today after race scandals and sex scandals have thrown the government into a state of uncertainty. at this hour, governor ralph northam continues to defy calls to resign. there are new explosive reports about the sexual assault allegations against the lieutenant governor, justin fairfax and the state person attorney general has disclosed he also once appeared in blackface. president trump weighing in today. tweeting democrats at the top are killing the great state of virginia. if the three failing politicians were republicans, far stronger action would be taken. virginia will come back home, republican in 2020. nbc s jeff bennett remains on duty for us there in richmond in that state s capitol. jeff, clearly the sexual assault allegations against the lieutenant governor justin fairfax are being scrutinized now that the woman accusing him has broken her silence. let s start with that particular scandal. what can you tell us about the lieutenant governor?
border security. the president tweeting democrats are saying that daca is not worth it and won t don t want to include it in talks. many hispanics will be coming over to the republican side. watch. his prediction may be right because our next guest is a daca recipient and agrees that a wall would work. so, why joining us right now from scottsdale, arizona daca recipient alario. good morning to you. happy new year. good to see you again. steve: refresh folk s memory how did you come to this country. i came here when i was a year old. my mom brought me here through no fault of my own. i couldn t make my own decision. i grew up undocumented. i grew up homeless. i have grew up without a father and rough neighborhood. it was my conservative values that made me who i am today. as a result i m a first generation college graduate. i have an incredible job as well. well. pay taxes.
he wants to. i have the absolute right to do it. reporter: washington is in a deadlock. and the white house has started exploring ways to pay for the wall without congress. after talks with democrats went nowhere. the only way you will stop it. the only way to stop it. without question, with a very powerful wall or steel barrier. reporter: despite warnings, trump could face a lengthy legal battle if he did use his emergency producers. senator lindsey graham urged him to do so after their meeting tweeting democrats don t want to make a deal and will never support a border wall. mr. president, declare a national emergency now. build a wall now. that comment despite graham saying last week a national emergency was a quote fallback position. but not all republicans are on board, including senator chuck grassley, who said the president should not do it. i think it might be a bad
stop it, the only way to stop it without question is with a very powerful wall or steel barrier. trump could face a lengthy battle. tweeting democrats don t want to make a deal and will never support a border wall. that comment saying a national emergency was a fall-back position. vice president mike pence who has lead negotiations on capitol hill paid a visit to the customs and protection headquarters today. i also know we do this in the midst of a partial government
exposed himself to her at a party at yale. a claim that kavanaugh quickly denied. the fbi has free reign tweeting yesterday. tweeting democrats only thinking of obstruct and delay and are looking at the time and scope of judge kavanaugh and witnesses is not enough. for them it will never been enough. now the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee wants the white house to explain which marching orders it gave to the fbi. cnn s boris sanchez has the latest from the white house. reporter: christine and dave, the ranking democratic member on the committee, dianne feinstein, putting out a statement sunday afternoon demanding the white house counsel and christopher wray give the democrats and republicans the directive the white house is giving to the fbi. the parameters of the fbi probe into judge kavanaugh in the accusations he acted inappropriately at a party in the summer of 1982. feinstein saying the stakes are