let's talk about bank of america, though. because this is score one for the consumer. >> let me shift over here because this headline on cnnmoney.com says it all. bank of america axes that $5 deppity ca itit itity debit car. this is music to a lot of people's ears. score one for the little guy lo people's ears. score one for the little guy. you were loud enough, you went to other banks. banks are listening. other banks canceled it fee. bank of america says they canceled it because they listen to their customers. anyway, it's a victory. >> small victories. >> carter evans, thank you. "american morning" continues now. one of herman cain's accusers talk. the feds looking for $600 million after mf global goes

bust. a man once on the short list for the treasury secretary right in the middle of it. >> including a president? >> including a president. >> former secretary of state, condoleezza rice talking about a poison scare at the white house. 24 hours that could have drastically changed history. proof that one woman can change history. one woman with a revolt of bank of america. this is all on "american morning." all right, good morning. it's wednesday, november 2nd. welcome to "american morning." >> yes, happy wednesday. allie is in france and going to join us in a moment. >> we are going to find out whether g-20 can save the world.

the herman skain scandal. brian todd is live for us in washington. brian, in the crisis management and damage control, this is a tough one for cain, isn't it? >> it is, christine. we are about to see the other shoe drop in a big, big way in this case. one of herman cain's accuse sors may come forward and give her side. she's been upset since the story broke of what mr. cain has been saying about the case and his denial of the accusations. his lawyer says the client has been very, very upset about this. this is the exchange the lawyer had with anderson cooper last night.

>> does she believe mr. cain is not telling the truth? >> yes. >> can you elaborate? >> first of all, it's difficult. there were two women who filed complaints at this time. it's unclear which one he is speaking about all the time. to the extend he made statements he never sexually harassed anyone and there was no validity, it's not true with respect to my client's complaints. >> at the time they were employees of the national restaurant association. the key question is, are they going to release her from her confidentiality agreement to speak publicly. the attorney says he plans to contact the national restaurant association, has not done so, yet. we have seen media report that is joel bennett is making requests on behalf of a former restaurant association employee.

he has not been in contact with the association. if we are contacted, we will respond as appropriate. that is kind of the next linchpin in the story, waiting to see if the national restaurant association will release her from the confidentiality statement. we will see. this story is going to blow up further. >> herman cain adding in another layer to the controversy. a controversial layer. what did he say? >> he did. he was asked about the question of race and whether that played into it. this is an exchange he had with fox news. take a listen. >> do you think that race, being a strong, black conservative has anything to do with the fact that you have been so charged? if so, do you have any evidence to support that? >> i believe the answer is yes. but, we do not have any evidence

to support it. >> so, that factor is injected into this whole story. what we are told now is herman cain has not been hurt by this in the wallet. his campaign raised more than $400,000 on monday alone. the single best day of fund raising since the campaign began. monday is when the story blew up in earnest in the media. there was an e-mail solicitation sent that supported herman cain. more than $400,000 raised on monday. christine. >> brian todd, we'll keep watching it. thanks. a big name on wall street is at the center of a growing financial scandal. the sudden and severe collapse of nf global. hundreds of millions of dollars belonging to investors is said to be missing. federal investigators are on the

case. susan candidahas more on this. >> cnn is learning the fbi is investigating what happened to at least $6 million of customer money. the question is, did mf global, which filed for bankruptcy monday use their customer's money to prop up the company? if they did, it's a serious charge. there are rules requiring firms to keep customer funds separate from customer money. it's a company john corzine took over. he made bets on risky assets. more than $6 billion invested in italy, spain, portugal and ireland. when europe started to teeter, people started to worry about the bets and it created a crisis

of confidence. >> at the end of the day, they took a very risky position. it was very large. because of the size, became risky and put pressure on the firm resulting in a lack of confidence by investors and other parties and essentially creating a run on the bank. >> corzine was close to finding a buyer. but when they learned about the missing money, they walked away from the deal. at the bankruptcying hearing, mf global's attorneys said all the money has been accounted for. federal officials are trying to get to the bottom of what really happened in the days before mf global filed for chapter 11. fbi is not talking about this. no comment on the growing investigation from mf global or jon corzine.

>> if they are trading for their own book, they never co-mingle that customer money. that's why they are looking for the $600 million. it's definitely a stunning fall from grace for john corzine. it used to be goldman sachs was the big one. this is big. >> they make as risky of moves as anyone. maybe with investor money. >> getting to the bottom of it is what they have to do now. we are one day away from the g-20 summit. the stakes could not be higher. the european debt crisis topping the agenda. greece's prime minister sending a chill through the global markets announcing he won't accept a bail out deal without first putting it to a vote. 20 of the most powerful leaders. protesters are going to the streets.

wow. the greek prime minister throwing into question all of that work by merkel, sarkozy, all these other european leader who is tried to get europe on a path to healing. are we back at square one? >> yep. >> wow. >> we might be behind square one. the greek prime minister put into question the entire global recovery. greece has the worlds recovery in its hands. you covered these events as well. typically, the day before is a lot of technical meetings and social stuff going out. this is assault on the greek prime minister to get him to change his mind. less than 24 hours ago, he changed his mind after agreeing to this thorough, robust, european deal. he's going to put it to the greek people for a referendum. we have seen from the protests in the streets, the greek people are not likely to embrace a

system that increases their taxes, increases their retirement age, cuts their benefits. very few people in greece pay taxes. there's a bribery that goes on. they don't want to give up these entitlements. if it could happen in december or january, it's possible that greece will not subject itself to the cuts necessary to get this deal done. that puts the euro zone in jeopardy and that's what we are depending on to keep the entire world from slipping into another recession. this is very, very serious. this has gone from a somewhat technical g-20 meeting where they talk bank capitalization and recovery around the world and how much banks have to keep on reserve. merkel and secretary geithner

are putting all their weight on greece saying do not do this. >> many people are saying there must be internal politics at play in greece. the prime minister had to show the people he wasn't going to take what europe gives. maybe not enough people would turn out. why did he do this? we know the g-20 is going to pressure him hard? >> playing with fire. sure. it's playing with fire. you are right. let's say it's a vote to say we have given you your voice, the greek people because this affects you. what if it goes the wrong way and gets defeated? greece could get kicked out of the euro zone. central banks and governments are not in a hurry to bail them out. we have heard opposition of the greek parliament saying he's

suffering from mental stress and pressure. this is politics. he says i wanted to give it to the greek people for a vote, but everyone else pressured me not to. he's very unpopular right now. any government that poses those kind of stresses on their own people is going to be unpopular. probably there's a lot of internal greek politics at play. i have to tell you, i don't think the world ever had to care about what happens in greek politics as now. in the last 24 hours, i have learned names of political parties and peculiarities of greek politics. >> it's true. we are such a small world now. internal wranglings in greece affect our interest rates and whether there's another recession in the u.s. >> remember one thing, christine. remember one thing, back in 2008 when people said why do i care

about these fat cats? let the banking fail. people couldn't get loans because credit wasn't flowing at this level. as a result, it wasn't flowing down. i tell you, this is the same thing. if greece defaults and doesn't do this and credit starts flowing, it will affect your about to get a mortgage, a loan, or buy a car. this stuff trickles down. we are all interconnected now. thanks. also new this morning, moments ago, a verdict passed down for wikileaks founder julian assange. he announced wikileaks is dealing with financial problems and is struggling to stay afloat. the jury has seen and heard all the evidence in the michael

jackson death trial. the defendant, conrad murray said he will not testify. he's charged with involuntary manslaughter. the prosecution and defense will deliver closing arguments tomorrow and then the jury gets the case. a bowing 767 carrying 220 passengers and 11 crew members from newark, new jersey forced to make an emergency landing on its belly. look at that. the landing gear malfunctioned. the pilot pulled it off safely. there's not a single injury. captain sully sullenberger said it was a different challenge than he faced over the hudson in 2009. >> these things always remind me of that day. i'll never forget it. i was grateful this was a great outcome. this required great piloting skill, too. this is not like a normal landing. without the landing gear below

you, your eyes in the cockpit is lower to the runway. you have to account for that. >> just to see it land with the no landing gear. at 8:40 eastern, we'll be joined live by captain sully sullenberger. >> i can't wait to talk to him. it will be fascinating. the pilot that landed the plane in poland flew gliders. it's one of the reasons he was able to gently land the plane. just ahead, for 24 hours, they didn't know whether the president was going to live or die. former secretary of state condoleezza rice opening up about a white house poison scare right after 9/11. a modern day banking account. forced bank of america to give customers a break. she became the face and voice of a fed up american banking public. she's going to join us live. it's almost 16 minutes after the

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welcome back. former secretary of state, condoleezza rice, revealing a scary story from the white house. details that rarely leave their walls. she talked about a time right after september 11th where the president and most of the circle thought they were poisoned and going to die. she was with the president when vice president cheney delivered the news. >> we were in shanghai when the vice president came on saying the white house detected botulism. those of us exposed were going to die. >> he said that? >> yes, he said that. i remember everybody freezing and the president saying what was that? what was that, dick? >> including the president? >> including the president. >> tests took 24 hours to come back negative. they didn't know whether the

president was going to drop dead. secretary rice is piers morgan's guest tonight. that's with piers at 9:00 p.m. eastern. can't wait for that. could the occupy wall street movement take a queue from molly katchpole? katchpole is the young woman who targeted bank of america online, gathered 300,000 signatures and shamed bank of america into eliminating their debit card fee. >> i'm 22 years old, i work two part time jobs. i don't have $60 a year to give to bank of america. >> she cut up her debit cards, switched banks and got an organization to have them switch their decision to charge $5 a month fee.

today, she's given the victory sign. by strategizing, she changed in less than a month one of the largest banks in the nation. maybe occupy wall street should take a hint from katchpole. it's like catnip for those who criticize occupy. >> nobody knows what that caller did. >> so the talk back question for you this morning, could the occupy movement take a from molly katchpole? i'll read your comments later this hour. >> i'm a cynic wondering where the new fees are going to creep in. i'll try to find them and let you know. coming up, could it be another problem for apple? what the complaints are this

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welcome back. minding your business this morning. u.s. markets are poised to open slightly higher after a sell off. the dow down 2.5%. s&p 50 was down 3%. it's because of greece. a huge sell off. greece plans to hold a popular vote on the european package from last week. george papandreou wants to scrap the referendum and accept the

deal they have agreed upon. without this bail out, the economy could collapse and be kicked out of the eu. it could be destabilizing for them. we will find out if the federal reserve is taking bold steps. less important is whether or not they are adjusting interest rates. more important is what the fed chief says. what will he say about europe? what will he say at 2:15 eastern about new moves to prop up the u.s. economy? the u.s. auto tree is improving. sales were up. increases were not as much as analysts hoped. chrysler, a 27% gain, the best since october 2007. ford was up 6% and gm up 2%. homeowner who is feel lenders played fast and loose may be in for a payday.

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the story about a sexual harassment claim. "the new york times" says the accuser was paid a year's salary in the settlement. prosecutors are joining the investigation of the failure of a firm led by john corzine. sources say mf global is unable to account for $600 million in customer's money. they filed bankruptcy monday. wikileaks founder julian assange is wanted for two sexual allegations in sweden. he announced wikileaks is struggling financially and to stay afloat. bank of america throwing in the towel to charge customers a $5 month li fee. petitioners threatened to close their accounts.

this 22-year-old has been the face of that consumer revolt. the petition gathered 300,000 signatures. she joins us live now. >> hello. >> are you feeling victorious? >> it's a collective effort. i'm excited i started it. i wouldn't be anywhere without these 300 people who signed the petition. >> still, you have to be feeling good about yourself this morning. >> it's exciting. i'm trying to, really trying to, you know, make it known that it was the 300,000 people who really did it. >> i know you went to bank of america and spoke to a vice president in the washington, d.c. area. have you heard, again, from bank of america at all? >> no, i haven't. they haven't tried to contact me at all. i don't know fw they will. i welcome it if they want to call me up, go for it. i'll talk to you. i haven't heard anything. >> after the initial -- bank of

america, no one thought it would rescind the charges. it did. when you heard about it, what did you think? >> it was exciting. it was really exciting that finally, this big corporation is listening to its customers. backing down. that is so exciting to me. i wish it could happen more often. i want everybody to know that if they are unhappy about something, they can create change. >> on the subject of creating change, occupy wall street is going on. we are going to ask that question about occupy wall street's efforts and your efforts. you really made a change. the wall street protesters have started a conversation but not real change. what advice would you have for that movement? >> i think they are doing a great job with what they are doing. it's not really about creating an immediate change with occupy wall street.

i'm in such solidarity with them. i think they are going about it a different way. it's great. i can't tell them anything. i'm not an expert. keep trying to keep the media attention and keep rallying and i think it's great. >> people look at your efforts and see a strategy. you had a plan. you instituted a plan and carried it out and change happened. it seems like occupy wall street doesn't have a strategy, per se. >> they are more of a long-term effort. this petition that happened was a short term thing. it took a month and it kind of is getting the conversation started. with occupy wall street and all the occupy movements across the country, it's a long-term conversation. it's exciting. i reject the notion they need to have one leader or a clear set of demands because the movements have general assemblies, get together and discuss it every day, what they need to do.

if people went down there and talked to them, they would find they have demands. >> have they invited you down to talk about all? >> anybody can go. you can walk down to occupy d.c. i live in d.c. and hang out at the general assembly. >> what is your next step? a lot of people saban k of america will come up with a new fee and this is a short-lived victory. what do you say to that? >> i don't think it is. they saw 300,000 people upset about it and the people leaving their bank. if they are smart, they won't come up with another fee. i'm going to support people who start campaigns. there's a lot of change.org petitions started about banks. i'm going to support those. >> i think there's one that has signatures already urging people to change over to credit unions. >> absolutely. i completely support that.

>> molly katchpole, congratulations. >> thank you. it's 36 minutes after the hour. here is what's new this morning. a tugboat pilot responsible for a deadly river crash that killed two hungarian students hansen tensed to one year in jail. he spent nearly an hour on a cell phone and laptop and turned down a marine radio as a barge hit the boat last year. a japanese government saying it could take 30 years to clean up the nuclear disaster at the fukushima plant. it triggered meltdowns and explosions at the plants reactors. it's relatively stable but could take decades to decommission it. the number of people without power is down but there are still more than 1 million homes in the dark especially in areas of connecticut. so far, 15 deaths linked to that

storm. let's get a quick check of the weather forecast. good morning, rob. >> good morning, christine. usually cringe when i hear the word freak when i hear snowstorm but this really was. temperatures in the snow zone where people with without power are in the 20s in some spots. they are in the dark and miserably cold. here is a picture from the nasa satellite. it's a high resolution that shows you the expanse of the snow cover here. this is different from what you see in december or january. there's an extreme contrast between the snow and ground. the ground has a greenish look to it because there's still foliage on the trees there. here are some of the temperatures. scranton 33. albany, 28. in this area where a lot of people are in the dark, 1.1 million, temperatures are below freezing mark. they will rebound into the 50s

into more seasonable temperatures. the mornings are certainly chilly. to the west we go, we are highlighting a snowstorm there. east of the mississippi is fine. west, kind of a storm system that is strong for this time of year. the backside of it, actually, decent santa ana winds cranking out. winds that gust 40 to 50 miles per hour. the storm itself, denver could see a foot or more of snow. blizzard warnings are posted for the high plains. want to show you this picture out of florida. this is a python. a 16 footer caught in the everglades. what's different about this guy is the girth of the stomach. 44 inches in diameter. >> oh, my gosh. >> this snake -- >> where is this? florida? no! >> this doesn't belong in florida. remember i did a story about invasive species. this does not belong in florida.

they cut open the stomach, we won't show it. >> what was in it? >> a deer. >> that thing ate a deer! i do not like snakes. >> look at the size of that thing. this was probably a pet that got out or during the hurricane. there's a lot floating around and eating things they shouldn't be eating. >> that's insane. thanks for sharing that this morning, rob. coming up, occupy san francisco wanted to get a better sense of who is making up this movement. we set up an open mic night to find out. in missouri, a police officer rescues a woman and her baby from an oncoming train with only minutes to spare. the pictures are next. it's 39 minutes past the hour. i. hey, aren't you... shhh. i'm researching a role.

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welcome back. occupy oakland revived. the movement calling for businesses to close and protests to rally at banks. it's triggering fears the city's strained economy could suffer more. across the bay in san francisco, wanted to know who was making up the occupy movement. dan simon hit the streets to find out. >> what should be named -- >> reporter: protests are part of the bay areas dna. most are peaceful. [ gunfire ] . >> reporter: that sense of calm shattered after authorities

sought to end the occupation in front of city hall. across the bay, police were set to evict the protesters in san francisco but backed off. now, just casually monitor things from the perimeter. we wanted to get a sense of who is coming here. we set up an open mic. >> i think there's a huge discrepancy in our wealth between the upper 1% and lower 99%. >> reporter: to allow people to say whatever they want. >> major focus is still economic and individual grass roots support. >> the reason i'm here is to give voice to the voiceless. >> reporter: that's how we met this 36-year-old, a part time student, a job as a caterer living in an apartment with roommates. for two weeks, he's been living in a tent drawn in by the occupy movement. how long are you prepared to stay here? >> as long as this is a fruitful mission. you know, if this lasts, if it

keeps going in the positive direction and keeps up momentum, i'm here to stay until the end. >> reporter: some tents are filled with people like mark, intelligent and well spoken, angry over the direction of the country. still, they seem to have unfocused youth looking for companionship and a good time. they are putting out a coherent message, not letting it perceived as place for debotchry or a squatting place for homeless. is it okay for the homeless to come here? >> it is. it's okay for everyone to come here. we ask for the homeless, if they come here, be respectful of the other people. try to be part of the community. there's no reason why if someone is homeless, they have a card and they are here, they can't make a contribution. >> reporter: to pass the time, there's a place to practice

yoga, play handball or hold up signs. san francisco city officials were concerned about unsanitary conditions so there's plenty of portable toilets cleaned regularly. he says he's continuing with his normal life, but spends his free time as a protester. what started as a tense situation morphed into an easy going community in the heart of downtown san francisco. now, will they have the endurance to stay here in the rainy season next month. this just in to cnn, an incredib incredible train wreck in missouri. can you believe that? moments before, an off duty police officer noticed the vehicle, managed to pull the woman inside the car and her baby, also inside the car to safety. both mother and child are okay.

it's not clear how the car became stuck. the woman later failed sobriety test. >> oh, my god! with a baby in a car. ronald reagan would have turned 100 this year. the airport that bears his name unveiled a statue in his honor. air travelers in terminal a at the ronald reagan international airport are greeted by a nine foot tall sta which you of the late 40th president. public college costs are skyrocketing. public school, this is supposed to be your affordable school, right? states are turning to students because they don't have enough debt of their own. we are going to show you the biggest state tuition hikes and the best tuition values. calling jay zee. the los angeles dodgers are for sale. could they go to brooklyn? it's 47 minutes past the hour.

49 minutes past the hour. welcome back. one of herman cane's accusers may want to talk. her attorney is telling cnn she wants to share her side of the story of a sexual harassment claim. she's bound by a confidentiality paper she signed.

mf global, after the company was unable to account for $600 million of its customer's money. mf global was run by former new jersey governor and head of g d goldman sachs john corzine. president obama flies to france to attend the g-20 summit. europe's debt crisis is topping the agenda. speeding up construction in the west bank and east jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu voted earlier to accept a palestinian bid for full united nations membership. the los angeles dodgers are for sale. the owner pulling an about face agreeing to sell the team after he dragged them into a messy divorce and bankruptcy. that's the news you need to start your day. "american morning" back, right after this.

welcome back. state's face massive budget short falls trying to create money and generate revenue. they are raising tuition prices for state yumpbts. in many states the affordable choice is getting more expensive. these fife states raised in-state tuition the most. california, average in-state tuition $9,000. total increase of 21%. they upped their tuition. it's a big jump, among the biggest. let's go to arizona now. this is the average in-state

tuition. it's up 17% in the last year. 72% since 2007. after years of low tuition compared to many other states. georgia is now catching up. georgia was always cheap. now, georgia had to raise its fees by 16% to $6808. i want to take a look at washington. that legislature is reducing tax subsidies to public colleges as well. washington state raised a total of 16% to $9,400 a year. nevada, the highest unemployment rate, we said that many times, $6,000 is where tuition stands. that's an 11% increase in one year. i hate to give you the gloom and doom. i wanted to show where the state tuition continues to be a good deal. these are the top five. sitting bull college in north

dakota. $938 a year. these are in-state and what we call net prices. they factor in books, room and board and take into account financial aid. take a look at south texas college, $1317 a year. university of texas 1646. indian river state college, two grand. california state university, you don't need to spend a fortune to get a good education, but you have to shop around. the affordable things, i'm a state school grad. state schools are going up because budget's are tight. >> i'm a state school grad, too. i depended on pell grants and there's a danger those may go away. i hear ya. >> choose wisely. >> yeah. this is the question we asked this morning. koultd the k pi movement take a cue from bank of america crusader molly katchpole.

>> they had a solid message. sadly, it's degenerated with splinter organizations and bizarre behavior. if you want to send a message, switch to local credit unions. molly deserves a lot of credit, however she was addressing a single issue. occupy wall street is protesting a lot. bank of america reversing the decision is the work of this amazing girl and the attention on this institution. thanks for your comments. all right, cnn shadowed more in the halloween edition of late night laughs. check it out. i was going to go trick or treating last night but couldn't decide on harry potter or wolf blitzer. those are my choices. you know which one i went as.

>> i have been a bad girl. >> yeah. >> president obama gave candy to trick or treaters at the white house. obama wanted people to like his costume, so he went as himself from 2008. >> the president jokes he gives away the candy and michelle runs after them and takes it back because she's into healthy eating. >> that is a good thing. we don't want to take that away from her. bombshell details in the herman cain scandal. will an accuser be able to tell her side of the story? should she be able to talk? fore!

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one of herman cain's accusers wants to talk. a scandal threatening to sink a presidential campaign. a wall street firm collapses. now, federal investigators are looking into why hundreds of millions of dollars are missing. forcing bank of america to

rethink its plan for a monthly fee for you to use your own money. what will you end up paying more for? drinking and the risk of breast cancer on this "american morning." good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, november 2nd, 2011. welcome to "american morning." >> happy wednesday to you. up first, later president obama will fly to europe to attend the g-20 in france. the debt crisis is expected to dominate the agenda over two days and before the powerful leaders could get started. demonstrators are pouring into the streets, marching against corporate greed. allie velshi joins us live. all the talk there is about greece. >> reporter: right. you know, often these things are

fairly technical. they try to decide on things their ministers have been working on then there's the story of security and protest, which are happening here, by the way. they work to keep the leaders safe and allow the meetings to go on and allow protesters to do what they have to do. they are not close to where we are now. 24 hours ago, the discussion turned entirely toward greece. in a strange move, the greece prime minister said instead of the deal that was made last week for the bail out, the greek prime minister is going to put it to a vote, a referendum of the greek people. it's unexpected. there's a chance it would fail. it would not approve some of the things the greeks have to do to get the bail out money. this turned u.s. markets around. you saw the damage done to markets last night.

yesterday, during the day, it got world leaders furious. angela merkel is going to be here. they are going to meet with the greek prime minister and convince him this is a mistake. they cannot have hammered out this important deal designed to save the euro zone and not send the world into a further recession because the greeks want to do something different. it's unclear what the goal is, what the greek prime minister is trying to save his popularity in greece, or what? it's unclear but all eyes are going to be on him tonight when he gets here, looking at him saying what are you up to? you can't do this. other things were on the agenda at the g-20. they might get to them, but this is where the leaders efforts are going to be to get greece from holding a referendum keeping the world in financial uncertainty.

until then. >> reporting live from france, thanks. this morning a big name on wall street and politics at the center of a glowing financial center, the collapse of john corzine's wall street firm mf global. this story ties in with ali. the bets they were making, big, big bets on european sovereign debt. it made wall street nervous. susan candiotti is here. what happened to $600 million from customers accounts? we don't know. >> that's right. as you do know, you can't mix customer money with company money. you can't do it. cnn is learning the fbi is now investigating what happened to at least $600 million of customer money. the question is, did mf global, which filed for bankruptcy use

their customers money to prop up the company? if they did, serious charge. there are rules requiring firms to keep customer funds separate from company money. mf global is a company john correspond zion took over last year. corzine, no stranger to managing money, made big bets on risky assets. more than $6 billion invested in spain, italy, portugal and ireland. when europe started to teeter, people started to worry about the bets and it created a crisis of confidence. >> at the end of the day, they took a very risky position. it was very large and because of its size became risky and put pressure on the capital firm ultimately resulting in a lack of confidence by investors and other parties and creating a run on the bank.

>> corzine was close to finding a buyer for mf global but when they learned about the missing money, they walked away from the deal. at yesterday's bankruptcy hearing here in new york, they argued all the money has been accounted for. federal officials say they are trying to get to the bottom of what really happened in the days before mf global filed for chapter 11. so, at this point, fbi is not speaking publicly about this. haven't heard from john corzine or mf global. >> what a mess. thank you so much. a growing herman cain sexual harassment scandal. an accuser is thinking of going public. she's asking the restaurant association to let her out of the confidentially agreement to keep her quiet. >> she's been upset about it since the story broke because

mr. cain is saying she made false allegations. it's not true. she's still deciding once we hear from the restaurant association, if they will waive the confidentiality. until they do that, she's not going to speak out. >> cain calls it a spear campaign against him. "the new york times" reporting one accuser received a year's salary, about $35,000 as part of the settlement back in the 1990s. information about these women and their settlements slowly trickling out. joining us now, paul is here to talk more about this. you have history and employment related contracts in the like. legal history. let's talk about the agreements. waiving the confidentiality. if a woman signs one of these agreements, she's signed a clause saying she will not disparage the person.

she accepts they are not admitting guilt. what do they usually look like? >> the rolls-royce says both parties cannot talk about the case. both parties can say there was a case and it was resolved. nobody can say whether there was merit to the claim or lack of merit to the claim. that's the confidentiality agreement. there's usually a severe penalty for breach of the agreement. the only one who suffers from that clause is the woman. if she got $35,000 in settlement, she could forfeit the entire settlement or a percentage of it if she violates it and talks. >> there's wiggle room, right? if herman cain is saying there's no truth to the allegations and it doesn't speak to what the settlement says, neither party admitting guilt then would a judge allow her to break that confidentiality agreement and

come out to speak? >> you are on to something. he may very well. herman cain is in breach of the agreement himself if it barred all parties from talking. let's throw another thing into the mix. there are reports herman cain was not a party to the agreement. he wasn't sued directly. the restaurant association was sued. they may have negotiated the agreement and he may gain the benefit of it but he may not be a party to it. we have to see the agreement itself before we know the answers to these questions. >> how common is it to get a year's salary to end the claim and they move along somewhere else? is it common? is it happening in corporate america? >> it's happening all over the place. a full year's salary is a substantial award in a case like this. there may have been other claims. the policy of the organization may have been to give six months for an ordinary dismissal of an

employee. i don't know. i will say, i don't think most people realize this. in this field, when people get sued for sex harassment, even if they are innocent, they settle the cases frequently. why? because the public humiliation for a corporate executive to be subject to the public charges, it's much better, pay the person. >> not for the person making the charges, either. who wants to sit through court? you never know how the jury is going to react. most women want to settle it, too, out of court. it's not worth their while. they want to find another job down the line. >> they do and the confidentiality agreement lets them walk away and the case is settle. it's how a lot of the cases are resolved. some have merit, some don't. what's interesting is will the case from 12 years ago be refought in the public arena in a presidential campaign. >> can you imagine, a he said/she said in the middle of a

presidential primary. it would be ugly. how likely is it that this woman will be allowed to talk? it seems like the restaurant association is going to be the entity that gives the permission of say for this woman to break her agreement. >> i don't think they are going to give up the confidentiality agreement. my bet is they are going to stand by it. but, i think there's going to be a strong argument that herman cain violated the agreement by making public statements and probably she'll be able to talk. finally, the maximum penalty for talking that she faces is $35,000. i'm betting somebody is going to come forward and say i'll pay your legal fees and $35,000 for you to tell your story. >> paul, just starting to get interesting. nice to see you this morning. still to come, raise a glass, raise your risk of breast

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improvements in the northeast after this weekend's freak snowstorm. the number of people without power is now down. there are still more than 1 million people in the dark in connecticut. 15 deaths linked to the storm. bank of america is dropping the plan for a $5 monthly fee for using a debit card. it's a victory for molly katchpole. i talked with her earlier on "american morning." >> it was really exciting that finally, you know, this big corporation is listening to its customers and backing down and that is so exciting to me. i wish it could happen more often. you know? i want everybody to know, if they are unhappy about something, they can try to create change. >> customers could be hit with

stealth fees. be on the look out for fees. using towers instead of atms and not keeping a minimum balance. a scary story from inside the white house. in an interview, she talked about a time right after september 11th when the president and most of his circle thought they were poisoned and going to die. she was with the president when vice president cheney delivered the news. >> he came on the screen and said that the white house detected botulism and those of us exposed were going to die. >> he said that? >> yes, he said that. i remember everybody freezing and the president saying what was that? what was that, dick. >> including the president? >> including the president. the exposure time would have meant we were all exposed. >> rice said the tests took 24

hours to come back and came back negative. they didn't know for a full day whether the president would simply drop dead. >> wow. a verdict passed down in the appeal of wikileaks founder julian assange. he can be extradited to sweden. he's wanted for sexual misconduct. wikileaks is dealing with financial problems and is struggling to stay afloat. the michael jackson death trial about to enter the final phase. they will deliver closing arguments tomorrow. testimony wrapped up yesterday with dr. conrad murray telling the judge he wouldn't testify. he's charged with involuntary manslaughter in jackson's death. oh baby, baby no. justin bieber is the father of a woman's 3-month-old baby boy. >> oh, gosh. >> she wants him to take a paternity test. she claims she had sex with bieber backstage at a concert last year.

bieber would have been 16. teen bieber denies the allegations telling cnn it's sad someone would fabricate defamatory and false claims. >> all right. 17 minutes after the hour. >> you didn't want to comment on that, did you? >> i have no comment. >> i'm curious on how old is the mother? >> rob is into this. >> he topped lady gaga in total views, 2 billion views online. there's so many people who love that guy. >> they want a piece of him, so to speak. >> just like you, rob. >> speak for yourself. >> good morning. i want to start you off with what's going on out west. a strong snowstorm affecting douglas and chi yan. we expect eight to 14 along the front range. blizzard warnings east of denver and the high plains, winds

gusting 30, 40 miles per hour. a strong one. it's heading up toward -- actually, heading south of the northeast across the midsection of the country with rain in the lower elevations. this is high resolution satellite picture of not clouds, but snow across the northeast. it's from the freak storm over the weekend. you can see the contrast from the white and really a greenish terrain. it wouldn't look this bright in january or february, it would be more brown. one more facet to this storm that makes it remarkable. more than 1 million people in the dark from scranton up to albany to pittsfield, wooster. still hovering below the freezing mark. they continue the melting process with the refreezing overnight. people in the dark, it's miserable. east of the mississippi you will be dry and on the mild side. here is the storm out to the west. by the way, the backside of the storm creating a firy threat

with a strong santa ana effect across southern california. temperatures in the los angeles 82. 80 in dallas. denver, 33 degrees. 67 in atlanta. if you are traveling today, denver is going to have issues. they do a good job there. phoenix because of the visibility. chicago, minneapolis and dallas will be problem spots there and also problems for the bieber team. we'll see what happens on that front. a link between alcohol and breast cancer risk. dr. sanjay gupta examines a frightening new study. a pilot pulls off a miracle landing in poland with 200 passengers on board. it's 19 minutes past the hour. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart have teamed up

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welcome back. mipd minding your business, u.s. markets are poised to open slightly higher. the dough fell 2.5%. nasdaq and s&p 500 were down close to 3% all because of greece. the country plans to hold a popular vote on the bail out. the prime minister heads to france for emergency talks with other european leaders urging him to scrap the referendum. without the bail out, they could collapse, get kicked out of the eu. it would be destabilizing for europe, the greeks and maybe the u.s. there's no doubt ben bernanke will be asked about greece's plan to put the bail out vote to

a national vote. the fed is meeting about efforts to boost the u.s. economy today and yesterday. homeowner who is feel lenders played fast and loose with foreclosures may be up for a payday. about 4 million homeowners can have their cases reviewed for errors. if they caused financial injury, they could get some kind of compensation. the gripes are getting louder over the new iphone 4s life. the battery drains even when they are not using it. one theory, the location based services on the phone may be cutting into your battery life. the devastating floods in thailand could create a laptop shortage. that region is a hub for hundreds of companies that create hard drives, cameras and microchips. many factories had to shut down because of the floodwaters. check out cnnmoney.com. "american morning" will be back

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to get the rock star treatment as in the past. >> they have made it clear they don't plan to offer a hand out anytime soon. here is jessica yellen. >> reporter: when the president meets with world leaders at the g-20 summit, keep this in mind. what happens in europe, doesn't necessarily stay in europe. >> the biggest head wind the american economy is facing is uncertainty about europe. >> if europe is weak and not growing as our largest trading partner, it's going to have an impact on our businesses and ability to create jobs. >> reporter: france and germanyout ligermany out lined a plan. they will get pressed for details and where they are going to get the money fthat the plan requires. >> if europe goes into a deep

recession, it will hurt us. the direct effects, the way we trade with them. it will hurt our financial sector and take our very, very slow growth and possibly push us into a recession. >> if europe really were to have a continuing crisis or worsening crisis, it would be hard for the u.s. to avoid a double dip recession ourselves. a recession would not only hurt the economy, it could wound the president politically. >> if there's a recession, if the recession is caused by something in europe, caused by something in asia or here, people are not going sort through it and say gee, they are going to blame the people in charge and the president is in charge. >> reporter: given america's economic slowdown and the stalemate in washington, there's only so much the u.s. can do. >> everyone at the g-20 wants their picture with president obama.

he's the central person everyone is looking to. i don't think the united states can dictate the terms of an agreement the way it might have been able to 30 years ago. >> reporter: expect to hear many questions about what will china, the u.s. or international monetary fund will play in financing europe's rescue. so far, the obama administration's position has been europe has to finance its own rescue. cnn, washington. just about 30 minutes past the hour now. herman cain accuser may want to talk, tell her side of the story. her lawyer is telling cnn that she wants to share her side of the story. the attorney saying she has a different view of what happened back in the 1990s when the sexual harassment claims were filed. "the new york times" says one of the two accusers were paid a year's salary. fbi and federal prosecutors

are joining the investigation of a firm led by former new jersey governor john corzine. mf global is unable to account for some $600 million in customer's money. they filed for bankruptcy on monday. all right. it's 30 minutes after the hour. here is what's new this morning. a pilot responsible for a deadly river crash in philadelphia that killed two hungarian students is going to jail for a year. it drove right over the tour boat. he spent nearly an hour on his cell phone and laptop and turned down a marine radio. a family killed at the reno air show filed a $20 million lawsuit. they blame the pilot for being reckless. the pilot and ten people on the

ground were killed in the air disaster in september. a bowing 767 carrying 226 passengers from newark, new jersey made a landing on its belly. the pilot put the plain down safely. there wasn't a single injury. at 8:40, we are joined live by captain sully sullenberger and why it presented a different challenge that he faced over the hudson in 2009. more than 12,000 inmates could be walking out of prison early. congress voted to lessen the disparities of crack and powder coe tan. 1800 convicts are eligible for release. a marijuana bust in wisconsin. police found more than 1800 pounds of pot worth more than $7 million. the suspect being held on $1 million bond. an incredible train track

rescue in missouri. a train slamming into a car. there it goes. the car was stuck on the tracks. moments before, an off duty police officer managed to pull the woman inside and her baby to safety. they are both doing okay. not clear how the car became stuck. the woman failed sobriety tests. now back to the herman cain scandal. one is going public. a new poll taken before this story broke. this poll shows he's pulling away at the gop front-runner. it shows him leading mitt romney 30% to 23%. it's well outside the margin of error. brian todd picks up the story from there. >> we may be about to see the story blow up further than it already has. one of the woman has allegedly blamed him of it.

she's upset about what mr. cain has said about this case since the story broke over the weekend. she does want to come public with her side of this saying mr. cain is not telling the truth. the attorney for this woman who is not named, the attorney named joel bennett is going to approach the national restaurant association where both mr. cain and the women worked in the 1990s trying to get them to release her from her confidentiality agreement. this is what he said to anderson cooper last night. >> does she believe mr. cain is not telling the truth? >> yes. >> can you elaborate? >> how so? >> it's difficult. there were two women who filed complaints at the time. it's unclear which one he's speaking about all the time. to the extent he's made statements he never sexually harassed anyone and there was no validity to the complaints, it's

certainly not true with respect to my client's complaints. >> he's not formally asked them to release her from the confidentiality agreement. he would like the group to take action on their own. we have contacted the association for response on this. this is what they said. we have seen media reports saying joel bennett is making requests on behalf of a former national restaurant employee. mr. bennett has not been in contact with the association. if we are contacted, we will respond as appropriate. he's not contacted them. he wants to wait until he meets with his client. that could happen as early as today. he needs to get a copy of that confidentiality agreement which he client is going to provide him. in the meantime, herman cain himself has apparently injected the question of race into this. or at least he was asked about

race and made a strong implication. this is an excerpt of an interview he did on fox where this question was raised. >> do you think race, being a black conservative has anything to do with the fact that you have been so charged? if so, do you have any evidence to support that? >> i believe the answer is yes. but, we do not have any evidence to support it. >> of course herman cain leading most polls right now for the republican nomination for president. in the meantime, we are told since the scandal broke over the weekend and into monday, on monday, herman cain raised a record amount of money for his campaign. the campaign says it raised more than $400,000 after a political action committee sent out an e-mail soliciting funds in light of the revelations. he's doing well financially

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it is 39 minutes past the hour. welcome back to "american morning." after an outcry of customers, bank of america is scrapping the plans of charging $5 for using debit cards. molly katchpole started the movement. we talked with her earlier.

>> are you feeling victorious? >> i am. it's a collective effort. i'm excited i started it, but i wouldn't be anywhere would these 300 people who signed the petition. >> you have to be feeling good about yourself this morning. >> it's exciting, but i'm trying to make it known that it was the 300,000 people who really did it. >> i know you went to bank of america and spoke with the vice president in the washington, d.c. area. have you heard again from bank of america at all? >> no, i haven't. it's interesting. they haven't tried to contact me at all. i don't know if they will. i welcome it. if they want to call me up, hey, go for it, i'll talk to you but i haven't heard anything. >> on the subject of creating change, occupy wall street is going on. we are doing a question about occupy wall street's efforts and your efforts. you really, you evoked change. the wall street protesters they have kind of like started a

conversation but not real change. what advice would you have for that movement? >> i think they are doing a great job with what they are doing. it's not really about creating an immediate change with occupy wall street. i'm in solidarity with them. i think they are going about it a different way. it's great. you know, i can't really tell them anything. i'm not an expert. keep trying to keep the media attention and keep rallying. i think it's great. >> people look at your efforts and see a strategy. you had a plan. you instituted a plan and carried it out and change happened. occupy wall street doesn't really have a strategy, per se. >> i mean, they are more of a long term effort. you know, this petition that happened was, it's a short-term thing. it took a month. it kind of is getting the conversation started. with occupy wall street and all the occupy movements across the country, it's a long-term

conversation. that's exciting. i reject the notion they need to have one leader or a clear set of demands because these movements all have general assemblies, they get together and discuss it every day, what they need to do. i think if people went down there and talked to them, they do have demands. >> she's one bright young woman. enjoyable conversation. along with the 300,000 signatures collected online, 21,000 people pledged to close their bank of america accounts. >> remember the ceo said our customers had choices. then maybe he wasn't going to give them that choice. this mornings house call, a moderate amount of alcohol, as few as three drinks a week can increase a woman's chance of breast cancer. >> dr. sanjay gupta joins us from atlanta. what do we know about this? >> we have known alcohol likely increases your estrogen levels

in a woman who drinks. that could be the potential reason why estrogen could be fueling breast cancer. drink more alcohol. have more estrogen circulating. that's been the theory. heavy drinkers have been studied. light and moderate drinkers were the target of this study. this is looking at 100,000 nurses over a period of time. they extracted lots of data. what they found is woman who drink a drink a day on average increase their breast cancer risk by 1.2 times. woman who drink two drinks a day 1.5 times increase in breast cancer. it didn't matter whether it was beer, wine or liquor. it's a cumulative risk. you measure your risk over time. for 20 to 30 years you don't drink at all, then start drinking, you get credit for that and vice versa.

light to moderate drinkers, there's an increase. >> other studies show there are benefits of alcohol. i mean, one of the things about the study, you pick the one you want to listen to. >> right. in some, your world as well, there's risks and benefits to everything. one thing i want to point out, you talk relative risk going up 1.5 times. absolute numbers are important as well. if you drink two drinks on average her risk is 4.1%. normal rate is 2.8%. it's an increase, but not significant. with regards to benefits, the american cancer society is not changing their recommendations on this because there are benefits to drinking alcohol including lowering heart disease and reduce iing cholesterol.

>> where does family history come into all this? >> family history is a risk factor. add alcohol to that and you are basically causing more risk factors to add up. most women who develop breast cancer do not have a family history. 75% to 80% don't. they are the family history. don't take solace in saying i don't have a family history, so i'm okay. get checked out and reduce your risk. >> thank you. >> yeah, guys. thanks. still to come this morning, starbucks tries to jolt the job market. the company's ceo is talking to cnn about the big plans. 60,000. here is a hint. it's why small businesses are driving jobs growth in the country. 60,000. 45 minutes past the hour. ♪ ♪ ♪

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start your day. one of herman cain's accusers want to tell her side of story. cain denied he ever did anything inappropriate. the fbi is investigating the failed investment firm, mf global after they were unable to account for $600 million of customer money. it was run by former new jersey governor and head of goldman sachs john corzine. they filed bankruptcy monday. a crippled fukushima power plant in japan. the plant is at risk for more radiation leaks or a nuclear reaction. the reactor damaged in the march earthquake and tsunami. lindsay lohan is due back in court. a judge could throw her back in

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welcome back. this morning's romans' numeral. the number 60,000 a month is the number of jobs per month small businesses have been adding since last march. at a time when big companies, carol, have not been adding or even cutting jobs. >> so, main street is doing its job for america. >> main street is hiring. talking about companies, but

this is a big one. starbucks is rolling out a new program to help america's small businesses. cnn's money poppy harlow joins us now. you talked to the ceo of starbucks and what did he say? >> howard shultz came out this summer and you may be aware of this, folks. he made a two-part pledge. called on people to stop donating until washington gets its fiscal house in order and called on business leaders large and small to hire. here's what starbucks is doing. you'll notice wrist bands like this. they say indivisible. you'll see them at all starbucks counters across the country. starbucks just launched a program asking you for $5 donations that they will give to fund small business loans. get main street hiring even more. get americans wack to work. we had a chance to talk to them at starbucks in new york about this move and why a coffee company is doing something like this right now. take a listen. >> the real issue here is if 9%

unemployment in america is almost double that in hispanic and people are losing faith in america and i'm saying, let's not wait for washington. we, too, can make a difference. >> i went on to ask shultz, all right, do business leaders like yourself have a moral obligation to hire? if you look at the books of these big companies across, some have record amounts of cash. they learned through the recession, as you know well, guys. they don't need as many people. he said, i won't go as far to say a moral obligation, but he explained why he thinks businesses need to operate differently than they have before. i thought it was a fascinating answer. listen to what he had to say. >> the old school of looking at profit as a singular goal for the reason a company exists, i think is a shallow, wrong

approach. i also believe that those companies that are willing to embrace the balance between profitability and social conscious will make more money. you'll be able to retain greater people because they'll believe in the reservoir of trust of the company. i feel the consumer has many choices and the company that they're going to choose is a company whose valus are life lined to their own. >> we're going to watch this and see if this brings more customers into starbucks. the company putting $5 million of their own money behind this. he said it may cost millions more. they are playing for the marketing and bracelets, et cete cetera. people come in and spend more money at starbucks and donate. >> he didn't say it was a moral issue, but he did talk about profit and how it should not all be about the bottom line. >> these companies go back and forth. about delivering for the shareholder. that's their only mission. they are saying a conscious to the shareholder.

there was a day when howard shultz and that company were criticized for putting small coffee shops out of business because they're a big corporate entity. other people keep asking me, is he running for something? >> i asked him, point blank, will we see you go to washington and implement the change you want? he said, absolutely not. i can do more in the private sector in this role. he might be wrong. he doesn't need congress to approve a measure like this. he's the ceo, he can do it. it's interesting to see that he thinks washington is so dysfunctional and he feels at least in his company that business has a duty to do something, to make a change like this. >> it's also kind of nice that, you know, he's the ceo of this big company and he's working with main street, the people from main street that will donate the $5 for this bracelet and he will also donate $5 million. >> put $5 million behind the effort. >> they're sort of like working in tandem and you don't really

see that much. >> howard shultz he calls himself a guy from the other side of the tracks. grew up here in new york, family, didn't have a lot of money. watched his father go through a difficult time without health care. health care costs them more than coffee beans cost. during the middle of the recession he got pushback that said why don't you cut back the health care. i asked him, is this a moment like that for you, even if you get pushed back nomshareholders, this is something you believe should be done by big corporations with a lot of money. it's exactly the same sort of moment. interesting to watch, you know, what happens with this. a unique move so far among business leaders. >> he certainly is a unique voice when you talk about big corporate titans. he is speaking a different language than other corporate ceos are. >> he had other interesting points that he had to make. we'll watch how is progresses.

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i'm carol costello the greek bailout now in jeopardy and shockwaves on to america's shores. what could happen if greece goes down and takes the bailout with it. he says/she says. a woman accusing herman cain of sexual harassment may want out

of a deal that kept her silent. on this "american morning." good morning to you, wednesday, november 2nd. ali velshi is at the g-20 summit in france, we'll hear from him in just a minute. >> nothing going on in europe. perfect place to have ali because european leaders worked for weeks to save plans but this morning reason to believe that greece may bail on that bailout. it blindsided world leaders yesterday announcing it would put the rescue plan that took so long to hash out that it would put it up to its own national vote and that has european leaders furious. they've scheduled emergency talks with greek leaders today. concerns the european deal could fail has investors across the globe on edge to say the least. overseas in asia, the markets are mixed. right now in europe where trading is under way, london's

ftse is down. >> here in the u.s., investors are glued. flat after a horrible day yesterday. investors simply waiting to find out what is going to happen with europe's rescue plan and also later today, the fed chief will have a press conference. one of those rare press conferences. you will be sure the fed chief will be asked about this. >> as you might imagine, this whole greek drama issue number one at the g-20 summit in france.i velshi is joining us. oh, it just got more interesting, didn't it? >> wow. wow. look, carol, with the exception of christine romans, most people are done listening to greece. most people are not that interested in this euro zone deal and the g-20 is never the top of the list of people who are up waing us and saying, i wonder what is happening there. this became crucial. first of all, greece cost you a lot of money if you have a

401(k). markets tumbled on the surprise news that the greek prime minister wants to put the euro deal and the role that greek has to play in it to a referendum of the greek people. we watched these riots in the streets of athens. the greek people do not want to undertake the things they have to get this deal done. like a higher retirement age and like cuts in social services and like higher taxes and the fact that tax pavement is enforced in greece. we're unclear why the greek prime minister decided to to this, but this g-20, which was the stayed, relatively uneventful discussion of a few major global economic issues is all about one thing. sarkozy of france, merkel of germany, obama and geithner ganging up on the greek prime minister saying, what on earth were you thinking? if you do this, you risk the euro zone and you risk the euro and certainly risk greek's future and risk everyone else's

investments around the world. you look at those investments and say they're flat right there. there is thinking this might get itself settled. we will not go ahead with this. if they go ahead with this referendum that happens in december and january, two more months of uncertainty for global markets and that is something we may not have the stomach or the ability to have. >> can i just kick greece out of the eu? you just can't end that relationship. >> well, it would set greece back 50 years probably and there are a lot of discussions this morning about whether greece could go back. but the issue here is that greece would default if it didn't go for this deal. default means nobody lends you money. it means your cost of borrowing goes up and everybody in greece who was trying to buy a house or sell a house can't do that. it means higher unemployment. this is something that has implications. here's the g-20, not just western nations a lot of developing nations. the premier of china is here.

the europeans were hoping to present this deal at the eu to the global community and say, we would love for you to invest in europe right now. can you imagine what the people with the big checkbooks are saying. yeah, i think i'll find somewhere else to invest my money. >> thanks, we'll talk to you, again, soon. in the case of a u.s. army soldier expected of espionage. 22-year-old army specialist william colton was arrested at a base just outside of anchorage, alaska, where he was serving as an mp. he is expected to be formally charged this week. army counterintelligence is conducting a joint investigation. >> we'll learn more about that as it unfolds. four men in georgia are charged as part of a militia group to attack several federal judges and irs agents. the men are between ages 65 and 73. a government informant recorded the men discussing plans to manufacture ricin, a highly

poisonous substance. the public was never in imminent danger. the men will be in court later today. only hours ago, a verdict was passed down in the extradition of wikileaks founder julian aassange. he announced this week that wikileaks is dealing with financial problems and is struggling to survive. now too, the growing sexual assault or, sorry, terrible misuse of words. it is a scandal involving herman cain. you are looking live at a technology and innovation forum. herman cain is speaking live there this hour. we're watching for any new comments on this controversy, a sexual harassment controversy. >> yeah because this morning one of his accusers is thinking about going public. her attorney telling cnn, he's asking the national restaurant association to let her out of

this confidentiality agreement. >> naturally, she's been very upset about all this since the story broke last sunday because mr. cain is giving the impression that she is someone that came out and made false allegations and that's certainly not true and she is still deciding once we hear from the restaurant association what she'll do if they'll wave the confidentiality. until they do that, she's not going to speak out. >> cain is now calling all of this part of a smear campaign against him. "new york times" is reporting that one of cain's accusers received a year's salary. $35,000 as part of a settlement back in the '90s. all of this brings up so many questions, most of them legal. joining us now, paul calhan. >> you've done some of these employment contracts and confidentiality agreements. so, what are they precluded from talking about.

>> so, just to give you a general atmosphere on these cases. two possibilities here. one, she had a great case against herman cain. she did sexually harass her and the restaurant association then says, hey, we can't deal with the publicity and we'll settle the case and get a confidentiality agreement so no one knows about it. possibility number one. possibility number two. herman cain is innocent. he didn't do anything improper. these are false claims but restaurant association doesn't want publicity and doesn't want to hire lawyers and they pay her off with a severance package, $35,000. one year's annual salary and confidentiality agreement. nobody knows the truth of it. it doesn't get litigated. this goes on every day in the employment litigation world. quiet deals, everybody doesn't talk about it and people walk away from it. we are not going to know the truth until both parties go public. >> what circumstances must exist that these women can break a

confidentiality agreement? >> well, i think in this case if herman cain, by making a public statement that he did not harass anyone, i suspect he may be in violation of the confidentiality agreement. if he signed it because there's another possibility here, he may not have been sued personally in this case, maybe they only sued the restaurant association. and they negotiated the confidentiality agreement. he might not even be a party to it. so, we have to see what those papers say, whether he's bound by it or not. >> we don't even know what these cases are about. what the allegations really because of these confidentiality agreements and it's hard to tell when he's speaking which case he's talking about or which part of the allegation he's responding to. he has said he did not sexually harass anyone. >> yes. politico which arinlinalorigina think, broke the story. they described second-hand

witnesses. inappropriate language and also for gestures of a "nonsexual nature" that made women uncomfortable. i'm not quite clear what that kind of gesture would be. i mean, if you scratch your cheek, are you feeling uncomfortable, carol? i don't know what that gesture would be. that's the kind of information we'd have to know to know whether this is a serious case or whether this is just sort of a case where somebody settled to avoid publicity. >> we're not going to know that unless we read the settlement right now. it is possible and you brought this up last hour. they could violate the confidentiality agreement and just come out and talk and she would have to pay, what? $35,000, at least one of them, because that's how much she settled for and maybe perhaps someone might pick up the tab. >> probably even less than that. i have to tell you, in a lot of these confidentiality agreements, the forfeiture clause is a percentage of the total settlement, maybe 10% or

20%. so, it might be as little as $3,500 or $7,000 that she would be facing in penalties. >> but the publicity she's facing. you would be opening yourself up to. you could see if you're one of these women how it would be difficult to decide whether or not you want to do the round of tv shows and talk about what you say when he says it didn't happen. >> i have to veer from the legal to the political -- >> but please do. >> the more they go after herman cain on this, it's probably going to increase his support in the republican primary because i can assure you that his core supporters think that these lawsuits have gotten out of hand and that he's a conservative wheeze speaking against such lawsuits. while people think this is destroying herman cain, maybe it will boost his standing in the republican primary. so, we'll have to see how this plays out. especially if it just involves claims that he told some jokes that were inappropriate or

something that were in a relatively nonserious nature. >> paul, thanks for being here. we appreciate it. >> thank you. still ahead, a plane carrying 230 people from newark making a dramatic crash landing in poland. it is caught on tape. brings back memories of captain sully sullenberger's miracle on the hudson landing. plus, she said everyone just sort of froze. condoleezza rice recalling the moment that she thought she and president bush had been poisoned. was she aware of moammar gadhafi's crush on her? you've got to hear her answer to this one. we'll be back. six inches of snow on the way and miserable commute for some this morning. are you in the strike zone? rob marciano is striking another snow storm, next. it's 12 minutes after the hour.

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good morning, denver. looks a little snowy out there. snow and 30 right now. going to be a high of a whopping 34 degrees later on today. >> it's a good thing colorado and denver so beautiful, right, rob marciano. >> this is their second snow storm of the season. an early one, just like in the northeast and a blizzard warning up, as well. good morning, again, guys. let's start off with that storm because it will be traversing across the country, likely staying south of the northeast, but, nonetheless, spreading rainfall as far north as

minneapolis in through milwaukee and the heaviest amounts of precip through denver proper where the snows are coming down. winter storm warnings are posted in the pink, includes denver proper 8 to 14 inches and along the front range, higher at the higher elevations and the orange is a blizzard. winds gusty 30, 40, 50 miles per hour and across the high plains, the wind can move the snow around pretty quick. visibility very low. want to talk about the visibility of the snow from satellite. this is the high resolution nasa satellite. which is showing the northeast snow pack and the contrast between the green and the white, you wouldn't see this sort of contrast during the wintertime because it would be a little bit more in the way of brown. by the way, the folks who are dealing with outages still over a million this morning are dealing with cold temperatures, as well. right around or below the freezing mark this morning. of course, we will see temps rise fairly rapidly throughout the day today.

61 degrees expected in d.c. and still a degree or two below average and in new york a high of 57 and 65 degrees expected in chicago. latest from here, toss it back up to you. tom clancy-type stuff. condoleezza rice revealing a pretty scary story from inside the white house. in a "nightline" interview she talked about a time right after september 11th when the president and most of his inner circle thought they were poisoned and that they would die. she was with the president when vice president dick cheney bluntly delivered the news. >> we were in shanghai, actually, when the vice president came on the screen and said that the white house detectors had detected botch 11 toxins and those of us exposed were going to die. >> he said that? >> he said that. and everybody freezing and the president saying, what was that, what was that, dick? >> including the president. >> including the president. >> wow. >> rice said it took another 24

hours before they found out the tests were negative. >> i cannot even imagine how that would feel. she also talked about moammar gadhafi's obsession with her. >> were you aware that he had a strange and shall i say creepy fixation on secretary of state condoleezza rice? did you know that? >> i was aware. several of my foreign minister colleagues told me before i went to visit him back in 2008 that he had this fixation and when i got there i just thought, get through your business. you know, just do diplomacy and just get out of here and everything was going fine and then all of a sudden, he said i have this video for you. and i thought, what is this? but it was actually just pictures of me with vladimir putin of russia set to a song that he had had written called

"black flower in the white house." >> how does the song go? >> that's what i was wondering. what would that song be like. >> set to a montage of pictures of her with world leaders. >> freaky. >> anyway, secretary rice is piers morgan's guest tonight talking about her new memoir. the fall of gadhafi, the 2012 election. piers will talk with her tonight at 9:00. now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. are the cain allegations high-tech lynching or fair game? he's in trouble and his troubled waters could get deeper. one of the two women who accused cain of sexual harassment back in the '90s wants to tell her side of the story. imagine a he said/she said.

the cain supporters already have a battle plan and cain seems to be embracing it. listen to this interview on fox news. >> do you think that race and being a strong black conservative has anything to do with the fact that you've been so charged? if so, do you have any evidence to support that? >> i believe the answer is yes. but we do not have any evidence to support it. >> cain's answer is surprising consideri considering. >> i don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way. >> but cain supporters say cain sexual harassment controversy has everything to do with race and conservatism. >> the way liberals treat a black conservative. this is another high-tech

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the adp report has been wrong before, but if it's right this time, it shows maybe that double dip recession has been avoided for now. in an unexpected move, greece announced it plans to hold a popular vote on the bailout package that was agreed upon last week. greek prime minister heads to the g-20 summit today for emergency talks with other european leaders who are urging him to scrap this whole idea. without this bail out the greek economy could collapse and greece kicked out of the eu and incredibly destabilizing. these concerns sparked a steep selloff in yesterday's markets. right now stocks are trading slightly higher ahead of the opening bell. the fed wraps up it's two-day meeting but ben bernanke will hold a meeting. his comments watched very closely asked about greece's new referendum plan and how it will affect the u.s. and also looking to see if there are any new plans to boost the u.s. economy

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it is 30 minutes past the hour. time for your top stories. a herman cain accuser may want

to talk. her lawyer telling cnn the bombshell news. the attorney saying she wants to share her side of the story about a sexual harassment claim, but is bound by a confidentiality agreement. >> i suggest that that would be the right thing to do so she can tell her side of the story, since mr. cain is telling his side of the story. if they agree to that, then i will confer with my client, again, and see what she wants to do. ultimately, it's up to her. >> "new york times" is reporting one of the two accusers were paid a year's salary in the settlement. $35,000. the "occupy" oakland group calling for a citywide strike today. asking businesses to close and they want people to demonstrate at banks before marching to the port of oakland. follow last week's heavy response. president obama plans to deliver a big speech at the key bridge in washington today. it is badly in need of repairs.

he will use it as a backdrop while he calls on congress. the president says the measure will put thousands of americans back to work while delivering much-needed improvements to roads and bridges across the country. after his speech, the president leaves for france. when he arrives for the start of the g-20 summit in cann tomorrow he may not get the rock star treatment he enjoyed in the past. europe's economy is crumbling and the obama administration made it clear that it doesn't plan to offer up a hand out any time soon. here's jessica yellin. >> reporter: when the president meets with world leaders at the g-20 summit, keep this in mind. what happens in europe doesn't necessarily stay in europe. >> the biggest head wind the america economy is facing right now is uncertainty about europe because it's affecting global markets. >> if europe is weak and not growing as our largest trading partner, that's going to have an impact on our businesses and our

ability to create jobs here in the united states. >> reporter: france and germany just outlined a plan to rescue europe's debt strapped nations. at the summit the leaders will be pressed to fill in more details and explain where they get all the money their plan requires. the answers to those questions matter. >> if europe goes into a deep recession, it will hit us in many ways. direct effects and we'll trade with them and more importantly it will shake confidence and hurt our financial sector and take our very, very slow growth and possibly push nus to a recession. >> if europe really were to have a continuing crisis or a worsening crisis, it would be very hard for the u.s. to avoid a double dip recession ourselves. >> reporter: and a recession would not only hurt the economy, it could wound the president politically. >> if there's a recession, if the recession is caused by something in europe or caused by something in asia, people are

not going to saw through it and say, gee, they'll blame the people in charge. >> reporter: but given america's economic slowdown and the political stalemate in washington, there's only so much the u.s. can do. >> everyone at the g-20 wants their picture with president obama. he is the central person everyone is looking to, but i don't think the united states can simply dictate the terms of an agreement the way it might have been able to 30 years ago. >> expect to hear plenty of questions about what role china, the u.s. or the international monetary fund will play in financing europe's rescue. so far, the obama administrat n administration's position has been europe has to finance its own rescue. jessica yellin, cnn, washington. all right, the first lawsuit filed over the deadly reno air show disaster.

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oh, good morning, new york. this is a shot of the hudson river, doesn't it look beautiful? it's sunny and 44 degrees right now. but we're looking at a high of 57 degrees. welcome back to "american morning." when a polish airlines pilot safely touched down in warsaw yesterday memories of another miracle crash landing came flooding back for our next guest. we're pleased to welcome captain chesley sully sullenberger miracle on the hudson landing in new york. captain sully, welcome. >> thanks, good morning. good to be with you. >> you're in san francisco this morning, as we can see from the picture of the bridge behind you. let's talk about this crash landing because the pilot did an amazing job. so, when you first saw the video of this thing landing, what went through your mind? >> well, first, i wouldn't call it a crash landing. that was an emergency landing.

yeah, the captain and the crew, obviously, had done a great job and you know the leadership and organizational and planning skills for this are almost as important as the flying skills. they used effectively the time that they had, probably an hour and a half to prepare the cabin for the emergency landing and the evacuation. prepare the forces on the ground for the emergency landing, the fire and rescue forces and also run through a series of checklists in the cockpit. so, planning and implementing the plan and the execution of this landing is very important. >> so, let's talk about that plan. while the plane was still up in the air, the pilot got on the microphone there and he told the passengers to be prepared because they had to make this emergency landing. as they landed, there could be a fire and that passengers should prepare themselves for that. so, beyond warning the passengers what might happen, what other precautions did the pilot take? >> well, certainly the flight

fae attendants reviewing the location and the emergency exit operations. not everyone pays attention on most average flights, so, they would have pointed those things out to them. they would have instructed them on how to do the brace position and what the signals would be to brace and those kind of things and, of course, the pilots would have been communicating with air traffic control and talking with which run way they would use and where the fire services would be positioned when they came to a stop and those kind of things. >> i understand this pilot was in a flglider club, as you are, right? so, how did that play into how he was able to land this plane so smoothly? >> fundamental flying skills are as important as the judgment part of it. two major things different about this sort of a landing than a normal landing. first, without the landing gear when they touched down on the

runway, they would be much lower and closer to the ground than normal. that would look out the cockpit windows and that difference in the visual picture for landing would have to be taken into account. second, without the landing gear down, there would not be the normal ability to steer the airplane on the ground by turning the nose wheel. they would have only the rudder on the tail to use to keep the airplane align would the runway and keep it from going off to one side. as you slow it down, it would become less effective. very important to touch down exactly in the center and maintain that alignment throughout the stopping of the airplane. >> so, was it more difficult landing a plane, you know, in trouble like this on a runway or would it have been then on water? >> oh, if i could have made it to a runway, i would have, believe me. i would have liked to have had that choice. but definitely requires skill to do this well and from all reports and from watching the video, it looked like it was

done very, very well. >> that pilot is a hero in his native country this morning. thanks for joining "american morning," we appreciate it. >> good to be with you, thank you. morning headlines coming your way next. 43 minutes past the hour. (screams) when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus, containing the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. read and consider it carefully before investing.

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to learn more about the fate of europe's rescue plan greece wants to put it to a public vote because of the steep tax hikes and spending cuts. european leaders don't want to wait any longer to fix europe's problems. the "occupy" oakland group organizing a strike today. organizers calling on businesses to close and they want people to demonstrate at banks and then march later to the port of oakland. it follows last week's heavy police response against protesters outside city hall. the "occupy seattle" movement is taking their message straight to the 1%. today protesting outside a hotel downtown seattle where jamie dimon will be speaking. one of herman cain's accusers may want to talk. her attorney telling cnn she wants to share her side of the story about a sexual harassment claim, but she's bound by a

confidentiality agreement. cain has denied he ever did anything inappropriate. live pictures now from a technology innovation forum in virginia. you're watching herman cain speaking live right now. we're waiting for any new comments on the controversy whether he addresses it and what he says. jury deliberations in the michael jackson death trial could begin tomorrow after the prosecution and defense deliver closing arguments. testimony wrapped up yesterday with dr. conrad murray deciding not to take the stand in his own defense. murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. bob barker is heading to capitol hill today. the retired game show host and animal rights activist will help introduce the traveling exotic animal protection act. it will end the use of wild exotic animals in traveling circuses and shows. justin bieber just had a major record. the first person to reach 2 billion views on his youtube channel. he placed ladyi beat lady gaga

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oh, isn't that a gorgeous picture? good morning, washington. sunny and 43 degrees. you're looking at a high of 62. i wish i was there. the latest national report card is out on education and math scores are up. in fact, fourth and eighth grade students achieved their highest math scores in 20 years. reading scores, flatlined. education secretary arne duncan says it indicates not as progress, but american students are not accelerating fast enough. researchers say the freshman 15, you know, you've heard that phrase, the freshman 15. it's a myth that's been commonly reported that the average amount of weight a college freshman gains during the first year of school is 15 pounds. but a new study out by ohio state university finds the number really is 3.4 pounds and 25% of freshman actually lose weight. wow. i didn't. i gained that freshman 15.

>> i loved my lunch room. >> me, too. and the cost of health care for pets is skyrocketing. as quickly as it is for humans. the average american household spent $655 for medical care for their dogs last year. that's a 47% increase from a decade ago. health care spending for cats is up 73%. that's right on pace with increase humans have faced over the last ten years. >> you know, pets are like your child. you got to take care of them. >> i know. a study is raising new concerns about alcohol's link to breast cancer. it says even light drinking can elevate a woman's cancer risk. that's about three drinks a week. the link between alcohol and cancer isn't new, but this is the first study to suggest a higher risk for light to moderate drinkers. >> something historic is happening in mississippi the mayor of hatiesbering. johnny dupree could become the first african-american to be elected to a statewide office in

mississippi since reconstruction. here's don lemon. >> reporter: you thought that johnny dupree for governor campaign would be celebrating except for him couldn't win the mississippi primary because he's a black man in a state stigmatized by racism because he didn't have nearly as much money to spend as his white republican opponent, bill brian. >> reporter: but primary voters made history by making johnny dupree the first african-american ever to have a real chance of becoming the governor of mississippi. >> that's awesome, isn't it? isn't it awesome? we live in a place called america that allows things like that to happen that have never happened before. isn't that awesome? >> reporter: but is it realistic in a race where not much distinguishes one candidate from another. they disagree mostly over how to pay for universal health care and whether voters should show

i.d. at the polls and those two ideas aren't enough to motivate voters. >> most white voters in mississippi vote for the white candidate and most black voters vote for the black candidate. >> reporter: to win as governor johnny dupree would have to get all of the black votes and a third of the white. he did it in 2001, but can he do it statewide? >> if he does, it would be like moses rolling back the red sea. >> i'm here to talk to you about color. green. >> reporter: the only color dupree wants to address is money. something his opponent has a lot of, outspending dupree, 7-1, but dupree is confident. >> i have 100% chance of not winning if i wasn't in the race. but i got a 50% chance of winning because i'm in the race. >> reporter: dupree has proven the polls and naysayers wrong

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good morning, atlanta. a high later on of 67 degrees. >> let's get back to our talk back question. we did ask you to talk back. cain allegations high-tech lynching or fair game? these allegations were brought against him and settled before he entered the political arena. to say this is a liberal media

attack is ridiculous and to assert that it is a racial, anticonservative attack is utterly weak. who is to say her motivation is not more money now. yesterday on "ac 360" she called him immediately after reading the politico article and not cain's bashing of her on tv. this from joseph, i always thought when you run for any political office you should be prepared and after that you prepare for them. unfortunately, this is just one more example of politicians that try to hide from the truth. keep the conversation going. facebook.com/americanmorning and thanks, as always, for your comments. >> speaking right now in virginia. we'll monitor that and see if he says anything new about these allegations. how does he turn the page on this? what does he say to put this to rest and move forward withis