there are three or four virginias in one virinia. you go to northern virginia, it is soled blue. y come here to rich mon, they elected their first democrat congress person in 45 years. if you g to inteft virginia, it resembles other states in dixie. i think this is indicative of some of the tensions over time that people who wanted to keep the uncobrmfortable equim together. don't rock the boat. but when things like this happen, it reallyse expos howlv unrere all this is. >> if northam steps down, who will take over? >> justin fairfax. he has been st kind of subdued in calling for his resignation. there is an element ohim want be to be magnanimous. but because of virginia's peculiar secular term limits for governor, hepooulntially be governor. he could serve out rest of northam's three-year r rm and run his own four years. and that has many people in the party eye know it snds nersinary-- really excited. joe biden, kamala hris, a.o.c. want to come into town ahead of 2020 and this is a brutally important swing district in a swing state, want to make sure there isn't an albatross t

. >> virginia's first people. google virginia's first people past and present. >> i would like to thank this panel, these very erudite, learned individuals are about this subject matter. thank you. [applause] and i, too, would like to echo steve's praise of this group. it is amazing to me that someone we know relatively little about has had such a major impact over four centuries, that people are still talking about this, that we are still talking about this, and we will continue to talk about this, after we have a 10-minute break. we will reset the stage, bringing our nextel ballot and continue the next part of our conversation. agree, she was an ambassador of cross-cultural? [laughter] [applause] >> thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] >> next, from a symposium titled "pocahontas: her life, legend, and legacy" a discussion on pocahontas and christ

virginia is a key state. if you go after donald trump for his racism and bigotry there's no way you can not call for ralph northam to resign. they called for al franken to resign. how could they possibly let him standby and get away with this? >> i don't think he can. number one, you've got republicans who are going to be relentless on this. i'm hearing from my sources that they are already strategizing. democrats are very upset. and you have a community -- i was in charlottesville two nights ago at the university of virginia, uva, and people were still fighting back after charlottesville. not the noun for the town, but charlottesville now is the noun about racism, the fight against racism. and people were upset about that night or those nights, that august with the riots and the death of that woman who was protesting for the good, not for the bad. and then they were talking about how the klansman had just come back with their sheets, you know, during the summer. and then you have your governor turn up with a

of virginia. we then returned to the governor and expressed that we thought it was in the best interests of the commonwealth. and i thought he agreed that it was in the best interest of the commonwealth. in order for us to start the healing process, thatat he step aside and allow us to turn the corner. amy: can you describe your response toto what happened saturday? by then, the virginia legislative black caucus, which you led, had said he should resign. but then he holds this news conference. del. bagby: yes. we were beginning to hear the rumors about him not resigning. hims attributing that to getting his ducks in order, preparing for his transition. but then, once we saw the press conference, i think alall of uss wewere disappointed in that pres conference. i think the governor missed the mark on that one. amy: one of the few people who had come out kind of in support former virginia democratic congressmember jim moran. speakiking on abc's "this week," moran defended northamam's rered and sasai

it's been mainly difficult for virginia and this country. so, yes, i have thawing -- thought about resigning, but i also thought about what virginia needs right. now i think i'm in a position where i can take virginia to the next level. it would be very positive. we have a number of inequities in this country right now and in virginia, and we're in a position to really stop talking so much and now to take action with policy to address a lot of these inequities. >> brennan: gayle, thank you for bringing us this interview. what did you make for the governor's explanation? >> the interview was at 7:00, we were in his ho he's on time. he's clearly very anguished by this whole situation. i know this is an attempted a bleeps] who is calling us, margaret? i didn't feel this was him spinning a story. i think he's anguished and sincere. i think he's hoping once voters and viewers hear his story, they will consider calls for his resignation, that said, he's not planning to go anywhere. he feels he's in a very unique position to lead virginia to anothe

she is from lynchburg, virginia, and is a graduate of the university of virginia. her book titled "identity politics in the united states" it will be out later this year. professor khalilah brown-dean, welcome to democracy now! can you respond to what is happening in virginia, the place where you went to college? homee situation in my state, and i have a lot of family there. fofor genius is near and dear to me and alwlways will b be. but what is happening now is forcing people to decide how much progress has been made in that state, whether it is at the university of virginia and the long history of tension over issues of race and racial representation or the latest allegations against the lieutenant governor. it is more than just about political party, it is more about how the state continues to govern moving forward. professor, it is also said that a lot of the history of virginia has been entirely forgotten, and that is part of the reason that these kinds of incidents and test these kinds have come about. can you elaborate? >> i grew up in a place called lynchbu

next up the latest breaking news out of virginia. news out of virginia. and offensive a represents does not reflect that person i am today or the way that i have conducted myself as a soldier, a doctor, and a public servant. i am deeply sorry. i have spent the past year as your governor fighting for a virginia that works better for all people. i am committed to continuing that fight through the remainder of my term and living up to the expectations you set for me when you elected me to serve. >> the blackface scandal engulfing democratic virginia governor ralph northam is developing further this morning. the virginia democratic party is saying northam will not resign. "the new york times" reporter jonathan martin tweeting out northam is telling democrats in the state it is not him in the photo and he will make a statement this afternoon even though he already admitted yesterday that it was him in the photo. the photo from his 1984 med school yearbook shows one person in blackface and the other in a ku klux klan robe and hood. mark thompson, home of the ma

senators from virginia. you have national democrats including hillary clinton, former vice president biden. what are we hearing from republothers? >> we haven't heard from president obama. he maybe would put pressure on northam. but yes, republicans, the speaker from the legislature says impeachment is not on the table, kirk cox said impeachment is not on the table because it's very difficult to have a standard here in virginia. take a look at what he said this morning. >> obviously this is a very painful and heartbreaking moment for the commonwealth. we put all statements out saturday morning. more or less the last people to call for the governor's resignation, but it has become clear to us by then the veracity of the photograph, the governor has lost the confidence from the people to effectively govern. >> reporter: so now all the focus is on justin fairfax, the 39-year-old lieutenant governor here in richmond. he is close with northam but he is one of the few virginia democrats who has not expressly calle

ralph will do the right thing for the commonwealth of virginia. he will put virginia first. and i think that will happen relatively soon. he's worked hard. thanks to ralph's efforts we got medicaid expannion done but we have to move on. you cannot be the leader. the legislation goes from the house and senate back and forth. i remember as governor, this is your busiest time work with the legislators to pass bills, kill bills. you have got to work as one unit to move your commonwealth forward and he's just not going to have the ability to do it. the head of the black caucus yesterday said if he doesn't resign, they'll move to remove him themselves from the legislature. so we just need to put this behind us and move forward. and that's what we have to do. >> so when you say you think he's going to do the right thing, you mean he's going to resign? you want him to resign? do you agree with the head of the black caucus he should be removed from office if he does not resign? >> i know ralph very well. it will not come to that. and if ralph is watching this today, i know how much h

i'm a virginia resident. i can tell you there isn't a place i don't go where i don't get groceries i'm not shopping where i don't hear people talking about this. governor northam practically disappeared. he saudi he was going to make it a -- he said he would make this a big issue to talk about the race. bringing this to the forefront. but he is refusing to listen and talk to people. most people want him to resign. i interviewed quite a number of people, democrats, actually. here in virginia. they want him out. we have, you know, the attorney general herring who also admitted to wearing, painting his face black, wearing blackface. distressing. now we have the allegations with the lieutenant governor. these are serious allegations. just like rachel said there is due process. we have got to wait and see what happened here in both cases. but one thing is really certain, dan, that both of the women have corroboration, they are coming forward. they are people supporting what the women have said. now the democrats a

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i am very secure with where i think we have to take virginia. through these last 24 hours i have spoken and consulted a lot of people. i have prayed about this. and i will continue to pray. and obviously i couldn't stand here without the support of my wife pam. >> reporter: governor, some democrats have said that it's selfish of you to continue in office, to work out your own situation here at their expense during an election year when they had hopes of making gains in the legislature. can you talk about that and what you would say to them? >> greg, i think the first thing, why i felt so strongly about this statement and being here today, is to set the record straight. and, you know, this started last night. we're now about 24 hours into this. it started with me being presented a picture from a yearbook that i had never seen before, that was horrific. and i reached out and apologized to my colleagues. i released two statements, as you know. and, you know, all i can do is what i've always done, and that's to be honest, really to be able to listen

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and the people in virginia. so i don't think he wants to say too much. he wants to see what is going to happen and he does apparently have a very good relationship with the governor. >> now as a member of the congressional black caucus here, representative, you and and all americans hate to see what we see in that yearbook. it is shocking, it is always where are we now sort of questions, isn't it? >> very unbelievable. and horrific, frankly. >> what would you like -- and i know the caucus has already made statements about this, but what would you like governor northam to do now after you heard his comments from an hour and a half, two hours ago. >> i know he apologized, but what he said sounded so shaky. and i think as governor, he needs to do what is best for the people in virginia, which is resign. and also he needs to do what is best for democrats around this country. because as one of your guests said, there are so many other things we need to be concentrating on and not this. so he needs to do what is best

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governor ever and the second from the state of virginia. fairfax has not called for northam to resign but says that as the descendants of slaves, "this episode strikes particularly close to home." >> believe that the images were, you know, really vial and abhorrent and really disturbing, and i think it disturbed a lot of people not just in the commonwealth of virginia but around the country. and we're at this very important flection moment in the history of virginia and the nation and we need leaders and leadership that can unite us and help us rise to the better angels of our nature is what i've always been focused on in my life in public service. >> joining us, mike viqueira's in richmond, virginia, kelly o'donnell covering the president in florida, in washington, ateama o'mara, a democratic national committee member from virginia, julia manchester from the hill and john sullivan from the "washington post." let's get to it, guys. we start with you, mike viqueira. you've been in richmond throughout this whole controversy, so we know the go

we will go live to arlington, virginia, democratic virginia delegates patrick is holding a press conference announcing plans to introduce articles of impeachment for justin fairfax if he does not resign before monday. let's listen in.ve >> patrick: we want a time for an investigation. why rush to judgment? >> patrick: two women have come forward, we can't question their motivations. they are clearly credible people. these are very serious accusations, and he is unfit to serve office. >> how do you know they are telling the truth? >> have not. i have not spoken to the speak speaker. [inaudible] >> i'm sorry, can you repeat that? f [inaudible] >> well we will find out. >> why are you calling for the lieutenant governor right now? >> the distinction betweenif sexual assault or rate is clearlyre very different. the articles of impeachment under the constitution are very clear, high-priced and misdemeanor and this means that threshold. well the events that occurred 30 some years ago the governor and the attorney general come out while they are heinous and clearly insensitive, they don't rise to

virginia senator tim kaine, a former vice presidential nominee, condemned the photo, the same with virginia senator mark warner, but they didn't call on him to resign. why are these officials hesitant to call on him to step down? >> first of all, let's not conflate the issue of racism and intolerance with political expediency. the naacp is nonpartisan. i stand on the value system that at african-americans, with other ethnic minorities, we should be afforded dignity and equal protection under the law and move beyond the sad racial past and look toward a more productive future. >> i hear you, but african-americans reliably vote democrat. do you think the democratic party deserves that support, that they've earned african-american support? >> you have to understand, political parties are vehicles for agenda. naacp, we establish an agenda. it is up to the political parties to determine whether or not they want to add our political agenda into their platforms. there have been times in history when african-americans support the republican party or the republican party and the democratic party. we

jane: larry sabato from the university of virginia. a look at some of the day's her news. the united nations inquiry into the murde of journalist jamal khashoggi said he was the victim of a brutal and premeditated killing carried out by saudi arabian state officials. auses saudi arabia of undermining efforts to investigate the murder which took place in the saudi head of the social-media platform instagram has pledged to remove all graphic images of. self h the promise made to the bbc comes after the father of a 14-year-old british girl who took her own life asserted that instagram helped kill his daughter. the hospital treating brazilian president jair bolsonas he is suffering from pneumonia. mr. bolsonaro nearly died after being stabbed in the abdomen during the presidential election campaign last year. he has been in hospital for the past 12 days after a second round of surgery. it is not clear when he will be well enough to be discharged. brazil suffered one of the country's worst-ever environmental disasters last month when a dam at a mine collapsed, flooding the area

we have made some great accomplishments in virginia. reporter: [inaudible] governor northam: i would certainly be open to their desires and concerns, but one of the things i think we will be able to do, we are collecting information on this particular photo, and i hope to have more information in the next couple of days. i will continue to present that to them and just let them know that was not me. reporter: for clarity, you seem to suggest in your comments that there were other mistakes in this medical school yearbook, that your page was nothing only page. is that entirely anecdotal? governor northam: no, and i would welcome you to look at that particular yearbook. there are numerous pictures in there of facepainting, none of whom are me. reporter: are you referring to blackface? governor northam: yes, blackface, pardon me. and i think eastern virginia medical school is in the process of reviewing each of their yearbooks, and will put a statement out that it is unacceptable and we need to make a change as we move forward. reporter: in

forward to lead virginia forward. senator tim kaine, senator mark warner, and representative bobby scott, all three democrats who didn't outright call on him to resign, have been talking with the governor this morning. it will be interesting, fredericka, to hear what he has to say today, how he begins to explain this flip-flop that occurred overnight into the morning. certainly there have been a lot of twistes and turns. >> jessica, do we know what format we'll be hearing him, is he walking outside the mansion, is he inviting you all inside the mansion? how is he going to engage? >> reporter: he's inviting us into the mansion. we're all going to be there. this is being billed as a statement, not a press conference. typically when it's a press conference, the media would be allowed to ask questions, there would be a back and forth. right now we're being told this is a statement. so whether or not he actually takes questions, we don't know. but we will certainly hear what he has to say. we're being told at 2:30, right b

part of the problem is in virginia -- this is a political nightmare not just in virginia. it hasn't yet, but it could have a rippling effects on the national level. which is why you were seeing so many democrats calling for him to resign. that would go down the line. to your point, judge -- and also melissa -- i think honestly, and the best interest not only of the democratic party but the people of virginia, they elected a democrat to be governor. to me it's sort of like the people -- i don't think virginia is for losers. the people of virginia aren't losers. but they would lose if they got a governor of an entirely different party. so i think the deputy attorney general hudson would be -- if they can maneuver it, and i think they should maneuver it because she is a woman, african-american, a democrat, and it gets rid of the nightmare with in virginia of the alleged sins of one and the sins of two others. >> lisa: here's the thing, everybody keeps talking about the impact on the trains on the elections and they are forgetting that there are legislative elections coming up

he says he will continue to lead virginia forward. northam is facing fallout from racist behavior in college days, wearing blackface. victor, christi, said it earlier this morning but remains true, hard to imagine a more tumultuous week for the commonwealth of virginia than this one. >> or what's to come. thank you so much. >>> on the screen we had elizabeth warren there from massachusetts where she will be announcing her campaign for president officially, that's coming up the next hour. also coming up, blackmail, extortion accusations and nude photos. explosive allegations by jeff bezos. more on the tell all blog post next. about 50% of people with evesevere asthma k? have too many cells called eosinophils in their lungs. eosinophils are a key cause of severe asthma. fasenra is designed to target and remove these cells. fasenra is an add-on injection for people 12 and up with asthma driven by eosinophils. fasenra is not a rescue medicine or for other eosinophilic conditions. fasenra is proven to help prevent severe asthma attacks, im

new york state, you've got what happened to virginia, rhode island but this virginia governor, it really is despicable, this man advocated killing newborn babies and it generated 0 outrage from democrats. we talked about this, where do democrats draw the line? why is it okay for someone to get out there and say it is okay to kill an unborn child? my only guess is they would have been outraged if he was wearing a clan uniform as they were aborting the newborn child. shannon: i want to bring you and is a longtime democratic pollster and give you a chance to weigh in because there are those who say he is sticking around, he has a few defenders who say this not the man i have known the last 30 years of public service, he apologized and acknowledged they are horrible. interesting to see the contrast and treatment of him over the last few days, two separate incidents. >> as i said earlier this picture is indefensible. his behavior is a 25-year-old medical student is indefensible and i believe his effectiveness is gone and he should resign. that being said, i am not evil, i'm a new york democra

arthel: he probably will resign, have the folks right here in virginia, right there in virginia, the virginia legislative black caucus, they they are putting the pressure on him to resign. pressure is definitely there. >> democrats are calling him direct and having the conversation because you do call out racism wherever it happens. honestly, it's rich coming from virginia who a year supported corey stewart and he was saying that he supported succession a year and a half ago. we should call it out everywhere, i'm proud that democrats are doing that and does deserve to be called out and should resign. democrats are doing that and it's really inappropriate for republicans to be condemning them as well and to turn around they aren't treating the same way, turn a blind eye whenever republicans do things like this and the fact is you should not care what party label if they are rake iciÓn or -- racist or do something racist, you should call them out. arthel: everybody needs to call out racism. >> absolutely. arthel: i have to go. first of all, let's talk about the eastern virginia medica

look, he's put the democratic party of virginia and the legislature of virginia, in an extremely difficult position here. where he is saying, not only is it not me in the photo, i can't explain how the photo ended up on my page and it's probably a mistake it should be on someone else's page, therefore, i'm not going anywhere. the legislators and other democrats in virginia have to decide whether he can function on that basis. he's asking people to take a lot on faith. it's going to be very hard to prove or disprove, i think his allegations in this, and the question becomes, given all of these voices that he should step down, can he really function as governor, is that really a plausible? larry would know better than i, but it would be extremely difficult given the african-american caucus would ask for him to step down. he can certainly do that without being governor of the commonwealth of virginia. >> how would you answer that given your knowledge of all things virginia politics. >> i think it will be difficult. a lot of people within the democratic party the democrats in office said they

-- the jackson holiday in virginia. -- the election holiday inn virginia. governor northam: there was legislation in virginia to make ifction day a holiday, but that were election day holiday, we would have to eliminate another holiday, and there was discussion to eliminate lee jackson. regarding taking care of sick i learned every day, i have taken care of literally thousands of children and their you, is and i can tell treat everyone the same way. no one has ever thought or accused me of being racist, and if and when i practice again i will continue that same direction. is it problematic that you have to have it explained to you that blackface is --? governor northam: no. i'm not a person of color, and people of color experience different things. it affects them different ways. and for us to have a dialogue, for me to let you know what is offensive to you, and vice versa. reporter: you claim you have had an extraordinary exposure to people of color. governor northam: and as i just said, i have made mistakes in my life and i will continue to learn. >> than

and on this morning we begin in virginia. state lawmakers are look at work for the first time since the scandal over a racist picture exploded late friday. where the democratic governor wrapped up in it all is huddling again with his team. his cabinet as nbc news has just learned. that's after an emergency meeting last night with top staff and state officials of color. at this point it is a crisis point over this. the now infamous picture on northam's 1984 yearbook page. first, northam apologized for being in the racist photo. then said he was never actually in the photo. then admitted he did dress up in black face at least once and did the moon walk. >> i am deeply sorry. i cannot change the decisions i made, nor can i undo the harm my behavior caused then and today. >> i believe then and now that i am not either of the people in that photo. that same year i did participate in a dance contest in san antonio in which i darkened my face as part of a michael jackson costume. i look back now and regret that i did not understand

this virginia story is also reverberating at the national level. the democratic presidential primary kicked into another gear in week and the contenders are beginning to weigh in. julian castro, mayor of san antonio posted this after 7:0 ocho p. 0 p.m. it doesn't matter if he's a democrat or republican, this behavior was racist and unconscionable. camilkamala harris said leaders called to a higher standard and the strain of racism should have no place in the halls of government. the governor of virginia should step aside so the public can heal and move forward. at the state level, as you can imagine, the debate is also heating up. the black caucus issued a statement condemning the photo without recommending what the governor should do. quote, we are sill processing what we have seen about the governor but une kwsay it's com betrayal. the legacy of slavery, racism and jim crow has been an a painful history and piercing reminder of this nation's sins. those who would excuse the pictures are just as culpable. the democratic leader in the virginia stat

this country decorated in virginia. virginia was a it was not florida. stable sensible place. and, yet, suddenly it is. in fact, just this morning florida mocked virginia for gettingin completely out of control in public, settle down, said florida. you are embarrassing yourself. and indeedoi virginia is doing just that in the past week that state's top three elected officials all democrats, have fallenen into potentially career-ending scandals over their personal bebehavior, train wreck does not begin to describe what is happeningni in virginia. it's been like a 50-car pile-up on i-81 south of roanoke. it's a disaster. fox ed henry has been watching flap jawed since the beginning of this story he joins you now. hey, ed. >> it's hard to find a hero in this mess you just laid out. maybe it's the wife of governor ralph northam who didn't just stop him from doing the moon walk she also helped convince him to not step down despite intense pressure at the beginning. that may have turned out to be wise council from pam northam

governor of virginia in 2013. good to have you with us, sir, if you would bear with me first because i want to clarify that maga hats are not racist. what i said was that the president should denounce people in hate crimes while wearing maga hat that is misrepresent him, so that's what i want to clarify, thank you, sir, for allowing me to do that. i mean, yeah, people -- everybody's emotions are on high. governor northam, can he survive this, the virginia black caucus amplifying for him to step down. >> right. and from people not from virginia you should realize what is going on, tuesday is crossover, all the bills have to get from the house to the senate and vice versa and tomorrow is one one of the biggest budget days of the entire year when committees come out and the governor is right in the middle of that and here he is looking back at med school yearbook trying to decide whether he's on these pictures on his part of the page. you know, larry said comments ring true with me in terms of stretching credulity bu

in the meantime the governor of virginia sent a letter out to workers and commonwealth state of virginia, i'm deeply sorry for causing this distraction for your important work. you have trusted to lead virginia forward, and i plan to do that. charles is not going anywhere. >> charles: it started with him and blackface photo and a photo of klansman and his yearbook. that hasn't been run to ground. we don't know all the facts on that, but he has poisoned it out so far with the abortion comments. >> we have abortion, race, and. >> charles: the ultimate irony he will be a lone survivor. >> john: stay there. we will be back with a lightning ramp, the "green new deal," getting testy on capitol hill. in this week's winners/losers. ♪ [friend] i've never seen that before. ♪ ♪ i have... ♪ i have... every insurance company tells you they can save you money. save up to 10% when you bundle with esurance. including me, esurance spokesperson dennis quaid. he's a pretty good spokesperson. ehhh. so when i say, "drivers who switched from geico to esurance saved an average of $412," you probably wo

there is a website if you google virginia's past and present, -- virginia's first people. it is designed for students kindergarten through grade 12. there's a video there of a young man who tells the story of the tribe. if you want to know more, virginia's first people past and present. we worked very closely, not only with tribal leaders, but the virginia department of historic resources. i want to share that along and thank you to everyone here on this stage. >> ok, we want that virginia history to go k through phd. we need your help. >> virginia's first people. google virginia's first people past and present. chief atkins: i would like to thank this panel, these very erudite, learned individuals are about this subject matter. thank you. [applause] >> and i, too, would like to echo steve's praise of this group. it is amazing to me that someone who we know relatively little about has had such a major impact over four centuries, that people are still talking about this, that we are still talking about this, and we will continue to talk about this, after we take a 10-minute

so -- and i guess that's typical of virginia a, right? we don't talk about politics or -- i guess that's typical of virginia hospitality, right? we don't talk about politics or religion in mixed company. i am pleased the session will be moderated by chief and richardson. chief richardson is the chief of the rappahannock tribe. 1988.s elected in in 1989, she helped organize the united indians of virginia. in 1990 one, she became the executive director of a consortium of virginia tribes formed to advocate for higher education programs for native americans. her tocauliffe appointed serve on his diversity, equity, commission inclusion in 2017. i'm pleased to introduce chief richardson, who will introduce our two panelists -- one of whom traveled a continent to be here today -- oh, not anymore. she recently moved. i don't know, traveled down by down i 90 to be with us today? the other who traveled across an ocean to be with us. [applause] evening.hardson: good i am happy to be with you today to talk about this very important subject, pocahonta

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breaking news this morning as virginia's embattled governor, ralph northam, sat down with gayle king for "cbs this morning." we'll have a preview. >> yes, i have thought about resigning, but i have also thought about what virginia needs right now. >> brennan: gayle's interview comes as the scandals involving the top three state elected fireworks in virginia near meltdown proportions. now virginia democrats are calling for lieutenant governor justin fairfax to quit following accusations of sexual misconduct and now rape as the governor, attorney general, and republican leader in the state senate struggle to deal with racially insensitive photos from their past, we'll talk with two democrats from the virginia congressional delegation. jennifer weston and don buyer. then as the deadline nears to keep the government from

great state of virginia. eric: there's a lot of controversy on that in terms of the status of that but in terms of the photo, it's on his yearbook page. you've got black face, you have a kkk costume. this is 1984, it's not 1954 or 1934. and now he says gee, i don't remember if it was me or not. would you remember, do you remember what was on your yearbook photo, congressman? >> i do. and i also know that there's no way that i would have ever been in a photo like that. so the fact that he's not sure waking up the next day i think is more about him trying to save his political career. it's racist. it's not funny. it's classless. by the way, i don't know which faculty member in 1984 was responsible for putting the yearbook together but why did that adult allow that to get in there? >>> eric: i was the yearbook editor at my high school. you've got a faculty advisor that looks over this stuff. what does that say about the culture or what was acceptable at some point at that time, no matter how offensive, insulting

in an election year in virginia, they have legislative elections in virginia. not to mention, 2020. >> mark thompson, derrick johnson, thank you, both, gentlemen. appreciate that so much. i want to bring in the congressman representing the southeastern district of virginia. he served in the virginia general assembly for almost 20 years. congressman, good to see you. i want to go back to where we are right at this second, right now. the governor is in with members of his cabinet. we know what the public statements have been by every major democratic figure in virginia, and most elsewhere. what does your gut tell you? what's going on in that meeting? do you think he will resign? >> well, my suspicion is that he is circling the wagons. i don't truly know what's going on in the meeting. i don't have any eyes or ears in there. there was a meeting last night. nothing happened. then again, i would suggest to you the circling of the wagons. i suspect that's what's going on now. >> this has been, in many ways, a test, of whether democrats, who have been critical of dona

>> charlie: i grew up in virginia during the '80s. the idea that somehow that was acceptable or that people didn't know in the '80s that that was something offensive, it doesn't pass. it's not like he was in high school or something like that. he was in medical school. it sort of pails -- it's beyond the imagination that he would have thought this was not something that was clearly offensive to people. >> harris: lisa, i also see a lot of head bobbing over there. you have a lot of nonverbal's today. [laughter] >> lisa: we are giving it all away with our facial expressions! as somebody who has worked in political communications, just watching this guy is a train wreck. watching the press conference he originally gave him i thought it was some sort of "snl" parity. i don't understand who on his staff thought it was a good idea for them to ever sit down in front of the camera. he's going to moonwalk until the press conference until his wife told him it was in the permit circumstances. he's going to go away, hide out, not be in front of t

political chaos in virginia ... each day bringing new revelations. now, another scandal involving yet another political leader there .. the latest is next. ♪ they say you should always listen to your heart. anafter all, your heart ist, the best compass there is.? so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff fill your heart with ireland. back to our breaking news... all but two of eastbound lanes of the richmond - san rafael bridge are still shut down at this hour affecting the evening commute .... that's after pieces of concrete fell from the upper deck. we will continue to track the latest. (3monvo) the three top leaders in virginia are involved in controversies. the governor still is resisting calls to step down after a racist photo of him surfaced. the lieutenant governor is accused of sexual assault, and the third in charge, attorney general mark herring acknowledged he dressed in black face when he was in college. all are democrats. our washington d.c. correspondent brie jackson with more. scandals surrounding virginia's top three polit

i'm happy that virginia leaders called for him to step aside. i certainly said that before they did but i also think this needs to be looked into. of justin fairfax once people to look at this more closely i think we should. we should find out who knew about this and when they knew about it because this is the kind of things that if it came out in october 2017, the same time harvey weinstein's allegations came out this would have had an impact on the election, justin fairfax would never have been elected and our commonwealth wouldn't be hurting like this and going to this. mike: is it your perception that meredith watson will seal justin fairfax's fate? >> it's not just these two women that have given incredible corroborated stories with contemporaneous witnesses but many democrat activists and people involved in helping them. justin fairfax doesn't seem to have many if any democrats out there defending him which leads me to ask what did you know because it seems they all turned on him pretty quickly. these are the same people who told governor

of virginia. it's not even like he had to go to another state. he's from this state. he's a native of the state. >> if he had seen this on his page 30 years ago, he could have written the school, he could have raised hell and said, i didn't authorize this, this doesn't represent me, take it off of there. i didn't agree to this. to come 30 years later -- >> maybe he forgot. we'll take a quick break. >>> we're just moments away from the statement of the virginia governor. keeping an eye on that camera right there. northam is expected to announce that he will not resign over a racist photo from his medical school yearbook. after the break how the 2020 candidates are sounding the alarm about the photo and racism in america. we'll be right back. i'm really into this car, but how do i know if i'm getting a good deal? i tell truecar my zip and which car i want and truecar shows the range of prices people in my area actually paid for the same car so i know if i'm getting a great price. this is how car buy

people in the commonwealth of virginia multiple times. you never in the course of any campaign i have ever run had anything said like this about me. and again, i'm someone who grew up in a tough environment, northeast washington, d.c. because people invested in me, i went to duke university, columbia law school, i was in the law review. i have two background checks. an attorney, federal prosecutor and now i'm a partner in a law firm and sitting as lieutenant governor -- >> when was the last time -- >> governor northam is taking his time? >> i have no idea what the governor is thinking. on that front, you'd have to ask him. >> when was the last time you spoke to him directly? >> it was probably a couple of days ago. >> what day? >> saturday after the press conference? >> i don't know. i don't think i have. i'd have to double-check my records. >> did you meet with him last night? >> that was an incorrect report. i was in northern virginia with my family. that is an important point. facts matter. so just because something is reported does no

let's bring in democratic virginia delegate lamont bagby, democratic strategist and virginia native, otmar omar. and tim wise, author and anti-racism activist. let me go to you first, delegate. the black caucus of virginia has called on the governor's resignation. has that changed since his press conference this afternoon? >> no, rev. it has not changed. actually, we put out another press release again calling upon the governor to resign. we had one meeting with the governor yesterday in which about ten of my members walked over to the governor's office and met with him to talk about our concerns and talk to him directly face to face. my members deserve the opportunity to talk to him face to face and express their outrage and concern and displeasure of what we had -- what had been revealed. just on the house floor yesterday, rev, i made a speech. it's something you are probably very familiar with, and that is the virginia legislative black caucus has no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests. i made that -- >> let me ask you this, delegate, bagby. you're right, i am f