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1.30am GMT

Wrapping up here on the west coast. Here's what happened this afternoon and evening:

1.28am GMT

A third woman has come forward to accuse the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, of sexual harassment, amid calls for his resignation.

The New York Times reports that Anna Ruch joined two former aids and offered details of Cuomo's behavior.

Mr. Cuomo put his hand on Ms. Ruch's bare lower back, she said in an interview on Monday.

When she removed his hand with her own, Ms. Ruch recalled, the governor remarked that she seemed aggressive" and placed his hands on her cheeks. He asked if he could kiss her, loudly enough for a friend standing nearby to hear. Ms. Ruch was bewildered by the entreaty, she said, and pulled away as the governor drew closer.

Members of the Sexual Harassment Working Group also said they expected more allegations to follow - and accused Cuomo of gaslighting" his accusers.

Letitia James, the state attorney general, meanwhile, announced the first step in mounting an external investigation of the governor's behaviour.