Good morning, Minnesota. A lot of political news in this edition, from President Trump’s visit in Minnesota to the first night of the Democratic National Convention, plus weather and the latest COVID-19 numbers. Oh-so-pleasant summer day. Windows open, Minnesota, here goes another day of weather bliss. Across the state, we’ll get to enjoy sunny skies and pleasantly warm temperatures in the mid-70s to the mid-80s Tuesday. Later this evening, there is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. More on Updraft. “It’s up to us to carry on the fight for justice”: A moment of silence for George Floyd at DNC. Floyd’s brothers, Philonise and Rodney Floyd, led the silent tribute at the convention last night. “George should be alive today. Breonna Taylor should be alive today. Ahmaud Arbery should be alive today. … They should all be alive today,” said Philonise Floyd. Several Republicans made “rare” appearances on DNC last night, too. That includes Ohio’s former Republican Gov. John Kasich, among other notable GOP figures like Meg Whitman, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and Susan Molinari, a former GOP congresswoman who spoke at the 1996 Republican convention. “I’m a lifelong Republican, but that attachment holds second place to my responsibility to my country. ... In normal times, something like this would probably never happen, but these are not normal times,” said Kasich of why he decided to take part in the convention. More highlights of the first night of the Democratic convention: Michelle Obama: The former first lady closed out the night, denouncing President Trump’s lack of “empathy.” Bernie Sanders: The Vermont senator called for an “unprecedented response” to defeat Trump in November Kristin Urquiza, Arizona woman whose dad died of COVID-19: “His only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump, and for that, he paid with his life.” Voting by mail is “our only realistic option”: The DNC sought to ally itself with seniors, showing a video montage of grandparents who said they are alarmed that their prescription medicines and benefit checks could be held up by the changes. You can watch last night’s DNC here. Tonight, the presidential roll call vote will take place, and the second night of the convention will also feature speeches from Jill Biden, Bill Clinton and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Watch or listen live to tonight’s DNC on MPR News. Meanwhile in Minnesota, Trump touted his trade policy, invited business owners hit by riots.During his campaign stops at the Twin Cities and Mankato airports Monday, the president credited his tariff and trade policies with aiding Minnesota farmers, manufacturers and miners on the state’s Iron Range, and also heard from business owners in the Twin Cities about the aftermath and the need for federal help to rebuild businesses. Trump called his rival Biden a “puppet of left-wing extremists trying to erase our borders, eliminate our police,” urging Minnesota voters to “not let this happen.” Is our economy really the greatest in history, as Trump claims? We did a fact-check on his remarks yesterday. Among other talking points from the president’s speech on Monday: Did his tariffs help the Iron Range “come roaring back to life?” Is our economy really recovering from the pandemic-driven recession? Our political editor Mike Mulcahy, reporter Brian Bakst and economics correspondent Chris Farrell fact-checked and analyzed some of what the president had to say in Minnesota. Latest on COVID-19: Case increases slow, but “we’re stable at a high rate of cases.” State officials are happy to see Minnesota in a stretch of the pandemic where new case counts are flattening and current hospitalizations are inching down, but that doesn’t mean people should lower their guard. Minnesota’s count of active, confirmed cases remains near its late-May high and public health leaders believe that while the state may be at the crest of the current wave, more waves are coming. Here are the latest coronavirus statistics in Minnesota: 65,716 cases confirmed (567 new) via 1,266,561 tests (12,353 new) 1,712 deaths (six new) 5,886 cases requiring hospitalization 286 people remain hospitalized; 155 in intensive care 58,859 patients no longer needing isolation — Jiwon Choi, MPR News | @ChoiGEE1 | 