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>> CATHY: IN THE NEXT HOUR, WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON STAT >> WE'RE GOING TO MEET THE HEAD OF THE WORLD'S FAIR EFFORT IN MINNESOTA.

WE'RE LOOK AT WHO SHOULD PAY FOR BODY CAMERAS.

AND A NEW APPROACH TO DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH CRISES IN OUR STATE.

>> Mary: MENTAL HEALTH HAS BECOME A MAJOR MAINSTREAM POLITICAL ISSUE AT THE CAPITOL.

>> MINNESOTA IS PROBABLY LEADING IN THE COUNTRY IN THIS.

>> Mary: WE'LL HAVE THE STORY.

THAT'S COMING UP ON "ALMANAC."

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>> CATHY: THANKS FOR WATCHING.

IN THE NEXT HOUR, WE'LL TALK ABOUT POLICE BODY CAMERAS, WORLD'S FAIRS, AND THE REBOUND OF THE U.S. ECONOMY.

A DAVID GILLETTE ESSAY IS IN THE LINEUP TOO.

>> ERIC: BUT FIRST UP IN THE HOUR WE HAVE A NEW BID FOR A WORLD'S FAIR.

SOME OF THE FOLKS WATCHING RIGHT NOW WILL REMEMBER THE BIG WORLD FAIRS.

1960s IN SEATTLE, NEW YORK, MONTREAL.

THERE HASN'T BEEN A WORLD EXPO IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE 1980S.

BUT BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA, HOPES TO CHANGE THAT.

THURSDAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN AUTHORIZED BLOOMINGTON TO BE THE U.S. BID FOR THE RIGHTS TO BE THE 2027 WORLD EXPO LOCATION.

A FINAL DECISION ON WHERE THE EXPO WILL BE HELD WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

MARK RITCHIE HEADS THE GROUP GLOBAL MINNESOTA WHICH HAS BEEN PUSHING THE EFFORT.

IF MARK LOOKS FAMILIAR, IT'S BECAUSE HE WAS OUR STATE'S SECRETARY OF STATE UNTIL 2015.

HE GOT OUT OF THAT IN 2015.

WELL, HOW DID THIS COME TO BE?

HOW DOES BLOOMINGTON GET RANKED WITH ALL OF THESE OTHER ICONIC FAIRS OF THE PAST.

>> WELL, I THINK IT'S MINNESOTA, YOU KNOW, MINNESOTA HAS KIND OF GLOBAL REPUTATION.

I WORK AT GLOBAL MINNESOTA FOR 70 YEARS, CONNECTING MINNESOTA TO THE WORLD, THE WORLD TO MINNESOTA.

BUT WHAT HAPPENED WAS SOME MINNESOTANS WHO HAD HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING AT WORLD EXPOS REMEMBERED HOW -- WHAT AN IMPORTANT INFLUENCE IT WAS ON THEM AS A YOUNG PERSON.

THEY SAID WHY DON'T WE DO THAT?

AND THEN THEY LOOKED AROUND AND THEY TALKED TO PEOPLE AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO PUSH THIS AND MINNESOTA SEEMS LIKE THE PLACE TO DO IT.

SO STARTING IN 2010, 2011, 2012, A GROUP OF PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER IN ST. PAUL.

MARILYN CARLSON NELSON AND WALTER MONDALE AND ARNE CARLSON CAME TOGETHER AS AN ADVISORY GROUP AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REJOIN THE BODY TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.

WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A BID.

IT WAS A BID ABOUT THE SOUTH LOOP OF BLOOMINGTON.

AND GET INTO THE FINALS THE FIRST TIME AROUND.

BUT PEOPLE LOVED OUR THEME, UNIVERSAL WELLNESS.

THIS WAS PRE-COVID.

SPUNKY BUT ALSO GLOBAL MINDED.

BUT THEY ALSO FELT LIKE THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY FIND OUT ABOUT THE REST OF AMERICA.

BECAUSE PEOPLE KNOW THE COAST, BUT THIS PART OF THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA, SO WE GOT INTO THE FINALS THE FIRST IME AROUND.

FOR 2023.

AND IMMEDIATELY WE WENT RIGHT BACK IN SAYING, BLOOMINGTON'S THE PERFECT PLACE ON THE PLANET.

IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS BECAUSE WE'RE SURROUNDED.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MEDTRONIC, MAYO, YOU NAME IT.

AND RIGHT BY THE AIRPORT, THE LARGEST TRANSIT HUB IN THE STATE, PUBLIC TRANSIT BY THE MALL OF AMERICA, AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MINNESOTA/MISSISSIPPI RIVER, PERFECT PLACE ON THE PLANET.

>> Cathy: OKAY, SO IN THE PAST, OBVIOUSLY THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ICONIC BUILDINGS BUILT FOR VARIOUS EXPOS.

YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING ABOUT, WELL, MONTREAL, EXPO TADIUM, RIGHT, I MEAN, THE STATION NEEDLE IN SEATTLE, THAT KIND OF THING.

DO WE NEED TO BUILD SOMETHING SPECIFIC FOR THIS?

>> NO, IN FACT, THERE'S A BIG WORLD EXPO HAT'S IN DUBAI IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

AND THEY'VE SAID THEIR LEGACY WON'T BE AN EIFFEL TOWER.

IT WILL BE A GLOBALLY INCLUSIVE EALTH SYSTEM THAT'S CRISIS-PROOF AND FIT FOR THE FUTURE.

SO THE MODERN EXPO OR WORLD'S FAIRS ARE THINKING ABOUT OW TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.

A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH EQUITY AND WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE PLANET.

AND SO THAT IDEA THAT MINNESOTA HAS SAID, WE WANT TO HOST THE WORLD'S FIRST -- WE CALL THEM THE SPECIALIZED EXPO ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS, THIS IS THE PLACE ON THE PLANET WHERE EXCELLENCE AND HEALTH INNOVATION, WHETHER IT'S MAYO, WHETHER IT'S MEDTRONIC, WHETHER IT'S TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION.

ALL OF THESE THINGS, WE ARE THE PLACE ON THE PLANET THAT IS BUDGETED A LEADER BUT ALSO WE ARE -- WE WANT TO HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

AND SO OUR LEGACY WILL BE CONNECTING THE WORLD TOGETHER ON THE QUESTION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO O.

>> Eric: PUBLIC MONEY NEEDED?

>> WELL, SO RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE MODEL.

EVERYTHING'SBUILT, RIGHT?

WE GOT THE MALL OF AMERICA.

WE GOT THE AIRPORT.

WE GOT THE TRANSIT HUBS.

WHAT WE WILL FIND OUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS ARE, ARE THERE SOME THINGS HAPPENING THAT WILL MAKE THIS BETTER?

FOR EXAMPLE, HEY'RE GOING TO REBUILD 494 FREEWAY.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE -- MAKE OUR SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WORK BETTER.

BUT THAT'S ALREADY IN THE WORKS AND IT'S BEEN PLANNED FOR A LONG TIME.

SO -- >> Eric: IT'S NOT EXPO-RELATED.

>> NO, BUT IT DOES CHANGE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT DOES MAKE OUR WHOLE AREA, I WOULD SAY, JUST MORE ATTRACTIVE AND EASIER TO GET AROUND.

>> Cathy: SO YOU WOULD -- OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE GOING TO SAY YES TO THIS, BUT THE LAST TIME WE HAD A WORLD'S FAIR WAS IN THE '80s, AS I MENTIONED.

DO YOU REALLY THINK ONE IS NEEDED IN THIS DAY AND AGE, GIVEN THE MODEL THAT WE KNOW OF WORLD'S FAIRS?

>> WELL, WHEN WE LOOK AROUND, WE SEE BURNING MAN, TENS OF THOUSANDS AND AT SOME POINT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS PEOPLE GATHER.

WE SEE STATE FAIRS WITH RECORD TURNOUTS.

WE SEE GATHERINGS LIKE THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOWS.

AND WHAT WE SEE IN THE PANDEMIC IS THAT WHEN WE'RE AT HOME, WE CRAVE BEING WITH OTHERS.

THIS CAN BE DEADLY IN A PANDEMIC SITUATION.

SO WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS.

BUT WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THE MILAN EXPO, THE LAST REALLY BIG ONE, I BELIEVE IT WAS 24 MILLION PEOPLE CAME.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS OVER SIX MONTHS.

WE'RE THINKING OF THREE MONTHS.

AND ABOUT A BILLION PEOPLE CAME ONLINE.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AHEAD, A LOT OF US HAVE, YOU KNOW, LEARNED ABOUT TELEMEDICINE, TELE-EDUCATION.

WHEN WE LOOK TO 2027, WE WANT TO HAVE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE COME AND SEE THE FUTURE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, BUT WE KNOW THERE'LL BE A BILLION PEOPLE ONLINE.

AND SO AS THE WORLD HAS CHANGED, YOU GUYS ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF REACHING OUT TO THE PUBLIC IN LARGER AND LARGER NUMBERS.

THIS ZINGS OF WHEN EOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER AND SEE AND FEEL AND TOUCH AND LEARN FROM OTHERS WITH A MORE DRAMATIC USE OF ONLINE, WE THINK WE WILL BE THE FIRST TRUE EXPO OF THE FUTURE.

>> Eric: WHEN WILL YOU KNOW?

>> SIX MONTHS FROM YESTERDAY.

IS THE CLOSE OF THE WINDOW.

WHERE IF SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE PLANET WANTS TO COMPETE, THEY HAVE TO ANNOUNCE IT.

>> Eric: WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME.

>> WE'RE WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME.

SO THAT'S THE 28TH OF JANUARY.

SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, NEXT JANUARY.

AND RIGHT AFTER THEN, THERE'LL BE A BIG DELEGATION THAT'LL COME AS A SITE VISIT.

AND SO WE'LL WELCOME THEM.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUR BEST TIME OF THE YEAR.

[ Laughter ] AND THEN A DECISION WILL GET MADE BY -- AS A GENERAL BODY OF 169 COUNTRIES AND THEY'LL VOTE.

>> Eric: OKAY.

>> SO THAT'D BE NEXT YEAR.

>> Eric: GOOD LUCK WITH IT.

>> CATHY: THE WORLD IS TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH IN A WHOLE NEW WAY WITH ATHLETES RAISING THE ISSUE AT THE OLYMPICS.

HERE IN MINNESOTA, THE STATE HAS LONG HAD A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH BEDS AND HELP FOR PEOPLE IN CRISIS.

THAT MEANS THEY OFTEN END UP IN EMERGENCY ROOMS OR IN INTERACTIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AS MARY LAHAMMER REPORTS, LEGISLATIVE MONEY MEANS NEW OPTIONS ARE OPENING UP ACROSS THE STATE.

>> Mary: SENATOR DAVE SENJEM HAD THE HONOR OF OPENING THE CRISIS CENTER THAT HITS HOME.

[ Cheers and applause ] >> OH, IT FEELS GREAT, MARY.

I TELL YOU WHAT.

THIS IS REALITY NOW.

>> Mary: THIS IS A RESULT OF BEING A BONDING CHAIR ON A CERTAIN LEVEL, ISN'T IT?

>> I CAN BUILD STUFF.

AND IF I BUILD STUFF, MAYBE THEY WILL COME.

I WAS RAISED IN A FAMILY THAT BOTH MOM AND DAD WERE VICTIMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

DAD COMMITTED SUICIDE WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD.

> >> Mary: AND YOU FOUND HIM, ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

SO THAT'S MAJOR TRAUMA.

>> GROWING UP THEN WITHOUT A DAD.

THAT HURT.

AND MOM WAS A PARANOID PSYCHIATRIST SCHIZOPHRENIC.

>> Mary: SO HE REALIZED MORE THAN MOST THAT WHEN MINNESOTA STARTED CLOSING STATE HOSPITALS, MOVING TO COMMUNITY-BASED CARE, SERIOUS GAPS EMERGED.

>> I KEPT THAT SECRET FOR A LONG TIME.

YOU KNOW, WHO ANTS A POLITICIAN THAT'S BORN OUT OF A MENTALLY ILL FAMILY?

IT'S A THING -- [Overlapping conversations] I FINALLY HAD TO OUT MYSELF.

AND THIS IS WHAT WE ENDED UP WITH.

I WAS PR PRETTY CLINICALLY DEPRESSED.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 38 YEARS, WE ARE IN THE MAJORITY!

>> Mary: AND THEN LOSING THE SENATE MAJORITY.

>> THAT'S DEPRESSING.

>> Mary: HE TOOK UP DISTANCE RUNNING AT AGE 70 ON A MISSION TO REGAIN HIS HEALTH AMIDST THE STRESS AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

>> Mary: YOU'RE GOING TO SING?

>> EVERYBODY HAS A STORY.

BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME WEREN'T WILLING TO TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF JUST, YOU KNOW, THE STIGMA.

>> Mary: THE MORE SENJEM AND OTHERS TALKED ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, THE HIGHER PRIORITY THE ISSUE BECAME.

>> WE WOULD GO TO DULUTH AND THEY WERE SENDING THEM TO NORTH DAKOTA, KENTUCKY, INDIANA, I MEAN, IT WAS UST AMAZING.

THE LACK OF BEDS.

>> Mary: BACK IN 2018, THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED $28 MILLION FOR CRISIS CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE.

THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION IN ROCHESTER GOT 5 MILLION OF THOSE BONDING FUNDS.

>> WE CAN KEEP SOME SEPARATION OF THE KIDS FROM THE ADULTS IN CRISIS.

>> THIS IS A 24/7 MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ACTIVELY IN A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

WE HAVE YOUTH AND ADULT BEDS, WHICH MAKES THIS QUITE A UNIQUE SETTING IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

>> EACH OF THESE HAS A MELTAL PLATE SO YOU CAN'T TIE ANYTHING AROUND IT.

>> Mary: NOTHING IS WEIGHT BEARING HERE TO PREVENT ANYONE FROM TAKING THEIR LIFE WHILE IN THEIR ROOMS.

>> MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN GENERAL IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN CRISIS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

SO HERE IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, THOUGH, THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS SERVICE IS THAT WE DO OFFER THAT 24/7 WALK-IN COMPONENT, SIMILAR TO AN URGENT CARE MODEL.

>> Mary: HALF A MILLION MINNESOTANS STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, BUT ONLY HALF GET HELP.

THIS CRISIS CENTER IS AN UNPRECEDENTED COLLABORATION WITH TEN SOWSM COUNTIES, THE STATE, MAYO CLINIC, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MANY MORE.

>> LAW ENFORCEMENT OR E.M.S.

IS ABLE TO USE US AS AN ALTERNATIVE DESTINATION TO BE ABLE TO BRING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

TO THE CRISIS CENTER FOR THAT EVALUATION.

>> MINNESOTA IS PROBABLY LEADING THE COUNTRY IN THIS.

AND THIS WILL HELP US A LOT IN TERMS OF THAT STATURE, BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE GOING TO COME TO PLACES LIKE THIS AND SAY WHAT'S GOING ON IN MINNESOTA?

WE WANT TO DO THIS.

>> Mary: THE PANDEMIC CREATED MORE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND AWARENESS.

SO POLICY MAKERS ONLY WANT TO EXPAND THESE CRISIS CENTERS CONTINUING THE BIPARTISAN WORK.

>> WE'VE GOT SEVEN IN THE QUEUE.

TWO MORE THAT THERE'S MONEY FOR, THAT 19 ENTITIES ARE VYING FOR.

AND SO I WOULD EXPECT THAT THAT'LL MAKE NINE AT LEAST.

AND SO BEYOND THAT, I'M GOING TO BE TALKING WITH SENATOR BAKK A LITTLE BIT IN THE INTERIM HERE.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE MORE OF THESE THINGS.

♪ ♪ >> ERIC: A RECENT SURVEY OF POLICE CHIEFS IN MINNESOTA SHOWS THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM SUPPORT BODY-WORN CAMERAS AND THAT MOST POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE USE THEM.

BUT THERE ARE STILL MANY DEPARTMENTS THAT DON'T HAVE THE CAMERAS, AND ONE REASON OFTEN CITED IS COST.

A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE PROVIDED STATE FUNDING TO HELP PAY FOR BODY CAMERAS DIDN'T PASS THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR.

JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT BODY CAMERAS, JEFF POTTS IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MINNESOTA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION.

HE IS THE FORMER POLICE CHIEF OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNSOTA.

I THINK IT'S LIKE 28 PRECIOUS OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE FIVE OFFICERS OR FEWER.

IS THAT WHERE SORT OF THE MONEY CRUNCH WOULD COME IN FOR EQUIPPING THEM WITH CAMERAS?

>> CERTAINLY THE SMALLER AGENCIES.

NOT NECESSARILY JUST THE FIVE OR FEWER, BUT 70% OF OUR MEMBERS ARE ACTUALLY FEWER THAN 20 OFFICERS.

SO IN THOSE SMALL COMMUNITIES, RESOURCES ARE ARE SCRAIRS AND BODY CAM RA CAMERAS ARE EXPENSI.

BECAUSE LARGELY THE COST GOES COMPLETELY ON THE CITY.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ASSISTANCE AT LEAST AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.

>> Cathy: IS IT JUST THE COST OF THE CAMERAS OR ARE THERE ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED?

>> THERE ARE ADDITIONAL COSTS.

IT'S THE CAMERA, WHICH ISN'T REALLY ALL THAT EXPENSIVE.

BUT IT'S THE STORAGE OF THE DATA.

AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL COSTS WHEN YOU HAVE DATA REQUESTS TO DO REDACTION.

IN FACT, SOME CITY IS AS ACTUALLY TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF.

SO THERE'S REALLY THREE PIECES.

IT'S THE CAMERA.

IT'S THE DATA STORAGE AND ALL THOSE AN SILL LARRY COSTS.

>> Eric: WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK HAVE YOU GOTTEN IN OFFICERS.

>> VERY POPULAR BOAT IN THE COMMUNITIES.

I THINK THE COMMUNITIES LIKE THOSE.

IT ADDS A LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

BUT EVEN THE POLICE OFFICERS FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WEARING A BODY CAMERA.

FIVE OR TEN YEARS HAT WASN'T THE CASE.

>> Eric: CHAZ WHAT'S CHANGED.

>> I THINK THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SAY HIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN A COMPLIANT THAT MIGHT BE FILED OR GEEK TO A SCENE AND BEING ABLE TO DOCUMENT, YOU KNOW, VIDEO EFTD EVIDENCE OF WHAT HAPPENED.

TO SHOW WHAT VIDEO EVIDENCE, WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED HAS BROUGHT THEM SOME OMFORT.

>> Cathy: DO YOU THINK IT'S CHANGED BEHAVIOR?

>> I THINK LARGELY BEHAVIOR IS THE SAME.

I DON'T THINK THAT THE BODY -- YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY, WELL, WHEN YOU'RE ON CAMERA, YOU'RE ACTUALLY ACTING DIFFERENTLY.

I WAS A POLICE CHIEF IN BLOOMINGTON, WE IMPLEMENTED A BODY CAMERA PROGRAM.

PRIOR TO THAT WE HAD SQUAD CAR CCAMERAS.

I PERSONALLY DIDN'T SEE BIG CHANGES IN THE BEHAVIOR OF THE OFFICERS.

BUT WHAT IT DID DO IS GIVE US THE ABILITY TO, IF WE DID GET A COMPLAINT FROM A CITIZEN ABOUT AN OFFICER'S CONDUCT, WE WOULD QUICKLY GO TO THE VIDEO AND WATCH THE VIDEO, OFTENTIMES WITH THE PERSON, AND ASK THEM TO KIND OF GO OVER IT AGAIN.

WHAT REALLY -- WHAT DID YOU SEE OR WHAT DID YOU HEAR, BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE VIDEO DOESN'T REALLY MATCH.

AND SO THE OFFICER'S CONDUCT I THINK HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY SIMILAR.

THERE MAY BE MINOR CHANGES, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN DRASTIC CHANGES IN THE BEHAVIOR.

>> Eric: SO IN A COURT CASE IF AN OFFICER IN THE OLD DAYS WOULD SHOW UP, IT WOULD THE OFFICER'S POINT OF VIEW VERSUS MAYBE THE DEFENDANT'S POINT OF VIEW.

DOES THE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE ADD ANOTHER ELEMENT TO THE PROSECUTION OF A CASE?

>> IT IS GREAT EVIDENCE IN ANY KIND OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDING.

THE BE ABILITY TO PUSH THE PLAY BUTTON.

ALMOST ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR MUCH OF THE VERBAL TESTIMONY.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE FOLKS, IN THIS TIME WE'RE LIVING IN, THAT THEY WANT TO SEE IT AND HEAR IT ON VIDEO, RATHER THAN HEAR THE OFFICER'S PERSPECTIVE OR THEIR TESTIMONY ON IT.

AND SO THE VIDEO IS VERY HELPFUL.

IN FACT, I THINK IF WE WERE TO DO ROAD STUDY ON PROSECUTIONS, YOU'D SEE THAT WHERE BODY CAMERA EVIDENCE IS AVAILABLE, THERE ARE FAR FEWER COURT HEARINGS AND TRIALS ON THOSE CASES BECAUSE THE VIDEO JUST SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

>> Cathy: SO CAN YOU SAY THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE TRUE ACCOUNTABILITY WITHOUT THE CAMERAS?

>> I THINK HAT THE MINNESOTA CHIEFS ASSOCIATION RECENTLY DID A STUDY.

WE HAVE HEARD FROM COMMUNITIES POLICE OFFICERS THAT THEY ADD TRANSPARENCY AND HELP HOLD OFFICERS MORE ACCOUNTABLE.

NOW, I JUST SAID I DON'T THINK THE BODY CAMERAS CHANGED THEIR BEHAVIOR MUCH, BUT THERE'S A PERCEPTION OING ON RIGHT NOW THAT IN ORDER TO BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE POLICE SAY, THEY HAVE TO SEE THE VIDEO.

AND WE SUPPORT THE USE OF BODY CAMERAS.

I THINK IT IS A GREAT TOOL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT TOOL FOR TRANSPARENCY.

AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE 'EM, I BELIEVE DO HAVE A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND THE ABILITY TO SEE THE VIDEO OR WATCH AND LISTEN TO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THOSE COMMUNITIES AND HOW THEY VIEW THEIR POLICE.

>> Eric: A LOT OF TALK ABOUT REIMAGINING POLICING.

AND EVERYBODY EEMS TO HAVE AN IDEA.

BUT YOU GUYS ARE ON THE "FRONTLINE."

ARE THERE BEST PRACTICES AROUND THE STATE THAT COULD BE USED MORE BROADLY?

ARE YOU AT THE SEAT AT THE TABLE WHEN THE LEGISLATURE DEALS WITH THIS?

WHAT'S YOUR ROLE OF YOUR ORGANIZATION IN THIS REIMAGINING POLICING?

>> THERE'S A LOT OF REIMAGINING GOING ON.

AND I THINK IN THE LAST, LET'S SAY, TWO YEARS, OUR ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE LEGISLATIVE WORK.

WE'RE -- I HINK YOU JUST DID A SEGMENT ON MENTAL HEALTH AND CRISIS CALLS.

LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE, E'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY TO REALLY TRY TO EIMAGINE HOW POLICE OFFICERS AND HELP MENTAL HEALTH TROFL PROFESSIONALS MAYBE WORK TOGETHER TO RESPOND TO THOSE CALLS.

>> Eric: IS IT DOABLE?

>> THERE'S A RESOURCE ISSUE THERE AGAIN.

THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES, I SHOULD AY.

AND THERE'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE CONCEPT OF POLICE OFFICERS WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IS RELATIVELY NEW AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE LOGISTICS.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS RESOURCES WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY.

BUT HOW DO YOU DO THAT IN RURAL MINNESOTA?

MIGHT HAVE TO USE iPADS OR CELL PHONES AND TELL HEALTH TYPE THINGS, THERE'S IDEAS OUT THERE.

I THINK LAW ENFORCEMENT IS LEANING INTO THIS CHALLENGE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, HOW CAN WE DO IT BETTER?

COMMUNITIES WANT IT TO BE DONE.

POLICE OFFICERS WANT IT TO BE DONE BETTER.

THE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION I THINK IS A CAT LAST FOR THAT AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE TRAIBL TO REALLY FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT BETTER.

>> Cathy: I'M KIND OF CURIOUS BEFORE YOU GO HERE, THERE HAVE BEEN A RECORD NUMBER OF ASSAULTS, EVIDENTLY, ON POLICE OFFICERS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK'S GOING ON THERE?

>> THAT B.C.A.

UNIFORMED CRIME REPORT THAT RELEASED EARLIER THIS WEEK AS CONCERNING IN MANY WAYS.

WHAT I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THERE IS UNFORTUNATELY AN EMBOLDENED CRIMINAL ELEMENT OUT THERE THAT BECAUSE IN SOME COMMUNITIES THERE'S ST. PAULLY POLICE OFFICERS, BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, WE'RE SEEING TRAFFIC FATALITIES SKY-ROCKET.

THERE'S A 40% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC FATALITIES AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS LESS TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT GOING ON.

AND SO YOU SEE THE CONNECTION.

THE, YOU KNOW, HOW THOSE TWO MIGHT BE TIED TOGETHER.

I THINK THE SAME WITH REGARD TO CRIME.

POLICE OFFICERS I THINK NEED TO GET BACK TO FEELING MORE COMFORTABLE ON DOING POLICE WORK AND PROACTIVE POLICE WORK.

I THINK THERE'S SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW TAKING ADVANTAGE.

FACT THAT POLICE OFFICERS AND AREN'T AS ACTIVE AS THEY WERE 18 MONTHS AGO.

>> Eric: SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT.

HOPE WE CAN HAVE YOU BACK.

THANKS.

♪ ♪ >> I AM LAKE SUPERIOR.

I AM COLD.

IT HAS BEEN SAID MY WATERS ARE GROGROWING WARMER.

THIS IS TRUE.

BUT EVEN SO, THE CREATURES FROM THE LOOR DO NOT VISIT FOR LONG.

I AM QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR SCREAMS.

I WATCH THEM RETREAT.

THEY EXPRESSION THEIR FRUSTRATION BY THROWING ROCKS.

PERHAPS MY RISING TEMPERATURES ARE A PLOT TO MAKE MY WATERS MORE SWIMMABLE.

THIS DOES NOT CONCERN ME.

THEY SHOULD KNOW BY NOW I PREFER MY SOLITUDE.

FOR I AM LAKE SUPERIOR.

♪ ♪ >> CATHY: THIS WEEK "THE SAHAN JOURNAL" FEATURED A STORY ABOUT A MINNESOTA BOOK PUBLISHER THAT WAS WORKING WITH SCHOOLS TO REDUCE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ISLAM.

INVITED DR. TAMARA GRAY TOO WE- JOIN US.

SHE'S THE CO-FOUNDER OF DAYBREAK PRESS.

WHICH IS A BRAND-NEW PUBLISHER HERE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

YOU STARTED THIS REALLY FROM SCRATCH AS YOU WERE SAYING IN THE BREAK HERE.

WHAT LED YOU O START A PUBLISHING COMPANY?

[ Laughter ] >> WELL, UM, IN 2012 -- I HAD -- I OF I'M FROM MINNESOTA, I GREW UP HERE.

I WENT TO MOUNDS VIEW HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEN I WENT AWAY.

I CAME BACK IN 2012.

AND I WAS NEWLY EXPOSED TO THE BOOKS OR THE READING THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WERE READING IN SCHOOLS.

AND I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A FRIEND OF MINE.

WHO HAD DONE A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AROUND THAT IN A LIBRARY AND FOUND THAT THE NUMBER OF BOOKS THAT WERE WRITTEN FOR MUSLIMS OR BY MUSLIMS AND I'M TALKING ABOUT NOVELS HERE, WERE BASICALLY ZERO.

THE NUMBER WAS 46, BUT THERE WERE -- THERE WASN'T A SINGLE POSITIVE EXAMPLE AT THAT TIME.

AND SO WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND I'M AN EDUCATOR, UI'VE BEEN IN EDUCATION FOR A LONG TIME AND WE SAW THIS AS A REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO DO FOR OUR CHILDREN.

>> Eric: I SUPPOSE WHAT'S OUT THERE, LIKE EVERY GROUP, THERE'S STEREOTYPES ABOUT THEM.

I SUPPOSE MUSLIMS WOULD BE NO EXCEPTION.

>> THE BOOKS WERE THE MAIN CHARACTERS WERE EITHER TERRORISTS OR T WAS EROT KA, OR IT WAS THE PROBLEM OF THE PLOT WAS TO BE FREED FROM THEIR CULTURE OR THEIR RELIGION.

AND SO FOR YOUNG CHILDREN READING THIS, THIS IS REALLY PROBLEMATIC, BUT ALSO IT'S PART OF THE REASON THAT ISLAMOPHOBIA GROWS, BECAUSE IF THE GENERAL POPULATION, YOUNG PEOPLE, ARE READING BOOKS THAT PROBLEMMIZE THE RELIGION OF THEIR NEIGHBORS OR THEIR CO-STUDENTS IN CLASS, THEY DEVELOP A SUSPICION THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THERE THERE.

WHEREAS, IF WE COULD HAVE NORMATIVE OOKS, AND THAT'S OUR GOAL, WHERE THE CHARACTERS ARE MUDS MUSLIMS LIVING NORMATIE LIVES.

THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT EVERYBODY DOES.

AND WE START TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ALL LIVING TOGETHER AS CITIZENS IN MINNESOTA OR ACTUALLY THE UNITED STATES OR THE WORLD REALLY, ALL TOGETHER AND JUST LIVING OUR LIVES TOGETHER REALLY.

>> Cathy: WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE BOOKS.

THIS IS I BELIEVE, WHAT, "SOFIA'S JOURNEY" -- >> JOURNAL.

>> Cathy: TELL ME ABOUT THIS.

>> THIS IS A BOOK ACTUALLY ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY.

THE STORY IS SET IN KANSAS.

IT'S ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY AND THE MAIN CHARACTER HAPPENS TO BE A MUSLIM.

SO IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING MUSLIM, HAVING A MUSLIM LIFE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND IT'S A BOOK THAT IS MEANT TO HELP EF TEACH A PERIOD OF TIME OF IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

>> Eric: "DRUMMER GIRL" IS ANOTHER ONE AND THIS IS ABOUT A GIRL WHO SHATTERS THE GLASS CEILING ON, WHAT, BEING A DRUMMER I GUESS?

>> THERE ARE TWO THINGS GOING ON IN THIS STORY.

ONE IS THAT THIS LITTLE GIRL WANTS TO BE A DRUMMER GIRL.

AND THERE'S THERE'S A SPECIAL JOB THERE OF WAKING PEOPLE UP IN THE MORNING.

BUT THERE'S ANOTHER STEREOTYPE THAT CONCERNS US WHICH IS THAT MUSLIM FATHERS ARE OPPRESSIVE OR DON'T WANT THEIR DAUGHTERS TO GO TO SCHOOL OR LEARN.

AND SO IN THIS TORY, THE FATHER IS THE HELP MATE, IS THE ENGER, IS THE ONE SAYING YOU CAN DO THIS AND I'M WITH YOU.

>> Cathy: YOUR ILLUSTRATIONS ARE BEAUTIFUL BY THE WAY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Eric: ARE YOU GETTING INTERESTING SORT OF FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS AROUND THIS?

WHAT'S THE GROWTH POTENTIAL HERE?

>> OH, GROWTH POTENTIAL, I THINK IS INCREDIBLE.

AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE HAD JUST AS A TINY EXAMPLE, I WAS IN A CLASSROOM WHERE WE WERE DOING A WRITING WORKSHOP FOR THE KIDS.

AND THERE WAS A LITTLE MUSLIM BOY WHO HAD PICKED UP THIS BOOK AND HE WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE PAGES AND HE FOUND IN THE BOOK JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT REMINDED HIM F HIS OWN CULTURE.

AND HE JABBED THE KID NEXT TO HIM AND SAID, LOOK AT THIS!

AND IT'S THAT KIND OF REACTION THAT MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE TO ME BECAUSE THIS POINT OF IDENTITY AND SEEING YOURSELF IS A POSITIVE BOOK IS SO IMPORTANT FOR UPBRINGING, NOT ONLY FOR THE MUSLIM KIDS BUT ALSO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

>> Cathy: ARE THESE BOOKS TRANSLATED INTO OTHER LANGUAGES?

>> NO, THEY'RE NOT.

WE'RE A NON-PROFIT, VERY SMALL ORGANIZATION.

AND ACTUALLY, THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE ASKED TO TRANSLATE SOME OF THESE THINGS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET.

>> Eric: WEBSITE FOR VIEWERS.

>> DAYBREAKRABATA.ORG.

>> Cathy: HOW EXCITING FOR YOU.

IS IT ALMOST LIKE DRINKING FROM A FIRE HOSE IN A SENSE?

>> I LEARNED HOW TO SWALLOW.

BUT IT'S VERY EXCITING AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WORK SO YOU JUST GET EXCITED ABOUT BEING A LITTLE BIT WET ALL THE TIME.

IT'S OKAY.

>> Eric: THANK YOU FOR SHARING, DOCTOR.

ALL THE BEST.

♪ ♪ >> ERIC: MINNEAPOLIS, LIKE OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE NATION AND OUR STATE, HAS SUFFERED A SURGE IN VIOLENT CRIME THIS YEAR THAT IS AFFECTING MORE BLACK AND BROWN RESIDENTS.

MORE THAN HALF OF ALL MURDERS IN MINNEAPOLIS THIS YEAR HAPPENED WHERE PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE THE MAJORITY, AND THE STATE HAS SPENT MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS HELPING CRIME VICTIMS PAY FOR THEIR EXPENSES.

AND AS "REPORT FOR AMERICA" AND "ALMANAC" DATA REPORTER KYELAND JACKSON FOUND, SOME WORRY THAT THE WORST IS YET TO COME.

>> Kyeland: THE WALLS OF SIGH LOAFED TEMPLE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES USUALLY RING WITH THE SOUNDS OF PRAISE AND GOSPEL MUSIC.

THE CHURCH HAS BEEN IN THE NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, OFFERING SERMONS, FOOD DRIVES AND SAFE HAVEN FOR PEOPLE, BUT LATELY THESE WALLS HAVE FILLED WITH GRIEF, SERVICES FOR LINELL FRAZIER AND COUNTLESS OTHERS WERE HELD HERE THIS SUMMER.

AND HE BELIEVES THAT THE VIOLENCE RUNS DEEPER THAN THE FLOW OF GUNS ON THE STREETS.

>> I DO BELIEVE THAT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR THIS STEMS FROM POVERTY.

LOW SOCIAL ECONOMICS HAS PRODUCED THIS NEW WAVE OF THINKING THAT IS ALMOST A PANDEMIC OF SORTS.

WHEN YOU ARE TIRED OF LIVING FROM HAND TO MOUTH.

EVERY DAY.

WHEN YOU ARE -- WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A HOME TO CALL IT A HOME, YOU'RE IN A SHELTER, ALMOST EVERY DAY WHILE YOU'RE IN SCHOOL.

WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE MENTAL, TO THE PSYCHE?

WHAT HAPPENS SE?

HOW MUCH MORE PRESSURE CAN A MOTHER TAKE?

>> Kyeland: DATA SUGGESTS THAT THAT KIND OF PRESSURE S COMMONPLACE AND COSTLY FOR MINNESOTANS OF COUNSELOR.

TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE OF COLOR IN MINNESOTA LIVE IN POVERTY.

THE HIGH SHARE OF MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTINGS ARE WHERE IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE LIVE AND MORE THAN HALF OF ALL MURDERS IN MINNEAPOLIS HAVE BEEN WHERE RESIDENTS OF COLOR ARE THE MAJORITY.

NEXT STEP IS ONE OF MANY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS THAT WORKS TO STOP SHOOTINGS FROM EVER HAPPENING.

THEY OFFER JOB TRAINING, TRAUMA CARE, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

PROGRAM MANAGER KENTRELL GALO WAY SAYS THAT MOST OF HIS CLIENTS LOOK LIKE HIM.

>> IF I'M AN ACCIDENT BYSTANDER AND I GET CAUGHT IN A DRIVE-BY AND I RECOVER, THE NEXT THING IS HOW AM I GOING TO PAY FOR MY BILLS BECAUSE I CAN'T WORK BECAUSE I JUST GOT SHOT.

COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND THE POLICE ALL HAVE TO BE WORKING IN HARMONY TO REALLY REDUCE THIS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO CHANGE SOME LAWS, THE LAWS IN OUR STATE HAVE TO CHANGE THAT PUT A LOT OF BARRIERS IN FRONT OF SOME OF THESE FOLKS WHO ARE TRYING TO WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF POVERTY OR THE VIOLENT SITUATIONS THAT THEY'RE IN.

>> Kyeland: SEVERAL BILLS WERE INTRODUCED THIS YEAR.

BUT NONE OF THEM PASSED.

THERE IS THE MINNESOTA CRIME VICTIM REPARATIONS BOARD, WHICH IS HELPED TO PAY FOR CRIME VICTIM'S FUNERALS AND OTHER EXPENSES FOR DECADES.

THEY SPENT NEARLY $3.5 MILLION LAST YEAR AND A THIRD OF THE CLAIMS FOR AID THIS YEAR HAVE SOME FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY, BUT ADVOCATES LIKE BISHOP HOWELL SUSPECT THAT CRIME ILL CONTINUE TO RISE.

FALLOUT FROM THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO AFFECT A UNEQUAL SLAIR.

FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS END THIS SEPTEMBER AND MORE THAN HALF F THE STATE'S BLACK AND INDIGENOUS WORKERS HAVE FILED FOR SUCH BENEFITS.

HOWELL SAID HE HAVE MOBILIZED CRIME HOT SPOTS TO PROMOTE PEACE INSTEAD OF VIOLENCE.

AND THOUGH HE WORRIES ABOUT WHAT'S HEAD, HE REMAINS HOPEFUL.

>> WE CAN GO OUT AND WE ARE RECLAIM OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE LITE OF PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE TREATED FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM WHY THESE BEHAVIORS HAVE INCREASED.

BUT I THINK THE GREATEST, AND I MEAN THE GREATEST WEAPON WE HAVE, AND I MEAN THE GREATEST AND NO ONE CAN BEAT IT, IS LOVE.

LOVE THESE INDIVIDUALS.

TO LIFE.

♪ ♪ >> Cathy: WE NOW BRING YOU A STORY WE FIRST AIRED THIS WINTER.

A 113 YEAR OLD COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN S SOUTHERN MINNESOTA IS UNDERGOING A $2.5 MILLION RENOVATION.

MARTIN COUNTY IS REPLACING THE COPPER DOME AND THE ROOF ON ITS MOST SIGNIFICANT BUILDING.

UNGREATER MINNESOTA REPORTER KAOMI LEE WENT TO CHECK IT OUT.

>> Kaomi: STEP INSIDE THE MARTIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, AND YOU SEE A STORY OF THIS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FARMING COMMUNITY.

THEIR AMBITIONS AND DREAMS IN 1907.

>> THE MURALS WERE DESIGNED AND PAINTED BY THE INDIVIDUAL AND ARTIST FROM MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

AS I UNDERSTAND, HE WAS A GERMAN IMMIGRANT.

VERY RENOWNED FOR HIS WORK.

AND EACH ONE OF THOSE MURALS REPRESENTS SOMETHING.

>> Kaomi: WAR.

PEACE.

GENIUS.

AND INSPIRATION.

THESE MURALS ARE TUCKED INSIDE A 58-FOOT-TALL DOME ABOVE A BEAUTIFUL ROTUNDA.

ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS PRESERVED THROUGH TIME AIM TO IMPRESS.

>> I GUESS I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT STRUCTURE IN THE COUNTY.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD WANT TO SEE IT DETERIORATE.

YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF REPRESENTS THE COUNTY AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR.

>> Kaomi: WHICH IS WHY IN 2018, THE COUNTY EMBARKED ON A $2.5 MILLION RENOVATION.

MAJOR LEAKING AND REST DAMAGE THREATENED THE COPPER DOME, TOWER, AND ROOF.

ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES SINCE 1977, OFFICIALS WANTED TO SAVE IT.

>> T'S A COSTLY PROJECT, BUT IN THE SAME TOKEN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT A BUILDING THAT'S ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND WITH WHAT THAT STRUCTURE IS LIKE, I MEAN, IN MY OPINION, IT'S MONEY WELL SPENT.

>> Kaomi: THE FIRST COURTHOUSE DATES BACK TO 1862.

IT WAS A WOODEN STRUCTURE BUILT FOR $200 ON THE GROUNDS OF FORT FAIRMONT, A MILITARY FORTRESS BUILT IN RESPONSE TO THE DAKOTA UPRISING.

IN 1882 A SECOND COURTHOUSE WAS BUILT FOR $12,000.

BUT IT WAS LATER CONDEMNED.

THAT'S WHERE CHARLES BELL COMES IN.

>> WELL, THERE'S NOT A LOT TO BE KNOWN.

HE WAS BORN IN 1858.

IN ILLINOIS.

>> Kaomi: FIRST A CARPENTER, BELL MOVED INTO DESIGNING COURTHOUSES IN THE MIDWEST.

AND EVEN A FEW STATE CAPITOLS.

>> HE'S NOT A HOUSEHOLD NAME BY ANY MEANS.

HE DIDN'T DO, EXCEPT LOCALLY LIKE THAT, VERY LOCALLY, HE DIDN'T DO ANY BUILDINGS THAT ARE OF NATIONAL REKNOWN.

HE JUST APPEARED TO BE A WORK-A-DAY TYPE A ARCHITECT WHICH MOST OF THEM WERE.

>> Kaomi: ABLE TO DESIGN FUNCTIONAL BUILDINGS, BELL GAVE MARTIN COUNTY WHAT IT WANTED.

>> SOMETHING THAT LOOKED PRESTIGIOUS AND SOMETHING THAT REFLECTED THE WEALTH OF THE COUNTY.

>> Kaomi: THE COURTHOUSE COST $125,000.

A WHOPPING SUM IN 1907.

THREE STORIES OF FIREPROOF LIMESTONE AND STANDSTONE AND TOPPED BY A COPPER DOME AND CLOCK TOWER.

THE CLOCK WAS MADE BY FAMED MAKER SETH THOMAS.

IT WOWED EVEN THEN GOVERNOR JOHN A. JOHNSON.

>> THE CORNERSTONE WAS LAID JUNE 11TH OF 1906.

THE DEDICATION WAS A VERY WELL ATTENDED EVENT.

PEOPLE CAME ON TRAINS, HORSE AND BUGGY.

THE ENTIRE COURTHOUSE WAS DRAPED IN FLAGS.

GOVERNOR JOHNSON GAVE WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS STATED WAS A LENGTHY EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH.

>> IT IS A LOVELY COURTHOUSE.

AND THAT'S THE THING ABOUT SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

THEY HAVE SOME OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL COURTHOUSES.

>> Kaomi: HE SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE MANY HAVEN'T EEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WERE BUILT AT A TIME WHEN PEOPLE WANTED TO PROJECT STRENGTH AND BEAUTY.

>> THEY'RE MOSTLY THESE BEAUX ART STYLE COURTHOUSES A RENAISSANCE STYLE.

AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT KIND OF STYLE, THINK BOUT CLASSISM.

>> Kaomi: PAIRED COLUMNS AND SYMMETRY.

DESIGN CHOICES MADE TO DEMONSTRATE CIVIC MINDEDNESS AND DEMOCRATIC IDEALS.

BUT HISTORIC GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS CAN ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS.

>> THERE IS THE MURAL, I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED "PEACE," WHERE WE HAVE THE NATIVE AMERICAN, HE'S KIND OF IN THE CORNER, AND HE IS HOLDING PLANS OF THE COURTHOUSE.

YOU KNOW, AND CONTEMPLATING CONTEMPLATINGWHEN THERE USED TOE AND FORREST.

AND MAYBE HE'S THINKING OR HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE THINKING, WOW, LOOK T THIS ADVANCEMENT.

LOOK HOW FAR THINGS HAVE COME, THAT KIND OF THING.

AND I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE PROBLEMATIC.

>> Kaomi: INSTEAD OF REMOVING THESE DEPICTIONS, GARDENER SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE INTERPRETATION OF THEM, LIKE AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

>> HAVE MORE VOICES.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE FOR A LONG TIME, WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE.

>> AND HERE'S THE SAFE.

>> Kaomi: OH, WOW.

LOCAL HISTORIAN LENNY TWEETEN PRESIDES OVER A WHOLE BUILDING FILLED WITH THE PAST.

HE EVEN HAVE THE COURTHOUSE'S ORIGINAL SAFE.

>> WELL, THIS IS A POSSESSION OF THE COURTHOUSES.

IT'S FREEDOM.

IT JUST REPRESENTS EVERYTHING THAT WE AS AMERICANS FEEL RE IMPORTANT.

♪ ♪ >> CATHY: THE U.S. ECONOMY GREW AT AN ANNUAL RATE OF MORE THAN 6% IN APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE.

THE ECONOMY IS NOW BACK AT THE STRENGTH IT HAD BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

BUT THE DELTA SURGE AND LINGERING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES HAS SOME ECONOMISTS WORRIED.

LET'S CHECK IN WITH A GROUP THAT FOLLOWS THE REGIONAL ECONOMY CLOSELY.

IN STUDIO, WE ARE JOINED BY LOUIS JOHNSTON, PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT THE COLLEGE OF ST. BENEDICT AND ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY.

AND CHRIS FARRELL, SENIOR ECONOMICS REPORTER FOR AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA.

JOINING US BY WEBCAM IS SRI ZAHEER, THE DEAN OF THE CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.

IT'S A POST SHE'S HELD FOR NEARLY A DECADE NOW.

WELL, DEAN ZAHEER, SINCE THE CAMERA IS ON YOU, THE FIRST QUESTION SHOULD GO TO YOU.

I'M CURIOUS, WITH THE COMMITTEE PERCOLATING -- THE ECONOMY PERCOLATING ALONG, SOUNDS GREAT, BUT CAN DELTA SPOIL THE PARTY?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BECOME BETTER AT MANAGING THIS DISEASE.

WHICH IS GOING TO STAY WITH US FOR A WHILE.

SO I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO GET VACCINATED.

I THINK THOSE WHO ARE -- PEOPLE WHO ARE VULNERABLE -- SHOULD BE BEARING THAT.

AND SO I THINK IF WE -- OUR SYSTEM HAS REALLY UNDERSTOOD HOW -- AS WELL.

SO IF PEOPLE ARE VACCINATED.

SO EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE BREAK E ABLE TO -- SO THAT IT ISN'T TOO SERIOUS.

>> Cathy: WE'RE HAVING SOME OBVIOUS AUDIO PROBLEMS.

WERE YOU TWO GENTLEMEN -- PROFESSOR, WOULD YOU TAKE THAT QUESTION TOO?

>> SURE.

I THINK THE DELTA VARIANT OR I CAN NEVER REMEMBER WHAT IT'S QUITE CALLED IS A PROBLEM.

BECAUSE IN A SENSE WHAT HAPPENED LAST MARCH WAS THE U.S. ECONOMY RAN INTO A WALL.

THIS VIRUS CAME ALONG AND EVERYTHING CAME TO A STOP.

AND NOW WE'VE PICKED OURSELVES UP.

WE'RE DUSTING FF.

WE'RE GETTING GOING AGAIN.

AND NOW IT'S LIKE THAT WALL'S COMING AT US AGAIN.

AND WE'VE COME TO BE MORE RESILIENT.

WE'VE COME UP WITH SOME WAYS AROUND IT, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T CHANGE IF THERE'S A VIRUS AROUND ABOUT BEING CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER AND BEING IN OFFICES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND IF WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THAT, THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE ECONOMY.

>> Cathy: WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHRIS?

>> I'M LITTLE MORE OPTIMISTIC IN THE SENSE THAT WE'RE GROWING AT 6, 6.5%.

AND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE DELTA VARIANT, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE REALLY DOING IS YOU'RE TRIMMING THAT NUMBER.

YOU'RE TRIMMING BACK.

BECAUSE OF PEOPLE BEING A LITTLE MORE CAUTIOUS, BUT YOU'RE ALSO SEEING VACCINATION RATES GOING UP.

SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO LOCKDOWNS BY ANY MEANS.

AND I DO THINK THAT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IS GOING TO CONTINUE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING UP.

EXCUSE ME.

AND WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THE ISSUES ABOUT LABOR SUPPLY AND THE SUPPLY CHAINS THAT WE'RE HEARING ABOUT.

BUT OVERALL, THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW, AND THE VIRUS IS GOING TO HOLD IT BACK.

BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP THIS RECOVERY.

>> Eric: BUT IT IS CHANGING THE WAY WORK IS DONE IN AMERICA, RIGHT?

AND DOES THAT HAVE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT?

>> IT DEFINITELY DOES.

THE WAY I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EXPLAIN THIS TO STUDENTS, OR EXAMPLE, IS HAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU FALL DOWN AND YOU GET BACK UP AGAIN, IT'S LIKE, OKAY, I'M FINE, BUT YOU MAY HAVE SOME INTERNAL INJURIES OR YOU MAY HAVE A CUT ON YOUR HANDS OR SOMETHING, THOSE ARE THINGS WE HAVE GOT TO DEAL WITH IN THE U.S. ECONOMY AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO WORK THAT OUT.

>> Cathy: HAS WORK PERMANENTLY CHANGED?

>> I THINK IT HAS.

THERE'S SO MANY CROSS-CURRENTS.

THE VOLUNTARY QUIT RATE IS AT A RECORD LEVEL.

AND SO PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, EITHER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF SOCIAL ISOLATION, TIME TO THINK, MAYBE SAVED A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY DURING THE PANDEMIC, TO PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING AND -- BUT THEY -- THEY HAVE A LITTLE MONEY, SO THEY'RE SAYING, YOU KNOW, NOW'S MY TIME TO QUIT.

BUT YOU ALSO HAD JUST AN ENORMOUS INCREASE IN PEOPLE RETIRING.

AND THEY WERE -- FROM THEIR WORK, WAS THIS VOLUNTARY?

WELL, MAYBE SOME.

BUT A LOT OF IT MAYBE WASN'T VOLUNTARY.

ARE THEY GOING TO COME BACK TO THE JOB MARKET?

BUT DIRECTLY TO YOUR QUESTION, I THINK WHAT HAPPENED IS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS DIGITAL ECONOMY FOR HOW MANY YEARS, RIGHT?

WHAT THE PANDEMIC DID IS IT ACCELERATED THAT DIGITAL ECONOMY.

AND SO THERE COULD BE POWER STRUGGLES OVER WORK FROM HOME, BUT HERE'S THE THING.

MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING FROM HOME.

MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING, YOU KNOW, AROUND THE COUNTRY OR AROUND THE WORLD.

OLDER WORKERS MAY BE ABLE TO BE MORE EMPLOYED BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO COMMUTE.

SO I DO THINK IT IS A REAL SHIFT IN WORK.

>> Eric: LET'S SEE IF E GOT THE AUDIO SITUATION CLEARED UP?

ARE BUSINESS SCHOOLS HAVING TO CHANGE THE CURRICULUM A LITTLE BIT TO REFLECT CHANGES IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN THE MANAGEMENT SUITE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THE WAY WE DELIVER COURSES HAS CHANGED.

AND IT'S BECAUSE THERE IS ESPECIALLY FOR ORKING PROFESSIONALS, IT'S PRETTY EASY FOR THEM TO -- TO LEARN ONLINE OR TO LEARN IN A HYBRID FORMAT.

AND THE CURRICULUM ITSELF, I THINK WE'RE MUCH MORE FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGY, ON ANALYTICS.

ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> Eric: BUT ARE CORPORATIONS HAVING TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS, THEIR OUTLOOK, GIVEN THE WOKENESS OF THE NATION NOW AND THE PANDEMIC CHANGING THINGS?

IS THE CORPORATE STRUCTURE CHANGING?

>> YOU KNOW, THE CORPORATIONS ARE ALSO CHANGING BY JUST IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH THEY'VE INVESTED IN TECHNOLOGY.

AND SO THERE ARE SOME JOBS THAT HAVE CHANGED FOREVER.

AND OTHERS WHICH ACTUALLY STAY THE WAY THEY ARE.

[ Inaudible ] YOU KNOW, ALMOST ALL SORT OF RETAIL OUTLETS HAVE SOME KIND OF ONLINE PRESENCE.

SO THE PANDEMIC HAS ACCELERATED ALL OF THIS.

ALL OF THE WAYS TO REACH, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S JUST MADE IT COME FASTER IT LOOKS LIKE.

>> Eric: KAY.

>> Cathy: IN THE STUDIO, GENTLEMEN, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT INFLATION FEARS.

WHAT OF THAT?

ECONOMIST, PROFESSOR.

>> I AM NOT AFRAID OF INFLATION.

I'M GOING TO KEEP EPEATING THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I THINK THIS IS WHAT CHAIRMAN POWELL AT THE FED IS CALLING TRANSITORY.

THAT IS WE'VE GOT A BUMP UP IN INFLATION BECAUSE THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF SUPPLY CHAIN BOTTLENECKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT ONCE THAT CLEARS OUT OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO MAYBE A YEAR, INFLATION IS GOING TO COME DOWN TO THE 3, MAYBE 3.5 RANGE, WHICH I THINK IS ACTUALLY GOOD.

THE FED HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET INFLATION UP TO ITS 2% TARGET OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS.

>> Cathy: THE DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY IS SCALING BACK ROUTES STARTING SUNDAY BECAUSE OF A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS.

THEY CAN'T FIND ENOUGH DRIVERS.

BUT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PARTS TO FIX SOME OF THE BUSES, RIGHT?

SO IS IT JUST IN TIME INVENTORY?

IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING VERY WELL?

>> THERE'S A LOT MORE TALK ABOUT RESILIENCE AND BUILDING IN REDUNDANCY.

AND THERE WAS A SHIFT EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THAT WAS GOING ON WHERE YOU HAD COMPANIES WITH THESE LONG SUPPLY CHAINS TO CHINA.

AND COMPANIES WERE REALIZING HOW VULNERABLE THEY WERE.

SO LET'S HAVE SOME PRODUCTION HERE IN NORTH AMERICA.

LET'S HAVE SOME PRODUCTION IN EUROPE.

LET'S HAVE SOME PRODUCTION IN LATIN AMERICA.

THIS IS GOING TO ACCELERATE IT.

AND THE CHIP SHORTAGE HAS ALSO MADE PEOPLE EXTREMELY AWARE THAT HOW VULNERABLE WE ARE TO THE CHIPS.

AND I THINK I AGREE WITH LOUIS, ACTUALLY, THE CAR IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS.

RIGHT NOW CAR PRO PRODUCTION IS GOING SHOW BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CHIPS.

USED CARS AND USED TRUCKS, UP 45%.

BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T GET A NEW CAR AND YOU NEED A CAR, YOU GO BUYS USED CAR.

SO ONCE THAT PRODUCTION REALLY STARTS TO KICK IN AS THEY GET MORE CHIPS, THEN WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS USED CAR PRICES COME DOWN AND GET A MORE NORMAL RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE 45%, THAT'S A BIG INCREASE.

RIGHT NOW MOST PEOPLE CAN SELL THEIR USED CAR FOR A PROFIT.

>> THE ANALOGY I'VE BEEN USING IS RIGHT AFTER WORLD WAR II, INFLATION JUMPED LIKE MAD IN 1946.

YOU COULDN'T GET A REFRIGERATOR, A CAR, YOU NAME IT.

AND SO THE PRICES OF THOSE THINGS JUST JUMPED.

BUT WITHIN 6 MONTHS TO 18 MONTHS, THOSE THINGED HAD SETTLED DOWN AGAIN, BECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN INSTEAD OF PRODUCING BOMBERS, YOU WERE PRODUCING CHEVROLETS.

AND I THINK IN A LOT OF WAYS, THIS IS ANALOGOUS.

>> Cathy: LET'S TRY TO GET THIS AUDIO DOWN HERE, HOPEFULLY.

DEAN ZAHEER, I HOPE YOU'RE WITH US HERE.

>> I AM STILL WITH YOU.

>> Cathy: ARE YOU?

GOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO WEIGH IN OA ON WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IN THE STUDIO WHEN IT COMES TO INFLATION?

>> SURE.

THERE'S TWO SOURCES OF IT.

ONE IS THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES WHICH HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT, THE USED CARS FOR INSTANCE.

AND THE OTHER IS JUST THE PENT-UP DEMAND IN SO MANY OF THE SECTORS THAT WERE HIT BY THE PANDEMIC.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, AIRLINES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOSPITALITY AND SO ON.

AND EVERYONE KIND OF HAD HELD BACK DURING THE PANDEMIC.

AND THEY'RE NOT READY TO -- FOR HIS SUDDEN INCREASE IN DEMAND.

SO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS PRICEY CARS, AND SO THEY'RE ABLE TO NOT RAISE THE PRICES, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DO THINK THAT IT'LL ALL COME BACK.

>> Eric: IS THERE GOING TO BE WAGE PRESSURE, COMPANIES ARE GOING TO SAY, WORKERS ARE GOING TO SAY, I'M NOT WORKING FOR THE TYPICAL MINIMUM WAGE, I WANT MORE AND WHAT'S THAT GOING TO TO DO PROFIT AND ALL THAT STUFF?

>> YOU'RE ALREADY SEEING THAT.

YOU'RE SEEING COMPANIES LIKE MCDONALD'S WILLING TO PAY FOR SOME EDUCATION.

YOU'RE SEEING A LOT THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

THE QUESTION IS HOW SUSTAINABLE IS THIS?

BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A PERIOD OF TIME, THE PAST 20, 30Y30 YEARS WHERE LABOR AND WORKERS HAVE LOST MORE POWER.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS VOLUNTARY THEY'RE QUITTING.MPORTANT.- AND IF YOU WANT TO GET WORKERS, YOU'LL AVE TO PAY UP FOR IT.

SO WILL IT AFFECT PROFITS?

IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO PRODUCTIVITY.

BECAUSE YOU'RE HEARING THIS CRY.

YOU KNOW, THAT THIS IS GOING TO RAISE THE WAGES, AND THEN COMPANIES AREN'T GOING TO BE SO PROFITABLE AND HEY'RE GOING TO PASS ON.

BUT IF YOU HAVE PRODUCTIVITY, AND YOU HAVE BUSINESS INVESTMENT IS OFF THE CHARTS WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ALL THIS STUFF.

SO ACTUALLY I THINK YOU COULD HIGHER WAGES WITHOUT INFLATION.

>> Eric: MORE ROBOTS, THOUGH?

>> YES, BUT THEY'RE COMPLEMENTARY TO WORKERS, AND THEY'LL PROBABLY INCREASE THE PAY OF THE WORKERS THAT USE THEM.

>> Eric: ALL RIGHT, PANEL.

>> Cathy: DEAN ZAHEER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> Eric: WE MOVE ON.

♪ ♪ >> CATHY: NOW IT'S TIME FOR SOME MINNESOTA HISTORY, AND THE TOPIC IS THE MINNEAPOLIS AQUATENNIAL.

THE 2021 VERSION TOOK PLACE EARLIER THIS MONTH.

IN THE 1960S, THE AQUATENNIAL AND THAT IS A FINE PICTURE RIGHT THERE -- THE AQUATENNIAL WAS IN ITS HEYDAY, WITH NOTABLE GRAND MARSHALS LEADING PARADES.

THE DECADE SAW POLITICIANS +* DWIGHT EISENHOWER AND HUBERT HUMPHREY GIVEN GRAND MARSHAL STATUS.

ENTERTAINERS LIKE BOB HOPE AND BRUCE LEE AND ARTHUR GODFREY WERE TAPPED FOR THE HONOR TOO.

BUT THERE WERE SOME DEBATEABLE SELECTIONS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE CELEBRITY GRAND MARSHAL OF THE TORCHLIGHT PARADE IN 1966.

A BIG HINT: THIS PERSON WAS IN A HIT TV SERIES AT THE TIME.

OUR QUESTION: WHO WAS THE CELEBRITY GRAND MARSHAL OF THE AQUATENNIAL TORCHLIGHT PARADE IN 1966?

THINK OF POPULAR TV SHOWS FROM THE LATE '60S, AND THEN RING US UP.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHETHER YOU ARE CALLING US FROM ANDY LAKE, BEE LAKE, FLOYD LAKE, OR BARNEY LAKES.

ALL BODIES OF WATER IN OUR STATE.

651-229-1430 IS OUR VOICEMAIL NUMBER.

EXTRA CREDIT FOR EARLY AND WILD GUESSES.

THAT NUMBER AGAIN IS 651-229-1430.

EMAIL IS ANOTHER FINE WAY TO REACH US.

ALMANAC@TPT.ORG IS THE WAY TO FIND US.

FOR SHOW-CLOSING MUSIC, LET'S LISTEN TO A CLIP FROM STEVE KAUL AND THE BRASS KINGS.

THEY STOPPED BY OUR STUDIOS THIS WEEK IN 2009.

ENJOY THEM AS WE GET THE SHOW-ENDING CREDITS READY.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK.

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