The first Democratic debate, night 1

By Veronica Rocha, Dan Merica, Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg, Amanda Wills and Kyle Blaine, CNN

Updated 4:30 p.m. ET, June 27, 2019
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8:15 p.m. ET, June 26, 2019

What it's like outside the venue ahead of the debate tonight

Protesters with varying platforms are chanting and holding signs outside of the Adrienne Arsht Center of the Performing Arts ahead of tonight's debate in Miami.

Groups of protesters are filling street corners near tonight's debate, while other demonstrators march around the site.

Here's what it looks like:

8:15 p.m. ET, June 26, 2019

Trump says his team plans on fact-checking tonight's debate

President Trump is headed to Japan, but the debates are still on his mind.

Trump tweeted that his team will do its own fact-checking of the Democratic debate.

He promised that his team would offer "RAPID RESPONSE, FACT CHECKING, and the TRUTH!"