Middle, lester holt, and we have new details of how he is prepari preparing. And up ahead, the head of the Debate Commission will be taking us through the scenes of how this is all coming together. And plus, we will hear from late night host seth myers and why he would never want to be a moderator. And first, the medias role in this roomment we are broadcasters and also the judge s. Clinton and trump are not just competing against each other, but against our and your expectations. Moderator lester holt is also under tremendous pressure, and lets begin with two people who have been here and done this and been on the stage. Jim lehrer has moderated 12 president ial debates and the former news anchor for the pbs newshour. And ann compton served in 1998 and in 1992 and a retired White House Correspondent for abc news. Thank you both for being here this morning. Thank you, brian. Delighted to be here. Jim, i know that lester is busy preparing, but he is taking a little bit of time off, and