and his handling of the anita hill hearings in 1991, along with concerns about some of his public interactions with women have led to recent headlines like, joe biden 2020 is a terrible idea. joe biden's me to problem. he by no mean will be there, klee and castro took a big step himself for a possible run than forming a presidential exploratory committee which allows them to start raising money ahead of upcoming visits to iowa and new hampshire. >> i've had a very strong vision for the future of the country. i'm going to spend the next few weeks traveling and listening to

. >> anita hill enters the room now. >> democrats were going to challenge clarence thomas on the basiss. his race was not going to be an issue. but i think the anita hill allegations brought race back into the picture. >> the senate judiciary committee is meeting to hear evidence on sexual harassment charges that have been made against judge clarence thomas. >> he spoke about acts that he had seen in pornographic films involving such matters as women having sex with animals. >> this seemingly personal matter is being aired out in front of this jury of all-white men. and it created quite a spectacle. >> this is a circus, and from my standpoint as a black american, as far as i'm concerned, it is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks. >> clarence thomas decided to fight back by invoking one of the most painful elements of black history, which was designed to point out the burden of being black. >> the final count was 52-48. the closest successful confirmation vote in supreme court history. >> no matter how difficult or how painful the process has been, this is a time for healing in our c

and with anita hill, more people believed clarence thomas.can make the argument that the kind of movement and fierceness and anger that arose from brett kavanaugh's nomination hearings led to that democratic wave that we saw in november where you had a record number of women who were elected. >> beyond the kavanaugh hearings can't you also make the argument that there has been a real cataclysm in terms of the me too movement and the huge names, certainly in tv news and beyond that it brought down. i mean, people that were once seen as truly indispensable lost their jobs because of credible allegations. >> yeah, i mean, i think that there was so much reporting in 2017 and i remember thinking, wow, is there going to be more? is this just a couple weeks or a flash in the pan? 2018 we saw that there were still so many stories left to tell and they were stories of hotel housekeepers and they were stories of farm migrant laborers and they were also stories of people working in the most powerful places in this country. so what does it mean? whose vo

we were told a growing up i mean most of us were trying you know hillary clinton all these women anita hill or you know we had all of it but then there was this this sad part where nobody was running and we weren't seeing women this is exciting to see more women on both sides it's not just like more democratic or liberal women it's a lot more conservative women are coming forward to you know what i mean they're being accepted to and i think it with higher power and giving them more of a role and more of a voice i think and that's really important days for for little girls to be raised knowing that they too can have a voice and make a difference i think seeing the four women on this panel right now makes a difference for little girls to see that it's ok to have an opinion it's ok to speak up it's ok to take part in whether it's legislature or or medicine or science or what have you i think it's a big deal for there are more women now in television than there ever was before but i think the most important part is we can't just talk about issues that they think women are going to talk about it

don't forget, he presided over the anita hill hearings. so imagine somebody like kamala harris or elizabeth warren fileting him over what he did in the '80s over anita hill. >> dana: let me talk about the outcider bracket. steve bullock, eric garcetti, mayor of los angeles, and mitch landreau. who might come out of that? >> that's an interesting group of people. that's category i would put o'rourke in as well. i know they put him in the liberal bracket. i'd put him in the outside bracket. i like the idea of hickenlooper and garcetti. these two very successful experienced people. hickenlooper has an affinity to the west. i would love to see a governor from colorado be elected. someone who's got executive experience, but also understands the challenges of the west. >> dana: the diversity bracket. matt, you knew there had to be one of those. >> i don't think any of these are token diversity candidate. i think everyone in their own right, regardless of their gender or race, has a compelling case if the president were to run a real campaign. th

. >> i mean i think the difference -- there's a movement now and that is thanks to anita hill. [applause] the creation of the #metoo movement. women are not going back. that is the message automatic over, including in my little town in north half. ton there were teenagers holding up signs in from of city hall that said, i still believe anita hill. kind of amazing because they weren't alive. >> they weren't born. >> but they did -- >> i think we have some time now for questions from the audience. so, if you have -- we should come up to the mics here perhaps so we can actually hear you. anybody in the audience have question? >> so, while people are positioning themselves, i want to pick up on the fact you said you do believe that this is the turn-around point, because we feel it also acutely, some people were saying, in the past, these kind things wouldn't happen and we say as many people say, boys will be boys and that's the way things are or this is life as we know it as womanhood in america but you think that its finally changing. >> well, i'm always ready for the republicans

and, i mean, i think the difference that, you know, there's a movement now, and that is thanks to anita hill -- [applause] and the creation of the me too movement. i mean, women are not going back, and i think that was, that's the message all over including, i mean, in my little town in northampton, there were teenagers solding up signs in front of -- holding up signs in front of city hall which said i still believe anita hill, because is kind of amazing -- [laughter] >> they weren't born. i think we have time now for questions from the audience. if you have -- would you come up to the mics here, perhaps, so that we can actually hear you? anybody in the audience have a question? [inaudible conversations] >> so while people are positioning themselves, i want to pick up on the fact that you said you do believe that this is a turn-around point, because we feel it all so acutely. you know, some people were saying in the past these kinds of things would happen, and we would say, well, as most -- many people say boys will be boys, or that's just the way things are, or this is life as we know it as

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out of the 1988 campaign in a race haunted by allegations of plagiarism and his handling of the anita hill hearings in 1991 along with concerns about public interactions with women have led to recent headlines like joe biden 2020 is a terrible idea in a post weinstein america and joe biden's me too problem so he is not locked and obama housing secretary lillian castro took a big step toward a possible run by forming a presidential extraordinary committee which allows him to raise money had of upcoming visits to iowa and new hampshire. >> i have strong vision for the future of the country and i will spend the next few weeks traveling and listening to folks and getting a sense where people are. i know where i am leaning for sure. >> reporter: another democrat out of 2 dozen believed to be considering a run. >> are you running? >> seriously considering it. >> what would stop you? >> i'm concerned about the direction of our country. >> what would stop you running? >> i don't know. >> as for tom stier, the billionaire former hedge fund manager and liberal activists also laying groundwork for 20

>> when thomas' colleague, anita hill accused him of sexual harassment. >> he would turn the conversationters. >> bush called thomas to the white house. >> he says, i got you in this. and i will be with you to the end. when things got tough, he was the same honorable person. dear justice, dear clarence, dear friend. >> later, he sent justice thomas an extraordinary personal letter, never before made public. >> i will never forget our chat right here in our house in maine just before were you thrown to the lions and put through a cruel exercise that only a strong and principled person could have survived. you didn't have to say you'd serve with honor and respect for the court. i knew that all along. >> he had your back. >> he stood shoulder to shoulder. >> when i would be attacked in washington, he would come to my defense. and he said, don't worry about it, we'll make it. and we did. >> many a time when i had done something that had got me in an a little trouble with somebody or the press, and i'm in my office, saying oh, dear, i could expect a call. colin, president. don't worry about it

. >> when thomas' former colleague anita hill accused him of sexual harassment. >> after a brief discussione conversation to a discussion of sexual matters. >> bush called thomas to the white house. >> he says, i got you in this, and i will be with you 'til the end. when things got tough, he was the same honorable person. dear justice, dear clarence, dear friend. >> a decade later, the president sent justice thomas this extraordinary personal letter, never before made public. >> i will never forget our chat right here in our house in maine just before you were thrown to the lions and put through a cruel exercise that only a strong and principled person could have survived. you didn't have to say you would serve with honor and respect for the court. i knew that all along. >> he had your back. >> he stood shoulder to shoulder. >> when i would be attacked in washington, he made come to my defense. he said, don't worry about it, we'll make it. and we did. >> many a time when i had done something that had gotten me in a little trouble with somebody or the press, and i'm in my office saying, oh,

history of being in congress where we are seeing a change in me too and i think back to biden with anita hillake an ad about it, it can depress democratic turn out for him and if you look at the things he said in the past even though he is someone who is a front-runner, maybe he starts to look not so good. >> he served for 44 years between the senate and the presidency. he has credit in the rust belt and that is key for any democrat. that will be a calling card. joe biden has to learn how to be a candidate in 19 and 20. this is not the same even as 2008 when he went on the ticket with barack obama. >> thank you so much. an american citizen detained in moscow suspected of being a spy. later, new details about trump's former campaign chairman, paul manafort. in the millions he owed to a prominent russian who demanded pay back in the height of that race. we'll be right back. nt. they really appreciate the military family and it really shows. with all that usaa offers why go with anybody else? we know their rates are good, we know that they're always going to take care of us. it was an instant sa

but there was more of an awareness then in the anita hill hearings.here's more awareness now than there was back then. i think that's a little baste bit of a progress. >> leigh ann caldwell and karine jean-pierre and eli stokol. >>> inside the movie "vice" which profiles dick cheney and leads the golden globes in nominations. >>> first, political theater of a different kind. i talk to retiring congressmen. what they hope their colleagues learn from the midterms before 2020 comes. we're back in a moment. amazon prime video is now on xfinity x1. so when you say words like... show me best of prime video into this... you'll see awesome stuff like this. discover prime originals like the emmy-winning the marvelous mrs. maisel... tom clancy's jack ryan... and the man in the high castle. all in the same place as your live tv. its all included with your amazon prime membership. that's how xfinity makes tv... simple. easy. awesome. >> how magnanimous. that was president trump just a day after the midterm elections rubbing salt in the wounds of republicans who d

a lot has changed since anita hill. the clintons have not been able to navigate me too very well.n is prepared for this world? >> looking at his foundation, he was the author of the violence against women act and takes these issues seriously. i think he's a guy who's been pretty darn progressive his whole life and stood up for his values and moments and i think we'll see where it goes and i think he's ready to be a part of this conversation and make sure those issues stay front and center. >> quickly, can he win a primary? that would be my concern. he's got sort of a populous message and that party is moving far left. can he prove his progressive bona fides when he's up against sanders? >> i think there's a sanders wing of the party that will be further left but is that where the bulk of the party is? we'll see. if you look at the record, while there's sticking up for middle class voters, pretty forward leaning pieces from lgbtq. >> gay marriage, for sure. >> he was out there earlier and certainly controversial. >> welcomed for a lot of us who have defended gay rights. it was a ni

and his handling of the anita hill hearings in 1991, along with concerns about some of his public interactionsh women have led to recent headlines like, joe biden 2020 is a terrible idea. joe biden's me to problem. he by no mean will be there, klee and castro took a big step himself for a possible run than forming a presidential exploratory committee which allows them to start raising money ahead of upcoming visits to iowa and new hampshire. >> i've had a very strong vision for the future of the country. i'm going to spend the next few weeks traveling and listening to folks and getting a sense of where people are at. i know where i am leaning. >> tonight, another democrat out of their name to the more than two dozen believed to be considering a run. a white congresswoman tulsi gabbard. >> are you running? >> i am seriously i am concerned about the direction of our country. what would stop you? >> i don't know. as for tom steyer, the billionaire former hedge fund manager and activist, he likely groundwork for 2020 run by posting a job listing on linkedin for stage directions and new hampshire a

but there was more of an awareness then in the anita hill hearings.here's more awareness now than there was back then. i think that's a little baste progre bit of a progress. >> leigh ann caldwell and karine jean-pierre and eli stokol. >>> inside the movie "vice" which profiles dick cheney and leads the golden globes in nominations. >>> first, political theater of a different kind. i talk to retiring congressmen. what they hope their colleagues learn from the midterms before 2020 comes. we're back in a moment. ♪ -morning. -morning. -what do we got? -keep an eye on that branch. might get windy. have a good shift. fire pit. last use -- 0600. i'd stay close. morning. ♪ get ready to switch. protected by flo. should say, "protected by alan and jamie." -right? -should it? when you bundle home and auto... run, alan! ...you get more than just savings. you get 'round-the-clock protection. >>> you had some that decided to, let's stay away. let's stay away. they did very poorly. i'm not sure that i should be happy or sad, but i feel just fine about it. carlos cu

they did it for anita hill. the notion that you want the facts but you resist an investigation does not make sense to me and sends all the wrong signals. now we have a development were jeff flake has said there has to be an fbi investigation. just flip this over to you because this is what you thought as well, right, dan? dan: you want to control your own destiny. my fear was that would not be the case. i felt like this was going to be difficult to sustain. as mark said, we had the opportunity to help assure two supreme court justices. the process you go through to prepare for this is intense. the amount of rigor that goes into the background, the candidate and the preparation. having a little glimpse of it. i probably spent more time that -- with him than anyone else. brett is a very close friend. i say that with anybody, this has been a sad day for our country. on both sides, to see it in what we are witnessing today. i think the biggest fear is, who will put their hat in the ring going forward when you see a

the fire in her conservative belly really was reignited after the anita hill hearings and really got this as her free speech, and i challenge anyone to try and tell her she needs to pull it back. >> she has a right to her free speech. that's fine. but the implications and the impact that it may have, especially her insensitivity after heather heyer was murdered in charlottesville by neo nazis. i can't let the moment pass. the senator you just had on flat-out attacked medicare for all. so about 44% of americans in this country could not pay. they skipped going to the doctor, because they couldn't pay their medical bills. i'm sure some of those folks live in indiana. and news flash to the senator. people want more than decent health care. they want good health care. we pay more per capita in the united states than any other industrialized nation. our life expectancy is going down. >> ladies and gentlemen, a preview of your 2020 presidential race for the democratic party. >> nancy pelosi is watching this. and seeing the next two years of her life. >> no kidding. simone, getting back to

we talked about this during the break, the anita hill aspect and the crime bill.xcited about him, to be that honest. >> what's supposed to be happening at this point? we're two years out here, buts there somebody like joe biden who has a ton of international name recognition. there are these others who do not. but already we're seeing trips to iowa. what's supposed to be happening in terms of campaigning or as we have all of these prospective would-be candidates saying they're running. >> everybody's right now trying to set up shop and trying to sell their wares to the public. so who is going to be that magical person? we already know it's way too early. a dark horse, clearly, a dark horse could come out at any point in time. but we also know that these candidates are trying to drum up interest. they're trying to drum up support from donors, because money is everything in politics and the political game. if you don't have support from donors, you really don't have a chance. i do think part of what we're seeing and part of what these candidates are trying to tap in

final vote on judge kavanaugh, i came here to speak about how angry i was when the senate failed anita hill in 1991 and confirmed justice thomas, how i decided to run for the senate then after that so i could fight to change things. and how i hoped everyone who is angry about judge kavanaugh would stay angry and keep fighting for change. and i also promised right here that whatever happened, i was going to get up the next day and keep fighting, too, and i meant it. i'm going to keep standing up, speaking out, and making clear just how harmful president trump's ideological nominees are. i strongly oppose mr. kobes' nomination. i hope all of our colleagues will do the same. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. a senator: mr. president, i first ask unanimous consent to speak for as much time as it takes me to finish this and i promise i won't keep you here until midnight. the presiding officer: is there objection? hearing no objection. a senator: i also ask that john wood, allison continuesley, both fellows

. >> and anita hill came into the picture and knowing that this nomination was in jeopardy and the controversy that would ensue. many other presidents could have said, listen, let's find another nominee, this is not worth fighting for. he stood by clarence thomas and he fought for that man. >> he always believed in clarence thomas as did many american people. he wanted to nominate clarence thomas earlier and decided he would first put david sater on the court. and becoming a conservative icon in his own right. he is an intellectual heavyweight on that court. he is one of the most forceful voices of conservatism on a supreme court. in fact, of all the nominees that president trump has put on the federal appeals court since he's been in office, more of those have been clarence thomas clerks when they were coming out of law school than any other justice. so you can't overstate justice thomas' influence in the legal community and on the courts, and that is as a result of george h.w. bush. >> and once again, highlighting, though it may have been a shorter presidency than george h.w. bush had hoped

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when anita hill testified against clarence thomas she was cross-examined by specter.he f.b.i. a different version than what she told the senate committee. he was able to expose that. why? because george h.w. bush had the patience and the big mindedness of let's let the f.b.i. do their job. i don't think this is true about the guy i nominated but i need to f.b.i. to tell me whether it's true or not. >> sandra: we're waiting to see the arrival of the hearse carrying bush 41's casket in houston and military band and 21 gun salute. as we await that and talk about our 41st president and his term and obviously you have a very special way of looking back at him. a very unique perspective, this country is coming together in this moment to bid farewell and watch him make his final departure to washington, d.c. as this country looks back and remembers our 41st president and his lasting impact on this country. >> you know, for some strange reason in the past year or so i've developed an email relationship with jeb bush, his youngest son. and we were emailing each other yesterday

anita: okay, good. >> rick: shutdown could last well into the new year. republicans and democrats dig in stumbling block funding the president's border wall. doug mckelway is live on capitol hillhere. it is very, very quiet. i strolled over to the senate shame percen chambers. the house gaveled in 10:30 this morning and immediately gaveled out proforma session. the senate expected to do the same right about now. in fact, it is so quiet that for the first time in my experience i was able to go down into the basement of the russell rotunda three stories now from where i now stand and listen for the sound of the fabulous echo of footsteps off the ceiling unincumbered by other human sounds. listen up. [tapping] and because it is so quiet, there is a growing sense that this government shutdown, partial shutdown could last into the new year, perhaps into the new congress. it centers around nancy pelosi, who republicans feel is really the voice, the driving force behind the democrats' strategy. listen to mic mulvane on "fox news sunday." >> there simply occasion for nancy pelosi's election for the speakership. i think she is now in that unfortunate position of being beholden to her l