Democratic Presidential Candidates Bernie Sanders and STEVE: RIGHT NOW, ON "KCCI 8 NEWS CLOSE-UP," IOWA’S NEW -- BERNIE SANDERS AND BETO O'ROURKE. STACEY: SENATOR STANDERS -- SANDERS TALKS ABOUT HIS CAMPAIGN. STEVE: AND BETO O'ROURKE TALKS ABOUT THE STATUS OF HIS CAMPAIGN IN IOWA. ALSO THIS MORNING, THE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ISLANDS ACTION -- AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. STACEY: BLUE PREVIEW A PRESIDENTIAL FORM. KCCI 8 NEWS CLOSE-UP STARTS RIGHT NOW. >> THIS IS IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. THIS IS KCCI EIGHT NEWS CLOSE-UP. STACEY: GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. VERMONT SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS RETURNED TO ISLANDS THIS WEEK AFTER HIS HEART ATTACK. STEVE: TO DISCUSS HIS CAUCUS CAMPAIGN, THE BIG ISSUES FACING OUR COUNTRY, AND ITS HEALTH. SENATOR SANDERS: I FEEL VERY WELL. I HAD A CLOGGED ARTERY AND THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. I SPENT TWO DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AND GOT OUT. I AM FEELING GREAT. >> HOW DID THAT CHANGE YOU, OR DID IT CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK IN ANY WAY? SENATOR SANDERS: IT CHANGED ME IN THE SENSE OF TAKING A HARD LOOK AT ADVERSITY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. IT IS AN UNUSUAL PROCEDURE. IN TERMS OF HEALTH CARE, WHEN I WAS FEELING BAD, I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. I WONDER HOW MY TREATABLE IN IOWA AND VERMONT ARE IN THIS COUNTRY ON THEIR FEELING FAT, SITTING AROUND SAYING, IF I GO TO THE DOCTOR OR HOSPITAL, I CAN’T SUPPORTED AND MAYBE THEY LEND HIM WITH A MEDICAL BILL THAT WILL BANKRUPT MY FAMILY. THAT IS NOT RIGHT. ONE OF THE THINGS IT DID MAKE ME THINK ABOUT IS THE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY PERSON IN IOWA, IN THIS COUNTRY, CAN GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND DOCTOR WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE BILL. >> YOU SPENT A FEW DAYS IN A HOSPITAL BED. WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ON PERSONAL NOTE FOR -- NOTE? SEN. SANDERS: I WAS VERY FORTUNATE. I WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN LAS VEGAS, WHICH HAS A STRONG CARDIOLOGY UNIT. THE DOCTORS THERE ARE GREAT. NOT ONLY WHAT THEY DID BUT THE KIND OF SUPPORT WE RECEIVED FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. SO MANY PEOPLE WERE PRAYING FOR MY COUNTRY AND SENDING ME WELL-WISHERS. -- WISHES. MANY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, OR UNDERINSURED WITH HIGH DEDUCTIBLES AND COPAYMENTS, HAVE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR WHEN THEY SHOULD AND THEN YOU HAVE OTHERS WHO ARE SICK AND THEY END UP IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A $100,000 BILL AND ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY THAT BILL. A HALF-MILLION PEOPLE GO BANKRUPT EVERY YEAR AS A RESULT OF MEDICAL BILLS. JUST BECAUSE YOU COME DOWN WITH CANCER OR HEART DISEASE COME YOU GO BANKRUPT? THAT IS NOT WHAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING IN AMERICA. I WILL ACCELERATE MY FIGHT FOR MEDICARE SYSTEM THAT SAYS REGARDLESS OF YOUR INCOME, YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR AND YOUR HOSPITAL, THERE IS NO BILL. NO PREMIUM, NO COPAYMENT, NO DEDUCTIBLE, NO OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES. YOU ARE AN AMERICAN AND YOU ARE ENTITLED TO IT. THAT IS WHAT EXISTS IN CANADA AND COUNTRIES ALL OF THE WORLD. WE WILL FUND IT THROUGH THE GENERAL TAX BASE, NOT THROUGH PREMIUMS AND OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES. MOST AMERICANS WILL SAVE MONEY ON THEIR HEALTH CARE EXPENSES. IT IS THE SYSTEM A DEMOCRATIC CIVIL SOCIETY SHOULD HAVE. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE ARE TRYING TO WRAP THEIR EYES -- THEIR MINDS AROUND THIS. WHAT WOULD THIS MEAN FOR DOZENS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES? SEN. SANDERS: I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE THE STRONGEST PRO-WORKER MEMB FOR THE UNITED STATES. WHAT WE WILL DO OVER TIME IS TRANSITION PEOPLE OUT OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY INTO HEALTH CARE, WHERE THEY ARE PART OF THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE GET BETTER AND KEEP PEOPLE FROM GETTING DISEASES. FILLING OUT FORMS AND HOUNDING PEOPLE FOR MONEY THEY DON’T HAVE IS NOT SOMETHING THE HEALTH CARE SHOOK -- SYSTEM SHOULD BE ABOUT. IN HEALTH CARE, NOT JUST IN DRILLING OR ADMINISTRATIVE. >> A NUMBER OF CALLS ARE OUT. ELIZABETH WARREN MOVING AHEAD UP OR DOWN. SEN. SANDERS: FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, PULLING IS DIFFICULT. SOME PULLING - POLLING, WE ARE DOING WELL AND IN OTHERS, NOT WELL. HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE. WHAT THE ELECTION COMES DOWN TO IS NOT PULLING. IT COMES DOWN TO VOTER TURNOUT. IN IOWA WE HAVE A GREAT ORGANIZATION WITH FAR MORE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ON OUR CAMPAIGN THAN ANY OTHER. THAT MEANS I’M CAUCUS DAY COME WHEN I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF BRINGING OUT A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE AND I BELIEVE WE STAND AN EXCELLENT CHANCE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND A STRONG PATH TO VICTORY. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PULLING, THERE IS ALMOST NO NATIONAL POLL THAT DOES NOT HAVE ME BEATING DONALD TRUMP OFTEN BY VERY LARGE NUMBERS. >> THE FOCUS THIS WEEK IS ON FOREIGN POLICY AND SYR. SEN. SANDERS IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THE PRESIDENT CANNOT PUT TROOPS ANY PLACE WANTS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM CONGRESS. THE FUNCTION OF OUR TROOPS IS TO PROTECT AMERICAN INTERESTS, NOT OIL FROM OIL COMPANIES OR ANYTHING ELSE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS TRUMP’S BEHAVIOR WITH REGARD TO TURKEY AND THE SITUATION IN SYRIA -- IT REALLY IS. TO THINK WE ARE BETRAYING OUR KURDISH ALLIES, WHO OF LOST 10,000 SOLDIERS FIGHTING IDISK -- ISIS, 20,000 WOUNDED, BECAUSE THE PHONE CALL BETWEEN TRUMP AND EARN ONE O TURKEY, IT IS DISGRACEFUL BEYOND WORDS. IT SENDS A SIGNAL TO ALLIES ALL OVER THE WORLD, THAT YOU CANNOT TRUST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TRADITIONAL ALLIANCES WILL BE BROKEN AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. THAT IS A BAD AND SAD DAY FOR THE UNITED STATES. >> YOU HAVE SET ALL ALONG YOU DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE ENDLESS WARS GOING ON. BELIEVE -- THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. I HELPED LEAD THE OPPOSITION AND MY SITE HAVE PREVAILED. IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT WORLD TODAY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ENDING ENDLESS WARS, YOU DO NOT DO IT VIA TWEET OR PHONE CALL. YOU WORK WITH ALLIES AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SAFELY AND RESPECTFULLY WITHDRAW AMERICAN TROOPS WHILE YOU LEAVE THE SITUATION STABLE WITH AS MUCH STABILITY AS POSSIBLE. YOU DO NOT JUST WAKE UP AND SAY BY THE WAY, HERE IS A TWEET I’M SENDING OUT BETRAYING OUR LONG-TERM ALLIES. >> TO SHOOT -- SHOULD THERE BE MORE TRANSPARENCY IN THE HEARINGS? SENATOR SANDERS: THERE WILL BE. REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO DENY REALIT. YOU HAVE REPUBLICANS AND ALL MEMBERS ON THESE COMMITTEES. I THINK REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS ARE GETTING VERY NERVOUS THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE CATCHING ON TO THE FAC THAT YOU HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO IS NOT ONLY A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR AND YOU CANNOT BELIEVE WHATEVER HE SAYS, BUT THIS IS LIKELY THE MOST CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT A FRACTION OF JUSTICE CHARGES REGARDING MUELLER REPORT AND HOW WE TRIED TO PREVENT THAT GOING FORWARD, THAT IS AN IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT -- HERE IS THE SITUATION. WE HAVE A BILLIONAIRE PRESIDENT. YOU WOULD THINK YOU WOULD HAVE ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU BUSY. IT IS A HARD JOB. HE IS WORRIED ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE INTO HIS HOTELS AND RESORTS, MAKING MONEY OUT OF THIS POSITION AS PRESIDENT. IT IS NOT ONLY OUTRAGEOUS THAT IT HAPPENS TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. -- ON RESTITUTION. THIS PRESIDENT IS USING MILITARY AID TO THE UKRAINE IN ORDER TO DIG UP DIRT. WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO, AND THEY WILL GET, DISCHARGES BEING LEVIED AGAINST THE PRESIDENT, IMPEACHABLE CHARGE THEY WILL SAY THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND THE PRESIDENT, THEN WE GO TO THE SENATE. YOU WILL HAVE A FULL TRIAL. I HOPE VERY MUCH THAT MITCH MCCONNELL ALLOWS FOR THE FULL TRIAL. PROSECUTORS WILL MAK THEIR CASE AND PEOPLE IN THE SENATE WILL LISTEN TO THE EVIDENCE AND MAKE A DECISION. >> UP NEXT, FORMER TEXAS CONGRESSMAN BETO O'ROURKE. STACEY: THE TOP ISSUES HE FOCUSED ON DURING HIS CAUCUS CAMPAIGN. But big corporations and special interests are in control. Nothing's happening for real people. Our democracy has been purchased. The candidates running for president have great ideas. But we can't get anything done unless we make our democracy serve the people again. I approve this message. I'm running for President because it's time our Close Up. STACEY: WELCOME BACK. DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BETO O'ROURKE RETURNED TO IOWA LAST WEEK. STEVE: HE STOPPED BY THE STUDIO FOR AN INTERVIEW. THEY DISCUSSED THE STATUS OF HIS CAMPAIGN AND WHAT ISLANDS ARE TELLING O’ROURKE ON THE TRAIL. >> WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO THE AMOUNT BURDEN EARLIER THIS WEEK. MEETING ALL OF THOSE FOLKS WHO CAME OUT, A REAL REMINDER THIS RACE IS STILL VERY FLUENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID I WAS FOR ANOTHER CANDIDATE UNTIL I HEARD YOU SPEAK, OR SOMEONE ELSE TOLD ME THIS IS THE THIRD TIME AND I FINALLY MADE UP MY MIND TO COMMIT. ONE THING I’M LEARNING IS PEOPLE IN IOWA TAKE THIS RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY. THEY ARE PERFORMING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND ARE VETTING CANDIDATES AND WILL MAKE A COMMITMENT SOME TIME 30 DAYS BEFORE THE IOWA CAUCUS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE THERE NOW, TO LEARN WHAT IS ON THEIR MINDS AND SHARE WITH THEM HOW THIS CAMPAIGN CAN BRING THEM IN, DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP, AND HEAL A DIVIDED COUNTRY. I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE FACT WE ARE HERE AND GOOD ABOUT THE PEOPLE CAMPAIGNING AND KNOCKING ON DOORS AND I WANT TO MAKE MOST OF THIS MOMENT. >> SEEING THEIR FACES AND ENTHUSIASM IS HELPING GIVING YOU THE MOMENTUM TO KEEP GOING. MR. O’ROURKE: HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HEALTH CARE, REWRITING LAWS TO LOOK LIKE AMERICA RACED ON VALUES AND TRADITIONS, ENSURING THIS ECONOMY WORKS FOR EVERYONE SO KNOWN HAS TO WORK 2, 3, OR FOUR JOBS TO GET BY. THESE KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS, WE ARE HAVING ACROSS THE STATE. AS PEOPLE HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET ME AND HEAR MY POSITION ON THESE POLICIES, AND SEE A CAMPAIGN THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE AND DOES NOT WRITE ANYONE OFF, WE WELCOME DEMOCRATS, INDEPENDENTS, AND EVEN REPUBLICANS. NOTHING WILL DIVIDE US. THIS CAMPAIGN BRINGS EVERYONE TOGETHER. >> YOU ARE HERE THIS WEEK TO TALK TO LATINO COMMUNITIES AND THEIR INTEREST IN HEARING THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE’S VIEWS ON IMMIGRATION, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM? MR. O’ROURKE: I WANT TO BE SURE THE PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY WHO ARE WORKING SOME OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS IN AMERICA AND MAY HAVE COME FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY, MAY BE RAISING CITIZENS CHILDREN HERE, DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR. I WANT TO LEGALIZE AMERICA AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE MORE TOWARD AMERICA’S SUCCESS, STRENGTH, AND SECURITY. THE BEST THING TO DO IS OFFER LEGAL STATUS TO THOSE UNDOCUMENTED BUT POSE NO RISK OR THREAT TO THE COUNTRY. TO MAKE SURE DREAMERS, MORE THAN ONE MILLION IN AMERICA, BECOME U.S. CITIZENS SO THEY CAN RISE TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND ENSURE WE HAVE IMMIGRATION LAWS THAT MATCH OUR VALUES, THE NEEDS WE HAVE IN IOWA OR MY HOME STATE OF TEXAS, AND GUARANTEE NO ONE IS SEEKING ASYLUM IN THIS COUNTRY AND IS INCARCERATED AND SEPARATED FROM THEIR CHILDREN. IT WILL BE GOOD NOT JUST FOR THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM, BUT GREAT FOR AMERICA, A COUNTRY OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND THEIR CHILDREN. THAT IS ALWAYS BEEN THE KEY TO OUR STRENGTH AND SUCCESS. >> DO YOU STILL SUPPORT FREE HEALTH CARE FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS? MR. O’ROURKE: I SUPPORT HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS FAR LESS EXPENSIVE TO TREAT SOMEONE PREVENTATIVELY AND PROACTIVELY, WEIGHT -- RATHER THAN WAITING FOR THEM TO SHOW UP IN ER OR THE COUNTY JAIL. IT IS ALSO MORALLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO MAKE SURE THE MOST MEDICALLY ADVANCED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, THAT NO ONE HAS TO WAIT TO GET INSULIN FOR THE DIABETES. THAT EVERYONE CAN FOCUS ON THEIR JOB OR RAISING THEIR FAMILY, GOING TO SCHOOL INSTEAD OF NAVIGATING BUREAUCRACY IN THE MAZE OF HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE TODAY IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE AMERICA IS HEALTHY TO RISE TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL. >> SINCE THE DEADLY SHOOTING IN YOUR HOMETOWN IN EL PASO, THE HAS BEEN YOUR FOCUS IN TERMS OF GUN CONTROL AND WAYS TO CONTROL GUN VIOLENCE IN THIS COUNTRY. YOUR PLAN IS AMBITIOUS. WHAT ARE THE MAIN POINTS OF YOUR PLAN? MR. O’ROURKE: WE WANT TO SAVE THE LIVES OF FELLOW AMERICANS IN A COUNTRY THAT LOSES 45,000 LIVES PER YEAR, AT A RATE NOT SEEN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. THIS IS A HUMAN COST PROBLEM WITH A HUMAN SOLUTION. IN A CHECKS, EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ALSO KNOWN AS RED FLAG LAWS. WEAPONS DESIGNED FOR WAR AND USE ON THE BATTLEFIELD, AND BUYING BACK THE MORE THAN 16 MILLION AR-15’S AND AK-47’S THAT ARE OUT THERE. AS WE LEARNED IN EL PASO WERE 22 WERE KILLED BY AN AK-47 OR IN DAYTON OHIO WHERE NINE WERE KILLED IN UNDER 40 SECONDS, THESE WEAPONS ARE DEVASTATINGLY EFFECTIVE, NOT ONLY AT TAKING LIVES BUT INTRODUCING TERROR IN THE LIVES OF THOSE SURVIVORS WHO REMAIN. STEVE: STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE CONCERNS OF IOWA’S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. STACEY: THAT IS RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK. My son was dying. democracy works for people. My son was undiagnosed. He was only three years old. Collection agencies found out we did not have insurance because my husband had lost his job days before. They came into the room wanting to know how we were going to pay, wanting credit cards. There’s no way out for us, I mean, other than you Bernie Really, like, you’re the hope that we have. We have got to create a health care system that works for you and for you and for all of us and not just for the insurance companies. I'm Bernie Sanders and I approve this message. Close Up. This week, Des Moines's N- STACEY: WELCOME BACK. DES MOINES’S NCAA CHAPTER IS HOSTING FREEDOM WEEK. STEVE: CAMERON MIDDLEBROOKS IS THE PRESIDENT OF DES MOINES IN NAACP. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. STACEY: HOW DID FREEDOM WE GET STARTED? CAMERON: -- KAMERON: WE DO A FUNDRAISER WHERE WE CELEBRATE THE WORK WE HAVE DONE AS A COMMUNITY AND ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE. STEVE: FREEDOM FUN. THAT IS WHAT IT IS CALLED. WHO AND WHAT DOES IT HELP? KAMERON: ALL THE PROGRAMS WE DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FIVE GAME CHANGER AREAS, ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND VOTER ENGAGEMENT. OUR COMMITTEES ARE WORKING TO ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE DES MOINES AND METROPOLITAN AREA AND MOVE THE BAR -- THE BALL FORWARD. STACEY: THIS FRIDAY. WHAT ISSUES WILL YOU BE TACKLING? KAMERON: WE WANT TO FOCUS ON YOUNG FOLKS COMING OUT AND LEARNING FINANCIAL LITERACY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT FOLKS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE BEST IT COMES TO HANDLING FINANCIAL SITUATION. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS TRACK. THREE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY GOING OVER HOW YOU ACTUALLY START YOUR BUSINESS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LEGAL AND TAX STRUCTURES. WE HAVE LEGAL AID, TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT LEGAL HAZARDS YOU SHOULD AVOID. STEVE: I KNOW THERE WAS A STUDY LAST TWO THAT SHOWED AFRICAN-AMERICAN PEOPLE IN CENTRAL IOWA DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HOME LOANS AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WHAT CAN YOUR ORGANIZATION DUE TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS? KAMERON: WE’RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND STATE LEGISLATURES ALL THE TIME. DES MOINES IS THE NUMBER ONE PLACE TO LIVE ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT CHARTS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, A LOT OF DISPARITIES. IN 2017, THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR AFTER AMERICANS WAS JUST OVER 30,000. IF 30,000 -- A $30,000 GAP. WE NEED TO REALLY ELIMINATE THOSE WAGE GAPS. STEVE: STAY RIGHT THERE. WE WILL WRAP UP OUR CONVERSATION RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK. STAY HERE. I started a tiny investment firm in 1986 and grew it to $36 billion dollars. In 2010, I signed the Giving Pledge to fund good causes. Then I left my business to combat climate change, fix our democracy, and hold President Trump accountable. Last year, we ran the largest youth voter mobilization in history - helping double turnout and win back the House. I'm Tom Steyer and I approve this message. Let's make change happen! Close Up. We are wrapping up o STEVE: WELCOME BACK. WE ARE UP OUR CONVERSATION. STACEY: THIS SATURDAY, THE DES MOINES DOUBLE-A CP IS HOSTING AN ECONOMIC FREEDOM TOWN HALL FEATURING DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE 4 -- THE FORMAT. >> WE HAVE 10 CANDIDATES ALREADY SCHEDULED TO BE THERE. KAMALA HARRIS. MAYOR PETE. THERE ARE SO MANY TO NAME. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING -- HAVING A CHANCE GIVEN IT IS OUR FREEDOM WEEK, THE NUMBER ONE GOAL IS ECONOMICS. WE WANT TO HEAR THEIR PLAN OF HOW THEY CAN ALLEVIATE DISPARITIES AND BUILD WEALTH IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND DES MOINES AND THE COUNTRY. >> THE ECONOMY IS NOT DOING WELL FOR EVERYBODY. IT IS VERY TIMELY. I’M SURE FOR THE PEOPLE IMPACTED, ECONOMICS COULD NOT BE A BETTER TOPIC FOR THIS. >> EXACTLY. IT IS THE NUMBER ONE MOVER FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE’S FAMILIES. WE THINK ABOUT SECURITY, ECONOMIC SECURITY IS NUMBER ONE ON THE MINDS. ARE THEY MAKING THE MONEY TO PUT CLOTHES ON THEIR KIDS BACKS? THOSE THINGS ARE TAKEN CARE OF, THEN EVERYTHING ELSE DOES NOT MATTER. LET’S LET YOU HOPE TO HEAR FROM THE CANDIDATES? WHAT IS THE MESSAGE YOU ARE LISTENING FOR? KAMERON: WHAT SPECIFICALLY ARE YOU DOING FOR BLACK SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE MOTHER WORKING TWO OR THREE JOBS AND STILL NOT MAKING A LIVABLE WAGE? A LOT OF WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE AT THE STATE AND LEVELS. BUT AS PRESIDENT, THERE IS A LOT OF MOVEMENT YOU CAN MAKE AS WELL. STEVE: HOW DOES EDUCATION PLAN TO THIS? EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE IMPORTANT TO SUCCESS. KAMERON: GAME CHANGER AREAS, THOSE ARE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE WANT TO YOUR FROM THESE CANDIDATES. WHAT CAN THEY DO TO HELP ALLEVIATE STUDENT LOAN DEBT AND TO HELP GET MORE FOLKS INTO COLLEGE. ALSO KNOWING COLLEGE IS NOT THE ROUTE FOR EVERYBODY. THE TRADES, SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN GO THROUGH. WHAT RESOURCES CAN YOU GET FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL. STACEY: WHAT DOES ECONOMIC FREEDOM LOOK LIKE TO YOU? KAMERON: IT LOOKS LIKE PROSPERITY. WE BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED AND TO BE FINANCIALLY SECURE. STEVE: HOW TO PEOPLE GET TICKETS? KAMERON: ALL OF OUR EVENTS ARE FREE. FREEDOM WEEK, GO TOWARD WEBSITE. STEVE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. ST