Next tuesday is election day. Before going to the polls, voters want to understand the issues and know the candidates positions. Tonight, voters will have an opportunity to hear the Major Party Candidates for the presidency state their views on issues that affect us all. The league of women voters is proud to present this president ial debate, our moderator is howard smith. Thank you. The league of women voters is pleased to welcome to the cleveland, Ohio Convention center music hall president jimmy carter, the Democratic Partys candidate for reelection to the presidency, and governor Ronald Reagan of california, the Republican Partys candidate for the presidency. The candidates will debate questions onto mecca on domestic, economic, foreign policy, and National Security issues. The questions will be posed by a panel of distinguished journalists who are here with me. They are marvin stone, the editor of u. S. News world report, harold ellis, william hilliard, assistant managing editor
Chair clyburn good afternoon. The committee will come to order. With out objection, the chair has authorized to declare a recess for the committee at any time. For anecognize myself opening statement. This morning, we heard the president in his own words, recorded in february, described the coronavirus as deadly stuff. Recordingo heard a from march, in which he admitted quoted again i wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down because i dont want to create a panic. DidTrump Administration play down the pandemic, refusing to level with the American People about the known danger and refusing to develop and implement a National Plan to stop the spread. As a result, more than 190,000 and thes have died coronavirus is continuing to kill hundreds and in fact tens of thousands every day. Weeks,e next eight americans will be casting their votes in the midst of this ongoing crisis. Holding a free, fair, and safe election under these circumstances is a challenge. But let there b
Control. And its own state t. V. Has video of an alleged us mercenary the president of iran says was involved in a failed plot to oust him. Would have been involved it would have gone differently. The u. S. Secretary of state might bump a 0 insists washington had nothing to do with the mysterious incident and the british Prime Minister gets a grilling from the new Opposition Leader as he defends his handling of the pandemic. So the rocket Prime Minister. Has formally taken office after parliament approved a partial cabinet he takes the reins at a time of severe economic crisis brought on by coronavirus but really on top of a lot of the existing financial problems they previous government collapsed last year after mass protests that often turned violent. The vote in parliament was delayed several times to make changes that appeased rival party its so wonderful to in now with more so if youre having to appease a whole lot of parties just to get this through the gates what does that say a
[ roll call ]. Clerk you have a quorum. Its be advised supervisor pemiger. Please be advised that the ringing of personal Electronic Devices are prohibited at the meeting. The board respectfully requests that you turn them off. Any device that goes off in the room, the person may be asked to leave the room. Approval of the minutes from the last meeting. There is no Public Comments. Wonderful. If not and if there are no questions, i will entertain a motion. All in favour, please say aye. Clerk item 5, communications. Mr. Chair, directors, please be advised that the closed session has been removed from the agenda at the request of staff. Okay. Depending on time and quorum needs we may be juggling a few things. Clerk item 6, introduction of new business by board members. Board members. I was going to say i had a chance to meet with the tmc staff last week and they make sure of a lot of things. One thing they make sure we have screens in real time and they manage in the transit system, in
That you turn them off. Any device that goes off in the room, the person may be asked to leave the room. Approval of the minutes from the last meeting. There is no Public Comments. Wonderful. If not and if there are no questions, i will entertain a motion. All in favour, please say aye. Clerk item 5, communications. Mr. Chair, directors, please be advised that the closed session has been removed from the agenda at the request of staff. Okay. Depending on time and quorum needs we may be juggling a few things. Clerk item 6, introduction of new business by board members. Board members. I was going to say i had a chance to meet with the tmc staff last week and they make sure of a lot of things. One thing they make sure we have screens in real time and they manage in the transit system, in the tunnels and letting them know when there is an incident. So i sat down with the team and talked quite a bit what are the tools we can use to be of assistance there. We better spoke about how we can up