Into Tonights Debate, showing this race remains as close as can be. And what do voters want or need to hear from the stage . The effort to reach that slim group of undecided americans. Good morning. It is 10 00 eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Ana Cabrera joined by my Colleague And Friend chris jansing, reporting from philadelphia today, ahead of tonights pivotal debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. It is so great to be sitting next to you on this enormously important day in politics. Can we take another look at The Room . Where were sitting has a couple of purposes. One, it is the file room, which is an old phrase they use where people used to file their stories. Those chairs will all be full tonight with members of the media, who will be watching the debate from here, because, remember, there is no audience. So there will not even be members of nbc team, other teams, other many Media Teams there. But in the middle, thats where the Spin Room is going to be and each side will
This story spiralled rapidly, so lets start at the beginning. What i reckon will be the headlines everywhere in the next few hours is this picture we can show you. Its just been released by The Royal Family showing the Princess Of Wales and her children for mothers day, after weeks of frenzied speculation about her health and her whereabouts. On The Morning Of Sunday 10th March 2024, the prince and princess of Wales William and kate posted a photo to their social media accounts, including instagram and x, saying the words, thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a happy mothers day. The message was signed c for catherine, and the picture was credited to william, the prince of wales. The idea, i think, was to allay the concerns that people have had on social media and so on about kates health. And shes not been seen in public since christmas, apart from a Paparazzi Shot that didnt appear in this country. And so there was great expe
Hand on heart, we think this image is totally genuine. 0k, well. Holly hunter, there. Its a disaster theres a lot to unpack there. There is. How did a social media post celebrating mothers day cause a royal Public Relations crisis. Great picture. Three lovely children smiling at the camera and kate looking really well. And then, suddenly, it all went pear shaped. There are various clues that indicate its been edited or changed in some way. And Fuel Allegations of fake news and Conspiracy Theories. The more outlandish, the wilder the Conspiracy Theory, the more traction its going to get. And send social media meme accounts into overdrive . The Traditional Press has been quite respectful, quite restrained. Out there in the wilds of social media, the opposite is true. This is the story of how the Princess Of Wales broke the internet, sparking Big Questions of trust and transparency in an age of disinformation. This story spiralled rapidly, so lets start at the beginning. What i reckon wil
0k, well. Holly hunter, there. Its a disaster theres a lot to unpack there. There is. How did a social media post celebrating mothers day cause a royal Public Relations crisis. Great picture. Three lovely children smiling at the camera and kate looking really well. And then suddenly it all went pear shaped. There are various clues that indicate its been edited or changed in some way. And Fuel Allegations of fake news and Conspiracy Theories. The more outlandish, the wilder the conspiracy theory, the more traction its going to get. And send social media meme accounts into overdrive . The Traditional Press has been quite respectful, quite restrained. Out there in the wilds of social media, the opposite is true. This is the story of how the Princess Of Wales broke the internet, sparking Big Questions of trust and transparency in an age of disinformation. This story spiralled rapidly, so lets start at the beginning. What i reckon will be the headlines everywhere in the next few hours is th
Pulled from circulation. At the moment, those Picture Agencies are unable to say, hand on heart, we think this image is totally genuine. 0k, well. Holly hunter, there. Its a disaster theres a lot to unpack there. There is. How did a social media post celebrating mothers day cause a royal Public Relations crisis. Great picture. Three lovely children smiling at the camera and kate looking really well. And then suddenly it all went pear shaped. There are various clues that indicate its been edited or changed in some way. And Fuel Allegations of fake news and Conspiracy Theories. The more outlandish, the wilder the Conspiracy Theory, the more traction its going to get. And send social media meme accounts into overdrive . The Traditional Press has been quite respectful, quite restrained. Out there in the wilds of social media, the opposite is true. This is the story of how the Princess Of Wales broke the internet, sparking Big Questions of trust and transparency in an age of disinformation.