but there was an underlying current of, this is for real. >> first serve. >> bobby riggs leading 3-2. 4-2 in the first set. everybody forgets that. i missed overheads. i never miss overheads, hardly ever. that was my moment of truth. i thought about what my life would be like if i lost. i thought about, what would it do for others if i won this match? i had all kinds of doubts. i was scared. i just had to win. for title ix, everything. come on, you've got to do this. >> she's got him running. yes, with a brilliant place! >> game ms. king. >> beautiful shot! >> match point for billie jean king. >> she beats bobby riggs in three straight sets. >> something broke through that day, that men had to acknowledge that just by dint of being male you weren't always better, because billie jean king kicked his ass. >> mrs. king trounced riggs in three straight sets last night. it wasn't much of a contest. billie jean savored her victory at courtside, and her fans across the country did the same. >> i like the fact that billie jean won. that the female won. >> well, the two men in my family left m

that we are watching the moths epic battle of the sexists since billie jean king faced off against bobby riggs first lady going up against a rat pack reality tv star who calls women sweetheart and rates their racks. >> well,s it's really interestig because for century, women were considered unfit to hold higher office or to society. so now in this campaign we see a candidate who, you know, gets feelings hurt very easily and is sort of gossipy and pouty aptends to get hysterical and lot of hair care concerns. and it's not the woman in the race. and the woman in the race is very -- keeps her emotions in check to the point where people want her to show more emotions. and wears dark suits and so a lot of role changing here. >> how much do you think gender plays a role in the whole health care issue? behalf t before the incident on sunday, the whole creation by rudy giuliani and donald trump, the conspiracy theory, she's weak, frail, not tough enough when she's enduring an incredible campaign schedule. >> right. she called you in-defat pickable and i agree, i'm in the worried about her health, i'm

billie jean king and bobby riggs. >> well, gayle, it's interesting for centuries women considered temperamentally and unbiologically unsuited for office. you get a candidate who is bitchy and sometimes hysterical and worries about hair care, but it's not the woman. >> yeah. >> and yeah, then you have one who is very controlled, a hawk. and wears tailored suits. and it's not the man. so -- >> you take both candidates to you say they both have a fluid relationship with the truth. that gaffes don't seem to matter, neither does is the truth. what does matter to voters. and what do you think it will take to sway undecided voters where the clock is ticking? >> i think voters are more fearful and depressed and anxious than they've ever been. they're trying to decide who to vote against. not to who to vote for. they have two historically high unpopularity ratings. it's a very sad saand anxious election that way. the republican party is being held hostage to his 70-year-old highchair king. and the democratic party is being held hostage to the whims of the bizarre clinton election for self-destructive and