Trump, Harris prepare for presidential debate with 1 day to go
With just one day to go, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are preparing for the first debate between the presidential candidates. And Apple is reportedly set to unveil its latest iPhone models powered by artificial intelligence. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
Trump, Harris prepare for presidential debate with 1 day to go
We’re now one day away from Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump facing off on the debate stage. Tuesday night, Sept. 10, both presidential candidates will be in Philadelphia to answer questions over policies, address Americans’ concerns in the country and make their case for why voters should choose them in November.
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Over the weekend, Harris was seen by reporters on a stroll with her husband Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. She ignored the reporters’ first few questions but when asked if she’s ready for the debate, she said, “I’m ready.”
Also over the weekend, the Harris-Walz campaign unveiled a website detailing policies for the first time. It outlines proposals on key issues such as the economy, crime and immigration.
Harris will be in Pittsburgh Monday, Sept. 9, preparing for the debate with a team of advisors.
Meanwhile, sources told ABC News that Trump is “holding informal policy sessions with a small team of advisers, including GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.”
Trump was on the campaign trail in Wisconsin on Saturday, Sept. 7, where he also spoke of the upcoming debate.
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“Oh, they’re waiting for the debate. You know, if I destroy her in the debate, they’ll say, ‘Trump suffered a humiliating defeat tonight,’ no matter what,” Trump said.
Two of the latest battleground polls, one from the New York Times and the other CBS News, show razor thin margins between the two candidates in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Both Harris and Trump are set to spend time in those states after the highly anticipated 90-minute debate.
The debate, hosted by ABC with a simulcast on other networks, starts at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday.
House GOP releases report on Afghanistan withdrawal
After a three-year investigation, the GOP-led House Foreign Affairs Committee released its report on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Sunday, Sept. 8. The 354-page report blames the chaotic withdrawal on the Biden administration, saying the effort was rushed and done despite allies and advisers saying that was a bad idea.
While the Biden administration cited the Doha Agreement, a Trump-era agreement with the Taliban to leave Afghanistan by May 2021, as a main reason for the withdrawal, the report says the decision “was not based on the security situation, the Doha Agreement, or the advice of his senior national security advisors or our allies. Rather, it was premised on the president’s longstanding and unyielding opinion that the United States should no longer be in Afghanistan.”
The report accuses the administration of missing warning signs pointing to how quickly Kabul would fall to the Taliban upon a U.S. withdrawal and says the planning of and calling for an evacuation was delayed.
In response, the White House accused the Foreign Affairs Committee’s Republican chairman of basing the report on “cherry-picked facts” and failing to account for any role the Trump administration played.
Defense secretary says temporary budget would severely impact military
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is warning Congress that passing a temporary bill to keep the government open would have devastating impacts on the Defense Department. The bill would keep the federal government funded for another six months, but cap spending at 2024 levels.
In a letter to members of Congress on Sunday, Sept. 8, Austin said that the stop-gap would cut defense spending by more than $6 billion, compared to the 2025 spending proposal. Austin said that would impact thousands of defense programs and damage recruiting just as the military is starting to recover from the pandemic.
Congress needs to approve a stop-gap spending bill before the end of the budget year on Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.
Manhunt continues for suspect in Kentucky freeway shooting
The suspect in a shooting on a Kentucky freeway that left seven people injured over the weekend remains on the loose. Police said Joseph A. Couch is the man responsible for opening fire Saturday, Sept. 7, on Interstate 75, striking at least 12 vehicles.
Police said in a Sunday night, Sept. 8, news briefing, Couch purchased his weapon legally the morning of the shooting. He also bought a thousand rounds of ammunition.
An AR-15 rifle was found not far from the shooting scene and Couch’s vehicle was located abandoned nearby.
Police said all the victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries and are in stable condition.
California’s Line Fire consumes 20,000 acres, prompts mandatory evacuations
Firefighters in California are battling against more than a dozen wildfires fueled by a heatwave and high winds. The most intense blaze is the Line Fire in San Bernardino County, which has surged to over 20,000 acres and prompted the evacuation of more than 11,000 residents.
The Line Fire first erupted on Thursday evening, Sept. 5, and has since more than quadrupled in size.
Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency and as of Sunday afternoon, Sept. 8, the fire was zero percent contained. The blaze has injured three people, though details on their conditions are not yet available.
Thunderstorm winds are complicating firefighting efforts, causing unpredictable fire behavior, while critically dry vegetation and smoke continue to pose other challenges.
Officials said more thunderstorms on Monday could add fuel to the Line Fire.
Apple expected to reveal iPhone 16 lineup at ‘Glowtime’ event
It’s “‘Glowtime!” That’s the title Apple has given its event Monday where the tech giant is expected to unveil its latest lineup of iPhones.
Apple is set to reveal the iPhone 16 models. They will reportedly be the first ones powered by the company’s artificial intelligence program, Apple Intelligence, which was announced earlier this year.
The phones will also likely have larger screen displays and upgraded cameras.
Apple is also set to show off its latest series of Apple watches and an update to its operating system.
The “Glowtime” event will be live-streamed beginning at 1 p.m. ET from Apple’s Cupertino, California headquarters.
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WE’RE NOW ONE DAY AWAY FROM VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FACING OFF ON THE DEBATE STAGE.
TUESDAY NIGHT — BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WILL BE IN PHILADELPHIA — TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OVER POLICIES — ADDRESS AMERICANS’ CONCERNS IN THE COUNTRY — AND MAKE THEIR CASE FOR WHY VOTERS SHOULD CHOOSE THEM IN NOVEMBER.
OVER THE WEEKEND — HARRIS WAS SEEN BY REPORTERS ON A STROLL WITH HER HUSBAND “SECOND GENTLEMAN DOUG EMHOFF”.
SHE IGNORED THE REPORTERS’ FIRST FEW QUESTIONS BUT THEN GAVE **THIS QUICK RESPONSE WHEN ASKED IF SHE’S READY FOR THE DEBATE.
OVER THE WEEKEND — THE HARRIS WALZ CAMPAIGN UNVEILED A WEBSITE DETAILING POLICIES FOR THE FIRST TIME —
OUTLINING PROPOSALS ON KEY ISSUES SUCH AS THE ECONOMY, CRIME AND IMMIGRATION.
HARRIS WILL BE PITTSBURGH TODAY PREPARING FOR THE DEBATE WITH A TEAM OF ADVISORS.
MEANWHILE TRUMP WAS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY —
WHERE HE ALSO SPOKE OF THE UPCOMING DEBATE.
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
“Oh, they’re waiting for the debate. You know, if I destroy her in the debate, they’ll say, ‘Trump suffered a humiliating defeat tonight,’ no matter what.”
TWO OF THE LATEST BATTLEGROUND POLLS — ONE FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES AND CBS NEWS —
SHOW RAZOR THIN MARGINS BETWEEN THE TWO CANDIDATES IN WISCONSIN, AS WELL AS PENNSYLVANIA AND MICHIGAN.
BOTH HARRIS AND TRUMP ARE SET TO SPEND TIME IN THOSE STATES AFTER TUESDAY’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 90 MINUTE DEBATE —
WHICH WILL BE HOSTED BY ABC AND STARTS AT 9 P-M EASTERN TIME.
AFTER A THREE-YEAR INVESTIGATION — THE G-O-P-LED HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HAS RELEASED ITS REPORT ON THE U-S WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN…
THE 354-PAGE REPORT BLAMES THE CHAOTIC WITHDRAWAL ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION… SAYING THE EFFORT WAS RUSHED AND DONE DESPITE ALLIES AND ADVISERS SAYING THAT WAS A BAD IDEA.
WHILE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CITED THE DOHA AGREEMENT — A TRUMP-ERA AGREEMENT WITH THE TALIBAN TO LEAVE AFGHANISTAN BY MAY 20-21 — AS A MAIN REASON FOR THE WITHDRAWAL…
“THE REPORT SAYS THE DECISION WAS QUOTE “WAS NOT BASED ON THE SECURITY SITUATION, THE DOHA AGREEMENT, OR THE ADVICE OF HIS SENIOR NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORS OR OUR ALLIES.RATHER, IT WAS PREMISED ON THE PRESIDENT’S LONGSTANDING AND UNYIELDING OPINION THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD NO LONGER BE IN AFGHANISTAN.”
THE REPORT ACCUSES THE ADMINISTRATION OF MISSING WARNING SIGNS POINTING TO HOW QUICKLY KABUL WOULD FALL TO THE TALIBAN UPON A U-S WITHDRAWAL… AND SAYS THE PLANNING OF AND CALLING FOR AN EVACUATION WAS DELAYED.
IN RESPONSE — THE WHITE HOUSE IS ACCUSING THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE’S REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN OF BASING THE REPORT ON QUOTE “CHERRY-PICKED FACTS” AND FAILING TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY ROLE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLAYED.
DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN IS WARNING CONGRESS THAT PASSING A TEMPORARY BILL TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN WOULD HAVE DEVASTATING IMPACTS ON THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT.
THE BILL WOULD KEEP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDED FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS… BUT CAP SPENDING AT 20-24 LEVELS.
AUSTIN SAYS THAT STOP-GAP WOULD CUT DEFENSE SPENDING BY MORE THAN 6 BILLION DOLLARS — COMPARED TO THE 20-25 SPENDING PROPOSAL. — WHICH AUSTIN SAYS WOULD IMPACT THOUSANDS OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS… AND DAMAGE RECRUITING JUST AS THE MILITARY IS STARTING TO RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC.
CONGRESS NEEDS TO APPROVE A STOP-GAP SPENDING BILL BEFORE THE END OF THE BUDGET YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 30-TH TO AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
THE SUSPECT IN A SHOOTING ON A KENTUCKY FREEWAY THAT LEFT SEVEN PEOPLE INJURED OVER THE WEEKEND REMAINS ON THE LOOSE.
POLICE SAY JOSEPH A. COUCH IS THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR OPENING FIRE SATURDAY EVENING ON I-75 – STRIKING AT LEAST 12 VEHICLES.
POLICE SAYING IN A SUNDAY NIGHT NEWS BRIEFING – COUCH PURCHASED HIS WEAPON LEGALLY THE MORNING OF THE SHOOTING. HE ALSO BOUGHT A THOUSAND ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION.
AN AR-15 RIFLE WAS FOUND NOT FAR FROM THE SHOOTING SCENE AND COUCH’S VEHICLE WAS LOCATED ABANDONED NEARBY.
POLICE SAY ALL THE VICTIMS SUFFERED NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AND ARE IN STABLE CONDITION.
OVER THE WEEKEND —
FIREFIGHTERS IN CALIFORNIA ARE BATTLING AGAINST MORE THAN A DOZEN WILDFIRES FUELED BY A HEATWAVE AND HIGH WINDS.
THE MOST INTENSE BLAZE IS THE LINE FIRE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY —
WHICH HAS SURGED TO OVER 20 THOUSAND ACRES —
PROMPTING THE EVACUATION OF OVER 11,000 RESIDENTS.
THE LINE FIRE FIRST ERUPTED ON THURSDAY EVENING AND HAS SINCE MORE THAN QUADRUPLED IN SIZE.
GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND AS OF SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE FIRE WAS ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED.
THE BLAZE HAS INJURED THREE PEOPLE, THOUGH DETAILS ON THEIR CONDITIONS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE.
THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE COMPLICATING FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS —
CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR, WHILE CRITICALLY DRY VEGETATION AND SMOKE CONTINUE TO POSE OTHER CHALLENGES.
OFFICIALS SAY MORE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY COULD FURTHER ADD FUEL TO THE LINE FIRE
FINALLY THIS MORNING – IT’S GLOWTIME. THAT’S THE TITLE APPLE HAS GIVEN ITS EVENT TODAY WHERE THE TECH GIANT IS EXPECTED TO UNVEIL ITS LATEST LINEUP OF IPHONES.
APPLE IS SET TO REVEAL THE IPHONE 16 MODELS – WHICH WILL REPORTEDLY BE THE FIRST ONES POWERED BY THE COMPANY’S ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM – APPLE INTELLIGENCE – ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THE PHONES WILL ALSO LIKELY HAVE LARGER SCREEN DISPLAYS AND UPGRADED CAMERAS.
APPLE IS ALSO SET TO SHOW OFF ITS LATEST SERIES OF APPLE WATCHES AND AN UPDATE TO ITS OPERATING SYSTEM.
THE ‘GLOWTIME’ EVENT WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED BEGINNING AT 1 PM EASTERN TIME FROM APPLE’S CUPERTINO (KOO-PER-TEE-NO), CALIFORNIA HEADQUARTERS.
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