. >>> hinckley's trial. the man who tried to kill ronald reagan asking for more time away from his mental hospital but it turns out he's been lying about what he's really doing when he says he's at the movies. >>> also tonight, about last night. >>> also tonight, about last night. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. even in this bad economy with so many folks out of work, if you have any money at all connected with the stock market there is a good chance you made money today. the market was up big. the dow was up almost 500 points. nasdaq and s&p also up today and coming off some pretty good shopping numbers over the past few days, some folks are wondering what this means and if there is anything larger at work here. cnbc's sue hererra starts us off tonight from cnbc global headquarters. so, sue, that's the question. what is at work here? >> basically, you're right, brian. we have had better economic news lately. but what really sent wall street soaring

hinckley, they said, has a long history of of deceptive and secretive behavior. are significant risk factors for future violence but as hinckley listened today his lawyer said in eight years of visits there's never been a hint of risky behavior. as for the bookstore browsing the lawyer said lack of candor about attending a movie does not make him dangerous. hinckley began the visits to both his parents, but his father died three years ago. his mother turns 87 next month. government lawyers say his brother scott calls it debatable whether williamsburg is the best place for him. scott hinckley declined to talk about it today. a ruling from the judge isn't expected for months. john hinckley may not get all the time he wants, but when he comes to court he usually gets something. >>> up next it's one of the rare schools these days not rushing to fill up the classroom with computers. the american military unlike any other we have seen. military unlike any other we have seen. [ knock on door ] cool. you found it. wow. nice place. yeah. [ chuckles ] the family thinks i'm

hinckley is currently living in a washington, d.c.ental hospital for shooting president reagan and nearly killing former white house press secretary james brady. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. hinckley's attorney said the government is fear mongering and that his psychosis is in remission. they believe he should have home visits of 24 days at a time and eventually live outside the hospital full time. today, a prosecutor read from a 1980s note in hinckley's diary. of his doctors, he said, "they will never know the true john hinckley." it's now up to a federal judge to determine the true john hinckley. and if he should eventually be free. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and still ahead here, the made in america challenge. will you spend some of your christmas dollars to help create jobs across the country? wait until you see how people are answering the call. tures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitt

there's no recent video of hinckley, what you see was recorded years ago. told the court john hinckley made countless excursions into the city over the years. numerous trips to williams burg where his mother lives and no record of violence. but prosecutors say john hinckley continues to lie and sited a recent trip to williamsburg in which the secret service secretly watched him go into a bookstore, prosecutors say hinckley first pretended to buy a ticket to a movie and then went into the bookstore where he looked at books on ronald reagan and presidential assassins. when he returned, prosecutors say hinckley lied about seeing the movie and described the plot as if he went. watching the testimony from the front row was hinckley's brother, scott, who lives in texas. over the next several days, a number of doctors will be called to the stand to testify about hinckley's mental health. dr. tyler jones was the first, telling the court he agreed with the other doctors that john hinckley was a low risk for danger. and recommended he be allowed to spend as long as 2

there is no recent video ever hinckley. what you see was recorded years ago.told the court john hinckley has made countless excursions into the city over the years, numerous trips to williamsburg where his mother lives and there has been no record of any violence. prosecutors say john hinckley continues to lie and cited a recent trip to williamsburg in which the secret service watched him go into a bookstore. he first pretended to buy a ticket to a movie and then went into the bookstore where he looked at book on ronald reagan and presidential assassins. when he returned to st. elizabeth's, prosecutors say hinckley lied about seeing movie and described the plot as if he went. watching the testimony from a front row was hinckley's brother scott who now lives in texas. over the next several days, a number of doctors will be called to stand to testify about hinckley's mental health. dr.tyler jones was the first telling the court he agreed with the other doctors at st. elizabeth's that john hinckley was a low risk for danger and recommended he be allowed to spent

they say hinckley is still lying. hinckley told his mom and his doctors in july he was going to the movies. the secret service saw him pretend to buy a ticket. but instead of going inside, he went down the street to a bookstore and straight to the section on presidential assassinations where he grabbed books on reagan and on the shooting. >> at u.s. district court, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> the u.s. army expanding its test area for ground water contamination. the frederick county board of commissioners has agreed to let the army drill wells on county owned property right near that base. the army will conduct tests on 88-acres of land. that is the area between the main part of fort detrick. the army ran biological testing and dumped waste there. >>> most of the district's firefighters and ambulance personnel live outside of town. some live way outside of town. the fire chief is trying to change that. as bruce johnson reports, he's running into opposition from the union. >> this is bruce johnson in northwest washingto

john hinckley's major legal request.nce his attempted assassination of president reagan years ago. hinckley insist his psychotic condition is in remission and doesn't need constant mental health care. i'll let you decide on that coming up. i see that look in your eye. >> i try not to show it -- try not to be so transparent. >> later this half-hour, those little lottery scratch off tickets can really pay off. we'll meet a south florida instant multimillionaire. he is a guy who could really use a break. >> after that story earlier this week about mystery connecticut lottery winners, won quarter billion dollars. nice to see an average joe who needed the money win big. good story. before all of that, the soaring stocks. asian traders have taken up where wall street left off. overseas this morning they're in a serious buying mood. >> markets in tokyo, seoul, hong kong along with all the other major asian exchanges have been soaring in overnight trading. some of the averages climbed more than 5%. >> so nice to have good econom

right now, john hinckley jr.nds about 10 days a month at his mother's home in williamsburg, virginia. the hospital wants to increase that to 17 days a month at first and then if that goes well up to 26 days a month and eventually he would live with his mom full time and, of course, the prosecutors say they do not want john hinckley jr. to have any more freedom at all, shep. >> shepard: what happens if, well, if something happens to his mom? where would he go then? >> that's what the prosecutors keep asking in court. and the answer seems to be that nobody knows. his mother is 85 years old. and though she appears to be in pretty good health, she is 85 john hinckley is 65 years old. his sister testified today that when his mom i dos that he should be able to live alone in an apartment or a condominium. she lives in dallas and says that hinckley cannot live with her because he is too far away from his hospital for one and that would look bad if he lived in the city where jfk was assassinated and only a short distance

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a prosecutor read from a 1980s note in hinckley's diary. true john hinckley. it is up to a federal judge to determine the true john hinckley and if he should eventually be free. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> we have heard cancer going into remission? but psychosis? >> i thought it could be managed. i didn't know it could go into remission. bottom line is he fakes going to the movies on a court-approved vid to his mother and looks up things on the internet that are inappropriate. goes to barnes & noble. and sort of -- must be obsessed with president reagan. it doesn't make sense. thank goodness that the government did step in, and follow him, and give a better picture. you don't want to keep people indefinitely. >> bizarre story. society has to be safe. a lot of questions. very strange. >>> also a strange story out of michigan, this morning, some scary moments in fact at a basketball game there last night. during a time-out, a cheerleader who was being held in the air fell to the floor, slamming down face first. 20-year-old taylor

hinckley, of course, but i try and look at this rationally.ming back to three things. number one, the crime he was -- that he committed, attempting to assassinate the president, is not just any other crime. it's not just assault with a deadly weapon. this is the attempted decapitation of the united states government. it is a direct assault on our democracy. and as such, it needs to be treated very seriously. and i think some deterrent effect is in order here. second, as regards mr. hinckley himself, i'm no psychologist, but it appears that he has a narcissistic personality disorder on top of whatever other psychological difficulties he might have. narcissistic personality disorder means a grandiose sense of entitlement and an almost total lack of epgs for other human beings. in other words, he's a sociopath. number three, this is all aimed at getting him out, as you pointed out, leaving him free to wander unsupervised around the country. i don't much care if he gets to visit his mother and go to movies and things like that. but the idea of lea

now the man who pulled the trigger, john hinckley jr.om the mental hospital where he's been confined. in 2009, the federal court granted hinckley 12 ten-day visits to his mother's home, but now the hospital is asking for extended visits home, two 17-day visits and six 24-day visits better eventually allowing the mental hospital to decide whether or not he can live indefinitely with his mother. joining me to talk more about whether hinckley should be released is ronald reagan jr., the author of -- a great book -- "my father at 100." you're as close to this as any. what do you make of this? >> well, you know, i'm the last person on earth to do any favors for mr. hinckley, of course, but i try to look at it rationally and when i do i come back to three things. number one is the crime he committed, attempting to assassinate the president is not just any other crime. it's not just assault with the deadly weapon. it's the attempted decapitation of the american government, and as such it needs to be treated seriously and some deterrent effect i

john hinckley has been at st. elizabeth's hospital for 30 years.t to impress actress jodie foster. his brother said letting him stay longer with his mother would help them better assimilate to make friends. his sister of great. -- agreed. when asked whether he should live near her in texas, she said john hinckley likes virginia. people we spoke with today are still skeptical. >> he could try to do it again. >> he tried to kill the president. >> the government still argues that john in glee is still a danger. -- john hinckley is still a danger. earlier, it was reported that he was reading the books about ronald reagan and the assassination and that bookstore. that is a rush to judgment, his attorneys argued. he was seen reading a book about the beatles, he loves music. the secret service agents are expected to take the stand at some point. testimony resumes on thursday. >> thank you. that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. >> jack johnson learned his fate. he is going to prison. >> the president takes his pitch for payroll tax cuts on the road. it is rai

hinckley has been confined in st. elizabeth hospital washington since 1981, after a jury found him insane when he shot and nearly killed president reagan. over the years, he has allowed more time outside that facility. his fam argues he should be allowed to be able to spend up to three weeks unsupervised at his mom's house in virginia. hinckley's sister said she doesn't believe he poses a threat to anyone. >> reporter: prosecutors say they are not convinced that hinckley is well enough to be allowed additional freedom. >>> police are looking for a killer tonight. and the victim is a en-year-old girl. the body was found near a trash bin. police say she was sexually assaulted, stabbed and beaten to death. after being abducted while getting a drink for her mother's friend at a playground. >> the investigators feel very strongly that the kill erof the child resides in the apartment complex, or has ready access to that apartment complex. so our efforts at this point are in that area. >> police hope to find information that

hearings resume today to determine john hinckley's future. his lawyers say that he's no longer a danger and should eventually be released. government attorneys say that hinckley recently tried to conceal the fact that he was browsing in a store for books about president reagan and assassinations. >>> right now, hinckley visits his mother's home near williamsburg for up to ten days at a time. >>> there is more legal trouble brewing for former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. a lawsuit has been filed that claims sandusky sexually abused a boy more than 100 times. this accuser is not part of a current criminal case involving sandusky. sky 9 was over the scene of a fatal crash in charles county, maryland around 8:30 this morning. state police say that one person was killed when their car crashed on route 6 and mill swamp road in hilltop, maryland. authorities are still on the scene investigates. so far, the victim's name has not been released. >>> at least one person was critically injured during a crash on the eastbound lane o

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lawyers for john hinckley jr.eral judge he should get extended visits with his family and eventually a full release. hinckley tried to kill the president outside a washington hotel. the president and three others were hurt in that attack. john hinckley jr. said he did it to impress actress jody foster. he avoided prison after a jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity. now defense lawyers claim he is not dangerous at all anymore. but prosecutors say he does have a deceptive personality and that he should stay put right there. the judge expected to decide by next week. an elderly man says he accidently left his life savings in a suit that he donated to goodwill. and now the 80-year-old says he needs that $13,000 back, thank you, to help pay for his wife's cancer treatments. the search for the money has stretched from northwestern illinois to a warehouse in a neighboring iowa where charity workers are fishing through pockets trying to find that cash. >> it could have been put out on the store floor already an

hinckley wants to eventually be released. >>> that could soon ease up. the council member introduced a bill that could clear some hurdles. residents undergo a vision test and submit tests for ballistic identification before taking them home. buyers would register their firearms with police, pass a test on district's gun laws. >> spending habits in the next few weeks may have a negative impact on the economy. bring relief to virginia roads. your fox 5 top five. >> we are starting off tonight with america's holiday shopping habits. number five, a recent survey shows a third of americans finished the majority of their holiday shopping last month and 6% finished up most of last weekend. well, it's good news for them, but bad news for retailers who still need consumers to shop and spend money in the weeks before christmas. >>> number four, verison is taking on netflix. it could be out in 2012. no word yet on what movies would be available. verison has been working on this deal for two years. >>> number three, union stations main hall is getting a facelift. th

says hinckley continues to be deceptive. the ruling not expected for months. >>> the suspected east coast rapist formerly charged in prince william county today. this here is video of aaron thomas arriving in virginia yesterday after being extradited from connecticut. he is accused of raping two teenage trick or treaters in woodbridge back in 2009. thomas is charged with total of eight felonies for attacks along the east coast dating back to 1997. gary giordano back in the united states. the maryland man was released from an aruba jail after being held for months. he's the suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner. he claims she disappeared while they were knock snorkeling in august. >>> a the man suspected of murdering natalie holloway has a suit of his own. van der sloot's human rights were violated. found dead in van der sloot's hotel room last year. he has been charged with first- degree murder and robbery in the flores case. >>> up next, caught on tape, a rash of convenience store robberies. what police are asking y

hinckley was declared insane when he shot president reagan back in 1981. he wants to spend more time outside a washington mental hospital. but the government said he recently lied to cover up a trip to stores when he looked at books on reagan's presidential assassination. >>> vice president joe biden heads to turkey today after wrapping up a two-day trip to iraq. meeting with the iraqi prime minister, biden said, the withdrawal of u.s. troops by the end of the year, will usher in a new relationship between u.s. and iraq. earlier this year, baghdad and washington failed to come to an agreement keeping a small u.s. presence after january 1st. >>> take a quick break on a thursday morning. coming up, a startling discovery beneath the u.s./mexican border. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> plus the road to the grammys. highlights of last night's big nomination show. this is the "cbs morning news." is ♪ hershey's drops. a lot of hershey's happiness in a little drop of chocolate. pure hershey's. it's sears customer appreciation sale! doorbusters start at 9am fri

a psychiatrist who once evaluated but didn't treat hinckley says this -- >> if he is on medication, mroor to me as far as i'm concerned. if he's not on medication, i would do everything i could to block him from moving in next door. >> reporter: hinckley's lawyer says he's been reliable about taking his anti-psychotic drugs. but government attorneys counter that hinkley's been consistently deceptive. they say the secret service watched him this year without his knowledge during unsupervised free time. on more than one occasion, they say, hinkley was supposed to go to the movies or shopping. but instead he went to book stores where he looked at books about ronald reagan and presidential assassins. they say he is also deceptive about dealings with women, searching the internet for pictures of his female dentist then lying about it. faking an emergency to spend time with his dentist. episodes recommend necessary ent of his infatuation with jody foster before the assassination attacks. >> do you understand why i can't, you know, talk to people i don't know. you understand it's dangerous an

. >>> the family of john hinckley fighting in court to get him more free time. the sister of the man testified in a d.c. court today. he said her brother doesn't bother anyone when he is away from the mental hospital. hinckley's lawyers are arguing that he should be allowed to visit his mother's home three weeks at a time. he was found insane after he shot and wounded reagan 30 years ago. his mental illness has been in remission for years. >>> president obama delivered a major address today with a focus on the middle class. he spoke in the small town where theodore roosevelt give a speech years ago. >> reporter: in kansas, president obama delivered a message aimed at middle class americans and politicians in washington. >> i believe this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share. when everyone plays by the same rules. >> reporter: the president argues he is defending the working class and republicans are standing with the rich. it's a rallying cry for the tax fight in washington and his own re-election campaign. >> in 191

but yesterday, lawyers said hinckley was too dangerous. they cited a recent trip he took outside the hospital where he was supposed to go to a movie, but instead went to a bookstore where he was seen browsing books on president reagan and assassination. >>> a 93-year-old evangelist was admitted to the hospital yet for billy graham. this is the second time in six months that he has been hospitalized. he served as spiritual adviser to several presidents and taken his message of faith to people around the world. >>> new overnight, former capitals coach bruce boudreau found a new home. boudreau will take over as head coach of the anaheim ducks who recently fired coach randy carlisle just last night. the duck ves won 3 of their last 19 games. like boudreau, he had trouble leading his tap talented team this year. >>> tonight, new cavs coach dale hunter will look to get his first win against the team's archrival. the pittsburgh penguins come to down for the first time this season. it will be the first time the cavs will face sydney crosby in more

hearings continue today to determine john hinckley's future. heapingly tried to conceal he was browsing a bookstore for books about president reagan and assassinations. right now, hinckley visits his mother's home near williamsburg for up to ten days at a time. >>> the suspect police say is behind a one-woman crime spree is now behind bars. the woman wanted for carjackings and a series of bank robberies were captured after a police chase. surae chinn is here to tell us why the fbi is now involved. >> the fbi involved because, of course, banks, whenever that's involved, the fbi gets involved. it did cross state lines. she has been dubbed the blonde bandit and police say her widespread crime spree came to an end yesterday. she is 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab and her arrest came around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. she's also a former notorious ms13 gang member and police say she is responsible for a string of crimes, including carjackings at knife point including one at tysons two and bank robberies in fairfax and prince william county and balti

but yesterday, federal lawyers say that hinckley is still too dangerous and said on a recent trip outside the hospital to to see a movie, hingly went to a bookstore where he was seen browsing books on president reagan and books on assassination. >>> and the man who spent four months behind bars in aruba suspected in the disappearance of his travel companion scored another victory. last week, a judge decided prosecutors did not have enough evidence to keep him in custody. giordano left the island, landed in miami and board a flight to new york. it's not clear when he will return to his gatingersburg home. prosecutors say they will continue the investigation. under dutch law, they have up to three years to press charges against giordano. >>> today, the fairfax county school board could move one step closer to allowing security cameras inside their high schools. the issues on the school board's agenda for today could be voted upon by december 15th. the cameras could be placed in cafeterias, lobbies and other large gathering places. ultimately, it would be left up to each school's principal.

. >> now for your headlines, the secret service says john hinckley jr.president reagan, the man he tried to kill 30 years ago. he's trying to get released from a psych ward in washington. his lawyers are claiming he's not dangerous. the secret was during a trip to his mama's house earlier this year, he lied about going to the movies and instead went to the bookstore and looked at books about ronald reagan and presidential assassins, i should say. the judge will rule on hinckley's request next week. >> meanwhile, the family of marine sergeant dakota meyer coming to his defense weeks after receiving the medal of honor, as you can see right there, the medal of honor recipient says he's having trouble finding a job. so now, he's suing his previous employer for alleging he has a drinking problem and is mentally unstable. meyer's family insisting to fox news he's not a drinker. meyer says the defense contractor bae systems started spreading bogus rumors because he objected to the company's sale of high-tech sniper scopes to pakistan. meyer received the nation'

lawyers for john hinckley are asking a judge to grant him longer unsupervised visits with his mom who lives in williamsburg, virginia. the justice department lawyers are fighting that effort, arguing that hinckley still poses a threat. hinckley has been confined to a hospital for decades after being found not guilty by reason of insanity in the attempt to kill reagan back in 1981. hinckley's brother, scott, expected on the witness stand today. >>> after weekend elections in russia, vladimir putin's ruling party is expected to maintain a majority but will likely lose a chung of its power in parliament. those losses come even as an international watchdog group says election violations that favored that party were in place for this election. presidential elections take place in the spring and under new rules, prime minister putin could again take up the role of president, potentially keeping him in charge until 2024. >>> a legal victory for the founder of wikileaks. the british high court has ruled julian assange can fight his extradition to sweden. he's wanted in questioning for a sexua

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the government will begin its case on monday to determine whether john hinckley should be allowed more freedom. it wants to visit his mother at her williamsburg home. he has been in st. elizabeths since the shooting back in 1981. >>> new developments in the case of a missing florida mother who appeared on "the people's court." police found herself on but investigators will not say where it was recovered but they acknowledge it is the first new piece of evidence. since her car was found last month. the family has been hoping for a big break. >> my hope dropped. it went up and all around. it is hard telethon. they found a needle in a haystack. >> she was last seen on november 17, the day she and ex-fiancee appeared on "the people's court." she sued him for more than $5,000 for an engagement ring. >>> and just a little more than 24 hours, the top republican candidates will square off in iowa. abc news and yahoo! are coasting a debate tomorrow night in a desk moines. it is less than a month and the all important iowa caucuses. these forms are doing much to shape the campaign this election

as we reported here last week, hearings are going on now in washington over whether or not john hinckley, who tried to assassinate president ronald reagan should be allowed more time away from the mental hospital where he spent the last 30 years. well, today his sister from dallas testified she sees no reason why he shouldn't be allowed out of the hospital for more days per year. she said her brother "doesn't bother anybody and doesn't pose a risk to anyone." then she was asked if it would be okay if her brother lived closer to her in dallas. at that point she felt compelled to point out she lives about ten minutes away from the home of former president george w. bush, and maybe that wouldn't be such a great idea after all. >>> well, harry truman famously ran against the do nothing congress. barack obama's been trying to do that as well. a look at the numbers shows he might have a point. this congress has now officially passed the fewest bills of any congress in the last ten nonelection years. we couldn't help but feel sad tonight when congress did something. they lit the capitol hill ch

lawyers for john hinckley jr. fighting for his freedom, saying he's not dangerous and should eventually be released from a government mental hospital, but government lawyers say he's still capable of great violence and recently went to a book store to look up information on presidential assassinations during a visit to his mother's home in virginia. >>> the pastor to presidents, the reverend billy graham, is in a north carolina hospital. the 93-year-old evangelist is being monitored and treated for possible pneumonia. graham has met with 12 presidents dating back to harry truman. he's also preached the gospel to more than 250 million people in more than 185 countries. his last crusade in 2005 drew 230,000 people. >>> a new, alarming study out on this world aids day. the cdc reports three out of every four hiv-positive patients in the united states does not have their infection under control. one reason, they don't even know they have it. that's why health officials say testing is so important. today, president oba

as we reported here last week, hearings are going on now in washington over whether or not john hinckleyo tried to assassinate president ronald reagan should be allowed more time away from the mental hospital where he spent the last 30 years. today his sister from dallas testified she sees no reason why he shouldn't be allowed out of the hospital for more days per year. her brother doesn't bother anybody, and doesn't pose a risk to anyone. then she was asked if it would be okay if her brother live close closer to her in dallas. then she pointed out she lives about ten minutes away from former president george bush, and maybe that wouldn't be such a great idea after all. >>> the congress has passed the fewest bills of any congress in the last ten nonelection years. we couldn't help but feel sad tonight when congress did something. they little the capitol hill christmas tree, but then it went out a few minutes later. it was later repaired. >>> well, we've said it, we watch our presidents when they enter office, and we watch what happens to them while they're in office. they seem to age bef

. >>> john hinckley, the man who tried to assassinate president reagan will testify this morning. he was declared insane when he shot reagan in 1981. he wants to spend more time outside the washington mental hospital. but the government said he recently lied to cover up a trip to stores when he looked at books on reagan's presidential assassination. >>> meeting with the iraqi prime minister, biden said, the withdrawal of u.s. troops by the end of the year, will usher in a new relationship between u.s. and iraq. earlier this year, baghdad and washington failed to come to an agreement keeping a small u.s. presence after january 1st. >>> a startling discover beneath the u.s./mexican border. this is the "cbs morning news." is ♪ hershey's drops. a lot of hershey's happiness in a little drop of chocolate. pure hershey's. it's sears customer appreciation sale! doorbusters start at 9am friday and saturday this 42 inch 1080p hdtv is only $399.99 and this craftsman drill and impact driver kit just $99.99 real deals. real savings. sears [ male announcer ] know the feeling? try acuvue® oasys

elizabeth's hospital say they do not believe hinckley is a danger to himself and others but prosecutors disagree with that saying he continues to be deceptive. a ruling is not expect for months. hoyt hillary clinton, the first secretary of state since 1955 to visit burma, the country also called myanmar. after meeting the president there, he hailed a new chapter in relations with the united states. secretary clinton is there to see if there has been enough progress to lift u.s. sanctions after decades of isolation. >>> today is also world aids day, a day to show support for those living with the virus and remember those who have died from it. this morning, president obama will give a major speech on aids. he will be joined by presidents george bush and bill clinton. >>> presidential hopeful herman cain says he is not going anywhere. what are the polls saying about this? we'll find out what the numbers show and we'll hear from cain himself. stay with us.  >>> the maryland man suspected in the disappearance of a local woman in aruba is back on u.s. soil. gary giordano fl