new york governor andrew cuomo announcing he ll resign after a scathing report found the three-term governor sexually harassed 11 women. cuomo apologizing and still defending his behavior. in my mind, i ve never crossed the line with anyone. but i didn t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. there are generational and cultural shifts that i just didn t fully appreciate, and i should have. no excuses. the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing and therefore, that s what i ll do. cuomo has led the state for more than a decade earning national praise at the height of the pandemic for his initial handling of the coronavirus. yet, in the months since calls for his resignation and impeachment growing in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. long-time political allies in new york even president biden say they thought the governor should resign. after calling on him to do so, president biden reacting to his announ
you re outside and away from big crowds. it s never been easier. president biden announces new cdc guidance on outdoor mask use. the question this morning will the chance of gathering outside safely encourage more of us to get vaccinated. the president delivers his first joint address to congress tonight. the question is what will he ask of congress? republican house leader kevin mccarthy side-steps a question about whether conference chair liz yen cheney should remain on the committee. it s way too early for this! good morning. welcome to way too early. the show that is breathing a sigh of relief literally this morning. i m kasie hunt on this wednesday, april 28th. we are learning new details about president biden s address to a joint session of congress tonight. a key theme will be the government works. one white official says the address will be something of a victory lap on his administration handling of the pandemic, the vaccination campaign and the rescue
we have team coverage with jacqui heinrich who is covering the president from massachusetts, but we begin with jonathan in atlanta with more details on this omicron variant. katy hochul signed executive order freeing up hospital space for potential surge in covid-19 patients. it takes effect in december 3rd and will be reevaluated on january 15th, governor heck ho l said in a statement that while the omicron variant has yet to be detected, it is coming. first identified in south africa, but dr. anthony fauci said he wouldn t be surprised if it s already here. doctor: we have not detected it yet but when you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility and you re already having travel related cases that they ve noted in israel and belgium and other places, when you have a virus like, this it almost invariably is ultimately going to go essentially all over. to protect yourself against omicron the cdc recommends pretty much the same strategies of the earlier
concrete vote date. but suggested to come by mid-month. we ll get back to that, later, with our panel, of course. because that fault line between progressive and moderate democrats has not closed. and if you are the head of the congressional black caucus, you ve watched a number of priorities sub subsumed by the infrastructure negotiations. to preside, ultimately, over black democrats that voted for the bif and, after all, for the ones who did not. you also have the inevitable questions of if, when, and how the benefits the bif will reach the communities your caucus serves. and while most of congress, generally, able to bask in this victory lap, black lawmakers and, of course, their voters inch closer to midterm elections under a growing maze of voter restrictions. while the window to remove them through federal action may have already closed. joining me now, congresswoman joyce beatty of ohio who is the chair of the congressional black caucus. congresswoman beattie, thank
they just got off two buses as they were headed to a church. governor abbott issued a statement saying he is sending them where they want to go. noting that l.a. is a self-declared sanctuary city. the democrat mayor karen bass went after that move call it cheap political games and a despicable stunt. she claims her city is prepared for it. okay. you asked for it, it is coming. abbott s move expands the program that sent thousands of people to vice president kamala s doorstep in washington as well as new york, philadelphia, chicago included. it is deep in crisis there, as you know in chicago. i mean, the crime is off the hooks. nearly 10,000 illegals are there now. some sleeping still in the police precincts. shuttered ymcas and abandoned schools. the homeland security committee holding a hearing to look into mayokas for his dereliction of duty. former border patrol chief testified mayokas new the administration s only border policy was to let as many people in as they possibl