Roy Moore Strong Will to Fight.
DON LEMON, HOST, CNN: Alabama Judge Roy Moore refusing tonight to quit the Senate race despite heavy pressure from republicans on Capitol Hill. Let's bring in now Beth Clayton, a columnist at the Alabama Political Reporter and contributor to the Voice of Alabama Politics. And John Sharp, a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Good evening to both of you. So John, a defiant Roy Moore he took to the stage tonight at the God save America conference in Jackson, Alabama, blaming attacks on him on the media and vowing to keep fighting. Here's a portion of what he had to say.</s>ROY MOORE, CANDIDATE FOR SENATE: I'm now placing allegations, and that's all the press want to talk about. But I want to talk about the issues. I want to talk where this country is going. And if we don't come back to God we're not going anywhere.</s>LEMON: So, John, you were in the room when Moore made these comments. How did it go over with the crowd?</s>JOHN SHARP, REPORTER, ALABAMA MEDIA GROUP: Well, the crowd loved it, Don. I mean, it fell right to the base. You know, it was spot on for the audience he was before. It was a speech where he really didn't dive into the issues too much, you know, the typical issues we think of. He discussed more or less about, you know, the spiritual battle that he feels that Christians are in. And it was a 32-minute speech and the crowd loved it. They gave him an standing ovation, and he really spoke to the base in which, you know, he's counting on for support on December 12th in the election down here.</s>LEMON: Yes, I watched it from my office here. And he mostly talked about the bible. And sort of, you know, bible issues versus the secular and people who are after him, and so on. But Beth, in addition to the allegations of sexual abuse from Roy Moore, CNN's Gary Tuchman has tracked down a former mall employee who he says he was told to alert police if Moore showed up at a local mall. Take a listen to this.</s>GREG LEGAT, MALL EMPLOYEE: We talk about other people and then somebody said don't forget about Roy Moore. And I asked what about Roy Moore? And they said, well, he's banned from the mall. I said why is he banned, and a police officer wouldn't tell me. He said if you see him, let me know. I'll take care of.</s>GARY TUCHMAN, NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT, CNN: So what did you eventually learn as to the reason why he was banned to the mall?</s>LEGAT: I was told that he was bothering girls in the mall.</s>TUCHMAN: In what way?</s>LEGAT: I don't -- I don't know exactly. That he was approaching them and talking to them.</s>TUCHMAN: Now girls, when you're saying girls are you...</s>LEGAT: Teenage girls.</s>LEMON: So, what do you know, what have you heard about Moore and this supposed ban from this Gadsden mall?</s>BETH CLAYTON, CONTRIBUTOR, THE VOICE OF ALABAMA POLITICS: You know, we've heard these rumors for weeks before now. And it's been a thing around Gadsden for the longest time. And you know, it's just shameful that so many women have to come forward to get justice in this situation. And I hope the court of public opinion holds Roy Moore accountable in this. I mean, it's just sad he's looking at this saying that he doesn't know anything about this, he doesn't know, you know, where the mall is or he's never heard of these women. Gadsden is a small town. Everybody knows everybody. It's sad that he's resorted lines that he's so big on the Ten Commandments.</s>LEMON: Yes. What is it like on the ground in Alabama now? Do you think people are turning against Roy Moore, is he still looking a strong support? You first, Beth.</s>CLAYTON: You know, I think there's going to be a hardened base that's just not going to back down and they are going to use the bible to justify these abhorrent acts that Roy Moore has done. But I think there are a lot of good, you know, God-fearing Alabamians who are listening to this, and they know that these stories ring so true for women across the state and across America. They can't look the other way and they can't vote to let somebody like Roy Moore go represent us in the Senate. So, I think a lot of people are going to stay home and hopefully a lot of people cross over and vote for Doug Jones, the man who prosecuted the murder of a 14-year- old little girl instead of somebody who molested one.</s>LEMON: John?</s>SHARP: Yes. Don, here at the church that we're at, you know, the folks here they're going to support Roy Moore. I mean, there's very little that can be done or said between now and election day that's going to change that. You know, earlier in the day I was in Jackson and I was at a diner, I talked to a gentleman. He described himself as an ardent Trump supporter, someone who does not like Bill or Hillary Clinton, someone that thinks that, you know, we need to drain the swamp, you know, the typical statements that you hear. But he says he's really having a soul search over this. The allegations are troubling to him. I mean, it's something that he feels uncomfortable with. And he describes himself as a strong Christian conservative. So I think there's a little bit of that right now, where folks are digesting some of this news, and they're really struggling with it right now as it keeps coming out.</s>LEMON: What an interesting time to be in Birmingham. I worked there for a bit, and it would be fun to go back and cover this story. You guys are doing a great job. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. When we come back, the Evangelicals in Alabama facing a tough decision. Will they support Roy Moore even in the wake of allegations he sexually abused five women when they were teenagers. I'm going to talk to the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, his name is Albert Mohler.