meanwhile, quite a scary seen as you can see. the attack has been turned into a rallying cry for reform after the suspect was released under new york state law as congressman zeldin predicted. other big stories, president biden continuing his recovery at the white house after his covid diagnosis and the world health organization sounding the alarm over the monkeypox outbreak declaring the global emergency. we have live team coverage. christina coleman has more on this. we will start with alexis mcadams who has the latest. reporter: breaking moments ago the man who attacked leaves eldon is facing federal charges for assault after he spent a few hours in handcuffs and didn t post bail in new york even though the entire thing was caught on camera. what is he doing? reporter: you hear people shocked wondering what was going on. he is republican candidate for new york governor was on stage in rochester when a man tried to stab him, pulled out a sharp object. zeldin says he h
griff jenkins. jacqui: i m jacqui hinrich. they re battling brutal summer heat and steve has the latest for us, hey, steve. 104 degrees yesterday, it s supposed to be 100 all week and that hasn t slowed down the stream of mar grants crossing illegally. we ve seen small groups here in the morning and several pregnant women making that crossing. in recent days, large groups as well, sometimes 300 strong crossing the river together. many of the towns along the border region, overwhelmed by the numbers and it s been the recent policy of text s governor abbott to bus some migrants to northern cities. that s drawn the outrage of a number of mayors, including the mayor of washington d.c. and new york city. not only the federal government, but we need some of those states that have been giving people one-way tickets, we need them to understand that, this must be a partnership in this country, new york is going to do its share, but we have been overburdened shelter system now.
with best western rewards you get rewarded when you stay on the road and on the go. find your rewards so you can reconnect, disconnect, hold on tight and let go! stay two nights and get a free night. book now at bestwestern.com. griff: the man accused of checking congressman lee belden arrested on a federal charge for assaulting a sitting congressman, the suspect expected to make an initial appearance before a federal judge in rochester. you see him walking up to congressman zeldin before he was tackled as the congressman campaigned for new york governor in fairmont.