About taxes when we come back. We also want to thank our students who have supplied their questions. And also on social media. We will take a quick break and we will be right back. Jim we are having a good discussion. I hope you feel that as well. As for the candidates, has this been good for you so far . Sen. Toomey sure. Ms. Mcginty i wouldnt have missed it for the world. [laughter] jim i want to ask a quick question of both of you. Im looking for some quick impressions. You dont have to take a full minute. Close to 100 million has been raised for this campaign. Most of that money has gone to Television Ads across the state. It seems that most of those ads have been harsh, bitter attacks against your opponent. So heres my question. When voters hear this bad stuff about each of you for months on end, every time the turn on the television, doesnt that contribute to the general sense of distrust in and distaste for politics and government that we have been hearing so much about recently
About taxes when we come back. We also want to thank our students who have supplied their questions. And also on social media. We will take a quick break and we will be right back. Jim we are having a good discussion. I hope you feel that as well. As for the candidates, has this been good for you so far . Sen. Toomey sure. Ms. Mcginty i wouldnt have missed it for the world. [laughter] jim i want to ask a quick question of both of you. Im looking for some quick impressions. You dont have to take a full minute. Close to 100 million has been raised for this campaign. Most of that money has gone to Television Ads across the state. It seems that most of those ads have been harsh, bitter attacks against your opponent. So heres my question. When voters hear this bad stuff about each of you for months on end, every time the turn on the television, doesnt that contribute to the general sense of distrust in and distaste for politics and government that we have been hearing so much about recently
Roads are damp this Morning Light traffic incident free several overnight closures reopening in the next 5 to posted stunning numbers just released this morningreveal the size and scope of Financial Hardship here in wisconsin. In fact this reports Shows Nearly Half of all wisconsin families are struggling to make ends meet. Ann sterling is live with more. United way of wisconsin just reveals that 42 percent of families here in wisconsin earn below what is known as an alice threshold. This report is long but i went through it to give you this break down. First off lets define an alice household. It is a working household they hold jobs and pay taxes positions include retailsales People Office clerks laborers and movers and Customer Service reps. C is that these jobs do not pay enough for the basics housing child care food transportation, and health carebottom line according to this report many households earning . . More than the federal Poverty Level stilldo not earn enough to afford t
Welcome to hardtalks look back at the highs and the lows of 2020. The lows well, all of us have had to learn to live with the reality of a global pandemic. It has changed all of our lives. Plenty of other stuff happened in 2020, but this year will forever be defined by covid 19. This is my home turf, the hardtalk studio. But for than half of 2020, i couldnt sit here. Covid 19 brought with it lockdown and shut downs around the world and the studio . Well, it was suddenly off limits. 0ur challenge was to ensure covid didnt force hardtalk off air. All we needed was a safe space, some lights, a couple of cameras and a simple laptop. We continued to ask the challenging questions, more necessary now than ever. Starting with the pandemic itself. Where did this virus come from . How did it spread across the world . It was first discovered in wuhan, but i cant say its originated from wuhan. It can be found in some countries which have very little connection with china. And also can be found in
Bit of wintry mix across scotland, quite a few showers along the east coast, where temperatures will hold up welcome to hardtalks to around four or five look back at the highs celsius at midnight. And the lows of 2020. Head inland, theyll be closer to freezing. A few showers developing across northern england, the lows well, all of us have had to learn parts of northwest wales, to live with the reality maybe South West England of a global pandemic. Through the early hours it has changed all of our lives. Of new years day. Plenty of other stuff happened in 2020, but this year will forever be but also once again, the potential for some freezing fog developing across central, defined by covid 19. Southeastern parts of england and wales as we head through the early hours of 2021. Another cold night but not quite as cold as recent nights, but some places still getting a few degrees below freezing. So heres how we start 2021, with still a fairly messy picture, low pressure to the east of the