state couldn t do on its own. it couldn t ban abortion under the supreme court s pregnancy before viability, not this early, six weeks. but what texas has done is outsourcing it, basically turning anybody into a private vigilante who can sue abortion providers for at least $10,000, subjecting them to potentially rups you damages. the question is, can a state do that. can abortion providers in texas sue in state courts to try to block state court judges and clerks from carrying out these lawsuits and can the federal government sue texas? it s not really about abortion. the really big case about abortion is going to be argued a month from now on december 1st in the case from mississippi, a direct challenge to roe v. wade, stephanie. well, we will be watching. pete, julia, thank you both so much. that wraps up this very busy hour and busy week. i am stephanie ruhle. happy halloween to you all. my number one favorite holiday. chris jansing picks up breaking news coverage right here on th
former governor of new york, andrew cuomo, has now been charged with a misdemeanor sex crime. the complaint which was filed by the county sheriff accuses cuomo of forcibly touching a female aide inside the executive mansion last december. what is this all about? we should be clear here. we don t know because the court paperwork has been redacted with the victim s name. that s standard. we don t know, stephanie, whether or not this is bretagne brittany ka miso. she said he put his hand up her blouse and grabbed her breast. that s the same type of allegation in yesterday s complaint. they have a specific time period from 3:51 to 4:07.
there. the sheriff s office does have the ability to go to the court and apparently according to the sheriff they issued a statement and said this they have the ability to go to the court and say, look, this is what we ve got, is there enough here for a criminal complaint? that s why the governor has to respond to this because a criminal summons has been issued. he has to appear in court on november 17th to answer to this at 2:30 p.m. the governor will be in new york and will be arraigned. former governor. former governor, yes. tom winter, good to see you. in just a few hours, one of the most aggressive vaccine mandates is set to take place here in new york city. all employees have until 5:00 p.m. yesterday hundreds protested this mandate outside the mayor s residence. right now, only 65%, approximately 65% of new york city firefighters have been vaccinated. but i want you to keep this in