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With a new development in the race for New York City mayor, the U.S. Justice Department

isn't saying whether it intends to drop the corruption case against Mayor Adams.

Despite sagging poll numbers, though, Adam says he's still in it to win it.

And then the wild card remains will former governor, Andrew Cuomo, jump in.

He was for as Melissa Russo, dives into the mayor's race.

Who started to stupid rumor that I was stepping down on Friday?

Reappearing after a health scare, a re-energized Mayor Adams. His message at an interfaith breakfast Thursday aimed in part at calming concern base that helped elect him.

Let me tell you why people are angry.

Because finally one of you.

But the mayor was also staking his ground as rivals ramp up their campaigns.

They say prayers. They do everything they can. Is he gone yet? No, he's not.

One potential rival who's been working his way through the city's black churches is former

governor Andrew Cuomo. It's election season again. He's not saying it publicly, but Cuomo is waiting in the

wings. The former governor and his associates have been discussing their strategy for possibly

entering the mayor's race with several sources, including Reverend Al Sharpton. And I think that

we've got to be very careful to have the funeral before the bodies did.

Sharpton says Adams should not be counted out.

And so when you say that we have to have the funeral first, can you explain that dynamic to us?

Well, I think that Andrew Cuomo is in a position where he has to, if it is his ultimate goal to run, has to prepare to run, but not look like he's pushing out the second black mayor.

Andrew Cuomo didn't care much about black New Yorkers until he got into trouble.

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