Previewing the debate topics
The debate between Trump and Biden will run from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. with no breaks for commercials.
The program will be divided into six segments of 15 minutes each with topics decided by the moderator, NBC News White House Correspondent Kristen Welker.
Topics for Thursday’s debate are:
- Fighting COVID-19
- American families
- Race in America
- Climate change
- National security
- Leadership
The Trump campaign made an 11th-hour demand that the debate focus on foreign policy, as opposed to the topics chosen by the moderator, though the campaigns agreed months ago to allowing the moderator to choose the topics.
![PHOTO: Audience seating is spaced six feet apart to reduce the risk posed by the coronavirus as crews prepare for the second presidential debate at the Curb Event Center on the campus of Belmont University, Oct. 21, 2020 in Nashville, Tenn.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/debate-prep-gty-ps-201021_1603308473353_hpMain.jpg)