Their family members, lieutenant general mark hertling. Thanks very much. And thank you for joining me. Im Jim Acosta Inside Politics with Dana The Bash starts right now today on Inside Politics, game time, just hours from now, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will face off in a debate that could find the final weeks of this deadlocked president ial race and we have new reporting on both candidates, tactics on this crucial night. Plus change the way you speak about women. Nikki haley is offering some blunt advice for the republican ticket that needs to narrow the gender gap, but will Donald Trump fallen too familiar habits on that tonight . And the most important audience of all cnn is asking undecided voters in Mustwin Pennsylvania what they want to hear . On the Debate Stage. One persons tip, tell us what youre going to do, not what the other person has done wrong. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics after months of talking about one another. Kamala harris an
You a free book to answer questions you may have call now and well come to you 808 to 14000 facetoface for the first time and maybe the only time before election day, hours from now, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will battle it out on the Debate Stage. And if that lasts its the one taught us anything. You know, these showdowns can be game changes. Were going to talk debate strategy, plus the mother of the suspected Georgia School Shooter are speaking out about her call to the school, halfhour before her son allegedly killed four people there as investigators released Body Camera Footage from a Police Encounter with the teen last year and its a Daring Truck that could make history astronauts on Spacexs Polaris Dawn mission are attempting to do what has never been done before duct the first ever private spacewalk. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News central its is on tonight on Stage And Philade
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
Regaining ground in a poll by Nate Silver. And Vice President joy, as things stand today, shes losing. As far as Debate Prep goes, one could argue trump has been getting ready for what, nine years or so . Since 2015 really. Unlike harris, he has an actual record to run on, not run from. What is Kamalas Vibe today . Yes, i am. Yes. Part of Debate Prep for you . Being at the Spice Store is so far. James E Laura this your oura is. They dont want a repeat of the 2020 debate. On Friday Politico admitted her advisers were scrambling after rules to mute the mics were finalized. She could get thrOwn off by the muted mics. They are preparing for that possibility. Now we know why kamala fought hard to change the debate rules. She claimed they were worried Trump Couldnt Control himself. It is because Kamala Harris needs her verbal crutch when her caboos of thought goes off the rails. Mr. Vice president , im speaking. I have to weigh in. Mr. Vice president , im speaking. Laura if she manages to pu
Its going . In the last one within the first ten minutes people had their ideas. Whats your Mark Tonight . I think well have a sense of whether what the moderators have planned tonight. One of the things was Fact Checking was going to be the purview of the participants not the moderators, and i think well get a sense of what role the moderators are going to play in the first few minutes. I think if you look back at harris and her sort of arc in the senate on the Judiciary Committee, it took her about three quarters to make bill barr, Jeff Sessions and Brett Kavanaugh squirm. I would give her about five minutes to see what approach shes taking and what strategy she plans to deploy. Trump wont be the story. I know he likes to always be the story, but trump will be trump. I think ill be interested to see what abc and the Moderators Approach is tonight and what Vice President harris approach is tonight. You make a great point in reminding everyone even though news viewers may have been wat