ms. bennett wrote. difficult, if not impossible, for complainants to report the harassment from which they were suffering, particularly when the harasser was the governor of the state of new york. but one by one, one courageous woman after another stepped forward. they stepped forward to say, “enough is enough.” they came forward in our investigation to tell us about their experiences, the harassment they suffered at the hands of the governor. in our report, we've used their words, and their words, so long silenced, speak loudly for themselves. these brave women stepped forward to speak truth to power, and in doing so, they expressed faith in the belief that although the governor may be powerful, the truth is even more so. this is what lies at the heart of our investigation and the findings in our report. ag james: we will now take questions, and the questioning will be directed by delaney kempner. ms. kempner: hold on, hold on. please say your name and your outlet. marcia kramer: marcia kramer from cbs

ms. bennett wrote. the culture, this culture made it all the more difficult if not impossible for complainants to report the harassment for which they were suffering, particularly when the harasser was the governor of the state of new york. one courageous woman after another stepped forward, stepped forward to say enough is enough. they came forward in our investigation to tell us about their experiences, the harassment they suffered at the hands of the governor. in our report, we used their words, and their words, so long silenced, speak loudly for themselves. these brave women stepped forward to speak truth to power, and in doing so they expressed faith in the belief that although the governor may be powerful, the truth is even more so. this is what lies at the heart of our investigation and the findings in our report. >> we will now take questions and the questioning will be directed by dulaney kempnor. >> say your name and out let. >> will you be making any recommendations to prosecutors so he will

ms. bennett wrote. the culture, this culture made it all the more difficult, if not impossible, for complainants to report the harassment from which they were suffering particularly when the harasser was the governor of the state of new york. but one-by-one, one courageous woman after another stepped forward. they stepped forward to say enough is enough. they came forward in our investigation to tell us about their experiences, the harassment they suffered at the hands of the governor. in our report, we've used their words and their words so long silenced, speak loudly for themselves. these brave women stepped forward to speak truth to power. and in doing so, they expressed faith in the belief that although the governor may be powerful, the truth is even more so. this is what lies at the heart of our investigation and the findings in our report. >> we will now take questions and the questioning will be directed by delaney. >> please say your name and outlet. >> i wonder if you can tell me if the governo

ms. bennett was manogonous. saying she should get a tattoo on her butt.im civilly with all that as evidence? >> that's not her focus at this point. her focus is on seeing that there is a full record of what the governor did. i think we have that record now. supporting efforts to remove him from office. he still does not get it. he still needs to understand that his behavior is not a generational problem or a cultural problem, which is what he said yesterday. it's not that the women misread him. it's not that i misread his intentions, which he also accused yesterday. it's that he sexually harassed 11 women, and he is the governor of the state. he signed into law the most important and protective legislation of any state in the united states, and he flatted the law. he has to be held accountable. that is our focus. >> i do want to play for you that portion of his taped statement in reaction to the attorney general's report, where he did bring you and charlotte up and say that you had basically -- she had miss misinterpreted things. here it is. >> i've heard

ms. bennett. the governor testified in detail about this to the attorney general's investigators but they did not include his detailed testimony in the report. he has and he continues to apologize to ms. bennett for anything that he said in the conversations that he had with her that made her feel the way that she did. he certainly did not mean that and because of her experience and what he went through with someone very close to him, he in no way, shape or form wanted to hurt her. there are now other series of allegations that were in the report and the media keeps saying 11 women, 11 women. and i watched cbs this morning yesterday and i thought it was actually a good interview of ms. commisso. i thought the interviewer was fair. but what was bothersome to me afterwards is they then had a round table discussion about two of the men sitting there and they just kept pointing to 11 women and it was quite clear to me that they didn't know what the actual claims were. and then it just gets repeated ov

ms. bennett.es that this guy was playing. the most telling thing for me though was the state trooper. there was a sign this young female assigned to his security detail, someone willing to take a bullet for him, he touched her inappropriately. he asked for kisses on multiple occasions and then the commander, the person that's over the security detail, she says she felt like in combination with the governor, they tried to intimidate her and tried to silence her. this shows you that this is very systemic within the cuomo administration. it's not just when it comes to these accusers but even the folks who came forward when it came to the nursing home scandal, they felt like they were intimidated as well. we heard some of the audiotape. steve: what a stunning fall from grace. a little more than a year ago where he was on tv every day talking about covid. and people were saying, you know, maybe he should run for president and not joe biden. joe biden was talking about covid yesterday from the east room

ms. bennett's attorney said that might raise the level of post employment retaliation, what do you make ofose remarks without evidence to back up the claim? >> i don't want to get into albany politics, which is what has been going on for the past few months. this is about a storm briefing to save lives of new yorkers. but you're the law journal. if you think justice is to accept a complaint from a person without investigation and without credibility determinations and without looking at past actions of that person, then you don't know what the justice system is. you've never been in a situation where you just reiterate complaints. and you don't investigate them. and you don't say whether or not the law even applies to them. that's not justice. that's a bulletin board posting complaints. justice is, i hear the complaint, we welcome everyone to come forward and that takes courage and that takes bravery. but we need to know the facts. right. i can make a complaint about you today. maybe it's true, maybe it's not true. but that's why they do investigations. new yorkers, please take this storm

ms. bennett said she feels validated and vindicated today. joins us my what wiley.cuomo. you supported him in the past. today you tweeted governor cuomo should resign. the investigation was independent. the findings are incredulous and i'm saddened and disgusted by the findings. so do you think he will resign? what do you think is going to happen here? >> i mean, knowing governor cuomo, he'll fight to the end. he'll fight too long and too hard. so i don't know that he will resign quickly, which would be the best thing for the state, quite frankly. if he doesn't resign, i am confident that speaker hasty and leader cousins will impeach and remove him. you know, it's a very sad day, john, for the state to have someone who many of us, you know, really believed in. you know, having it shown that he did these horrible things, i thought he was a great ally to women. i feel completely misled by this man. and he needs to get out of the governor's mansion so we can move on as a state, and he needs to face whatever the consequences will be. >> maya wiley, i'm hard pressed to t

ms. bennett's attorney says that might raise to the level of post-employment retaliation. what do you make of that and why do you think it's appropriate for your attorney to make those remarks without providing significant evidence to back up the claim? >> you know, i don't want to get into albany politics, which is what has been going on for the past few months. this is about a storm briefing to save lives of new yorkers. but you're at the law journal. if you think justice is to accept a complaint from a person without investigation and without credibility determinations, and without looking at past actions of that person, then you don't know what the justice system is. you've never been in a situation where you just reiterate complaints and you don't investigate them, and you don't say whether or not the law even applies to them. that's not justice. that's a bulletin board posting complaints. justice is, i hear the complaint, we welcome everyone to come forward, and that takes courage and that takes bravery. but we need to know the facts, right? i can make a complaint ab

ms. bennett was 25. he asked if she had ever been with older men.e told her he was lonely and wanted to be touched. he asked her if she was monogamous. he speculated on how her history as an assault survivor might affect her romantic life. he told her that she looked like daisy duke. he suggested she get a tattoo on her but andt asked if she had piercings anywhere other than her ears. ms. bennett texted to a friend that she was upset and confused, and that she was shaking. host: one of the opinion pieces this morning in the washington post, their headline simply, unfit for office. the report is a roadmap for impeachment. we are asking you this morning, should the new york governor resign? if you say yes, it is (202) 748-8000. if you say no, it is (202) 748-8001. for new york state residents, that line is (202) 748-8002. let's hear from abdur. caller:caller: good morning. no, i don't think he should resign. you know, we had a former president that did a lot more than he said he did, so, no, i don't think he should resign. if they want to impeach him,

ms. bennett's attorney that might raise the level of post employment retaliation, what do you make of thatout providing significant evidence to back up the claim? >> yeah, you know, i don't want to get into albany politics which is what has been going on for the past few months. this is about a storm briefing to save lives of new yorkers. but you're the journal, if you think justice is to accept a complaint from a person without investigation and without credibility determinations and without looking at past actions of that person, then you don't know what the justice system is. you've never been in a situation where you just reiterate complaints and you don't investigate them and you don't say whether or not the law even applies to them. that's not justice. that's a bulletin board posting complaints. justice is, i hear the complaint. we welcome everyone to come forward and that takes courage and that takes bravery, but we need to know the facts, right? i can make a complaint about you today. maybe it's true, maybe it's in the true, but that's why they do investigations. new yorkers, pleas

ms. bennett's attorney talking about the possibility of criminal charges. >> right and, the attorney generalcally said that state and federal laws were violated. the issue is this attorney general was only empowered to subpoena witnesses, subpoena documents and write a report. that's it. that was the extent of her power here. it would then go to local district attorneys, local investigators and as we pointed out, albany county is investigating. so it is possible that criminal charges could be filed because it is misdemeanor assault to kiss, touch, whatever it is, someone in an unwanted way without their consent, so we'll see what that investigation uncovers, but just because no criminal charges have been filed now doesn't mean that they can't happen in the future. >> he is clearly not going to resign. impeachment is an option, and americans may think they're very familiar with it on a federal level, but impeachment in new york is a little different? >> a little different, right. it still starts in the judiciary committee same way federal, still have a vote in the assembly equivalent to congr

ms. charlotte bennett texted, something just happened and i can't even type it out. going to burst into tears. yes, i'm shaking, i'm so upset and so confused. in his video statement today, governor cuomo said he was only trying to be helpful to charlotte bennett after she confided in him about having been a victim much sexual assault. tonight norah o'donnell asked charlotte bennett about that on cbs. >> do you think he is gaslighting you? >> absolutely. he is trying to justify himself by making me out to be someone who can't tell the difference between sexual harassment and mentorship. he sexually harassed me. i am not confused. it is not confusing it. i am living in reality and it's sad to see that he is not. >> and at one point he said he was trying to help you work through a difficult time. did that seem like that was his intention? >> no. his intention was trying to sleep with me. >> today the attorney general's investigators said this about the possibility of criminal charges against the governor. >> i will state that it's our understanding that for the young wo

ms. baldwin. >> aye. >> mr. barrasso, mr. bennett? [ inaudible ] >> vice president harris now presiding. garrett haake, let me come back to you for a moment for folks watching at home or listening to the sirius satellite radios, explain what we are seeing right now. walk us through the sausage making. >> here's what we just saw. the vote just ended on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. it passed the senate. our cough count was 19 republicans in favor along with all democrats. you saw kamala harris there gaveling that down and then leader schumer moved immediately to bring up the first vote in this process of passing that $3.5 trillion bill that will be democrats only. this vote is also democrats only or it can or midwest certainly will be and they need a 50-vote threshold to get started on debating that part of the resolution. part of the reason harris is in the chair is the possibility that she would have had to break a 50/50 tie. we are down republican senator, mike browns of south dakota is with his wife who receiving cancer treatment and he could not be here today. she should not ha

bennett will now meet next week with biden to talk about national security. and what about the border? it was bad enough the border was wide open with people coming in illegally. , drug pushers, ms then covid-19. our borders are open more now than ever before. so they are working with the enemy states that we have to deal with, he said close that border. and he uses pseudoscience that says children need to wear a mask. he says he's telling the department of indication to undermine republican governors and he's attacking politically santos and abbott. it's about time the republicans in the house of representatives used the litter i were to come impeachment. look what joe biden has unleashed on the american people in addition to defying a supreme court decision. he needs to be removed and if we can't find kamala harris, remove her. and it nancy pelosi, just go down the line. we need to show the american people that there are some people in washington who are very, very concerned about what's taking place at the head of our government. we have never in american history seen anything like this. that's it. >> sean: american marxism, the number one book in the country still. it's on h

ms. ruggles. >> thank you. >> our next item is an office of health equity update, and i know we'll have a presentation for this. thank you to dr. ayanna bennettwill be presenting tonight. i know all the members had an opportunity to do one of the training modules, which was incredible and so informative and directive of the work we need to do to ensure equity in health in san francisco, so thank you so much for providing that opportunity to all of us, and we look forward to engaging in that and your presentation now. thank you. dr. bennett? >> thank you. [inaudible] is going to do the slide for me. so this is your racial equity action plan update, which we are doing four times this year, but this is an update. i don't want to let the racial equity action plan, which we have many amazing things that we need to do, but was developed outside the department, to overreach the obligations that we have in the department. we have lots and lots of obligations, but they aren't all encompassed there, so you'll be hearing those. next slide. there i am again. there's the office of health equity, so it's not just me. i used to encompass the entire thing, b

ms. ruggles. >> thank you. >> our next item is an office of health equity update, and i know we'll have a presentation for this. thank you to dr. ayanna bennett, who will be presenting tonight. i know all the members had an opportunity to do one of the training modules, which was incredible and so informative and directive of the work we need to do to ensure equity in health in san francisco, so thank you so much for providing that opportunity to all of us, and we look forward to engaging in that and your presentation now. thank you. dr. bennett? >> thank you. [inaudible] is going to do the slide for me. so this is your racial equity action plan update, which we are doing four times this year, but this is an update. i don't want to let the racial equity action plan, which we have many amazing things that we need to do, but was developed outside the department, to overreach the obligations that we have in the department. we have lots and lots of obligations, but they aren't all encompassed there, so you'll be hearing those. next slide. there i am again. there's the office of health equity, so it's not just me. i used to encompass the entire th

ms. ruggles. >> thank you. >> our next item is an office of health equity update, and i know we'll have a presentation for this. thank you to dr. ayanna bennett, who will be presenting tonight. i know all the members had an opportunity to do one of the training modules, which was incredible and so informative and directive of the work we need to do to ensure equity in health in san francisco, so thank you so much for providing that opportunity to all of us, and we look forward to engaging in that and your presentation now. thank you. dr. bennett? >> thank you. [inaudible] is going to do the slide for me. so this is your racial equity action plan update, which we are doing four times this year, but this is an update. i don't want to let the racial equity action plan, which we have many amazing things that we need to do, but was developed outside the department, to overreach the obligations that we have in the department. we have lots and lots of obligations, but they aren't all encompassed there, so you'll be hearing those. next slide. there i am again. there's the office of health equity, so it's not just me. i used to encompass the entire th