between alleged improper conduct and concluding sexual harassment. now get me wrong. this is not to say there are 11 women i truly offended. there are. for that, i deeply, deeply apologize. i thought a hug and putting my arm around a staff person while taking a picture was friendly, but she found it to be too forward. i kissed a woman on the cheek at a wedding and thought i was being nice, but she felt that it was too aggressive. i have slipped and called people honey, sweetheart and darling. i meant it to be endeering. but women found it dated and offensive. i said on national tv to a doctor wearing ppe and giving me
sought her out. he kissed her and then put his arm around her and took this photo. that s the photo. that photo is included in the report as evidence of some type of sexual harassment because miss liss talks about being uncomfortable and the thought about this photo later on that the governor had put his arm around her and then she talked about her experience working with him. and the governor has said yes, he has called people darling and sweetheart. he has had to change with the times. yes, he hugs and he kisses his staffers. he has had to change with the times. and as he said on august 3rd, after the attorney general s report, that he slips and he
arm around her and took this photo. that is the photo. in that photo it was included in the report as evidence of some type of sexual harassment because miss list then later talked about how she was uncomfortable and thought about this photo later on. that the governor had put his arm around her and then she talked about her experience working with him. and the governor has said, yes, he has called people darling and sweetheart. he has had to change with the times. yes, he hugs and he kisses his staffers. he has had to change with the times and as he said on august 3rd, after the attorney general s report, that he slips and he does. but this does not rise to the
the fact that there was 11 women had had a big impact on the decision to resign. a da is not going to be able to say there were 11. they have to focus on the one complain tant case. a key line of this defense that we re hearing now from governor cuomo s team seems to be, yes, he s called people darling, he s hugged or kissed people casually. he s asked personal questions, but he didn t know his actions made people uncomfortable. this just country rise to the level of harassment. to that you say what? that s a ridiculous argument to be paed by the governor of state of new york. it s really shameful. i agree there was a legal reason why the lawyer came out and spoke. he try eddiscredit the women th have come forward in preparation for what she knows will be civil lawsuits and criminal charges. but it was really shameful the way she discredited the women
0 for these olympic games. and it is just six months away. good to see you. thank you. and thank to all of you for joining us today. i m erica hill. at this hour with kate bolduan starts right now. hello, everyone, i m kate bolduan. here is what we re watching at this hour. at this hour, the senate infrastructure bill set to pass in just minutes giving president biden a big bipartisan victory. politics over children. several republican governors blocking mask mandates instead of trying to keep kids safe in school. and andrew cuomo facing growing calls to resign as california s governor faces a recall election. we begin though with breaking news on capitol hill this hour. at any moment the senate will begin voting on the very massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill after months of intense negotiations. it was the it will be the largest federal investment in the nation s aging public work system in more than a decade. so this is a very big moment for congress.