let s get started. according to the new nbc polls out this morning, and for the first-time, donald trump is now leading in a hypothetical general election matchup. now, this isn t just bad news for president biden. this is terrible news for the very future of american democracy. for weeks, we ve been warning you on this show about the dangers of the second trump term. the former president after all, has promised retribution. pledged to round up protesters with the military, and suggested using the justice department to go after his political enemies. these are plans that should terrify each and every single one of us. tonight, i want to pull back the curtain take a look at who could be tasked with carrying out trump s radical agenda come 2025. and answer the question, what would a second trump presidency without any human guardrails, without any adult in the room, actually look like? let s start with the second highest office in the land, the vice president of the unite
Illinois 10th Congressional District has one of the most expensive races in the country as democrats try to take control of the seat for the first time in more than 30 years. Theyre aided by the recent remap of the district which makes it the most democratic Congressional District in the country that is held by a republican. The newlydrawn 10th Congressional District runs along Lake Michigan and up to the illinois wisconsin border and includes northern sub you ares such as buffalo grove, lake forest and glen cove. A couple of quick notes. This forum is being streamed live on our web site, wttw. Com chicago tonight, and you can join a live chat. If you have a question for the candidates, you can ask it there, and we may use it on the air. Also a note about our format tonight. This is not a formal debate. The candidates will not give opening or closing statements, their answers will not be timed, and they will not necessarily be asked the same questions. I will use fairness as my guide t
Upstate Medical Center blues 18 million a year. Its going to hurt the economy. So i voted to repeal the Affordable Care act. Beyond that we voted for bipartisan support for three free trade agreements that will aid in increasing the number of exports from our district. We have time for rebuttal. What are your thoughts regarding the stimulus act . Maffei i think the recovery act was essential at the time. First of all were lots of small tax cuts that were essential to those families. Secondly, we kept police on the street, kept or teachers to me laid off in our classrooms from blowing up in size. And firefighters. So certainly we had to do something. The thing that i am really confused about, thats bad but there do the right thing on the taxes apparently. But now some of the economy is starting to be fine for millionaires and billionaires. Im doing the wrong thing by asking them to pay their share. And get we need to balance the budget but where is the money going to come from . None of
Upstate Medical Center blues 18 million a year. Its going to hurt the economy. So i voted to repeal the Affordable Care act. Beyond that we voted for bipartisan support for three free trade agreements that will aid in increasing the number of exports from our district. We have time for rebuttal. What are your thoughts regarding the stimulus act . Maffei i think the recovery act was essential at the time. First of all were lots of small tax cuts that were essential to those families. Secondly, we kept police on the street, kept or teachers to me laid off in our classrooms from blowing up in size. And firefighters. So certainly we had to do something. The thing that i am really confused about, thats bad but there do the right thing on the taxes apparently. But now some of the economy is starting to be fine for millionaires and billionaires. Im doing the wrong thing by asking them to pay their share. And get we need to balance the budget but where is the money going to come from . None of
Copacabana for the popes last day in brazil. Were live in rio with the pontiffs final message. First, though, president obama continues to tout his economic message today. And in a new interview with the New York Times, hes now brought race into the equation. Racial tensions wont get better, they may get worse because people will feel as if theyve got to compete with some other group. To get scraps from a shrinking pot. If the economys growing, everybody feels invested. Everybody feels as if were all going in the same direction. Could racial tension in this country be mitigated at all if the economy was better . Kristen welker is at the white house with more on this. Kristen, as the president continues to talk about the economy on the road this week, can we expect to hear president obama start to evoke race more as well . Reporter well, craig, i think you only hear the president weigh in on race if hes asked specifically about it. I attended two rallies with him this past week, one in