Welcome to the Virginia Senate debate between democratic senator mark warner and republican candidate, daniel, made possible by the chamber of commerce. Policy and government at georgeo Mason University and 44. Streaming on nbc washington. Com, you will notice a few things different in this debate because of the pandemic candidates, panelist and myself are in separate locations, as you can see here. No live audience, instead, they are joining us virtually yet doom thanks to the Northern Virginia chamber of commerce. What hasnt changed, this will have an opportunity to find out where the candidates stand on issues important to virginia voters. Lets begin by quickly covering the rules for todays event. The debate will last one hour and begin with one and a half minute Opening Statements from each candidate. Our panel is and i will post questions directly to the candidates. These questions have been determined by nbc news and the panelists and not reviewed by the candidates or any debate
Police in hong kong have used live ammunition during clashes with pro democracy demonstrators, shooting one protestor at close range. Activists had called for a general strike on monday, and have been trying to disrupt transport in hong kong by setting up barricades. Shocking pictures of the incident in the sai wan ho district were live streamed on social media. An unarmed demonstrator can be seen approaching an officer, and then falling to the ground after being shot at close range. Local media have reported that he is in a Critical Condition in hospital. Our correspondent Stephen Mcdonnell is at the scene in hong kong. Weve not heard much in the turner way of official information but what have you heard so far with my i am standing on the crossing where the young activist was shot but the riot police are here clearing debris from the streets. And then, and they are being abused. You can see members of the public hurling abuse at them. There is a lot of anger here after this protester
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Department. This is a continuation of a process that started 3 years ago. The state says the progress has been made, but that theyre still a long ways to go. The new effort will focus on 45 areas of improvement, including addressing patterns and practices of unconstitational conduct promoting Public Safety supporting officers and protecting the richts of the people of all a hoax. The new effort also seeks to address the use of Unreasonable Force by holding officers and supervisors responsible. It would also change how and when officers may conduct a search to ensure that those searches comply with the law, attorney general bonta says bringing the department into compliance with all 45 requirements is a big but necessary challenge. All of it is critical to ensuring the Police Department aligns with contemporary best practices and upholds the rights of all Community Members. The vallejo Police Departments interim chief said on monday that the department, which is critically understaffed,
Two new blazes that fired up thursday. One is known as the lilac fire, which is about 45 miles north of san diego. Sot nick schuler, Cal Fire Division chiefpeople who have not been currently impacted the fire. They need to prepare as if they are going to be impacted by the fire. Where are they gonna go. . What are their escape routes . What is their communication with their family . What are they going to do with their pets . And do they have their vehicles loaded to go. Meanwhile firefighters battling the fast moving flames across ventura and Los Angeles County are taking a beating,as they work around the clock to contain a series of difficult fires. Sot i use to be a firefighter and fires like this, wildfires, are just absolutely scary. You just dont know whats going to happen, they change on a whim, Mother Nature is powerful. robin thanks kristen. The smoke from the fires the smoke from the fires could be affecting the bay area today. Now lets move on this morning with a check on we