and building a new olympic spectacle beijing prepares to become the first city in history to host both a summer and a winter games, just six months after tokyo. welcome to newsday it s 8am in singapore, and 8pm in new york, where, for years, andrew cuomo successfully navigated the murky political waters of the state, amassing power with precision, leaving his opponents trailing in his wake. but it took just a week for the governor to find himself out of moves following the publication of a report by the new york attorney general s office which claimed mr cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women. he denied the accusations, but faced growing calls from within his own party to resign, and today, he succumbed to those calls. 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, because i work for you. and doing the right thing is doing the right thing for you because, as
her when she was 17. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. fellow democrats wanted him out, even president biden said he should go now, finally, the governor of new york state, andrew cuomo, has quit his office a full week after the state attorney generalfound him guilty of sexually harrassing 11 women. it s a mighty fall from grace for one of the most high profile politicalfigures in the democratic party. but as he announced his departure, mr cuomo also denied any intentional misconduct, and said he was gearing up to fight the allegations. nada tawfik has this report. cuomo s going down. cuomo s going down. once a new york cuomo s going down. once a new york hero, cuomo s going down. once a new york hero, today - cuomo s going down. once a new york hero, today a - cuomo s going down. once a new york hero, today a target | new york hero, today a target of ridicule. andrew cuomo s. grace has been dramatic. for months, he sought to stay in office
just six months after tokyo. fellow democrats wanted him out, even president biden said he should go now, finally, the governor of new york state, andrew cuomo, has quit his office a full week after the state attorney generalfound him guilty of sexually harrassing 11 women. it s a humiliating outcome for one of the most high profile politicalfigures in the democratic party. but as he announced his departure, mr cuomo also denied any intentional misconduct, and said he was gearing up to fight the allegations. nada tawfik has this report. cuomo s going down. once a new york hero, today a target of ridicule. andrew cuomo s fall from grace has been dramatic. for months, the governor sought to stay in office after allegations of sexual harassment. but today, with impeachment looming, he announced he would step aside. 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.
hence andrew declined to comment declining reports and allegations that have come out. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. fellow democrats wanted him out, even president biden said he should go now, finally, the governor of new york state, andrew cuomo, has quit his office a full week after the state attorney general found him guilty of sexually harrassing 11 women. it s a humiliating outcome for one of the most high profile political figures in the democratic party. but as he announced his departure mr cuomo also denied any intentional misconduct, and said he was gearing up to fight the allegations. nada tawfik has this report. once i new york hero, today a target of ridicule. andrew cuomo fall from grace has been a dramatic one. for many months, the government sought to stain office following allegations of sexual harassment but with the threat of impeachment looming, he announced he would step aside. i think given the circumstances, the best w
president biden s agenda. and building a new olympic spectacle. beijing prepares for the winter games, which due to covid will take place less than a year after tokyo. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to newsday. it s 6am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in the evening in new york, where, for years, andrew cuomo successfully navigated the murky waters of politics in the state, amassing power with precision, leaving his opponents trailing in his wake. but it took just a week for the governor to find himself out of moves following the publication of a report by the new york attorney general s office which claimed that mr cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women. he denied the accusations but faced a growing cacophony of voices from within his own party to resign, and today, he succumbed to those calls. 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 th