premier dan andrews says his hands were tied. >> i can't tell you how disappointed i am to have to beoing this again. with so few in the community with one nation, i literally have no choice but to accept the advice and make this important decision. >> eight new coronavirus infections were reported in melbourne and victoria thursday. andrews has pointed the finger at new south wales. he says it took too long so lockdown the capital sydney, which thursday reported its worst day in six weeks of lockdown. 262 new local infections and five deaths. the victorian premier said inoculation was key. >> a bloke in his 20's died in sydney. this is not something happening on the other of the world. this is not something that only happens to frail old people. it can happen to any of us. that is why getting vaccinated is important. >> australia has a relatively low rate of infections, but with just 20% of the population fully vaccinated but there are fears the delta variant will create more havoc. >> thousands of protesters gathered in melbourne to protest that decision. police responded in huge nu

dan andrews telling people they had to drink cocktails through masks.how that works. i truly don't. >> no. i mean, a straw, maybe? i don't know. he is a real fun police. >> will: beer bong? i don't know how it works. miranda, let me ask you a question how far can this go in australia but maybe more importantly do you think the same mindset can really come here to america? >> in australia it's like a coiled spring, people are at the end of their tether. they are calls to suicide hotlines have skyrocketed. people have had enough, i think at the moment pragmatic, wait see very low vaccination rate to a certain stable and all bets are off. i don't think you are going to see the land lying low for much longer in australia. in america, i think it's different. i mean, there is a real here ifyou encroach on people's freedoms they fight back. they have god-given right to their freedom. i think that's perhaps less so obvious in new york. but then new york, you know, very liberal town, but also has the worst of it with code. so police. i think people are fairly ra

more than that, i think that your compadre there, tucker pointed out the premiere, a governor, dan andrew people you are not to remove your masks to drink alcohol outside. and i've got to tell you, laura, that ozzie is take their beer drinking very seriously, so i would probably give that away. >> laura: it looks like this weekend there may be more attempts at protest, and they are already warning people i think in new south wales that they are going to be harsh criminal penalties for anyone who is not inside their home unless a for a specific purpose, do you see more of this about to happen? and how ugly could this get? >> well, look, it's quite a political response as well. because i remember in june last year, when actually we did not know which way the pandemic would go, we had black lives matter protests happening all around the country, and we had premiers in place they were acquiescing to these people and you know, the media then said afterwards, there was no spread of covid-19 from these protests because you know it, it does not spread outside, but when people go to protest agains

a lot of people have ideas of what happens now and when you listen to what dan bonngino thinks take a listen. >> andrewprotected class. he's a democrat, like the speckle or whatever it is, the speckle 2000 and it is protected and unlike democrats i actually believe people have the right to be presumed innocent until guilty. >> in his opinion governor cuomo is protected and many until this point would agree with that the game has been changed to because you heard president biden doubling down on his stance for the governor to resign in light of this information. you heard chuck schumer and gillibrand calling for his resignation, nancy pelosi, among others, griff jenkins saying the state assembly will move forward with impeachment charges, we will see the timeline, how long that will take and what goes into that, the da out of all the requested those materials from the teacher james. will there be any other local charges, call charges? still to be seen but a number of people calling for his resignation. he did not resign yesterday were given including that he would. >> there's enough of a tailwind the mo

dan: new developments tonight. embattled new york governor andrew cuomo is resigning nearly a dozen female employees.eporter josh china could has the latest. >> during his 10.5 years as governor, andrew cuomo has wielded absolute control over new york state government. even as this controversy has engulfed his administration, no one in politics actually thought he would relinquish that control, until today. gov cuomo: and i think that given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing, and my resignation will be effective in 14 days. >> flanked by his lawyer in a room with no independent journalists, the disgraced governor of new york gave up, agreeing after months of pressure to step aside. gov. cuomo: and my instinct is to fight through this controversy, because i truly believe it is politically motivated. >> it was just yesterday the state assembly's judiciary committee took its first meeting since the bombshell attorney general report, which alleged andrew cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women, including his former executive assistant.

dan: new developments tonight. embattled new york governor andrew cuomo is resigning amid allegations he harassed nearly a dozen femaleloyees. reporter josh china could has the latest. >> during his 10.5 years as governor, andrew cuomo has wielded absolute control over new york state government. even as this controversy has engulfed his administration, no one in politics actually thought he would relinquish that control, until today. gov cuomo: and i think that given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing, and my resignation will be effective in 14 days. >> flanked by his lawyer in a room with no independent journalists, the disgraced governor of new york gave up, agreeing after months of pressure to step aside. gov. cuomo: and my instinct is to fight through this controversy, because i truly believe it is politically motivated. >> it was just yesterday the state assembly's judiciary committee took its first meeting since the bombshell attorney general report, which alleged andrew cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women, including his former executive as

dan lieberman, abc news, new york. >>> impeachment proceedings against new york governor andrew cuomo could begin early next month. cuomo is reportedly in a fighting mood as he refuses to resign over sexual harassment allegations from 11 women. state lawmakers expect to take several more weeks to wrap up their impeachment investigation. the governor's attorney insists cuomo's actions do not rise to the level of harassment. >> he is not in any way, shape or form denying that he hugged staffers, that he, when he goes by staffers, he will greet them, he will touch them on the arm, he will touch them on the back. yes, he talks to staffers about their personal lives, absolutely, and he is well aware particularly after reading the report as to how this made some people feel, and he did not realize that. >> reporter: a new york police union has also joined calls for cuomo to resign after learning that one of his accusers was a state trooper on a security detail. >>> buckingham palace is not commenting about suaus allegations against prince andr. virginia roberts giuffre claims the duke of york abused her when she was 17

dan bondgino thinks nothing will happen for this reason. >> andrew cuomo is a protected class.s a democrat. like the speckled 2000 or whatever it is. the speckle to foul is protected and unlike democrats i believe people have the right to be presumed innocent until guilty. >> reporter: we discussed we disagree with dan bondgino, yesterday changed the game, we had a new york state assembly man you interviewed earlier this morning who is basically saying everyone including democrats, their eyes are open now. >> very clear that he will be out of office very shortly. democrats recognize at this point that the governor must go so the question remains how? jillian: a number of things can and will happen, you heard griff talking about the status will: move forward with these impeachment charges, the new york state is will: said the speaker, we are ready to go, the district attorney in albany has requested those materials from letitia james. will there be others, a lot more can happen but a number of prominent democrats are calling for him to resign including president biden, new york

andrew and alameda when the term expires. dan: let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. spencer is watching weather conditions. also in the sierra. spencer: winds posing problems for firefighters and people in the path of the fire. in the bay area, we are experiencing a different pattern. continuing onshore breeze. it is cooling us down and cleansing the air. wind speeds generally 15 to 25 miles per hour. a few gusts. these are favorable to us right now. they are blowing the smoke away from the coast and the bay and into the central valley. not good for the central valley. in the direction of the wind flow, as well. for the bay area the next 24 to 48 hours, we expect moderate to good air quality. some of the smoke to the north will push into the bay area. probably in the next 24 to 48 hours. we do expect good air quality over the next three days. here is the forecast to show you it will be good in virtually all regions. good to moderate thursday and friday. here's the view from the abc 7 rooftop camera. mainly blue skies in this direction. currently 64 in the city. oakla

she's covered andrew cuomo for years and years. and dans, former chief assistant district attorney for the manhattan da and also special counsel for the new york state senate the last time they expelled a sitting senator. kathy, who is brittany commisso, and what more is she saying? >> good morning. she has self-identified as executive assistant number one as labeled in the explosive ag report that came out just a couple of days ago. she was hired back in 2017. but she said she was more than just the executive assistant to the governor. she is a mother, a daughter, a colleague. and she told another media outlet, she went into further detail about two incidents where the governor allegedly crossed the line. one incident on new year's eve 2019 when he asked to take a selfie and he allegedly placed his hand on her bottom. and then there was another incident in november of 2020 where she says that he was more sexually aggressive. take a listen. >> he put his hand up my blouse and cupped my breast over my bra. i exactly remember looking down, s

when we come back geraldo rivera, dan bongino a super-spreader at the border and also, exclusive photos, we have got them. obtained by "the new york post"d of andrewnd all day with his blonde a assistant at the pool. it is good to be andrew cuomo, i guess. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sean: all right, so i ask again tonight if joe biden really cared about covid, your family, your safety, why would he be pushing to ramp up restrictions, mandates, vaccine mandates, mask mandates, shut down mandates, and even no-fly list being discussed against week, the american people against all of you. but leave the border wide open, no testing, no vaccine mandates and nothing. and released well over 1 million illegal immigrants since januar. hundreds of thousands of people every month, tens of thousands of covid positive migrants. yeah, then dispensed to the interior of the entire country. it is beyond a dereliction of duty. o people would get sick and people will die. is math, it isit sad to. these are real americans, real lives. it is a disgrace and an attack on american sovereignty.gn and it comes all well vaccine mandates for a law abiding americans are coming coast-to-co

dan gahlver, we appreciate it. >> thank you, jim. >>> coming up, new york governor andrew cuomo fires back at sexual harassment investigation that has put him on the verge of impeachment. the message from his lawyers. >>> plus, he's made a name for himself by selling pillows and pushing the big lie. see what happens when cnn investigated mike lindell's outlandish conspiracy. >> isn't that very dangerous? >> yes, but i'm not wrong. i've checked it out. spend millions. you need to trust me and come there. i booked our hotel on kayak. it's flexible if we need to cancel. cancel. i haven't left the house in a year. nothing will stop me from vacation. no canceling. flexible cancellation. kayak. search one and done. did you know prilosec otc can stop frequent heartburn before it begins? heartburn happens when stomach acid refluxes into the esophagus. prilosec otc uses a unique delayed-release formula that helps it pass through the tough stomach acid. it then works to turn down acid production, blocking heartburn at the source. with just one pill a day, you get 24-hour heartburn protection. prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, z

dan springer, thank you very much. tonight the pressure is building on new york governor andrew cuomo following their bombshell report by state attorney general. as state lawmakers move forward with impeachment plans and criminal investigations are already underway. senior correspondent laura ingle has the latest tonight from new york. good evening, laura. >> hi, shannon. the tug-of-war between the governor who is insisting he's done nothing wrong and those calling for his resignation shows no sign of slowing down. >> [chanting] >> despite growing calls from both the public and lawmakers, new york governor andrew cuomo is not only refusing to step down. he is reportedly ramping up plans to fight back. according to politico, aids close to the governor say cuomo is pushing for a press conference to challenge the state attorney's report accusing him of harassing multiple women. the governor took his first defensive swing in a prerecorded message denying the allegation. >> for those who are using this moment to score political points or see publicity or personal gain, i say they actually discredit the legitimate sexual-hara

safety net underneath him in tough times, as in right now nfl commissioner, andrew, nba commissioner, ceo of walgreens, b of a ceo danhat does this actually mean? >> well, andrew, we know at delta, you know at delta taking care of our people is job one. tea always job one and it's never been more important than over the course of these last 18 months in addressing the pandemic we also know it's never been greater, to continue to battle and protect each other from. mental, emotional well-being of our people have been challenged and we're adding resources of support there. but also their financial health and well-being, which is an insecurity that many people had, not just in our company, but broad communities well before the start of the pandemic. but the pandemic has accelerated and amplified the impact, nervousness about losing jobs, losing pay, losing opportunities with a lot of uncertainty out there. so, we've worked together, john and i, for a number of years athe delta we've done some good things. earlier in the pandemic i called john and said our people are struggling there's a lot of uncertainty we need help w

dan thorn kron 4 news, another big story tonight. new york will have its first female governor ever when andrew cuomo resigns from office 2 weeks from now. >> the best way i can help now. is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. >> cuomo announced his resignation today saying he'll leave office after a 2 week transition. 11 women had come forward accusing him of harassment and an independent investigation by the state attorney general supported those claims still cuomo says he believes he did nothing wrong and he vowed to challenge the allegations in the months ahead. you know me. >> i'm a new new yorker born and bred. i am a fighter. and my instinct is to fight through this controversy. because i truly believe it is politically motivated. >> cuomo could still face legal and even criminal charges despite his resignation. governor kathy hochul will take over for cuomo. she called his decision, quote, the right thing to do and in the best interests of new yorkers. >> after months of intense negotiations. the united states senate has overwhelmingly approved a roughly 1 trillion dollars measure to rebuild the nation'

dan, you said this move could be transformational. >> i do. we have been talking about the transformation of the ceo role here we knew andrew just took over and he look at tim cook, these are tech ceo's who want to put their own imprint on the company. it sounds like it worked out really well. this is a logistics play and also a last mile play. to me it makes perfect sense i think amazon sets up down 15% or so, if it works down between 3,203,000 to the lower end of the range since last sent, i think you start dollar cost averaging. i think this is the sort of story when people get comfortable with the new ceo back to the levels where it was it possibly breaks out of the big range in the next year. >> yes, guy, you're looking at me. >> i'm not allowed to look at you. >> you want to say something >> kohl's comes out. >> and i was going to does x about what the partnership. >> the operating margins were there. fantastic out of kohl's and they do have a relationship with the amazon wouldn't that make sense haven't you heard that before on cnbc "fast money" at 5:00 week days. >> you have. >> out of your mouth. >> you have. is there more of a conve

dan: you can check out our documentary about california's last recall in 2003 called total recall. i mentioned gray davis and donald george and egger -- and arnold schwarzenegger. ama: andrewesigned today, one week after the state attorney general received a report accusing him of sexually harassing 11 women. he apologized for any misinterpreted or offensive behavior. >> this is not to say that there are not 11 women who i truly offended. there are, and for that i deeply, deeply apologize. i take full responsibility for my actions. i have been too familiar with people. ama: cuomo said the best thing he can do is step aside and let government get back to governing. he could face misdemeanor charges stemming from a criminal complaint by a former assistant. spencer: hazy skies, but not bad enough to trigger an alert. i get it, maybe you can see just fine. but as a vsp® premier program doctor, let me tell you, everyone needs an annual comprehensive eye exam- like a vsp wellvision exam®. i see things you wouldn't expect to see in an eye exam, like the early signs of serious health conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. it's about more than seeing well, it's about b

andrew cuomo giving his first interview since announcing he's resigning. abc's phil lipof is outside the governor's new york city office with the details. phil, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan "new york" magazine reporter. it lasted 80 minutes. inside that call the governor talked about everything from his future to his legacy, even said he felt philosophical just three days out of resigning his office, though he never spoke directly to any of the 11 women who are accusing him of sexual harassment. this morning, new york governor andrew cuomo is speaking out for the first time since announcing his resignation. in an interview with "new york" magazine cuomo says, i feel like i did the right thing. i did the right thing for the state. it is a stunning fall from grace after a state attorney general's report found sexual harassment allegations against him credible. but with just days to go before leaving office, cuomo remains defiant telling the magazine he would win any impeachment case saying he would have made the state legislature look like a ship of fools, but he didn't want to put the state through that ordeal adding, i feel good. i'm not a martyr, it's just i saw the opt

dan, thank you. always good to talk to you and to learn where you think things are headed we look forward to talking again very, very soon. >> thanks, andrews us now this will be the third session of some selling, i guess, jim, is it the start of anything, do you think? should we be surprised >> maybe it's the conclusion. >> the tapering. >> the conclusion of it. we just keep going down basically, the same information, which the information seems to be dubious the earnings today are really terrific, if anyone cares about that the earnings the whole time have been good. europe's down, oldest bank in the universe, and we sit here and think it's all about the fed. if our fed is all that powerful in paris, let me know. i love what dan niles said, i've known dan for 30 years, really dates us alphabet and google and facebook are so cheap, it's like bring t on zuckerberg was really good this morning. he's getting much cooler he's getting mojo if you want to put it like mojo per share >> how about macy's, surprised at how the numbers just in and of themselves were surprising. >> jeff totally delivered. the numbers are extraordinary. his omni chann

andrew. well a balmy 85 degrees could be the average u.s. temperature in august as heat waves forecast to make it up to 13% hotter than normal dan lettered ofls are similar with more heat coming. heat waves are partly why utilities are on the hot streak, the best performer in the s&p over the last month. next air energy, ever source and southern company some of the best performers. work from home continuing because the delta variant could be another catalyst for utilities. at this point in 201946% of electric generation went to residential customers, this year the number increased to 49%. it's a higher margin business than commercial and industrial often referred to as cni >>> the margins that you're capturing for residential customer per utility can be 20 dars or 25 per megawatt hour conversion five for a cni customer or less. >> esg investing given utilities stocks a booster the fiege biggest announcing plans to reduce carbon emissions. duke energy one of the largest and one of the most ambitious plans, also with the recent decline in bond yields dividends are another driver for utilities. the five biggest have a dividend high are than th

dan a conocer a menos de tres meses de la cumbre del clima en reino unido. amanece sin el apoyo de su principal asesora, el gobernador de new york, andrew cuomo, melisa de rosarta mÍ, yo tambiÉn los harÉ muerto a ellos", tantos aÑos, ahorita no sabe uno, y ahorita con la vaina del covid, se le vienen muchos pensamientos a uno. reportero: a travÉs de la unidad de bÚsqueda para desaparecidos, se llevÓ la grata sorpresa que a ella tambiÉn la estaban buscando. >> la mamÁ de esa persona habÍa emprendido un proceso de bÚsqueda ante las distintas instituciones del estado hace 20 aÑos, y no habÍa logrado tener una respuesta. reportero: un aÑo y medio despuÉs constataron que los habÍan encontrado, y esta semana, el cumpleaÑos de la mamÁ llegÓ el inesperado regalo. uno que aÚn no se cansan de celebrar. >> tÚ dices "ya estÁ aquÍ, ya la temos aquÍ como la podemos tocar, ver, sentir, escuchar, poder hablar con ella". reportero: en medio de todos los pronÓsticos, todos se volvieron a encontrar. >> cuenta la madre que varias veces acabÓ la suela de sus zapatos caminando desde su pueblo para buscar infructuosamente a su hija, hoy a su familia prefiere que no la identifiquen