democratic primaries in new york state. so we'll see how she does, but i expect her to do very well as far as leadership goes. >> emma, we are showing you also on a split screen there is what is gathering. a crowd of reporters and others, gathering outside the manhattan office of andrew cuomo from where he was speaking. thank you to susan del percio for your insights. i want to bring in former maryland congress donna edwards and brandon buck. donna, first to you. you probably served in congress with kathy hochul, i think you may have. you certainly know her and her reputation. your take on the first woman governor of new york two weeks from now. >> well, i'm excited about it. i think kathy hochul will make an excellent governor for the state both from her background in experiences in the non-profit sector to every level of government. she brings a strong body of leadership. i did serve with her. i actually participated in a couple of programs with her since the two of us were in congress together, and i think that she is ex

the new york state's sibley plans to draft articles of impeachment. we will speak with state senator julia salazar and the director of the new york working families party. and we go to minnesota where 20 water protectors were brutally arrested asesistancto the peline ctinues. >>oung peoe and alpeople at are fhting r this wor fightingor le. ere nothi moreowerfu. we need to act soon. amy: we will speak with an indigenous lawyer who published photos of herself on social media with bloodied whelps -- welts on her arms after she was shot with rubber bullets by police. the biden administration partially reinstates the eviction moratorium after massive public outcry. and we will look at how critics say bipartisan -- the bipartisan infrastructure bill fails to address the climate emergency. some say progressives in congress should block it. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. after facing intense pressure led by cori bush, the new cdc moratorium covers areas where there is subst

joining me now new york state senator alessandra biaggi and new york state assembly member john t. mcdonald iii. thank you both for joining. it's a very important topic and i'm so happy that you're both here to discuss. so state senator biaggi, i'm going to start with you. you used to work for governor cuomo and you've been open about feeling uncomfortable around him even after you left the job. what is your reaction to this report? >> i mean, first i want to say that i commend the brave women who came forward. it took an incredible amount of courage to report their interactions with the governor and their instances of sexual harassment. and i think that what the a.g.'s report confirmed for many of us was really what most of us knew to be true, that the governor has fostered and upheld a toxic work environment that is harmful to women. his staff has perpetuated this toxic environment. and now what's concluded as we all know is there were violations of both federal and state law. so his actions ultimately have become an abuse of power and

state governor andrew while mon communicate the new york state governor andrew cuomo and new york attacking diminishing the allegations of the victims and attacking the victims, essentially, saying that that, that he was not, not, and surprisingly the revolution didn't go well with sexual assault victims who penned the letter calling on capital to go, they referred the letter as victim shaming. ah, and now we have caplin essentially stepping down from her leadership of the times of charity. now, this is what she said in her resignation letter. take a listen. i can't offer the degree of transparency about my firms matters now being demanded since that would be contrary to my responsibilities as a lawyer. now, ironically enough, kaplan is actually representing elizabeth jean carol, who is one of the accusers of donald trump, a writer who has accused donald trump of sexual assault and maybe made rape allegations. years ago. in the meantime, i andrew cuomo, the new york state governor is adamant that he has done nothing wrong, and he says that he is not going to step down another individual who

one of whom is a new york state trooper. investigators saying the witnesses describe these incidents in great detail. >> the governor also several times inappropriately touched a state trooper assigned to the unit to protect the governor. in an elevator while standing behind the trooper he ran his finger from her neck down her spine and said hey, you. another time she was standing holding the door open for the governor. as he passed he took his open hand and ran it across her stomach from her belly button to the hip where she kept her gun. she told us she felt completely violated to have the governor touch her, as she put it between her chest and her privates. >> governor cuomo in the past apologized, but has denied any wrongdoing and more recently he's become more aggressive challenging the independents of the investigators. joining me now, nbc news investigations correspondent tom winter. nbc justice correspondent pete williams, and legal analyst lisa brown and daniel alonso, former chief assistant d.a. for manhattan and f

many people in the state of new york. i am proud of that law. if you want to read an op-ed i wrote on it, many people in our state senate would argue that was a turning point when they read that and saw the position i had taken in support of that law that are immigrants need that. they need to be able to get to their jobs and parents need to be able to take their kids to take their kids to doctors appointment. i am proud of supporting that law appeared -- supporting that law appeared the last few months, lieutenant governor's continued the work regardless of what is going on around them. i am proud i've been able to maintain the same schedule to meet with elected leaders. my schedule has been robust. i am ready. i want people to know i am ready for this. it is not something we expected or asked for, but i am fully prepared to assume the responsibilities as the 57th governor of the state of new york. >> [indiscernible] lt. gov. hochul: i understand the president was looking to reach me but i was on a plane so i cannot confirm that. i did have the

elijah melnick is a democratic state senator from new york. state senator attorney -- should go to what i just discussed with shimon here, that this closes a sad chapter for all of new york. does it? >> i think that it does, and it is a sad chapter for new york and, of course, a very sad chapter for the governor, but i think he saw the writing on the wall and he did the right thing for new york at this time and resigned his office effective two weeks from now. i think that there was no other alternative for him. he had lost the confidence of the legislature, had lost the confidence of the people of new york, and from democrats from president joe biden on down telling him it was time to go and he saw that writing and it looks like he will be going. >> so we've discussed already the investigations from d.a.s across the state. what about the investigations that are happening in albany, what next for them? >> well, i think certainly those investigations should continue and the facts should come out in a criminal context or in a civil context. i kn

what will new york state be in the future? no one can tell us, because it depends on what we do now. our actions will determine our future. we must keep people in businesses thriving in this state, crime must be controlled, and we have to be smart about it. no governor in the nation has passed more progressive measures than i have, but i disagree with some people in my own party who called to defund the police. i believe it is misguided, i believe it is dangerous. gun violence and crime are savaging inner cities. look at new york city, the majority of victims are poor, black and brown. reforming police must be the goal, ending discrimination by the police, ending the unnecessary use of force, and then building back trust and respect between the police and the community they serve, that's the real answer. and that is easier said than done, but it's also the truth and the right way forward. our state's economic competitiveness is vital. demonizing business is against our collective self-interest. taking actions that cause busine

but also for the entire state of new york and for the nation. new york is a special place, as you know, with its own unique tradition and kathy hochul will serve the people of this state in an extraordinary way. i couldn't be more proud of her as a colleague and a friend. >> congressman, thanks for your time tonight. we appreciate it. congressman brian higgins. this is kathy hochul's former district when she was a member of congress. "the 11th hour with brian williams" begins right now. ♪♪ >>> and good evening once again. day 203 of the biden administration and on this day we watched the three-term democratic governor of new york andrew cuomo announce his resignation. it came one week after a bombshell report accused him multiple instances of sexual harassment and it came after he had lost all of his remaining political support. more on that just ahead. we begin yet again tonight with the alarming situation in hospitals across our country overwhelmed with a crush of covid patients. the spike in cases driving the uptick in hospitalizations. i

we made new york state the progressive capital of the nation. no other state government accomplished more to help people, and that is what it's all about. just think about what we did. we passed marriage equality, creating a new civil right. legalized love for the lgbtq community, and we generated a force for change that swept the nation. we passed the states act, the smartest gun safety law the united states of america and the band the madness of assault weapons. we saved countless lives without law. $15 minimum wage, the highest minimum wage in the nation, lifting millions of family standard of living, putting more food on the table and close on their backs, and we had economic justice reform. we have managed every emergency mother nature could throw at us. fires, floods, hurricanes, superstorm's and pandemics. we balanced the state budget, and we got it done on time, more than any other administration, because government should work in perform. free college tuition to struggling families. nobody in the state will be denied their college dream

>> it's a name that is not a household name here in new york particularly down state in the new york area. but she has been the lieutenant governor since 2015. she is 62 years old. she is also from a political family up in upstate new york and the buffalo area. she's a former congresswoman representing her area in the united states house of representatives. and i can tell you this. if governor cuomo does step down, she would be the first woman to be governor of new york state. >> how is this really resonating with folks there in new york? not just the report but everything leading up to it? i remember governor cuomo had a press conference in new york city some time ago and his chief defender was the former congressman charlie rangel who lots of folks in new york know. he is in his 90s now. basically saying this entire thing is a witchunt. do democratic voters that you talked to based on your reporting, do democratic voters care really about these allegations? >> i think that there are democratic voters do care about the allegations. but whether or not that's going to lead to the gove

to lead a state party in new york she. will soon be the first black woman to serve as the state lieutenant governor. but that is happening under these extraordinary circumstances that have been a long time coming. she called on andrew cuomo to resigned, all the way back in march. today he finally did. democratic majority leader andrea steward-cousins of the new york state senate joins us now. not a majority leader, thank you for joining, us it's been an intense day. >> it has been very difficult, very intense but i so appreciate your pattern recognition, because i always like to tell the history of how we got to places and that is important history thank you for that. it's greatly needed. >> thank you for thanking me but it makes me feel like i need to take a shower just talking about it. it is absolutely bipartisan, it spans federal office and statewide office, up to the very highest levels to multiple, generations of political leadership with all different kinds of creeps. i have to ask you if you have a dike doses for w

guest, the president of the state senate in new york, the majority leader in the state senate. she'll also now be acting as lieutenant governor of the great state of new york. her name is senator andrea stewart-cousins. she's led the democratic party in the new york state senate since 202. that makes her the first woman to lead a state party in new york. she'll soon be the first black woman to serve as the state's lieutenant governor. but that is happening under these extraordinary circumstances that have been a long time in coming. andrea stewart cousins called on governor andrew cuomo to resign all the way back in march. today he finally did. democratic majority leader andrea stewart-cousins, of the new york state senate joins now. thank you for joining us. i know this has been a difficult and intense day. >> it has been very, very difficult, very intense. but i so appreciate your pattern recognition because i always like to tell the history of how we get to places, and that is such incredibly important history. so thank you for that. >> thank you for thanking me, but it make

. >>> and a turn of events in new york state's capital new york governor andrew cuomo resigning over the recent scandal that has developed contessa is here with the details. >> tyler, that resignation will go into effect in 14 days. his resignation likely bringing a sigh of relief across new york state from local leaders who have told me they have really established a routine of working around what they allege is a bullying, strong man behavior from the governor and his team lieutenant governor kathy hochul has a different approach, inclusive, team building, and thishopeful reaction is alread pouring in this is an hour south of albany, two hours north of new york city, executive pat ryan says she is the real deal, a proven public servant who understands how government works then you have new york state democratic chair, jay jacobs saying we could not be in better hands. from assisting her mother run a transitional domestic violence shelter to helping make the property tax cap permanent, kathy hochul has always and relentlessly fought for the people of new york her experience at all l

new york state assembly. amy: we will speak to new york state senator alessandra biaggi. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. coronavirus cases continue to rise exponentially in the united states. they have soared to their highest levels of the pandemic in some states with low vaccination rates. the number of confirmed u.s. cases has passed 36 million, with hospitalizations soaring, and covid-19 deaths once again on the rise on monday, defense secreta lloyd austin said all u. militaryersonnelould be reired to t vaccined septemb 15th or earlr, if e fda gran final proval tthe pfiz vaine befo then. pentagonpokeerson john kirburged mitary memrs to get shots immediately. >> this isn't just about you. it is about your ship, your

we speak with the new york state senator. stay with us. ♪ ♪ [music bak] amy: "the beast" by johann johannsson. this is democracy now! i am amy goodman with juan gonzalez. state lawmakers in new york are moving ahead with preparations for impeachment proceedings against democratic governor andrew cuomo after an explosive report from the new york attorney general's office found cuomo harassed at least 11 women in violation of the law, including unwanted touching and kissing, and inappropriate remarks. the new york state judiciary committee is wrapping up its own impeachment investigation. last week, cumo's former executive assistant, brittany commisso filed a criminal complaint against him. other lawsuits are expected. we are joined by alessandra biag, new york state senator representing the bronx and parts of westchester. she called for andrew cuomo to resign in february. the circle is closing very quickly, state senator biaggi. can you talk about what is happening in the state legislature and what you are demanding of gov

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a senate trial in new york state. i don't think andrew cuomo wants to go down in history as an impeached gofrl. i think he will have to decide if things would be better for him if he resigned. there is so little in his texan t dna that is going to want to do that. he is basically isolated in a way we have never seen before. >> minehow small is the politic island? >> very small. there are very few prominent democrats we haven't heard from yet. it's probably on one hand who we haven't heard from. that's it. it's them and him and eventually they will probably say something and at a certain point it's not clear that he can do the basic function of government and governing in this state. >> elie, leagally speaking, wha are some of the possible consequences hoo here? >> three possible paths legally. it could go down all, some or none of them. first of all, potential criminal charges. the piece that could be criminal is the allegation that the governor reached up a woman's blouse. that is being looked at by the albany d.a. t

new york state, willie about 28 percent. below the national average and number of deaths in the nursing homes. but who cares, 33, 28, that in the hospital, died in the nursing home. they died. >> all the while cuomo continued virtually unscathed basking in his record high approval numbers and found payment pretty. >> you call yourself a cuomo sexual and i feel like i am one as well. >> this program is brought to you by - joint pain, swelling, tenderness... much better. my psoriasis, clearer... cosentyx® works on all of this. four years and counting. so watch out. i got this! watch me. real people with active psoriatic arthritis look and feel better with cosentyx. cosentyx works fast for results that can last. it treats the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, like joint pain and tenderness, back pain, and helps stop further joint damage. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections— some serious— and the lowered ability to fight them may oc

but new york state gets its first female - york state gets its first female governor. york state gets its first female tovernor. . ., , , governor. yeah, kathy hochul is the lieutenant governor, _ governor. yeah, kathy hochul is the lieutenant governor, effectively - governor. yeah, kathy hochul is the lieutenant governor, effectively the | lieutenant governor, effectively the deputy governor in new york. she steps up and takes over, first woman to hold that post in the state's 230 odd year history. she will hold that post until the election next year, the end of next year, and we will see whether or not the democrats have a primary to see who can actually run for election at that point for some she would be a serious contender. and she is facing a lot of challenges, notjust the delta variant of covid but also significant rising crime rates in new york state over the past year or so, some big challenges facing her. and i think she will have to sort of get up to speed pretty quickly, although there does seem to be this two week, strange to be canned over period that and

new york state schools, most new york state schools were open for most of the year. and what happened is that i was on cuomo's reopening committee and we had the kind of protocols that kept a lot of people safe for a lot of the time. there's a tremendous amount of disinformation and distrust, particularly in upstate new york. and what the union is trying to do, and that's part of why we put $5 million out there as part of this get out, get back to school campaign, is to try to overcome this doubt, this disinformation. think about it, just last week i was on "meet the press" with chuck todd and i had a 20 minute interview and it was clear that we were about getting back to school and trying to make sure that everyone felt safe and comfortable. and fox took one word i used and said i was hedging. this is about trying to create the climate where everybody feels that they are safe and welcome back to school. >> okay, but how about spending that 5 million bucks on the kids who are behind in a year's worth of learning rather than spending it on encouraging teachers? just m

around new york state attorney general investigators. watch this, when the lawyer was confronted alleged targeting after state trooper in her 20s, he targeted her allegedly the lawyers didn't have an answer. watch this. >> a woman identified as trooper number one alleges that the governor ran his finger down her spine and said hey, you, and in another instance he touched her stomach from her belly button over to the portion of her hip where she carries her gun. do any of you have any response to those allegations? i haven't seen any in any of your written materials or statements thus far? >> i want to mention two things about that. the first is that the governor will address that allegation himself. elizabeth: all right. we haven't heard him address it. so they really -- to the assemblyman's point, congresswoman when they are put on the carpet say respond to that what is the answer? typically bullying or dodging or blaming somebody else, what do you say? >> absolutely. the governor is trying to discredit everyone here and it is unbelieva

i look at a state like new york, my home state, which is sitting on more than two billion dollars appropriated through congress, for this purpose, and yet the government agency of new york state responsible for dispersing those funds has been slow to do so. and so i think with the leadership of, kathy hochul, our new governor, we will see a

new york state, willie about 28 percent. below the national average and number of deaths in the nursing homes. but who cares, 33, 28, that in the hospital, died in the nursing home. they died. >> all the while cuomo continued virtually unscathed basking in his record high approval numbers and found payment pretty. >> you call yourself a cuomo sexual and i feel like i am one sexual and i feel like i am one as well [sfx: radio being tuned] welcome to allstate. ♪ [band plays] ♪ a place where everyone lives life well-protected. ♪♪ and even when things go a bit wrong, we've got your back. here, things work the way you wish they would. and better protection costs a whole lot less. you're in good hands with allstate. click or call for a lower auto rate today. do you struggle with occasional nerve aches, you're in good hands with allstate. weakness or discomfort in your hands or feet? introducing nervive nerve relief from the world's number 1 selling nerve care company. as we age, natural changes to our nerves occur which ca

cuomo had just announced his resignation as governor of the state of new york. nor plenty more reaction on that breaking news story to come in the us. no doubt, but we'll move on for now. the united nations has held a briefing on to me and more nationals who have been arrested on charges of plotting to kill me and mas you and ambassador cho mo ton, who was appointed by the deposed civilian government. has openly criticized the military hunter since it sees power in february, man was military responded by saying it had nothing to do with it, but they are demanding his removal. in my view, commander in chief appear determined to fully defy. he's great on power. with the latest caretaker of our mind announcement also with the formal i knew me and of the election. we solid from last year with the declaration of the commander in chief to be the prime minister of the country. and i fear that we will soon, 2 year old, so that the parking could be disbanded. i me and los ambassador to the un ciao. lo twin joins us live now from new york. thanks very much for being with

for the good of new york state andrew cuomo must reside. if he does not new york state is simply must begin impeachment proceedings. you know the inner workings of albany. and what inside baseball way can cuomo escape this? >> he can't. you saw the president of the united states, the speaker of the assembly, the senate majority leader plus senator schumer, speaker pelosi, democrats recognize the governor must go. so the question remains how? i think if he had any grace and dignity he would re-sign but based on his conduct it is clear he has little of that. we are going to be left as a body, as the assembly with the solemn duty to impeach him and the speaker must do so without delay. it is why i have encouraged from the beginning that the speaker bring articles of impeachment. we don't need the assembled judiciary committee to investigate this any further. the attorney general's office did a thorough job investigating this. 11 women have briefly come forward and share their stories. they were deemed credible by investigators but more so evid

new york state democratic party chair j.j. cubs told lawrence last week that he called cuomo and delivered that message directly to him. >> i just stress to the governor that i thought that it was time for him to resign, his legacy was too important to allow us to go through this retracted impeachment process which would damage it. >> does he have the same information about these vote counts? >> i've told him that, i was very direct with the governor us to where support was and that he didn't have the support anywhere that he needed it. i was very clear about that. >> that gentlemen used to be a supporter of cuomo, today he denied the allegations. >> 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. we're wasting energy on distractions, this is the last thing that state government should be doing. and i cannot be the cause of that. >> a lawyer for two of the women said that her clients quote feel both vindicated and relieved that he will no longer be in a

certainly the state of new york, there's liability there. and as jennifer said as well, individuals will have an opportunity to sue. it's not very likely that we're going to see criminal charges either from the u.s. attorney's office or the justice department here. >> as we wait to watch the process play out, there are political questions. what is the governor going to say now that he's listen thod this presentation and understands the scope of the investigation? probably had a pretty good clue in the 11 hours of delegate interviewed. now he understands what has been made public and the report that's been made public. listen to ann clark. again, this is the governor of new york. one of the largest states in america. he's the head chairman of the national governor's association. he was a prominent democratic voice throughout the pandemic. now one of the private investigators the lawyers are looking into this said this is andrew cuomo. >> the governor also engaged in a widespread pattern of subjecting women to unwanted hugs and kisses and touc

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we start with the dramatic announcement this morning from the attorney general of the state of new york. >> the independent investigation has concluded that governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so violated federal and state law. specifically, the investigation found that governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed current and former new york state employees by engaging in unwelcome and non-consensual touching and making numerous offensive comments of a suggestive and sexual nature that created a hostile work environment for women. >> the investigation released today by the new york attorney general's office documents allegations against governor cuomo by 11 women. the investigators interviewed 179 witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pieces of evidence to corroborate the allegations. those investigators describe their findings at today's press conference. >> on november 16th, 2020, in the executive mansion, the governor hugged executive assistant number one and reached under her blouse to grab her breast. the governor also several times inappropriately

go to todd kaminsky, new york state senate democrat, former federal prosecutor. senator, good to have you. i appreciate it. >> thank you. neil: you have spoken out against the governor, said he should resign. doesn't look at this time, sir, that he will. do you think that impeachment is an option? are there the numbers there to pursue it? >> absolutely. it's, it seems like it is headed that way and headed that way swiftly. i would urge the assembly to move expeditiously as possible. the speaker said yesterday after an emergency meeting with his members, his conference lost confidence in the governor. certainly looks like it is headed that way. i want to remind folks, unlike washington, in new york, when the governor is impeached he is automatically removed from power until the end of the trial. it begs the question whether the governor would want to you know, stick around to be the non-governor while fighting this trial? but it certainly seems headed

new york state democratic party chair. thank you very much for joining us tonight. really appreciate it. you know andrew cuomo well. you advised him to resign. what was that speech we were listening to today? was that a campaign speech? >> well, i think it was a farewell speech. i think that he -- he was looking to firm up his legacy. and -- and remind voters to fir up his legacy and remind voters of all the accomplishments how he achieved in office. i don't think it was a campaign speech. >> andrew cuomo, quote, has no interest in running for office again, according to his office. that is nothing close to aandrel not run again. he could be the best-funded gubernatorial candidate next time around, running against a democratic nominee that could be governor hochul at that time or could be someone else and a republican nominee, andrew cuomo in the middle, $18 million as an independent. as chair of the party, are you worried about that? >> well, you know, certainly that would not be a good scenario for the party. it wouldn't be a good scenario in a primary. and it woul

that is illegal in new york state. >> it is a legal federally and he needs to be held accountable. if we don't have equal justice under the law. we start to lose our country. republican congresswoman claudia tenney says the governor won't be able to do his job. i don't think this guy is capable of haven't got it from day one. the party. >> particularly now he is so compromised lawmakers say if cuomo doesn't resign, the new york state assembly must begin impeachment proceedings reporting in washington. i'm basil john. >> governor cuomo has been saying he has no plans to leave office. he said today he has a tendency to hug or kiss people on the cheek says something you got from his parents, but he never meant any harm, but he did promise change. stop what you're doing right now to take a look at this picture on your screen hospital officials over at sf general say they need your help, trying to identify her. >> right now. she is in critical condition at the hospital. it's unknown how she became injured. we're told that she was brought to the hospital by ambulance on saturday from an

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nine of them are or were employed by the state of new york or a state affiliated entity. the complainants interacted with the governor under different circumstances. for example, some then met with him regularly as an executive assistant or as members of his staff, or as i said, as a trooper on his protective detail, while others only met him once. but all of them experienced harassing conduct from the governor. some suffered through unwanted touching and grabbing of their most intimate body parts. others suffered through repeated offensive, sexually suggestive, or gender-based comments. a number of them endured both. none of them welcomed it. and all of them found it disturbing, humiliating, uncomfortable, and inappropriate. and now we find that it was unlawful sex-based harassment. our investigation has also found that the executive chamber responded to allegations of sexual harassment in ways that violated their own internal policies and also constituted unlawful retaliation with respect to one of the complainants. and finally, based on our investigation, we concluded

new york, my home state, is sitting on more than $2 billion of money that congress, people like myself, have already appropriated through legislation for this purpose. and yet the government agency in new york state responsible for disbursing those funds has been slow to do so. i think with new leadership,

nine of them are or were employed by the state of new york or state-affiliated entity. the complainants interacted with the governor under different circumstances. for example, some of them met with him regularly as an executive assistant or as members of his staff, or as i said, as a trooper on his protective detail. while others only met him once. but all of them experienced harassing conduct from the governor. some suffered through unwanted touching and grabbing of their most intimate body parts. others suffered through repeated offensive sexually suggestive or gender-based comments. a number of them endured both. none of them welcomed it and all of them found it disturbing, humiliating, uncomfortable, and inappropriate. and now we find that it was unlawful sex-based harassment. our investigation has also found that the executive chamber responded to allegations of sexual harassment in ways that violated their own internal policies. and also constituted unlawful retaliation with respect to one of the complainants. finally, based on our investigation, we concluded tha

i have greatest respect for her and for the new york state police. now, obviously in a highly political matter like this, there are many agendas and there are many motivations at play. if anyone thought otherwise google would be naive and nenew yorkers are not naive. i want to thank the women who came forward since your complaint. it's not easy to step forward but you did an important service, and you taught me and you taught others and important lesson. personal boundaries must be expanded and must be protected. i accept full responsibility. part of being new york tough is being new york smart. new york smart tells us that the situation and moment are not about the facts. it's not about the truth. it's not about thoughtful and malice. it's not about how we make the system better. this is about politics i'm our political system today is too often driven by the extremes. rationalness. twitter has become the public square for policy debate. there is an intelligent discussion to be had on gender-based actions, on generational and cultural behavioral dif

>> yes. >> joining our conversation, reports on new york state politics for the "wall street journal." also dounya perry, a former assistant attorney in the southern district of new york. thanks to both of you for joining us. d jimmy, you could not be horrified and gobsmacked by the presentation and the detail and the meticulous -- i guess they describe it as corroborating evidence that they had to all t the allegations, which were only periodically visible, i think, to the viewing public. what did you make both of the report that was released and the press conference today? >> well, nicole, i think what was clear was that, as you said, the allegations that have been publicly aired were corroborated with the weight of an investigation that reviewed at documents, that subpoenaed witnesses, testimony that was made under oath. what was also striking to me is that there were new details in this report alleging new re harassment. mentioned in the top of the show that there was a female state trooper who was placed onto the governor's protective detail after he met her at an event some year

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state trooper thatop was assigned to his protective service. if he refuses to resign, which i called for his resignation months ago, he needs to be impeached immediately and every democrat in the legislature needs to be held accountable for that boat and moving to the process as quickly as possible. >> i know you lost her mother and father-in-law with the missing of scandal and you'veve been out smoking and demandingbi accountability because, they purposely head the numbers that they knew were coming in and rather than admit the policy was bad, and he signed a book deal. now the biden doj has led all of these governors, witmer and murphy and others off the hook. i have not spoken to you since your reaction to that and your reaction to today. >> i've always said i don't care, to attorney general letitia james. and that shows an abuse of power. i just want peopleee to know the who don't have a voice, those who can't testify like my in-laws, or for 15,000 that died i think in due to his march 25th order and i do hope the investigations continue in

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we made new york state the progressive capital of the nation. no other state government accomplished more to help people. and that it is -- and that is what it is all about. think about what we did, we created marriage equality -- has to marriage equality -- passed marriage equality and generated a force with a change that's -- change -- with a force that changed the nation. we've banned assault bins. we've saved -- assault weapons. $15 minimum wage, highest in the nation. lifting millions of families and their standard of living, putting more food on their table, clothes on their back. and we lead the nation in economic justice with our reform. we have managed every emergency mother nature could throw at us. fires, floods, hurricanes, super's, and pandemics. we balanced the state budget and we got it done on time more than any other administration. government should work and perform. free college tuition for working families. no one will be denied their college dream because of their income. we built new airports. rail, transit, roads across th

it could happen by october, a senate trial in new york state. i don't think andrew cuomo wants to go down in history as an impeached governor. so i think he's going to have to decide whether things will be better for him if he resigned. but there is so little in his dna that is going to want to do that. so there's a lot to watch right now. but he is basically isolated in a way that we've just never seen before. >> i mean, how small is the political island that andrew cuomo is on tonight? >> it's pretty small. look, there are a very small number of prominent democrats who we haven't heard from yet. it's probably on one hand who we haven't heard from. that's it. it's them and him and eventually they will probably say something and at a certain point it's not clear that he can do the basic function of government and governing in this state. >> elie, legally speaking, what are some of the possible consequences here? >> yeah, john, there's a lot of threads out there but really this boils down to three possible paths legally and it could go down all,