>> reporter: good evening, jericka. there is some irony in the fact that a bill designed to help things move faster and better is making a slow crawl towards the finish line but it is crawling towards the finish line, we saw pizzas delivered a little while ago as senators prepare for another long night. there will be a procedural vote around 7:30 p.m. and unless they do some real maneuvering are o step on the gas we are expecting a final vote to come tuesday it does still enjoy bipartisan support, 18 republicans have signed on including minority leader mitch mcconnell. and that has even oppoinents of the bill admitting it is probably likely to pass. that means those roadwork signs could be coming to i a state near you, including 25.3 billion colors for highway-- dollars for highways in california, 5.37 million for bridges in texas, and 316 million dollars for public transportation in hawaii, hopefully a few dollars for some of those potholes here in d.c. too jericka. >> duncan: christina ruffini at the white house. the

jericka? >> lilia luciano in west hollywood, thank you. >>> the senate was discussing a sweeping legislation. we keep hearing about the deal. but is it really within reach? >> reporter: good evening, jericka. yes, after working through a rare weekend session, that bipartisan group of senators say the infrastructure bill that we've heard so much about for so long is finally almost ready to move forward. >> i understand it is being finalized eminently. >> we really are just about finished. >> it's 99 and 9/10 finished. they're drafting it. >> reporter: on "face the nation" today, west virginia democrat joe manchin told john dickerson the end is in sight. >> hopefully we're going to introduce it today, vote on it tonight, start amendment process hopefully on monday. we want to move on. >> reporter: moving is at the center of the legislation which provides a trillion dollars to buttress bridges, repave roads and build better broadband. >> there is no county, no community, certainly no state in thi

jericka?> jesse, thank you. >>> the storm known as henri is tracking north after a rare landfall in new england. cbs' kris van cleave is in lisbon, connecticut. chris what are you seeing where you are? >> reporter: the biggest issue in lisbon and the surrounding parts of connecticut, power outages due to trees coming down although thick one. you can hear generators running in the neighborhood. but for other parts of new england, it's seemingly unending rain. henri arrived in force in rhode island, bringing high winds and rain to southern new england. water splashing onto roadways in martha's vineyard, winds whipping the trees. >> i'm asking you, rhode island, to stay home. >> reporter: rhode island's governor pleaded with people to stay indoors. >> this is not the time to go out and see the waves or downed trees. this is the time to stay home and stay safe. >> reporter: in new york, waves crashed on montauk beach, drawing a few brave souls to admire the view. >> watching the storm, i love it,

>> reporter: good evening, jericka. yes, after working through a rare weekend, that bipartisan group of senators said that infrastructure bill we have heard so much about for so long is finally, almost ready to move forward. >> i understand it is being finalized imminently. >> and we really are just about finished. >> it's 99 and 9/10 finished. they're drafting it. >> reporter: on "face the nation" today west virginia democrat joe manchin told john dickerson the end is in sight. >> hopefully we will introduce it today, vote on it tonight, start amendment process hopefully on monday and we'll start amendment process hopefully on monday and we'll move on. >> reporter: moving is at the center of the legislation, which provides a trillion dollars to buttress bridges, repave roads and build better broadband. >> there is no county, no community, certainly no state in this nation that won't see improvements because of this. >> reporter: but the bill might stall in the house where speaker uthnatelosi said she won't also passes

jericka? >> duncan: omar, thank you. we want to go now to cbs's mireya villarreal who is in homa louisiana near where ida came ashore. you lost power before the storm hit, what is happening there now? >> so right now this is the moment where everybody talks about hunkering down. we obviously are just starting to see the northern part of the eye of the storm. we expect to be in the eye probably in the next hour or so but as you can see right behind me we're-- there is a lot of wind, definitely a lot of rain right now. >> duncan: this is an area that will get hit, possibly the hardest when we take a look at all of this. what are officials telling you right now at this hour? because things seem to be getting worse. >> they're absolutely getting worse, jericka. we expect on the backside of the hurricane we will have way harder winds and rain coming our way. officials are mostly concerned about the aftermath, the flooding that will come, the storm surge that is expected, between 10 and 15 feet for this area alone, not to ment

jericka? >> roxana saberi for us, thank you. >>> today the white house released this photo showing president biden at camp david meeting with members of his national security team by video conference. cbs's christina ruffini joins us from the white house with more on today's very fast changing events. christina. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. earlier today the american flag and the american ambassador were removed from u.s. embassy kabul and taken to karzai international airport which has essentially become america's last stand in afghanistan. >> in terms of what we set out to do in afghanistan, we've done it. >> reporter: secretary of state anthony blinken today defended u.s. policy in afghanistan. and its repercussions. >> like it or not, there was an agreement that the forces would come out on may 1st. had we not begun that process, we would have been back at war with the taliban. >> reporter: american diplomats are now at the heavily fortified airport setting up a temporary embassy wi

christina. >> reporter: good evening, jericka.er today the american flag and the american ambassador were removed from u.s. embassy kabul and taken to karzai international airport which has essentially become america's last stand in afghanistan. >> in terms of what we set out to do in afghanistan, we've done it. >> reporter: secretary of state anthony blinken today defended u.s. policy in afghanistan and its repercussions. >> like it or not, there was an agreement that the forces would come out on may 1. had we not begun that process, we would have been back at war with the taliban. >> reporter: american diplomats are now they heavily fortified airport setting up a temporary embassy with limited staff trying to evacuate as many as 10,000 civilians. even the dogs are getting out. >> this is president biden's saigon moment. >> reporter: during a previous briefing for lawmakers mark milley said al-qaeda could reconstitute itself faster than the original estimate of twohey. they completelyunderestimated the strength of the ba tbak >>

. >> reporter: that's right, jericka.ere at the rally, there are no mask mandates, no vaccination requirements. and that's just how these bikers seem to like it. while parts of the rest of the country deal with that severe covid spike, here at sturgis, you'd barely know the virus exists. with more than half a million people expected at the annual sturgis motorcycle rally, the city manager thought he'd be a little busier delivering covid rapt tests to people with symptoms. any issues as far as covid? >> we haven't had any issues. we have covid tests and masks available. in the very beginning we were running around town making a lot of deliveries and starting to get worried about how we're going to keep up, but ultimately interest in it really went away. >> the entire u.s. is red hot with covid spread. health officials say the delta surge is dire in the southeast, including florida, tennessee, and connecticut where hospitalizations jumped into% in a week. >> reporter: in hard-hit florida, deaths have quadrupled in a month.

major. >> garrett: jericka duncan, thank you.nt you to know that you can see more of jericka's interview on paramount+ and cbsnews.com in the documentary "executive assistant number one: cuomo accuser speaks." tonight more troubling numbers in the covid pandemic. the u.s. is now averaging more than 100,000 new cases each day, with every state reporting high or substantial community transmission. fewer than 59% of americans 12 and older are fully vaccinated. cbs' omar villafranca reports from hard-hit louisiana. >> reporter: as another covid wave crushes the south. >> medicines in. >> reporter: lousianans are battling the variant with the vaccine. 20-year-old autumn muray is back for her second shot before she returns to southern university. >> it's in a few weeks, so, i wanted to be safe from myself, my peers, my mom pushed me to get it, kind of gave me the facts about it. >> reporter: the daily average for vaccinations in louisiana is up 175% in the last month, but less than 38% of lousianans are fully vaccinated, and covid is a

jericka? >> omar, t. >>> we wan to go now to cbs's mireya villareal where ida is ashore. you lost power before the storm hit. what's happening now? >> reporter: right now this is the moment everybody talks about hunkering down. we obviously are starting to see the northern quarter in the eye of the storm. we expect to be in the eye probably in the next hour or so. as you can see right behind me, there is a lot of wind and definitely a lot of rain hitting us. >> mireya, this is an area that will get hit possibly the hardest when we take a look at all of this. what are officials telling you? >> reporter: officials are mostly concerned about the aftermath. the flooding that will come, the storm surge that is expected, between 10 and 15 feet for this area alone. not to mention all the debris that will come down with these massive winds. >> mireya, clearly a lot of wind thank you. >>> cbs news meteorologist jeff is tracking the storm. what can you tell us? >> this storm has over achieved with every single step. it came on shore at 150 miles an hour. we have report of 166 mile

norah. >> o'donnell: jericka duncan, thank you. joining us now for an exclusive interview is charlotte bennett, the former aide that the governor singled out today. charlotte, thank you for being here. >> thanks you for having me. >> o'donnell: the new york attorney general said multiple times today that she believes you and the other women mentioned in this report. what does that mean to you? >> today was so validating and really emotional, and i feel vindicated. it's been a long day, but i'm proud to be a new yorker right now. >> o'donnell: the governor admitted that he asked you questions that he doesn't normally ask people because you told him you are a survivor of sexual assault. do you think he's gaslighting you is? >> absolutely. he is trying to justify himself by making me out to be someone who can't tell the difference between sexual harassment and mentorship. we have a report. we have the facts. the governor broke federal and state law when he sexually harassed me and current and former staffers. and if he's not willing t

jericka duncan in new york. thank you. president biden said today he respects cuomo's decision to step down as the president tried to put some distance between himself and the allegations that drove cuomo from office. at the white house, here is cbs' ed o'keefe. >> reporter: president biden had called on andrew cuomo to resign, and today reluctantly discussed the downfall of one of his closest political allies. how would you assess his 10 and a half years as governor of the state? >> in terms of his personal behavior or what he's done as a governor? >> reporter: what he's done as a governor. >> well, he's done a hell of a job, done a hell of a job. that's why it's so sad. >> reporter: the two men worked together for decades. the ole darn country.governor i >> reporter: it's ro from graceor a goverstoears ane harassment. >> let's honor all the women who have suffered this pain and endured this humiliation. >> reporter: among democrats at the state capital: >> the governor has clearly lost the confidence of the majority memb

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 to wait and see the results of this investigation before they took a position on whether the governor should stepsi wenit,top leaders within the assembly say they've lost trust and confidence in the governor and that he can no longer remain in office. the long-awaited findings of the independent investigation are damning. the report said governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and violated federal and state laws. >> i believe women. and i believe these 11 women. >> reporter: the office culture in governor cuomo's executive chamber is pointedly described as toxic, hostile, abusive and vindictive. >> governor cuomo sexually harassed multiple women by engaging in unwanted groping, kisses, hugging, and by making inappropriate comments. >> reporter: for nearly five months, the independent task force interviewed 179 individuals, including 11 wom

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jericka duncan has more. >> i felt as though if i continued to go to the mansion that he definitely was going to try to do more. >> reporter: 32-year-old brittney kamisso said governor andrew cuomo groped her breast at the governor's mansion last year. last week she filed a criminal complaint and four district attorneys in new york have opened investigations into his alleged sexual misconduct. >> came back to me and that's when he put his hand up my blouse and cupped my breast over my bra. i exactly remember looking down, seeing his hand, which is a large hand, thinking to myself, oh, my god, this is happening? >> reporter: since she broke her silence, cuomo's most trusted aide, melissa deroso, resigned. the state attorney general's report in which cuomo was alleged to have sexually harassed 11 women claimed deroso played a leading role in trying to protect the governor. according to the state attorney general's report, cap lain offered advice on a letter from cuomo's team intending to take issue of the credibility of at least one of his accuse zblers this process will be concluded very

in an exclusive interview for cbs this morning and the albany times union, national correspondent jerickauncan spoke to brittany camisso, who is going public for the first time since she was identify as executive assistant number one. in the new york attorney general's report against sexual harassment. she says she was groped and sexually harassed by the governor, and on friday filed a criminal complaint against him with the albany sheriff's office. she is one of 11 women ac cuev accusing the governor of sexual misconduct. cuomo denies the allegations and says he will not step down. >> why did you file that criminal complaint with the sheriff's office? >> it was the right thing to do. the governor needs to be held accountable. >> just so he i'm clear again, being held accountable, to you, means seeing the governor charged with a crime? >> what he did to me was a crime. he broke the law. >> dickerson: you can see more of je her interview tomorrow morning. "face the nation" will be bake. stay with us. serena: it's my 3:10 no-exit-in-sight migraine medicine. it's ubrelvy. for anytime, anywhe

major. >> garrett: jericka duncan, thank you. tonight, we are following severe storms that have battered the upper midwest, including a tornado spotted in northeast wisconsin. no reports of damage or injuries, but hundreds of thousands lost power in wisconsin and michigan. some could be in the dark for days. tonight, more than half of all americans are under heat alerts, and we and we are tracking tropical storm fred in the caribbean. cbs' lonnie quinn has the latest on all of this. lonnie. >> all right, major, the heat you're referring to is on both sides of the country, at least certainly by the time you get to tomorrow. as far as the eastern half of the country is concerned, it's the heat and humidity combination that gives you these oppressive feels-likeity combination that gives you t temperatures. today, it felt 108 in norfolk, virginia, 111 in kansas city. tomorrow more of the same. d.c. feels like 112, st. louis feels like 110. friday, another day of that type of heat. now, out west, the heat really kicks in tomorrow. por

commisso sat down for an exclusive interview with jericka duncan. >> to me, this was a dream job, and it unfortunately turned into a nightmare. >> reporter: 32-year-old brittany commisso started working as an executive assistant in new york governor andrew cuomo's office in 2017. nearly four years later, she is the woman known as executive assistant number one in the new york attorney general's report and to allegations of sexual harassment by the governor. in the report you're known as executive assistant number 1. >> i am executive assistant in the governor's office, but i'm also a mother. i'm a daughter. i'm a friend. i'm a colleague. i am more than executive assistant number 1. reporter: say governor cuomo groped her twice. the first time on new year's eve, december 31st, 2019 at the governor's mansion. >> i had to go over to the mansion to help the governor with a state of the state speech. i wasn't there late. i did my final edit. and while i was upstairs in the office, the governor said why don't we take a selfie. >> so his suggestion, you say? >> yes. >> reporter: with your ph

jericka, stellar reporting. >> president biden was one of many democrats who said cuomo should resign and was asked about that yesterday. >> how would you assess his ten and a half years as governor of the state? >> in terms of his personal behavior or what he's done as a governor? >> what he's done as a governor. >> he's done a hell of a job. he's done a hell of a job. and, i mean, both on everything from access to voting, to infrastructure, the whole range of things. that's why it's so sad. >> cbs news senior white house and political correspondent ed o'keefe asked that question and he joins us now. good to see you. so governor cuomo continued to deny wrongdoing even as he announced his resignation. so why step down now? >> while he continues to have this legal fight ahead of him, the political fight was unwinnable. we had learned that while a majority of the assembly was willing to move with impeachment, virtually all of the new york state senate, democrats and republicans, was likely going to vote for his removal. whether that happened in a few weeks or a few months or if the vote

. >> reporter: thank you, jericka. now l.a. county has 45% higher hospitalizations in just one

jericka, good morning. how soon could the governor be impeached. >> reporter: the chairman of the state judiciary committee said there could be a vote on articles of impeachment within several weeks. it's a long process here. the committee is reviewing evidence and interviews from the attorney general's investigation before lawmakers decide if they will draw up articles of impeachment against the governor. >> the governor's clearly lost the confidence of the majority members of the new york state assembly. >> reporter: the judiciary committee met monday to discuss potential articles of impeachment for sexual misconduct against governor andrew cuomo. also being considered whether the governor lied about the number of covid-related nursing home deaths. his possible use of state resources for more than $5 million book deal and whether he prioritized testing for family and friends at the beginning of the pandemic. >> we anticipate that this process will be concluded very soon. next and when i say very soon i'm

she spoke to cbs news' jericka duncan. >> why did you file that criminal complaint with the sheriffs office? >> the governor needs to be held accountable. >> being held accountable for you means singing the governor charged with a crime? >> what he did to me was a crime . he broke the law. amy: the new york state judiciary committee is meeting this morning to discuss potential impeachment proceedings. meanwhile, cuomo's top aide and fierce defender, melissa derosa, resigned sunday amid the mounting scandal. and today marks 76 years since the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on the japanese city of nagasaki, killing at least 74,000 people, just three days after the world's first atomic bomb killed some 140,000 people in hiroshima. the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons came into force earlier this year but neither japan nor the united states have signed it. and those are some of the adlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in its first major report in nearly a decade, the intergovernmental panel on climate change has warned the

. >> you can see more of jericka duncan's interview later this morning. >>> it is time for your moneyeport, this morning a new deadline for student loan payments plus changes coming to amazon warehouses due to the delta variant. diane king hall joins us live from the new york stock exchange with the stories and much more. happy monday and welcome back. >> reporter: good monday morning to you, it's good to be back with you. let's start with an eye on the economy. the u. s. added 493,000 jobs in july and the unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% to 5.4%. investors are keeping their eyes on key inflation data out later this week. the consumer price index on wednesday and the producer price index on thursday. mask on, amazon is requiring all of its warehouse workers to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccine status starting today. this comes amid a rise in cases due to the spread of the delta variant of the virus. amazon follows the footsteps of a wave of other retailers that have reversed course on face coverings including walmart, target and home depot. and one more lifeline, the biden a

jericka duncan has covered the story for months. people are wondering now what about criminal charges? >> exactly. that's the question. right now we have four district attorneys including here in manhattan that have launched probes into alleged sexual harassment of at least 11 women detailed in the state attorney general's report. while the bar is high, criminal charges could be possible. civil cases now seem very likely. >> when lindsey came forward the floodgates opened -- >> reporter: attorney jill basinger represents lindsey boylan, the foster woman to publicly accuse the governor of sexual misconduct. she first came forward via twitter in december. in a state attorney general's report, she says the governor sexually harassed her, physically touched her, including on the waist, legs, and back, kissed her on the cheeks, and on one occasion on the lips. >> now that the report is out, does lindsey fear retribution today? >> yes. she absolutely does. >> reporter: according to the report, after boil an came forward -- boylan came for

jericka duncan has been following the trial. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning.at she changed her story because we heard that from the first witness, as well. but in court, jane described kelly as controlling, saying he restricted her tv viewing and punished her if she acted outside of his rules. because she is testifying anonymously as a victim, we have decided not to air the video of the interview she did with us for "cbs this morning." >> you guys don't know the truth. you guys believe [ bleep ] that our parents are saying. this is all [ bleep ] lies for many. >> reporter: that is audio from the 2019 interview with cbs news. >> are you happy? >> reporter: jane now says she was not telling the truth. kelly was at the interview but off camera. jane told jurors the disgraced singer would cough to let her know he was in the room. at the time of the interview, jane described a healthy relationship with kelly whose first name is robert. she also did not consider herself a victim. >> i'm happy doing what i'm doing. i haven't figured out what i want to do with my life

jericka. >> reporter: this was a very extensive investigation as leticia james, the state attorney generalsages, documents to corroborate what these women said happened. you may remember the exclusive interview with one of the victims, charlotte bennet, who said the governor, at 25 years old, had asked her about her sex life, if she ever had sex with older men, saying it was inappropriate. everything we heard today is what we've been reporting and hearing for the last several months, that women said they were sexually harassed, comments. and this was a toxic work environment, which is what we heard from letici james. governor cuomo said he did nothing wrong. in fact, an interview that he reread it said i was eager to get to the facts. well, the facts today point to what the attorney general said, that the governor of new york state harassed women, violated their rights and these were state and federal crimes that were committed. >> we should note at one point that governor said he felt embarrassed and apologized for making anyone feel uncomefort lk. but he has denied any wrong doing. ricky

our national correspondent, jericka duncan, has been following the story for months and joins us from albany, the state capital of new york. good morning to you. a lot of people want the governor to step down, including president biden, but he seems to be doubling down. what else do you know about the story? >> reporter: good morning. for starters, we know the governor, at least at this hour, has no plans to leave. now, this investigation was led by two independent attorneys that were appointed by the new york state attorney general. the report doesn't just talk about sexual harassment, but it also speaks of a culture within the governor's office that was filled with intimidation and fear, which the report says allowed the sexual harassment to occur and persist. >> this investigation has revealed conduct that corrodes the very fabric and character of our state government. >> reporter: the explosive 165-page report based on interviews with 179 people alleges new york governor andrew cuomo created a hostile work environment for women. >> the independent investigation found that governor