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The attorney for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo lashing out at the report that found the governor sexually harassed 11 women. Claiming the governor reached under her shirt and groped her. So the political crisis that threatens his career, now, also, places him at risk of criminal prosecution. And a wideranging interview with me, right here on cnn, a short time ago, governor Cuomos Attorney attacked the credibility of the report. Its because you have to look at what each of these people are saying. And what each of these people are saying are not Sexual Harassment. There are facts they got wrong, important facts, particularly with respect to the woman who is claiming she was sexually assaulted. She, most certainly, was not. There was evidence that they collected and that they ignored and omitted putting in their report. And they, also, credited people that they know lied and had motives to lie. This is the problem that that we are faced, is that we have a report thats not accurate. That did not go through all of the evidence. This was no mueller investigation. And im just telling you, to say blaming the victim for the governor to deny what she has claimed is not victim blaming. What i am doing is telling everybody that that report is shoddy, it is biased, it omits evidence, and it was an ambush. And and they havent shared all of their evidence. Heres the thing. I i from his perspective, and i do think you are going to hear this from him. He didnt believe it was inappropriate. He has seen what these women have said and i know that he feels badly about this. And you are, absolutely, correct, pamela, that he is the governor of the state of New York. And i dont you know, you do have to appreciate, when you are in a position of power. And you have, you know, younger staffers. And the way he may have treated, you know, people hes had longer relationships. Hes got to act differently. He said that, repeatedly. And hes also talked about how he needs to, you know, he does slip, at times. Hes not perfect. But, yeah, i get it. When you say he does slip, what do you mean by that . Oh, he said it in his video he said it in his video statements. Which is that, you know, he does make the mistake. He will say darling, he will say sweetheart. He does ask people question about their personal lives. He didnt think that that was improper. I do know, and let me reference this. Senator schumer looking a New York times article from 2012. He routinely is talking to staffers about their personal lives. Are you married . Why dont you marry him . When are you going to have kids . But the governor does engage in that, as well. And and i agree with you but let me just finish in this. I agree with you. It can make people uncomfortable. I have had a lot of conversations, now, im a lawyer. I have associates who work with me in Their 20s And 30s and they have told me these things. This makes me uncomfortable. And i think that the governor has heard this, loud and clear. And Governor Cuomo is facing a bipartisan call to resign or face impeachment. And we spoke to one state assembly member, who is a democrat, and has been vocal in her demands that he be removed from office. She says hearing Governor Cuomos Defense Team arguments has been painful. I dont like that claim that a survivor, after being violated, should act a particular way. Otherwise, they werent arent supposed to be believed or they they are not um believable is disgusting and vile. I think that, that is something, a myth, that we all have to break. I will say that this was extremely triggering, for so many survivors, um, across the nation. I got emails, letters, calls, um, texts, messages, dms, and i posted and reposted some of the tweets that were sent to me because, you know, so many people felt the same way that i did. Because it was so significant. That response was something that um that hurt so many of us because they were, basically, saying that, if you were somebody who was able to able to try to survive that, that was, somehow, wrong. You know . And but this is how our brains work. The studies have shown, this is how our brains work to help us to survive. We just some of us Go On to just do the next thing. Some of us read a book. Some of us sleep. Some of us Eat Cheese and crackers. So, i think that its okay, you know, and i want people to know that its okay. Lets bring in two cnn legal analysts, Joey Jackson is a criminal defense attorney. And Paul Callen is a former new York City prosecutor. Great to see you, gentlemen. So we just heard from Governor Cuomos personal attorney. And, paul, a big focus of hers is undermining the credibility of this report. What did you make of what Rita Glavin said . She was very impressive, pamela. And i mean, you questioned her very carefully and on factual issues, throughout the case. And Rita Glavin was very impressive, i thought, in her performance tonight. Matter of fact, i was thinking if the governor was as articulate as rita, he wouldnt be in the hot water that he is in now. But what shes really put On The Table here is that the Governor Kind of sounds like hes admitting to Sexual Harassment in the workplace. But he is saying i didnt intend to do that because hes kind of living in the world of 1955 that his father used to live in. When you could, pretty much, Say Anything you wanted to underlings and there was no action, under the law, that could be taken against you. With respect to the most dangerous claims against him, and thats the executive Assistant Number one claim, that she was groped in his office when only the two of them were there. Glavin, very aggressively, went after her. Saying, essentially, she didnt report the incident for five and a half months. And um, but in a Followup Question by you, it she indicated that the governor had, in fact, signed a Statute Of Limitations extension allowing the victims of sexual crimes to sign to bring them at a later date. So, i thought she found herself in a contradictory position there, Rita Glavin. Right. Because we know sexualassault victims some sometimes, dont say what they went through, right away. It could take months. It could take years, which is why the governor had signed that. But, joey, what was your take on this . I mean, she, again, was focusing on the credibility. But also, i mean, you know, we talked about the date of Executive Assistant one. The lawyer for the Executive Assistant, this accuser, says that that date is wrong. But the date is listed in the report. Does that give the lawyer for Andrew Cuomo um ammunition here . I think it does. Good evening, to you, pamela. Good evening, paul. Listen. There is a distinction, obviously, between the civil nature of this and the criminal nature of this. And when we start talking about the criminal nature of this, i think its important to note the following. We have a report thats been released. That report is very damning. The report is very clear. The report, of course, notes the 170someodd witnesses who were interviewed. Many, not under oath, right . I think 40 some odd were interviewed under oath. It references the 74,000 documents, emails, text messages. But its a report that was put together by investigators. What we now do and whats important to the process is that report be challenged. I think the governor has a right, through his attorney and through his own bidding, should he choose, to speak to the issues of why this contradicts the behavior hes engaged in. I am very uncomfortable with a process, wherein you have a report thats issued. Ive known Letitia James for 20 years. Very impressive, intelligent, and amazing, you know, individual. She didnt prepare the report. Other people did. Having said that, we cant just take the report and say there is nothing to see here. And so, i am a bit troubled by a person who operates in the courts of New York, and has operated for the lasttwo decades, and believes in the principle of Due Process and just saying lets accept the report and well go home. No. Its time to look at the facts. Its time to look at whether theres any, other contradictions. Its time to look at whether there are motivations which may motivate people to say or not to say things and i dont think that, in and of itself, is victim shaming. You have to hold people to the test. Sexual harassment is serious. It shouldnt happen. There is no place for it. It should not occur, ever. But if you are alleging that it occurred, then, obviously, there has to be specific facts and corroboration to those facts. 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I think it gives him political cover. But i dont think, from a legal standpoint, for instance, if a Sex Harassment Lawsuit was brought, his unintentional harassment would not be a legitimate defense. Hes supposed to know what kind of conduct is permitted. After all, hes the person in charge of enforcing the laws in the state of New York. So, i think thats a defense that will give him, maybe, cover with the voters who will say, well, hes like my grandfather saying, you know, inappropriate things. But that doesnt make him innocent of sex harassment. And i there was one, other thing that i wanted to add to the table that this entire report is about one thing. Its about feeding the new York State legislature, The Assembly, evidence to support the impeachment of the governor. And you have to consider that, in The End, you will be looking at, probably, a claim that the governor created a Hostilework Environment in the executive mansion. Maybe, by sexually harassing some women who work there. Maybe, not all of the women. But The Assembly is also investigating other things, like the 5 Million he got for writing his book. The number of people who died in Nursing Homes in New York. These things were, already, On The Table being investigated by The Assembly, which prepares articles of impeachment, before this attorney generals report came out. So, theres a big picture here and were looking at one, small part of that big picture with the attorney generals report. Right. Theres the political aspect of this. The legal aspect of this. And, joey, one of the accusers has filed a criminal complaint against Governor Cuomo. And this afternoon, the sheriff overseeing that investigation says he found her credible. Um, now, i asked the attorney, Rita Glavin, about that. And she said that she found it problematic that he would say he found her credible, when he is in the preliminary stages of an investigation. Um, but what kind of legal problems could Governor Cuomo face . So, pamela, when it comes to the criminal elements of it, what happens is, is there are various District Attorneys offices, we know, who are interested in looking at this. Of course, youre speaking of the albany issue, right . We have manhattan, we have nassau. But as it relates to this, there is a statute called Forcible Touching and relates to squeezing, pinching, groping, but what it speaks to is you have to do it with the intent of either degradation or as it relates to sexual gratification. And so i think the defense will be, hey, this is politics. This is how i relate to people. This is how i interact with people. I didnt do it with any intent to sexually gratify. We know thats an what does that mean, pamela . It means its punishable by up to a year, distinguishable from a felony which is punishable by a year to life. So we know those are the stakes. There is another statute. B misdemeanor, dont mean to be speaking in jargon. Punishable by 90 days. You touch someone in a sexual way and you dont have their consent to do it and so thats his exposure. As to whether the sheriffs found him Credibility Excuse me, the victim credible not credible, thats really not the issue. The issue will be if it goes to a jury, right, in the event that its a misdemeanor, it can. If it goes that far, if there is a resolution of some sort, its going to be up to what they decide. So when you look at legal exposure, criminally, those are the different types of Statutes H hes looking at and i think those will be the defenses applied in those instances. What do you think, paul . Those are the most dangerous charges but and actually, The One thats the B Misdemeanor that joey was talking about is, by far and away, the most dangerous one because the issue of whether he groped a womans breast. That doesnt happen accidentally. Thats not like brushing against her back. Or kissing somebody on the cheek at a wedding. Thats a deliberatesexual act. And i think, if the legislature believes that he did that, hes in big trouble. And it could cost him his office. So, that little B Misdemeanor could be the thing that destroys Andrew Cuomo if its believed, ultimately. Very important investigation by the sheriff. His attorney, Rita Glavin, pretty strongly, um, denied that. And said that that he did not do that. And, you know, i think you both raise a really important point. That there is still a lot more the report is out. But as you point out, we havent seen the transcripts of some of the these victims and and other supporting evidence. But these are, obviously, very serious allegations from these women. That these investigators found credible. 11 women. They assessed each woman. Found their story, found them credible and thats important to note, too. Joey jackson. Paul callan, thank you so much. Nice being here. Thank you. Very good interview, by the way. 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Well, i think, you know, as far as i am concerned, i you know, im an infectious Disease Doctor and i stick to the science. And what the science has told us, thus far, is the best way to protect yourself from this virus is to be vaccinated, if you are old enough. And to wear a mask. Um, really, at this point, whether youre vaccinated or not. And those layered protections are really what we need to keep kids safe. So, what i have been advising my patients um as they head to school, this fall, is to wear your mask. You know, even if it is not mandated. Um, you can, certainly, opt to wear your mask. And what i tell parents is you can mandate your own child to wear your mask if that is, you know, what is important to you. And i think that it is one of those things that should be important to everybody. So, why is Delta Variant hitting younger people youngerage groups, i should say, seemingly, harder than previous variants . What is the Data Showing . We know its more transmissible. But do we have Data Showing that its, actually, more dangerous for children . Yeah. So, the datas not really clear that its more dangerous than the other variants. But as you said, since it is much more transmissible, that means we will be seeing more cases. And as you see more cases and increase that denominator of people who get covid, you are, naturally, going to see more more disease, in general. Whether its mild disease or severe disease, youre just going to see more of it because youre, unfortunately, going to have more people infected. I want to go to a question from a viewer. Weve had so many great questions. Timothy here, we have been so careful for 18 months. My 14yearold wants desperately to start High School in person but the Governor Wont Mandate masks. We have five siblings here who are too young to get vaccinated. What do we do to keep everyone healthy . Any guidance is appreciated. Absolutely. That is a really common question, and excellent one. I think what you can do is that you can make sure that everyone in your household, that is eligible for vaccination, get vaccinated. So, the older kids, if they are older than 12, get them vaccinated. Parents, vaccinate yourselves. And that will protect your younger children from being exposed to their family members, which is how a lot of children get sick. Number two, you can encourage your own kids to wear masks. I think thats critically important. Um, we know that masks work best, when everyone is wearing them. But they, still, work some when youre youre The One wearing them. So i would still advocate that. Next, i would make sure that your kids are up to date on all their other vaccines. This is not a good year to skip your flu vaccine. We really want to make sure that they are protected against all of those other things, as well. We had a lot of the same question about when . When will younger kids get be able to get vaccinated . Another viewer is asking just that. When will my 6yearold And 3yearold be eligible for a vaccine . Im so afraid ill unknowingly pass the virus on to them, even though im fully vaxed. I understand that. I feel the same way, too, as a mom with two young kids. Yeah, definitely. Um, you know, i dont know, for sure, when thats going to happen. I have heard people project, hopefully, sometime end of this year, perhaps. You know, the companies are working, very hard, to ensure this vaccine is safe in those younger kids. And i think that that is very important. Again, if you are older and you have a child in your home that is too young to be vaccinated, you know, keeping yourself healthy. And getting yourself vaccinated is, again, critically important. All right. Dr. Messina, thank you for joining us and giving us this important information. Absolutely, thank you for having me on your show. Well, tonight, californias largest wildfire continues to grow as it destroys almost everything in its path. The Dixie Fire now the third largest in State History has scorched more than 700 square miles and its only 21 contained. At least three people are still missing in greenville after dixie torched the entire town to the ground. Cnns Camila Bernal is in Northern California tracking the fire. So, camila, cnn is reporting this fire is burning an area the size of New Yorks central park, every 11 minutes. How is that even possible . Well, look, pam. Its hot and its dry and the fire spreads so quickly that its, pretty much, impossible to stop it. Firefighters with 20 or 30 years of experience, saying that theyve never seen a fire like this one. They are describing it as having frightening behavior. But the focus, over the weekend, is to find the people who are unaccounted for. We know that theyve at least found 21 people. But they will continue to search, over the weekend. In the meantime, the firefighters working 24 7, around the clock, to contain the Dixie Fire which has, already, destroyed about 200 structures. But about 14,000 others are, still, at risk. The river fire, which is about 100 miles from where i am, has already destroyed about 100 structures. Firefighters have made progress there. Its about 48 contained. But still, a lot of work to be done. Now, these two fires are, essentially, surrounding the town of paradise. This was a town that was destroyed by the campfire in 2018. And we spoke to francy lam. She owned a home in paradise, that no longer stands. And she told us she understands how difficult in situation is. She says she knows what people are going through. Those people that have, already, lost everything. I would take them in, in a heartbeat. You know . They need a place to shower. They need a place to get some food. They need a place to sleep and they need to be hugged. They need to be held, and told that it will get better. It will get better. It did get better for us but it took a long time. A long time. Reporter now, after the campfire, Franci Lamb bought this rv. She keeps it with food and supplies ready to go, in case she needs to evacuate one more time. In the meantime, though, she is dealing with the smoke, as are many, other people in this area. There are some counties even telling people dont go outside because the Air Quality is just not healthy. This smoke affecting people here, in california, and in other states where the fire is not even close to where they are. Pam. All right, Camila Bernal. Thank you so much. Well, Allyson Felix sprints into the olympichistory books by becoming the most decorated Track And Field american, of all time. We are live in tokyo, next, as the 2020 games wrap up. Joy. Here, better protection costs a whole lot less. Youre in good hands with allstate. Click or call for a lower Auto Rate today. Oh, son of a poppyseed ah, theres no place like panera. 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So, will, it may be the final hours of the games but there is still time to make olympic history. There was. And Allyson Felix becoming the most decorated u. S. Track and Field Athlete in Olympics History was, certainly, a spectacular moment. Think about taking home 11 olympic medals. Gold, silver, bronze. All going all the way back to athens in 2004. Allyson spoke about what this accomplishment really means. Um, ive grown up in this sport, and so it means a lot. And then, to close it out this way is really special. But also, just like sitting here and listening to what the other girls have said. Um, it really means a lot to me because, you know, i know those people in my life, who came before me. And how they inspired me. And im, also, thinking about the the young girls and boys who are inspired by these women, by their dominant performances. And um, its just a cycle. You know . And so, the next generation is going to be up there talk about them and i think thats just really cool. And to me, thats the biggest thing, um, beyond running on the track, is actually, like, impacting lives. So, i dont know if you remember watching the beginning of the olympics. The weather was a lot like this. It was stormy. And then, we had a lot of Sun And Heat throughout the games. Actually, the hottestsummer games on record, in olympic history. But yet, now, things have cooled down significantly. And its back to stormy and rain in all directions. President biden will be addressing a group of olympic athletes, doing a virtual teleconference over zoom. You will remember, the first lady, dr. Jill biden, was here for the opening ceremony. The president will be here, virtually, for the closing ceremony, pamela. And, of course, Big News for Team Usa. Basketball winning gold. Basketball winning gold. I am getting worried about your glasses. They look like theyre like oh, i know, sorry. Just want to make sure you can see. 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I am disappointed by how your company has conducted itself, in this matter. Had you honored your commitment to contact us, in advance, we would have pointed out that the Consent Decree does not bar facebook from creating exceptions for Goodfaith Research and the public interest. We asked facebook to respond to that but facebook declined. Laura was one of those researchers, who had her Facebook Access disabled. Thanks for joining us, laura. So, start by telling us what you were researching, and why. Hi. Um, so really, the thrust of our work is trying to understand misinformation online. We try to understand how it how it spreads and how it can be stopped. So, why do you think facebook disabled your accounts . Its a little strange. Facebook claims that they disabled our accounts because of our Browser Extension ad observer. They say that it violates their terms of service. Obviously, the ftc somewhat disagrees, as do we, to be clear. But whats strange about all this is that the effect of facebooks banning of our accounts is that our other research, that isnt connected to ad observer, at all, thats whats been stopped. So, not just this research. Other research, too . Go ahead. Right. So a lot of our research right now is into disinformation around vaccines. So, these are some of the you know, the Vaccine Myths that are being spread, often for profit. And also, extreme partisan misinformation is the other, major thrust of our work. So trying to understand things about what happened on January 6th at the capitol. Trying to understand how groups continue to spread this myth that the that the 2020 election was stolen. So, that kind of work, in general. So right now, you are not able to do any of that even though the ftc said they were wrong . Thats right. So this has stopped our vaccine misinformation work. This has stopped our work into understanding, as i mentioned, some of the stop the steal stuff. I think one of the things im more concerned about is that this has also cut off access for our tools that give information to the public, so our public transparency sites are broken right now as well as the information we provide to other researchers. Why is that so concerning to you . I mean, i think unfortunately, the reality of the situation were in is that we are facing a Misinformation Epidemic on line. This isnt just having online effects. There are millions of people who think that the election of 2020. There are millions of people who think vaccines are not safe or effective. Beliefs like that kill people. I think that right now, researchers like me, were racing against the clock trying to understand how these lies spread and what can be done to stop them. Every day we lose is really consequential. Facebook is saying that the extension on the first issue, extension also gathered data about users who didnt install it or consent to its collection. Is that true . Well, it depends on what you mean because facebook means when they say that is advertisers. So it is technically true that advertisers on facebook are users. However, facebook themselves, facebook tell users when they sorry. Facebook tell advertisers when they run ads those ads are no longer public. And i have to say our position is that ads and advertiser names are public information. But if facebook is going to sort of sincally twist words, theres a limit to what i can do. And your work is so important. Researching all this misinformation and were seeing the reallife consequences with it recently with the vaccine and all the Hesitation And Skepticism about it thats been fueled by misinformation in large part on social media. Laura, thank you. Well, after Bob Oden Kirk is assuring fans that hes fine after he collapsed on the set of better call saul. He tweeted im doing great. People insist i make the world slightly better. Thank you. I love everyone right now. 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