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Racist and never okay, no matter the party affiliation. we cannot stand for such behavior, which is why the naacp is calling to the resignation of virginia governor ralph northam. do you -- does his apology, the video apology which was more comprehensive, in which he does not make any excuses and acknowledges the harm that he did, does that have any impact on your thinking about this? >> well, i think its important that he actually made the statement. however, our position remains the same. 1984...

Damage this conduct has caused. im ready to do that important work. >> who is is speaking out on this? >> we have gotten reaction from many different corners here. its been fast and furious all night especially this last hour. this photo was first reported by big league politics. its a conservative news outlet this afternoon calling for his resignation. over the last hour, we have heard from powerful allies of northam calling for his resignation. you have the naacp. they are tweeting black face ...

Gilibrand. black face in any manner is always racist and never okay, no matter the party affiliation, question not stand for such behavior which is why the ncaap is calling for resignation of ralph northam. the governor made comments about abortion bill. now, if the government decides not to resign, theres also the option that he could be impeached but legal psychological years discuss whether photo from 30 years ago amounts to impeachable offense. neil: the president in mar-a-lago where likely ...

>> reporter: calls tonight for virginias governor to resign because of this photo. one person in black face. one in a ku klux klan robe. its part of democrat ralph northams 1984 medical school yearbook page. and tonight, the governor is acknowledging he is one of those people although in the disclosing which one. tonight the naacp is calling on northam to resign, saying black face is always racist, no matter the party affiliation. it comes as northam, who is also a doctor, under fire for his com...

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, but i accept responsibility for my past actions and i am ready to do the hard work of regaining your trust. i have spent the past year as your governor fighting for a virginia that works better for all people. i am committed to continuing that fight through the remainder of my term and living up to the expectations you set for me when you e...

I made, nor can i undo the harm my behavior caused then or today. but i accept responsibility for my past actions and i am ready to do the hard work for regaining your trust. >> many big named democrats have started calling on northam to resign. one of his predecessors, former democratic governor phil murphy of new jersey did so tonight on the air with chris toews, kamala harris says, he should go. and this from the president of live the naacp, and we quote "blackface in any manner is always rac...

Trust. >> many big named democrats have started calling on northam to resign. his fellow democratic governor phil murphy of new jersey did so tonight on the air with chris toews, kamala harris says, he should go. and this from the president of the naacp and we quote "black face in any manner is always racist and never okay. no matter the party affiliation. we cannot stand for such behavior which is why the naacp is calling for the resignation of ralph northam." with us to talk about all of it, b...

To serve? >> jessica: absolute should produce serving your country. presidents come and go and its not about political affiliation. i hope he is reading those briefings and taking them to heart. when we watch something, it happens. >> kat: melissa, some democrats are coming out of think of the relationship between president trump and the intelligence community accounts to national security threat. what do you think about comments like those? >> melissa: i mean, when you go hyperbolic it undermin...

♪ >> martha: 2020 election is rapidly approaching, believe it or not. still a ways away but starting to get a lot of attacks. the new poll suggests that voters actually in both parties favor moving their party a bit to the right. look at these numbers that just came out. 53% of democrats want their party to be a bit more moderate. and then look at the republican side. 58% of republicans say that they would like to see their party more conservative. so tonight, we want to get the real story fro...

What the foundation of our nation from our founders was based on. so im very happy that debbie dingell has made this a priority to say were not going to investigate it or think about it. pretty much dead on arrival. >> sandra: what does it say more broadly? >> the fastest growing religious group in america are the nones, people who express no religious affiliation. many of them are part of the democratic party. you see with these moves the democrats moving away from any support of organized trad...