the fbi believes it was an industrial type strength bear spray and according to the documents this is the this canister they were using they sprayed in the faces of these three officers. one of them is officer sicknick. i ll read you just a part of the affidavit. it says, quote, officer sicknick, edwards and chapman standing in a few feet all react one by one. they immediately retreat from the line, bring their hands to their faces and rush to find water to wash out their eyes. this is one of the many, many assaults, that we saw that day on january 6th which the fbi says that people who were in this pro-trump mob used bear spray, pepper spray and other things to attack these officers. in this case officer sicknick went back to his office. he fell ill and was taken to the hospital. he died the following day. now, one of the things that s interesting is right now they re only charged these two men are only charged with assault on a federal officer. these are nine counts in
interior secretary, making her the first native american secretary. all of this as two men accused of attacking capitol police officer brian sicknick who later died from his injuries with bear spray during the january 6th riot make their first court appearance later this afternoon. joining us, correspondent kara lee, covering the white house, and nbc correspondent garrett haake in el paso, texas. and the co-author of the political play book. great to have you with us. the president saying they re hitting their goals in the pandemic. then there s this. a new poll finds 30% say they will not get the vaccine, 47% of trump supporters say they will not get vaccinated. he was asked about that a short while ago. what does the biden administration plan to do about the hesitancy. look, they have been planning to do a broad national campaign, ayman, and meantime have been doing smaller, more targeted efforts to constituency that show high rate of vaccine hesitancy. when the president
spring break could bring a spike in cases, too. if you get the coronavirus that s your own fault because you know the risks of coming out here. wearing a mask, that s not the normal compared to people who do wear a mask. governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners. for the good of the state he should resign. he should look into his heart to see if he can govern effectively. we have a broken immigration system. our cities and our counties on the border don t have the resources to deal with this. the flow of humanity arriving at our front door never stopped. the donald trump administration didn t stop them. i m pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world on this sunday. you are live in the cnn newsroom. a year ago, the pandemic was just getting started in the u.s. i m sure we all remember how we felt at that time. and spring breakers were largely oblivious to its threats. you can t say people
take the dough. you can be sure that all of their states and communities will be benefiting from this, and they won t be complaining about it back home. the republican party clearly adrift in the absence of donald trump. and without a new plan, they re returning to their greatest hits. on that familiar set list, culture wars. a recent example, senator ted cruz s new fund-raiser. he s now signing copies of dr. seuss book green eggs and ham, and it can be yours for a $60 donation. that is not policy. that s not making american lives better. it is distraction in lieu of governing. what senator cruz ignores is it was dr. seuss estate that made the decision to stop publishing six books due to their racist and insensitive imagery. but it doesn t matter if it fires up the base and helps those voters forget that you didn t want to partake in legislation that would send them desperately needed relief, all while reducing childhood poverty by nearly 50%. next up, a tune you might
united states and around the world. tonight, new york governor andrew cuomo is clinging to power in the face of multiple allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted advancements. but he is increasingly isolated after a piece in the new york magazine. a performer political reporter who covered the administration said the governor sexually harassed her in front of colleagues on multiple occasions. she grows a growing list. he is denying any wrong doing and refusing to resign tonight. cnn s athena jones is in new york. what do we know about the new allegations? reporter: hi, pamela. they are coming from, as you said, a journalist, jessica bakeman, a former capital beat reporter. she writes in a first person piece in new york mag give, and the multiple intenses. cuomo has hands had been on my body, my shoulders, waist. she adds, cuomo never let me forget i m a woman. she describes her job as to report on the governor s every move. she didn t want to go to the holiday party at