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>> thank you. sorry i had to call this press conference. shannon: that was north carolina congressman bob etheridge responding to video showing him having a confrontation with young men. he said he was tired and it had been a long time, but he says none of that was an excuse. he apologized. when asked if he would apologize to those young men. he said if i knew who when were i would. the gulf oil spill putting the energy policies fronts and center. front and center. to keep in balance after 50,

Regret -- deeply and profoundly regret my reaction. i always tried to treat people from all viewpoints with respect no matter how inrulessive and partisan our d no matter how intrusive and partisan our politics have birmingham. i have and always will work to promote a civil public discourse. we'll be hearing from him in a matter of minutes. but he's up for reelection against a rough can in north carolina. bob etheridge is defending his conduct now. his conduct didn't just happen today or yesterday, but last friday and it's gone viral on the internet. shannon: we'll bring folks that press confe...

Shannon: we are awaiting a news conference from north carolina congressman bob etheridge. he was caught on amateur video a few days tea go, he got involved in a physical confrontation with a young man. here is the news conference. >> i want to call this press conference so i could say personally how i apologize for my actions. they were unacceptable. i have served the people of north carolina for a long time. no matter how partisan and no matter how difficult things get

Brad woodhouse a democratic spokesman said this was a republican party tracking operation. if it wasn't a party tracker or an intern, why is the face blurred? you know it was a right wing blog, they would be put -- a lot of people saying wait, hold on, this guy was put out to do this by the republican party. but it's interesting we don't know who the folks who took this video are, this late in the process. you would think they would want some notoriety. so it's going to be interesting to see what happens from here on out. bob etheridge is pretty safe. he won his district with 57% of the vote. ...

Kennedy's life. we all suspected he lived under threats his entire life. now we know for sure. the fbi revealed over 2,000 pages in ted's file. here's a letter sent to ted in 1968 after his brother robert was assassinated. it reads don't run for president or vice president or you will be shot dead, too. the threats came from individuals, anonymous people, the ku klux klan and other organizations, there are also allegations of an alleged mafia plot to kill the normer senator who passed away a year ago. north carolina congressman bob etheridge apologized today for assaulting a man on the str...