larry schwartz, you have to know, he was the secretary to governor cuomo. he's one of his tightest aides. >> he moved in the governor's mansion to fight the state's response to the horrible epidemic that plagued new york and still does to a certain extent. is larry schwartz the political operator, crawling around, trace, to these county officials and telling them, you support my guy, you support governor cuomo? if not, you're not going to get vaccined distributed to your county, that is horrifying to me, trace. this really deserves kind of a ruthless look into what in the world went on here >> you had one county commissioner saying look, when larry schwartz called me who is the vaccine czar for new york, when he called me, i felt pressed. i'm not sure if this is illegal, but it's clearly unethical. this commissioner plans to file a complaint with the ethics committee. so you know, the question is how does this come back to andrew cuomo. >> well, i mean, it's larry schwartz living with his old friend andrew cuomo. the vaccine czar. he's working diligently we

i had a run-in with larry. >> red carpet warts -- schwartz a long time ago. arms back in my district in those days, and i walked into the governor's mansion for breakfast, and larry schwartz threatened me to take my hat off or i was going to be kicked off the governor's mansion because i was wearing a pink hat. they're petty, they're bullies. this is how governor cuomo has operated for years, and now it's reached a criminal point, you know, possibly leveraging that could be criminal activity. again, falsifying records, now sexual harassment that's turned to sexual assault potentially. it's time to resign or face impeachment, and i don't think he wants to be the impeached. kennedy: again, i don't understand what he does because he's the kind of person, he's such a malignant narcissist. [laughter] he looks at this whole thing as a storm that he just has to weather, it's just going to be temporary, and people are going to forget about it. he'll be reelected to a fourth term, and then he's going to run for president. i imagine that's what's going on in his mind,

and the report in "the washington post" today about larry schwartz, long time advisor to andrew cuomoave phoned county officials in the past two weeks in attempt to gauge their loyalty to the new york governor. schwartz acknowledged making the calls in response to an inquiry by "the post" but said he did so as a 30-year friend of cuomo and did not discuss vaccines in the conversation. okay, there's excellent reporting in that piece about the proximity of the schwartz calls to actual calls about vaccine supply. that would seem -- mr. schwartz will have a chance to answer. i suspect this will come up in the investigations, but that would seem like intimidation. >> larry schwartz has been in and around the administration even before cuomo was governor for 30 years and knew his father. and i think that the calls from larry are not something that are a new concept. it's long been regarded if you get a call from larry or end up getting a call from the administration regardless of not whether he's officially employed by the administration. and some of the bullying or threatening tactics are

again, i really want to go back to that point about larry schwartz making those phone calls.n is going to affect them. getting that kind of call from a senior ally of governor cuomo is a big deal, and it can be very intimidating. >> yeah, so you're essentially saying that that premise that this reporting suggests, okay, he's making these calls to potentially intimidate people around what they need -- they need something from him. they need vaccine from cuomo. it's a pretty astonishing story. so, susan, what's your prediction at the end of the day? i mean, cuomo is handling this in an almost trumpian manner, i mean, with the exception of the fact that he has apologized for making people feel uncomfortable. he is saying, you know, the voters put me here, i'm not going to step down. do you think he'll actually sep. do you think he'll actually do it? >> there's some talk. he refuses to step down, he'll never step down. i disagree with that. it wouldn't surprise me if we learned something this afternoon or by the end of the week or some time in between that he is considering stepp

turning now, some of them are sexual assault charges and now we have like an old best friend larry schwartzlying county executives of the vaccines and rollout and asking for they will not get there vaccines if it ends up proving to be true. reprehensible and more of the same of government will which is why i continue to renew my call for him to resign. kennedy: that is disgusting and scary. the thought of someone is brave enough to stand up to the governor, their part of the statement get vaccines and that means frontline workers vulnerable citizens, they will not get there vaccines because of this bully tactic and obviously has been employed for a long time. deep personality flaws that are publicly manifesting now. my biggest concern is the nursing home scandal overshadowed by these claims of sexual harassment and sexual assault. >> i agree with the concerns but you also up something else interesting on the vaccine rollout, it was the governor who went in and disrupted the decades long plan of the counties had in place to deal with the pandemic. his control freak nature, he had to unravel

>> larry schwartz was put in charge of vaccine distribution.d people across new york. recently he called officials to say are you still supportive of a governor not resigning. he did not link vaccines to this request and these calls, it put some of the officials into feeling uncomfortable. one of the officials was so disturbed to file an ethics complaint with the state attorney general saying they believe there was inappropriate use of the state officials time. >> as i understand you got a response from larry schwartz who says he never discussed the vaccines on the calls, is that right? >> yeah, he said he never discussed them on the quality, that he was just making the call as a friend of the governor. that said it is hard to extra case your role as a vaccine czar and then as friend of a governor. none of the officials that we spoke to for the story said that schwartz did not make any threat, but it left some uncomfortable because you have someone in charge of the who process also asking for political loyalty. >> yeah, and you mentioned this p

you mention larry schwartz.ag's office by an anonymous county executive, according to "the washington post." larry schwartz, vaccine czar, made several calls to county executives across the state to gauge where their loyalties lie with the governor. this is something that the attorney representing governor cuomo said he did nothing wrong. larry has been working tirelessly for the people of new york. a lot of developments in the past couple of hours, ayman. >> against the backdrop is a poll we reference in which 50% of new yorkers or new york voters to be specific say they don't want to see governor cuomo resign immediately. how is that playing out. >> reporter: this poll, what's interesting is that it was conducted last week from the 8th to the 12th. that overlapped with growing calls for him to resign from several members of his own party. i want to tick through some of the results that seem to be notable. when they were asked, can cuomo effectively do his job as governor despite investigations, 48% responded y

vaccine czar larry schwartz called county officials to gauge their loyalty to the governor.ed his vaccine supply could suffer if he was not pleased with his answer. delegation has called object him to resign. my next guest says the governor has been abusing his power for over a decade and it's time for him to step up. currently an associate professor at fordham university school of law. thank you for coming on the show. you ran against the governor in the 2014 primaries. he refused to say your name, make eye contact or shake your hand at a parade. you said it was embarrassing to have someone treat you like that, like you don't exist? what do you take away from that experience running against cuomo that still applies now? >> andrew cuomo has, for the last ten years, been petty, toxic, lied and used his public resources, the resources given to him by the state as a sacred power to serve his own political ends even when that directly conflicts with the interest of the state. and larry schwartz, in the news today, was very much a part of my 2014 campaign because he's been known

of phone calls, "the new york times" reports over the last two weeks, new york's vaccine czar, larry schwartzives gauging their loyalty to embattled governor cuomo. one unnamed executive filed a ethics complaint. they feared the county's vaccine supply would suffer depending whether or not they supported the governor. the executive saying, quote, at best it was an inappropriate. at worse it was clearly over the ethical line. beth garvey, cuomo's acting council wrote about the schwartz phone calls any suggestion he acted any way unethically or the new yorkers that he selflessly served is patently false. all this as impeachment investigation is underway in the new york state assembly. jackie: we just keep adding on the layers to this story. bryan llenas, thank you so much for that. meanwhile a spike of violence in portland is leading the mayor of that city to request two million dollars in police funding after slashing the police budget just last year. jason rantz, host of the jays son rants show is here with more. jason, great to see you. i will speak what we're seeing in new york city first.

. >> reporter: larry schwartz telling the paper he discussed the allegations against the governor with officials, asking if they would wait for the findings of the investigation before drawing any conclusions. "the post" reporting at least one official has filed an ethics complaint. fearing their county's vaccine supplies would suffer if schwartz didn't like their answer. schwartz says he never mentioned the vaccine, and did nothing wrong. the governor's office says schwartz has been volunteering for the state for a year, and any suggestion he acted in any way unethically is false. linsey? >> trevor, thank you. >>> and house speaker nancy pelosi is now calling the growing number of minors flocking to the u.s./mexico border a humanitarian crisis. president joe biden is facing pressure to address the situation. recent drone footage shows thousands of young people arriving. fema is being ordered to assist. here's maryalice parks. >> reporter: tonight, new drone footage showing from the sky the worsening situation on the ground at the u.s./mexico border. these lines at an immigration proce

signs of stepping aside meanwhile, this weekend new reports surfaced alleging his vaccine czar larry schwartzalled a county executive to kind of gauge their loyalty with the governor and one county executive felt it was a big questionable and decided to flag this to the attorney general's office. and speaking of the attorney general's office, you know there is an investigation that is moving forward with the ongoing sexual harassment allegation as well as a separate investigation that is being spearheaded by the judiciary committee. and both of these investigations are still very much in the early stages phillip? >> all right, kathy, thank you >>> top health fimpbls soffici pleading for states to put the bricks on reopening as the country races to get the pandemic under control the rollback on restrictions comes as the biden administration grapples with a new battle at the border here is jennifer johnson. >> reporter: as at least a dozen states roll become covid restrictions, a warning from the nation's top infectious disease doctor the country could see a new surge in cases if it lets its gu

but making matters worse for the governor, reports that his long-time advisor, larry schwartz, known as new york's vaccine czar, reached out to county executives to gauge whether they would continue of to wait for the results of the probe into the governor before coming up with any conclusions, prompting some to worry whether their he response would impact the vaccine supply to their county. schwartz saying, quote, i did nothing wrong. i have always conducted myself in a matter commensurate to a high ethical standard. nobody indicated they were uncomfortable or they did not want to talk to me. for his part, the governor has also said he did not do anything intentionally wrong and that he would fully cooperate with the investigation. keep in mind, he is also under investigation for allegedly under-counting covid-19 nursing home deaths. jillian and ben, back to you. >>> anita, thank you very much. certainly the pressure growing on governor cuomo and quite a few different scandals at the same time. jillian: let's talk about extreme weather. a record shattering winter storm crippled the

report in the "washington post" makes claims that one of cuomo's top virses and vaccine czar larry schwartz may have crossed ethical lines accused of making calls to counterree executives questioning their loyalty. >> one executive was so upset by the call the person filed an ethics complaint with the state attorney general's office. >> according to the report, one official believes getting vaccines to his area could suffer if schwartz was not pleased with his response. >> and the governor's office said schwartz denied that the governor did anything wrong. schwartz told the post that when he made those calls, it was not in his role as a vaccine czar but only as cuomo's friend. >> trevor: oh, that response is so gangster. >> i'm not calling you as the guy who has all the vaccines your area needs, i'm just calling you as cuomo's friend who has all the vaccines your area needs. i just want to know if you support him. or if you like getting covid. it's just a question. and look, he can say that he was just calling as>a friend. but he is the vaccine zar. like he should be doing vaccine shit, whe

>> the governor's office says nothing inappropriate was done, that larry schwartz was a hard-working volunteer, in fact, had lived in the governor's mansion with governor cuomo throughout this pandemic. but when they got the call, there was trepidation of a man who is calling the shots on shots in arms to bring up this complaint from the a.g. >> what about another allegation of misconduct, a reporter writing in new york magazine about her personal experience with governor cuomo. >> i think the accumulation of these allegations is him standing in line that he has not touched anybody or abused anybody, but some of these complaints have obviously gone over to verbal remarks and to inappropriate touching on the backs of arms and legs, things like that, and those things he hasn't necessarily responded to, although he said he hasn't touched anybody inappropriately, that is kind of a wide definition. so in terms of specific answers, it's been difficult to get those from mr. cuomo because he hasn't been doing a lot of media appearances. when he does do media appearances, they're on the phone

jillian: "the washington post" reports cuomo's vaccine czar, larry schwartz, reached out to county executivestz has denied wrongdoing. >>> facebook announced new measures to promote covid vaccines. the social media giant added labels to posts about safety and launched a tool telling you where you can get a shot. it also plans to roll out a covid page on the program, and the company has removed 2 million pieces of virus and vaccine misinformation in just the last few weeks. >>> to extreme weather, a record-shattering storm yippings the western -- cripples the western plains. the denver airport remains closed as more than 2,000 the flights were canceled. in cheyenne, wyoming, the national weather service showing these before and after photos. some areas could report up to 50 inches. >>> and the grammys kick off by knocking the royals. >> right now there's more tension in that tent than a family reunion at buckingham palace. jillian: dua lipa wowing the crowd with her medley performance. ♪ ♪ jillian: beyonce making history as the most deck crates woman in grammys' history with a total of 28 wins

complicated development for the governor, the "washington post" reporting cuomo's long time advisor larry schwartz the state's vaccine czar, has been reaching out to county heads to see where their loyalties lie. one democratic executive so bothered by the conversation and what it could mean for vaccine distribution in their county, he filed a notice of an ethics complaint with the attorney general's office. cnn has not independently confirmed the reporting. >> certainly we found them concerning about this inappropriate reported behavior. there are a number of checks in the system, i will say. the cdc has the ability to track and monitor distribution. >> reporter: cuomo's office released a statement pushing back on the report. to be clear, larry's conversations did not bring up vaccine distribution. he would never link political support to public health decisions. and in response to that "washington post" reporting, schwartz told the "new york times" that he would never mix covid response policy with political considerations. now, wolf, it's also important to mention we reached out to cuomo's offi

lawmakers and officials say they got phone calls from the head of the state's vaccine roll-out larry schwartz took as a veiled threat. >> what we've heard about the governor and his team trying to link vaccine supply to political support, that is the definition of corruption. it is disgusting, it is dangerous. there are lives on the line. it cannot be tolerated. >> harris: cuomo's office is denying schwartz tried to play politics with the vaccine. my next guest says he got one of those phone calls. a county executive and was a 2018 republican governor candidate in new york. great to see you today. mark. what exactly was said to you on that call? did you feel pressure? did you think it was a veiled threat? >> i'll be clear. the cuomo administration has never asked me to be loyal and they don't question what my position is. the governor ought to resign and be impeached. the calls, however, that came to democratic county executives and as president of the new york state county executive association i've talked to several of them. admittedly some have said they thought nothing of it but it was a

it's concerning larry schwartz.ioned that's the state's vaccine czar and a longtime friend and adviser of governor cuomo, and this reporting is that schwartz made phone calls to a number of county executives across the state to sort of get a feel for how their loyalties lie with the governor amid all of these allegations and investigations that he's currently facing. in those same conversations the reporting he was also talking about vaccine distribution. now, it bothered one county executive so much that he actually filed a notice of impending ethics complaint with the new york attorney general's office. now, cnn is still working to fully report this, but we did get a statement from governor cuomo's office, his legal counsel which i'll read it to you. any suggestion that larry acted unethically or in any way in the best interest of the new yorkers he self-lessly served is patently false and schwartz released a statement to the "new york times" saying what's being reported is simply not true. but, yes, another contr

>> "the washington post" and new york report over the last two weeks, new york's vaccines are larry schwartz called county executives gauging to cuomo, county executives moved to file an ethics complaint fearing the county's vaccine supply would suffer depending on their support of the governor. the county executive "at best it was inappropriate and at worst it was clearly over the ethical line." cuomo acting council called the allegations false. new york city democratic mayor de blasio blasted cuomo. >> that is the definition of corruption. it is disgusting. it is dangerous. there are lives on the line. >> meanwhile president joe biden weight indirectly for the first time on cuomo's candles. >> do you think andrew cuomo should resign? >> i think the investigation is underway. >> we have not directly heard from the first female vice president kamala harris. speak with new york attorney general is pursuing come of course, an investigation with governor cuomo and that is appropriate as the vice president. >> critics pointed out biden handled ms. conduct allegations with brett kavanaugh differe

now the governor's office pushing back on that "washington post" report about his vaccine czar larry schwartzsations had nothing to do with anything other than the governor and his relationship with them, nothing to do with vaccine distribution. saying, quote, any suggestion that larry acted unethically is patently false. we're learning more about how long it could take for this saga to play itself out. carl hesty would be the one to decide if an impeachment inquiry will move forward. he said he will not set a deadline on that investigation and it could take up to a month. >>> coming up, a new skirmish in the war on voting as one state moves to limit early voting and restrict vote by mail. [singing in korean] ♪another day will return♪ [singing in korean] ♪like nothing ever happened♪ ♪ ♪ oh, you think this is just a community center? [singing in korean] ♪like nothing ever happened♪ no. it's way more than that. cause when you hook our community up with the internet... boom! look at ariana, crushing virtual class. jamol, chasing that college dream. michael, doing something crazy. this is the pla

. >> according to a washington post report the new york vaccine star larry schwartz called on officialst their loyalty to the governor during the two scandals that are currently underway we reached out to the governor's office who responded saying any accusation that he did anything unethical or completely untrue. jon: alex hogan in new york city. thank you. fresh off the 2 trillion-dollar covid relief bill democrats are rolling out a massive infrastructure package why republicans say the eye-popping price tag could be real any chance for bipartisanship. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it. once-weekly trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. most people taking it reached an a1c under 7%. trulicity may also help you lose up to 10 pounds and lower your risk of cardiovascular events, whether you know you're at risk or not. trulicity isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. it's not approved for use in children. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia synd

concerns after "the washington post" and "new york times" reported that new york's vaccine czar larry schwartzheir loyalty to cuomo as if to hold vaccine dose supply over their heads. schwartz denies any wrong doing. today cuomo participated in a white house press conference call about be covid-19 response. yesterday the white housed responded to these latest accusations. listen. >> we found them concerning about this inappropriate reported behavior. there's a number of checks in the system. we will continue to work with a range of governors including governor cuomo. >> we now also know that former aid charlotte bennett met with investigators for four hours sunday and provided more than 120 pages of records. trace, we know that basically it's a lot of interest in president biden here saying that cuomo should not resign despite the pressure. >> trace: it's notable. thanks, bryan llenas live in brooklyn. more of "the story." ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ mm. [ clicks tongue ] i don't know. i think they look good, man. mm, smooth. uh, they are a little tight. like, too tight? might just need to break 'em in a little

cuomo scandal in bill de blasio calling for a new investigation into cuomo vaccine, the vaccine larry schwartz pressure local new york officials like trying to link their loyalty and their support for cuomo to get a covid vaccine where their voters we will break that down. is there chance governor cuomo announces he's not running forti reelection next year because is new york going to be dragged through a distracting impeachment trial, exactly to happen as new york is trying to emerge from a devastating covid crisis one of the worst states hit by the crisis in the worst run for governor get desantis taken on president biden. we had the big throwdown showdown to be 22 midterm scene emerges. we have desantis considered a gop presidential contender in wthe washington post, a major correction former president trumpo did not tell a georgia state election official to go find the voter fraud in the vote count that allegation and impeachment in a georgiarg investigation what's going to happen next. hbo dylan more warningwa washington trapped in culture wars as china eats their lunch we have that debat

that vaccine czar, larry schwartz, reportedly pressured local new york officials by trying to link their loyalty and their support for cuomo to getting covid vaccines for their voters. we'll break that down. also, is there a chance that governor cuomo announces he is not running for re-election next year? because is new york going to be dragged through a distracting impeachment trial? is that going to happen? just as new york is trying to emerge from a devastating covid crisis, one of the worst states hit by the crisis and worst-run. florida governor desantis taking on president biden. throwdown showdown, midterms theme emerges. we have desantis is considered a gop presidential contender. "the washington post," have you seen this? ran a major correction. former president trump did not tell a georgia state election official to quote, go find the voter fraud in the vote count. that allegation, factored in impeachment. a georgia investigation. the fallout what will happen next? this is hbo's bill maher washington is trapped in time-consuming culture wars as china eats our lunch. we've got t

the last two weeks, larry schwartz has been calling county executives gauging their loyalty to governor's vaccine supply would suffer depending whether or not they supported the governor. here's bill de blasio reacting. >> we've heard about the governor and his team trying to link vaccine supply to political support, that is the definition of corruption. it's disgusting and dangerous. there's lives on the line and can't be tolerated. >> cuomo's acting counsel called the latest vaccine allegations patently false and meantime, charles, a new sienna college poll found that 50% of new york voters do not want the governor to resign. 35% say they do. so perhaps that's what cuomo is listening to. he has no signal that he's resigning yet. if at all. >> charles: i mean, that's what he's been saying. that's a remarkable stat. thank you very much, bryan. by the way, we put a call in to governor cuomo's office today and they did not reply. meantime, how would you like a big fat bonus or how about a trip to hawaii? you're likely not getting one but you may be paying for one. we'll explain. when we s

but making matters worse for the governor, reports that his long-time advisor, larry schwartz, knownnew york's vaccine czar reached out to county executives to gauge whether they still supported the governor, prompting some to worry whether their response would impact the vaccine supplied to their county. schwartz saying, quote, i did nothing wrong, i have always conducted myself in a matter commensurate to a high ethical standard. nobody indicated they were uncomfortable or that they did not want to talk to me. for his part, the governor has also said he did nothing intentionally wrong and that he would fully cooperate with the investigation. important to know, he is also under investigation for allegedly under-counting covid-19 nursing home deaths. ben and jillian, back to you. jillian: start of another week where it seems like there's going to be a lot of information to keep up on. anita vogel, thank you. ben: now to march madness, gonzaga is the number one seed, entering the tournament undefeated. the bracket was unveiled yesterday. the other top seeds are baylor, illinois, and m

allegations of sexual harassment has expanded and is now looking into claims that another raid, larry schwartzde calls to democratic lawmakers. in addition a new probe looking into whether cuomo's office cut a deal at the height of the covid shutdown to shield healthcare workers from lawsuits. investigators are questioning the last minute provision added to the state budget and gave immunity to nursing homes and hospitals from criminal lawsuits. committal advisor responded this legislation was passed in 27 states because in order to fight this unprecedented pandemic we had to realign our entire healthcare system using every type of facility to prepare for the surge. if we had not done if these volunteers wouldn't have been accepted and we would never have had enough frontline healthcare workers. with mounting legal claims more calls for cuomo to step down. >> the latest nursing home scandal policy, now cover-up, looking at sexual harassment and claims of potential sexual assault. it is time for the governor to go. >> reporter: another accuser has stepped forward with allegations of sexual hara

. >> a report finding that larry schwartz called local officials to gauge their loyalty to the governor. new york city mayor bill de blasio weighing in. >> that in many ways is the single worst thing we've heard on all of these scandals. >> the governor's office responding "larry's conversations did not bring up vaccine distribution which he would never lick political support to public health decisions." brennan secretary jen psaki called it concerning and inappropriate. stop short of demanding resignation. >> the new york attorney general is pursuing an independent investigation against governor cuomo that's appropriate. >> senate republican sent a letter no senate majority leader chuck schumer and senator kirsten gillibrand urging washington to take control of the states vaccine distribution program. a new sienna poll finding 40% of people believe cuomo can effectively do his job. 57% of people say they are satisfied with the way cuomo has addressed the allegations. 32% of people say they're not. only one in three new yorkers say they would reelect the governor, something andrew cuomo

larry schwartz called county officials to gauge their loyalty to cuomo avenue seven women have adducedrate from his work as the vaccine rollout leader. he says he didn't talk about vaccines on any of the calls. meanwhile most new york democrats at this point in congress have called on cuomo to resign including chuck schumer. but president biden says that we should wait until an investigation is completed. our own ann thompson has the latest. cuomo said he is not going to resign but there is still an impeachment investigation, how is all of this working? >> we'll find out this week stephanie what the timeline of that impreachment investigation will be, but right now andrew cuomo is kiging in, determined to stay in office at least in the investigation into the armts are over. that is despite a cascade of calls from politicians, democrats saying he should step aside for the good of the state. >>. >> this morning he stands alone, increasingly a political pariah in new york and in the nation. president joe biden urging patience. >> i think the investigation is under way and we should see wh

meanwhile, "the washington post" is reporting cuomo ally and new york's vaccine czar larry schwartz haseen contacting county officials to determine their loyalty to cuomo amid the mounting scandals. one person contacted by schwartz filed notice of an impending ethics complaint and feared their response could impact their county's vaccine supply. the city of minneapolis on friday reached a record $27 million civil settlement with the family of george floyd. this is civil rights attorney ben crump, who represents floyd's family. >> in this historic agreement, the largest pretrial settlement in a police civil rights wrongful death case in u.s. history, makes a statement that george floyd deserved better than what we witnessed on may 25, 2020. that george floyd's life matters. and by extension, black lives matter. it sends a message that taking a black life will no longer be written off as trivial, unimportant, or unworthy of consequences. a this comes as the criminal trial for former officer derek chauvin, who killed floyd by kneeling on his neck for over nine minutes, continues. seven jur

what does larry schwartz say?liate wnbc that he was want trying to gauge loyalty when he made these calls. instead, he characterizes it as taking the temperature of the democratic county execs throughout the state of new york to see what their reaction is to the attorney general's investigation and to see if they were willing to wait that out. he says he did not try to tie vaccine distribution with these calls. that's what's so upset that one county executive who filed the ethics complaint because he said he got a call from another official about vaccine distribution and then got the call from schwartz about politics and he got very worried. andrea? >> and lisa, there's a new sienna poll out today saying 50% of the voters say that governor cuomo should not resign compared to 35% who say he should. that's one poll that is in his favor and almost all congress members are calling for him to step down. what do you make of the politics so far? >> there is a real split between where officials in the democratic party are

according to a washington post report, the head of new york's vaccine rollout, larry schwartz, made callso other officials to ask about their relationship and support of the governor in the wake of these sexual assault claims. harassment claims, i should say. schwartz telling the post he did so as a friend and didn't talk about vaccine. a spokesperson for the governor's office responding today to fox saying any suggestion that he acted in a way unethically or in any way other than the best interests of new new yorkers that he selflessly serves is patently false. the governor faces a separate investigation, of course, into the nursing home policies passed in the beginning of the pandemic, and we have heard him time and time again tell new yorkers to wait for the facts to come out of these investigations before they make their own opinion on all of this. eric? eric: and he's not even ruled out running for a fourth term next year. alex hogan, thank you. arthel? arthel: a big storm dumping snow over the rockies and plains. a live look for you at denver. boy, almost a whiteout there. the snow

betsy, larry schwartz controls vaccine distribution.t the same time, you're the guy who says how many doses of the vaccine you get? >> let me remind you stuart, of something you know very well, that about 80% of the time people who go to prison do it for the coverup, for the attempts to manipulate afterwards rather than the original crime. so we know that rich, one of his other staffers was calling current and former female staffers in the executive office. that looked really bad. and now we've got the vaccine czar calling county executives. it all looks like more cuomo hard ball politics. stuart: all right. betsy, thanks for joining us. we'll see how this thing plays out. we'll see you later. thanks very much. still in new york, let's concentrate here, new york city, lawmakers say summer school should be mandatory. give me the story, ash. ashley: well the proposal says it is needed in order to make up for the short falls children have been experiencing since schools have been closed for so long, specially with masks and reading. now a

while all that is going on there are reports that came out yesterday of cuomo's vaccine czar larry schwartzes calling local politicians. they sent a letter to chuck schumer and kristin gillibrand urging them to have federal government officials take immediate action to assume control of the state's vaccination program working directly with local officials to insure an equitable and efficient process. yesterday white house press secretary jen psaki responded to these latest cuomo vaccine allegations. listen. >> we found them concerning about this inappropriate reported behavior. there are a number of checks in the system. we'll continue to work with a range of governors including governor cuomo. >> president biden has not called for cuomo's resignation and dana a new poll finds the majority, 50% of new yorkers, agree that he should not resign. 35% say he should. >> dana: nobody knows what an alternative would be. bryan, thank you. >> if i was surrounded by people carrying weapons, people erecting nooses, screaming hang mike pence, bludgeoning a police officer to death. ron is not scared of t

up in "the washington post" -- serious ethical concerns that were brought up in reporting that larry schwartz allegedly made calls to county executives to gauge their loyalty to governor cuomo. as if to hold vaccine dose supplies over their heads. republicans are urging "federal government officials take immediate action to assume control of the states vaccination distribution program, working directly with local officials to ensure an equitable and efficient process." cuomo's office says schwartz's calls did not mention the vaccine distribution program and were not unethical. yesterday white house press secretary jen psaki responded to the accusations. >> we found them concerning about this inappropriate reported behavior. there are a number of checks in the system. we will continue to work with a range of governors, including governor cuomo. >> the white house saying they are going to work with the governor. president biden saying he will not -- he has not called for the direct resignation of the governor despite the fact that the majority of state lawmakers say he should go. john. >> john:

that two unnamed county executives say that the man in charge of disturbing vaccines in new york larry schwartz called him to gauge their loyalty. and one of them felt so uncomfortable about the call that they moved to file an ethics complaint. that person saying "at best it was an appropriate and at worst it was clearly over the ethical line is acting counsel because the claimant "patently false. in the meantime 26, nearly all of new york's congressional delegation are now calling on cuomo to resign including now senator kirsten gillibrand who reversed course late friday. >> i believe that the governor has to resign. you know, every situation is different and the thing that is very unique about this moment in time is we are in the middle of the worst crisis of our lifetime. >> president joe biden was asked about this and for the first time he directly commented on the scandal and did not call for his resignation. listen. >> do you think governor andrew cuomo should resign? >> i think an investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us. >> house speaker nancy pelosi too speaking fo

but according to "the washington post," new york's vaccine czar, larry schwartz, has been phoning local loyalty to the governor. according to the report, one official believed getting vaccines to his area could suffer if schwartz was not pleased with his response. and the governor's office and schwartz deny that the governor did anythin wrong. schwartz told the "post" that when he made those calls, it was not in his role as a vaccine czar but only as cuomo's friend. tony? >> all right. thank you very much. we want to let people know that protesters filled the streets nationwide yesterday to remember blo breonna taylor on the anniversary of her death. a handful climbed on t who was killed during a botched police raid. three officers involved in the investigation that ended in taylor's death were fired, but none have been charged with her death. one of them, brett hankinson, pleaded not guilty to charges of >>> highahead, one full year af the pandemic hit the american economy, we go back to a small business for a third time. we visited last year around in time, to see how they stayed aflo

now, cuomo's vaccine czar, larry schwartz, tells the "wasngton post" that he didn't do anything in thee, this week, we should get a better idea of just what the timeline will be for the state assembly's impeachment investigation, and the investigators appointed by the attorney general will interview accuser charlotte bennett. >>> anne thompson, thank you. we've got a lot to get to including an early wake-up call in hollywood. nominations were revealed a short while ago. husband and wife nick and preanka jonas. >> good morning to you. >> good morning to you, craig. >> because of covid it's an unusual year for the oscar nominations. for the first time, streaming services where being released in theaters were considered. like we saw it in last nig and diversity in the film industry. >> reporter: the breakout star of borat is nominated for her supporting role and a favorite to win up against hilly elegy's glenn close who was nominated ten times but never won an oscar. and the scene stealing role in minari. the supporting actor, with judas and vying for the prize. and sasha barren coh and n

now one of cuomo's long-time political allies, vaccine czar larry schwartz, is being accused of callingficials to gauge their loyalty to cuomo. the "washington post" and "new york times" report. schwartz defends the calls, telling the "times" that he never mixed covid response policy with political considerations. cuomo today backing that up in a statement from his acting counsel, saying, "larry would never link political support to public health decisions." joining our conversation is nick confessori, "new york times" political reporter. claire's still here. the thing about this story in addition to president biden's response there which is let's wait for the investigation to come in are these poll numbers. they surprised me, frankly. 57% of new yorkers are satisfied with how cuomo has addressed the allegations. and the question is should cuomo resign immediately? 50% said no. only 35% said yes. cuomo's approval rating has taken a hit. 43% of new yorkers approve down from a high of 56% last month. but the politics of this to me are surprisingly -- suggest that cuomo could maybe, i don'

scandal, the coronavirus management, the sexual harassment claims and also the conversation about larry schwartz if they support the governor. he's also the vaccine czar. there is concern that that may create a situation where communities were worried about getting their vaccines. that's a huge issue as we move forward. these are all things to watch. ladies, thank you for your comments and insight on that. coming up, the first overseas trip for the new administration, how top officials are pushing back on china. that's next. plus, screen your would-be date, how tinder wants to keep you safe before you schedule that meet-up. it's making a buzz this morning. everyone remembers the moment they heard... “you have cancer.” how their world stopped and when they found a way to face it. for some, this is where their keytruda story begins. keytruda - a breakthrough immunotherapy that may treat certain cancers. one of those cancers is advanced nonsquamous, non-small cell lung cancer where keytruda is approved to be used with certain chemotherapies as your first treatment if you do not have an abnormal “eg

one of the democratic county executives that was recently contacted by larry schwartz, head of the new york's coronavirus vaccine rollout, filed an ethics complaint with the state attorney general's office. according to the post. the executive feared retaliation against the county's vaccine supply if schwartz was not leeds with his response to questions about supporting the governor. when contacted by "the post," schwartz acknowledged making the calls as a 30-year friend of cuomo's. but said he, quote, did nothing wrong. schwartz said he did not discuss vaccines in the conversation. the governor has denied touching anyone inappropriately, though he has apologized for any past behavior that may have made people uncomfortable. >> hey, reverend al. let's be straight here. if you've got the guy that's in charge of your vaccine rollout calling county officials, seeing whether they're still loyal to andrew cuomo or not, you don't have to tell them that their answer is freighted with real meaning for whether they're going to get the vaccinations that they need. it's -- it's obviously why cuom

"the washington post" reports larry schwarz, a long time aide allegedly pressured county officials across the state asking them about their loyalty to cuomo. schwartzsked if they could wait for the findings of that investigation before drawing any conclusions, but "the post" reports at least one official has found notice of an ethics complaint saying vaccine supply might suffer if schwartz didn't like their answer. schwartz tells "the post" he was acting as a friend of cuomo's. he never mentioned vaccines and never did anything wrong. schwartz has been volunteering for the state for a year, and any suggest he acted in any way unethically is patently false. as for the claims against cuomo, he denies any misconduct or harassment, and apologizes for any comments that may have been misinterpreted. >> the governor should look pinside his heart. he loves new york, to see if he can govern effectively. >> and governor cuomo is also facing an impeachment investigation. >>> senator ron johnson is being called a racist over his latest comments about the mob that stormed the u.s. capiin rad the response, the republican described those people as people who love