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In the past two days, since the release of an 11yearold videotape showing trump talking in sexually aggressive and crude terms about women, more than 40 governors, senators, and members of the house of representatives, have announced theyve joined the list of current and former republican officials who will not vote for their partys nominee. The chairman of the house ethics committee, representative charlie dent of pennsylvania, told abc news today that a years worth of inflammatory comments by trump is enough. From diminishing john mccains service as a p. O. W. , to mocking the disabled, to the ethnic smears against mexicans and muslims, the david duke debacle, the indiana judge, the khan family, Miss Universe and her weight, and now this. Look, will donald trump withdraw from the race . No. Should he . Yes. Brangham trump has continued to say he wont quit the race, and one of his top advisers, former new york city mayor rudy giuliani, told nbc news today, he shouldnt. He was selected by more Republican Voters than anyone has ever been selected in a republican primary. He owes them the duty to run. It is true that he said something and said a group of things during that interview that are reprehensible and terrible and awful, and he feels terrible about it. Brangham in an attempt to change the conversation, the conservative news website breitbart news, which had been run for the last four years by Trump Campaign chairman stephen bannon, today posted interviews with three women who have accused bill clinton of sexually aggressive behavior in the past. Trump quickly called attention to the interviews on twitter. One of the women, juanita broaddrick, alleges clinton raped her in 1978, when he was then attorney general of arkansas. Its a charge he denies, one which has never been proven, and was dismissed 15 years ago in a civil suit brought by broaddrick. When clinton and trump meet tonight for the second of their three debates, it will be at Washington University in st. Louis. The Newshours John Yang is there, outside the debate hall, and he joins me now for a preview. So john, tonight was going to be an important debate even before fridays revelations came out. And weve seen over the last two days trump getting really beaten up for these comments. But weve also seen late today that trump is hinting very strongly that he might bring up some old allegations against bill clinton. Is this a sign of things to come . William, we dont really know. The only person who does know is donald trump. Weve seen rudy giuliani, mayor giuliani on the talk shows this morning saying he didnt think it would come up. That may have been his advice to donald trump but the only person who really knows whether its going to come up in the debate is donald trump. This could be a shot across a warning shot as it were, to Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Campaign that if she brings up on her own the tape that came out on friday, this is what will come in response. But you know, its interesting. I have been talking to people who have been prepping other candidates in the past, other nominees for townhall events. Theyre not talking to a moderator. Theyre not talking to a reporter. So making a term like that, and going after your opponent is going to be a tricky thing. So its going to be interesting to see what does happen tonight. Weve been seeing over the last couple of days this rash of defekses, of gop officials saying enough is enough. Were going to abandon trump. Im curious, right now, in your mind how much of this is about principle, that they just cant abide by what was revealed on this tape. And how much of this is just about political survival . The question is going into next week, after this performance tonight, again, depending on what kind of performance donald trump has tonight, will this spread wider. Will other politicians, house candidates, members of the house join in . I think this is, we dont know yet. There are a lot of shoes yet to fall and the final shoes may not fall until sometime mid week. Just quickly, i wonder if the the gop elders whoever those actually may be, decide they do want to get trump off the ballot. Do they have a way, a mechanism to do that . They cant do it on their own, william. They would have to trump would have to withdraw. But even then its tricky because youve got 50 state laws, 50 state rules about ballots. Ballots have already been printed and you know, williams, ballots have already gone out. People are already voting in a lot of states, either in person or absentee ballots. This whole thing is unchartered waters, no one foas where this could go. The Newshours John Yang, thank you so much. Well see you later tontd. Thanks, william. As john yang mentioned, tonights debate will be a town hall format, with voters joining the moderators in asking questions. Newshour weekend special correspondent Jeff Greenfield reports, that format has tripped up many candidates in the past. Reporter this is what most debates look likethe candidates at a lectern. And many recent president ial debates have featured the candidates and the moderator sitting down at a table. But tomorrows debate features a very different format a town hall meeting, in which undecided votersselected by the gallup organizationput questions directly to the candidates. Its a format that offers special opportunitiesand pitfalls. For instance, a question can sometimes be unclear, as in this example from 1992. How has the National Debt personally affected each of your lives . And if it hasnt, how can you honestly find a cure for the economic problems of the Common People if you have no experience in whats ailing them . Reporter president george h. W. Bush was clearly confused by what she was asking. Well, i think the National Debt affects everybody. You, on a personal basis how has it affected you . Has it affected you personally . Im not sure i get help me with the question and ill try to answer it. Well, ive had friends that have been laid off from jobs. Tell me how its affected you, again. You know people whove lost their jobs and lost their homes . Reporter bill clinton, by contrast, quickly reached out for a personal connection. When a factory closes, i know the people who ran it. When the businesses go bankrupt, i know them. Reporter the format, unhinged from lecterns and tables, allow the candidates much more movement. But this can be a doubleedged sword. In 2000, Vice President al gore decided to move into governor bushs personal space, perhaps to create a sense of dominance. But watch that nonverbal gesture proved to be the most memorable moment of the entire debate. Reporter in the 2012 town hall, mitt romney and president obama were on their feet so much, it felt at times more like a duel than a debate. Mr. President , have you looked at your pension . I dont look at my pension; its not as big as yours, so it doesnt take as long. If i could have you sit down, governor romney. Thank you. Reporter it is moments like these that make the town hall meeting, the most unpredictable, and for the candidates, the riskiest format of all. And a reminder for this evening, stay with pbs newshour for coverage of the second president ial debate from st. Louis between donald trump and Hillary Clinton, live across the country at 9 p. M. Eastern, right here on pbs. Brangham Hurricane Matthew has been downgraded to a post Tropical Cyclone and has now moved out over the atlantic ocean. But it carved a trail of damage and flooding from florida to North Carolina and caused at least 19 deaths. At the height of the storm, almost three Million People in the southeast were without power. North carolina was the last and hardest state to be hit. With some areas experiencing record floodwaters the city of wilmington saw 18 inches of rain. Governor pat mccrory said Emergency Responders rescued close to 900 hundred residents from their homes and cars. In fayetteville, firefighters from new york city rescued occupants of a car that was almost completely submerged in floodwater. And in haiti, there were funerals today for some of the estimated 900 People Killed by the hurricane, and doctors try to contain a cholera outbreak. Matthew first hit the u. S. Thursday night, in florida. The worst flooding there occurred in the jacksonville metro area. A half hours drive south of jacksonville, newshour weekends Hari Sreenivasan visited residents of one of americas oldest cities, st. Augustine to assess the damage. Thats the waterline right there, three feet. Reporter Tamara Wilhelm of vilano beach, florida, thought placing her valuables a foot off the floor would keep them safe. But the storm surge from Hurricane Matthew became much higher. You can see the water line right across your fireplace. Yes you can, yes you can. Reporter so this smell is going to turn into mold . Yes, it will, reporter your couches, your carpets, your rugs, everything . Yes. Reporter its got to be replaced . Yes, yes it does. Reporter in her home of 18 years, the carpets are squishy beneath her feet, and the sunken sun room was submerged by water. Wilhelm says she even found dead fish that had made their way in from the atlantic ocean. The inlet came into your house . Yes, it did, it did. Im trying not to cry. Reporter its a gorgeous place. Yes it is. And we will rebuild. And we will brush it off and it will work. Its going to take a lot of time to clean everything up. Reporter a few miles away, Matthias Herzog is already in full recovery mode at his house, which faces the matanzas river. Thats the view i decided to live here, taking the risk of hurricanes. They say its not going to happen, every hundred years it happens. Reporter that view now includes a boat that did not survive the storm unscathed. Was it up online . Oh, yeah. I tied it up with these super tight. You know, i looked it up, it was this height. Reporter his boat fared better than one two blocks away that the hurricane picked up and dumped on a dead end street. At caps on the water restaurant, leah atteberys customers used to be able to sail in from the tolomato river. But now the dock is now gone. The storm surge caused heavy Kitchen Equipment to float all over and snapped lights bolted into the ground. Attebery says she used to be able serve more than 1,000 people a night. How many people does this place employ . Id say over a hundred. Reporter so, for a couple of weeks, a hundred people arent getting a paycheck . What about all the food that you get in . Well either have to postpone our orders. Reporter that means all the people that supply you they dont have business for two weeks . No. Reporter how the region moves forward is on the mind of mike wanchick. Youre looking at a county that is one of the top ten Fastest Growing counties in the united states. Reporter we met wanchick at the Emergency Operations center that coordinated the local response to the hurricane. How do you build resilience and capacity for a region to handle things like this in the future . Ironically, storms like this do exactly that. They make people have a greater understanding of building codes and governmental procedures, and regulations and why theyre in place. Reporter the rebuilding due to matthews devastation, county by county, state by state, could take years. Brangham of all the republican defectors from Donald Trumps candidacy in the past two days, utah has led the way. The states governor and former governor, one of its u. S. Senators, and three of its four members of the house of representatives all have now denounced trump and said they will not vote for him. Among that group is firstterm congresswoman mia love, who happens to be the only woman in utahs congressional delegation, shes only the fourth woman to ever represent utah in washington since it became a state in 1896. Utah also has a very small number of women in its state legislature. In tonights signature segment, newshour weekends Christopher Booker reports how this affects policy in utah, and whats being done to encourage more women candidates. Okay, alright sister. Reporter for sophia dicaro, political campaigns are a Family Affair. Well i cant thank you enough for your support. Reporter throughout the fall, dicaro, her husband robert, and their three kids, caravan through utahs state House District 31. Thank you so much we appreciate it. Reporter for dicaro, who previously worked for four governors, the familys full court press is designed to hold the seat she won two years ago. You know, these Campaign Politics world. Its one of those things that you cant really describe unless you experience it for yourself. Reporter as a republican in utah, dicaro is part of the states majority in the house of representatives, but as a women in utah politics, shes a rarity. Nationally, about a quarter of all state legislators are women. With six senators in its 29 Member Senate and just ten representatives in its 75 member house, utah has one of the lowest percentages of female legislators in the country. Yet this low percentage lags behind whats happening in the workforce 60 of utahs women are participating in the labor market. Why do you think so few women are involved in state legislature here in utah . I think theres a number of factors that play into that question. We have a parttime legislature. It is full time intensity for a 45day period. So your family situation has to be such that youre able to accommodate that kind of schedule. You have to have the availability of time and you have to have the financial ability to make it work, youre not paid very much as a legislator. Reporter dicaro says her ability to make the arrangement work for the family is largely due to the support she receives from her husband. Do you ever find yourself contemplating the gender questions that surround campaigns . Does that come into your world at all . You know, initially when i ran for office, you know, that did come up in our caucus meetings, are you going to be able to manage your family . Reporter do you think if you were a man they would have asked you those questions . No. I dont. Reporter you cant discuss women in utah politics without addressing the role of the states dominant religion the Mormon Church. The majority of the population identifies as a member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. At the same time, utah has one of the lowest percentages of women in state legislature. Is it fair to ask if theres a correlation between the two . I think its a fair question to ask how the culture impacts the greater community. Reporter ally isom is the churchs director of family and community relations. Were having the conversations within the church, as an employer, but were also having the conversation within the church as a faithbased group. Reporter although the Mormon Church currently does not allow women to become priests, she believes the state would benefit with more women in politics. Were looking at, what are the cultural barriers that might inhibit women from stepping up . And, do they need a little encouragement . Do they need to know that they make a difference . We need women to recognize the value they add to Public Policy conversations. The questions they ask are so important. And to understand they make an a meaningful difference when they step up and engage. But cultural change sometimes takes some time. Reporter with permission from the church, isom sits on the executive committee of utahs Womens Leadership Institute a coalition formed by the Salt Lake CityBusiness Community working to train utah women for Senior Leadership positions both in business and politics. There will be people when you run for office that will ask you how you feel about certain things. Reporter today is the first day of their Political Development series designed to train women of any Party Affiliation how to run for office. The Six Month Program is led by the institutes c. E. O. , patricia jones. Women make up more than half of the population, and yet we have such a small percentage of women who are making policy decisions. You know, i think it was oprah winfrey, once said that politics is social work with power. Reporter first elected in the year 2000, jones spent 14 years as a Democratic State representative and state senator. The first race that i had, i didnt know what i was doing. laughter you know, i knew that i had to walk door to door, because i was a democrat. I ran as a democrat in a republican area. Un