This is a special updated edition of the global news podcast from the BBC World Service, bringing you the latest on the us presidential debate.
I'm Paul Moss.
And as we're recording this podcast, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have just finished trading blows in what's been a bitter and at times volatile debate.
She is Biden.
You know, she's trying to get away from Biden.
I don't know the gentleman, she says.
Clearly, I am not Joe Biden and I am certainly not Donald Trump.
Well have more from the debate and analysis from Washington.
Also in this podcast, the rest of the world news.
Western nations have imposed new sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles to use against Ukraine.
And 26 people are confirmed dead and dozens more are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal.
Its been said that presidential election debates rarely change voters opinions or shift the polls much one way or the other.
And yet this has already been an election contest like no other in american history.
And with the two sides closer than ever, even a small shift in support could make a big difference, particularly in those key swing states.
And while this was not a unique debate, it was certainly more heated than most.
The allegations about each candidate more exotic.
Here was Donald Trump blaming Kamala Harris for letting in too many immigrants and repeating a debunked allegation that they had unusual culinary tastes in Springfield.
They're eating the dogs, the people that came in, they're eating the cats.
They're eating, they're eating the pets of the people that live there.
And this is what's happening in our country.