zeldin. he was released just hours later. there is only one option. [shouting] the suspect climbs on the stage, rushes toward is zeldin and tries to hold him off. he was quickly tackled by others on stage. a witness describes the terrifying scene. went behind the stage and saw him as he began to approach congressman zeldin and so i stepped up onto the stage, saw the attacker try to get into zeldin s face and swing. i could see what looked like a razor, knife of some sort at the congressman. i tackled the attacker from the back and slammed him to the ground. thank goodness for that. team coverage. former assistant attorney andy mccarthy is standing by and first to david lee miller live from the new york city newsroom. this could have turned out a lot differently david lee. could have been a great deal worse. the man who allegedly attacked lee zeldin has been released without bail. just what zeldin predicted. he is running for governor of new york delivering a speech
2020 director of press communications and the former campaign surrogate president biden. sandra: new york republican gubernatorial candidate zelden hitting the trail one day after he was attacked on stage by a man trying to stab him. quite something to see that video. john: the video no question is shocking. we ll get reaction as well. lawmaker talking to reporters last hour about the shocking experience, and the need to reform bail laws. put the suspect back on the streets shortly after the attack. only one option. dramatic video showing the man armed with the weapon approached zelden on stage. he was charged with felony assault, but then released from custody without bail. outcome that zelden predicted would happen due to the new york lenient bail laws. sandra: and the man who helped sub sue the suspect will speak with us in a moment. and andy mccarthy is here to weigh in on the punishment he should be facing, and what do we know about the alleged attacker? well,
and the outcome of president biden s speech himself. what a party to actually benefit from biden bowing out? you have to support and defend the policies of joe biden which is bad electorally. if you show them i throw president biden off the ship, you two years after the presidency they are in this joe biden could be fine. joe biden could save his presidency if he would change course. todd: brooke singman has more between the media and the white house, brooke, good morning. good morning, guys to brush off bad poles and support the president biden continues to slide. last week the president s approval rating hitting a new low in new quinnipiac university poll shows 31% approved and 50% disapprove but yesterday white house chief of staff argued it s not the president s fault. listen to this. i think the president s approval rating is a reflection how people people feel about what is going on in the country. and some things in the country aren t going well not because the
bill: the court will decide its biggest gun case in more than a decade. at issue here a new york law that restricts conceal carry outside the home. a decision to overturn it could have a domino effect on several other blue states with similar laws. dana: religious liberty is on the docket. court taking up the case of a high school football coach fired for praying on the field. justices will decide whether that prayer is protected under the first amendment. bill: the most anticipated of all is dobbs versus jackson. that s the ruling on mississippi s 15 week abortion ban that could potentially overturn roe v. wade which would end nearly 50 years of precedent. a leaked draft in the month of may suggesting the court is ready to do just that. dana: that was ignited a wave of protests. some escalating into threats and intimidation. activists continue to march outside justice s home after an assassination attempt against brett kavanaugh. bill: inspiring dozens of attacks o
coming right up. sandra: begin america reports with the supreme court striking down a new york gun law that could have far-reaching implications for the nation s largest cities. hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. great to be with you, john. john: john roberts in washington, welcome to the thursday edition of america reports. justices ruling 6-3, harder to carry a concealed handgun in public if you live in new york and similar laws in other big states will likely be challenged as a result of today s decision. this as the nation awaits another major ruling on abortion, sparked protests outside the home of conservative justices and attacks on pro life centers across the country. sandra: the latest incident in jackson, michigan, 80 miles west of detroit. congressman says several windows were broken and the front door smashed at the building he shares with a pro life group and the vandals left their calling card in a spray painted message on a sign outsid