motions. the debate putting a handful of vulnerable senate republicans in the spotlight. sources tell cnn the white house and gop leaders are worried about the uncertainty of how those senators would vote on trial-related issues. >> i think that for all senators and certainly senate republicans, they have to make sure that this process doesn't seem like a sham, like it's a slam dunk as senator mcconnell has said. >> reporter: house judiciary chairman jerry nadler who would normally attend the rules committee pamarkup has a family emergency. he's not going to be doing that and said congressman jamie raskin will be filling in for him. >> our thoughts are with his family. suzanne malveaux live on capitol hill. we have a brand new cnn poll with revealing numbers on impeachment including where do voters stand in the key battleground states. maybe not exactly where you think. that's next.