rackauckas gets asked these questions.hink that the publicity may be helpful in your campaign? yes. and that was the thought. you wanted to help your campaign. i assume you wanted to get reelected. yes. >> reporter: last week, spitzer disclosed that none of the videos collected had evidence showing anything remotely like what rackauckas had described. >> it's literally mind-blowing. because it's 100% contradiction of what my predecessor told you. there is not a single piece of evidence or video or photo that shows an unconscious or incapacitated woman being sexually assaulted. >> reporter: did you ever think, what if one of those women was too inebriated to really give consent? >> there wasn't ever a question. >> never. never a question. >> never a question. people were very actively involved, stimulated. unconscious woman is not very fun to have a party with. i mean, it's crazy. people are very active, alert and proactive in these videos. >> reporter: but rackauckas still alleges the alleged victims' claims have merit. >>

said in a deposition rackauckas knew pursuing the case would garner attention for his re-election campaign >> the mere filing of this case has destroyed irreparably two lives. >> but tonight one of the seven accusers insists she was victimized >> my client absolutely feels that she was sexually assaulted. >> reporter: tonight charges dropped as questions remain while the former d.a. faces serious allegations of his own. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> there is breaking news tonight on the coronavirus front. a new flight evacuating americans from the outbreak zone in china is now headed for the u.s. as concerns rise about the global impact of this virus nbc's tom costello with that. >> reporter: at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, long lines to get into a hospital in wuhan, china. the number of confirmed cases now approaching 24,000, nearly 500 fatalities. tonight the first american confirmed to have coronavirus in china is being treated in wuhan, while in the united states, still 11 confirmed cases in riverside, california, an infant has been hospitalized with a fever

. >> reporter: but those claims now revealed to be lies after rackauckas allegedly admitted to only tryingget re-elected. >> we can't even prove that riley and robicheaux engaged in any criminal sexual activity. >> reporter: on tuesday the new orange county d.a. not only announced he was dropping all charges against robicheaux and riley but accused his predecessor of a blatant abuse of power. and the former d.a. has denied those allegations and claimed without evidence that the dismissal of the case may be tied to the district attorney's relationship with a defense attorney. >>> a school meeting near detroit took a volatile turn after a parent shouted to another, why don't you stay in mexico. the meeting was addressing social media posts aimed at students of color. a latino man was talking about the racism his children faced when a white parent interrupted him. >> when i went into his bedroom to say good night and he was crying because of the abuse that he was enduring in this school system. >> then why didn't you stay in mexico? >> what? >> you need to leave. >> you can hear the collectiv

consciousness and wake up in locations that they don't know how they got there -- >> reporter: tony rackauckasme, said there could be as many as 1,000 victims and insisted there was video evidence to back up those allegations. >> i think we do have a strong case at this point. >> reporter: those claims now revealed to be lies after the d.a. allegedly admitted to only trying the high-profile case to get re-elected. >> we can't even prove that riley and robicheaux engaged in any criminal sexual activity. >> reporter: on tuesday the new orange county d.a. not only announced he was dropping all charges against robicheaux and but accedis predecessor of a blatant abuse of power. overnight the former d.a. released a statement denying the allegation that he pursued the case to get re-elected. he said he believed all the women who came forward with complaints based on the evidence he had at the time. >>> here's a question, what would be a bad way to carry a bagful of drugs in your car? >> answer, in a bag labeled "bag full of drugs." >> what's a good way? >> i'll get to that in a moment. sheriff's depu