Tough and nasty or nice and calm. The lead starts right now. We're just three

days away from the 2024 first general election presidential debate. It airs

right here on CNN and

former President Trump is taking his debate prep to the campaign trail asking

supporters what approach he should take on Thursday night.

President Biden is preparing with his closest advisors behind closed doors

over Camp David. And it's been two years since the Supreme Court decision that overturned

Roe versus Wade setting off fights in states over reproductive rights.

We're going to take a closer look at what has happened across the country since Rau fell.

Plus, the violent scenes out of Los Angeles

as pro-Palestinian supporters descended upon a synagogue in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood

to protest the war in Gaza.

Now, several lawmakers and President Biden say the demonstration was anti-submitted.

Welcome to the lead. I'm Phil Mattingly in for Jake Tapper and we start today with of course our 2024 lead because we are just three days away from the biggest event of

this presidential election cycle so far. On Thursday night right here on CNN

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off in their

first debate a matchup moderated by our own

Jake Tapper and Dana Bache. Today we're getting new details about how both

candidates are preparing behind the scenes but today also marks the two-year anniversary

that the Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade.

President Biden making clear how he may go after Donald Trump on the issue of

abortion and a new campaign video released just today.

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