The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

It was a resilient outing for the Twins offense last night and we recapped what went right, more on Gasper overcoming some early mistakes, Max Brosmer making the cut for the Vikings, and of course - the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce engagement!

It is not often we see temperatures as cool as this for the Minnesota State Fair - WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist joins to let us know just how long these cool temps will stick around as we creep toward the end of the Fair and into fall!

We have a governors race coming up and one of many names in the hat so far is Kendall Qualls - he joins Vineeta LIVE on the WCCO Radio veranda to talk about the upcoming race and what areas such as crime in Minneapolis and other spots he feels Governor Tim Walz has failed in that he looks to fix if elected governor!

Not too many surprises from Tuesday district voting - we talked to Blois Olson about this, the potential of the Democratic Committee Meetings factoring into the Israel-Hamas conflict, the motive and story behind the ‘Walz Lies’ State Fair booth.

Since it is Military Appreciation Day at the Minnesota State Fair - there is a special Garden Ceremony where Russ Hanes who serves as the VP of Invisible Wounds Project, a non profit organization and his team are hosting this event to honor those who served and those who struggle with PTSD!

While the ballclub might not be doing great, the Minnesota Twins broadcast crew is always at work - Drew Halverson who leads the way with Twins broadcasts on both the television and radio stopped by to talk more about this huge MLB deal with ESPN - what that means for viewers of Twins games going forward, where would he like to add new features to the element of Twins broadcasts and a little Twins trivia as well for today’s Twins First Pitch!

Today we had to feature another food item on the stage - it was courtesy of Molly Hanten of Shanghai Henri’s who brought some Pimento Cheese Puffs to share with the crew!

A lot of uncertainty with the housing market right now we try to break it all down with the man himself John Schuster joining Vineeta LIVE on the WCCO Radio stage! We also ask how the Fed cuts could impact mortgage rates, renovation recommendations and more!

Today at the Minnesota State Fair - it is Military Appreciation Day at the Fair! We chatted with John Walker, State Commander with DAV of Minnesota - who has been a huge part of helping those who have and currently do serve in the military! They are celebrating 100 years of serving and have helped raise over $4.5 million in giving to military members and families and John talks more about this mission of the team at DAV of Minnesota!

Another tough outing for Minnesota Twins ace Joe Ryan, we get Henry Lake’s reaction to the loss, some of the struggles Joe Ryan are facing, no postgame interactions with the media amid the frustrations and some Vikings talk as well!