>>> CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR CONCLUDED THEIR TWO DEBATES THIS WEEK.

WE HAVE A MUCH BETTER SENSE OF WHERE THAT RACE STANDS AFTER WATCHING THE TWO GROUNDBREAKING WOMEN SQUARE OFF.

NO SURPRISE.

THAT'S MY RACE TO WATCH THIS WEEK.

>> AS GOVERNOR, KEEPING MINNESOTANS SAFE AND OUR CHILDREN SAFE IS THE FIRST COMMITMENT WILL MAKE.

>> IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK FOR THE FRONTRUNNER FOR GOVERNOR, DEMOCRATIC SENATOR, AMY KLOBUCHAR.

>> WHAT ABOUT WHAT PHASE WE'RE IN.

YOU'RE DONE WITH THE DEBATES AND HOME STRETCH OF THE CAMPAIGN.

WHAT DOES THE REST LOOK LIKE?

>> THIS IS NOW REALLY GOING EVERYWHERE AS I ALWAYS DO.

I HAVE FINISHED MY 87 COUNTIES, BUT IT'S GOING BACK TO A NUMBER OF AREAS, CAMPAIGNING AROUND THE STATE AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT MY POSITIVE AGENDA FOR THE STATE.

WHEN YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN IN TRUST LIKE WE HAVE SEEN IN MINNESOTA WITH OUR STATE GOVERNMENT, YOU'VE GOT TO RESTORE IT.

>> AS THE FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR HERE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA 3 AND THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SERVE AS GOVERNOR OF ANY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> YES, THIS IS HISTORIC.

I'VE BEEN THE FIRST WOMAN COUNTY ATTORNEY, THE FIRST WOMAN WHEN I SERVED IN THE URZ SENATE FOR MINNESOTA.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE YOUR FIRST GOVERNOR.

BUT I DON'T DO IT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE THE FIRST WOMAN.

>> THE TWO TOP WOMEN RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR KNOW THEY'RE MAKING HISTORY AS THEY DEBATE AND CAMPAIGN.

>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU CONTINUOUSLY LONG THE TRAIL.

>> REPUBLICAN HOUSE SPEAKER LISA DEMUTH HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVE, GETTING NEWS COVERAGE WITH REGULAR EVENTS.

>> ON DAY ONE, I WILL SCION AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ROTECT THOSE WHO PROTECT TAXPAYERS.

AMY KLOBUCHAR'S WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR HAS OFTEN BEEN CALLED OFTEN DEHUMANIZING, AND HER SENATE OFFICE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS AN ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLED BY FEAR, ANGER AND SHAME.

SHE HAS EVER YET SEPARATED HERSELF FROM A SINGLE ONE OF GOVERNOR WALZ'S POLICIES.

SHE CALLED HIM AN INCREDIBLE GOVERNOR WHO HAS DELIVERED FOR THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA.

I KNOW THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA REALLY AREN'T LOOKING FOR THE KIND OF DELIVERY THAT WE HAVE HAD WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $9 BILLION OF FRAUD.

I'VE HEARD NOTHING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE OR FROM WASHINGTON ABOUT A POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL VISIT.

>> THE PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR REMAIN ISSUES FOR BOTH CANDIDATES, AS THEY SQUARED OFF.

>> SHE CAN'T THINK OF ANY WAY THAT SHE DIFFERS FROM DONALD TRUMP.

YET HE HAS JUST ENDORSED HER FOR THIS RACE FOR GOVERNOR.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE NEED A RUBBER STAMP OF DONALD TRUMP IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

I THINK WE NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN GET THINGS DONE FOR YOU AND LOOK OUT FOR YOU AND NOT HIM AND ONE OF HIS TOP DONORS WHO IS FINANCING HER ADS, WHO IS A BILLIONAIRE OUT OF WISCONSIN WHO, BY THE WAY, IS A PACKERS FAN.

>> WHAT WE HAVE NOT YET EARD IS FROM SENATOR KLOBUCHAR WHERE SHE DIFFERS ON A POLICY OR A BILL THAT GOVERNOR WALZ HAS PUT INTO PLACE.

CITY STILL CALLS HIM AN INCREDIBLE APPROXIMATE GOVERNOR WHO HAS DELIVERED FOR THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA.

MY QUESTION FOR MINNESOTANS, IS3 YOUR LIFE BETTER THAN IT WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO?

>> CHAOS AND CONFUSION AFTER BULLETS START FLYING OUTSIDE A HOME COMING FOOTBALL GAME.

>> AFTER A SHOOTING AT AN EDEN PRAIRIE HOME COMING FOOTBALL BECAME, LISA DEMUTH HELD A PUBLIC SAFETY ROUNDTABLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

WHAT WE'VE SEEN EXPLODE WITH CRIME, SPECIFICALLY SOMALI GANG VIOLENCE, THAT HAVE AFFECTED A FOOTBALL GAME RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE STADIUM IN EDEN PRAIRIE -- >> DEMUTH SAYS THE ISSUE OF PUBLIC SAFETY HAS RISEN TO THE TOP IN VOTERS' MINDS IN SUBURBAN DISTRICTS REPUBLICANS USED TO WIN, BUT IT MOVED IN DEMOCRATS' DIRECTION IN THE LAST DECADE.

>> I THINK EVERY INGLE SEAT IS IN PLAY, BECAUSE MINNESOTANS AROUND THE STATE, ARMED THE STATE, ARE FINALLY SAYING, YOU KNOW, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

OUR STATE -- THIS IS NOT WHAT WE NEED.

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

AND ONE-PARTY CONTROL A FEW YEARS AGO MADE DRASTIC CHANGES.

BUT DEMOCRAT CONTROL IN THIS STATE FOR 16 YEARS IS NOT DELIVERING WHAT WE NEED.

I WOULD SAY, GET READY, BECAUSE EVERY SEAT IS IN PLAY RIGHT NOW.

>> AND IF YOU CAN WIN IN THOSE AREAS -- >> I CAN ABSOLUTELY WIN IN THOSE AREAS.

BLOOMINGTON IS STOMPING GROUNDS FOR ME, ACTUALLY.

I LIVED IN BLOOMINGTON WHEN I WAS GROWING UP FOR A TIME.

>> WE ARE GOING TO FIND YOU, WE ARE GOING TO LOCK YOU UP.

>> EVEN BEYOND THE ISSUE OF GUNS THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST SOME TRUST IN OUR GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OF FRAUD, YOU WANT TO HAVE A GOVERNOR YOU CAN TRUST.

YOU WON'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH WHAT THEY DO, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH.

AND I BELIEVE THESE PARENTS, I KNOW THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT HAPPENS IN THE CPITOL.

AND SHE DENIED THEM ABOUT THAT SHE PROMISED THEM.

>> SHE'S DONE A LOT OF EVENTS AND SAID PUBLIC SAFETY IS ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES.

>> DOES THIS FALL ON PUBLIC SAFETY?

>> YES, IT DES.

SO PUBLIC SAFETY, AS I KNOW FROM BEING THE FORMER COUNTY ATTORNEY, IS GOING AFTER GANG CRIME, MAKING SURE LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS THE RESOURCES.

>> FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS RESPONDED WITH A COORDINATED EFFORT.

>> THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IS NOT THE PROBLEM.

THE ACTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT DEFINE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

>> WHAT WE NEED TO DO HERE IS MAKE CLEAR THAT GANGSTERS HAVE NO PLACE IN MINNESOTA, FOR SOMALI GANGS AND ANY GANGS IN OUR STATE.

>> WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ABLE TO DO THE JOBS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED TO DO AND THAT THEY WANT TO DO AND THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTED BY PROSECUTORS THAT WILL PROSECUTE CRIMINALS AND JUDGES THAT WILL UPHOLD THE LAW, OUR PROBLEMS COULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IN VERY SHORT ORDER.

>> A GUN CONTROL BILL BEFORE HE LEGISLATURE ALSO DIVIDED THESE CANDIDATES IN THE FINAL DEBATE SCHEDULED FOR VOTERS TO SELECT A NEW GOVERNOR.

>> SHE HAD THE FAMILIES IN HER LIVING ROOM THAT WAS KILLED WHEN THE BULLETS RANG THROUGH THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS OF ANNUNCIATION ANNUNCIA ANNUNCIATION CHURCH.

SHE TOLD THEM SHE WOULD GIVE A VOTE, GIVE A VOTE FOR THE GUN SAFETY PACKAGE.

ALLOW HER VOTE, NO MATTER HOW SHE VOTED ON IT, AND SHE DID NOT.

SHE LIED TO THEM.

>> I GAVE THEM MY WORD.

I WOULD NOT LIE TO THEM.

BUT I WOULD BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED, THEY WILL O THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND THEY WILL VOTED ON.

THAT HAPPENED EIGHT TIMES.

>> THE REALITY IS, SHE BLOCKED IT FROM HAPPENING.

SO I THINK SHE LIED TO US IN OUR LIVING ROOM INTENTIONALLY.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THEN CONTINUED TO LIE