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
Howard in just a moment, well talk to to Corey Lewandowski. Most debates are heavily hyped by the media and turn out to be the less than dramatic. That the does not look like the case with tuesdays a answerer bc debate. Donald trump, Kamala Harris, which could easily thin this tip this very tight election. Harris appeared in Spirits Burg with Joe Biden who pittsburgh with Joe Biden who spoke mostly about his own record. Thats why kamala and i are so proud [applause] so proud of the greatest Job Creation Record of any president in a single term in american history. Joe biden has been one of the most transformative President S in the united states. Howard but the does she want to be linked so closely to the man that a democrats and the media forced out of the race . Her slogan should have been im not joe. Right now shes not im shes im not trump, and i dont think its going to work. Shes to going to sink like an anchor, hes going to be an anchor around her because the Bidenheifers Administ
Welcome to The Beat, im ari melber. But we begin with Breaking News in politics. Former republican Vice President and Defense Secretary Dick cheney is backing Kamala Harris. That marks one of her most high Ranking Republican endorsements in this campaign probably the most iconic. Dick cheney is an Arch Conservative Hawk and a gop icon, a fixture running republican administrations as chief of Staff And War policy as Defense Sect and Vice President and during 9 11 and the wars in afghanistan and iraq. Those were stints that made him a Fire Brand Folk hero on the right and loathed by most prominent washington democrats. And indeed this news right now tonight would have been unheard ever 10 or 15 years ago and cheney is far from a never trumper. He endorsed Donald Trump in 2018. This also completes the Cheney Family unusual evolution and it did not come during the actual four years of trumps presidency, his governing priorities and his mistakes, it came over whether were a democracy or a C
Evangelicals. A fascinating piece. All your reporting in secretary. It is such a gift to have you in our stable, thank you for doing it, thank you for jn me tonight. Paula ramos, contributor of the cominbook, latino evangelicals, rise of the far right. Thank you for your time. That is our show for tonight. Now it is time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, lawrence. Alex, i just wasted an hour of my life. Dont know. What . Thats what i shouldve done. Hould have watched your show. I thought it was my job to watch the Trump Town Hall moderated by Sean Hannity. I could have told you. On another channel. So, it is the town hall, you know, harrisburg, pennsylvania, filled with people ready to ask their questions. Not a single Audience Question in the entire hour because, you know, the out of control rambling, incoherent answers went on forever, Sean Hannity he has to talk about Hannibal Lector and sharks. Sean hannity is promising the audience that the Audience Questions
I just wasted an hour of my life. Oh no. Yeah. Watching this show? oh, no, no, no. That s what i should have done. I should have done that, because i thought it was my job to watch the trump socalled town hall moderated by sean hannity i could have told you. On another channel. So it s the town hall, you know, in harrisburg, pennsylvania, filled with people ready to ask their questions. Not a single audience question in the entire hour because because, you know, the trumpian, outofcontrol, rambling, incoherpt answers went on forever. Because he had to talk about lek etro cushions and hannibal lecter and sharks. Hannity s promising the audience that the audience questions are coming up, and they never do. Unbelievable. And any, any one of the audience questions would have been better than any of the hannity questions in the entire hour. And there might have been something to report about it if just one audience question got asked. Well, you know, next time lawrence, just stick with thi