Im going to turn you over into the trusted hands of one mr. Wolf blitzer, who is in this Situation Room, which just is actually in Philadelphia Today it is Debate Night in america and we are now just a few hours away from what will be an historic President Ial Debate. And the first Facetoface Meeting between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Good evening to all im Erin Burnett im Wolf Blitzer in philadelphia. Welcome to our viewers here in the united states. And around the world. This is a Special Edition of the Situation Room. Erin, the unprecedented Showdown Tonight will be thank you. Place right here in philadelphia. These are brand new pictures were getting right now the Debate Stage former President Trump now making his way to the city of brotherly love. Cnn is learning. He will be joined by two family members, Eric Trump and his wife, lara trump. And wolf. The stakes obviously couldnt be higher. This is a Razortight Race from every single poll. Early
Tonight is where the plot thickens. What will it take to give either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump that critical edge in the final 56 days . And what trump himself is telling our reporter in a Phone Call just this morning about the big showdown tonight. Plus, could the key to winning this election be as simple as getting a small slice of undecided moderate voters comfortable with your candidacy . Maybe not so simple. How do you do it . And who has got the edge . And both Harris And Trump will leave pennsylvania once the debate is done, but likely not for long. Ill talk to two mayors in cities in pennsylvania. We got a lot of experience in what it takes to win in this all important state. So, it is a very busy day, hello, im chris jansing, joined by my colleague Andrea Mitchell for our Special Coverage, msnbc reports debate day. This is the Spin Room. And we are just blocks from where the first and so far only president ial debate will be held tonight. And, chris, Donald Trump is expect
Hi, everyone. Dont you love that music. It is 4 00 in New York. The prosecutor versus the felon, the want to be autocrat versus the democrat. A candidate weighed down by incumbency in the eyes of the voters, a candidate who will be the oldest president in our history should he prevail. Versus the candidate of change from a much younger generation. Every contrast that defined the 2024 president ial election could very well be distilled in to 90 minutes on one of the biggest stages of this Campaign Season so far. With the mics muted and no audience with only the moderator as loued to ask the questions and two minutes to answer and two minutes for rebuttal, Vice President Kamala Harris will be up against a candidate who at this point is defined by his lies. As we reported before, he told more than 30,000 lies over the course of his presidency. Countless more since then. A candidate who has no problem spewing disinformation no matter the consequences, as long as it serves had im. Here is h
Nervousness, on the state of the race, quite a lot of nervousness from some democrats. Jesse: can harris handle the heat, 24 hours before the debate. It will take almost super human focus to deal with donald trump. I don t think she s abandoning her ideals, i think she s trying to be pragmatic and doing what she thinks in order to win the election. Bernie sanders does it again. Hold it. Cannot speak english in my front yard, screaming at me, throwing mattresses in my front yard. Is america becoming a haitian nation. It s so unsafe in my neighbourhood. Plus eat [ bleep ] jesse watters [ ] it s the last night of debate camp for kamala and the camp councillors are leaking. I m picking up nervousness on state of the race, i m getting democrats texting, a long call with a strategist, and i can fill you in on that a bit more, but i m hearing quite a lot of nervousness from some democrats. Debate camp must not be going well, because now they re setting expectations really low. She s never
This morning, neck and neck, new polling shows no clear leader in the race for the white house. Kamala harris and Donald Trump prepares to come Face To face with first time. And debate details on the polls and how the candidates are preparing for tomorrows big showdown. This morning, a manhunt underway for a suspect accused of shooting five people on a busy highway in what is being called a planned attack. And Football Season officially in full swing. And the Super Bowl halftime michelle just revealed what Kendrick Lamar saying about his big moment in new orleans. Im Kate Bolduan with John Berman and sara sidner. This is cnn new central its going to be one of the most critical moments in the president ial elections so far, the first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in preparations are already in full swing this morning. All while new numbers from a New York Times Sienna College Poll showing just how critical Tomorrow Night is going to be among likely voters, right now, the