impeachment. a republican congressman from new york will discuss this and more since his first tv interview since he announced he is exploring a run for new york governor next year. john: first, brian, this is billed as a coronavirus news conference. i am not sure you would expect cuomo would make a big announcement on stepping down as he is about to brief on covid-19. i think that s right. new york is run by a democratic state legislature. there is a ton of pressure on the democrats to speak out against cuomo on the sexual harassment as well as the nursing home scandal. it has been a mixed reaction. this is the first time he will be speaking since he gave that written apology amid allegations by 2 former aides. in that written apology he said he was sorry that his playful jokes were misinterpreted by these women. the last time we saw a press announcement made like this, he had a power point presentation ready to go and spoke for about 45 minutes defending his administrat
student loan could cost over ten years. the white house is struggling to answer who is exactly paying the tab for the millions of college students off the hook. john: you don t have todd s number on speed dial, john? i ll pass it off to you. sandra smith in new york. biden administration sticking to their line of defense that the plan is fully paid for, even comparing the handouts to covid loans, even though the pandemic assistance was intended to be foregiven. john: biden facing backlash with a growing number of democrats distancing themselves from the controversial hands outs. i think a targeted an i approach right now, people making 30, $40,000, didn t go to college, they need help as well. it does not help people who have already paid off their college debt. a band aid step, a point in time step. not yet contending with the root issue, which is the affordability crisis of higher education in our country. sandra: or bipartisan political panel is on set and read
seemingly more divided than ever, is there a new axis of evil on thrise? i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: good to start the week off with you. congressman darryl issa just back from a trip to taiwan, tensions with china are the highest point in a generation. sandra: begin new at 2:00 with the crisis on our own shores, this is a fox news alert. and it is just eight weeks now from the midterm he thinks loos and a problem across the country, crime, leading candidate for mayor in the second largest city said she felt unsafe, felt safe in los angeles, shatter this weekend when a thief broke into her home and stole two of her handguns. john: the same time, this weekend in memphis, disturbing new information about the accused gunman in last week s deadly shooting spree, huge questions why he was not locked up to begin with. sandra: even as the democratic mayor of memphis complains about repeat offside offenders, some leaders are not learning the lessons of progr
peter: a shift from his recent focus of republicans, that promote violence to advance their agenda, maga, but elected gop lawmakers are hoping to keep their eyes on the ba you will and the issues they think will control congress. the truth about the issues that matter to the american people. economy, inflation and gas prices, and without any question the social issues certainly presents an opportunity for us to have a conversation with the american people about what matters to them and how we should approach that issue. peter: a new inflation report is due tomorrow, and we know now the inflation reduction act is mostly just a vehicle for climate change and tax code measures, president biden is going to have a big event celebrating the inflation reduction act here at the white house tomorrow. john. john: all right, we look forward to your coverage on that. peter doocy at 1600
Know, will america stand behind its friends and allies in the case of taiwan, all they want to do is get delivery of weapon systems, they are willing to and always have paid for out of their own pocket, but right now they feel if they don t get those systems they are vulnerable to attack from mainland china. it s that simple. when i met with the president, her statement was please just give us the weapons to make us a bad target for the chinese. sandra: very interesting. fresh off your visit from there. congressman, appreciate you joining us here in new york. thanks for having me. john: so as you heard what congressman issa there, democrats are more optimistic about their chances in november but are the polls telling the real story or could they continue to include flawed data like we have seen in the last few election cycles? byron york on that tantalizing prospect coming up next.