Vice presidential debate opens with question on crisis in the Middle East

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, left, and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, shake hands as they arrive for a CBS News vice presidential debate, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, left, and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, shake hands as they arrive for a CBS News vice presidential debate, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

US vice presidential contenders JD Vance and Tim Walz take to the stage Tuesday evening for a live TV debate, just weeks before the election with polls suggesting a close race for the White House.

The two shake hands in New York before the CBS event begins with a first question on the crisis in the Middle East.

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