dana: thousands of unaccompanied children on the border. bill: the white house is saying these migrants when asked the question about it are just responding to a message of hope. you think it s a coincidence as soon as trump and his immigration were on the way out and biden and his stated policy were on the way that the historic surge at the border started? first of all one of the things i think is important we ve seen surges before. surges the end to respond to hope. and there was a significant hope for a more humane policy after four years of pent-up demand. bill: that was the answer. more in a moment. former secretary of state mike pompeo about the virus, border, china. first to kristin fisher live from the white house to begin our broadcast today. good morning, kristin. that sound bite that you played leading into me was quite significant. there you have president biden s coordinator for the southern border acknowledging that the new administration s policies
joan east mba, the trump lawyer who drafted the blueprint to overturn a presidential election. and there is a new development involving former new york governor andrew cuomo. according to court documents, cuomo has been charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor sex crime. this, of course, comes after he resigned in august following a report from the state attorney general alleging that he sexually harassed multiple women. cuomo s attorney responded today saying his client, quote, never assaulted anyone. with that, let s bring in our starting line on this thursday night. ashley parker, pulitzer white house bureau chief for the washington post , eugene darjsz white house correspondent for politico, and jackie alemany, political reporter for the washington post and the author of the early 202. good evening and welcome to all of you. alex i d like to begin with you.
there is precedent in new mexico for going after companies criminally when there were huge lapses in safety standards. so, yes, it could happen. reporter: this morning a possible criminal probe under way as the 24-year-old in charge of weapons breaks her silence. what s happened at the ranch has had many calling for change saying gun rules need to change on movie sets not just in this set but nationwide. coming up, democratic lawmakers say they re working on a deal toward biden s agenda, but what is the progressives priority, to give the president a win or stay committed to the azwraen they promised to the voters? we ll ask one of them yet. plus, andrew cuomo charged with a misdemeanor sex crime. everything we know about the case and what it could mean for the former new york governor. r the former new york governor
redacted, that s typical in a sex crime case that we don t know if, in fact, it is her referenced in this criminal complaint. i know it s a misdemeanor sex crime, but is there a chance the governor faces jail time? he does. up to a year in prison. it s unlikely because there s no other charges associated with it that he would get a full year. he could get three years probation, pay a fine. because of the statute, it s unlikely he would have to register as a sex offender. thank you. enjoy your weekend. this morning we re waiting for a full jury in the trial for the three men accused of killing ahmaud arbery. they all face charges of murder and assault. according to our abc affiliate in atlanta, as of thursday 34 potential jurors have been selected. they need 64 to start final
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.