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

lillian mcewen, former girlfriend of justice clarence thomas.gain, we reached out to justice thomas for a statement on tonight's interview. we were told no comment. once secret documents about the war in iraq released for the world to see, that's next. hi, may i help you? yes, we're looking to save on car insurance, even if that means we have to shop all day, right, honey? yep, all day. good thing you're starting here. we compare your progressive direct rate to other top companies', so you can save money! look! we saved a lot! and quick, too. and no more holding her purse! it's a european shoulder bag. it was a gift. mm-hmm. shopping less and saving more. now, that's progressive. >> larry: julian assange, editor in chief of wikileaks. this weekend, the wikileaks website hosted nearly 400,000 rookie war logs and secret battlefield reports. he's in london, we welcome him back to "larry king live." we read through all these documents, what's the significant thing we learn that we didn't know before, julian? >> there's an exact answer to that questi

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a woman is coming forward regarding clarence thomas.is wife demanded an apology last week from anita hill. during the senate confirmation hearings, he denied discussing anything improper in the workplace. >> he talked about it quite frequently, pornography. >> the retired judge and former prosecutor says she believes thomas was lying in his testimony. >> he was obsessed with pornography. >> he allegedly told women -- as women their breast size. >> his interest in women's breast was a fantasy. he would get corn that would emphasize that. -- pornography that would emphasize that. >> she says she knew her testimony's as a girlfriend rather than a colleague would not be allowed. she did not go to the media, because of fears that he would lie about their relationship. >> i had always assumed that clarence had a sexual relationship with her. >> she does know how he felt following the hearing. >> claimants is angry -- clarence thomas is angry. >> even though they have remained on good terms until now, she says she was disillusioned by thomas.

now the exclusive interview. >> when clarence thomas testified in his 1991 senate confirmation hearings said that he did not discuss anything improper in the workplace. >> pornography was something that he talked about frequently. >> this woman did you more than five years in the 1980's. the retired judge and current prosecutor believes that he was lying in his testimony. >> he was obsessed with pornography. >> the women say that he even asked their breast size. >> his interest in women's breasts was a fantasy, big breasts. he used to get pornography that emphasized women with big breasts. >> she had worked for benjamin joe biden on the clarence thomas confirmation. she knew that her testimony as a girlfriend would not have been allowed. >> i thought that anita hill was telling the truth because i had always assumed that clarence thomas had a sexual relationship with her. >> she knows how he felt following the hearings. >> clarence was angry that the black community did not stand up for him. >> even though they remained on good terms until now, if she said that she grew disillusioned wi

also tonight, reopening an old wound-- a surprise phone call from the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas to his old nemesis, anita hill, is not well received. six months after the b.p. spill, many have already forgotten, but they can't. and for victims of gay bullying, a message from people who have been there. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. after a moratorium on foreclosures, bank of america and g.m.a.c. are about to begin repossessing homes again. "b" of "a" insists, despite paperwork errors no one lost a home wrongfully, but an investigation by 50 state attorneys general is just getting under way. the obama administration warned lenders today they'll be held accountable for any violations of the law, and new york became the first state to require lawyers representing banks in foreclosures to sign a form verifying all the paperwork is accurate. all this bill whitaker reports against the backdrop of a growing backlash against the banks. >> reporter: arou

clarence page, thank you, mr. chicago. thank you, alex, we'll have you back many times. >>> up next, the u.s. government apologized today for -- they ought to apologize for this. this makes me feel bad as an american. i think all of us feel bad about this. 60 years ago the american medical researchers intentionally infected prisoners in guatemala and people in insane asylums with syphilis and gonorrhea so they could test penicillin. as a preventative. we're going to get to that in a moment about the apology and this bad thing that we did. this is "hardball" on msnbc. really bad thing. ♪ we all do it. but you don't have to. thanks to secret flawless renewal... with odor-absorbing micro capsules that capture... odor and release a fresh scent. it's still working, so you can stop checking. stufy, can i get a refill? i wanted skim. come on, get your head in the game, stufy! thanks, stufy. man, i love that cookie. >>> here's an update on that terrible story we reported about the antigay insult posted on a blog that was traced ba

clarence page, thank you, mr. chicago.ex, we'll have you back many times. >>> the u.s. government apologized today for -- they ought to apologize for this. this makes me feel bad as an american. 60 years ago the american medical researchers intentionally infected prisoners in guatemala and people in insane asylums with syphilis and gonorrhea so they could test penicillin. we're going to get to that in a moment about the apology and the bad thing we did. this is "hardball" on msnbc. i'm not too sure about this. look at this. [ security agent ] right. you never kick off with sales figures. kicking off with sales figures! i'm yawning. i'm yawning some more. aaaaaaaand... [ snores ] i see your point. yeah. [ snores ] [ male announcer ] we understand.® you need a partner who delivers convenience. next time use fedex office. can stop frequent heartburn before it begins? heartburn happens when stomach acid refluxes into the esophagus. prilosec otc uses a unique delayed-release system that protects the medicine as it passes throug

>> she accused clarence thomas of sexual harassment and 20 years later clarence thomas' wife makes a of anita hill. >>> our dr. kim mulvihill explains why it's much harder to detect breast cancer in women who use hrt. good evening. i'm ken bastida. >> i'm dana king. >>> a few weekends ago the normally quiet city of walnut creek was rocked by a series of bar fights that led to many arrests and now accusations of a secret meeting to get the bar owners to hush those problems up. cops talked to robert lyles about that meeting. >> reporter: the walnut creek police union describes just one of those fights as a 30 man brawl and claim it tied up all 18 overnight officers. why? they say they were taken off patrol and brought here downtown just to break up that fight. now the union claims that the bar owners are fighting back not with fists but they say a secret meeting with an elected official. was there a secret meeting between a walnut creek city councilman and a baker's dozen of the city's bar owners? >> certainly nobody was advertising it. >> reporter: the wall neat creek police officer's

. >>> and why supreme court justice clarence thomas is digging up an old controversy. i'll show you why she called anita hill coming up as the morning news continues. >>> the woman accused supreme court justice clarence thomas of sexual harassment 20 years ago says she has no intention of saying i'm sorry. anita hill says she received a voice mail from thomas' wife asking for an apology. ktvu's allison burns is following developments in our washington d.c. newsroom. tough get at this hour but does it seem like justice thomas knew his wife was doing this? >> reporter: well, good morning to you, kraig. it really is still unclear at this point if justice clarence thomas knew what his wife was doing. but here is part of the phone message that virginia thomas left for anita hill. on the message she said i would love you to consider an apology some time and some full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband. so give it some thought and certainly pray about this and come to understand why you did what you did. mrs. thomas is referring to the emotionally charged

. >> the claim wife of clarence tom >> anita hill says the wife of clarence thomas acted inappropriately because she left a bizarre message demanding an apology. she reopened a subject that happened 19 yearsago. that's when hill accused the supreme court nominee of sexually harasng her. t. j winick has more. >> i don't have any comment. >> you said itas unfortunate and inappropriate what e did. >> anita hill this morning refused to comment on the surprising october 9th voice mail she received from the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas. good morning, i would love for you to consider an apology sometime and a full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband. so give it some thoht and certainly pray abou this and come to understand why you did and what you did. >> judge thomas began to use work situations to discuss sex. >> she accused thomas of sexual harassment at hi confirmation hearing. he and his wi spoke about the ordeal. >> i think she owes us an apology and i look forward to receiving that phone call or visit one day. >> she confirmed she left the messe at 7:

. >> the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas telephones anita hill 19 years later for an apology. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- hello, i'm mark shields, sitting in this week reported peterson. if the pollsters are correct, a republican wave is cresting and the gop is poised to take a house. the spotlight is shining on the senate. races are tight everywhere. jeanne cummings, what will happen november 2? >> prognosticators say a hung jury in the senate and republican win in the house. >> colby king? >> probably right. i agree with jeanne. what is surprising is at this stage, a week and a half before the election, they are playing the defense with the president trying to establish a firewall in states that should be safe. >> nina? >> there is some evidence that democrats are coming home, but i don't think it is enough. i agree with jeanne, although democrats may pull it out. >> charles? >> the peasantry will rise and the arrogant rulers will be humiliated. >> republicans are going to lose? >> you are a little out of date. i know you have been catc

she got a call this week from virginia thomas, the wife of clarence thomas. she is looking for an apology for accusing her husband of sexual harassment 19 years ago. is it the least -- to say the least, this bridge is up a blue moons. she is not going to apologize. >> it is almost the anniversary of the hearings. i don't know, but i think mrs. thomas probably has never gotten over this, and is sitting there at 7:30 in the morning stewing. you call the office of brandeis at 7:30 and in the morning and you don't really expect to get a human being. she does very visible, political activity with money from anonymous sources. the cause serious problems in the court. the behavior is puzzling. >> i cannot agree more. i don't know if there will be more to the story. but it's an odd thing to have it all to edged up seven years later -- dredged up so many years later. there are many young adults who do not know about the initial incident. clearly it is a personal matter and we will see where it goes. >> colby, why did anita hill make the call public? >> of course i do

clarence page, columnist for the "chicago tribune." terence smith, media correspondent for pbs, and in dallas, columnist for "the new york daily news." clarence page, you are a friend of juan williams. >> yes. >> everybody in washington knows juan. i mean -- >> used to be a paid npr contributor. did nrp npational public radio a huge blunder in firing him? >> i think it was -- i have to say, howard, the same day juan was fired i was giving a speech in chicago on how the civil rights agenda has been subverted by a new kind of scandal. the gaffe, the goof, and the gotcha. here's a case where juan made a gaffe. he did not transmit exactly the idea he wanted to transmit. >> he clarified it. >> he clarified it later. i think this were this were goofed by overreacting and immediately firing him without going through the regular due process like a shirley sherrod case, and fox came along and said gotcha. npr, liberals, political correctness. >> anyone could have predicted that. npr says juan williams die vooi lated his standards for an objecti

his name, now justice clarence thomas. he went on to become confirmed for the court. she returned to private life and teaching law. well, she finds herself back in the news because she got a phone call from justice thomas' wife, saying she should apologize for what she said back then, which she says was the whole truth. we begin with this turn of events tonight. nbc's andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. hey, andrea, good evening. >> reporter: it was a classic case of he said, she said, bearing historic wounds over sex and race. the question is, why after nearly two decades, would clarence thomas' wife reopen one of the most emotional confirmation battles in supreme court history? she's been living in relative obscurity for years. a professor, until she was yanked back into the spot light by a voice mail from the past. >> i am on my way to teach my class and i don't have any comment at this point. >> reporter: the caller, virginia thomas. conservative political activist, and wife of the supreme court justice whom anita hill accused of sexual harassment 19 years

it has been 20 years nearly since the clarence thomas confirmation hearings. thomas called the proceedings at the time lynching. anita hill received a voice mail asking her to apologize and pray about it. later she said "i did place a call to anita hill in hopes that we can get what happened so long ago." anita hill has told reporters she has no intention of apologizing. she stands by her claims and she thought that phone call was inappropriate. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, allison. >>> it is 7:47. state senator leland yee from san francisco says he believes he's being punished by other democrats in the state senate because he was the only democrat not to vote for the budget. now yee has been told he's being stripped from his post as the number two ranking member of the senate and lawmakers killed a budget review he introduced to provide sax relief to those -- tax rye leaf to those victims of the san bruno explosion. >>> five familys that suffered devastating losses in the san bruno disaster

i'm going to try to find out if clarence thomas knew his wife was placing this call and have more for you in my next update in about an hour. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the pentagon is now directing the u.s. military to accept openly gay recruits. the first time in the nation's history. that's after a federal judge refused to lift her own injunction telling the military to immediately strike down the don't ask, don't tell policy. the decision will be appealed. so legal experts are cautioning gays and lesbians that a successful appeal might put don't ask don't tell back in place. >> to out yourself now is not going to insulate you from proceedings to have you discharged from the military later on. it would be a very dangerous thing to do right now. >> president obama says he wants to repeal don't ask don't tell but the administration wants the courts to put the policy back in place until congress resolves the issue. >>> well, today president obama is heading west on a five state, four day campaign swing including california. but we are

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >> anita hill says the wife of clarence thomas acted inappropriately because she left a bizarre message demanding an apology. she reopened a subject that happened 19 years ago. that's when hill accused the supreme court nominee of sexually harassing her. t. j. winick has more. >> i don't have any comment. >> you said it was unfortunate and inappropriate what she did. >> anita hill this morning refused to comment on the surprising october 9th voice mail she received from the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas. good morning, i would love for you to consider an apology sometime and a full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband. so give it some thought and certainly pray about this and come to understand why you did and what you did. >> judge thomas began to use work situations to discuss sex. >> she accused thomas of sexual harassment at his confirmation hearing. he and his wife spoke about the ordeal. >> i think she owes us an apology and i look forward to receiving that phone call or visit one day. >> sh

refused to speak about the surprise message she received from the wife of supreme court justice clarencehomas. that message opened an old wound one that goes back to 1991 when hill's accusations nearly derailed thomas' nomination to the high court. >> he would turn the conversation to a discussion of sexual matters. >> reporter: accusations thomas denied from the start. >> this is high-tech lynching. >> reporter: hill's testimony that thomas harassed her on the job was a trauma the justice's wife virginia never forgot. last week she left a message on hill's voicemail saying, "i would love you to consider an apology sometime and some full explanation of why you did what you did to my husband so give it some thought and certainly pray about this and come to understand why you did what you did." she later confirmed leaving the message calling it an olive branch and the matter has clearly haunted mrs. thomas. she expressed a similar sentiment in an interview three years ago. >> i think she owes us an apology. and i look forward to receiving that phone call or that visit one day. >> reporter:

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supreme court justice clarence thomas and anita hill now being tracked back into the spot light by a strange phone call. >> anita hill dogged by reporters today after making public a phone message that she received from virginia thomas, the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas. anita hill's drive to work was blocked by reporters looking to reaction from yesterday's revealation. >> i don't have any comments right now. >> you said it was inappropriate what she did. >> please, let me go. >> reporter: yesterday, anita hill played the tape recorded message for me. a recording of a call from justice thomas' wife. the message saying i would love you to consider an apology sometime and a full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband, closing with have a good day. what thomas wants is for anita hill to apologize for testifying against her husband in 1991. anita hill told senators that thomas had sexually harassed her on the job. thomas called the accusations a high tech lynching. it is not the first time, virginia thomas has asked for an apology. this from an abc 7 int

. >> clarence. what does punish your enemies mean? >> it means -- >> it means they are your enemy. let eleanor in. >> electing a democratic congress -- [ inaudible ] >> what is axelrod doing? is he feeding him this stuff? inherently, you don't see that in obama. it's out of character for him. >> he's trying to rally democrats who are angry at the other side. >> are you alleging democrats feed on this? >> i would like if it he had optimistic tone. excuse me. but he is succeeding, finally, in looking like he is fighting back. democrats felt like he was not aggressive enough. the republicans played him. that he chased -- [ inaudible ] >> i would hardly say 37% -- >> let her finish. >> hold on, monica. >> the democrats feel that he really was played by the republicans, chasing this fantasy of bipartisanship and they are glad to see him fighting back. this is a fight. this is a real battle. people are getting stomped out on the campaign trail. >> i would hardly call a 37% job approval in his first term succeeding. the other part of his problem is that when he comes out with language lik

i'm vinita nair. >> i'm mike marusarz. >>> a telephone but bit wife of clarence thomas is -- >> somehe purpose and timing of that call. t.j. winick joins with us the latest. >> reporter: it was a real-life political drama that played on the national stage nearly 20 years ago, now after a surprising request, the country is reliving that debate that changed the way we live and work. >> became even more -- >> reporter: they were shocking allegations. >> when judge thomas began to use work situations to discuss sex. >> reporter: that divided a country and change the american workplace forever. >> i deny each and every single allegation against me. >> reporter: now, supreme court justice clarence thomas and anita hill are back in the spotlight after a surprise voice mail left by hill by thomas' wife virginia, in the october 9th message she said i would love to you consider a o an polling some time and some full explanation of why did you what did you with my husband. >> reporter: hill now a professor at brandeis university, had nothing to say but has stood by her charges at the hearing. >

supreme court justice clarence thomas was in his confirmation hearing. a formidable law professor, anita hill, accused him of sexual harassment. well, professor hill surfaced again today after that unusual phone call from thomas' wife, and sharyn alfonsi is here to bring us up to date tonight. >> reporter: good evening. well, the big question tonight, why now? why after 19 years did virginia thomas pick up the phone and call anita hill? she says she was offering an olive branch, but tonight, anita hill is not taking it. the testimony lasted seven long hours. anita hill, an oklahoma law professor, alleging the lurid details about her time working for clarence thomas. >> he spoke about acts that he'd seen in pornographic films involving such matters as women having sex with animals. >> reporter: a cringe-worthy moment in american politics. >> thomas told me graphically of his own sexual prowess. >> reporter: that put a bright spot on sexual harassment in the workplace. thomas angrily denied the allegations, saying they amounted to a high tech lynching. but

it's been 19 years since clarence thomas' controversial appointment to the u.s. supreme court.t controversy back into the spotlight. >> she called the accuser asking for an apology. she says she was offering an olive branch but anita hill doesn't see it that way. she cd

the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas is demanding an apology from anita hill forever the sexual harassment scandal remember that 19 years ago. the wife says she was offering an olive branch but the message so upset hill she called the campus police. mark matthews has description of what was said in this exclusive report. >> the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas called anita hill's office at 7:30 in the morning on a saturday saying good morning anita hill. it's jenny thochlts i wanted to reach across the air waves and the years and ask you to consider something. i would love to you consider' apology some time and some full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband. so give it some thought and certainly pray about this and come to understand why you did what you did. okay? have a good day. what anita hill did in 1991 was to testify at clarence thomas confirmation hearing telling senators that thomas had sexally harassed her while she was working for him. >> he spoke about acts seen and pornographic film involving such matter as women having sex wit

. >> drew: new information about the phone call made by the wife of clarence thomas it anita hill where she demanded apology for hill accusing her husband of sexual harassment. this morning we'll take a look at who is ginni thomas and why did she make that call now we have insight. >>> a police officer in kansas city missouri. all ofud there is a chimp on the loose. some officers start to cackle and laugh thinking it's a joke but you can see -- >> no joke. >> no joke. there was a chimp on the loose. we're going to talk with the sergeant who was actually on scene and was able to help resolve the situation. a situation that the police officers don't deal with every day. >> luckily. >>> we begin this thursday with politics and president obama on a multi-state campaign swing out west fighting for democrats who must face angry voters in 12 days now. chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president in seattle. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. the president is here in washington state to campaign for democratic senator patty murray who's locked in

jenny thomas, the wife of clarence thomas and asked anita hill to apologize.id anita hill oak clarence thomas and a policy? >> i think that is long ago and far away. my philosophy on judges is that they should make decisions based on the interpretation of block not making new laws. the genius of our systems is that laws should be made by elected representatives of the american people could then stand accountable in the very next election before their constituents of their congressional district for their state. in the consideration of the judges we had with justice sotomayor, i felt she was too forward-leaning on a new laws. i would have opposed air. with justice kagan i applied the alexander hamilton federal standard will who says it is not up to individual senators make the appointment. it is up to them to make sure that the president's appointment is appropriate and not subject to family favre or corruption and to see it if it is the best appointment as president at this time would make. i announced i would favor justice kagan. i would hope that we would ha

clarence thomas accused of sexual harassment by anita hill in 1991. now thomas's wife appears to have reopened the wounds with a phone call. jan craw details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 19 years may seem like a long time ago and some remember it but to the people involved in the hearings ginni thomas, it was only yesterday. >> professor, do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? >> i do. >> reporter: the testimony riveted a testimony. >> he would turn the conversation to a discussion of sexual matters. >> reporter: anita hill's sensational charges against clarence thomas her boss nearly derailed the nomination to the supreme court. thomas angrily denied the allegations. >> this is high-tech lynching. >> reporter: the senate went on to confirm him 19 years ago this month. but the wounds went deep especially for his wife ginni, who said she never doubted her husband and proving that time doesn't heal all wounds last week mrs. thomas called anita hill now a professor, to ask for an apology for damaging

the controversy between supreme court justice clarence thomas and anita hill. this morning hill told reporters in massachusetts that she didn't have anything to say about a voice mail left at her office by thomas' wife, a message that asking hill for an apology. >> i'm on my way to teach my class, and i don't have any comment. >> the voice mail judge ginnc thomas said i would love you to consider an apology sometime and a full explanation of why you did what you did to my husband. she was referring to accusations of sexual harassment while clarence thomas was a supreme court nominee and undergoing nomination hearings. in a written statement hill says she has nothing to apologize for. her complaint about the message has been turned over to the fbi, though there was no indication any laws have been broken. >>> the airline industry is one sector seeing soaring profitses these days. in fact, it's turning in its biggest numbers in three years. delta and u.s. air ways all posted higher than expected earnings for the peak summer travel season. one big reason is they'r

. >>> and need a hill says she will not apologize to clarence thomas' wife and she's not talking to reporters outside her home. >> i need for you to get out of my street. i do not have any comments right now. >> she accused thomas of having sexually harassed her. recently thomas' wife left a message on her into machine seeking a apology. ??? says her testimony -- hill says that her testimony is true. >>> and indian tribes says they have reached a major shoreline deal with environmentalist who they want to build a resort and tribal housing. just north of the richmond san rafael bridge and settles a lawsuit under the agreement the tribe will pay to protect and restore the shoreline of the 312 bigger site. >>> a study from sacramento looks at students entering junior colleges and balance 70% did not graduate or transit stomach transfer within six years. they hope that the study will lead to progress helping to boost completion. >>> money that went into a self invented trust fund has been revealed. the money was earmarked for affordable housing but was actually used by city officials to give them

to anita hill, it may have felt more like a slap in the fa >>> the wife of supreme court justice clarencehomas says she was reaching out but to anita hill it may have felt more like a slap in the face. randall pinkston reports on the call for an apology that has re- opened a bitter controversy nearly 20 years later. >> reporter: anita hill was greeted by the media as she left for work this morning but refused to speak about the surprise message she received from the wife of the supreme court just clarence thomas. that message opened an old wound one that goings back to 1991 when hill's accusations nearly derailed thomas' nomination to the high court. >> he would turn the conversation to a discussion of sexual matters. >> reporter: accusations thomas denied from the start. >> this is high-tech lynching. >> reporter: hill's testimony that thomas harassed her on the job was a trauma that the justice's wife virginia never forgot. last week, she left a message on hill's voicemail, saying, quote, i would love you to consider an apology sometime and some full explanation of why you did what you

the wife of justice clarence thomas asked her to apologize. jake tapper has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the first reporter to hear about the call was mark matthews from our san francisco station. originally, anita hill thought it was a prank and reported to it campus police. it was no prank. >> to tell the truth and the whole truth. >> reporter: since the hearings in 1991 -- >> my name is ameet that hill. >> reporter: -- she's become a profe professor. good morning, anita hill, it's ginni thomas. i would love you to consider an apology sometime and a full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband. give it some thought. pray about this. for some, that almost 20-year-old saga may be difficult to remember. the charges were explosive. in 1991 hill accused now supreme court justice thomas of sexual harassment. >> he began to use work situations to discuss sex. >> from my standpoint, as a black american, as far as i'm concerned, it's a high-tech lynching. were he and his wife reflected on those days with jan crawford. >> i t

she is the woman who accused supreme court clarence thomas. the issue resurfaced because she received a phone message from thomas' wife. >> are you surprised. >> i need for you to get out of the street. i don't have any comment. >> reporter: earlier, hill said that she contacted the fbi and security at her workplace when she first heard that voice mail. >> a man who wrote a biography of arnold schwarzenegger is trying an unusual approach. ianprin staple add two-day hunger strike. the biography, he says he wants to amend the u.s. constitution to allow the austrian-born citizen to run for president. right now, the constitution only allows us-born citizens to run for president. >>> its the giant are psyched. you're going to hear from tomorrow's starting pitch e tim lincecum. he spoke to the media about all these nerve-racking games. we are coming back with sport right after this. 0!ockÑ?çóxo?Ñ=çñÑñçvxqx?ñññ?óioy >>> the emeryville city council rejected ikea's plan to expand its warehouse operations. customers would have gone there to pick up larg

except for clarence thomas who is not asked a single question. kagan asked questions about questions on drug trafficking crimes is one of many cases as she worked on for the white house for solicitor general. >>> scientists have discovered there be that they say can treat terminal stages of cancers in animals. scientists at the research institute say they found an antibody that can block the end stages of colon and breast cancer in mice. now they are highly advanced and in humans is considered untreatable could they hope to start testing the antibody on people within two years and the study appears in the latest issue of the journal of the national academy of sciences. >>> this year's nobel prize for medicine is going to the code developer of in vitro fertilization. the british scientist robert edwards created the technique to their work led to the birth of the worlds first test tube baby and that baby grow up to be this woman and says her board almost 40 million people have been born using in vitro fertilization. >>> life-saving devices and beas

. >> and clarence's point, i don't know if they will take over one or two houses yet.e the party of stop. it's the bulk of the american people. it's the independents that are on. >> independents are part of the status quo. they don't necessarily want you to stop a popular program. >> the liberals have over reached the american people are saying stop. > correct. >> at some point, stuff is not enough. at some point they're going to have to say what their agenda is. it will be exposed as a big lie because they aren't going to cut the deficit anymore than the democrats. >> what are the democrats going to run on? >> the rich in trouble is the war budget and the defense budget. that's where you'll get a coalition of people that say stop the spending for these two wars. do we need all these? >> you think gates is experiencing that enlightenment? he wants to cut the size of the military. >> the commander in europe says we have too many bases over here. >>> exit question, after november will there be a friendly merger between the incoming gop freshman, he thinks it's going to b

and they didn't pick up a lot of votes from the other party, so maybe not bruising in the sense of clarence thomas or robert bork, who really, really had a hard fight but arguably there was more to fight about -- but nonetheless, the voting patterns these days are suggestive that if either side nominates somebody who is even a little bit extreme you're really going to see a battle royale. >> charlie: who will be the next justice to retire? >> i would say -- and maybe i'll wake up tomorrow and be quite wrong about this -- in the short term, nobody. i don't think obama gets another nominee. i think justice ginsburg, about whom people talk sometimes, wants to stay on the court, is in good spirits and good health. i don't see any signs of anybody else wanting to go -- of course, only the justices themselves know, but i think having gone through four justices in very quick succession we might just settle down now and have a period of stability or maybe as with jeff's prediction of having appointed barack obama, i will turn out to be wrong. >> charlie: as i said in the introduction, we have more

back in the 1980's, clarence thomas used to be the head of the equal employment opportunity commission. he signed off on a directive that said that title 7 applies to employment decisions that are made based on criminal background checks because those decisions had a disparate impact on people of color. there are great procedures in place that say that employers cannot discriminate on some based on a criminal record unless they can show that it is based directly on the job. basic common sense standards that are not in force because people mostly locked around -- employers mostly walk around saying that anybody with a criminal record of a felony or these blanket policies are illegal under title 7, so we need to strengthen title 7, up the title 7, and apply the standards to state law as well. and there is a good piece of legislation that would do some of that. then, san francisco was one of the first communities to adopt a policy called and the box -- ban the box. it is responsible for getting this whole thing going, but now, 21 local cities and counties around the country have adopted s

. >>> anita hill accused clarence thomas of sexual harassment 19 years ago during his supreme court confirmation hearings. well, now, his wife wants hill to apologize for it. virginia thomas left a voice mail on hill's work phone at bran dies university asking her to consider an apology and then offer a full explanation. she asked hill to pray on it. hill forwarded that message to campus police who contacted the f.b.i. the former aide to thomas says she does not intend to apologize because she stands by her tem. >>> a hospital is asking for your help to try to identify a patient who is in critical condition. now this was a photo that was taken today at san francisco general. the woman was found next to a wheelchair on the embarcadero and admitted a week and a half ago. it's worth mentioning that her height, because she was only about 4'6" and weighs just 93 pounds, if you recognize this woman, please call the authorities at sf general. >>> a disabled alameda man says he is angry and lost without his stolen prize possession. darnell dangerfield's fully equipped civilian van was fully equipped and