San Diego Mayor to Resign
MALVEAUX: We're actually following some breaking news here. New developments here. This is out of San Diego. This, of course, involving the mayor, Bob Filner, who at least 18 woman have come forward accusing him of sexual harassment. Want to go straight to Casey Wian, who has some new information about a possible deal. What do we know, Casey?</s>CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, what we know, Suzanne, is that a source close to the negotiations that have been going on for the past three days, negotiations over Mayor Bob Filner's future, says that it is their understanding that his resignation is part of the deal that the San Diego City Council needs to sign off on during tomorrow's closed session meeting. That confirms reports by two local news media outlets, including CNN affiliate KGTV, that Filner is prepared to resign if, in fact, the San Diego City Council approves the proposed settlement that was reached yesterday evening after those three days of negotiations. I do want to stress that Mayor Filner has not resigned, sources are telling us, but is prepared to do so if, in fact, the city council signs off on those - on the deal. The deal of those negotiations centered around a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the mayor's former press secretary, the first woman to come forward and publicly accuse the mayor of inappropriate behavior. Of course, 17 other women have since come forward and there have been growing call from throughout San Diego for him to resign. And as long as the city council goes along with the deal tomorrow, it looks like that is about to happen. Suzanne.</s>MALVEAUX: All right, Casey, so you talk about a settlement. So that implies that he's going to get something out of the deal as well. Do we know those details? Do we know what he gets out of it in exchange for resigning?</s>WIAN: We absolutely do not know any of those details. All of the parties were asked to keep this information quiet, keep the information about the posed settlement quiet by the federal -- former federal judge who presided over these -- the mediations. And so far, they have done that. But clearly what's at stake here is who is going to pay any financial settlement reached with this accuser? Is it going to be Mayor Filner? Is it going to be the city? Or is it going to be some combination of both, Suanne?</s>MALVEAUX: And do we know, where is the mayor now? And who has he been talking to when you talk about the settlement? We have heard that Gloria Allred was involved and at least one woman was involved. But set the scene for us, describe for us, what has been happening behind the scenes over the last 48 hours.</s>WIAN: Well, we've been chasing the mayor around the city for a long time. He actually showed up here yesterday afternoon in an SUV. We may have some video of that and we were showing it earlier today. He had an SUV here outside of city hall and inside, several boxes. That, one of the indications that he may be moving out of his office, or at least preparing to do so. He has been in those negotiations that ended last night, over the last three days, conferring with his attorneys, but he has been making absolutely no public statements, Suzanne.</s>MALVEAUX: And, Casey, when you say negotiations, specifically who is he negotiating with? Is this his former press secretary and her attorney? Can you give us a sense of, who are the major players involved, specifically behind the scenes in these negotiations?</s>WIAN: They have been involved in those negotiations. Gloria Allred, her attorney, was here personally on Monday. She hasn't been here personally the last couple of days, but they have scheduled a news conference up in Los Angeles later this afternoon. So we may hear more details from her. Also in those negotiations, that former federal judge who is mediating, who has been mediating, and the San Diego city attorney and two powerful San Diego City Council members including the president of the City Council, Todd Gloria, who would be the acting mayor if, in fact, Filner does step down tomorrow. Suzanne.</s>MALVEAUX: And Casey, when you're talking about a settlement here, what would happen with the 18 - because our last count was 18 women who had alleged some sort of harassment by the mayor - this settlement, would it just involve the mayor and the former press secretary, or could this actually open up for all 18 of these women to somehow get something out of this?