he took the american restaurant association he had it that you know we knew you were aware but he had it organization that big it when he left after eight years they was almost the same. didn't know right from the still think that herman. is so and so i hope he wins the nomination. in americans will have a choice one problem or another when he couldn't he couldn't play the cause obama didn't already claim that so are the other side so america will have a choice just breed what is going on why. not at all. you see we went to one my two weeks ago and woke up and he was number one. and nobody is it hard to get there. you cannot be here among the kansas city federal reserve and say you know when i get to be president i want the secret service to call me cornbread because the people who that bob was that's not the ones he's looking for. and saw him in romney romney will never be president never you know the mormon playing you can tell because nobody talks about it if you look at we had the first polish. one point three million white folks left a catholic your best to church. i'm going to b

he took the american restaurant association hate it bet no new rule but he had it organization that did it when he left after eight years they was almost the same as the national rifle association as herman cain has so and so i hope he wins the nomination. here americans will have a choice one problem or another when he couldn't he couldn't play the brief because obama can already claim that so are the other side so america will have a choice just breed this dumb one. but he's not at all not if you see we went to vietnam two weeks ago and woke up and he was number one. and nobody is it hard to get that. you cannot be. the kansas city federal reserve and say you know what i get to be president i want the secret service to call me. because the people who that bothers that's not the ones he's looking for. and saw him in romney romney will never be president never you know the mormon thing you can kill because nobody talks about it if you look at we had the first polish pope. one point three million white folks left the catholic church that's the church. i've been going to bore my folks for

from another report that he was accused of sexual harassmen in the '90s as head of the american restaurant associationwas standing next to a woman. i brought my hand and saying, you're the same height as my we have. that made her uncomfortable. >> he said he was unaware of a financial settlement between an organization and the two plaintiffs. later in the day he confirmed a minimal agreement was reached. >>> time now 5:13. solyndra cleaning house. how you can own a piece of that troubled solar company. >> and it could be the most interesting day yet in the michael jackson death trial. the big deadline for dr. conrad murray. ♪ born to be wild [ female announcer ] is your medicare plan keeping up with you? ♪ since you've never been one to slow down, now through december 7th, you won't have to. it's faster and easier than ever to switch your medicare coverage to anthem blue cross. ♪ we've created medicare solutions that are just right for you. we have plans with low monthly premiums. plus you have the freedom to choose your own doctor and the comfort of knowing you are protected from high out-of-pocket c

against two women that accused him of inappropriate behavior during his tenure at the american restaurant association in the 1990s. we begin with cnn political director paul steinhauser. so i'm trying to think how many times herman cain's story shifted in what, a three hour period yesterday. >> pretty much. you can say the time was unfortunate, the story braging one day before the republican candidate had high profile speeches and television interviews. start with the national press club. he was there around noon. this is what he had to say. >> i am unaware of any sort of settlement. i hope it wasn't for much because i didn't do anything, but the fact of the matter is i'm not aware of a settlement that came out of that accusation. >> okay. couple hours later, fast forward. he sat down for an interview with pbs's judy woodruff. this is what he had to say. >> i was aware an agreement was reached. the word settlement versus the word agreement, you know, i'm not sure what they called it. i know that there was some sort of agreement, but because it ended up being minimal, they didn't have to bring it to m

. >> reporter: cain's recollection of incidents at the american restaurant association have changed throughouteek. >> i am unaware of any sort of settlements. >> 3 months salary. >> 3 to 6 month's severance pay. >> reporter: reported that one settlement was $35 t no small matter according to employment lawyers. >> when you pay somebody a year's salary to resolve the case that means that the c brian ross, abc news, washington. >> we all look forward to that statement, huh. >> some kind of game changing information. if these are reputable women saying this that's one thing. a third woman has come forward. if there is a pattern of behavior here. >> the third woman, associated press is reporting, has no, not been registered with the party for ten years. doesn't seem like there is necessarily a political ax to grind if this becomes, true. and the perry campaign, want to reiterate saying this charge is both reckless and false. >> they're denying anything to do with it. it came from stom wheome where. other news this morning, president obama travels to france today for a very, very important economic

. >> reporter: cain's recollection of incidents at the american restaurant association have changed throughout> i am unaware of any sort of settlements. three months' salary. or something like that. three to six months' severance pay. >> reporter: "the new york times" reported one settlement was actually a full year's pay, $pa,000, no small matter according to employment lawyers. >> when you pay somebody a year's salary to resolve the case that means that the company probably thought there was some merit to it. >> reporter: a lawyer for one of the women said he met with his client wednesday night. while she wants to restore her reputation and validate her claims against cain, she's decided not to make any public appearances. instead, the lawyer said, she will likely issue a statement, some time thursday, that does contest cain's version of events but provides very few details. brian ross, abc news, washington. >> we all look forward to that statement, huh? >> some kind of game changing information. if these are reputable women whopnowman me a of behavior here, he has some trouble on his hands.

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restaurant association. >>> the parent company of american airlines, amr, is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.he company, which also owns a regional carrier, american eagle, has battled rising fuel costs and a heavy debt load of nearly $900 million. american is assuring passengers that it will continue to honor its tickets, schedules, and frequent flyer program. >>> facebook is settling with the federal trade commission over charges that it deceived consumers. the ftc had charged that the social network told people that they could keep information they share private and then allowed it to be made public. the settlement does not require facebook to pay any fines, but does require the company to get user approval before changing how it shares their information. >>> home prices are the bay area's most expensive real estate markets are beginning to dip. a standard and poor index fell that home prices fell between august and september in 17 cities surveyed nationwide. san francisco saw the largest monthly decline, along with atlanta and tampa. home prices in the city by the bay have dropped nearly

said she didn't file a complaint because she was no longer working for the restaurant association at the time. >>> most americans do not agree with the nation's current state yet still put president obama ahead of leading challengers. according to a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, they believe america is headed in the wrong direction. but in a hypothetical matchup, president obama leads mitt romney by 6 points and herman cain by 15 points. >>> an accident occurred along connecticut avenue and northwest washington. officers were stationed on side routes as the president's motorcade travel to a fund-raiser at a private home. the officer was hit by a car and knocked to the ground. it's not clear whether the vehicle was a civilian car or not. the officer is taken to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. >>> and this morning police are investigating a deadly pedestrian accident along i-395 in alexandria. state police say the man died when he was hit by a minivan. so far no charges have been filed against the driver of that vehicle. investigators are trying to figure out why the victim was in the highway i

was blindsided by a series of sexual allegations when he ran the national restaurant association in the 1990's. >> the american people deserve better than someone being tried in the court of public opinion based on unfounded accusations. >> the court even booed the moderator when he asked but romney for his take. >> herman cain will respond to these questions. the american people will make their own assessment. >> in the end the candidates generally blamed the woes on the person whose job they want. that this president has failed us so badly. >> we represent a dramatic likelihood of leaving behind food stamps. >> the iowa caucuses are less then two months from now. jay korff, abc 7 news. >>> 7 on your side with another blow for blackberry. google is dropping its gmail app for the device and will no longer offer updates or support for the program. the company says the app is depreciating. they will focus their resources on improving global email. the blackberry is struggling to compete with the iphone. >>> eddie murphy will not be hosting this year's academy awards. he quit today after his friend resigned as th

american people and for the children and grandchildren. >> yesterday, another former national restaurant association employee accused him of groping her during a meeting over dinner in 1997. >>> questionable conduct does not add up to a crime. that is according to jurors on public corruption charges. we have the very latest. >> senator currie walked out of the courthouse with a smile on his face. most left looking worn out by the six week trial. it took four days of the -- collaboration to decide. currie walked out of the courthouse elated. >> this is the greatest moment of my life. this is the greatest moment of my life. >> he was charged with conspiracy, bribery, extortion, and making false statements. prosecutors argued the quote free chain paid him two hundred $45,000 to use his political office to benefit the stores. jurors believe currie did it fail to show his ties. but prosecutors did not present in of evidence for a federal crime. >> he was looking up for their interests. he was cognizant of the ethical lines. we are not convinced that he always met the goal on that. >> defense attorneys argued that there was nothing illegal about h

cain. >> the american people deserve than someone being tried the court of public opinion on unfounded accusations. >>> four women say he sexually them when he ran the restaurant association. rick perry has not been known strong performances during the debate. had another bad moment. >> i will tell you, it is three agencies of government when i -- there that are gone commerce, education, and the, what is the third one? >> he lost his train of thought discussing which agency of government he wants to eliminate. his advisers are considering skipping future debates. >>> rescue efforts are under way after another deadly earthquake. >> seven people were killed in the quake. dozens are trapped. rescue workers pulled more than the rubble ofrom buildings. ago, a 7.2alf weeks earthquake struck turkey that killed 300 people. >> protesters from new york city their march to washington today. they're making the trek to protest another extension of the bush era tax cuts. they plan to arrive on the lam -- december 23. the deadline to come up with deficit by ae the trillion dollars. >>> time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. good out there. >> you can wait until tomorrow. your mo

american on that issue. and it's not really dising the women. if you look at the national restaurant association,000 dollar settle many or $45,000 is very small. those were severance pays. now, they can't come out because there is a confidentiality agreement. >> two of three can't but the third discovered by the associated press. >> the one that bennett represented cannot come out but the third maybe she can. but at this point she is not going to hurt him because they are not coming out. i want to answer about african-americans and clarence thomas and now herman cain that they are being targeted? is what what you are saying? and what other african-american politician has been accused of sessionial harass many? >> it's loaded when you are dealing with african-american men and when obama was running for president there were a lost rumors circulating they never were able to get evidence because it was not true. i am not surprised -- that they are trying to -- and this is a new ones because he is an after karn american. >> i think the real story here, though, is we have a lot of months ahead of us.

restaurant association in the 90s. >>> new poll this morning finds more americans are angry with the federal government.ing to the poll, 31% of people say they are angry with the government add in those dissatisfied and the total soars to 80%. 74% say the country is on the wrong track. 36% blame republicans. 32% blame president obama. bad news for all4p incumbents. >>> burger king is hoping its new kids meal box turns out to be the crown jewel of marketing. jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange with more on that and the latest on early trading. as parents we just want that crown. our kids want the crown. >> that's true. and the cheap meal too. things changing at the home of the whaopler. that -- at the whooper. that old king may have been dethroned but long live the crown. kids meals in book that come with the wearable crown and games. packaging invites kids to a website where they can choose a charity that burger king will donate a small portion of the proceeds to. we are watching europe and of course we've got greece, the greek prime minister stepping down over the weekend. people w

restaurant association back in the 1990s. >>> a new trade deal is in the works for north american and asian countries. the ground work was laid in honolulu at the annual apac summit of 21 countries and president obama says the u.s. will not be able to put people back to work and expand the opportunity unless the asia-pacific region is also successful. the summit ended yesterday. >>> the man chosen to be the prime minister of italy starts talks today, to create a new government. mario monty plans to tap nonpolitical experts who will have the difficult task of overhauling an ailing and aging economy. he nicknamed the name super mario because of the success of jack welch and bill gates. >>> and a 6.3 magnitude earthquake off indonesia's coast. and the depth and magnitude did not cause size able waves. 230,000 people years ago when the earthquake triggered a massive tsunami in that area. >>> 45. let's get you out the door -- 4:52. let's get out you out the door with traffic and with weather. >> a good first part of the week. a lot of sunshine. cool temperatures and a little fog out there this morning. wat

the reports that were done by the national restaurant association at the time of the two original incidents that the american people learned about, that might be the release of those if they did exonerate him would begin to bend the curve up. otherwise, i think what we are going to see is a steady small significant and decline of his status as people maul over the aspect of herman cain at the head of the ticket and four women potentially ready to step forward and say in excruciating detail what they think happened. >> they are being run by opponents of the republic party and we all know that now. you are right a specter of them continuing to raise it. this is a nasty part of the american political scene where anybody at any time can be attacked destroyed, harmed, whatever it may be. put on the defensive was it always that way in american politics? your a student of american history i'm a student of american history. it got that way in john adams days. >> my favorite is john adams and thomas jefferson. >> bill: the difference now is the internet and the cables and it's all over the place. >> the immediacy of

restaurant association, i never had a problem. >> chief executive or any manager and especially in this case based upon what we've seen in the past with judge thomas and those allegations, should this african-american chief executive of a national restaurant association, does he need a witness in the room? does he need someone to stand there and corroborate a discussion with a woman in the room? >> there is none. >> and there have been some people that have pointed out in the national media that maybe this is a high-tech lynching, that politico engaged in with regard to mr. cain. what is the evidence? now, are we going to hear from these folks that made the allegations? i don't know. >> they supposedly -- you know, when they signed this agreement and got five figures which is, i guess, between $10,000 and $99,000. >> you're right. >> that they were not going to tell their side of the story. that was part of the agreement. so we'll have to -- i mean, if they -- from a legal perspective, if they came out and gave an interview in silhouette and you couldn't -- you didn't know who they were, would that be violating the agreement. >> here's the first part, are they involved with putting the story out to

the restaurant association indicates it might allow the release of a statement by a woman who accused herman cain of harassment. i'm steve handles, nbc news, washington. >>> president obama's american jobs act received its third strike in the senate yesterday. one democrat and one independent joined all 47 republicans in blocking the measure, which would have pumped $60 billion into the nation's crumbling infrastructure. republicans were opposed to raising taxes to pay for the plan, while democrats emphasize the jobs it would have created for struggling construction workers. >> the truth is democrats are more interested in building a campaign message than in building roads and bridges. the american people deserve a lot better. >> the goal is to do anything possible to drag down the economy. anything they can to focus attention negative live on the president of the united states. >> from a summit in france, president obama responded to the block calling republicans out of touch with americans. >>> last night on the ed show, steve israel was asked if he agrees with harry reid's accusations that republicans are trying to drag down the economy just to cripple president obama's reelecti

restaurant association indicates it might allow the release of a statement by a woman who accused herman cain of harassment. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> elsewhere in washington, president obama's american jobs act received its third strike in the senate yesterday. one democrat and one independent joined all 47 republicans in blocking the measure, which would have pumped $60 billion into the nation's crumbling infrastructure. republicans were opposed to raising taxes to pay for the plan. while democrats emphasized that the jobs it would have created for struggling construction workers over weigh. >> so, the truth is, democrats are more interested in building a campaign message than in rebuilding roads and bridges. frankly, the american people deserve a lot better. >> their goal is to do everything they can to drag down this economy. to do anything they can to focus attention negatively on the president of the united states. >> from a global economic summit in france, president obama responded to the roadblock, calling republicans, quote, out of touch with americans. >>> men while a house panel voted yesterday to subpoena high-level white house e-mails tied to solnydra, government-funded

restaurant association. question, is the cain campaign getting unusually tough execute are scrutiny or is this treatment standard for a front- runner? pat buchanan? >> no, it's getting unusual treatment because he's an african-american who talks about getting off the liberal plantation. he is also a conservative and he is the front-runner for the nomination. you look at the media went into the tank for jack kennedy, all of them, john edwards. however, john, there does appear to be some measure of substance to the charges. and i agree these don't look like murderous charges but they've damaged cain. i think they've damaged the republican party. and the republican establishment probably more against cain now than ever, thinking we don't know what will come out here. so it's been very hurtful overall, but cain's getting the treatment because who he is and where he stands. >> a professional relationship. that's the degree of clarity and obscurity that is reprinted as harassment. >> well, there were financial settlements that were made, and the women anonymity so far has been protected. i'll bet if this story continues to play out, the women may step forward and we may hear their side. but pat says on the one hand he is

is, are the american people going to believe four women, two of them who have filed sexual harassment complaints against him, when they were employed by the national restaurant association, received financial settlements, another anonymous woman, my client who has come out, given her name and face, are they going to believe herman cain, a man who has a motive to deny everything? and so that is the question for the american people. i, by the way, resent the hit pieces, you know, now this is what rich, powerful, famous, politically connected men do, attack vulnerable women, such as my client. they put out massive hit pieces on her today. so i guess they're desperate. they're in major damage control. i yn stan they're trying to protect their guy but they're doing it by attacking a single mom and i think it's revolting. >> gloria allred, appreciate your quick response to mr. cain. we'll stay in touch as the story develops in the days ahead. >>> another woman who accuses cain of sexual harassment when she worked at national restaurant association is confirming her identity. karen kraushaar, seeing her in pictures, works for the government, filed a sexual harassment complaint

american dream has been hijacked. but the good news is, we can take it back. >> reporter: cain has spent most of the week, answering allegations about sexual harassment during his days at the restaurant association far, cain's fight to fend off the allegations doesn't seem to be hurting his campaign. the latest washington post abc poll shows cain and mitt romney nearly tied at the top of the republican field. >> reporter: cain insists he never sexually harassed anyone. he is blaming rivals for attacking his character because of his unexpected success. >> reporter: for now, republican voters in iowa seem willing to give cain the benefit of the doubt. >> in politics, i do wonder if it's true or something someone is trying to do to knock down the leading candidate. >> from everyone i talked to, it's kind of a small issue. it wasn't something that was that pertinent or that important. >> reporter: cain's campaign said it is moving on and credits the media frenzy for giving them a financial boost. a spokesman says they raised more than $1.2 million since the story broke. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and minutes ago, one of the women accusing cain alleges he committed, q

at the national restaurant association, is another day we're not educating the public about the trade-off between our federal debt or growth or jobs or any other things that most americans this has been a bad week for herman cain, no doubt about it. i'm sure he probably received advice, don't open your mouth and make it a toward or three-day story, but instead -- >> he did open his mouth. that's the problem. he said that he did knn't know things that he did know, and if you say people are only employed because they want to, and you want people to think that's reasonable, then you say something unreasonable about things you know better than. why would they believe your social policy if you mislead them on things? if he hadn't said anything, he might have been better off. >> i think at this point he's got to lay out is the case, probably release the restaurant association to allow this to be disclosed, and then lay out his case against it, and let the people decide who to believe on this? you know, let's not indict him yet. >> oh, no. >> he does have some responsibility to lay out the case and give the facts. i will say, though, very importantly here, the republican party

american. and that just simply won't be tolerated. so i think it really hinges on the credibility, national restaurant association has to come out clearlylity agreement by showing somebody something. but it all hinges on if this is a pattern with the second woman. >> all right, maria? >> that's an insane allegation. and it's offensive that his supporters would even connect this to a lynching. they need to go back and study exactly what a lynching was. a lynching was torture, it was murder, it was hangings. this is not what this is. this is big-league politics. and herman cain and his supporters need to stop whining and put on their big boy pants and take a class in crisis communications or three, get 0 out all of the information to get in front of the story if he want to survive and move on. >> ooh, maria brought out the big boy pants. pete? perfect segue. >> i agree with march yarks we shouldn't use the word "lynching" unless we talk about a lynching. i don't know what's high tech about this at all and i don't understand the racism. people are going to connect it to clarence thomas? i don't get it. it's not like anybody accused barack

americans back to work through our 9-9-9 plan as well as strengthening national security. mike emanuel' s. on fox top story live tonight in washington. we are hearing from the national restaurant association today as well. >> that's right, shep. national restaurant association president and ceo don sweeney said, quote: we have advised mr. bennett that we are willing to waive the confidentiality of this matter and permit mr. bennett's client to comment. as indicated in mr. ben net's statement his client does not want to be further involved in this matter and we will respect her decision. the request was made by the woman to allow her attorney to speak. >> shepard: heard from herman cain today too but that was before this statement came out before the accuser. >> speaking before a conservative group here in ught with a. herman cain suggested a lot of this attention comes as part of the success of his campaign. here is the one reference he made to the controversy. >> i have been in washington all week. [ laughter ] >> and i have attracted a little bit of attention. you know, that's kind of what happens when you start to show up near or at the top of the polls. it just happens that way. >> no

americans the right to choose has no serious solution on social security. >> cain has issued contradictory statements ever since revelations about charges of harassment when he was head of the national restaurant association back in the 1990's. san francisco public works crews are still repairing a water main that ruptured yesterday afternoon near san francisco general hospital. that break occurred on 23rd street around 4:00. people still had water service but some have low water pressure until after midnight. while crews worked on repairing the line. now, as of about three hours ago, they were still working on it. lisa arjen with a preview of the accuweather forecast. my allergies are acting up. i think it's because we had the rain. >> could be. a lot of leaves on the trees and damp out there this morning. >> what can you do about it? >> you know i am trying to fine tune the forecast, sunshine for us to dry out and that is on tap. the sun coming up 6:40 this morning. we'll be looking at a bright day but it is going to be cool on the heels of northwesterly winds and dry weather sandwiched in between end of the week rain maker? we'll see. come back and we'll talk about it. >> all right. thank you, lisa. al

americans need to get a sense of humor. he has been accused of sexual harassment by four women dating back to when he was the president of the national restaurant associationons he denies, but are now hurting his campaign. according to a recent cnn orc poll, 61% of women see the charges as a serious issue. 58% of women believe his accusers are telling the truth. only 24% said with cain. he took his damage control efforts to late night tv. one of kaip's accusers is being represented by famed attorney, gloria allred. on the jimmy kimmel show, he made an off color joke. >> have you considered hiring gloria allred is your attorney? >> you almost made me say something that my -- say you should not say. >> really? >> let me put it to you this way, i can't think of anything i would hire her to do, okay? i can't think of a thing. >> it's one thing to try to relate to people and demonstrate you're not the average politician, but it's another thing to do it by usinging statements that are overtly sexist. >> but a statement said he respects empk, men and women. a sentiment echoed by his wife of 43 years. >> i know herman cain and i know he has, he has always had too

americans are tired of quote gutter politics and had choice words for joel bennett, who represents one of the women. bep et's trying to get the woman released. >> i didn't sign anything. the restaurant associationly, he's out there trying to stir up stuff because he's trying to get famous and make some money. that's all i can say. now, as far as i have never mentioned this woman's name and when it first came up, i didn't even know her name. i haven't broken any confidentiality agreement. >> now, we just got a response from that attorney. he said quote he is representing his client in an honest, ethical way and publicity and fame are not related to that. here's another quote. if i was interested in pub b listy and fame, i would be accepting all of the television -- i have received. also, herman cain just a short time ago had some choice words for politico,nlin publication that politico had documentation. we a o f the women that supposey made the accusation. when the writer was asked on anderson cooper, was it -- were they tipped off or encouraged from another rival campaign, they refused to answer the question. >> just got an e-mail here from politico responding to that. editor in quheef john ha

know what happened at the national restaurant association, we do know he's ignorant when it comes to foreign policy. >> i think cain is the fulfillment of a american, exactly. all these things. and i think the reason it's a perennial fantasy, the reason it's working so well right now, it feels so broken and so beyond conventional repair that you think why not? but we have these moments where we think why not, but they are just that, they are moments. >> if cain were really good on the issues and hadn't made the mistakes on china and everything else, would you consider him qualified to be president? >> sure, i would. dwight eisenhower was never in politics before. and if he said you know what? we've got problems with china militarily, but i'll tell you my bigger problem with china right now is economics and then if herman cain had explained how we've been losing ground since china went global in 1978 and talked about how we were also fighting against the forces of productivity and how actually we would've had 30 million more people in the workplace if we were as productive today as we were in 19 the 3 and this is what we need to do as far as trade