A little of this and a little of that

 I'd read before last night's debate that President Trump was being "heavily coached" by his advisors. Good thing, but they still could not convince him to deal in something he's allergic to. Truth.

At Belmont University in Nashville, Trump and Joe Biden were engaged in a more traditional civil discourse, moderated by NBC's Kristen Welker. Unfortunately, Trump still pushed the same debunked lies about Biden and his son, and misrepresented facts on other topics, including COVID-19.

Why does he lie so much? Because even though he is talking to the entire country, his remarks are directed at his base of supporters, who will believe anything this spray-tanned con man will sell them.

To that end, MSNBC's Brian Williams & Ari Melber break down some of those misstatements:

It's going to take a miracle for Trump to attain re-election.

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NBC viewers expecting to see Tampa Bay at Las Vegas on Sunday will find another channel.

That's because the Buccaneers-Raiders game has had its start time moved up to 4 pm (ET), airing on Fox, instead of NBC. Not sure exactly what the story is, but Fox benefits because this game would be a strong lead-in to game 5 of the World Series, and having the Tom Brady-led Bucs in a showcase game for the 2nd week in a row, after routing Green Bay last week, makes some sense.

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Sure, the Giants lost again at Philadelphia Thursday night, but what everyone is talking about is QB Daniel Jones' 80 yard run, which set the Big Blue up with 1st & goal. Jones had a clear path to the end zone, but ran out of gas, stumbled, and fell to the turf, allowing the Eagle defense to catch up. And, yeah, by default, Jones was the Giants' leading rusher for the night. It's that kind of year.

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The Big 10 is the last of college sports' "Power 5" conferences to begin football season, which kicks off tomorrow. Shorter schedule, they'll still have a chance at a spot in the playoff, yadda, yadda, yadda. At this point, does it matter?

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Governor Andrew Cuomo gave the green light for movie theatres in the 518 to re-open, and today, Regal Cinemas' multi-plexes at Colonie Center & Crossgates Mall are among those opening at 25% capacity, with a maximum of 50 people per screen. We'll see how it affects the box office numbers by the end of the weekend.