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 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: 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

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

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 latest fallout, the resignation of top aide melissa derosa, at his side during months of pandemic appearances, quitting under fire for aiding his cover-up of sexual harassment accusations, according to the investigation report. derosa says she's stepping aside after an emotionally and mentally trying two years. one of cuomo's accusers describes her interactions with the governor to cbs. >> these were not hugs that he would give his mother or, you know, his brother. these were hugs with the intention of getting some personal sexual satisfaction out of. and then there was at one point a hug and then, when he went to kiss me on the cheek, he quickly turned his head and he kissed me on the lips. >> joining us now, nbc's kathy park in albany. governor cuomo disputes these allegations and denies any wrongdoing, but the state's democratic lawmakers are moving forward. there are some ripple effects within some major national advocacy groups. >> reporter: andrea, good afternoon. yeah, that is absolutely right. i'll start with some breaking news that probably just came in in the past hour o

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 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

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

one key thing that happened actually over the weekend on sunday was the resignation of melissa derosa, his top aide, the woman who has spent -- if you watched every single briefing last year, if you were in the room like myself, she was in the room next to him and he was the person he would turn to to describe certain things going on with the pandemic, but also years and years of background and history between the two so once she detargeted and said she was going to resign. that was a major sign. i still didn't think it was going to be as soon as yesterday that the governor would step down, but melissa derosa's departure was absolutely a major sign of the governor being at the end. >> yeah. and to your point, his attorney ryota glavin was on this program the day before sounding defiant on behalf of her client and to a lawyer's perspective, cindy, i want to get your reaction to the governor's defense here, and a little bit and we saw it, you know, in that news conference where he kind of said, you know, he's from a different generation. he used and tried to infer that there was a cultu

derosa who holds the title of secretary to the governor as well. she's often seen as being andrew cuomo's enforcer and "the washington post" noted that throughout the report derosa is portrayed as a constant force, taking part in the alleged effort to discredit women lining up officials to defend him and even confronting and chastising the governor about his behavior at one point. could she potentially be held liable in this case given her behavior? >> are i think that she could be potentially held liable civilly, absolutely. you see individuals in all types of these predatory cases where you have unwelcome or sexual misconduct because there's someone holding it together. the one thing that really stands out to me, ayman, you know, what she kind of brings to the table is more corroboration that this work mace was particularly hostile and unsafe for these women. you know, all of these 11 women, both former and current employees, particularly the one who made the report and the -- and instead of referring it to the governor's office, employee relatio

and even lateesha james said to melissa derosa she had been at an event and heard she was not credible. yet the report credits her 100%. that is problematic. that is very problematic. i do take issue. again, i don't mean to be -- i do take issue that governor groped and fondled all of these women. you need to look at it is equally take theively different. we have kaitlyn does not suggest that the governor groped or fondled her. neither does the health care worker. >> i understand that. i understand you want to -- >> it's a bit frustrating. >> you want to go through every case. we don't the time for that. certainly that will come out. i do want to say over the weekend you characterized the attorney general's report as an ambush. do you still stand fwha? >> absolutely. >> okay. so let me just share -- let me share something with you. two things. one, nothing in state law actually says that you or your client are entitled to get a report from the attorney general's office beforehand. i actual will you want to put up for viewers a letter you sent to the attorney general actually -- i think

to my team, melissa derosa robert, and others rick cotton, jacket babies and the hundreds of dedicated administration officials, i want to say this. thank you. thank you. and be proud. we may new york state the progressive capital of the nation. no other state government accomplish more to help people and thatis accomplish more to help people and that is what it is all about. just think about what we did we passed marriage equality creating a new civil rights, legalised love for the lgbtq community and we generated a force for change that swept the nation. we passed the safe act years ago, the smartest gun safety law in the united states and at banned the madness of assault weapons. we have saved countless lives with that law, $15 minimum wage, the highest minimum wage in the nation lifting millions of families standard of living and putting more food on the table and close on their backs and we let the nation and economic justice with that reform. —— clothes on their backs. we have managed every emergency mother nature could throw at us. fires, floods, hurricanes, super storms and

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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derosa, quit overnight. impeachment proceedings looked into and looking into nor sexual allegations. and cuomo's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. cbs' jericka duncan, what is the impeachment timeline? >> reporter: state lawmakers handling the investigation say we are sever weeksfr achment.nftoen if the governor were to resign, resign, impeachment is not off the table. all of this happening today as we're also hearing from the woman known as executive assistant number one, tell her story for the first time. >> i felt as though if i continued to go to the mansion that he definitely was going to try to do more. >> 32-year-old brittany commisso says new york governor andrew cuomo groped her breast at the governor's mansion last year. last week, commisso filed a criminal complaint against cuomo, and four district attorneys in new york have opened investigations into his alleged sexual misconduct. >> came back to me and that's when he put his hand up my blouse and cupped my breast over my bra. i exactly remem

report that accuses close staffers, like top aide melissa derosa, of working to discredit at least one of cuomo's accusers. >> no one who is named as doing anything unethical in the report will remain in my administration. >> reporter: but for the soon- to-be new governor, her title isn't the only thing changing. >> i've just always viewed myself as someone behind the scenes, to make someone else look good. but then i decided at one point, i need to get in the arena. i've got to-- i have to get in there and fight. >> reporter: cuomo maintains that he did not sexually harass or grope anyone. he still faces multiple criminal investigations and possible civil lawsuits. and on monday, the judiciary committee meets here in albany to discuss impeachment. major. >> garrett: jericka duncan, thank you. tonight, we are following severe storms that have battered the upper midwest, including a tornado spotted in northeast wisconsin. no reports of damage or injuries, but hundreds of thousands lost power in wisconsin and michigan. some could be in the dark for days. tonight, more than half of all am

derosa, quit overnight. at the state capitol, lawmakers are moving ahead with impeachment proceedings and they are looking into more than the sexual harassment allegations. also in focus, cuomo's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. cbs' jericka duncan is in new york with us tonight. jericka, tell us, what is the impeachment timeline? >> reporter: state lawmakers handling the investigation say we are several weeks away from impeachment. they also confirmed to us that even if the governor were to resign, impeachment is not off the table. all of this happening today as we're also hearing from the woman known as executive assistant number one tell her story for the first time. >> i felt as though if i continued to go to the mansion that he definitely was going to try to do more. >> reporter: 32-year-old brittany commisso says new york governor andrew cuomo groped her breast at the governor's mansion last year. last week, commisso filed a criminal complaint against cuomo, and four district attorneys in new york

report that accuses close staffers like top aide melissa derosa of working to discredit add least one of his accusers. >> no one who's named as doing anything unethical in my report will remain in my administration. >> reporter: for the soon-to-be new governor her title isn't the only thing changing. >> i've always viewed myself as someone behind the scenes. but i decided i have to get in the arena. i have to get in there and fight. >> reporter: cuomo still faces several criminal investigations and possible civil lawsuits. on monday, a judiciary committee will meet here to discuss impeachment. jericka duncan, albany new york. >>> coming up, deep impact. the chance that an asteroid will collide with earth has gotten higher. >>> and later, field of dreams. two major league baseball teams will square off tonight in a special stadium inspired by the legendary 1989 movie. this is the cbs morning news. m. this is the cbs morning news. , balanced nutrition for strength and energy. whoo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, now introducing ensure complete! with 30 grams of protein. ♪

his most trusted aid melissa derosa resigned sunday and in a letter to colleagues she said she's forever grateful to the governor. the governor has until friday to submit evidence in his defense to the judiciary committee even if the governor does resign he could still be impeached. if convicted could be barred from ever holding state office again. tony. >> thank you very much. for context let's bring in culture and gender contributor jodi kantor for "the new york times" and, oh, by the way, her reporting helped inspire the me too movement. jodi, good morning to you. how many years have we had you to talk about this? >> i think we're coming up on the fourth anniversary. >> governor cuomo, his strategy is to deny, deny, deny, buy himself time. what do you make of that? >> i think politically he has a very difficult exit strategy and on the one hand the time may advantage him but on the other more and more and more is coming out, and, you know, that report that was released by the attorney general last week contains so much information and we're continuing to see the implications of all of

. >> you know, the fact that melissa derosa who was the number one chief aide to the governor has decided based on the reporting that you and the albany times union has done, in other words, i can see that it happened late sunday night after we had released a couple of sound bites from your interview clearly signifies that she can no longer stand by the governor's side. so it will be interesting to see what happens in the assembly. >> i think it's more than a he said/she said. he hasn't said all that much. we have waited for more of a response to the a.g.'s report and she said quite a lot to you. >> she did. but he continues to say that didn't happen. his personal attorney over the weekend did a 45-minute interview on another network and basically said it's not true and that based on the report, which we have right here, all 165 pages, that there were questions. but there's no question about what brittany commisso says happened to her. she's very clear about that. >> and from the interview that you just did, i think you can see why the new york attorney general said that these were credib

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

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

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

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

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

the developments followed the abrupt resignation sunday night of cuomo's top aide, melissa derosa, the person most closely involved in coordinating his response to the allegations. a person close to derosa who spoke anonymously said that the long-time cuomo advisor did not think the governor could survive politically and that she had reached a breaking point. you know, surprised as we all were, barb, there were canaries in the mine. the president dropping his support, his advisers starting to resign. in hindsight maybe it's not so surprising at all. >> well, i think i was surprised today only because his lawyer came out and spent 45 minutes defending him. >> right. >> but i now think that that was probably damage control for the impeachment, to try to get them to stand down and any civil cases that may come and certainly the criminal investigations that are going forward. but when you talk about culture and compare what president trump was able to get away with, what andrew cuomo was not able to get away with, what is the difference? i see it as enablers within their own party. donald

governor cuomo's most trusted adviser melissa derosa and the chairman of time's up, roberta kaplan, were noted in the report as being involved in an effort against the first cuomo accuser, lindsey boylan. tim o'brien is still with us and joyce vance is with us. tim, i will get to you in a moment. joyce, is there something that could force the governor's hand into resigning before he is impeached? >> i think it is politics more than law that comes into play here, nicolle. of course, there are reports albany has started a criminal investigation into one of these allegations. that appears to be a misdemeanor sort of investigation, and it is unlikely that it can move more quickly than the political proceedings. so i suspect we are looking at questions of politics, not law, at least in the short term here. . >> so, tim, the politics of this are pretty stark. i mean i don't know that the governor has any defenders left, not just in new york but in democratic national politics. how do you see this playing out? >> i see him as having to resign, and if he doesn't resign he is going to get impeach

he has acted with impunity with the help of people closest to him, and melissa derosa is one of those people. her name appears in the ag report any times. you see her trying to not only make efforts to retaliate against one of the 11 accusers but what you see her do is make comments that are t only outside of the realm of public service but absolutely answer -- absolutely antithetical to public service. my experience in the chamber from day one was one where it was very clear to me that the executive chamber was run solely to serve the needs of andrew cuomo. it was not to serve the needs of new yorkers. this was carried out in a way, undermining staff, yelling at staff. it felt like a whiplash between you have value but you are valueless. that was an experience of gas lighting that made many people leave -- live in a constant state of fear that you would lose your job, a fear that you would be embarrassed, i fear that you would do something wrong and be sidelined. that collective experience is what is part of the toxic workplace environment, but really what it lends itself to is the p

meanwhile, cuomo's top aide and fierce defender, melissa derosa, resigned sunday amid the mounting scandal. and today marks 76 years since the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on the japanese city of nagasaki, killing at least 74,000 people, just three days after the world's first atomic bomb killed some 140,000 people in hiroshima. the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons came into force earlier this year but neither japan nor the united states have signed it. and those are some of the adlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in its first major report in nearly a decade, the intergovernmental panel on climate change has warned the earth could face runaway global warming unless drastic efforts are made to eliminate greenhouse gases. the ipcc said humans are "unequivocally to blame for the climate crisis," which is already caused widespread and rapid changes. scientists concluded average global temperatures will likely rise to 1.5 degrees celsius, or 2.7 degrees fahrenheit, above preindustrial levels by 2040 based on carbon emissions a

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

. >>> 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

for new york governor andrew cuomo under threat of impeachment one of his top aides has now resigned melissa derosa, the secretary to the governor, announced her decision, saying the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. she was one of cuomo's fiercest defenders. derosa's departure comes after a report by the attorney general alleged the governor sexually harassed 11 women. derosa's name comes up 187 times in that report cuomo, who has not been charged with any crime, denies any wrongdoing and refuses to step down today a judiciary committee will discuss whether there are grounds to impeach the governor. the last time new york state attempted this was 108 years ago in 1913. >>> in chicago this weekend ten people are dead and at least 63 wounded after a series of weekend shootings. 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 critica

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 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

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

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

. >> 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, a top aide to cuomo and secretary also stepped down, but in her statement made no mention of any of the allegations. she denies any wrongdoing though she was also named in the ag report for an alleged retaliation campaign. pretty quiet at the albany strait capitol, a protester holding up signs calling for his resignation. i talked to committee members at the new york state assembly. they met yesterday to discuss impeachment proceedings. friday we have a big deadline for cuomo, when he can submit any defense documents to the judiciary committee and then the judiciary committee will present findings to the assembly. the assembly will vote on whether to proceed with impeachment and the governor has 30 days to respond. after that, the trial would go to the senate. we are talking about hundreds of thousands of documents. they look in detail the ag report next monday in a secure location but we will all be watching very closely today at 11:00 a.m. eastern here as you mentioned to hear from cuomo's attorney and what she'll say. >> yes we will. we have to wonder how much longer cuomo

overnight, cuomo's top aide melissa derosa resigning saying "the past two years have been emotional and making trying." the former aide to the governor previously known as executive assistant number one speaking out to cbs about her accusations of unwanted touching and groping by cuomo. >> he put his hand up my blouse and cupped my breast over my bra. i exactly remember looking down, seeing his hand, which is a large hand, thinking to myself, oh, my god. this is happening? it happened so quick, he didn't say anything. when i stopped it, he just pulled away, and walked away. >> the governor has not been charged with any crime. he disputes the allegations, and denies wrongdoing. we want to bring in kathy park, in albany for us and rebecca roiphe, former district attorney for manhattan. kathy, let's start with you. there's a big judiciary committee meeting happening. what are we expecting to come out of that? >> reporter: hey, lindsay, that's right. that meeting got under way at 9:30. obviously they will be discussing a lot of issues surrounding the governor, the most obvious one is that e

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

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

. >> late yesterday a top cuomo aid resigned, melissa derosa and she was a key strategist for the governor starting in 2010 and working to defend against the allegations of sexual harassment. a statement released last week by the state attorney general said at least 11 women were harassed by the governor and one of those was britney coming so previously identified as executive assistant number one. this morning she's telling her story. >> they started to be hugs with kisses on the cheek and then there was at one point a hug and when he went to kiss me on the cheek he quickly turned his head and kissed me on the lips. >> you can see more of jericka duncan's interview later this morning. >>> it is time for your money watch report, this morning a new deadline for student loan payments plus changes coming to amazon warehouses due to the delta variant. diane king hall joins us live from the new york stock exchange with the stories and much more. happy monday and welcome back. >> reporter: good monday morning to you, it's good to be back with you. let's start with an eye on the economy. the u. s

melissa derosa was a key strategist for the governor starting in 2010 and worked to defend him against allegations of sexual harassment. independent investigation released last week by state attorney general says there are at least 11 women who were harassed by the governor. one is britney camiso, previously identified as executive assistant number one. this morning she's telling her story. >> they started to be hugs with kisses on the cheek. then there was at one point a hug and then when he went to kiss me on the cheek he quickly turned his head and kissed me on the lips. >> you can see more of interview later today on cbs this morning. >>> time now is 6:38. coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> as you finish back to school shopping, which mask is best? expert advice live, next. >>> is congress finally ready to move on the president's infrastructure bill? provisions made and when the vote can come down. >>> the market just opened about ten minutes ago. let's take a look at the big board after the br california, did you know our homes share power? but when we try to s

derosa when the harassment claims first surfaced last year, de rosa, who was cuomo secretary resigned from her position yesterday report by the state attorney general accused her of helping retaliate against one of the governor's 11 accusers, a longtime accuser of jeffrey epstein is now suing prince andrew, virginia. giuffre says the 61 year-old british royal sexually abused her at jeffrey epstein's new york mansion. a number of times when she was under the age of 18. she filed the suit nearly 2 years ago to the day after epstein died in new york. a new york city jail while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. the lawsuit accuses prince andrew of assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress. a spokesperson for the prince says there will be no comment on that suit. testimony continued today in the murder trial against the real estate mogul. robert durst the los angeles court had been in recess since thursday. that was after and observer in the galleria tested positive for covid. >> the 78 year-old man is charged with shooting and killing his friend susan berman. more

melissa derosa one of his biggest advocates and strategist just stepped out on sunday telling some media outlets that serving the people of new york has been the greatest honor for life as this chapter closes on the once revered political leader praise during the pandemic for leading his state out of the crisis and now pushed from office due to his legal problems, cuomo left new yorkers and the public with these final words. thank you. >> for the honor of serving you. it has been the honor of my lifetime. >> that was kareen wynter reporting for us. president biden addressed the governor's announcement today. here is what he had to say when asked about his time in office. >> i respect governor's decision and. i i respect decision he made. there isn't a of a job. i mean both on everything from. access to voting to infrastructure, whole range of that's why it's so sad. >> cuomo's lieutenant governor kathy hochul has been tapped to take over cuomo's role. coming up at 3.45 we'll have a live interview on the latest in this investigation. so make sure you stay tuned. another big story we're fo