>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."

WE'RE HERE WITH NEW YORK GOVERNOR AND AUTHOR OF THE NEW

BOOK, "AMERICAN CRISIS," AROUND DREW CUOMO -- ANDREW QUOAM OF

GOVERNOR, YOU GOT THE NEW BOOK LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THEDR

COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

WHY WRITE A BOOK ABOUT LESSONS WHILE WE'RE STILL IN THE CRISIS.

AREN'T THERE MANY LESSONS TO BE LEARNED?

IS THIS A MISSION ACCOMPLISHED BANNER OR WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

>> NO, IT'S EXACT OPPOSITE.

THIS IS HALF TIME, STEPHEN, AND I'M SAYING LET'S LEARN THE

LESSONS FROM THE FIRST HALF BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO OUT THERE

AND PLAY THE SECOND HALF, AND WE MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES IN THE

FIRST HALF, AND WE CAN'T MAKE THOSE MISTAKES NOW IN THE SECOND

HALF.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK BACK, HOW WERE WE SO UNPREPARED FOR

THIS?

WE HAD GONE THROUGH MERS, SARS, EBOLA, DENGUE.OUGH MER

HOW WERE WE SO SHOCKED ABOUT COVID?

HOW DID THE CONVERSATION BECOME SO POLITICAL?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH VOICES?

HOW DO WE HAVE THE PRESIDENT OVERWHELMING HEALTH OFFICIALS SO

AMERICANS CAN'T EVEN GET STRAIGHT INFORMATION?

AND THEN ON ALL THESE OPERATIONS, WE'RE GOING TO DO

TESTING, WE HAVE TO DO TESTING.

YEAH, BUT WE HAD NO CAPACITY TO DO TESTING.

AND LOOK AT THE SECOND HALF TESTIMONY PRESIDENT STANDS UPRE

AND SAYS, WE HAVE TO DO VACCINES.TING.

WHO IS "WE"?

WHO'S GOING DO THE VACCINES?

WHO IS THIS GENERAL?

HOW DO YOU THINK IT HAPPENS?

AND JUST TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT, IN THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS, THE

ENTIRE NATION HAS DONE 128 MILLION COVID TESTS, OKAY.

EVERYBODY'S SCRAMBLING TO DO COVID TESTS.

128 MILLION IN SEVEN MONTHS.

TO DO THE VACCINES, 600 MILLION INJECTIONS.

HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE US TO DO 600 MILLION INJECTIONS IF

IT TOOK US SEVEN MONTHS TO DO 128 MILLION COVID TESTS?

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE SKEPTICISM OF THE AMERICAN

PEOPLE WHO DON'T BELIEVE THIS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND ALMOST

50% SAY THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE VACCINE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO AMERICANS WHO SAY, I'M NOT TAKING IT?

I REFUSE?

I MEAN, THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE THOUGHT THROUGH, AND WE HAVE TO

HAVE COMPETENT GOVERNMENT, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE REAL LEADERSHIP,

AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE I REFUSE?

AMERICAN PEOPLE THE FACTS AND TELL THEM THE TRUTH.

THEY WILL RESPOND TO THE TRUTH.

NEW YORKERS RESPONDED TO THEA TRUTH.

TELL PEOPLE THE TRUTH.

>> Stephen: IN THE BOOK, YOU ACCUSE TRUMP CHIEF OF STAFF MARK

MEADOWS OF EXTORTION.

WHAT HAPPENED?

>> THIS WAS WHEN -- WHEN I SAY WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH THE

WHITE HOUSE, NEW YORK, THIS IS WHEN THE PRESIDENT WAS ON HIS

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE IS THE CURE-ALL, RIGHT?

REMEMBER HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE.

>> Stephen: SURE.

WILL CURE COVID, WILL HELP WITH HAIR GROWTH AND WEIGHT

LOSS, ALL IN ONE.

NEW YORK HOSPITALS WERE DOING THE TESTS FOR THE F.D.A.

THE F.D.A. WAS HAVING HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE TESTED BY

NEW YORK HOPS, PRIVATE HOSPITALS WERE RUNNING A SERIES OF TESTS.

THEY WOULD GIVE THE RESULTS TO THE F.D.A. THE F.D.A.

MARK MEADOWS CALLS UP AND SAYS, WE WANT THE RESULTS FROM THE

TESTS SOONER.

I SAID, I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

IT'S AN F.D.A. SUPERVISED TEST TO MAKE SURE THE DRUG IS SAFE.

HE BASICALLY SAID -- AND THAT'S TO BE KIND -- IF WE DON'T GETO

THE TEST RESULTS SOON, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DISTRIBUTE THE FEDERAL

MONEY TO THE NEW YORK HOSPITALS.

THAT'S HOW THESE GUYS OPERATE, STEPHEN.

IT'S ALL QUID PRO QUO.

IT'S ALL, IF YOU WANT THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS.

IT'S ALL THE BARTER SYSTEM, THAT IS HOW THEY RAN THE GOVERNMENT.

>> Stephen: WELL, GOVERNOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING

HERE.

ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK TO YOU.

THANK YOU FOR A STEADY HAND DURING THE CRISIS HERE IN THE

EMPIRE STATE.

BEFORE I GO, I HAVE TO ASK YOU, YOUR DAUGHTERS ARE LIVING WITH

YOU.

THE BOYFRIEND WAS LIVING WITH YOU FOR A WHILE.

CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE BOYFRIEND?

IS THE BOYFRIEND STILL THE BOYFRIEND?

>> LET'S JUST SAY THE BOYFRIEND IS NO LONGER WITH US HERE.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WELL --

( LAUGHTER ) -- LET'S LEAVE IT AT THAT.

LET'S LEAVE IT AT THAT.

( LAUGHTER ) HIS NEW BOOK, "AMERICAN CRISIS:

LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC."

IT'S AVAILABLE NOW.

GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO, EVERYBODY.

SOMEBODY SHOULD START DRAGGING THE LAKE.

WHEN WE COME BACK, "MEANWHILE!" STICK AROUND.

THANK YOU, SIR.