co-chair of the congressional pro-choice caucus and in richmond, virginia, democratic state senator louise lucas. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> it's good to be with you. >> thank you for having us. >> saint senator lu >> state senator lucas, let me start with you. you were there for all the action in virginia. today it was a big surprise when the senate withdrew the bill. what happened? >> we actually went through the entire hearing during the committee and, of course, there were so many people inside of the committee room there was an equal number of people outside the committee room that fire marshals wouldn't let anybody else in. but if you could just hear the screams and the cries of the women standing out in the halls and in the corridor. they're saying, we will not be silenced. we don't know what virginia is coming to. we can't believe we're being subjected to this kind of legislation coming out of richmond. what is virginia going to? where are we going -- where are we headed? i mean, i could -- i could barely contain myself. the emotions were high and the tension in the room w