Time from now. The abc News President ial debate. Also developing tonight, two passenger jets colliding on the taxiway. A tail ripped off. And were tracking a Tropical Storm Set to become a hurricane now, and expected to hit the u. S. First tonight, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump right here tonight at the national Constitution Center in philadelphia. The candidates making their case to the nation. Vice president harris preparing for this moment for days. Donald trump also preparing and coming into the debate saying he feels great but acknowledging, quote, you dont know what to expect. The race for the White House essentially a dead heat. The newest poll, 4949. Mary bruce and Rachel Scott right here in philadelphia. Also tonight, the images coming in, the moment two Delta Passenger planes collide on the taxiway in atlanta. The wing of one plane tearing off the tail of the other. Nearly 300 passengers forced off the planes. Tonight, that Tropical Storm Set to become a Hurricane And Set to hit the u. S. Strange rouse winds. The Storm Surge Up To ten feet. Ginger zee is here. The new Wildfire Exploding in size in southern california. The Airport Fire accidentally started by Public Works Crews. Destroying more than 9,000 acres already, and now threatening Communication Towers. Thousands told to evacuate. The disturbing Body Camera Video now made public tonight showing the Moment Miami Dolphins Star Tyreek hill is forcibly taken from his car following a traffic stop. Minutes later, he is on the ground and in handcuffs. Tonight, israel releasing chilling new images inside the what mansion tunnels, 60 feet underground, where the Israeli Military says six hostages were killed, including american Hersh Goldbergpolin. Here in the u. S. , the Manhuntf Iing for the Sniper Suspect. And the new Warning Tonight from authorities. Spacex launching its newest mission to perform the first private Space Walk in history. Hundreds of miles above earth. And back here in philadelphia tonight, we will set the scene right here at the national Constitution Center in philadelphia. The intimate setting here. Kamala harris and Donald Trump, they have never melt before. And we will show you where Theyll Debate in just hours, right down on the floor behind me. 9 00 p. M. Eastern, here on abc. Good Evening Tonight from philadelphia. Were at the national Constitution Center where a short time from now, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will face off in the most consequential moment of the race so far. Their first and possibly only president ial debate right here on abc. The candidates will make their case to the american public, with the latest polls showing they are locked in a dead heat. The race tied nationally. And the two Candidates Neck and neck in the key battlegrounds. What happens here tonight could give one of them the momentum to break out ahead. The stage is already set tonight. Ready for the candidates to arrive. Vice president harris will be at the podium on the right there, former President Trump will be at the podium on the left. They will be just six feet apart, as i said, a very it mat setting, no audience. Just the candidates. Ill be moderating with our linsey davis. The Vice President has been preparing for this moment with days of traditional Debate Prep. A Campaign Source saying harris is not, quote, underest mafting trump. This will be his seventh general Election President ial debate, this is her first. And her task is to reach voters who say they still dont know enough about her. Former President Trump spent the last few days at maralago, talking Poll Sill with aides. The president saying he feels great about the debate, but acknowledging, quote, you dont know what to expect. And just a short time ago, President Biden saying he spoke to Vice President harris to wish her well. He says she seems calm, cool, and collected. Abcs Mary Bruce leading us off, shes right here in philadelphia tonight. Reporter tonight, the highly anticipated showdown. Vice president Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump about to meet here on the Debate Stage, coming facetoface for the first time ever for 90 minutes that could make or break their campaigns. Harris arriving overnight in philadelphia after days of intense preparation, mock debates on a stage with full tv lighting. Harris turning to hillary clinton, the two speaking in the last week. And harris leaning on advisers who Prepped Clinton for her debates with trump. One even dressing up like the former president to play him in rehearsals. President Biden Tonight telling reporters that harris is ready. I spoke to the Vice President. She seems calm, cool, and collected. I think shes going to do great. Reporter a Campaign Source telling us harris is not underestimating her opponent, that it would be a mistake to do so. This is trumps seventh general Election President ial debate, more than any candidate in modern history. The stakes could not be higher. With just 56 days to go until election day, the race locked in a dead heat. Harris heading into the most critical night of her political career, with recent polls showing nearly a third of likely voters say they still dont know enough about her. Trump departing florida tonight, said to be in good spirits, today previewing a possible line of attack, saying harris has changed all of her policies over the years, that shes no longer believable. The historic faceoff happening right here inside the Kimmel Theater at the national Constitution Center. An intimate setting. No audience. The two candidates alone on the stage, just six feet apart. Harris selecting the podium to the right. Trump winning the coin toss, choosing to deliver the final Closing Statement of the night. No topics, no questions have been shared with the candidates, and no prewritten notes are allowed. No huddling with advisers either. Their microphones will only be turned on when its their turn to speak. In front of them, the Countdown Clock. Two minutes for rebuttals and one minute for any followups, clarifications, or responses. Though this will be harris first general president ial debate, the former prosecutor is known for her punchy comebacks. In 2020, making a point of showing she is hold her own against mike pence. Well, id like you to answer the question. Mr. Vice president , im speaking. Im speaking, okay . Reporter now, tonight, the candidates preparing to take this stage before what will likely be their largest audience the world watching. David lets get right to Mary Bruce, shes here with us tonight. Mary, the Vice President likely knows this is her moment to really speak to the american people and to voters who revealed in that latest New York Times poll they want to know more about her and where she stands. Reporter david, Kamala Harris is well aware that a large slice of those critical independent voters feel they simply dont know enough about her. Tonight, she intends to fill in the blanks, but also to put Donald Trumps record in the spotlight, to make clear to voters the stark choice they are facing in this election, and outline their very different visions for the future of the country, david. David Mary Bruce leading us off, live outside the Constitution Center. Mary, thank you. Lets get right to Rachel Scott, covering the trump campaign. And rachel, you learned the former president is going into this debate ready to talk about the issues. Reporter yeah, his advisers are certainly hoping it stays that way, david. Former President Donald Trump has been preparing, not doing any traditional Debate Prep, but the former president has been holding these informal Policy Sessions with his advisers. Including former congressman tulsi gabbard, who challenged harris on the Debate Stage back in 2019. Also involved in his Debate Prep is congressman matt gaetz, who is firing some tougher questions at the former president on a range of issues, including abortion as well as his legal troubles. Even those close to the former president admit they dont know exactly what version of Donald Trump is going to show Up Tonight. They are hoping that he stays on message and away from personal attacks, david. David Rachel Scott, thank you. Of course, the abc News President ial debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, on the Stage Right down here behind me tonight. Ill be moderating with our linsey davis. The debate right here on abc, 9 00 p. M. Eastern, a short time from now. Well see you then. But we do move onto the other news tonight. The images coming in. The accident on a taxiway in atlanta. A flight clipping a plane, ripping its tail completely off. 300 passengers on both planes forced off. Abcs Steve Osunsami from atlanta. Reporter this is runway security Camera Video at the worlds busiest airport showing this accident in real time. Both planes belong to delta airlines, and its the large plane coming towards the camera that doesnt see how the tip of its wing is about to break off the tail of the smaller jet. All right, we just hit something on the taxiway. Could you tell us what it was . Reporter that was the pilot of the larger plane with more than 200 passengers heading to japan, telling Airport Control that something just went really wrong on the taxiway. Grant edwards and his wife were on that plane and felt it happen. We were settling in, getting ready for a long 15hour flight. And all sudden there was a bump. And it was it was a hard bump. It was the whole plane was shaking. Reporter more than 50 people were on the smaller regional jet, headed to louisiana. They could hear the loud sounds of twisting metal. The whole tail of that crjs off. Yeah, we got the crj900 with its tail off here, off foxtrot two. Reporter on board the smaller plane were journalists from our abc local stations in tampa and cincinnati who were on their way to the coming hurricane. Paul weeden is a photographer for wcpo in ohio. It felt and sounded like a car crash. There was, you know, kind of, that crunch. There was that push that you get. Reporter they report that No One was hurt and recorded these pictures as they were bussed back to the airport terminal. The Tokyo Flight had a damaged wing, but could still make it back to the gate. All of these passengers were put on other flights safely on their way. And tonight, federal investigators are here trying to figure out why this happened, whether or not it was, for example, a pilot error, or something as simple as the way the Traffic Lines are drawn on the taxiways. David . David Steve Osunsami live in atlanta tonight. Steve, thank you. We tern urn now to tropical storm francine. The Storm Surge, Up To ten feet. Rain and Flash Flooding in brownsville, texas. This map showing more than 3,000 Offshore Oil Rigs in francines path. Some workers now being evacuated. Lets get right to chief meteorologist Ginger Zee with the newest track. Ginger . Reporter hey, david. You know, francines moving northeast at 10 miles per hour, so, in the next 24 hours, well have a landfalling hurricane in coastal louisiana. Its going to skim by most of southeast texas, so, coastal texas could pick up some of the outer bands, but other than that, its all about those Hurricane Warnings from Grand Isle back to cameron, Gbaton Rouge included. Tropical Storm Warnings to mobile and gulfport. Lets give you all the impacts. 5 to 10 feet of Storm Surge is the big first one. The outer bands could make it to you by tomorrow morning. Any last Minute Anything you have to get done, you have to do it in the next couple of hours. Tomorrow is going to be really tough to get around. With that big bubble of water coming onshore, the right side of that storm, New Orleans is now it with lake upon cpontchar expecting 2 to 5 feet of surge. Watch this thing carefully. We have that Storm Surge, which is the largest loss of life and property, david, but inland rain that by The End of the week could go all the way up with Up To, you know, 4 to 6 inches in Southern Illinois or western tennessee. David well be watching it with you, ginger, thank you. Were going to turn to the fire emergencies in the west near los angeles. A new Fire Tonight exploding in orange county. The Airport Fire accidentally started by Public Works Crews and threatening Communication Towers that are critical to this fire fight. Thousands told to evacuate. Abcs Mola Lenghi is there tonight. Reporter tonight, Communications Towers surrounded by flames. The out of control Airport Fire burning through crucial infrastructure in southern california. The battle is to save santiago peak. You can barely see it through the smoke there. Thats a major communication hub. But look at that. Reporter the orange County Blaze exploding to more than 9,000 acres in less than a day, after work crews moving boulders accidentally started it. Families from 1,400 homes forced to flee. The rapid growth fueled by californias warmest summer on record, and shifting winds that have turned much of the west into a powder keg. In l. A. County, new Evacuation Orders overnight. Families grabbing what they can before fleeing the fastmoving bridge fire. Right now im grabbing anything that has a face on it. Reporter east of there in san bernardino county, the National Guard now joining an allout assault on the Line Fire thats burned more than 40 square miles. Officials expanding Evacuation Orders. Some 65,000 homes and businesses now under threat. David, back here in orange county, two firefighters fighting the Airport Fire were taken to the hospital with heatrelated injuries. Excessive Heat Warnings are in effect through tonight, david. David all right, Mola Lenghi with you tonight, thank you. Next tonight here, the disturbing Body Camera Video now being made public tonight, showing the Moment Miami Dolphins Star Tyreek hill is forcibly taken from his car, following a traffic stop. Minutes later, hes on the ground and in handcuffs. The team calling the Officers Behavior despicable. Heres Victor Oquendo. Reporter tonight, youre watching the disturbing moments Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was forcibly taken pulled from his vehicle by police and detained for a traffic violation. In newly released Body Camera Foot and, miamidade police seen pulling over hills black Sports Car near the stadium hours before kickoff. Hey, dont knock on my window like that, man. Reporter officers ordering him to step out. Keep your window down or im going to get you out of the car. Reporter moments later, hill taken to the ground and put in handcuffs. When we tell you to do something, you do it. Understand . I just had surgery on my knee i just had surgery on my knee what a coincidence. You should have had surgery in your ears when we told you to put your window down. Reporter the 30yearold Star calling out to his teammates who were trying to help. Police citing hill for Careless Driving and a seat belt violation. Watch as hill speeds past an officer. Driving reckless behind the turntyke. Th but that still dont give you no reason to pull me snatch me out of my car, do it . Reporter in a statement, the Miami Dolphins calling this despicable Behavior And Urge police to take swift and strong action against the officers. The officer who is on leave is danny torres, a 27year veteran. His troches a attorneys are calg for him to be immediately re reinst reinstated. David . David Victor Oquendo with us tonight. Victor, thank you. Overseas tonight, israel releasing chilling new images inside the hamas tunnels, 60 feet underground where the Israeli Military says those six hostages were killed, including israeli american Hersh Goldbergpolin. Abcs Matt Gutman in jerusalem tonight. Reporter tonight, israel releasing video of that hamas tunnel, more than 60 feet underground, where they say american Hersh Goldbergpolin and five other hostages spent their final minutes. The idfs top spokesman pointing out those bottles and buckets to wash in. They were here in this tunnel in horrific conditions, where there is no air to breathe, where you cannot stand. Reporter the idf believes the hostages were held in this twofoot wide tunnel for weeks before hamas executed them. Hamas did so because they hold israeli soldiers operating nearby. And overnight, an israeli Air Strike in a designated humanitarian zone leaving 19 dead, according to Gaza Health officials. Rescuers scratching through the sand for survivors. The idf said it killed three senior militants. And it comes as americas top diplomat issued a blistering rebuke over the idfs killing of u. S. Citizen and activist Aysenur Eygi at a protest in the west bank, calling it unprovoked and unjustified. Israeli Security Forces need to make some fundamental changes in the way that they operate in the west bank, including changes to their rules of engagement. Reporter Eygi Shot in the head. The idf claiming she was hit indirectly and unintentionally. David, ive spoken to the families of some of the american hostages. They tell me they have watched that video inside the tunnel. They also tell me that over the past week, theyve spoken to national Security Adviser Jake Sullivan twice, and at this point, they are not optimistic about a deal, despite these intense u. S. Efforts. David . David Matt Gutman in jerusalem tonight. Matt, thank you. Back here in the u. S. Tonight, a solemn ceremony at the capitol to honor the service members killed in a Suicide Bombing during the afghanistan withdrawal. The event to award congresss highest honor, the congressional gold medal, to the 13 troops who died at Abbey Gate just over three years ago. Leaders from both chambers of congress addressing families at the event. And tonight, the mother of the Georgia School Shooting suspect is speaking out for the first time. In an exclusive interview with abc news. Marcy gray says when her Son Colt texted her that morning with a simple im sorry, mom. She said she knew something was wrong. She called a school counselor. 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So, well see you right here tonight for the debate, beginning at 9 00 p. M. Im David Muir from the national Constitution Center here in philadelphia. Good night. Exciting and nerve wracking. And theres a lot of tension in this country. I think its going to be interesting to watch. Im interested to hear what both individuals have to say. The stage is set. The countdown is on. America will be watching tonight as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump meet for the very first time ever Face To face in the president ial debate, which is hosted by abc news. Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us. Im Larry Beil and im kristen z. The stakes for Tonights Debate could not be higher. Polls show the race is a virtual dead heat, meaning this showdown will likely play a crucial role in the outcome of the election. We are counting down to abcs live coverage starting at 5 00. You can see the Countdown Clock right there on the corner of your screen. We are an hour and 22 seconds away. Yes. And Ticking And Ticking and ticking. The Debate Stage is set in philadelphia. The candidates will try to win over voters. Christie ileto from our Sister Station in philadelphia has our preview. Thats right. Kristen and larry. The venue here is essentially locked down now at this point to the public. And in just a couple of hours, both candidates will be center Stage Right here at the national Constitution Center. And this evening, every moment of the debate could be crucial to the outcome of the election. Vice president Kamala Harris, arriving in philadelphia after days preparing for the debat
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