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tyson came forward. when she did, according to two sources, fairfax first response to the story from tyson was quote, f. that [ bleep ]. it's not feminist reaction. now lieutenant governor -- tyson released a highly detailed account what she said happy to -- happened to her. it's all online it makes for realing if you care to read it. for democrats, the response to all of this ought to be really obvious because they went through something amazingly similar a few minutes ago. another professor from california accused of another public figure of far less serious crimes with far fewer corroborating details. democrats know they have to believe all women. they have told uglies that countles-- us acountless times e about vanessa tyson. watch presidential candidate cory booker, dismissed tyson completely today as unimportant. watch this. >> i think beshould be focusing on what's happening with the governor. you know you guys will focus on lot of things. my focus is on calling for the governor to step down. >> t

tyson's request. a source tells me that tyson gave the congressman's name and contact info to serve sort of as a character witness. when asked if all this impacts democrats at a national level, the democratic brand, so to speak, nancy pelosi said this. >> virginians will resolve their issues that they have there. it's sad, because it's a very talented leader there. but they had to have the confidence of the electorate, and they have to have the confidence of the legislature. they have to work with them. but i will leave that up to them. i have enough to do here without getting involved in the affairs of virginia. >> for one of scott's colleagues, jennifer wexton, has tweeted about this. she tweeted saying that she believed dr. tyson. harris? >> harris: thank you very much. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge and now with more on the breaking news the top of the hour. that statement by acting attorney general matthew whitaker that he will not testify before the house judiciary committee

rnia, vanessa tyson. tyson says a kiss led to this sexual assault back in 2004. really y, she released what was a very detailed, graphic account of what she sayn ha in that hotel room in boston during the democratic convention in 04. in a statement, tyson went on to say, quote, i cnot believe, given my obvious distress, that mr. fairfax thoughthis forced sexual act was consensual. tim kaine, also a former governor here, commented on this matter. >> you have t let anyone in a sexual assault story tell tir story. until i read the story, dr. tyson was not out telling her own stor okay. now, i've read that statement and it's really serious. >> reporter: senator kaine has called for governor northam to resign. tyson will say nothing more about this matter. process. we're going to stay on top of it. we'll be watching all of the acvity here today at the state capitol. we'll have more coming up this morning, as well. >> aaron xwgilchrist, live for in richmond. thank you so much. >>ookingal other top stories. trump will speak at the pray breakfast. is expected to make an

tyson. an aide to scott confirmed that to fox news, but they're adamant fox had very few details. he only said there was a me too moment involving fairfax. dr. tyson reportedly approached congressman scott as "the washington post" was looking into dr. tyson's allegation. the aide said tyson did not personally share details of the alleged assault, but scott learned more down the road with reporters with "the washington post" contacted him. the aide close to scott described it to me as him being contacted as sort of a character witness for dr. tyson. the big thing is someone else new about that sexual assault almost a year ago. >> dana: the political spotlight burns on virginia, officials there are reportedly casting about for damage control. new york times saying some in mr. northam's circles with hoping to have the spouses begin talking in an effort to alleviate tensions between the leaders at a time of scrutiny. joining me is managing editor of savitose chris call ball at the university of

tyson should be treated with respect. but i can't agree to a description of events that's not true. >> all of this as virginia's lieutenant governor prepares for a legal battle with his accuser. justin fairfax hired the same law firm that represented brett kavanaugh. while the lieutenant governor's latest statement in response to vanessa tyson's sexual assault he says he doesn't wish her harm, fairfax in fact used profane language during a private meeting monday to describe miss tyson. fairfax's chief of chaff acknowledged the use of the expletive but dispute he used it to characterize tyson. >>> some democrats are beginning to speak out more forcefully on the fairfax allegation after first refusing to weigh in on the lieutenant governor, senator and presidential hopeful cory booker told cnn yesterday this is a deeply disturbing allegation that should be thoroughly investigated. presidential candidate and south bend mayor echoed that statement as well. >> the allegations are extremely disturbing. horrifying, in fact. they

tyson to come forward. we would offer any number of services starting from getting them in touch withel cous all the way if they were so inclined to seek prosecution. now, our northern virginia bureau chief just received this statement from representatives of justin fairfax saying, quote, he has called publi ay for fair, impartial investigation. he has nothing to hide. he wl cooperate fully with an investigation by the suffolk county district if a criminal complaint is filed. in that events the lieutenant governor will explore all options with regard to filing his own cl complaint. in response to the filing of a false criminal complaint agast him. now, fairfax says he would also welcome ah thoro investigation by the fbi as well, which is already conducted two background checks into the lieutenant governor. eun, back to you. co >> , thank you. >>> it's now 6:35. new this morning, the skin's efforts to secure a new stadium have taken a major hit. >> maryland governor larry hogan says he is done trying to put

tyson says justin fairfax sexually assaulted her back in 2004 in a boston hotel room. and while she never directly referenced the alleged incident some of her remarks seemed loaded with meaning. >> sometimes you have to lead by example, no matter how harld it is. >> reporter: tyson is one of two women who stepped tforward las week accusing the lieurenant g enough of sex assault when h he was in 20s. it prompted most elected leers to quickly call f his resignation. but fairfax is fighting back. he denies the allegatio saying the encounters were conoensual. >> i justin fairfax personally. i'm not here to talk aboutis guilt or innocence, but i do know that he deserves like any other person desves some sort of fair process to deal with these allegations. >> reporter: that's prince william county's naacp president. reverend bailee along with many others in the african-american community were outraged when talk of impeachmentarose. they pushed back hard and that was dropped. >> you have of cour different constituencies, the me too movement pulling in one direction. african-a

tyson yesterday has led to a resignation call from the national organization for women and calls forn investigation from one incredibly high profile democrat. >> i think that the letter

vanessa tyson, an associate professor at scripps college in california.n a statement released through her law firm, tyson detailed a 2004 encounter at the democratic national convention in boston where she said fairfax forced her to perform oral sex. fairfax has denied the allegation of sexual assault, saying the encounter was consensual. meanwhile, virginia's attorney general mark herring resigned from his role as co-chair of the democratic attorneys general association after admitting he wore blackface at a party in the 1980's as an undergraduate at the university of virginia. his admission came just days after a racist photo emerged showing governor ralph northam's 1984 medical school yearbook page depicting a man wearing ackface posing nt t to a m wearina ku klux klan outfit. northam initially apologized for the picture but later said he was not either of the two men in the photo, while admitting to using blackface on one another occasion that same year. if governor northam, fairfax, and herring were to all step down, the next in succession for virgin

tyson?he says you are friends. >> not recently. >> so, again, that aide is adamant that, yes, scott was aware of something involving fairfax a year ago. but, again, he says he did not have any details initially when tyson reached out to him. he says that he later learned a little bit more information when reporters from "the washington post reached out to him at the request of dr. tyson when they were trying to work on that story that they ended up not actually publishing the aide says that he was -- the contacts that came from "the washington post was at the direction of dr. tyson and that she wanted them to reach out to congressman scott. sort of a character witness. again, they remain adamant that congressman scott did not know the details of this allegation. shepard? >> shepard: this is too much to follow. i mean, it is too many names. it is too many occurrences. it is too many indistances. it's too many lawyers. it's too many accusations. it's too much. and now there's another one? what

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at this exclusive event, it was preplanned and vanessa tyson had a different message.bc bay area's ian cull was on campus and joins us in studio with what she said. ian. >> reporter: tonight's event was planned months before vanessa tyson's allegation came out. she is spending the year on a fellowship at stanford reeveryone sing sexual violence against women and that message bringing an overflow crowd to campus tonight. the stanford symposium was entitled betrayal and courage in the age of me too. vanessa tyson got a standing ovation, speaking publicly for the first time since accusing the virginia lieutenant governor of a 2004 sexual assault. first, speaking broadly about sexual assaults in america. >> and epidemic, so to speak. this is a public health issue. it is not simply a crime issue. >> reporter: tyson also spoke about watching christine blasey ford testify and feeling her pain. >> understanding the weight that someone else carries because maybe in our lives at some point, one place or another, we've carried that weight, too. all right. so when we hear someone

tyson has taken a leave of absence i california.oday she released in graphic detail an account of wha she says occurred in 2004. she says a kiss led to the assaul and that fairfax has tried to brand her as a liar to a national audience to service his political ambitions. she says in rt, i cannot believe, given my obvious distress, that mr. fairfax thout this forced sexual act was consensual. not wanty clear, i did to engage in oral sex with mr. fairfax and i never gave any formf consent. fairfax released a statement today as well, this saying in part, i take this situation very seriously and continue to believe dr. tyson should be treated with respect, but i cannot agree to a description of events that simply is not true. new tonight, the president of the naacp is weighing in. >> first of all, the naacp, we denounce sexual assault under any circumstance. we're going to watch that t scenar see how it plays out. >> reporter: also new tonight, theational organization for women has called on fairfax to resign.ac doreen, to you. >> leon,

vanessa tyson is painful to him.says he'selling the truth and has nothing to hide. >>> and governor ralph northam still staying out of the public eye. gary hogan called on northam to resign sing he can no longer be an effective leader. if northam, fairfax and hering all w to resign virginia's house speaker kirk cox who's a republican is next in line to be governo governor. >>> let's turn now to an investigation into two deadly collisions on sea. >> tonight the father of onef those sailors is talking to nbc's tom costelloe. this investigation recovered some pretty starting information. >> we' talking about the uss fitzgerald in june of 27, seven sailors died. and then two months later the uss mccain. we saw ten sailors killed there. and what's interesting is there's common threads through all of this. according to our reporting partners at propublica. critical pieces of equipme had failed, including radar. they couldn't even see all of the ships surrounding them, and this is one of the most critical and busiest shippi

vanessa tyson. fairfax is holding his grand denying the allegations retaining the law firm that represented justice brett kavanaugh. >> we're here to get louder. [cheers] >> today in richmond there were more protests and calls for governor ralph northam resignation not just the yearbook photo. mark herring has stayed quite for apologizing and dressing in blackface as 19-year-old and another politician facing questions about racism in their past. this time a republican. >> i'm here to talk about the budget. >> state senator tommy nor meant oversaw year back in 1968 filled with racist photos and racial slurs. >> i was not aware of i was part of a seven-person management team and that was not my area of responsibility. i didn't edit photographs. i didn't edit written language or anything. >> i saw one lone pro-northam northam protester outside of the governor's gate. he stood at the gate for a little while and spoke through a bull horn saying governor northam i know you are a good man. do not resign. b

vanessa tyson didn't specifically address her allegations agautst lant governor justin fairfax, and the questions that were posed at tonight's event at stanford university had been screened in advance, hower, dr. tyson did get emotional at times talking about her struges as a survivor. >> that none of us are desupposable and ispensable. fact, we should be valued for our uniquenesses as human business. that's what i'd like to see in the world. >> now, this event was something of a coincidence. she is a professor and advocate for sexual assault victims and booked to speak on this panel months ago, it turns out. the focus was couragen t age of the me too movement. tyson says in ai2004,ax forced her to perform a sex act in his hotel room at tde cratic nationalve cn.ntonio ual. tns >> o topic of credibility, it deeply, deeply concerns me, least when women come forward deliberatenow, this attempt to try to undermine someone's credibility. >> another woman, meredith watson, says lieutenant governor fairfax raped her. he denies those allegations as well and insists that he will not resig fromis

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tyson's own bravery is commendable. >> it's really important that so many women like professor tyson are coming forward and saying enough is enough and we cannot have elected officials who have been involved in this kind of behavior. >> reporter: in a statement earlier dr. tyson said she would not be discussing her accusations against fairfax tonight. she would not deviate from the discussion as originally intended and promoted. >>> lake marion is known as oakland crown jewel but lately homeless encampments have change that. >> one caught our eye. it's right next to children's fairyland. is filled to the brim with hundreds of bikes and bike parts. >> there is quite a bit. i cannot tell you. probably 70 bicycles. >> you can see our exclusive undercover report, peddling bikes in the park. tomorrow night right here on the kpix 5 news at 7:00. >>> anger and backlash tonight over a dead mountain lion. how the bay area man who shot and killed the big cat is defending his actions. >>> we are talking more than 50 break-ins in one night. >> now the search is on to find the busy bay area vanda

tyson, her allegations a year ago. >> yeah. one of the defenses that the lieutenant-governor has put out there is that this is only coming out now that he's about to potentially be elevated to the governor position. but this allegation was actually circulated more than a year ago, not only to the congressman but to some reporters. it's clear that this is not just something that's coming out only because he's potentially about to be elevated. so that sort of strikes at one of the defenses that the lieutenant-governor has tried to use. >> but also the responsibility of this member of congress and his team. >> that's exactly right. and we see his team's trying to clean it up now saying he wasn't aware of the full scope of the allegations. but there's a certain responsibility and we saw the same situation with senator dianne feinstein with the kavanaugh hearings of what do you do when one of your constituents or one of your citizens has an allegation that may potentially affect someone in power? do you keep it quiet? do you go publ

. >> vanessa tyson took to the stage in front of 100 academics. the visiting fea panellest in a long planned sim posey um. you're looking at 65% of the u.s. population will be rapped or victim of some type of sexual assault. this is, it's an epidemic. >> she not once mentioned her own personal experience with justin fairfax who she said at the democratic national convention sexually assaulted her. >> fairfax said the encounter was consensual. >> as she shook we shook with her. there's a beauty in the sense you know you're not alone. >> shspoke of empathy as she watched from testify during kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. tyson is represented by blasey ford's legal team. >> i think that we're in a moment of time where women all across the country, all walks of life are saying this kind of behavior, sexual harassment is unacceptable in our leaders. >> many applauded tyson for speaking up and stepping out. >> i thought it was very important and i think that her courage was, is apparents. >> speaks as a professor at a women's sometimes you have to le

doctor tyson is a politics professor in california, sexual violence advocate.he appeared and lives speed symposium called betrayal and courage in the age of me too and was to appear at the symposium long before she was alleged that justin fairfax sexually assaulted her. we do know that tyson said -- >> sexual violence and sexual assault in our lives can have a prominent impact on our understanding of our souls, the bodies, the world around us. >> reporter: tyson mentioned christine ford who last fall accused brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. >> and she told her story we felt the pain she so visibly demonstrated. >> reporter: it appears lawmakers are looking to launch an independent investigation of the lieutenant governor. doctor tyson didn't discuss the fairfax case on camera but she has been talking through her attorneys. in a letter to her attorneys her lawmakers any investigation into the serious allegations of sexual assault made by doctor tyson will demonstrate lieutenant governor fairfax lacks moral fitness to continue in public office, fairfax continue

that's when vanessa tyson not y notifiedt. "the washington pos" scott did not have the details until wednesday, when she released her ful statement. this was the scene asairfax moved through the capitol er day. he and governor northam have spoken by phone. and northam anderng have spoken. our coverage of the political crisis in f virginia is from over. aaron will be joining us live leiter thite later this morning with all of the developments. you can see more afrom the lawmakers on our nbc washington app and conbcwashingto >>> the border in arizona, temporarily closed. justin finch is at the live desk. what's going on? >> a u.s. custo officer shot a driver that refused to stop. and the associated press is reporting that the drisr died. this map showing where it went down, at the part of nogales in arizona. in a press release overnight, u.s. customs andorr protection officials say one of the officers was conductoug ound operations at the port. that officer tried to stop the truck before it went to the u.s. it sped away. during

watch presidential candidate cory booker, a self-described very good person, dismissed tyson completelys unimportant. >> i think we should be focusing on what is happening with the governor. right now my focus is calling on the governor to step down. >> tucker: he's got better things to focus on then some girl in california who was alleging sexual assault against one of his party mates. cory booker just a few months ago would be disgusted you just saw, back then, politics seemed more important than race politics but now it's the othere way around, it's the never ending car crash of intersection malady. here's a reminder of the way it once was. >> how we deal with survivors who come forward right now is unacceptable in the way we deal with this unfortunately allows for the continued darkness of this culture to exist and your brilliance shining light onto this speaking your truth is nothing short of heroic.ig >> tucker: it was short of heroic then, it was a light in the darkness of our culture that cory booker -- because once again, and incredibly good w person, way better than you, and h

vanessa tyson. >> tyson sayshat a kiss led to the 2004 assault. yesterday, she released inta graphic what she says occurred. in a statement, tyson went on to say, quote, i cannot believe, given my obvious distress, that mr. fairfax thought this forced sexual act was consensual. virginia senator tim kaine commented on this matter. >> youave to let someone that has been involvedn sexual assault, how to tell the story. until i read tstory, dr. tyson was not out telling her story. it's >> senator kaine has asked for govern northam to resign. we'll have the possible line of succession in the virginia statehouse, coming up in about ten minutes. >>> police fnd a car connected to a deadly hit-and-run. police are investigatings a murder. d.c. detectives say a driver used his car as aeapon to kill daniel olaya. it happenedueay night, along "t" street in northwest d.c. in the ledroit park neighborhood. >>> police arrested 30-year-old rental offutt in connection to a bus stop shooting. this happen monday near pennsylvania in southeast d.c. all of the victims

vanessa tyson" who is, of course, the fairfax accuser. of controversy here in richmond and there isn't too many people that have any idea how it will end up. >> dr. vanessa tyson, she's a tenured professor right now and is very, very detailed statement that she did release ryan nobles in richmond. let's bring back david swerdlick. the newspaper had the story for a while, they didn't publish it but now they're going in-depth. >> and our washington reporting was that we could not independently corroborate either lieutenant governor fairfax's or dr. tyson's story. that is what was reported out this week. but lieutenant governor fairfax made a statement over the weekend saying that the "washington post" reporting months ago had found inconsistencies and red flag which is is not consistent with our reporting. and that, i think, is why now lieutenant governor fairfax is facing more pressure, including from dr. tyson's statement which, as you said, was very detailed. >> democrats are in trouble. how big of a scandal. how big of a problem is this

vanessa tyson. d tyson says that a kiss the 2004 assault.esterday, she released in graphic detail what she says occurred. in a statement, tyson went on to say, quote, i cannot believe, given my obvious distress, that mr. fairfax thought this forced sexual act was consensual. virginia senatorenim kaine cod on this matter. >> you have to let someone that has been involved in sexual assault, how to tell the story. until i read the story, n dr. tys not out telling her story. it's serious. >> senat kaine has asked for governor northam to resign. t we'll ha possible line of ccession in the virginia statehouse, coming up in about ten minute >>> new this morning at prince george's county, students at charles herbert flowers high hool will not have their principal in the building today. newss justin finch has been tracking this case thisng mor he joins us live from the school with the latest. mood morning. >> reporter: gooing. we know two investigations are under way between prince ge ge county public schools and county police. both looking into this

." >>> professor vanessa tyson today agreed to meet with prosecutors in virginia.hen professor tyson spoke last night it was about the subject of sexual misconduct in general. she did not mention her own cl oault in 2004 by justin fairfax, now lieutenant governor of virginia. he says their encounter was consensual and threatened tyson with criminal charges if she continues to talk. tyson says through her attorney, she won't be bullied. >>> we are under a microclimate weather alert. take a look at sky ranger video of the guadalupe river in san jose,mall not a lot of water in there. today a much different story. nbc bay area's marianne favro is live in san jose with a look at how the city is gearing up for the next round of rain. marianne? >> reporter: look at this, this is the guadalupe river at al ma, considered one of san jose's top trouble spots. the reason is, it often gets clogged with big logs like the one you see here, and that can lead to flooding. this tree was no match for the heavy rains and winds. it came crashing down onto a fence, narrowly missing a ho

so walk away expect from the president trumpets and i to tyson barker is program director at the aspen institute think tank here in germany d.w. correspondent. joins us from washington oh well both let's start with you what do you expect. well as we heard in the piece before he is expected to promote this traditional message of unity something that we hear in nearly every state of the union address but it's going to be interesting to hear whether he falls into the usual political track everyone needs to unify but specifically behind my agenda of course we know that agenda has been extraordinarily divisive he could in fact touch on some topics that as we heard are a little more unifying between the parties topics such as infrastructure lowering health care costs possibly even throwing some bones the democrats talking about things like a pathway to citizenship for children who were brought to the country illegally but the big centerpiece is going to be the talk of border security and funding the border wall and the thing that everyone is teasing that we're hearing from various sources in

fairfax said tyson said this happened in 2004.e, if she wanted to press charges, is about to run out. yesterday she gave an indication she wants to do that. is that the only -- is that the best option -- i can't find the right word -- to have this investigated thoroughly, or did you see another way? >> well, i think if you're the lieutenant governor, that might be the best option, because the criminal case carries with it the burden of proof of beyond a reasonable doubt, which is a much higher standard than the burden of proof in the court of public opinion. >> let's come back to public opinion. he says after this alleged incident in 2004 -- there were no other witnesses in the hotel -- he said there was a phone call, and he gave unclear answers about whether there were texts. her answer was emphatic. she said there was communication in 2004, she has not spoken to him since. this was 14 years ago, 15 years ago. in your experience, could we find those phone records if they exist? >> probably. it depends if it's a cell phone, it mig

the clock is ticking for vanessa tyson. the statute of limitations in massachusetts is 15 years on sexual assault. she has until the summer to file a complaint there. >> shepard: one of the accusers spoke publicly last night, right? >> yeah, the first accuser, vanessa tyson, spoke at stanford. it was previously scheduled. she did mention -- didn't mention justin fairfax. she talked about women when they come forward, they have their credibility attacked, which is what happened to justin fairfax when she came forward. she talked about how she was inspired by christine blase ford's testimony on capitol hill when she brought allegations against justice brett kavanaugh. >> as she shook, we shook with her. as she told her story, we felt her pain that she so visibly demonstrated. yet we have this empathetic absorpti absorption. we see her bravery, see her strength, her vulnerability. we recognize and maybe perhaps that it helps us to see it in o ourself. >> now vanessa tyson is reported by the same legal firm that represented chr

founder, the late john william tyson. john spent his life building tyson foods into one of the world's leading food companies and was equally committed to serving northwest arkansas. womewome in 1931 -- mr. womack: in 1931 john tyson moved his family to springdale with only a nickel in his pocket. there he laid the foundation for a future fortune 100 company. john transformed the poultry industry. he developed a novel and transit feeding system, hatched chickens and produced commercial feed himself. with each new venture, john diversified and grew his business. in 1947, tyson feed and hatchery was incorporated. over time the business expanded to become the successful company that we know today. he exemplified the entrepreneurial spirit of our state. and it is for his contributions to the arkansas economy that he is being posthumously enshrined in the arkansas business hall of fame. i congratulate his family for this terrific honor. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the

vanessa tyson and today 2020 candidate senator kamala harris said this -- >> i think that the -- theter written by the woman reads as a credible account and i think there should be an investigation to get to the bottom of it and determine the facts. >> karen, wexton and harris are some of the high profile democrats that have spoken out. julian castro say there's needs to be an investigation but at this stage, do you think that they're saying, doing enough? >> at this point i do. this is -- this is a real test of where the country stands at this moment in the me too movement and also after what we all went through last year during the kavanaugh hearings. so i think that -- you know, i do think that what vanessa tyson is owed is a respectful hearing of her story. she's owed a thorough investigation. i must say -- and while they're circumstances are different in all of these cases, there are a lot of echos of christine blasey ford from last year and i think one of the real disappointing moments in all of this was the lieutenant governor's reaction because his first reaction was to smear

tyson has come forward with a detailed statement. we reported some of it i refer people to her statement to see the details. do you understand what it's like to be accused of sexual harassment. you have a lieutenant governor denying it and now under the gun and may not take over in is a regulars i gif thereis a resign. >> her claims to be taken respectfully. i can't comment on this, i don't know anything about it i know about black face, about the governor, i know about the legacy of segregation and discrimination. one thing to be on someone's face. it's shameful. when it's legislation, a judicial decision, bank policy that's when it really hurts. >> dana: one of the things you write about in the op ed is if people ask for forgiveness we believe in redevelopments. i think president trump said that last night. do you think this is a time when we maybe need to think about that, think about the entirety. should they resign or continue to work? >> well the people, the affected people must give the answer to that question. those who trust

tyson should be treated with respect.to a description of events that simply is not true. now, this allegation we should point out is uncorroborated, which is why the "washington post" chose not to publish it last year, when dr. tieson first approached them. that's what she said. steph? >> now let's go to the other two controversies a new blackface controversy, this time involving the state's attorney general who would be third in line to get the job as the governor. i guess second, second, so after ralph northam, the lieutenant governor, then him. what is he saying now? >> it looks like the attorney general is trying to get ahead of what would be bad news. so he is now admitting that in 1980, when he was a 19-year-old undergrad, he and a group of friends, he says put on wigs and brown makeup to dress as rappers, who they liked to listen to at the time. the political problem that he faces, on saturday, he thought that governor northam should resign over his own blackface scandal. here is that statement from mark. if we can

i want to read what his accuser, vanessa tyson, said, "what started as consensual kissing quickly turnedsexual assault." should goes on to -- she goes on to give a graphic account of being forced to perform oral sex on justin fairfax. he denies itnd said, "i take this situation seriously and continue to believe dr. tyson should be treated with respectgr but i cannot with a description of events that is simply not true." where does this leave number two democrat justin fairfax? in the era of me too, lar, in the post-brett kavanaugh period, where does this leave him? larry: it leaves him in deep trouble and damaged fo future, even if this cannot be aoven one way or the othe it probably can't. this was 2004 and there were no temporary witnesses -- no contemporary witnesses or contemporaneous testimony. although the senioan african-amerfficeholder in virginia, congressman bobby scott, today he said he knew some of it was true. he had dated this woman a coupnd of years agoad heard the account then. so less than a week ago, this umafrican-americanr two in virginia was on the verge of taking th

for his peter as events former heavyweight world champion tyson furious signed a huge broadcast deal with e.s.p.n. reported to be worth one hundred three million dollars but this could jeopardize a potential rematch with beyonce wilder or a fight with anthony joshua while they're already has a long term t.v. deal with e.s.p.n.'s rival showtime and joshua is signed up with the streaming service design theory and while they have been in negotiations since they first fight ended in a draw back in december joshua is set to make his u.s. debut against jerome at madison square garden in june we're joined now by combat sports journalist with the daily telegraph and broadcaster gareth a davies from london via skype eric good to have you with us he is a former heavyweight world champion tyson theory but has been largely ineffective in the last few years how deserving is he of a deal like this. well i think it's amazing greta thank you for having me on and i saw tyson fury today i went along to the press conference at bt sports headquarters in the olympic park here in london fully expecting th

i think miss tyson is saying something broader. i think she's been a victim of sexual abuse prior to this, and now this. any of a a second accuser who says not only was justin fairfax involved, but then she points to a basketball player at duke and says maybe he had abused her as well. >> kennedy: she also said she had filed a complete with the university. they said they are looking into it and trying to figure out if there is, in fact, a paper trail. >> juan: i must say, for a lot of people it's like, "wow it, justin fairfax has been around." and he says he's being smeared. but you listen to the passion of this dr. tyson, and i don't think she's playing games. >> kennedy: i don't think so either. you can't necessarily tell -- it's always difficult, and that's why you have to be a little bit more sensitive sometimes. of course, it's politically inconvenient, but if these allegations are in fact true, what do you do? >> melissa: i think that's why you have to have an investigation of some type. juan is exactly right. it doesn't matt

tyson, ms. watson to testify.wilalso be inviting lieutenant governor fairfax to testify. >> repter: it's been exactly two weeks since the second of two women came forward to accuse the lieutenant governor of sex assault, alleged incidents that took place in 2000 and 2004, incidents justin fairfax say were consensual encounters. both women have said t their attorneys they want to tell their story to the general assembly. >> the last three or four days, the victims have constantly asked us to do our dut >> reporter: vanessa tyson has also said she'll speak to law enforcement in boston, where that alleged assault occurred. house democratic leaders and some membe blasted the gop announcement. they say the criminal justice system is the right place for an inquiry. >> the justice and the due process that we seek should be by a law enforcement entity, n by individuals who will be on the ballot in november. >> reporter: this democratic delegate, a sex assault survivor himself, takes a diffent view. >> survivors of sexual

the accuser, vanessa tyson, is a fellow at stanford. she says she came forward with "tremendous anguish". she says she had gone to fairfax's hotel room to "retrieve documents" and that after consensual kissing.. he forced her into having oral sex with him. fairfax denies the allegation.. does anybody think it's any coincidence that on the eve of my potentially being elevated that that's when this uncorroborated smear comes out? does anybody believe that's a coincidence? a stanford bio says tyson is researching the political discourse surrounding sexual assault and the unique identities of sexual assault survivors. tonight: new clues.. that could help catch a bay area serial killer. investigators just released the sketch on the right. it shows what the killer might look like now... more than 40 years later. san francisco police believe a serial killer known as the doodler...murder ed at least 5 men in the city in the 19- 70's. investigators believe the killer targed gay, white men. a chilling phone call to police reveals when one caller

important that so many women like professor tyson are coming forward and saying enough is enough and we cannot have elected officials who have been involved in this kind of behavior. >> now, the statement, doctor tyson says she will not be discussing her accusations against fairfax and will not deviate from the discussion as originally intended and promoted . in fact, her lawyer says after she released her statement that it was the last she would be speaking on the subject. my fear atstanford >>> i am john remus where the shooting of amount line has sparked a debate about the responsibility of homeowners living on edld eas. i will have that story coming up. >>> i am worried that we will get stuck and will not be able to get out. >> concerns about the neighborhood getting more crowded with the warriors plans. ♪ they say you should always listen to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland. >>> there is a

vanessa tyson. meanwhile state lawmakers attempt to find some way to get the business of this government complete. >> ryan, thank you for that. if the scandal brings down virginia's top three government officials, a republican would take the state's top office. house of delegates speaker kirk cox is fourth in line for governor. >>> planet earth just emerged from the fourth hottest year ever recorded. according to the nasa and noaa, 18 of the hottest 19 years have occurred since 2001. the warming driven largely by increased carbon monoxide emissions and other greenhouse gases caused by human activity. many countries suffered through extreme weather and climate events in 2018, but the united states was hit particularly hard. there were 14 separate weather and climate disasters that caused $1 billion in damage or more last year. >>> wall street waiting for the federal reserve to decide when and if it will raise interest rates in 2019, the former fed chief janet yellen told cnbc yesterday that the feder

tyson. i ask that all three of us be respected during this process. >>> meredithn watnd vanessa tyson say they're prepared to testify if impeachment proceedings against justin fairfax move forward. both of them say they stand ready to publicly refute his claims that the interactions were consensual. >>> in nezuela, suffering through its own national crisis, the man who still holds power and the man who says he t is legitimate president. kerry sanders has been following it all in caracas. >> reporter: president juan guaido at churchy. toda the 35-year-old mobbed by supporters. >> he is the one. nobody else. >> reporter: juan guaido and nicolas maduro both claim to be venezuela's president. tens of thousands rallied for maduro this weekend. those on his side, the 200 commanding generals. in a country where hunger now drives allegiance, romadu's subsidized food program becomes erratic. street markets still sell but astonishingly high prices. food is scarce for everyone. month-old camilla weighs

vanessa tyson, and meredith watson.g his northern virginia home, flatly denies both allegations. in a new statement writing, i call on all appropriate and impartial investigatory authorities, including the fbi, to investigate fully and thoroughly the allegations against me by ms. watson and dr. tyson. i ask that all three of us be respected during this process." now meredith watson and vanessa tyson say they're prepared to testify if impeachment proceedings against justin fairfax move forward. both women say they stand ready to publicly refute his claims that the encounters were completely consensus wall. philip? >> all right, geoff, thank you. >>> a lawyer for the publisher of "the national enquirer" is speaking out in a heated public battle with amazon founder jeff bezos, the richest man in the world. we go to nbc's morgan chesky. >> reporter: a scandal ripped from the pages of a tabloid, involving the world's richest man and nude selfies. the attorney for "the inquirer's" ceo david pecker cut to the chase. >> it abso

vanessa tyson, and meredith watson.aving his northern virginia home, flatly denies both allegations. in a new statement writing, i call on all appropriate and impartial investigatory authorities, including the fbi, to investigate fully and thoroughly the allegations against me by ms. watson and dr. tyson. i ask that all three of us be respected during this process." now meredith watson and vanessa tyson say they're prepared to testify if impeachment proceedings against justin fairfax move forward. both women say they stand ready to publicly refute his claims that the encounters were completely consensual. philip? >> all right, geoff, thank you. >>> a california mother who rushed into her burning home to save her four children has died. bakersfield firefighters say they were able to rescue four children, but one person was left inside the home. the family's pastor told reporters the mother was not home when the fire started and that she rushed in trying to save her kids. the four children suffered minor injuries. investi

vanessa tyson -- the first woman to come forward against fairfax -- spoke at a symposium last night atrett tending now in richmond, virginia, with the latest. garrett? >> harris, this was vanessa tyson's first public appearance and she came forward with allegations against lieutenant governor justin fairfax. she was already scheduled to speak at the symposium prayed last night she did not mention lieutenant governor justin fairfax by name. she did not talk about her allegations against him. at one point she did describe how she was inspired while watching christine blasey ford's congressional testimony over the alleged sexual assault by justice brett kavanaugh. >> as she shook, we shook with her. as she told her story, we felt the pain that she so visibly demonstrated. and yet we have this empathetic absorption, because we see her bravery. we see her strength. we see her vulnerability. and we recognize it. maybe perhaps it helps us to see it in ourselves. >> tyson's attorneys are encouraging regina lawmakers to investigate the allegations against fairfax, and we learn today that the di

tyson. virginia congresswoman jennifer wexton tweeted, "i believe dr. vanessa tyson." this scandal is also raising new similarities to allegations against now supreme court justice brett kavanaugh by dr. christine blasey ford. dr. tyson has hired the same attorneys who represented dr. ford. the lieutenant governor has retained the same law firm that represented justice kavanaugh. >> judge napolitano: you can't make that part of it up. i think they hired these people, these lawyers, because these lawyers were very astute at p.r. as well as whatever legal issue issues. as melissa said earlier, i don't know what the legal issues are. they could be no impeachment hearing for lieutenant governor fairfax at which professor tyson would testify. because this happened before he was in office. so i don't know in what forum, other than the public arena -- >> harris: that matters -- speech he would be defamation or something? >> judge napolitano: a but you have to start a lawsuit, you're talking two years before somebody would be tried. >> harris: that's why the arena matters. bec

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