Hello and welcome, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are hours away from squaring off in their first presidential debate.

US broadcaster ABC will host the 90-minute debate at the Philadelphia Constitution Center at 21:00 local time (02:00 BST). You will be able to watch it on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu as well.

You will also be able to watch it by clicking play on BBC's live stream at the top of this page.

The 2024 election cycle has brought much intrigue to the debate stage. President Joe Biden's catastrophic performance at the first presidential debate in June ultimately led to him leaving the race, opening the door to Vice-President Harris's candidacy.

Former President Trump initially said he wouldn’t do the ABC debate because it was agreed to when Biden was his rival.

He pushed for a Fox News debate instead, but Harris stood firm. They both eventually said yes to tonight's debate, but there have been squabbles since that initial agreement.

The two campaigns have bickered for weeks about the debate's rules, though they have finally agreed to parameters similar to those that governed the June debate: mics will be muted unless it is their turn to speak, there will be no studio audience and neither will be allowed props or pre-written notes.

Watch the Livestream