Gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown met for the first Spanish language televised debate and second in the series.
The moderator asked Whitman about revelations earlier this week that she employed Nicandra Diaz Santillan illegally,then all hell broke lose.
Whitman has denied knowing that Nicandra Diaz Santillan was undocumented after nine years of employment.
"I cannot win the governor's race without the Latino vote";Meg Whitman
"Don't run for governor if you can't stand up on your own two feet and say, 'Hey, I made a mistake, I'm sorry, let's go on from here,' " he said. "You have blamed her, blamed me, blamed the left, blamed the unions, but you don't take accountability."Jerry Brown told Ms Whitman