still mike alfred a company that rates 401 k plans says knowing how much to save is critical. >> the number one thing for retirement savings and planning is that most people aren't saving enough money. and so, in the absence of actually saving an adequate amount, there is no other magic bullet. >> reporter: he says if you're not saving enough each month, even the best performing investments probably won't get you to your goal. for "nightly business report," i'm sharon epperson. >>> the 2024 summer olympic games are more than a decade away, but at least one big u.s. city is preparing a bid to host the games, washington dc. the president of d.c. 2024 the booster committee exploring the bid says the nation's capital is the safest and most secure city in the world, and he says since the biggest cost of any olympic games is security, quote, we got it pretty much built in. this is no done deal. other cities like tulsa, oklahoma have already announced their interest in hosting those same games, bill, and you know, the last time we did summer games was atlanta. >> is living in los angeles wh

pallone: i also want to thank our host, and you, mike schneider for being here this evening, as well as alfredodwin. i think it's important that this is the first time that the candidates are getting together, finally for debate as was mentioned is an opportunity for voters to actually see where we stand on the issues, and also to make clear choices. i think they will see clear choices here tonight. i'm frank pallone. i would like to be your united states senator, and the represent you now in congress be the i'm a husband, a father of three children who are raised in the same time, long branch, where we still live. and i really want you to understand that although you may hear often tonight that congress is broken, that i really believe that in congress as a senator i can make a difference. and i've tried over the years in congress where i am now to actually work on problems and come up with solutions. i think you can get things done in congress. when i was first elected to congress, all of the beaches were closed along the north jersey shore. and i worked hard to clean up the ocean and close

mike schneider, the managing editor here at njtv. in alphabetical order, the candidates are cory booker, rush holt, sheila oliver, and frank pallone. joining me is editorial journalist alfredoblin. each will have 60 seconds, but each will also have up to 60 seconds for rebuttal. there is a timing light that will be used, and it is my job to see that light and to use that light. you have no studio audience tonight. if you would like to join the conversation, you can be part of it. you can follow us on twitter. let's begin. the candidates drew straws. cory booker starts. >> good evening, and i would like to thank everybody who organized this debate. i began my career in newark, but i was born in bergen county, some of the smallest towns there. i chose to move to newark. when you bring people together, you can make tremendous progress. the heroes i met and others during my time as a person representing people who cannot not afford attorneys showed me that philosophy could work. 15 years later, going from a time when newark's headlines were about crime, the city has changed, but the city has seen progress. we have lowered crime, ushered in the biggest economic element period s