we saw that in charlottesville. we see that in the many other horrible hate-filled incidents over the last few years, including in pittsburgh where the shooter attacked the jewish community because they were helping immigrants. i hate to use the word "intersectional," but they are very intersectional in their hate. they hate all of us. they might be motivated by individual factors, but at the end of the day, they are out there storming charlottesville, attacking our communities because they hate anyone who is different from their vision for what this country should look like. all of us in this room are different from what the vision is. we need to be mindful of that and we need to the intersectional in our own approach. we're not going to be the white -- beat the white nationalist movement, simply by focusing on white supremacism, misogyny, on everything else that motivates these guys. doron: i've heard it said that the haters don't discriminate. amy: exactly. cynthia: i think they hate amongst themselves. if you sp

we saw that in charlottesville. we see that in the many other hate filled incidents over the last few years, including in pittsburgh, where the shooter attacked the jewish community because they were helping immigrants. i hate to use the word intersectional, but they are very intersectional in their hate. they might be motivated by individual factors, but at the end of the day, they are storming charlottesville, attacking our communities, because they hate anyone who is different from their vision. all of us in this room are different from that vision. we need to be mindful of that and we need to the intersectional in our own approach. we're not going to be the white nationalist movement, best to beat the white nationalist movement, simply by focusing on white supremacism, misogyny, on everything else that motivates these guys. doron: i've heard it said that the haters don't discriminate. cynthia: i think they hate amongst themselves. if you spend a lot of time looking at some of the dialogue within that white natio

charlottesville is now a verb because of racism. cannot say that it's over and you're going to govern well. this is more than an albatross around his neck. it's an albatross around the state's neck. he might be a recovering racist or what have you, but it doesn't look good, and he needs to step down. >> michael, there was this other moment during the presser that struck me where it seemed like northam actually considered moonwalking like michael jackson. watch this. >> are you still able to moonwalk? >> uh -- >> inappropriate circumstance. >> my wife says inappropriate circumstances. >> do you think northam understands the gravity of the situation? >> honestly, ana, i don't know. i mean, look, as you said, i covered virginia politics for a long time. i've been in that governor's mansion many times. i was in richmond for almost seven years covering two governors. i've never seen a press conference like that, as bizarre as that was. everything april said is right. he clearly thought that by coming out today, somehow he was going to pu

, 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 picture in the yearbook with the get-up or in blackface. and it's unacceptable. it's one thing to say it happened in this yearbook, in the medical yearbook. but guess what, he did it a couple of years prior too, saying he was called coonman. when did the light shine in damascus, that's what i want to know. if you want to go to church, let's go to church. but here's the deal, this happened twice. not once but twice. >> that we know of. >> so who is he? >> he is grown, right? >> 25 years old. >> -- need to stop making the brett kavanaugh comparison, which some people

he said the events in charlottesville were horrendous.here was one man two days after charlottesville said this. we condemn in irresponsible terms this theme of bigotry and racism. it has no place in america. i've said many times the color of our skin, racism is evil. those involving the kkk, neo-nazis and other hate groups, that is not too little. it may have been a little too late, but that is a pretty strong statement from president trump. so let's talk about northam as northam and hold him accountable for what he did. let's separate president trump from that. >> jen, thank you so much for that. last word, john, real quick. >> that was a nice try, but again, when you say there are good people on both sides, that's just absolutely wrong. the rhetoric that this president has used only inflames the racial tensions that we're seeing in our country. you're right, that's a separate issue, but he is a flawed messenger in this case, and he better just get out. speaking of getting out, northam should just step down. >>> coming up, the game must

charlottesville, they had swastikas. they were doing the zeeg hail. they were saying jews, blood, soil, which is a nazi slogan. it does not connect with the state of the union speech and what he said after charlottesville. i mean, that's my opinion. >> he also had a state of the union, the lady who he had released from jail, the african-american woman. what did that say to you? >> wah wah. that does not, to me, dismiss all this stuff. that was politics. again, i refer to the statement, a very powerful statement to me, deeds, not words. >> i want to ask you one last question because bringing it back a little bit to michael jackson and another entertainer. you throw a michael jackson block party in brooklyn every year. >> for the last nine years. >> he's been dead nearly ten years now. there's a new film "leaving neverland" that highlights the story of two men who say they were abused by jackson and it premiered at sun dance last month. can you separate the artist from the man, the art from the man? are you still in the mood for throwing michael jackson

mistakes that he made then were hurtful to the cause and helping us to heal after charlottesville.hink the overall tone of both the president and, frankly, people in congress hurts the ability for people to be civil to get things done, particularly on these issues of race. that's why i think virginia especially after this incident the last couple of weeks has an ee nourm enormous ability to lead. we understand the abomination of slavery and its legacy in virginia. because of that we will step up and have an honest dialogue and actually get things done to be able to honor people and have a civil, equal, justice society. that's the goal of virginia, reconciliation. i think the governor because he's been chastened and humbled, i think he feels he's in position to lead and i look forward to working with him on that. >> before i let you go, sir, justin fairfax, lieutenant governor of virginia, now has two women accusing him of sexual assault, one of whom has several people corroborating her story, saying she told them about what hand in realtime. do you think the lieutenant governor sho

racism allowed for what happened in charlottesville, virginia. racism is something we have to deal with in this country. and you don't deal with it after you've been exposed. you deal with it before you've been exposed. >> i hear you, but of course as politicians, i'm sure they would expect, if you were to throw that out there, would he have been elected? >> as a politician, had he thrown it out there and showed that he had a change of heart and he was promoting public policy that would advance all americans in a way in which we all could have been afforded access to opportunity, equal protection under the law, and receive the needed services from everyone, then yes, it would have been a bigger platform for him to stand on, and he would have had a larger microphone. this would not have been used as a weapon against him. as african-americans, we can embrace someone who steps out front before there's an issue as opposed to getting caught and then asking for an apology. >> we've heard from a lot of democratic lawmakers both in the state of virginia

if not, we're going to continue to repeat this episode, the charlotte ville episodcha charlottesville episode. we have to step up as americans and do better around the question of race, or we're going to continue to repeat these unfortunate episodes. >> one of the things i think it really does show us, mark, let's take the man at his word. he said it was only a few years ago that he understood the implications of blackface. we certainly had that incident on our own network here. i don't want to call this a teachable moment because that seems dismissive, but is this at least an opportunity, whatever happens to ralph northam, an opportunity for us to have that bigger picture conversation about who we are as a country, what we stand for, and why it is important to stand up and say no? >> i agree with derrick. you know, this does transcend partisan politics. everything is a teachable moment. that is an appropriate statement. any time we can educate the public about what is appropriate versus inappropriate, and it seems partisan, but it really isn't, there has to be a standard across the b

it's out in july and looks at what led to the violent unite the right rally in charlottesville and how virginia and the country continue to deal with racism. good to have you here. certainly your state of virginia continues to deal with racism. the governor, northam, who we heard from last week, has refused to resign, despite near universal calls among elected democrats to do so. can he survive? >> yes. i think he's made a decision he's going to stay in, but the way that ralph survives and brings virginia back together, he's got to lean in on these very important issues, which i talk about in the book. he's got the use executive authority as governor. you know, i used executive authority. i took the confederate flag off the virginia license plates. i banned the box on any state employment forms. as you know, i restored the felon rights of 173,000 individual, more than any governor in u.s. history. i was sued by the republicans. we ultimately won. the reason i was so adamant about doing that was because of virginia's racial history. it goes back to the jim crow laws. in 1902, a state se

againstt filed in 2017 24 defendants, the white supremacists who attacked charlottesville. [applause] amy: thanks. by leaduit is being led counsel. the fact that this is a lawsuit spearheaded by three short, loud, jewish women is not something our defendants like, but we are proud to be doing it. i joined ifa a couple months ago after over a decade working in government, politics, and advocacy. i worked for the new york attorney general and the mayor. this is a deeply personal issue to be working on. i am a granddaughter of holocaust survivors. up, the holocaust and anti-semitism seemed like something that was far away, that we looked at as a history lesson rather than something we need to think about for the future. the fact that here we are in 2019 and we need to be suing nazis is not something i expected to be doing. our lawsuit is headed to trial this year in july. it is going to be a jury trial. this comes after major wins by our legal team including beating back a motion to dismiss filed by the defendants. the judge made clear that we are moving forward. a number of o

you mentioned charlottesville. want to play what he had to say about that in 2017. >> that was an awakening, what we saw in charlottesville. there's a tremendous amount of hatred and bigotry in this country and state. i was proud to be in charlottesville and stand-up for what it was. i would ask ed to ask the president of the united states to call it for what it is. this is hatred and bigotry. we don't condone that in the commonwealth of virginia. >> i want to pick up on something from mark. the behavior is not in keeping with who i am today and the values i fought for throughout my career in the military and medicine and public service. we have the two statements, i suspect we will hear from the governor in the coming days. he regrets the images, but he's evolved since then. >> if you have evolved as a human being, from this moment, i think this moment actually is asking for humility. it's a moment to say, wow. i'm a pediatrician. i deal with children. this was 1984. i was alive. hello, some of us around the table

i'm from charlottesville. if i had my way, they would all be gone and i'm shocked -- i'm not shocked that the virginia general assembly has done absolutely nothing about allowing at least local choice for removing the statutes and again, not defending northam at all, what he did was horrible but he was terrific on charlottesville. you have to look at the whole record, but i have a hard tile g -- time getting that image out of my head. that was terrible. that was the mid '80s. that wasn't the '50s. that was the mid '80s. there is no excuse for it. >> last one to you, let's talk about it. it seems to be jumping into 2020 but you already had two of the announced candidates come out and make statements, do you expect more of cory booker, i don't believe made a statement yet but does this become an issue among the 2020 candidates where weighing in on northam is important? this is an important 2020 state. >> it is absolutely important. look, we have a diverse incredibly diverse 2020 primary field, right? we have a l

charlottesville happen which was over whether or not to leave up statutes of robert e.e still pining for the confederacy is happening, an the outfit that is practicing this kind of revenge kind of politics, right, we'll find dirt on you and et cetera. is connected to roy moore who had a racial history and obviously a history vis-a-vis young girls and this is -- feels like now we're going to go and get a democrat. there's all of this tied up in it. i wonder if that swirl of other stuff winds up getting litigated along with northam? >> absolutely. there's so much kind of tit for tat and ugliness with all of this. we talked about charlottesville and the history of virginia and when you look at the racism there, and yes, it was a different type of racism and dark history of racism but now we have the present day situation happening and honestly all those republicans who supported cory stewart and who supported ed gillespie they need to sit down. the problem is that yesterday, northam admitted to this in a video, in a statement, and let's say -- let's just say, joy, we didn'

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let's discuss with charlottesville city councilman wes bellamy. good to have you on.nk you so much, sir. i appreciate it. >> thank you for having me, good brother. >> let's talk about the top three democratic leaders in your state now all dealing with scandals. what is the way forward? is there a way forward here? >> well, i think there's a way forward. and, again, thank you for having me on the show. and i think since we've heard from both governor northam as well as a statement tonight from lieutenant -- excuse me -- from the attorney general, mr. herring, both of those individuals have stated that they are not going to resign. i actually had a conversation with mr. herring today, who i believe to be a good man. i believe him to be a fair person. i'm a personal friend of both lieutenant governor mr. fairfax as well as governor northam. and i think now we have to decide how we're going to shift this conversation to ensure that we make action and have tangible resources put behind the words. specifically when you look at blackface and just how disrespectful and how de

but he was terrific on charlottesville, as was mcauliffe and others. so you have to look at the whole record, but i have a hard time getting that image out of my head. it's just so terrible. and that was the mid-'80s, joy. >> yeah. >> that wasn't the '50s with massive resistance. that was the mid-'80s. there is no excuse for it. >> last one to you, karine jean-pierre. let's talk a little bit -- it seems early to be jumping into how this affects 2020, but you've already had two of the announced candidates come out and make statements. do you expect more, cory booker i don't believe has made a statement yet, but does this become an issue among the 2020 candidates where weighing in on northam is important? i mean, this is a very important 2020 state. >> yeah, it is absolutely important. look, we have a diverse -- incredibly diverse 2020 primary field. we have a latino. we have two african-americans. we have an openly gay candidate. and also we have women. so issues like this do matter. they need to speak up and they need to talk about this. and they can't

and my views on charlottesville, specifically, are well known and well aired on this network.e darkest moment of his presidency. but that doesn't mean we can't have a reasonable conversation about a member of the house democratic majority. she didn't just invent this by accident. she has had anti-semitic language associated with her since 2012. and i know we're going to play whataboutism with donald trump. that's fine and you can pull a lot of stuff out, you have done that. but the reality is that republicans just dealt with a very similar situation by taking someone off committees. the fact that they're unwilling to do that, the congresswoman you just interviewed wouldn't even use her name, wouldn't even use -- >> well, that's a lot like steve king and the republicans! >> they took him off the committee! >> she makes a tweet about benjamins, scott, how should he not resign by saying that -- what is the difference? >> i don't think anyone should resign. i think she should be treated very similarly to king. >> last night you say she should resign from the foreign affairs commit

you know, that was an awakening, what we saw in charlottesville. there's still a tremendous amount of hatred and bigotry, and i was proud to be in charlottesville and stand up for what it was. i would ask ed gillespie to ask the president of the united states to do the same thing. this was hatred and bigotry, and we don't condone that in the commonwealth of virginia. >> ben, how do process that sentiment with the light, the harsh light of day today? >> having run for governor here, what i can tell you is you have to have the courage. and that would have been the perfect moment to disclose things that are time bombs in your past. i think he thought he could get away with it because there are only 40 people in his class, they were the only ones that had this book. i guess they trusted they would keep his secret. charlottesville in the wake of that, it would have been a perfect time for him to show courage and step forward. he built this time bomb and now it seems to have blown up his career. >> do you think if he came out with this, it would have bee

it came into full view during the charlottesville riot. today we watched the second prominent african-american candidate jump into the presidential race on the first day of black history month. we are in a difficult time. and this is not, in many ways, this is not about politics, it's about what we saw. these pictures with ralph northam, 25 yards old, 1984, it is horrific. one of the things that i agree with the statement they put out is that it is a scab. it is a reminder of the racism, the slavery, jim crowe, this country's original sin and that is why ralph northam cannot make it through the weekend. let's not forget that one of the constituents th constituencies that got him into office, can you imagine the betrayal that you may feel as a virginia black voter that went out, november 2017, to vote for him. i don't see it. i don't see it how it can last. but it is what is right and what is wrong. it is about racism and making the right choice. he needs to resign. he cannot be taken seriously any more. it is just the right thing to do. >>

be it charlottesville or pittsburgh or the orlando pulse nightclub. all of those things are things the president has to set for the tone for her. >> martha: i think you're putting an enormous responsibility on one human being. >> it is called the president of united states for a reason. it is his job. >> martha: he could not be the arbiter of every human emotion across the entire country. it is not fair to place that responsibility. >> the ceo sets a tone for the company. it's his job. >> you give smollett a pass >> i'm not giving him a pass. >> martha: let him finish. the president of the united states and the campaign with the whole david duke nonsense and his reaction to charlottesville, i have my problems. i've spoken to the president how he can reach out and he has reached out. >> who, when, where? who is he reached out to? >> most famously you see young conservatives, african-americans wearing those hats in washington, d.c. the president should do more, his language is sometimes incendiary or indifferent. >> martha: the bottom line is that every

this is where charlottesville happened. now he's going to be the governor of a state that we will mark as the 400th anniversary of where enslaved blacks were first brought to this country in 1619. he's going to be the governor preside over this. what will happen, what can happen in the house of delegates if he does not resign? will there be moves to remove him? >> i can tell you this. just to go back to something i heard earlier, i want to be clear that the virginia democratic house caucus, the democratic caucus, the virginia senate democratic caucus all have called for his resignation. >> and many democratic presidential candidates as well. >> good. >> and the state party of virginia. >> i mean, just about every organization that contributed to the democratic party has called for his resignation. there's no opportunity for him to continue to serve. if, in fact, he decides to continue to fight the resignation, i don't think he has any way of fighting back on a vote by both chambers, the house and the senate. the other way t

so the reality is that charlottesville reminded us that there are still vestiges in this.. maybe in sort offer terms but becausers, you know, maybe moderate on the confederate monuments and whether they should go or stay, he was maybe flip flopping or wavering a little bit and i think that northam now as we look back we know that here's a guy that said in his press conference on saturday, elise, it was commonplace wherever he was hanging out for people to be in klan robes or black face or talking about coon man. i don't know who he was hanging out with. i knew where i grew up that was not commonplace at all. he ceded his moral authority which is the answer to your question. >> all right. well put. as we celebrate black history month, derrick you wanted to highlight a pivotal leader in the civil rights movement, ella baker. she was inspired by her family's story of adversity and used to it help fight social injustice. in 1960 baker organized a sit in at her alma university, shaw university which led to the student nonviolent coordinating committee. with her guidance, it bec

charlottesville and other situations, that seems to fan the flames.ow will republicans defend him on that? >> well, i would recommend to your viewers to go watch president trump's statement that he just made on -- for black history month at the white house. he invited bob woodson, who has been a life-long fighter. he worked with martin luther king. also clarence henderson, who desegregated the woolworth counter in north carolina. he was at this event, as well. and the president went through all of the many things he's done for the african-american community. whether that's record low unemployment. and, yes, it started under barack obama. but the businesses now are saying it's because of regulatory reform and tax reform passed by the republicans, which is -- leading -- can i also continue? >> gear toward -- >> other things. >> you spent your first minute talking about -- >> as in like he's also done criminal justice reform. he forgave debt. >> you've got to tell me how he deals concretely. what he has done in terms of fanning the flame. that was the qu

he was against the backdrop of what happened in charlottesville.emocrats are trying to juxtapose themselves about what president trump had said in charlottesville. they had these commercials by gillespie suggesting that northam was soft on ms-13 and even the former president obama coming out and condemning the commercials. so again, this is part of that war democrats are saying we cannot have someone like that in the party. and that is why point out steve king and what happened there and the democratic response. arthel: come monday morning, where is governor northam? >> well, that is when you go back to what they said, they thought he would resign this morning. when you combine the problems that he has had today with the issues of the abortion, that is really tough. and there really aren't major democratic voices in the party right now that are saying he should stick around. it will be a real problem for him. but i directly to the comments by justin fairfax per the african-american lieutenant governor there. who so far says you know, there are prob

i want to play for you a debate on the subject in charlottesville.thing you're about to here tinged by the news tonight. we'll talk about it on the other side. >> i think, though, what is important is to talk about the statues that aren't built of bronze, the inequities that we still have in our society. the inequities in access to health care, inequities in access to voting rights, that we have in education. that was an awakening, still a tremendous amount of hatred and bigotry, and i was proud to be in charlottesville and stand up for what it was. i would ask ed gillispy to ask the president of the united states to do the same thing. this was hatred and bigotry, and we don't condone that in the commonwealth of virginia. >> how do process that sentiment with the light of the harsh light of day today? >> having run for governor here, i can tell you that you have to have the courage. and that would have been the perfect moment to disclose things that are timebombs in the past. there are only 40 people in this class, the only ones that had this book. i

charlottesville is now a verb. it's not a noun. this governor also when he was a candidate and when he was lieutenant governor, he wanted to relocate to a museum. you cannot go against donald trump or other persons for racism and call for them to step down when you have something, a yearbook, these year bobooks an beer. you can't call for someone else to step down and there's something you're acknowledging, you're one of two of these ugly, racist characters depicted in this yearbook. the next thing for him to do is to apologize, step down and let his lieutenant governor who is african-american, take his place. >> it's incredible. not there's any situation where one could imagine it being on page but there's four pictures on that page. three of which, there's the one individual. that's what he chose. medical school, 25 years old. >> an adult. >> in the context of what we're ta talking about is these things don't stay in states anymore and it's national. corey booker stumped for ralph northam. the night he won kamala harris sent out

virginia is still reeling from the pain inflicted on the charlottesville race riot. this certainly doesn't help at the beginning of black history month and as the state marks the 40th anniversary of jamestown, the first slaves arriving in this country. it's unclear if he'll be able to hang on, but as dan mentioned, he's hanging on by a thread. >> you mentioned the current tensions in charlottesville, but you also rightly mentioned the fact this is a centuries-old tension in the seat of the confederacy. > let's look at what we're hearing from some of the african-americans who are in elected office in virginia. this is jeff borne, who is a member of the virginia black caucus. >> i think ralph northam the man should rehabilitate his reputation and repair the relationships. but his governorship is one that will be ineffective and he's unable to govern because of everything that's transpired over friday. we have a deep sense of betrayal and have been betrayed by someone who we considered a friend. and it's just going to be difficult, if not impossible, to move forward und

it's important to remember the moment in which northam was elected, in the wake of the charlottesville clashes, a flashpoint he used to try to draw contrast with his republican component ed gillespie. here's part of the interview with northam back in 2017 >> you have a photo of donald trump and your important and white nationalist reels torches in charlottesville. do you think ed gillis pi is empathetic? >> ed gillespie had over 70 days for standing up and not calling these supremacists out for who we are. as i told the church supporters, with he need to heal this commonwealth and country. reconciliation needs to move forward and it starts with leadership. >> the panel is back, along with former virginia state delegate michael few trel. welcome back. we were having a conversation that was spirited which relates to how this conversation struck a cord. how about ralph northam be able to continue to governor the state of virginia? >> i don't think he can because he's so isolated. there's nobody in virginia, republican or democrat, but especially democrat in this case, that is giving him a

you're there in charlottesville, virginia at the uva so to hear that the governor does continue to refuse to resign, he either is hearing the chorus of voices, at the same time not listening to the chorus of voices. what do you believe is going on there inside the governor's mansion? >> well, i can confirm reports. earlier this morning, i was told when the governor woke up, he started to tell people something he did not say last night, at least people i have spoken to did not hear him say it. that he wasn't in the photo. he wasn't in blackface. he wasn't in the kkk costume. that directly contradicts his statement last night. >> his previous statement saying the photo of me, acknowledgment, the photo of me, then not making the clarification whether he was blackface or the one in the klan robe. continue your thought. >> yeah, fred, that actually explains according to my sources why he didn't say i was the one in blackface or i was the one in the kkk costume because apparently he didn't recall the photo even last night. he wasn't sure which one he was. i know it sounds confused and that's be

race was the ms 13 and -- >> charlottesville. >> charlottesville. >> i was going to say i think -- i guess my push back on my feelings of what do you want to do with this is i do worry about the fact that we fetishize particular type of acts of racism and the systemic, ongoing ways in which people are killed and their lives are destroyed gets not thought through enough. the question of the democratic party raising the issue with potentially with harris, the question of what is the party's relationship to wall street thoorks capitalism, to the last 30-year efforts to militarize the border? those worry me much more than somebody wearing a sum breyero. it's not an either/or. but this is a real issue though. i'm saying it is real, it's white supremacy, it's visible but i don't want to bekmp how we don't look at the policy. >> to me the most upsetting thing is that photo sat there. this -- the future doctors of the state of virginia. this is the new you in which that photo sits there. you think about the life world wrapped around that photo. all of the eyes that went throuthe yearbook, li

this is charlottesville. this is a state trying to emerge from its past. the governor is now rendered happenless and helpless in his ability to lead the state and that's why he should resign not only the offense of being associated with this racist photo, but the inability to lead, i think, in the 21st century is why he should also resign. >> i'm curious. for your natural reaction, as somebody who's fought this fight for so many years, you see this photo, 2019 pop up and you know or we're told that that was a governor of a state currently, did it hit you in the gut? what was your -- >> more than a gut. this must be an act of complete and utter stupidity and also an act of hate. but what it is, is demonstrates maybe his mindset and maybe what he is like as a person. i think what this press conference ought to be about is not only resigning but try to redeem himself as a person. his ability to lead is shot, it's gone. it's not going to be there. we have to be consistent whether it's ds or rs or is. they're rendered incapable of leading particularly a state l

atrocities of charlottesville. there is no evidence that the opponent was racist but northam said 9 a lot. strikingly northam's opponent never took picture of himself in blackface or a klan robe. so there is irony of the story. as of now, a number of prominent democrats kamala harris among them, called for northam resignation among this. there are many in his party, particularly in virginia, standing by him. they personally oppose blackface and clap robes but they don't want them relegated to the black alley. they want them safe, legal and rare. private matter between a politician and his donors. for now, governor northam will be kept comfortable, you can be certain of that and he will be resuscitated if that is what his party desires. dave ruben hosts ruben report on youtube. he joins us. do you find it striking, dave, in the week that the comments come out on camera they are unequiv -- unequivocal. he says that you have a right to kill the child. then the yearbook photo looks like it end his career tonight. >> ye

. >>> we have a tremendous tragedy in charlottesville two months ago, and it is unfortunate.sident didn't stand up and call these white supremacists out for who they are. ed gillespie has had over 70 days to stand up and denounce our president for not standing up and calling these supremacists out for who they were and tell these supremacists we don't condone hatred and bigotry in virginia and to go back where you came from and don't ever come back to virginia. >> that was then-candidate ralph northam in 2017 talking about the white supremacist rally in charlottesville. joining me to talk about it, mark thompson, host of "make it plain" on sirius xm radio and maya wylie is back with us. maya, what is your take. i have papers and statements from politicians and tweets calling for ralph northam's resignation. what is your thought? >> so the behavior is inexcusable, it was flat-out racist, it was explicitly racist, not what we would call subconsciously biased, you know, where you don't even know what you're doing is racist and offensive. there's no question it was awful. you kno

he was great after charlottesville in terms of the confederate monuments and then he back tracked on that and said, well, maybe we shouldn't get rid of them. maybe it should be a local decision. he's been inconsistent. >> congressman mceachin, i'd love for you to tell us about justin fairfax. there's poetic justice if he becomes the next governor. the day before he took the oath of lieutenant governor his father had done some research in his family trees and found the man you mission papers that freed his an zest -- ancestors. and he said it was the manumission papers for my three greats ago grandfather simon fairfax in 1798 and he was freed by the ninth lord fairfax. and so as i raised my right hand to take the oath of office i had the papers that freed my three greats ago grandfather. his surname comes from the descendent slave owner. that poetic justice to you, congressman? >> it's a wonderful story that justin has. he's been a fantastic lieutenant governor. should he ascend to the governorship he'll be a fantastic governor. and i want america to remember this is the 400th anniver

>> helsinki, charlottesville, watching the daily destruction of our civility to one another. i can only warn people, the more people that follow mr. trump, as i did blindly, are going to suffer the same consequences that i'm suffering. >> tony schwartz, ceo of the energy project is the author of "the way we're working isn't working." >> you got it. >> nice to have you back. >> thank you. >> build on what you were telling us here. >> i just had michael cohen evoke for me that experience of, i'm going to just state it a slightly different way. you understand, tony, right? you understand? it was literally a wink, because he lived this public life, even when he wasn't really a public figure. which is, how's this going come back at me? where's this going to play? and so he was always playing the angles. this is what a grifter does. this is what a mafia boss does. and his style was to be aware of what the impact might be and not to put himself too far, put his to right up to the edge, but not put it in. >> doesn't that raise the deeper question of why he never wanted to pivot and g

there were no fine people in charlottesville. you ought not separate babies from their mothers. you ought not have policies that would condone bigotry and encourage others to engage in it. i believe that we have a duty to take a vote and at some point in the near future we will take another vote, notwithstanding the mueller report. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the president. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fitzpatrick, for five minutes. mr. fitzpatrick: madam speaker, i rise today to recognize a nonprofit organization in bucks county, pennsylvania, that is celebrating its 20th year of service helping immigrants settle in the united states. welcoming the stranger based in langhorn was founded in 1999. founded by the late reverend forman. it has provided a countless opportunity for immigrants in southeastern pennsylvania from over 100 countries. welcoming the stranger offers english language classes and courses in citizenship preparation and computer

that discussion was highlighted after the charlottesville episode and i really think what is doinghas looked at this on a regional basis, to let the localities assess the statues they have, and if they find them unacceptable to remove them. i think the other thing we can do as we move forward -- [inaudible] governor northam: that is going to be a discussion for the city of richmond. reporter: it's hard for people to understand how this all came to be. you're saying you got together with a group of friends and family to come to the determination that it wasn't you. i think that is deeply troubling for a lot of people. how is this something you could be confused about? or this part of a lifestyle, was it one particular incident that you described, with michael jackson? when i wasrtham: shown this last night, it was horrific, and it really horrified me. so we did what we needed to do last night, i think, and that was to reach out and make sure to apologize for those that may be hurt. that, the tell you more time i have had to think about this, to realize i have no recollection at all abo

have to remember he's the governor of a state where two years ago there were violent clashes in charlottesville involving white supremacists because of plans to remove a confederate statue so we've got a state grappling with its history of slavery and now the governor has been shown either to be wearing black face or a clue klux klan costume but as you might have gathered from his statement it wasn't a resignation statement he plans to stay on as the governor of the ginia or what have a fellow lawmakers been saying about this well basically he's been roundly condemned by both sides of the fence he's entire state political party so all the democrats in virginia have basically condemned him told him to resign and democratic hopefuls for president people like camel ours and elizabeth warren they've come out and said he needs to resign as well we need to keep in mind ralph northern has strong ties actually to the black community because for many years he sought to gain the support of influential black leaders in the community and when he was elected it was seen basically as a rebuke to the republic

. >> let's not forget charlottesville happened just recently in virginia. and those wounds are still fresh for so many people in this country. ladies, i want to continue the conversation, got to squeeze? a quick break. please stay with me. we have much more on this breaking news, you'll hear how the head of the naacp is responding to governor northam's explanation of his photos in his medical school yearbook. that's next. -ah, the old crew! remember when we all used to go to the cafeteria and just chow down midday? -you mean, like, lunch? -come on. voted "most likely to help people save $668 when they switch." -at this school? -didn't you get caught in the laminating machine? -ha. [ sighs ] -"box, have a great summer. danielle." ooh. danielle, control yourself. i'd like to slow it down here with a special discount for a special girl. danielle, this one's for you. with a special discount for a special girl. the company who invented car vending machines and buying a car 100% online. now we've created a brand new way for you to sell your car. whether it's a fe

when the white supremacists marched into charlottesville, i was there with then-governor mcauliffe and our attorney general, denouncing that. i have felt very strongly about that. we still have a lot of issues to work on as we move forward, as i talk about. inequities, inaccess to voting, access to education, health care, the justice system, so we still have a lot of work to do. and i really think this is a good opportunity to talk about that issue, with what has happened this week. reporter: the virginia legislative black caucus -- [inaudible] how do you respond to that? governor northam: i will continue to reach out and talk to them about this issue. again, i want to reinforce, as i was saying earlier, i have made mistakes in my life, but what caused this stir-up yesterday i am not responsible for. that is not me in that photo. and i would hope that all the caucuses and the people of virginia will realize that is not me. that is not who i am. and while i have made mistakes in my past, what started this yesterday is something that is not realistic, and i hope people will realize that.

you go back to charlottesville, you go back to the president talking about immigration, and talking frankly disrespectfully about people from different backgrounds, people that the tps candidates, people from the s-hole countries as he called it. this has become the central defining issues that differentiate the two parties, and democrats want to speak with absolute moral clarity here, you saw it with senator gillibrand when al franken got in trouble. she spoke with clarity. they don't want any mistaking that they are on the right side of the issue. that is a central premise of the democratic party, that is a central point of contrast between the president and the republican party. and i think that's going to continue to be the fact. the best i've seen on this in the last 48 hours has been by governor hickenlooperer of colorado who said, this incident does not sum up who ralph northam is, but as a leader he cannot continue to lead, he has to resign. that's a perfect summary of how a lot of democrats view this situation. >> thank you all, i appreciate the discussion. >>> president trump hint

governor rough in all of them that we have to remember he is the governor of a state to years ago in charlottesville there were violent protests involving white supremacists they were protesting over the planned removal of a confederacy statue and so we've got this state grappling with its history of slavery and now its own governor has been seen in his past either wearing a clue klux klan costume or in blackface you heard him say he plans to regain the voters trust which doesn't sound like a resignation statement because he does not plan to resign as one of his fellow lawmakers been sang about all of this will the republicans as we might expect have seized on this and also the democrats basically the entire democratic group from his state of virginia have told on him to resign we've got other people too like presidential hopefuls like. warren saying that he should resign and also to people like derrick johnson he is the president of the civil rights organization the end of a life he tweeted he a black face is always rice is to never no matter the potty we can't stand for such behavior and calling f

here in charlottesville, virginia, you can see the roads are covered and the snow is wet and it's heavy set this cup out about an hour ago, you can see it's filling up. two to three inches has fallen across the area and this is what major cities along the i-95 corridor are going to be dealing with. 35 states from kansas to maine slammed with snow, rain and ice. overnight, slick, icy conditions making for some dangerous commutes, forcing cars in new mexico to spin out of control. kansas resembling a frozen tundra. plows unable to keep up. roads and highways littered with vehicles ending up off road. good samaritans and officers stopping and pushing and pulling. these pickup trucks slipping and sliding as they try to get a tractor trailer back on the road. drivers trying to navigate the winter storm conditions. this school bus sliding right off the road. luckily no kids on board. the driver not hurt. the extreme weather stretching south. in louisiana, this pickup truck struck by lightning. then exploding into a fireball. the driver escaping unharmed. the snow is falling hard here right no