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The public needs to hear what they -- what the women want to say about this nominee. >> angela wright-shannon, you have a unique perspective on all of this. thank you very much for joining us this morning and thank you very much for explaining your evolution thats taken place over the last few hours. appreciate your time. >> thank you for listening. >> erica? >> president trump has a big week ahead, waking up in new york this morning, set to address world leaders several time this is week at the...

Clarence thomas of sexual harassment. angela wright shannon testified to congress behind closed doors, interviewed by the fbi about her experiences with thomas, who was her boss at the equal employment opportunity commission. you were not allowed to testify in the public hearing, correct? >> that is correct. i was only allowed to enter my statement in the record and that was a statement that they took before they subpoenaed me to come to washington. >> and as you look at whats happening now -- w...

Investigative journalist marcy wheeler, not a single one of these people the times quotes was a witness to the episodes, none of them had read the memos, and instead simply been briefed secondhand. and then there are the other sources because this is so important. lets go through it in detail. late today, doj officials are telling nbc news, the meeting in question in may was at a secure facility, it was a week after trump fired comey. and the day before rosenstein made that big move to appoint m...

Willing to testify that the use of porn. she was never called. >> mark judge is a missing witness. hes someone that dr. ford named, how unusual is that for someone to name a friend of the accused assaulter as a witness. and hes turned in a piece of paper, it isnt even under oath, hes not being sworn, hes not being subpoenaed, this is a pitfall, its unusual. >> very interesting, your point about what that would reveal about the lack of potential corroboration, but you and i have talked before, in...

And pat morrison, a pulitzer prize winning journalist has interviewed anita hill, and then on on the beat before. were honored to have you both here, when you look at these negotiations, does it appear to you we are on the road to both people testifying next week? >> i think we are. but theres some pitfalls that have been set up, and it seems that her lawyers are doing a good job to avoid those pitfalls. one of the main pitfalls is the political manipulation of the witnesses, and the order of th...

Confirmation testimony, there was a missing witness, angela wright. she was someone who worked at the eeoc and willing to testify that the same kind of use of pornography in the workplace, commenting on body parts, pressuring for dates had occurred with her. she was never called. in this case, theres a pitfall marked judge as a missing witness. he is someone that dr. ford named. how unusual is that for someone to name a friend of the accused assaulter as a witness. and hes turned in a piece of p...

Highlighted some of the work that needs to be done. >> there are nearly 6 million young people aged 16 to 24 in america today who are not in school or at work. the numbers for young people of color are particularly staggering. a quarter of young black men and nearly 15% of all latino youth cannot find a job. i firmly believe that the best anti-poverty program is a job, but thats hard to say if there arent enough jobs for people trying to help lift themselves out of poverty. >> joining me now is ...

Nor the debt but we want to prioritize federal dollars in persistent poverty communities and she gets it and she told us she was very supportive of the idea and looked forward to working with us. this was not a political meeting today, i want to stress. this was a policy meeting and we want to know where she stands and we gave it to her for 60 continuous minutes. >> angela it wasnt a political meeting but many members of the cbc actually supported mrs. clinton in 2008 over then-senator obama. wh...

The fact that the president is going out to visit a prison this week is not by accident. there is a reason he is going to this prison because were building to announce a bipartisan deal on criminal justice reform. our system is broken and it has to be fixed. on the question of voting rights mrs. clinton clearly understands the voting rights act. her husband and she have been a part of the voting rights movement for years. she understands section two section five and she knows the damage the supr...

attention today, a brand-new poll has him at number one. thanks to you for tuning in. just minutes ago president obama finished what was perhaps the most comprehensive call for criminal justice reform since he came to office. it was a passionate speech making the moral case for change and for everyone getting equal justice under the law. >> we have to have the same standards for those children as we have for our own children. if you are a parent you know there are times boys and girls ...