she wrote, one evening in the early '90s, the actress rosanna arquette was supposed to meet weinstein the script for a new film. at the hotel, arquette was told to meet weinstein upstairs in his room. he said his neck was sore. she said she could recommend a good masseuse. then he grabbed my hand. he put it on his neck. when she pulled it away, he grabbed it again and pulled it toward his penis which was visible and erect. my heart raw really racing. i was in a fight or flight moment. she told weinstein, i will never do that. he said she was making a full mistake. he named an actress and a mod heel he claimed had given in to his sexual overtures and whose careers he said he had advanced as a result. she said i'll never be that girl. in one case she believes she lost a role because of it. he made things very difficult for me, for years. she said her silence was the result of his power and reputation for vindictiveness. he is going to be working very hard to track people down and silence people, she explained. to hurt people. that's what he does. not anymore. not anymore thanks to the b

i wanted to continue our conversation with our two guests, rosanna arquette is with us in los angelesnd tarana burke is with us here in new york. rosanna, you are one of the first to sound the alarm to speak out around what harvey weinstein did to you. and if you could quickly -- and if you don't want to, certainly, feel free to say no -- recount what happened to you. and then i want to talk about the years after what happened to you in terms of what you felt was somehow his attempts to discredit you. >> i was asked to go to meet harvey weinstein for dinner at the beverly hills hotel for a movie i was going to do. he was giving me the new script. i arrived. they said, mr. weinstein will see you upstairs. , went upstairs and thought what's going on? oh, yeah, he probably has this penthouse suite -- which is what a lot of directors did when they came into town. they get a big suite. he opened the door in his white bathrobe and said, "i can't move my neck. you a, ok, i will get massage. he grabbed my hand and pulled it toward his penis. i pulled it away. he said, rosanna, you're making a

rosanna arquette knows how this happened. she went public. w wrote, one evening in the early 90s, the actress ro san that arquette was supposed to meet weinstein for dinner at the beverly hills hotel to pick up a new script. arquette recalled that when she arrived at the room, he was wearing a white bathrobe. he said his neck was sore and he grabbed my hand and when she yanked it away, he pulled it towards his penis which was invisible and erect. my heart was really racing. i was in a fight or flight moment. she told weinsteinly never do that weinstein told her that she was making a huge mistake by rejecting him, and named an actress and a modem who he claimed had given in to his sexual overtures and whose careers he said he had advanced, i'll never be that girl. her career suffered. in one case she believes she lost a role because of it. he made things difficult for years. she said her silence was the result of weinstein's power and reputation for vindictiveness, he will be working to track people down and silence people she explained to hurt

. >> reporter: on the other end of that call, actress rosanna arquette, who also accused weinstein of sexual misconduct. >> i'm so happy but i can't stop crying. i don't know. it's so weird. i mean, i can't imagine how the others are feeling right now. you know? i'll call you later. bye-bye. >> reporter: weinstein, once one of the most powerful men in hollywood, is in custody tonight, convicted of rape and sexual assault. >> when the bell rang, everybody was in shock. >> the jurors were uniformly stone-faced during the reading of the verdicts. this is a particularly dramatic moment. >> when he heard the word "guilty," definitely a lack of emotion, lack of anything on his face. i mean, he was shocked. >> reporter: the charges and convictions in this case are centered around the accusations of just women, jessica mann and mimi haleyi, who's represented by gloria allred. >> she has invested so much time in working with law enforcement and what was a very brutal cross-examination. and she went through all of that for the cause of justice. >> what was mimi's reaction? >> well, she's very h

rosanna arquette gets tonight's last word. "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight the president puts forward an alternate view of the threat posed by the coronavirus, downplaying the threat outlined just yesterday by his own government, rolling out new numbers that aren't true, and painting a false picture of the chance of containment. >>> plus former president obama has had enough and speaks out against an ad running in south carolina that manipulates his voice to take down joe biden. as dirty politics make an early appearance before just the second primary of the season. >>> plus a big endorsement. an emotional moment for the top democrat in south carolina. as the president tries to blame the stock market plunge on the democratic debate last night that followed the stock market plunge. all of it as "the 11th hour" gets under way on this wednesday night. well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 1,133 of this trump administration. that leaves 251 days until our 202

other accusers like actress rosanna arquette protested. >> time's up on the pervasive culture of silencehat has enabled abusers like weinstein. >> reporter: the prosecution's closing arguments are expected today. jury deliberations next week. >>> a zookeeper in kansas is describing the moment she was attacked by a tiger. kristyn hayden-ortega was working at the topeka zoo last year when a 7-year-old tiger pounced inside the enclosure where she was working and suffered wounds to her face and neck when the animal pulled her to the ground. she says nerve damage is still limiting her movements. >> irdon't know all of it specifically but i know that i ended up with i believe over 30 sites on my body that had staples and i just remember some of the sounds that i could hear. it could happen to anybody. it could happen to the newbie, the experienced person, the person always safe. >> hayden-ortega has already returned to the zoo where the attack has led to changes. they now require more than one person to double-check doors are secure before a staff member enters a space with a dangerous animal.

in early january, the actor rosanna arquette spoke outside the courthouse. >> as we stand here at the beginning of a new year and a new decade, times up. harassment inxual all workplaces. survivors. blaming times up on empty apologies without consequences. and times up on the pervasive culture of silence that has enabled infuser -- abusers like weinstein. amy: we are joined now by two guests. here in new york j. clara chan, , media and politics reporter at "the wrap" where she's been covering the weinstein trial every day. and joining us in los angeles is louise godbold, the executive director of echo, which provides training to trauma survivors and those who support them. the group is hosting a conference for trauma survivors, including weinstein survivors, next month called "and still we rise." godbold wrote a blog post titled "my encounter with harvey weinstein and what it tells us about trauma." we're going to start with you, clara. you have been in the trial every day. if you can talk about the significance of this and exactly what he is being accused of. >> sure. as you mentione

actresses ashley judd and rosanna arquette among the more than 80 women who have accused weinstein ofmisconduct. both reacted to the verdict they inking the women who testified for their bravery. this is the age of empowerment of women. and you cannot intimidate them anymore. >>the verdicts suggest jurors believe the testimony of those 2 women but struggled with the testimony of annabella sciorra sciorra most known for her role on the sopranos accused weinstein of raping her in the mid-nineties for case didn't fit within the statute of limitations for prosecutors hope to use her testimony to prove that weinstein had a pattern of behavior. mine sting could face more than 2 decades in prison. weinstein's attorney say they plan to appeal he was as strong as he has been throughout all of mass. >>and obviously he's disappointed and obviously has maintained his innocence from the beginning so you know it's it's a tough tough to sit there and you know kind of put my my hand on his arm and it's it's a tough thing not not the way we wanted to data and. >>that was brynn gingras reporting weinst

case and walked through traumatic, how you did a public service to girls and women everywhere rosanna arquette another of the more than 80 womeaccusing weinstein of misconduct tweeted gratitude to the brave women who testified and to the jury for seeing through the dirty taics of the defense instein who was acquitted of the more serious charges of predatory assault an first-degree rape iset to be sentenced march 11th. his attney say they plan to appeal i look at. >>the contents of the ails and that communications and you know all of the things surr claim happened to them and is just very hard for me to reconcile in new york whitney wild kron 4 news. >>that is that one bunch of sideshows in san francisco over the weekend nobody was arrested san frcisco police say the car's met up ithe candlestick point area and then headed out to different lotions. but neighbors now are left wondering why police did not respond sooner. an why police didn't stop the sishows once they responded. >>and this isn't going there are police a block away and then on stopping but i'm certain of is that the police tolete

. >> actress rosanna arquette, one of weinstein's accuser, speaking out after his conviction on rapeescribed caused a decades-long wall of silence around weinstein's actions to crumble. >> now, he may spend the rest of his life in prison, after the day that the leaders of the "me too" movement said sent a resounding message to survivors and perpetrators. here's abc's trevor ault. >> reporter: one of the most powerful movie producers in hollywood, harvey weinstein, now a convicted sex offender, a new york city jury finding weinstein guilty of the third-degree rape of jessica mann in 2013 and guilty of sexual assault of mimi haleyi in 2006. >>> weinstein is a vicious serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten, rape, assault, trick, humiliate, and silence his victims. >> reporter: the former movie mogul appearing stunned by the verdict as he was lifted out of his seat and taken to jail. >> he looked at me and he just said, "i'm innocent." he's like, "i'm innocent." he's like, how could this happen in america? >> reporter: the jury did acquit weinstein on two counts of predato