Good evening. Good evening. And good evening. The candidates need no introduction. Are you ready . Ready. A new race with a new democratic candidate. Mr. Vice president , im speaking. And a familiar republican opponent. Do i still have to stick to policy . A Vice President running to chart a new course. It doesnt have to be this way. Against an expresident with a criminal record. I have been indicted more than capone. With more issues facing The American People, reproductive rights, the economy, immigration, foreign policy, and the future of democracy itself. We are not going back. Tonight, full Team Coverage with Rachel Maddow, nicolle wallace, Joy Reid, Chris Hayes, Lawrence Odonnell, ari melber, stephanie ruhle, Jen Psaki, symone sanders townsend, plus, Steve Kornacki On The Road to 270. Alex wagner at the debate in philadelphia. New Jersey Senator Cory booker, California Governor Gavin newsom, and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. Msnbcs special coverage of the president ial deba
Grown on our farm, enjoyed at your table. welcome back to our Special Coverage, msnbc reports Debate Day live from philadelphia. It is a gorgeous day here. Hello, im chris jansing. As a democratic strategist put it, its like running a 5k after riding a tiltawhirl. Thats how hes describing Tonights Showdown between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. 90 minutes that could reshape the final 55 days of a race that has been stubbornly tight. Heres our first look at the stage inside the national constitution center. Were told harris has just arrived for a walkthrough ahead of her meeting with Donald Trump, who she has actually never met before. We have details on how the Vice President s team is already taunting trump in the runup to their faceoff. Also, new Exclusive Reporting About What Trump sees as his biggest challenge tonight. Nbcs Yamiche Alcindor covers the Harris Campaign and Garrett Haake covers the trump campaign. If only if people could have heard our conversation in the break. We a
Its going . In the last one within the first ten minutes people had their ideas. Whats your Mark Tonight . I think well have a sense of whether what the moderators have planned tonight. One of the things was Fact Checking was going to be the purview of the participants not the moderators, and i think well get a sense of what role the moderators are going to play in the first few minutes. I think if you look back at harris and her sort of arc in the senate on the Judiciary Committee, it took her about three quarters to make bill barr, Jeff Sessions and Brett Kavanaugh squirm. I would give her about five minutes to see what approach shes taking and what strategy she plans to deploy. Trump wont be the story. I know he likes to always be the story, but trump will be trump. I think ill be interested to see what abc and the Moderators Approach is tonight and what Vice President harris approach is tonight. You make a great point in reminding everyone even though news viewers may have been wat
Renewed this campaign contrast between prosecutor. This is a subplot that would be farfetched in most lyrical movies. One candidate, a law enforcement vet who locked up criminals. The other candidate, a convict in one state already, and also a defendant facing charges by the very doj that he would run if elected. Kamala harris invokes this on the campaign trail, and it was a theme at the dnc. I took on perpetrators of all kinds. So hear me when i say i know donald trump s type. For kamala, practicing law was always about protecting the vulnerable and giving the victims a voice. I can t wait to see her prosecute the case against donald trump on the debate stage. In the courtroom i stood proudly before a judge and i said five words. Kamala harris for the people. My entire career i have only had one client, the people. Harris s aides see that as an asset. Voters are turning back and want to know what you do as a prosecutor? what critics have questioned if there whole record is a good thin
Child care, as well as individual level, anderson, its important. I want to now its something i want every parent to know that your wellbeing really does matter. Investing in your wellbeing is not selfish it is essential, and youre also not alone in your struggles even though can often feel that way, the more were able to reach out and talk to other parents openly and asked for help. It can help us Build A Community that some of us need because parenting fundamentally is a Team Sport eat each Others Surgeon general murthy, im anand preferred amount of time. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. The news continues to source starts now straight from the Source Tonight, a battleground blitz, Vice President harris on the trail for the first time since accepting the nomination, shes got georgia on her Mind And Weve got Brandnew Polling from georgia and the swing states. Were going to talk about that coming up plus some new backlash over newly resurfaced tape of Donald Trumps Running Mate, j.