Silhouette. Thats the one like that to the lead with Jake Tapper starts right now. Welcome to plead live from philadelphia, the site of Tonights President ial debate. Im Jake Tapper. The big moment is just a few hours away. We just got some video of tonight stage setup. Vice president Kamala Harris will take the podium. That is screen, right. And former President Donald Trump will be screen left. Not only will this be the first debate between these two president ial nominees, it will be the very first time that commonly harris and Donald Trump have ever met facetoface you might remember Donald Trump boycotted the inaugural in 2021. Today, cnn is learning that Vice President harris has spoken multiple times now with former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the democratic nominee, eight years ago, Who Thrice Debated Trump in 2016, clinton advised harris, were told to Bait Trump into who selfdestruction. This evening, creating what clinton calls low moments for Donald Trumps such as in h
Thanksgiving dinner there. You know plenty of people could fit it s true i gotta say, having been in the mix for so many debates and so many different ways that you have worked, are you actually looking forward to it tomorrow or are you bracing yourself? both. I think i can t stop thinking about the fact that they have never met in person. And there s so many dynamics to i also as a fellow prepper, i admire that about the vice president. But it also means you need to prepare and then be agile, so i just think that will be interesting to watch. Re and how does she deal with the trump s of it all? so both, bracing and also interested. How about you? i mean, i feel like coming out f of the most consequential presidential debate that has everal happened in u. S. History. Every. Playing the odds means this should be a normal one, right? boring maybe. Nothingor about this campaig isbo boring or normal. I don t know. I feel like we re all just sort of ready for everything. Ready for anything.
Much. Arthur busch new hour of cnn, new central starts now a new clear message from the president but i was campaign, no clear leader. The new polls out showing Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, locked in his tight of a race as it can be, and about to face its off on the Debate Stage. New Reporting Today on how theyre preparing for all of it. Schools are closed across central kentucky a major manhunt now stretching it the Third Day for a man, police consider Armed And Dangerous after they say he shot five people on a busy highway. And new Hampshire Gop Governor Chris Sununu, to the rescue, helping them. Man, who started choking during a Lobster Roll eating contest this weekend. Im Sara Sider with Kate Bolduan and john berman. This cnn new central one thing that has been proven, this Election Cycle is that debates matter. And the country is now one day away from the next major problem. Presidential campaign moment. Hes seconds general Election Debate of this cycle. The first time. Kamala har
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
The Vice President spent The Weekend in pittsburgh preparing for the debate. During a Radio Interview that aired this morning, she talked about what she expected from trump during the debate. He plays from this really old and tired playbook, right, where he theres no floor for him in terms of how low he will go, and we should be prepared for that. We should be prepared for the fact that he is not burdened by telling the truth. And we should be prepared for the fact that he is probably going to speak a lot of untruths. For his part, Donald Trump held a rally in battle ground, wisconsin, on saturday. As both candidates prepare for tomorrows debate, new polling shows an extremely tight race. A New York times Sienna College national poll gives trump a 1 Point Lead over the Vice President. The Yougov Poll of michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin show a close but tied race in the battleground states, with the results in the margin of error. With us now, Nbc News correspondent, garrett haake,