what are you doing tonight? i know what we're doing. it's debate night in america. hours from now all eyes will be on the debate stage as the democratic debate number three gets under way. it's in houston. and only ten candidates have qualified, jim. that means only one night of debates. >> that's true. and a lot of the focus tonight will no doubt be on joe biden and elizabeth warren. the two sharing the debate stage for the first time as new cnn polling shows the former vice president's lead getting thinner. those two candidates there at the top. athena jones joins us from outside the debate hall in houston. good morning. how are the campaigns looking at this debate now as they see those new numbers come out? >> hi, jim. it's another big night. another big opportunity for these candidates to make their case. as you mentioned for their first time, the top ten candidates electric sharing the same stage. so we'll get to see a match up for the first time between joe