Evms Yearbook News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

I'm glad you point out that 1984 wasn't all that long ago. let's listen to what he said. >> while i did not appear in this photo, i am not surprised by its appearance in the evms yearbook. in the place and time where i grew up, many actions that we rightfully recognize as abhorrent today were commonplace. >> that is just a lie. i am sorry, but that is a lie. in 1984, there was a tremendous amount of activity and enthusiasm and excitement over the possibility of the first african-american president. there is no way in the world he can say that he didn't know better. now, i also question both sc...

Running what kind of things shut our people look into. obviously there's opposition research on the other side. but i will tell you, no, i didn't ever really think about that there would be anything offensive in my evms yearbook. this literally hit me like a ton of bricks last night, it totally caught me off-guard. it was something i wasn't expecting. to your point, the people who do that kind of research, perhaps they should have looked at that. >> reporter: you said that the competition in san antonio, the dance competition, you danced the moonwalk. >> that's right. >> reporter: are you stil...

It is disgusting. it is offensive. it is racist. and it was my responsibility to recognize and prevent it from being published in the first place. i recognize that many people will find this difficult to believe. the photo appears with others i submitted, on a page with my name on it. even in my own statement yesterday, i conceded that, based on the evidence presented to me at the time, the most likely explanation, that it was indeed me in the photo. in the hours since i made my statement yesterday, i reflected with my family and classmates from the time and affirmed my conclusion that i am no...

A clean environment reflect those priorities. as this conversation moves forward, i want to hear from virginians from every walk of life about how we can fight even harder to build a virginia that they deserve. before i take questions, i want to take this opportunity to apologize to the many people who have been hurt by this episode and mistakes that i have made in the past. i am ready to earn your forgiveness and i am ready to begin today. thank you and i look forward to your questions. >> reporter: you're saying that you had no idea this racist photo existed before it surfaced 24 hours ago? ...

Belongs to me. it is disgusting. it is offensive. it is racist. and it was my responsibility to recognize and prevent it from being published in the first place. i recognize that many people will find this difficult to believe. the photo appears with others i submitted on a page with my name on it. even in my own statement yesterday, i conceded that, based on the evidence presented to me at the time. the most likely explanation that it was indeed me in the photo in the hour since i made my statement yesterday, i reflected with my family and classmates from the time and affirmed my conclusion t...