More than 55 NYS Democratic elected leaders call for Gov. Cuomo’s resignation

More than 55 NYS Democratic elected leaders call for Gov. Cuomo’s resignation

The calls from the elected leaders come as Cuomo has faced criticism for the state's handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes, and at least six people have come forward accusing the governor of inappropriate conduct.

TONIGHT -- CALLSFOR GOVERNORANDREW CUOMO'SRESIGNATION AREGROWING -- WITHDOZENS OFDEMOCRATS NOWDEMANDING HESTEP ASIDE.THIS -- AS THELATEST ACCUSATIONAGAINST THEGOVERNOR ISREFERRED TOALBANY POLICE.GOOD EVENING,STATE DEMOCRATICASSEMBLY LEADERSNOW ADDING THEIRNAMES TO THAT LISTAMID CLAIMS THEGOVERNOR GROPEDAN AIDE AT THEEXECUTIVEMANSION --- A CLAIMHE DENIES.7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTEROLIVIA PROIA,GETTING USCAUGHT UP ONWHERE THINGSSTAND TONIGHT.SUPPORT AMONGDEMOCRATS FORGOVERNORANDREW CUOMOCONTINUES TOERODE AS THEMOST SERIOUSALLEGATIONS YETCOME TO LIGHT.THE ALBANY TIMESUNION ISREPORTING ANUNIDENTIFIEDFORMER AIDE TOTHE GOVERNORCLAIMED CUOMOREACHED UNDERHER SHIRT ANDFONDLED HERAFTER SUMMONINGHER TO THEGOVERNOR'SMANSION LATE LASTYEAR.CUOMO SAYS HE'SNEVER TOUCHEDANYONEINAPPROPRIATELY.BUT HIS DENIALSARE DOING LITTLETO SILENCE AGROWING CHORUSOF CALLS FOR HISRESIGNATION.MORE THAN 55STATE LAWMAKERSFROM THEGOVERNOR'S OWNPARTY NOW WANTHIM TO STEP DOWN.ONLY ONE OF THOSEDEMOCRATS ISFROM WESTERNNEW YORK -ASSEMBLYMANPATRICK BURKE.BURKE JOINS ALL 10OF HISREPUBLICANCOLLEAGUES FROMWESTERN NEWYORK WHO WANTCUOMO OUT OFOFFICE.THE SEXUALHARASSMENTALLEGATIONS COMEON THE HEELS OFTHE NURSING HOMESCANDAL.

THEGOVERNOR'S OWNATTORNEY GENERALIS INVESTIGATINGCLAIMS THE CUOMOADMINISTRATION HIDTHE TRUE NUMBEROF NURSING HOMEDEATHS FROM THEPUBLIC.THE GOVERNOR'SOFFICE SAYS AS AMATTER OF STATEPOLICY, IT HASREPORTED THEGROPINGALLEGATION TOALBANY POLICE.STATE ASSEMBLYSPEAKER CARLHEASTIE- SAYS HE WILL BEMEETING WITHMEMBERS TOPURSUE POTENTIALPATHS FORWARD.THE GOVERNOR HASMAINTAINED HE DIDNOTHING WRONGAND WILL NOTRESIGN.OP 7EWN.