pat is live for us with details. pat. >> reporter: jim, he targeted men, he target boys. 81 victims including three juveniles secretly photographed naked at a popular fairfax county spa.eo ande here, people here outraged. >> in a word, how would you describe something like that? >> obscene. >> unspeakable. >> despicable. >> police say this manntent the spa world facility in centreville, virginia, and over a period of years, secretly recorded naked pictures of 81 ma customers in excluding three juveniles. the suspect identified as 28-year-old kwame anderson from newport news, virginia. they say on many occasions he came as a customer to spa world, took pictures w ch hisell

phone and then sold tho pictures on the internet. just a cell phone. the guy didn't have any special lenses or recording devices, just this phone. here now from detective samir khan, he is the investigate that worked the case. >> so we had no special camera, just an iphone or cell phone he took these videos with? t t's our belief, yes, on the videos we have. >> most people in the spa are not fully clothed are they not? >> correct. >> he had that camera out and people didn't notice it? >> correct. >> people got onto the case last year when one man saw his naked picture online and called 911. investigators say they have gon through 152 videos dating back to 2014. now, police say spa world cooperated fully throughout this

investigation. police say they also have naked pictures of other victims not linked to the spa world incident. they're trying to identify those victims. if you know something about that, police wan to hear from you. jim. >> pat, i'm curio. they have any rules there about cell phone use there? i know a lot of gyms and health clubs do. >> reporter: i'm not sure if there are any rules but apparently this guy managed to secrete this cell phone. remember, a lot of the stations in the sp you're either partially clothed or you're ked. somehow he managed to secrete his cell phone in there and use it toe these pictures over and over again. >> that is a lot of victims there. pat collins, thanks so much. we have some breaking news from formerice president joe

biden. he's breaking hisen s after some women accused him of inappropriate contact over thea >> yes. the former vice president speaking up. opping short of apologizing. in many ways, in fact, he defended his pasav br saying politics is about making a connection. but in a video posted on his twitter accoent, b also acknowledged that it's time for him to change his approach. >> i never thought of politics as cold, i ilways thought about connecting with people. as i said, shaking hands, on the shoulder, a hug, encouragement. social norms have begun to change and shifted and the bounds of protecting personal space have been reset,nd i get it. i get it. i hear what they're saying, i understand it. i'll be much more mindful. that's my responsibility, my responsibility and i'llee it. >> several women he come

forward saying the former mice presidene unwanted contact from unwanted kisses to touching and no one accused him of sexual harassment. and no prominent democrat have suggested biden not run for the idency. he's been leading in the early polling but not officiallyno ced he's running. thank you. virginia's lieutenant-governor is calling for a criminal investigation on allegations he sexually assaulted two wom w when he a young man. justin fairfax's statement comes en lawmakers return for a one day veto session, both as accusers tell their stories on national tv. >> because of the natur of ese allegations, they should be assessed by pfessional law enforcement investigators. >> northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey joins us from richmond how fairfax refuted

some scifics what his accusers had to say this week. >> reporter: as you saw there, the lieutenant-governor taking his own turn in front of the a cameraer his two accusers provided new details about the sexual assaults on national tv. not only is justin fairfax continuing to deny those allegations, he's providing specifics ofbois own what he says really happened. >> i did not assault vanessa tyson or meredith watson. >> reporter: the deputynt lieuteith new statements since early february. coming afteroth accusers told their stories on national television to gayle king. >> he did things to someone you shouldn't do toho someone w their permission. >> justin fairfax again insisting encounters with both were consensual. said it waseredith what son

nitiating it when they were students >> i did not lock the door, i did not turn out the lights, did not hold her down or use any physical force whatsoever. we were both willing participants. >> reporter: fairfaxays he's taking new steps to try to prove his innocence, providing copies of the polygraph exam he took over the weekend that he ss supports his claim the encounters with both women were consensual and contacting nd north rs in durham carolina where the alleged attacks took place and asked for them to launch an investigation. both women want virginia lawmakers to hold bipartisan hearings. >> do it believe national television appearances or legislative hearings are the right way to get at the truth.zi sensatio allegations does not make them true. >> reporter: house republicans call for a hearing blaming

democrats for blocking the idea. andall polygraph results -- >>ph polyg reports are inadmissible in court. ted bundyse pa polygraph. >> reporter: the lieutenant-governor hoping lygraph reports will be convincing. he gave this report to the reporters a a second polygraph examiner who checked those results. back to you in the studio. >> interesting development today. meanwhile, virginia's republican lawmakers have not forgotten the othernd s involving the executive branch in richmond, house delegate leader todd gilbert said northam said he would try to get answers how theact photo was on the yearbook in college and provided answers but then said it wasn't

m and now asking about the answers northrup was promising. >> we still have questions about the answers he what happened to the investigation he promised and what happened to the private investigator he wasoing t hire and facial recognition software he was going tto emplo et to the bottom of this photograph and has the government found out whon was the photo as he promised he would. >> news4 asked for reaction and we are still awaiting that response. the nional guards mowrk the loss of one of the o tonight. mourning sergeant dinora flores died today near where she worked. meagan fitzgerald talked to her fellow s hdiers about life of service. >> many people join the military because they want to serveheir country. >> reporter: service and sacrifice is what the men and men of our armed forces are all about, why 33-year-old

atnora flores signed up for the maryland a nional guard 10 years ago. >> s served heroury admirably and in afghanistan. >> reporter: she served in a war zone but side seconds awa to the entrance to her work at camp fretterd on tuesday morning. >> it'stough. it hurts. >> reporte k majork worked with her. >> those who knew her knew she was an insrational bright and shining star. >> reporter: she was also a mother androvider for her three children. he was on route 30 on reterstown and a truck hit her forcing her into a tractor-trailer and overpasses rushed to help but it was too late. >> we had soldiers that wwiked her rushed onto the scene and it was a tra

c situation for them to see a co-worker in that kind of situation. >> reporter: today is filled with grief and reflection of many soldiers who knew andntoved se flores, reality sinking in she's gone but they'll mak sure she's never forgotten. >> they're vasy dted by what occurred. our biggest concern is the family is taken care of and we honor her service. >> such a tragedy. the family tells us they are planning her funeral forly possext week. we have news for you possibly if you'reatching the latest on the archdiocese. the vatican is poised to name atlanta's archbishop wilton gregory as the lead ir of the catholic church. that will come tomorro gregory would become the first african-american archbishop and succeed cardinal. he oversaw landmark changes that

heldredator priests accountable. friday, we spoke to ed, of the catholic news agency, about this expected decision. >> i think gregory offers a unique combination and personality that will appeal not just to bishops but the world congregation of bishops. >> gregory would immediately become one of the most high profile catholic leaders in the country. two hollywood stars accused inhe scheme to bribe cheleges so t kids could attend. what happed when felicity huffman and lori loughlin went before a judge today. ahew healt risk related to vaping. and an uptick of seizures connected t e-cigarettes. a little girl simply falls off a sofa. what happened was a nightmare.le doreen gen shares a warning

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and lori loughlin before a federal judge in that college admissions handal. whappens next. >>eporter: they've walked the red carpet and led multi-million dollar companies. today, more than a dozen parents were in federal court facing a judge for their role in thees larg college admissions scam evn prosecuted i the department of justice. among them, felicity huffman and lo lore loughlin, both in court today. and rick singer, this man, paid schools for elite spots either byheing or for recruits. lori paid for home to get in as recruits f the crew team. and sging a photograph of his

daughter or an ergometer. an felicity paid$15,000 to help one of her daughters cheat on the s.a.t. while her husband, william h. macy has not been charged, prosecutors say he was partf the discussion and was questioned by the fbi. that investigation broug them all before federal court. neither actress had a comment for us as they left federal court in boston. th had to turn over their passport and travel restricted to the u.s. a rep tsentative from u.s. attorney's office tells nbc news more charges could be coming and we could also expect more arrests in this case. this is a cautionary tale for parents. a toddler falls off c thech but several hours later could not move her body. the first sign of an unfolding medical mystery. this family's story.

>> reporter: instead of running around on her family's farm in maryland just outside frederick, she ist here this hospital in baltimore, getting around the clockar >> you definitely go from having a healthy young little girl running around, you know, holding her bottle, feeding herself, and then, it's like, in the 5 hour period she went to bed to the early morning, she's paralyzed. >> her mother says the ld wasctious 2-year jumping and playing on furniture when she lost her footing and fell on head. everything seemed okay at first but her condition got worse through the night. >> ran to get her dad to let him know something's wrong. she's not movg whatsoever. >> the family called 911 and paisley was airlifted to the pediatric critical care unit at

hopkins for sudden onset pairlsz. doctors ran tests and she was treated for acute flaccid my ely tis, the rare b serious polio-like condition we have eeard so much in the news. >> you s stories like this and it happens and you think it will not happen to your child and you look at your life with a different perspective. >> treatment didn't help and they found paisley had a structural abnormality at the base of her skull that required surgery. when neurologists still didn't see any improvement after the surgery they went back to the drawing board to search for a diagnosis. they did tell us you could leave out of here and not have i diag >> the leading theory is something called central cord syndrome, spinal cord injury caused by sudden trauma to the neck, a condition that mtly affects older adults.

there's no cure but some patients recover near normal function. the prognosis is better for younger patients. >> love >> as time goes by, paisley is making pe'gress. >> starting to get lifting back with her left arm andove fingers and kind of grab stuff, slowly getting better, a goo thing and hopefully continues that way. >> she's pulling on the strings ofon bal in her hospital room and even riding a basically in the hallways. >> we went from working to having a normal life and then we're here and been here 82 days. this is all we've done. we haven't left her side for one minute. >> paisley's parents hope their story will help others be able to identify the signs of a possible spinal cord injury. if your child complai about extreme neck or back pain, has anything that might resemble i paralysis their arms or legs or loses control of their

bladder, you need to get medical attention right away. as for paisley, good news, s was released from the hospitall week and her family sent us this video of her taking herps first ste at home. she has made so much progress. >> wow! >> she has made a lot of progress and doctors haveut optimistic a her journey. >> her parents have terrible medical costs and they have set a gofundme page to help for costs. we set up a website. jumping on the 14th, playing. >> who knew? >> very hard for parents to identify a regular old rough and tumble injury. >> at least they now knowhat to look for at the first signs this is not normal. >> great teo see that there. >> that helped. th a helped lot. >> news4 is working for your health this season.

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on saturday. right now -- >> saturday, i think we'rego ok. >>. >> one thing we're worried about. right now, 70 degrees with mostly dry conditns,however, this system could change that and bring temperatures down a little bit. not a washout. not worried about that. >> you're worried abouthat? >> the point to point in rappahannock, the horse races. >> jim and i have ridden them fore. defending champions. with rain, maybe we don't do that. out there rht now looking great. wow, look at that, guys. youant to take a field trip right now. you can't get too close t them. so many people at the cherry blossoms. 71 degrees, winds out of the northwest, 16 miles an hour. the wins a factor, the only factor going on. gusting 30 to 35 miles an hour in some spots.

69 and annapolis, really nice. on the chesapeake bay, no rain. it will syhat way all day tomorrow until friday, when we see theext storm. you don't see anything around our area. ear skies everywhere, and two storms, one here and ohe , south of our area yesterday. a big-time storm. this was amazing to watch as it developed off the coast. then, we move our attention to this guy bringing in rn friday. friday morning, 8:00 a.m. plenty of cloud cover, a couple of light showers early. not much in w the of rain and by noon it moves in here and watc what happens in the afternoon. definitely get the rain friday, 3:00, friday, 5:00, rush on the- corridor. mostly on the lighteride.

this i dinnertime, then after dinner, things going great, ah, it's still raining outside. you need the umbrella on friday but i don't think you need it on saturday. tomorrow, 67, mostly cloudy. still nice,ea ay nice day, even though you will see more cloud cover. kids at the bus stop, 57 degrees by recess. 65 degrees by the time we're cking up the kids, on the cloudy side. much cooler. friday will be cool, damp, dreary. notice, i don't have a percentage here on saturday, not too worried there and sunday, 70 degrees. monday, 77, some showers and maybe a rumble ofhunder and high temperatures approaching 80 in some locations before cooler air settles in the middle of next week. by cool, i'm talking 58. >> better. >> we can handle it.

what would you do, not to go all twilight zone on you, what would youo ifhe cherry blossoms didn't bloom? >> we've been flocking down there all week. tonight, a warning those pretty blooms may not always be there, folks. ahead at 5:00 tonight, a threat the national park service tells us could wipe out the area. >> i'm darcy spencer. an undercover investigation has led to allegations of animal abuse at a fairfax pet shop. why the store now is having to close its doors. > the fda sounding the alarm abt aou

back up to chopper 4, over the scene of a fire in a townhome community, this is chesapeake beach, down on the water in calvert county. three firefighters were injured when one ofhese townhomes on fire partially collapsed as they were trying to put it down. at least one homeowner was unaccounted for. so shomari stone is going to be there. this man accused of using a phone toor secretly r more than a dozen people at a day spa, and there were 80 victims

according to police including ome underage boys, at the spa world, and there were some in different locations. idformer vice prt joe biden responding to allegations of womenpro inappte touching. he said he always saw as about connecting with people and socl norms are changing and says he understands, gets it and will be more mindful of a person's personal space. he is expected to run forot 202 but yet announced. virginia's new enant-governor taking steps he hopes will clear his name on sex assault allegations in public comments in more than a month. he specifically addressed some of the things said by his accusers on national tv earlier week. he said his attorneys have asked prosecutors in two states toen criminal investigations, if they haven't already. new at ,5: petland just

ended its franchise agreement with a store in fairfax county accused of animal abuse. >> the allegationstem from an undercover investigation by the humane society of the united at , which allegedly found the shop neglecting sick and dying >> news4 darcy spencer live outside the store. there's new action by peand's corporate offices. >> reporter: that's right, wendy. a lot of new developments within the last hour. pet land corporation announcing it severing ties with this local store infairfax, locally owned and operated. i want to stephe out of way and show you they are working on the sign at thiour. this all comes as a result of this undercover investigation by an animal rights group, and the video they released is so graphic we can't show you most of it. the humane society of the

united states released this disturbing video,art of their month-long hidden camera investigation into e petland sto in fairfax. the group cims more than a dozen rabbi were found dead in the freezer s andff members stated no veterinary care was being provided. >> we have put undercover investigators into randomly selected petland stores and every singleime we find something horrifying. >> raiorter: the group sick or injured animals were allowed to die without getting vet and the animals came from a so-called rabbit mill on maryland's eastern shore. >> the issue is one animal died after another and petland never thought to have a veterinarian come out and figure tut what problem was. >> reporter: a search warrant was executed saturday seizing dozens of dead animals. >> we found 31 rabbits and one dog in the freezer. >> reporter: the police say storing dead animals in a freezer until they can be properly disposed of follows

protocols and investigating to see if any laws were broken. petland said in a statement released from its corporate offices says it is shoed and horrified at the investigation and released its own investigation. th is appalling and in no way reflects the volumes and proceduref demanded petland stores. petland is saddened and outraged this is gross violati of petland standards. the fairfax store is individundly owned operated by a local family. we tried to get a statement at the store but told no one was available. >> i would need more but from what i saw on the news piece it's certainly very disturbing. >> back out live, you can see they are doing some work here around the petland sign here at thishopping center, saying this store will have to close its doors and is offering assistance to help relocate the pets inside. back to you. >> darcy spencer, awful story.

thank you. this time of year, the tidal basin is glorious. today, it was officially named a national treasure by the national trust for historic presser vairgs. this area is under threat. preservation. >> that's why people come here. >> reporter: imagine for a moment the tidal basin? the pretty colors and background. >> reporter: all its natural and man me splendor completely wiped off the map, keeping that irk vision from becoming realitya driving force campaig national called "save the tidal basin." today, on the steps ofhe national memorial, the trust for storic preservation declare the time to save this national treasure is now. >> the tidal basin is at a pivotal moment. the basins flooded with high tide making it impassable for

visitors and compromising the roots o these very cherry trees. >> reporter: out here, age matters. it was not built to handle millions of visitors, coupled with a seawall sinking and threat of rising sea levels associated with climate change the sense of urgency is clear. >> in the future it will be catastrophic. this whole area will be under water. >> reporter: the new national park is t lead a master p for the tidal basin and the public to sustainon its term viability. it is an effort wor supporting to insure little reagan can have memories with her own children. >> doing what we can for future generations for reagan and her kids cannjoy . >> reporter: at the tidal basin, ws4. >> it will take a lot to protect it. estimating the repairs and improvements could cost as much as half a billion dollars.

later this month, news4 is working for you, with anep in look at our changing climate. we will see how it's your family, your money, your health, your commute. our primetime special airs earth day april 22nd here at 7:30 on news4. survive and advance, the motto this time of year. the virginiaal crs are just two win is a way from glory. the wahoos took off for charlottesville a few minutes ago. the 1one numbe seed playing auburn on saturday about y6:30. 're wondering about at ing them, we took a peek prices today, even without the flight and hotel,e readyo shell out cash. the cheapest all session ticket costs $425 a pop on sub hub. $540 if you buy on prime sport.

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heebie-jeebies, you can wear a hat and sunglasses. or a lot of eye shadow, as we do. not you. news4 is working for your health with an alert for anybody who vapes or knows someone who does. there's ficials s been a rise among seizures of those who use e-cigarettes, mostly among young people. officials stress there are no definite links between that and thee seizures but known side effects of tobacco poisoning. thedr food & administration is couraging anyone with information about the issue to report it to them. >> the district is part of a new legal challenge accusing the department of agricultural of significantly weakening the school lunch standards. six states and the district have sued the department because its relaxed requi ments for sal and refined grains. the lawsuit alleging the

government weakened those nutritional standards without giving the public any chance to comment. it's ann opposit to requirements set by congress. when it made the change the agricultural department said it wanted to reduce bureaucracy that required schools to get these special waivers. among the changes,chls are still required to reduce sodium, but the end target just how much to reduce it, thas been removed. the lawsuit asks a judge to overturn the department's changes. >> somehow i'm not hungry wa vhing thateo. coming up, a troubling trend on area roads, the effort to get you to put you cell phone down when you're behind the wheel.

chopper 4 staying on top of that fire in calvert county. one homeowner unaccounted for. they are still pouring water into this smoldering rubble.r chop 4 will stay over this scene this afternoon. shomari stone is on his way down there. a report in the next half hour. >> have they caused you grief? relief for confusing damaged treet signs around the district you may remember hundreds and hundreds of complaints the city had rdaeived. the mayor announced a new effort to replace those signs. that's not all as mark se graves reports, the plan is also creating new jobs. >> reporter: driving around the district can at times be frustrating, whether damaged street signs or confusing layers of parking signs. >> if iant to park legally,

which one of these takes precedent? we aren't trying to confuse anybody. >> reporter: today,ay muriel bowser announced good d.c.ai ca to let city drivers know when there are problems with street si >> it is important that signs make sense, they're in the right locations, when they're damaged, ey are rea placed. when they don't make sense, they are removed. b >> reporter:ser acknowledged there is a backlog of new signs that need to be installed. the district started training residents how to install these signs. they are returning residents come hom from timen prison and now looking for good paying jobs. >> it goes without saying, this is tremendous. my second chance and second win, iteans everything to me. >> reporter: she is excited about the opportunity to learn a nell job s and get paid while she learns but also happy to be part of the solution to a

problem she like many of us have faced. >> if you want to park to get something to eat. there's 20 signs pointing you every which of w it gets confusing. >> reporter: m sk graves, news4. >> like that. we all win with that. >> if you see a damaged confusing street sign, the citw s to hear from you. report it on social media using the #gapdsignd.c. >>l is distracted driving month. new government numlrs rev it's a troubling trend. death involving distracted drivers are at epidemic levels. d.c. police announce they'reg goin to be ticketing dvers on their phones. doug joins us now. twe are alm over the hump. it's getting nicer out there. >> w are over at least one

hump. cold air, morning frost on the car again. i don't see that at all or the next 10 days or so. we might be done. typically, we have cold nights ut the month of april next 10 days, don't see it happening. a lot of people looking at thee blossoms, just gorgeous. and the green in the background. i love watching the bridge, so many people crossing this bridge. did you know, theefferson morial here. did you know there's a georg mason memorial here? >> did not know that. i just looked that up to see where people were going. a george mason monument there george mason sitting on a bench. it has a fountain. it's really nice. >> seriously?

i don't know what george looks like, i have to take a look. >> my mom tracked it down and said he is an uncle of ours. he traced our genealogy all the way back. stuff. good i have to check that out. 71 degrees in d.c. temperatures dropping to 58 degrees by 11:00. 66, gaithersburg. 71 at fort belmore. talking genealy, we hav to go to amelia now. i'm out of time. your turn. >> have you covered thursd, friday, the weekend as well. tomorrow, if you want to get out in you garden after work, it's looking nice. we have clouds in the forecast. it is around 45 degrees in the

forecast. pleasant 67 degrees. we sti have cool weather in the forecast. it will be cool at times. with that said, the experts at maryfield garden center say many vegetables and herbs such as lettuce and kale and parsley and cilantro can with stand light frost and thrive in cool spring. i would probably go with the plants, probably aittle easier. you can talk to them about it. 57, some rain out there and a j warmket friday and don't really need that tomorrow. looking to thet weekend, is a really tricky forecast on saturday, comter model all over the place right now. can't rule out drizzle, plenty of clouds and high temperature around 70 degrees. you want to monitor saturday as the forecast evolves. sunday, mostly hcloudy, h 70

degrees. tricky to forecast the weathert ay. a lot of variables out there. my great-uncle and gr t-grandfather -- sorry. we do have showers friday and tough forecast for saturday. sunday cloudy, temperature om sunday, sun. not bad. 70 degrees, we'll take that for the weekend. 77 on monday. some areas could see 80 monday and maybesh even thunder before cooler weather sets in monday and thursday. >> thank you. >> good stuff. >> go sit on his bench. >> startingext month there sill be two historic firsts, chicago voter in that runoffec elon picking lori light foot to be their next mayor. the forrr federal prosecu will be the first black mayor and first gay person. she never held political office,

defeated a county aldermannd will be there next summer when violence tends to spike. the president's daughter and special advisor, ivanka trump, will travel to africaater next month, the second high profile visit with f thest lady traveling. ivanka trump will be promoting a global niwomen'sative she's heading up. her four day trip to an ivory coast will include an economic power summit with busine leaders and business executives and female entrepreurs. fro janitor to director, a local man worked his way up for the jobhe in prince george's county school system. coming up, how his life's work is being remembered. the facility for the prince george's school system is na george's school system is na red.

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>> reporter: wilson began cleaning schools for the prince george county school system he surely didn't expt a building to be named in his honor. >> you never know how much work and effort is going to affect generations to come. today,he spotlight was on the life he lived and barriers he broke during his 36 years of service, so consequential. former school leadership returned to pay honor. so the w family is a great contributor to this community. they derve to be recognized. their father deserves to have hi name on this building. >> reporter: wilson, a graduate douglas high school began working as a janitor while in school. in 59, it became his full time job. he advanced. in ec1976,e the first african-american to direct any department in the school system. >> it was during an integration period. it was predominantly white.

. wilson made that change and changed this system. >> reporter: as directorf plant operations, wilson hired more a minorities mentored children in the school system. now the building he i worked in named after him. he p asedway last year. >> we're trying to carry on his orlegacy. >> rr: his son and school work for the system and are proud of their namesake. >> he wanted to do the right thing all the tim and his legacy is carrying on. as you can see today weav all walks of life celebrating him. >> reporter: in o honor his legacy and path he took to become a director, the school county system has an apprenticeship that teaches how to become janitors so they can go to the school system after if ey like. news4. >> impressive. >> what a difference he made. >> now, we get to continue to say his name, wonderful.

>> so nice for his family. news4 at 6 startsight now. a. breaking right now at 00, chopper 4 over the scene of a dangerous fire in calvert county. >> several firefighters have been injured and one homeowner missing. minutes ago, one homeowner collapsed. >> and capturing the moment this structure collsed. and we are told those firefighters were injured inot r possible collapse. >> we will continue following this breaking story news4 so news4 shomari stone is on his way. the virginia lieutenant-governor is taking st hs hees will clear his name. >> justin fairfax calling for criminal allegations tha he

sexually assaulted two youngn wofter they both told their story on national tv awm ers returned to richmond for a one day session. >> julie is live in richmond for at the lieutenant-governor had to say today. >> reporter: hi. with lawmars back in session, the pressure is back on the lieutenant-governor, a republican, continues to call for aearing on the sexual assault allegations. in his first press statement i nearly two months, he says it is theor prosec not the politics here who need to hear from him and the two women. lieutenant-governor justin fairfax taking a new turn in front o the cameras, pushing back with his own statement after both of his accusers took their stories of sex assault to national tv speaking to cnbc news chor, gayle king. >> i am telling the truth. i did not assaultan