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Radio partners statewide as well as w. Jdl and batteries kpbs in shreveport cspan in the pbs newshour for sharing this Evenings Program with our viewers and listeners. I am very earned present the council for a better louisiana or cable and thank you for being with us tonight. Over the next hour we will delve into many issues of importance to our state and country with their three invited candidates. Participating tonight our commerce and bill cassidy retired colonel rob maness and senator mary landrieu. Thanks to all of you for being with us this evening. A panel of journalists include Shauna Sanford coanchor and producer of lbb louisiana the state we are in, allen english editor of the Times Newspaper here in shreveport stephanie grace a columnist for the advocate and jeremy offer editor and publisher of politics. Com. We drew names to determine the seating in order of questioning and the format this evening is designed to learn more about where the candidates stand on key issues fac
Reporter dr. Al stair martin, an emergency medicine physician started the program. We see on a nightly base is in the e. R. Across this country unfortunately the faces of failed policy, and theyre not smiling. These are folks who are coming in with Food Insecurity or folks who are coming in because its 2 00 a. M. And its 2 degrees outside in boston and theyre homeless. Reporter he believes that voting is a Public Health issue, especially in the face of a Global Pandemic that has shed light on Health Disparities across the country. Hes hoping to address issues like hunger, homelessness, or even education. I cant do much about those issues quite frankly with a prescription, with a surgery or a procedure. I cant as a physician. But they can. They can impact those things by voting. Reporter vote er has caught fire. It spread across the nation with Health Care Workers at major hospitals in tennessee, ohio, and North Carolina are taking care of both their health and freedom by registering th
A forecast of significant rain causing flooding. Maybe again, here in bahrain as well, western iran, and even in q, wait on saturday. Is this a one year . And normally i have to say, i dont know, it seems to be an extension of the monsoon drop. Will it be repeat in future years with yet to see . Ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories, the u. S. And chinese president s have held more than 2 hours of chalks and whats been described as a tens phone call. She didnt brings warn joe biden over taiwan saying he shouldnt, as he put it, play with fire. U. S. Economy is contracted for the 2nd quarter in a row, but the by the administration insists its not in recession. G d p fall 0. 9 percent of the 3 months from april to june. But job growth is still strong, which hasnt been the case. And previous downturns, ukraine says Russian Forces of launched a mis islet sagnier key for the 1st time in weeks. Russian troops withdrew from the area, months ago, after failing to capture it, the Nor
The elephant stood survive. And therefore, its like this kind of hopelessness that we fear because we cant really treat it does not like science is not far enough. That we, for example, half of x seen ah, as al jazeera and these, the top stories, Ukrainian Forces say their troops on the frontline as stepping up a counter offensive and curse on. A strategic bridge is now out of action of Ukrainian Forces, hit it with long range rockets. Keith says it targeted 5 russians, strongholds around the city on thursday. Another 3 bridges across it. Denise, pro river have also been damaged in recent weeks, making it harder for russia to supply its forces. John hanjin is in the port city of odessa with more on whats going on in the rest of the country. In the dawn, best region in eastern ukraine, ukrainian officials have warned residents to leave. They say, if they dont leave, they risk having power, water, food, medicine, heat and communications cut off. And we also learned a little more about wh