This is an hour. We are going to go ahead and get started. I really want to thank you folks are coming. This is terrific. Welcome to the 2017 state of the states. I am scott patterson, director of the National Governors association. I have a couple of things to mention, and then i will introduce our very distinguished panel, which we are thrilled to hear from. The first thing is i want to introduce our new nga logo. We are excited about it here on the podium. The other thing, i think it is really critical to know that right after the election as everyone knows, we have been in a fairly multiyear period of significant partisanship. So the National Governors association went out and polled 1000 american voters. We used frank muntz of muntz global partners. He is here for anyone who would like to talk to him after this event. We found some significantly interesting things in this poll. The first was in an era of distrust of many politicians, Americans Trust their governor more than any ot
Is back and joining us but the Public Television studios and sector to california eye of from the Mcclatchy Video Lab and the moderator for tonight seventh Congressional District of a. Joined by a panel of journalists the audience has been asked to refrain from applause during the debate. The broadcast audience those you are watching through online live stream or listening over the radio. Now we will need to the candidates representative bera represented the district since 2013 and republican scott jones elected as Sacramento County sheriff 2010. Each candidate will have one minute followed by followup replies. But first return to the panel. But the first question goes to mr. Jones. Sharon jones a lawsuit of women that filed against the Sheriffs Department including the deposition of a female deputy alleged dace series of encounters with the between 2003 and 2005. You have denied her claims butted judge has not weighed in on the allegations. What is the difference between her story and
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Time magazines political columnist, awardwinning journalist and the author of seven books including payback, five marines after vietnam. His weekly time column in the arena covers national and International Affairs and he has won two National Headliner awards for best magazine column. He is also a member on the council of foreign relations. Please help me welcome your panel and your moderator joe kleine. Welcome. [ applause ] good afternoon, everybody. This is the second time that i have been privileged and honored to sit on this stage. Both times the topic was veterans. The last time i was accompanied by three spectacular young veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. And my most recent book is charlie mike which means continue the mission, was about the veterans of those wars. To me it is very interesting to spend time with them as i have. I embedded in iraq and afghanistan with them. And to spend time with veterans of my era of the vietnam war. They have had, hard to say this sinc
Commemorating 30 years of the u. S. Senate on cspan 2. Now a conversation on urbanization around the world and what it means for geopolitics, the Global Economy, Climate Change, and other issues. Among those well hear from, chicago mayor rahm emanuel, former treasury secretary ankh paulson and the governor of bangkok. [ applause ] thank you very much, indeed for that lovely welcome and on behalf of the Financial Times, as the u. S. Managing editor, i should say we are absolutely delighted to be partnering with the Chicago Global Council on this very, very important event. Thats not just because we love chicago here at the ft, although swernly do, particularly when the weather is like this. And its not just because we love smart conversation with intelligent people. And looking around at you at the audience, i know there are a lot of people who have a lot of ideas to offer on the future of cities and i look forward to hearing what you all have to say. But were particularly pleased to be