Radio partners statewide as well as w. Jdl and batteries kpbs in shreveport cspan in the pbs newshour for sharing this Evenings Program with our viewers and listeners. I am very earned present the council for a better louisiana or cable and thank you for being with us tonight. Over the next hour we will delve into many issues of importance to our state and country with their three invited candidates. Participating tonight our commerce and bill cassidy retired colonel rob maness and senator mary landrieu. Thanks to all of you for being with us this evening. A panel of journalists include Shauna Sanford coanchor and producer of lbb louisiana the state we are in, allen english editor of the Times Newspaper here in shreveport stephanie grace a columnist for the advocate and jeremy offer editor and publisher of politics. Com. We drew names to determine the seating in order of questioning and the format this evening is designed to learn more about where the candidates stand on key issues fac
Into the conference center. Lunch will be served. The rest rooms are to your right. People look out for the yellow wall. All that is left for me is to thank our panelists. Please, join me in thanking them. [applause] on tuesday, the first debate was held for louisianas u. S. Senate seat. Louisiana has an open primary system in which all candidates in office run against each other with the majority votegetter getting the election. However, run off election will occur between the top two candidates in the clear winner cannot be determined. Here is a portion of the debate on the subject of Climate Change. I do believe our climate is changing and i do believe we contribute. We have to be very careful about the policy that we promote. I am a strong supporter of fossil fuels, natural gas particularly because it is a 50 cleaner fuel. We have 200 years of it. America could do itself a Great Service and Great Security by promoting more Domestic Energy exploration production. I have been a stron
As americas Top Public Health expert admits the testing system is a fill yoailure, how carry on with the president actively lying to the nation. Frankly, the testing is going very smoothly. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york im chris hayes. A lot is happening quickly, a lot more is going to be happening as we try and deal with the pandemic, but before i start to give you the news today, i think its important to mentally prepare yourself for increasing amounts of social disruption. This is the phase we are entering into in our society and our country and we are all going to need to look out for each other, pull together. With that said, here are where things stand tonight. U. S. Cases continue to move up in the curve. There are over 1500 cases including 40 deaths. Major obstacle now to getting our hands around the scope of the problem continues to be a lack of testing. A private group that has been tracking the data says there have been 10,000 test run in the u. S.
More is going to be happening as we try to deal with the pandemic. Before i start to give you the news, its important to mentally prepare yourself for increases of social disruption. This is the phase were entering into in society and the country. Lookout for each skpother and p together. U. S. Cases 1,500 cases including 40 deaths. The major obstacle is getting our hand around the scope of the problem continues to be a lack of testing. Private group tracking the data says there have been 10,000 tests in the u. S. So far. Total. South korea is running 10,000 a day. Or more. Dr. Fauci spoke before congress about the testing failure. The system didnt is not really geared to what we need right now. What you are asking for. That is a failing. Failing. It is. Lets admit it. The idea of anybody getting it easily the way people are doing it. Were not set up for that. Do i think we should be . Yes. Were not. The absence of more widespread testing the most important thing is to move towards mas