Plan to help struggling families. How far the feds should go to keep our streets safe. And breaking right now, the fight over who gets to nominate a new Supreme Court justice. Live from your local election headquarters, this is the u. S. Senate debate North Carolina. Welcome to the u. S. Senate debate North Carolina. I am your host and moderator tonight. Here tonight, republican incumbent senator thom tillis and democratic challenger Cal Cunningham. Gentleman, welcome. Our debate is airing statewide across North Carolina, and we are live streaming. You can join the conversation from anywhere on social media using nc senate debate. Along with myself, our moderators are asking the questions. Bob buckley, political reporter at wghp, and angela taylor, anchor here at cbs 17. Now for the rules. Candidates have 30 seconds for opening and closing remarks, one minute forming questions, 30 seconds for rebuttal and 30 seconds for followup questions. We will be using this bell to indicate your ti
To sway your vote. Its turned ugly. The night over who gets to nominate a new Supreme Court justice, this is the u. S. Senate debate, North Carolina. Welcome. Im your moderator. Here tonight republican incumbent thom till else, and Cal Cunningham, gentlemen, welcome. Our debate is airing statewide, and we are livestreaming on nexstar. Along with myselfsh are moderators bob buckley, and angela taylor. 30 seconds for rebuttals, and 30 seconds for followup questions. We will be using this bell. You we begin with opening remarks. Senator tillis, you won the coin to say. We begin with you. I grew i worked my may up through business. My opponent has been running for he i believe you deserve results, not empty promises tonight im going to work hard for your vote. You now have 30 seconds. I know the value of public service. I learned it growing up in lexington, church, boy scouts, in iraq and afghanistan serving with the army. Tonight senator tillis will try to tell you something im not. The f
It is great to see each and every one of you, from all parts of our country. Were so glad youre here. On behalf of all the sponsors i want to welcome you to the largest gathering of advantage g evangelicals, godfearing patriots or whatever they want to call us. [ laughter ] in fact, they can call us whatever they want because it doesnt matter. [ applause ] we will not be deterred in our mission to pray, to vote, and to stand together. [ applause ] in fact, i think this weekend it is vitally important that we send a clear message to those that there are those of us who are not going anywhere. Were not going to wave a white flag, surrender on the great moral issues of our day, no matter how many lawsuits they file. No matter how many investigations they launch. No matter how many threats they make to take our Tax Exemption for believing the bible. We have counted the cost. We will not bow. Were committed to stand. [ cheers and applause ] and with that, allow me to set the stage for the 2
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, our program is about to begin. Please take your seats. Thank you. [inaudible conversations] good morning, ladies and gentlemen. To kickoff the 14th annual values voter summit please welcome to the stage tomasa ceremonies and stanley cup champion st. Louis blues fan, mr. Gill mertz. Yeah, baby. Stanley cup, st. Louis blues. Listen to you guys. Good morning. Im just trade, anyone over here, get your team win a a stanley cup this year . No . How about the middle come anywhere near win the stanley cup this last year . No, okay. Anybody here, your team win the stanley cup . No . The year before. Well, i waited 52 years. You had had your glory. You be quiet. I waited 52 years for the st. Louis blues to win the stanley cup, and here it is, baby. Not exactly what i thought it was but im happy with it. And now the st. Louis cardinals are going t
[inaudible [inaudible conversations] the hearing will i welcome you all. [inaudible] we have a profound responsibility to do all that we can do. [inaudible] that could be trouble. All right. Can we get the rest on record as i get started here quick servicemembers put their lives and their health on the line when they put on theirand in return they have a profound responsibility to make sure that the nation is doing all that it can to keep us safe, to training casualties and provide the best possible care for those who are injured. We are holding this hearing because dod is not meeting its responsibility when it comes to traumatic brain injuries and other injuries that result from firing weapons. Injuries from the pressure thats caused by a shockwave that exceeds the normal atmospheric values have been signature with wounds of the wars in iraq and in afghanistan. But there are also injuries incurred in training home. They are invisible but they affect thousands of Service People causing