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. >> i never met meredith watson.'ve never spoken with her. >> she also says she's never met you and never spoken to you either. when i talked to her, she really fell apart when she said she feels tremendous guilt that she didn't come forward because it happened to her, she says, in 2000. >> she can never blame herself. this wasn't her. it wasn't me. it wasn't either one of us. it was justin fairfax. one thing i will say is that it is hard. i can't even begin to tell you how hard it is to come forward. especially against someone powerful and when she came forward, she didn't want me to feel alone. and that meant the world to me. because it is just hard to be alone. >> meredith watson came forward shortly after vanessa tyson made her accusations in february. she told us that she is very sorry for not reporting her allegation that fairfax raped her nearly 20 years ago. >> why do you feel guilty? >> it happened to her after it happened to me. and had i had the strength or the courage to say something in 20 2000, maybe it

vanessa tyson and meredith watson. fairfax insists the encounters were consensual in a statement released today fairfax claims polygraph exams that he took support his claim that the women's allegations are false. now gayle king of cbs this morning folk spoke with both women sepattheirst television interview. >> what do you want to happen to stin faiax? why are you coming forward. >> in my ideal world, i would want him to resign. there were two main reasons why i came forward, right, like there is a million reasons not ou, i'm not going to lie. but you know, i look at my beautiful student, i have the most wonderful kids and i teach politics and then they want to get involved. and all i can think of idon't w, ever happen to them. and then the second thing that i think, is that the virginia people need to know who it is that they elected. >> the voters of virginia have a right to know, you know, both my story and meredith's story. i think there should be a public hearing. i think that. >> not an investigation. >> there i

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i did not rape or sexually assault meredith watson. or hold her down or use any physical force whatsoever. >> jessica: when it comes to her accusation that she confided in a duke basketball player had raped her, he had this to say. >> i supposedly raise the fact that she previously accused a duke basketball player of raping her, and therefore i would think she would be "too afraid to report another assault." no version of that conversation never occurred. >> jessica: all of this, as the governor and attorney general of virginia are embroiled in their own scandals. we are back talking about virginia. it's been a lot little while. what you make of this, and how justin fairfax is responding? >> sean: i mean, from a purely political standpoint, he kind of got lucky. because you've got governor northam and attorney general dealing with this black race issue. days after that broke, he comes out with these allegations. had it not been at the top of the ticket and all being democrat, i think there is no question he would have been forced to re

vanessa tyson and meredith watson gave their first television interviews to gayle king of "cbs this morning." chip reid has that and fairfax's response. >> what do you want to happen to justin fairfax? >> i'd want him to resign. >> reporter: college professor vanessa tyson says she met justin fairfax at the democratic convention in boston in 2004 when he was a law student. she says he asked her to accompany him to his hotel room. >> oh, he just needed to pick up some paperwork is what he said. >> and then what happened? >> he kisses me. >> and you're okay with the kissing? >> yeah, i'm okay with the kissing. >> reporter: but suddenly she says he became violent, forcing her to perform oral sex. >> he is using his hand on the back of my neck, and, you know, i couldn't say anything because i'm choking and gagging. >> reporter: tyson says she went public in february, only after a racist photo was found on the year book page of virginia governor ralph northam. she feared if northam resigned, fairfax would automatically become voter. >> the voters of virginia have the right to know. >> reporter:

. >>> only on "cbs this morning," meredith watson tells her story of how virginia's lieutenant governor allegedly raped her in college, which he strongly denies. why she's sorry she didn't go public years ago. >>> plus, the white house is pushing nasa to return to the moon in five years. we'll look back at the original space race and what we can learn from the first moon landing nearly 50 years ago. >>> but we begin this morning wi loo at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> whoa. they're trampling people. >> absolutely chaotic. mass panic. >> chaos at a vigil for rapper nipsey hussle. >> the lapd has released the i.d. of the man suspected of shooting hussle. >> a whistleblower sounding the alarm on white house security clearances. >> she said 25 individuals received security clearances, in her view, improperly. >> i've been accused of all different types of things. they've all turned out to be false. >> president trump renews his threat to shut down the border. >> the department of homeland security said it may reassign up to 200 border officers. >> a second woman accuses v

. >> in a separate allegation meredith watson says she was when they were students at duke. both women want the legislature to hold a public hearing where they can testify under oath. in a statement to cbs news fairfax said in part we see escalating media appearances and stating desire for political process that is unprecedented in virginia and cannot be designed to get at the truth. such a process would be a media circus used for partisan and political purposes. fairfax has denied all allegations. you can watch gayle king's interview with meredith watson coming up on cbs this morning. >>> police are working for a motive on the verge murder of a student killed after getting into a car she believed was her uber. surveillance video shows samantha josephson talking on her phone early friday morning. her body was discovered 70 miles away. an autopsy found she died as a result of multiple sharp force injuries. the driver a 24-year- old man caught when an officer spotted his car. >> she had absolutely no chance. none. the door was locked, the child safety lock was on. >> she was d

meredith watson says that in 2000, fairfax her while they were students at duke university. republicans in the virginia legislator are calling for public hearings, meanwhile, the house democratic caucus has called for fairfax's resignation. >>> growing outrage and calls for a boycott after the kingdom of of brunei says it will stone came into death. the tiny nation of brunei says it will stone to death, not only game in, but also people who commit adultery. cay death sentence. bery, , and these can a kind of law that does not belong in the 21st century. we are astonished that brunei is going forward with it. >> the brutal punishment has sparked an international outcry. celebrities like elton john and ellen stood degenerates are calling on fans to boycott hotels owned by the sultan of brunei. >>> still ahead, rescuing leftovers from school cafeterias. the innovative way when district is making sure that food does not go to waste. >>> plus a article at a southern california harbor, what is bringing on this jellyfish invasion. >>> it is a cloudy day, but mainly dry, tracking a

two accusers, vanessa tyson and meredith watson, spoke this week to gayle king of "cbs this morning." consensual. >> when all of the facts in evidence are examined by unbiased law enforcement professionals, i am confident that they will reach the same conclusion that was reached by one of the nation's leading polygraph experts-- that i am telling the truth. >> glor: tyson and watson want a public hearing. up next here, a tough marine who wasn't afraid to open up. because they let me customize my insurance. and as a fitness junkie, i customize everything, like my bike, and my calves. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture now might not be the best time to ask yourself are my bones strong? life is full of make-or-break moments. that's why it's so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. only prolia® is proven to help strengthen and protect bones from fracture with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if you have

two accuser, vanessa tyson and meredith watson spoke this week to gayle king of "cbs this morning." fairfax says what happen was consensual. >> when all of the facts in evidence are examined by unbiased law enforcement professionals, i am confident they will reach the same conclusion that was reached by one of the nation's leading polygraph experts that i am telling the truth. >> tyson and watson want a public hearing. >>> up next here, a tough marine who wasn't afraid to open up. >> this portion is sponsored by liberty mutual insurance. only pay for what you need. >>> we end here tonight with a final farewell to a marine who made a huge difference in the way he served and in the way he wrote. dean reynolds on an american hero. >> ready, aim, fire. >> reporter: everybody who knew marine colonel mark smith felt he had a gift. >> the way that he would show his emotions, i'm not sure that i've been around many leaders who believe in the people that they're around and show that as much as he did. >> reporter: smith was adam holten's superior in the reserves 2nd battalion 24th regiment s

. >> i am telling the truth i did not assault vanessa tyson, i did not assault meredith watson. >> reporter: fairfax says he's taking new steps to try to prove his innocence providing a copie of polygraph he took over the weekend that he says supports his claimhat encounters with consensual.ere his lawyers have contacted prosecutors in boston andor carolina, where the incidents took place and asking for an investigation. both women said they want virginia lawmakers to hold apa isan meeting. >> i do not believeev ted appearances or hearings are a way to get to the truth. sensationalizing it does not make it true. >> reporter: and blaming democrats for blocking theidea, called the polygraph results ng unconvin >> polygraph tests are inadmissible in court for a reason. there have bee noticable incidences in history. ted bundyassed a polygraph. >> reporter: the lieutenant efgovernored point by both both details in the tvie inte. and says vanessa ton have their dates wrong with this graphic where she says they met yt the democratic national convention on j 26th, 2004, he didn't even arrive until

. >> 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

meredith watson and jennifer tyson says fairfax assaulted them. bothoomen want testify before the general assembly but only if it is bipartisan. democrats say their testimony would be political and sho left up to law enforcement. both accusers spoke to cbs news this week. >> if you have to hold someone down, it's not consensual. i'll say this, there is no amount of money that could ever compensate for what he did to me or what i live with every day. >> this week fairfax said he passed a polygraph test saying he did n re watson when the two were students at duke university. >>> after taking s het for his fellow publicans, president trump revived the health care law. repealing obamacare without replacing it could lead to tens of millies of peo losing coverage. >>> the president is drawing criticism for how he spoke about alexandria ocasio cortez. she helped draft the democrats climate change resolution, referred to as the green new deal. the president referred to her as a young bartender. >> the green new deal done by young bartender, 29 yearsold. a

another woman, meredith watson, says fairfax sexual assaulted her when they were both students at duke university in the year 2000. fairfax says both encounters were consensual. >>> facebook is facing new controversy involving its privacy policy. the security firm up guard says 540 million facebook records were left exposed by a 3rd party company on an amazon cloud computing server. facebook said it teamed up with amazon to immediately identify and correct the security breach. in social media the company is being criticized for asking users to share their personal email passwords with the platform, a move siebel analysts say is the most questionable move yet. users logging on were interrupted by a prompt asking for the email password associated with their facebook profile. facebook claims the password prompt is part of a process they call two-step authentication and insists the passwords are not stored. >> somebody has to be going up stairs to mark zuckerberg's office saying who the heck authorized this? this was an absolute red line and reinforces the notion that facebook doesn't care

this morning it was meredith watson who accuses justin fairfax ofaping her when the two were students at duke university back in 2000. >> if h you have tod someone down, it's not consensual. >> the lieutenant governor alnies the allegations cling both the encounters consensual ' and says h taken a polygraph exam that backs him up. inth women pre for the general assembly to hold a hearing on the allegations. >> i want the people ofto virgia know the truth and i would like the virgini legislature to do the right thing. >> they're accusing the democrats of blocking any hearing. last week the house chairman sent this with a detailed plan to -- to hear from the lieutenant governor, watson and vanessa tyson. the democrat house leader responded writing law enforcement officials are best equipped to investigate matters. we believe any such hearing would be of a political nature, particularly in an election year and would not provide the raccusers the fai and impartial forum they deserve. this local naacp president agrees. she says police and the court are the right place to resolveg the alons

vanessa tyson and meredith watson. >> i honestly didn't know what was going on and the next thing i knowiterally in his crotch and choking and gagging. andheim choking and gagging. >> 'forcibly sexually assaulted and raped me. >> reporter: fairfax has called on officials to investigate the allegations, meantime democratic attorney general mark herring admitted and apologized for using black face in his past, saying "i had a callous and inexcusable lack of awareness," a poll showed virginia was split. he had more support from african-americans with 58% saying he should not step down while 37% thought he should. we stopped by richmond's monroe park to see how people felt now. >> pc answer would be yes, they should vacate office. but in our current climate i would have to say no. >> reporter: because the president has set the bar -- >> he's set the bar. you can do what you want and there are no repercussions. >> the real problem is the environment that encouraged that kind of thing in the first place. and that's what has to change. >> reporter: and we talked to a number of people off camera

vanessa tyson and meredith watson are calling for lawmakers in virginia to hold public hearings.s a democrat and said his encounters with the women in 2000 and 2004 were consensual. >>> preliminary findings of the ethiopian airlines investigation revealed a bird might have triggered last month's crash that killed 157 people on board. investigators say a bird strike might have damaged a censor in the nose of the plane. according to abc news the angle of attack censor on the boeing 737 max 8 was damaged during takeoff. possibly from a bird or foreign object. the contact might have activated the controversial anti-stall system causing the plane to nosedive. the software has been the focus of investigators following the grounding of boeing's max eight jacks jets worldwide. the findings will be released tomorrow morning. >>> san francisco international is warning travelers of flight delays later this year. in september one of the runways will be closed for 20 days. beginning on september 7 for a major repair project. officials say delays for flights in and out of sfo will average 90 m

truthf he was asked questions like, quote, did meredith watson give k you any physical or verbal indication she did not want to sexual contact with you? answered no. the polygraph examination showed that this was a truthful answer. he was also asked, quote, did you e aage in nonconsensual sexual activity with vanessa tyson? lieutenant governor fairfax answered no. alsoolygraph examination showed that this was a truthful answer. but this morning tysoneled what she describes as a traumatic and criminal encounter with fairfax in an interview with cbs news. >> i was so humiliated on so many levels. rginia people need to know who it is that they elected. >> reporter: she released a statement which says in part my accusers have not filed kcriminl charges and they have not sued me. instead we see escalated media appearances and desire for a political process that is ndprecedented in virginiaeesdo g nuld truth. meagan fitzgerald, news 4. ic>>> formerpresident joe biden is also defending himself from an accusatio that he had inappropriate contact with a former nevada lucy flores says when he complai

fairfax says the wencountersth both professor vanessa tyson and meredith watson were consensual. professor tyson says he forced her to perform a sex act during the 2004 democratic national n covention. she says she avoided him for e rest of the convention and never spoke to him again. during e polygraph, fairfax was asked, quote, after leaving boston, did vanessa contact you and suggest visiting you and meeting her mother? he replied, yes. fairfax's office says the polygraph showed that answer was truthful. >>> this morning, professor n tyson will berviewed by cbs' gayle king. over the weekend, a portion of thenterview was released. >> the virginia people needk to w who it is that they elected. they need to know. >> tyson's legal team issued this statement in response to t polygraph, quote, this is all the more reason the virgin legislature should take bipartisan action when they meet on wednesday to ensure all sides are able to testify on the >ecord in public and make their case. resident trump's threat to close the u.s.-mexico border this week still stands. iis not a bluff, acc

ever since he d stronglyied claims by meredith watson and ninessa tyson. this m tyson relived what she describes as a t criminal encounter with fairfax in an interview with cbs news. >> i was so ashamed. i was so humiliated o so many levels. >> reporter: but this weekend fairfax announced he volunbmrily ted to a polygraph test using an expert his accuser's attorney used to test cistine blaz swr christine blasey ford. fairfax says he passed the tes and would questions, quote, did you engage in any itnonconsensual sexual ay. he answered no. the polygraph examination showed this was a truthful answer. while res aren't admissible in court, experts say they're used by law enforcement to detect deception. fairfax says taking this type o examination was another step in trying to prove his innocence. he released a statement which says in part, quote, iave also called for a fair, full, and impartial investigation of th allegations and my denials. i am completely confident that such an investigation would xonerate me and clear my good name in northern virginia, mega

fairfax says the encounters with boneh professor vaa tyson and meredith watson were consensol. ssor tyson said he forced her to perform a sex act during 2004 democratic national convention. she says she avoided him for the rest of the convention and never spoke toim again. during the polygraph, fairfax was asked, quote, after leaving boston, did vanessa contact you and suggest visiting you and meeting her mother? he replied, yes. fairfax's office says the polygraph sho polygraph showed that answer was truthful. professor tyson will be intervied by cbs' gayle king today. overity weekend a portion of -- over the weekend a portion of the interview was relead. >> the video people need to know who it that they elected. they need to know. >> professor tyson's legal team issued this statement in response to thepolygraph. it says in part, quote, this is all the more reason the virginia gislature should take bipartisan action when they meet on wednesday to ensure all side are able to testify o the record in public and make their case. >>> president trump's threat to close the u.s.-mexic

. >> reporter: ever he strongly denied claims by meredith waut meredith watson and vanessa tyson. elived what tyson she described as a criminal encounter with fairfax in an interview with cbs news. >> i was so humiliated on so ma levels. virginia people need to know who it is that they elected. >> reporter: but this weekend fairfax announced he voluntarilm ted to a polygraph test using an expert his accuser's attorney used to te christine blasey ford who accused then supreme court nomineett b kavanaugh. fairfax said he passed the test which asked questions like,qu e, did you engage in any nenconsensual sexual activity with vsa tyson? lieutenant governor fairfax answered no. heedpolygraph examination sh that this was a truthful answer. while the result of polygraph tes tests aren't admissible in court in virginia, they're used by lad enforcement tect deception. fairfax says taking this type of examination was just another step in trying tois prove innocence. he released a statement which says in part, quote, i ha also called for a fair, full, and impartial investigation of the alle

now meredith watson who alleges she was raped by fairfax in 2,000 says she should have spoken up soonerappened to her after it happened to me. and had i had the strength or the courage to say something in 2000, maybe it never would have happened to her. and i know the pain that she has had to live with. nobody should have to go through this. and i feel awful. >> bret: fairfax insists the encounters with both women were consensual. new york's governor is promising recreational marijuana will soon be legal in his state. new york is one of several states considering that move. supporters have obviously been fighting for that for some time. as correspondent bryan llenas tells us it is a decision that critics say does have consequences. >> eight states are considering bills to legalize recreational cannabis, including new york where governor andrew cuomo says it will happen by june. >> we will get marijuana done. it's not a question of political desire. it's a question of practical reality. >> passing a bill though to legalize marijuana is a tall order. just last week new jersey's assembly a

[crying] spirited >> jessica: meredith watson, the second womn accusing justin fairfax of sexual assaultn a with cbs today. watson expressing remorse for not coming forward sooner. she alleges that fairfax raped her 19 years ago when they were both students at duke university. >> it was a huge betrayal. he was my friend. i don't understand how you do that to somebody. somebody they've been a friend to come and who has confided in you about things. i just don't understand how you do that. >> jessica: in her interview, she called on fairfax to resign. but he continues to deny the allegations, saying he passed two polygraphs. in the statement, "while the evidence will continue to bend the truth, i hear the panda express. a pay and i hope they are able to resolve any help from. because i never felt it either , because i never assaulted either dr. tyson or ms. watson, i am able to hear the they are also facing scandals. it's incredible that they are all still in office, when you think about how wall-to-wall the coverage was. virginia is saying they will be hearing public testimony. do you thi

also a democrat, still faces accusations of sexual assault from two women, vanessa tyson and meredith watsontly didn't know what was going on, and then the next thing i know, like, my head is, like, literally in his crotch, and i'm choking and gagging. >> he forcibly sexually assaulted and raped me. >> reporter: the women and virginia republicans have called for bipartisan open hearings in the state legislature. fairfax has called on officials to investigate the allegations. >> i look forward to clearing my good name. >> reporter: meantime, democratic attorney general mark herring admitted and apologized for using blackface in his past saying, "i had a callous and inexcusable lack of awareness." a "washington post" poll from february showed virginians split on whether governor northam should stay in office, but he had more support from african-americans, with 58% saying he should not step down while 37% thought he should. we stopped by richmond's monroe park to see how people felt now. >> pc answer, yes. but in our current climate, i would have to say no. >> because the president has set the

. >> i did not rain or sexually assault meredith watson. >> reporter: state republicans have called for a bipartisan public hearing later this year that would pit fairfax against his two accusers. todd gilbert is the majority leader. >> wouldn't that just be a political stunt. >> this is too important and too compel be to be left to -- to being framed as a partisan effort. >> reporter: fairfax said he believes that a public hearing would only sensationalize the allegations against him but his accusers say it offers complete transparency. norah. >> that's what they say. someone asked, gayle, have you seen the mueller report? uh, no. i think that's why they want to have a hearing as >>> good thursday morning. few showers today and sprinkles and drizzle as a strong system both and tomorrow bringing widespread rain and breezy conditions. quick moving but powerful storm bringing about 1/4- ---three-quarter inches of rain. drier sunday with rain chances monday and the sunshine will come out tuesday and wednesday. >>> and wednesday. >>> >>> we have much more news ahead of america's most puzzli

watson >> if you have to hold someone down it's not consensual. >> reporter: but he's insisting the eounters with both women were consensual and today he said it was meredith watsonho initiated the one time continenter in 2000. >> i did not lock the door. i did not turn out the lights. i did not hold her down or use physical force whatsoever. we were bh willing participants. >> reporter: fairfax says he's taking new sps to try to prove his innocence including t polygrapen over the weekend. >> polygraph tes are inadmissible in court for a reason. there have been notable instance is in history. ted bundy passed a polygraph. >> reporter: the two accusers call for a hearing to sort out the allegation. rejecting that. >> i thi it is a circus. >> reporter: fairfax calling for na cri investigation. his attorneys have contacted the prosecuts where the alleged incidents took place. >> i do not believe in legislative hearings or television appearances to get to the truth. sensationalizing allegations ines not make them true. >> reporter: justes ago we got a new statement from representave for ven nes sa tyson. they say she and her legal team have been in touch with