What's different here, though, is that this is the first actual criminal complaint that has been filed against the State's Chief Executive. What we do know, according to the complainant through the complainant's attorney, is it this victim is in fact the same woman that is only referred to as Executive Assistant #1 in that New York State Attorney General report that was released earlier this week in which 11 women have come forward with various sexual harassment claims against Governor Cuomo here. And as we heard today, at this point, he shared only what he could as it is still an early and very active investigation saying that this meeting did take place on Thursday, which is investigators met with this individual, they described as a victim, and they took down her initial complaint, and that initiated this now criminal investigation in which Governor Cuomo is the subject of. This is obviously an investigation still in its very preliminary stages. POLO SANDOVAL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, in short, Pamela, what he said is it is simply because the Governor of New York is the subject of this investigation, it does not mean that his investigators here in Albany County will be moving faster or slower than they need to at its basis. So, what did the Sheriff have to say - Polo. CNN's Polo Sandoval is an Albany, New York. And before we bring in Governor Cuomo's personal lawyer, Rita Glavin, let's set the stage first. This afternoon the Sheriff overseeing that criminal investigation spoke out. One of those women has filed a criminal complaint with the Albany Sheriff's Office claiming the Governor reached under her shirt and groped her. Governor Cuomo and his legal team are adamantly pushing back against the State Attorney General's report that found the Governor sexually harassed 11 women. Just minutes from now, a view from within the storm, Governor Cuomo's personal attorney, Rita Glavin will join me for a one-on-one interview. Well, 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. I'm Pamela Brown in Washington and you are live in the CNN NEWSROOM. They don't know if their own homes are still standing as a massive wildfire rages out of control in California. How much should that change the way we live? We put your questions to our medical experts. now averaging more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases every day as the delta variant surges. The Governor's personal attorney, Rita Glavin joins us live. PAMELA BROWN, CNN HOST: Tonight on CNN NEWSROOM, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo fighting for his political future after a bombshell report reveals a string of sexual harassment claims. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. One-On-One With Governor Andrew Cuomo's Attorney, Rita Glavin Glavin: He Doesn't Believe His Behavior Was Inappropriate.
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