republican filibuster. what happens after that, i don t know. we ve previously been told to expect a vote on that tomorrow, but that s now been pushed back. we re not sure when the vote will happen, but the debate will start tomorrow. that s going to do it for us for now though. that s going it for us tonight. way too early with jonathan lemire is up next. senate democrats are set to begin debate on new voting rights protections today, even in the face of almost certain failure. the questions are why is chuck schumer forging ahead? what s the plan here? plus, we re learning dramatic new details about the hostage standoff inside a synagogue near dallas and how the rabbi and others were able to escape from the gunman. the question is why did this happen in the first place? and former president trump was asked what republicans should do if they take back congress? it seems he had little to offer by way of specifics. the question is does he have any actual ideas?
whereas the senate in pennsylvania, for example, are duking it out, trying to win the former president s endorsement. he still looms very large over all of this. yeah. certainly, though, i think a lot of republicans, congressional candidates, would love to be talking about 2022 during this campaign and not about 2020. we ll have to see if the former president will do the same. i kind of doubt it. politico s nicholas wu, we appreciate it as always. we ll see you soon. still ahead s the omicron variant the last wave of the covid pandemic? the latest outlook from dr. fauci. we ll get into that. plus, new details in the tense hostage standoff inside a synagogue. how the rabbi helped the hostages escape. those stories and a check on the weather when we come right back. weather when we come right back.