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
On the state of the ofe race. Im hearing quIte a lot Of Nervousness from some democrats. Ken harris handled the heat 24 hours until the debate and It will take almost i focus to deal wIth Donald Trump. I dont think shes abandoning Her ideals. I think shes trying to beo be a pragmatic and doinndg what she thinks is right in order to win the election. Bernie sanders does It again. Hold It. I have. M man, they cannot speak english in my Front Yard , screaming aty me, throwing mattresses in my Front Yard. Is america becoming a haItian us nation . It is so unsafafe ine in my neighborhood. Plus, Jesse Watters , F De Its the last night of Debate Camp Forcamp F Kamala and the C Counselors are leaking. Im picking up quIte a log. T, Of Nervousness, by The Way, on the state of the race. I dont know what youre hearing, anthonyetting, but imn getting democrats kind of texting me. I had a long Call Yesterday wIth a strategist. I caon that t ,n fill you in ont more. But Im Hearing quIte a lot Of Nerv
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
This is the ingraham angle from washington. My angle in moments. First, the big debate is tomorrow night in philly, as new polls show donald trump regaining ground against harris, and favorites would make by the polling group nate silver. Multiple polls bringing lots of sad news for vice president joy. As things stand today, she is losing perk on that later. As far as the debate prep goes, one could argue that trump has been getting ready for this for what, nine years or so? since 2015, really. On mike harris, he has a record to run on, not run from. What is kamala s vibe today? are you ready to be donald trump? yes. Best part of the debate? be at this store. Like everything else with kamala, this aura of confidence is a lie. Or team is panicked. Apparently they don t want her to have a repeat of her catastrophic 2020 democratic primary debate performances which of course ultimately helped sink her candidacy. On friday, politico reported that her advisors were scrambling to rewrite the
Tabulation begins, the stakes are incredibly high. As harris prepares to debate donald trump. Senator elizabeth warren and governor wes moore join me on trump s vengeful rhetoric and the alarming agendas being pursued by republicans on the state level. On issues like migrants, abortion restrictions and voting rights. And we begin tonight with the huge and sobering stakes facing america and vice president kamala harris as she prepares to debate donald trump. Late this afternoon, harris landed in philadelphia, site of the debate. But she had been in pittsburgh since thursday preparing for the big event. Meanwhile, trump has been golfing and posting insane threats on his failing truth social, and now back on twitter, yay. And i say huge stakes for harris because if we re being honest, trump faces almost no stakes. Tomorrow night s debate will matter much more for harris than for him. Not only do polls show more than 90% of americans have made up their minds about trump versus just over 70