mademost 90 women have sexual assaultlt allegations against t harvey w weinstein s e october 2017. more than two years after the first reports set the headlines, the disgraced hollywood producer is facing just two charges. sexually assaulting former production assistant in 2006 and raping an anonymous woman in a manhattan hotel room in 2013. more is riding on the highly anticipated trial than just weinstein's future. could provide a watershed moment for the metoo movement that was fueled by the allegations. said,weinstein's accusers this trial is critical to show the predators everywhere will be held accountable and that speaking up can bring about real change. the t trial highlights the -- cases that took place years ago. almost all the accusations that have been made have escaped prosecution. >> they want dna. they want something that corroborates it. these are realllly old allegatis at the defense is going to go after that. ,f it wasn't harvey w weinstein would they even be prosecuting. that's an interesting question to look at. that hisein maintains sexual relationships were co

globes ceremony the darker side of hollywood was making news i in new w york city thihis monday. e former movie proroducer harvey weinsteinhas been charged with two counts of sexualal assault according. appearing in court on the opening day of his trial for rape and try to tree sexual assaults. is tuesday thehe process of selecting a jurury will begin a process which could take at least two weeks given that the case has already had. so much media attention coasting to reports. hobbling into a manhattan courthouse for trial watched around the world. one scene is facing charges of rape and predatory sexual assault. by nearly ninety women have accused him of harassment and abuse trial focuses on just two incidents. an alalleged sexual assault a former production assistant mimi haley in two thousand six. and the alleged rape of an anonymous woman in a manhattan hotel room in twenty thirteen. a lawyer representing accusers heralded the kick off to the trial. i'm just honored to represent them because they're very courageously agreed to testify under oath. agreed to subject themselves to. i'm sure will be a very vigorous cross

w. clinical correspondent thomas sparrow thank you both. the trial of former film producer harvey weinstein has started in new york weinstein is facing charges of rape and sexual assault brought by 2 women at the same time he faces new charges in los angeles the district attorney there has charged him with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another on consecutive nights in 2013 weinstein has denied the new york charges he says any sexual encounters were consensual. the disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein arriving at the new york supreme court the 67 year old continues to use a walking frame as a result of the noticed car accident for which the police report details no injuries the film producer will face 5 charges brought by 2 women including one of rape the woman who accuses weinstein on that most serious charge remains anonymous the other is form a production assistant who alleges the pope fiction produce a forcibly performed all real 6 on both of my clients in this case. have been very very very courageous because they're willing to testify under oath to tell the trut

w look at him a pillar clinton didn't know that harvey weinstein was involved in sexual assault, i don'tand i've never met you, i meeting you for the first time tonight.in look, weinstein gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to the clinton campaign and hillary clinton in particular and bill as well. that's the financial tide they had. open secret about weinstein. seven years ago, i think it was seth macfarlane who said that the academy awards something like, congratulations, you five ladies tonight. you know longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. this is at the academy awards seven years ago! the amazing part is that hillary clinton's people called me on ronan farrow to get off a story on weinstein because he was looking to interview hillary so hillary's people called and said, look, ronan farrow, get off the weinstein story. >> tucker: she's a feminist hero! >> the only woman she's been a hero for is herself. this woman has no interest in anyone else, whether it's the women and her her husband's life, some of who will have edible he accused him like juanita broaddr

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w. would have been justified. but wise? unclear. what else? the lead attorney for harvey weinstein is no joke.the prosecution better be on their game. the art of lawyering. mitsubishi, i thought he was sharp as well. you know what i thought was interesting? one of the more interesting moments in that trial is going to be when annabella shora, i loved her in "the sopranos," when she testifies. when i asked what will it be like to cross examine a select, a female cross examining a female. i'm sure she will be a great witness and she has spent her entire life acting. i thought there was a message there. >>> join me for my american life in columns tour. pittsburgh, manchester, soldout shows in st. louis and raleigh. thanks for watching. see you next week. with your sleep number setting. can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and snoring? no problem. ...and done. so, you can really promise better sleep? not promise... prove. don't miss the final days of the lowest prices of the season. the queen sleep nu

w e book, "she said." she joins me from rk.nd joe i welcome back to the newshour. so many women came forward with allegations against harvey weinsteine based on stories of two of those women? >> well, remember, so many of inst harveyions aga weinstein, if you think of a kind of ocean of complaints out there, are not auaty eligible for criminal prosecution. when you apply e stute of limitations that ocean gets smaller. when you talk out ats that are not just sexual harassment, i mean, many of the allegations against weinstein ar very disturbing. there are tales harassment as abusive behavior, but those alygations aren't necessar criminal. anu can't go to jail for them. so the oceets smaller them. if you talk about women who are willing to come forward and participate in the process, the ocean gets even smaller. so what we'rer'ei left with is s very narrow case that stands in contrast to them huge nuber of allegations against him.ar that'sof why the news from los angeles is so significant. because it means that harvey weinstein is now fighting these kinds of charges on two fronts at the same time. >> nawaz: jodi, what about those two