possible replacements, including nhl spors caster. the contestants and the writers are the star of the show. reporter: now asking the you wouldn t question, who will be next? that was nbc s emily akay da reporting. as we begin a new hour, the former president is expected to take the stage at yet another political rally in coleman, alabama, a city that just declared a covid state of emergency. plus, the u.s. is tracking potential terrorist threats from isis against kabul airport and americans trying to get there. and new reporting just into nbc news about how domestic commercial airlines are being recruited to help. and the descendants of two civil rights giants are going to join me to talk about the ongoing attack on voting rights in this country, martin luther king jr. iii and alejandro