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melissa derosa — who was mr cuomo's secretary — has released a statement describing the last two years as �*mentally and emotionally trying.�* governor cuomo faces possible impeachment and removal from office by state lawmakers, having been accused by eleven women of sexual harassment.the state attorney general�*s report linked melissa derosa to an alleged cover—up within his office. mr cuomo has denied the allegations and resisted mounting calls for his resignation. brittany commisso is a former aide to andrew cuomo and is one of several women to have accused the governor of sexual harassment. she discussed her claims on cbs this morning. why did you file that criminal complaint with the sheriff office? it was the right thing to do, the governor has held accountable. being held accountable _ governor has held accountable. being held accountable do _ governor has held accountable. being held accountable do you _ governor has held accountable. being held accountable do you mean seeing the governor charged with a crime. what he did to me was a crime. he: broke the law. let's brin

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. >>> walls are caving in for andrew cuomo one of the top aides has resigned melissa derosa announced the dehe sig dec decision the past two years have been mentally trying. the departure comes after the report by the attorney general alleged the governor harassed 11 women. her name comes up 187 times in the report cuomo denies any wrongdoing and refuses to step down today, a judiciary committee will discuss the grounds to impeach the governor the last time new york attempted this was 1913. >>> a joyful ending for the long journey for tokyo as the olympic torch is extinguished. many familiar faces already left for home due to the pandemic protocols. the u.s. led the gold medal count. olympic games are over as a viewer pointed out, you have the gaming coming up. >> congratulations to the organizations around the world who said it could not be done. we enjoyed watching. it f it frances, thank you >>> allegations over alibaba over sexual harassment inside the commerce giant >>> if you haven't already, follow our podcast on apple and spotify and tstitcher and other. oil off at 4%. we're b

derosa left him as secretary to the governor and did so in a statement that did not even mention the governor and was put out by her alone without the chamber's oversight. >> in context on this person, she may have been, as i've heard you describe it, the most important person in that city and in some ways running the state. >> indeed. his closest confidante, his fiercest defender and someone that when she left, that signals there's certainly trouble. it could signal a couple of things it could signal she had tried to convince him to resign and he may not have listened to her and it also may be an effort at self-preservation where she's saying if i stay with him to the end, and it looks like the writing's on the wall, then i will have gone down with him she probably thought, i need to get out of here now. a lot of people have done that there have been multiple people who have left his administration in the past five months. >> brendan lyons from the albany times union. thank you, brendan appreciate it. >> no summer fridays, no vacation days, but if you're a walmart employee, that com

melissa derosa resigning and in the statement she did not mention the governor. she mentioned a number of times in the attorney generals report, she's been by the governor's side for sometime. anything to make of this resignation? >> it's a very -- it is like an atom bomb dropping in the governor's inner circle. for melissa derosa to depart in a statement like that issued ber her and not the executive chamber and did not mention the governor or say anything about her service or for the state with him for the past ten years. so it is very telling and it is arguable by one of the biggest defections in his administration to date. >> and do you think it is a sign of anything else to come? is there a sense there in albany? >> you know, there is. you know, many people are speculating would derosa leave before he resigned to get a clean clean break to say i left him and to probably try to salvage her reputation. but the governor has given all indications that he's digging in and he plans to fight this and his lawyers have tried to counter the attorney general's report t

did the governor know melissa derosa's inresigning was coming? >> i don't want to get into conversations but i want to say this about her, she has worked non-stop 24/7 for the last two years and it takes a toll on you, particularly through covid and the last six months if you look at, you know, some of the ways she's been to rportrayed ie media, it was not fair to her. she gave a detailed statement about her departure and i'll leave it at that. i think that melissa worked very hard for the people of the state of new york and i don't have anything more to say on that. >> i know you don't want to characterize their conversations but were you given a heads up, did the governor know this was coming. >> i won't comment on my conversation with the governor. >> all right. brittany in the interview this morning, she described an interaction with the governor according to the a.g.'s report took place on december 31st, 2019. the selfie the governor requested. take a listen. >> i then felt while taking the selfie his hand go down my back on to my butt and h

derosa. and there is also as you mi mentioned one of the accusers stepping into the public light and attaching a name and a face to some of the most serious ac accusations. some of the sexual harassment allegations that have come forward toward the governor. and then the final point, the new york state assembly getting closer to a potential impeachment vote. that is happening in closed session, a conversation between those lawmakers and investigators. we were told that later this afternoon we could get a better idea in terms of what the timeline is for that investigation. but late last week we reported that the governor is on notice and told that he has until this friday to provide lawmakers with any kind of evidence that he feels might potentially help his case. but back to the second point that i made and brittany comisso who spoke publicly. i want you to hear a portion of that exclusive interview that she gave cbs news as she described one of the aencounters that took place. and keep in mi

>> well, melissa derosa was the highest ranking official. she basically ran the governor's office and in many respects ran state government here in new york. she was the governor's most trusted aid. i know from dealing with her she was both liked and very much feared by reporters. you also knew when you were talking to her, that was as good as talking to cuomo himself because they saw eye to eye. the loss was really astounding. we found out about this last night. we certainly thought that one of the last people remaining standing with the governor would have been melissa derosa. something about the report spooked her and she wanted out, wolf. >> which is very dramatic indeed. jennifer, there are 11 women where claims are specifically detailed in the state attorney general's report. when you look at the totality of governor cuomo's legal exposure right now, what stands out to you? >> well, you know, it is hard to say. he's got this criminal possibility. i think the civil exposure, though, is huge because not only do you have the 11 women whos

overnight, one of cuomo's most closest senior aides melissa derosa announcing her resignation. derosa appearing throughout the a.g. report, including for allegedly spearheading retaliation against one of cuomo's accusers. derosa has yet to respond to allegations regarding her role. some of the biggest names in national politics calling for his resignation. >> these actions are inappropriate for the governor of new york state, and i do believe that he should resign. >> i think he should resign. >> reporter: but the governor giving no indications of stepping down. >> i am not aware of the governor having plans to resign. >> reporter: now, earlier today, we did get an update on that new york assembly's impeachment investigation into governor cuomo. this could conclude within weeks is what the assembly members are saying. these democratic members of the assembly have widely said and indicated that they simply do not have confidence in the governor anymore. so the bottom line, wolf, is that it is very, very difficult right now to find anyone in new york who has confidence that he ca

but melissa derosa is all over the state attorney general report. do you think she's jumping a sinking ship? or what do you -- what do you think of this? >> i think she's looking out for her best interests. and, you know, it's very telling that, in her brief note announcing her resignation, she does not mention andrew cuomo. she doesn't mention the person, who hired her, elevated her, gave her all of that power, and worked side by side with her, literally, for -- for years. that is telling. that's not an accident. it's not like she was too busy, on the -- on a sunday night to -- to -- to put in a word of thanks to him. and what it, strongly, suggests, don, is that she sees her own, personal, and perhaps legal, interests as diverging from that of the governor. and diverging from that of the administration. i read this, as a sign that she sees the storm clouds gathering. she sees that the governor wants to fight, wants to fight with somebody. and she, also, sees that the state assembly and other sources, including now, the sheriff of albany county, ar

melissa derosa. that's her there on your screen. she resigned last night. it certainly shocked people that were close to the governor. some of the people who used to work for the governor. they certainly did not expect to see her go as quickly as she has. the thing here is with her is that she is in the attorney general's report. they say she did some retaliation against one of the alleged victims where she released her employee file to the media, so the attorney general took issue with that. of course now, the big issue is who is next to resign from the governor's inner circle. >> it's interesting she is so loyal to cuomo and yet she didn't even say his name in her departure announcement. thank you. >>> we have breaking news now. the defense department expected to mandate the coronavirus vaccine for active military by mid-september. barbara starr standing by at the pentagon. what are you learning? >> well, ana, at this hour, we are wait, for a memo from the secretary of defense, lloyd austin, and a message to the force, to the troops from general mark mill

melissa derosa stepped down on the heels of the report from the state attorney general. the report found cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. he denies the allegations. later today impeachment members will hear about the scandal. polo sandoval has more. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo facing another trying week. on monday legislators on the state's judiciary committee return to albany to review evidence related to the governor's impeachment probe. with the sexual harassment investigation by law making nearing completion, he has until friday to provide evidence. several women accuse the governor of unwelcome and nonconsensual touching. adding to the governor's troubles, the possibility of criminal charges. the albany county sheriff's department confirmed it's investigating a complaint of behavior from governor cuomo that was sexual in nature. >> i had a female victim come forward and make an allegation of criminal conduct against the governor. >> reporter: noted the report as executive assistant number one, the female victim is speaking publicly for the first tim

one of the top aides , melissa derosa resigned and moments from now, impeachment investigators in new york will brief the state assemblies committee. first what what more are we learning from this interview? >> erica, there have been a lot of development in just the last 12 hours alone but here where it appears we are right now in terms of the impeachment efforts at the state level, we can tell you the states judiciary committee this morning, they are preventing her . to meet with independent investigators and launched a probe earlier in march as we heard last week the investigation slowly coming to a close. the significance of that, it's one of the first real steps by new york state lawmakers and their effort to impeach the governor. look, even before today's exclusive cbs interview was made public with one of the cuomo accusers, it's important dimension of majority of those lawmakers have indicated to cnn that they would vote to impeach governor cuomo, if those articles are completed and presented to them. it's also important to note, as we've heard before from the governor's person

including miss melissa derosa, stephanie benton and peter jimmian and the staff that is around there all throughout the day helping out with various things within the mansion. miss comisso was there to work on a speech and not fix a technical issue with the governor's phone which is what she told the times union. and she said that at some point during this day that the governor should the door so hard, so hard and then groped her that she thought for sure someone must think, hey, what is going on? did they hear that? the attorney general's investigators did not ask the witnesses who were in the mansion that day about what they heard and what they saw. and during the governor's testimony on july 17th, the investigators told the governor unequivocally that this occurred on november 16th. so why not ask the people that were there. ask yourself that question and whether this report was meant to be thorough and fair, and to give everyone a balanced view to draw conclusions for themselves. the report also states, and the attorney general has stated, that miss comeisso's claim of a sexual a

the interview with camiso airing just hours after the governor's top aide, melissa derosa, resigned. >> it's like an atom bomb dropping in the -- in the governor's inner circle. >> reporter: derosa, who was seen as one of the governor's most loyal confidants was mentioned in the ag's report as participating, in retaliation against at least one of cuomo's accusers. she has not responded to those allegations. derosa calling the past-two years, quote, emotionally and mentally trying. adding, i am forever grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such talented and committed colleagues, on behalf of our state. her statement, notably, did not mention the governor. >> i am joined, now, by brynn gingrass, in albany, the state capital. the governor hasn't said anything. do we know what he's been doing? where -- where is he? >> yeah, we haven't really -- yeah, anderson, we really haven't seen the governor. he hasn't said anything, like you just noted. really, letting his attorney do most of the talking for him. but what we have learned from sources is that he is in, quote, a fighting mo

the chief of staff consulted with the special council and with melissa derosa, the secretary to the governor and they decided they did not need to report this to the governor's office of employment relations or conduct any meaningful investigation. they simply moves miss bennett and not having a junior staffer not be alone with the governor and even that was to protect the governor. that response we find was a violation of the executive chamber harassment policy which clearly requires that all possible harassment be reported to and investigated. now six months later in december of 2020 when lindsey boilan tweeted she had been sexually harassed think failed to report the issue. certain own advisers knew the allegations that charlotte bennett had made and no one treated her allegations seriously other than as a threat to the governor. rather than any effort to determine if the governor had engaged in a pattern of sexually harassing behavior, a team of senior staffers, former staffers and ouchd confidants with no official title or role mobilized to attack and try to neutralize miss boylan by sh

the chief of staff consulted with the special counsel and with melissa derosa, the secretary to the governor. and they decided they did not need to report this to the governor's office of employee relations, goer, or conduct any meaningful investigation. they simply moved ms. bennett and instituted a policy of not having a junior staffer be alone with the governor. and even that, they said, was to protect the governor. that response we find was a violation of the executive chamber's harassment policy, which clearly requires that all possible harassment be reported to goer and investigated. six months later in december of 2020, when lindsey boylan tweeted that she had been sexually harassed by the governor, the executive chamber once again failed to report the issue to goer. although ms. derosa, the special counsel, and certain other advisors knew about the allegations that charlotte bennett had made, that the special counsel had found credible, no one treated ms. boylan's allegations seriously, other than as a threat to the governor. rather than any effort to determine if the governor had en

host: yesterday, reports that melissa derosa resigned -- resigned less than a week after allegations against her boss. calling the time working for empire state the greatest honor of her life. quote, it has been the greatest honor to serve the people of new york for the past 10 years. it has inspired me every day. the past two years have been trying. that is part of the statement made by derosa yesterday. we will go to matthew. caller: good morning. we have been talking so much about this idea of canceling student debt. as a democrat, i kind of agree with that, but i am more concerned with the future borrowers and how college needs to be affordable for future students. i am a senior in high school and i went college to be affordable when i go to college. joe biden made a campaign promise about making college more affordable. i do not think he has really acted on that promise yet. i would like to see some action. host: it is reported that they are extending the pause on loan payments through january 31. >> if -- caller: if i go to a public college, there will be -- there are policies

host: yesterday, reports that melissa derosa resigned -- resigned less than a week after allegations against her boss. calling the time working for empire state the greatest honor of her life. quote, it has been the greatest honor to serve the people of new york for the past 10 years. it has inspired me every day. the past two years have been trying. that is part of the statement made by derosa yesterday. we will go to matthew. caller: good morning. we have been talking so much about this idea of canceling student debt. as a democrat, i kind of agree with that, but i am more concerned with the future borrowers and how college needs to be affordable for future students. i am a senior in high school and i went college to be affordable when i go to college. joe biden made a campaign promise about making college more affordable. i do not think he has really acted on that promise yet. i would like to see some action. host: it is reported that they are extending the pause on loan payments through january 31. >> if -- caller: if i go to a public college, there will be -- there are policies

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accused of leading as retaliatory attacks as cuomo's accusers, the new york times reports melissa derosa resigned after she determined he never had a path to stay in office and she said she would no longer be willing to publicly defend him. meantime roberta kaplan an attorney for the mutual organization times up has resigned in the human rights campaign in lgbtq+ organization is conducting its own independent investigation into the president alfonso david both of them are accused of helping cuomo staff and a retaliate against some of his accusers. jackie: thank you troubles for the governor mounting will bring you all the details as they become available. driving cost of behind the wheel we will break down the potential mileage tax that can charge you for hitting the road. we may come back. new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job, you immediately get your shortlist of quality candidates, whose resumes on indeed match your job criteria. visit indeed.com/hire and get started today. in business, it's never just another

this as top aide, long time confidante melissa derosa resigned last night. in addition the state assembly judiciary committee said the five-month impeachment investigation is nearing completion. >> for the first time in more than 100 years the assembly is undertaking an impeachment investigation of a sitting governor. >> after the committee has completed its review of the evidence it will make a recommendation to the full assembly on whether to proceed with etch poo peach against governor cuomo. we anticipate this process will be concluded very soon. when i say very soon, we mean several weeks. reporter: whether or not he is going to step down. many advisors close to governor cuomo say he still has no plans to resign as of tonight. back to you. elizabeth: that is good to see you, laura. thanks for your great reporting we have new york state congresswoman nicole malliotakis and new york state representative angelo santa barbara. this could happen in weeks, congresswoman. the attorney general says this is about the truth and the law and about integrity. cuomo

derosa resigned last night, in addition the state is simply judiciary committee said the five-month impeachment investigation is nearing completion. >> for the first time in 100 years the assembly is undertaking an impeachment investigation of a sitting governor. after the committee has completed its real attribute of that evidence it already and to make a recommendation to whether to proceed with impeachment against governor cuomo. wech anticipate that this proces will be concluded very soon. and when i say very soon i'm speaking about several weeks. >> whether or not he will step down many advisors close to governor cuomo say he still has no plans to resign as of tonight's people get to heat see you, thank you for your great reporting laws for good nicole malliotakis and angelo santabarbara, first you congresswoman, it's good to have you both on, this can happen within weeks, the state attorney general is saying this is about the law in truth and integrity cuomo targeted women whose average age was 22 years old right out of college, the younger thanth his daughters. >> completely

. >> melissa derosa who recently resigned along with the governor. i think many of them are going to be facing serious criminal liabilities. edward: on that front, i mean we heard about the last minute push from the governor, reportedly his office saying i won't run again you know, therefore let me stay in office here. do you feel like because this now resignation has happened, there has been a last minute wheeling and dealing there is some of that hey, you know, i will resign now but let's hold off on some of those investigations or sort of put down some of those investigations specifically into the nursing homes? >> well, that was an attempt by a delusional sociopath to avoid any liability but the simple truth is this, there are multiple investigations going on. those investigations must be completed and any and all criminal and civil charges must be brought against governor cuomo irrespective of his decision to resign. we need justice for the victims, both the 11 -- the 15,000 seniors who died result of his decision to send covid positive patients

melissa derosa stepped down sunday after the report that she had a role in discrediting a former aide who accuse the governor of harassment or to the governor is now almost completely alone. that scaled it down 60th birthday bash before-- for president obama not so scaled down and it's in a 500 guess it was more like 400. apparently some of the gas who were told not to come kicked up such a fuss that they were re- invited so was it a super spreader event flex i don't know, monday, august 9, 2021, "varney & co.", action-packed midsummer addition is about to begin. ♪♪ stuart: excellent. susan and i are in a new studio and celebrating that and we have the beatles playing one of the greatest ever songs "she loves you". susan: action-packed summer addition as you call it. by the way, i can see your genes in those shots. stuart: i will shift my position quiet on the set. the u.s. or is reporting an average 100,000 new covid cases a day, nothing funny they are with masks mandates back, vaccine mandates coming in some places appeared doctor marks to go with us this morning. looks like we

this as melissa derosa last night, mentioned 187 times in the attorney general's report. reporting that derosa resigned after determining that cuomo no longer had a pact to stay in office and she would no longer be willing to publicly defend him. meantime, roberta kaplan, an attorney for the #metoo organization has resigned. lgbtq organization, actually under investigation. his name is alfonso david. they are both accused and the attorney general's report of helping governor cuomo retaliate against one of his sexual harassment accusers. >> john: the onion just keeps getting peeled back, layer by layer. brian, thanks so much. we are expecting the speaker of the assembly as well as chairman of the judiciary to come out later on this afternoon and sort of explain next apps and all of this. >> anita: you've got two things going on. the judiciary committee meeting, and now you have the criminal complaint, so like you said, the heat is getting turned up. >> john: moment by moment. >> john: moment by moment. >> john: joining us in a little bit to talk about this, make sure you s

melissa derosa, his top aide resigned. the last two years have been emotionally and physically trying. i am grateful for the opportunity to work with colleagues in our state. after an executive assistant filed a criminal complaint. her quote, what he did to me was a crime. let's bring in melissa owen, criminal defense attorney. and i just want to play a a little bit from brittany commisso talking about what she went through. >> to me this was a dream job and it unfortunately turned into a nightmare. i know the truth. he knows the truth. i know what happened and so does he. the governor needs to be held accountable. >> being held accountable to you means seeing the governor charged with a crime. >> what he did to me was a crime. he broke the law. >> dana: from your vantage point and expertise and background was it a crime and could he face a criminal charge? >> so there is a question of whether or not the very basic threshold of charging can be met. often the answer to that is yes if somebody is making allegations that ther

we learned from the report that when melissa derosa, cuomo's top aide, the one that leaked confidential files to reporters to discredit lindsey boilen, the first accuser that came forward, the report finding had that unlawful retaliation. the executive assistant participated with the aide, melissa derosa in whiting out some names before the report on boilen could be released. she then accuses of course the governor of groping her, reaching under her blouse and touching her breast and so i think the role that the media has now is to make sure that every single stonies overturned, that everything comes forward and to use their i think fundamental role which is to be the fourth estate to hold governors and governments accountable. shine a light. howie: it may well be that you're right, ben, that the media will let this drop. on the other hand you have democrats in albany who say they have enough votes to impeach the governor. if that were to happen, he would have to step aside and let the lieutenant governor take over during the impeachment process. let me get a break. we'll talk about chr

derosa announced her resignation. two accusers are slamming her as being the governor's enaner in chief. according to the post, cuomo is trying to stave off impeachment by agreeing not to run for re-election. impeachment will move forward likely successfully and the issue of criminal probes apparently are moving forward. of course, this entire scandal has exposed the left's selected moral outrage. we're learning that the chairman woman of the group times up, which claims to support victims of harassment is resigning amid revelations that she played a key role in trying to discredit one of the accusers. here to react to this, gregg jarrett and tammy bruce. tammy, this is the second woman that has come forward with specific allegations describing criminal behavior. first thing after watching this interview, my assessment, independent, objective, watching the interview. i found the -- this young woman to be extremely credible. >> yes. you know, this is important. because the attorney general's investigation also found th

derosa which was really a signal that the end was near. this governor was facing imminent impeachment that was just a few weeks away here. he knew he didn't have the votes in the assembly or the senate and this had to be the only option or i believe he wouldn't have done it. we were all kind of surprised that he did in fact resign yesterday but we weren't expecting it because he had been so defiant. he had tried to interfere with ongoing investigations. he had continued to try to manipulate and control everybody around him including members of his own staff. so there was a number of things going on. this had to be the only option. this resignation allows us to move forward but it don't give us accountability so we need to move forward with the impeachment inquiry. jillian: my next question is if you were surprised by the timing of this. you answered that already. thank you very much for getting up early this morning and joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. todd: coming up later this morning, janice dean on the forefron

derosa recently announced her resignation. two accusers are now slamming her as being the governor's "enabler in chief" and according to the post, cuomo was apparently trying to stave off impeachment by agreeing not to run for reelection. but as it looks tonight, if cuomo refuses to resign, impeachment will move forward, likely successfully in the issue of criminal probes apparently are moving forward. of course this entire scandal has exposed the left's moral outrage and we are learning that the children of the group times up which a schedule he claims to support victims of harassment is resigning amid revelation that she played a key role in trying to discredit one of the accusers. here to react to all of this, fox news about serious legal analyst gregg jarrett along with fox news contributor tammy bruce for this is the second woman who has come forward with very specific allegations describing criminal behavior. first thing after watchingbe the interview, my assessment? independent, objective, i found this young woman to be

keep your eyes on melissa derosa. she was mentioned specifically by cuomo today. he's got to keep her loyal. she could be the equivalent of a monica lewinsky dressed in a criminal case because she's had an insider view. she's going to know things about harassment and about retaliation which will be of pretty bad part of the evidence against cuomo and any of the cases. still one of his top aides who resigned in the last year to apparently probably knowing what was coming, there's been conversations about whether he would negotiate with state lawmakers over impeachment. they were finally organized to move forward with that. tweeting "democrats did not discover a single thing about andrew cuomo they haven't always known about him, not one thing. all that changed is too much proof. need ongoing support frame unsustainable." they are pretending to be horrified but we know often it's the political winds of being the straw that breaks the camel's back. >> that's right thank you for having me on. works for governor rick perry in texas and president donald trump personally

melissa derosa was the highest ranking secretary and trusted member of his inner circle. his departure has dealt another blow to the embattled democrat. he faces impeachment proceedings in the state legislature and potential criminal charges. here is new york congresswoman stefanik yesterday. he chose to shame multiple victims including a new york state trooper. he needs to be impeached. democrats in albany have been slow walking this to this point. we've reached a breaking point. we need to make sure there is equal justice under the law. >> harris: in focus now tammy bruce fox news contributor, host of get tammy bruce on fax nation. in the many years i've been fortunate enough to call you friend, tammy, you have advocated and been there for so many women through different circumstances. 11 women allegedly against this governor now. what would you say to the women at this point? >> you are right. harris, throughout our professional and personal lives many women understand this experience. it is something that we deal with on a man by man or situation by situation basis. a

griff: we know that his top aide melissa derosa, unralf unlawful retaliation against first accuser. how is it that members of his staff, some of them continue to have their job? >> it's a great question. what should they do? you will keep the mover when you're removed from the job when the governor is taken out of office. let me go back to kevin's point where this plays out in a more national scene. every day the democrats don't remove him from office is another day people are asking why isn't he removed from office and it does absolutely bring out in those waves. those people who work for them, they will take the paycheck until there's nothing left to take. that's what it would say to me. griff: kevin, when we learn every single detail of this series of what it appears sexual harassment, groping -- >> in itself. griff: nearly 2 years to the day, august 12th, 2019 cuomo signs into law the strongest state law in the country helping sexual harassed victims to file the claims and we learn in the report the next day he harasses trooper. does it hurt democrats standing on the issue of se

governor andrew cuomo's top aide, melissa derosa abruptly resigned last night. she did it after coming to the conclusion that there wasn't a path forward for the governor to stay in office. now, the look, the attorney general mention derosa's name 187 times. she retaliated cuomo's accusers and helped create a protocol that kept young female staff members away from cuomo. this as executive assist about the number 1, brittany commisso spoke out in her first tv interview. she said that cuomo groped her twice and kissed her. the albany sheriff's department says they could arrest cuomo on misdemeanor charges. >> it was not a hug he would give his mother or brother. these were the hugs with the intention of getting some personal sexual satisfaction out of. when he went to kiss me on the cheek, he would turn his head and he kissed me on the lips. >> the state assembly judiciary committee says they will hold public hearings in a couple weeks but plan to be done with their investigation as soon as by the end of the month. even if cuomo does not resign, the committee says

it's a wake-up call for the other staff based on the decision that melissa derosa has made to abandon ship. he's fighting to keep his job. there's this brutal interview. a woman that still works in his office has accused him of criminal activity. >> the governor needs to be held accountable. >> being held accountable to you means seeing the governor charged with a crime. >> what he did to me is a crime. he broke the law. >> so there's a lot of folks circling on this situation. it came out that al sharpton said there's so many people begging me to run for governor. other names are in the mix of christian gillibrand, hillary clinton who may want in the this falls apart or if he hangs on until the end and doesn't run. we'll see. bryan llenas live in albany where we're waiting for more developments. hi, bryan. >> executive assistant number 1 talked about how she was groped twice by the governor in that interview. what is fascinating, we may never have known her story had it not been for the march 3 press conference in which governor cuomo denied touching anyone inappropriately for the thi

derosa has suddenly quit, and we are now hearing from the woman in this photograph who filed a criminal complaint against the governor accusing him of groping her. >> the governor said "why don't we take a salty." because of his suggestion with your phone? >> with my phone. i then felt, while taking the cell v, his go down my back, onto my butt and he started rubbing it. not sliding it, not quickly brushing over it, rubbing my butt. maybe to him, he thought this was normal but to me on the other women that he did this to it was not normal. it was not welcomed. and it was certainly not consensual. what he did to me was a crime. he broke the law. >> harris: abby? >> abby: yeah, what he did was a crime and i think what frightens me the most is that he's not resigning and i want to go, i love polls. 86% of lawmakers that he should resign, 63% think you should be impeached. and i keep asking myself, if you have people, this many people wanting you to resign, how can you be a leader of people who don't want you to be their leader? and i think it comes down to, he doesn't think he's going to g

his top aide, melissa derosa, resigning. she was one of his most trusted advisers. sitting next to him during his pandemic news conferences. she released a statement late sunday reading in part, personally, the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. adding, i am forever grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such talented and committed colleagues on behalf of our state. she did not mention cuomo. her resignation comes less than a week after new york's attorney general concluded cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. and now, the woman described in the report as executive assistant number one, brittany commisso is speaking publicly. >> there was a kiss on the cheek. and there was a hug. and then when he went to go kiss me on the cheek, he quickly turned his head and he kissed me on the lips. the governor needs to be held accountable. what he did to me was a crime. he broke the law. >> reporter: telling cbs, why she didn't come forward sooner. >> people don't understand this is the governor of the state of new york. those troopers that are ther

. >> reporter: and his top aide, melissa derosa, resigned this weekend as state legislators in albany prepared for a possible impeachment. >> andrew cuomo was on an island. it was more difficult for cuomo to find people to take his call. he was calling around to try and gauge support. in the end he lost all meaningful political support. >> reporter: while his political future appears to be effectively over, his legal woes are perhaps only beginning. >> beyond politics, the governor is also facing the possibility of criminal charges and civil lawsuits from his accusers if they want to go down that road. in many ways the state attorney general's 165-page report could be a roadmap for attorneys. >> reporter: the governor facing potential misdemeanor charges stemming from a criminal complaint filed by his former executive assistant britney kamiso, speaking with abc news. >> he put his hand up his blouse and cupped my breast over my bra. >> reporter: cuomo's legal team disputing her account and calling the motivations for the entire attorney general's report into question. >> the report go

. >> reporter: and david, melissa derosa, the governor's top aide, suddenly resigned overnight, citing an emotionally and mentally draining two years. david? >> erielle reshef following developments from albany tonight. thank you. >>> and there is also a developing headline tonight involving prince andrew. now facing a new lawsuit filed by jeffrey epstein accuser virginia giuffre. here's abc's janai norman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, prince andrew facing a new lawsuit filed by jeffrey epstein accuser virginia roberts giuffre, claiming the prince sexually abused her when she was 17. in the lawsuit, giuffre stating, "20 years ago, prince andrew's wealth, power, position and connections enabled him to abuse a frightened, vulnerable child with no one there to protect her." >> regardless of how rich and powerful they may be, they're not above the law. >> reporter: in court filings, beginning in 2014, giuffre says epstein and longtime association ghislaine maxwell allegedly directed her to have sex with prince andrew on three occasions in 2001. included in the filings, this photograph of

. >> reporter: and david, melissa derosa, the governor's top aid, suddenly resigned overnight. david? >> erielle reshef from albany tonight, thank you. >>> and there is also a developing headline tonight involving prince andrew. here's abc's janai norman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, prince andrew facing a new lawsuit filed by jeffrey epstein accuser virginia roberts guiffre, claiming the prince sexually abused her when she was 17. in the lawsuit, giuffre stating, "20 years ago, prince andrew's wealth, power, position and connections enabled him to abuse a frightened, vulnerable child with no one there to protect her." >> reporter: giuffre claims the filings, this photograph of giuffre standing beside the prince. in a rare interview with the bbc in november 2019, the prince denied her accusations. >> you don't remember meeting her? >> no. nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored, but don't reck elect that photo being taken. >> reporter: the photo comes nearly two years after epstein died in a new york jail. andrew has not commented on the filing today.

. >> reporter: george, overnight, melissa derosa, the governor's top aide -- has resigned. george. >> okay, erielle, thanks very much. >>> let's bring in dan abrams. significant development here. >> i think it's major. one of the things i've been saying is for there to have been a criminal case, you need a complainant. someone who will come forward and say this happened to me. i'm ready to testify. this is different than many of the other allegations out there. important to distinguish. this isn't sexual harassment. this isn't inappropriate conduct in he workplace. this is an allegation of a specific assault on her, physical assault. she's one of the few who say that. very important case and a big development. >> so what will it take for the sheriff to actually bring the charges? what will it take for prosecutors to actually get a conviction on this? >> well, i think those two may go hand in hand. the prosecutors will work with the sheriff to say do we have enough for a case here beyond a reasonable doubt. that's the key factor here. what the attorney general did is use a c

derosa, accused of discrediting at least one of the women alleging sexual harassment, according to the attorney general's findings derosa writing in part "the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. while his inner circle shrinks, cuomo's legal woes are growing brittany commisso self-identified as executive assistant number 1 is still showing up for work and sharing her story publicly for the first time after filing a criminal complaint against cuomo. >> that's when he put his hand up my blouse and cupped my breast over my bra. >> reporter: the governor is denying any wrongdoing and hasn't been charged with a crime his lawyer firing back today. >> with respect to brittany commisso, it just did not happen. >> reporter: governor cuomo is showing no signs of stepping down he has until friday to submit evidence in the state assembly judiciary committee to support his case lester >> kathy park in albany, thank you. >>> now to the climate crisis, and perhaps the most urgent warning yet. a new u.n. report declaring that the world is at the code red stage. richard engel has m

melissa derosa announcing her decision saying the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. she was one of cuomo's top supporters. her departure after a report by the attorney general alleged the governor sexually harassed 11 women. derosa name comes up 187 times in the report. cuomo, who has not been charged with any crime, denies any wrongdoing and refuses to step down. >>> r. kelly's new york trial will begin today two years after the trial was delayed in february due to issues related to the covid-19 pandemic. the disgraced singer is charged with racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery and forced labor. jury selection will start this morning. opening statements are expected next week. >>> we've come to the end of an unprecedented olympic games in tokyo. after a lifetime of dedication and a year delay they got their shot at glory. >> the closing ceremonies brought a joyful ending to a long journey in tokyo and a stunning light display of olympic rings floated above the empty seats. however, due to covid protocols many athletes had returned home.

. >>> leading the news, the top aide to new york governor andrew cuomo has resigned melissa derosa was one of cuomo's most trusted aides and fiercest defenders in a statement derosa said the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. her departure comes after the report by the attorney general found the governor allegedly sexually harassed 11 women derosa was mentioned 187 times in that report for her role in trying to contain the scandal. cuomo disputes the allegations and denies any wrongdoing. >>> ten people are dead in at least 63 wounded after weekend shootings in chicago chicago police officer ella french was among those killed after being shot during a traffic stop her death was the first fatal shooting of a chicago officer since 2018, and she was the first female shot on the job in 33 years french's partner was struck multiple times and is currently in critical condition at the hospital three suspects from that incident are in custody. >>> we're remembering the life of legendary florida state football coach bobby bowden this morning. the hall of famer has died af