my take and my advice to my brother was simple and consistent. own what you did. cnn releasing this statement after the new details were revealed saying, quote, we will be having conversations and seeking additional clarity about their significance as they relate to cnn over the next several days. andrew cuomo s spokesperson putting a statement after the new documents were released calling it a manipulated release of hand-picked witness testimony. the disgraced ex-governor denies any sexual misconduct allegations. todd: don t see how he survives this but we ve been wrong before. reporter: prosecutors deliver opening remarks trial of ghislaine maxwell and jussie smollett. todd: good morning. reporter: maxwell s defense attorney, jeffrey epstein s scapegoat, the disgraced shadow looms over the trial.
news organization we are dealing with, and and that lone ranger, why shouldn t cuomo go on. this is the version of a political occupying the 9:00 spot over there. this guy sought to dig up dirt to discredit women credibly accused his brother governor who is now the ex-governor of sexual misconduct so cnn will do a thorough review. that may tell you how seriously they are taking this. reporter: about 30 seconds, can t believe the american people are so stupid they don t see first. friends and relatives watching cnn, a reflection on how the network is performing
i have only on the wedding girl, the winning girl he refers to is anna rucker claims that are, attempted to kiss her, unwanted advance back in 2019. chris cuomo also using his elite media status to get ahead of damaging media reports, this includes a piece by ronan farrow, quote, if ronan is nothing better than boiling, that s a great sign, boiling was a former aide of the ex-governor and accuses him of forcibly kissing her in his office in 2018. over the summer, chris cuomo told investigators he spoke with another journalist about the new yorker piece insisting their conversation was, quote, business as usual. it was first revealed in may that chris cuomo had participated in a strategy to help advise his brother, cnn deemed those called inappropriate but did not discipline cuomo. i m not an advisor. i a brother. i wasn t in control of anything. i was there to listen and offer
the panel, including joe concha, standing my life to weigh in. more legal trouble may be brewing tonight for andrew cuomo. were going to tell you about the issues by the new york attorney generals on the state ethics agency concerning the embattled ex-governor. we are less than a week away from the final day of voting in the california gubernatorial recall election. governor gavin newsom no blaming the referendum on tropism. that s not all. we begin tonight with thursday s presidential address expect to lay out six new steps in the fight against covid-19. white house correspondent kevin corke. some worry will be more mandates and restrictions. of course you will recall last week joe biden indicated following the dismal jobs report that his administration was looking for ways to make a quote saver for kids to return to school. and for workers to return to the office. tomorrow we will probably hear an awful lot about the new plans to use what they are calling their new covid measures