. >> reporter: actress and activist caitlin dulany is one of them. she is here at weinstein's second rape trial, not as a plaintiff or potential witness, but as she says a survivor, supporting other survivors. dulany alleges weinstein raped her in 1996. >> my emotions are going all over the place. and some of it feels so familiar to me that i go into shock a little bit. but i want to be here. i want to be here for the women. >> reporter: dulany is one of more than 90 women who have publicly accused the former hollywood king maker of sexual misconduct. others include actresses like rose mcgowan. >> i thought he was a warthog from hell. >> and ashley judd. >> i thought no meant no. >> reporter: today's rape sexual assault charges stem from incidents in 2004 and 2013 in los angeles and involve five different women, including jennifer siebel newsom, the wife of california governor gavin newsom. >> jane doe number 4 has publicly been revealed as jennifer siebel newsom who is an actress and a filmmaker. she alleged that harvey weinstein had assaulted her,

i want to hear first from accuser and survivors, caitlin dulany. she and other survivors are going to be watching this closely. here's some of our conversation. >> to me it makes sense to have a hollywood reckoning. this was such a prevalent thing in hollywood, and powerful men were allowed to get away with this and that we're finally seeing this played out in court is a very important part of this picture. we want to see good outcomes. we want to see justice done. >> this trial comes five years after the bomb shell allegations against weinstein were published, rocking the #metoo movement. caitlin speaking to me saying she feels grateful to be living through this moment, seeing the cultural shift that we have seen in terms of the #metoo movement and holding those powerful men accountable as you heard her detailing. in this case in l.a. specifically, there also is concern about the appeal in new york. right now weinstein is 70 years old. he is sentenced to 23 years in prison but with that appeal, he could be wiped clean. this trial in l.a. could be