text:  It's debate day for President Biden and former President Trump. The Biden campaign sees this as a real jumpstart moment, a chance for them to break through to a larger audience. And they hope those critical undecided voters who haven't really engaged in this race yet. That's why they pushed for this early debate. ABC's Mary Bruce. Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits rose to the highest level in more than two years, according to the Labor Department.