Number 39 on the Harlem Globetrotters, "El Gato" Meléndez joins The Morning Newswatch in advance of the Globetrotters appearance at the SIU arena January 17, 2018. 

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie Phelps Finnie joins The Morning Newswatch.

[caption id="attachment_20620" align="alignright" width="300"] Tamiko "TC" Mueller[/caption]

Tamiko "TC" Muller, a candidate in the 115th house district democratic primary, joins Tom Miller in the studio.