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Justin Fairfax accuser on alleged sex assault

Vanessa Tyson is one of two women who accuse Virginia's lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, of sexual assault. The women stepped forward with their allegations in February when some lawmakers were calling on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign over a racist yearbook photo. If Northam had resigned, Fairfax would have become Virginia's new governor. Fairfax has categorically denied these allegations. Only on “CBS This Morning,” Tyson tells Gayle King her story. Warning: Some of the details she shared with us are disturbing.

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Va. 7th graders reflect on blackface, racism

Scandals at the highest levels of Virginia's government are forcing some of the state's younger residents to have difficult conversations about race. After a racist photo was discovered on Gov. Ralph Northam's 1984 yearbook page, he and the state's third highest ranking official admitted they wore blackface when they were young men. This week, students at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School spent their civics class learning about the history of blackface. Michelle Miller reports.

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