MO gubernatorial candidates debate COVID-19, economy, crime

Four candidates for governor of Missouri debated Friday afternoon on topics ranging from COVID-19 to violent crime.

213-THOUSAND.DECISION 2020THE CANDIDATES VYINGTO WIN THE SEAT OFMISSOURI'S GOVERNORTALKED ABOUT A NUMBEROF ISSUES...INCLUDING VIOLENTCRIME IN THE FIRSTGUBENATORIAL DEBATETODAY.41 ACTION NEWSINVESTIGATOR ANDYALCOCK JOINS US FROMUNION STATION INDOWNTOWN KANSAS CITYWITH COMMENTS FROMTHE LEADING CANDIDATES.ANDY?DIA, SOME KANSAS CITYVOTERS WILL COME TOTHE POLLS HERE NEXTMONTH.UNDOUBTEDLY, THATVIOLENT CRIME ISSUE ISLIKELY TO BE ON THEMINDS OF SOME OF THOSEVOTERS WHEN THEY CASTTHEIR BALLOTS.HERE IN KANSAS CITY,WE'RE HEADED FOR ARECORD BREAKINGNUMBER OF HOMICIDESTHIS YEAR.BUT IT'S NOT JUSTKANSAS CITY.AS WE'VE PREVIOUSLYREPORTED, BASED ONPOPULATION AND F-B-IFIGURES, KANSAS CITYAND ST.

LOUIS ARE BOTHIN THE TOP TEN ACROSSTHE COUNTRY IN THEHOMICIDE RATE.HERE'S SOME OF WHATSTATE AUDITOR NICOLEGALLOWAY, THEDEMOCRATICNOMINEE...ANDREPUBLICAN GOVERNORMIKE PARSON HAD TO SAYON THIS ISSUE.GOV.

MIKE PARSONMISSOURI"i don't think there's anygovernorprobably took more interest inthissimply because i have 22 yearsoflaw enforcement experience andbeen in the urban areas morethan ihave in two and a half years.workingwith people like better familylife tofind solutions on the street."NICOLE GALLOWAYCANDIDATE FOR MOGOVERNOR"as a mom, nothing is moreimportantthan the safety of ourcommunitieswhich is why i have introducedcomprehensive plan to get to therootcauses of crime, the lack ofeconomic opportunity,disinvestmentin healthcare that has beenhappening for a long time."GALLOWAY IS CURRENTLYTHE ONLY WOMAN ANDDEMOCRAT TO HOLDSTATEWIDE ELECTEDOFFICE IN MISSOURI.SHE WOULD BE THESTATE'S FIRST WOMANGOVERNOR IF ELECTED.PARSON IS TRYING TO WINTHE GOVERNOR'S OFFICEAT THE BALLOT BOX FORTHE FIRST TIME AFTER HETOOK OVER IN 2018FOLLOWING THERESIGNATION OF ERICGREITENS AFTER AFELONY INVASION OFPRIVACY INDICTMENTBROUGHT ON BY A SEXSCANDAL.LIVE AT UNION STAT