groping women. the republican presidential candidate released an apology an facebook. >> i've said and done things i regret and the words released today on this more than a decade old video are one of them. anyone who knowed me, knows these words don't reflect who i am. >> reporter: democratic vice presidential candidate tim kaine says the way trump talks about women is unacceptable. >> it makes me sick to my stomach. i don't like to even say the words that he's used in the past when he calls women pigs, dogs, and sluts. >> reporter: members of the san francisco republican party gathered for an annual dinner. keynote speaker colonel west says the comments won't change his vote. >> what difference at this point does it make. >> i think you know what you're getting with donald trump. you absolutely don't know what you're getting with hillary clinton. >> reporter: republican national committee woman dylan points out the tape comes on the same day leaked e-mails reveal hillary clinton...

groping women without permission. trump issued a statement saying, "i apologize if anyone was offended." . >> i've said some foolish things, but there's a big difference between the words and actions of other people. bill clinton has actually abused women, and hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed, and intimidated his victims. >> reporter: among those offended, party chair reince priebus and several other top republicans. house speaker paul ryan said he was sickened by what he heard and said trump would no longer be attending a wisconsin event on saturday as scheduled. hillary clinton tweeted, "women have the power to stop trump." as the stage for sunday's debate takes shape in st. louis, donald trump's struggle to connect with women just got a little bit trufr. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >> as we heard, well known politicians are not shying away from the issue. mitt romney tweeted, in part, such vile degradations demean our wives and daughters and corrupt america's face to...