[Anchor]
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden challenged each other's integrity and record in office during their final debate before November's election, less than two weeks away.
In a more orderly and controlled exchange than their prior meeting, Biden said Trump should not remain president when 220,000 Americans have died of the coronavirus.
Trump, however, continued to downplay the severity of the health crisis, defending his response while repeating a vaccine was on its way.
The BBC's Nick Bryant has more.
[Reporter]
As the candidates set out their arguments, their opponents' microphones were silenced and turning down the volume raised the level of debate.
[Clip: Biden]
"Anyone who's responsible for that many deaths should not remain as the president of the United States of America."
[Clip: Trump]
"We're learning to live with it. We have no choice. We can't lock ourselves up in a basement like Joe does."
[Clip: Biden]
"He says we're learning to live with it. People are learning to die with it."
[Reporter]
The clashes were still angry.
The differences between them still stands, not least on the crisis that has dominated this election, the response to COVID-19.
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