It s jd vance versus tim walz, the ohio senator, and the minnesota governor sharing a stage for the first time after weeks of hostility and making the case for their running mates in prime time. I say we get a president who knows what the hell he s doing. I say we get donald j. Trump back in the oval office. We are not satisfied with putting cracks in the glass ceiling. We re pushing president harris through the glass. The vp picks of kamala harris and donald trump are about to be tested as they ve never been tested before just five weeks before election day when we fight, we win. It s debate night in america. And cnn s live coverage begins right now political spotlight is on new york city as vice presidential nominees j. D. Vance and tim walz are about to confront one another on the debate stage. We are standing by for the start of what is likely to be a contentious faceoff that could have a unique impact on the 24, 2024 presidential race. It is debate night in america on this special
Until election day, the first and only meeting between the two men who hope to become vice president of the united states. Democratic governor tim walz of minnesota and republican senator jd vance of ohio. Now this is likely the final debate of this election cycle, and voting is already underway in 20 states. Cbs news polling shows this remains a race either presidential candidate could win. The cbs news vice presidential debate starts now. Fight for every single vote and we are going to take this country back. And we are ready to continue to build the future together. We re going to turn this whole country red with president donald j. Trump s leadership. You know, it s at the end of this little journey. Kamala harris says the next president of the united states. This is a cbs news special live from cbs news headquarters in new york. America decides the vice presidential debate good evening o donnell, and thank you for joining us for tonight s cbs news vice presidential debate. We want
In northern israel. The us Defense Secretary Lloyd austin has given his support to israels objectives after speaking with with his counterpart, yoav gallant. Mr austin also warned iran it faced Grave Consequences if it carried out a direct attack against israel in support of hezbollah. This is the scene in beirut where explosions have continued overnight in the capitals southern suburbs. Israel had ordered the evacuation of 3 areas. These pictures show explosions and smoke rising near beirut international airport. There have also been reports of an Air Strike hitting a crowded palestinian Refugee Camp near the southern lebanese city of sidon. Syrian State Media says that 3 people have been killed by israeli strikes on the capital damascus. Israel is yet to comment on the reports. Meanwhile, the Uk Government has charted a flight to help british nationals leave lebanon scheduled to leave beirut on wednesday. In a moment, we will hear from my colleague anna foster, who is in beirut but f
And what would you do with a spare 25 Billion Euros . Thats the question facing the irish Government Today as it delivers its budget following a huge Tax Windfall from Tech Firms. Live from london, this is business today. Im lukwesa burak. We start in the us where in the last 30 minutes tens of thousands of East And Gulf Coast Port workers have started striking for the first time in nearly 50 years. This comes after the international longshoremen s association and the us Maritime Alliance were unable to reach an agreement on the terms of their contract. The strikes will halt trade in a wide range of goods and disrupt the Countrys Economy just as we enter the final weeks before the president ial election. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupt the two major sticking points between international longshoreman s association and the us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation for the workers are unhappy with the current contract which spanned the pandemic and dockworkers st