this week ralph northam made his first public appearance in northern virginia since it was revealed he once appeared in blackface. julie carey reports the governor is resolute about moving on from this controversy. >> reporter: governor ralph northam once again in public view, shaki hands, posing for photos, lobbying for lawmakers to approve a bill he just amended that would require hohands-free cell use. >> making roadways safer. >> reporter: his flow lawmakers glad to see it. >> you need to the out, get around the state and start acting in a gubernatorial manner, which he's now doing. >> reporter: northam has been workin mostly out of public site since the revelation of this racist photo. he later said he was in the picture but did admit to once usg plaqblackface to imitate michael jackson. he started a so-called listening tour to meet with african-americaner le saying today those sessions will pay off with policy changes. >> there's a level of awareness regarding race and equity right now in virginia that we have never seen, that i have never seen in my lifetime. i'm going to do eve

they are now for late term abortion up until the moment of birth or if you're ralph northam after birth. i mean, that's crazy stuff. on immigration, you used to have democrats who would say, well, yes, we should secure the border and we should have amnesty. that was the old democratic position and a lot of republicans. now their position is, no, don't secure the border at all let everybody in and have amnesty. i mean, it is disconnected. if you look at the fight over the border wall. it's important to understand, it wasn't about substance. so, in 2013, not too many years ago, chuck schumer and every single democrat in the senate voted in favor of 350 miles of new border wall. the shutdown we just had a month ago was over 234 miles of new border wall. same new border wall. now, look, i'm not smart enough to explain how your for 350 miles of new wall, but also to shut down the government for wall and it's emotional viceral hate. this is not based on logic. they don't have an argument. here is their reasoning, trump equals wall. we the democrat hate trump therefore no wall. that's it. [app

for late term abortion up until birth, or if you're ralph northam, after birth. that's crazy stuff. on immigration, you used to have democrats say, yes we should secure the border and we should have amnesty. that was the democrat position, and a lot of republicans. now their position is no, let everybody in and have amnesty. it is disconnected. and if you look at the fight over the border wall, it's important to add it wasn't about substance. in 2013, chuck schumer and every single democrat in the senate voted for 350 miles of new border wall. the shutdown we just had a month ago was over 234 miles of border wall. same new border wall. now look, i'm not smart enough to explain how you are for 354 miles of law, but willing to shut down the government for 230 miles of wall. it is emotional and the visceral hate. this is not based on logic. they don't have an argument. here is the reasoning. trumpet equals wall. equals wall. we the democrats hate trump, therefore no wall. that's it. [applause] rich: let me just ask you, because one of my great frustrations watching this play out, as i'

now the democratic party is for late term abortion, or if you are ralph northam, after birth. that is crazy stuff. on immigration, you used to have democrats say, yes we should secure the border and have amnesty. position,he democrat and a lot of republicans. now their position is no, let everybody in and have amnesty. it is disconnected. if you look at the fight over border wall, it was not about substance. and everyhuck schumer single democrat in the senate voted for 350 miles of new border wall. the shutdown we had a month ago was over 234 miles of border wall. same new border wall. i'm not smart enough to explain how you are willing to shut the government done to stop 234 miles of new wall. it is emotional and the visceral hate. they don't have an argument. here is their reasoning, trump equals walls, we the democrats hate trump, therefore no wall. that's it. >> [applause] you, becauseask one of my great frustrations watching this play out is republicans had unified control of government in washington dc, if i'm not mistaken, for two years. how is it that we only came to f

today governor ralph northam made his first public appearance in virginia since it was revealed he once appearedn blackface. julie carey reports that the governor is resolute about moving on from that controversy. >> reporter: governor ralph northam once again in view, shaking hands, posing for photos, lobbying lawmake to approve a bill that would require hands free phone use. his fellow democratic lawmakers glad to see it. he you need to get out, get around state and start acting in a gubernatorial manner. >> reporter: he's been working mostly out of site since the revelation of this photo in his yearbook page. he said he wasn't in the photo. rejecting s calls totep down he started a so-called listening tour to meet with african-american leaders saying today those sessions will pay off with policy changes. >> there's a lfel awareness regarding race and equity in virginia that i have never seen in my lifetime and i'm going to do everything, along with my cabinet, my agencies, to really bring some good to the events that happened six weeks ago. >> reporter: as he looks ahead, the governo

ralph northam is the governor.> people have a way of surviving things you think they can't survive. we should be prepared for that possibility. he is the well above the rest of the field in the polls. at least he came into this with a reservoir of goodwill. but it was inevitable that democrats would have to go negative on one another in such a large field. being the front runner, you're the one everyone is going to target. i guess the hope would be, that he is still not an official candidate but this will get process before he is one and will be inoculated against her. but i want to flout the possibility that he's finished. >> does anyone at this table think that joe biden won't get into the race?>> i think there's a chance he doesn't get in. joe biden has this operation around him that's completely set up. waiting for him to turn to him and say i'm ready. he's been pushing this deadline back and back. we're talking now late april as the new timeframe that some people around him are using. joe biden knows better th

ralph northam was in alexandria yesterday to expand the bill to all roads. it was one of his first appearance since a blackface scandal broke last year. the general assembly will consider the proposal next week. if this passes, it will take effect july 1st. using a phone while driving is already illegal in maryland and d.c. >>> looking at our other top stories a souwest boein 737 max 8 jet forced to make an emergency lding yesterday after being in the air for just 11 minutes. the plane was part of the fleet nd max 8s that has been gr following two deadly crashes. the plane was going from orlando to california to be stored. two pilots were on the plane and they landed the plane safely. >>> the historic all-female spacewalk planned for friday has been canceled all becat e there are enough space suits in the right size on the rn inteational space station. one of the women pulled herself fromhe a assignment. male crewmate will fill in. much more coming up ahead on vaccines on "the today show." >>> and severaleports that said shoppers new parent company wants to

it is murder what ralph northam talked about. we need to speak about it in those terms. when you hear a democrat saying, let the baby be born, keep it comfortable while the doctor and mother make a decision, that is murder. and with the democrats just did this week by not voting to protect children after they are born and take care of them, that is despicable. when you look at their party and what they stand for and what we stand for, we stand for life, humanity, and treating people, even the most vulnerable, a brand-new baby, with the dignity and respect and care they deserve. that is what our party is about. [applause] >> that issue them a polling's are already showing america is with you here because a poll releases last week shows in a single month come all of a sudden, the country is like a percent or 9% more pro-life just like that because that issue -- pro-life/andbeyond pro-choice. there are people have different opinions on that, and we are going to disagree on that. i am pro-life. but let's talk about on a due date as a mothers giving birth saying that is the t

you remember what governor ralph northam said when the scandal broke over his page in the medical school yearbook showing a man in blackface and another in a kkk outfit. >> that photo and the racist and offensive attitudes it represents does not reflect that person i am today or the way that i have conducted myself as a soldier, a doctor and a public servant. i am deeply sorry. i cannot change the decisions i made, nor can i undo the harm my behavior caused then and today. >> he said he couldn't change the decisions he made, but less than 24 hours later he changed his mind about taking responsibility for that photo. >> i would remember that, and i have no recollection at all. it is not my picture. i was not in that costume, either as blackfaced or as kkk. >> this is a tone-deaf defense. it really is, if i have ever heard one. i'm sure i'm not the guy in the blackface in the yearbook photo. if i wasn't that guy or if i was, whatever, i would have remembered. i know because i remember putting on blackface that other time is what he said. >> i dressed up in a -- what is his name, the singer

it is murder what ralph northam talked about.hen you hear a democrat saying, let the baby be born. keep it comfortable while the doctor and the mother make a decision. that is murder. what the democrats just did this week by not voting to protect children after they are born and take care of them, that is despicable. when you look at their party and what they stand for and what we stand for, we stand for life. we stand for humanity. we stand for treating people even the most vulnerable, a brand-new baby with the dignity and respect and care that they deserve. that's what our party is about. >> that issue -- that issue, polling is showing that america is with you here. a poll just released this week shows in a single month, all of a sudden the country is 8% or 9% more pro life just like that because that issue has stuck out. >> this goes beyond pro life, pro choice. there are people in this country who have different opinions on that. we're going to disagree on that. i'm pro life. let's talk about on a due date as a mother is givi

her husband, governor ralph northam, under fire for a picture in his medical yearbook showing a man in blackface and another in a rope and hug. he admitted he was one of the men in the picture but later changed it to say he is not in that photo. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is going to be indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. is real's attorney general recommended the charges which stem from three corruption cases. it is a first in the nation's history. netanyahu denying wrongdoing and calling the allegations immediate orchestrated which in. news comes six weeks before a hotly contested national election. >> it might move a few voters and margins a few percentage points, but that can actually make the difference between netanyahu winning and losing the election. >> netanyahu is entitled to a hearing before charges are formally filed. israeli police leave there is enough evidence to charge his wife with accepting bribes. >>> a french isis leader linked to the deadly 2015 terrorist attacks in paris, has likely been killed in an airstrike. u.s. defens

ralph northam is the governor. it's a question of kicking him out.tually got to win a primary. >> are interesting people have a way of surviving things that you think they can't survive so we should all be prepared for that possibility. and the other point i would make is he still well above the rest of the field in the pulse. so at least he came into this with a reservoir of goodwill. but it was inevitable the democrats would have to go negative on one another in such a large field and being the front runner, you are the one everyone is going to target. i guess the hope for biden would be that he still not officially candidate but that this will somehow get processed before he is one and he will be in some way inoculated against it. but i just wouldn't rule out the possibility that he's not finished. >> chris: does anybody at this table think that joe biden won't get into the race? >> i think there's a chance. i think there's a chance he doesn't get in. joe biden has this operation around him that is completely set up, waiting for him to turn to the

ralph northam was inyelexandria sterday to expand the bill to all asroads. it one of his first appearance since a blackface scandal broke last year. if this passes, it will takey effect julst. using a phone while driving is already illegal in maryland and the district. >>> here's a look at our other top stories beginning with a crash in prince george's county involving five teenagers. it's prompting officials to urge paalnts to tto their children about seat belts. the crash happened on good luck road before noon yesterday. the vehicle exited a driveway and clipped a nissan sedan which contained those students. it started a chain reaction crash. none tf thens was wearing a seat belt. xpected todayplea from the man who drove histo ca a group of demonstrators inll charloe, virginia. james fields junio will plead guilty to hate crime charges and avoid the death penalty. a jury recommended fields spend the rest of his life in prison. a woman dd and several others wereeriously hurt in the crash during a r unite theht rally and protest. >>> all criminal charges hav

. >>> virginia governor ralph northam making a return to public appearances this week. he's been working out o site following the release of that controversial photo inside his medical school yearbook. it m showed a in blackfac standing next to another man in a kkk robe and hood. northam said it wasn't him but later admitted he worn blackface in the past. the governor is pushing for a new bill changing what devices drivers can use behin the wheel. we'll take a closer look at that legislation coming up in the next half hour. >>> attorney general william barr says the public will see rob merert mueller's report. he thils it w be released within weeks, not months. it revealed the trump campaign did no clued with ruollude with. the president declared himself completely exonerated. yesterday heppeared on capitol hill to take a victory laps of sorts. there are also signs he seeks political vengeance against those who accused him of collusion.n >> the republi party will soon be known as the party of healthcare. >> the justice department is asking a federal c appealsrt to strik

now, in honor of wesley, ralph northam has set safety standards for use of those partitions. virginia joins new york as the only two states with laws requiring safety dwaevices to b used with those partitions. >>> a crash involving a school bus sent a half-dozen people to high school. chopper 4 was over the scene here in gaithersburg yesterda you can see the white car and a red truck nearby, severely damaged. we're told two people from those vehicles wereaken to the hospital with serious injuries. four people on thechool bus were also transported but only as a precaution. >>> a sad update this morning, after the bal eagle rescue from a metro train track. many of you were glued to our live coverage, as transit polic anresource officers used blankets and towels to catch the bird. officials from the city wildlife rehab center, after multiple x-rays ands, te the injuries were too severe and the eagle had to be euthanized. the wing had multiple fractures that could not be fixew we don't kno how the bird was hurt to begin with. >>> as you get ready this morning, you may want to che

this comes as her embattled husband, democratic governor ralph northam, tries to reconcile with the black community after admitting to wearing blackface at a dance contest in the 1980s. >> and i used just a little bit of shoe polish. >> reporter: mrs. northam standing by her husband's side, stepping in when it appeared he considered demonstrating the moonwalk. >> inappropriate circumstance. >> my wife says inappropriate circumstances. >> reporter: the first lady's office tells me mrs. northam offered to convey her apology in person to the young girl and her mother, but she has not received a response. david? >> stephanie, thank you. >>> and with that new storm brewing that ginger mentioned, our first look tonight at a record pileup on i-41 in wisconsin from the last system. 131 vehicles involved. and here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: dispatchers could hear it happening. >> there's a huge pileup. people are -- >> ma'am? ma'am? ma'am? ma'am? >> help! help! >> reporter: car after car, trucks and semis, a tangled smashup unfolding in whiteout chain-reaction chaos sunday on this wisco

but in recent days governor ralph northam has become making appearances again. julie carey m repory democratic lawmakers are glad to see it. >> reporter: governor ralph rtham making his first public stop in northern virginia ins. we announcing he's amending a bill on hands free cell phone use. he's been working mostly bind closed doors since the dy closure this racist photo apared on his medical school yearbook page. crejectingls to step down, he started a so-called listening tour to meet with african-american leaders, saying today those sessions will pay off with policy changes. >> there's a level of awareness regarding race and equity in virginia that i have never seen in my lifetime, and i'm gng to do everything along with my cabinet, my agencies to bring good from the events that 45 happened six weeks ago. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers getting out. im >> you need to get out, get around the state and start acting in a gubernatorial >> reporter: john chapman also on hand for the governor's event. >> think he's looking to show his contrition. he's looking to

. >> both women came forward earlier this year after calls for virginia governor ralph northam to resign over a racists photo on his old yearbook page. fairfax has denied the allegations and called for a full investigation. >> if we go backwards and rush to judgment and allow for political lynchings without any due proprocess. >> the statement from fairfax's of said this poligraph show his denials are truthful, it is important to note that polygraphs are not admissible from virginia courts. >> marine corps confirming two pilots were killed in a helicopter crash near yuma, arizona last night, they were ting a routine training mission, cause of crash is under investigation. the withheld pending family notifications. >> as tensioned simmer at gaza, and israel border, leaders on both side negotiate a cease fear agreement and prepare for reopening of two border closings. >> and ped pe ped pedestrian der streets surging to a new 30-year high. reporter: pedestrian deaths have reached a 30-year high, and surge is encouraging some states to expand dec distracted driving laws. so, you're open all

to kind of remember that ralph northam is somebody that would have tory sign in the wake of revelations that he wore black face in his yearbook. the fact that we don't talk about him any more. you have to wonder whether we're going to be speaking about this next week? >>. >> the even difference is, northam had already been elected he was in a better spot than biden who probably didn't -- i mean, this is another complexity as you've just mentioned in launching a presidential campaign. and you want a candidate to run against trump if you're a democrat who has the least amount of baggage, and that's part of what this big primary field has to be going through now, this kind of vetting, is who is going to be the strongest just to win. >> as you bring up, are we in a different time, whether it's the news cycle, et cetera, the current -- the sitting president, i mean, that was quite the bombshell of the access hollywood tape, he admitted to sexually assaulting women, grabbing women, you know, between their legs and that didn't seem to make a difference, is the point that you're making that bec

he was clearly making a joke about ralph northam and the controversy in virginia. it did sound a little -- you know, when he goats on those tangents. >> marc, you're kind of on the spot with these comments but is it ever acceptable to joke about blackface? >> i think he's joking the tactical gear and masks worn by the secret service are black and given the recent controversy they would have to change that. it was a joke. again, your reporting indicated people laughed and saw that for what that was. >> so it was a joke and also the republican donors in the room thought it was funny? >> you're reporting on it. i was not in the room, so -- >> do you dispute any of this as a spokesman for the trump campaign? do you dispute anything? >> i wasn't there. when i saw jonathan's report tonight, chicked with some folks who also weren't there but heard similar stories from folks they talked to that were there. i think what's important is the context. this is the president holding court, so to speak, with close advisers, friends, longtime mar-a-lago guests and republican donors

governor ralph northam signed a law in honor of wesley lepicky.w a 4 investigation, found that many school districts in the area do not have or did not have formal written policies or training in place. 17 of 21 districts did not. that is now changing. new rules take effect july 1st in virginia. under the new law, motorize ed partitions cannot be used if kids are in the room, unless safety devices like motion detectors are installed. schools must develop policies to train operators and they'rere ired to train the operators once a year. now, the lepickyerfamily, happy about this new law. they want to make sure that nobody experiences the tragic loss that their family did. back to you. >> all right, megan mcgrath thank you. >>> hours after the senate voted to termihete president's national emergency declaration, ump signaled he is prepared to overrule that vote. he sent out a one-word tweet, veto. a dozen republicans joined senate democrats in the vote to block the declaration. the president is using the emergency order to redirect iofederal funds to construa southern border wall without con

to me she sounds likeer govr ralph northam. >> reporter: last n maryland general assembly voted to censure her after she admitted to using the n word t en describing a predominantly african-american p prince george's county. she said she's not stepping down she hadhis to s last night. >> would you like to apologize to the people of pritye george's co >> i have. i've issued an apology to them. >> would you like to apologize again? >> i have written a formal ology, yes, i have. >> reporter: why there are more callfor her to be expelled, the house is making it clear they have done as much as they can in this sittion becau she has not done anything criminal. in annapolis, tracee wilkins news4. >>> new at 4:00, ryan adams tour is cancelled, after several women accused the singer song wryer of sexual abuse. adams' next album was suppose to be released april 19th, that was also recently cancelled. seven women accuse adams of abuse, includingis ex-wife and a fan who said she was 15 when adams had an inappropriate nversation with her. >>> flood victims in northern california are returning t their h

aaa asked ralph northam to amend the ban on all roads. he has a midnight tuesday deadline to sign, veto or seek to amend the bill. lawmakers will return april 3rd to take up the amendments. it's already illegal to text or e-mail while driving in virginia. >>> joran town university's former tennis coach is one of a dozen people due in court today. nbc's miguel almaguer reports. >> reporter: this morning, facing a judge 12 peoplamed inle the c admission scandal set to appear in federal court today. each charged with conspiracy to commitck eteering, among them, testdm ainistrators and employees of a private college counseling service. it's founder accused of bribing test proctors and college coaches get well off kids into topschools. six coaches and senior director will appear. one of them, georgetown's form er head tereis coach, who rtedly once changed first lady michelle obama and her daughter, malia, resigning over the weekend from the university of rhode island where he had osen coaching. utors say while at georgetown, he accepted bribes

no honor of young wesley, virginia governor ralph northam had signed a bill to set safety standards for tse of those motorized partitions. virginiaow joins new york as the only two states with laws requiring safety devices to be used with those partitions. >>> now to the latest on the alleged damascus locker room assault. a 15-year-old boy accused of raping fellow members of his il football teambe tried as a juvenile. the teen is one of five charged last fall. he's the third of the teens who's case has been moved this year from adult court t juvenile court. a psychologist report says the 15-year-old was thef victim a similar attack the previous year. >> he said he didn't report it becaus he didn't wan to be able a snitch or a punk. >> one other s 15-year-oldtill is charged as an adult. prosecutors say they will fight to keep his case i adult court. >>> this morning an exclusive look at a deeply personales pr we're taking you inside the fairfax county adult detention center where people arerying to find sobriety. it's a unique program that's turng a jail sentence into addict >> david cul

to me sheoundsike governor ralph northam. >> reporter: on wednesday, angela bralks addressed the delegate's comments. >> her views and comments were hurtful, ignorant. >> resolution of censure -- >> reportehe last night general assembly voted censure mary an lisanti but she said she's not stepping down. >> rolling up your sleeves and attacking political and racial diversity that is tearing the fiber of our nation and state is hard work, but i'm up for the challenge, and that is why i am staying. >> reporter: she also said s'd like to meet with alsobrooks. apokesperson said that won't happen any time soon. >> right now the county executive's focus is not on the delegate. it's on serving the people of prince george's county, that's why i'm standing here today. >> reporter: why there are more calls for mary ann lisanti to be ex illed, the house making it clear they've done as much as they can because she has not done anything criminal > >> lisanti said she's planning on hiring a new staff member to help her reach out to minoritnts in her cou reaking news re this evening, one man is dead after

. >> he is the ralph northam of south america. >> wow! the assad regime is i think an example of just how tenacious some of these dictatorial types can be. this idea that because people are suffering, i hope this doesn't break onto border violence in venezuela but when you're someone like maduro cornered that's when a civil war is actually more likely than ever that he feels that he has no way out of this and the finances are drying up and perhaps we are dealing with what is effectively a narco trafficking, kleptocracy regime that also is socialist and it doesn't really care about the people drinking from storm drains and eating out of garbage trucks. kennedy: putrid water being consumed there because there is no, there is no sanitation or processing with the power grid down. it's interesting because juan guaido obviously is the self-appointed kind of democratically elected leader but not really. what happens if things don't work out for him? >> this is what i think people haven't really thought through. which is, all right, we've made ou

. >> those comments you'll remember from virginia governor ralph northam setting off a firestorm earlier of several to introduce bills that would protect abortion up to the point of birth. in some cases. now the state of georgia is going to be the opposite extreme heat republican house lawmakers they are approving the heartbeat bill, which states, "no abortion is authorized or shall be performed if the unborn child is determined to have a human heartbeat." here now, benjamin watson, former and a ballplayer and pro-life and human trafficking awareness advocate. a father of five and more on the way. congratulations on that. governor bryant can pledge during his campaign that he's going to put in place the toughest abortion laws in the country and calls himself on a belt bountifully unapologetically pro-life. is this the direction you'd like to see states go in? >> of course. what we are seeing now is both sides ramping up in anticipating supreme court showdowns possibly in the future. but i think the biggest thing here is understanding that life begins at conception. while we get excited a

governor ralph northam signed a law yesterday. and following the tragedy, news 4 launched an investigation. they found that many school districts in the area did not have formal written policies or training in place, for operating those partitions. news 4 pound 17 of 21 districts in the area d not have the ain organize the policies. that will be changing now. starting july 1st here in virginia, new rules are taking effect here. under theew w, the motorized partitions cannot be used if room.nts are in the that is unless other safety measures, other safety devices like motion sensors have been installed. under the new law, schools have to train those operating the partitions once a year. the lipicky family very happy about this new law. they want to make sure that no one else s sufferedh a terrible loss. back to you. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. >>> the fallout in that college admissions i scandgrowing. a stanford university student says the degree she's earning won't be worth as much following this scandal. she is suing william sin

. >>> virginia governor ralph northam making a return to public appearances this week. b hen laying low for weeks working out of sight following the release of that controversial photo inside his medical school yearbook. it showed a man in blackface standing next a tonother man in a kk hood and robe. northam said it wasn't him but later admitted he had worn blackface in the past. the govhinor isng for a new bill that would change with a devices drivers are allowed to use behind the wheel and we'll take a closer at that legislation coming up in the next half hour. >>> as the trumpdministration making a big push to get rid of the affordable caresact, democrre pushing to strengthen the law. tracie potts rorts. >> reporter: it's a new battle in the war over obamacare. ca>> the republin party will soon be known as the pty of health care. >> if that is true, god help middle class >>americans. eporter: the justice department has told a federal appeals court it sup rts getting rid of the entire health law, not just pieces of it. 28 million americans could lose coverage. >> the

they are now for late term abortion up until the moment of birth or if you're ralph northam after birthrder wall. the shutdown we just had a month ago was over 234 miles of new border wall. they knew border wall. look, i'm not smart enough to explain how you are willing to shut the government down to stop 234 miles anywho and athena day it's all simple. it is emotional visual aid. this is not based on logic. they don't have an argument. here is their reasoning. trump equals wall. we the democrats hate trump, therefore, no wall. that's it. [applause] >> so let me ask you because when my great frustrations of watching how this played out and imagine the same is true a lot of people in the room today is republicans had unified control of government and washington, d.c. and if i'm not mistaken, for two years. >> yes. >> how was that we only came focused on achieving one of the presidents signature promises when nancy pelosi was becoming speaker of the house? what happened in the prior two years that there wasn't funding on the barrier? [applause] >> it is a very good question. let me say bo

. >> my theory of the crime as it was actually virginia governor ralph northam dressed inwe are moving, "the economist" came after you, talking about your book, they did an interview with you on the book, which talks a lot about what is happening in the country come about judeo-christian values and greek tradition, and subjectivism and individualism, and basically the degrading of western society and the social and political fabric of the country, very interesting. digging into what your book is about. but they called you the alt-right sage without the rage, and then they went back and changed it to "inside the mind of ben shapiro, a radical conservative." what they you? >> there is no such thing as a regular conservative. it's like beto o'rourke, i'm rad, dude. with amazing about it, to be ignorant enough to call me a member of the alt-right when i've been the leading antagonist of the alt-right, their number one target online according to the adl, i do hire security to walking back and forth to the synagogue because of the alt-right. to label me that, it's the ignorance or the malice

both women came forward earlier this year shortly after there were calls for virginia governor ralph northamresign over a racist photo. fairfax has denied the allegations and also called for a full investigation. here he is speaking on the virginia senate floor last month. >> if we go backwards and we rush to judgment and we allow for political lynchings without any due process, i want to stand in this moment in the truth. >> reporter: while the statement from fairfax's office says the polygraphs show his denials are truthful, it's important to note that polygraphs are not admissible in any virginia courts. arthel? arthel: jeff paul, thank you very much for the update. mike? mike: a south carolina man charged in the kidnapping and murder of a college student. the tragic ride-sharing mistake police now say the victim made. >>> plus, is shutting down the border the right move do curb illegal crossings? our next guest says she's seen firsthand the situation there is very much a real emergency. >> i went down to the border. we have a crisis. we need, we need more barriers with operational contro

ralph northam admitted he wore blackface as part of michael jackson costume, his wife kept him in lineropriate. >> my wife says in appropriate circumstances. >> pam northam facing heat of her own after the mother of an eighth-grade page at the virginia capital says the first lady handed out cotton to black students as part of a history presentation. virginia's first lady as a teacher and recently brought students to learn about the history of the governor's mansion. the oldest in the country, last week she invited more than 100 pages of all races to a program called the historic kitchen where she encouraged them to touch agricultural products like dried tobacco, raw cotton and produce. the eight great student wrote a letter to mrs. northam that reads in part i will give you the benefit of the doubt because you gave it to other pages but you followed us by asking can you imagine being enslaved person and having to pick this all day? which didn't help the damage you had done. in a statement the first lady offered an i regret -- regret i upset anyone northam's husband on what he calls can

the incident came as governor ralph northam, a democrat, continues to resist mounting calls from within his own party to step down after claims he posed for a racist photo seen in his 19 mededicalchchool yearbook page depictiting a man wearing blacackface next to a man wearig a a ku klux klan outfit. northam has denied that he is in the photo, b but he did admit to wearing blackface on another occasion that same year and apologized. after the latest incident, leah dozier walker, the mother of one of the students handed cotton by first lady pam northam, said in a statement -- "the governor and mrs. northam have asked the residents of the commonwealth to forgive them for their racially insensitive past actions. but the actions of mrs. northam, just last week, do not lead me to believe that this governor's office has taken seriously the harm and hurt they have caused african americans in virginia or that they are deserving of our forgiveness." the republican-controlled senate voted thursday to confirm foforr coal industry lobbyist andrew wheeler as administrator of the environmental protec

they were embarrassed over the revelation that ralph northam had once dressed in black face. started by allegations of sexual assault against fair fax, and how to handle ilhan omar, her second comment many saw as anti-semitic. new cohorts of democrats are coming into contrast with the liberals. they're united about the urgency of beating president trump, but they're divided with each side seeing the other as why trump may win in the next election after all. >>> ilhan omar drew criticism after tweeting that u.s. politicians support israel because it's all about the benjamins, baby. she apologized but then made this comment last week. >> i want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is okay for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country. >> jews have dual loyalty and can't be patriotic members in which the country they live? words matter. >> some progressives defended omar pointing to anti-muslim slurs against her like this flayier in west virginia. >> we think hate in racism in our country is growing. >> late this week house democrats united

they were embarrassed over ralph northam had once dressed in blackface. and startled by sexual harassment comments by northam's lieutenant governor, justin fairfax. and chronically unsure to handle a comment by omar. and emerging group of democrats is continuing into conflict with the liberals. they're united and divided. they're united about the urgency of defeating president trump next year. at the same time, they are divided, with each side seeing the other as the reason mr. trump may wind up winning after all. >> you apologized for your last remarks. how are they different? >> reporter: congresswoman omar drew criticism after tweeting that u.s. politicians support israel because it's all about the benjamins, baby. she apologized but then made this comment last week. >> let's talk about the political influence in this country that says it is okay for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country. >> jews have dual loyalty and cannot be patriotic members of the country in which they live? words matter. >> reporter: some progressives defended omar,

you have lawmakers like ralph northam who was trying to get past a recessed scandal.would be as if he were repeating the same mistakes in the present day. there is no internalizing from her, and there has to be a consistent set of rules. >> marie: and the west virginia g.o.p. put a poster up with her face on it. >> kennedy: and that was inappropriate as well. >> marie: i'm just bringing up how nasty is getting. >> harris: it's a blood sport. >> melissa: in a new complaint complaint, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez and her chief of staff accused of potentially violating campaign finance law. this, as the fresh and democrat calls for investigators closely examine president trump's finan. a live report with details ahead. >> i think in oversight we should be talking about taxes, taxes, taxes. and his big account, bank account, big account. if financial statements, statements, statements. that's why i think some of the most troubling practices are. ♪ home values are rising, and with newday's va cash out home loan, you can borrow up to 100 percent of your home's inc

. >> senator, very quickly, before you go, your home state, the governor, ralph northam who had the blackface incident. the lieutenant governor, justin fairfax accused by two women of sexual assault, they are both still in office, even though you've called for both of them to step down. how embarrassing is that for you as a virginia democrat? >> as somebody who spent 20 years trying to build a brand about virginia democrats and virginia where we most recently won the award of the amazon headquarters, it's been very challenging. but if the governor and lieutenant governor are going to continue, i think the lieutenant governor needs -- there needs to be a due process where the accusers get a chance to make their case where the lieutenant governor gets a chance to make his defense. and if the governor is going to continue to stay, what he needs to do is get out and start to try to re-earn the trust of virginians. when i called for his resignation along with tim kaine, we said the governor had lost the faith of the people of virginia. he has a right to try to regain that faith but i believe that

as for what the president is saying, he is talking about ralph northam's comments and let's be honesthe stepped in it. even democrats admit that he did not say it artfully at all but it gave republicans an opportunity to explain what this would do. in essence, a baby would not be left to die if it did not have the proper medical care but what the pro-life groups are saying is that all of this -- all this bill would do is give these babies that were going to be aborted that survived the same medical care that any other baby coming into the world at the same time would be given. host: others would say it is murder. guest: even donald trump is talking about executing the baby. this is provocative language that upsets a lot of people. i understand why upsets folks on the left. at the same time there are for -- there are folks on the pro-life side that say it is an execution. here is the thing. i go back to the compassion part of this. this is where the pro-life community has missed the boat. there is all of this compassion for the unborn but what about folks that really are going through

ralph ham is elevating his public profile weeks after the bl ikface scandalolving the governor's old medical school yearbook. tonight the governor wl speak at the outstanding faculty uards in richmond, recognizing college andversity employees. governor northam came under fire when a pture of somebod in blackface was found in his yearbook page and he says that person is not bm, he did wear blackface on another occasion. >>> right now there are more than a dozen ways to get into the national zoo but there are major changes coming to the beloved touristspot. >> justin finch is following this story for us this morning and he's got more othe proposed changes. >> reporter: there's a real challenge here for t planning commission here. they want to balance the need for security, of course, at the zoo with the welcoming environment that zoo visitors love and neighbors, of course, they sayre value but they have to do something to secure the zoo perimeter. what they'll do is, 4,000 plus feet of fencing will be added. you'll have chain-link fencing in hdo reach areas and as for the zoo space itself getting in, getting out, you may already know there's some 13 ways to get into the zoo, the plan now is to drop that number down to about six. still allowin