joining me now is former nevada state lawmaker lucy flores. n flores, thanks so much for joining us. >> of course. >> let's go back to that day in november 2014, the vice president, biden, has come to nevada for a campaign event. you're running for lieutenant. governor. you're both backstage waiting to go on stage. what happened next? >> well, it happened all so suddenly. you know, anyone who's ever been at a rally recognizes that there is just chaos, there's a lot of energy, everyone's running back and forth. eva longoria was there. we were all lined up next to the stage. eva was in front of me. joe biden was behind me. i'm kind of preparing myself to give these remarks. it's the very last days before the election. and very unexpectedly and out of nowhere, i feel joe biden put his hands on my shoulders, get up very close to me from behind, lean in, smell my hair and then plant a slow kiss on the top of my head. and that in and of itself might not sound like it's a very serious thing. that in and of itself might sound like it was innocent and w

and joe biden needs to give an answer. >> i believe lucy flores.in a nation where people can hear her truth. >> just to reiterate, vice president biden, by the way, minutes before flores was supposed to appeared on the show, issued a statement i offer countless handshakes, hugs, expression of support. if is suggested i did so, i will listen respectfully but i will listen. is that good enough? >> no. it's not about what his intention was. it was about what she experienced. this is part of why it's so hard and intimidating for women to come forward and say, hey, that was creepy or made me feel uncomfortable. i think lucy explained it pretty well in her interview. he has to acknowledge regardless of his intentions this is how she felt and i have to do better. not just listen better. >> we have to believe women. this is a fact. we've watched this. i've leveraged their hierarchy to take advantage of people in hard situations. >> you don't have to believe lucy flores. you have to have a pair of eyes to observe vice president joe biden in public life. the

lucy flores said that during campaigning in 2014 he placed his hands on her shoulders and kissed theead — making her feel uncomfortable. miss flores described the incident on cnn's state of the union. we were all lined up next to the stage, eva was in front of me, joe biden was behind me and i am kind of preparing myself to give these remarks. it is the very last days before the election. and, very unexpectedly, and out of nowhere, ifeeljoe biden put his hands on my shoulders, get up very close to me from behind, lean in, smell my hair and then plant a slow case on the top plant a slow kiss on the top of my head. earlier i got the latest from our washington correpondent chris buckler. joe biden is still considering whether he will run as a democratic candidate for next year as presidential election. but certainly this is going to put extra scrutiny on him. what was interesting in that statement that came today from lucy flores during that interview on cnn, and she said as far as she was concerned it should disqualify him from running for the presidency. at the same time lucy flores a

how are those around him grappling with what lucy flores has to say? he's not yet a candidate he's ham strung but not having an campaign apparatus to respond. it's a surprising moment but yet predictable. i've been covering the vice president for ten years i've probably done more diner and dairy queen visits with the vice president than any other reporter. and now the behavior that lucy flores is saying is a negative, there's uncle joe, this is part of her point. it was contrast to the cool, aloof obama, this was the vice president showing life on the trail. how do you take behavior that was public knowledge and now respond to it as a negative. this is the real challenge for them. >> lucy flores is not wrong, there are plenty of clips out there, to a certain extent whether you view it as uncle joe in the cheerful warm way or as she said the creepy uncle joe. >> there's a struggle here as well because they candidate help but think there's political motivation here. you saw lucy flores try to walk back the idea that perhaps this was her as a surrogate fo

lucy flores says she felt he acted inappropriately, it made her uncomfortable.king a claim it rises to a level of a sexual assault. where that distinction goes, it's not up for just you and toy decide, it's certainly a national conversation that has to be had there. i'm curious, your experience with joe biden, because you've been with him, he rallied for you back in november during your re-election campaign. what has your experience with the former vice president been like? >> it's been incredibly -- >> we saw a hug there, he's just hugging you. >> it's been incredibly positive. i think that he is somebody who has a background that's very, very similar to mine, very blue collar, grew up believing in social justice, as a catholic, grew up as an fdl democrat. joe and i share a the love the same values and i think that every experience i've had has been one of warmth, compassion and empathy, but that's not to take away from how someone feels in some other -- you just saw me hugging joe, some people would have said that's not good. but that's our relationship, and i

do they believe lucy flores? it is interesting, though, you have in vice president joe biden someone who has been thinking about running for president, his aids say he's 95% of the way there but they must have known that in this era, the me too era, when the scrutiny of men is much more public and open than it has been in years past, they should have probably known that this was going to get an airing. we'll see where the campaign -- it's not a campaign, where the possible campaign, where the possible candidate vice president joe biden goes with this. >> we know he's already been addressing anita hill and some of the other issues that could potentially be soft spots for him. you're in houston so let's talk about why you're there. i mentioned beto o'rourke spoke a little while ago ahead of his final stop in austin where we saw leyla. what kind of symbolism is he trying to establish, do you think? >> reporter: well, the el paso contrast with donald trump in el paso, it's a town that beto o'rourke says is made vibra

>> that's for joe biden to decide. >> i believe lucy flores. we need to live in a nation where people can hear her truth. >> joe, is this how you would advise people to respond? >> yeah, i think so. again, i think this is the distinction. democrats will win the next election because women vote in overwhelming numbers and that's how donald trump -- if this was all about what men thought, donald trump would win it in a landslide. >> take away also is that the me too move ment and sexual harassment, this is not a republican and democrat issue. this is a right and wrong issue and it's time for people to take the right step on this. joe biden, this isn't the only time the situation like this, this topic has come up. the way he handled the anita hill hearings was troublesome to many women, not allowing a full hearing to come out in support of her claim. it's not just one issue on this topic that is going to come out. >> he's been addressing that over and over again. >> but the one thing where i take issue with alice is i don't think it's decided what

lucy flores said that during campaigning in 2014 he placed his hands on her shoulders and kissed thes still considering whether he will run as a democratic candidate for next year's presidential election. but certainly this is going to put extra scrutiny on him. what was interesting in that statement that came today from lucy flores during that interview on cnn, and she said as far as she was concerned it should disqualify him from running for the presidency. at the same time lucy flores also made clear that she has many different political opinions tojoe biden, and that she does not support him on a number of different issues. but she said she did have concerns about his behaviour. she says that it was not in her view a sexual assault. but at the same time, she felt it was inappropriate behaviour. she said that as far as she was concerned, and this is in an article that she has written, that it was an experience that felt awkward, disturbing and weird. and it is certainly going to put a new focus onjoe biden. he is someone who is regarded as a real statesman within the democratic pa

>> that's for joe biden to decide. >> i believe lucy flores.tion where people can hear her truth. >> all right. hillary, you first. what does this do for bide snen will he or won't he run? >> well, i -- i don't know. i think that there are other reasons, why you know, joe biden is probably been delaying his announcement. i think that across the board there's a lot of questions, but i think he has an established record like i said. i think uniquely for a man his age he has been willing to kind of go back and look at himself and change and, you know, consider how mistakes in the past ought to be discussed now. i don't believe in this conversation about this -- about what people call the what aboutism. i don't think it's okay for democrats to say, well, we can have a candidate that does "x" because donald trump is so much worse. i'm proud of democrats that we're having this conversation in the primary, that these things will matter. >> okay. >> but i also think that to go forward as country we need to find, you know, ways to have the conversation

i believe lucy flores and joe biden needs to give an answer. >> i believe lucy flores.e need to live in a nation where people can hear her truth. >> former nevadan politician lucy flores seen in this picture with the former vice president and actress eva longoria alleges that biden grabbed her shoulders, inhaled her hair as she said it, and gave her a kiss on the back of her head in 2014. flores says that the alleged kiss made her feel uneasy, gross, confused. >> biden spokesperson is responding with this statement, quote. >>> back with us to discuss is cnn political commentator errol louis. vice president has talked about -- he has talked about what he wished he could have done during the anita hill hearing, during the confirmation of clarence thomas. he talked about the implications of the crime bill. but this is a statement from a third-party from a spokesperson talking about the vice president and it says i don't remember that and it's not an apology. he is going to have to do more than this, will he not? >> exactly right, victor. he also has to worry about other wo

lucy flores made the case on "state of the union" about why she felt this was inappropriate.ng to this, i think people -- in the responses so far, i've noticed there's a coress of this one event may not be disqualifying, but women must be heard. they're trying to acknowledge it without a full fledged apology and hope they can move on. >> flores may have been politically motivated in sharing her story. here's her response to that. >> you know the people might accuse of you of being politically motivated here. we should point out, you supported bernie sanders in 2016, you attended a beto o'rourke campaign event yes, you told us you haven't endorsed any candidate yet, you haven't decided who you want to support. how would you respond, to someone who says, she's attending a beto rally, politics might be partially motivating you here, what would you tell those people? >> politics was definitely the impet impetus, the reason we're having these conversations is because joe biden is considering running for president. >> michael as he mentioned, we heard from elizabeth sanders, among

>> that's for joe biden to decide. >> i believe lucy flores, we need to live in a nation where people tell their truth. >> you can see from those reactions, just how different this is in the post me too era, when an allegation like this comes out, biden's team taking it seriously. that's why he himself put out a statement in his name, they're not taking for granted this will just blow over. >> thank you so much. there are questions about the motive and timing of miss florez' accusations, she answered that question this morning. >> you write in your piece that you wrote for the cut, that you know that people might accuse you of being politically motivated here. we should point out, you attended a beto o'rourke campaign event yesterday, you told us you haven't endorsed any candidate yet. you shouldn't decided who you want to support. how would you respond to someone out there who is attending a beto rally, politics might be at least partially motivating you here, what would you tell those people? >> i would say politics was the impetus. the reason why we're having these conversations ab

other contenders reacting to the new claims. >> i believe lucy flores and joe biden needs to give an answer. >> stephanie ramos now from washington. all of the candidates under scrutiny. and some of his former staffers coming to his defense tonight. >> reporter: that's exactly right, whit. and several staffers including women coming to his defense. one former staffer tweeted she never felt uncomfortable with how he tweeted her or other women. she also says biden hayes dedicated his career to women's empowerment and that is why she worked for him. whit. >> thank you. >>> we head overseas now to violence in gaza. officials there reporting a third young palestinian protester has died this weekend from gunshot wounds in clashes at the israeli border. israeli forces using tear gas and live ammunition to repel tens of thousands of protest marking the first anniversary of demonstrions again the israeli-egyptian blockade. >>> the security scare for pope francis in morocco. during welcoming ceremonies broadcast live. a man with something in his hand, possibly a note, racing to his car with th

on friday former nevada assemblywoman lucy flores went forward with her story claiming biden placed hisoulders, leaned inner smelled her hair and planted a slow kiss on the back of her head. today flores said while biden's behavior doesn't rise to the level of sexual assault, it was completely inappropriate and, for her, his latest statement misses the mark. >> my point was never about his intentions and they shouldn't be about his intentions. it should be about the women on the receiving end of that behavior. and this isn't the first time, and it wasn't the only incident where he was acting inappropriately with women. >> reporter: as for biden's potential competition, nearly every other democratic candidate has weighed in saying they believe lucy flores, and several are also suggesting biden will have to answer for this incident as well as many others if he decides to enter the race. as for biden's potential competition, nearly every other democratic candidate has weighed in on the allegation saying they believe lucy flores, and several are also suggesting that biden will have to answe

allegations. >> the lucy flores allegations.ou get in, more of this stuff is going to come out. what does that mean for him and his legacy? >> joe biden has to be concerned, does he want to be remembered as barack obama's vice president or does he want to be remembered as a another failed presidential candidate? he has a lot of issues. i think this story about ms. flores is the tip of iceberg. i think that's a high fastball to him. it's also the corruption issues joe biden will have to deal with ukraine and other places. >> i'm with jonathan. ncaa if you could predict who's going to win you'd have billionaires in this country. we're going to find out who's going to be winning. it may not be duke at the end. >> what do you make of the allegations against biden? >> i'm with ayesha. i think you need to be prepared to respond to them, but i think also -- i thought the vice president issued a thoughtful statement. i think he understands that there's going to be a level of scrutiny that maybe there hasn't been in the past and that you

nevada assemblywoman lucy flores says boyden kissed her on the back of her head in 2014 at a campaignate and made her feel uncomfortable. biden responded this morning saying in part, quoting now, in my many years on the campaign trail and in public life i have offered countless handshakes, hugs, expresses of affection supporting, comfort and not once, never, did i believe i acted inappropriately. if it is suggested i did so, i will listen respectfully, but it was never my intention. miss flores talked to our own jake tapper about her encounter and why she's telling her story now. >> well, it happened all so suddenly. you know, anyone who has ever been at a rally recognizes that there is just chaos. there's a lot of energy and everyone is running back and forth. eva longoria was there. we were all lined up next to the stage. eva was in front of me. joe biden was behind me. i'm kind of preparing myself to give the remarks, very last days before the action and very unexpectedly and out of nowhere i feel joe biden put his hands on my shoulders, get up very close to me from behind, lean in

. >> reporter: lucy flores, a former nevada politician says the encounter happened right before she took the stage at a campaign rally. she came forward with her allegations in "new york" magazine friday. >> what do you do? who do you tell? it was awkward and disturbing and weird. but at the same time, it doesn't rise to the level of what most people would consider a very serious transgression. >> reporter: in a statement to abc news, biden's spokesperson said neither the vice president nor his staff recall what flores describes or got the impression she had been uncomfortable. in a statement released this morning biden state quote in my many years on the campaign trail and in public life i have oftened countless hand shakes, hugs support and comfort. not once, never did i believe i acted inappropriately. if it is suggested i did so i will listen respectfully. it was never my intention. this isn't the first time that biden has come under scrutiny for his behavior around women. in 2015, biden put his hands on stephanie carter's shoulders, whispering in her ear during her husband's swearin

lucy flores accuses him of kissing her on the back of her head back in 2014.n says he does not remember the incident the same way, but allows her to tell her story. democratic resident candidates are responding. >> i believe lucy flores and joe biden needs to give an answer. >> i believe lucy flores. >> we need to live in a nation where people can hear her truth. >> biden is the specter to announce his decision about whether not to run for president in the coming weeks. >>> california's playing host this weekend to tulsi gabbard. >> we have self-serving politicians, people in positions of power, greedy corporations and special interest. they are all interested in acting for themselves. leaving the rest of us behind. >> she addressed supporters yesterday in los angeles. she spoke about hateful speech in social media. >>> beto o'rourke is in his home state of texas to kick off his campaign for president. >> today, and for 100 years, the community has welcomed generations of immigrants from across the rio grande, some having traveled hundreds of miles. some havin

along those lines, a new revelation from a former political candidate, lucy flores. in an essay for new york magazine's "the cut" she wrote bon an encounter. she wrote, biden planted a big slow kiss on the back of my head. my brain couldn't 9th process what was happening. i wanted nothing more than to get him away from me. it was demeaning and disrespectful. biden's spokesman responded to the story with a statement to cnn -- vice president biden was pleased to support lucy flores' candidates for lieutenant governor in 2014, and to speak on her behalf at a well-attended public event. neither then nor in the years since did he or the staff with him have an inkling that ms. flores was at any time uncomfortable, nor do they recall what she describes, but mr. biden believes it's her right to explain her direction and it's better for this society that she has an opportunity to do so. she wishes her only the best. >>> one of the rally organizers has also responded on twitter posting a statement that -- lucy talks about a call she had with a male friend about whether to publ

lucy flores welcome public with her story claiming that biden came up behind her in a really, placed his hands on her shoulders, leaned in smelled her hair and planted a slow kiss on the back of her head. it was completely inappropriate. >> my point was never about his intentions, they should not be about his intentions it should be about the real women on the receiving end of that behavior, this is not the first time, not only incident where he was texting inappropriately with women. >> nearly every other democratic candidate has weighed in and say they believe lucy flores. garrett tenney could fox news. >> thank you. >> virginia lieutenant governor taking poligraph tests, jeff paul with details. >> rick. poligraph examines show that lieutenant governor was truthful when denying he ever engaged in nonconsensual sexual activity with vanessa tyson or meredith watson as interviews from both women to air over next few days. tyson said that fairfax sexual assaulted her in 2004, and watson said that -- ties a >> in my ideal world, i would want him to resign, there is a million reasons not

but let's put all of that aside, lucy flores has come out, has told her story, she was on with jake,king about it, the vice president put out a statement that i think goes halfway there in that he's saying that he has a different perception, that he is listening respectfully, but i don't know if this is going to be good enough. the democratic party today is a completely different party than when he ran the first and second time for president. you know, the other thing here is -- i'm glad you brought up the pushing out of senator franken. i don't know if the democratic party even has the patience anymore to entertain someone like vice president biden who has these accusations against him running for president. it's not like we didn't know about all of the awkward situations, to be charitable, awkward situations the vice president has put people in. we've seen c-span video, we've seen photographs over the years, none of that is new, but now that he is thinking of getting into the race this is going to be something he's going to have to contend with, not just with one statement, which p

instead it's left on one spokesman to really rebut these claims. >> lucy flores wrote, quote, i'm not that society deems minor or doesn't even see as transgressions often feel considerable to the person on the receiving end. that imbalance of power and attention is the whole point, the whole problem. sonya, what's your opinion on this? >> i just want to echo daniel, that i don't think it will have an impact on whether joe biden runs for president but these kinds of stories, particularly in the midst of the me too movement, could have a massive impact on female support for candidates like joe biden. we are in an error now. particularly after the me too movement started but also while president trump was running for president and even in the years before that, where this kind of alleged conduct just isn't acceptable anymore. and i think that's something that jbd will haoe biden will h reckon with. this isn't the first story we've heard of the former vice president getting a little too handsy with some of the women around him. and so this is definitely something he will have to address i

lucy flores. and joe biden needs to give an answer. >> i believe lucy flores. i believe that the vice president put a statement out today. he's going to decide whether he's going to run or not and then the american people, if he does, will decide whether they support him or not. >> here was the response today from biden's spokesman. people know joe biden, they know his character, his integrity, his values. they know him to be somebody who is empathetic, caring, understands their problems and concerns. that's how he reacts to people. people who know him best, who have worked for him throughout his career, are speaking up to say that he has always been a champion for women in his office. s.e., what do you think about it? >> this is sort of like that old show "this is your life," and joe biden needs to get ready for that if he decides to get in. not only are they going to bring up recent stuff but they're going to go all the way back and talk about anita hill and the crime bill and look at him through a 2019/2020 prism. we'll have to see how he stands up to that c

last night in iowa, elizabeth warren said she believes lucy flores. biden has come under fire for how he handled sexual harassment allegations against justice clarence thomas, as you know. i ask you this. putting that in context, adding that to a list of other things we know about joe biden, is there a chance he decides not to run? he looks that the and says i'm not going to go through this. i'm not putting my family through this? i'm not getting in the race. >> you hear it from democrats a lot in this town who claim that they really like the vice president. they really wish he could get through this, but worry it could be death by a thousand cuts for him. look, i said this before about joe biden. the greatest asset he has, why is he so strong in the polls? he has been in the mainstream of american politics for the last 40 years. why is that a problem for him this year? because he has been in the mainstream of american politics for 40 years. >> right. >> what was mainstream in the '70s, '80s or '90s is not in the prism. he was born before the baby boo

lucy flores says it happened at a campaign event in 2014. her story was published in "new york" magazine. she says biden came up behind her, touched her shoulders and kissed the back of her head. she says she's now speaking out as biden is a possible presidential contender for 2020. flores claims she told several staff members about the encounter, but nbc news has not verified those allegations. a spokesperson says biden does not recall the encounter. >>> another democratic candidate made it official today. beto o'rourke kicked off his campaign in el paso, texas. more than a thousand people came out to support him. he said he wants acceptance of immigrants to be a model for the nation. he referenced immigrants at the border to make his point. >> if we truly believe that we are a country of immigrants and asylum seekers and refugees, and they are the very premise of our strength, of our success, and yes, our security, then let us free every single dreamer from any fear of deportation. >> he's one of 13 democrats who have entered the 2020 camp

howard: now, just breaking more this morning, lucy flores, she was the democratic nominee in nevada fora chilling piece in the new york magazine about how joe biden -- who came to campaign for her, i'll let her tell the story. she's out there saying how uncomfortable the former vice president made her. here she is on cnn. >> i feel joe biden put his hands on my shoulders, get up very close to me from behind, lean in, smell my hair and then plant a slow kiss on the temperature top of my head. it was just -- on the top of my head. it was just shocking because you don't expect that kind of intimate behavior. you don't expect that kind of intimacy from someone so powerful. howard: emily, is the press starting to give joe biden presidential-level scrutiny? >> yeah. i think he's polling at the top of the list, and i think it's warranted. i think it's potential that there are some allies of the other candidates in this race that are leaking this -- howard: but in the case of lucy flores, she says she felt compelled to speak. here's another quote from that interview, the reason why i felt compe

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last night in iowa, elizabeth warren said she believed lucy flores. chuck, i ask you this, putting that in context, adding that to list of other things we know about joe biden, is there a chance he decides not to run, he looks at all this and says i'm tt going to gough this, i'm not going to put my family through this, i'm not getting in theourace. >> hear it from democrats a lot in this town who are -- who claim that they really like the vice present, they really wish he could get through this, but worry it could be deathy a ousand cuts for him. look, i said this before, about joe biden, the greatest asset he has, why is he so strong in the polls? e greatest asset he has, he's been in the mainstream of american lpolitics, fort 40 years. why is that a problem for him this year. ee is because he's in the mainstream of american politics for 40 years. what was mainstream in the '70s or '80or '90s is not mainstream through today'spr m. somebody born before the baby boomers, actually not a baby er bo is that where today's democratic party is. i think it is

lucy flores writes in "new york magazine" "i felt him get closer to me from behind, he leaned furthert a big, slow kiss on the back of my head." a spokesman for joe biden responded with a statement that reads in part "neither then or in the years since did he or the staff with him at the time have any inkling that ms. florez had been at any time uncomfortable, nor they do they recall what she described, but vice president biden believe she has every right to do so." chris stirewalt, thanks for being here. obviously, that is not a great moment for the nascent and not yet declared biden campaign. >> also, talk about getting it wrong. the degree to which joe biden is now obviously misunderstanding the political moment in his party, should be obvious to everyone. he gave a speech earlier where he was talking about apologizing, but not really apologizing, for the treatment of anita hill in the clarence thomas hearings, a generation ago, when he was chairman of the senate judiciary committee, and she was horribly treated as she came forward to make her accusations. he came out with a very l

nbc has not independentlyerified the claims made by lucy flores. through a specs person, biden said he didn't remember the incident though said heupported heright to share her recollection. >>> in the middle east, tlence erupted today during protests along israel's border with gaza. ron allen reports from tel aviv r orter: today like every weekend the past year, palestinians in gaza ghave been protestin at the border with israel demanding the right to return to what they see as their homeland. >> what we are calling for isore than dignity and freedom for 2 millioneople who are imprisoned here in gaza. >> reporter: on the other side israeli troops fired tear gas and live ammunition warning the crowds to stay back. the israeli military releasing these ct piures claiming they were attacked by s ri with rocks and in this footage, bombs. today at least three protesters were killed, including this teenager shot in the face. more tha50 palestinians have died during the year of protest. today's confrontations aafter week of cross border violence. palestini

lucy flores a he was at a rally to support her campaign for lieutenant governor in 2014. she said he grabbed her from behind and kissed her head. joe biden released a statement saying what he does not recall what she is describing he believes she has the right to share her recollections of events. >>> police are asking for the public's help finding a missing elderly woman from san rafael the woman goes by kathleen and she has dementia and is considered at risk. police say she disappeared from her home in the west end of san rafael wearing a dark brown jacket with a fur collar, tan pants and a gray knit cap anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> the aclu is marking a major milestone the organization is celebrating its 100th anniversary with an exhibition at oaklands jack london square it's called the aclu 100 experience and it's part of a nationwide tour. the american civil liberties union is hosting pop-ups with vendors, live music, civil rights activists and discussions. organizers hope to educate people about their rights and freedoms that visitors can par

lucy flores wrote an article in "new york" magazin she says biden placedan his on her shoulders and slowly kissed her on the back of a head lyduring a r in las vegas. flores called biden's behavior disrespectful. biden is leading democratic presidential polls and is considering jumping into the 2020 race. today a spokesperson sai the former vice president didn't, "have an inkling that ms.s flo had been uncomfortable." but biden, "believes she has every rht to share her own recollection." >>> well, a new round tonight in the battle over the mueller report and it has to do with timing and just how much we'll see. attorney general william barr sent congressional leaders a letter tod telling the a m of the report would be ready by mid-april. house judiciary chair jerry nadler says that is not acceptable. he's demandi to see the full report by next tuesday. that'she original deadline set by democratic leaders. >>> an ultimatum from president trump today to mexico, stop all illegal immigration coming from mexico into the u.s. or he'ut ng down the southern border next week. mr. trump has made the

lucy flores said it made her feel uneasy, gross, and confused. biden says he does not recall kissing flores. his spokesman says no one was aware she felt uncomfortable. many of the parents and college officials caught up in the admissions scandal appeared in a boston court this week to face allegations they cheated to get students into elite universities. carter evans has the latest. >> reporter: for parents, coaches, and college administrators, it looked very much like a walk of shame. every time someone enters or leaves the courtroom, this is what it's like-- a crush of cameras follows their every step. if there was an explanation as to why so much money went into allegedly rigging test scores and bribing coaches, none of the accused were willing to talk about it. do you folks have anything to say? does your daughter really play beach volleyball? do you have anything to say to the student you helped get into yale? the prosecutor said a lot of things in court, are you saying they're not true? anything to say about your daughter? did she know wha

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and it made her feel quote uneasy gross and confused former state assemblywoman lucy flores wrote abouthe allegations in an essay and the cut a new york magazine publication. she said it happened at a campaign event when she was the democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, a biden spokesman issued a response reading in pt neither then nor in the years since did he or the staff with them at the uncomfortable, nor do they recall what she describes." (jrstone) it is a big problem ... all to common here in the bay area.. a look at what is being done to combat porch pirates. (justine) and -- we are hearing about yet another case of measles is in the bay area tonight. what you need to know about the latest case to protect yourself and your family. (mabrisa)a look at your forecast coming up... the ross spring dress event is here-finally! so you can say yes to the biggest selection of the season. yes! seriously, 20 to 60 percent off department store prices! more new dresses means more reasons to say yes. at the ross spring dress event. on now! and you find the same style you knoyou saw there

lucy flores said it happened at a campaign event in 201.er story was publish indeed "new york" magazine. she said biden came up behind her, touched her shoulders and kissed the back of her head. she is speaking out about his six years later as biden is a possible presidential contender for 20/20. flores claims she told several staff members about the encounter. nbc news has not verified those allegations. biden's spokesperson said biden does not recall the encounter. >>> another democratic candidate made it official this weekend. beto o'rourke kicked off his campaign in his hometown in el paso, texas yesterday. more than 1,000 people showed up to support him. the former texas congressman wants unity and acceptance of immigrants to be a model for the country. he spoke out against attempts to divide the american people and referenced people at the american border. >> if we truly believe we are a country of immigrants and asylum seekers and refugees and they are the very premise of our strength, of our success, and, yes, our security, then let

sheer lucy flores describing what happened. >> very unexpectedly and out of nowhere i feel joe biden put his hands on my shoulders, get up very close to me from behind, lean in, smell my hair and then plant a slow kiss on the temperature of my head. that might not sound like it is a very serious thing. it might sound like it was innocent and well intentioned. in the context of it as a person that had absolutely no relationship with him afterwards, as a candidate preparing to make my case why i should be elected second in command, to have the vice presidented of vice president of the united states do that and kind of out of nowhere was shocking. you don't expect that kind of intimacy from someone you have no relationship whatsoever to be so close to you in that way. i didn't know how to process it. >> we should point out he is running again. you attended a beto vent yesterday. you told us you haven't endorsed any candidate yet. how would you respond to somebody out there that says she is attending a beto rally. politics might be at least partially motivating here. what would you tell

you might have heard that this woman, lucy flores, running for lt.aimed that the vice-president at the time inappropriately touched her, made her feel very uncomfortable. now, to be clear, the vice-president's folks are denying that, that this was never raised with them at the time. nevertheless, they're happy and welcome her speaking out, but others have said that this is a pattern and if it is, there are already those in the #metoo movement who think he shouldn't run for president. what do you think? >> well, i mean, obviously, we have to take any of these situations seriously. and we have to take people at their word. if this particular individual is made to feel uncomfortable, and obviously, that's something that we have to take seriously. i don't know that there's a pattern. i actually haven't had to read the reports of this particular subject, but you know, this is an important issue in this country, ap i think it's long past time that we've taken more seriously the ways that sometimes people are made to feel uncomfortable. i don't know about t

lucy flores, a former nevada assembly woman accuses him of behaving inappropriately with her in 2014 running for lieutenant governor of that state. watch. >> out of nowhere, i feel joe biden put his hands on my shoulders get up very close to me from behind, lean in and smell my hair and then plant a slow kiss on the top of my head. >> so biden responded friday first to the allegations and then yesterday in a statement. his latest statement reads in part in my many years on the campaign trail and public life, i have offered countless hand shakes, hugs, expressions of affection, support and comfort and not once never did i believe i acted inappropriately. if it is suggested i did so, i will listen respectfully but it was never my intention. >> frankly, just didn't even know how to react. i was just shocked. it felt powerless. i felt like i couldn't move. i just didn't even know how to process it. never do i claim that this was -- that rises to the level of a sexual assault. what i am is saying it's completely inappropriate. for me it's disqualifying. it is up to everybody else to make

. >> former nevada politician lucy flores is seen in this picture with vice president biden and actressre claiming that biden kissed kid the back of her head in 2016 and said the kiss made her feel uneasy and gross and confused. >> biden spokesperson responded with this statement. >> back with us is cnn political analyst julian zeleny and siraj hasmi. >> let's start with the statement from biden spokesperson. what stood out to me that is third person. that is not from the former vice president. in this age of mea culpa to the camera here is why and is that scuff and is that enough? >> i don't think it will end the story. the last week has raised a lot of issues for senator biden or former vice president biden and i think he is going to have to address many of them and this one in particular, if the story continues, if the questions continue. i don't think a spokesperson will be enough. this gets to the heart of some of the concerns with the biden candidacy and i don't think this will quell the concern. >> so, you know, biden -- vice president biden has been criticized for this before in

lucy flores says she was at a campaign rally in 2014 when biden put his hands on her shoulders, leaned smell her hair and then kissed the back of her head. a spokesman for biden says neither biden nor his staff recall the events described by flores but biden believes in her right to share her recollection. she decided to move on at the time but recent pictures of biden with women and young girls made her feel compelled to speak up. she is not suggesting that biden broke any laws. >>> new developments on california's gun control law backed by governor newsom. a san diego judge has declared the ban on high magazines unconstitutional. the governor says the ruling is dangerous for our communities. he says he remains committed to gun control. attorney general javier becerra's office is reviewing the decision. >>> nurses at stanford medical center are asking for more security after a patient recently attacked a nurse. the nurses are current in contract negotiations with the hospital. the contract expires tomorrow. among other things, they want the right to refuse to work with a patient if th

lucy flores says she was at a campaign rally in 2014 when biden put his hands on her shoulders, leaned smell her hair and then kissed the back of her head. a spokesman for biden says neither biden nor his staff recall the events described by flores but biden believes in her right to share her recollection. she decided to move on at the time but recent pictures of biden with women and young girls made her feel compelled to speak up. she says she is not suggesting that biden broke any laws. >>> new developments on california's gun control law backed by governor newsom. a san diego judge has declared the ban on high-capacity magazines unconstitutional. voters passed it in 2016 which banned magazines holding more than ten rounds. the governor says the ruling is dangerous for our communities. he says he remains committed to gun control. attorney general javier becerra's office is reviewing the decision and will evaluate next steps. >>> nurses at stanford medical center are asking for more security after a patient recently attacked a nurse. the nurses are currently in contract negotiations w

cornell belcher, lucy flores, doing an -- did an interview this morning on cnn, called this statementood statement. it's also not what you want to start offgn your camp having an -- a conversation about. i think that they want totart the campaign having a conversation about -- about leadership. d vision for the future. this is not -- this is also what happened when you're the on runner. and you die by -- by a million papercu cuts. i think given his ti and history, they want to focus on -- on his competenceea andng trump. they don't want to be talking about this this morning. >> you know, let me put the headlines that you referred to here. "politico" has a great one that he's getting a quick 2020 -- blind sided by a dose of 2020 reality. obviously this allegation, there was also anita hill's come up this week. his back and forth on roe v. wade. joe biden's greatest strength is the fact that he's been in the political mainstream for 40 years. his greatest weakness is that he's been in the political mainstream for 40 ars. >> there's a reason god gave us the handshake. it's respectful, al

because i do want to get to some of your platform issues, but let's start with these allegations from lucy flores, a nevada poll -- politician who you had endorsed and who in the past has been supportive of you. she hasn't endorsed a candidate in this particular race, but she's accused vice president joe biden of inappropriate touching. you know her. do you believe her? what do you make of this? >> i have no reason not to believe lucy, and i think what this speaks to is the need to fundamentally change the culture of this country and to create environments where women feel comfortable and feel safe. that's something we have got to do. >> brennan: i want to read a statement from the vice president who said, this is a lengthy one, but in part of it he says, "in my many years on the campaign trail, i have offered countless hugs and handshakes and not once ever did i believe i acted inappropriately. if it is suggested i did, soily listen respectfully, but it was never my intention." that's a general denial, but ms. flores was on cnn this morning, senator, and she said that really this needs to be tak

lucy flores says she was at a campaign rally in 2014 when biden put his hands on her shoulders, leaned smell her hair and then kissed the back of her head. a spokesman for biden says neither biden nor his staff recall the events described by flores but biden believes in her right to share her recollection. she decided to move on at the time but recent pictures of biden with women and young girls made her feel compelled to speak up. she is not suggesting that biden broke any laws. >>> new developments on california's gun control law backed by governor newsom. a san diego judge has declared the ban on high-capacity magazines as unconstitutional. voters passed it in 2016 which banned magazines holding more than ten rounds. the governor says the ruling is dangerous for our communities. he says he remains committed to gun control. attorney general javier becerra's office is reviewing the decision and will re-evaluate next steps. >>> nurses at stanford medical center are asking for more security after a patient recently attacked a nurse. the nurses arerely ractegiaonwith hospital. the contra

to appear in a boston court on wednesday ( marty ) in national news -- former nevada politician lucy floresback of her head in 2014 -- and it made her feel -- quote -- "uneasy, gross, and confused." she wrote about the allegations in an essay in the magazine "the cut,". she said it happened at a campaign event -- when she was the democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. a biden spokesman issued a response, reading in part: "neither then, nor in the years since, did he or the staff with him at the time have an inkling that ms. flores had been at any time uncomfortable, nor do they recall what <"and having this border getting shut down, what am i going to tell my kids? your granddad can't come over here no more?">( marty )( marty ) that's reaction from one person who could be affected by president trump's threat to close the southern border ... reports say an average of 90-thousand people pass north through the crossing each day. president trump is also cutting off aid to three central american countries. natasha chen is at the u-s mexico border with a closer look. cutting off aid and issu

former nevada assembly member lucy flores said in an online article that he kissed her on the back ofsident was in nevada than to support her campaign for lieutenant governor. lucy flores says she felt mortified and wants biden to be held accountable for what she says is inappropriate behavior. biden is rumored to be considering a run for president in 2020 although he has not yet declared he is running. >>> and lyft on the gnostic. shares with the company opened at $72 yesterday and closed at $78.29 for a one-day gain of more than 8%. lyft employees were asked to not talk about the ipo. but we spoke with lyft drivers in the city who did not find much to cheer about. >> when the lift stock went public friday, there were cheers. but for this driver on the san francisco street -- >> we just want to be paid fairly for what we are doing and access to medical coverage. >> there was no cause for celebration. >> stephen greg has been driving for lyft for two years. like all drivers that have completed at least 10,000 rides, he will get a $1000 bonus out of the ipo. greg is taking the cash to