Host this is the chief washington correspondent for Kaiser Health news to talk about a theme that emerged from the debates. Medicare for all versus public option. How would you decide those things . Option. How would you decide those thinks . Guest medicare for all, which is what some democrats have been running on for years, would basically take the Medicare Program that is popular. It serves 60 million seniors and expanded to everyone. In practice, that is not what it would do. It would create a more Generous Program that might or might not be called medicare and extended to the entire population. Is idea of medicare for all the government would pay the Nation Health bills. A public option would create a Government Program like medicare, medicaid and make it more available. Now you have to meet qualifications to get into the Government Health provided programs. A public option would make it easier for people to get into government paid health care. For democrats debating of the issue
Correspondent here to talk about the differences between medicare for all and the public option. Then at then at 9 00 a. M. , rachel quester discusses her podcast and news of the day. Host Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell has asked the chairs of several committees to engage in bipartisan talks with the hopes of coming up with, quote, potential solutions to help protect our communities without infringing on americans constitutional rights. This action stemming from the shootings in dayton and el paso. And a tweet on the recent events, it was former president obama calling on americans to, quote, soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feed as climate of fear and hatred. This is the washington journal for august 6. We want to hear from you parents of children about how you are talking to them about the recent shootings and gun violence overall. What are you saying to them and how are they responding . Heres how you can let us know. If you live in
Morning. We had some wind ahead of a cold front that will arrive tonight into tomorrow morning so today is going to be another very warm day. We came so close to a record yesterday. Its 55 in centennial. These are temperatures were typically waking up to in early september, not the middle of november. You can see some clouds already so we will call it cloudy today and heres the actual storm system as we look at video of snow in washington state. The actual front is right here where we see these clouds across nevada and idaho. We will talk about all of this in detail coming up but again for today its dry and it will be warm, summerlike weather with a high of 79. Todays record is 77 so i think not only will we time we will break and really blow out that excellent start to the morning, across the denver metro area just what we like to see. Construction slowing but nice light volumes and thats where we are seeing green almost always across the map. On 285 its green both ways, wideopen. The
Happening this morning we are expecting an update on one of the two teenagers accused in a murder plot at Mountain Vista high school. Burke higgins faces a judge today and shes jamie leary is live at the courthouse. Shes been following this for some time. Its been a long process but Burke Higgins is one of Brooke Higgins is for two very important hearings, one her reverse transfer hearing coming up in just a couple weeks here where the attorneys will fight to get her case transferred back to juvenile court, and then this morning her pulmonary hearing. The preliminary hearing is basically considered the trial before the trial. The judge this morning will go over the case in its entirety and decide if theres enough evidence to proceed to trial. Another big agenda item that is happening this morning is a bond discussion. Higgins is currently being held on a 1 million bond and this morning her attorneys will try hopes that she can go home with her family until sentencing. Shes currently be
We have skipped autumn. Thats right. And were going from summertime today straight into winter tomorrow. No autumn in between. Right now here in downtown denver we have 74 with partly cloudy skies. The only thermometer that matters is the one at dia and thats one of the warmest spots around now, 78 out there at the airport. The record for today previously was 77. We have broken a 75year old record with 78 were still climbing. I think we could reach 80 officially for today. Most neighborhoods lower to middle 70s. Its warm for november everywhere, including in the mountains. Avon already up to 66. Steamboat at 64. Salida at 58. Everything is about to change for everybody as this cold front thats right here near Salt Lake City makes its way toward us. 40degree temperature drop colorado high country. This wont be a major storm for the mountains, but 5 to 10 niches in the flattops inches in the flat stop. 4to 8 inches in summit county. Mountain valleys maybe an inch or two there. Denver and