the bite administration is wrestling with was, yes they had, they didn't want to say, going with andrew biden was always against the afghan war to the extent that it, that it played out. but what they were supposedly completely on top off because that's a smart these young kids, you know, jake sullivan, always people, they'd be able to stand the media and social media and everything else was i didn't want to saigon moment. i didn't want to have the appearance of tails and now that how that, how could they have, how could they have misjudged that so terribly or how could they have not realized? i think that's the main question, and you have to wonder whether biden and his uncle, joe, sort of, man, i says, look, all right, we got this wrong. now we have to move on, but we still want to leave out, get this done. used to want to leave out and stuff we are leaving. i've got this done, but yes, we got the withdrawal wrong perhaps is out the way he's going to go. so the, as far as the wider plan is concerned, we understand certainly from the sort of leaks we've been getting. but there's not gonna be

the headlines — piling on the pressure — president biden urges andrew cuomo to stand down as governornew york after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. i think he should resign. i understand that the state legislature may decide to impeach. i don't know that for a fact. i've not read all that data. the afghan capital kabul is rocked by blasts and gunfire as the taliban offensive continues, and thousands of afghans flee their homes. the olympic sprinter from belarus who's been given a humanitarian visa from poland tells the bbc why she's scared to return home and fears for her family's safety. and jamaica's elaine thompson—herah becomes the first woman in history to win gold medals for the 100—metre and 200—metre races at back—to—back olympics. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where president biden has said that andrew cuomo should stand down as governor of new york after an investigation found that he had sexually harassed women while in office. mr cuomo has d

president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. afghanistan's defence minister survives a suicide bomb and gun attack on his home in kabul, as the taliban's insurgency continues. the olympic sprinter refusing to go home to belarus tells the bbc that she asked poland for protection because of serious concerns for her safety. translation: i can't go back to belarus nova — translation: i can't go back to belarus now. it _ translation: i can't go back to belarus now. it is _ translation: i can't go back to belarus now. it is definitely - belarus now. it is definitely not safe for me. i have no idea when i can go back. it may be five or ten years. i am sarah mulkerrins in tokyo, where day 12 is getting underway and we have had a gold for brazil in the women's swimming marathon here below me in bay on odaiba beach. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and 8pm in washington where president biden has said that andrew cuomo should stand down as governor of new york after an investigation found tha

this is bloomberg. ♪ his is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: president biden hosting a press conference, calling on new york governor andrewmo to resign. following the findings of sexual harassment from the ag. meanwhile, biden also sing the cdc will announce new fiction later today. any calls for an eviction ban is likely to face hurdles. notably, president biden discussing health policy. saying the government is engaged in bad health policy. romaine: this comes in a day were here new york, they say we are going to require you to have a vaccination to go to the restaurant. i believe this takes effect in the next week. they're going to have a great period of between when they enact and enforce it. this is a big deal. direction talk to a couple of restaurant owners. all trying to get back up and running. more restrictions, just how much it seems to change on a day-to-day basis. caroline: a mental block as well. concerned raising, all of this in the midst of summer. it has been a difficult time for those restaurant. thinking of the curry -- of the recovery in new york. there's a cold pizza and burger place. indeed, the chall

why would you need any thought from the resignation of andrew cuomo sees president biden, though dragged in over his previous support for the disgrace. new york governor nearly reveal pentico document shed light on how the u. s. department of defense pressures movie produces to portray the american military less favorable light and you pay prominence, devoris johnson. and the 5 day after the merge that 90000 pounds was spent on paintings for downing street. the cash was flushed out amid growing public anger. of course, pe freeze for teachers and police as well as the embattled national health service and a chassis in desperate need of funding on the pay rise. i think the issue about the paintings is something company rather than ah good, who are you? what's your, let's see, we kevin, no, this 11th of august life will these h q, russia? i'm here for the next 30 minutes or the latest for you. very good. so if you company, today's 1st then this fall, i would have to choose those resignation of new york governor andrew cuomo, joe biden has not been dragged in over the coals for his previous

joe biden has been a longtime friend of andrew cuomo began working with him in 1991 joe biden was in the senate and joe biden served under the clinton campaign and it was a difficult day for joe biden who was friends with andrew cuomo's father, three term governor of new york, marriott cuomo. he was widely admired in the democratic party for many years. it was a politically difficult day for the highest ranking woman win the government of the state of new york, lieutenant governor kathy hopeful of buffalo. she is the only democrat who decided not to call for the governor's resignation today, not out of loyalty but to avoid any appearance of a political motivation because lieutenant governor kathy hopeful, would immediately become the governor of new york if andrew cuomo followed joe biden's suggestion today and resigned. the resignation of andrew cuomo would immediately produce new york's first woman governor, democrat kathy hopeful. who would be serving the remaining term of governor cuomo if they begin the impeachment process against andrew cuomo, the governor must, by state law, b

if andrew cuomo followed joe biden's suggestion today and resigned. the resignation of andrew cuomo would immediately produce new york's first woman governor, democrat kathy hochul, who would serve the remaining year and a half of the governor's term. if the state legislature simply begins the impeachment process against andrew cuomo, the governor must, by state law, be temporarily removed from office while the impeachment process proceeds, and during that time lieutenant governor kathy hochul would become the acting governor of new york. today lieutenant governor kathy hochul issued a statement saying, quote, i believe these brave women and she called the governor's actions as described in an investigative report by the state's attorney general released today, quote, repulsive and unlawful. it was a stunning press conference today when democratic attorney general leticia james and the lawyers she hired to investigate sexual harassment charges against the governor revealed what they found, including accusations from a state trooper that have never been

reporter: andrew cuomo to resign immediately? he's leaving in 14 days. pres. biden: i'm not going to comment any more on andrew cuomo. reporter: why have you not named an fda commissioner sir? , pres. biden: say again? reporter: you haven't named fda commissioner yet. i was wondering why you found or named a permanent fda commissioner yet? pres. biden: we're working on that very hard to make sure we can get it passed. yes? reporter: can i quickly follow up on your comment on governor cuomo? can you really say that he has done a, "hell of a job." if he's accused of sexually harassing women on the job? pres. biden: you asked me two questions. you asked the substantive, should he remain as governor is one question. and women should be believed when they make accusations that are able to, on the face of them, make sense, and investigated. and the judgment was made that what they said was correct. that's one thing. the question is, did he do a good job on infrastructure? that was the question. he did. reporter: well, the question was how did he do as a governor? pres. bi

reporter: facing pressure to step down, including from president biden, andrew cuomo announced his resignations governor of new york. he has been fighting allegations that he sexy harassed at least 11 women. he said his great nation will take effect in two weeks. >> given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government give back to government. and therefore, that is what i would do. my lieutenant governor is smart and competent. this transition must be seamless. we have a lot going on. i am very worried about the delta variant. reporter: his decision comes in the wake of an investigation carried out by the new york attorney general, which found the sexual harassment allegations credible and detailed the governor subjecting the women to unwanted kisses, inappropriate touches, among other actions. the report concluded that he created a toxic work environment ripe with fear and intimidation. he has denied the findings and defended his conduct while apologizing to anyone offended by his actions. the new york state legislature was considering impeaching him if h

biden administration curbing emissions. and a former congressman talking about efforts to idle covid-19 and new york governor andrew cuomo. so talking about president bidens economic policy. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern friday morning, and join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text and tweets. ♪

president biden says the democratic govenor of the state of new york andrew cuomo should resign afterinvestigation found he had sexually harassed women while in office. the five—month enquiry described a toxic workplace where people were too scared to complain. the afghan defence minister has survived an attack on his home in the capital kabul. he was away when a man fired shots and fought their way into the house. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi talks to two of the biggest names in opera today. i've been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you so i'm on a mission to tell you about some of the names in opera who are making it fit for the future. superstar cecilia bartoli is the italian mezzo soprano who originally wanted to be a flamenco dancer. and peruvian born tenor juan diego florez is an icon but he wanted to become a pop star. big names today — but are they prepared for the opera world of tomorrow? we had to start more with using technology and using streaming, for instance. it's a beautiful art and if more and more young people come to the theatre and en

president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'dlly harassed women while in office. the afghan defence minister survived an attack on his home as the taliban insurgency in kabul continues. i am sarah mulkerrins in tokyo, where day 12 is underway and we have had a gold for brazil in the women's swimming marathon here below me in tokyo bay. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics is due to leave japan in the next half hour. officials from belarus had tried to send her home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. but poland has granted her a humanitarian visa, and she's about to fly to warsaw. in moment we'll be live in tokyo and kiyv, but first our correspondent sarah rainsford has this report from minsk. she's a young athlete thrust into a political row she never sought. when sprinter krystina timanovskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics, they tried to force her back to belarus. she ref

piling on the pressure, president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after anestigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. afghanistan's defence minister survives a suicide bomb and gun attack on his home in kabul, as the taliban's insurgency continues. countries across europe send help to turkey as wildfires enter a second week closing in on some tourist hotspots. welcome to the programme. the belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics has left japan within the last hour. she was meant to fly to warsaw but she has been seen flying to vienna. officials from belarus had tried to send krystsina tsimanouskaya home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. ina in a moment we will get the latest, but for now our correspondent has this report from minsk. she's a young athlete thrust into a political row she never sought. when sprinter krystina timanovskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics, they tried to force her back to belarus. she refused. speaking to the bbc from tokyo,

. >> joe biden, andrew cuomo, we're friends, allies. the governor had a prime time speaking slot at the democratic convention. so this isn't the only president telling the governor to resign -- this isn't only the president telling the governor to resign. it's joe telling andrew to step down. and he's not the only one. nancy pelosi putting outa statement today. quote, as always i commend the women who came forward to speak their truth. i call upon the governor to resign. both of new york senators calling for him to step down. >> we continue to believe that the governor should resign. >> these actions are inappropriate for the governor of new york state, and i do believe he should resign. >> so the question is what happens now? will andrew cuomo take a page out of the trump play book? the last thick you might have expected from him in the past and just hunker down? his tone-deaf i should say defiant taped statement didn't really help him. >> i want you to know directly from me that i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropr

. >>> tonight, president joe biden joining a growing list of federal and state officials calling on new york governor andrew cuomo to resign. this follows a release by the new york attorney general saying the governor sexually harassed mu multiple women. also, president joe biden calling on places where covid cases are spiking to do more trying to slow the spread. and cnn projects two big winners in ohio. i want to bring in cnn's paula reed on the latest on the report detailing the sexual harassment by governor andrew cuomo. >> tonight, new york's governor andrew cuomo loses his sport of ally president joe biden. >> i think he is resign. >> reporter: this comes after the new york attorney general's office said he assaulted multiple women and violated several laws. >> governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed current and former new york state employees by engaging in unwelcome and non nonconsensual touching for women. >> reporter: they found the governor sexually harass 1d 1 women including a new york state trooper assigned to his protection. >> in an elevator, he ran his finger from her neck down her spine, a

. >> joint base andrews, president biden and his wife, jill, getting on to air force one, heading over to dover air force base to deal with the arrival of that dignified transfer. a solemn moment. the arrival of those victims, service members, 13 who were killed in thursday's horrific suicide bombing at the kabul airport. nick paton walsh, thank you for joining me. gi joining me now, covering national security issues for "the wall street journal," nancy, talk about what happened over the weekend. this strike ordered by president biden on isis-k, does that degrade isis-k's capabilities in any way? >> the united states military said they struck facilitators but haven't told us who these were, where they were killed or how they fit in the hierarchy of the organization. more moreover we often think of them in a monolithic way but, in fact, there are factions within the islamic state. so until we learn more details about who was struck and how they fit within the islamic state, it's hard to determine if it had an impact, if these are people who could shape the organization or if it was just

piling on the pressure — president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after antigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. afghanistan's defence minister survives a suicide bomb and gun attack on his home in kabul as the taliban's insurgency continues. countries across europe send help to turkey as wildfires enter a second week closing in on some tourist hotspots. iam i am live in tokyo and day 12 is under way and we have had another world record on the track, as american sydney mclaughlin wins gold in the 400 metres hurdles. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics is about to leave japan. she was meant to fly to warsaw, but has been seen boarding a flight to vienna. officials from belarus had tried to send kristina simanovskaya home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. in a moment we'll get the latest from tokyo, but first our correspondent sarah rainsford has this report from the belarusian capital, minsk. she

. >> reporter: mona, andrew, good morning. president biden is standing firm in his defense of withdrawing troops from afghanistan despite te chaotic scenes at kabul airport. and now there are reports of the taliban showing their trademark brutality. in his first interview since the taliban takeover in afghanistan, president biden defiant in the face of criticism over the handling of the u.s. withdrawal. >> you just said flat out it's highly unlikely the taliban would take over. >> the idea that the taliban would take over was premised on the notion that the -- that somehow the 300,000 troops we had trained and equipped was going to just collapse, they were going to give up. i don't think anybody anticipated that. >> you don't think this could have been handled better in any way, no mistakes? >> no, i don't think it could have been handled in a way that there -- we're going to go back in hindsight and look but the idea that somehow there's a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing, i don't know how that happens. >> reporter:s president al

you the other hand that what you need is that quote, the full from the resignation of andrew cuomo sees president biden dragged in over his previous support for the disgrace. new york governor nearly reveal pentagon documents shed light on how the u. s. department of defense pressures movie produces to portray the american military less favorable light and you pay prominence, devoris johnson. and the 5 day after the merge that 90000 pounds was spent on paintings for downing street. the cash was flushed out to mid growing public anger . of course, pay fries for teachers and police, as well as the embattled national health service. and a message in desperate need of funding on the pay rise. i think the issue about the paintings is something covered irrelevant.

she's been silent on this, not demanding the resignation of andrew cuomo. biden has done the opposite, saying he must step down. you think that national pressure -- you've been around state lawmakers -- can force their hand to call for and moved for impeachment? >> janice: they need to stand up today. i know that they have months ago when this first started to become front-line page in the newspaper. they did say "if these accusations are real, the governor should resign." they need to do that today and make sure impeachment is on make sure impeachment is underway. listen, i want justice for my in-laws, just as for the 15,000 that aren't able to testify. if this is easier to digest for democrats to get rid of the sky, i'm all for it. >> kayleigh: can you update our viewers on the status of justice for those 15,000 seniors, investigations? update us where that stands in parallel to these other very egregious findings here from the new york attorney general. >> janice: the attorney general said there are multiple investigations into this governor, and a nursing hom

president biden calls for new york governor andrew cuomo to resign after a damning report finding thenight, a defiant cuomo claims it never happened. >>> also, a dire situation in covid hot spots. at least one state just broke its pandemic record for hospitalizations, and doctors warn there are no more beds left. new york city, meanwhile, is now responding to the delta variant's aggressive surge by requiring vaccines for many outdoor activities. i'll discuss the mandate with the mayor of new york city, bill de blasio. >> welcome to our viewers from the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we begin with the breaking news on president biden's call for new york governor andrew cuomo to resign. let's go to our senior white house correspondent phil mattingly. phil, the white house calls the findings of sexual harassment by governor cuomo abhorrent. the president weighed in with strong words tonight. >> reporter: that's right. the president was unequivocal when the allegations first broke. today, a report f

the headlines — piling on the pressure — president biden urges andrew cuomo to stand down as governorgislature may decide to impeach. i don't know that for a fact. i've not read all that data. the afghan capital kabul is rocked by blasts and gunfire as the taliban offensive continues, and thousands of afghans flee their homes. the olympic sprinter from belarus who's been given a humanitarian visa from poland tells the bbc why she's scared to return home and fears for her family's safety.

president biden joined at the top democrats calling for new york governor andrew cuomo to step down after report revealed he sexually harassed 11 women. >> good jenkins joins us from washington as the embattled governor refuses to resign. >> time to go. president biden not mincing words calling on cuomo to do the right thing after he refused to step down. >> i think he should resign. some embraces that were totally innocent but the attorney general decided everything's to warrant. >> reporter: the teacher james revealed the findings, a 5-month investigation showed cuomo kistler sexually harassed 11 women and retaliated against at least one, accusations the governor denied in a prerecorded message. >> i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. >> he added a bizarre slideshow as part of his defense. >> i do it with everyone, black and white, young and old, powerful people, friends, strangers. >> charlotte dennis, one of cuomo's accuses reacting to the development calling on lawmakers to impeach him. >> he sexually harassed me. i'm not confused. it is not c

andrew cuomo to resign. we're expecting comments from president biden on andrew cuomo within the next half hour.n you get to see some sunshine. and most places did at some stage of today. here's the view from powys this afternoon. there weren't that many showers, but in kent, one of our weather watchers caught a view of the rain bouncing off the ground for a time. and there were more showers in scotland today compared with recent days. and there will be a few continuing overnight to effect the far north, northwest and into the western isles. whereas elsewhere, most places will lose the showers, becoming dry with clear spells, some patchy mist and fog around, and temperatures will be lower than this in the countryside where we will dip down into single figures. fine whether to start the day tomorrow, but these showers still around northeast scotland from the word go, a few more will pop up in scotland, northern ireland, and more so in northern england tomorrow compared with recent days. again, the chance of catching a heavy downpour that may be thundery. elsewhere in england and wales, the shower

. >>> growing chorus of democrats including president biden calling on andrew cuomo to resign.ill he step down? might he be impeached? >>> they pointed guns at protesters. now they're off the hook thanks to a pardon from missouri's republican governor. ♪ >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, it is wednesday, august 4th. and for anyone that thought children were somehow immune from coronavirus or didn't get very sick from it, it seems time to think again. we begin this morning with an alarming new report about the rising number of covid cases in kids and teens. the american academy of pediatrics reports that nearly 72,000 children caught coronavirus last week, that's an 84% increase over the week before. and a five fold spike since the end of june. all the delta variant is on a collision course with the first day of school. >> nationwide hospitalizations are now topping 55,000, that is the highest number since february. it is a 27% jump from last week. president biden lashing out at republican governors who have banned businesses and universit

governor andrew cuomo is facing new calls from top democrats and even joe biden to resign tonight.d after this report from the state's attorney general determined that the governor sexually harassed and

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president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'dce. afghanistan's defence minister survives a suicide bomb and gun attack on his home in kabul, as the taliban's insurgency continues. the olympic sprinter refusing to go home to belarus tells the bbc that she asked poland for protection because of serious concerns for her safety. translation: i can't go back to belarus nova — translation: i can't go back to belarus now. it _ translation: i can't go back to belarus now. it is _ translation: i can't go back to belarus now. it is definitely - belarus now. it is definitely not safe for me.

the vaccinator of democrats, whether it's joe biden, andrew cuomo or bill de blasio or gavin newsome, the character from their perspective, they don't believe your liberty or your choices about your healthcare, about your children, about your lives. my views are simple. there should be no mandates, zero concerning covid that means no mask mandates regardless of your vaccination status. that means no vaccine mandates. that means no vaccine passports. i've introduced legislation, a bill to ban vaccine passports this week. i'm introducing a bill toban vaccine mandates and a bill to end mask mandates. now, that doesn't mean as the media likes to characterize that i'm opposed to vaccines. i think vaccines are terrific. i've taken the vaccine. my family has taken the vaccine. but i believe in individual choice, individual responsibility. you can make the choice for your family. these mandates are coming. as you noted talking about dr. fauci, what they're talking about is political. it's not tied to the science. one example that dr. fauci and the cdc and the biden administration ignores natu

. >>> breaking news this hour, president biden says new york governor andrew cuomo should resign afterrs released a damning report of allegations of repeated sexual harassment. let's discuss this and more with the new york city mayor bill de blasio. thank you so much for joining us. what is your reaction to the findings laid out by the state attorney general and the governor's vehement denial? >> it's disgusting. you read the pages of that report and what we heard in the press conference. my heart goes out to these women, first of all. they were put through hell by a powerful man who held their career in his hands. they used that power to manipulate, to have his way, and they were put in a horrible situation not knowing if they get to keep their job, what would happen to their futures, their reputations. this is textbook sexual harassment. and then unfortunately making it worse, in some cases sexual assault. disgusting and troubling and unacceptable and he needs to leave office immediately. >> you made it clear that you don't think the governor can continue to lead the state of new yor

biden: the impact is all on andrew cuomo and his decision and i respect that decision. >> in the last few days, multiple cities in afghanistan have fallen to the taliban and there is irrefutable evidence that the vast majority of those forces cannot hold ground there. has your decision to withdraw changed at all? pres. biden: no. look, we spent over $1 trillion over 20 years, training over 300,000 afghan forces. afghan leaders have to come together. we lost thousands, death and injury to thousands of american s&l. they have got to fight for themselves. fight for their nation. the united states, i insist, will continue to keep the commitments we made, providing air support, making sure that their air force functions and is operable. resupplying their forces with food and equipment and paying all of their salaries. but they have got to want to fight. they have outnumbered the taliban. i'm getting daily briefings and there is delay significant possibility that a new secretary of defense, our equivalent in afghanistan, who is a serious fighter, i think they are beginning to realize that t

president biden says the govenor of new york andrew cuomo should resign after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. an oil tanker�*s hijacked in the gulf of oman — britain and the us express concern after armed men order the ship to sail to iran. i am sarah mulkerrins, in tokyo, where we have had another world record on the track as america's sydney mclaughlin wins gold in the 400 metres hurdles and sky brown becomes the youngest british olympian. she is in action in the skateboard park final. hello and welcome. krystina timanovskaya the belarusian sprinter who refused her team's orders to fly home from the olympic games is on her way to vienna. it's not clear why the 24—year—old has taken the flight to vienna and not to warsaw — her original planned destination after she was granted a humanitarian visa by poland. she arrived at narita airport from the polish embassy, where she had been helped following events on sunday when she had been taken to the airport against her will by belarusian officials because she had criticised her coaches on social media.

president trump's fundraising, i know you've got a report in a minute but first the claims of andrew cuomo, joe biden spoken in march if they were found to be confirmed he should resign, biden and his allies, not a full-throated call but certainly the president got there. walk us through this, does cuomo have to go? >> it was pretty clear when gwinnett report landed, that thing was a bombshell. you have the president of the united states saying it is time for the governor of new york to resign, in response to this. pretty clear. and as we know from having watched the trump administration versus the biden administration, you know, biden doesn't fly off the handle with his words. these things are very calculated, right? so the question is for the democrats what happens now, did cuomo resign, does he walk away? doesn't look like it. do they lose new york, it's been a couple of decades since they had a republican governor in new york. could it happen again? all of these things are floating in the air. you can see biden doing his best to clean it up for his own party, but does that stick? >> people i talk

the outgoing governor, andrew cuomo, said president biden is preparing to release emergency funding forncert, it was mother nature who stole the show. thousands of people told to leave for their own safety. please pay close attention to the following safety message. due to approaching severe weather, all persons should move quickly and calmly to the nearest exit. flash flooding has already hit, with up to six inches of rain and winds of up to 75 mph expected. the new york state governor is urging people to move to higher ground. new yorkers, please take this storm seriously. i know its short notice. think super storm sandy. that was a category one. this is a category one. a state of emergency has been declared in parts of new york and around six million people in long island, connecticut and massachusetts are under a hurricane warning. trying to ready themselves for an event that on this part of the us coastline is so rare. on saturday, hurricane grace tore through eastern mexico, leaving a trail of destruction. at least eight people have died, including a mother and six of her children

biden: i think he should resign. yamiche: new york governor andrew cuomo faces calls to leave office after an investigation finds he sexually harassed multiple women. next. announcer: this is "washington week." corporate funding is provided by. >> for 25 years, you're welcome cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service to help people community -- cmunicate and connect. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> additional funding provided by the estate of arnold adams, koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. and sandra and carl delay-magnuson. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." president biden celebrated a return to some parts of norm normal life amid the pandemic 33 days ago but tonight our lead story is resurgence of covid-19. this week, daily covid cases in the u.s. surpasse

and while andrew cuomo certainly held out a long time since these ask accusations 1st surfaced back in 2020, it seems now after the new york state attorney general's report. and now after joe biden wanted him out, that andrew cuomo, governor of new york, will be leaving office amid allegations of sexual harassment. cut him off and live in new york. thank you. well, the scandal surrounding klemmer's harassment case became even bigger after a group fighting sex abuse got involved, but not on the side. you might expect the leader of the child he times up which supports victims of sexual harassment. resigned after coming under fire for her ties to the new york governor it earlier in the program montes. daniel hawkins joined my colleague niel harvey to discuss this angle of the story. while robots are kaplan is a lawyer, and she's one of the co founding members of the times up shower seats, organization that defends and supports the victims of sexual harassment and sexual abuse. it's a charity that raises funds for that legal costs and their main slogan. the slogan behind their mission is that no woman should be left behind, nobleman should be left voiceless. they should be able to t

firm injury attorneys ♪ ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ >>> tonight president biden calling on governor andrewgation by new york's attorney general concluded the governor sexually harassed multiple women. top democrats including house speaker nancy pelosi and senate majority leader chuck schumer joining biden in urging cuomo to step down. i want to bring in now senator chris van hollen, a maryland democrat. the head of your party, president biden, calling on governor cuomo to resign today. do you agree with that? >> yes, i do. don, we now have an independent report from the attorney general of new york laying out the very serious facts, and i think that the governor has disqualified himself. >> yeah. that simple, right? >> that simple, yes. >> yeah. let's talk about the coronavirus. obviously the story that we have been following now for two years almost. you know, you're a maryland senator. it's one of 20 states that hit that 70% goal of adults receiving at least one dose. but i want you to take a look at this. it's up on the screen now for our viewers. these are current transmission rates in

. >> brangham: andrew bacevich, the biden administration has been making the argument, it seems, forle at the afghan army and government have the tools they needed to at least hold the taliban back, if not repel them and to stop this kind of a surge. is that a fair criticism of the afghan government, that it's a leadership and a will, failure of those things, that's gotten us to today? >> i think it's very fair. it's too late for airstrikes. we need to look at the 20-year experience of the american war. we tried to do two things. number one, we tried to create a legitimate government that would command the loyalty to have the afghan people, and we tried to create effective military forms that could provide for the defense of the afghan nation state. all the evidence shows that we failed on both counts, and i think the beginning of wisdom is to understand the reality of that failure and then, yes, to do as lisa suggestedo take seriously our responsibility to contain the fallout, and the fallout, in particular, relates to the suffering of those who supported us andhe suffering of innoc

the calls for new york governor andrew cuomo to resign are growing louder. with president biden saying tonight he should step down. and that's after the new york state's attorney general put out a damning report accusing cuomo of sexually harassing at least a dozen women. cuomo denies it all. in a taped response he said he hugs people all the time to convey warmth. the details from the report could put cuomo in legal jeopardy. it was a remarkable fall from grace for the governor who drew national acclaim for his daily briefings in the early days of the pandemic. and as we come on the air, he's quickly losing political support. besides president biden, the entire special delegation from new york is calling for cuomo to resign and in a moment we'll hear from a former accuser, charlotte bennett, who cuomo addressed by name in his response today. we begin with jericka duncan reporting tonight from albany, new york.can good evening, jericka. >> reporter: good evening, norah. when we stood here in front of the state capital back in march, many lawmakers here in albany said they wanted

biden. oh. could it be that the second that call was made, andrew cuomo had outlived his usefulness and it might to crush him and move on to someone who's easier to control? t if you think that's a conspiracy theory, you don't live in new york, where that kind of thinking is common.u the state of new york has a long history of palace coups and manm of them, a disturbingly large number, originated in the attorney general's office. in fact, andrew cuomo once did it. d he was the attorney general of new york. remember that? he used his office to investigate his boss at the time, eliot spitzer, the guy who wore black socks. all coming backhe to you? and then he became governor. so this is the kind of thing that happens in new york. that's not exec with democracy, it's like late ottoman and but it's very common there. could that be what's happening now? the current attorney general of new york as a woman called letitia james. james does not hide her own political emissions because he no longer have to come and only cares. earlier this year she said that ag -- he thought it meant attorney general, act

and us president biden says the governor of new york andrew cuomo should resign after an investigationatching this programme you will be well aware that we are right in the thick of the second—quarter earnings season with several big names reporting today's. so what is the story so far and what do the numbers say about how companies are recovering from the global pandemic? joining me now is russ mould, investment director, aj bell. good morning to you. just talk us through who stood out for you and also wanted to come today? what will grab our attention?— today? what will grab our attention? ., ., attention? looking at what we have seen _ attention? looking at what we have seen so _ attention? looking at what we have seen so far _ attention? looking at what we have seen so far there - attention? looking at what we have seen so far there have i have seen so far there have been three main trends, those companies that did brilliantly last year during the pandemic is were are finding it hard, so clorox are selling less cleaning fluid, social media companies are not so many users because pe

. >> white house deputy press secretary andrew bates wrote, joe biden has won the confirmation of moreis not only a part to counteract hundreds of conservatives mostly white judges but also reshape the federal court systems with diverse judges with non-traditional backgrounds and non-traditional paths to the bench. that is it for today and for this weekend. i'm alicia menendez. i'll see you here next weekend at 6:00 p.m. eastern for more "american voices." for now it is time for "the mehdi hasan show" with a special guest host. hi, anand. >>> good evening. i'm in for mehdi hasan. tonight, the infrastructure bill is closer than ever to president biden's desk. we are moments away from a key vote. if it passes the senate, will the house take it up? and will progressives play ball? i'll ask congressman jamal bowman. then is it too little too late? some say the president should have done more for americans facing eviction before the moratorium expired. you will hear from sabrina davis, one of millions experiencing eviction. plus, retired lieutenant colonel alexander vindman came to america

. >>> and developing this morning, president biden and congressional leaders are calling on new york governor andrew cuomo to resign. a lengthy investigation led by two outside lawyers found a -- found, rather, that he sexually harassed multiple women and created a hostile work environment rife with fear and intimidation. the high-profile democrat denied any inappropriate behavior. michael george reports. >> reporter: a scathing independent report says new york governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed several women inside and outside of government. >> governor cuomo sexually harassed multiple women by engaging in unwanted groping, kisses, hugging, and by making inappropriate comments. >> reporter: over five months, the independent task force interviewed 179 people, including 11 women who say cuomo made them uncomfortable or humiliated them. the 165-page report details a pattern n of substantiated and corroborated incidents in painstaking detail, including new allegations cuomo sexually harassed a female state trooper on his security detail, saying cuomo ran his hand or fingers across her stomach and