Report 15 of the 35 senate races are considered competitive including the contest in kentucky where incumbent republican Mitch Mcconnell recently debated democratic candidate amy mcgrath. My name is courtney wheeler, University Kentucky student body president. I went bill bryant from wkyt. The mostwatched senate race in america is happening here in kentucky. Mitchuc mcconnell versus amy mcgrath. While we are not in front of a Live Audience window the race and what is at stake is important to not debate. Over the next hour i will talk with the candidates about everything from the covid19 pandemic to the u. S. Supreme court. Tonight Great Television uk Syrian Government looking you to the kentucky debate. Good evening live from the studios of wkyt in lexington, i am bill bryant enzyme joined tonight by u. S. Senate majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and by retired Lieutenant Colonel amy mcgrath. Were following cdc guidelines tonight while were in the sense to do the candidates and i are age
Its disturbing all at one time. And i want to get into that. And birdies turning, i mean youve uncovered some pretty profound stuff here relevant to 45th president of the United States. So the first question that i have for you in this amazing book titled the man who sold america, is tell me why did you write the book and why now . Guest well, first of all, sophia, i want to say thank you. Its a measure to talk to a pleasure to talk to you. And ive got to tell you, the reason i wrote the book principally is just because covering this president , covering donald trump, its like a fire hose of news thats constantly coming at you, a fire hose of bad things. And they each kind of erase the thing before. So in one day you can have ten headlines where the first one for any other president would have been catastrophic and maybe even presidencyending, and then that gets erased from the memory hole literally sometimes within the same day, if not within days. So the main reason i wrote the book
Been involved in Court Selection process. Thanks for being our guests this week. Let me introduce lisa, congressional reporter from the Los Angeles Times, and the u. S. A. Today Supreme Court correspondent, richard. Lisa, you were up first. I think well open with attorney general Jeff Sessions big news this week, after the reports that he did in fact have some meetings with the Russian Ambassador and then of course decided to recuse himself from any potential federal investigation. I know that your group and others have called for more action beyond that. They want him to resign. Whats the difference here . Is recusal from any federal investigation enough or are there still those calling for resignation . So hes only recusing himself for a very limited purpose. And that is looking into being part of that investigation, into the 2016 campaign, before the election. Hes not recused himself for after the election. But it certainly brings into sharper focus his role as attorney general for
The south. And heartburn alert. New concerns about prescription meds millions take to treat it linked to Kidney Disease, now linked to an increase risk of dementia. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this the nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. In an Election Year already fraught with improbable plot twists and drama now this. The ideological balance of the u. S. Supreme court suddenly in limbo. Tonight theres late word on who president obama might be considering to replace the late Justice Scalia as lines are drawn for an epic battle between democrats and Senate Republicans who are determined to leave the choice up to the next president. Tonight, the current president is suggesting republicans are full of bluster, but they, not democrats, hold the power to control the process. Our justice correspondent pete reporter the body of Antonin Scalia arrived overnight, the casket draped in an American Flag flown from texas where
Dementia. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this the nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. In an Election Year already fraught with improbable plot twists and drama now this. The ideological balance of the u. S. Supreme court suddenly in limbo. Tonight theres late word on who president obama might be considering to replace the late Justice Scalia as lines are drawn for an epic battle between democrats and Senate Republicans who are determined to leave the choice up to the next president. Tonight, the current president is suggesting republicans are full of bluster, but they, not democrats, hold the power to control the process. Our justice correspondent Pete Williams begins our coverage. Reporter the body of Antonin Scalia arrived overnight, the casket draped in an American Flag flown from texas where he died in his sleep at a private guest ranch. The judge, when i found him saturday morning, was in complete repose. Reporte