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why is he still in prison after 26 years? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone new york governor andrew cuomo has given up his fight to hold on to office, facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment in the workplace. cuomo announced today that he will be resigning from office. in an address to new yorkers cuomo maintained he never crossed the line with anyone but suggested the line has been redrawn. news of his planned exit welcomed tonight by his accusers. a growing figure on the national stage at the start of the pandemic, cuomo had been mired in scandal even before last week s bombshell report which detailed alleged behavior with nearly a dozen women that ran from inappropriate to illegal. kathy park is in albany tonight with late details i think that given the circumstances the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. and therefore, that s what i ll do rep ....
jab at him with the tax cuts passed in the trump administration, because he said unlike that, all of his plans are fully paid for, and so he went into details on some of those things as well. but i have to tell you, garrett, there is not a lot of new in these remarks that the president has talked about this over and over again, and the build back better agenda from day one in fact, and so this is is a president who wanted to come tout speak out and speak about what took place and moving forward and the second half of the agenda, but what stuck out to me today is that he did not speak about what happened with the businesses and the universities and the airlines who are requiring the vaccines and i asked jen psaki in the briefing if it was the official white house position that is what they wanted the private sector to do, and they would not go that far, but they are hoping that the businesses will be modeled for others, but that is what we are watching, but he says tha ....
democrats. and kayleigh mcenany on the latest in the governor cuomo scandal. john: and that is where we begin today. the hits just keep on coming for andrew cuomo. key figure behind his grasp on power in new york is calling it quits. hello, i am john roberts. welcome to you again. thank you so much. i am in for sandra smith today. she was secretary to the governor, and she was well known as being an enforcer and the governor s office. painting a picture of her as well, alleging derosa tried to smear the credibility of cuomo s accusers. john: now one of those accusers is putting her name and story on the record. brittany commisso, she alleges cuomo groped her in the governor s mansion as recently as last november. these were not hugs that he would give his mother or his brother. these were hugs with the intention of getting some personal sexual satisfaction, maybe, to him. he thought that this was normal. but see me and the other women that he did this to you, it ....
in northern japan. now on bbc news zeinab badawi meets two sublime young opera stars who are grappling with a new world of opera south african soprano masabane cecilia rangwanasha and french tenor benjamin bernheim. i have been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you. so i am on a mission to tell you about some of the names in opera who are making it fit for the future. meet south african soprano masabane cecilia rangwanasha, who loves song contests, and is tipped to become a superstar. i was in love with opera from the beginning, but i actually did not know there was opera, i just thought it was music. and, exciting french tenor benjamin bernheim on the thrill of live performances. what we want is for people to dress up and come to see us, and come to the opera house and the concert hall. what does the future hold for young singers in an opera world that has been transformed by technology, social media, and demands for greater diversity? and, ....
flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave for more than 30 years. and thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city celebrates the 20 anniversary of its gay pride parade. now, gina badawi meets two opera stars who are grappling with the new world of opera. zine app by dalloway. zine app by dalloway. i have been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you. so i am on a mission to tell you about some of the names in opera who are making it fit for the future. meet south african soprano masabane cecilia rangwanasha, who loves song contests, and is tipped to become a superstar. i was in love with opera from the beginning, but i actually did not know there was opera, ijust thought it was music. and, exciting french tenor benjamin bernheim on the thrill of live performances. what we want is for people to dress up and come to see us, and come to the opera house and the concert ....