but look, erin. the reality here is, defense secretary leon panetta ordered up a full-blown inspector general investigation, and a lot of people around the pentagon say leon panetta wouldn't have done that unless there was something that needed to be looked into. >> and barbara, what's your understanding about general allen and if he's heading back to afghanistan, as we had heard he might be? >> reporter: well, he might, in fact, head back, we're told, in the next couple days to afghanistan, because frankly, there's nothing for him to do here in washington. he is still in command of that war. but that may be very short. the man who is supposed to replace him, his confirmation hearing is expected to go forward. he'll take command probably rather quickly. we don't know exactly when. but the big issue, of course, for the military right now is there is no real designated military head of nato on the books about to take over. america's most important security aligns, allen is on hold, nobody knows what's

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erin? >> an awful story.nks to rafael. >>> and now to the west bank where the body of yasser arafat was exhumed for a brief time today. forensic investigators took samples from his body to discover if he died of natural causes or as his widow believes, he was poisoned. >> reporter: yeah, erin, the whole process of the exhumation was very emotional for many palestinians. there was a flower laying ceremony after everything was finished. the whole process only took a couple of hours. the scientists from russia, france, switzerland opened the grave, took samples, didn't have to extract the body to do that, and then they resealed it again. the samples will be independently verified and analyzed in labs, russia, switzerland, and france and palestinians are believing they will get results in three months' time, of course, if p l pulonium is found, it will caused an uproar. they have been saying israel poisoned the palestinian leader. even if no poison is found, it will hardly lay to rest the rumors. >>> our fifth st

i'm erin burnett. we're live in columbus, ohio, today with a special election day edition of "out front." the first polls close in just four hours. and the final chapter for this political season could be written right behind me. it is election day in america. let's go out front. >> right now, the final frantic race for president as americans head to the polls and have their say. >> four more years, four more years. >> romney, romney, romney. >> mitt romney and barack obama ending a long and close campaign. >> do you want more of the same or do you want change? >> fighting for every vote until the bitter end. >> we know what change looks like. and what he's oer >> wre aos country, with the candidates and in the battleground states that hold the keys to the white house. >> together we can get this done. >> there is only one direction, forward! >> this is cnn's coverage of election day in america, the fight for the presidency, the battle for congress, and the issues dividing the nation. >> i still believ

erin? >> an awful story.l. >>> and now to the west bank where the body of yasser arafat was exhumed for a brief time today. forensic investigators took samples from his body to discover if he died of natural causes or as his widow believes, he was poisoned. >> reporter: yeah, erin, the >> reporter: the whole process of course was very emotional for many palestinians. there was a flower laying ceremony after everything was finished. the whole process only took a couple of hours. what the scientists from russia, france and switzerland and also palestinian doctors did was they opened the grave, they took samples. they didn't even have to extract the body to do that. then they resealed it again. those samples are now going to be independently verified and analyzed in labs in russia, switzerland as well as france. what the palsiestinians tell uss results will be available in three months' time. if poison is found in arafat's remains it would probably cause an uproar in the palestinian territory. for a long time th

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i'm erin burnett. search and rescue. two days after one of the most devastating storms to hit the east coast of the united states, there's frustration, desperation, fear. people are cold, people are tired and people are hungry. dramatic scenes like this are playing out in new jersey and new york. watch this rescuer from the new york police department lowering himself onto a home in staten island, new york and a resident pulled through the roof and back to safety. police say just this one helicopter rescued five adults and one child yesterday and on the ground there are frantic searches among the most heartbreaking a search for two children ripped from their mother's arms during the storm two nights ago. that one is hard to even talk about. they are still unaccounted for. search and rescue teams spent the day double checking the 110 homes that went up in flames in breezy point, a part of queens in new york, trying to make sure no one else died in the fire and flood and in hoboken, new jersey, the national guard is working

erin? >> all right, ben, thank you very much. ben is talking about the reaction in gaza. the entire cease-fire was in jeopardy earlier today. during the final negotiations a bomb exploded on a bus in the heart of tel aviv. 24 people were injured. that is where sarah sidener is tonight. what is the reaction from the israeli people? ben talking about what is happening in gaza. but what about in israel? >> reporter: there was a lot of concern and frustration and worry and real fear off that bus exploded around noon. it happened very close to the military headquarters as well. we're talking about injuring nearly two dozen people, five of whom are in the hospital. police very close to making arrests on that. but the reaction after that in that same area as you might imagine, you have two different reactions, one, some people are saying, look, we think that prime minister of israel should finish off the job. that they should go in and take care of this so that this doesn't ever have to happen aga

but i'll tell you what's key, erin, to look at now.t a few days left, and that is barack obama has not broken 50%. he's down in the 47, 48, has been for what, the better of two months now? he can't break that number, whether it's ohio or florida or virginia, colorado. and on election day, there's a couple of things that will matter. if you're undecided, they'll break for the challengers. so they'll break with the challengers. we have an amazing ground game. we're going to have our votes out there, the intensity is with us. all the fundamentals of this campaign are with mitt romney and that's because he's the best candidate out there with a great, great deal to offer american voters. >> thank you very much. appreciate your time. next, as much of the nation focuses on hurricane sandy, the candidates are increasing that focus on ohio. without it, it's almost impossible to become president. and the sandy cell phone phenomena. just if you look at this, we'll hold it up for a second. this is a charging station. when we drive our satellite tr

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, a new week of conflict begins between israel and gaza. no end in sight tonight. israel's ambassador to the united states "outfront." thousands of israeli troops with tanks are now poised at the gaza word border, ready to move in in a ground invasion if necessary. israel says a ground war is a possibility, but does it add up? and new questions tonight in the benghazi investigation. congress wants to know who changed the talking points an why and we think we know who did. let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. tonight, under attack. day six of the conflict between israel and gaza. is there an end in sight? tonight, thousands of israeli troops are poised at the border, ready to move at gaza. negotiations are ongoing and tonight, the united nations secretary general ban ki-moon arrived in cairo just hours after egypt's intelligence chief gave an israeli delegation a letter from hamas outlining its conditions for a cease fire. so far on the isra

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next. the seventh day of deadly violence between israel and gaza. no cease-fire tonight. blasts continuing overnight. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. that meeting moments ago. >>> and four men from southern california arrested by the fbi. accused of trying to join al qaeda and wage violent jihad against america. >>> let's go "outfront." ♪ >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, no cease-fire. the killing continues in israel and gaza. the conflict in its seventh day. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem tonight. she arrived late and went straight to a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> america's commitment to israel's security is rock-solid, and unwavering. that is why we believe it is essential to deescalate the situation in gaza. >> deescalate the situation in gaza. what does deescalate mean? there was a spade of rockets just a moment ago, but yet that's the key wor

so get some coffee. >> thanks, erin. >> the question is, how long a time. we could get answers tomorrow night and we could get answers in several weeks if it does come down to ohio and the provisional bat lols, which we're going to talk about more in a moment, but john avlon, you've spent a lot of time here. your grandmother's from ohio. what are you feeling? >> i think you know, mitt romney had been surging after that first debate, but the momentum has stalled and i think robert gibbs gave a really interesting outline. for all their path to 270, they need the path to go through ohio. second, they're betting big that the auto bailout will create an enormous amount of good will for them. voters i've spoken to particularly in toledo, home to that jeep plant, did not take kindly to the romney ad. that backfired to many voters. the other thing is the intersection of politics and the economy. you know this. unemployment great in ohio is lower than the national average for the first time in decades. that's good news for ohioans. this is a mainstream republican st

>> really, i suggest everyone think about being more like me, erin. would look amazing with a shorn head. also, my fellow guest here, give some thought to this look. because it might change your life for the better. >> i mean, you know -- >> to be serious, i think about the republican party in general, back in 2004, a lot of folks were saying the republican party's going to dominate for a generation, democrats are flipping out, and one thing that i said to give myself a little bit of credit is that well, no, george w. bush won this election by winning over working women in ohio. folks were concerned about their economic prospects but said hey, george w. bush is going to protect us from terrorism and what did he do? 2005, social security, personal accounts, comprehensive immigration reform. he wasn't addressing those core kitchen table bread and butter issues that a lot of middle class folks were aspirational. they want to be better off. but they're really concerned about -- they're a lot more concerned about health care and education and issues like t

i'm going to end this conversation because i don't think it's been resolved, erin, and i -- erin, you made a good case for younger people. that's the future of every party. go younger. the problem is they have to decide ideologically can they compete for seats in pennsylvania, maybe not massachusetts, but new jersey, connecticut, new england? are they going to give you up a portion of the country and say, we're going to make our votes in the south? that's a problem they have right there. they've given up both coasts, by the way. that's my argument, not yours. robert, thank you for coming in tonight. happy thanksgiving. you should be in cars heading home. erin, you've been doing great this year. great coverage. >>> coming up, republicans aren't the only ones fighting among themselves. some progressives are warning president obama, they don't like this debt reduction deal, they'll let people hear. the big question is, so what? we're not having any more campaigns. anyway, also the republicans' obsession with secession. 115,000 in texas, filling up a lot of the football stadiums, have sig

her name is erin potter. she has, in fact, fought leukemia three times. hopefully that is the last time. erin, along with her two sisters and the president, were at the campaign rally. what you heard at the speech, well, that was completely unexpected to the family. >> what i saw in the morning, it was just like a dream. you can't imagine how impactful her story has been on so many people locally, and of course, our family and friends. now, the president is recognizing erin's journey, and kevin's chance to speak and introduce him. and it is pretty remarkable, actually. >> erin's mom says if her daughter's insurance coverage had maxed out because caps were still in place, she would have had to quit her job to be able to fall into the minimum family income allowed for medicaid coverage. that is what they would have had to do. the rainbows babies and children's hospital said they would never with hold the medical treatment, but the cost of the cap would have to be covered by the hospital, and subsequently the family. keep in mind, the number one cause of ban

>> five out of six, erin, they have lost.al of the republican party. that's down seven points since the election. they are going south in term of support. not up, erin. and they lost five of the last six national elections. they lost to popular vote. >> yeah. look, that is not lost on many republicans in washington. they know that. now, what i don't think that we're going to see is the republican party moderating. they don't want to do that. what it's going to be is, if there is a change, some sort of shift in the next four years with the republican party, it's going to be about a different emphasis of issue. they may not emphasis social issues so they can talk about fiscal issues and we do see that americans are, in some respects, more fiscally conservative than republicans are. if there's a shift, that's what it will have to be. >> i'm going to have to leave it there. toure and erin mcpike, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> don't forget to catch toure on "the psycycle" here on msnbc 3:00 p.m. >>> vice presid

>>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, we have breaking news. david petraeus out as director of the cia. the four-star general and architect of the war in iraq resigned after admitting he had an affair. suzanne kelly has the latest. >> hi, erin, well, a u.s. official confirms to cnn that the fbi investigated a tip that he was involved in an extramarital affair, paula broadwell. she spent a year with petraeus in afghanistan for the book he wrote. cnn has not been able to reach broadwell for a comment and it's not clear whether she is the woman whom petraeus had the affair. the counterintelligence unit investigated d the tip to see i there was a security risk. they said tl not suggestion that the fbi was investigating for wrong doing. the concern was that he could be in a vulnerable spot. >> and is there any information that you have in terms of this information that the fbi had as to whether this woman that you mentioned, paula broadwell, we'll talk more about her, that she would have accessed his inform

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a risky affair. there are new questions about the affair that led cia director david petraeus to resign and when did he pose a national security threat. the affair came to light during an investigation of so-called jealous e-mails sent by paula broadwell to this woman in tampa. her name is jill kelley. tonight a u.s. official confirms to cnn that petraeus told broadwell to stop sending harassing e-mails to kelley. who is kelley? along with her husband, she's known petraeus and his family for more than five years. that couple met the four star general when he was stationed at medil air force base in tampa. now, what about the e-mails? what's in them? here's what we can tell you tonight. a description of the e-mails seems to validate what a friend of petraeus tells us, that petraeus felt broadwell had shown a possessiveness toward him. as to whether she gained any information during her relationship to petraeus, here's something we found. here's what we found, a speech she gave in october of 006, while

her name is erin potter. she's, in fact, fought leukemia three times, most recently this year, and hopefully that's the last time. airplan erin along with her two sisters and her parents met the president at that campaign rally. in case you're curious, having that mentioned at the president's speech, that was completely unexpected to the family. >> when i saw it in the morning, it was just like a dream. you can't imagine how impactful her story has been on so many people locally and of course our family and our friends but now the president is recognizing erin's journey and kevin's chance to speak and introduce him. it's pretty remarkable actually. >> erin's mom says if her daughter's insurance coverage had maxed out because caps were still in place, she would have had to kwits her job to be able to fall in the minimum family income to allow for medicaid coverage. that's what they would have had to do. rainbow's babies and children's hospital in cleveland said they would never withhold any medical treatment b

>> reporter: erin, the troops are still at the border. we're not seeing the troops move away just yet. certainly we believe they're going to stay there for at least another four or five days because, of course, one of the things that the israelis are doing, especially in the next couple of hours, is they're going to be monitoring whether or not the cease-fire is actually being kept by hamas as well. what we've seen so far is there is smaller violations. one or two rockets have been fired out of gaza. the israelis say by and large the cease-fire is still holding. if you talk to people here, a lot of them are skeptical whether or not the cease-fire will hold. a lot of them say they heard talks like this before. they think that hamas is actually still in place and, therefore, they fear that a couple months down the line or a couple of years down the line they might have rockets raining down on their heads as they have had the past couple of days. by and large, however, folks that we're talking to here on the streets say that at least for now

i'm erin burnett and good evening. "outfront" tonight, bloomberg comes to his senses. after days of standing his ground despite anger, frustration and resentment, the new york city mayor late tonight canceled sunday's marathon. it is the biggest in the world. he said we cannot allow a controversy over an athletic event to distract attention away from the critically important work being done for the storm. the controversy, holding a marathon with all the generate rs, food, water and police that requires as new yorkers still reel from sandy. on staten island today, there was this message for the mayor. after what we heard from person after person there. we were there again today and met this owner of a local garden inn. this hotel is overflowing with people sharing rooms. every one of his rooms, people there have nowhere else to go. richard refused to kick them out to make room for the marathon runners that were supposed to stay there. >> people are dying on staten island. they are dying. and i have a dilemma, do i pull people out who have no place to go to make room for

erin? >> well -- >> sorry. erin, can you hear me? hey, erin, i apologize. your mike is not good. so we're going to work on getting that fixed up. joe, let me ask you, is that a way -- the way to get the republicans to tip their hand? because that's the one thing, they've been holding their cards very close to their chest about what they want to do. they don't want to lay out the specifics to look like the bad guy. >> well, i think there's a chance to make this thing work. i think that republicans, as long as they know that there's serious interest in dealing with spending cuts and cuts to entitlements, that they can give some on revenues. again, if the democrats give them leeway in terms of how you raise those revenues, if they don't say it has to be done completely through marginal rates but rather we can do something with dividends, that becomes a big help as well. but those talks need to move along quickly. and democrats need to be willing to give some on entitlements as well. and make sure that we have spending cuts in place that look like we're moving forward where we want t

>> there was nothing to mend, erin. obama has said that he has spent more hours in conversation with prime minister netanyahu than with any other foreign leader. they've had about ten meetings. i've been present at all those meetings. they've been friendly and open and very constructive. we have a lot of common challenges facing us in the middle east whether getting the palestinians back to the negotiating table or again preventing that iranian regime from getting nuclear capabilities. prime minister of israel and president of the united states are committed together to meeting those challenges, to strengthening their alliance. >> if that's so i want to ask you about a report in the israel newspaper they reported that you in private were worried that president obama would want to quote settle scores if he was re-elected. >> the report is completely without foundation. nothing i ever remotely said and, again, i've been present at all these meetings between prime minister netanyahu and president obama and i can say, again

. >> erin burnett "outfront" >> erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com>> "outfront" next, the scandal that brought down david petraeus. we have new details about how fbi investigators stumbled on his affair and is the timing of his resignation add up? plus, who is paula broadwell? the woman at the center of the scandal? tonight, how she became so close with petraeus along with the warning signs that something may have been wrong. and an "outfront" investigation into complaints the red cross is not doing enough to help victims of sandy. are donations getting to the people who need them? let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone. tonight, a rescisky affair. there are new questions about the affair that led cia director david petraeus to resign and when did he pose a national security risk. here's what we can tell you now. the affair came to light during an fbi investigation of so-called jealousy e-mail sent by paula broadwell to a woman in tampa named jill kelley. an official confirms to cnn -- to stop sending harassing e-mails to kelley, who along with