the death penalty in this case. the other question, might be a procedural reason why he has to plead guilty to the assault crimes first, but this is an incident that this is something that might take at least a few days to get ready for. that could have factored into the judge s decision. that may be a local procedural issue that or a judge preference in a case like this. quite an update on a tragic time in florida. this mass shooting, killing 17 people at parkland. thank you guys both. really appreciate you jumping on for us. president biden just left the white house, everybody, for a trip to connecticut. where he s got two events today to sell his build back better plan. he did not answer any questions. what he s got planned today, and why the white house is ramping up the pressure on democrats. plus this. new tensions this morning in chicago where the head of the police union is urging officers to defy the city s vaccine requirement. and a wild story from a texas school distri
boston s top prosecutor says that she would be willing to investigate special assault crimes against virginia lieutenant governor justin fairfax if his accuser files a criminal complaint. vanessa tyson says the lieutenant governor sexually assaulted her at the democratic national convention in boston in 2004. the lieutenant governor denies sexually assaulting tyson and a second woman who has accused him of rape. he s not the only politician in virginia caught up in a controversy. the governor and attorney general facing calls to resign after they admitted that they wore black face in the 1980s. garrett tenney reporting. he s live for us this afternoon in richmond. garrett? shep, in terms of a criminal complaint, the attorneys for the second accuser, meredith watson have said they have not ruled out that possibility and may contact authorities in north carolina about a prosecution. as for vanessa tyson, her legal
attorney, nbc legal analyst, he joins me now. we know the d.a. s office has issued an investigation into schneiderman. there are some notable characteristics to this case. the fact patterns, if you will. you ve got four women independent of each other telling very similar stories. the likelihood here that charges are eventually filed against eric schneiderman. it s hard to say because there s so many different assault crimes and different statutes of limitations in new york. on the low end, third degree assault requires only a reckless causing of any bodily injury. as you move up the continuum, if there s any serious bodily injury, for example, in the new yorker piece, there was a description of a slap to the ear that caused some some sort of long-lasting injury to the inner ear. that could qualify as serious physical injury. doesn t necessarily require a bullet wound but a permanent impairment of an organ like your ear, for example, or your