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Governor Ralph Northam, 73rd Governor of Virginia

In the best interest of the commonwealth of virginia for the lieutenant governor to remain in his role. as i mentioned, this is a fast developing story tonight. joining us now is a member of the house of delegates and house democratic caucus chair. delegate herring, thank you for joining us. this story is moving very quickly. >> thank you for having me, rachel. it is a difficult time. >> let me get your top line reaction. let's not talk about governor northam for a second and the allegations against him. what is your overall assessment about the allegations and how he's handled these allegatio...

Developing story tonight. joining us now is a member of the house of delegates and house democratic caucus chair. delegate herring, thank you for joining us. this story is moving very quickly. >> thank you for having me, rachel. it is a difficult time. >> let me get your top line r x reaction. let's not talk about governor northam for a second and the allegations against him. what is your overall assessment about the allegations and how he's handled these allegations thus far? >> right. my assessment is, you know, victims need to be heard. they are very serious allegations. while the governor ...

Have. i just that's why my caucus asked him to step down. it's time. and i understand that he wants to understand and learn the black person, i understand he's reading roo"roots" but i suggese also read for colored girls who considered suicide when the rain wasn't enough. things that are happening in the commonwealth with the allegations of lieutenant governor, we're tearing open wounds that have been try to heel. >> thank you very much, delegate herring. let me bring in my tangle. john elgin from "the new york times." he's in virginia, by the way. alex hefner, host of nationally as i understa...

Shocking and it's disgusting. and again, he needs to resign. think about this. and think, what credibility does he have when negotiating trade agreements for the commonwealth, when dealing with legislators, because honestly, for me, that will always be in the back of my mind. >> that's the reality. skpu and you would have to work with him every single day. so when he says, i'll go when i can't effectively governor, what you're saying is, that time passed and it passed a few days ago. >> it passed a few days ago. he cannot effectively governor now. it is time to step aside. and i know it's hard...