Chris Cuomo and his brother: โI tried to do the right thingโ
CNN's Chris Cuomo has told viewers that he โtried to do the right thingโ when balancing his role as a journalist and brother to outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who announced his resignation following allegations of sexual harassment.
Reports say CNN's Chris Cuomo got special COVID-19 testing
FILE - Chris Cuomo attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Most Powerful People in Media cocktail reception on April 11, 2019, in New York. Andrew Cuomo. According to published reports, Cuomo family members, including Chris, got special treatment a year ago when it came to COVID testing. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Having a brother for governor is no longer the benefit it once seemed for CNN's Chris Cuomo. For Chris Cuomo, the revelation is โgrotesque and damaging to CNN's brand,โ journalist Glenn Greenwald wrote on Thursday.
Impeachment probe to examine COVID tests for Cuomo relatives
Andrew Cuomo is expanding to examine whether the governor unlawfully used his office to provide his family members with special access to scarce coronavirus tests a year ago, a state lawmaker said Thursday. The testing of people closely tied to the governor was carried out by high-ranking state health officials, The New York Times reported. Troopers picked up samples from doctorโs offices, state testing sites, nursing homes and other locations at the state health agencyโs direction. Cuomo often suggested the primary purpose of limited COVID-19 tests was to isolate people who are likely exposed and sick. โThe truth is we donโt have the testing capacity,โ Cuomo told reporters March 9, 2020.
Fox meteorologist Dean turns into fierce Cuomo critic
(AP Photo)NEW YORK โ To Fox News Channel's Janice Dean, New York Gov. โHe needs to go to jail!โ she thundered on โFox & Friends.โDean isn't a political commentator โ she's Fox's senior meteorologist. AdYet Dean has made some dubious public claims about the impact of Cuomo's nursing home order and another news organization's coverage. Stories emerged about the lengths to which the governor and his staff went to conceal the number of virus deaths among New York nursing home residents. Best is also seen holding a sign saying, โCuomo killed my mother.โ___Dean waves off thoughts of a political future, but others don't.
CNN's Chris Cuomo says he 'obviously' can't cover brother
CNN host Chris Cuomo told viewers on Monday, March 1, 2021, that he obviously could not cover the charges against his older brother, New York Gov. (AP Photo/File)NEW YORK โ CNN host Chris Cuomo told viewers Monday that he โobviouslyโ couldn't cover the stories surrounding his older brother, New York Gov. โObviously, I'm aware of what's going on with my brother,โ Chris Cuomo said on Monday. Chris Cuomo had caught COVID-19 and was doing shows from his basement, quarantined from his family. โAn apology would have been a good start.โAs Chris Cuomo said, CNN has covered the story elsewhere on the network.
The lighter days of CNN's Cuomo Brothers show are long gone
For CNN, last spring's prime-time banter between Chris Cuomo and his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, looks worse in hindsight as the governor's administration is questioned about its role in failing to disclose the true number of COVID-19 nursing home deaths. The last time the governor appeared on his brother's show, in June, Chris Cuomo asked him: โNursing homes. Both anchors said they had asked Andrew Cuomo to appear on their show and been turned down โ dozens of times, in Tapper's case. โYou had your brother on for the Cuomo Brothers Comedy Hour.โโYes, I did,โ Chris Cuomo replied.
Rachel Maddow and Mary Trump make formidable TV combination
CBS won the week in prime time, averaging 3.2 million viewers. NBC had 3 million, ABC had 2.8 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Fox had 1.3 million, ION Television reached 1.1 million and Telemundo had 820,000. Fox News Channel led the cable networks with an average of 2.94 million viewers in prime time. MSNBC was second with 2.03 million, CNN had 1.59 million, HGTV had 1.29 million and TLC had 1.26 million. ABC's World News Tonight led the evening news networks with an average of 8.9 million viewers.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Confirms She Has Coronavirus
Atlanta's mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, has tested positive for the coronavirus, she announced Monday afternoon. Bottoms, 50, said she has not experienced any symptoms of the virus. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive," she tweeted Monday. "It leaves me for a loss of words because I think it really speaks to how contagious this virus is. Bottoms added that she felt like she was simply experiencing her usual allergies, rather than known coronavirus symptoms.
Hot news cycle leads CNN to best ratings in 40 years
The others in this space are political talk channels, and so even when they're talking about these stories, they're talking about the politics of the stories. CNN has its share of political talk, especially on its increasingly opinionated prime-time lineup of Anderson Cooper, Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon. During the breaking stories, CNN responded by assigning more of its top people, like Wolf Blitzer, to weekend work. It has simulcast the CNN International network overnight in the U.S., Zucker said. The ratings of the past three months proved those viewers still return to CNN when there is important news, he said.
Chris Cuomo Sweetly Tells Brother Andrew He's the 'Best Politician in the Country'
Chris Cuomo is speaking from the heart with his older brother. Andrew Cuomo, on Wednesday, as he praised him for the way he's guided his state and even calling him "the best politician in the country." You stepped up in an unusual way," Chris said. "Obviously I love you as a brother, obviously I'll never be objective, obviously I think you're the best politician in the country," Chris shared. We're not very -- we're not big on sweet talk [but] that was sweet," Andrew said, after Chris shared his kind words.
Some New York news shows back, but many hosts work remotely
Monday represented a key phase in New York City's reopening, with many offices bringing employees back for the first time. Despite the CBS and Fox moves, most news employees continue to work remotely, and the television programs that originate here have a patchwork of approaches that have quickly become familiar. A majority of the show hosts on MSNBC including Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist of Morning Joe work remotely. Other morning shows have varied approaches. Hoda Kotb of NBC's Today show has worked out of that show's Rockefeller Center studio, but most of her colleagues are at home.
Chris Cuomo Shares Message Demanding Police Accountability
Chris Cuomo is making it known how he stands when it comes to passionate protests and calls for change. Cuomo opened his show Tuesday with a clear message of support for the nationwide protests against police brutality and called for real accountability for police officers who break the law. "No, the problem is what forced your fellow citizens to take to the streets: persistent, and poisonous, inequities and injustice," Cuomo continued. Cuomo said that, despite detractors and critics of activists and protesters, it is the police who need to remain civil. Cuomo also explained that there is a difference between passionate and dedicated protesters and violent agitators.
Trump as thug or hero? Depends on what network you watch
President Donald Trump walks past police in Lafayette Park after visiting outside St. John's Church across from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)NEW YORK It was a split screen for the ages on MSNBC Monday: on the left side, President Donald Trump talking about restoring law and order. The president seems to think that dominating black people, dominating peaceful protesters, is law and order, CNN's Anderson Cooper said. Trump has the full authority to use the federal government to go into states to restore order, Fox's Sean Hannity said. Criminals and domestic terrorists are using George Floyd to try to murder America, host Laura Ingraham said.