His yearbook and he was among the images there. Take a listen. 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. Im deeply sorry. I cannot change the decisions i made, nor can i undo the harm my behavior caused then and today. Well hear from the governor, Governor Northam, in about an hour and a half, which is when hes scheduled to address the cameras, address the public. And of course well bring that to you live as it happens. Meantime, lets start with cnns jessica dean in richmond, virginia. So youre there outside of the governors man shmansion. We know there were protesters. Reporter thats right, protesters were here this morning. Its a little quiet as we get closer to when were expecting to hear that statement from the governor at 2 30. But you know what, i go back to that video, that you just played everyone, where he was talking about my behavior, you know, the thing i did. And today now, the governor coming out and saying i dont believe it was me, it wasnt me. I believe the photos were mixed up, according to the source we have talked to, and were also hearing from his spokesperson. He will not resign today. Let me set the backdrop amongst him coming out or the spokesperson saying hes not going to resign. He has lost the support of the virginia legislative black caucus. Of the Virginia House and senate democrats. Of the Democratic Party of virginia. Also, former Governor Terry mcauliffe under whom Ralph Northam served as Lieutenant Governor has come out and asked him to resign as well. All these groups calling for the governor to resign. Not to mention a host of the 2020 candidates who have come out and called for his resignation as well as Vice President joe biden and others. And i want to take you back also to the original statement put out. It read, earlier today, a website published a photo of me from my 1984 medical School Yearbook in a costume that is clearly racist and offensive. I am deeply sorry for the decision i made to appear in this photo. That was the original apology yesterday. Right now, as we wait to hear from the governor, he is telling people, according to a source, that is not him in the photo. That he believes the photos were mixed up. A lot more to come from virginia as we wait to hear from the governor himself. Jessica dean, thank you so much. Were going to take that live when it happens. Lets talk more about this. Political activist vivian page. Glad you could be with us. Describe for me that what is like for you. You have known this governor since he first ran for office and now to see this image and to hear his words last night and now to hear him apparently tell a colleague thats not a photo of him, what is this like for you . Well, its been difficult for me because ive known ralph since he entered politics in 2006. When he entered politics, it seems like he was going to be certainly a good democrat of how he was going to represent the party and represent the people within the area. So ralph lives not far from me. Ive known him and worked with him all these years. This has been one of the most disappointing things ive ever seen. Ive never quite experienced Something Like this. The other thing i will mention is ralph and i are one year apart in age. Being one year apart in age means i know what i was doing in 1984 and i certainly was not doing that. So do you remember roughly what you were doing in 1984 . I mean, i remember, i was a College Student at that time in 1984 and his first one of his first responses was, you know, that he doesnt really recall which one he could have been in this photograph and 30 years ago, you know, you might remember if you were in that photograph which one you were. So what did you think about that sentiment from him . Well, i thought that was a little bit unusual. Because of course in 1984, choosing photographs to be on a page is something that you would actually have known that you did. Whether or not ralph is in either one of those costumes is not what is relevant to me. Whats relevant to me is he made a choice to include those pictures. And that kind of behaviors not acceptable. Its not acceptable certainly in 2019. But it wasnt acceptable back in 1984 either. I was three years out of college. Ralph was in medical school. I was working. I was contributing to society and doing all those things that people do when theyre 24 years old. Ralph was 25. He should have known better. Yes, so some of the things he has said in the Statement Last night, you know, that photo does not reflect the person i am today. He did even say that photo of me, you know, i cant change the decisions i made. So today hes schedule to speak at 2 30. What are you hoping he will say . Well, my number one thing i want him to say is hes resigning. Ive been very clear that you cant possibly lead the Diverse Party that is the Democratic Party and have this kind of thing in your background. I understand, i do really truly understand forgiveness and i understand people, i really do. I am willing to accept ralph today might not be the person he was back then. But the other part of it is that was unacceptable behavior then. So thats where im hung up. That was unaccessibbeing aalasb septemberable behavior. So to break away from our racist past. Virginia has a long history of not being the most welcoming place to be. Right and he was a medical student at eastern virginia medical school, in medical school to potentially take care of people, all people. Theres a hippocratic oath that would be taken upon completion. So this image being representation of him on his page in that yearbook. You talk about how confusing this is for you as a friend. Earlier, i spoke with the chair of the, you know, virginia legislative black caucus. Mr. Bagby. He described it as being hurtful and painful. And he still referred to him as a friend. But that he thought the right thing to do would be for Governor Northam to step down. If he does not resign what if anything can the governor say to help heal so many who have been pained by this image . Im not sure he can say anything to be perfectly honest. This image is just so offensive. Yes, it certainly has been hurtful to those of us who have worked with ralph who have known ralph for his entire political career. Its been extremely hurtful. But i dont know how he can say anything that is going to mitigate that. The only thing he should say is i apologize to the people of virginia and i resign because i can no longer be a leader. You refer to the governor as ralph, so this is hes in a neighbor, what can i say. This is personal for you, absolutely. Very much so. Vivian page, thank you. Appreciate your thoughts, appreciate it. Thank you for having me. Of course. We will be carrying the g governors comments. Again, theyre scheduled for 2 30. Still ahead, President Trump slams House Speaker nancy pelosi as rigid, im quoting him, as rigid. He hints at a new strategy to get his wall. What is that strategy . And will it work . [clap, clap] hey, jen, which tie says, trustworthy but also fun . Gold down, oil up. Oil down, gold up. This is too busy. We need to make sure people can actually use this stuff. Which one says, hours of free Live Streaming coverage without cable or subscription fees . Aluminum, aluminum . You ready, zack . Oh, were ready. Welcome to the show. Lets make finance make sense. This is the averys trying the hottest new bistro. Erys. Wait. And the hottest taqueria . And the hottest. What are those . Oh, pierogis . And this is the averys wondering if eating out is eating into saving for their first home. 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She doesnt want the wall. Shes costing the country hundreds of billions of dollars. Because whats happening is when you have a porous border and you have drugs pouring in and you have people dying all over the country because of people like nancy pelosi who dont want to give proper Border Security for political reasons, shes doing a Terrible Service to our country. Democrats and republicans have less than two weeks to work out agreement and avert another Government Shutdown, but the president says the talks are, im quoting now, a waste of time. Cnn White House ReporterSarah Westwood is in west palm beach, florida, where the president is spending this weekend at mara l lago. Democrats are responding to trumps attack against pelosi. Thats right, democrats are pushing back on the suggestion from President Trump they dont back any kind of Border Security and theyre slammingth president for leaving the door open to a sce second Government Shutdown later this month when funding runs dry. Accusing trump of twisting democrats position on Border Security. After trump claims pelosi is just playing political games by opposing the wall. Those two leaders have been trading insults. They havent actually met face to face since january 9th. When trump got up and left when talks werent going his way. Thats obviously all going to change on tuesday when trump goes to capitol hill to deliver his state of the union address. Pelosi responded quickly threw a spokesman yesterday to trumps comments to cbs about the spokesman saying in a statement, President Trumps recklessness didnt make us safer, it undermined our security, with 35 days of Border Patrol agents, fbi agents and Homeland Security personnel missing paychecks. Democrats have put forward strong, smart and effective Border Security solutions in the bipartisan Conference Committee. While the president still refuses to take a second shutdown off the table. He goes on to say the president s wild and predictable misrepresentations about democrats and Border Security do not doing make our country safer. Trump has called those negotiations a waste of time. Hes saying he has low expectations that well see any kind of breakthrough from those talks. Congressional democrats did put forward their opening offer on wednesday. It contained billions of dollars for Border Security item like new technology, like beefing up security at ports of entry, but it did not include one single penny for the wall. Not even for repairs to existing fences. Basically inclauuded nothing th President Trump could try to spin as a victory for his administration. With two weeks left in this negotiating period, trump is referring again to his threats to declare a National Emergency. Lets talk further about all this. With me right now, cnn political analyst rachel bad and molly ball. Good to see both of you. Rachel, the president is calling the speaker, you know, bad, very bad for our country and hes just days away from entering her house, so to speak, upon her invitation for the state of the union on tuesday. I mean this does not set the stage very well for, you know, cordial pleasantries, nor does it set the stage for any kind of cordial negotiations. Yes, definitely not going forward, like a lot of democrats are calling the president a sore loser here. The truth is pelosi very much defeated trump on this whole shutdown. He said he was not going to reopen the government until he got his border wall and pelosi held out and time and pressure just bore down on the president and he ended up reopening the government without getting a single dollar for his border wall. Obviously, hes angry with pelosi. We it comes to going forward, this does not bode well about any idea of bipartisan deal on inf infrastructure. Theres been talk about can pelosi and trump do something about infrastructure, lowering Prescription Drug prices. This has soured their relationship and its not going to bode well for them trying to Work Together throughout the year. Its very confusing because it seems as though the image of the ground stop, all the airlines, that kind of interruption during the shutdown is what may have moved the president. But i dont know, in his mind, that was such a long time ago hes forgotten about it . Because hes already now talking about another possible shutdown, you know, if he doesnt get his wall or at least declare a National Emergency and this, despite reportedly Mitch Mcconnell, you know, the Senate Majority leader apparently cautioning him against Something Like that. So is this just bluster perhaps in that latest new cbs interview or are we really seeing hes going to do his own thing, the president . I dont think we know yet honestly, i dont think he knows yet. We see the president thinking out loud, trying to feel out his options, staking out a negotiating position. You dont want to walk into a negotiation like this and say youre willing to give up everything so hes not going to take things off the table before the negotiation has begun. I think its important to remember as rachel said the president did lose this last round. The democrats position was reopen the government, then well talk, then well negotiate. But they never said then well give you the wall. Specifically said even when you reopen the government, were still not giving you the wall. The negotiation, however, really is not between donald trump and nancy pelosi right now. The negotiation is between the members of congress, democrats and republicans who are on that Conference Committee and whatever back channel talks may be going on. Right, and where are they . On, you know, negotiations . We heard it from so many lawmakers who said, you know, lets just figure this out. Republicans and democrats figure this stuff out but of course, you know, what will be needed ultimately is the president s endorsement on it. Thats right. Wouldnt be that hard for them to figure out if they knew the president would go along with what they come up with. You did hear i actually thought there was a softening of the president s position in that cbs interview. Because what you heard him talking about, he said barrier, but he really deemphasized the wall. He talked much more about we need Border Security and so if he if they can talk him off of the specifically the wall concept, if they can convince him he tweeted the other day that the wall was already being built, that we just needed to finish it. He reiterated it yesterday, right . Unclear whether that is its being disputed. Its not new wall. It may be repairs to existing barriers. But yesterday, you know, from that table, you know, with dhs secretary right alongside him, he still was talking about the need for a wall. Thats right. I mean, democrats and republicans would happily get together behind something that wasnt a wall but was some kind of Border Security barrier stuff. Yes. The question is whether the president will endorse it. That was the question the first time around too. I just want to add in there, i feel like th