eastern, falling apart at the seams, embattled governor governor cuomo top aid and defender melissa derosa resigning in a shocking move, the women who filed the criminal complaint against him, speaking out for the first time. we are following the developing story all morning long. a massive sophisticated drug tunnel found near the us-mexico border, as we learn the cartels are encouraging migrants to take uber and lyft to cross into the united states. the latest ahead. a look at markets as futures are mixed this monday morning, this off a green week for all three major market gauges. the dow jones and s&p 500 notching record closes friday. european markets on the downside. overseas and in asia a mixed story. nikkei in japan close for the mountain day holiday. "mornings with maria" alive right now. ♪♪ dagen: some of the top stories we are watching, president biden 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill clearing a major hurdle in the senate. lauren has more. >> that's right 18 republicans joining democrats in voting to end the debate sending the package on a path towards the final vote w

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

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

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

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

>> 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

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

and also his 2nd in command, melissa derosa, who by the way, just step down. she was called the sexually the dragon lady who told anybody you cross him and we will blame you into dust. her predecessor, a man is joe for cocoa, who was so close to the formal family, who was considered called by mary, a formal andrew, his father, the late governor, my 3rd son. they just turned their back them completely. he was the hatchet man of hatchet, man. so all around hormone is this intimidating factor. you messed with me. i'm going after. this is again, let me remind everybody. this is the manager was responsible. so they say 415000 elderly people meeting their maker rather early because he moved coven patients into nursing homes. why you might ask some say, to avoid making it look like donald trump was helping donald trump, who opened up facilities and brought in a huge hospital ship. so we can go on and on. but if you think this is some mackey of elleon hatchet job that was put together. good luck. this man handed it to his enemy. he said, here i am. go ahead here is by

the long time aide secretary to the governor melissa derosa is stepping down, and that is significant and she has been alongside through thick and thin for many years, yasmin. >> and barbara, talking through several scenarios taking place with the governor and as dasha was speaking, charles lavine was on the screen talking at the press conference that we are monitoring. and so, you have one criminal investigation in albany and another in westchester and going down the state to manhattan and all three simultaneously taking place, and how do they progress and when do they go from investigation to charge, and could they affect one another? >> i think they could, but one of the things that is very important in a criminal case is the admissibility of evidence of prior bad acts, and so if somebody did something that they are charged with is not admissible, because it is not assumed that somebody has a propensity to commit a crime, but if there is something that proves the motive or the lack of mistake or the m.o., then those things become admissible, and hearing such consistent stories from

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

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.

and when you've lost melissa derosa, who's been with him for ages, it is officially over. i think maybe that was the moment when he timely realized it's time for me to willingly go down instead of being forced out and even further disgraced. >> well, look, it doesn't sound like you're ready to give an answer. maybe you would have given it to me already. do you think it's time to move on or should this investigation go on, should impeachment still be in the air? it's clear the governor decided he doesn't want to go through with this investigation and trial. is him resigning punishment enough for you? >> well, look, i think one of the foundations here is that whether you're the 11 women who have come forward, there's word there are other women who are now coming forward to the attorney general since the report, there's got to be accountability. and certainly him being removed from office through resignation, that is some significant level of account. but my colleagues and i, we've yet to discuss whether that is enough, whether there should be impeachment. and look, this is g

. >> 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

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

. >>> melissa derosa was mentioned multiple times in the report alleging the governor had sexually harassed multiple women. she said the last few years have been emotional and trying and she thanks her colleagues. in a new quinnipiac university poll, 70% say it's time for cuomo to step down compared to 25% who say he should stay in office. even 57% democrats who elected him to the highest state in office three times say he should resign following the attorney general's report. >>> coming up, vaccines for educators. plus, will covid booster shots be needed, and if so, who's going to get them first? we'll have that when dr. patel joins us in a moment. >>> before we go to break, email us at waytooearly@msnbc.com or tweet me @aliciamenendez. we're going to read your answers later in the show. to read your s later in the show. with a fresh face for a fresh start. for a limited time get a 5th cartridge free. super emma just about sleeps in her cape. but when we realized she was battling sensitive skin, we switched to tide hygienic clean free. it's gentle on her skin, and out cleans our old free d

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 resigned. she was named 187 time in the state attorney general's report which said she had attempted to undermine where the governor's accusers -- also tonight we're getting a picture of how donald trump attempted to manipulate the justice department in order to stay in power. new york times reporting it comes from trump's former acting attorney general jeffrey rosen who quote, has told the justice department watchdog in congressional investigators that one of the deputies tried to help former president donald j trump subvert the results of the 2020 election. the times reports rosen left with the justice department friday, and voluntarily gave closed-door testimony to the senate judiciary saturday and the paper says rosen told investigators about numerous interactions with jeffrey clark, a trump official at the doj including one in december during which clark admitted to meeting with former president trump. rosen reportedly told investigators clark and held unauthorized conversations with the f

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

this weekend his top aide and most loyal strategist melissa derosa resigned. she was named 187 times in the state attorney general's report, which said she had attempted to undermine one of the governor's accusers. also tonight, we're getting a more detailed picture of how former president donald trump attempted to manipulate the justice department in order to stay in hour. "new york times" reporting it comes from trump's former acting attorney general jeff rosen who, quote, has told the justice department watchdog and congressional investigators that one of his deputies tried to help former president donald j. trump subvert the results of the 2020 election. "the times" reports rosen met with the justice department watchdog for two hours friday and voluntarily gave closed door testimony to the senate judiciary committee on saturday. the paper says rosen told investigators about numerous interactions with jeffrey clark, a trump-appointed official at the doj, including one in december during which clark admitted to meeting with former president trump. rosen repo

. >>> 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

melissa derosa, the secretary for the governor, one of cuomo's top supporters, her departure after a report allege the governor sexually harassed women. derosa's name comes up in that report. cuomo denies any wrongdoing and refuses to step down. >>> we've come to the end of an unprecedented olympic games in tokyo after a lifetime of dedication from the athletes and a year delay, they finally got a chance to shine their glory over the past couple two and half weeks. >> bringing home nice medals too. >> the closing ceremonies brought a stunning light display, due to the protocols from covid, many athletes already returned home. the ioc president really praised the athletes and organizers for giving the world hope in a time of so many unknowns. >> you gave to the world the most precious of gifts, hope. >> looking ahead a french flyover signaled the countdown to the paris olympics just three years away, july 2024. >>> ahead on the "today" show, stanford alum al lix kleiman and april ross stopping by 30 rock after "today in the bay." >>> now to a football like move that became the highlig

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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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

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

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

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 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 co

melissa derosa, a longtime supporter and top aide to new york governor, andrew cuomo, has stepped down from her post in a statement to rosa says serving as cuomo's aid was quote the greatest honor of her life. but the statement did not address the allegations against cuomo. the move comes nearly one week after new york state attorney general leticia james released bombshell findings following an independent investigation into cuomo. it concluded he sexually harassed 11 women during his tenure as governor. meanwhile, one of cuomo's accusers is going public for the first time, accusing the governor of groping her while she served as an executive assistant on his staff. i then felt while taking the selfie his hand go down my back onto my butt, and he started rubbing it. not sliding it not, you know, quickly brushing over it, rubbing my, but this was a dream job, and it unfortunately turned into a nightmare. cuomo so far has shown zero indication that he intends to resign. the new york state judiciary committee held a meeting monday to discuss impeachment proceedings. top officials in the

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

. >> 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, a longtime supporter of new york governor, andrew cuomo, has stepped down. the move comes nearly one week after new york state attorney general leticia james released bombshell findings following an independent investigation into cuomo. it concluded he sexually harassed 11 women during his tenure as governor. meanwhile one of cuomo's accusers is going public for the first time, accusing the governor of groping her while she served as an executive assistant on his staff. i then felt while taking the selfie his hand go down my back onto my butt, and he started rubbing it, not sliding it, not, you know, quickly brushing over it, rubbing my, but this was a dream job, and it's unfortunate. he turned into a nightmare. cuomo has shown no indication that he intends to resign but the new york state judiciary committee held a meeting today to discuss impeachment proceedings. also today, roberta kaplan, the chairwoman of the time's up legal defense fund, abruptly resigned after she was accused of helping to discredit one of cuomo's accusers. the government is investiga

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

you've got melissa derosa, the secretary to the governor last night that -- the highest ranking nonelected official in the state resign last night. and then coming into this morning, you've got now the assembly judiciary committee meeting. all three of these things coming together. there's going to be a lot of discussion this morning at that meeting about next steps. and the governor has a lot of procedural fights he wants to wage. when i look at all of this, you're just thinking, he can do all of this and fight with the assembly but this saul politics now, and he is losing support. it's like quicksand. >> suzanne, derosa resigning. how dig a deal is this? she has been his huge shield since 2013. definitely the most recognizable name and face in that office outside of his. >> it's incredibly significant. she's a very loyal employee. she's in the middle of all of this. she's been by his side for years. and last night it was shocking just because you're now seeing interests diverge. and today the governor's heading into this meeting. he's not going to be there, but he's facing this potential

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