In america is happening here in kentucky. Mitch mcconnell versus amy mcgrath. While were not in front of a live aw audience, we know the race and issues are too important not to debate. Ill talk about everything from the covid19 pandemic to the u. S. Supreme court. Tonight Gray Television welcome you to the kentucky debate. Good evening live from the studios of wkyt in lexington, im bill bryant and im joined by u. S. Senator majority Mitch Mcconnell and retired lieutenant amy mcgrath. Were 20 feet apart and each candidate will have time to answer questions and rebuttals will be permitted. A draw to determine who goes first and lt. Colonel mcgrath, well start with you. Nothing impacts more than the covid19 pandemic. The two of you sparred if you should be tested. If comes to that, the president and first lady had had covid19 and the governor and his family are in quarantine for exposure. What should be done. Its impacted all of our lives. If you take a step back senator mcconnell as the
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Shoomt have to do. Going, going, gone. How will we strike out baseball. And breaking myths while pushing ahead. Good job this is the cbs cbs overnight news. Good evening, every. Im Major Garrett in washington. History will record when american application return to its pandemic pause, it did so in tulsa, president trump, the headliner, the crowd, large by conventional standards, small. Masks were treated casually. The president said little about racial tepgss policing or reconciliation. He did defend that beautiful heritage of ours. Heres more from tulsa. Getting ba n downtown tulsa is prum whirlwind t. The president chose tulsa, oklahoma, for his First Campaign rally since early match when the pap democratic halted campaigning in the country. President trump revved up the crowd. Joed bidens record can be summed up as four decades of betrayle and calamity. The oklahoma rally happened during the surge of coronavirus in the sooner state. The president contests the only reason the numbers