>> kathy park, thank you very much. >>> now to the threatening forecast tonight. a tropical storm warning is in effect for most of the florida panhandle as the system named fred regains strength as a life threatening tropical storm later in the week tropical depression grace may follow directly in fred's path delivering what could be a one-two punch to the florida keys >>> out west more than 6,000 homes in utah are being evacuated as the parleys canyon wildfire burns through large parts of the state. the flames have consumed over 1,500 acres and remain zero percent contained. crews were pulled from wildfire duty in other areas to help fight that fast-moving fire. >>> when we come back the powerful moment when a man received a surprise gift that will save his life >>> there is good news tonight about an incredible selfless act and one man's gratitude after learning he was going to receive the kidney donation he so desperately needs. >> so excited. >> carrie kimball had a surprise so she snuck into the backyard of an extended family member and waited >> oh, my god!

jose >> kathy park in new london, connecticut. thank you. meteorologist dylan dreyer is tracking the storm's path. dylan, what's the latest >> jose, it is a category 1 hurricane at this time and it will most likely maintain that stretch as it approaches either long island or rhode island or connecticut. the track of the storm has been wobbling a bit either way, we'll see the same conditions they do deteriorate overnight. it's going to be really nasty across long island and southeastern massachusetts going through the day on sunday and then it will rain itself out as we go into monday and tuesday across the rest of new england we are likely going to see flooding concerns because of the rainfall itself. 3 to 6 inches of rain will be widespread across the northeast with as much as 10 inches of rain in some areas then we're looking for flooding along the coast because of storm surge, especially eastern long island, southeastern massachusetts, rhode island. 3 to 5-foot storm surge is likely we're going to see risk of power outages. winds could gu

>> reporter: with the delta variant surging, a debate that's only intensifying kathy park, nbc news >>> still ahead, tonight. the desperate situation for firefighters across the west >>> there was a major tour bus accident in upstate new york today. more than 50 people are being treated in hospitals after the bus carrying them rolled over while on its way to niagara falls. there were 57 people in total aboard, including the driver and children >>> outgoing new york governor, andrew cuomo, gave his first interview since resigning. he tells "new york magazine" that he did the right thing by stepping down and not dragging the state through an impeachment. he also says this does not mean he's disappearing he says he still has a voice and a perspective. >>> and in sports, a fan at the mets-dodgers baseball game friday shined a green laser pointer into the face of dodger first baseman max muncy. the incident caused the umpires to momentarily pause the game the dodgers went on to win it in extra innings. >>> and tonight, more small towns are at risk of destruction as the massive dixie fire t

here is kathy park >> we convene here today for an executive session. >> reporter: new york state assembly members are closing in on impeaching governor andrew cuomo, and it could take just weeks. >> members have no confidence in the ability of the governor to remain in office i think that's the universal sentiment that we have >> reporter: their meeting comes just hours after the resignation of cuomo's top aide, melissa derosa, accused of discrediting at least one of the women alleging sexual harassment, according to the attorney general's findings derosa writing in part "the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. while his inner circle shrinks, cuomo's legal woes are growing brittany commisso self-identified as executive assistant number 1 is still showing up for work and sharing her story publicly for the first time after filing a criminal complaint against cuomo. >> that's when he put his hand up my blouse and cupped my breast over my bra. >> reporter: the governor is denying any wrongdoing and hasn't been charged with a crime his lawyer firing back today. >> with re

kathy park is in albany tonight with late details >> i think that given the circumstances the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. and therefore, that's what i'll do >> reporter: three-term new york governor andrew cuomo's dramatic fall from grace >> my resignation will be effective in 14 days >> reporter: the son of famed new york governor mario cuomo andrew cuomo became a regular national presence on tv during new york's peak covid outbreak but he's since been embroiled in scandals over nursing home deaths, the publishing of his book and allegations of sexual harassment, all allegations he continues to refute. >> 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. >> reporter: cuomo's resignation comes exactly one week after the release of a scathing report from the state's attorney general, alleging the governor sexually harassed 11 women. democratic leaders welcoming cuomo's decision to step down. >> i respect the governor's decision. >> reporter: but president biden,

here's nbc kathy park. >> reporter: the covid crisis overwhelming hospitals out west. state's largest health system is stretched thin. >> we're full. we're completely full. this is not a place that we want to be. >> reporter: nationwide pediatric cases are growing at an alarming rate too nearly 94,000 new infections in a week roughly a 400% increase in a month as more kids head back to school recent outbreaks in georgia now forcing several counties to suspend in personal learning nkts teachers can't plan they're doing double duty. >> the debate over vaccine mandates boiling over. in kentucky vaccine protests in los angeles, one person was stabbed during a clash outside city hall between pro and antivaccination demonstrators. in new york city, protesters blocking roads outside the mayor's day. they're requiring proof of vaccination at restaurants, entertainment venues and gyms. >> it's about saving lives >> reporter: the rule applies to customers and workers who can show their vaccination status through an app or a vaccine card >> if you are unvaccinated, you can't part

kathy park reports. >> reporter: tonight worries over a dangerous and deadly repeat of covid outbreakshomes and long-term care facilities as the delta variant tightens its grip. >> it's very scary. are we going to go through this all over again? >> reporter: in mississippi where infections are soaring, health officials say there have been outbreaks in 7 it nursing homes and according to a local health officer in indiana seven residents died from the virus and an unidentified facility where less than half of the staff was vaccinated. nationwide more than 80% of residents and nursing homes are now fully vaccinated. among staff the numbers around 58% and experts worry the unvaccinated group will contribute to the spread. >> and then, you know, we have an elderly patient that got vaccinated early and may have waning immunity and put all of that together and there's really large vulnerability for nursing homes. tested twice a week before visiting her 83-year-old mother at a fl that was the most horrific year of my life. the isolation is the worst. >> reporter: but the trends we're seeing no

hallie. >> kathy park for us in new york, thank you. >>> the rise in hospitalizations for children has many parents worried as school starts tomorrow in some state, but there is a growing divide over what to do about masks in the classroom. vaughn hillyard reports from florida on families and teachers caught in the middle. >> reporter: thousands of students are preparing to go back to school this week while covid runs rampant. >> it really concerns me. it really does. >> as parents square off with lawmakers and school officials over masks. >> it's a parent's choice, family choice, physician choice. >> reporter: texas will not have to contact trace positive cases in their classrooms napped florida governor ran desantis banning school districts from requiring masks and six other states are doing the same. >> let parents make the decisions and let the kid breathe. take yourself back to elementary school. did you want to run around on a playground wearing a mask. >> forcing some families to make hard decisions. >> i'll be home schooling this year because multiple open heart surgeries, curr

kathy park, nbc news, new york. >>> turning to a new health warning tonight. with covid hospitalizations above 100,000, saying the flu will make this winter even worse. we explain. >> reporter: as the delta variant continues to ravage the nation, experts are sounding the alarm this flu season. >> should we be concerned about a potential twin demic. >> i'm very concerned. this could really strain or hospital capacity. >> reporter: 2020 was the mildest flu season on record, with just 1,675 cases between the months of september and may largely due to widespread mask wearing and social distancing. but as students return to in-person learning and states relax restrictions doctors fear flu cases could be up. >> a normal flu season looks like millions of cases with 10,000 to 60,000 deaths every year in the united states. >> reporter: stella isn't leaving anything to chance saying her entire family will be getting flu shots. >> i'm always concerned about the flu season, and i'm probably more searched about covid. we always get our flu shots. this year we are planning

jose. >> kathy park in albany, thank you. >>> now, to california where intense wildfires are puttinghousands in peril tonight, with no end in sight. the biggest is a dixie fire in northern california. currently, the largest fire in the u.s. guad venegas is there. >> reporter: tonight, a growing threat as the giant dixie fire carves a destructive path. now, the largest-single wildfire in california history. it's, also, the largest currently burning in the u.s., incinerating some 450,000 acres. an area triple the size of chicago. the massive inferno, driven by historic-drought conditions and winds fueling a blowtorch. >> this really was explosive fire growth. >> reporter: four firefighters have been injured. one, still, recovering in the hospital. and with more than 30,000 forced from their homes, monstrous clouds of smoke from several, large fires can be seen from space. blanketing areas from salt lake city, to denver, with dangerous-air quality among the worst in the world. in greenville, which was nearly wiped off the map, authorities damage. >> this was the pharmacy. the village dr

thank you so much. >>> we're going to try to get to kathy park in a moment.ne of the largest power providers in connecticut is bracing for what could be a pretty brutal blow from henri. landfall has been made in westerly, rhode island. we have eversource reporting more than 700 outages across the state. they say 50% to 70% of customers could lose power. and that it could last anywhere from eight days to three go ri, connecticut mayor. those are terrible numbers as i welcome you. i hope you're staying dry, sir. you have been urging people in low lying areas to evacuate. how is that going? if they haven't left at this point, should people head out now? >> overall it's going well. thankfully the storm went to the east of where we are expecting it to land. we're seeing lower winds and expected but we're anticipating a lot of rain in the storm surge combined with that will lead to a lot of flooding. that's why we're asking residents to evacuate in large part because we want to make sure emergency vehicles can get to people if there's a problem. >> losing power for

all right, kathy park in albany for us. kathy, stick around. tom winter, let's talk about what we saw today before the resignation. and it seems as if now in hindsight it appears to be hey, don't pursue these -- you know, don't pursue him legally and here's all the different ways we think we can push back on this. is he out of legal trouble? and if not, where does he face the most trouble? >> he's far from legal trouble here, chuck. basically, the governor's legal position has not changed at all, even in light of his resignation, which takes effect in 14 days. he will no longer be able to use the official governmental livestream, the governor's office in new york city to put out his personal attorney's statements and what she says she believes about the independent report released by the attorney general. that's no longer a quiver that he has. but as far as his exposure continuing forward, nothing changes with respect to the five district attorney's offices who are looking at specific elements of that independent report as they try to determine

we begin with kathy park in rhode island, they're preparing for the brunt of henri. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning to you. henri is showing no signs of weakening, could be the strongest storm to strike the new england area in more than 30 years. right now, we're not feeling the impacts of the storm just yet. folks here are enjoying the morning. this time tomorrow, conditions could be deteriorating quickly. this morning, tropical storm henri intensifying on its path toward new england, threatening coastal communities from new jersey to massachusetts, with damaging winds, heavy rain, and dangerous storm surge. the slow moving storm could lead to serious flooding. the governor of massachusetts warning up to 300,000 homes could lose power. >> we would really like everybody to be off the roads at the height of the storm which will probably last all day sunday and through until the early part of monday. >> reporter: the latest models show henri strengthening to a hurricane before landfall. this hasn't happened in more than 30 years when hurricane bob slamme

joining us in new london, connecticut, kathy parks.onditions like and how is connecticut preparing? >> reporter: hey, lindsey. good morning to you. right now we are kind of in a bit of a lull. so henri obviously is heading this way and there seems to be a pattern where we get dumped with a lot of rain and then there is just a light drizzle which we are seeing right now. obviously you can see behind me the beach is closed indefinitely until the storm passes and yesterday, this is, you know, a much different scene from what we saw yesterday because this beach was pretty much packed. towards the evening hours a lot of people were obviously heading on out of here and preparing for the storm. moving ahead, the biggest concern in connecticut obviously is flooding, especially in the coastal areas and the low lying areas, that's why you have mandatory evacuation orders in place as well as power outages. we're not talking about hours in some of these places. officials are warning people could be without power for several days. yesterday we saw

. >> joining us now, nbc's kathy park in albany.disputes these allegations and denies any wrongdoing, but the state's democratic lawmakers are moving forward. there are some ripple effects within some major national advocacy groups. >> reporter: andrea, good afternoon. yeah, that is absolutely right. i'll start with some breaking news that probably just came in in the past hour or so. roberta kaplan, a prominent u.s. attorney submitted a letter of resignation, amid growing criticism with her close ties to governor cuomo, and i will just read an excerpt of that letter. i cannot offer the degree of transparency about my firm's matters now being demanded since that would be contrary to my responsibilities as a lawyer. and just a couple of days ago the attorney general came report came out and was released to the public. it shows that investigators referenced kaplan for reviewing a disparaging op-ed that essentially attacked one of governor cuomo's accusers. so that was something that was detailed in this report, which led to the outcry

joining me from albany is kathy park. good morning. >> hey, lindsay, good morning to you. and according to the sheriff, the victim will be interviewed again and they will be connecting with the district attorney's office to determine the next steps. limited as far as the details go. as far as the complaint but did say this was sexual in nature and right now and they will be interviewing this woman who came forward on thursday. they're trying to piece together everything. now, last night, yesterday, we heard from the attorney, excuse me, the lawyer representing governor cuomo who doubled down saying that he did not do anything wrong. take a listen. >> what he did, what i thought was interesting is that we're going to do everything in our power to help her and he also said this is the hardest thing she did in her life and that gives me a lot of pause that he has not done any investigation and he has drawn a conclusion. i also thought it was interesting that her lawyer chose to go to the sheriff who is a politically elected official as opposed to going to the albany police de

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live to kathy park in albany.of time line is the state assembly looking at when they say soon? >> reporter: good morning to you. so the state judiciary committee came together yesterday and we got a closer look as to how all of thiswill play out. ultimately the answer is weeks. and a lot of that will take place this month and they still need to get a lot of evidence, obviously from the governor. they say that they are also waiting for more documents from the a.g.'s office. and they mentioned two dates this month, the 16th and 23rd, they will be closed door executive sessions. and they will be reviewing all the information that is handed over to them. and then only after they to that will they produce, move forward, and potentially move forward with articles of impeachment. here is a little more from the judiciary committee chair. >> the committee is closely reviewing the findings of the attorney general's detailed report. at the same time, outside counsel davis poll being is continuing to conduct its own thorough,

nbc's kathy park joins us with morning. what is the latest?noon to you. some say lawmakers say that they are outraged because they wanted to see governor cuomo held accountable through this impeachment process. and in his first post-resignation interview with ""new york" magazine" governor cuomo said he did the right thing by stepping down, adding he didn't want to drag the state through this months-long impeachment process and then win. some new york state legislators are reeling after the state assembly decided to drop governor andrew cuomo's impeachment probe. assembly speaker carl heastie saying the investigation is now moot since cuomo will be stepping down august 24th, adding that the constitution doesn't authorize the legislature to impeach andrey move an elected official who is no longer in office. >> the purpose of the impeachment of the investigation was to investigate whether there were grounds to remove the governor. so it would really just be a tremendous waste of government resources and millions of dollars. >> reporter: but spea

we go first to nbc's kathy park in rhode island near where the storm made landfall. how are conditions there now? you had to batten down the hatches earlier. >> well, the winds are still fierce out here. pretty intense, but i can say the conditions have taken another turn. i think the last time we spoke, there was some sun out here, but the clouds have come through and i can feel the temperature has always taken a dip as well. but the wind seems to be the big headline out where we are. kind of want to show you what we're seeing on the waters right now. the waves are still pretty intense. they're choppy and very high and kind of washing ashore, but nothing like what we saw in the 12:00 hour when some of that water, the waves were crashing over the wall. this is ocean road that you're looking at right below us. this is closed to traffic but you can see a lot of folks are out now. most of these folks are locals. residents here. we had a chance to talk to a couple of them. i asked them have they surveyed the damage? what's it like where they are? they said it's not too b

nbc news kathy park has the latest. >> reporter: the covid crisis overwhelming hospitals out west.e system is struggling to keep up. stretched thin, treating mostly unvaccinated patients. >> awful, completely. this is not a place that we want to be. >> reporter: and nationwide, pediatric cases are growing at an alarming rate, too. nearly 94,000 new infections in a week, roughly a 400% increase in a month as more kids head back to school. recent outbreaks in georgia now forcing several counties to suspend in-person learning. >> teachers can't plan where they have to teach the face to face students. less also have to teach the kids that are quarantined. they're doing double duty. >> reporter: and the debate over vaccine mandates boiling over. in kentucky protests over vaccine requirements for health care workers. in los angeles one person was stabbed during a clash outside city hall between pro and anti-vaccination demonstrators. and in new york city, protesters blocking roads outside the mayor's residence a day before the city becomes the first to require proof of vaccination at ind

correspondent kathy park joins us. not going to rush, we're not going to delay the investigation based on who the subject is. what more are we learning about what we can expect? >> reporter: hey, there, lindsey. well, we know that the victim right now who remains unidentified, only known right now as executive assistant number one, as recorded in the ag finding, came forward on thursday and filed this complaint with the sheriff's department. and the sheriff stress had this is a victim who came forward, and obviously this was very difficult for the woman. so he wanted to make that point very clear. as far as the investigation goes, he mentioned that this is still very much in the infancy, the early stages of the investigation. they will have to bring the victim back and also talk to the district attorney as well. here is a little more about next steps. >> i can tell you that attorney brian primo and his client did, in fact, come in. she filed a formal report alleging conduct against the governor that was sexual in natur

kathy park, and morgan chesky, and vaughan hillyard, thank you for you three starting us off this hour. we will talk to dr. bernard ashby, a miami cardiologist, and the florida lead to protect health care, and also former obama white house policy director, and msnbc contributor, dr. kapita patel, and so what are you seeing in florida, what are you seeing in the vaccinate and the unvaccinated and how are the hospitals holding up? >> geoff, good afternoon. yeah, good afternoon, and pleasure to be here. currently in florida, we have made the headlines given the high infectious rate, and this is like ptsd, and like "groundhog day" all over again, and we are seeing the large influx of patients coming in for testing and influx of patients coming into be the hospitals and the icus and the vast majority, 90% plus are unvaccinated and the fact that it is happening again even though we have had the vaccination distribution to me is quite sad and maddeding to say the least. and one point about the medical professionals is that a lot of us are suffering anxiety, and the suicide is going up, and a

guys, back to you. >> kathy park, thank you. hy park, tha>> have all members?xas democrats still refusing to return to austin for a delayed special session of the state legislature, the question now becomes where do things go from here? the democrats haven't made any firm commitments as their next move. and a move that may actually depend on what happens in the u.s. senate this week, the federal voting rights. jake joins us this morning. that was a really beef session yesterday in austin. >> yeah, kendis, about 15 minutes and there was an implication from a republican house member, jeff leach, from plano. he called in the higher power to help and the divide here. >> god we're, staring right now at a raging ocean of division and hostility in this chamber. but lord, you are a god who command the wind in the waves. got, there is a mountain of anger and frustration in front of us. but you're the god who moves mountains. >> yeah, we're getting some indications that there could be a break maybe sooner rather than later. the democrats playing real close to the best. w

kathy park, thank you. i want to bring in republican strategist and msnbc political analyst. you worked with governor cuomo. in fact, you wrote an op-ed. we're going to show it on the screen now. you wrote it for nbc news think. the new allegations made you rethink your own albany experience. what is your reaction now that this is rising to the level of a criminal complaint? >> there is something very different about the criminal complaint, which his lawyers will attack differently, versus the impeachment process. that's political. now, what i witnessed firsthand is a government operation that was also very political in the way they operated, they bullied, they retaliated, and they did things as if there were no consequences for their actions, which now they are starting to realize that the governor has no friends, no one backing him up now. he is literally on an island. so when i look at the whole experience, i look at the fact that what happened in that office that i witnessed, and let's be clear, i didn't -- i was not sexually harassed, i didn't see it. but everything else

vaughn hillyard in jacksonville, florida, kathy park in new york city and dr. tom frieden, president and ceo of resolve to save lives. good morning to all of you. vaughn, let me start with you in florida. you're outside of a hospital that's well past illustrates earlier record for covid hospitalizations. talk about the landscape in florida. you also have the governor coming out and saying no mask mandates. i ban basically any requirements for masking in places like schools, et cetera. how much worse are officials bracing for it to get there? >> reporter: it's not getting better any time here soon. you're looking at more than 40% of florida adults are still not fully vaccinated and it's those individuals, those unvaccinated individuals that make up the population inside of these hospitals. we're told across the state of florida that 96% of the patients, the covid patients in hospitals are unvaccinated individuals. you can just look at that rate of hospitalization, jump up over the course of this weekend. now more than 10,000 breaking last summer's hospitalizatio

>> kathy park, thanks for that report. ron king, chair of the aging committee and was one of the first people to flag the handling of nursing homes in the pandemic. thank you for joining us here. your colleagues on the assembly judiciary committee are meeting tomorrow to discuss all of this. what do you expect will come out of that? >> i think we will try to move expeditiously on the impeachment process. my colleague in the judiciary committee as well as in the assembly want to get this over with. we have an abundance of evidence that the governor broke federal and state laws and most of us feel very strongly that we have now an ethical and legal duty to remove him for position of power so we can fully hold him accountable. >> what would the timeline on that look like? >> i think it would range at this point. it is hard to speculate. but anywhere between a few weeks to a couple of months, but none of us want to drag this out. we have work to do to protect the people of new york. it has become a colossal distraction for the

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looking at the view from space we have our teams spread throughout the northeast beginning with kathy parkn rhode island >> reporter: tropical storm henri tore through new england. downgraded from a category 1 hurricane but still packing a powerful punch after landfall with heavy rains and damaging winds >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: as it blew through rhode island, it knocked out power to tens of thousands. >> i'm pleased to report the national grid has crews already out across the state working on restoration. >> reporter: president biden saying federal support is standing by. >> fema has already pre-positioned resources in the region to speed our ability to respond. >> reporter: massive waves crash the coastline, closing narragansett beach residents venturing out when it appeared the worst was over. >> we lost our power at home so we came out to enjoy -- enjoy the waves here. >> reporter: in connecticut, more problems with power. at least 24,000 customers losing electricity. our kristen dahl is there >> reporter: flooding is also an issue even as some places begin to breathe a sigh of re

here's nbc's kathy park. >> reporter: cities across the country sounding the alarm as covid cases explode to dangerous levels austin activating its emergency alert system warning residents the situation is dire. just 6 icu beds available and for the third time, florida broke a record for daily covid cases as doctors say more kids are getting sick >> there's more children in the hospital today than we've had at any point in the past 18 months. >> reporter: in just four days, more than 3,000 kids in louisiana tested positive for the virus and due to the ongoing health emergency, jazz fest in new orleans is canceled for the second year in a row this weekend hospitalizations in the u.s. topped more than 66,000 a grim milestone crossed twice in just six months to keep the pandemic under control, indoor mask mandates are coming back from baltimore -- >> baltimore's new case count has risen 374%. >>> to durham, north carolina, where they declared a state of emergency. in arkansas, an about face where they banned mask mandates. >> it was an error to sign that law, i admit that. >> the divide is d

cities are set to require proof of vaccination for some indoor activities nbc's kathy park has the latestr: the covid crisis overwhelming hospitals out west. in utah, the state's largest health care system is struggling to keep up stretched thin, treating mostly unvaccinated patients. >> this is not a place that we want to be >> reporter: and nationwide, pediatric cases are growing at an alarming rate, too. nearly 94,000 new infections in a week roughly a 400% increase in a month, as more kids head back to school outbreaks in georgia now forcing several counties to suspend in-person learning >> teachers can't plan, they have to teach the kids two are quarantined, so they're doing double duty. >> reporter: and the debate over vaccine mandates boilingencky, r vaccine requirements for health care workers in los angeles, one person was stabbed during a clash outside city hall between pro and anti-vaccination demonstrators and in new york city, protestors blocking roads outside the mayor's lessresidence. >> it's about saving human life. it's not about money in the short-term >> reporter: the r

here's nbc's kathy park. >> reporter: tropical storm henri tore through new england downgraded from a category one hurricane but still packing a powerful punch with landfall with heavy rains and damaging winds. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: as it blew through rhode island it knocked out power to tens of thousands. >> i'm pleased to report the national grid has crews out working on restoration. >> reporter: president biden saying federal support is standing by. >> we have already prepositioned resources in the region to speed our ability to respond. >> reporter: massive waves crash the coast line closing narragansett beach residents venturing out when it appeared the worst was over. >> we lost the power at home so we came out to enjoy the waves here. >> reporter: in connecticut, more problems with power at least 24,000 customers losing electricity. kristen dahlgren is there. >> reporter: flash flooding could be a threat overnight especially to the west of where we are here in connecticut four nursing homes had to be evacuated. 250 residents moved as the storm was approaching. with winds

nbc news correspondent kathy park joins us from albany.l us about the latest developments? >> reporter: hey, joe. good afternoon to you. so we know that the woman, still an unidentified woman, right now just labeled as executive assistant number one according to the a.g. report, came to the sheriff's department on thursday and filed this complaint. according to the a.g. report she alleges that the governor reached under her shirt and touched her inappropriately, something that the governor has vehemently denied. the sheriff, we heard from him not too long ago, said that he felt comfortable calling her a victim and commended her for coming forward and sharing her story at such a difficult time. this is still very much in the early stages of the investigation. the victim will have to sit down with the sheriff's department again for further questioning, and the sheriff's department said that they will be linking up with the d.a.'s office as well as they move forward. here is more from the sheriff. take a listen. >> i can tell you that i had a

morgan. >> all right, kathy park for us there in new york. hank you so much. >>> peter, i love that they are finally talking about this openly, removing the stigma about mental health. it's needed. >> no doubt she sparked an important conversation and now other athletes, obviously simone biles and others are joining. somara joins us again with another check of the forecast. >> good morning. it is active, especially in the tropics, but we're also keeping an eye on the great lakes region. take a look at this stormy weekend setting up strong. strongest storms in minnesota, iowa, wisconsin. we're talking a significant flash flood threat for this region. take a look at that time stamp through sunday morning. we'll see that line of severe weather stretch right on down from the great lakes through the central plains, so how much rain are we talking? we could see upwards of 2 inches, localized amounts up to 4 inches possible. when you're talking 1 to 3 inches of rain in a small amount of time, that's when we get the flash flooding so be careful on the

nbc's kathy park has the latest. >> reporter: tropical storm henri tore through new england, downgradedm category one hurricane but packing powerful punch after landfall. heavy rains and damaging winds. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: as it blew through rhode island, knocked out power to tens of thousands. >> pleased to report the national grid has crews already out working on restoration. >> reporter: president biden saying federal support is standing by. >> fema has prepositioned resources in the region to speed the ability to respond. >> reporter: massive waves closing the beach, venturing out when the worst appeared to be over. >> lost power so came out to enjoy the waves. >> reporter: in connecticut, more problems with power. 24,000 customers losing electricity. kristen dahlgren is there. >> flooding is issue as some places again to breathe sigh of relief, flash flooding could still be a threat west of where we are. and four nursing homes had to be evacuated, 250 residents moved as storm was approaching. >> reporter: with winds clocking over 50 miles an hour in massachusetts, trees di

we got kathy park, who is standing by for you in narragansett, and tracking this whole thing is bill karins. i want to start first with kathy. this storm making landfall just east of you, so talk us us through what you've been experiencing and what you're experiencing now. >> our understanding is henri made landfall about 30 minutes west of es, but nothing like what we saw in the 12:00 hour when we were barely hanging on. you can still see the waves crashing behind me. earlier today, it was so bad it was spilling over the sea wall, but you see some folks walking around. a lot of folks are residents, locals. they were kind of describing the storm damage to me. they said there were a lot of trees down, power lines down. it depends on who you ask whether they have power or not. we know tens of thousands in rhode island are without power, and later on today, in the 4:00 hour, the governor, as well as other state official will be briefing us as far as the damage assessment goes. we know that members of the national guard are ready in case they are needed to help, but as far as the damage w

but before we get to that, but first, kathy park is live in boston for us this morning hi, kathy, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you it is a cloudy and drizzling start to the morning, but things could take a dramatic turn later on this weekend all courtesy of tropical storm henri and as we brace for the potential impacts of heavy rain and wind gusts, out west the problem is wildfires and they're not letting up the threat of tropical storm henri is looming over new england as the remnants of another storm system moves out to sea tropical storm fre leaving a path of destruction for days across the southern and mid-atlantic states before soaking the northeast. >> all of a sudden, the water started coming through every spot >> at least two tornados confirmed in pennsylvania. >> we were like ah, and we decided we bette head to the basement >> it was covered in mud and water and i was like, oh, we need to get out of here because this car is going to sink. >> in north carolina, two are dead and at least 20 still missing after fred dumped nearly a foot of rain causing wid

states are divided over mask mandates c nbc's kathy park filed the report >> reporter: in utah, the state'sgest health care system is struggling to keep up. stretched thin treating mostly unvaccinated patients. >> full. completely full. this is not the place we want to be >> reporter: and nationwide, pedestri pediatric cases are growing. 94,000 new infections in a week. as more kids head back to school recent outbreaks in georgia now forcing several counties to suspend in-person learning >> teachers cannot plan. teach the face-to-face students and teach quarantine >> reporter: the debate over vaccine mandating boiling over in kentucky, protests over requirements for health care workers. in los angeles, one person was stabbed during a clash outside city hall with pro and anti-demonstrators and blocking the mayor's residence for the first day of prove of vaccination at venue yovenues. >> it is about saving life >> reporter: the rule applies to customers and workers who can show vaccination status through an app or vaccine card >> if you are unvaccinated, unfortunately, you will not participat

al is standing by with the forecast first, nbc's kathy park joins us from coney island in brooklyn. hey, kathy >> reporter: hey, tom. good morning to you on the beach. it might be a great place to find some relief, but even coney island is under a heat advisory. millions across the country sweating it out once again as the heat wave stretches into another day. this morning, more sweltering summer heat. it's sweeping the nation high temperatures blanketing the middle of the country and scorching both coasts. new york city set to be under an air quality alert later today, while boston will be baking in the 90s. >> it's really hot outside >> reporter: in the last 24 hours, record highs stretching from florida to maine. some schools sending students home the heat and covid, a bad combination. >> we want them to wear a masks. and it is uncomfortable when it's this hot. >> the only thing in the classroom are fans we can't use them. >> reporter: the midwest, desperate for relief after days of stifling care and humidity. >> a reality thing the heat. we're dealing with it. >> reporter: detroi

we want to bring in kathy park, in albany for us and rebecca roiphe, former district attorney for manhattan let's start with you. there's a big judiciary committee meeting happening. what are we expecting to come out of that? >> reporter: hey, lindsay, that's right. that meeting got under way at 9:30. obviously they will be discussing a lot of issues surrounding the governor, the most obvious one is that explosive ag report released several days ago alleging sexual harassment by several women and meantime, there were other host of issues that they will be discussing as well, including the mishandling, alleged mishandling of nursing home deaths during the pandemic, also that book deal and possibly the misuse of state resources to write this book, which earned governor cuomo millions of dollars, and then there is a possible coverup when it comes to the construction of the mario cuomo rig, so several topis that the judiciary committee will be tackling today. meanwhile, the governor has until friday to submit any more evidence in his defense. >> what are your thoughts from the accuser in that c

kathy park has more. >> reporter: tropical storm henri headed toward new england.ndfall with heavy rains and damaging winds. as it blew through rhode island, it knocked out power to tens of thousands. >> i'm pleased to report that the national grid has crews out across the state working on restoration. >> reporter: president biden saying federal support is standing by. fema has already pre-positioned resources in the region to speed our ability to respond. >> reporter: massive waves crashed the coastline, closing a beach. residents venturing out when it appeared the worst was over. >> we lost the power at home, and so we came out to enjoy the waves. >> reporter: in connecticut, more problems with power. at least 24,000 customers losing electricity. our kristen dhlgren is there. >> reporter: flash flooding could be a tletd especially to the west of where we are. and here in connecticut, four nursing homes had to be evacuated. 250 residents moved as the storm was approaching. >> reporter: with winds clocking over 50 miles per hour, in massachusetts, trees didn't stan

once again, we're going back to kathy park. about 25 miles from where henri made landfall. you were with us a few minutes ago. the seas are turning behind you. there looks like some pretty powerful waves. how about the winds? have they subsided what? >> reporter: they have subsided but they are still pretty intense, alex. we're told that it's supposed to remain pretty gusty for the next couple of hours. i can tell you since our last report, perhaps in the last hour or so the conditions have improved significantly. i think before, i was barely hanging on. the winds are still pretty powerful. it's not like what we saw earlier. a will the of people are coming out here now. this is ocean road behind me. there are a will the of folk who is are just kind of taking in the impacts of henri. you mentioned the waves. they are turning. they are still pretty high right now. they are kind of lapping onto the wall. this is ocean road. you might see a big school bus over to my left. there are several entrances to ocean road. they are blocked off to traffic as well as pedestrians. this bea

joining me now is kathy park. she's been tracking henri from narragansett. kathy, hi. what have you been seeing today and what are the conditions right now? >> well, melissa, good evening to you. conditions have dramatically improved. i can tell you that all coastal watches and warnings have been canceled, but obviously it was a much different story earlier today as henri inched closer to shore. we were hit with heavy rain bands which led to widespread flooding, waves were crashing on to the shore. tens of thousands of people are still without power. meanwhile here in rhode island, we are dealing with gusty conditions, but once again, conditions are a lot better than what we saw earlier today in the noon hour and a lot of folks in this area are grateful the situation didn't get much worse. melissa. >> thank you. more american voices after this break. thank you more american voices after this break. berty mutual knows everyone's unique. that's why they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. oh, yeah. that's the spot. only pay for what you need.

kathy park for us. thank you, kathy. good to see you. >>> let's talk texas for a movement. texas legislature to a screeching halt has come to an end last night. three new democratic defectors joined colleagues on the floor. given the quorum, the major thin margin it needed to resume work on the restrictive voting rights is allowed to move forward. with me is texas representative nicole collier, one of texas democrats holding the line and refusing to return to the legislature. thank you for joining us on this. i appreciate it. you shared a joint statement from your colleagues who have yet to return, and they called the decision for some democrats to join the quorum a betrayal and heartbreaking. do you share that sentiment? >> absolutely. it is very disappointing. this is not -- this is not at all how we envisioned this coming to an end. you know, the people who went back to the floor, these are senior members, and what we've been talking about is integrity this whole time. what we saw happen on the floor when they returned was nothing but. it was just a complete fiasco, and

i want to go to kathy park, who is standing by with us the latest. we checked in with you last hour. things had calmed down the last couple hours. what are you seeing there this hour? >> reporter: hey, yasmin. things have calmed down considerably, compared to what we saw in the noon hour, when hinds were really start to go pick up it's still gusty out here. earlier today, just hours ago, it was splashing over the wall. ocean road is stick blocked off to traffic, but folks are meandering around. a lot of them are locals, and a lot of them have lost power. we're told further inland a lot of trees and powish lines are down. we're told close to 80,000 are without power. right now the governor is briefing us with the latest numbers, and latest assessment as far as the damage goes. we'll bring you that information as soon as it's available. as far as coastal flooding, it was a potentially with algery. just a lot of the storm damage, more inland, and the power outage. once again, gusty conditions, we noticed a dip in the system, but it looks like the brunt

kathy park is following the latest developments.usuzanne craig, "the new york times" investigative reporter and former albany bureau chief for "the new york times." she's covered andrew cuomo for years and years. and dan alonzo with us, former chief assistant district attorney for the manhattan da and also special counsel for the new york state senate the last time they expelled a sitting senator. kathy, who is brittany commisso, and what more is she saying? >> good morning. she has self-identified as executive assistant number one as labeled in the explosive ag report that came out just a couple of days ago. she was hired back in 2017. but she said she was more than just the executive assistant to the governor. she is a mother, a daughter, a colleague. and she told another media outlet, she went into further detail about two incidents where the governor allegedly crossed the line. one incident on new year's eve 2019 when he asked to take a selfie and he allegedly placed his hand on her bottom. and then there was another incident in