Today we're talking about reactions to Tuesday's presidential debate, Hurricane Francine making

landfall, Israel's concession to get hostages home, and other top news for Friday, September 13th.

Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the poor over today.

Here's the quote of the day.

Prayer does not change the purpose of God,

but prayer does change the action of God.

Chuck Smith.

Let's get started with some espresso shots.

The dust has mostly settled on Tuesday's debate.

An estimated 67 million people tuned in up significantly from the

51 million who watched the Biden Trump debate. Flash polls showed a majority

63% of debate watchers, believed that VP Harris outperformed

former President Trump, a sharp turnaround from 67% believing Trump outperformed President Biden in June, but it didn't change many

voters opinions. Republicans have been critical of ABC's moderators for

interrupting Trump five times to fact-check his answers and being softer on Harris, not fact-checking

her at all.

Trump said Wednesday it was three-to-one and a rigged deal.

Yesterday he said he would not do another debate.

Minutes after the debate, Taylor Swift endorsed Harris on Instagram,

driving nearly 340,000 people to vote.gov for state-specific voter registration information.

The debate may be important for the US's future, but will have little impact on your

eternal future.

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