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>> byron: will harvey weinstein be convicted again? plus, abortion rights battleground. we fan out across the country dialing in on several key states in the fight. on the ground in florida, one of the country's strictest bans just went into effect. >> in the state of florida, we have unprecedented success. >> byron: abortion care now at least several hundred miles away. the vice president there to sound the alarm. >> under donald trump, it would be fair game for women to be monitored and punished by the government. >> byron: what could this mean for the presidential election? and return cat. the utah kitty surviving a six-day journey. very surprised amazon staffers discovering more than boots in that box. wanna know a secret? with new secret outlast, you can almost miss the bus... but smell like you didn't. secret fights 99% of odor-causing bacteria.

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♪ >> byron: good evening. thank you for joining us. today, harvey weinstein back in court just days after a new york appeals court conviction for rape and sexual assault. once one of the most powerful men in hollywood, weinstein had been sentenced to decades in prison. two of his accusers, including actress ashley judd, now speaking out, having to relive

their trauma all over again. here's my "nightline" coanchor juju chang. >> juju: today in what seems like deja vu, disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein back in court in a wheelchair. his legal team celebrating a shocking victory after his new york conviction was overturned by new york's highest court last week. >> obviously there's a tremendous sense of relief that we're back here. harvey weinstein is now presumed innocent. >> juju: the manhattan district attorney vowing to retry the case. >> we believe that we have a strong case, so we look forward to having a new day in court. >> it was surreal to see harvey weinstein, he's in a wheelchair, court officers wheeled him into court. didn't say a word, but he did greet his attorneys, and they said it was like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders because his conviction had been overturned. >> juju: it was february of 2020 when weinstein was convicted for criminal sexual assault of former production assistant mimi

healey and third degree rape of aspiring actress jessica mann sentenced to 23 years in prison, vindication for the more than 80 women who publicly accused weinstein of sexual assault or harassment. including actresses uma thurman, gwyneth paltrow, rose mcgowan, and ashley judd. >> i knew it was disgusting. was i going to tell the don't know sea yes or no who sent me up to the room? >> juju: some of the biggest stars crediting harvey weinstein for their big wins. >> i would like to thank harvey weinstein. >> thank you to harvey. >> harvey, thank you for killing whoever you had to kill to get me up here today. >> juju: survivors say weinstein used his significant clout and influence to lure them in assault them, then scare them into silence. the chorus of voices against weinstein helped spark the "me too" movement. then last week the new york state court of appeals voted 4-3 to overturn his conviction, citing what it called egregious

errors, finding that the judge erroneously allowed women who weren't part of the case to testify to so-called prior bad acts. >> these women were testifying to things they alleged harvey weinstein did that didn't have anything to do with the substance of the criminal charges. prosecutors meant to try and show a pattern, but the court of appeals said it went too far. >> juju: the news shocking and devastating to weinstein's alleged victims, including two of the women who were among the first to come forward, italian model amber gutierrez. >> i felt like everything was not real. >> juju: and actress ashley judd. >> harvey weinstein exploited, gleefully, asim though of power and is a serial sexual predator. everyone knows it that. >> juju: in 1997, judd, then an up-and-coming actress, was shooting the movie "kiss the girls." >> if you're looking for someone to blame, blame me.

>> juju: when she says harvey weinstein invited her to a meeting at his beverly hills hotel. when she arrived, she learned the meeting was in his room. once there, reluctantly she says, he corners her, pressuring her for a massage, for her to watch him shower. she said she repeatedly said no and struggled to leave the room. how does what happened to you in that hotel room, in the peninsula hotel, play out for you over time throughout your life? >> my art is so different. my pocketbook is very different today as a result of those lost economic opportunities. you know, it also opened up my time to, you know, spend my life traveling the world as a feminist social justice humanitarian. for that i'm very grateful. but those are losses that can never be regained. >> juju: in 2017, she told her story to the "new york times" and the floodgates opened as dozens the other women began to come forward. one of the most powerful men in hollywood was taken down. what does it mean to you to be a silence-breaker?

>> you know, i'm going to cry. i realized the other day that it is the honor of my life. that is the title that humbles me the most. it means the most. >> juju: new a fierce advocate, judd blasted the decision to overturn weinstein's conviction at a press conference last week. >> this is what it's like to be a woman in america living with male entitlement to our bodies. >> juju: what's it like to be back here talking about this case yet again? >> survivors often talk about the moral injury of what they call the second rape and now that is often more deeply traumatizing than the original sexual assault or rape that they experienced by a man. and that's why i call it institutional betrayal. and how we have this opportunity to move toward institutional courage. >> juju: amber gutierrez is trying to find her courage again

amidst the trauma. >> it's just opening a whole wound that is painful. it's reliving situations like the ones that i try to forget. >> juju: we were with her four years ago when weinstein was convicted. >> i'm so happy. but i can't stop crying. i don't know, it's so weird. >> there has been a verdict in the harvey weinstein rape trial -- >> harvey weinstein found guilty of rape and i didn't mean that will sexual assault -- >> juju: what was that moment like for you? take us back to that moment. >> well -- it was a beautiful day. like my life could start again. i felt like i was vindicated. people were believing in me. they were not calling me a prostitute and a blackmailer anymore. but i was a hero. >> juju: gutierrez was a 22-year-old model when she says weinstein groped her at her new york office. she says she went to nypd, who asked her to meet weinstein again this time wearing that wire. >> i'm very uncomfortable right

now -- >> please come in now. >> juju: she says weinstein invited her to one of his shows and took her to a hotel afterwards. undercover detectives were waiting at >> you touch mid brpsed my brea. are you used to that? >> yes, come in. >> juju: despite the evidence, the manhattan district attorney's office declined to prosecute. she did share the tapes with journalist ronan farrow who told her story in "the new yorker," helping fuel the tidal wave of accusations against harvey weinstein. it's been nine years since you went to nypd to try to find justice. how does it hit you that in 2024, you're still looking for justice? >> i still feel like i felt in 2015 where i tried my best to do everything i could. i got proof of the incident. and the justice system failed me. so that is happening all over again.

>> juju: weinstein's retrial is slated to begin sometime after labor day. mimi haleyi and jessica mann would have to testify again. >> she's not yet decided if she is going to be willing to testify in this new trial. it's a big decision. >> juju: gloria allred is haleyi's attorney. >> we have an imperfect system of justice, or injustice as some people might do it. it's always two steps forward and one step backwards. that's always the way it is for women's rights. >> juju: weinstein remains in custody while awaiting a new trial. >> harvey weinstein was also convicted of sex crimes in los angeles. his attorneys are now working through an appeal in that case. they say they can be successful there. but either way, harvey weinstein is not going free. >> juju: for ashley judd, this news comes at a painful time almost exactly two years after her mother, singer naomi judd,

died by suicide. >> i know that this time of year is a particularly difficult one for you because of the loss of your mom. i'm so sorry for that are you how were you able to muster all this courage and energy despite all your loss? >> i appreciate that acknowledgement. when this news came out on thursday, it did feel like male sexual assault is a thief. because i wanted to be thinking about how i wanted to support and care for myself on the anniversary, but i was like, thinking about how to write an op-ed about institutional courage instead. >> juju: she says she still feels her mother's courage as well. >> i know i was going to be jody and megan's source in the investigative report about harvey. i asked my mom, "go get him, honey." she said it just like that in dulcet tones. i know she's proud of my. my mom gave me such treasures and gems and all i have to do is recall her words, and she gives me encouragement. >> byron: our thanks to juju.

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♪ >> byron: welcome back. a big day for the fight for abortion access as multiple states become flashpoints for one of the most crucial issues on the ballot this fall. we found out tonight from correspondents reporting from battlegrounds in arizona and florida, but we begin with senior congressional correspondent rachel scott on the ground in michigan. rachel, we know abortion is the

central campaign issue in the presidential election. covering former president trump's rally today, he also speak earlier in wisconsin. what's he saying. not saying about abortion? >> reporter: i'll tell you what he is saying, that he's boasting about how he appointed three of the supreme court justices that overturned roe v. wade. and of course, that cleared the way for 21 states to either ban or severely restrict access to abortion. but what he doesn't talk about really is the specifics of the impact that we are seeing ripple across the nation. trump was asked directly whether or not he believes states with abortion bans should be allowed to monitor women who are pregnant to make sure they're complying with the abortion laws in that state or whether women should be prosecuted if they do not comply and ended up seeking terminations for their pregnancies. he said it should be up to the states. well, he doesn't really have that answer directly when he's talking about arizona's near-total abortion ban. he said that was a state that went too far.

so what is clear when is we heard from the former president today. he says he wants to be on the winning side of this issue. and this is an issue that republicans largely stayed away from in the midterm elections. they thought this would energize democrats. they didn't want to talk about it at all. the fact that the former president has talked about this at both his stops today is a sign he knows this is going to be very important this election, byron. >> byron: rachel, a follow-up to the point you just made. abortion will be on the ballot in 13 states this november. you've been on the ground covering this issue. what are voters saying? >> reporter: look, voters see this as an important issue. when abortion is on the ballot, in every single election that it has been on the ballot, the side of abortion rights has won even in red states like ohio and kansas. so both the trump and biden campaigns know that. they are watching this across the nation. and the biden campaign is looking for this to energize their voters, to really galvanize voters. i will tell you, traveling

across this country, i speak with voters at all of these rallies, also in coffee shops, intermarkets, restaurants. what i find is this is an important issue especially among the independent voters in some of these critical swing states that could ultimately decide this election. and that is why we're hearing the former president really hone in on this, saying it should be up to the states, of course. we're seeing the biden campaign fire right back, blaming donald trump for what we are seeing across the nation. >> byron: rachel scott on the campaign trail, thank you so much, my friend, stay s florida has one of the most restrictor abortion bans in the country going into effect today. senior white house correspondent selina wang is in jacksonville. >> reporter: the six-week abortion ban in florida just went into effect today. i'm inside a planned parenthood in jack jacksonville, florida, where abortion providers are turning patients away. this ban is sending shockwaves not just in florida but across the entire south. now women in the south, they have almost no options when it

comes to abortion access. >> this has devastating and profound effects for women and girls and patients and families here in the south. >> reporter: before today, florida was one of the only states in the south where women could get an abortion. >> currently right now, patients can have an abortion in north carolina till 12 weeks. after that, virginia. after that, illinois. kansas. then the east coast and west coast. >> reporter: governor ron desantis has emerged as a key anti-abortion proponent since the supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade ended the constitutional right to abortion. >> we have unprecedented success that we've had in this state. we do have some threats to that success on some of the things that will be on the ballot. and those will be things in these constitutional amendments. >> reporter: today vice president kamala harris in jacksonville, florida. >> basically, under donald trump, it would be fair game for

women to be monitored and punished by the government. whereas joe biden and i have a different view. we believe the government should never come between a woman and her doctor. >> reporter: voters in florida eager to weigh in. >> i believe it should be a state's issue. even though at the end of the day i believe that it's a human rights issue, so it goes beyond that. but if it were up to me, there would never be an abortion. >> i would like to have a choice in the matter. they went ahead and passed the bill, and we as floridians didn't have a voice. >> reporter: in florida, there are exceptions for rape, incest, and to save the life of the mother. if a woman comes into this clinic seeking an abortion, she's past six weeks what do you tell her? >> unfortunately, i have to tell her, "i'm so sorry, because of this new law this new ban, we cannot care for you." i can give her resources. to travel out of state.

>> byron: our thanks to selina. in arizona republicans repealing the state's recently reintroduced 160-year-old law which banned virtually all abortions. jaclyn lee was at the capitol in phoenix as the vote went down. >> reporter: byron, it came down to two. senate democrats only needed two republicans to join their ranks to successfully repeal the 1864 abortion ban law. that is exactly what they got. the bill successfully passing both the house and the senate and will head to the governor's desk for signature. on the ground, it is heated. supporters of the repeal say women's health and livelihoods are at stake. the appeal won't take effect until sometime in the fall. the 1864 abortion ban law will go into effect june 27th, putting pregnant women who need abortions in a very difficult position.

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♪ >> byron: finally tonight, our "night light." galina, a cat from utah, likes jumping into boxes. that's how the trouble started. matt clark packed up an amazon return. clark soon realizes they couldn't find galina but didn't make the connection. they searched, pu put up flyers, posted online. no word came for a week. then came a call, galina had arrived in california where an employee brought her to a vet to check for a microchip. a joyful reunion with galina. that's "nightline" for this evening. catch full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here same time tomorrow. thanks for