>> welcome back. thanks for joining us for "washington weekly." in a few minutes, we will have more on the interview with the ex her friend of clarence thomas. >> tomorrow, president obama is back on the campaign trail. >> in 2008, he said yes, we can. in 2010, you have to say, yes, we can. >> some say his campaign is working. >> it is all about turnout in ground game. we are seeing early voting trends. there are things we can do. >> there are just too many seats in played that democrats hold.

to many democratic incumbents. >> this week newsweek has a take off off of that iconic obama poster featuring one person. >> i think he will see an unprecedented wave on election day the that will surprise a lot of people. >> even sarah palin is warning about getting too confident. >> it ain't over until it is over. we cannot be thinking that we have it in the bag. >> president obama is staying away from some things dealing with voter anger. he was at a fund raiser. nancy pelosi has become a polarizing figure. >> it is very difficult for her to go out in the same space and

campaign for any candidate. >> earlier tonight, i spoke with one person about the key races. thanks so much for joining us, alex. it seems that we have been talking about this for some time. is getting closer and closer rather than further apart. what are you watching now? >> the senate looks to be more democratic. the house seems to be slipping away from their grasp. the republicans have a good chance of winning the house. >> what is your prediction? >> 39 seats to win control of the chambers is needed. it could be more on a bad night for democrats. >> what are the bellwether races to look for trends? >> you want to look at some of

the close races such as colorado, which is a neck and neck race at this point. those are critical senate races that you want to look at. let's get some races in the house we were reporting early on in the night. a democratic congressman is running for reelection in one race. >> it seems the president is focused on this issue of outside corporate contributions going to republican candidates. some are critical about that saying talk about the issue is not about the process not this outside funding. is that message resonating or working? >> the democrats are not being able to close in certain areas of the polls.

what president obama is trying to do is to rally them with this message. >> he is focusing on women voters over the past few weeks. we see some women candidates out there. >> california, barbara boxer. that is a critical race. democrats know a few races will maintain control in the senate. if they can keep the senate, they can bring those women voters out in key races and get control. >> thanks. now for 20 years, one woman has kept silent. but now the wife of clarence thomas has demanded an apology from anita hill. the escrow for the of clarence thomas says a need to oppose

clarence thomas no apology. -- the ex-girlfriend of clarence thomas says the wife needs no apology from anita hill. >> would you describe him as a womanizer? >> he was not verbally aggressive, but he was constantly evaluating women in terms of whether they would make a good sex partner or not. >> you think it was always with a sexual interest in mind? >> yes. he talked to me about the women he came in contact with. the women he had conversations with. >> in a sexual way? >> yes. >> did he ever talk about that

while you were dating him? book about other women and talk about them in a sexual way? >> that was part of his personality structure in part of our relationship. >> yes, he did continue to talk about women in a sexual way? >> yes. >> one of the things that became crucial to the testimony of anita hill was whether or not he had an interest in pornography. you say he did. tell us about that. >> he was assessed with pornography, but it was a one- sided aspect. it bored me at that point in my life. i had no interest in it. i really did not look at the magazines he brought to my attention. i do not recall watching a

pornography movie with him. i might have. it was something that he talked about quite frequently. >> you know for a fact that he did watch pornographic movies? >> yes. as a matter of fact, i recall going to a video store with him where the owner of the store had some of his preference is behind the counter. >> because he knew justice thomas liked certain things? >> yes. >> what did you think when anita hill came forward? many people questioned her veracity. did you? >> i thought that she was telling the truth, because i had always assumed that clarence had a sexual relationship with her. >> his wife asking anita hill to

apologize. does she owe her an apology? >> i was not surprised that she did that. clarence should know that she does not bow her an apology. -- owe her an apology. based on the book that he wrote about himself, he never shared with his wife is true personality or his real self. his interests in women's breast was a fantasy. i mean huge breasts. he had a fantasy thing about huge breasts. he had never really had a

relationship, a sexual relationship with a woman who had a huge breasts up to that point. that was the fixation that he had. it was almost a theoretical fixation. the pornography that emphasized that in had the photographs of women with huge breasts. >> still to come, much more of that interview, including why she did not come forward sooner. that interview, including why she did not come forward sooner.

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>> now the second part of the interview with the ex-girlfriend of justice clarence thomas. >> you knew this was a lifetime of porridge with the supreme court and the importance of this job. -- appointment with the supreme court and the importance of this job. why did not you come forward? >> first of all, i knew what the process involves. i worked with sandra day o'connor. i knew it did not make any difference what i said. >> you really believe that? >> absolutely. >> you thought, if this woman

witness to the same thing, maybe she needs to tell the truth. >> the rules were no questions or testimonies would be allowed other than in respect to a professional relationship with him at work. >> why not go to the media that was covering this story from every angle? >> i did not believe her. >> but you knew he was not telling the truth. >> i did not think either one of them was telling the full truth. what i would give, i would take away. >> what would you say about her husband a few spoke with her? what do you think she still needs to know? >> i feel sorry for her. i have no hostility towards her or jealousy or resentment.

only sympathy. i would tell her to have a conversation with her husband. the chances of that happening are not great. >> because he is no longer checking of women or interested in pornography? >> i think he would have to be miserable, because he would have to go off to himself with the situation he has created. when you have a person that is dealing with the kind of power that he is wielding -- being unaware and putting his wife in the dark about something that is of huge significance in his life and in her own life as a

public person, and that is very dangerous. >> you worked for joe biden. do you think he handled the matter well? as chairman, he handled the hearings. >> i think he knew about the relationship i had with thomas. he also knew that clarence was a frequent visitor to our office in the building. clarence is a very charming person. i always thought that senator biden was charmed by thomas. as a result of that, did not pursue this in a way that could have been pursued.

>> she has written a book and hopes to sell it to publishers. she has turned down requests from other reporters. she says she is only speaking now because of the demand for the apology of mrs. thomas. now because of the demand for the apology of mrs. thomas.

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59 degrees this hour at dulles international airport. here is our satellite and radar. it is dry in quiet across the mid atlantic. severe thunderstorm watch is at this hour. wind advisories off to the north and west near the great lakes. be prepared for a bumpy ride in chicago. over to the west coast, and nasty weather for california. this rain is pushing into the western part of the country. the first big snowstorm of the season colorado with eight to 12 inches of snow. it will be quiet for overnight

showers. a cold front will arrive on wednesday. it will bring cooler and drier air. partly cloudy in my old. 58 degrees waking up tomorrow. grab your umbrella. you will need it by the daytime. you may see some indebted thunderstorms. above average temperatures tuesday, wednesday with cooler and drier air by the end of the week. looks like halloween night will be dry. >> that is the best news of all.

>> early voting begins this week in maryland. there are designated early voting centers in each county. they will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. every day except for sunday. voters in the district can take advantage of early voting. they include the chevy chase community center, pines high school, a learning center, and a recreation center in north east. [unintelligible]

>> check your calendar, it is beach weather on wednesday. >> well it will be sunny. grab your umbrella for tomorrow. a chance for showers on tuesday. wednesday, a strong cold front. cooler and drier air in time for halloween weekend.

>> thanks so much for joining us. be sure to [ ehrlich ] four years ago unemployment in maryland was under four percent. today, it's nearly double. and nearly a quarter of a million marylanders are looking for work. in addition, we face a national health care plan that will hurt small business and cost us jobs. so we have to ask, are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're heading in the wrong direction. we need strong leadership. say no to things we can't afford. fix our health care plan. and refuse to raise taxes. martin o'malley can't do it. i will.