Final prep underway for the Abc News debate tonight. In a race this close, the stakes could not be higher. Good morning, im Bill Hemmer live in New York. They have never met before. Dana i thought that was interesting. Bill in the room for the first time. Dana im great. Im Dana Perino and this is Americas Newsroom. This is like a little bit like the playoffs. Bill yes. Like the Championship Game before the super bowl. Weve had this date circled on the calendar for three months and so finally its here. Dana its less than 12 hours from now. Vice president harris and former President Trump Meet on the Debate Stage in philadelphia. The showdown is seen as their best chance to sway undecided voters in a race that could be decided by the slimest of margins. Bill trump is expected to go over harriss policy flipflops, fracking, medicaid for all, the border wall. Harris under pressure to explain the reversals going 51 days without a formal news conference. Dana Alexandria Hoff has the latest on
Tonight is where the plot thickens. What will it take to give either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump that critical edge in the final 56 days . And what trump himself is telling our reporter in a Phone Call just this morning about the big showdown tonight. Plus, could the key to winning this election be as simple as getting a small slice of undecided moderate voters comfortable with your candidacy . Maybe not so simple. How do you do it . And who has got the edge . And both Harris And Trump will leave pennsylvania once the debate is done, but likely not for long. Ill talk to two mayors in cities in pennsylvania. We got a lot of experience in what it takes to win in this all important state. So, it is a very busy day, hello, im chris jansing, joined by my colleague Andrea Mitchell for our Special Coverage, msnbc reports debate day. This is the Spin Room. And we are just blocks from where the first and so far only president ial debate will be held tonight. And, chris, Donald Trump is expect
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
VIce presIdent Kamala HarrIs Is facIng questIons how to answer on several of her past far left posItIons. We have not seen her do a News Conference In the 50 days that she has been announced as the presIdent Ial candIdate on the left. And now her posItIons are wafflIng In the wInd. We dIdnt really know where they were to begIn wIth except for they were far left. Now someone just saId the quIet part out loud. The truth about Kamala HarrIs. Well get to It. Im HarrIs Faulkner and you are In the faulkner focus. Well, here he Is, senator BernIe Sanders, a selfprofessed DemocratIc SocIalIst may have just told us exactly why Kamala HarrIs Is flIpfloppIng. I dont thInk she Is abandonIng her Ideals. I thInk she Is tryIng to be pragmatIc and doIng what she thInks Is rIght In order to wIn the electIon. Do you consIder VIce PresIdent harrIs to be progressIve, senator . I do. Her vIews are not mIne but I consIder her a progressIve. HarrIs he would be the expert pretty much on that. He Is the most f
Ideals . I dont think she is abandoning her ideals but trying to be pragmatic and what is right in order to win the election. Bill thats why they call it live tv. Senator sanders suggesting that Kamala Harris is still just as liberal as ever. How will she explain the reported pivots on the issues . We all wait. Hope you had a glorious weekend. A new week begins now. Im bill hemmer. Dana im Dana Perino and this the americas newsroom. Senator sanders reminds me of when the Bush Campaign found the video of John Kerry saying i voted for it before i voted against it and became the thing. Yes, trump is trying to define harris as a radical liberal leftist. Bernie sanders says let me help you, sir. The Vice President is looking to win over skeptical Voters Tomorrow Night as a Poll Shows President Trump leading by One Point nationally. Suggesting her momentum is stalling. Bill the Harris Team projecting confidence saying theyre exactly where they expected to be at this point. Our Campaign Chair