. >> 33-year-old inmate herman johnson is doing 12 years for a felony drug conviction. he is currently housed in cellblock 5. >> in here you lose a lot of things on the outside. and you really find out a lot about people by coming to prison, you know. >> paul poplin has been to prison several times over the last ten years for drugs and fighting. >> this is a big cell actually because of the way it's situated with the toilet over here. there ain't much to them. you know. i guess it ain't that bad here, you know. it could be worse. been in worse. >> like being in a cage basically. that's why i try and stay out as much as possible. i go out to the yard and when i come back from eating, i try to avoid mine. that way i'm only in there from 8:30 at night until about 7:30 in the morning. then i'm out the rest of the day. >> donald avila is serving a four-month sentence for parole violation. >> just a bunch of guys living together. somebody's going to get on your nerves, and you're going to get on somebody's nerves one of these days, you know what i mean? >> inmate johnson reca

herman plaza. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley. just a few minutes ago police backed off. but that means protesters are back in place tonight without their tents though. abc7's leslie brinkley is live with the latest for us. leslie? >> that's right. things have calmed down, but the standoff between occupy aztecs and the san francisco police continues right now. at 6:00, several hundred occupy protesters marched from the federal reserve building on market street to justin herman plaza. they ripped down the yellow police tape and went through the police line. police initially were treated and on the loud speakers warned this is an illegal assembly saying the cause was closed. and then they moved in elbow to elbow in full riot gear and encircled them in the plaza. a second ring of officers kept the others from entering it. by 7:00, one tent had been pitched. >> we are shocked there were so many police officers here. >> we pushed back and stood our ground and then the cops left. it was kind of like a game scenario. >> protesters were detained, but not arrested. one person was

herman plaza. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley. just a few minutes ago police backed off. but that means protesters are back in place tonightwithout their tents though. abc7's leslie brinkley is live with the latest for us. leslie? >> that's right. things have calmed down, but the standoff between occupy aztecs and the san francisco police continues right now. at 6:00, severalundred occupy protesters marched from the federal reserve building on market street to justin herman plaza. they ripped down the yellow police tape and went through the police line. police initially were treated and on the loud speakers warned this is an illegal assembly saying the cause was closed. and then they moved in elbow to elbow in full riot gear and encircled them in the plaza. a second ring of officers kept the others from entering it. by 7:00, one tent had been pitched. >> we are shocked there were so many police officers here. >> we pushed back and stood our ground and then the cops left. it was kind of like a game scenario. >> protesters were detained, but not arrested. one person was inj

herman plaza. >> they're linking up with occupy protesters there. and carolyn johnson joins us with what is ahead. >> we'll keep track for you. as well as down side of today's impressive skbrobs report. lower standard of living many new workers are having to accept. also... >> my 16-year-old walk as cross that bridge. >> the blight and danger surrounding this overpass. it's so bad i team is called in to help you fix it. >> right now ban to dan and cheryl. >> world news c

and there was a time in johnson's early career where he had a problem with his chief financial backer, herman brown, of brown and ruth and they, brown was a man nobody crossed, and johnson and him were on a collision course, and it was alice glass who devised the compromise. give herman the dam and let lyndon have the land, which really saved his career in that sense. c-span: did you write, i can't remember the details, that lady bird johnson and former president johnson would spend time at his mistress' home? >> guest: yes, they went down to, well it was a great estate in virginia, and they would both go down there, and on other occasions he would go down and leave lady bird at home. c-span: so you don't know whether or not she knew or not? >> guest: no, i do not. c-span: this is really off the subject, but warren g. harding, fdr, john f. kennedy, lyndon johnson, i must be leaving some, general eisenhower, all rumored, in some there was evidence, had mistresses -- what is it about presidents and mistresses? >> guest: or men. i don't know. but in johnson's life, alice glass played a role, you

what's next for herman cain and the remaining republican presidential hopefuls? hello, i'm bruce johnson'll have the latest on that presidential race in a moment. but first, a brazen thief posing as a parent, stealing from a parent and police believe he may have done this before. armando trull begins our report. >> this man visited the all saint's preschool friday morning. >> he was let in under the ruse that he was beginning to get information, as if he was a parent enrolling his child. >> but the security camera captured the man doing far more. >> going through several rooms looking in desk drawers, opening purses, ultimately, he stole cash and a metro fare card from purses. >> police say the suspected thief was very busy because he apparently tried to same thing right across on the dc side at three other churches that also have schools and preschools. one of those churches was blessed. not so busy to take their eyes off the cash box. >> it's the most wrong place to steal from. a church. a nonprofit church. so we posted it up here because we thought if he was going steal from the churc

johnson. >>> last night on "late night with jimmy fallon," jimmy talked about what remains after herman cain'separture. >> even though herman cain is suspending his campaign, he's launching a new website called thecainsolution.com. >> it's the only one that makes you click an "i'm over 18" button to enter. today is international anyone gentleman day. when people are encouraged to carry toy weapons and wear black masks. as i found out the hard way, my bank wasn't celebrating it. not good. >>> this is cool. microsoft is releasing a new xbox update that let's users control the device with its voices. as also reported, microsoft is making something that makes your new roommate hate you, a, brks, a, a, a, a, a, a. pause. xbox pause! >> tonight, jimmy welcomes actress sarah jessica parker, taylor swift. that's weeknights 12:35, 11:35 on your local nbc station. >>> there's good news and bad news for you fans of "the hangover" series. bradley cooper says shooting will begin in september on "the hangover 3" acknowledging there were some problems with the second film, just a few. he promises this one wi

herman road. they said the man broke an arm and a leg. >>> young hirman johnson, the young boy who was shot in the head was taken off of life support today and pronounced dead this afternoon. >> reporter: family members and pastors she talked about the fight her son hiram lawrence junior fought. >> he is a fighter. fought for 11 days. >> it was almost two weeks ago he was shot while he was in his father's arms in the state market liquor store. the group was tpeufping a rap music video when three people came up and shot him and six is others. >> the shooting should end. i should not have to lose my baby to a gunshot. >> praying to the community that we can come together and let the police take their course and most of all let god take his. >> reporter: the police have not arrested anyone in connection with the shooting but taken several people in custody on persons of interest. moments afterward spread that he was no longer alive family members and supporters released balloons in his honor. his mom now has his foot print on her arm as a reminder. >> i wish we can end this violent stuff. i don't wan

ellen johnson surlis and talafel herman. >> i'm particularly honored to be a successor to several sons and one daughter of africa who have stood on this stage. kofi annan, an war al sa dat, mohammed albarati as well as barack obama, martin luther king jr. and ralph bunch, americans of african dissent. >> a lot of grace in that woman, couldn't you tell? protests, meanwhile, as we switch gears here, are under way in russia this morning. demonstrators are angry over alleged voter fraud in last week's parliamentary elections. the anger aims squarely at vladimir putt in. so phil black is with us now. and i'm sure, phil, we're wondering how peaceful the protests have been up to this point. give us a sense of the situation there right now. >> reporter: there is still a crowd of certainly tens of thousands in protests. it is beginning to drop off slightly. there had a is a huge turnout here. this is everything the organizers hoped for. tens of thousands of people filled the square in central moscow. it has been loud and passionate. but it has throughout, been peaceful. as i said, a very passio

i'm sherrie johnson, here what he has so say about the disappearance of a maryland woman. >> and hermanain could be calling it quits amid allegations of poor character. and the latest on jerry sandusky, one accuser officially files his claim against the former penn state coach. details coming up t

. >> reporter: i am sherrie johnson a man promising ravens players to schools and not following through. >>> and is herman cain ready to call it quits? i will tell you what he said during a recent interview coming up. >>> and honda recalling hundreds of thousands of cars. we will tell you why which models are affected and how it could be be affecting you. >>> we look at northeast high school. hey northeast, i will be there tomorrow for your christmas parade. we are excited for a school but a good -- cool but a good looking start to the weekend will chilly and frosty this morning. stick around, the outlook coming up. >> reporter: the latest on i-70 in ellicott city. more when "good morning maryland" continues. >>> good morning. i am charley crowson the let's start as we do every block on this time of the day. meteorologist justin berk and what's going on weather wise. things are chilly but could be worse because across the country justin this is something that different types of weather happening every where. you have wind in the west and snow to the north and one. >> vigorous pattern and that continues to

herman cain will endorse knut gingrich tomorrow. politico reports it will likely happen in new york. cain suspended his presidential campaign yesterday amid reports of an extra marital affair and sexual harassment claims. >> jack and leslie johnson federal authorities released this audio recording of the two revealing their conversation as f.b.i. agents knocked oven their door. >> what do you want me to do with this money? they are banging. >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house. >> no. but i mean all this cash? >> put it in your panties, lessly. >> the former prince georges county executive and former council woman were both arrested last year. jack johnson was accused of using his position for political favors. >> the authority will discuss the upcoming 25 cent main toll plaza increase and as well as planned improvements. it will be held at south lake high school. >> this tuesday is the lighting of the cap toll christmas tree. last year it was house speaker nancy pelosi. this year it will be john boehner performing the honrs. now set for 5:00 p.m. this year's tree, a 60 foot fir came all the way from california. the tree will be lit up each night until 11:00 p.m. through january 1. >> still to come a further look

johnson. best selling novelist amy tamm mike love, buzz aldrin and doris fisher. >>> occupy evictions round two. all-night face off, skirmishes with police as protesters try to retake justin hermanplaza. we are there live with the latest. >> reporter: oakland toddler may be taken off life support today. police are watching carefully. i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland. next what officers are worried about. >>> major pay concession san jose police are willing to make to protect their jobs. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. nogoing back the again. good for you! how'd you do i eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios.

people out like gary johnson and so tonight we're going to continue that tradition actually going to make it even more exclusive joining me are republican presidential candidates herman cain rick santorum and michele bachmann now rick perry could be here tonight as campaign hasn't commented but word on the street is he's in rehab and since mitt romney just schools the other candidates every time and ron paul to say it on foreign policy we've also left them out newt gingrich and his wife are on a luxurious vacation at an undisclosed location and jon huntsman well mr huntsman has been bitten by a goat while campaigning in new hampshire so we want to risk allowing a rabid candidate on the stage right let's get started candidates thank you so much for joining me tonight and we're going to start with issue number one on the mind of many americans right now recent census figures have shown us that in two thousand and ten poverty levels went up so now forty six million people forty six point two million people in this country are living below the poverty line if you look at the official unemployment numbers over nine percent if you look at the real unemployment numbers as m

whit johnson begins our coverage tonight of this weekend's surprising moves in the gop and what the white house thinks about them. >> i am suspending my presidential campaign. >> reporter: with herman cain out of the race and his possible endorsement up for grabs, the now leading republican newt gingrich had kind words for his friend and former rival. >> i think he deserves credit for having had the courage to talk about big ideas and to focus on the economy. >> reporter: no one has benefited more from cain's fall than the former house speaker. a new poll out of iowa, the first state to cast votes shows gingrich leading with 25% followed by ron paul at 18%, romney at 16%. even the white house is beginning to take notice. >> i got to say, i think a lot of people inside the beltway and outside the beltway woke up today to a very different political environment and one in which newt gingrich is very much for real. >> reporter: but today on "face the nation" robert gibbs, senior campaign advisor to president obama focused on romney who remains a consistent national front-runner. >> the one thing that is certain in this republican primary if you don't like where mitt romney is today, ju

johnson is in our washington bureau with the new developments. whit, good morning to you. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning. a decision could come as soon as today on whether or not herman cain will stay in the race. he has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct but left the door open for a possible withdrawal. >> stay informed. because there's a lot of garbage out there on the internet. there's a lot of garbage out there on tv. there's a lot of garbage out there about me! don't you know? >> reporter: at a republican town hall, an early primary state of south carolina, hermen cain said he promised he would soon announce his next steps in the bid for the white house. >> i am reassessing, because of all of this media firestorm stuff. why? because my wife and family comes first. i got to take that into consideration. >> reporter: after friday's event cain went hem to atlanta for a meeting with his wife georgia who knew nothing of ginger white or that cain gave white help. the allegations of extramarital affair follow allegations of sexual harassment by multiple women and several foreign policy ga gaffes. cain is down from 23% to 8%. cain's fall has benefited newt ging

herman cain did. one of the reasons for his success was he was the only candidate with the exception of gary johnson reallydamental tax reform. if the republicans would come up with a plan and i could help him but if they would come up with a plan, then the voters will react to them the same way they react to herman cain. this payroll tax cut or tax holiday which is what it -- that's not fundamental tax reform. that's just playing around trying to make people happy for political advantage. >> it's a band-aid on a big, huge problem. >> huge gaping sucking chest wound. >> all right. >> sorry for the visual. >> you know now why he's a successful radio host, he knows how to tell about it. >> thank you so much. >> yesterday, we told you about a teen with down's syndrome suspended because he gave a hug. his mom joins us next. plus -- >> ♪ oh girl ♪ you got to know >> got a hankering for some private eyes? no worries, just call the hall and oates hotline. we'll tell you where to find it. how can you get back pain relief that lasts up to 16 hours? with thermacare heatwraps. thermacare works differently. it's the o