charlotte bennett posting on twitter, resign, very simply. resign. governor cuomo. she had detailed what she says she experienced in a couple of different interviews and we heard from ann clark a short time ago talking about the corroboration of her account. that was basically in realtime the texts and the conversations that she had about those encounters with governor cuomo. he has, of course, repeatedly denied the allegations of misconduct and sexual harassment and there was a specific question about that in the press conference a short time ago, john. as to whether he admitted to or denied any of these allegations. and we were told that it was a combination. some he had a different interpretation of those encounters and others the governor said he didn t remember. erica hill starting to build the file of the reactions. important reaction. and it s critical these women were heard in the investigations and heard now that the investigation is out.
getting quite ill from this disease now, and we as adults can insulate them from the disease by getting vaccinated and masking up and doing the things we know we can do to blunt this transmission. i m glad you addressed it that way. when you talk to people, many say our kids can t get it or they get mild cases. with schools about to reopen, what s your message to parents across the country? well, we certainly are proponents of face to face learning at school. but we ve got to do it in a safe way. so schools need to be practicing good hand hygiene. they need to practice distancing. we re proponents of masking in the schools. governor edwards in louisiana yesterday instituted a mandatory state-wide indoor masking policy that does pertain to all schools and school children five years of age and older. we think that s a very important
in the 11 hours of delegate interviewed. now he understands what has been made public and the report that s been made public. listen to ann clark. again, this is the governor of new york. one of the largest states in america. he s the head chairman of the national governor s association. he was a prominent democratic voice throughout the pandemic. now one of the private investigators the lawyers are looking into this said this is andrew cuomo. the governor also engaged in a widespread pattern of subjecting women to unwanted hugs and kisses and touching them in ways that made them uncomfortable. conduct that is not old fashioned affectionate behavior as he and his staff members girlfriend it but unlawful sex-based harassment. number one, the first question is what say you, andrew cuomo after this is laid out. there is an impeachment question in albany. there s a question about people say no, no way, would he step aside? yeah. people who know him still say no way. in terms of stepp
will you do? what should the new york delegation do? the evidence of misconduct is replete. and, of course, this is separate and apart from the nursing home data manipulation and all the other things that led to the impeachment inquiry that the state legislature began several months ago. this is something that is a huge distraction in addition by the way from the act of governing as the governor of new york state. we are so ill-served by the status quo. and the great state of new york. today is a very, very sad day in the history of our state. in order to move forward, we must have new leadership. part of that new leadership question is not just the governor himself. if you were listening to the press briefing by the attorney general and especially again the two independent lawyers she hired to look into this, the environment in the governor s office is reprehensible in their view a violation of state policy
women, and that is the message that she was trying to get out there. to your point, a woman identified in the report as executive assistant number one said she only came forward because she was afraid, afraid. she only came forward after she watched the governor publicly at a press conference deny he had ever touched anyone inappropriately. that s when she came forward. we ll hear from the governor at the top of the hours. governor cuomo, perhaps this is unfair, perhaps it s not the right word to use, but has used a trump-style play book in the sense of deny, attack the accusers, say this is being taken out of context. in the democratic party, in the state of new york, in this day and age, can you pull that play book out? it s happening. i mean, it is i mean, look now that this report has been published, 11 women who the attorney general and the state of new york and the independent investigators say they find 11 women credible? to borrow a term from the president and vice