Axne in iowa. The latest poll average from real clear politics show missed bidenden show mr. With a slight lead. Good afternoon. Please welcome cindy axne. [applause] very exciting to see everybody here. The does so much to help party. Thank you to all the volunteers today. To the great electives, and the candidates running. Dont we have a great ticket in iowa . We are just a little over two weeks out from the election. Last time when i was running, i thought it was the most important election of our lifetime. And it was. And in many ways, i still feel that same way. Had you not helped me flip the house here right out of iowa, i do not know what we wouldve done if we did not have the Democratic House majority to stand up against this administration. [applause] so thank you for all that you do. We have been out in washington visiting our districts to make sure that we are ringing the voices of ioan to washington iowans to washington. Families that are doing all they possibly can to surv
The dest, kcci, moines register, kwwl, and ktiv and senator joni ernst challenger theresa greenfield. In true 2020 spirit, this debate will not be like others you have seen. Steve, myself, and our three moderators are here in person. Our candidates join us remotely. Senator ernst is in washington after several days of confirmation hearings for judge amy coney barrett. Miss greenfield is live from altoona. Moderators. T our we have the chief politics reporter for the des moines register. And ron steele is the evening news anchor at kwwl. Is anator joni ernst native of red oak, iowa, and served in the military for more than 23 years. Is the first female veteran elected to serve in the u. S. Senate. Democrat theresa greenfield hopes to unseat senator ernst. She was raised on a small farm in minnesota and moved to iowa to attend college. She has a background in urban planning. In 2018, she briefly ran for congress in iowas third district. She lives and oman with her husband. Now for the ru
Following the break, day one of the confirmation hearings of Amy Coney Barrett continued. Sworn and and delivered her statement outlining her judicial philosophy and thought writing opinions and dissents. The remaining senators, including Vice President money also delivered remarks. This is just under two hours. Vice president ial candidate Kamala Harris also issued remarks. These are not normal times. 215,000 people and counting have died of this disease. Many businesses have closed their doors forever, shattering dreams and livelihoods. The white house has become a covid19 hotspot, driven by the president s ongoing denial of how serious this pandemic is. In even contracting the virus and being hospitalized seems to have shaken him back to reality. In normal times, the senate would be focusing on passing legislation to help the millions of americans suffering during this pandemic, but these are not normal times. Senate republicans are rushing to put a nominee onto the decidingourt to
Kamala harris also delivered remarks. This is under two hours. Tens of thousands of children are living in poverty and going hungry because their parents lost their jobs and cannot afford to buy food. Hundreds of thousands of Small Businesses have closed their doors forever, shattering dreams and livelihoods. The white house has become a covid19 hotspot driven by the president s ongoing denial of how serious this pandemic is. Not even contracting the virus and being hospitalized seems to have shaken him back to reality. In normal times, the senate would be focused on passing legislation to help the millions of americans suffering during the pandemic. But these are not normal times. Senate republicans are rushing to put a nominee onto the Supreme Court to be the deciding vote to take Health Care Away from millions of people. President trump has been clear about what he is doing, he has repeatedly promised to appoint Supreme Court justices who will , and byown the aca nominating judge ba
Amy coney barrett. I hope your employer will take care of your health care needs. We should provide Financial Assistance to those who have lost their job. Early voting at a record high, but its not without problems. We wind if getting ballots that didnt belong to us. Tonight the ballot mixups happening in spots around the country. Announcer live from cnbc Global Headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening one week ago President Trump was in the hospital infected with covid19 tonight, hes holding a Campaign Rally in florida these are live pictures. Late today the white house doctor said hes tested covid negative two days in a row the president speaking in sanford, near orlando, florida, in front of a crowd packed with supporters dr. Anthony fauci is live with uls and will join us for an interview and ill ask him about that as the president speaks Coronavirus Infections are rising to levels we havent seen in nearly two months covid cases climbing in more