This is an hour. The Montana Television network in partnership with the montana cbs. This is campaign 2014, the house today. Made possible thanks to support from the Greater Montana Foundation, the Greater Montana Foundation on a biased broadcasting pioneer supporting communication on issues, friends and values of importance to all montanans. Debate night here on the Montana Television network. We thank you for tuning in tonight. I am subzero moderating tonight. Look at the house or something republican ryan zinke and republican john lewis. The two candidates met in a radio debate this week in billings, but tonight is the only televised facetoface debate between the two candidates that we know of at this speaking. Would like to welcome our ideas tonight statewide on the Montana Television station. Also statewide on montana pbs stations across the state of montana and also going nationwide on cspan. So wherever viewers tune in we welcome you to montanas u. S. House today. Just a few gro
Issues. Lets get right to it. Donna kelley. [inaudible question] it has been a firestorm over leon panettas book that came out a day ago. Everybodys talking about a democratic congressman who was a former cia director in the obama administration, a former secretary of defense, and he is laying this squarely at the feet of the administration for not getting in those negotiations with the iraqi Prime Minister so we had to leave. I will get to that question with you. How long could we stay if malik he was not willing to let us stay there . A good question. I was reluctant to enter iraq. My soninlaw as a navy seal. If you go to war you make sure you go to war to win. You get rules of engagement so our troops will win. In iraq, leaving, we left without a sofa agreement, a status of forces agreement. That should not be overlooked. That allows our soldiers, they get prosecuted if they are allegedly conducted something wrong under our judicial system. Without a status of forces agreement one o
I will be moderating tonights debate. And john lewis re this is a big week for this campaign. Radio debatea earlier this week. We would like to welcome our audience statewide. We are coming to you statewide on montana pbs stations. We are going nationwide on cspan. Wherever our viewers are tuning and we welcome you. Ground rules to go over. No Opening Statements tonight. The candidates will be answering questions from our panelists. We will give them 60 seconds from those answers. They will have two minutes for a closing statement. Then we will take a one minute break midway through. Quick ground rules. We are here from bozeman with a small group of Campaign Friends on both sides of the aisle. We are asking everyone to hold applause until the end. We are not one answer cell phones during this debate. Lets do our first introduction for a republican nominee, ryan zinke. He is a thirdgeneration montanan, a standout athlete at whitefish high school. He was a standout in several sports. He
Next, the campaign 20 14 coverage continues with the debate in the montana at large House District race. After that, conversation with bill gates on the ebola let and other Global Health issues. And then another chance to look at the u. S. Response at home and abroad. Now, our coverage of campaign 2014 continues with the u. S. Thet large debate tvate is courtesy of k tv q and the Montana Television stations. About one hour. The Montana Television network, campaign 2014. The house debate. Made possible thanks to support from the greater montana foundation, founded by montana broadcasting. Foundation, foundea broadcasting. It supports communications on issues, trends, and values of importance to montanans. Debate night here. We thank you for tuning in. I will be moderating tonights debate. And john lewis re this is a big week for this campaign. Radio debatea earlier this week. We would like to welcome our audience statewide. We are coming to you statewide on montana pbs stations. We are
Ends delays on marriages in those states. That would make samesex marriage legal in 30 states and the district of columbia. The justices have left unresolved the question of samesex marriage nationwide. Bill clinton is in arkansas today campaigning for senator mark pryor running for a third term. We will have live coverage of the president s comments 1 30 eastern. The Cook Political Report says the race is a tossup. We will have live coverage of the North Carolina u. S. House debate between Renee Ellmers and democratic challenger clay aiken. The incumbent leads the race in recent polls. Governorut incumbent dan malloy and his republican challenger tom foley debated last week at the university of connecticut. The debate touched on ethics, crime, business, and at the economic growth. There is a look at a portion of that debate. Someone who takes the safety of our citizens seriously , i am proud of the changes made with gun laws are safer. We limit the size and capacity of the weapons tha