years old, african-american, has a lot of respect, it sounds like, within the state and within the democratic party as well. if he were to take over, what would he need to do in order to heal the state and move past this? >> i know lieutenant-governor fairfax. he is a very good man, a great leader and a rising star in the democratic party. he knows how to bring people together, virginians and many americans, troubled by all of this, would benefit from the kind of leadership that the lieutenant-governor would bring, lieutenant-governor fairfax. this is a bizarre situation. i think as terry mcauliffe said. you know whether you painted your face black or you had a hood on. that's a memorable circumstance. a, he's badly handle this, and b, he does need to resign, no question about it. we can talk about redemption and second chance, all of that. his own statement by the cnn