with respect to lindsey boylan, they credited lindsey boylan, okay? this is a woman who in -- she claimed that the governor on a plane made a comment, let's play strip poker. every single person that was on that plane said that that did not happen. and then what did ms. boylan do? and this is in the report. this is in the report. ms. boylan send to howard zemsky, her former boss, a disparaging message that he considered, quote, jarring and, quote, threatening. >> they didn't include what that was. you made that point yesterday. >> hold on. can i finish this? >> i let you speak for a long time. go ahead. >> you've asked me a lot of questions. if you want me -- >> i have. >> -- as a guest on your show -- >> i have but those are points i have not asked you about and we don't have a lot of time. >> you're saying why is the report biased. why do they choose to believe lindsey boylan when she threatened a witness? did they even look at what potential witness tampering, and then he changed his story? what was the threat that ms. boylan made and why didn't th

this began in december of 2020 with lindsey boylan. lindsey boylan made some tweets on december 5th and december 13th that talked about her departure from the mansion and accused the governor of sexual harassment. one of the things that she said in an article she published on medium, in february, a couple of months later, is that she was on a plane with the governor and he made a comment about, hey, let's play strip poker. there were several other staff members on flights with miss boylan and every single one of them said that didn't happen. and after that came out, that they said that didn't happen, and one of the people on the flights was howard zemski, the head of the empire state development agency. and he testified that he received a disparaging message from miss boylan that he found, quote, jarring and threatening. and the report mentioned this. but they noticeably don't tell you what that message was. they don't include its in an exhibit. why not? that is the equivalent of witness tampering. and if any member of the chamber or t

did they interview the media consultant about what her conversations were with lindsey boylan about these allegations? ask them. what ms. boylan was talking about at the time she first made these allegations could not be more relevant to whether they were credible. the attorney general's chief of staff should be interviewed, trip yang should be interviewed, the media consultant should be interviewed. and emails from the campaign around that time should be subpoenaed. i want to go to my last point about the report. and my last point for now. there was a claim by ms. boylan, made for the first time on february 24th in a medium piece that she got on to the state airplane where the governor and other staffers were. and what she said is that she was sitting across from the governor. and this is a pretty small claim. next woman named abbey collins. and what she said was that at one point that the governor said something to the effect of let's play strip poker. well, ms. collins, danny lever, john magiori, and howard zemsky, they were on all flights with both ms. boylan and the governor in octob

did they interview the media consultant about what her conversations were with lindsey boylan about her allegations? ask them. what mrs. boylan was talking about at the time that she first made the allegations couldn't be more relevant to whether they were credible. the attorney general's chief of staff should be interviewed, the media consultant should be interviewed and e-mails around that time should be subpoenaed. i want to go to my last point about the report. my last point for now. there was a claim by mrs. boylan made for the first time on february 24 that she got on to the state airplane where the governor and other staffers were. what she said is that she was sitting across from the governor. this is a small point. necessary one named abbey collins. what she said is that at one point, the governor said let's pay strip poker. well, mrs. collins, dani lever, john maggiore and howard zemsky, they were on all flights with mrs. boylan and the governor in october of 2017 and they stated that this conversation did not happen. okay? what does the report say? the report says that after

his accuser, lindsey boylan, the first now moving to sue the governor and his team.e've got the democrat-controlled state legislature of new york now has impeachment on a fast track. this debate coming in, cuomo, now trying to sow reasonable doubt by attacking his accusers and state investigators with the help of his brother at cnn, even a facebook executive. also this the senate could pass the infrastructure bill this weekend. house progressives moving to be the spoilers there on that win. they want their wish-list. they're not getting it, behind the scenes top democrats now alarmed at new polling showing they could lose control of the house in next year's midterms. plus a new report coming in that u.s. intelligence is now investigating the genetic data of thousands of viruses from the wuhan lab in order to confirm whether it leaked from that lab. this is tricky. the virus can cover its tracks without a trace of where it came from. and the president calling on half of all cars and trucks to be electric by 2030? the debate now ramping up. democrats pushing for a new

so i think, i'm happy to see lindsey boylan file that suit. i hope more do.eld accountable for his actions. his staff as well. they enabled this and contributed to this. elizabeth: you know, congresswoman you talked about this too, it seems like it turned toxic pretty quickly according to the state attorney in the cuomo office. in other words this became a matter of a powerful man attacking and personally and verbally abusing, sexually assaulting women and people don't understand how scary it is for women in that environment to be you know, set upon by a serial predator in power. that is what the state ag is saying. what are you saying? >> think about how damning it is for him to be out there talking about this, putting out as a lawyer, i'm just shocked he is out there talking about the fact that well, you know, we don't have a 9:00 to 5:00 office. it is rigorous here. because it is rigorous doesn't mean it has to be a the hostile work environment where people are sexually harassed or even assaulted as some of the claims r he is putting himself out there in a

. >> lindsey boylan, the governor's first accuser, made a statement on twitter. it reads, "from the beginning i simply asked that the governor stop his abusive behavior. it became abundantly clear he was unable to do that, instead attacking and blaming victims until the end. it is a tragedy that so many stood by and watched these abuses happen." she continued, "i am thankful for the attorney general, the investigators and all those who pursued the truth despite intimidation and threats of retaliation." an attorney for two other accusers says their clients feel vindicated and relieved, their words, he will no longer "be in a position of power over anyone." new york's democratic state assembly speaker whose chamber was heading toward impeachment proceedings had this to say. "governor cuomo's resignation is the right decision. the brave women who stepped forward were heard. everyone deserves to work in a harassment-free environment." president biden, who has publicly urged governor cuomo to resign, said this. >> i respect the governor's decision, and women should be

sol, cuomo's accusers including lindsey boylan was asking the governor's to stop his behavior and heouldn't do it. he downplayed what is going on. she said it's a tragedy so many stood by to watch these abuses happen. new york republicans like elise steph nan nick and claudia tenney, steve scalise is saying open the doors, open the windows, open the books on the chapter of coverup of nursing home deaths tied to cuomo's executive or putting patients back into nursing homes. that still has legs. what do you say? >> boy, i think that is a really interesting point this is being covered by the mainstream liberal media but you see virtually nothing about the nursing home deaths and his role in that. and so, they're more than happy to divert their listeners, make them into somebody who can be a attacked for that. as opposed to the, both stories should be covered, the nursing home too. the another thing strikes me liz, the stuff we're talking about that he did, both the conduct he engaged in and the attack on the people who come forward, it is like 20 years out of date. it is something you w

comparing lindsey boylan to a more attractive version of one of his ex-girlfriends and to actresses.ribed to us having the governor seek them out, stare intently at them, look them up and down, or gaze at their chest or butt. in some, the governor routinely interacted with women in ways that focused on their gender, sometimes in explicitly sexualized manner, in ways that women found deeply humiliating and offensive. both federal and state law prohibit gender-based harassment in the workplace. in fact, the governor himself in august of 2019 passed a law that eliminated in new york state the requirement that harassing conduct needed to be severe or pervasive. in new york, a woman need only show that she was treated less well, at least in part because of her gender. the governor's conduct detailed in the report clearly meets and far exceeds this standard. we also find that the executive chamber failed to follow its own harassment policies and procedures, ones that on paper are consistent with new york legal requirements. this was exemplified by the handling of charlotte bennett's compla

a lawyer for lindsey boylan said her family plans to file a civil suit against cuomo and advisers forwhat does lindsey want out of filing suit? >> she wants to file the lawsuit so other survivors understand there's a path forward. she wants other survivors to know that this kind of retaliatory behavior is not okay. >> cuomo has repeatedly denied he ever touched anyone inappropriately and apologized for making anyone feel uncomfortable, but could face civil suits and criminal charges. we have a politics reporter from new york one that's been all over this, and dan goldman, assistant district attorney for district of new york. gloria, this time last year, cuomo was busy writing a book how he led new york and beat covid. clearly he is in a different place this year. what is he thinking now? >> i think he is thinking he wants to fight. it is very clear from the little we heard from the governor so far that he wants to put up a fight, when he released that video statement when the report was first released, he was trying to defend himself and making the case i think to the public that he b

elizabeth: even cuomo's attorneys went after accusers lindsey boylan and commit so as well. omo's accusers including lindsay boylan tweeting out that they were asking the governor to stop this abusive behavior and he would not do it, instead he's attacking and blaming the victim and downplaying what is going on, she saying it's a tragedy that somebody stood by and watches abuses happening in new york republicans like luisa sonic and they're saying open the doors, open the windows, open the books on the chapter in the cover-up of nursing home deaths tied to cuomo's executivc order putting patients back into nursing homes. that still has legs a lot of people are saying, what do you say. >> i think that's a really interesting point that this is being covered by the mainstream liberal media but you see virtually nothing about the nursing home deaths and his role in that. they are more than happy to divert their listeners and make them into somebody who could be attacked for that. as oppose, both stories should cover the nursing home but another thing that strikes me, the stuff th

lindsey boylan first accused the government of sexual harassment and unwanted kissing.ed it. moving up. february 24th, boylan expands on the allegations in a blog. describing how cuomo asked her if she wanted to play strip poker and claimed he kissed her on the the lips without warning at work. three days later another woman came forward. former adviser charlotte bennett alleges to the new york times that the governor inundated her with questions about her personal sex life on february 28th, facing political pressure the governor then asked new york attorney general letitia jams to create a council to investigate the claims against him. on march 1st there was a third accuser, this one anna rock. the woman who had never worked for cuomo shared this photo with the times and claimed that he asked if he could kiss her at a wedding reception in 2019. later that same day the a.g. announced the independent investigation. and the governor immediately went on defense. >> i now understand that i acted in a way that made people feel uncomfortable. it was unintentional and i truly

we see this with lindsey boylan and how they retaliated against her after she spoke out.have been living with, not only inside the governor's office but also after they leave. it is the things that i think kept most people quiet for the past several decades about andrew cuomo, because i have also said this many times, but the worst-kept secret in albany is that the governor is somebody who is not only fostering a place of toxicity but is someone who is vindictive and who you want to avoid crossing, again, because loyalty to the governor is the most important currency. >> wow. new york state senator alessandra biaggi. i appreciate you joining us this afternoon, sharing your time and experiences in the governor's office and your voice on this because i know it is not easy, especially when it is, as you described it, some of the darkest times in your career and in your life. i'm thankful that you are on the other side of things. thank you, senator. >>> coming up in our next hour, everybody, another personal perspective of working directly with the governor from a familiar fa

another accuser, lindsey boylan, said today she plans to sue for retaliatory actions taken by the governor and top aides to discredit her. but the bar remains high for a criminal prosecution. >> when you're looking at proving a criminal case in a court of law, you are looking at the highest possible bar. it is difficult to get to that final level of getting a conviction. and a prosecutor has to take that into consideration. >> reporter: people familiar with the situation tell cbs news there's an understanding among new york lawmakers that if the governor does not resign by the end of the weekend, they will move quickly to impeach. that process could take about a month. major. >> garrett: with the political and legal details, nikki battiste, thank you. we have breaking news right now on the covid pandemic. cbs news has confirmed that defense secretary lloyd austin plans to mandate vaccines for all active-duty u.s. troops, this as the c.d.c. warns the united states could see more than two million new cases over the next month, fueled by the delta variant, which now accounts for 93% of all co

reacting to his resignation today, another accuser, lindsey boylan tweeted, "it is a tragedy that soany stood by and watched these abuses happen." for several months, the governor received praise for his covid response, women came forward with stories of being touched inappropriately, and the governor kept his guard up. >> i never touched anyone inappropriately. >> reporter: this morning, his personal attorney, rita glavin, took a jab at the state attorney general's investigation. >> the investigators acted as the prosecutors, the judge, and the jury. >> reporter: but then, the governor followed her comments with a move we had never seen. >> but if she said i did it, i believe her. >> reporter: for the first time, he addressed allegations from the female trooper in his protective detail who told investigators the governor sexually harassed her on at least two occasions. >> i don't remember doing it at all. i didn't do it consciously. it was a mistake, plain and simple. i have no other words to explain it. i want to personally apologize to her and her family. >> reporter: his plan to

and a lawyer for his former aide lindsey boylan says she plans to sue cuomo and people in his administration. investigators found the governor retaliated against boylan. who was the first to come forward with misconduct claims. jericka duncan has covered the story for months. people are wondering now what about criminal charges? >> exactly. that's the question. right now we have four district attorneys including here in manhattan that have launched probes into alleged sexual harassment of at least 11 women detailed in the state attorney general's report. while the bar is high, criminal charges could be possible. civil cases now seem very likely. >> when lindsey came forward the floodgates opened -- >> reporter: attorney jill basinger represents lindsey boylan, the foster woman to publicly accuse the governor of sexual misconduct. she first came forward via twitter in december. in a state attorney general's report, she says the governor sexually harassed her, physically touched her, including on the waist, legs, and back, kissed her on the cheeks, and on one occasion on the lips. >> now that

. >> in addition, lawyer for cuomo's first public accuser lindsey boylan tells the "new york times" she plays to sue the governor and advisers for retaliatory actions taken when she came forward. will cuomo resign? rebecca traister, writer at "new york" magazine has been covering the saga, good to see you. city newspaper saying no longer a matter of if but when. political observers who have known cuomo for years. it's interesting, he's combative and said he would not resign, after the findings came out, pushed back hard. what do you think is happening here? >> i'll be fascinating if his stance has changed. you're right his initial reaction to this report, extensive document, 168 pages, over 1,000 footnoted sources, corroboration, something like 74,000 documents the attorney general's office made reference to and almost 200 sources they went to for testimony. his immediate response to astonishingly robust investigation was a swift, aggressive and -- i believe -- dishonest set of denials and indication he wasn't going to go anywhere. it's in his nature to try to retain his power by refusi

. >> we've heard powerful statements from the women who accuse governor cuomo really since lindsey boylanent public, then charlotte bennett and others. now we're hearing from the state trooper, which was yet another person who followed the same pattern aired in the report. governor cuomo has been motivated by real politic. one of his advisors famously said during his first term that he only operates at two speeds, get along or kill. here it's clear it's difficult for him to push back against some of these accounts. he specifically apologized to char charlotte bennett yesterday. but he also warned executive assistant number one that if she wants to air her claims in a court of law that he would vigorously defend himself. i don't know if pleas are going to break through. i certainly think the brass tacks of political power might. >> we have to watch this play out. we'll see if we hear from the governor and what the assembly does next. >>> up next, dr. fauci. riders, the lone wolves of the great highway. all they need is a bike and a full tank of gas. their only friend? the open road. i have

. >> you said that you spoke to lindsey boylan. she said when will enough be enough with the victim blaming and the smears. that's obviously a part of her reaction to all that's going on. do you want the das to continue their criminal investigation into the governor? do you believe they should? >> absolutely they should. i don't know why his resignation would have anything to do with their own investigations that they're undertaking. i realize that under new york law he can't be impeached but the investigations definitely should continue. i just think it sets a pace so that other women understand i can speak out, i don't have to be silent. i can speak out because someone will take me seriously. and the district attorneys now are the ones who can do that. >> has this provided any closure for you, karen? >> yes, in many ways it has, because as a teenager i experienced sexual harassment. then growing up i was in news media for a while. then i went onto politics. throughout that entire 45-50 years of career building, i had to deal with

in >> addition to that, a lawyer for cuomo's first public accuser, lindsey boylan, tone the new york times she wants to sue the advice -- governor and his advisers. with the public, political, legal pressure now mounting on cuomo, will he resign? joining us now a's rebecca traister, she's been covering the cuomo saga. rebecca, good to see you this evening. the city newspaper rebecca is saying, it is no longer a matter of time if he will resign, but when. several political observers who have known cuomo for years told the city on the condition of anonymity. it's an interesting statement, rebecca. andrew cuomo is combative. he has said repeatedly he will not resign. yesterday after these findings came, out he pushed back hard. what do you think is happening here? >> well, i will be very fascinated if his stance has changed. you are absolutely right that his initial reaction to this report, which is an extensive document, 168 pages over 1000 footnoted sources cooperation and i think something like 74,000 documents that the attorney generals office made reference to, almost 200 sources w

he was talking about 13 pages in response to the claims of retaliation against lindsey boylan and whate been done by the executive chamber. we know that that's a concern from them based on statements that we've had over the last three days or so. but it is fascinating that that's what we started with. it wasn't here are all the things that were wrong. it was -- >> we didn't get a draft of the report. >> yes. i don't know, i mean, he said, look, this is different, as you pointed out, paula, this is a, i guess, different kind of investigation in terms of what they were tasked with. and he even said this is the end of the line. we knew that this was not going to produce criminal charges. the attorney general was very clear on that. she was asked more than once at the press conference what about criminal charges. >> not my job. >> and he said this is not what we're here for. >> from a legal perspective, the strategy of how they've started this off and then i want you to get to the point that paul fishman was trying to make here was that we wanted a draft copy of the report so that we could

amy: one of cuomo's accusers, former aide lindsey boylan, vowed to sue and condemned cuomo's victim-blaming. in a statement, she said -- "it is a tragedy that so many stood by and watched these abuses happen." adding -- "my hope always has been that this will make it safer for other women to report their own harassment and abuse." the resignation takes effect in two weeks, after which lieutenant governor kathy hochul will replace him, becoming the first woman governor of new york. the new york state judiciary committee is reptedly stil looking into whether impeachment is possible. meanwhile, cuomo could still face cminal and vil charge he is also under investigation for covering up nursing home deaths early in the pandic. as covid-19 cases and deaths continue to trend upwards in the u.s., haii is the latest state to impose new measures, including limiting the number of people permitted at social gatherings and events and requiring masks indoors unless actively eating or drinking. oregon is restoring a statewide indoor mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people amid the delta s

now, the first acute or ohmic accuser, lindsey boylan, planning to file a lawsuit against the governort least five district attorneys also pursuing criminal investigations. a growing number of new york democrats say cuomo needs to go. speak of these women deserve justice, and all new yorkers deserve a leader who doesn't act in egregious ways. >> i think the assembly has enough information to act on the attorney general's report, bring those impeachment articles to the senate as soon as possible. >> emily: shannon, impeachment, civil suits, criminal investigation is underway. are the curtain closing for governor cuomo, or as "the new york post" calls it, is this creep on the ropes? >> shannon: we just saw the video of him kissing everyone. as a former sexual-harassment attorney, i don't know who advised him to put that together. it's so creepy, i think it hurts him. you are right, he's facing trouble on so many fronts, politically, and potentially legally. there are still groups investigating the nursing home situation, even though the doj has bowed out. we've seen the democrats for mon

tchen texted staffers to "stand down" from releasing a statement in support of cuomo accuser lindsey boylan. her resignation comes less than three weeks after prominent lawyer resigned as the chair of time's up over her role and advising cuomo on how to respond to the sexual harassment allegations. time's up was founded in the wake othe harvey weinstein scandal to supporturvivors of sexual harassment, assault, and discrimination. and congressmember ilhan omar is calling on president biden to pardon whistleblower daniel hale, a former member of the u.s. air force sentenced in july to 45 months in prison for leaking classified information exposing the u.s. drone and targeted assassination program. hale pleaded guilty in march to one count of violating the world war i-era espionage act. in a letter to biden, omar writes -- "the legal question of mr. hale's guilt is settled, but the moral question remains open. i strongly believe that a full pardon, or at least a commutation of his sentence, is oriented." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and

lindsey boylan, the first woman to come forward, said in a statement, from the beginning i asked that the governor stop his abusive behavior it became abundantly clear he was unable to do that instead of attacking and blaming victims until the end. karen hinton, another accuser, had this to say. >> what he did with those women was unforgivable and the sad part of it is he brought it, he also brought it on himself and he blamed others >> when cuomo initially responded to the attorney general's findings earlier this month, he tried to explain his affection with a slide show featuring photos of him kissing and embracing a variety of people something he said he did as a sign of warmth with everyone but one of the women featured in the photos spoke out today i know what attorney gloria allred embarrassing and said she was embarrassed when he used to it explain away his actions >> i do not appreciate him using, i do not appreciate him using my picture to spin a story. i do not condone his actions toward any of the women who have come forward and i do not appreciate being made to look as if

investigator sound that governor cuomo drafted a letter, shared it with the press to smear state worker lindsey boylanho is an accuser and took her job records and senate to the associated press, the new york post and the new york daily news, that was a smear job with accusation that this is retaliatory that that happened and he and his team are attacking h the accusers, then e have chris cuomo involved in a pr squad to clean up these charges, there is so many angles here in the draft statement coming out of chris cuomo waiting in its identical to what the governor was staying, take on the idea that more people, is it possible more people could be charged for interfering, i'm not saying chris cuomo i'm talking about the retaliatory action and interfering with the investigation and attacking the accusers and intimidating them. >> there's two different things you're absolutely right retaliation is a civil right ofs action, in some instances it can be criminal. that said they get these people, it's easy to get people on retaliation than actual harassment. a big part of this from what i'm reading, apparen

approving a letter and op-ed written by andrew cuomo and his team to discredit cuomo accuser lindsey boylanen you see that happening what does this tell you about the state of the "me too" movement? >> you know, obviously there is some hypocrisy and double standards. the reality the governor was very quick to call for others to resign including three assembly members of his own party accused of sexual harassment before any investigation was taking place as well as you remember the attorney general schneiderman who was accused by an ex-girlfriend of assault. so the governor has to resign at this point. if he doesn't resign he have will be impeachmented. i think that is the bottom line. i said all along would be by criminal conviction, prosecution by, by resignation or at the ballot box. it seems more and more likely it will be impeachment because the governor just seems to think he is above the law and that these standards don't apply to him but you're right about him bullying. that has always been a tactic that governor cuomo has been known for, bullying, coercion, trying to threaten other

women where governor cuomo and his team were basically drafted an op-ed, you know, attacking lindsey boylanher accuser, also releasing and leaking her job personnel records to the media. we've been reporting on this since it happened. what do you think of those charges? because that's sick. >> well, you know what? if they are not independent charges, and i think drafting the op-ed would be a hard one to call an independent criminal charge, but if they're not rising to the level of obstruction, they're still powerful indicia of guilt. it's just like when you run away from the crime scene. doing that type of thing will speak to any sort of fact finder whether it's a judge or a jury. and one thing, liz, that really hasn't got much play is when they found out these reports were being made, the cuomo plan was to try to set up the complainant and get them to say, you know, incriminating things or things that hurt their credibility which is pretty amazing, pretty nasty concept, right? that he's getting on the phone and trying to intimidate or trick women. melissa de rosa characterized it as not wo

lindsey boylan, the first woman to accuse. that the governor stop his abusive behavior. it became abundantly clear he was unable to do that until attacking and blaming victims until the end. and cuomo saying, mrs. mcgrath remain grateful that their voices and experiences were herd. >> i definitely want him to resign. at the same time, i'm not gloating over it. and i don't think anyone should. it's a very sad day for the state of new york. what he did to those women was unforgivable. and he brought it on himself, through his own actions. and, of course, he immediately started blaming others. blaming his opponents. his political opponents. blaming his enemies. blaming the media. his own flaws brought him down. not anyone else. >> joining us now, city hall and politics reporter for wnyc brigid bergin. good to see you. what have you learned for andrew cuomo next? >> this time, we know we have a window of two weeks before the governor is going anywhere. while he announced his resignation, he's not stepping down today. he announced

on page 64 here of this report that charlotte bennet, one of the accusers, sends to another, lindsey boylan after she goes public first time. what she says -- let's put it on the message. the verbal abuse, intimidation and living in constant fear were horribly toxic, dehumanizing and then he came on to me. i was scared what would happen if i reacted so i disappeared instead. my time in public service disappeared because he was bored and lonely. it still breaks my heart. >> that's one of the things making it difficult hill for him to climb. he can say, it is not a toxic environment, it is a tough environment. but when you talk to people who worked with him for years, they will give him points for being an effective governor but he is tough, brusk and can be difficult to deal with. that's one of the reasons there's not a lot of political capital for him to draw on at this time. it is one thing to say i'm a touchy-feely person and these are misunderstood, but you don't have misunderstandings with 11 different women in your office. as he heads to the next crucible, he will be going from denying

. >> earlier, rita glavin attacked lindsey boylan, the first accuse tore come out publicly against the governor, this is what boylan now says about the resignation. "from the beginning i asked that the governor stop his abusive behavior. it was clear that he was unable to do that, instead attacking and blaming victims till the end. it's a tragedy that so many stood by and watched these abuses happen." the big question now is whether impeachment will continue in albany. democrats and republican expressing that there's an appetite to continue with the impeachment investigation that is on going for five months into multiple different scandals, the nursing home covid-19 deaths, the covid-19 preferential testing for his family and whether or not he used state resources to write his $5 million pandemic book. we spoke to one assemblyman. this is what he had to say about the prospect of impeachment moving forward. >> it's too early too tell. we would have to see what the consensus was of the democratic majority and our conference. i'd be interested and i conveyed this to the committee chair of

another accuser lindsey boylan says she left the governor's office, after being harassed.'s lawyers say that's, also, not true. >> she was leading the public to believe a false story. that she left because of sexual harassment and a bad-work environment when, in fact, she left after being confronted with a number of complaints. and then, really wanted her job back and they wouldn't give it back. >> cuomo's lawyers who suffered technical issues during their presentation saying they are preparing official response to the allegations and will submit it to the state-impeachment committee by the august-13th deadline. the new york attorney general's office responded in a statement saying, there are 11 women, whose accounts have been corroborated by a mountain of evidence. any suggestion that attempts to undermine the credibility of these women or this investigation is unfortunate. the office, also, says it will be making redacted transcripts of witness interviews available to the new york state assembly. paula reid, cnn, new york. >>> the tokyo olympics are almost over but there

attorney for the executive chamber, we know, has taken issue with the way the retaliation against lindsey boylanually wrong. we can tell you the new york attorney general's office said they stand by the report. >> and the governor obviously continues to lose support from longtime democratic ally, including former virginia governor, terry mcauliffe, who is running for his old job and says governor cuomo should step down. is there any reason to think the governor is considering that? >> based on everything that we have heard, no. and even some insight that we got from jay jacobs last night in terms of conversations he's the state democratic party chair. conversations he had with the governor trying to urge him to resign. his takeaway was that the governor was really focused on his defense, and he wants to tell, in jay jacob's words, his side of the story. >> erika hill, thanks, appreciate it. >>> up next, what the texas governor greg abbott is calling for with one special session about to end, as democrats still a remain away from the state in effort to stall legislation they say that will restric

. >> accuser lindsey boylan announced that she's filing the first civil lawsuit against cuomo.he lawsuit was about efforts to retaliate against her. five district attorneys have launched criminal probes against the governor. >> bryan llenas live in new york. thank you. here's former new york governor george pataki. he unseated mario cuomo, andrew's father in 1994. thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. i want to put up this quote. >> trace: is that your feeling? is he posturing to see what the appetite is in the state assembly to impeach him the first time in 100-plus years? >> i think you saw in this videotaped response after the attorney general put out the report that he's not remorseful, he's not apologizing. he's saying nothing untoward happened. so long as he takes that position, yes, he's going to hang on as long as he can. let me say, i'm disappointed in the assembly. they said they had looked at this for months. they have the attorney general's report. one of the most thorough. now they're giving cuomo another eight days to submit information? the longer this drags o

. >> meanwhile, the first woman to publicly accuse the governor, lindsey boylan, is filing the firste in new york, thanks, laura. vaccine mandates, a dangerous homeless encampment making it dangerous for workers, and a city attorney candidate who reportedly wants to abolish police and prisons. seattle radio host jason rantz is here to sink his teeth into these lightning round topics tonight. listen, jason, you break all kinds of stories. i tell you sometimes it seems they should be "the onion" but it turns out to be true. we mentioned briefly yesterday about a former obama administration official who is talking about the fact that if you don't have a vexing passport, maybe you should go on the no-fly list, saying this, "beyond limiting the coronavirus flow from hot spots to the rest of the country, allowing only vaccinated people on domestic flights will change minds, too. flying as i write. the case is straightforward." >> it's interesting. the bulk of her argument from a safety perspective is you are not going to catch covid on the plane because of alteration in the masks, but you

. >> and, don, they then, also, went after another one of the accusers, lindsey boylan.g that she was doing all of this, this accusation, she was the first women -- woman to come forward, to come public accusing the governor of harassing her. they are saying she was doing this, all, for publicity because she was running for political office here, in new york city. >> so, the governor's team, shimon, also, going after investigators claiming the -- the report was one sided and done to support a premeditated narrative? talk to me about that. >> yeah. so, they basically have been going after the investigators, the two lawyers that were hired by the attorney general to act as independent investigators. they've always been going after, specifically, one jun kim who used to work for the u.s. attorney's office here, in the southern district of new york. and worked with preet bharara. so they have kind of been going after him and they basically said, like, look, this team came in with preconceived notions. they had a target and in essence, were going to do whatever they had to do

his critics are pushing back on the assembly's decision including former aide lindsey boylan, the firstsed him of sexual harassment. she tweeted the public needs to know the extent of the governor's misdeeds and possible crimes. his victims deserve injuries advertise. assembly member ron kim outraged as way. >> his playbook is to blame the victims and exit without admitting to doing anything wrong with zero accountability and it is not good enough. >> reporter: by dodging impeachment, cuomo still has the option to run for state office and possibly another shot at being governor. meanwhile, governor cuomo's legal woes are far from over. he has not been charged with any crimes, but prosecutors in five different jurisdictions are looking into those sexual harassment allegations. lindsey. >> kathy park, thank you for that development. >>> new congressional dividing lines will soon be drawn and it could determine which party controls congress. steve kornacki shows us how new census data may alter the political landscape over the next decade. decade. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪

lindsey boylan.e also been reports cuomo's trying to cut a deal behind the scenes to end this process by pledging not to run again. hasty dismissed that effort. and i'm not part of any discussions. a plan to be part of any discussions about cutting deals. >> and that was henry rosoff reporting. meanwhile, jury selection now under way in new york city in the trial of singer r kelly, more than 2 years after he was first indicted on racketeering charges. prosecutors claim that kelly ran a criminal enterprise recruiting women and underage girls for for more than 20 years. he's also accused of making child and paying off his victims to remain silent. prosecutors say they want to tell jurors about several additional allegations involving at least 15 other victims dating as far back as 1991 kelly has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. opening statements are set to get under way sometime next week. >> now for another look at the 4 zone forecast as we look live over downtown san francisco. >> kron 4 ch