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Woodruff good evening. Ifill welcome to this pbs newshour special coverage of the firstou debate between the o major Party President ial candidates. Hillary clinton and donald trump. The stage is set at Hofstra University on long island, new york, where the election is 43 days away the race tightening a lot is on the line tonight, judy. Woodruff it is, gwen. We given first time this is the first time they faced each other one on one. Lester holt of nbc news will be moderating joining us are our regular contributors syndicated columnist, mark shields, New York Times columnist, david brooks and ...

Caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] lester holt good evening from Hofstra University in hempstead, new york. Im lester holt, anchor of nbc nightly news. I want to welcome you to the first president ial debate. The participants tonight are donald trump and hillary clinton. This debate is sponsored by the commission on president ial debates, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. The commission drafted tonights format, and the rules have been agreed to by the campaigns. The 90minute debate is divided into six segments, each 15 minutes long. Well explore three topic areas tonight ach...

90 minutes. So many of our fellow citizens tuning in. 100 million, maybe more. Taking the measure of Hillary Clinton and donald trump. It promises to be the most watched political showdown in american history. As the candidates take that stage tonight, the latest National Polls show them locked in a dead heat. Trump winning big with men and white voters. Clinton strong with women, latino and black voters. Jon karl is in the hall tonight, and jon, political scientists debate how much these debates really matter. This race, so close right now, so unusual, its hard to imagine it wont. George, not...

Gamesmanship from both campaigns this is it, were literally minutes way from the start of the first and all important president ial debate on a stage behind us. Weve already seen the candidates tonight Hillary Clinton and donald trump arriving here a bit earlier this evening. Theyre waiting backstage. And chuck, weve had a moment tonight. Yeah. President bill clinton is in the house. And met mrs. Melania trump. They just shared that handshake. Weve got the whole families assembled here. We do. And i think one thing we ought to remember as big of personalities that they are, we know this is goi...

The race is virtually tied, one reason this is among the mostanticipated president ial debates in history. Hillary clinton arrived in the hall a short time ago. Donald trump is here as well. He is the political novice, 70yearold billionaire with incendiary, antiestablishment rhetoric. Hell be debating the 68yearold establishment pro, former first lady, senator, and secretary of state, who has more experience debates than anyone. This is the first of three president ial debates. The the first time voters can hold a candidate in each hand and compare the ingredients side pie side. The debate is ...