Carbondale City Manager Kevin Baity sits down with Tom Miller for a conversation about the city's preparedness for the upcoming winter weather, among other topics.

Adam Andrzejewski with For The Good of Illinois joins us to talk about the hearings into the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative and Attorney General Lisa Madigan's role in the troubled anti-violence program.

Rep. John Shimkus joins Tom Miller on the Morning Newswatch to talk about this week's Republican National Convention and security issues the nation is facing.