Good evening. I am pleased to welcome you inside the walker theater for this 2014 United States Senate Debate. Tonights event is presented by aarp and the West Virginia press association. We welcome our viewers on cspan tonight. You have an opportunity to hear from the democratic and republican candidates in their own words as we discussed many of the issues important to West Virginians and their families. Tonights debate includes an opportunity for you to be involved in the discussion by social media. Secretary of state Natalie Tennant, the democratic candidate. In as the 29th secretary of state in 2009 and reelected in 2012. She attended wb you where she earned her bachelors and masters degrees in represented the school as the first female mountaineer. She worked in West Virginia Television Broadcast media for more than a decade and was a coowner of the Video Production and Media Training firm she operated with her husband. Theyre the parents of a daughter. To my right is congresswom
Tax dollars helped build has been payi ining tens thousands troops who deserted or simply dont exist. Thats according to the iraq Prime Minister who reports hes cracking down on the corruption. He said the military paid salaries to about 50,000 troops who were not reporting for duty. The money likely going to corrupt officers. The news comes as iraqs military struggles to fight off Islamic State terrorists who have taken control of enormous sections of the country and neighboring syria. As the him assistants seize city after city many commanders demeanored. Soldiers stripped off their uniforms and ran and many cases left their american weapons in the hands of the Islamic State. Iraqs Prime Minister forced out two dozen government officials. The shake up meant to revamp Iraq Security forces that try to hold back isis. The challenge made even more clear today in a deadly attack on iraqs northern border. Officials say at least 15 iraqi troops died when Islamic State fighters assaulted a b
Colleagues during a morning newscast. How markets in asia are reacting to the dows big rally and well tell you about the isis operative targeted in usa air strike in northern syria. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. You are watching cnn. Im natalie allen. The u. S. Dealing with another deadly shooting. This all more shobing because it happened on television. Alison parker and her cameraman adam ward were doing an interview when a former employee from their roanoke station walked up and shot them to death. Vester flanagan was a reporter who had been fired two years ago. The crew had been interviewing vicki gardner, thats her right there. She was shot in the back and is in stable condition after surgery. Outside the tv station, people are leaving flowers and balloons at a makeshift memorial. Sadly an alltoocommon scene in the United States after such tragedy. The youngalists colleagues have had to cover the story while dealing with their own grief thr