we know that she reached out to mr. cain in the last several weeks asking him for his help and herman cain helped her. just like he's helped a large number of other people. >> okay. let me jump in here. >> it's not there. >> okay. let me jump in there. what we know from the phone records is that ginger white texted herman cain 53 times between mid-october and mid-november and herman cain texted her back 17 times. >> correct. >> on one occasion she texted him at 4:54 a.m. herman cain replied within two minutes at 4:56 a.m. we also know that herman cain didn't tell his wife about any of these text messages or about any of his dealings this woman or the payments. a cynic would say, this is deeply suspicious behavior by a man who is in the middle as this is going on of a presidential campaign. >> no. during the time period that you reference where she has apparently produced records, october 22nd, through november 18th, herman cain was not only in the middle of a campaign from october the 30th through november 18th and literally

a source close to mr. cain saying he wants to shield his family from more fallout from sexual harassment allegations, as well as the claim made this week by a georgia woman that she and mr. cain had a year's-long extramarital affair. ginger white, appearing as a guest on msnbc's "the last word" told lawrence o'donnell last night she came forward about that alleged affair because she believed her past relationship with mr. cain had already been leaked to the media. mr. cain has denied the affair with ms. white but says he had a friendship with her and that he helped her financially. here's what miss white had to say about that last part last night on "the last word." >> how much money did you give her her? >> well, because of my attorney and because of things we're looking at, i can't talk about that at this particular point. >> i can tell you, ginger white, that that is not a common answer in interviews with presidential candidates. i can't answer because of my lawyer tells me not to. can you remember or tell u

but if mr. cainurch in atlanta? we contacted the church just an hour ago, but they refused to deny or confirm mr. cain's role. in fact, they wouldn't say a single role about the republican candidate. but if herman cain proves to be lying and drops out of the race, doesn't that also disqualify him from holding a position in the local church? mr. cain's church is part of the national baptist convention of the u.s., founded in 1880, the second largest in the entire baptist union, with almost 8 million members nationwide. in their statement of faith, they say this. "nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth, but his own determined depravity and voluntary rejection of the gospel." if mr. cain withdraws from politics, then he must surely resign his position in the church. because one thing is for certain. hypocrites can lie in the pew, but they should never lead from the pulpit. thanks so much for watching. matt miller is here on behalf of dylan and is going to take us forward. matt, w

>> i think mr. cain shouldn't bua one way ticket home, who will be sittindown with mrs. cain who will be raising cain about his activities. i hopee this is the last of what we h hear from herman cain. >> you know your campaign is in trouble when the candidate uses in a press conference the word consensual. >> let's hear from evan thomas ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ♪ ...no..hrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of perfoformance. northr grumman. >> mitt romney, what have you learne >> surprisinglgly he has a sense of humor. it is well-l-hidden. this is a humiliating process running for president, and he does n take l that seriously. >> the toughest thing he has evever done? it sure is, and he says that. hehe saidd in 2008, it helps to learn from your mistakes. romney leaearn from hi mistakes. >> what about newt gingrich? >> he was pretty giddy a

--i think mr. cain shouldn't should buy a one way ticket home will be sitting down with mrs. cain, who will be raising cain about his activities. i hope this is the last of what we hear from herman cain. >> you know your campaign is in trouble when the candidate uses in a press conference the word consensual. the only thing that is probably worse it is if you come in for the reception and the person introducing you is gloria allred. >> let's hear from evan thomas, of politico. >> mitt romney, what have you learned? >> surprisingly, he has a sense of humor. it is well-hidden. he has an absurdist sense of humor. this is a humiliating process running for president, and he does not take all that seriously. >> the toughest thing he has ever done? >> it sure is, and he says that. he said in 2008, it helps to learn from your mistakes. romney learn from his mistakes. that is an important thing for a president. >> what about newt gingrich? >> he was pretty giddy about the fact that everyone wrote him off. he is compared himself to re -- he is compared himself to ray crocker, bennet mcd

mr. cain. >> reporter: it's been nothing but bad news for herman cain for three weeks now. the allegations of several women of sexual harassment. stumbling on foreign policy questions. >> libya. >> reporter: but cain is on the brink of calling it quits because of ginger white's story, a 13-year affair, which she detailed on "good morning america." >> when i entered into this inappropriate relationship with mr. cain, i was single. i was not married. mr. cain has been married throughout the entire relationship. >> reporter: iowa is a perfect example of the cain train climbing to the lead, 23% in polls, but derailing amid all the allegations and stumbles. crashing to single digits this week. just 8%. >> i'm reassessing because of all of this media firestorm stuff. why? because my wife and family comes first. >> reporter: and that consideration is coming in the family's atlanta home. cain's first face-to-face talk with his wife, gloria, since the charge of an affair. gloria, who has appeared rare

in the speech, mr. cain repeatedly denying any wrongdoing, calling all accusations of misconduct hurtful to his family. >> america has learned something about this process of running for president. it's a dirty game. it's a dirty, dirty game. >> reporter: cain vowing to stay active in the political arena, calling himself a voice for the people and promising an eminent endorsement of another republican candidate. >> the pundits would like for me to shut up, drop out, and go away. bless their little hearts. i am not going to be -- and i'm not going away! >> reporter: cain laying out a future plan, his so-called plan b, assuring supporters in the crowd that any endorsement won't be, quote, for the man in the white house. in atlanta, john roberts, fox news. >> and we're left with plenty of questions. who will cain supporters turn to and what does suspend me? -- men? let's go to mark plotkip. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, will. >> mark, it seems he couldn't escape escalating accusations of sexual miscon

i'm afraid that's all the time we have for that question now i want to move on to mr cain you were a guest on the sunday morning talk show face the nation of bob schieffer the other morning and the topic of discussion was this controversial ad that you put out that included your campaign manager mark block smoking a cigarette and so here mr schieffer decided to question you and what message you think that sends let's take a listen. don't know if since this signal that it's cool to slow no it does not mark block smokes bess all that it says we weren't trying to say it's cool to smoke you have a lot of people in this country to smoke but for them so you've said your piece you don't think it's cool to smoke that's not what you're trying to say in the ad do you think it's cool to smoke mrs bachmann i can tell you alone that a woman outside a rally told me that smoking can kill you so i'm going to go with no i believe that that's perhaps a scientific fact that a lot of you know science would back up that claim that smoking can be incredibly detrimental to your health and also can increase

mr. cain officially suspended his campaign for the presidency on saturday afternoon. the root word in this case of suspended is ended. if you were at all persuaded by my thesis herman cain has been not so much a candidate but rather an art project about being a candidate, the way mr. cain bowed out will not disabuse you. it was described by his staff as the opening of a new campaign office in georgia, a little like doing a big ceremonial ribbon cutting at an eviction. immediately before mr. cain took to the podium to announce he was ending the campaign, a featured speaker asked people to volunteer at the new campaign office. mr. cain announced his campaign was ending, he also announced a new herman cain-related thing was just beginning. the banner awkwardly dropping behind him to reveal a new organization called thecainsolutions.com. what's that? unclear. that website is still under construction at this moment. "the new york times" reporting the website was registered the day before mr. cain's

the two big factors, how mrs. cain feels and whether the growing sex scandal has derailed the cain money train. cnn political correspondent jim acosta is following the candidate for us this morning. >> reporter: carol, when we asked herman cain whether he is staying in this race, he did not give us a direct response. it is a sign that his campaign at this point is up in the air. >> we want cain! [ chanting ] >> reporter: the crowd was in a fighting mood and so was the candidate. >> they want you to believe that with enough character assassination on me that i will drop out. they -- >> reporter: but in a fiery speech, that was as close as herman cain came to talking about the accusations of marital infidelity that now threaten his campaign. the conservative businessman did not deny the allegations as he has this week, and he made no promises to stay in the race. >> one of the reasons that they want to try and shoot me down and tear me down is because of the strength of my message that's resonating with the american peop

mr cain well i would have locked all these gay people up but one of those men looks like a woman that worked for me at the national restaurant association so i think i better be quiet right now we're going to get into the natural national restaurant association in a little bit but really quickly we have to take a break candidates please hold tight audience we'll be right back. from the noodle saving money listen pixie's. cigarette wait for obama get your job that's. going to go you got it. you i just graduated from college i'm hundreds of thousand dollars and you don't have i don't have friends i don't have a job but that doesn't matter because i just made a new best friend might just like. every day sometimes twice a day for you how i love going out drinking with all the ladies i mean tendo a martini sure what i mean i just got laid out but. i think that. it's for you. this is been a paid advertisement brought to you by the evil debt collectors association of america. ok everybody welcome back to our g. street northwest republican presidential debate let's continue on with the candid

. >> jimmy: now that he is back home mrs. cain has a huge to do list for him. home mrs. cain has a huge to do list for him. clean out the garage and live i and even though you do what you can to take care of it, sometimes you want to give your immune system some support. try new airborne chewable tablets. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs... including zinc, echinacea, ginger, and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient chewable tablets! >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel with a message about the number one comedy of the year, "the hangover part 2." the blu-ray combo pack with ultraviolet digital copy is available now. it's the must-own follow-up to "the hangover." but rather than spoiling it by showing you a clip of the movie, like they usually do, our friend yehya tonight is going to re-enact his favorite scene with some help of some members of our studio audience. here now is alan's toast at the rehearsal dinner and action! >> jimmy:

so mr. caines to fight against it and decides ultimately to stay in the race, the crater he has suffered in the polls is the kind of thing that ultimately if he can recover from it will be an illustration of this strength and sustainability. but on paper it looks difficult for him to come back. his organization has been atrophying, his fundraising has decreased and his poll numbers continue to fall. the "des moines register" poll suggests herman cain has taken a real hit in the first caucus state. he's down to 8%. it looks like he's in serious trouble. megyn: is there any reason for him to drop out tomorrow or monday versus just rolling the dice and seeing how things go in iowa. we are about a month away. >> reporter: the truth of the matter is, when cane goes to these rallies he, getting enthusiastic support. lots of fans are encouraging him not to bow to a smear from the media and unnamed conspirators. if he does have enough mobby to continue to campaign and if he draws enthusiastic audiences.

. >> every time he goes on tv, mr. cain damages his campaign more. >> stupid people run in the middle. >> this is a character assassination on me. >> herman cain is calling it a character assassination. >> the totality that herman cain is asking us to believe. >> 61 text messages. >> 61 calls. i talk to a lot of people 61 times. >> five people all aleming this, all of whom are lying? >> my star was shining and rising too fast. >> ginger white gave more details. >> it was a very casual affair. >> 9-9-9. >> women romney a little hot under the collar. >> romney disheveled his perfectly coifed hair. >> romney did. >> a very condescending. >> a bit testy. >> gets maybe overly testy. >> pop some pop corps, 'cause it's getting good. >> climate change, abortion, immigration, gay rights. >> your list is just not accurate. >> romney is not comfortable. >> one, we are going to have to be better informed. >> andrea, you will have to be better informed. >> this is an unusual interview. ha ha ha. >> let's listen to newt describinging how

all of which was news to mrs. cain until this week. cain says he'll decide whether to stay in the race by monday after he talks to his wife. >>> the candidate making most of the cain campaign implosion is newt gingrich. it wasn't long ago that the former house speaker was a footnote in the race. now, he's surging in the polls and making bold predictions about november. abc's jake tapper sat down with the new front-runner. >> reporter: in iowa, former house speaker newt gingrich told us that his rise from asterisk afterthought to front-runner is different from that of other former republican flavors of the week, michele bachmann, rick perry, herman cain. >> those guys were the new kids on the block. and isn't this wonderful? and boy it'd be great if it worked out. and we don't know anything about them. i'm the guy that's been around forever. >> reporter: and with this new status come vicious attacks from his opponents. but giall ego, is undeterrfor a small ego, is undeterred. >> i'm going to be the nominee. it's very hard not to look at

later in the day, mr. cain suggested the multiple allegations of inappropriate behavior, may all come down to simple politics. >> i can only conjecture that maybe i am the democrat's worst nightmare if i win the nomination. maybe the democrats want newt gingrich to win the nomination so they can then go after his personal life. but they need to knock me out now. that's just a hypothesis. >> and when asked about phone records between him and his latest accuser, mr. cain said quote, i talk to a lot of people, 61 times. back in washington, president obama making his eighth trip of the year to pennsylvania, continuing his push for the american jobs act. while trying to shore up support in a key election battleground. in a speech, the president challenged republicans' position on the payroll tax cut extension. a key part of his proposal. >> republicans said they're the party of tax cuts, that's what they said. a lot of them have sworn an oath to never raise taxes on anybody as long as they live. how is it that they

we continue tone courage mr. cain to retract these statements and apologize for the way he characterized these women. many republican candidates are reacting to cain's decision to suspend his campaign. bachmann said herman cain provided an important voice to the process. his ideas and energy generated tremendous enthusiasm for the conservative movement at a time it was so desperately needed to restore confidence in our doesn't. this is from jon huntsman. herman cain offered unique, valuable voice to the debate over how to reform our country's uncompetitive tax code and turn around the economy. this is from rick perry. i know this was a difficult decision for herman cain. his family and his supporters, he helped invigorate conservative voter and our nation with a discussion of major tax reform. mitt romney has won a big endorsement in the politically crucial state of iowa, the sioux city journal announced it is backing the former massachusetts governor in the january 3rd iowa caucuses. they say romney is the republican

and so we stand with mr. cain. we stand with mrs. cain. lord, remember us. remember america. remember our families, lord. and we will always give you the honor, the glory, the praise, and the thanksgiving, in jesus' mighty name, amen. >> ladies and gentlemen, join us in welcoming army colonel, commander bravo company third battalion, and former offensive lineman playing on the 1980 championship team, colonel michael steele. join him as he leads us in the pledge of allegiance. >> it is great to see this crowd here today. it's great to see americans do what americans do. i'm very encouraged by seeing all of you here today, and i am compelled to say with as much clarity as i can, so there's no room for misinterpretation or misrepresentation, let me say as distinctly as i can, that i am proud to be an american. [ applause ] in a time like these when so many are willing to subjugate love of nation and national pride out of fear they may be called intolerant, arrogant, divisive, or be accused of using hate speech, in times like these, just like you, i stand firmly and i stand proud

. >> let me ask you that then, mr. cain, you ran in the field with these folks until very recently. now, you are no longer a candidate, but you are a voter like the rest of us. so what specifically are you looking for from these candidates that could make up your mind as to whom to vote for? >> number 1, what is your specific plan for economic growth and job creation? we all know that this economy's on life support. i want to know the specific plan. number 2, what is your specific plan for energy independence? and what are your specifics on national security? i happen to believe that those are the top three critical crisis that we face. that's what i was listening for. and the lowlight of the debate, in my opinion, was that he didn't hear enough of the specifics on those critical issues. that's what i am looking for, not a single issue. and secondly, i am not going to make my decision based upon how bad someone gets beat up because they are attacked negatively. >> mr. cain, you came out early with a very bold, clear pro-growth tax reform plan, 9-9-9. but i do think that radical tax

we've been very fair to mr. cain on the factor.rom texas. >> that's why i wrote about lincoln and beck wrote about washington, elizabeth, to show people what it takes to truly lead during hard times. >> i love terrain , go it is a great place. you are lucky to live out there. from california. >> you are doing them a great service because they need, all the kids need to know about their country. twelve years old and up should enjoy killing lincoln if you can get them away from the video games. you might have to hit them with the book to have them read it. and finally tonight, pinhead or patriots. as you know the anchor of the abc news, and this is what happened yesterday. >> for all the bankruptcies we've covered in this grim u.s. economy, this one gets your attention. you will forgive us. we have a fire alarm announcement going on here in the studio. tom, we should advise our viewers there's no danger to us. we would love to make this stop. why don't you take it from the washington bureau. dr. conrad murray was given the maximum se

mr. herman cain, who explains why he'd still like to be the secretary of defense. can't-miss clip when "way too early" comes right back. [ male announcer ] cranberry juice? wake up! ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. plus veggie nutrition. confidence. available in color. depend for women is now peach. looks and fits like underwear. same great protection. depend. good morning. great day. >>> that was the scene just moments ago as the colors of the united states military rolled up and cased, prepared to send back to the united states, bringing a ceremonial end to the united states' role in iraq. we told you earlier the united states has put an end today to that war, ending a military action that's lasted nearly a decade, taking the lives of some 4500 americans. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends 170,000 u.s. troops were in iraq at the height of the war in 2007 when president obama took office two years later in january of 2009, about 150,000 of those troops w

mr. cain's campaign travels to south carolina.ore he heads home to weigh his next steps. >>> we turn now to the markets where a new jobs report is due out this morning. it follows a mixed trading session yesterday after the huge surge on wednesday. let's bring in cnbc's steve sedgewick as we get all up in your business, he's live in london, steve, good morning. >> a good day to you. i'm pleased to say for once, it's not all about doom and gloom. we've had great run on the markets over the last week or so. and hopefully the jobs figure today will come in at 122,000 new jobs created, possibly even as much as 150,000. that might only keep the jobless rate at official level of 9%. but still, it's a better set of data we've been getting through. over the most recent period. and on wednesday, we saw private-sector hires, best figures in year from a private-sector survey. that said, we've got the european crisis overhanging everything. but there are reports that the ecb may be moving its to a little more of a supportive start. but what m

now that he's back home, mrs. cains a huge to do list for him like clean out the garage and live in it. and i think that's it but i guess he said that now that he's no longer running for president he's going to work on a plan "b" which i hope is "dancing with the stars" or "the bachelor," maybe "b" short for bachelor expected to endorse another candidate. many believe he will pick newt gingrich which makes sense because gingrich is the only candidate made entirely out of pizza dough. on friday just one day before cain announced he was suspending his campaign they added a new section, women for herman cain. you'd think he had enough women but apparently there are still women who support him. one is his friend is alvita king. she went on cnn to defend his character. >> he's not a skirt chaser. too many people will say uneq v unequivocably. >> unequivocally. >> unequivocably. >> >> jimmy: he was the funniest one by far and now he's gone. he provided us with many a laugh so to honor him tonight and to say good-bye we put t