candidates for governor. our forum is sponsored by n bchb krchc5 chicago and telemundo in partnership with the urban league and the union league of chicago. here are the candidates in the order they appear on the ballot. democrat j.b. pritzker, private businessman and philanthropist. republican governor bruce rauner, also a businessman and philanthropist. libertarian gracin kash jackson who retired from the navy after 20 years. and republican state senator sam mccann running on the conservative ticket. thank you all, gentlemen, for coming. thank you. our forum is a round table conversation, it s not a formal debate. all candidates may not ask all questions. it s a no filibuster zone and i won t hesitate to call, pass interference, foul. and most of the questions from me sh me, audience or colleagues, political reporter mary anne ahern and telemundo reporter, carla. and you ask participate at home using the #ilgovforum. to begin i d like to ask a question of each you. mr
in partnership with the chicago urban league and the union league club of chicago. good evening. i am carol. political editor of nbc five, chicago. we re broadcasting live from the nbc tower. during the next hour world explore tough issues. will hear from candidates from governor. our form is sponsored by nbc five chicago partnership with the chicago urban league and the union league club here are the candidates in the order they appear on the ballot. democrat jb pritzker, private businessman and philanthropist. republican governor, bruce browner, a businessman and philanthropist. libertarian, a grayson cash jackson who retired from the navy after 20 years. republican senator, sam mccann running on the conservative ticket. thank you for coming. our form is a roundtable conversation. all candidates will not necessarily be asked the same questions. it is a no filibuster zone. i will be the referee i will not have hesitate to take control. nbc five chicago political reporter,
meanwhile, the january 6th insurrection failed to overturn the 2020 election but next time democracy might not be so lucky. congressman ted lieu joins me to discuss is that. and the school shooting in michigan reignited the debates over the effectiveness of school shooting drills. why they may be doing more harm than good. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. we begin this hour with breaking news we were talking about. as we follow the developments after a devastating series of tornados that ripped across six states in the south and midwest. in kentucky alone a federal emergency has been declared there as seven and rescue operations continue. tragedy, as many as 100 people are feared dead. initial reports suggesting one of the dozens of twisters that touched down could be the longest recorded in u.s. history. earlier this evening president biden expressed his condolences for those affected by this storm. jill and i pra for those who lost loved ones and for those w
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