i m going to sub-l in paris. and this is cnn the stage is set the day is here and just 15 hours, joe biden and donald trump will be squaring off and what could be the most fateful presidential debate in us history. good morning, everyone. cnn this morning his live in atlanta. it is 6:00 a.m. here on the east coast. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us when president biden and former president trump take this age tonight here at cnn s world headquarters in atlanta, a sitting president and an ex-president will be debating for the first time ever. and it is just shy of four years since they last song each other face-to-face before joe biden beat donald trump. and in a modern first, trump refused to stand on stage and hand power to his successor at the inauguration. so help you god. so help me god. congratulations, mr. president trump, flying away from the white house in his helicopter, leaving washington for the last time as president, i remember watching t
against, but they were just potted plants. i mean, it s not like they actually participated in the debate. no disrespect to the cpd maturity. and ultimately your audiences to television audience exactly. it s really the only one that matters when you re in the hall, your perception of actually how it plays it s really muted. all right, thank you very much to our panel. thanks to all of you for joining us on this incredibly consequential day. i m kasie hunt. don t go anywhere. cnn news central starts right now say the words. debate de in america, this is special coverage of cnns to store it presidential debates. so special, we are in atlanta so special, even we have to sit down. the first ever debate between a current president and a former president. the earliest general election debate ever which also means this is the first time a general election debate is being held with neither candidate officially nominated yet by their parties. but i digress stakes, even the ca