State Rep. John Bradley joins us to talk about the recent downgrade in Illinois' finances from Standard and Poor's and the lack of progress on fracking.

Bart Mann, an organizer with the Herrin Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner, stops by The Morning Newswatch to discuss all of the effort which goes into creating a Thanksgiving Day celebration for the city of Herrin.

Saline River Farms co-owners Brent Clark and Jeff Diederich join The Morning Newswatch.