Piece of legislation. Then at the same time that was happening in washington, d. C. Came an absolute thunderclap here in New York. Now, you know me. Im a New Yorker, born and bred. I am a fighter. And my instinct is to fight through this controversy, because i truly believe it is politically motivated. I believe it is unfair and it is untruthful. This situation by its current trajectory will generate months of political and legal coronavirus. That is what is going to happen. 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. Therefore, thats what ill do and my resignation will be effective in 14 days. Andrew cuomo brought down by 11 accusations of Sexual Harassment and the threat of near certain impeachment and ouster from office. Cuomo was preceded by his lawyer who came out swinging attempting to discredit the accusers. The outgoing governor blaming his own failure to recognize what he called generational and
Hello, and welcome to the lead. Im Pamela Brown in for Jake Tapper on this monday. And we begin this hour with our health lead. Cdc data now shows more than 99. 99 of fully vaccinated people have avoided a severe Breakthrough Case of covid. But nearly a third of those eligible still havent gotten the shot. Testing Lines Stretch for hours in orlando. Dr. Anthony fauci warning the unvaccinated are seeing a smoldering level of infection. One Miami Doctor says, quote, our Childrens Hospitals are completely overwhelmed. Vaccination rates are increasing, we should note, but not fast enough to slow the spread of the Delta Variant. One virologist in texas telling the washington post, its like jurassic park, the moment you realize the dinosaurs have all got loose again. And, yet, lies and misinformation are also running wild. A handful of republican governors fighting against Public Health measures, and some extremist lawmakers still spreading dangerous Conspiracy Theories about the vaccine. As
Massive wildfire rages out of control in california. Im Pamela Brown in washington and you are live in the cnn newsroom. Great to have you along with us. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is in crisis. And now at risk of criminal prosecution in his sexual Harassment Scandal even though he says he did nothing wrong. Just minutes from now a view from within the storm. Governor cuomos Personal Attorney Rita Glavin will join me for a One On one interview. Governor cuomo and his legal team are adamantly pushing back against a State Attorney Generals Report that found the governor sexually harassed 11 women, one of whom filed a criminal complaint with the Albany County sheriffs office, claiming the governor reached under her shirt and groped her. This afternoon that sheriff spoke out. And before we bring in Governor Cuomos personal lawyer Rita Glavin, lets set the stage first. Cnns Polo Sandoval is in albany, New York. What did the sheriff have to say, polo . Reporter in short, pamela, what he
Then you go to california, the third largest wildfire in the States History is burning out of control. As Fire Season is just getting started, we are live on the ground in the golden state as the Dixie Fire shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, we want to begin this hour with Breaking News on the bipartisan infrastructure deal. This afternoon the senate passed a key procedural vote on the more than 1 Trillion package reaching 60 votes to invoke Cloture And Move forward to the next procedural vote. Ali vitali is following it for us on Capitol Hill. It is one step closer, like the little train that could. I think i can, i think i can. Is a caboose going to come up to the rear and try to get the thing over The Hill and the toys to the little kids in town . Give it to us, ali . Are we going to get to it . Reporter eventually the sense is that the train is going to keep chugging along on the tracks and they will get to the vote on the bipartisan bill, and the thinking is they hope that i
Soar, but put a pin in the headlines for a moment, because right in the same area this weekend, some 27,000 Monster Truck fans are expected to pack into a raucous arena, and how many are vaccinated and how many will wear masks . We dont know. And with Back To School there very close, the florida governor has signed an Executive Order to pull funding from those schools requiring masks. And this is not meant to single is out florida, but it is the type of the two Americas Mentality that we are seeing across the country, and especially in the south and the midwest where there are lower Vaccination Rates. Yes, cases are going to go up before they come back down. This pandemic of the unvaccinated. I know that i have said it constantly and others have as well, the vaccinate of the unvaccinated. Today, 50 of all Age Groups are fully vaccinate and over 70 of u. S. Adults have at least one dose, and the Vaccination Rates are higher than a month, but there are 90 Million people eligible for the