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS, ABSOLUTELY.

AND I'VE KEPT THAT PROMISE.

>> Eric: YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS?

>> WELL, THE SPEAKER SPEAKER MENTIONED IT'S A PROCESS, PART OF THE PROCESS IS WHEN THE SENATE SENDS US A BILL, THE SPEAKER REFERS IT TO A COMMITTEE, AND THE BILL HAS BEEN IN THE POSSESSION OF THE HOUSE FOR NINE DAYS, OR TEN DAYS, THE SPEAKER'S HAD IT AND HAS NOT SENT IT TO COMMITTEE.

THAT'S NOT PART OF THE PROCESS.

SPEAKER'S HANGING ON TO THAT BILL.

BUT FUNDAMENTALLY, MINNESOTANS DON'T WANT PROCESS.

THEY WANT A VOTE AND, MORE THAN THAT, THEY WANT AN END TO THIS GUN VIOLENCE.

WE CAN DO SOMETHING THIS YEAR, WE ARE ONE VOTE AWAY FROM SENDING THIS BILL TO THE GOVERNOR AND MAKING MEANINGFUL ACTION ON GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, TAKING THESE WEAPONS OF WAR OFF THE STREET, ALL WE NEED IS THAT ONE VOTE.

>> Eric: IF IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE, WOULD IT BE 67-67, A TIE AND DEFEATED.

>> HE URGENCY TAKES 90 VOTES AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SAW LAST NIGHT WITH THE BILL THAT WAS DEBATED OVER SEVEN HOURS.

WE SAW THAT VOTE, 67-67.

IN ORDER TO BRING THAT BILL FORWARD, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN 90 VOTES AND THOSE VOTES WERE NOT HERE.

>> Eric: YOU GOT A BILL THROUGH THE SENATE.

>> WE DID.

IT WAS COMPREHENSIVE.

IT MEETS THE MOMENT.

TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, AND WEAPONS OF WAR.

IT IS TIME FOR US TO SHOW MINNESOTANS THAT WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT TAKING CTION.

TOO OFTEN AFTER A SHOOTING LIKE ANNUNCIATION, WE MAKE COMMITMENTS AND THEN WE WALK AWAY FROM THEM.

WE WERE NOT GOING TO DO THAT IN THE MINNESOTA SENATE.

>> Eric: COULD THIS SCUTTLE THE WHOLE DEAL, SENATOR JOHNSON?

>> WELL, I DON'T THINK THIS WILL SCUTTLE THE WHOLE DEAL.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT MOVING PARTS OUT THERE.

I WILL SAY, THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT ARE ARISING PRESENTLY.

WE HAD A NEGOTIATED DEAL ON THE BONDING SIDE OF THINGS, THAT DID A NUMBER OF THINGS, WITH TAB FEES, A NICE BONDING PROPOSAL ITSELF.

AND THEN ALSO SOME ANTI-FRAUD LANGUAGE IN THERE.

HOWEVER, THE HOUSE IS THROWING SOME SAND IN THE GEARS THERE AND WE MAY NOT SEE THE BONDING BILL AT THE END OF THE DAY.

>> Eric: REALLY?

THAT WOULD BE A BIG X MARK ON THE SESSION.

>> I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS WORK WILL GET ONE.

ALL OF US SITTING HERE, WE'VE SIGNED A DEAL, ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR, AND WE WILL GET OUR WORK DONE.

THE ISSUE IN THE BONDING RIGHT NOW IS TO DEAL WITH THE CAR TAB FEES AND WHEN THOSE WILL COME FORWARD.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY AGREED UPON THAT THOSE WILL BE STARTING JANUARY 1st.

NOW THERE'S PUSHBACK BY ACTUALLY THE DEMOCRAT THAT'S ON THAT BONDING COMMITTEE TO NOT SIGN OFF WHERE EVERYONE ELSE HAS ALREADY SIGNED OFF ON THAT.

AND SO THAT WILL STILL BE WORKED OUT.

WE HAVE THREE DOLLARS LEFT.

WE HAVE TWO DAYS IN SESSION.

OUR CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ARE STILL WORKING.

I BELIEVE THE WORK WILL BE DONE.

>> Cathy: I'M CURIOUS, I WANT TO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION ON THIS BEFORE WE CIRCLE BACK.

WE'LL GO FOR BONDING.

BUT I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS.

I CAN HEAR SOME VIEWERS SAYING, MADAM SPEAKER, YOU PASSED A BILL TO INCREASE SAFETY FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS BUT NOT SCHOOL KIDS.

HOW DO YOU SQUARE THAT?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE.

IN THAT AGREEMENT IS ALSO FUNDING, $21 MILLION OF FUNDING FOR SCHOOL KIDS.

AND THAT WILL BE ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM, IT WILL BE MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS, AND SCHOOL-LINKED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

OUTSIDE OF THOSE ISSUES, WE'VE ALREADY PASSED SOME SOCIAL MEDIA PROTECTIONS TOO.

THESE ARE GOOD THINGS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY.

WE PASSED THIS LARGER BILL FOR LEGISLATOR SAFETY AT THE CAPITOL.

>> Cathy: RIGHT.

>> GUNS NEVER CAME UP IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

SO HERE YOU HAVE HALF OF THE LEGISLATORS SAYING, WE'LL ONLY DO SCHOOL SAFETY IF WE TALK ABOUT GUNS.

BUT, YET, FOR OURSELVES WE WON'T EVEN BRING THAT CONTROVERSY UP.

>> Eric: YOU WERE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE WE MOVED ON.

>> Cathy: I'M SORRY.

>> OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

ON TAB FEES, WE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD WAIT.

THE AGENCY HAS MADE CLEAR THAT THE TAB FREE BREAK CAN START ON OCTOBER 1st.

IF MINNESOTANS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AFFORDABILITY CRISIS BECAUSE GAS PRICES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF, BECAUSE OF THE WAR IN IRAQ, THE COST OF CARS ARE THROUGH THE ROOF BECAUSE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TARIFFS, AND WE CAN HAVE THE TAB FEES START ON OCTOBER 1st, WHY WOULDN'T WE DO THAT?

WHY WOULD WE WAIT UNTIL JANUARY 1st?

>> Eric: WHAT'S THE SENATE'S POSITION ON THIS?

>> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE'VE NEGOTIATED ON THIS, IT WOULD BE JANUARY 1st, BECAUSE POLL POLICYWISE IT MAKES GOOD SENSE ON THAT.

I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SEEING FROM LEADER STEPHENSON IS RUNNING AWAY FROM POLITICS OF HAVING THE HIGHEST TAB FEES IN THE NATION, I THINK THAT'S A PROBLEM THEY'RE TRYING TO RUN AWAY WITH, SO ON OCTOBER 1, THEY CAN GO TO THE DOORS AND SAY, LOOK WHAT WE DID, HOWEVER, THEY'RE THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR RAISING TAB FEES.

>> THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AS WE REACHED THIS CONCLUSION, AND AN OPEN QUESTION ABOUT WHEN IT SHOULD START, WE WANTED TO KNOW WHEN THE AGENCY BELIEVED THE TAB FEE HOLIDAY COULD BEGIN.

WE'VE LEARNED IT CAN BEGIN IN OCTOBER.

AND I THINK IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT PROVIDING PEOPLE BELIEF FOR AFFORDABILITY MEASURES, WE SHOULD TART AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> Eric: THERE'S 254 MILLION THAT WE'D HAVE TO BACKFILL FROM THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE THERE'S A HOLE THEN IN THE TAB FEE COLLECTION.

>> YEAH, THERE IS, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS REALLY FIGHTING FOR THIS, FOR MINNESOTANS, BECAUSE WITHOUT SENATE REPUBLICANS, THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE COME TO THE TABLE.

WITHOUT SENATE REPUBLICANS I THINK DEMOCRATS OULD HAVE BEEN FINE WITH ALLOWING THE TAB FEES TO BE SKY HIGH LIKE WE'VE SEEN THEM NOW.

IT WAS THE FIGHTING OF SENATE REPUBLICANS THAT GOT THIS DONE FOR MINNESOTA.

JANUARY 1st IS WHAT MAKES SENSE AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LAST PERSON TO SIGN OFF ON THAT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SO WE CAN WRAP THINGS UP.

>> Cathy: HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER HAS A CASH INFUSION.

>> IT DOES.

>> Cathy: TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN.

AND SOME RURAL HOSPITALS WILL BE GETTING SOME HELP AS WELL.

BUT IT'S A SHORT-TERM FIX.

AND I'M WONDERING, WHILE T'S A GOOD THING THAT MANY PEOPLE SAY THIS IS GOOD, BUT IT'S STILL A SHORT-TERM FIX.

WHAT ABOUT THE LONG TERM?

>> YOU KNOW, HCMC, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IS THE CANARY IN A COAL MINE, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE FEDERAL BUDGET BILL PASSED ON JULY 4th, SIGNED BY DONALD TRUMP, IT IS DESTABLIZING OUR EALTHCARE SYSTEM ACROSS THE STATE.

AND WE'VE GOT TO ADDRESS THAT AND FIX THAT.

HCMC IS THE LEADER OF THE DESTABILIZATION, WE NEED TO STABLIZE THEM, THE UNCOMPENSATED CARE POOL THAT IS AVAILABLE WILL ALSO HELP.

WE'RE STILL FIGHTING FOR 340B, WHICH WOULD BE A MAJOR INFUSION IF PUT INTO LAW AND ENFORCED, WOULD BE MORE MONEY FOR OUR HOSPITALS.

BUT THE WORK AHEAD FOR US IS TO FIGURE OUT NOW THAT THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS AND DONALD TRUMP TOOK AWAY TOOLS THAT WE USE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FUNDING OUR HOSPITALS, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE HEALTHCARE ACROSS THE STATE.

THAT IS NOT A SHORT TERM, THAT IS A LONG-TERM PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE TO SOLVE.

>> Eric: ON THE FRAUD ISSUE, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF ACRIMONY DURING THE SESSION, FINGER POINTING AND BLAME.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE COME UP WITH QUITE A FEW APPROACHES TO REDUCE FRAUD OR END IT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO PASS REALLY PRODUCTIVE ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES THIS YEAR, AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR OF FRAUD IS UNACCEPTABLE.

EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR OF FRAUD IS A DOLLAR THAT SHOULD BE GOING TO A KID WITH AUTISM OR A HOMELESS PERSON OR A SENIOR WITH DISABILITIES, AND WHO STEALS FROM KIDS WITH AUTISM?

THE PEOPLE WHO DO THAT NEED TO BE IN JAIL AND THE PROGRAMS NEED TO BE MADE SECURE SO HIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

AND WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF TAKING A BIG STEP TO ASSURE BOTH THINGS HAPPEN.

>> THE SENATE DID A REALLY GREAT JOB OF ADVANCING AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND WE'RE GLAD THAT GOT SIGNED INTO LAW.

BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING IN COMMITTEES RIGHT NOW TO ADVANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY TO PREVENT FRAUD AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS ARE STRONG.

>> AND PAYMENT WITHHOLDING IS SOMETHING THAT THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THAT FROM THE SENATE.

THAT'S PART OF THAT FINAL DEAL.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE ON THE FRAUD THAT'S BEEN ALLOWED TO GO ON FOR YEARS UNCHECKED HERE IN THE STATE.

GOING BACK TO-MARK, I WANT TO -- TO HCMC, I WANT TO ADD ONE THING TO THAT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE, WE WERE ABLE TO INFUSE $205 MILLION INTO HCMC WITHOUT RAISING TAXES.

THAT HENNEPIN COUNTY BALLPARK TAX IS GOING TO SUNSET AS EXPECTED.

THERE WERE PROPOSALS OUT THERE THAT WANTED TO INCREASE IT.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO INCREASE TAXES ON HENNEPIN COUNTY OR ANY PLACE ELSE.

THE OTHER IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS IS THERE'S A REQUIREMENT OF BETTER GOVERNANCE FOR HOW THAT OSPITAL IS BEING RUN.

YOU DON'T WALK INTO THE LEGISLATURE, EXPECT A HANDOUT WITHOUT CHANGING POLICY AND MAKING SOME EFINITE CHANGES IN THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN HANDLED.

>> ONE THING THAT YOU DID REALLY WELL, TOO, IN THAT IS BRINGING UP THE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS AS WELL TOORGS.

>> YES.

>> AND THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS DID A REALLY NICE JOB OF FIGHTING FOR THOSE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS ACROSS MINNESOTA THAT ARE STRUGGLING AS WELL.

AND NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF HR 1 BUT BECAUSE OF A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILDING UP OVER THE YEARS AND ESPECIALLY COMPOUNDED WITH THINGS LIKE THE PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE THAT THEY'RE SEEING, ESST THAT HAS MADE MANAGE MANAGE THEIR WORK STAFF VERY VERY DIFFICULT, HE HOSPITALS.

>> I WANT TO I GIVE A BIG SHOUT-OUT TO SENATOR MELISSA WIKLUND WHO PUT TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSAL THAT IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS WORK.

>> Cathy: I NOTICE THAT THERE IS NO MONEY, NO METRO SURGE AID MONEY FOR BUSINESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS, St.

PAUL, OR GREATER MINNESOTA.

WHAT WAS THE ROADBLOCK?

>> THE ROADBLOCK IS THAT ALL SORTS OF MINNESOTA BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW.

AND, SO, THE SENATE DID PASS A PACKAGE BY BOBBY JOE CHAMPION BUT IT WAS A VERY NARROW PACKAGE THAT LOOKED AT MINNEAPOLIS AND St.

PAUL.

BUT THERE IS -- >> IT WAS A STATEWIDE PACKAGE.

>> BUT THERE ARE ISSUES, MOST OF IT WENT TO MINNEAPOLIS AND St.

PAUL, I THINK WE HAVE ISSUES ACROSS THE STATE N MINNESOTA THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, IT WAS TOO TARGETED, TOO NARROW, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL MINNESOTA BUSINESSES CAN GROW AND PROSPER IN THIS STATE AND WE JUST DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THIS PACKAGE.

>> BUT THAT'S ONE THE FRUSTRATIONS OF THIS SESSION, THERE WASN'T AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO OPERATION METRO SURGE, EVEN ON ISSUES THERE'S BROAD AGREEMENT AMONG MINNESOTANS, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO, FOR EXAMPLE, TO BAN I.C.E.

FROM OPERATING IN SCHOOLS, I THINK IT'S BARBARIC FOR I.C.E.

TO USE CHILDREN AS A WAY TO GET TO THEIR PARENTS AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PASS SOMETHING TO DEAL WITH THAT, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PASS SOMETHING TO ALLOW CITIZENS TO VINDICATE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WHEN AGENT WERE BANGING DOWN THEIR DOORS AND GOING IN WITHOUT A WARRANT OR DOING OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING AND VERY FRUSTRATING THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THINGS DONE ON THOSE BASIC IDEAS.

>> Eric: CAN'T EAT RAFFLERS CATCH A BREAK FROM YOU GUYS?

[ Laughter ] >> AREN'T WE MISSING A MEAT RAFFLE RIGHT NOW?

>> WE JUST WANT TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT -- THE VALUE OF THE MEAT RAFFLE SINCE MEAT IS SO EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW, APPARENTLY THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A STUMBLING BLOCK.

>> Eric: UP TO $200?

WHAT ON EARTH -- WHY IS THIS AN ISSUE?

>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT UP TOMORROW.

>> Eric: YOU ARE?

>> YEAH, WE ARE.

>> Eric: STANDALONE OR PART OF AN OMNIBUS BILL?

>> STANDALONE.

>> SEE THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE COMING INTO THE HOUSE, SINGLE-SUBJECT BILLS MAKING THEIR WAY OVER.

>> Eric: ARE YOU GUYS PROUD OF THE TRANSPARENCY LEVEL OR COULD IT BE BETTER?

>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF THIS YEAR, WE DID PASS A LOT OF STANDALONE BILLS IN THE HOUSE, I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD THING, WE WERE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF GOOD BIPARTISAN WORK.

>> Eric: I HEAR GRUMBLING FROM LOBBYISTS THAT TRANSPARENCY COULD BE BETTER.

>> OH, IT COULD BE.

WE HAVE SLOWLY MOVED TO TOO MUCH OF THE WORK HAPPENING AT THE END OF SESSION BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WE HAVE TO CHANGE THAT.

AND I HOPE WITH THE NEXT ELECTION WE COME IN WITH NEW MEMBERS, A NEW ADMINISTRATION, AND WE DECIDE TOGETHER THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE WORK BACK IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEES WHERE IT BELONGS.

>> DOES THIS MEAN WE CAN'T DO OUR WEDNESDAY MORNING WALKS, THOUGH?

>> WE HAVE A WEDNESDAY MORNING R WEDNESDAY MORNING WALK.

AT AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION.

>> Eric: MADAM SPEAKER, YOU'RE RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR.

>> I AM.

>> Eric: IS THERE ANY WAY YOU WILL STEP BACK AND RUN AGAIN FOR COLD SPRING?

>> I WILL NOT.

I WILL RUN FOR MINNESOTA.

>> Eric: ALL RIGHT.

AND ANYBODY -- THE REST OF YOU ARE COMING BACK?

>> I HOPE SO.

>> WELL, WE'VE GOT AN ELECTION.

>> Cathy: THE RETIREMENT SPEECHES ARE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE THINGS AT THE END -- >> Eric: WHO WOULD VOTE OUT A LEADER.

YOU GUYS GOT TO BE SAFE.

>> YOU SEE IT ALL OVER THE NATION.

>> KNOCK ON SOME WOOD NOW.

JINX US.

>> Eric: BEST OF LUCK.

>> Cathy: GOOD LUCK.

>> Eric: IN