anthony weiner was different from you ethnically in every way, you're married.t -- he was smart and interesting and in publish service and it felt like our values and principles were very much aligned and i tell in the story, we met in 2001 but there was an attraction to him and i really felt like, you know, he was my friend before he was anything else and we sort of fell in love by accident. >> with all the things that happened between 2011 and -- i think you guys left -- separated in 2016. why did you stay? >> well, i think a lot of people look at our relationship now through a 2021 lens and in the moment the first time the story broke about anthony's scandal, we were newlyweds. we were living this extraordinary life. i was at buckingham palace deeply, madly in love with my husband. he was the first man i had ever been with. i was in shock but also carrying his child. i really -- i -- we just talked about my father. i did not have a choice when my father was taken from me and knowing i was carrying his child, i knew i wanted to give my son the opportunity to b

you write about your feelings in that moment toward anthony weiner but also towards jim comey.t i felt and as i recount in the book, i walk into this restroom and i -- it felt selfish to feel for myself. it was -- i was so shocked. i had thought i had controlled the situation. i thought i had figured this out. i had tried, you know, to help anthony in best way i possibly could, even though i was not capable and was not successful capable and not successful doing that. you know, to me i just didn't understand why nobody had reached out to make this earth-shattering revelation 11 days before the election, an unprecedented move. it's not something i'm saying, others have said in the history the past 70 years, no fbi director had done anything like this. and for me part of the shock, joy, was the fact that i would have gladly cooperated, provided whatever information that i was asked. and i write the story in the book right at the beginning of the campaign when the fbi investigation started. i'm sitting in a conference room with hillary and saw articles that state department aides

her marriage to anthony weiner pushed her into the spotlight. she's telling her own story in "both/and" published by scribner, a division of viacomcbs. did you ever think you would spend 25 years working for hillary clinton. >> not for a second. >> o'donnell: huma abedin's first job was an intern in the white house while monica lewinsky was in the headlines, and she was with hillary clinton after the president admitted he'd lied about lewinsky. >> indeed, i did have a relationship with lewinsky that was not appropriate. >> she wrote, i was sadden and angry on behalf of the woman who is now my boss. >> and i think confused because, on the one hand, it's, like, we're doing this really important stuff, what's happening here. i just stayed focused on my job and her. >> you also addressed the alien-old question, why did hillary stay with bill after that. >> i do. she made the decision that she thought was right for herself, her family and her country. >> did she choose country over her marriage? what does that mean? >> i think that's the both/and. it

her marriage to anthony weiner pushed her into the spotlight. h her. >> did you ever think you'd end up spending 25 years working with hillary clinton? >> not for an instant. >> reporter: huma abedin was an intern in the white house when another intern, monica lewinsky, was in the headlines, and she was with hillary clinton after the president admitted he had lied about lahouaieou lewinsky. >> indeed i did have a relationship with ms. lewinsky that was not appropriate. >> you wrote "indeed, i was sad about the it. >> i stayed focus on my job about her. >> reporter: you also addressed the age old question, why did hillary stay with bill after that. >> i do. she made the decision that she thought was right for herself, her family, and her country. >> reporter: did she choose country over her marriage? what does that mean? >> i think that's the both/and. it was not in my opinion either/or. >> abedin was at the core. but the relationship was tested when anthony weiner's sexting scandals made front-page news. >> i had been informed by a colleague tha

share >> we can't possibly capture it all, but i have to ask you about anthony, your husband, anthony weiner from the minute i met anthony, and i write extensively about our meeting and our relationship he was a force of nature he was charismatic he was smart i think one of the things that attracted me to anthony at the beginning was this joint commitment to public service and trying to do the next right good thing. in hindsight, hindsight is 2020. i think a lot of people look at our relationship from a 2021 perspective. but in the moment, it was this all consuming love affair. as you said, he was my first love he was the first man, as i write in the book, i had ever been with >> the book chronicles in deeply painful detail what appeared to be a cycle of betrayal, public revelation and humiliation live and repeat that you went through. and i know there are people who would say, savannah, you have to ask her, why did you -- why did you stay so long why did you put up with that >> well, as i said, a lot of people look at this, our relationship from a 2021 perspective. in that moment, in 2011,

we talked to her about her husband, anthony weiner's sex scandal that shattered her life as she knews to other women. here's that moment from our interview with huma abedin, streaming right now on peacock. >> it was eight weeks pregnant. i was a newlywed. i was deeply in love with my husband. you know, he was the first man i was ever with, the first man i ever loved, my first valentine's day date and it was a big decision to decide to marry a public person. i knew that came, you know, with advantages but also disadvantages, as you well know, as somebody who's lived out in the world for a lot of your adult life. but it was perfect. i mean, i -- i opened the chapter with waking up in buckingham palace and writing a letter to my husband, saying, we have to be grateful to god that we've been blessed with so much, and then a week later -- >> on that stationery that's this thick, right? >> beautiful blue stationery. it felt like i was in a dream. and to have this secret, carrying this child, i had, you know -- i wasn't considered an older mother at the time, even though i was 36, which i d

depth about the drama surrounding her failed marriage to disgraced former new york congressman anthony weiner and a disturbing discovery she made before they got married. >> i found a text from a woman, a very flirtatious text from a stranger. i was shocked, and i showed it to him and said what is this, can you explain this to me? and he did. you know, he was a public personality, and that people communicated with him all the time. >> reporter: you write in hindsight it was a warning sign. >> in hindsight it was a warning sign -- >> you can hear more of o'donnell's interview with human abedin ahead on "cbs mornings." >>> and coming up, a stabbing attack on a train in tokyo sends commuters running for safety. police say the suspect was dressed as a comic book villain. >>> and come-from-behind win. the astros stave off elimination in the world series. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." for people living with h-i-v, keep being you. and ask your doctor about biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in certain adults. it's not a cure, but with one small pill

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like andrew cuomo and 2020 and any number of examples from new york including anthony weiner.ughter] >> absolutely anybody in period i can take the mayor of new york city tells you the way of the media of the media and provincial things. and this is for somebody who living in central illinois that there is a relationship that develops over time that yes giuliani became a mayor and cuomo became a governor. but that relationship his family has had with the news media in that entire generation. so what that tends to reflect is that relationship that is very long-lasting and how journalism works. and there aret certain kinds of people that we will not do that and i think that you are talking about that you are spot on that is my day central critique and that the media elite and what they understand why that's important. especially at the largest national. >> one question that comes from dan who asks if we could of access so how do we address the difference between who has access and who is represented"and his reports. >> there is nothing more maddening and for some people to get i

anthony weiner. >> retake that it's absolutely, the fact i that anybody in peora can tell you y the mayornew york city until june which certain places. with somebody living in central illinois. but i think there's relationships that develop over time and giuliani became a mayor, cuomo became a governor. the relationship that this family has had in new york goes back in entiree generation. i remember when his dad was a senator. i think what i tends to reflects an embedded power or relationship that is very long-lasting and very much a part of how journalism works and how you get the stories. there are only certain kinds of people that are being bought into those rooms and cuomo can make bad jokes but we will not do that. i think that the bias that you're talking about in terms of class in region and ideology and that is really my critique. how we cover the powerful reflects an idea very much so what the media elite understand tods be power and why that is important in in the media itself areal powerful. especially at the national level. >> one question, he asked whether we could discuss up

she was thrust into the spotlight when her husband, anthony weiner was caught in a texting scandal.rms. joning me now is huma abedin. her new memoir is called a life in many worlds, thank you for joining us, and congratulations on your book. >> thank you i'm so happy to talk to you. >> i'm so glad to see you. >> one thing that strikes me when reading the history of your connection to the clintons, what was it like to come into the white house as a 20-year-old for the first time, in that extraordinary setting? >> you know, there are many pinch me moments in life, a 20-year-old that never thought she would work in the white house. never thought she would end up in public service, thought she would grow up and be someone like you or christiana amanpour. i walked in on the red carpet, up the marble steps, i spent most of my life outside of america. i grew up in saudi arabia, and it was the most incredible experience at a young age to be able to have. >> and women deal with sexism all of the time but hillary clinton is very unique in that light. >> it is one of the reasons i chose to rec

anthony weiner, yeah. >> i mean, i think it's absolutely, the fact that anybody in p aurea can tell yougovernor cuomo the relationship that is tammy has had with the news media in new york goes back an entire generation. i remember when his dad was a senator, i was a kid, right, and so i think when it tends to reflect this embedded power, relationship that is very long-lasting, very much a part of how journalism works and how you get these stories, and thoroughly certain kinds of people that are being brought in to those rooms. for cuomo we can make bad jokes about people being brought into rooms but we'll totally not do that. i think that bias you talking about in terms of class and region and color and ideology i think you're spot on. that's really my big central critique here is that how we cover the powerful reflects to some idea very much so what the media elite understands to be power and why that is important. and the media itself, the media itself like journalists are powerful especially at the largest national news organization. >> yeah. one question comes from dan. he asks, wh

under investigation for his things with underage girls has not been charged with any crimes but anthony weinerives house within hours of the first uncomfortable photograph of him being made public. she didn't give him an ethics committee hearing or vote or anything except the root out the door, as fast as possible. the difference between that and matt gates, who is actually under federal investigation is quite striking. jennifer angelo thank you both kevin mccarthy spoke on the house floor to try to stop democrats from lowering the monthly cost of life saving insulin to $35 or less. that is what kevin mccarthy was fighting against amongst other things. congresswoman -- kim shrine or will join us next. join us next. (woman) wow, that's something. (burke) you get a whole lot of something with farmers policy perks. [echoing] get a quote today. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ such tree-mendous views. i'm at a moss for words. when a cough tries to steal dad's punchlines, he takes robitussin naturals powered by 100% drug-free ingredients. are you gonna leaf me hanging? soothe your co

. >> you write candidly about highs and lows in your now estranged relationship with anthony weiner, bouts of betrayal and lies. after his prison release you wrote about an episode in 2019 when the new york post was about to publish another photo of him with a woman not you and you write i had fall tone my lowest on the way home from work one night and contemplated for a brief moment stepping off a subway platform. the very fact that i thought it even if only for a second terrified me. that is a very candid admission. and i wonder what would you say now to any woman or person who might be in such a dark place or experience such a dark moment any time soon. >> for me the reason i chose to share my full truth and i did i know for much of my adult life certainly in the last ten years when people look at me from the outside they say what is wrong with her and what is she thinking and it is why in the book i write extensively why i did certain things, why i chose to make the decisions i made when anthony's first story broke. i was carrying his child. i was not even 12 weeks pregnant. by t

anthony weiner, yeah. >> i mean, i think it's absolutely, the fact that anybody in p aurea can tell youmayor of new york city is is like really tells you something about the way in which the media inflates certain places and very provincial things. i know way too much about the new york, new york, memorial for somebody living in central illinois. there are these relationships that develop over time and i think that yeah, giuliani became a mayor, cuomo came a governor but oh, my gosh particularly for governor cuomo the relationship that is tammy has had with the news media in new york goes back an entire generation. i remember when his dad was a senator, i was a kid, right, and so i think when it tends to reflect this embedded power, relationship that is very long-lasting, very much a part of how journalism works and how you get these stories, and thoroughly certain kinds of people that are being brought in to those rooms. for cuomo we can make bad jokes about people being brought into rooms but we'll totally not do that. i think that bias you talking about in terms of class and region a

nancy pelosi did the same thing with anthony weiner and eric massa and others.ember these experiences. they dealt with their problems internally to avoid a public spectacle like we witnessed yesterday. >> some democrats have said this ken sure is not strong enough condemnation. that it should be expulsion. what do you think? >> well, expulsion -- i believe there's been a total of five expulsions in the history of the u.s. house of representatives, three during the civil war for treason at the other two because of feloniesed. ozzie myers during abscam and james traficant, both convicted of felonies and refused to resign. i would be very hesitant to go down the expulsion route just based on the precedence. ordinarily what should happen, the republican leadership should sit down with people like gosar and greene and try to force resignations. again, i've seen it happen. i probably counted about 14 or so resignations during my time of members because of misconduct and yet they resigned for those reasons. >> instead, this is how house gop leader kevin mccarthy is res

but anthony weiner was not charged with a crime either when nancy pelosi summoned him to her office andphotograph of him being made public. she didn't give him an ethics committee hearing. she didn't give him a vote. she didn't give him anything except the route out the door as fast as possible. and the difference between that and matt gaetz, who's actually under federal investigation is really quite striking. jennifer palmieri, jill wine-banks, thank you both very much for joining our discussion tonight. >> thanks, lawrence. >> thank you. >>> coming up, kevin mccarthy spoke for 8 hours and 32 minutes on the house floor to try to stop democrats from lowering the monthly cost of life-saving insulin to $35 or less. that's what kevin mccarthy was fighting against, among other things. congresswoman and physician kim schrier will join us next. my car insurance, so i only pay for what i need. how about a throwback? ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ ♪ my songs know what you did in the dark ♪ ♪ so light 'em up, up, up light

guy that lost to hillary clinton by 3 million votes in 2016, only won of the day because of anthony weiner's laptop and comey and a number of other things and the comey letter coming out of that laptop. they got a guy who obviously they loathe in office but you look at race like this and when trump removes from the equation, youngkin has removed trump from the equation and suddenly, people look at republicans and democrats and go, man, you know i am comfortable voting for this republican guy. they can say he's trump but he's not trump. >> yeah, that's what we are seeing some of the polling and you hear it ntidotally. as you say he distance himself a little bit and republicans perhaps not buying that argument and independence may not be buying it either. what are they voting on. youngkin has made education down the stretch and the focus of this race, parents obviously and many of them frustrated of the way schools been handled the last year. is education going to be a lot of what people vote on there? >> you see the final rally that youngkin held and he held it in loudoun county. that was the

it was six days before election day, because of new e-mails found on anthony weiner's laptop.h to feel anything. it was such an earth shattering piece of information for me. and i write about, there's actually a picture, didn't make it into the book, of jennifer and i telling hillary as she was about to walk on stage that this, something about a letter and something about anthony and you know, the biggest surprise was the unprecedented nature of this announcement. i mean, here we are, 11 days before the election. there were other investigations that were going on that did not become public. i had cooperated in this investigation. it's why i write, you see in the book when the campaign began, i'm sitting in a conference room with hillary and seeing articles saying senior staff from the state department had been asked to provide information. no one had contacted me. i'm that person. i march down the hall around say -- >> confessional. >> can i help? so that was the part that was so shocking and surprising. if somebody had contacted any of us and said we found this, can we look t