For Civility Right . 6 00 a. M. On the east coast. A live look at the national Constitution Center in philly philadelphia. Thats where were going to see tonight historic president ial debate go down in just a few hours. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us in just hours. Donald trump and Kamala Harris will meet on that Philadelphia Stage for what might be their only president ial debate of the 2024 election. Debate. It host Abc News shared this first look at the stage. Harris and trump will stand behind podiums just a few feet apart. Their microphones will be muted when it is not their turn to speak tonight will be the first time that the candidates meet Each Other in person. Trump didnt attend Biden And Harriss inauguration after he refused to acknowledge the results of the 2020 election. This one night presents harris with the opportunity to introduce yourself to millions of americans and two voters who polls show, say that they need to learn more
reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. time for this rat pack to pack it in. thanks very much for joining me this evening. i m jim acosta. we ll be back tomorrow night. good night. your way round the hill. and now the party bosses want a meeting. they have a proposition. they want you to take a shot at the white house. not eventually, but now. - think about it, will you? narrator: well, first you ll have to get past her, the senator with decades of experience and friends in high places, already at home in the oval office. and then you ll have to get past him, a senator and bona fide war hero backed b by a mean polititical machinine. [crowd chanting indistinctly] let s say you are ready. here s the real question. is america? [dramatic music] only one way to find out. [tense music] america, president george w. bush s second term. [chatter] at war in iraq and afghanistan, teetering on the brink of a global economic crash, disillusioned, divided, and despera
the democratic party has thrown us women aside. we re going to go to washington, and we re going to shake things up. i can t trust obama, he s an arab. the first african american president of the united states. failure to act now will turn crisis into a catastrophe. this is not health reform, this is control. how is that hope-y, change-y stuff working out for ya? the american people have sent a resounding and unmistakable message of change and new direction for america. it s been just five days since democrats took control of both houses of congress, but already the focus is shifting to the next big political prize, the white house. when the election season begins in 2007, the climate is not very good if you are a republican. the war in iraq is very unpopular. and many democrats think they can win the presidency. senator biden now joining a growing list of democratic candidates who are announcing their intentions for 08. on the democratic side, yo
Announce my candidacy for president of the United States of america. Early in the campaign, black people were feeling somewhat neglected. Is he going to represent us . Is he going to take our issues seriously . People felt he wasnt black enough. Mccains crowds turned uglier. The discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn. This is not a man who sees america the way that you and i see america. Okay, youre rolling. You obviously put a lot of thought into the decision to do this. Have you given thought to when youre successful, what would you want people to say about how america was different than the day you walked in the door . I dont think that were going to solve all our problems in eight years or ten years. One of the things about life, both for each of us and for the country as a whole, is that there are always going to be new challenges. There are always going to be new difficulties. But i hope that at the end of an obama administration, people will l
president of the united states. failure to act now will turn crisis into a catastrophe. this is not health reform, this is control. how is that hope-y, change-y stuff working out for ya? the american people have sent a resounding and unmistakable message of change and new direction for america. it s been just five days since democrats took control of both houses of congress, but already the focus is shifting to the next big political prize, the white house. when the election season begins in 2007, the climate is not very good if you are a republican. the war in iraq is very unpopular. and many democrats think they can win the presidency. senator biden now joining a growing list of democratic candidates who are announcing their intentions for 08. on the democratic side, you had a lot of candidates, senators like chris dodd and joe biden, john edwards, bill richardson. we looked at all of these people who are running, and in the end, you thought, well, thi