Iowa secondhe Congressional District debate. Your voice, your vote. Moderator welcome to the second Congressional District debate in cedar rapids. This is the first of a twopart set of debates. The next debate will be next thursday, october 15. Focus on a few different topics and we will tonight such as education, but still, weve got plenty of subjects to work through for the next hour. James lynch,y longtime political reporter with the gazette in cedar rapids, also to serve as moderators tonight. Audience. Hout an we are trying to keep it socially distanced with the candidates and now it is time to meet our candidates. Democrat rita hart is a former served as iowa state senator in the 49th district six years, covering clinton and scott counties. On the right, Mariannette Millermeeks, ophthalmologist from a tumwater ottumwa. Soft for 60ead a seconds to talk about why you are the best choice for this seat in congress. Ms. Hart thank you so much and it is a pleasure to be here. Im rita h
Americas longest corridor virus lockdowns. One of south americas most biodiverse regions is under threat as wildfires ravaged parts of argentina. Hello to visit officials in the u. S. State of wisconsin didnt want to happen but President Donald Trump ignored their pleas and visited the city of can osha its been the site of protest since the Police Shooting of jacob black a black blake excuse me a black man hit 7 times in the back last month trump visited some of the property damaged during the demonstrations that followed which have been mostly peaceful he doubled down on his law and Order Campaign message calling anti racism protest domestic terror which he said had been fueled by democrats. Violent mobs demolished or damaged at least 25. 00 businesses burned down public buildings and threw bricks at Police Officers would you Police Officers wont stand for and they didnt stand for these are not acts of peaceful protest but really. Domestic terror well the president s visit was met by
And as schools reopen around europe, the u. K. Government steps up efforts to get people back to the office. U. S. President donald trump testified please to stay away from the city of kenosha. He has called the protest domestic terrorism. Police shot in unarmed black man in the back seven times. He was left paralyzed. Accusedt trump has Democratic Leaders of being weak. He has offered the city in the state of folks constant money wisconsin money. We will provide 1 million to kenosha Law Enforcement. So you have extra money to go out and do what you have to do. It was a rough week, to put it mildly. They have done incredibly well. We are providing money to support small businesses. Providing money to support Public Safety statewide. To punish criminals and provide resources for victims of crime. Jacob blakes uncle has called on people to be peaceful. We are asking people not to be violent. Not to destroy our community. We stand with the blake family. We understand their anger. That fis
A months long travel ban and allows restaurants to reopen as it is one of latin americas longest coronavirus lockdowns. Back into the program its a visit officials in the u. S. State of wisconsin didnt want to happen but President Donald Trump ignored their pleas and went to the city of connection its been the signs of protest since police shot a black man called jacob blake 7 times in the back a week ago during his trip trumpet double down on his law and Order Campaign message as john hendren reports. The rubble is still piled high in the streets of can no ship buildings boarded in tempers flaring President Donald Trumps arrival in this battered city pitted his hardcore supporters against the demonstrators protesting the shooting of another black man by police. Was he came to praise police but must give far greater support to our Law Enforcement its all about giving them additional. Support these are great people he came to condemn protesters these are not acts of peaceful protest but
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