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Day of black history month. we are in a difficult time. and this is not, in many ways, this is not about politics, it's about what we saw. these pictures with ralph northam, 25 yards old, 1984, it is horrific. one of the things that i agree with the statement they put out is that it is a scab. it is a reminder of the racism, the slavery, jim crowe, this country's original sin and that is why ralph northam cannot make it through the weekend. let's not forget that one of the constituents th constituencies that got him into office, can you imagine the betrayal that you may feel as a virginia blac...

That brings us to the democrat who would take over if governor northam would resign, that would be justin fairfax. if governor northam resigns, it would be governor fairfax that would serve out his term and be eligible to run for a full term in 2021. there is only two african american governors in the history of the united states. if ralph northam resigns, justin forfax would become the third. that fact in the potential history to be made cannot be helpful to northam's bid to hang on. the naacp, tim scott of south carolina condemned the photo and said the people of virginia will make their voi...

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 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 elected me to serve. thank you. >> that the the virgin's the vi tonight. he amended the statement for that extraordinary statement you saw on video saying clearly there, he does intend to serve out his term. apparently, he does n...

Is that putting more pressure on him? >> that's an interesting way to put it, good way to put it. you're too young but those who are older like me remember that nixon hung on as long as he did because he had an insurance policy in his vice president. ralph northam is much less lucky. he doesn't have an insurance policy because justin fairfax is a very intelligent able guy that would make a good governor. he is african american, which would help to heel the wounds caused by this terrible incident that floored all of us that know ralph northam. i couldn't imagine this could be part of his past, ...

This is not -- in many ways this isn't about politics, it's about what we saw -- these pictures with ralph northam when he was 25 years old in 1984 is incredibly disturbing, it's shameful, it's horrific, because one of the things i really agree with with the virginia legislative black caucus, the statement they put out, is that it is a scab, it is a reminder of the racism, the slavery, jim crow, this country's original sin, and that's why ralph northam cannot make it through the weekend. i do not believe that is going to happen. and let's not forget, one of the constituencies that got him into...