campaign campaign crisis, still more trouble for herman cain who denies he had a 13-year extra marital affair. will this derail his bid for the white house? judgment day, dr. conrad murray will be sentenced today, but he may not be behind bars for long. and the rich do get richer. connecticut lottery mystery is solved as a trio of 1%ers cash in big. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, november 29th, this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, november 29th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs and good morning, everybody. appreciate you joining us. good to see you this morning. i'm terrell brown. here we go again, that's part of herman cain's response as he denies the claim that he had a long running extra marital affair with a georgia woman.

ginger white told an atlanta tv saying that she had a 13-year consensual affair with cain ending just months ago. >> i'm not proud. i did not want to come out with this, i did not. it was fun. it was something that took me away from my sort of humdrum life at the time and it was exciting. >> cain flatly denies the claim and says once again he did nothing wrong. susan mcginnis in washington has more now. >> good morning, terrell. yes, another woman has come forward. this one not claiming sexual harassment against herman cain, but rather a 13-year affair. herman cain's campaign calls this another attempt to, quote, derail the cain train. herman cane denies he ever cheated on his wife with a georgia woman. monday, ginger white told fox 5 atlanta she had a 13-year affair with the republican presidential hopeful that ended shortly before he launched his white house bid. >> it's pretty simple.

it was uncomplicated and i was aware that he was married and i was also aware that i was involved in a very inappropriate situation, relationship. >> white says cain bought her plane tickets and showered her with lavish gifts. his name is also apparently in her cell phone contacts. cain didn't wait for her to go public to go on the defense. >> i wanted to get out in front of it because i have nothing to hide. i have done nothing wrong. >> reporter: you called white only a friend that he tried to help financially. >> i acknowledge that i knew the woman. i acknowledge that i've known her for that period of time, but the accusation that i had a 13-year affair with her, no. >> reporter: cain lost his front-runner status soon after sexual harassment allegations surfaced last month. now with the iowa caucuses weeks away, he could have an even tougher time to bounce back.

>> i think he was already on the hopes to begin with, not even having to do with the sexual harassment allegations, but the rise of the other candidates, the questions about the 9-9-9 plan. >> reporter: the other republican hopefuls are saying focus on their own campaign. cain says he plans to stay in the race as long as his wife stays by his side. >> reporter: so cain comes out with this unequivocal denial and his attorney, in a statement, did not address the denial, but said rather the public and the media have no business snooping into the details of consensual conduct between two adults. >> there's always a question of motive. did white says why she is coming forward now? >> she said that she planned to keep the secret during his white house run, but then she came out and saw the way he attacked and demonized, she said, the way he came out against the women with sexual allegations and that bothered her. and that that's some of the reason she came forward. >> susan, thank you. meanwhile, newt gingerich is concentrating on mitt romney.

gingerich is on a three-day campaign swing in south carolina. for months, he refused to criticize his rival. yesterday, he said he's a lot more conservative than romney. gingerich has been talking about romney for switching positions on key issues like abortion. romney is coming under fire from democrats. a tv ad is airing in several key states calling romney, quote, an unparallel flip-flopper. >> i will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose. the right next step in the fight to preserve the sanity of life is see roe v. wade overturned. >> he was pro choice, then he's pro life. >> he flip-flops against just like he did on abortion, just like he did on independence. look, i was an independent during the time of reagan/bush. >> the pells are as trued today as the day he spoke them. to the growing tension now

over nato's weekend air strike on pakistani army to the afghanistan border. nato commanders suspect they were trick by the taliban into attacking the pakistani post. the nato troops apparently mistook the talibani post for a taliban encampment and called in an air strike. 24 pakistani soldiers were killed. an american businessman held in aruba in the suspect in the presumed death of an american friend is being released today. a judge ruled there's not enough evidence to hold him any longer. his traveling companion, robyn gardner, disappeared in august. gee or dan giordano says she was pulled out to sea while they were snorkeling. on the cbs money watch, positive stock necessary europe and yesterday's big gains on wall street gave new york a boost. ashley is here with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: and good morning to

you, terrell. asian markets saw gains today on hopes eu leaders are ready for more radical fixes to their debt crisis. tokyo's nikkei jumped more than 2%. hong kong's hang seng was up 1%. today, wall street gets numbers on consumer confidence and home prices. numbers from black friday and cyber monday helped stocks. the dow shot up 291 points while the nasdaq gained 85. those gains came despite a scary warning from fitch ratings. the agency cut its outlook for the u.s.'s aaa credit rating from stable to negative and said it could downgrade the rating if lawmakers cannot agree on budget cuts. citigroup is going to trial. monday, a federal judge rejected a proposed $285 million fine to settle charges citi deceived investors over toxic mortgage securities. the deal would have allowed citigroup to avoid admitting wrongdoing. the judge says the public has a right to know what happened. facebook is inching closer to going public.

"the wall street journal" reports the dominant social network is looking at the second quarter of 2012 for an initial public offering of stock. the company is trying to raise $10 billion. the offering could value facebook at more than $00 billion. and check this out, the car of the future looks a lot like a smartphone on wheels. monday, toyota showed off its funby, a vehicle featuring touch screen that can change the car's color in an instant. but don't plan on seeing them on the road anytime soon. toyota says it's just a concept for now. and finally, connecticut's great lottery mystery has been solved. who won the month's quarter billion dollar jackpot? the prize went unclaimed for almost a month. finally, a lawyer representing three already loaded wealth fund managers came forward with the winning ticket. three lucky high rollers will take a lump sum payment of $104 million and say they will give a

big chunk to charity. in life sometimes it's just not fair, terrell. why can't we win? >> i don't understand. with that kind of money, why would you play in the first place? >> for fun, i guess. need more money? you're asking the wrong person. >> ashley, appreciate it. we'll take a quick break. coming up on a tuesday, southern shivers, a rare november snowstorm and speaking of snow, do you know this guy? he could use some get out of jail magic from that old silk hat. this is the "cbs morning news." from that old silk hat. this is the "cbs morning news." when my asthma symptoms returned, my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month clinical study. dulera contains formoterol, which increases the risk of death from asthma problems

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forecasters say the area got up to 3 inches overnight. snowplows and salt spreaders are out in force to keep the roads clear. some residents are stocking up, just in case. >> it's a pain. >> it is a pain. there's a lot you have to do to prepare, right? >> uh-huh. >> what have you done? getting the animals in and just trying to stay warm. >> on average, memphis gets snow three times a year and that's usually in mid winter. police in orlando, florida, had named a suspect after a woman vanished on the people's court. he is her former fiancee and her adversary on the show. 33-year-old michelle parker was last seen november 17th, the day "the people's court" aired. her ex fiancee, dale smith, was on the show over the dispute of a engagement ring. he's refused to take a lie detector test. and dr. can rad murray will be sentenced today. members of michael jackson's family are expected to be in court. randall pinkston has more.

>> guilty of the crime of involuntary man slaughter. >> reporter: three weeks after he was found guilty of the death of michael jackson, dr. conrad murray will learn how long he will spend in prison. he never took the stand in his own defense. murray's lawyers says it probably would not have changed the outcome if he had testified. will be in prison. prosecutors argued jackson died because murray left the room after administering the powerful anesthetic propofol to the singer. >> conrad murray caused the death of michael jackson. conrad murray gave his propofol and abandon him. >> reporter: last week, prosecutors urged the judge to give him the maximum four years in prison. saying murray blames jackson for his own death. the defense says the doctor is already in a prison of self-punishment. the judge denied bail for murray after his conviction. >> i can tell you that he's devastated. and it's hard to see him that way. it's hard to see him in jail. >> but he may not be there for long thanks to prison overcrowding in california. legal experts say he will likely be transferred from state to

county facilities. >> i would expect he won't serve much time at all in jail and will end up serving most of his sentence on house arrest. >> prosecutors are seeking restitution for murray. they estimate monetary losses from jackson's death exceed $100 million. randall pinkston, cbs news. on a lighter note, this year christmas parade in maryland will forever be remembered as the year frosty the snowman got busted. 52-year-old kevin walsh says he dressed as frosty for the last ten years and never got in trouble. but there he is. on saturday, being led away in cuffs. police say he tried to kick a police dog and hit an officer with his frosty costume. >> they kept me in the car for ten minutes while the parade is marching by. so a lot of people saw it and

some people came out and just couldn't out why that was done. >> walsh has been charged with second degree consult and one count of resisting arrest. and he could face up to 33 years in prison. so much for this being the most wonderful time of the year. thank you, frosty. we'll take a quick break. coming up on this tuesday morning, we'll have your weather forecast. in sports, talk about the big easy. the saints make it look easy as they put a hurting on the giants. be right back. [ female announcer ] there's a fiber that goes with everything.

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in sports, the saints make it here is a look at the weather in some cities around the country. drizzle, 38 degrees in chicago. 60 with partly cloudy sky in dallas. 80 degrees and sunny in los angeles. time now to check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows storms over the ten tennessee valley. showers continue from the southeast to the great lakes and into mid atlanta. later today, above normal temps continue in the northeast. most of the west is in the clear, comfortable conditions. in sports this morning, the saints blew out the giants on monday night football. the game was a drew brees highlight reel. wowed the superdome crowd. he's now tossed a td pass in 38 consecutive games, just nine back of the record held by legendary johnny unitis. final in this one, new orleans 49, new york giants 24. the giants have now lost three in a row. in college basketball, a big

overtime win for the zet xavier musketeers. xavier tied the game with a few seconds lost on the clock. xavier pushed past vandy, 82-70. finally, college football and a new job for urban meyer. he's been named head coach of the ohio state buckeyes. meyer stepped down as florida coach last year says he wanted to spend more time with his family. now he'll be paid one of the highest paid coaches in college ball, pulling in $4 million a year. when we come back, retail rebound. black friday and cyber monday come up huge for retailers. but will it help our economy? monday come up huge for retailers. but will it help our economy? my moderate to severe ovp plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely,

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pushing warm, moist air out ahead of it. temperatures in the 40s in arkansas and tennessee where snow is falling in some places. near records continue in the northeast. here is a look at this morning's top stories. herman cain insists that he's done nothing wrong. the republican candidate denies a georgia woman's claim that he had a 13-year extra marital affair that ended just months ago. and dr. conrad murray will be sentenced today for the death of michael jackson. murray faces a maximum of four years behind bars, but crowding in prisons could mean that he served most of his sentence at home. cyber monday may turn out to be the biggest sales day in the history of online shopping. folks spent a projected $1.2 billion, up 20% from last year and that followed the biggest black friday ever. anthony mason reports. >> reporter: the black friday weekend is the starting gun for

the holiday shopping season. and it went off with a bang. sales on black friday alone were up 6.6% to more than $11 billion. making it the biggest shopping day ever according to shopper track. >> if i wait till later, i won't get any good ones. >> big discounts. >> i've come for the deal, absolutely. >> and earlier opening hours paid for for retailers. >> it's all crazy, but i figured this year why not? >> foot traffic was up more than 5% from last year. almost a quarter of black friday shoppers were in stores by midnight thursday, according to the national retail federation, which estimated spending for shoppers jumped more than 9% for the post thanksgiving weekend. >> why do you think sales are so strong? >> the consumer is much stronger and healthier than people understand. >> retail analyst craig johnson says americans have been paying down their debt. four years ago, the percentage of income that households were spending on mortgage, credit

card and car payments peaked at nearly 14%. it's now fallen to 11%, the lowest level since 1994. >> consumers, and this is the 91% of people who are employed primarily are at their healthiest in years. >> reporter: morgan taylor recorded a pick up in sales. >> it really is an indicator of what's going to happen over the next five weeks. as black friday goes, typically the holiday goes. as the holiday goes, typically that's the icing on the cake for our full year. >> but big as it is, black friday is just one day in a 60-day holiday season says bill martin of shopper track. >> it's the largest day and has been the largest day for the last seven years. there's still plenty important days left to come. >> in fact, four of the season's big five shopping days are still ahead.

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finally this morning, ask any teacher or police officer how hard it is to turn kids away from crime once they start down that road. but there is a tough judge whose innovative ideas are helping people avoid life on the wrong side of the law. russ mitchell has the story. >> good morning, everyone. >> reporter: here in this juvenile courtroom -- >> you can't play a game with me. >> reporter: no-nonsense judge jimmy edwards doles out wisdom to kids accused of crimes. too often, it's too late. >> when i get ready to lock you up, nobody is going to be down here supporting you. >> what is the toughest part of your day? >> when children come in and i know that they need help, i know but for somebody else getting involved in their lives, they had no opportunity of succeeding. >> reporter: to reduce the

number of kids who wind up in jail, judge edwards created classrooms. two years ago, he eached the innovative concept academy for youngsters who appeared destine it for a life of crime. more than 700 students have enrolled. >> let's not lock them all up. let's teach them. what's so great about teaching them is that they want to learn. >> reporter: 18-year-old jakayla ivory came to the academy last fall after she assaulted a classmate. >> how do you think you've changed over the last year? >> i'm doing better in school. i'm more helpful with my mom around the house. >> reporter: when they kids walk into your courtroom for the first time, what's going through your mind? >> they see a judge that will tell them, try your best. give me an effort today better than you gave me last week. >> reporter: where do you think you'd be if you weren't sent to this school, any idea? >> i think i would be locked up

right now. >> reporter: alante, deyon and nadya jones have all raised their grades along with their optimism. >> what did you all three hope to do down the road? any goals? any plans? eye dreams? >> i want to be a forensic detective. >> okay. you? >> i want to go to college when i leave here. >> there's so much to learn. i want to learn, learn, learn more. >> reporter: the judge says his program is changing the course of lives through discipline, education and opportunity. >> reporter: are you surprised at the reaction that you've received? >> i am absolutely amazed. it has stirred a new and wonderful discussion all over america about how to deal with delinquents in courtrooms and education. >> reporter: russ mitchell, cbs news, st. louis. >> it's all about a second chance. coming up on "the early show," the latest on a scandal with herman cain.

he denies having a 13-year extra marital affair. plus, the volcano man. meet a guy who knows how to take the heat and bring back the picture. and high tech holiday gifts, the coolest smartphone apps. all that and much more coming up a little later on "the early show." that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. as always, appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com