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these involving stories. >> reporter: good afternoon, mike. two former male aides to the above are telling the post that he used to use expletives to berate them on top of two new female aides who are speaking out about what it was like when they worked for the governor. now, one of these women's name is karen hipton, and she says two -- hinton, and she says two times the governor called her back to his dimly-lit hotel room trying to hold on to her longer. the governor's office telling fox that this did not happen. quote: hinton is a known antagonist of the governor's who is attempting to take advantage of this moment to score cheap points with made-up allegations from 21 years ago. another former aide, anna liz, telling "the wall street journal" that cuomo would ask if she had a boyfriend, called her sweetheart and once touched her lower back and kissed her on the hand. she says at first she saw this

as harmless flirtation, but later she started to see the actions as a patronizing. five women are accusing of above of inappropriate behavior. lindsey boylan can calling cuomo a monster and also tweeted: i am very proud of anna, she is brave and she speaks for me too. meanwhile, the separate investigation is currently underway into cuomo's early policies of covid-19 patients in a nursing home, then how hospitals sent patients back to long-term care and how the administration touted those -- counted those who died at hospitals. today in response the accusations of a hostile work environment, the governor's office is telling fox that these are intense jobs that are, of course, under a lot of scrutiny and that the governor is tough on any employee whose work is considered subpar. mike? mike: alex hogan starting us off in new york city, many thanks. we'll have much more on this later in our show. our political panel will react to all of these scandals and

what they mean for the governor's political future. with just one week left before covid unemployment benefits are set to expire, president biden's $1.9 trillion relief bill is now heading back to the house of representatives. there lawmakers will have to take up several key changes before sending it on to the president's desk. david spunt has more on the challenges that house democrats could face in passing the revised bill. hello, david. >> reporter: good afternoon. yeah, don't forget that 24 hours of intense debate between republicans and democrats in the senate, now as you said it heads back to the house before heading to president biden's desk at the white house, likely in the next few days. let's go over some of the main provisions of this $1.9 trillion covid relief bill that includes money for testing and vaccine development, also money for states, local governments, territories and tribal regions, nutrition assistance, tax centss, housing aid and childcare. now, there are several revisions not included in this package including the $15 minimum wage

that many progressives wanted, that's been removed, also unemployment benefits have been reduced from $400 to $300 a week, and fewer people are going to be getting those $1400 direct payments. some of this money doesn't even go to the covid relief projects at least for the interim. many republicans upset that inmates currently incarcerated will get some of those direct payments in certain instances. listen. >> prisoners have all their living and medical expenses paid for by the taxpayer, they don't pay taxes, they don't contribute to the tax base, they can't be unemployed. in other words, inmates are not economically impacted by covid, and inmates cannot stimulate the economy. >> reporter: but judiciary chairman dick durbin said some of the children of inmates could be impacted. the senate did get rid of two pork projects that would have pumped millions into the bay area transit system in san francisco, now there's no money for a bridge connecting upstate

new york to canada. house democrats can only afford to lose a handful of votes, the reason because two of them voted against the package last time. ohio congresswoman marcia fudge, who is poised to become the next secretary of housing and urban development, will actually be voting on this before she resigns to become a member of the cabinet. president biden hoped this would be bipartisan, he spent, as you know very well, 36 years walking the halls of capitol hill, working across the aisle. no bipartisanship here, but the white house, including the president, all optimistic that the bipartisanship word will come back sometime in the future. mike? mike: for now, they have to keep the progress is onboard. david, thanks a lot. ♪ mike: the biden administration racing to provide more beds for families and unaccompanied minors as the u.s. grammings with a surge of migrants at the southern border. a number of senior biden administration officials made a trip to the border to get a firsthand look. in allen, texas -- mcallen,

texas, allowing traffic to cross from mexico to the u.s. and back, there are some large gaps after construction of president trump's border wall was stopped making it very difficult for the men and women on the front lines. mark meredith is following it all from the white house. >> reporter: mike, good afternoon. president biden is expected to be briefed soon by his advisers about what's going on on the ground at the u.s. southern border. on saturday a group of 14 advisers took a trip down there to get a sense of what needs are popping up because we've been talking about that increase in the number of unaccompanied children as well as migrants controls into the u.s. it was alejandro mayorkas that led the delegation, we also saw susan rice as well as the deputy national security adviser make the trip. late this morning the white house put a readout out of this trip. they discussed capacity needs given the number of unaccompanied children and families arriving at our border, the complex challenges with

rebuilding our gutted border infrastructure and immigration system. now, the white house insists it's able to react to this increase in migrants in a more humane way compared to the last administration, but republicans and former trump officials say this is of their own doing. >> they're changing every policy of trump's that worked, so we're going to be dealing as a nation out of control immigration. they're going to open up 100% the migrant facilities, living facilities, but we're not opening up schools or businesses. >> reporter: republicans appear eager to talk about this more and more. house minority leader kevin mccarthy asked for a meeting to talk about this. the white house anticipated on friday that a meeting -- anticipated that a meeting could happen. >> we would welcome to engage on that from any leader or republican that wants to have a conversation on a constructive path forward. >> reporter: we expect the president to sign two executive

orders tomorrow, and a lot of focus on the covid relief bill that david was just talking about as the white house looks to get this over the finish line in the days ahead. mike: mark meredith on the north lawn, thanks a lot. joining us now is maryland democrat senator and member of the foreign relations committee, ben cardin. senator, welcome. >> mike, it's good to be with you, thank you. mike: what is your assessment of what we've been seeing at the southern border? >> we really do need comprehensive immigration reform. i've been to mcallen, texas, so i know what's happening there. we have a global problem in regards to displaced individuals, but clearly at our southern border we need to have a policy that reflects the values of america. we certainly do not want to see what happened during the prior administration, that's against our values, but we need to have a sensible policy to protect people who are at risk but also to make sure we have secure borders. mike: as you well know,

comprehensive immigration reform's been tough to get across the finish line. are there some a la carte measures that might have common ground that are, perhaps if, more realistic in getting done? >> well, we're going to try to make progress wherever we can. obviously, we have the concerns on the southern border itself, on we've seen flare-ups of violence that has taken place, the separation of families which was unconscionable. but i hope we can do something a little more comprehensive. i can tell you there are democrats and republicans, we did it once before, we passed comprehensive reform in the senate, it wasn't taken up in the house, but it had a strong vote. i hope we can do it again. i think the american people want us to do. that. they -- to do that. we recognize we have economic issues with regards to visas for employment, we have issues concerning family reunification. we have a lot of issues that we really need to deal with, and it'd be good to pass a comprehensive immigration bill. mike: is there something

diplomatically we can do with mexico and perhaps those central american countries in a humane way to slow down the flow of those migrants? >> oh, absolutely. particularly in central america. we need to have a policy that helps the governments of central america in regards to good governance, dealing with corruption, dealing with the drug trafficking but also economic opportunity for their people. it's in our interest. and when we do that, we'll see less pressure for people feeling that they have to leave in order to protect their families. so, yes, we need to work in partnership with the countries in our hemisphere, and i think that can make a big difference in the number of people that are migrating to our border. mike: to the $1 is.9 trillion funding bill that just passed the senate, make the case, sir, for progressives in the house why they should support this bill. >> oh, this bill's good for america. it addresses the concerns of getting covid-19 behind us from a medical point of view, providing the funds to get these

vaccines distributed as quickly as possible, vaccine development, it provides money for schools safely, it takes so many of our families out of poverty with the changes in the tax code as well as protecting those who are unemployed, helps small businesses by targeting the aid. it's really a bill that targets the aid to those who need it, provides help for american families, helps get our economy back on track. but this is a major bill, it's a bill that has the strong support of a broad section of america. it's not a partisan bill, although i regret we didn't get any republican votes on the bill. it's not a partisan bill, it's a bill to help america, and i hope the house will pass it quickly. mike: well, to take the other side's point, what about concerns about debt and also possibly inflation, sir? >> well, the -- look, most economists are telling us that we are far below where we were precovid from the point of view of our economy. let me just give you one

provision i know, provisions that will help restaurants. we've lost 2 million jobs in the restaurant field alone. so we still have a way to go before we can declare victory, so we're not at risk of this particular moment of overheating our economy. we've got to get job creation, and we need good jobs here in america. mike: one item stripped out, as you well know, $15 minimum wage. is that dead, sir? >> no, i don't think the minimum wage is at all. i was listening to senator manchin many morning on some of the shows where he was saying that let's see whether we can't get a bipartisan agreement. i support a $15 minimum wage over a period of time, but let's sit down, see what we can work out and try to get this done with bipartisan support. mike: senator ben cardining of the great state of maryland, thanks for your time, sir. >> thank you. mike: joining us now is wisconsin republican senator and member of the senate homeland security, foreign relations and

budget committees, ron johnson. senator, welcome. >> hello, mike. mike: how alarmed are you by what we're seeing at the southern border? >> very alarmed. we're just seeing the tip of the iceberg. and this is actually being caused by president biden's policies. he stopped building the wall, we had about 250 miles left to build that's already under contract. if you cancel those contracts, the american taxpayer will still be on for billions of dollars. they're going to be held responsible for, ask we're not securing the border. i listened to senator cardin talk about we need a secure border. they're doing everything they possibly can to make sure that we don't have a secure border. so i'm highly alarmed. we're already at levels on a daily basis, over 4,000 people per day crossing the border illegally being apprehended, that's where we were back in the spring of 2019 at the height of this. imagine that, about a caravan a day we do not have the

facilities to handle those people. what's happening is they're being apprehended, processed and disbursed. some may be tested for covid, but we have no facilities to treat them if they have covid, so we're just disbursing these people throughout america. you have drug cartels, you have human trafficking, this is just the tip of the iceberg at our border. mike: what should be done about the unaccompanied minors at the border? >> well, we should put back in place the successful policies of the trump administration. the migrant protection program. that was a huge disincentive for families coming into this country illegally. so president trump really had, to a great extent, solved this problem. but president biden by getting rid of those agreements that we had in place with the central american countries, the migrant protection program, all those

programs now are families that are being rescinded, ask that's why you have the surge, and we've got a huge incentive now for people to come to this country. and we're only seeing the beginning of it. this is going to be a disaster. mike: to the $1.9 trillion funding bill that made it a busy weekend for you all, universally rejected by republicans. here's senate majority leader chuck schumer on that front. >> sure, it would be nice if the republicans would join us, but they didn't. it's a little bit hypocritical of mitch mcconnell to say, oh, we did it bipartisan. yeah, when trump was president, democrats in the minority didn't block things, we worked to get something done. now that we're in the majority, they don't seem to want to work with us. mike: senator, how do you respond? >> first, we did about $4 trillion in bipartisan covid relief, about a trillion still is not even spent. we had a group of ten republican senators that went to the white house offering about a $650

billion package on top of that trillion dollars that's currently unspent. we did not need to authorize another $1.9 trillion, in total we're about $28 trillion in debt. we did not need this. we could have worked together targeted -- i heard senator cardin talk about targeted relief. we haven't. again, a trillion dollars is unpent from the fist $4 trillion -- up spent from the first $4 trillion. they could have had a bipartisan solution, they didn't want one. they'll talk about bipartisanship, but they did it in a completely partisan manner. mike: as you look at the playbook for this package, what other agenda items are you worried they may try to roll through in the same fashion? >> well, they'll have other opportunities to use reconciliation which bypasses the 60 vote threshold which requires some bipartisan cooperation. so they jammed this through by one reconciliation package, they can probably do it again with tax relief. but they are, they couldn't load

that up with the $15 minimum wage. there's some restraints but, you know, this democrat party, this isn't the democratic party of your parents or grandparents. this is a radical group, the most progressive group that we've seen, and they figure they may have one term here. they're going to load every progressive piece of legislation. you know, this $1.9 trillion, this was the appropriated in the outyears. i had them read the entire bill. it took 11 hours just to read it. it takes a lot longer to study and comprehend it. i can't tell you how many times i heard the year 2022, 2023, 2025, 2028 -- mike: right. >> what's emergency spending about spending occurring four, five, six years in the future? mike: senator ron johnson, great state of wisconsin, thanks for your time, sir. >> have a good day. mike: "fox news sunday" chris wallace talks to senator joe manchin who's been a big player

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♪ ♪ mike: folks in idaho airing their frustrations over coronavirus restrictions. a group of around 100 people gathered at the state capitol burning masks and photos of speaker nancy pelosi and other democratic leaders in protests against measures taken to limit infections. the state does not require masks. meanwhile, several cities and counties have mandates in place. ♪ ♪ mike: the 70 annual nba all-star game at the state farm arena in atlanta is hours away. the game is closeed to the public, but that is not stopping thousands of fans from traveling there for watch parties. charles watson is live from atlanta with more.

hello, charles. >> reporter: hey, mike. because of the pandemic this year's nba all-star game will look very different. there will be no fans physically inside the arena behind me to watch the game, and city leader here in atlanta were hoping that would keep the large crowds away. atlanta's mayor making a plea on twitter asking out of towners to sit this all-star weekend out, the mayor writing: under normal circumstances we'd be grateful for the opportunity to host the nba all-star game, but this isn't a typical year. i've shared my concerns with the nba and the atlanta hawks and agree this is a made-for-tv event only and people shouldn't travel to atlanta to party. that doesn't appear to be the case. the clubs have been packed and the lines have been long as thousands of folks try to party at dozens of events with celebrity guests promoted for all-star weekend. some folks say this isn't a good idea. >> i think it's crazy. people are not fully vaccinated

yet, and we've waited so long and been through so much, what's a few more months? >> reporter: now, the nba has scaled down its all-star events to just one day, the skills and three-point challenges will happen prior to the big game, and the slam dunk contest will go on at halftime. but the league is still answering to criticism from megastars like lebron james who called the move the host the all-star game in the middle of the pandemic a slap in the face to players. take a listen to adam silver's response yesterday. >> it would be incredibly hypocritical to say to lebron that you should speak out issues important to you but not when it's critical to the league. it's issues that can be worked out in the family. >> reporter: and, mike, we're learning in the last hour that philadelphia 76's stars bead and simmons are out for tonight's game after coming into contact

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saying the above gave her a hug she says was, quote, too intimate. the governor saying, quote: this did not happen, karen hinton is a known antagonist of the governor who's attempting to take advantage of this moment to score cheap. political points. let's bring in our panel, fox news contributor sean duffy and democratic strategist richard goodstein. gentlemen, welcome. >> hello, mike. mike: sean, what's the biggest threat to governor cuomo right now, the nursing home scandal or new accusers coming forward? >> well, i think it's the new allegations of sexual misconduct because now the democrats and the media are going to report on, you know, the four accusers that have come out and talked about andrew cuomo's misconduct. the real scandal here is that 15,000 at least seniors died because of his policies in covid over the pandemic. so i look at cuomo and when you have republicans and democrats and the me too movement coming

out against you, you can say i'm not going to resign, i'm going to let due process which i didn't allow anybody else to have that's a republican, i want it to work for me. in the end, this won't work for him because now the mob is coming for cuomo. mick mick richard -- mike: richard, how big of trouble is he in, in your view? >> if andrew cuomo survives, and my bet is he will on this term, he has one person and one person only to thank for that, and that's donald trump who lowered the bar as with regards to dealing with women and dealing with covid. as we famously remember, donald trump bragged about grabbing women by the crotch and has a case in court where he's accused of raping one woman and sticking his fingers inside another and other accusations. andrew cuomo didn't follow the h.r. textbook, but certainly what he did pales in comparison. and as with regards to the nursing home scandal, andrew cuomo told new yorkers wear a

mask, social instance, and they went from being the worst to the best in the country at a time when, because donald trump mocked masks and called it a hoax, the country's rates were skyrocketing nationally. hundreds of thousands of people died needlessly. if he survives, he can thank donald trump. mike: so, obviously, the cuomo name's a huge name in new york politics, his father was a longtime governor in new york, and cuomo's been a longtime governor himself. sean, what about these women coming forward considering it's such a political dynasty there in new york? >> yeah, listen, that is worth something, right? when you have a well known name and people have an affection and like for you and your father and your brother, on cnn, that is helpful. richard's pathetic for saying donald trump should be thanked. wearing masks and the debate over masks had nothing to do with putting people with covid, seniors, back in nursing homes, the most vulnerable people on

the planet were put at risk because of cuomo's policies. and the bottom line is in new york they had massive outbreaks, worse than anywhere else in the country, worse than arizona and texas. more people died in new york. and donald trump gave a whole bunch of assets to new york that cuomo didn't use, and more people died because of the fight that cuomo was having with donald trump instead of saying i don't care about donald trump, i care about the people that elected me as governor, and i'm going to protect them. and if donald trump gives me assets, i'll use them. i don't want to go have to beat him in an election and, therefore, i don't care if people die, that's insane, richard. let's blame cuomo for bad policy. mike: let's take a listen to this clip from governor cuomo a short time ago. >> i'm not going to resign because of allegations. the premise of resigning because of allegations is actually anti-democratic. and it's, we've always done the

exact opposite. the system is based on due process. mike: richard, your reaction to those comments. >> well, again, i think everybody believes that there should be due process here. but, honestly, i think we -- this is not an investigation where we're going to end up with a lot more facts than we already have than these various accusers are bringing forward. the issue's going to be is that something that requires him to resign, and i think for democrats, for most democrats the experience of al franken where he was run out and republicans turned around and embraced somebody who bragged about grabbing women by the crotch and madison hawthorne, an incumbent republican congressman, who's accused of doing the same thing, and you don't hear a peep out of republicans about that. mike: sean, what about kirsten gillibrand who came out strong against al franking, brett

kavanaugh, and she was appointed to her seat by governor cuomo. how awkward is this for her? >> it's really a awkward, and it seems like a lot of democrats, when the accusations are made against republicans, they will pile on, call for investigations, call for lie detector tests. you know what they did to brett kavanaugh was outrageous. but when it's a democrat, they seem to sit back and go, well, let's have due process. which, by the way, we should advocate for due process, we should add advocate for these principles that are the foundation of a democratic society. i agree with cuomo's comments, but it's interesting that you want, you want those democratic principles to amy for you, but if your -- to apply for you, but if it's your enemy, you want the accusation to be the conviction. the hypocrisy is incredible. if you want to set standards for republicans, maybe you as a democrat governor should live by those same standards. i think that those are horrible standards. let's actually let the rule of law and due process play out which is what we've done for 200

plus years in america. mike: richard, how -- >> i think the news is exactly the opposite. you've got democrats, kathleen wright, member of the state legislature in new york, the democratic mayor of new york who are basically onlying out against andrew -- coming out against andrew cuomo whereas nobody said boo about what donald trump did. >> that's not true. everyone condemned donald trump for the comments that he made with billy bush. >> nobody told him to get out of -- >> well, democrats did, right? and so we knew what donald trump was, right? no one was surprised that donald trump, you know, has had, you know, engagements with women. but cuomo is, like, i'm pristine, i don't do these things, you know, the women should be believed and the man should be convicted on the accusation, right? that's what he -- donald trump, we knew this -- [inaudible conversations] mike: to be fair to president trump, he had nothing to do with the new york nursing home scandal, so that's something

that cuomo did all on his own, right, richard? >> i say something, mike, about that? mike: sure. >> the scandal is whether deaths in nursing homes were just those or whether people who died in hospitals should be counted as nursing home deaths. he was following cdc guidelines by having people leave hospitals and going back to nursing homes where the evidence is that the people who brought it into nursing homes were the staff. so it's not exactly apples to apples. >> hey, richard? lying to the department of justice about how many people died in nursing homes was not cdc guidelines, right? that was about protecting your political hide in trying to attack donald trump, and that's what he's going to be in the most hot water is the lies to the investigation of the department of justice. mike: gentlemen if, great discussion. have a great day. all eyes will be on prince harry and duchess meghan tonight as the couple discusses their decision to step away from the royal family.

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palace staff members back in 2018. kensington palace is investigating those allegations. many of meghan's celebrity friends are coming to her defense as she faces a storm of tabloid scrutiny ahead of today's interview. meghan's longtime friend and celebrity stylist jessica mulroney posted on instagram, quote: i don't know that anyone has ever had to deal with the pressure, the politics and the press like this woman in. in the face of it all, i have never seen her waver from if kindness, empathy and love. other celebs like patrick adams and chrissy teigen are also showing support for her. all of this also falling during a celebratory time for many. the british royal family just finished airing a tv special to commemorate commonwealth day which is tomorrow. mike? mike: should be must-see tv. christina coleman, thanks so much. mississippi, as several other states, are reopening for business, and texas is on the

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mike: starting next week, texas will w businesses to reopen at 100%

capacity and crop its mask -- drop its mask mandate. joining us now to give us a look at how small businesses feel about reopening are jonathan white and jessica we're, coopeners of a café in houston, texas, and stephen from brandon, mississippi. your names of your restaurants are making me hungry. [laughter] jonathan, let's start with you. what does it mean for miller's café to have these covid restrictions in the process of being lifted? >> this is a huge relief for us, mike. we now -- we don't have the options now to discriminate against the customers walking in through our door. you know, for the past year our industry has been under attack literally with protests and callouts on facebook and twitter, and now we have the ability to let the customers have the free tom of choice once again. you know, as a restaurant we'll continue with our own personal

safety, but as far as policing the guests walking in the door, that's up to them now. it's their choice now. mike: stephen, what's the impact on your restaurant there in the great state of mississippi? >> well, that's well said, and i completely agree. one of the things that we -- [audio difficulty] an area that we don't want our -- [inaudible] mike: looks like we've lost his feed. let's see if we can go back to jessica. jessica, my understanding is miller's café has been in your family for quite a long time, nearly 30 years. how do you compare this covid difficulty to past economic difficulties facing the restaurant? >> yes. my restaurant's been open for the last 41 years, i was

literally born into it, and this is the hardest time we've ever faced as far as keeping our doors open and just trying to survive. it's been terrible. it's been difficult. we lost a location. we lost our downtown location. mike: all right, steven, sorry, we were having trouble with our audio, but talk about what the impact's been on your restaurant and also a what it means to have these covid restrictions lifted. >> yes. so for us, you know, it was a really tough time. we had to shut down for a while. we had a food truck that we got out to neighborhoods which tremendously helped keeping staff employed and keeping money coming in. but as far as the covid restrictions, i'm just happy that we don't have to be the mask police anymore because it was putting our staff in a real difficult situation of to have to-and-a-half gate those water -- to have to navigate those waters when they're not prepared to. mike: jonathan, what have the loyal customers of miller's caée

meant to you in terms of getting through this brutally difficult time of covid? >> we're lucky. like we said earlier, we've been in business for 41 years, so we have a very stable customer base. they've been very vocal as well though. we have opinionsen on both sides. of -- opinions on both sides. but our stable customer base is committed to us trying to get through this, and they support us and our message behind this. we support that we want to get out of this fear of bubble that we've put ourselves in over the past year, and we're ready to take steps forward. texas has to be one of the first to do it, then we're willing to take those risks. mike: the restaurant business is tough on a good day. what do you say about loyal customers helping you through this very, very difficult time in the restaurant industry? >> well, we wouldn't be here without 'em, there's no doubt about that. and it's just amazing, the support that we have been getting since some of the restrictions have been lifted,

and now that this mask restriction, we just, we can't thank them enough, and they actually can come in and sit with a party of ten and sit with their entire family without being split if up. so it's really been a relief for us. mike: well, jonathan, jessica, stephen, thank you all so much. our best to you and your staff members, and we're grateful you've made it through this, and we hope that business gets back to booming very soon. >> thank you very much. >> thanks for having us. mike: have a wonderful day. ♪ ♪ mike: women's history month, we are celebrating the legacies of women like sarah thomas who became the first woman to officiate the super bowl. molly line spokes with her about her legacy and the road ahead. >> reporter: from coaching to calling games, women are making their mark and one trailblazer marked a new milestone last month. >> it was a very special moment at the end of it.

some of my if mentors told me to just stand there and take it all in with confetti, and i did. >> reporter: this year sarah thomas became the first woman to referee a super bowl. in 2015 thomas was hired as the nfl's first ever full-time female official. >> honestly, i didn't know that there were not any females when i started high school officiating. >> reporter: a former nfl official noticed her talent and dedication. >> he called me one day and said i have an official i'd like for you to take a look at. i said, what's his name he said, his name is sarah. >> reporter: gary austin hired her. soon thomas became the first woman to officiate a major college football game. >> she talked like an athlete that understands the game, the best potential for being an official. >> reporter: thomas has always been an athlete. born into a sports-loving mississippi family, happy to play with boys in her youth, ultimately earning a basketball scholarship to the university of

mobile. this 47-year-old mother of three tackles a full family life. >> letting her sigh that she can be a girl and she doesn't have to ask girls do that like i have so many times is very meaningful. >> reporter: you've opened a door many women would like to walk through, what would you say to them? >> their voice can be heard. >> reporter: the nfl has announced maya chaka is making for the second woman and first black woman to officially be added to the nfl's on-field officials. in boston, molly line, fox news. mike: congratulations to sarah thomas, trailblazer. the george floyd trial beginning tomorrow, how minneapolis is preparing for potential unrest, next. ♪

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♪ mike: now for a look at some of our headlines. pope francis calling for hope and forgiveness. the pope prayed with crowds of christians holding olive branches. this is the final day of the pope's historic visit to iraq. here in the u.s., minneapolis is adding extra security ahead of the trial of former police officer derek chauvin. meanwhile, more than 150 protesters marching to the governor's mansion in st. paul

saturday saying they want to draw attention to the officer-involved deaths that did the not go to trial. and an interstate highway shooting in atlanta killing rising texas rapper chucky trillion. the 33-year-old rap star dying in a hospital late friday night. a car pulled up to the artist's vehicle and opened fire. investigators saying the suspect fled scene. new york governor andrew cuomo responding to the new allegations against him during a conference call with reporters just moments a ago. >> i have a news flash for you. there is politics in politics. [laughter] there is politics in politics. and, look, i have political differences with people. mike: the governor insisting he is not going to resign. that's all for us here in washington. "fox news sunday" with chris wallace is up next. i'm mike emmanuel, thanks so much for watching.

our new set, pretty spectacular, have an awesome day. ♪ ♪ chris: i'm chris wallace. the democratic-controlled congress is one step closer to passing covid relief. delivering on president biden's top campaign promise. ♪ ♪ >> unity, unity, unity. that's how we got this done. chris: so what's in the package for struggling americans, schools and businesses? >> everything in this package is designed to relieve the suffering and to meet the most urgent needs of the nation. chris: while republicans question this is emergency relief or a democratic wish list. >> the most progressive domestic legislation in a generation. chris: we'll talk with democraticat