gloria cain comes across as friends have described her to me, very composed and self-assured. this rattling her a great deal. she doesn't seem scripted. this is what she knows the herman cain. the most important piece she says to viewers and this is crucial and why they're doing it, she says this is not the person i know, and that is the message they're trying to get across with the interview. >> how does this play out, if another accuser comes forward or another accuser comes forward? >> well, obviously, we don't know how it's going to play out. what the cain campaign is trying to do in this case, when it's a he said she said -- that's not easy to say -- they want to say, this is a man of good character. they want to build up the case for he said. he is a family man. we see his two adult children in the interview as well. he cares about his wife shs and his wife cares about him. that's the piece they're working on. at the same time they're raising questions about the women who were accusing him. so building up his character, tearing down the women's character. >> you intervie

. >> reporter: gloria cain who that now been mostly out of the spotlight so far in this campaign is talking and she is defending her husband. hermin' cain's wife says she doesn't believe the sexual harassment allegations that have been leveled against her husband. gloria cain and her family talked to fox news. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman and i know that's not the person he is. he totally respects women. >> reporter: four women have accused the republican presidential candidate of sexual harassment while he was in charge of the national restaurant association. but gloria cain says her husband, of 43 years would have to have a split personality to do the things that were said. despite the allegations against him, cain remains a front-runner for the republican nomination, and some of his comments during the last gop debate grabbed the attention of president obama. during the cbs news national journal debate both cain and congresswoman michele bachmann said they would reinstate waterboarding as

we may never know what herman cain has had to apologize to gloria cain for this year, but saying that she was brainwashed in to voting democratic would be a good place for herman cain to begin his apologies to gloria cain. joining me now editorial writer for the "washington post" and msnbc contributor johnathon cape hart and thank you for joining me, goldie, we were all glued to the local atlanta television news broadcast this evening where these accusations unfolded. what it is like in atlanta with the local media since this is where it all broke. >> first it is incredibly quiet. i ironically start mid career at that station almost 25 years ago. dale russell, the report who are broke the story, he's the kind of guy i would rather have the cia walking up my driveway than to see dale russell come ooen and see me. when he comes he has his facts and that's the truth of the matter. out is quiet here in atlanta. you know, at some point, and we have been saying this for a long time, herman cain was never going to be the republican nominee. he was never going to be the president of the unite

gloria borger as well. hard to know what to think of this. herman cain'sas to sit down tonight for a rare interview on fox news. that is not happening. even at the best of times gloria cain keeps a very low profile. >> on his facebook page republican front runner herman cain says when he first met his wife gloria, quote, she was the most beautiful woman i have ever seen. after 43 years of marriage, he says, he still feels the same way. his facebook page shows the couple on a recent trip to israel looking all the world like typical tourists. that's them at the site of the sermon on the mount, at the sea of galilee, at the western wall. those who know herman and gloria say they are a devoted couple. as her husband has rocketed to the top of the list of republican presidential hopefuls, gloria cain has rarely been seen on the campaign trail. that may be about to change. >> don't even bother. >> reporter: facing a storm of questioning over allegations of inappropriate behavior toward at least two female employees in the '90s, cain told fox news gloria cain is

gloria borger as well. hard to know what to think of this. herman cain's was to sit down tonight for a rare interview on fox news. that is not happening. even at the best of times gloria cain keeps a very low profile. >> on his facebook page republican front runner herman cain says when he first met his wife gloria, quote, she was the most beautiful woman i have ever seen. after 43 years of marriage, he says, he still feels the same way. his facebook page shows the couple on a recent trip to israel looking all the world like typical tourists. that's them at the site of the sermon on the mount, at the sea of galilee, at the western wall. those who know herman and gloria say they are a devoted couple. as her husband has rocketed to the top of the list of republican presidential hopefuls, gloria cain has rarely been seen on the campaign trail. that may be about to change. >> don't even bother. >> reporter: facing a storm of questioning over allegations of inappropriate behavior toward at least two female employees in the '90s, cain told fox news gloria cain i

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gloria cain. now for the first time she goes public about the sexual harassment accusations against her husband, herman cain. but that's not all. tonight you will meet many members of the cain family but first here's gloria cain. >> mrs. cane, thank you for doing this. >> thank you for having me. >> you aren't nervous, are you? >> very. >> well, don't me. >> all right. >> let's do this. let's start with the painful stuff and then let's move to the fun stuff. >> okay. that's good. >> all right. i have seen in the past two weeks you have seen all the accusations. >> yes, i have. >> your thoughts? >> the first week and a half i think i was in shock because i didn't see it coming. there were such ugly things said, and i kept thinking who are these people talking about? this isn't herman. after about a week and a half of watching the news and everybody having an opinion, i decided not to watch any more news. and at that point i could tell my spirits started to lift. and i know the person that he is, an

during the interview, gloria cain directly addresses the allegations leveled by four women against her husband. the women claim herman cain sexually harassed them during the time he worked at the national restaurant association. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman and i know that is not the person he is. he totally respects women. >> reporter: the full interview airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. although some polls put cain at the top, another poll has him in third place. that poll gives romney the lead with 23%. next being newt gingrich with 19%. cain comes in third with 17% followed by ron paul and rick perry. the pollsters questioned republicans and republican- leaning independents. it is the first national survey taken since those sexual harassment allegations first surfaced against cain. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a new mission to the international space station. coming up next. >> americans and russians teaming up. we are checking more headlines coming up next. what am i thankful for? being

. >> when it comes to these accusations, gloria cain says he does not believe it. >> the wife of republicandential candidate herman cain is speaking out about the sexual harassment allegations against him. her interview will air on fox news channel's "on the record" day. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that would have been totally disrespectful of her as a woman, i know that is not the person he is. >> four women have accused herman cain of sexually harassing them during his tenure at the national restaurant association in the 1990's. >> i said," what are you doing? you know i have a boyfriend. this is not what came here for" >> the gop candidate has denied he did anything wrong and is trying to move forward with his presidential campaign. >> i am back on message. i want to fix this economy so people can go back to work, not continue all of this attention on stuff that does not matter. >> in defending her husband of 43 years, gloria cain says the allegations don't ring true that he totally respect women. >> she said her husband would have to

gloria cain says she does not believe these accusations. e wife of herman cain is speaking out about the sexual harassment allegations against him. gloria cain's interview will air on fox news channel today. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman, and i know that is not the person he is. >> four women have accused the former pizza chain ceo of sexually harassing them during his tenure at the national restaurant association in the 1990's. >> i said, "what are you doing? you know i have a boyfriend. this isn't what i came here for." mr. cain said, "you want a job, right?" >> the gop candidate has repeatedly denied he did anything wrong and is trying to move forward with his presidential campaign. >> i am back on message. i want to fix this economy so people can go back to work, not continue all of this attention on stuff that does not matter. >> in defending her husband of 43 years, gloria cain says the claims against him just do not ring true. >> he tot

gloria cain's interview airs tonight on the fox channel. >> angie goff live in our news room. angie, thank you. >>> those allegations have made an impact on the campaign trail. new poll numbers show herman cain losing steam, and he's not the only one. governor perry has seen his support cut by half since his brain freeze during the debate last week. after perry's mistake, pollsters went back and surveyed the same voters. according to the new nbc news/"the wall street journal" poll, mitt romney picked up five points and is now on top. newt gingrich saw a 5% bump but remains in third place. rick perry saw the biggest drop. his support was cut by half with only 4% of those polled supporting him. >> you're seeing pretty consistently that romney is having a lot of trouble getting much beyond a quarter of the republican vote. you still feel there's an opening for another republican candidate. >> and that candidate could be michele bachmann. she is polling at 4% as well. republican voters still have time to take on the final candidate to take on president barack obama. >>> new from ov

herman cain's wife, gloria, has stayed out of the campaign spotlight. until now. in an interview with greta van susteren on fox news, gloria cain defends her husband on the accusation of sexual harassment. >> he totally respects women. >> reporter: there are four women who say cain sexually harassed them when he was the head of the national restaurant association in the 1990s. >> he suddenly reached over. and he put his hand on my leg, under my skirt. >> reporter: gloria cain told fox news, she can't believe that her husband could do the things he's been accused of. >> that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her, as a woman. and i know that's not the person he is. >> reporter: the sexual harassment scandal may be keeping the focus off of concerns that cain doesn't have a firm fwras grasp of the issues. in wisconsin, he got tripped up when asked if he agreed with president obama on libya. >> okay, libya. no -- that's a different one. i have all sorts of stuff twirling around in my head. >> reporter: in october, the former pizza mogul was ne

gloria cain says her husband totally respects women. she does not believe the allegations. she said that he would have to approve a split personality to do the things that were said. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that it would've been something totally disrespectful of her as a woman. i know that is not the person he is. >> four women accused him of sexually harassing dumps. >>> tonight for the first time we will hear from congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she will talk about the shooting rampage in tucson that almost killed her. if it's an abc news exclusive. she will discuss what she remembers about that day in january and where recovery has been light. she is still undergoing intensive outpatient therapy in houston. buchanan wants the entire interview tonight at 10:00 on abc 7. >>>-- you can watch. >>> the uniontown bar and grill in anacostia they attract a tractor-trailer from texas to the owner's office in washington and sound orthey found more than a million dollars in cocaine. >>> it is 55 degrees this morning. >> new details surrounding the mishandlin

that from time to time gloria cain and maybe the children, their grown children, would be visible. but after the allegations of sexual harassment became known, cain at first canceled his scheduled interview but now she has spoken to great a on fox news that will air later tonight. we've been able to get an advanced clip of this interview. and she talks about the allegations of sexual harassment and says, it is not possible that the husband she knows could have done what those women allege. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman, and i know that's not the person he is. he totally respects women. >> and so cain has denied any wrong doing many times through. but now to have his wife stand by his side and be in many ways a character witness for him could be helpful. it also answers the question of who is gloria cain. we had not had a chance to see her. also in the interview she was asked about the possibility of living in the white house. she said she really doesn't let her mind go there. and she

gloria cain is her name and she has not campaigned for her husband but in a sit down she strongly defendedcain against the claims. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman, i know that's not the person he is. he totally respects women. >>shepard: you can watch the full interview tonight "on the record," four women are claiming the g.o.p. candidate for president sexually harassed them in the 1990's including sharon bialek who says herman cain put his hand up her skirt in 1997 while she was asking for help getting a job. the former over of sharon bialek held a news conference today. >> she said that something had happened and that mr. cain touched her in an inappropriate manner. she said she handled it and didn't want to talk about it any further. i respected her request and this issue was never brought up until recently. >>shepard: herman cain denies he ever harassed everyone but it is hurting the candidate in the polls. and now, to washington, dc, before we get to the changes in the polls, james, what else

gloria cain tells fox news her husband "totally respects women." >>> a new poll, a sign that the scandalney on top with 23%. newt gingrich now holding to second place. herman cain now right behind him at 17%. >>> the soyuz spacecraft carrying one american astronaut and two russians will land at the international space station wednesday. it took off this morning in the middle of a snowstorm. this is the first, very first, flight of a u.s. astronaut since nasa shut down its shuttle program. >>> and saying farewell to the champ. smokin' joe frazier will be laid to rest today in philadelphia. the man who put ali on his butt in their first fight. he died of liver cancer last week. >>> that's the news you need to start your day. "american morning" back right after this break. >>> good morning, new york city, take a look at the leaves in central park this morning. partly cloudy and 64 degrees. later showers. say it isn't so. a high of 64. >>> this morning's "romans' numeral" a number in the news today. the number is 59%, and here's what it is -- the percentage of parents financially supporting

. >> gloria cain says she does not believe the accusations. e wife of herman cain is speaking out. her interview will iran "on the record" today. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that would be disrespectful of her as a woman, and i know that is not the person he is.l >> four women have accused herman cain of sex harassment. >> i said, what are you doing? you know i have a boyfriend. mr. cain said, "you want a job, right?" >> i am back on message. i want to fix this economy so people can go back to worked, not continue all this attention on stuff that does not matter. >> gloria cain said the claims against him do not ring true. >> he respects women. >> kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> martin o'malley weighed in. >> what has happened on these debates is a lot of erratic statements, a lot of behavior that is not really in keeping with some of it longer traditions of the party of lincoln. you see a pandering to the tea party extremes of the republican party. this is another in a long series of things t

more of greta interview with herman cain's wife gloria.n jerry sandusky says he is not a pedophile. gabby giffords. her story of survival. we hear more from her for the first time. "the five" starts right now. let's start with gloria cain exclusive interview with greta van susteren. last night, the interview aired and it comes at an important time in the primary election schedule. let's listen to what she said to say. >> i've always said when i have seen stories like that. i will not be would be of those people who will stand up on stage with a smile and knowing that you were wronged. i'm not going to do that. i seriously in my soul don't think he is that type of person. >> dana: this is one of the first times that many americans have ever heard gloria cain give a statement or an interview. what do the think of the timing of it? is it good enough to help him climb back up? >> andrea: the timing is the question. why not have her come out sooner? this is her first introduction to the american people. right? why now? why in this manner? i wou

gloria cain is set to appear in an interview. herman cain will be seated right beside her. lester?mike, thank you. for more on decision 2012, we turn to our chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd, who is traveling with the president at the apec summit in hawaii. that follow-up to our latest poll shows perry and cain may have paid a price for their recent troubles. are both now past the worst of these respective storms? >> reporter: well, they may be, although for herman cain, we're not sure. remember there are some of the alleged accusers might get together and hold a press conference. now you have three candidates in the not mitt romney primary who have not yet been able to put together the three pillars they need of brains, passion, and money. newt gingrich is the intellectual haft candidate. herman cain is the passion candidate when it comes to the tea party and rick perry has the money. if one of those three can put together all three legs of that stool, then they might become a real challenger to mitt romney. right now, as long as they can't do that,

. >>> gloria cain says she just can't believe it.magine her husband of 43 years sexually harassing anyone or groping shaing sharon bialka said a week ago. >> to know such graphic illustrations and to know that was something that was totally disrespectful to her as a woman, and i know that's not the person he is. he totally respects women. i looked at especially this last lady, and the things that she said. and i'm thinking, he would have to have a split personality to do the things that she said. >> now, in that interview with fox news, gloria cain also was asked if she ever imagines living in the white house. >> sometimes i let myself go there. but then i try to pull myself back in that i don't want to start projecting too far in the future, because then i would worry more. >> our new cnn poll tonight suggests mrs. cain and her husband might not need to worry so much. new numbers are dramatic allegations the of the sexual harassment are taking a toll. the new national poll of republicans shows mitt romney atop the gop pack but forme

what are we hearing from gloria cain now? ard anything from herman cain's wife since these allegations came out several weeks ago. in fact she set down for an interview on fox news' channel. they did release a clip of it, and let's hear what gloria cain had to say. >> and i know that's not the person he is. he totally respects women. >> so there you have gloria cain right there, suzanne, rebutting the allegations that, in fact, her husband sexually harassed a handful of women that have come out and said so. this comes in addition to a new offense by the cain campaign. in fact, just a few hours ago i received an e-mail from the cain campaign. it was eight pages long where it not only tauts mr. cain's fund-raising success and his standing in the polls but attacks the liberal media for shoddy journalism. of course, we're all looking into the story, suzanne. >> mark. tell us a little bit about michele bachmann. she has complained about bias about how she was treated over the weekend debate. now she's trying to turn that to her adv

election headquarters, republican presidential candidate herman cain's wife gloria is ow there defendingnd against the sexual allegations so years ago, mrs. cain breaking her silence and going on the record with greta van u.s. ern -- u.s. turn. listen to this: >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman, and i know that's not the person who he is. he totally respects women. i looked at especially this last lady and the things that she said, and i'm thinking he would have to have a split personality to do the things that she said. martha: very interesting. joined now by byron york, chief political correspondent at the washington examiner and fox news contributor. >> good morning, martha. martha: we've not seen gloria cain at all through this whole process and now she sat down with greta and we're going to see the whole interview this evening. those are just some of the clips from it and it's very intriguing. what's your take on how that went? >> it's a very big deal for mrs. cain to talk to greta, becaus

gloria cain makes in it an interview with fox news, mrs. her husband from all sexual harassment allegations. four women have accused letterman cain of sexually harassing them. jíf to jíf to would help with something that was totally disrespectful with her as a woman, and i know th that's not the person he is. he totally respects women. >> gloria cain has not been visible on the campaign trail. in his book, herman cain addressed that, saying gloria is not the typical politician's wife. gloria says, she's not >>t?' pre supports me 100%. the5sw been married for 43 years. to dealing with this whole ordeal, herman gath in hawa wife, quote, took it harder tha. >>> president obama told leaders at the apec summit in hawaii f is tof economic growth. eco leaders gathered in hawaii over;) plan>lefing to talk abou issues. the group says freeing up trade is crucial to a lasting global economic recovery. a big highlight of the weekend, a u.s. backed nation[ attire makin forum.bpú3 em expressing support for a >>>j when world leaders posed for the coun usua