[standing by for debate to begin] good evening and welcome to our incision maine 2020 u. S. Senate candidates debate. I am News Center Maines pat callahan, in the unique partnership we are working together with the Portland Press the Bangor Daily News to get you the answers you need to catch a ballot. This date falls on the 19th anniversary of the 9 11 terror attacks and we remember that heroes and honor the lives lost. It is also a day when americans feel more patriotic than they usually do. Part of our civic duty is to make informed choices on election day. For the next hour we are going to ask questions of the four candidates for mains u. S. Senate seat. The incumbent is republican Susan Collins seeking election to a fifth term. That challenger democrat from linnouse sara gideon max an independent and lisa savage also independent. Our goal is to shed light on important issues. The first round of questions will be addressed to each candidate and they will have one minute. Subsequent
Greene took to the floor of the house and tried to defend herself from charges that she spread lies and Conspiracy Theories. She attempted to do so by telling lies and creating a new conspiracy theory. This one blaming the news media for, quote, taking teeny tiny pieces of comments she made so as to cancel her. That is not true. That is not at all what happened. The full context of congresswoman greenes bigoted theories and stunts have been recorded for all of us to see by her. Videos, live streams. We took screen shots. Here she is on video Accosting Parkland Activist and School Shooting survivor david hogg in 2019 calling him a coward. He was a teenager at the time. Here she is trying to find muslimamerican Congresswoman Tlaib and omar, trying to force them to swear in on a christian bible. Claiming falsely that they were not legitimate democratic representatives. Heres congresswoman greenes long unhinged Facebook Post accusing the wealthy jewish family, the rothschilds, of using a s
Polls suggest some americans will not get a vaccine because they simply dont trust it when asked about that today, the Vice President said regulators will not overlook safety just to get a vaccine approved quickly. 3 Clinical Trials that begin. To date 8, 9, sites across the country with modern are just one of the phase 3 Clinical Trials will begin in the days ahead, but the American People can be confident. Will be no. Let me no short cuts that will be no. Cutting corners on safety. And the development of this vaccine. Doctor stephen hahn says his agency is streamlining approval by reviewing results in real time. Instead of the traditional approach of waiting until the end of trials to begin that process. This thursday will mark exactly 6 months since the World Health Organization declared covid19 a Public Health emergency. Nearly 16 million cases have been reported worldwide and more than 600,000 people have died in the pandemic of course is far from over the head of the w h o says i
To see the impact on our hospitals. I already had it all down, i was dreaming how we would open to make everybody safe. Once the county goes on the watch list and is there for three days, indoor operations will have to close at gyms, salons and at malls. So where does your county stand . You can check out the entire state with our interactive feature at actibc7news. Com. You can see not only how long each region has been on the state, but why. With schools closed and education plans in flux, San Francisco is launching an unprecedented Assistance Program helping as many as 6,000 students with Distance Learning needs. Dozens of rec centers, libraries and Community Centers will be transformed into learning hubs and tha is for students who are each day and get support and assistance in small groups with social distancing protocols. Well be able to provide kids with some structure, a little bit of physical activity. And a little bit of community and mentorship. Not all our kids have that. W
Some warmer weather for the weekend, at least away from the coast. Lets take a look at the cloud cover on live doppler 7, you can see it is not nearly as extensive as it was yesterday and the day before. And it is dry out there, no need to worry about drizzle or mist today. Temperatures are the constant, even with cloud cover varying, were still in the mid to upper 50s at 7 00. Hard to break free of the 50s at the coast while we hit 71 to 75 at noon with more sunshine. But then we barely warm this afternoon, 73 to 78. And back into the 50s and 60s as we head to 7 00. So if you are getting takeout or heading out, grab a coat. At the live desk, a new abc news poll shows across the board americans are still apprehensive about participating in a variety of activities baucecause of the coronavirus pandemic. 54 say that they would eat at a restaurant, 51 say that they would stay at a hotel, and 78 say that they would go to work. However only 27 of americans are willing to go to a bar, 22 a s