For the first time since sending a letter to Virginia state colleges and universities telling them they did not have the power to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is responding, on-camera, to the uproar his letter caused.

You can watch his response in the video box above.

You can also watch his reaction to Gov. Bob McDonnell's directive that essentially overrides attorney general Cuccinelli's advice.

The attorney general's letter said colleges can't include gays in their anti-discrimination policies without first getting General Assembly authorization.