47% of trump supporters. dr. fauci this weekend practically pleading with trump who is vaccinated in secret at the white house in january to urge his supporters to get the shot. watch. how much of a difference will it make if president trump leads a campaign for the people who are most devoted to him to actually go out and get the vaccine? chris, i think it would make all the difference in the world. he is a very widely popular person among republicans. if he came out and said go and get vaccinated, it is really important for your health, the health of your family and the health of the country it seems absolutely inevitable that the vast majority of people who are his close followers would listen to him. i m surprised at the high percentage of republicans who say they don t want to be vaccinated. i don t understand where that s coming from. this is not a political issue. this is a public health issue. the divide is also playing out on the floor of the house of represent
Tonight. right now, voting rights rallies are underway across the country. protestors are demanding protection from a wave of ballot restrictions in republican-led states. we ll get into that with texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee. president biden says another attack on the airport in kabul is, both, likely and imminent. this after a deadly u.s. drone strike against the terror group isis-k. and a federal judge sanctions lawyers who spread former-president trump s big lie about the 2020 election. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. let us begin tonight with hurricane ida. residents are trying to head inland as this major storm approaches. bill karins starts us off tonight with the latest on ida.
Tonight. voting rights rallies are under way across the country. protesters are demanding protection from a wave of ballot restrictions in republican led states. we ll get into that texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee. president biden says another attack on the airport in kabul is likely and imminent, this after a deadly u.s. drone strike against the terror group isis-k, and a federal judge sanctions lawyers who spread former president trump s big lie about the 2020 election. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson, welcome to the week. let us begin tonight with hurricane ida, residents along the gulf coast are trying to head inland as this major storm approaches. nbc meteorologist bill karins starts us out tonight with the latest on ida.
Senate will take it up later this month and i will fight like heck for its passage. we re going to overcome again i promise you but going to take a hell of a lot of work. and vice president harris will lead a push for voting protections in response to the ballot restrictions in several states like texas. where a republican-sponsored bill would contain most restrictive measures in entire country. eliminate 24-hour and drive-through voting and prohibits sunday voting before 1:00 p.m., direct attack on souls to the polls by black churches. and make it easier for judge to overturn election without evidence that fraud changed the outcome of a race. you can see why the texas democrats stirred up good trouble. staging a walkout to prevent the vote being held. chris turner, democratic caucus chair who organized the walkout,