trump following soon after. going head to head tonight in a showdown filled with political land mines that could be hazardous to both campaigns. we will have full team coverage with live reports from atlanta. a detailed review of the last showdown. a look back at presidential moments with michael beschloss. the supreme court releasing that idaho abortion case, similar to restrictions in six other states that was mistakenly posted online yesterday, confirming the court will not decide yet whether hospitals have to provide emergency abortions preserving the current federal requirement they do for now, but sparking a furious dissent from justice sotomayor. a damage settlement overturned, meaning years of negotiations have to start over. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. we are just hours away from what could be a turning point. until now, it has been a closely fought race between president biden and former president trump. that could change tonight. t
starts right now. hi, ari. hi, all night. i ll be with you all night. see you soon. see you soon. thanks. welcome to debate night in america. this special edition of the beat will take you through everything you need to know as we ramp up. this live shot outside the debate hall for joe biden and donald trump. this is the earliest general election debate in american history. that s not all:alex wagner is there and will be joining us in a moment. the biden campaign pushed to jumpstart interest in the race by making this debate earlier. we could tell you tonight a huge 73% of voters say they are planning to watch tonight. and you can, too. nicolle mentioned this debate airs right here on msnbc in about three hours with rachel maddow leading the special coverage in under an hour. i can also tell you this is the first debate between a president and a former president. kind of an interesting factoid there. also the first time these two have been near each other at all since
enough. clinton world joining forces with obama world and taking over the reins of the biden campaign. hostile takeover. obama sees the race for what it is, a nailbiter, but biden does not always listen to obama s advice, he questions his judgement so obama is going around joe and is personally calling biden s campaign chair and close advisers asking about strategy and how biden was taking their advice. he has the biden campaign wired. obama s people have ordered the biden campaign to make sure obama is in the loop on campaign updates. obama is even making staffing decisions at biden s headquarters in wilmington. obama s lieutenants warning they will be watching thursday night. no pressure. this is the most important 90 minutes in joe biden s political career, it s one of the most important 90 minutes and recent political history because if joe biden does not do what he needs to do thursday, and i think he can, he s a solid debater, i m not sure trouble even debate septem
the media can t deny it, should they pull him? i would say yes. jesse: democrats wetting the bed so obama and hillary take the wheel. i understand you are looking for coaching help. the last thing someone needs in a debate is a drug. if they take cocaine they will forget the lines. he s going to be debating three people. jesse: get ready for the royal rumble! jesse: what s behind the smash and grabs? chris hansen is here. plus. he tends to just [ ] [ ] jesse: the democratic party kingmakers have seen enough. clinton world joining forces with obama world and taking over the reins of the biden campaign. hostile takeover. obama sees the race for what it is, a nailbiter, but biden does not always listen to obama s advice, he questions his judgement so obama is going around joe and is personally calling biden s campaign chair and close advisers asking about strategy and how biden was taking their advice. he has the biden campaign wired. obama s people have or
everyone, and judge jeanine pirro along with richard fowler, jesse watters, katie pavlich, and greg gutfeld, it s 5:00 in new york city, and this is the five. so let the debate trash talk begin, joe biden and donald trump are sharpening their attacks as they get ready to meet face to face for the cnn presidential debates three days from now and simulcast on fox news. the two candidates are using wildly different prep strategies, sleepy joe is still holding up at summer camp david, the big guy surrounding himself with an army of advisors. a staggering 16 people are helping our elderly man with a poor memory get into top shape. one report claims that joe biden is doing mock debates and practicing, on a stand for 90 minutes. the liberal media is also giving joe some pointers like how to smile and benefit from that mute button. he has resting old faced, right, so he needs to smile and when he smiles it goes away a little bit, and when he smiles, his face comes alive. i wo