To vote, unsiege right now in many State Legislatures nationwide. We have reporters out in the streets on this historic day. It is just one of the major stories we are following this hour. We are also tracking Hurricane Ida as it takes aim at louisiana, and we are keeping a close eye on afghanistan where the u. S. Launched a deadly response to the recent Suicide Bombings at the airport. More on all of that in just a moment. We begin this hour with Breaking News and a sea of Voting Rights marches across the country under way right now. Im going to show you a live look at the crowds in washington, d. C. Right now Tens Of Thousands of people flooding the streets in more than 40 cities, all to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the historic 1963 March on washington, to call on congress to pass federal legislation to protect voting access. Nbcs Josh Letterman among the Rally Crowd at d. C. s national mall. We can hear the speaker loud and clear behind you. Talk to me about the atmosphere i
Pivotal moments of the entire fight for civil rights in the u.s. it is also close to where a new voting equality act bearing lewis s name will be headed to the senate where it faces an uphill battle. i m join now by andrea hailey, the ceo of vote.org. andrea, thank you for your time and for joining us. in today s marches really show an incredible amount of support for the john lewis voting act, the for the people act. at this point there doesn t seem to be a lot of chance these will pass without filibuster reform. so do you agree with that and how do you move forward? absolutely. i think that with thousands of people showing up in washington and all across the nation demanding voting rights that our leaders in congress would be wise to listen to their constituents. these bills are overwhelmingly popular with the american population. everyone wants their freedom protected and freedom to the ballot box protected, and we re going to have to have a carve-out in the filibuster to make tha