on a former president. that means it s going to be a dramatic day. both have a body of work that can be defended and criticised. voters know just what to expect. first time campaigns have gone outside of the commission for presidential debates and on the deal themselves with only one media organisation. that being cnn. that s why there s so much cnn branding everywhere else because they ve been very much in control of this. and it s the first debate as well where the candidates microphones will be muted when they go over time. so we will have to wait and seejust go over time. so we will have to wait and see just what impact that has on the debate. let s have a look now i just what has on the debate. let s have a look now ijust what is in store for us injust a now ijust what is in store for us in just a couple of hours time. we have this report from our north america editor. two old men whom the voters already know very well well enough to say they really don t like the cho
moment asjoe biden and donald trump face in atlanta. good evening and welcome to newsnight, live on weeknights and packed full of political vitamins, interviews and tonight insights about the rematch betweenjoe biden and donald trump that kicks off in three and a half hours. donald trump s are playing, it has just arrived in atlanta. and we are waiting for him to disembark from that. it has landed for at least three minutes but no sign of him. last time 73 million americans watched the debate. polls suggest this time it could be even higher with 115 million voters likely to tune in. lets go straight over to to cnn hq in atlanta, who are hosting the debate, to the spin room, to speak to catriona perry, the bbc s chief dc presenter. any sense of mood? absolutely, the excitement is any sense of mood? absolutely, the excitement is building any sense of mood? absolutely, the excitement is building already - any sense of mood? absolutely, the excitement is building alread