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it. we stand up for an america where everyone is guaranteed the full protections and the full promise of this nation. yes or no. our democracy stands on the brink of serious trouble. today our freedom to vote is under assault. nothing less is at stake than our democracy. but the math is clear, the bills don t have the votes, so almost are certainly doomed to fair. i want to bring in mike memoli and garrett haake. co-founder of punchbowl news john bresnahan and robert gibbs, an msnbc political analyst. great to see you guys. garrett, how is it all going to unfold today and what happens next? reporter: the senate a back today, we expect to see a robust debate on these voting rights bills that will last well into tomorrow, i think we might see every single senator speak on this, it s entirely possible. the debate has been that heated. but then we know what will happen with the vote, all 50 republicans oppose these measures, all 50 krooths support them. so they ....
frustrated base voters, who feel the white house has done too little, too late on the issue. majority leader chuck schumer s political gambit puts senate republicans on the record to their unified opposition to major voting rights bills. and two moderate holdouts on the spot over their support for the filibuster. joining me now, ahead of the action on the senate floor, as you know, the chaplain is now reciting the prayer. nbc s senior capitol hill correspondent, garrett haake. nbc chief white house correspondent, and weekend today cohost, peter alexander, and ashley parker. garrett, expect to hear from both chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell momentarily, really. how is this debate going to play out today and through the week? well, we know how it s going to end, andrea, for democrats, the choice is, when do they want it to end and what do they want the message to be. the floor opens right now. we won t see any votes on this bill or these combined bills today. that wi ....
passed in 19 states and after months of pressure and pleading from activists on democrats to do something, to do anything to stop this wave of voters suppression and nullification laws, the united states senate has now taken up a last ditch effort to try to pass federal voting rights legislation. debate on a sweeping bill that combines the two key voting proposals, the jon lewis voting rights act and the freedom to vote act, began just a few hours ago. democrats are pressing ahead even though the bill is doomed to ultimately fail. given the plans by the gop to filibuster and the fact that senators joe manchin and sinema and perhaps others are unwilling to reform the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. senate democrats took to the floor to send the message that the fight for federal voting rights legislation is still a necessary effort. that will ultimately reveal who s on the side of democracy and who s not. win, lose, our draw, members of this chamber were ....
an international investigation is now underway into the deceased attacker and members of his family. and later, what s next in the fight against covid as the u.s. finally gets ready to begin distribution of those free at-home rapid tests later this week as the surgeon general warns the country is likely still weeks away from the omicron peak. welcome to meet the press daily . as the nation honors the life and legacy today of dr. martin luther king junior with the events across the country, the president and leaders in his party are ramping up their calls for action on voting rights. we heard from nancy pelosi at a press conference in washington ha features martin luther king iii and other activists. vice president harris delivered remarks today virtually. and president biden delivered some remarks in a prerecorded said owe released by the white house this morning. all of them using the moment to cast a spotlight on the urgent need for voting rights protections. t ....
silence is not an option. nobody is asking you to give up the filibuster. i know where i stand. it s time for every elected official in america to make it clear where they stand. we re also following new developments in what is now a global investigation. british police making arrests in connection with that synagogue standoff in texas. what the fbi is saying now about a motive and how the now former hostages are doing. we re live on the ground. plus new details about the beijing olympics starting in just a couple weeks. the decision being made today that s affecting both the games and the athletes. more on that later in the show. i m hallie jackson with you this afternoon in washington along with our nbc news team kippur on the hill, evan perez. we have seen a drumbeat from people all across the country. chuck schumer hears that drumbeat. he wants to get a vote planned. it s not going to happen tomorrow, although there may be a new move. talk to us about the ....