CNN’s ‘climate crisis’ town hall will last seven hours

CNN’s town hall about climate change will feature 10 Democratic presidential candidates and last seven hours.

The network revealed the format for its Sept. 4 town hall on Tuesday. The event, which is scheduled to last from 5 p.m. to after 11 p.m., will consist of CNN hosts moderating a town hall discussion with each individual candidate for 40 minutes at a time. CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir will question the candidates throughout the evening, as well.

The schedule of speakers is slated in the following order:

  • Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro at 5 p.m.
  • Former tech executive Andrew Yang at 5:40 p.m.
  • California Sen. Kamala Harris at 6:20 p.m.
  • Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar at 7 p.m.
  • Former Vice President Joe Biden at 8 p.m.
  • Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at 8:40 p.m.
  • Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 9:20 p.m.
  • South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 10 p.m.
  • Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke at 10:40 p.m.
  • New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker at 11:20 p.m.

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