Term limited after eight years in office. [applause] i am steve barnes. The rules for the debate as always were agreed upon by all of the candidates prior to the debate and they are these, each nominee will have one minute to respond to questions in the candidates will have 30 seconds for rebuttal if they elect to use those 30 seconds, and at the conclusion of questioning, each candidate will have one minute for closing statement. The order of candidate questioning was determined prior to the debate in a drawing overseen by the candidates themselves or their representatives. Our first question will come from donna. Thank you all for being here, we appreciate it. The first question, i want to talk about National Versus state politics. To an extent, National Politics have had an influence on local politics but in this election, it seems we may have lost balance. Are we talking too much about washington, d. C. . Is this a referendum on donald trump and joe biden or a race between you cand
Sanders that we are putting kids on a pathway to prosperity and building a skilled, qualified workforce at home so everyone has opportunity. Making sure the communities our kids grow up in are safe. These are the things i will focus on and prioritize as governor and these are the things i spent the last two years talking about in the state of arkansas. Mr. Jones, you have one minute. Jones thank you to the moderators. Sarah, thank you for being here for the first time. This has always been about arkansas. I am a seventh generation arkansan. We set out to listen to our kansans all over the state. We traveled to all the counties and heard from arkansas and what they are saying is they really want us to get back to the bread and butter matter. That is why our agenda is straightforward. It is about spreading pb and j across the whole state. Think about a bad pita butter and jelly sandwich. Sometimes you take a night and all you get is dry bread. We need preschool broadly across the entire
Heisman trophy. An overwhelming yet controversial choice. Tonight we now have a better idea of why a teenager opened fire at his Colorado High School. The sheriff says karl pierson meant to till as many as he could. Paul beban has the latest from centennial, colorado. Here outside Arapahoe High School another press conference from sheriff Grayson Robertson saying it will be his last, press releases from here on out, but giving tremendous detail and insight into what happened in the events leading up to the shooting and how things will proceed going forward. A few of the highlights the shooter purchased the shotgun, a pump shotgun legally a week ago at a Retail Outlet not far from here. Its legal for 18yearolds to buy shotguns or rifles. He purchased the ammunition yesterday, the day of the shooting. He was wearing a bandalier with shells, three molotovs and a backpack. One he detonated. He came in close to the library, his target was the librarian, the debate coach. He encountered clai
More french troops arrive in neighboring mali to launch a offensive against rebel fighters. President barack obama has unveiled the most sweeping gun proposal gun control proposal in the u. S. For two decades. It follows the death of 20 children at last month in one of the worst Mass Shootings in american history. They are urging congress to reinstate a expired ban on assault weapons, limit ammunition background magazines to 10 bullets, mandate background checks for all gun sales, and impose harsher penalties for traffickers and unauthorized deals. The plan faces fierce opposition from americas powerful gun lobby. President barack obama brought out children from families of victims to make the case that gun laws need to be changed. She spoke about her daughter killed in a colorado movie theater. Six weeks before she died she was in the mall shooting in toronto. I told her at that time that she would never again see such a horrendous occurrence. Six weeks later, she lay dead. You must t
Algerian soldiers have surrounded a gas facility near the border with libya. Two people and killed. Gunmen are holding about 40 people inside. We have spoken with some of the hostages. Its not clear if there were speaking underdress. Duress. The but the photographer decided not to show their faces. This is the gas field where the workers are being held hostage. Its run by british, norwegian, and algerian companies. The nationals are being held from algeria, ireland, japan, france, and the United States, and britain. Many of the people ive worked in the area many years. I asked for your understanding for not being able to give you more detailed information. Its not clear how many algerian workers are being held. Least 30 people have managed to escape. A Catering Company said that it has 150 employees alone still confined at the plant. The gas field is in remote parts of the countrys eastern desert, serviced by its own air fields, accommodations, and hospital. Several hundred people are