from the three candidates vying to represent name in the u.s. senate. let s meet the candidates in alphabetical order. republican eric brakey of auburn has served in the main senate since 2014. he was state director for the 2012 ron paul presidential campaign in maine. he graduated from ohio university. independent angus king of brunswick is incumbent turkey was first elected to the u.s. senate in 2012. before that he served two terms as governor of maine. he is also been a lecture of bowdoin college, the on open alternative energy company and a television host. he earned a bachelor from dartmouth college and a law degree from university of virginia school of law. .. the questions in this debate come from the main public news team and as you ll see later in the debate, from you, members of the public. we re going to start in the medical order with our 1st question but in the interest of fairness we will shuffle that order over the next hour. in this opening segment we tackl
in new york. our road to the white house coverage of the presidential candidates continues live from the iowa state fair on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. as the candidates walk the fairgrounds and speak at the des moines register s candidate soap box. this morning at 11:00 a.m. eastern, it s senator ted cruz. on saturday, republican governors chris christie at noon and bobby jindal at 1:00. join the twitter conversation at #dmrsoapbox.can al c-span s campaign 2016, taking you on the road to the white house. are we living in a society of entitlement today where everybody gets a trophy, or is there value in encouraging participation? and that s ourit discussion ite this first segment of the washington journal. this week, james harrison of the pittsburgh steelers posted on instagram this message.ing. i came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for y nothing. participationer trophies. while i am very proud of my boyi for everything they do and will
everything in life should be earned, not allowed and not about to be raising men who were entitled to something just because the try their best. are we living in a world where everyone gets a trophy? we want to get your opinion on whether or not you think participation trophies and passing out of awards is appropriate as a reward for participating? call (202) 748-8000 if everyone gets a trophy, call (202) 748-8001 if you disagree. an issuee has become in the national media as well. kelly wallace of cnn has posted this article does sports participation deserve a trophy? with the parental debate begin. the awards children get just for showing up strike such a chord. after james harrison took to instagram this we get announcing he would be sending back the trophies his sons, six years old and years old, received, until they receive a real trophy, parents responded with the majority of plotting harrison, who plays for the pittsburgh steelers. twitter stood firmly with harriso
campaign tells cnn we can hear the president complain about efforts to, quote, tear down our history. cnn s nick watt is joining us from just outside los angeles. the virus is looming this holiday weekend. local officials have decided to shutdown beaches like the one behind you. what s the latest? reporter: absolutely, jim. a lot of beaches across california have been closed for the weekend. also you re no longer allowed anywhere in this state to sing in church, and three cities around here said they will start fining people who don t wear masks when they re out and about. west hollywood first offense 300 bucks. there are a lot of people now doing whatever they can to make sure that we do not see a spike after independence day like the spike we saw after memorial day. florida now leading the nation in new cases every day as the u.s. heads into the holiday weekend. the most important thing i would say to people is if you do go out to a gathering or in public, please wear
they ordinarily would be at this hour. the king solomon is 79 which is relatively young by royal standards. the path he chooses for the kingdom will be vitally important to the united states of course the influence that saudi arabia carries in the arab and muslim world as well as the economic cloud it holds as the world s leading oil exporter. a lot to talk about now. nic robertson is following for us. and on the phone, chief international correspondent, christiane amanpour joins us as well. christiane let s start with you. obviously, the king was quite old when he officially took the throne but he was still considered a reformer. though a reformer in a very conservative context of saudi arabia. reporter: well anderson that s right. king ab doula was king far short of time he was ruler of saudi arabia since 1995. sort of dates back to when his predecessor king stod developed a debilitating stroke. he s the man the united states and the rest of the worltd has dealt with for