The network at nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me. I will see you tomorrow. Thank you for joining us. Super happy to have you here. It is september nine today and you know what that means. Obviously, it means happy birthday, North Korea and i hoped you remember to get them something nice. It traces its founding to this date in 1948. Today was full of terrified North Korean citizens marching through the streets dressed Identically Doing Synchronized things with flags and banners all pledging loyalty till death to this third generation of totalitarian dictators who have ruled that country since its findings in 1948. The cult of personality that is the North Korean dictatorship involves essentially the worship of the Kim Family Is Gods on earth. And today on the occasion of North Koreas birthday, the chinese president and the president of russia Vladimir Putin send warm congratulations to North Korea and warm congratulations to kim jongun praising his dictatorship promising c
Do so on the Debate Stage in philadelphia. Well preview the High Stakes event, which might be the only showdown between the two candidates before novembers election. Plus, well bring you the latest from The Middle East following a deadly attack on a Gaza Tent Camp in a humanitarian zone there. And well look back on the life and incredible career of the actor james Earl Jones. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, september 10th. Debate day. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting it with us. And indeed, anticipation is growing with just hours now until Tonights President ial debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The high Stakes Showdown is scheduled to begin at 9 00 p. M. Eastern in philadelphia at the national constitution center. This will be the first time the two have faced off on a Debate Stage against each other, and it will also be the first time the two have ever met in person. There will be no audience in the room,
Tonight is where the plot thickens. What will it take to give either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump that critical edge in the final 56 days . And what trump himself is telling our reporter in a Phone Call just this morning about the big showdown tonight. Plus, could the key to winning this election be as simple as getting a small slice of undecided moderate voters comfortable with your candidacy . Maybe not so simple. How do you do it . And who has got the edge . And both Harris And Trump will leave pennsylvania once the debate is done, but likely not for long. Ill talk to two mayors in cities in pennsylvania. We got a lot of experience in what it takes to win in this all important state. So, it is a very busy day, hello, im chris jansing, joined by my colleague Andrea Mitchell for our Special Coverage, msnbc reports debate day. This is the Spin Room. And we are just blocks from where the first and so far only president ial debate will be held tonight. And, chris, Donald Trump is expect
Hi, everyone. Dont you love that music. It is 4 00 in New York. The prosecutor versus the felon, the want to be autocrat versus the democrat. A candidate weighed down by incumbency in the eyes of the voters, a candidate who will be the oldest president in our history should he prevail. Versus the candidate of change from a much younger generation. Every contrast that defined the 2024 president ial election could very well be distilled in to 90 minutes on one of the biggest stages of this Campaign Season so far. With the mics muted and no audience with only the moderator as loued to ask the questions and two minutes to answer and two minutes for rebuttal, Vice President Kamala Harris will be up against a candidate who at this point is defined by his lies. As we reported before, he told more than 30,000 lies over the course of his presidency. Countless more since then. A candidate who has no problem spewing disinformation no matter the consequences, as long as it serves had im. Here is h
Has a reputation for intensely preparing for these big moments and she has to view this as much as a Job Interview as an encounter with the former President Lock your doors, keep your Porch Lights where is thats the Big Question right now. We want to get this guy is crazy. No idea. Wasnt disrespectful because my mom you raised me that way, didnt cuss a lot of respect for kevin live from london this is cnn with Max Foster and Christina Macfarlane hello, and a very warm welcome to our viewers joining us from the United States and all around the world. Im Christina Macfarlane. Its monday, september 9 here, 9 00 a. M. In london, 4 00 a. M. In philadelphia, pennsylvania, where u. S. Vice president Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. I just one day away from meeting facetoface. The first time on a debate stage, that highstakes showdown in the first president ial debate with 57 days to go until the november election, it will come just before early voting begins in several key sta