occupies the white house there has been a seismic cultural shift that has meant allegations of sexual misconduct by powerful men are now taken more seriously than they were in 1991 when anita hill's credible accusations against clarence thomas were greeted by skepticism and scorned by members of the all male members of the senate judicialery committee. some things haven't changed. christine ford was ee luck tant to come forward for fear of being dragged through the mud and like anita hill she will see plenty of men if and when she testifies. there is not a single woman among the 11 republicans on the senate judiciary committee. with mow for more on this, sharon eiffel and nan aaron. both of you lived through and watched the thomas/hill hearings. nan, let me start with you. it almost feels uncanny. a lot of people have their heart in their mouth today about what's happening and what's going to happen on monday.