A recent poll says that more than half of Minnesotans say they tune out of the news at least occasionally. But could that be a factor in missing things like weather alerts, which can cost lives? (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

DeRush Hour and The Lead gets the final hour started on this Thursday before the Fourth! Also Charlie Oakes, our Gen Z movie expert reviews Jurassic World: Rebirth and Superman!

We turn to our Gen Z movie expert Charlie Oakes who reviews the new release of Jurassic World: Rebirth and also the reboot of Superman as well! Also what we can expect from Fantastic Four this summer as well!

With the passing of the “Big Beautiful Bill” and the bars closing in the Twin Cities we dive right into The Lead and also we talked to Dave Potter who previews the yearly tradition of the Fourth of July in Delano! Then we jump to some of the DeRush Hour News Headlines with a bear on the loose, Red Panda is OK and Minneapolis is the new home of happiness and optimism!

Sadly, Minnesota is losing Annie’s Parlour and Palmers so we take a look at some of the reasonable aspects of this news. Then we stick with the food angle and chat with our friend Andrew Zimmern for DeRusha Eats about some of these big closings in Minnesota and also previews this weekend's festivities at Taste of Minnesota!

No better food expert (besides Jason) to break down some of the big closings in Minnesota and also preview the big weekend at the Taste of Minnesota for today’s DeRusha Eats!

Two huge losses for the Twin Cities area with Palmers and Annie’s Parlour are both closing its doors this year and we ask the simple question - why? Is it because of safety or the 2023 “its too dangerous” take or is it simply your spending or lack there of - we break it down!

What the “Big. Beautiful Bill” means for you and this country going forward. Saint Paul banning guns at the Minnesota state capitol building but does it really make us feel safer - we talk to Rob Doar about what banning guns at the State Capitol would mean for the safety of our leaders in Minnesota. Also, Jason recaps his brave venture to Costco on this July 3rd!

In the aftermath of the vicious murder of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and the attempted assassination of Senator Mark and Yvette Hoffman there is a push to further protect the legislators and leaders but at a cost - banning guns - we talked to the Senior Vice President of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus Rob Doar about the real life dangers that come with working at the capitol along with the flip side of that coin - the dangers of banning guns.

About halfway through the day on Thursday just hours before the deadline to reach the desk of President of Donald Trump to be signed - the “Big, Beautiful Bill has been approved by Speaker Johnson on a 218-214 vote and is expected to be signed by the President before the deadline - with that said - we take the temperature on how you're feeling! We also break down some of the roll outs of this bill and what certain aspects of it means!