Im going to turn you over into the trusted hands of one mr. Wolf blitzer, who is in this Situation Room, which just is actually in Philadelphia Today it is Debate Night in america and we are now just a few hours away from what will be an historic President Ial Debate. And the first Facetoface Meeting between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Good evening to all im Erin Burnett im Wolf Blitzer in philadelphia. Welcome to our viewers here in the united states. And around the world. This is a Special Edition of the Situation Room. Erin, the unprecedented Showdown Tonight will be thank you. Place right here in philadelphia. These are brand new pictures were getting right now the Debate Stage former President Trump now making his way to the city of brotherly love. Cnn is learning. He will be joined by two family members, Eric Trump and his wife, lara trump. And wolf. The stakes obviously couldnt be higher. This is a Razortight Race from every single poll. Early
If Donald Trump goes in and does what he does exactly with Joe Biden, that is let the opponent talk, it is the best night of his life because Kamala Harris cannot speak extemporaneously. She needs to hit the mark. You need to talk about policy and the economy and she needs to give people what they need to hear from her and get to know her better. He has a history, she has one, and the problem for her is she is running from hers and he is running toward his. It is an easier position to be in. The expectation has always been that she is punting above peered she will have to punt above her weight and she was the underdog and this debate is no different. She will appear to do better during the debate but the problem is you will take whatever she says during the debate and compare it to all of those platforms that you just listed it that she already flipped on. John moments are now the White House will hold its first briefing of the week as Vice President harris prepares to defend the admin
Fox news at night. And breaking tonight, the chaos along the border now leading to yet another crisis in american cities. Top ranking Border Authorities now telling Fox News that venezuelan Gang Members are now so prevalent in some areas that targeting them is now a top priority. If you look at aurora, they are taking over the place. They are taking over buildings. And this is just the beginning, you have not seen anything yet. While Kamala Harris says she is tough on the border, many believe she is ignoring another major Law Enforcement problem, the war on cops. Where is Kamala Harris . Condemning the violence against Law Enforcement to make sure that this is not socially acceptable. We need the leadership of this country to step up and support Law Enforcement. Both president ial candidates will likely be compelled to lay out their solutions during the first president ial debate, now just four days away. Much more on that in moments, but we begin with more on the growing threat americ
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