abc's tahman bradley is joining us from washington with more. tahman? >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. supporters of herman cane are firing back, refusing to abandon their candidate, as the controversy over sexual harassment allegations continues to swirl. herman cain supporters are rallying around their man. the controversy other the decade-old sexual harassment allegations continues. a new web video by a pro-cain group portrays the sexual harassment story as racially motivated. >> we're getting the high-tech lynches of a beautiful man, herman cain. >> reporter: the ad closes with a racially-charged moment from clarence thomas' supreme court confirmation from 1991. since politico broke the story on sunday, the cain campaign claims it raised $1.2 million. almost half of what it did in august, september combined. >> what we're seeing this week, is people are doubling their commitment. they're getting more involved because they're so angry at the national press. >> reporter: political analysts say the allegations haven't derailed cain's run for the whi

. >> tahman bradley is joining us from washington with more. tahman? >> reporter: hi, rob and sunny. after a day of finger-pointing, this morning, washington is preparing for the fallout of the supercommittee's collapse. and what it means for the economy and ordinary americans the supercommittee's superfailure, leaves across-the-board cuts. >> i will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts. >> reporter: the supercommittee's failure to reach a deal means big consequences. $1.2 trillion in budget cuts will go into effect in 2013. huge cuts affecting average americans, like medicare. and big cuts to the defense budget. >> what the american people believe, which is we have yet to make the fundamental decisions, whether to address the problems that we face. we have to be seeing increases in taxes. or whether we ought to be seeing growth in spending. >> reporter: president obama blamed hard lines on taxes for the supercommittee's collapse. >> there are too many in congress that are refused to listen to reason and compromise. >> reporter:

here's tahman bradley. >> reporter: the latest revelations were too much for syracuse university. they fired bernie fine last night. three men accused him of molesting them when they were boys. just like the penn state child sex scandal, there with questions about what the head coach of syracuse knew and when. one of the accusers, 39-year-old bobby davis, recorded a phone call with fine's wife back in 2002. on the tape, she appears to allege knowing about the abuse which davis says started in the seventh grade. >> i know everything that went on with him. bernie has issues. he has issues. >> reporter: davis said he told syracuse police about the abuse in 2002 but got nowhere. he made the record something his accusations would be taken seriously. >> do you think i'm the only one that he might have done that to? >> no. >> reporter: she seems to have admitted she had a had a relati with him. >> reporter: earlier this month, davis's step brother accused fine of molestation. over the weekend, a if-year-old came forward. >> he was sitting on the bed and looking at me get out of the showe

tahman bradley joins us this morning with more. good morning, tahman. >> good morning, sunny. later today we expect to hear from the cochairs of that congressional supercommittee. they were lking for more than $1 trillion to cut from the budget. we expect to hear that that committee has failed in its mission. >> obviously, nobody wants to quit until the stroke of midnight. >> reporter: the stroke of midnight came and went with no deal. later today, a congressional supercommittee that was tasked to find $1 trillion in cuts is poised to admit failure. >> it wasn't so much a failure as it was a failure to seize an opportunity. >> reporter: they were tasked with cutting $1.2 trillion in debt. now it means automatic cut gos into effect. but not until 2013. that means that the debt will continue to grow. the washington blame game began in earnest over the weekend. >> we have to have on the table the revenue. that is the sticking point today. >> reporter: another breakdown by lawmakers in washington that has many americans saying they have had enough. as we found out at our abc "tell

tahman bradley has details. >> reporter: finally, the little guy won. customers told bank of america no. and they listened. the company is abandoning its plan to charge customers $5 a month for making purchases with its debit card. >> i wanted to leave the bank. it made me so angry. >> reporter: from the moment bank of america announced the fee, there was backlash. 22-year-old molly katchpole, launched an online pe situation for the repeal. >> if it wasn't for the 600,000 people who signed it, it wouldn't have gone anywhere. >> reporter: bank of america and other banks said they needed the money to make up for revenue lost after new federal regulations from -- but when other banks scrapped the plans for the fees, bank of america followed suit. our customers' voices are most important to us, the company said in a statement. as a result, we're currently not charging the fee and will not move forward with additional plans to do so. some lawmakers who shared the public's outrage over the fee celebrated the news. >> they withdrew them because the american pe

tahman bradley in washington. thanks, tahman. >>> there is breaking news out of the bay area this morning. police have fired tear gas and flash-bang grenades into a crowd of anti-wall street protesters in oakland. earlier, thousands of protesters had shut down the city's port, one of the nation's busiest. it also damaged a whole foods grocery store and several banks in the area. protesters from los angeles and new york were planning their own rallies in solidarity with oakland demonstrators. >>> also, new details this morning in the growing controversy that is threatening to derail the herman cain campaign. a third woman has now come forward to accuse cain of some inappropriate behavior. and the cain camp is blaming a political rival for what it calls a smear campaign. here, now, with more on this is our chief investigative correspondent, brian ross. >> reporter: after two days of talking to reporters everywhere, cain was avoiding them as best he could. >> excuse me. >> gentlemen? >> excuse me. >> reporter: appare

tahman bradley is joining us, now, with the very latest on what could be another contentious day. hi, tahman. >> reporter: hi, rob and sunny. today, occupy protesters will mark the two-month anniversary of their movement with marches and rallies. police prepare for this anniversary by cracking down on protesters. the 2-month-old occupy wall street standoff has turned contentious, with protesters promising a day of action today. overnight, cities across the country cracked down on demonstrators. in dallas, police barricaded streets around city hall. police ordered campers out. their opportunities were pulled down. across the country, protesters promise no matter what cities do, they won't give up. >> you may be able to evict a tent. you may be able to move -- take down a tent. but you cannot take down passion. you cannot take down commitment. >> reporter: student protesters in san francisco showed their commitment, taking over a bank. police removed them by force. the students are demanding the same things that occupiers from portland state university want, lower tuition costs. >> t

with all the latest details, we're joined by abc's tahman bradley from washington. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning rob and sunny. herman cain's campaign something tells abc news, there will be a strategic reassessment of things. not a reassessment withdrawing from the race. >> life can seem impossible. >> reporter: especially when your presidential campaign impoeding. but businessman, herman cain, says he is not deterred. telling supporters the campaign goes on. cain's manager says there's no way cain's dropping out, even as he tells supporters he was reassessing his bid in the wake of allegations of an extramarital affair. >> this is cause for a reassessment. we have to do an assessment as to whether or not this is going to create too much of a cloud in some people's minds. >> reporter: the latest allegations come from an atlanta woman named ginger white. she claims having a 13-year affair with cain. >> i was aware he was married. >> reporter: the denial may not be enough to save his campaign. some cain staffers are seeking jobs with other candidates

for the latest, we're joined by abc's tahman bradley. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. the secret service announced it found a bullet in a white house window. officials think they know who fired the shot. and they're trying to hunt him down. while president obama visits australia, there's growing concern back home about a threat to his safety. authorities say this man, oscar ortega hernandez of idaho is mentally ill. and may have deadly intentions. in a statement released last night, the secret service revealed that a bullet fired last friday on the washington mall less than 1,000 yards from the white house, may have hit the president's home. after the incident, authorities found this car containing an assault-style rifle and empty shell casings. the suspect had fled. but police linked the car to ortega hernandez. >> this is a man who discharged a rifle in downtown d.c. i think that speaks volumes. and we're going to need to speak with him to find out just what he was thinking. >> reporter: ortega hernandez

>> tahman bradley in washington. thank you. >>> now, to another man struggling to hang on. penn state head coach, joe paterno. the school has appointed a special committee to look into the growing sex abuse scandal surrounding a former assistant coach of paternos. students took to the street last night in support of him. but abc news has learned that the decision on the coaching legend's fate is expected in the next day or two. we'll have much more later in this half hour. >>> voters in mississippi had defeated an effort that would have defined life as beginning at conception. supporters hoped that would give them a platform to fight roe versus wade. but the personhood was rejected by more than 55% of voters. >>> in ohio, organized labor scored a big victory last night. buckeye voters rejected a recent law that limited collective bargaining. the result is expected to serve as a warning to republican governors in other states that are intent on similar legislation as a way to balance the budgets. >>> and key votes in two gubernatorial races. haley barbour cannot run again. a

tahman bradley, abc news. >> good luck to all those folks today. really. >>> let's take a look, now, at how the storm can impact your holiday weekend getaway. >> our coverage continues with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. gm, jim. >> the low pressure continues to bring heavy rainfall to new york city, philadelphia, boston, causing major travel issues this morning. and heavy snow in the northern end of this, in northern and central maine. vermont, new hampshire. some spots seeing six to ten inches of snow. travel nightmares for you. in the northwest, the storm system continues to bring heavy rain. with the heaviest rain coming to an end in seattle and portland. traveling through the mountain passes will be difficult. rob and sunny, back to you. >> thanks, jim. >>> stay with us for "good morning america." we'll check in with our crews across the country. >>> we turn, now, to presidential politics. and the final words for last night's republican debate. newt gingrich has surged in the top of the poles in recent weeks has created a controversy. h

tahman bradley has the details. >> reporter: jerry sandusky denies abusing young boys. telling nbc's bob costas in a phone interview, he may have horsed around. but he is not a pedophile. >> i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> innocent? completely innocent and falsely accused in every aspect? >> well, i could say that, you know, i have done some of those things. i have horsed around with kids. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys? to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted, no. i enjoy young people. i love to be around them. i -- no. i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> reporter: this was sandusky's first public denial of the 40 counts of sex crimes against young boys. published reports say up to ten additional suspected victims have come forward to authorities. sandusky's lawyer told cnn, his client can answer each of the accusations. >> jerry was in the shower with this kid. the kid was messing around, having a good time. he had mcqueary come in and see that. he felt uncomfortable. >> reporter:

. >> abc's tahman bradley joins us this morning with the latest. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: that's right. herman cain denies having a sexual relationship with that woman. and he moved quickly yesterday to knock down her story. by the way, rob and sunny, there's 35 days left until voters start voting. with only about a month to go before voters have their say, the republican presidential race is in full sprint. for businessman herman cain, the controversy over allegations he sexually harassed women in the 1990s has died down. now, a new woman, ginger white, has stepped forward, accusing cain of an extramarital affair. >> this is not something i wanted to hurt anyone. not a fun thing. >> reporter: cain denies having a sexual relationship with white during the 13 years they've known each other. >> i acknowledged that i've known her about that period of time. but the accusations that i had a 13-year affair with her, no. >> there was no sex? >> no. >> none? >> no. are. >> i couldn't imagine anyone coming out and lying about this. you know, who wo

tahman bradley, thanks for that report. >>> we turn to another developing story this morning. an explosive, new claim of child sexual abuse by a college coach. >> syracuse university has suspended assistant basketball coach bernie fine, after two men told espn he abused them in the '80s and '90s, when they were ball boys for the team. they said the penn state case pushed them to speak out. they both described how powerless they felt before a powerful coaching figure. >> you didn't feel like you were capable of saying anything. he's a god to you. you know? he can do whatever he wanted. that was me. i didn't feel right about it. and i told him. bernie, please don't do that to me. >> one of the two men told police in 2003 but was told the statute of limitations had expired. the university investigated but found no proof. >>> in the penn state investigation, more young men have come forward to say they were victimized by former coach jerry sandusky. abc news has learned a ninth alleged victim has been presented to the attorney general's office. experts say the number of victims co

tahman bradley is live in northwest with more on this explosive case. >> good morning. penn state board of trustees is scrambling to manage this controversy that threatens to tarnish the schools legendary football program. as for the former coach at the center of all this, he has been banned from campus. a penn state gridiron legend faces 40 criminal counts of child molestation. former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky is accused of molesting eight boys who were part of a foundation created in 1977 for admissible it-resk boys. >> i am not in a position i can make a statement. >> used his role to prey on young boys over 15 years. >> it is scary. >> i'm blown away. >> theathletic director tim curley and vice president gary schultz stepped down last night amid charges that covered up his crime even though w they were aware of firsthand accounts. if it's true there should have to be a housecleaning. >> trustees held an emergency meeting yesterday but they did not discuss the possible resignation of legendary coach joe paterno. he was told in 2002 that jerry sandusky

reporting live in the west washington, tahman bradley, abc 7 news.ght back.back to you. >> thank you. >>> sexual harassment may be commonplace in american middle schools and high schools. a survey finds that 56% of girls and 40% of boys experience at least one incident of sexual harassment during the past school year. only 9% of students reported the incident. >>> and frostburg state university student accused of murder is due in court today. >> investigators say that shanee liggins stabbed kortneigh mccoy death early sunday morning during a fight at an off-campus house party. for the second time in two years the campus, conners the life of a classmate cut short. jummy olabanji it remains unclear what the fight was about and why it ended in such violence. police said a fight broke out about 1:30 sunday morning. the brawl spelled out on to the teeth and the senior at frostburg state used a knife. yesterday, mccoy was scheduled to sing with the gospel choir and turned into an emotional performance. they are trying to rap there had around this tragedy.

here's abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: a penn state grid irn legend faces 40 counts of mollessation. he's accused of molesting eight boys that were part of a foundation he created back in 1977. he declined comment. >> unfortunately, i'm not in a position i can make any statements. >> reporter: prosecutors say he used his position as a hero to the penn state community to prey on young boys over a 15-year period. >> i'm blown away. completely. >> reporter: penn state's athletic director, tim curley and mr. schultz stepped down. >> this these allegations are true, it goes to the top of the athletic department of penn state. one would think there would have to be some kind of house cleaning. >> reporter: the board of trustees held an emergency meeting yesterday. joe paterno was told back in 2002 that sandusky was caught having sex with a 10-year-old boy in a penn state shower. he told administratored who reportedly failed to ask. joe paterno said he was shocked, stuns, and saddened to hear about the situation. >> no end in sight just yet. we'll continue to watch the story throughout the

tahman bradley joins us this morning with more.orning, tahma. >> good morning, sunny. later today we expect to hear from the cochairs of that congressional supercommittee. we expect to hear that that committee has failed in its mission. >> obviously, nobody wants to quit until the stroke of midnight. >> reporter: the stroke of midnight came and went with no deal. later today, a supercommittee is poised to admit failure. >> it wasn't so much a failure as it was a failure to seize an opportunity. >> reporter: they were tasked with cutting $1.2 billion in costs. the country's debt will continue to grow. the washington blame game began in earnest over the weekend. >> we have to have on the table the revenue. that is the sticking point today. >> reporter: another breakdown by law make ners washington that has many americans saying they have enough. we found that out an tell washington cameras. >> don't go home before you get a deal done. or else go home and don't come back. >> wake pup you work for us. you don't work for yourself. >> we seem to want to be right rather than

tahman bradley joins us with more details on this. >> reporter: hey, rob. appearing on "jimmy kimmel live," herman cain calls the sexual harassment controversy a firestorm. and says he is now ready to set the record straight. >> how is your day? >> well. >> reporter: herman cain's day may have ended with late-night laughs on "jimmy kimmel live," but began with a new controversy. >> there's not an ounce of truth in these allegations. >> reporter: yesterday, a fourth woman said cain sexually harassed her. unlike the other victims, sharon violet, a republican, made her claim in front of cameras. she said she went to cain for help finding a job years ago. >> she put his hands on my leg, under my skirt, and reached for my genitals. he grabbed my head an brought it towards his crotch. i said, this isn't what i came here for. mr. cain said, you want a job, right? >> reporter: the cain campaign calls the allegations completely false. a point the candidate made again on "kimmel." >> when you know that all of this is totally fabricated, you go from anger, then you go

here's abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: a penn state gridiron legend faces 40 counts of child molestation. former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky is accused of molesting eight boys that were part of a foundation he created back in 1977. he declined comment. >> unfortunately, i'm not in a position i can make any statements. >> reporter: prosecutors say he used his position as a hero to the penn state community to prey on young boys over a 15-year period. >> it's scary. how know, i don't know what to say. as a mother, it's very upsetting. >> i'm blown away. completely. >> reporter: penn state's athletic director, tim curley and school administrator gary schultz stepped down late last night amid charges they covered up sandusky's crime, even though they were aware of firsthand accounts. >> if these allegations are true, it goes to the top of the athletic department of penn state. one would think there would have to be some kind of house cleaning. >> reporter: the board of trustees held an emergency meeting yesterday. they did not discuss the possible resignation of joe paterno. he

here's abc's tahman bradley. >> shut down wall street. >> shut down wall street. >> reporter: across the country, occupy wall street demonstrators carried out a massive day of action. in new york, protesters who tried to shut down the stock exchange were met with heavy resistance from police. >> please clear the streets. you will be subject to arrest. >> reporter: at times, there was complete chaos and violence. protesters and police clashed around metal barricades. this protester had his head bloodied. dozens were arrested. >> we rattle their cage. they're cracking down. >> reporter: protesters later marched to the brooklyn bridge, where they shut down both lanes of traffic. from miami, to cleveland, to portland, protesters rallied against corporate greed. >> i think income inequality has gotten to the point where people are actually willing to stand together and start fighting back. >> reporter: in los angeles, tensions grew when protesters demanding jobs stormed a major street. >> we have five children. they're all college educated. having a hard time, struggling just to get a job

reporting live in north west washington tahman bradley, abc 7 news. >>> adam caskey says to expect for to be a bad hair day. you had better keep your big on -- wig on tight. >>> we have areas of rain south of highway 3. fredericksburg and spotsylvania getting rainfall early this morning. especially near the north carolina border is where we have heavy rain. this is pushing east and southeast, not moving toward the metro area. thick cloud cover we have this morning. 47 in centreville and newington. 48 in college park, 45 in germantown. clouds and night and in the morning act as a blanket to insulate us. 57 this afternoon. a few degrees warmer around the beltway with sunshine later on today. gusty air with a north wind at 10 to 20. cooler tomorrowarmer tomorrow. >>> seven men and five women during the involuntary manslaughter case against dr. conrad murray will begin deliberations. yesterday the defense and prosecution gave closing statements. the state's economy because the death of the king of pop by giving him a sedative as a sleep aid. the defense says jackson was a drug addict who g