ms. cain if you'd schedule that. and anybody else? before we recess this meeting, i'd like to inform the public that the december 27th meet willing be canceled. that concludes the entertainment commission's november 22nd meeting and thank you for coming. and have a great thanksgiving. >> this is holly lee knox. there are some proud pet owners in san francisco and they have brought all their pets here to strut their stuff. >> it's an annual event that we've had. this is our 18th year. we bring in rescue groupers, vendors, supporters, lots and lots of animals. it's a proud day for us and for the animals of san francisco. >> the costume contest is really fun. people get really creative. it's a really fun event. people go all out, create costumes, buy costumes, whatever it is. but there's some really fun ones. >> we're just celebrating the pets and just their companionship and how they are invaluable. so everybody's having fun. >> we're the city's open door shelter. that means we take in every animal that comes through our door regardless

ms. cain, you're working now as a peer-to-peer counselor in our center. talk to us about, what was your initial experience with trauma? well, all of my life i've been traumatized. i grew up in a household where i was sexually abused by men in the community that used to visit my mother. and i think i really vivid, a lot of the flashbacks at age 9, i'm pretty sure, probably happened earlier, but a lot of that comes from age 9 is when i realized that, oh my goodness this is not how it's supposed to be, and i started drinking as a result because i couldn't cope with it. at that early age? at age 9, i drank every day. at age 9 because it helped me to numb out what was going on in my life. so, after being in a household of sexual, verbal, and physical abuse, i ended up in foster care and then put into with, placed with a family member, only for my mother to come back to get me and to be exposed to even more trauma, married at a very young age who my husband beat me and verbally, physically, horrible, horrible abuser. and so the cycle just continued, and at arou

cain. i have no idea what ms. white's situation is. and again, perhaps these are the questions since she decided to come out and voluntarily make these accusations that mr. cain has denied, don't you think you ought to have her answer these questions and then if she provide you with proof and facts, then you and i can have another discussion and perhaps along with mr. cain and then this would be fair to make him answer the similar type questions. until that based on unproven accusations that there's no obligation on his part to do so. >> i understand entirely your position. let me ask you one other thing. ginger white said that basically she had flown around the country many times in the 13 years to hook up with mr. cain and they had enjoyed rendezvouses in hotels and restaurants and so forth. clearly, that is a matter that can be examined. i am i'm sure there are reporters finding that out now. are you 100% certain that she never ever stayed in a hotel room with herman cain or came to meet him in a city where they had dinner together,

cain does not know why ms. white went public. ut -- >> i have a very strong speculation speculation. >> yeah? that? >> someone offered her a lot of money. >> meanwhile, a pac supporting herman cain came out with another winning ad to combat the latest allegations made by ms. white. their proof that cain is telling the truth --{ some guy in atlanta with an expensive lie detector technology says so. >> it's time for the truth. the media won't tell you what one of the foremost lie detector experts in america said about herman cain. >> in my exam he's being truthful. but the allegations of saying she's been sexually assaulted by him did not occur. >> now that you know the truth, let's focus on what matters. >> well, that's it. that solves it. but ginger white is not backing down. she told wxia earlier, "i couldn't imagine me having sex with someone and lying about it." and she's giving details of their first encounter. she said, "he sang larry graham's one in a million to me there in the restaurant. it was full of fantasy that weekend

cain speculated that white was paid to talk. on ms nbc last night, she told lawrence o'donnell no one offered her anything. she said she came forward reluctantly in response to leaks. >> did herman cain tell you he loved you? >> it wasn't a love affair. it was a sexual affair. as hard as that is for me to say and as hard as it is for people to hear it, you know, it pretty much is what it is. and that's what it was. >> reporter: the controversy has further torpedoed cain's standing in iowa. a new des moines register poll shows cain is now down to 8% among likely republican caucus goers, a drop from 23% only a month ago. still, even today cain supporters launched new ads in iowa including this unusual pitch. >> it's time for the truth. the media won't tell you what one of the foremost lie detector experts in america said about herman cain. >> reporter: and the campaign announced a new online support group called women for cain. the national chairperson, his wife gloria. cain has cancelled a high profile sunday night dinner party with me

cain continued to deny any improper relationship with ms. white. said they had a friendship but it was not a sexual relationship. in an interview with the editorial board of the "union leader" newspaper mr. cain has now asserted that his wife of 43{ years did not know of his friendship with ginger white until this week, until monday. he also lobbed this accusation about ms. white's motives. >> someone offered her a lot of money. >> okay. >> i was helping her with month-to-month bills and expenses. somebody -- this is speculation only. >> okay. >> i have no proof. offered her a lot of money. and one of my objectives is to clear my name and my reputation. >> in the wake of that today, ginger white has agreed to respond publicly and at length here on msnbc. speaking with our own lawrence o'donnell on "the last word," which is the show on right after this one. that exclusive and extensive interview is coming up right after our show. so you should probably stay tuned. if you have high blood pressure, like me, and get a cold... ...you need a cold medicin

cain has been telegraphing this all week long. in andrea's reporting it's right there. his own wife didn't know about ms. white, that there was any kind of relationship or he was trying to help her financially. i talked to somebody close to herman cain tonight who says he's got work to do at home. he has got a lot of discussion to have with his wife just over this. that really is factoring into his decision about wanting to shield his entire family from more to come on all of this. these allegations and the others that have been out there. he's also facing the grim political reality. his support in iowa has plummeted, taken a nose dive. he's facing reality on all fronts. >> with or without cain the wider world is so confusing. with weeks to go until iowa, with gingrich surging, with a lot of doubt still about romney. >> is and two real contrasting styles. gingrich is likely to benefit from cain getting out of the race if that's what he does. here is gingrich. he is unpredictable. he can be combustible with some of the things he said. getting into trouble talking about children that they should be able to

cain has denied the affair with ms. white but says he had a friendship with her and that he helped her financially. here's what miss white had to say about that last part last night on "the last word." >> how much money did you give her her? >> well, because of my attorney and because of things we're looking at, i can't talk about that at this particular point. >> i can tell you, ginger white, that that is not a common answer in interviews with presidential candidates. i can't answer because of my lawyer tells me not to. can you remember or tell us what you think the total amounts of money in any given year, how much money he would end up giving you to help you get by? >> honestly, i'd rather not say. i don't have an exact amount. so i -- you know, i'm just not sure exactly. >> did he give you that money in cash? >> yes, he did. >> always in cash? >> always in cash. >> "the des moines register "is reporting today herman cain is polling at just 8% in their latest survey in iowa. that's down from 23% only about a month an

reporter: in an interview with fox's only neil cavuto, cain says he was acting ago a friend to ms. e. >> she was someone i considered a friend, although apparently she's not, that i was helping because she was having financial if troubles. reporter: while campaigning in new hampshire, cain fights back against reporters who he says are making false accusations about how he's handling the scandal. >> i have discussed this with my wife many times since monday. you are making an accusation, quite frankly, that is not true. now, i said -- i said face to face -- you going to be contentious but you want me to answer your question? reporter: the embattled candidate suggests the allegations are just a tactic to have him drop out of the race. >> if your opposition is determinedbring you down, they will stop at nothing. notice all of the attacks that have been on me for the past few weeks. the only thing that they are trying to do to bring me down or knock me out of the race is character assassination. reporter: cain says he will make a decision about his presidential bid after speaking to his

cain has now asserted that his wife of 4ç years did not know of his friendship with ginger white until this week, until monday. he also lobbed this accusation about msi was helping her with month-to-month bills and expenses. somebody -- this is speculation only. >> okay. >> i have no proof. offered her a lot of money. and one of my objectives is to clear my name and my reputation. >> in the wake of that today, ginger white has agreed to respond publicly and at length here on msnbc. speaking with our own lawrence o'donnell on "the last word," which is the show on right after this one. that exclusive and extensive interview is coming up right after our show. so you should probably stay tuned. ♪ it's easy to see what subaru owners care about. that's why we created the share the love event. get a great deal on a new subaru and $250 goes to your choice of 5 charities. with your help, we can reach $20 million dollars by the end of this, our fourth year. ♪ ♪ ♪ when your chain of supply ♪ goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there ♪ ♪ track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that ♪ h

ms. cain if you'd schedule that. and anybody else? before we recess this meeting, i'd like to inform the public that the december 27th meet willing be canceled. that concludes the entertainment commission's november 22nd meeting and thank you for coming. and have a great thanksgiving.