anne thompson spoke to her tonight. >> reporter: kathy hochul stepping out from andrew cuomo's shadow >> i want people to know that i'm ready for this. >> reporter: the lieutenant governor will replace the besieged cuomo on august 24th. hochul today promising she'll be a different kind of leader. >> no one will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment. >> reporter: the state attorney general's blockbuster report on cuomo detailed the allegations of 11 women who say the governor sexually harassed them. >> in my mind, i've never crossed the line with anyone. >> reporter: though he faces potential civil and criminal action, cuomo has not been charged with a crime and denies any wrongdoing have you made any deal with governor cuomo to pardon him should he be charged criminally? >> absolutely not. that did not come up in any conversation. >> reporter: raised in buffalo, hochul has served at all levels of government, but was never part of cuomo's inner circle >> i think it's pretty clear, and it's no secret that we have not been close. >> reporter: cuomo's resignation has

anne thompson, nbc news, flagstaff, arizona. >>> there has been nothing quite so ambitious than hostingemic, but tokyo has managed, even when the view is not what many expected. tokyo, we hardly knew you. covid quarantines made most of the city a bridge too far for many olympic participants and foreign media, required to work and live in a protective bubble. the city was ready to welcome the world. shuttered souvenir stores and empty fan plazas speak to its best intentions and to the reality of a pandemic. during my stay, i've been required to have a special app on my phone that monitors some of my movements and my health. today i look at it, and it reminds me i have hit day 14. my quarantine is over. now free to explore, i ventured into the heart of tokyo, cruising elevated expressways that wind between densely packed office buildings, revealing a modern city of tony residential neighborhoods, fashionable young people, and lively crossroads. with fewer visitor, tokyo retains a vibrancy, despite the fact the city is under a state of emergency. just beyond its bustling shopping districts

new york governor andrew cuomo resigning apologizing while denying any wrongdoing anne thompson is inlbany for us this morning. anne, good morning, what's the latest >> reporter: good morning, savannah increasingly isolated with lawsuits and potential criminal charges looming, governor andrew cuomo is resigning august 24th it is a stunning downfall for a man who just a year ago was lauded for his leadership during the pandemic, the recipient of an international emmy and a $5 million book deal, now leaving office in disgrace this morning, andrew cuomo, new york's politically pugnacious governor, calling it quits after an investigation by the state attorney general documented multiple sexual harassment allegations made by 11 women >> given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside >> reporter: cuomo apologized to his accusers but argued his actions were misinterpreted, acknowledging that times have changed. >> in my mind, i've never crossed the line with anyone but i didn't realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. there are generational and cultural

. >> anne thompson joins us now with more on this. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hallie, governor cuomo's resignation means he will leave office august 24th but does in the end many of the questions here in albany. first and foremost is will he be impeached? the impeachment proceedings are going on. we should find out more monday when the seam bhi's judiciary committee meets. today on the "today" show savannah guthrie asked kathy hochul if she would give any direction to the assembly about what they should do. here was her response. >> i don't believe it's my position to weigh in on that situation. but i have full confidence in the assembly judiciary committee as well as the full assembly to do what is right. i want that process to play out independently on day one. >> while she's not sharing her opinion on the impeachment proceedings, hochul is saying there's no agreement between her and governor cuomo, that he would be be pardoned if he was charged criminally. the 14-day waiting period is something she didn't ask for

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>> thank you, ann thompson. us now is kirsten gillibrand who serves on the arms services committee. the first task for the governor, what do you think? cleaning house. she's brought in top officials for her inner circle who are all women. >> i have great confidence in kathy hochul to lead our state. she has a wide range of experience including working as a member of congress on the federal level as lieutenant governor and working on the local level. she's somebody who understands the issues and she knows the dire consequences that are affecting the state because of covid, and so she has some pretty serious responsibilities. there's some damage from the storm over the weekend much less than we had expected which is a great relief. she has to deal with the fact that we are going to try to rebuild this economy with president biden, with our build back better investments and so she needs to steward those investments and making sure that jobs are created and we get back on our feet, but i think she is extremely well

ann thompson. before we go, more breaking news out of the cdc this afternoon. the cdc advisory panel just voted unanimously to approve a third booster shot of the covid-19 vaccine for people with weakened immune systems. that happened hours after the fda gave its approval. this as covid-19 cases continue to rise across the u.s. driven by that highly contagious delta variant. more than 125,000 new cases are now being reported every day. that's going to do it for me. ayman mohyeldin picks up our coverage right after this. up our coverage right after this. or necessity. we can explore uncharted waters, and not only make new discoveries, but get there faster, with better outcomes. with app, cloud and anywhere workspace solutions, vmware helps companies navigate change-- meeting them where they are, and getting them where they want to be. faster. vmware. welcome change. why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis under control? hide our skin? not us. because dupixent targets a root cause of eczema, it helps heal your skin

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. >> our thanks to ann thompson for that report. >>> the russian government is trying to sideline alexeilections. they announced new charges against him accusing him of creating a nonprofit that infringes on people's rights. it could keep the 45-year-old locked up for another three years. his current prison sentence on charges of violating parole ends in 2023, the next presidential election is 2024. it comes a month ahead of an election in which some of alexei navalny's top aides planned to participate. >>> still ahead, the taliban gains more ground. >>> plus homeland security says conspiracy theorists are filling social media with continued calls for violence over election fraud claims. what it means for the midterms and beyond. >>> before we go to break, we want to know why are you awake. email your reasons to "way too early" or tweet me at jonathan lemire leave out the h, please. be s ingredients, and fermentati. fermentation? yes. formulated to help you body really truly absorb the natural goodness. new chapter. wellness, well done. [engine revs] ricky bobby, today the road is your c

joining me from albany, nbc correspondent anne thompson.u chief for the times. republican strategist and msnbc political analyst susan del percio who worked for governor cuomo. before taking the governor's oath, she announced she was naming two women to take high ringing positions in the executive branch in albany, setting a tone, giving reasons for which cuomo had to leave. what's the reaction on the ground, what's the mood entering a new administration? >> i would say if you sum it up in one phrase, chris, it would be a new day. two weeks in coming. plenty of notice. there's a palpable sense of relief that the scandals of andrew cuomo were moved aside, people can get on with the business of governing new york state. there's plenty to do, starting with covid and uncertain economy and getting kids back to school and back to school safely in the middle of what seems to be an unending pandemic. kathy hochul takes the office of governor well prepared. she has been in local politics all her life. comes from buffalo area and says she is ready to

. >> nbc's anne thompson is covering this, barbara mcquade, now a law professor at the university of michigan and suzanne craig, investigative reporter for "the new york times" who spent several years covering the governor as the albany bureau chief. what happens now? he's got two weeks? what's he doing? packing up? >> well, there is a practical question the governor has to answer and that is where is he going to live once he resign. he's currently in public housing and to the best of our knowledge does not own a house anywhere else. but the big question is, why is it going to take 14 days? why does there need to be a period of two weeks? we expect to get some answers this afternoon, stephanie from kathy hochul who will succeed andrew cuomo on august 24th and become new york's first female governor. now, hochul has never been part of andrew cuomo's inner circle and we are anxious to hear exactly what she knows about that 14-day period and who decided it was going to be 14 days and what will happen. one of the big unanswered questions here in albany is will the impeachment process go

history, shelly ann frazier price, gold medalist elaine thompson who won the race. >> richardson beingporter: even as viewers of the race saw nike commercials featuring richardson, she finished dead last, stepping in front of the microphones in an u want to, cut all of this [ bleep ] you want, i'm he interview that went viral. >> you know what i'm capable of. call me out if you want to tell all the [ bleep ] you want because i'm here to stay >> it's been a bumpy road for the star runner, but as she told tom llamas right before the race, the experience has made her stronger >> it gives me more to show the world that i'm here to stay. at the end of the day, i did make a mistake, but that doesn't take away from my talent >> reporter: even after the disappointment this weekend, looking forward to the future. >> congratulations to the people that won, but they're not done seeing me yet, period. >> do we know what is next for her? >> yeah. she has the worlds in 2022, the worlds in 2023 and then you have paris in 2024 truncated schedule because norm eye it's four years and now it's going be t

nbc's anne thompson is here with some of their stories. >> good morning.t. this morning the stories of three families, a man trying to adopt, a wife and a mother, all trying to secure exit in chaos desperation, a baby passed forward as afghan of all ages trying to escape the taliban in florida, this bedroom waits for a 10-year-old. >> we're feeling the anxiety because we've been let down so many times >> reporter: the room is the culmination of his five-year odyssey to adopt his distant relative from afghanistan. >> we are hoping during the next few days to the next week we can get some sort of visa for him to come to the united states. >> reporter: it is difficult the state department says only 41 afghan children were adopted by u.s. families over a 20-year period what makes it so difficult for americans to adopt afghan arent originally from afghanistan so who are practicin children >> it is a combination of the fact adopting children from pakistan who are practicing muslims. >> reporter: his paper work is in order and he's anxious to bring home noma who

we'll talk to her live in an exclusive conversation first, nbc's anne thompson with the very latest.: good morning. kathy hochul is projecting an image of preparedness and confidence saying the 14-day waiting period was something she didn't ask for but deemed nesby governor cuomo's team. she's making it very clear this morning when she becomes governor, there will be a much different culture in the executive chamber. kathy hochul it the new face of political leadership in new york state, vowing to clean house in the scandal-plagued governor's office >> no one will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment. >> reporter: hochul started her career in local government going on to win an upset u.s. house special election in 2011 the 62-year-old lieutenant governor now taking center stage as she prepares to succeed andrew cuomo in two weeks, and has repeatedly distanced herself from the incumbent cuomo, the three-term democrat leaving in disgrace. the attorney general's investigation finding 11 women credible in their claims the governor sexually harassed them. >> in my m

after andrew cuomo delivered a defiant farewell to the office he held for more than a decade nbc anne thompsons in albany for us good morning >> reporter: good morning. for the first time, a woman leads new york state as governor and she inherits a mountain of challenges including covid recovery all this as her predecessor still faces several investigations kathy hochul sworn in as governor just after midnight, a historic first with covid, safe school reopening and the state's economic recovery at the top of her priority list. assuring the public her time in office will be different >> i have a different approach to governing i roll up my sleeves and i get the job done >> the governor will take 45 days to build what she calls a dream team to run new york state. telling savannah, anyone previously accused of wrongdoing will be immediately shown the door >> anyone named in the report by the attorney general, involved in any unethical behavior will no longer be part of the administration they're gone on day one. >> reporter: hochul takes over after months of scandal involving her predecessor. and

ann thompson has more. >> reporter: kathy hochul stepping out of the shadow. >> i'm ready for this. >e cuomo on august 24th, hochul promising she'll be a different kind of leader. >> no one will describe my administration as a toxic work environment. >> reporter: the state attorney general's report on cuomo detailed the allegations of 11 women who say the governor sexually harassed them. >> in my mind, i've never crossed the line with anyone. >> reporter: though he faces potential civil and criminal action, cuomo has not been charged with a crime and denied any wrong doing. >> have you made any deal with governor andrew cuomo to pardon him should he be charged criminally? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: raised in buffalo, hochul has served at all levels of government but was never part of cuomo's inner circle. >> it's clear and no secret that we have not been close. >> reporter: cuomo's resignation has not stopped the impeachment process. if convicted he could be barred from seeking statewide office again. >> so let me ask you, katty, what you think about the incoming acting governor,

800m track finals are coming up in the evening session. 100m champion elaine thompson herah going for the double, shelly annrst boxing medals will be handed out today, with the men's welterweight division and the women's featherweight coming up. in the velodrome, it could be a good day for britain's golden couple laura and jason kenny. laura kenny has won the team pursuit at two olympics in a row. and jason kenny has won the team sprint at every games since beijing 2008. and another event makes its olympic debut — sports climbing, which promises to be one of the toughest gold medals to win in tokyo so, lots to look forward to today, rich. let's ta ke let's take a look at the metal table. this is how it is shaping up early on day 11. you will be able to see that the united states has the most overall medals, with 64 all up, but it is china that has more gold medals, with a whopping 29 of those. interesting to know, one interesting note as we look ahead to sport climbing, we have seen other sports with surfing and skateboarding here at the olympics, the ioc have actually said that five of the most viewed even

thompson-hah and fraser-pryce. and shelly-ann fraser-pryce and gabby thomas are going for it. es, doubt, and so much more the last five years. look at gabby thomas still looking up, celebrating now, realizing that she has that bronze. >> i think she's looking at the screen saying, is it real? is it real? it's no photo finish? my name is up there next to the bronze medal. >> from harvard to a bronze medal at the olympic games. and she ran the race of a lifetime. she wasn't looking this good through the rounds. she ran 21.87 and held on for the bronze medal. you can see the excitement for her. this is her first olympic games and she's standing on the podium for team usa. >> here is elaine thompson-herah. and what she has done is only something usain bolt has done. tell us that, otto. >> yep. what she just did, and to put herself in remarkable company, she's the only woman to win the 100 and the 200 in back to back olympic games. >> wow. >> congratulations. >> wow. >> go, gabby. >> wait a minute. did you see gabby's face, y'all? when you win the bronze -- that just happened. that

anne terpstra by more than a minute to claim gold in italy. switzerland's sina frei completed the podium. and dina asher smith finished third in the 100m in the diamond league in paris. olympic champion elaine thompsonics in tokyo. day five gets underway in just a few hours' time. 0ur reporter rachel latham is there for us. tomorrow will be the busiest day of these paralympic games in tokyo, with 63 medals on offer in ii sports. let's start by looking at the athletics. great britain's hannah cockroft will be going for gold in the 100 metres. she already won gold in london and in rio, and she will be hoping to defend that title. we will see maria lyle go again in the 200 metres. she has already picked up a bronze medal in the 100 metres here in tokyo and she will be hoping to get another tomorrow. the triathlon for the women also starts tomorrow. and great britain's claire cashmore and lauren steadman will be going head—to—head, battling it out for gold. lauren steadman won a silver medal in rio in the triathlon and claire cashmore is the current world champion. it's going to be a very close race between those two. and great britain is also looking to make a bit of history in the wheelchair rugby. th

thompson—herah was beaten in the diamond league last night. she trailed from the start in lausanne and was beaten by fellow jamaican shelley—anne fraser—pryce, whoworld record holder florence griffith—joyner. a fascinating group in the champions league has emerged as last year's finalists manchester city will face paris saint—germain — who've recently signed arguably the best player in the world, lionel messi. but, could one of his biggest rivals for that title — cristiano ronaldo — be involved too? ronaldo's current club, juventus are willing to sell him during this transfer window. manchester city are said to be considering a deal to bring the former manchester united player back to britain. that would be interesting. the full champions league draw is on the bbc sport website. rangers have gone through to the europa league group stages after drawing 0—0 in armenia to alashkert, to go through on aggregate. their old firm rivals celtic were very lucky to qualify. they scored first against az alkmaar, but conceded two terrible goals. joe hart failed to clear the ball and allowed the dutch side to equalise. then an own goal from their swedish defe

anne for the prizes clock the 3rd fastest women's time ever. the 34 year old davis on thursday at the diamond league meeting in lavonne, she beat current olympic champion. elaine thompson, hara, he got the better of her in tokyo last month for the price finishing in 10.60 seconds to take 0.03 seconds of her previous personal based. meanwhile, the track and field events are on the way the paralympics and took care and they were a handful of world records, including full china, jo sheer. she won gold in the women's 100 meter t 35 final beating australia is isis hope in a time of 13.00 seconds. the 1st middle. in fact, if you went to brazil, br line run a yelled sin, shall candy's guide one. the men's 5000 meters, t live and final over taking japan. can you kind of follow on the final band and competitive vania cost to the elevator is also blind. let clear of the competition to win the women's t 11 long jump gold. and you can see just i'm in now much mental polish track, flightless marcin pollock, will take no for the part in the games though. he's been provisioning suspended of the facing positive for the bad blood boost the e p. o. the sample was taken 3 weeks before th

anne phrase the price is the 3rd fastest women's time ever. the 34 year old did the sum thursday at the diamond leave meeting and move on to beat the current. and the big champion named thompson hara, who got the better of her in to, to last month for the price, finishing in 10.60 seconds to take europe when 03 2nd off of her personal base. brazil met a golden star today. one of the athletics at the tokyo paralympics blind run, a yeltsin jock changed the 1st gold of the day in the main 5000 me to t live and final ever taking japan's kenya. kinda saw us on the final bend competitor. so vania cost the elevator who is also blind, leaped clear of the competition when the women never long jump, golden consume too much. that meant to her there was also a handful of would sit on the 1st track and field competition. china, jose shia got one of them may and the women's t one and t 35 final should be straight. if i told at some 13.00 2nd, mino trillion paralympic has become the latest subject of a bobby. don't create by american teufel motel. 43 year old francisco, my goodness, who's represented a country in wheelchair tennis, short putting disc is throwing an javelin as got her own do

elaine thompson hurrah winning with a record time 10.61 seconds, an amazing come back after dealing with achilles injury. she'd finished third at jamaican trials in the 100 and 200. shelley ann fraser-pryce took silver. shericka jackson taking third, giving jamaica the clean sweep in the race. the second time in the last four olympics jamaica swept the women's 100. the 100-meter dash, will coolest events. you get crowned the fastest person in the world in the women's and men's side. men's coming up later on today. >> huge achievement by those jamaican ladies. really well done. andy, thanks so much, appreciate it. we'll chat tomorrow. actually, maybe in the next hour. i'm jumping ahead too far. blake, i want to come to you. there's been a lot of worry, a lot of concern, about this covid surge and the positivity rates we're seeing where you are right now. >> here in tokyo and across japan, cases are increasing and spreading faster than ever. in perspective, this past week, japan reported a record high case count nationwide three times, and here in tokyo they set a benchmark four different times. as a result, japan's prime minister has declared an extended state of emergency or

thompson—herah was beaten in the diamond league last night. she trailed from the start in lausanne and was beaten by fellow jamaican shelley—anne fraser—pryce, whojoe root, once again, had an impressive performance as he made his third century in a row. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was there, where the day began with tributes to former england captain ted dexter, who died at the age of 86. england's players at headingley wore black armbands in tribute to one of cricket's most stylish batsmen. look back about 60 years. they say no—one hit the ball harder than ted dexter. he's died aged 86 after a life as full as any and an influence still felt. he was kind enough to e—mail me on a few occasions, when i wasn't playing so well. trying to get me back in form, and was very helpful in that regard. he'll be sorely missed and hopefully we can put on a performance in his memory. england's captain was as good as his word. a yorkshire man's runs in yorkshire, nothing better. dawid malan, also a yorkshire player these days, was making his comeback to test cricket. the eyes of the man who, at 33, saw his chance. he made 70. whatjoe root wanted from eng

800 metres final there, the 100 metres champion, elaine thompson—herah from jamaica, going for the double. she no doubt will be pushed on by shelly—anne're also going to have the first boxing medals handed out today with the men's welterweight division and also the women's featherweight coming up. then in the velodrome for cycling, it could be a good day for britain's golden couple, laura and jason kenny. they are both competing. laura won the team pursuit at two olympics in a row and jason kenny has won the team sprint at every games since beijing in 2008. another event makes its olympic debut in sport climbing, which promises to be one of the toughest gold medals to win in tokyo. you have to take part in three events in that. and of course gymnastics fans around the world will be very pleased to see america's star gymnast, simone biles, returning to action. she is going to be taking part in the beam final. remember she had missed some of the events here, saying she needed to prioritise her mental health. plenty of action to come, sally, but i think everybody who has been watching the olympics and particularly interested in the trac