again and welcome. it s time to break down the big stories with some smart people. today, we re asking just days before then put it away. the cell phone ban affecting half 1 million kids with sunset goes too far and brick by brick, police stopping a surprising theft, bring that s all about a hot trout the pavlo is here and ready to go. so sit back, relax, and let s talk about up first with five days to go before cnn s presidential debate. joe biden is spending this weekend prepping a camp. david, while donald trump is campaigning. the showdown taking place three months earlier than any previous presidential debate. could be a pivotal moment in this tight race. if you want some idea of what to expect, checkout the last time they shared a debate stage it started with a friendly greeting. would you who work late devolving into personal insult? it is nothing smart about yuja and constant in iraq options that d be honest. it s a very important, it out. i know the answer to t
today. i ll see you back here next saturday at adm. eastern smerconish is up next setting the bar i m michael smerconish in philadelphia, thursday here on cnn is the first of two scheduled debates between president biden and trump. jake tapper and dana bash will moderate the debate will last 90 minutes with no live audience. there will be no opening statements, answers will be two minutes rebuttals will be one-minute closing statements will be two minutes based on a coin toss, trump will go last. there will be two commercial breaks and perhaps the biggest wrinkle microphones will be muted when it s not someone s turn the stakes are high. the racist tight weather measured in national surveys or by battleground states. so the debate is a very big deal and opinions as to who won will no longer be influenced by expectations advantage joe biden. and here s why call it, be careful what you wish for in the last two weeks, president biden traveled overseas to participate in a