good evening. this country had never seen anything like it. millions watched on television live, absolutely transfixed. a woman had come forward and accused a nominee for the supreme court of sexual harassment. it was graphic, it was shocking and explosive. her name, anita hill. his name, now justice clarence thomas. he went on to become confirmed for the court. she returned to private life and teaching law. well, she finds herself back in the news because she got a phone call from justice thomas wife, saying she should apologize for what she said back then, which she says was the whole truth. we begin with this turn of events tonight. nbc s andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. hey, andrea, good evening. reporter: it was a classic case of he said, she said, bearing historic wounds over sex and race. the question is, why after nearly two decades, would clarence thomas wife reopen one of the most emotional confirmation battles in supreme court history? she s been liv
good evening. this country h never seen anything like it. millions watched on television live, absolutely transfixed. a woman had come forward and accused a nominefor the supreme court of sexual harassment. it was graphic, it was shocking and explosive. her name, anita hill. his name, now justice clarence thomas. he went on to become confirmed for the court. she returned to private life and teaching law. well, she finds herself back in the news becausehe got a phone call from justice thomas wife, saying she shod apologize for what she said back then, which she says was the whole truth. we begin with this turn of events tonight. nbc s andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. hey, andrea, good evening. reporte it was a classic case of he said, she said, bearing historic wounds over sex and race. the questions, why after nearly two decades, would clarence thomas wife reopen one of the most emotional confirmation battles in supreme court history? she s been living in relat
good evening. this country had never seen anything like it. millions watched on television live, absolutely transfixed. a woman had come forward and accused a nominee for the supreme court of sexual harassment. it was graphic, it was shocking and explosive. her name, anita hill. his name, now justice clarence thomas. he went on to become confirmed for the court. she returned to private life and teaching law. well, she finds herself back in the news because she got a phone call from justice thomas wife, saying she should apologize for what she said back then, which she says was the whole truth. we begin with this turn of events tonight. nbc s andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. reporter: it was a classic case of he said, she said, bearing historic wounds over sex and race. the question is, why after nearly two decades, would clarence thomas wife reopen this? she s been living in relative obscurity for years. a professor, until she was yanked back into the spot ligh