it then america. thursday, july 4 dead stuff good morning. you were alive in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin the owl with presidential campaigns during a critical moment, just three days and counting until joe biden and donald trump face off in a prime time debate right here on cnn. the earliest showdown of its kind in modern history, president biden, his team will remain hunkered down at camp david, where he s then the last few days and debate prep. meanwhile, over the weekend, donald trump road-tested potential debate strategies at a rally in philadelphia how should i handle him? should i be tough and nasty or should i be should i be she say no, should i be tough and nasty and just say you re the worst president in history or should i be nice and calm? and let him speak be tough? so how are the two campaigns spending these final days before the debate joining me now are cnn s alayna treene and kevin lip tack. kevin, you have some new reporting a
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