joining me donna brazile, ari fleischer, dana loesch, erin burnett. david gergen, the patriot act, conservative libertarian split that has existed since this was passed right after 9/11 came out in full force tonight however. >> absolutely. ron paul, i should tell you, john, he continues to speak well for the libertarians and you can see him on twitter, they're cheering him on because they thought he was strong tonight. but at the same time, i think when newt gingrich came back, as did mitt romney, they really speak for the majority of the republican party. a much stronger patriot act would be tough on terrorism, the war continues from their point of view. >> that's a question that essentially puts the legacy of the president you worked for in question, you want to continue in strength under the policies put in by bush or as congressman paul says walk way from it? >> it is 8% to 10% group that follows ron paul on this earn. i remember this, arlen specter, former prosecutor, senator from pennsylvania, sat in a meeting with bush that bin laden has been

. >> erin burnett "outfront" >> erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> joe paterno out, will more victims come forward? and tied with obama in key swing states. but it is cain who keeps cashing in. and the bottom line of the super committee, they're in charge of actioning at least $1.2 trillion from america's deficit but will they stop bickering and get the job done? our jobs could all depend on it. let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett, "outfront" tonight. the group of 12 taxed with axing $1.2 trillion from america's deficit. last night, we brought you what was frankly a breakthrough. the architect of the plan told us he would support an increase on tax revenues on some of the wealthiest americans. today the top democrat said toomey's plan didn't go far enough. >> we came to the table to begin with and every day have said that for us it's extremely important. this -- whatever we end up with at the end of the day is balanced and fair and has real revenue on the table. >> we still haven't seen from the democrats is a plan that deals with our struc

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thanks, john. we're on the front line with the world's most notorious arms dealer, viktor bout. convicted in new york this week, we talk to the woman who spent 15 years tracking him. and wouldn't you get cozy with sarkozy? we can't resist finding out. >>> and the bottom line on herman cain. the lawyer for one of the accusers finally spoke out. let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett. out front on this friday, the lawyer for herman cain's accuser speaks. >> she made a complaint in good faith about a series of inappropriate behaviors and unwanted advances from the ceo. she and her husband see no value in revisiting this matter now, nor in discussing the matter any further, publicly or privately. >> joel bennett, that's who it was, sawed his client stands by her comments while the cain campaign continues to call the claims baseless. jeffrey toobin is our senior legal analyst. gloria borger is our chief political analyst. great to have both of you with us. let me start with you, glo

let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett "outfront" tonight. ratings agency fitch says they're going to downgrade america's outlook from stable. stocks soared on wall street. because the markets closed before that action happened. the dow was up by nearly 300 points. the reason was a wow weekend for the american economy. retail sales surged. that's a fair word. they were up 16%. accord together national retail federation. it was the best kickoff to the holiday shopping season ever. topping off, today the federal reserve said household debt in this country fell $60 billion. the outfront strike team called this optimism, 85% of them said they were not going to go into recession. when the pundits were sure of just that. they ended up being right. can this optimism really last? peter, what's your take of this market rally? will it last? especially because after the markets closed, we got the hit from fitch, the ratings agency, which was expected but is another reminder of the failure in washington. >> it is about the failure in washington. but the

erin burnett starts "outfront. >>> we're on the side lines from spen state. and the prime minister silvo berlusconi resigns. >>> and can cain recover? let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, herman cain's pain. dropping 11 points in the past month after four women claimed he sexually harassed them. he's now polling at 14% among republicans, down from 25%. that is pain. and his pain was not mitt romney's gain. romney also dropped 2 percentage points, although he's still in the lead. the man who's getting the game, newt gingrich. he is the only candidate up and it is big time. >> it's better than when i was at 4. this is the most volatile race of my lifetime. >> you can say that again. gingrich went on to say, who knows what the polls are going to be two months from now. and there's something to that. before there was cain, there was rick, who dropped from 32% to 12. a drop of 20 percentage points. and before there was rick, there was michele. she dropped from 14 to 6. tonight, herman cain is betting that someone he's known for 46 years ca

i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, it's getting downright messy. a third woman has come forward with accusations of sexual harassment. the cain campaign is calling this is a baseless allegation. herman cain said a perry advisor leaked the story. the perry campaign denied that to us but mentioned other ties between the romney campaign and the leak. the come knee cam han has denied that. you get the picture. we asked nut gingrich what he thought about this leaking about herman cain. >> if it turns out that a republican presidential candidate deliberately went out and created this kind of a story about a fellow candidate, that they would pretty rapidly become a pariah and they would fire the people that did it. that's despicable behavior. that's the worst behavior. we need to be unified to beat barack obama. i don't know who did it it. i'm not taking herman's word for it but they better fire all involved in the next 24 hours because that's the kind of behavior i find totally repulsive in this political system. >> the story is developing and we're goin

"erin burnett outfront" starts next. >>> i'm erin burnett "outfront" tonight. >> that's right. and given enough time he can transcend them. >> all right. cain as a lawyer issued a statement, this appears to be an accusation of private alleged is consensual conduct between adults. mr. cain alerted his wife and discussed it with her. he has no obligation to discuss these types of accusations publicly with the media." paul, true? be on the ballot in nevada on february 4th. he's in over ten states he filed. the herman cain train is full speed ahead. he's got precinct captains in iowa ready to nominate him. the herman cain train is moving full steam ahead. i think that's not only healthy he is a rocket scientist. he worked for the navy. graduated from moore house college. pro-life man and all of that. this really boils down to if you have two african-american men in the general election with opposing political views, the race card goes away. there can be no question of race. they're both black men. and it will change that base. many people who voted for mr. obama in the last electio

i'm erin burnett. "outfront," we begin with breaking news. herman cain losing key support in new hampshire one day after a georgia woman claims she had a 13-year affair with the candidate. one new hampshire state representative, william panic, confirming to "outfront" that he was withdrawing his support for cain and switching to newt gingrich. adding the alleged affair was quote, the final straw. and within the last hour, the presidential candidate sending a message to his supporters. and i read it in part, quote, this woman's story is completely false. i am asking for your friendship. i am also asking for your prayers and support. this is a trying time for my family, my campaign, and for me. i'm looking at the letter here which concludes with, the ability to buy herman cain t-shirts and donate money. money is what this is going to come down to. cain's plea for support comes after telling staffers this morning that he is, quote, reassessing his campaign. a top campaign aide told cnn today, a decision will likely be made within a couple of day

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com herman cain and newt gingrich are now in his way as perry and the bottom line on the penn state child rape scandal. mcqueary on paid leave. joe paterno out as coach and a super committee set up to investigate. that's our hour. let's go "outfront." >> "outfront" tonight, breaking news, a big day for the markets. the dow up 260 points, just shy of that, all three of the major indices back in positive territory for the year. the trading volume was light. it was veterans day but better than expected data in terms of american consumer sentiment and positive news out of europe was enough to encourage toward to buy. it's a big number. we wanted to highlight it. it has been six days since penn state university was rocked by child rape charges by jerry sandusky. they spoke out saying the university is dealing with the situation. assistant coach mike mcqueary who first reported witnessing the sexual abuse to joe paterno in 2002 has been put on paid administrative leave. a special committee has

let's go. >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, herman cain, the gop frontrunner fighting back against allegations of sexual harassment. >> i absolutely reject. they simply didn't happen. they simply did not happen. >> four women have now accused the gop candidate of inappropriate behavior and we now know the identity of two. just hours ago, we learned more about another accuser, her name is karen kraushaar, director of communications at the treasury department and according to a friend, she called cain a quote/unquote monster. this is the woman whose lawyer told the nation on friday that his client did not want to identify herself and did not want to divulge any details about the alleged encounter. but obviously, she is saying now that she would do so, perhaps with other people in a press conference. niger ennis is an unofficial adviser to herman cain's campaign. appreciate you taking the time to come out and talk about this tonight. i just want to ask you this, have you at the campaign had the conversation mid

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> thanks, john. we're on the front line in california tonight. conrad murray found guilty in the death of singer michael jackson. was justice actually served? >>> then we still can't resist silvio berlusconi. critics demanding his resignation. not the first time but he's tough as nails. >>> the bottom line on herman cain. a fourth woman came forward this afternoon publicly with graphic detail on what she claims he did. let's go "outfront." >> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a herman cain accuser speaks. she's the fourth woman to accuse the gop front runner of sexual harassment but the first to give specific details and her name, which is sharon bialek. >> he put his hand on my leg, under my skirt and reached for my genitals. he also grabbed my head and brought it towards his crotch. >> we told you it was graphic. i got an e-mail from cain campaign before she even finished talking saying "all allegations of harassment against mr. cain are completely false. mr. cain never harassed anyone." you ho

let's go. >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, herman cain, the gop frontrunner fighting back against allegations of sexual harassment. >> i absolutely reject. they simply didn't happen. they simply did not happen. >> four women have now accused the gop candidate of inappropriate behavior and we now know the identity of two. just hours ago, we learned more about another accuser, her name is karen kraushaar, director of communications at the treasury department and according to a friend, she called cain a quote/unquote monster. this is the woman whose lawyer told the nation on friday that his client did not want to identify herself and did not want to divulge any details about the alleged encounter. but obviously, she is saying now that she would do so, perhaps with other people in a press conference. niger ennis is an unofficial adviser to herman cain's campaign. appreciate you taking the time to come out and talk about this tonight. i just want to ask you this, have you at the campaign had the conversation mid

innovation for all. ♪ >>> an interview with our own erin burnett, erin joining us with a preview.h in this herman cain situation where wolf, as you know, herman cain accused kurt anderson, who advised anymore 2004, but now works for rick perry, anderson has denied it, but i asked newt gingrich what he would think if it turned out that someone in the perry campaign had been involved and he did in the mince words. >> i have no idea. i would say if it turns out that a republican presidential candidate deliberately went out and created this kind of a story about a fellow candidate, that they would pretty rapidly become a pariah among the rest of us and they better fire the people who did it. >> in the next 24 hours, wolf. he was pretty passionate about that and there's been a lot of back and forth. so the speaker talked about that. we also had a very frank conversation about his desire to cut tax rate to an optional flat tax of 15%. obviously, that is something that would be far from revenue neutral, wolf. i had done the math on rick perry's 20% tax rate, which would require an additi

. >>> "erin burnett outfront" is coming up at the top of the hour. have done it privately and on e-mail, but it's my first on-air chance to say welcome. i know you're an old hand, but bk. >> thank you, you're so nice. >> i know you've got a ceo who told you he thinks there's something important missing from the super committee? >> he does. bis acumen is what's missing. he's going to be our guest, you know him from paul mitchell petrone, started out homeless, living in a car and became a billionaire, pledging to give half of his money away. but he feels strongly about things the super committee could do right now to still get a deal done, candy. so he's going to be our exclusive guest tonight. billionaires with ponytails, who have been homeless, not easy to come by. as we cover the occupy wall street demonstrations on the brooklyn bridge in new york, joined by the former nypd police commissioner, he'll be our special guest. i started taking a vitamin today, i'll bad about na, never take them. omega 3, 6, 9. the reason, dr. andrew weil told me. he'll te

erin burnett needs to prepare four her show. when we come back, mayor michael bloomberg will join us. he will tell us who he thinks should be blamed for the failure. and the man singularly responsible for the republican refusal to put tax hikes on the table. ok look, when gas prices jump... you still gotta work. so suddenly you're cutting back on everything from family vacations to cell phone minutes. well here's a thought - how bout cuttin' back on gas? here's how: the ford f-150. it gets 23 highway miles per gallon. that's the best. so you can get the job done and get a break at the pump. yeah, can you hear me now? this is the future. this is the ford f-150. >>> breaking news, the collapse of that super committee. design with coming up with reduction plans. the president after it collapsed is prolsing there will be no easy off-ramp when it comes to deficit reduction. moments ago at the white house, he said he would veto any effort to get around the automatic spending cuts. defense or domestic program that are now call for in t

. >>> i'm erin burnett, "outfront" tonight. the group of 12 taxed with axing $1.2 trillion from america's deficit. last night, we brought you what was frankly a breakthrough. the architect of the plan told us he would support an increase on tax revenues on some of the wealthiest americans. today the top democrat said toomey's plan didn't go far enough. >>> i'm erin burnett, "outfront" tonight. the group of 12 taxed with axing $1.2 trillion from america's deficit. last night, we brought you what was frankly a breakthrough. the architect of the plan told us he would support an increase on tax revenues on some of the wealthiest americans. today the top democrat said toomey's plan didn't go far enough. >> we came to the table to begin with and every day have said that for us it's extremely important. this -- whatever we end up with at the end of the day is balanced and fair and has real revenue on the table. >> we still haven't seen from the democrats is a plan that deals with our structural debt crisis that actually solves the pro

now, though, erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> thanks, john. we're on the front line in texas with a brutal belt whipping. what new details does she have tonight? we'll tell you about it. >>> then you think greece has issues? berlusconi has troubles. >>> and the bottom line on herman cain. what happened. a man who has known him for 27 years comes out front, so let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm erin burnett, and "outfront" tonight, caingate. not only that, he's pointing the finger. here he is on sean hannity's radio show just a couple of hours ago. >> we knew we were going to be attacked. we just never thought that we were going to be attacked, based upon a planted story coming from another one of the campaigns. never imagined that. >> as for that, rick perry fought back just a couple of moments ago on "john king, usa." >> we found out about this the same time that i suppose the rest of america found out about it, both on the internet or next day in the news, so, you know, i don't know how to tell any other way e

let's go out front. >>> i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, herman cain's pain. we have breaking numbers tonight. herman cain dropping 11 points in the past month, after four women claimed he sexually harassed them. he's now polling at 14% among republicans, down from 25%. that is pain. and his pain was not mitt romney's gain. romney also dropped 2 percentage points, although he's still in the lead. the man who's getting the game, newt gingrich. he is the only candidate up and it is big time. >> it's better than when i was at 4. this is the most volatile race of my lifetime. >> you can say that again. gingrich went on to say, who knows what the polls are going to be two months from now. and there's something to that. before there was cain, there was rick, who dropped from 32% to 12. a drop of 20 percentage points. and before there was rick, there was michele. she dropped from 14 to 6. tonight, herman cain is betting that someone he's known for 46 years can turn it around for him. that's his wife. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have b

let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett outfront tonight, chaos in cairo. three american college students are detained. one of their mothers comes out front tonight. we're going to talk to her in a few minutes. but first, we want to show you what it looks like right now in tahrir square. that is a live picture and it's relatively calm, it's 2:00 a.m. local time. the image is in stark contrast, though, what we saw throughout the day and into the evening tonight. rocks and tear gas flew through the air. riot police clashing with protesters who want the nation's military rulers to step down immediately. officials say 35 people are dead. 3,000 injured after five days of protests. now, tahrir square is the same spot where egyptian protesters forced the removal of their long time leader hosni mubarak back in february. i was there during those protests, they were mostly peaceful, it was a rather uplifting experience despite a couple of very bad episodes of violence. but very different than what we see right now. ben wedeman has been there through thick and thin th

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> thanks, john. we're on the front line in warsaw where a flight that originated in new jersey w forced to make an emergency landing. no landing gear. captain sully sullenberger comes out front to talk about it tonight. >>> and things bleak on wall street. 600 points in the past two days to the down side. how much longer will greece hold the world hostage? >>> and the bottom line on herman cain. one of the women that accused him of sexual harassment wants to speak out. what does it mean for him? we've got that. and tonight, some camel horn. let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett "outfront" tonight. markets plunged today. 297 points for the dow. the two-day drop, as i indicated is close to 600. 573 points. it's a big story and we are covering it tonight. but first, we're starting with some breaking developments regarding herman cain. tonight, a report that one of the women who accused herman cain of sexual harassment wants to speak out. "the washington post" getting everyone's attention after posti

let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett "outfront" tonight. ratings agency fitch says they're going to downgrade america's outlook from stable. stocks soared on wall street. because the markets closed before that action happened. the dow was up by nearly 300 points. the reason was a wow weekend for the american economy. retail sales surged. that's a fair word. they were up 16%. accord together national retail federation. it was the best kickoff to the holiday shopping season ever. topping off, today the federal reserve said household debt in this country fell $60 billion. the outfront strike team called this optimism, 85% of them said they were not going to go into recession. when the pundits were sure of just that. they ended up being right. can this optimism really last? peter, what's your take of this market rally? will it last? especially because after the markets closed, we got the hit from fitch, the ratings agency, which was expected but is another reminder of the failure in washington. >> it is about the failure in washington. but the

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> all right, thanks, candy. we're on the front line at penn state with reports more alleged victims are about to come forward. the supercommittee by the way running out of time to reach a deal. will democrats and republicans get done? a homeless man turned billionaire "outfront" tonight. the bottom line on occupy wall street's day of action, 177 protesters arrested according to an e-mail from "outfront" from the nypd moments ago. seven officers injured and what the mayor has to say about it. let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm erin burnett "outfront" tonight. the brooklyn bridge is occupied. occupy wall street day of action culminating at one of new york's most iconic locations. you can see it now. people walking across. this is the pet des draen area which is important to emphasize. doesn't look like there's any disruption of traffic at this time. it all started at 7:00 this morning when protesters descended on the new york stock exchange in an attempt to, quote, shut down wall st

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. e -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> on the front line of penn state. is the prosecution's case as open and shot as it seems. the tsa says their body scanners don't cause cancer, but they're not going to taste them. are they right? the bottom line on america's place in the world. china trying to become the superpower. what does the super committee and the president need to do? let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the market slid nearly 200 points today. the reason, fear and uncertainty. fear of europe and fear of the super committee. we are counting down to a huge moment for america on a day our commander in chief was warned china's military is building up with one main goal, taking on america. i'll get to that in a moment. first, the super committee is exactly one week away from its deadline to cut a minimum of $1.2 trillion from america's deficit. today was a day called critical by some lawmakers. the meetings have ended. there is no word on a possib

erin burnett out front" starts right now. >>> thanks, john. in egypt, voters go to the polls today and an american college kid who was jailed in cairo comes home. he's out front tonight. >>> and late breaking news on herman cain's campaign. a woman claims she had a 13-year affair with him. is this the end of cain's candidacy? and the latest on the economy. something nice to say tonight. something nice to say tonight. let's go out front. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight, ratings agency fitch affirms of the united states aaa credit rating but says guess what, we're going to downgrade your outlook to negative from stable. this happened after the markets closed. obviously, something negative and all relate the to the lack of action and the failure of the supercommittee, still stocks is soared on wall street. because the markets closed before that action happened. the dow up by nearly 300 points. the reason was a wow weekend for the american economy. retail sales over thanksgiving surged. that's a fair wo

let's go out front. >>> i'm erin burnett. out front tonight we're live from washington as ee get ready for the big debate tomorrow night. there's a super failure tonight. such failure that the leaders of the super committee didn't even face the press. they issued a statement. which read in part, "despite our inability to bridge the committee's significant differences, we end this process united in our belief that the nation's fiscal crisis must be addressed." they didn't say by someone else. but they kind of did. they agreed on one thing that they who had the mandate to do a deal with a simple majority would all kick the can down the road. even though we are in a crisis. that is pretty audacious. super committee, you had the power as they say, if not you then who? if not now, then when? >> they were told to cut 2.6% of the budget over ten years. they couldn't do it. the president did approach a camera to say he would veto what sdwrom had suggested which was to halt the automatic spending cuts. >> i will veto any effort to get