but he's not the only republican presidential candidate who thinks that. u know the oops guy, the guy that can't finish a sentence or so-called thought in a presidential debate? >> the third agency of government. the third agency i would do away with commerce, the third one i can't, sorry. oops. >> yeah, yeah, that guy. he actually said pretty much the same thing romney did and it wasn't one of those off the top of his head, unscripted crazy moments. it was actually scripted and performed by him. in a campaign commercial. look at this. >> americans are lazy. that's pathetic. >> okay. i know what you are thinking. you are thinking, okay, maybe rick perry is stupid enough to say that but romney definitely isn't. you are thinking that i'm manipulating the video here. all right. let's take a look. >> sometimes i just don't think that president obama understands america. now, i say that because this week, or was it last week that he said americans are lazy. i don't think describes america. >> okay. that was kind of sleazy to just pull out the words americans are

the party didn't actually hand this ride to the presidential administration it's just the job of the latter to contact all registered parties and perhaps even non-registered wants to but if there are only seven registered parties today any of them draws the attention of the country's leaders rather than the presidential administration i want to stress this fact obviously the president gives certain tasks to the administration and the administration's officials are obliged to fulfill them. secondly breve background information says that the party has been operating for three years only it's made up of three parties has the point of its foundation there was a tree in the rate of political leaders who had to make all political and management decisions unanimously. but in terms of their personalities they were absolutely different. liberal views which meant there were no ideological contradictions between them but their personalities were quite different and it was very difficult or virtually impossible to make any management decisions if this situation was good when the party was just f

they voted democrat in the past five presidential elections. s your take on that and what does romney have to do to change that? >> it is a reminder of how deeply cut the lines are in american politics these days. the blue wall, which we coined in 2009 are 18 states that voted democrat nick the paic in the l presidential elections. what happened this week were the polls came out and california and new york and new jersey showing obama with a solid lead in new jersey and really wide leads in california and new york. these are very democratic states. it is not surprising in one sense he's ahead in them, but a reminder that even though his national approval rating is pretty weak and gives republicans a lot of hope, that the electoral map may not be as big -- there may not be as many opportunities out there for republicans as they hope. it is also probably a sign that as this race goes on, the primary race and republicans get more identified with the conservative causes, some more blue states drift out of reach. now, there are plenty of states out t

. >> herman cain refuses to drop of of the presidential race amid sexual-harassment claims. this is will learn the name of a local woman accusing him of inappropriate behavior. good morning to you, washington. it is wednesday, november 9. i am cynee simpson. >> i am pamela brown. we begin with the traffic and the weather. we start with adam caskey. you can feel the chill in the air this morning. >>> temperatures are similar to the past couple morning. we anticipate some areas of patrickchy fog on the eastern shore. we can see developments throughout the morning. 44 in reagan national. 30 in manassas. 42 andin hagerstown. a warm afternoon. upper 60's for the highs. mostly sunny skies. the light suddenly wind. tonight, temperatures will be close to about 50 degrees. so warmer start to the day tomorrow. then a cold front hits us a few isolated sprinkles for our brief period of time tomorrow. the biggest thing you'll notice is the drop in temperatures. back in the upper 50s tomorrow. by friday, a veteran days low 50's. >>> they're picking up a lot of overnight construction barrel

we're focusing on politics allowing you to hear from the 2012 presidential contenders. e candidate who is rising in the polls is newt gingrich. he's been gaining support following each debate, mostly because of his strong debate performances. here he is, last night, speaking about enemy combatants. >> if you engage in war against the united states, you are an enemy combatant. you have none of the civil liberties of the united states. you cannot go to court. now -- [ applause ] let me be very clear about this. there is a huge gap here that frankly far too many people get confused over. civil defense, criminal defense is a function of being within the american law. waging war on the united states is outside criminal law and is an act of war and should be dealt with as an act of war. and the correct thing in an act of war is to kill people who are trying to kill you. >> let's bring back a senior political analyst and national journal editor director ron brownstein. so is it debate performance that is behind gingrich's surge? >> largely and also the fact that this moving fin

if fear of foreign policy questions is a criterion for winning the republican presidential nomination, cain is a shoo-in. the other bit of must-see tv is bob costas' interview last night with penn state's jerry sandusky. to believe sandusky's denials is to believe that everyone else is wrong or lying and that he, jerry sandusky, is innocent of anything bad. well, you've got to see this interview, too. >>> plus, take me to the return window. democrats today began their effort to recall wisconsin governor scott walker. walker's one of three new republican governors in big swing states, john kasich in ohio, and rick scott in florida are the others, whose approval ratings are in the negative territory. both states, those states, could well determine the election, and unpopular republican governors could be very good news for president obama. >>> and with enemies like these, who needs friends. michele bachmann's new web ad makes a devastating case against every viable republican in the race. in other words, it doesn't include her. it's so good, she's done the democrats' job for them. more

but that has not stopped them from being coveted in the presidential sweepstakes. irky system that in the past has allowed candidates way down in the polls to become front runners. even presidents. and it can easily happen again. says joe trippe, the veteran of six presidential campaigns. >> iowa can make or break you. that is the fate. and an organization and good message can get you in there. a lot of it is luck. >> bret: undecided iowa republicans like robin mountainberg guard their state's first in the nation prerogative. she says american democracy needs to allow any candidate with good ideas the chance to break through. >> i think iowa has proven ourselves as asking the tough questions. getting who they really are. we are very well educated. we keep up with what is going on. you know, we're just as good as anybody else. to be first. >> bret: up next, the >> bret: it won't be long before republicans start choosing their 2012 presidential candidate. and the delegate count starts here in iowa. the front runners want no surprises. just their ticket punched for new

the year gets rough with a year to go until the next presidential lection. we have a report from north carolina. welcome to "bbc world news america," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. after a six-week trial, michael jackson's dr. conrad murray has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and gross negligence in the pop star's that. the verdict comes to a half years after jackson died from an overdose of sedatives. we have this report from the court or the verdict was handed down. >> i am advised the jury has reached a verdict. >> we find the defendant, conrad robert murray, guilty of the charge of involuntary manslaughter. >> there was a scream from la toya jackson from the public gallery, but nothing up from the man who had been michael jackson's dr.. >> is this your individual and personal verdict, jurors one? >> yes. >> your dog? -- juror two. >> for fans, this was the verdict they had been waiting for. >> i am so grateful. >> what is your reaction? >> i am happy that he finally got justice. they tried to make it like he

we're going to look at the 2012 presidential contenders in this political hour. first an update on some of the other top stories we're following. we begin with shocking developments in the syracuse university child molestation scandal. the wife of assistant basketball coach bernie fine reportedly admitted she had concerns that her husband had molested a boy in their home. espn reports bobby davis, the alleged victim, recorded a phone call with the coach's wife back in 2002 in which she said, quote, i know everything that went on, and you have trusted somebody you shouldn't have, end quote. >>> afghan president hamid karzai announced his country's troops will be taking control of more provinces including parts of helmand province where many british troops have been killed in past years. it is considered a key moment in the drawdown of u.s. troops and the gradual pullout of nato forces. >>> the recent nato attack in pakistan has enflamed already tense ties between that country and the united states. the pakistani foreign minister said today that the nato attack that

it is -- presidential debates have become the only times during the presidential campaign where the candidatesusually two and sometimes three are on the same stage at the same time talking about the same thing. they come usually in october with the election pretty close. maybe a month or only a month or less away. the polls show that in probably 90% or more of the people have already made a decision as to for and they're going to vote but that decision, some of them are leaning and some of them are not and mostly what they want to do, the issues are pretty much on the table and people decided whether they're in favor of lockboxes for social security or debt ceiling is. or whatever. all of those decisions have been made by the voters which still remains to be seen and understood and decided upon, i like this person. is this person up person? come over somebody. forget what the issues are. what if there's a crisis? what if there's something similar to katrina or another 9/11 or what if there is some major catastrophe or crisis happens? how do you feel about this person? that is why it is importa

we'll look at the 2012 presidential contenders in this political hour. first, an update on some of today's top stories. >>> big news in europe which with major impact potential, here in the u.s., a spokesman says greece's prime minister george papandreou will agree to resign if parliamentary leaders agree to go ahead with a controversial economic bailout plan. papandreou will meet with the main opposition leader tomorrow to talk about who will be the next prime minister. >>> in this country, for the second time in less than 24 hours, an earthquake shakes central oklahoma. the latest one hit right before midnight eastern time, measuring a record 5.6. it was centered near sparks, about 45 miles from oklahoma city. >>> and legendary performer andy williams says he's suffering from bladder cancer. williams broke the news to concertgoers last night during a christmas concert in branson, missouri. andy williams is 83. he has been seen professionally since childhood. >>> good news. president obama creawe baulhaml completed his annual physical. he's in tip-top sh

on the throne here, one of the presidential hopefuls. loyalties are dangerously ferocious and so is the desire for change. >> of they don't care about the population. there are no jobs. >> and not much peace either in the eastern, though. a port town where the bicycles are wooden, the peacekeepers can't be everywhere, and rival arms groups battle for power in the mineral wells. the incumbent president has all the usual authorities and may seek another victory. but it will be close and intense. >> in these elections could be a step forward for a country that has potential for decades. there is real danger for more instability in a region that is plagued by violence and impunity. >> my fear is that all this will lead to serious violence and maybe to breaking up this country. who knows. >> out of sight, the clearest proof of the enduring lawlessness. music of the epidemic of sexual violence still ignites the countryside. 15-year-old mary says that she was raped this week by two unknown men. then they beat me, she says. she does not expect ju

but that has not stopped them from being coveted in the presidential sweepstakes. is that quirky system that in the past has allowed candidates way down in the polls to become frontrunners and even presidents. and it could easily happen again, says joe trip py, the veteran of six presidential campaigns. >> iowa can make or break you and that's -- that's the fate. and organization and a good message, but a lot of it is luck. >> and undecided republicans, guard their states first-in-the-nation pregative. she says american democracy needs to allow any candidate with good ideas the chance to break through. >> i think iowa has proven ourselves as asking the tough questions and getting who they really are. we are very well educated. we keep up with what is going on. we -- you know, we are just as good as imn anybody else to be first. >> up next, the home we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't dr

do you agree it's going to be -- >> agree but i also think that what matters most is the presidential campaigns at the end is when it comes to the economy to people feel like things are getting better or do they think they're the same or getting worse? >> i think the president's team would acknowledge if people feel like things are the same or getting worse it's going to be a very long day for the president and of people to the economy's getting better and policies are helping and we are on the right track, in the president is going to have good. a lot of it is outside his control, but a great deal of it is within his control because, you know, whoever the republicans nominate is not going to be very well defined outside of the republican primary states and that is particularly true if it happens early. >> what does that mean? >> if this goes quickly like it did for senator mccain, and i don't know if it will or it won't, then you're going to have a nominee very fast, without really the kind of exposure nationally that he would want to have. i mean, john mccain was very well known and

women, um, are more likely than men to vote for the democratic presidential candidate. that's been the case since 1992. that gap has been between two percentage points to five percentage points depending upon the polls that you look at. but nonetheless, this is a democratic advantage in the electorate, um, for the democratic party, um, in general because of women. the absolute numbers, the turnout and the preference for the democratic party. now, the issues that seem to, um, mobilize women and attract, um, their vote have to do with social welfare issues, um, have to do with foreign policy issues and also to a certain extent so-called morality issues. but on these women vary from men in different directions. so, for example, on issues like same-sex marriage, women are much less opposed to that than are men, for example. not by a huge margin, but nonetheless, there's a difference there. women are more concerned with, um, foreign policy/security issues, um, and that can, um, have an impact on women's vote. and finally, women are more concerned about social welfare issues i

but if any year confirmed the impact iowa has on the presidential nomination process it was 2008 on theemocratic side john edward campaigned almost exclusively in iowa hoping a win would propel him past the hillary clinton newingjulier naught. enter -- juggernaut. entered barack obama a community organizer with a great ground game and growing celebrity support. >> obama won the caucuses with almost 38 percent of the vote while clinton finished third. edged out by edwards. suddenly the entire race was changed. >> is it too much to say that's what vaulted him into the office? >> senlly the iowa caucus is what really gave him the momentum. >> iowa was pivotal in the 2008 republican race as well. as a spoiler the favorite to win the state was former massachusetts governor mitt romney who bet pbig on the caucuses. he about the organization in iowa had everybody on payroll and worked it hard. i saw him a lot of places. >> he ran nonstop tv ads. won the aims straw poll and seemed to be doing everything right. >> he had advanced teams and cleanup teams media team and it was a sophisticated well

but that has not stopped them from being coveted in the presidential sweepstakes. s that quirky system that in the past has allowed candidates way down in the polls to become frontrunners and even presidents. and it could easily happen again, says joe trip py, the veteran of six presidential campaigns. >> iowa can make or break you and that's -- that's the fate. and organization and a good message, but a lot of it is luck. >> and undecided republicans, guard their states first-in-the-nation pregative. she says american democracy needs to allow any candidate with good ideas the chance to break through. >> i think iowa has proven ourselves as asking the tough questions and getting who they really are. we are very well educated. we keep up with what is going on. we -- you know, we are just as good as imn anybody else to be first. first. >> up next, the home lu? i don't trade on luck. i trade on fundamentals. analysis. information. i trade tradearchitect. this is web-based trading, re-visualized. streaming, real-time quotes. earnings analysis. probability analysis: that

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but that has not stopped them from being coveted in the presidential sweepstakes. candidates way down in the polls to become frontrunners and even presidents. and it could easily happen again, says joe trip py, the veteran of six presidential campaigns. >> iowa can make or break you and that's -- that's the fate. and organization and a good message, but a lot of it is luck. >> and undecided republicans, guard their states first-in-the-nation pregative. she says american democracy needs to allow any candidate with good ideas the chance to break through. >> i think iowa has proven ourselves as asking the tough questions and getting who they really are. we are very well educated. we keep up with what is going on. we -- you know, we are just as good as imn anybody else to be first. >> up next, the home when you have tough pain, do you want fast relief? try bayer advanced aspirin. it's not the bayer aspirin you know. it's different. first, it's been re-engineered with micro-particles. second, it enters the bloodstream fast, and rushes relief to the site of your tough pai

nuclear watchdog mohamed el baradei is really going to give up his name on the ballot for the presidential elections to take over and run emergency government here in egypt people here on top here very supportive of that so in terms of the popularity of the muslim brotherhood in the support for al baradei back may be another situation where we see some kind of tension or clashes between those two factions there's a sense now that anything can happen at any moment it is fairly quiet we're expecting a much bigger marts throughout sunday and then into monday what happened here over the past week has really changed the game here easier people are furious and one september there were protests and people were still saying that nothing has changed the staff is just like mubarak and barak's people are still in positions and egypt has not seen its promise of democracy people now are much more determined to make things change and that's going to play into elections tomorrow in the sense of the security situation a lot of people are going to not vote not just because they feel like it's useless becau

when people talk about this, obviously you talk about the status of the presidential campaign, all theics all the time, what is the buzz on the hill about this? what do people think about it? >> well, you know, everybody's so smart up here. get all the details out. well, you know, it's 12 years ago. you know, we're all really smart about how to handle these things, until it happens to you. the public is what herman's worried about, not the cloakroom. and apparently the public understands that herman's a sincere, honest guy, trying to run for president in a different fashion and are responding well to him. you know, not one senator, including me, would have predicted herman cain leading the pack at this stage. so what do we know? >> so let's look at your state. you know a bit about south carolina and the conservative voters in south carolina. in our latest poll in south carolina, conducted just last week, and i want to be clear, before this. so we'll get a sense in our next one whether or not this has any impact. but before this, governor romney, 25%. herman cain, 23%. then you drop dow

but that has not stopped them from being coveted in the presidential sweepstakes. that in the past has allowed candidates way down in the polls to become frontrunners and even presidents. and it could easily happen again, says joe trip py, the veteran of six presidential campaigns. >> iowa can make or break you and that's -- that's the fate. and organization and a good message, but a lot of it is luck. >> and undecided republicans, guard their states first-in-the-nation pregative. she says american democracy needs to allow any candidate with good ideas the chance to break through. >> i think iowa has proven ourselves as asking the tough questions and getting who they really are. we are very well educated. we keep up with what is going on. we -- you know, we are just as good as imn anybody else to be first. >> up next, the home stretch. e are choosing advil. i'm keith baraka and i'm a firefighter. and it's very physically demanding. if i'm sore i not at my best. advil is my go-to. it's my number one pain reliever. [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. tak

. >> we begin with the growing controversy dogging the presidential front runner on the republican side. herman cain will publicly issue down allegations of sexual harassment. the fourth accuser and has made her statement in front of the world. >> the press conference scheduled for 5:00 east coast time in arizona. he will set the record straight, finally ending the back-and- forth battle. after a week of dodging the issue and questions, republican presidential hopeful herman cain appears ready to respond to allegations. >> he can step forward and end this. >> sharon bialek said she is telling the truth. >> i am doing this because it's the right thing to do. >> she claims he sexually harassed her 14 years ago when she went to the then-president of the national restaurant association for a job. >> he put his hand under my skirt and grabbed my head and brought it towards his crotch. >> he vehemently denies the allegations, calling them completely false. >> there's not an ounce of truth in all these allegations. >> last night he joked about the issue. >> you to think the other candidates wi

but that has not stopped them from being coveted in the presidential sweepstakes. s that quirky system that in the past has allowed candidates way down in the polls to become frontrunners and even presidents. and it could easily happen again, says joe trip py, the veteran of six presidential campaigns. >> iowa can make or break you and that's -- that's the fate. and organization and a good message, but a lot of it is luck. >> and undecided republicans, guard their states first-in-the-nation pregative. she says american democracy needs to allow any candidate with good ideas the chance to break through. >> i think iowa has proven ourselves as asking the tough questions and getting who they really are. we are very well educated. we keep up with what is going on. we -- you know, we are just as good as imn anybody else to be first. >> up next, the home i wouldn't do that. get married? no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. nice ring. knock it off. ignore him. with the capital one venture card you earn... double miles on every purchase. [ sharon ] 3d is so real