Flags were on the Capitol Building and at the white house are being flown at half staff in members of pearl harbor. Now live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Great redeemer, guide our lawmakers along the best path to fulfill your purposes on earth. May they submit to your wisdom and providential leading, believing that you will supply all of their needs. Remind them that your unfailing love accompanies those who put their trust in you. Give our senators an attitude of reverential awe that will keep them from evil. Inspire them to rejoice and be glad, as they strive to live lives of purity and obedience. And lord, as we remember pearl harbor on this december 7th, thank you for your loving and prevailing providence. May we show our gratitude by facing the future without fear. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting
Good evening. We would like to welcome listeners. We utilize our inclusion requirements which are on the website. The candidates meeting the criteria are here tonight. Welcome. And montanas Lieutenant Governor, democrat mike cooney. Welcome as well. We appreciate having everyone here in person. We are safely distanced and ready for a debate. We have a slightly different format tonight. Each candidate will have an initial 90 seconds to answer the question. Afterwards, there will be an open discussion period with a chance of rebuttals and direct exchanges. We will then finish the debate with a 90 second closing statement from each candidate. The pandemic. Montana is seeing a recent spike in covid19 cases. Just today, the states i record 504 new cases. According to covid act now, a group that tracks Coronavirus Infections across the u. S. , we are currently fourth in the nation for infection rate. If elected governor, with there be aould there be you take more drastic measures to contain
Welcomeuld like to visitors joining us across the state on montana public radio, yellowstone public radio, and the northern news network. We utilize our inclusion requirements, which are available on the website at montanapbs. Org. In our studio this evening, montanas United States representatives, welcome. And the Lieutenant Governor, democrat mike cooney. We appreciate having everyone here in person. We appreciate having everyone here in person. We are safely distanced and ready for a debate. We have a slightly different format tonight. Each candidate will have an initial 90 seconds to answer the question. Afterwards, there will be an open discussion period with a chance of rebuttals and direct exchanges. Afterwards, there wiln open discussion period with a chance of rebuttals and direct exchanges. We will then finish the debate with a 90 second closing statement from each candidate. The pandemic. Montana is seeing a recent spike in covid19 cases. Just today, the states i record 504
Story. Reporter it has been one week since the last Public Safety power shut off, we could see another tonight and it could affect nearly every bay county. If you live in one of these counties there is a chance you could lose power. 7500 customers in the bay area are under a power safety watch the majority are in the north bay. It is an annoyance but the fire danger is so extreme and scary, you know, i am rightfully they are doing something. If pg e decides to move forward, power could be cut on a rolling basis from late tonight until friday morning. 54,000 customer accounts across 19 Northern California counties and two tribal communities could be affected. When we get the weather cleared we could start patrolling our lines, our goal would be to turn our customers back on within 12 to 18 hours. The goal is to lower the chances of equipment sparking another wildfire during this weather. Dry conditions are forecasted. This will go into effect tonight, which means fires can spark or spre
And values of importance to montana. From the montana pbs studios on montanaus of university. Good evening, welcome to montanas debate. We would like to welcome listeners joining us across the state. We utilize our inclusion requirements which are available on our website. The candidates meeting the criteria are here tonight. Republican congressman and montanas Lieutenant Governor, democrat mike cooney. We appreciate having everyone here in person. We are safely distance. And ready for a good debate. Each candidate will have an initial 90 seconds to answer each question. Then there will be a chance for rebuttal and followup questions. Debateill finish the with a 92nd closing statement from each candidate. Lets start with a topic that montana continues to deal with. Seeing a recent spike and covid19 cases. Just today, the state saw a record new cases. According to a group that tracks covid19 affections across interstates, we are currently fourth in the nation for infections. If elected