We will be hearing from the candidates on the ballot who want to be your governor. They are incumbent republican eric holcomb and challenger donald rainwater. Thank you for joining us into giving an and giving an opportunity to hear from you. I am member of the debate commission. I will be moderating the debate. Like 70 things, we have had to make a few modifications to this debate because of coronavirus. Thecandidates and ira in building at w fyi, but in separate spaces. In other words, we are holding a virtual debate. Arele from around the state asking hundreds of questions. The questions for tonight reflects of the topics most frequently. None of the questions were topics have been it been shared in advance. Tinnitus will be given one minute for opening statements. After that, questions will be asked of all three candidates. Each candidate will have one minute to respond. Candidates may request a 32nd a 30 second rebuttal. If the candidate goes over their time limit, the rules state
And republican candidate scott held this seat after winning the Congressional Election in prior to serving in 2016. Congress, he represented Virginia Beach in the house of delegates. Taylor served overseas as a navy seal sniper. He received a bachelors and a masters degree in International Relations from harvard. Here to moderate the debate is National Political reporter joe st. George. He has covered National Politics for a number of years. Thank you for being here. Joe should be a fascinating hourlong discussion. My job is quite simple. Ask questions on the minds of voters as they vote. We know plenty of virginians are already voting. My second job, enforce the rules. 90 second answers, 62nd report goals report 60 second rebuttals. First, Opening Statements. Congresswoman luria, you won the coin toss. You get to go first. Rep. Luria thank you so much for hosting this important conversation tonight. My name is elaine luria. Im currently your representative in the virginia Second Distr
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Good morning from russia thursday the 4th of june 2020 live from arties world news h. Q. Here in moscow is kevin though in this hour to take you through those headlines yesterday more detail and the 1st few minutes this bullet in devoted entirely to whats been happening in america. The remaining 3 former minneapolis officers present the death of george floyd will now also face murder charges is the big london this morning the video of that incident led to protests and rioting across the United States. Bringing charges against all 4 Police Officers was a key demand of floyds family in the protest for initially only losing their jobs 3 will now face trial for aiding and abetting murder while the officer who fatally pinned floyd to the ground has had his charge raised to 2nd degree murder or face a maximum of 40 years in prison if convicted. I believe the evidence available to us now supports the stronger charge of 2nd degree murder weve consulted with each other and we agree i strongly b