motorist had a gun, and he was angry. . >> draper police chief brian roberts. >> and he fired at derek johnsonle he was sitting in the driver's seat of his car. >> derek, wounded, tried to drive away but lost control and crashed head-on into a tree. he died at the scene. >> it was hard. yeah, it sucked. it -- you have to give me a second. so derek, he was a good guy. good cop. good friend. >> derek was just 32 years old, leaving behind his wife and his 6-year-old son and his family at draper p.d. >> you know, everybody talks about a cop's cop and the best cop you can have and how he treated and served the community. derek was one of those guys. >> for jaclyn moore, the loss was two-fold. >> he was starting to get some free time to come help me with the case and tell me more about what he did when he was on the case. and then he was killed. i didn't have anyone else to ask. >> you'd lost your friend. your old competitive friend. >> i lost my friend, and i lost any information that i needed on that case. there was no one else. >> because he was kind of the institutional memory of this thing, was

reverend al sharpton, representatives terri sewell, mondaire jones, joyce beatty and naacp president derek johnson, martin luther king the third and washington dc -- washington, d.c. mayor muriel bowser. the rally coincides with the anniversary of the march on washington led by martin luther king junior.

joining us now, derek johnson, the president and the ceo of the naacp. derek, good to see you again. thank you for being with us. let's talk about this philosophically. the idea that these texas democrats are holding up this vote. they have left, in some cases left the state, in order to stop something that they say is unconstitutional because it will take away voting -- the ability to vote from people. and for that, they are being threatened with arrest by the governor. the sergeant at arms seems very determined and interested in actually having them arrested. tell me what your thoughts are on this. >> you know, as if you decide, i'm not going to work today, i don't feel good. i don't like the values that's been withheld there. and then msnbc sent law enforcement to your house and said, no, you're going to come to the studio. we're going to hold you captive until you interview a guest. it's outrageous. it's a form of intimidation. that's why we're asking the justice department to look into whether or not this is even legal. i commend the members of the t

terry sewell and derek johnson, thank you for your time this morning. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the u.s. strikes back against afghanistan -- against isis targets in afghanistan as american allies and civilians attempt to leave the country. i'll speak with a former afghan interpreter with about his quest to get his family to safety. and i willen omar joins me to discuss america's obligations to afghan refugees. plus tracking hurricane ida, the national hurricane center predicts it makes landfall along the u.s. gulf coast on sunday night as a dangerous category 4 hurricane. louisiana, especially new orleans, is on high alert. officials warn it could bring destruction to the region, exactly 16 years after hurricane katrina. msnbc will have updates throughout the weekend. tes throughout the weekend and one we explore one that's been paved and one that's forever wild but freedom means you don't have to choose just one adventure ♪ ♪ you get both. introducing the all-new 3-row jeep grand cherokee l jeep. there's only one. - i'm norm. - i'm sz

derek johnson.r, it comes down to this -- a relentless commitment to a fair shot for every d.c. resident. ladies and judgment, the mayor of the district of columbia, the honorable muriel bowser. [applause] ♪ mayor bowser: good afternoon and welcome to washington, d.c. [applause] my hometown, the greatest city in the world, and soon to be the 51st state. i want to thank reverend sharpton and the national action network for bringing us together on this historic occasion. today we stand on the shoulders of giants, generations of civil rights leaders and activists. to my friend the late congressman lewis and so many others in between. they would want us all to stay on this stage every day to keep pushing, to keep fighting and to keep demanding. we know that it shouldn't take this long to secure our fundamental rights. we shouldn't have to keep marching. we shouldn't be here 58 years later to stop the disenfranchisement of people. but we will march, we will vote, we will organize, and, ladies and gentlem

derek johnson, congresswoman joyce beaty of ohio. ne speech, you've got another one coming up. appreciate you making time for us on msnbc. >>> we have breaking news to share on hurricane ida. thousands across the gulf coast are making last-minute preparations as this storm is taking direct aim at louisiana. it is expected to strengthen to a category 4 hurricane. officials along the gulf coast are begging people to evacuate. some are issuing mandatory orders to leave. in new orleans, the mayor issued a mandatory evacuation of the areas outside the levy system but the mayor says there isn't enough time to evacuate the entire city. at this hour is president is receiving a fema briefing on the federal efforts ahead of the storm. we're going to bring that to you when it gets under way. let's go to nbc news meteorologist bill karins joining me once again. give me a sense of what you are watching and most concerned about, bill. >> most concerned with how intense the storm is going to get in the next 24 hours before landfall and if it's going

i'll talk to congresswoman terry sewell and derek johnson about the nationwide rally for voting rightsay, august the 28th. i'm mehdi hasan in for ali velshi. we're tracking a major hurricane as it aims at the gulf coast and communities are bracing for impact. hurricane i'd aire barrelled through cuba yesterday and is now making its way to the coast of louisiana. the national hurricane center predicts it will make landfall late sunday as a dangerous category 4 hurricane and could hit new orleans exactly 16 years after katrina. msnbc will bring you the latest developments throughout the day. but right now we're following breaking news out of afghanistan, as u.s. forces scramble to evacuate americans and afghan allies by the august 31st deadline. three days away. last night president biden retaliated against the isis-k terrorist group who have been claiming responsibility for thursday's horrific suicide bombing that left several u.s. service members dead and hundreds of afghans dead. u.s. military conducted a drone strike in nangarhar province where isis-k in a large presence several year

gentlemen, the current resident and ceo of the naacp, a title he has held since 2017, please welcome derek johnsonou. you may not know joe madison because you do not listen to the black eagle radio show, but he was once the chairman. he was one of the most effective organizers we ever had. he was effective because he understood that marches and demonstrations and rallies are the events between the work. the work is when we leave here, to make sure that we put the demands on 50 senators to pass voting rights protections. at the end of the day, people will try to have us debate about the filibuster rules. and what the president is going to do. our demand must be clear, get it done. if you can find the ability to pass an infrastructure pill for $3.5 trillion, you can find the political will to protect the rights of boats across this country. -- votes across this country. if you can put money into afghanistan for 20 years, there is no way we do not have to get the right to vote. it is about the right to vote. everything is secondary. that if anybody wants to come our committee and support climate chan

we heard from derek johnson, the head of the naacp, who said something fascinating.was talking about how the march today isn't the big event, that the march is what happens in between the work you do to actually create change. i think that's the message a lot of the speakers here want to deliver, that people have to leave this rally and make sure they actually do the work to make this change. >> all right. nbc's josh lederman in d.c. thank you so much. we will continue on with our coverage of voting rights rallies across the country. >>> right now the louisiana governor john bel edwards is speaking in baton rouge about hurricane ida. let's listen in. >> 110-mile-per-hour wind, that is category 2 strength wind. so that's a cat 2 hurricane there. so while the storm will weaken after it makes landfall, it is such a strong storm at the outset that it is going to be extremely powerful as far north as ---. >> all right, everybody. i don't think we have that anymore. we are going to dip in again as we can, but we do want to continue to track hurricane ida. as we just heard

reverend al sharpton, representatives terri sewell, mondaire jones, joyce beatty and naacp president derek johnson, martin luther king the third and washington dc -- washington, d.c. mayor muriel bowser. the rally coincides with the anniversary of the march on washington led by martin luther king junior.

also with us captain corey jackson, first lieutenant mark lawson, staff sergeants derek, and senior air man richard johnsont, lieutenant colonel, i want to start with you on this. you ultimately were the one who authorized this packed flight. walk us through what happened, what you were expecting would happen, and really the mission you ended up carrying out. >> first and foremost, a lot of people talk about rules and capacity. we were trained to handle that maximum perform aircraft. we have women, children, people's lives at stake. it's about the training and directors we were able to handle to make sure we can safely and effectively get those people out and max perform those efforts. >> we heard that from military folks, even from generals who said, this is a plane that can handle tuomas i have tanks, like these kinds of things are not issues. can you just describe for us that day, the scene that you saw at the kabul airport? >> again, that's what we training to do. so based upon our command directives, initiatives, we were there to do what we were trained to do. our crew had the most faith to handle the