Firstdidates for high was s iowa was first iowa first Congressional District participated in a debate thread this was the last scheduled debate in this race. Alexion 2020 is unprecedented for iowans in the first Congressional District. A monthlong months long pandemic with a Natural Disaster only weeks ago. Tonight, we focus on the issues and the candidates seeking the house seat in a district that includes the communities of waterloo, marshalltown, cedar rapids, and many rural communities. We are hosting this debate with Public Health precautions with minimal staff joining us. All of us onset are separated by plexiglas barriers. The candidates joining us are republican state representative Ashley Hinson and democratic incumbent abby finkenauer. Welcome to you both. Thanks for joining us. Thanks for having us. Joining us is james lynch, writer for the gazette, and kate anderson, news director for radio iowa. One of the most pressing one of the most pressing issues is recovery from the
Communities. We are hosting this debate with Public Health precautions with minimal staff joining us. All of us onset are separated by plexiglas barriers. The candidates joining us are republican state representative Ashley Hinson and democratic incumbent abby finkenauer. Welcome to you both. Thanks for joining us. Thanks for having us. Joining us is james lynch, writer for the gazette, and kate anderson, news director for radio iowa. One of the most pressing one of the most pressing issues is recovery from the direct show. Homeowners and businesses access to a variety of federal aid. Abby finkenauer, you have been critical of the federalist bonds. What would you want to do differently and why are you the best person to represent the district during this Recovery Period . Rep. Finkenauer we were on the ground following at and my husband and i live in cedar rapids and i knew by the way that we were going to need all the help we could get, so i asked the governor to ask for an expedited
We are hosting this debate with Public Health precautions with minimal staff joining us. All of us onset are separated by plexiglas barriers. The candidates joining us are republican state representative Ashley Hinson and democratic incumbent abby finkenauer. Welcome to you both. Thanks for joining us. Thanks for having us. Joining us is james lynch, writer for the gazette, and kate anderson, news director for radio iowa. One of the most pressing one of the most pressing issues is recovery from the direct show. Homeowners and businesses access to a variety of federal aid. Abby finkenauer, you have been critical of the federalist bonds. What would you want to do differently and why are you the best person to represent the district during this Recovery Period . Rep. Finkenauer we were on the ground following at and my husband and i live in cedar rapids and i knew by the way that we were going to need all the help we could get, so i asked the governor to ask for an expedited president ial
You know him pretty well. As you look at some of the developments in this city over the last few months, particularly with some this is not random violence, this is violence among people who really know each other and young people, particularly africanamericans who are involved in this and having grown up, you said you were a father at age 15. Yeah. You have some Life Experiences already, although youre only 36 years old. As you look back and you say, whats going on with these young people and how can i help them . Yeah. You couple of things happening within our community. Some of it, when i think about it, i think about a headache. A headache is a symptom of a source problem. So when i think about our youth and the ones in our community that are acting out in violence, most violence happens within your native neighborhood. So families against families, kind of inner family rivalries, if you will. I guess i think about three things that lead to acts of communication. Three, i think we
When they go low, you go high. Trump also going after those deleted emails, vowing to prosecute his opponent if he becomes president. Youd be in jail. The candidates squaring off. Our Powerhouse Political Team is here this morning. Breaking down this Pivotal Moment of the race to the white house, on this special edition of gma. And good morning, america. Boy, it was harsh. It was personal. Downright nasty. 29 days before the final votes, Hillary Clinton, donald trump, now done with the darkest president ial debate ever. It was also the most tweeted one ever. 17 million related tweets sent during the hour and half. The buildup to the debate dominated by talk of the leaked comments. Look at this. Nods from the candidates. No handshake. Two people who did, the spouses. Melania trump and bill clinton. And there was that moment early on, trump threatening clinton with jail if elected. We have never seen anything close to that before. And as expected, both sides claiming victory. Both were c