Gary Williams, the Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Carbondale and Steve Mitchell with Connect SI join The Morning Newswatch to discuss the process underway to build an ultra high-speed broadband internet network in Carbondale, making Carbondale the region's first "Gigabit City."

Tom Miller discusses the latest unemployment numbers in Illinois with IL Dept. of Employment Security Analyst Ron Payne.

SIH Trauma and Critical Care Surgeons Awni Shahait and Abbas Badami join The Morning Newswatch.