7 00 which means we have the great music starting to play at 7 00. But you still continue to get some special debate preview coverage from alary mel ber, the beat starts right now. Good evening, ari. Good evening, chuck. Well be watching. Big night for you and for the country. I am ari melber here live this evening from miami. Thrilled to be with you. We with three hours away from the first democratic debate of 2020 where the candidates face off on their vision,ed border crisis and the return of Robert Miller as House Democrats announce he will publicly testify before congress july 17th. This reignites the partys clash over obstruction and whether to open an Impeachment Probe. Tonight voters are likely to see the democrats internal battles over this issue because while nancy pelosi and most of the house caucus do not back impeachment, of the ten candidates debating tonight, seven do back impeachment hearings. Many see the push from muellers
public testimony as the last effort to make t
back when gary hart was nursing a lead over mondale, he turned his experience over a newcomer that worked even if it was highly prepared. when i hearhim. when i hear your new ideas, i m reminded of that ad, where s the beef? and what is beef? mondale was teeing off a pop culture reference of fast food ad. he was showing voters he was ready to handle any beef. again, the lesson is debates define everything. candidates over time and fundraising and attitude matters. but even in a political world this days that feels like it can turn on the latest tweet or hype, i want to tell you tonight is about what these candidates actually stand for and what voters, what you ultimately decide. dig into this point, i want to bring back rnc chairman michael steele. your thoughts on why tonight is different? no, you hit a home run and you framed it exactly right