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Cuomo Calls It Quits
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 01:16:11
Publish Date: 2021-08-11 11:37:41
Description:

Embattled Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced he will resign, a week after a damning report from the New York State Attorney General laying out sexual harassment allegations from 11 women. What does this say about where we are in the post me-too era? CNN's Dana bash joins to discuss this latest development.

The Senate passes a landmark 1.2 trillion-dollar infrastructure bill by a bipartisan majority of 69-30, but there's a long way to go before the President signs infrastructure bill, if it reaches his desk. CNN's David Axelrod and Ron Brownstein join to discuss the likelihood of the bill being passed.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki calls out Governor Ron Desantis, repeating The President's message, "if he doesn't want to help in the fight, get out of the way", as the Governor risks a brutal Covid-19 outbreak, putting children at risk with a ban on mask mandates in Florida schools. Will Florida children pay the price for his political posturing? CNN's Jonathan Reiner and Amanda Carpenter join to give their perspectives.

The delta variant is raising new concerns about kids and Coronavirus, with the American Academy of Pediatrics urging The FDA to speed up authorization of vaccines for kids under 12 who cannot get the shot. Dr. Lee Beers, President of the Academy of Pediatrics joins to discuss the urgency of the situation.

Finally, The Republican Legislature attempted to pass six bills that would make it harder to vote. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers vetoed them all. The Governor joins to discuss his calling out of these efforts to limit access to voting, and the Americans who would have been affected.

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