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Max Armstrong talks about the derecho storm damage, VP Pence in Wisconsin, the DNC kickoff and a WWII veteran who passed away over the weekend.
Last week's derecho storm impacted 275,000 homes; 7,000 were totally destroyed.
Many grain bins, dairy farms and hog barns will have to be rebuilt, too.
Mike Pence was to be in Indiana recording a TV ad. He'll be in Wisconsin later this week.
The DNC is getting underway in Milwaukee.
A WWII veteran from South Dakota passed away over the weekend.