Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump meet at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 UTC) Monday for the first presidential debate this election season. NBC's Lester Holt will be the moderators. The debate topics are America's sirection, achieving prosperity and securing America.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said earlier Monday that President Barack Obama would be working Monday night, when the first presidential debate is going on. But that the television would be on in the background, tuned to the debate instead of Monday night football.