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john yang: judy, new york state attorney general letitia james formally announced today she's hiring to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations against governor cuomo. this comes after a second female staffer told the new york times of what she calls cuomo's predatory behavior. earlier, a different former staffer accused the governor of sexually harassing her. jesse mckinley is the albany bureau chief for the new york times. he joins us now. jesse, thanks so much for being with us. you interviewed both these women. what did they tell you that the governor did? jesse mckinley: well, in each case, it is different. but in lindsey boylan's case, who was the first woman to come forward last week, she alleged that the governor had harassed her on several occasions between 2016 and 2018, leading up to a kiss in his manhattan office, which was kind of the culmination of a couple of years of behavior by the governor. in the case of charlotte bennt, this was a more detailed description that we got from her of the governor basically calling her into his office and doing some w

and now he is allowing letitia james to lead this investigation, to appoint an investigator presumablysubpoena power, which is a pretty big stick i the investigation. that means let letitia games can get the witnesses and documents and recordings. >> a little less than a year ago the governor's response to the pandemic was being praised, and people were even talking about him being the democratic presidential nominee. and now there is an investigation of what appears to be underreporting of nursing home deaths and now these allegations. he is about to come to the point where he has got to make a decision whether he is going to run for a fourth term. what has all of this done to his political standing? >> well, it has not been a good couple of months, let's put it that way. i think that most people assumed he would roll to a fourth term next year, in 202. now that is a much more rocky path. some people here in albany and elsewhere have been talking about resignation. that is something that obviously the governor would resist. he has said, essentially, that he wants to continue serving a

i guess letitia james would be the most important one facing him because whatever the case is, it wouldrought in and they've been asked questions. it's interesting what you were just discussing, there have been a lot of state democrats that called on governor cuomo to resign. you did hear the president give him a little bit of room, president biden saying let's wait until we hear what the investigation reveals. he then said after that, let's watch and if it does reveal something, the governor should step down. andrea? >> ab, the political fallout for him, it would make it very difficult for him to seek re-election, would it not? although politically he still has the popularity of the voters behind him, according to most polls. >> and i wonder what those approval ratings, andrea, would look like over time with the results of these investigations and actions to impeach him. yes, he's certainly planning to run next year, hoping that the public attention span will be really small and we will move on to other things. you can tell that's why he's digging in that way. i just think you look at

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york with the assembly judiciary committee by the speaker as well as the state attorney general letitia jamesocess. so i think the proper investigation will happen. the people will be heard and the truth will come out. the governor says he doesn't feel like he's guilty of this, he's perfectly able to have that position. the women feel like he is, they are perfectly able to have that position. in this country we have a process of law and order and the order should be followed, the process should happen and if, in fact, the facts show up that this is true, that this did happen to these women then mr. cuomo should pay the full price of that offense. i am of the perspective that we should follow the process, allow the judicial process to happen and i know that we will come up with the right results. >> is it fair to say that your standing governor cuomo right now while a growing number of members of your own party, democrats are calling for the governor to resign and you have said why would you grow -- join this growing number of lawmakers for his resignation? you say it's just premature? >> well

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new york attorney general letitia james is examining six accusations against the governor.ching anyone inappropriately but has acknowledged that he acted in ways that made people feel uncomfortable, saying it was unintentional and apologized. this afternoon the governor addressed the accusations and growing calls for him to resign. >> i want to make it clear that what is being alleged just did not happen. the last allegation is not true and i have not had a sexual relationship that was inappropriate, period. >> joining me now, msnbc news investigations correspondent kathy park. i'll begin with you. a growing number of state lawmakers demanding that cuomo resigns, and new york's assembly speaker authorized an impeachment investigation into those allegations. so where do things stand on that front? >> so regarding that inquiry, the impeachment investigation, the assembly speaker authorized that investigation to move forward just yesterday. this paves a way for the judiciary committee to begin the inquiry and that allows them to review evidence, review documents, and they also

we have the investigation led by letitia james. the impeachment investigation from state lawmakers or federal investigation into those allegations of undercounting deaths at nursing homes related to covid. not to mention state duties like distributing the vaccine and state budget all on the governor's plate now, alex. >> that's a lot, okay. lindsey, thank you very much for that. >>> joining us to further the discussion the washington bureau chief of "the texas tribune" abby livingston. you have 14 congressional lawmakers, both new york senators schumer and gillibrand, calling on governor cuomo to step down. add to that the 59 state lawmakers calling for governor cuomo's resignation. but governor cuomo remains defiant, refusing to leave office. here's the question, for how long? >> that's a really good question. it seems increasingly unlikely he will step down of his own accord. it seems probable the only path to remove him from office will be through impeachment. that might be difficult to accomplish given that both chambers of new

allegations of harassment by a former aide to governor andrew cuomo new york state attorney general letitia james said her office should be the one rejected in governor cuomo's proposal that the a g s office and the chief judge appoint an independent investigator. james also wants her office to handle with full subpoena power. while i have deep respect for chief judge difiore i am the duly elected attorney general and it is my responsibility to carry out this task, 25 year-old charlotte bennett, a former health policy adviser said the 63 year-old governor asked her inappropriate questions about her life, including if she'd ever had with an older man. these latest harassment charges following another former aide and accuser lindsey boylan who claimed the governor forcibly kissed her on the lips and asked her to play strip poker. even president biden through his press secretary is weighing in. >>charlotte should be treated with respect and dignity so should lindsey and there should be an independent. riverview looking into these allegations and that's certainly something he supports and we believe

hours earlier new york attorney general letitia james announced her investigation into previous allegations of sexual harassment against the governor. 25-year-old charlotte bennett says cuomo made unwanted advances toward her last spring. >> she alleges that the governor asked her direct questions about her sex life, whether or not she was monogamous in her relationships, whether or not she had ever slept with an older man. >> reporter: and back in december, cuomo denied accusations from a former aide who claimed cuomo gave her an unwanted kiss. cuomo has denied the allegations but said in a statement, quote, i acknowledge some of the things i have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. to the extent anyone felt that way, i'm truly sorry about that. cuomo's national profile soared during the covid crisis holding daily media briefings for months. >> we will do it because we are new york tough. >> reporter: but he has not been seen in public since last wednesday. his brother, cnn host, chris cuomo briefly addressed the allegations last night. >> obviously i'm aware of what's

as attorney general letitia james conduct an independent investigation new york city's democratic mayorlegations are true he cannot govern. >> reporter: other normally outspoken top democratic women like vice president kamala harris have not said a word about cuomo's troubles. >> i can speak on behalf of the president and vice president. let me reiterate they both believe everyone coming forward to be heard. todd: if governor cuomo does get pushed out pay attention, the lieutenant governor would be the first woman in new york history to become governor. carley: a biden administration won't, migrant search at the border a crisis. >> the secretary of homeland security conveying a challenge. we provided numbers publicly about how serious that challenge is. carley: the homeland security committee coming up next. todd: the super 6 apps, a chance to win 10,$000. topics range from entertaining to sports. lverado trail boss. when you have a two-inch lift. when you have goodyear duratrac tires. when you have rancho shocks and an integrated dual exhaust. when you have all that, the last thing you

in a tweet letitia james says these are extremely risky markets, calls it an unstable market that could cause devastating losses to those that are facilitating these trades, she warns if you don't play by the rules, we will not hesitate to shut down your operations >> what do you try prompted that >> i'm just curious -- kate, what do you think prompted that from letitia >> you know what, northern's attorney general have cases going bigger operations. they've been sort of on the forefront of making the guardrails of what they call acceptable new york is not known to be one of the stricter sort of random markets that you see it does seem very structured we haven't seen any particular event, but it's likely due to some of the volatility like we said, dipped by almost 25% in a week, so more of a word of warnings from investors and to those facilitating trades >> yeah. kate rooney, thank you very much contessa >> thanks, tyler. >>> does it feel like we're doing some dancing where i'm going to lead now, you just follow >> yeah. i'm stepping on your toes a bit. >> i might be stepping on yours,

we know thus far he is toast and it seems like his primary challenger might be attorney general letitia jameseg: interesting. i don't necessarily agree with emily. she has got to be awful when those parties in new york hate him this much. it's left us that want to resign because they want his seat too literally. >> when it comes to politics you have to take away rationality and decency and if you see a wounded colleague they go in for the kill with it benefits them but if it doesn't they defend them. we have to go back and look at janice dean the hero in the fight she had to bring what she knew was often was not right and all that she took and just do the weather now we do the weather now we are looking at the horrors of that. it's not just the government. everybody was involved in this process and the effort it took to hide numbers opposed to saying at the time when he had america's ear and said -- he could have said what we are doing is not working he would have gotten a second one and now i mean one way i look at it is his indifference. people were dying and he didn't care because it wasn'

the unfolding of an investigation that's going to be led by someone that the attorney general, letitia james. >> you've led high-profile investigations throughout your career, state investigators with ties to andrew cuomo. what are the complications of investigating someone in this kind of power? >> not just people who have ties to andrew cuomo. our office investigated andrew cuomo himself. no charges were brought. if prosecutors have an independent approach and a tough spine, there should be no differences between investigating powerful people versus nonpowerful people. the one fact is always true, that if the person who is powerful who is being investigated has used their power or wants to use their power to intimidate witnesses or cause people to believe that there will be retribution and retaliation if they cross the person, in this case andrew cuomo, then that can cause people not to want to come forward norkts to want to speak to investigators. that can cause contemporaneous witnesses who may have information that some of these women have provided and their cr credibility to be afraid,

new york attorney general letitia james says she can move forward with an independent investigation after cuomo's office sent her the letter she needs to do so. the attorney general will select an outside law firm to conduct an inquiry. as news of the third accuser was breaking the governor's brother chris cuomo broke his silence on the mounting scandal. >> obviously i am aware of what is going on with my brother and obviously i cannot cover it because he is my brother. of course cnn has to cover it. i have always cared very deeply about these issues and profoundly so. >> hillary clinton releasing her first official statement on the subject saying these stories are difficult to read and the allegations brought forth raise serious questions that the women who have come forward and all new yorkers deserve answers to. the governor also facing increased calls to step down from his post. democratic congresswoman kathleen wright adding to the pressure tweeting monday night the time has come, the governor must resign. ashley: thanks so much. todd: miranda divine says governor cuomo's building is

one that we noted from letitia james, but another investigation by the u.s.epartment of justice who is investigating the nursing home situation. host: we saw the governor make a statement and it read "at work i think i am being playful or make jokes that i think are funny. i understand my interactions may have been insensitive or too personal and that some of my comments made others feel in no way i never intended. i acknowledge things i said have been interpreted as unwanted flirtation. to the extent anyone felt that way i'm truly sorry." is there anything about this statement that effects the investigation or the situation? joseph: any investigation will use any and all evidence put forward. that statement did not do much to quell the criticism of him. charlotte bennett, the woman who came forward on saturday to make claims that she felt uncomfortable and that he made inappropriate comments to her about her personal life after -- asking her if she would date an older man. she came out with a statement yesterday that ripped cuomo cost statement from sunday t

the attorney for the cuomo accuser bennett is calling on letitia james to condemn what she is calling a shadow investigation carried out by the governor's office. aishah hasnie has the latest on that. >> the fear here is that the parallel investigation by governor cuomo's office is going to undermine the independent and the ongoing attorney general's investigation. so as you know, last week the "albany times union" reported that cuomo's office and his aides are looking in to the allegations. senior aide told the paper they have multiple inquiries going on. charlotte bennett attorney did not like that. and she sent a letter today asking her to denounce the inquiry and more damning claim is that the governor is deliberately interfering with the attorney general's investigation. here is why. out of the eight current accusers, two of them are still working for the governor. they are still employed by the governor. bennett's attorney writes this -- "the executive chamber decision to provide staffers with in-house attorneys to advise them and accompany them to interviews will have a chillin

you have a democratic attorney general in that state, letitia james, he has been charged with conductingion. everyone i know saying she'll do a good job. president biden himself has said if the investigation finds these allegations true, cuomo has to go, but most democrats, the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, aoc, have all called on him to resign even before the investigation first, i think the party wants to clean up their party, second this is allegations are especially harmful for a democrat, but third, i think the contrast is amazing. you have congressman jim jordan accused of -- he denies it. madison kawthorn has been accused of terrible misconduct. no investigation for that. ronny jackson, the new congressman from texas, the white house figures for both president obama and president trump, no investigation. they interviewed 78 witnesses with inappropriate comments, and the use of drugs, ambien and alcohol while he was treating the president, while in charge of the president's medical care. democrats want a resignation even before an investigation, republicans don't even want

and the other big story, new york attorney general letitia james request the documents that could bent in the investigation of the sexual harassment case involving governor andrew cuomo must be preserved. the question is how transparent must the governor and his administration be on this matter especially since according to reports his aide pushed new york health officials to edit its reporter last july so it only counted residents who passed away inside nursing homes and not those who died later after being transferred to a hospital. >> he is in effect problem in two fronts. when is sexual harassment, what i was trying to say, sorry for that. there are charges or accusations against him and would like to see the legal apparatus within new york. investigate this and he is going to have to be forthcoming. now that it is public, it will be in difficulty if he is an transparent. the other issue of the governor being accused of hiding deaths in nursing homes the wall street journal broke the story earlier this week that his aides asked state authorities to trim the numbers and from the n

new york attorney general letitia james seemed a former federal prosecutor and employment lawyer to investigateassment allegations against cuomo. all of this as we are learning that last april, governor cuomo ordered homes for the disabled to accept coronavirus positive patients, just like his controversial nursing home guidance. that's interesting. >> miranda: is impossibly sad. not protecting your most vulnerable is not the sign of a compassionate society. we should be ashamed of what happened in our name. there was no excuse for it, when you from fairly early on, who was most vulnerable. in florida, the governor protected those people. it's not as if we didn't know. "the new york post," my colleague, he was the first to break the story back in april, about what was happening in nursing homes. a relative wrote to him about her mother, not being able to see her and how these covid positive patients -- they had to be looked after. it was inevitable, the tragedy that unfolded. for governor cuomo to cover it up since then has been to add more fuel to the fire. we are not seeing much interest in s

. >> due pros assist cording to cuomo means allowing state's attorney general letitia james to conductt you can't underscore the significance of the senate majority leader calling for a resignation and the senate assembly speaker falling short of a call for resignation. >> alex, appreciate the developments. thanks for joining us today. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning. i'm poppy harlow. >> and i'm jim sciutto. "newsroom" with kate bolduan starts right after a quick break. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> hello, everyone, i'm kate bolduan. thank you for joining us. at this hour wee standing by to hear from president biden's covid response team and to hear the long awaited guidance from cdc on what fully vaccinated people should and shouldn't do. this is a very big deal. this is a big step, could be a big step toward normal life returning and hope on the horizon for all of us. many health experts have als

cuomo, third-term democrat, suggest sunday night new york attorney general letitia james select an independenty to investigate claims against him. james reject ed that proposal, saying she needed subpoena power. the governor's office relented, saying they would turn over a referral allowing it. james' office confirmed they received the referral monday afternoon. lawmakers on both sides critical of the investigative process. today, a democratic state senator introduced a bill to change the law so that the governor does not have to refer an investigation in order for the attorney general to start one. >> when you think about it, when the governor is the person bein make sense at all. and i think what shocked members of the public that that's the system we have. >> reporter: senate majority leader chuck schumer and house speaker nancy pelosi released statements on the importance of an independent investigation. pelosi calling the allegations serious and credible. all this, as cuomo still faces allegations of mishandling the covid-19 crisis in new york's long-term care facilities currently under s

but new york's attorney general letitia james rejected that, insisting on an independent law firm with powers. several high-profile democrats rejecting the effort, arguing he should have no role in shaping the probe. >> if the investigations fair out, it starts to, i think, call into question the leadership that we currently have. >> reporter: now cnn has reached out to bennett for comment on this latest accusation but have not received a response. cnn has not been able to corroborate the allegations an when asked for further comment, boylan, running for manhattan borough president wanted her post on medium to speak for itself. kate. >> athena, thank you very much. >>> coming up for us, donald trump promises to target his enemies within the republican party. how much power does he actually h hold. we'll be right back. (announcer) carvana's had a lot of firsts. 100% online car buying. car vending machines. and now, putting you in control of your financing. at carvana, get personalized terms, browse for cars that fit your budget, then customize your down payment and monthly payment. and

. >> and what do you see the new york attorney general, letitia james, and her camp looking into?. they're going to hire an outside law firm to do this. their goal at the end is to provide a comprehensive report of what happened here. and so then it will be up to, you know, potentially the legislature, if they want to try to start impeachment proceedings. some of these accusers may file civil suits. there will be additional pressure to resign if the facts with worse than we know now. one thing that's really interesting to me, though, is this notion of whether there was a cover-up. i think if it is borne out that they didn't follow the proper procedures with respect to ms. bennett and potentially other accusers, that may end up getting them in the most trouble. >> jennifer rodgers, thanks so much for all of that. appreciate it. >>> coming up, experts warn that the u.s. is likely at the tipping point of another covid surge. why, then, are so many states lifting mask mandates and restrictions? ou, electrify you. they grow from our imagination, but they can't be held back. they want t

the new york state attorney general, letitia james, has subpoena power.ual harrassment allegations are considered political strychnine to a politician's career. he is lawyering up with criminal defense lawyer abramowitz. your take on that action today? >> the subpoena power is ability to see how reckless this man was. his comments at the very least were reckless f they're to be believed, they were stupid comments to make perhaps violating title vii and other laws. he might be the type that is so reckless he put some of this in writing as well. the state attorney general looking at text messages, looking at emails that could be literally what breaks his back in terms of finding damning information. elizabeth: let's go through the information. charlotte bennett, a former new york state official, about the same age as cuomo's daughter, saying that he spoke inappropriately, that is the allegation, inappropriately to her. questions about her sex life. whether she is monogamous. whether she likes sex with older women. repeatedly asked her about a sexual assault

new york attorney general letitia james will now oversee an independent investigation with subpoena powero the sexual harassment allegations from the former aides. congresswoman kathleen rice is calling on the governor to step down. she is the highest ranking democrat to do so. george? >> okay, stephanie, let's bring in abc senior legal analyst sunny hostin. sunny, thanks for joining us this morning of the let's talk about the new accusation first. this woman was not an employee of the government. how does it fit into the investigation? >> well, certainly many sexual harassment claims, george, do arise during the scope of employment at the workplace as these other two allegations have. but this latest incident, i believe, may reinforce that governor cuomo's conduct is not being misinterpreted, is not necessarily just innocent behavior, but part of a pattern and a practice of conduct. >> you're a former sex crimes prosecutor. so how is the attorney general going to go about this investigation? >> well, this investigation, i think, will certainly start off as a civil investigation. many sex

but new york's attorney general letitia james rejected that, insisting on an independent investigationlaw firm with subpoena power. several high profile new york democrats also rejecting cuomo's effort, arguing that he should have no role in shaping the probe. >> if these investigations bear out, it really starts to, i think, call into question the leadership that we currently have. >> reporter: now, cnn has reached out to bennett for comment on this latest accusation, but has not heard back, and cnn has not been able to corroborate the allegations, and when asked for further comment, boylan, who is running for a manhattan borough president said she wanted to let her medium post speak for itself. jim, poppy. >> athena, thank you very much for that important reporting. we'll stay on it. in the middle of this pandemic, we are seeing a surge in attacks on asian americans and they're happening all across this country. we're going to talk about that next. dana-farber cancer institute discovered the pd-l1 pathway. pd-l1. they changed how the world fights cancer. blocking the pd-l1 protein, l

. >> is there also a potential conflict if you've got the attorney general, letitia james, who is runninghis investigation, then in many circles it's being said she could consider a potential run for the gubernatorial seat. how complicated might that make this? >> i think that's why the attorney general made the decision to enlist outside lawyers to do this. she certainly could have done it in-house, there are plenty of talented lawyers on the attorney general's staff who could have done this investigation. but instead she turned to two well-known and well-respected lawyers outside of her office. it seems she did that for the exact reason that you raised, fred. she doesn't want to be accused of playing politics, she wants to put it in someone else's hands, so that isn't even an issue. >> if there is an impeachment process because you have so many lawmakers who are lobbying for him to step down and if not, an impeachment, would that conflict with the ongoing investigation from the attorney general's office? >> it depends when they do it. they have started this process with an investigation

letitia james, the attorney general is no friend of andrew cuomo. >> the only person guilty of fake moralityturing people about fake sexual harassment charges when actual real sexual harassment charges have emerged and keep in mind, unlike andrew cuomo, i actually believe in process. andrew cuomo is innocent until proven guilty. even though i dislike the guy as much as i dislike any human being on planet earth. having said that, there was never a scintilla of credibility to the charges against kavanaugh. ever, ever! these charges are actually credible! i'm not saying they are proven there credible. >> treated unfairly, treats andrew cuomo with impunity. >> cuomo can plant one on my caboose. it's disgusting. >> dad was one of my favorite guests on my show. >> i don't know his mom or his dad. >> mother, a wonderful person. i feel bad for the way that the guy's life is unraveled. >> we won't feel bad. i'm sorry. good, feel bad. you're a sucker, i'm sorry. you're getting played for a full. i'm really sorry you feel bad. he doesn't feel bad for you. him and his brother are laughing at you right n

allegations of harassment by a former aide to governor andrew cuomo new york state attorney general letitia jamesaid her office should be the one rejected in governor cuomo's proposal that the a g s office and the chief judge appoint an independent investigator. james also wants her office to handle with full subpoena power. while i have deep respect for chief judge difiore i am the duly elected attorney general and it is my responsibility to carry out this task, 25 year-old charlotte bennett, a former health policy adviser said the 63 year-old governor asked her inappropriate questions about her life, including if she'd ever had with an older man. these latest harassment charges following another former aide an accuser lindsey boylan who claimed the governor forcibly kissed her on the lips and asked her to play strip poker. even president biden through his press secretary is weighing in. >>charlotte should be treated with respect and dignity so should lindsay and there should be an independent. riverview looking into these allegations and that's certainly something he supports and we believe sho

. >> juan: new york city attorney general letitia james announcing she's moving ahead with an investigation pushed back on cuomo's original plan to handpick a judge to handle this probe. greg, how happy is bill de blasio? no he is going hard at cuomo. i think this is very interesting. >> greg: there's a lot of weird things going on here. de blasio is the worst mirror in the history of the world. if he's happy about this, i'm really, really worried. we have a rising felony rate and murder rate in new york and these guys were worried about trying to nail cuomo. there is something else that's really grotesque about this. i obviously -- creepy sexual-harassment stuff, bad. but these people are way more outraged about this than the rest home! thousands of people! >> dana: that's my point. >> greg: i'm sorry, dana. i will cede one of my future points. de blasio saved this. he wasn't outraged when these bodies were piling up? you're seeing at the media that somehow we are in a world where a dude acting creepy to girls that are the age of his daughter which is creepy, right? it's somehow more outra

today new york's attorney general letitia james appointed two attorneys to head up the investigation and gop members of new york's assembly has introduced a resolution to impeach cuomo who is remaining defiant. >> i'm not going to resign because of allegations. there's no way i resign. let's go the attorney general investigation and get the findings and go from there. >> with that, let's bring in the lead off guest on this monday night, phil rucker, senior is washington correspondent for the washington post. bill bratton, former commissioner of the nypd, a veteran of the boston police department, former chief of police in los angeles as well and julie pace, washington bureau chief for the associated press. good evening and welcome to you all, and julie, i would like to begin with you, this debate over security on the hill, general honore's report, and briefing to members, does it bode well or poorly or at all on the chances of us seeing a, what's called a 9-11 type commission? >> i think you are going to start to hear more calls from lawmakers for that kind of commission. this report

they have subpoena power and we're told they will have to report to letitia james weekly before finalizing sexual harassment allegations which then will be made public. >> we could hear the governor address all of this in the very near future. is that right? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. we tried to ask more questions of the allegations while he was in new york city. it was very much talk about the vaccine today. a spokesperson did say he will be available for questions and answers later this week. of course, we would love to hear a response about these two appointments from the attorney general. >> brynn gingras, thank you very much. follow me or tweet the s show @cnnthelead. our coverage continues right now. >>> welcome to our viewers. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." fully vaccinated americans are being told they can safely visit in small groups unmasked unvaccinated family members not at high risk. but they're also being told, being encouraged to continue to mask up in public and try to avoid travel. this newui

the governor now asking new yorkers for patients as letitia james oversees an independent investigation. >> wait for the facts from the attorney general report before forming an opinion. >> under state law, governor cuomo is entitled to see updates on the investigation. in fact, he signed the check that funds it. meanwhile, no mention of the nursing home scandal. this is under a fbi investigation. in fact, nearly a year or linger atomic later and no direct apology to those nursing home victims families who believe his policies led to unnecessary deaths. >> bret: there weren't even questions about the nursing home controversy, where there? >> no, there were not, bret. >> bret: bryan addison brooklyn, thanks. his stocks were down, the dow lost 121, the s&p 500 gave back 51, the nasdaq fell 361. joe biden and senate democrats have agreed to tighten the upper income limits for qualifying for stimulus checks in the relief bill. a concession to moderates and joe manchin democrats from west virginia has worn to the newly structured bill. republicans remain vehemently opposed saying more than 9

. >> let's go to the call for the call to resign, attorney general letitia james has been for two weeksow and you've elevated your concern that the governor cannot continue in his office, why? >> because he's lost the people of the state of new york. he's certainly lost the trust of the new york state legislature of which i serve. we've got 75% of democratic state senate conference is calling on him to resign. and it's very hard for the state to help dealing with the crises, with covid, the state budget coming up and all of these other things while he's facing these allegations, not just of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior, but related to the handling of the nursing home scandal as well. >> i want to stay on the investigation and let's listen to a bit of the news conference. this is governor cuomo. >> people of new york should not have confidence in a politician who takes a position without any knowing any facts or substance. >> so, two weeks ago, you released a statement calling for a thorough investigation. and let me read it. in light of the deeply troubling recent accoun

before she put out that statement, the governor said the state's attorney general letitia james, mustnto sexual harassment allegations. he had this to say. >> i was elected by the people of the state, not politicians. i'm not going to resign because of allegations. the premise of resigning because of allegations is actually anti-democratic. the system is based on due process. and the credibility of the allegation. anybody has the ability to make an allegation in democracy, and that's great. but it's in the credibility of the allegation. >> reporter: these latest statements coming from the governor after "the wall street journal" published an account from one of the governor's former aides, one of three former staffers who have come forward to allege inappropriate conduct of the governor, talks about the governor calling her a sweetheart, asking if she has a boyfriend, placing his hand on her lower back and kissing her hand as she got up from her desk. she said she never filed a complaint at the time but did come to see the behavior as inappropriate in context and did request to be tra

new york state attorney general letitia james will soon be appointing an independent special counselinvestigate. the governor denied the accusations but has apologized for any perceived insensitive comments. the question is how will congressional democrats respond to this? many have publicly supported a full investigation but only one so far, democratic congresswoman kathleen rice, is demanding governor cuomo resign saying, quote, the time has come. charlotte alter is a senior correspondent for "time." she just penned the op-ed, andrew cuomo, once a resistance icon, now there is blood in the water. charlotte, thank you very much for being with us. you spoke with a former cuomo aide. what did you learn? >> so, it's important to understand here that cuomo is a unique figure in new york politics. he has many friends and also many enemies. what this former aide said many of the people who have been sort of holding their tongue about andrew cuomo over the last year because of his handling of the covid-19 pandemic are now sort of letting loose. so his enemies sense weakness and that's why

and as attorney general letitia james in indication of specification, the mayor drew a line in the sand. >> if these allegations are true, he cannot govern. >> while democratic majority leader chuck schumer refuses to say if cuomo showed resign. to speak of these woman have to be listened to, now there is an investigation in the hands of a very, very capable person, the attorney general of new york state. i supported it and we called for it. >> other normally outspoken top democratic women like vice president kamala harris have not said a word about cuomo struggles. >> i can certainly speak on behalf of the president or vice president and i will reiterate that they both believe that every woman coming forward should be heard. >> today marks the one-year anniversary since governor cuomo's first award at the covid-19 briefing. >> the facts defeat fear, because the reality is reassured. it is deep breath time. >> the briefing propelled him into a media darling, with cnn with his anchor chris cuomo. >> was at this or was at this? tell people the truth, come on, let's go. which was at? >> th

cuomo relented only after attorney general letitia james publicly spoke out writing in part "it is my responsibility to carry out the investigation." in a fox news first, hillary clinton is publicly commenting about the accusations writing "these stories are difficult to read and the allegations brought forth raise serious questions at the women who have come forward and all new yorkers deserve answers too." nancy pelosi called the allegation serious and credible. eric senator kirsten gillibrand, congressman alexandria ocasio-cortez, as well as the white house, also supported independent investigation. >> tonight the governor has hired a veteran white-collar criminal defense attorney to represent the administration's executive chamber not over the sexual harassment allegations, but rather over an ongoing fbi investigation into the cuomo administration's handling of covid-19 death data in the state's nursing homes. bret. >> bret: bryan, thank you. in just a few hours, the first injections of the johnson & johnson single-dose coronavirus vaccine will be going to americans. nearly 4 mill

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eyes are on the general assembly behind me where the impeachment inquiry is ongoing as well as letitia james office, the new york attorney general also looking into the allegations against cuomo. two investigations going on simultaneously. but right now it does seem that cuomo has some partial trust of the new york people. >> yeah. >> brianna. >> i'm sure he reads that and feels there is breathing room. we'll see what the governor has to say here. >> a little bit. >> in the coming day. dan, thank you spoech. live from albany. >>> next as officials warn spring breakers are out of control in florida. the tsa says they screened more travelers than at any point in the last year np live as some airports started offering covid testing. plus the cdc is considering changing guidance on social distancing for schools. why it may go from six feet to three feet. tonight...i'll be eating crab cakes with spicy aioli. (doorbell rings) thank you. can we be besties, simone biles? i guess? yessss! should we dismount now? new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do.

somehow my attorney general thinks there's criminal charges that came out of letitia james' investigation but madame, if you're listening, the people do deserve the investigation. you have to get your facts straight stop making up mumbo-jumbo. that's what's going on in the state of michigan. >> shannon: there's been other investigations that are high priority. the detroit news had a piece a couple months back saying if snyder merits charges, says governor whitmer. if rick snyder can be -- current governor gretchen wittner. it was an opinion piece but raises an interesting question. >> somebody should be charged in flint. this attorney general has bombed the case. she took it over republicans when she came in. she tanked it. we come back with the jaywalking ticket for former republican governor rick snyder. we are asking here is not necessarily about witmer but the public, the public, no matter which side of the aisle you're on your entitled to and you should be asking for a thorough look into the deaths of our institutionalized elderly. we are not getting it. i am suing the state of michi