Democratic debate: Scenes around Miami arena before the debate

Follow USA TODAY TODAY Network journalists covering the first of 12 presidential primary debates.

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Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“Good morning Miami 👋! Today @LeahVossVisuals and I, along with others, will be covering the first #DemocraticDebate for @USATODAY. Stick with us as we walk you through everything that’s happening before and after the first night of debates!”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:04:04 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“Here are some pictures of the outside of the Ziff Ballet Opera House where the media was asked to come to pick up our press badges.”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:04:22 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“The media is expected to do a walkthrough of the debate hall in the next 10 minutes or so. NBC officials have told us we’re allowed to take pictures.”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:04:31 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“So far about 30-40 members of the media have lined up for the tour, which is expected to begin at 9 a.m.”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:04:46 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“The debate hall fits 1,600 people, an NBC official said.”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:04:55 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“One reporter asked how candidates were placed for debates on Wednesday and Thursday. An NBC official said candidates were randomly picked to debate tonight and tomorrow night.”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:05:05 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“Here are some pictures of the inside of the debate hall.”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:05:13 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“As you can see, they’ve created this fixture of the White House as wells as the NBC News logo. https://t.co/McTHEdA8h5”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:05:28 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“Here’s a better picture of the stage.”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:05:41 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“Here’s a video of the audience seating in the debate hall. https://t.co/DUjyT4phTa”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:05:49 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“Here’s a video of the inside of the debate hall. Tonight and tomorrow night this entire hall is expected to be jam packed. https://t.co/jbQJLnmdRi”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:05:57 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“An NBC official told me the hashtag that’ll be used tonight during the debates is #DemDebates”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:06:11 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“This will be the last time the media is allowed to be inside the debate hall. During the debate, we’ll all be in separate rooms.”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:06:20 PM
Sara Marino on Twitter
Twitter“Here’s the outside of the Knight Concert Hall with the first debate taking place tonight at 9, the only people around now are members of the media. https://t.co/DZdksEBJ2F”

by oscar.santiago-torres 6/26/2019 2:06:27 PM
Alright folks, im now in the press/spin room. Here are some images of the area. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-AQEdRXsAENuh1.jpg

by Sara Marino via twitter 6/26/2019 5:20:32 PM
Alright folks, I’m now in the media/ spin room. Here’s what it looks like on our end. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-AQRmtWsAYm_uX.jpg

by Sara Marino via twitter 6/26/2019 5:21:18 PM
Here’s a video of the press/spin room. @LeahVossVisuals and I will be stationed here this afternoon and into the night as well as tomorrow night.

by Sara Marino via twitter 6/26/2019 5:29:04 PM
Here’s the lineup for both nights! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-ATNBZWkAAISsW.jpg

by Sara Marino via twitter 6/26/2019 5:34:15 PM