New hour of cnn, new central starts now its happening. Its here. One of the most consequential days in this election so far, Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump set to face Each Other for the first time in a Debate Showdown in one of the tightest races in history and tropical Storm Francine expected to officially become a hurricane today, bringing Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds and a dangerous Storm Surge. Were tracking that storm as it strengthens. In the Gulf Coast. Plus a trucks suddenly disappearing out of sight. Oh, my my gosh. As the bridge beneath it collapses into rushing water. Well tell you where it happened. And who survived that. Im Sara Sidner with Kate Bolduan and John Berman. This is cnn new central it is debate day, aka a day that could end with a dramatically different 2024 race then it, which it began right now, the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump still historically deadlocked the newest national polls showing a 49 to 49 thai, which means the stakes are extremely high as both candidates for the first time Meet Facetoface inside philadelphias national conference its so tension center. Cnns Jeff Zeleny has the very latest on the strategies that both campaigns are employing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have spent months talking about one another. If comrade Kamala Harris gets four more years, you will be living a fullblown banana republic. If you got something to say on tuesday night, they will talk to one another in a duel seen Around The World. But whats one of the most important audiences here in pennsylvania . And i dont know if ive really know until its its time to actually vote. This will be trumps seventh debate more than any nominee in History Harris and her team have studied all of the previous six with Hillary Clinton and pop the day. No its pretty clear. In three with Joe Biden, would you which offer lessons for both sides for harris . Its a marquee moment to show americans she is ready to assume the presidency. A question very much on the minds of voters and pivotal Bucks County just outside philadelphia, where signs of support for all sides are inescapable by nature sorry, im a republican, always voted republican not sure the share. Im Gonna Go With Trump regardless, i dont know enough about Kamala And Big Deals with the border and inflation. This is my main thing. My hope is that theyre going to tell us what theyre going to do, not what the other person has done Wrong Pennsylvania is at this center of the president ial race with Harris Trump in their allies spending more than any other battleground, 82 Million from democrats, 74 Million from republicans as a fight to define the Vice President dominates the airwaves. Its a very different vision than Donald Trumps Dangerously Liberal. Kamala harris No Harris has spent the last five days in pittsburgh preparing for the debate. Look, its time to turn the page on the divisiveness its time to bring our country together chart a new way forward. In a Weekend Rally in wisconsin, trump argued, he is the true candidate of change. Kamala harris and the communist left have unleashed a brutal plague of bloodshed crime, chaos, misery, and death upon our land. And its only going to get worse that rhetoric raises the question of what Tone Trump been tends to strike and whether it will be sexist, as he often was against clinton in 2016 she doesnt have the luck. She doesnt have the stamina or seize upon policies of the Biden Harris Administration as he did in june, we had the safest border in history. Now we have the worst border in history. Trump has been familiarizing himself with Old Harris Bates to mr. Vice president. Im speaking im speaking. If you dont mind letting me finish we can then have a conversation. Okay. Please. Okay. Those stinging moments from a former prosecutor now trying to make the case that she can turn the page to the presidency now for many voters, that is certainly the biggest opportunity to see harris on this stage. And showed how she would turn the page to the future sara, that is probably one of the biggest questions hanging over this entire debate who appears to be the candidate of change . Of course, Donald Trump wasnt and the White House for four years, but he is going to try and tie the Vice President to the policies of the biden administration im told that she will be preparing here in philadelphia throughout the day. The former president has also been preparing far more than he is letting on. But there is no doubt for all the there certainly a global audience. It is the voters, right here. In the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, whose certainly are at the center of all of this because this is the biggest and most expensive battleground on the Mound Sara that was a great report, really laid things out and we should just not forget that weve never seen anything like this. A Vice President going against a former president. It is historic Jeff Zeleny. Thank you so much for that report. Its always great. Thank you, kate joining us right now to talk more about this as a Senior Adviser to the Trump Campaign, danielle alvarez. Thanks so much for coming in. How is Donald Trumps spending today ahead of taking the Stage Tonight . Well, the president is currently in maralago. He is in good spirits. This will be his second debate of the election cycle. Of course, the first against Joe Biden and to get today against Kamala Harris. And his task is very clear. He has to focus On The Issues most important to voters. He has to focus on what he has focused on primarily throughout the whole campaign trail, talking about bringing down inflation, talking about securing that Southern Border, and making sure that he holds kamalas feet to the fire for 50 days. Other than of course, her sit down with cnn cnn, which she spoke for about 16. 5 minutes. She has not answered. Voters questions. Tonight will be critically important to hold her feet to the fire and to talk about the plans that he has to restore america whos a better debater, Donald Trump are Kamala Harris well, i think they both have their strengths. I think its clear that President Trump has been in this position before delivered that Knockout Punch i would certainly put my money on him, but i dont think we can lower the bar too much for Kamala Harris she is a former prosecutor Thats Something that the president will focus on heavily tonight. Her record as a former prosecutor, she has taken the Debate Stage before, but really the onus is on her and i think that the bar is incredibly high for her. Again, because she has not had very many unscripted moments, if any at all. During the last 50 days since ascending to the top of the Democrat Ticket and she is going to have to answer questions that the media has not been able to press her on that voters have not been able to press her on. I think the bar is incredibly high for her, but i think President Trump will deliver this evening. Nikki haley does not like the demeaning comments that trump has made about Kamala Harris. And she said, as much yesterday in an interview, let me play this i think its because Donald Trump and j. D. Vance need to change the way they speak about women. You dont need to call kamala dm. She didnt get this far you know just by accident. Shes here. Thats what it is. Shes a prosecutor. You dont need to go and talk about intelligence or looks or anything else, just focus on the policies when you call even a democrat woman, dm, republican women get their backs up to do you agree. With Nikki Haley well, i think the issues should be the focus tonight, but the reality is is that Kamala Harris is failures On The Issues is the reason why she isnt incompetent, whether shes a man or a woman, right. And thats what Nikki Haley is saying. You agree that it doesnt help Donald Trump when she calls him, when she when he calls her daughter i think its important to call a Spade A spade. I think Kamala Harris is absolutely in competent for the failures of the last 3. 5 you think or do you think she is telling lies . And i believe that she is peddling lies when she talks about turning the page, she is currently the Vice President in the White House. We need to turn the page telling you daniela is not equivalent to being dumb. You would then be making a statement about Donald Trump as well. I think that was the case. Do you agree with Donald Trump doing the job that she is auditioning for . I absolutely think that she is incapable of doing the job that she is auditioning for. I believe that americans know that she isnt capable of doing the job that shes auditioning for because she is currently in the White House and failing inflation is higher than it has been since before she took office. Housing is unaffordable. The Southern Border is open. We are in wars abroad. She is an absolute failure and she is Dangerously Liberal and that is what we will prove tonight. If the Position Campaign is that she is incompetent and dm that is setting a bar somewhat for where things, what you think, where do you think the bar is not competent for common . Absolutely incompetent On The Issues danielle alvarez. Thank you very much for coming on. And you can watch cnn will have complete Coverage And Analysis before and after the debate that Abc News president so debate simulcast tonight at nine eastern on cnn. John. All right, breaking overnight a deadly israeli airstrike inside gaza, who israel says it was Targeting Thousands evacuated in new warnings of excessive heat, issued is powerful wildfires rage across the united states and new video shows the terrifying moment of thai pheu triggered a devastating landslide Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, the debate. Everyone once been waiting for follows cnn for complete coverage and exclusive pre and postdebate analysis. 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But nevertheless late last night, there were strikes on that sort of Tent City makeshift shelters destroyed lots of people killed and injured the latest figures coming to us from the palestinian Health Ministry youre saying theyve had 19 bodies come to the morgue In Gaza a result of this, but Rescue Efforts are still underway. People are buried in the sand. Theres lots of injured people as well, but yet again it underlines just how unsafe it is for ordinary palestinian civilians even getting struck the caught up in Combat Operations when theyre supposedly Safe Areas, the israelis, for their part say for their part, say that this was a very focused operation. It was very highly targeted. They say, in order to attack hamas militants, who they say were Operating Inside, inside the safe Safe Area a commander in control center, and they condemned hamas and other militant groups for effectively using these locations and using palestinians as human shields. But again, its civilians on the ground who are bearing the brunt and paying the price of that ongoing conflict there, john matthew, of course, there is this huge debate in the united States Tonight between Vice President harris and former President Trump i know youve been speaking with the families of The American hostages. There about what they want to see tonight. What do they tell you . Yeah. Well, some of them at least i mean, 33 of the Factory Family members of three of the people that are being held In Gaza who are american citizens . Yeah. I mean, look that theyre deeply frustrated. They are increasingly desperate given how hostages are being executed by hamas so on a regular basis now were being killed in the military action and theyre calling on the candidates in the Debate Tonight to come up with some fresh thinking, some fresh ideas about how to get u. S. Citizens. And the other hostages, of course back home, put pressure perhaps on hamas, on iran, on cata, on egypt, even on israel. In order to force the various parties to come to the Negotiating Table and agree a hostage deal. Look at incentives as well. I mean, look some of the Family Members are saying that the u. S. Government was very creative when it came to getting The American citizens held in russian jails. Evan gershkovich, paul whelan. The other is like i covered that as well for for this for this network as well at very creative in finding a solution to that problem. At their calling on the u. S authorities the candidates, the biden administration, to do the same redouble our efforts and get those americans back home job understandable. Matthew chance. Thank you so much for sharing your reporting there. All right. Ahead. Donald trump faces a different opponent in Tonights President ial debate. Can we expect some different lines of attacks from him . 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