The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

We briefly recap the chaos of Wednesday on the WCCO Radio and TV side of things and then WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer tries to bright up our moods with some good weather news as we still see cool fall temps into the weekend!

Yesterday the CDC Director departed after just two weeks on the job amid disagreements with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel changes we asked Representative Kelly Morrison about her level of concern about this. We also gather her thoughts on what needs to be done to prevent the tragedy of Wednesday morning from happening again!

School is right around the corner for many colleges and universities - one being Hamline and we had the chance to talk to the new President of Hamline University Mayme Hostetter about the importance of public safety in wake of yesterday's events, what we can expect with her as the new president and more!

Where does politics and policy come into play with tragic events such as yesterday - Blois chatted with us about this, the importance of checking on people, and the overall social media reception from around the country.

An exciting event coming to Minnesota next year - the Special Olympics - David Booth, the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games Board Member and Special Olympics Minnesota Athlete joins Vineeta on WCCO Radio veranda LIVE to preview this amazing event!

For today’s Twins First Pitch we feature Matt Wallner, who played a huge role in Minnesota Twins late game heroics on Tuesday night in Toronto - his sits down with Kris Atteberry postgame to discuss the resilience

Around 8:35 everyday at the Fair - we get to munch on some delicious Fair food - we had Whitney Fraleigh bring some of the donut selections from Fluffy’s Donuts!

A lot of great musical acts both free and paid at the ‘Great Minnesota Get Together!’ - Todd Walker, ‘Todd About Town’ joins Vineeta LIVE on the stage to talk some of the performances at the Minnesota State Fair and even some entertainment and music for those that aren’t fair people such as the Renaissance Festival!

It is always a festive time when the Klondike Kates join us on the WCCO Radio veranda to share the passion and tradition of being a Klondike Kate and even gave us a preview of their performance at the Frontier Bar from noon to 3 at the Fair!

It is the fifth year of business for Tameka Jones of Lip Esteem and she joins Vineeta to share some of the new products her team has available which fairgoers can find on the 2nd floor of the Grandstand!