A reporter updates us on the latest stories out of Washington D.C. this week. Then, a meteorologist explains the unseasonable warmth and high winds that much of the U.S. is currently experiencing. We also hear how climate change is affecting Wisconsin’s cranberry crops.
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Week in Washington: December 15, 2021
Text messages turned over by President Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows are shedding new light on how prominent conservatives were privately talking about the Jan. 6 insurrection. We get the latest, and look at other top stories from the nation’s capital.
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How climate change affects Wisconsin's cranberries
Wisconsin produces the most cranberries of any state in the United States, but the effects of climate change have led to downturns in production in recent years. We talk with a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher who’s studying how to adapt cranberry growth to colder temperatures.
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- Lee Rayburn Interviewer
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