First televised english debate between the two candidates for u. S. Senate, a race that will help shape our countrys future. Our moderator tonight, denver sevens intervianne trujillo. Im joined by caitlin kim of Colorado Public Radio and justin of the denver post. We want to thank our candidates for being with us tonight. Yes, they are socially distanced and following all protocols. Yes, both are being tested regularly. A quick reminder about the rules for tonights debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We will ask specific yes and no questions throughout the debate. And this goes without saying, but we are asking that both candidates please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot of territory to get through tonight, so we must start with the pandemic. We have seen the consequences, economic devastation, especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, kids and adults struggl
We should not lose sight of what that means for people who are still struggling and the fact we still have a very deep hole to climb out of. The socalled [inaudible] workers at the low end distribution hedonic options to work from home and federal health is already fading away. Nasa been said about what this means for cities and as we see hollowed out downtowns with your workers coming in, buying lattes and what 115th congress has called any service that depends on a smile what does that mean for city revenues . One estimate suggests especially in high rent districts, employment is still at 45 of precovid levels. We arere about to explore the sinks a bigger graph of blog, my colleagues have a blog looking at what this means for cities and look at how really depends on state revenue structure, well exposure to covid as as the highly uncertain federal policy response. If i could get the next slide, please. There we go. The point of a blog is really going into this were a lot of things we
Thank you so much, mr. Chairman. It is always a joy to partake in the convention of the naacp. I think this is my second event. Lifelong member, partially by force because of my dad. And now as an adult, certainly want to be a part and always excited to support what you are doing and a shoutout to my brother, the president , Derrick Johnson. Senator harris, it is so great to see you. Ill refrain from calling you kamala today, because i think its so important that they put some respect on your name. So im going to lead by example. We know you are in the middle of debate prep. I wish i was in the room with you to give you some oneliners, but hopefully, we can get you ready and most comfortable today. How are you doing, how are you feeling . Senator harris i am doing well. So good to see you. I just want to thank you for that introduction. Thank you for not only talking about the head of the naacp, but my pastor, dr. Amos brown. Thank you to Derrick Johnson for your ongoing leadership. We
Justice ginsburg will be buried next week and a private ceremony at Arlington National ceremony. Peter baker of the New York Times is reporting President Trump has selected judge amy coney barrett, the favorite candidate of conservatives, to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg. According to people close to the process, caution sometimes upends his own plan, but hes not known to have interviewed any candidates for the post. The president is scheduled to make his announcement saturday at 5 00 p. M. Eastern. Cspan will have live coverage calls and by your social media coverage. Vice president ial candidate Kamala Harris told the naacp leadership summit black lives matter was the most significant agent for change within the criminal Justice System. She talked about the governments Coronavirus Response and her vision for the future of america, as well. So much, mr. Chairman. It is always a joy to partake in the convention of the naacp. I think this is my second event. Lifelong member, partially by
Following all coronavirus protocols. Yes both are being tested regularly and quick reminder about the rules for two nights debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We also ask specific yes or no questions throughout the debate and this goes without saying but were asking both candidates to please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot ofus territory to get through tonight so we must start with the pandemic and weve seen the consequences, economic devastation especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, kids andnd adults struggle with mental health, suicide climbing. Monday the president tweeted dont be afraid of covid. Dont let it dominate your life. 2000 coloradans have died and another 75,000 been diagnosed with coronavirus during the pandemic senator gardner lets start with you. As a member of the senate are you proud of the way republican majority is handling the pande