group recruiting and training female candidates. >> we want our elected officials to look like us. to represent us. to have our experiences. and right now that is not the case. >> reporter: terry sule, alabama's first black congresswoman, is expected to be re-elected in a majority black district. she's confident more democrats have a fighting chance because they're running on working class issues. >> they're doing a remarkable job of rallying around the issues that matter most to underserved communities and all the candidates are having to address those issues in order to run against them. >> i'm standing strong. thank you. >> i appreciate you. >> reporter: black women standing up and hoping to catch a wave. rehema ellis, nbc news, montgomery, alabama. two big stories people are talking about in this me too era. for the first time, harvey weinstein's estranged wife talking about the scandal trying to move past it. and monica lewinsky calling out