he told greta van susteren he was aware of the settlement. he said the only thing he can recall from one complaint is a remark he made to a coworker comparing her height to that of his wife. the candidate known for being straight shooter on the campaign trail is firing back and trying to answer all of the questions. chief political carl cameron begins our coverage. >> reporter: leading national republican polls, georgia businessman herman cain forcefully denied allegations he sexually harassed two female sub boardnants when he was the chairman of the board of the national restaurant association in 'ed 90s. >> i have never sexually harassed anyone. yes, i was falsely accuse while at the national restaurant association. i say falsely because it turned out after the investigation, to be baseless. >> reporter: cain warned aides in advance false allegations might surface against him. the report said he was accused by two women of using offensive women. they were given cash. it's often no admission of wrongdoing on either side. cain said he only kn

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(laughter) well, last night herman cain went on greta van susteren to herman van explain hipltsz. jim? >> i made a gesture saying oh... i was standing close to her and i made a gesture. you are the same height as my wife. and brought my hand-- didn't touch her-- up to my chin and said "you're the same height as my wife because my wife comes up to my chin." >> stephen: women. (laughter) they always take comments about their height as something sexual. like, hey, let's stand back to back to see who's taller-- except i'll be facing you without any pants on. (laughter) everybody knows who's really to blame for this controversy. >> some anonymous ladies have spurred up a controversy with respect to the false claim of sexual harassment. >> yes! these ladies are the real harassers. hiding behind their anonymity just because they were paid a settlement to leave their jobs in exchange for their silence. (audience reacts) and if you don't talk, clearly you're lying. but cain is allowed to speak, therefore he is telling the truth. it's a classic case of he said/she's legally prohibited from

cain tells greta van susteren she doesn't believe it. >> 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. >> reporter: the full investigate airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. on fox newschannel. you saw herman cain's two adult children there and they are interviewed as well. more from them coming up at 6:30. >>> gop presidential hopefuls also faced off in another debate this weekend. no high profile forgetful momentss this time around. the focus was foreign policy. candidates took the stage in spartanburg, south carolina. one head line moment came when they were asked for their stance on a controversial interrogation technique. cain and michelle bachmann both said they would support water boarding. >>> other topper toies, police in the d.c. region on the hunt for oscar ortega. this man, the 21-year-old is the person police believe fired shots near the white house friday night. officers say they found ortega's car crashed at the on- ramp to the roosevelt bridge and an ak-47 assault rifle

she is on with greta van susteren pretty often. not all of these articles have delved into politics. there are all sorts of ways in which arizona finds its way into the news. remember the head of the imf, dominique strauss-kahn. that case had an arizona connection printed the woman who accused him of sexual assault was in touch with her boyfriend who was imprisoned in arizona. [laughter] a lot of the articles or about illegal immigration, about the shooting in tucson. arizona, for reasons that we will find itself tonight, find his way to becoming the center of the conversation. to start to get at this question if arizona is the front line of american politics. let's start with jennifer, how long have you been here in arizona? what drew you hear? what do your friends and family members outside of the borders of this state think about your decision to come here? >> they think that we are crazy. i have been here for just over a year. we arrived in the dead of summer 2010. such a wonderful time to move to arizona. we came for professio

eastern "on the record" with greta van susteren.na: new developments in the search for baby lisa. why police are now looking into a phone call made from the mother's cell phone just hours before she reported her daughter missing. we have that just ahead. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. jenna: some developing stories we're keeping an eye on here in the newsroom and from our control room as well. a russian capsule today carrying three astronauts including one american has made a successful launch to space, returning a fuel crew now to the international space station. the launch had been postponed after a cargo ship crashed in august casting a lot of doubt on the future of this space program but a successful launch today. >>> police in california meantime clear out an occupy oakland campsite outside city hall in that town. at least 12 protesters were taken

well, actually, first, can you see greta van susteren's full interview with gloria cain, herman cain's wife on tonight's "on the record" 10 p.m. eastern and 9:00 in oxford on the fox news channel. if you took antibiotics the last time had you a cold. there is a chance the meds did more harm than good. centers for disease control in atlanta. launching a system to track antibiotics in hospitals. the cdc says half are not necessary at all. scientists say overprescribing makes the drugs less effective in the long run and creates super bugs that won't respond to any drugs. the new tracking program is to monitor antibiotic use in 5,000 hospitals across the nation. meantime good news for folks who have suffered and survived a heart attack. a new study by the insurance giant etna has concluded that heart attack victims who have free access to medicine are less likely to suffer another heart attack. that means insurance companies could make drugs such as stat tips free. the thinking is it is cheaper for insurance companies to supply those drugs than it is for mother major hospital event to happ

time to check in with greta van susteren. ind my back and you went to brad paisley and tried to set me up. true or false? greta van susteren, you are a prosecutor. yes or no? >> did he do that on the air? did he tape it -- >> sean: it's not going on the air. im not singing on the air. i have already humiliated. >> i told him, ask sean to sing it. i'm sure he will. you wouldn't sing it? >> sean: i'm sorry, you are breaking up. >> oh, yeah. sure. anyway, i'm here in new york, as you may have noticed and shepherd smith, we don't have power in d.c., but we have a great show tonight, including the incredible news about a subpoena going to the white house of capitol hill on the solyndra scandal. we have that and much more, back to you. >> sean: greta is right next door. our great, great, great american panel is next. ♪ in her eyes... the world is never too big. in his...the weather should never keep you inside. ♪ because they see no limits, there's eukanuba nutrition designed to help their body go as far as their mind wants to. euka

shortly after the speech, cain taped an interview with greta van susteren at fox which he reportedly said, "i don't remember a number. we ended up settling for what would have been a termination settlement. maybe three months salary. i don't remember. it might have been two months." nbc news has confirmed one of the cain accusers did receive a cash settlement. later in the greta van susteren interview, herman cain described one of the encounters which led to a sexual harassment charge. >> she was in my office one day and i made a gesture, saying, oh -- i was standing close to her. and i made a gesture, you are the same height as my wife, and brought my hand -- didn't touch her, up to my chin and said, you're the same height as my wife because my wife comes up to my chin. my wife of 43 years. and that was put in there as something that made her uncomfortable as part of the sexual harassment charge. >> earlier this evening, herman cain was a guest on the pbs "news hour." judy woodruff asked cain if he asked two women to his hotel room. >> and there was some mention of a hotel room at a

gloria cain and the couple's two children spoke to greta van susteren for a show airing tonight on fox. 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. >> america

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 neck and neck with mitt romney. but a new cnn poll shows he's dropped 11 points. he now trails a surging

. >> reporter: in an interview with greta van susteren airing tonight on fox news, cain's family is respondingor the first time to the harassment accusations and the riggers of the trail. >> so are you guys having fun with this whole campaign thing or is it a shock? >> its shocking. >> shocking. >> reporter: shocking, perhaps like the political odyssey of herman cain. john berman, abc news, new york. >>> and we have word tonight the entire nba season appears to be in jeopardy, the players rejected what the league called its last best offer and voted to disband the union. the players can now file an antitrust lawsuit against the league and an action they hope will force the owners back to the negotiating table but the case could languish for months in the courts, effectively ending the season unless both sides goat back to the bargaining table. >>> still ahead on "world news" -- our abc news exclusive, the videos documenting congresswoman gabby giffords, her recovery so far, her spirit. >> and royal rooms for rent? the queen taking in boarders? to make extra cash? a night in the palace could be

eastern time with greta van susteren. greta got some thoughts from the cain children who we also have seen on stage but not really heard that much from and one of the things that a lot of people love about herman cain is he kind of tells it like it is. seems to have this wonderful effervescent personality. does it mean he talks too much, too? >> your mother said that your father talks too much. >> all right. personal comments. >> we're immune to it. that's what it is. >> the only -- this is overdue to many and this reminds me of clayton, howard dean emerges out of nowhere. he didn't want to bring his wife out and then we just saw her a little bit as he became a formidable candidate. this is the only thing i'm thinking of, this thing had died down for a week and we know that press conference we were going to have, the alleged women that were alleging these things against him, come out together, want apart. we're starting to go underneath. will this be a bait for the women to come forward? >> bring the story back again. we h

trying to make up for the slip-up by making the round on the cable channels and he tells fox's greta van susteren he made a mistake. >> it happens. i stepped in it. i tell people i said, listen, i readily admit i stepped right in the middle it, stayed in it for a while. there are a lot of people out there that i think just like me, they think about an agency of government or maybe multiple agencies of government that they would hike to forget about as well. >> now, nsh to doing damage control on the news shows, perry also made fun of his blunder on letterman last night. we'll show you that coming up a bit later on. -- now, in addition to doing damage control on the news shows, perry also made fun of his blunder on letterman last night. >>> coming up next, forget black friday. details of how retailers are getting a head start this year. >> here comes the cold. we have temperatures falling back into the 30s. julie wright has a look at our on-time traffic. you can see things running smoothly this morning out at the pentagon. she'll have that coming up in just a minute. beth! hi. looking good! you've

let's start with gloria cain exclusive interview with greta van susteren.t 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 would like to learn more about her instead of dealing with this problem. we're learning that she is actually a registered democrat. we're learning interesting things about her. look at the cloud hanging over it. it making me wonder why

. >> reporter: the full interview airs on the fox show on the record with greta van susteren tonight. here is a new poll on republican primary contenders on this monthly. newt gingrich has joined the top tier of candidates vying for the 2012 republican nomination for president. among republican and republican leaning independents, here is how it stands. 23% for mitt romney. 19% for newt gingrich, 17% for hypothermia appear cain, 10% for ron paul and bringing up the back end is 8% for rick perry in last place now. a bit of controversy is apparently not bad for business. the cain campaign is reporting a huge financial boost in the last several weeks bringing in more than $9 million since october 1st. >> all right. stacy cohan, thank you. >>> meantime, the gop candidates squared off over the weekend in another debate. up next on fox morning news. ew >> if i were president, i would be willing to use water boarding. i think it was very effective. it gained information for our country. >> i would return to that policy. >> that is just one of the topics they hit on. we'll get a recap coming

. >> his wife of 43 years since down in her first interview with greta van susteren on the fox news channel>> to hear such graphic allegations and to know 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 respect women. >> he is down to 14% support in a cnn research survey. >> there are constant new revelations coming out, and then rebuttals coming out. that daley drip, drip, drip is the kind of thing that erode support. >> at least two candidates seem to be gaining from it, mitt romney and newt gingrich. >> tonight, africa's most active volcano is putting on quite a show for anyone who can get close enough to see it. it is in a very remote area of the democratic republic of congo in a national park. it is the biggest eruption in a century. officials have tried to set up a safety zone around it, but they say it is safe for tourists. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> unusually warm temperatures in the mid-atlantic and up and down the eastern seaboard.

listen to her on greta van susteren last night. >> romney needs to reach out to fiscal and social conservativea party independents and really show his authenticity and explain what are perceived and real flip-flops over issues that he has been called out on. explain what he means today as opposed to what perhaps he meant some years ago. >> eric: i got to tell you, that is what you were saying a minute ago. >> dana: bob, please don't have a heart attack. >> bob: i won't. i promise. >> kimberly: he needs an antacid. >> brian: revive him. >> kimberly: 100%. >> dana: of course he should reach out to tea party and he probably needs to do more of that, too. we talked about a couple of weeks ago, he went to capitol hill and he shored up some of the house republicans and the senate republicans and endorsed the paul ryan budget. some of the things that he has done strategically have been smart to set him up for a moment where he could -- you look like the cat that ate the canary. >> bob: i'm listening to you. i am saying -- can you imagine who would be a better person on the stage debating barack obama

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but gloria cain told greta van susteren she doesn't believe them. >> his conscience would bother him.couldn't look me straight in the eye. >> late today, cain ran in a different kind of trouble with milwaukee journal sentnel and asked if he supported what president obama had done in libya. >> i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons. that is a different one. i got to go back. got stuff twirling around in my head. >> he eventually got to a coherent answer but was confused getting there. >> meanwhile, in cbs national journal debate debated to foreign affairs. >> if i were president i would be willing to use waterboarding. i think it was very effective. >> torture is illegal. and by our laws it's illegal by international laws. we should not torture water. waterboarding is torture. >> republicans say the election is a referendum on mr. obama and his record. but democrats during the economy won't look that good next fall say no it's a choice between mr. obama and someone else. >> bret: in world headlines, jordan king abdullah has become the first arab leader to c

and by the time he appeared "on the record" with greta van susteren, he did talk about some details of the settlement. is it hurting him? >> well, i do think that hurts him because he plainly was not fully prepared to deal with this algation even though he had been notified by "politico" for some time they were working on this story. his staff was not prepared in their comments on sunday night to deal with it in a consistent way. so i think it does say something negative about him. it's, it's good news for fox news obviously as, you know, those who were watching fox news saw the story develop most fully during the day and into the evening with greta van susteren but i think it does not, it is not a great plus for herman cain at this point. jon: "the des moines register" did a poll. they went to some 20 people who have voted in the caucuses and asked them whether the controversy has changed their opinion of herman cain. each of them apparently said no. it really hasn't had a huge impact. >> well, that's one poll. i think that if you ask a question like that, that's a natural response fo

recently, he was on greta van susteren's show last night and gave more detail than he did earlier in day. remember, one of those women said it was a gesture that she felt uncomfortable about, that she was angry about. here is herman cain responding to greta van susteren as to what that gesture was. >> she was in my office one day and i made a gesture saying oh -- i was standing close to her. and i made a gesture, you are the same height as my wife and brought my hand, didn't touch her, up to my chin and said, you're the same height as my wife because my wife comes up to my chin. my wife of 43 years and that was put in there as something that made her uncomfortable as part of the sexual harassment charge. >> the general counsel comes in and says it's settled. did you ask what did you do? >> i did. she and her lawyer were demanding a huge financial settlement. >> how much? >> i don't remember the number. because there was no basis for this, we ended up settling for what would have been a termination settlement, quite frankly. >> what would that be about? >> maybe three months' salary o

tonight, greta van susteren has an interview with mrs. cain. and i'm looking forward to seeing that. who is going to stick up for her husband and going to say, listen, this is all politics and there is nothing to it. not the man i know. that kind of a thing. if herman cain with ride out the next week without these people harpooning him in a way that matters. they can't keep saying the same stuff over and over. they have to advance the story. he can come back. does that impact on newt gingrich? mitt romney stays the same in all polls. >> i disagree. mitt romney has moved ahead slightly. newt gingrich has moved up some. in fact, i think it was nbc "wall street journal" each of them had moved up a points. i do think this about mr. cain if can ride it out for a week the topic may turn elsewhere. substantial damage will have been done to his prospects because the doubts will remain. the women will linger in the background. the thought of four women stepping forward and saying things general election that they were unable to say in the primary will s