Welcome to a new hour of american voices. i m alicia menendez. this saturday, major news on multiple fronts . a coast-to-coast call for congressional action on voting rights on the anniversary of the monumental march on washington. former secretary julian castro on where this fight goes next. president biden promised america was coming and the military has delivered retaliation against isis-k. the commander in chief says the terror group can expect more. high alert along the gulf coast. hurricane ida is churning toward louisiana, picking up speed, expected to slam the shore by this time tomorrow. it adds insult to injury for hospitals already at a breaking point with covid patients. this is american voices. we ll begin this hour with the fight for voting rights.