With the election lower than two months away, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are getting ready for his or her first presidential debate.

For these keen to tune in, right here’s every little thing you want to find out about watching the debate stay tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 9, together with how to watch, what time it begins, and extra.

What Time Is the Debate Happening?

The occasion will air at 9 p.m. ET and is predicted to final 90 minutes, ending at 10:30 p.m. ET, with two business breaks.

The second normal election debate of this cycle is happening at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania is considered one of seven battleground states that would assist decide the final result of the election. According to the newest estimates, Harris and Trump are presently tied in the state, which holds 19 electoral votes.

The final debate between President Joe Biden and Trump happened in one other battleground state, Georgia, at CNN’s studios in Atlanta on June 27. In 2020, it was Pennsylvania’s electoral votes that put Biden over the high and propelled him into the White House, 4 years after Trump received the state.

How to Watch the Debate

ABC News will broadcast the debate stay on its community in collaboration with its native affiliate, WPVI-TV/6ABC, in addition to on its streaming platform ABC News Live, Disney+, and Hulu. ABC’s World News Tonight host David Muir and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis will function moderators for the debate.

CBS (Paramount+), CNN, NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox, Univision, PBS, Fox News, and The CW have additionally introduced they are going to be airing the occasion stay on their channels.

Viewers can watch the debate stay on NBC4 or the News4 streaming channel, accessible 24/7 and freed from cost throughout almost each on-line video platform, together with The Roku Channel and Samsung TV Plus.

Rules of the Debate

The debate guidelines are comparable to these of the late June debate between Trump and Biden. According to ABC, listed below are the guidelines for the face-off:

• Microphones might be stay just for the candidate whose flip it’s to converse and muted when the time belongs to the different candidate. Moderators will implement timing agreements and guarantee a civilized dialogue.
• There might be no viewers.
• The candidates won’t be permitted to have written notes.
• Each candidate might be given a pen, a pad of paper, and a bottle of water.
• No employees might be allowed to go to the candidates throughout the two business breaks.
• The candidates aren’t allowed to ask questions of each other.
• There might be no opening statements; closing statements might be restricted to two minutes per candidate.

According to ABC News, Trump received a digital coin flip to decide podium placement and the order of closing statements. Trump selected to ship the final closing assertion, whereas Harris selected the proper podium place on display.