Good morning. 11 00 a. M. Eastern. 8 00 a. M. Pacific. I am jose diazbalart live from philadelphia and we are now ten hours away from the biggest night of the Election Cycle so far. Here in battleground, pennsylvania, former President Trump and Vice President harris will have their first debate ever. And this is how the stage is set. It marks the Vice President s first debate as the president ial debate, following the debate in june that changed the entire course of the election. Harris suddenly gained traction in key state polling. This is a Razortight Contest showing 70 of adults plan to watch all or most of tonights debate. Joining us now here in philadelphia, Nbc News White House correspondent, monica alba, Nbc News correspondent, garrett haake, and the Communications Director for Kamala Harris, and former spokesperson for doug burgums campaign. This is going to be one interesting evening either way. How is the Harris Campaign measuring the success, or what are the key points that
Into Tonights Debate, showing this race remains as close as can be. And what do voters want or need to hear from the stage . The effort to reach that slim group of undecided americans. Good morning. It is 10 00 eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Ana Cabrera joined by my Colleague And Friend chris jansing, reporting from philadelphia today, ahead of tonights pivotal debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. It is so great to be sitting next to you on this enormously important day in politics. Can we take another look at The Room . Where were sitting has a couple of purposes. One, it is the file room, which is an old phrase they use where people used to file their stories. Those chairs will all be full tonight with members of the media, who will be watching the debate from here, because, remember, there is no audience. So there will not even be members of nbc team, other teams, other many Media Teams there. But in the middle, thats where the Spin Room is going to be and each side will
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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
Grown on our farm, enjoyed at your table. welcome back to our Special Coverage, msnbc reports Debate Day live from philadelphia. It is a gorgeous day here. Hello, im chris jansing. As a democratic strategist put it, its like running a 5k after riding a tiltawhirl. Thats how hes describing Tonights Showdown between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. 90 minutes that could reshape the final 55 days of a race that has been stubbornly tight. Heres our first look at the stage inside the national constitution center. Were told harris has just arrived for a walkthrough ahead of her meeting with Donald Trump, who she has actually never met before. We have details on how the Vice President s team is already taunting trump in the runup to their faceoff. Also, new Exclusive Reporting About What Trump sees as his biggest challenge tonight. Nbcs Yamiche Alcindor covers the Harris Campaign and Garrett Haake covers the trump campaign. If only if people could have heard our conversation in the break. We a