that the white house message machine was essentially saying they were standing behind the president s remarks. they did not deny the president s remarks. they even suggested that the president would be backed up by his base and they would support him for those words. then the whole thing changed and the president now denying especially what he had to say about the haitians. this is also the eighth anniversary of the earthquake in haiti which makes the president s statements if you believe he said something about haitians an issue. it certainly does. joe johnson at the white house. thank you so much. i want to discuss we have a lisa as well as chris, a republican strategist and back as well with the ag of d.c. and also we have josh dubois, a contributor who worked on faith, race, and community partnerships under the obama administration.
there s no statute of limitations. ken cuccinelli, does the president need to say something firm, direct more direct soon? yes. as information becomes available, we already have more information here at the end of the day than was had in the middle of the day and you re seeing action by the administration in the form of a civil rights record. as we head into this week, into the business week, you ll hear more and more pointedly from the white house and from the president on this subject and i fully expect that. we need to hear like van said, we need to hear that from the president. josh, we ve got 90 seconds level. your last thought? sure. i think is a time for moral clarity.
turn to each other and not on each other and i hope the president leads there and doesn t lag there. van jones, josh dubois and ken cuccinelli, thank you for your passion tonight and your input and those moments when you all did listen, that was great, too. thanks a lot. cnn s live coverage. breaking news in virginia continues in just a moment. looking for balance in your digestive system? try align probiotic. for a non-stop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. get 24/7 digestive support, with align. the #1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. also in kids chewables. upeace of mind.s we had a power outage for five days total. we lost a lot of food. we actually filed a claim with usaa to replace that spoiled food. and we really appreciated that. we re the webber family and we are usaa members for life. fothere s a seriousy boomers virus out there that s been almost forgotten.
what they were saying, why didn t you do something? and unfortunately it s very difficult because we can t police thoughts here. you re looking at the scene where the alleged murder took place. a couple cars just towed away. three cars were banged up. the suspect allegedly drove his car into that crowd killing a 32-year-old woman. and again, the breaking news is that there s a civil rights investigation right now. the department of justice announcing that a short time ago. james galiano, thank you for helping us understand the legal implications here. i want to bring back in van jones, josh dubois and ken cuccinelli. we re going to go to the attorney general every time we get new pieces of legal