one of the current front runners newt gingrich says he supporting extending or expanding the patriot act. >> all of us will be in danger for the rest of our lives. this is not going to end in the short run, and we need to be prepared to protect ourselves. >> texas congressman ron paul was the only republican to disagree. >> i have a personal belief that you never have to give up liberty for security, you can still provide security without sacrificing our bill of rights. >> herman cain says he supporting the patriot arch maybe with some fine tuning. the others all worked to try to get the attention of voters, they all have poll numbers right now in the single digits. >>> the chancellor of uc davis told a crowded room of students she never wanted campus police to use force when officers moved in to take down tents put up by protesters last week. chancellor linda katahee called friday's pepper spraying incident horrible. she said she had directly asked that violence should be avoided. tonight she reached out to the students that were cut up in the fray. >> i ask that all charges against

. >> newt gingrich will benefit from this, the same newt gingrich who has twice had affairs against his wife. >> he thinks is best. >> reporter: according to a new ktvu field poll, newt gingrich has moved to a strong second with 23% of the vote. behind former massachusetts governor romney. cain is a distant third with 9%. >> romney. >> you choose romney, but why? >> he's squeaky clean. >> reporter: 10 of california voters said they haven't made a final decision on who they would vote for. >> i think they're still coming to the surface. >> reporter: republicans closer to the california coast prefer romney while gingrich faired better with tea party. maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight on our facebook wall we asked if you think herman cain should drop out of the race. linda says, i think he should sally-forth every politician throughout modern times have faced extreme controversy. and marnie say, i want depends. if he can come company about all the affair issue, then maybe, people can kind of forget. >>> another oops in the perry trail. >> those of you who will be 21 on septe

. >> also making a move, newt gingrich takes center stage in the g.o.p. debate talking tough on foreign policy as his campaign starts to feel some traction. >> plus a royal gathering. william and kate hold an emotional service for fallen soldiers as the queen decides to rent out the royal palace during the olympic games. >> and baby rambo. the latest internet sensation. a 7-month-old boy who poses in iconic movie images. we're not sure if he has an agent yet. those stories and more when we see you a bit later on "today." >> it is time for "sunday brunch." executive chef, owner of copper kitchen. absolutely. >> there is no reason why anybody should buy cranberry jam for thanksgiving. this is a simple recipe. they are beautiful. indigenous and good to help prevent stomach ulcers, urinary tract infecks. believe it or not, they are good for dental health. minus all the shue sugar. super high in antioxidants. >> the doctor is in the house. >> i'm not a doctor, i just play one on tv. >> cut it up, wash it. make sure you wash it. >> so a whole lemon and a whole

he has dropped to third place behind mitt romney and a surging newt gingrich. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that is quite a drop in the polls. how is he doing with female voters? >> in a new poll, women have started turning away from herman cain ever since these harassment allegations began. >> kate amara, thank you. >> a political consultant set to go on trial today. kim dacey joins us live with more on the high-profile witnesses expected to take the stand. >> consultant julius henson goes on trial first in this case. we do have an idea of how he will defend himself. essentially, by the time the calls went out around dinner time last election day, they were too late to do anything anyway. political consultant julius henson was paid more than $100,000 by the bob ehrlich campaign in the 2010 election season. he is accused of teaming up with former ehrlich aide paul schurick to come up with a strategy to keep black voters at home last november, when ehrlich was trying to unseat democrat martin o'malley. the robocalls that went out to voters in baltimore city an

this latest debate focused on foreign policy with new front- runner newt gingrich fielding the first question. >> national security -- the government should have many more tools in order to save our lives. >> on the patriot act, congressman ron paul disagreed. >> i think the patriot act is unpatriotic because it undermines our liberty. >> the issue of pakistan and its alleged support of afghan militants drew some sparks on the stage. >> until pakistan clearly shows that they have america's best interest in mind, i would not send them one penny. >> with all due respect to the governor, i think that's highly naive, because, again, we have to recognize what's happening on the ground. >> more sparring over the war in afghanistan. >> i think the american people are getting very tired about where we find ourselves today. >> let me let governor romney respond. >> let me respond. are you suggesting, governor, that we just take all our troops out next week? what's your proposal? >> did you hear what i just said? i said we should draw down from 100,000. we don't need 100,000 troops. we don't n

gingrich, romney is a play it safe candidate. >> do you want a bonafide conservative like newt gingrich, do you want more of the middle of the rote candidate like mitt romney? >> gingrich is the latest to gop field.he go >> hurricane is struggling to regain momentum -- herman cain. john huntsman is open for his term. >> i'm getting whiplash watching these people go up and down. >> republican voters are still shopping around. for gingrich, mes or campaign cash but also more scrutiny -- it means more campaign cash but also more scrutiny. >> kim dacey is live at police headquarters with more on vandalism in middle river. >> police think the vandals struck overnight from saturday into sunday morning in the 3700 block on holly grove road in middle river. residents say it is usually a nice neighborhood and they have had no major problems. but yesterday they woke to find a swastika and other messages spray-painted on several cars and fences. those residents are upset by the incident. they spent a lot of the day sunday trying to undo the damage. police don't have a description of the suspects.

his slump has brought up a job for newt gingrich. the former house speaker is up four points among republican voters. local familyr from a who was forced to postpone a funeral because their loved ones casket never showed up. >> one nickle for a kid and that is all we are asking for from the city. a bottle tax of a nickel to request when you put it like that, 5 cents does not sound like much. but here house some feel that rise in the bottle tax in baltimore would be devastating. >> a cold front had their way. we're on the warm side of that front. it is 70 degrees in downtown baltimore. >> the proposed a bottle tax has been stalled. it was not voted on tonight's -- voted on in tonight's meeting. it was expected to generate $1.2 million. >> one nickle for a kid and that is all we are asking for from the city. a bottle tax of a nickel that will do over two $0.8 million worth of work in over 10 years. >> you need to have won broad conversation and then talk about the priorities and what are the possible options. >> the funeral plans were

. >> a new poll not only has house speaker newt gingrich in the top tier, but he is also a front runner. if fox this poll shows him in a tie with mitt romney for first place. herman cain is numbers have a faltered since being accused of sexual harassment and an apparent lack of foreign-policy knowledge. he is down 15%, down nine points from last month's poll. kane and now had secret service protection. the secret service won't say exactly why. reports show homeland security secretary janet the paulette, authorized the detail. more news this evening, a west baltimore man said police served a warrant in his home looking for drugs. he said the problem is they had the wrong guy. kite reid joins us with this story. >> that search warrant was served in wilkens ave. he was watching tv with his friends when he heard a loud banging at his front door. >> i immediately jumped up. i thought somebody was trying to rob me. >> it turns out the people banging on his door and west of baltimore were police officers. >> he says we have a warrant for possession of drugs and weapons. i said i believe you ha

. >> newt gingrich outspoken before 9/11. >> all of us will be in danger for the rest of our lives. >> he is at 24% in d.c. and and poll. herman cain is down to 17% and tonight's topic, national security, is not hermann kant strength. >> if we pull out of afghanistan to sue, iran will help fill the power vacuum. >> we are winding down. the afghan troops are picking up the capacity and the mission is straight forward. >> the also agreed iran must not to get nuclear weapons. >> if we were serious we would open up enough oil fields worldwide that depressive will would collapse. >> gingrich broke with the rest on immigration saying longtime illegals could stay. >> the party that says it is the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy that destroys families that have been here one quarter of a century. >> pollsters call him the new leader of the gop pack. >> president obama was on a campaign stop today. the president spoke to a crowd in new hampshire to denounce republican efforts to block the american jobs act. he laid out the bills elements before the crowd in manchest

. >> in a big move today, the union leader newspaper of new hampshire endorsed newt gingrich. but in doing so, it delivered an unflattering assessment of the former governor of massachusetts, mitt romney. brian moore has the commitment 2012 update. >> newt gingrich has gotten a big boost in new hampshire. the union leader newspaper endorseded the new g.o.p. front runner and snubbed mitt romney, say we would rather back someone with who we may sometimes disagree than someone who says what we want to hear. >> the main endorsement i am looking forward to is the one here in iowa on january 3rd in the caucuses. >> they are just over five weeks away. time is running out for the underdogs, but it has been a volatile race, and each is hoping for the surge that newt gingrich is seeing now. >> not long ago it was a to-man race. it was perry and rodman any. >> herman cain had his moment, and he is trying to get it back. >> obviously false accusations and confusion about some of my positions has contributed to it. >> for the g.o.p. presidential candidates, hope isn't running short, but ti

. >> at least two candidates seem to be gaining from it, mitt romney and newt gingrich. >> tonight, africa's most active volcano is putting on quite a show for anyone who can get close enough to see it. it is in a very remote area of the democratic republic of congo in a national park. it is the biggest eruption in a century. officials have tried to set up a safety zone around it, but they say it is safe for tourists. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> unusually warm temperatures in the mid-atlantic and up and down the eastern seaboard. at the inner harbor we did hit 77, but that is not an official climate statistic for the region. the official high is at b.w.i. marshall. the official high today is 74. it is within three degrees of the record high in 1989. our low temperature was more like the afternoon high for this time of year. 74 downtown, 68 in columbia. the eastern shore is mild. a cool breeze coming off of ocean city at 62. burg and oakland. 57 is about where the low temperatures will end up tonight. there are some changes keny

. >> mitt romney, ron paul, newt gingrich, herman cain, even rick perry and the rest can still have hope in iowa. 60% of republicans say they still might switch and that somebody else at the caucus. >> the baltimore area salvation army officially kicks off its season for giving with its traditional red kettles. the salvation army is hoping to help support more than 7000 families during the holiday season. the popular red cattle program began in 1891 in san francisco. >> i have come to one conclusion. because it is all said and done, the salvation army does nothing without the team work and support of the community itself. [applause] >> just a bit later today, mclean is holding a holiday reception were he will serve a hot meal to baltimore families. >> baltimore is in the middle of an obesity epidemic. >> city leaders are placing a call to action. how they plan to get kids moving ahead at 5:30. >> this man is still on the run. >> you can meet alpacas like him and get products at a festival this weekend. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal tv news at 5:00 and 80. with stan stovall,

newt gingrich at 10. voters like it, and now that is in jeopardy. >> these allegations go to the heart of likability, and like ability was his calling card. >> one woman who accused him of harassment and got a full year of severance. cain implied the women are being used. >> there are people that are trying to destroy me personally, as well as this campaign. michelleald michelvaled bachmann. >> more surprises could lie ahead. the woman whose lawyer said yesterday she wants to talk is tonight reportedly reluctant to go public. from capitol hill, at wbal-tv 11 news. >> overall republicans were treated well. the only exception was barack obama. >> we have breaking news right now going on in west baltimore. let's go live to captain roy taylor. >> in franklintown we have a shooting. one victim was shot several times. the victim has been transported to shock trauma. city police have pretty much cordon off the entire area while they do their investigation. we will report more when we get more information. >> ste

newt gingrich is the gop front runner in some polls. mitt romney second. herman cain is third. but mitt romney is far ahead in fund-raising. he kicked off his ad campaign, reminding new hampshire of reassurance. debate, the gop focus will be mitt romney versus gingrich, the two best debaters, both now with a shot at the nomination and a chance to take on president obama. in 2008, right up to the last day of the democrats new hampshire primary, barack obama was reported in the lead, but he lost to hillary clinton. a reminder that political polls then and now can be wrong. >> current military spending represents one-third of the federal budget. last -- less than 4% goes to retiree pensions. go to wbaltv.com and click on "national news" for more. >> today, the u.s. senate scheduled its first congressional hearing to discuss how well america protect children from abuse and neglect. three senators requested that hearing, one of them, barbara mikulski of maryland. she said she hopes them better deal with child abuse. and an accused murderer is behind bars. police caught him when he t

. >> at the latest gop presidential debate, newt gingrich gambled on his newfound front runner status with a bold statement about illegal immigration. >> the party that says it is the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration fact -- immigration policy that destroys families that have been here for 25 years, and i'm prepared to take the heat and say, let's be humane in enforcing the law. >> mitt romney was pushing got a day later. >> people who come here illegally do not deserve a break. >> how we will beat president obama is by speaking day in and day out about the one topic he does not want to talk about, and that is, the economy. >> far from the campaign train, president obama was enjoying the least part of his job. two months from now, iowa and new hampshire and north carolina will be settled. but for now -- denied >> conservatives are looking for an alternative and at the moment, they like newt gingrich. it is up for grabs. >> still ahead cannot last night, drivers on the pennsylvania turnpike got stuck, literally, for miles. >> a tanker was leaking a tar- like substan

newt gingrich insisted he is the one that can beat barack obama appeare. >> because i am a student of history, and unlike the president i studied in american history. >> mitt romney was in florida praised by cuban american leaders and his son craig who speaks spanish. long before the florida primaries, january 31, the political fate of herman cain could be clear. >> but if the current polls are accurate, herman cain is not on track to let -- when any of the early contests. from washington, i am steve handelsman, wbal tv news. >> investigators want to know what happened to this suspension bridge in indonesia that caused it to collapse. >> lawyers for bob erlich said it targets the whole entire republican party. >> covering the world tonight, hundreds of protesters stormed the british embassy in teheran and burning a car. six people were held hostage by protesters until they were freed by iranian police. they were angry over a new british sanctions over their countries' disputed nuclear program. the iranian embassy here has condemned the attack. and number of people killed in the collap

we will have to be better informed of my views on issues in your >> newt gingrich would get herman cain voters. he thought that if he was the nominee, gingrich will shatter him. >> wherever the president goes, i will show up for hours later and to take apart his speech and we bought him. >> -- reed bought him. >> the american people are going to raise some cian in 2011. >> there is a good possibility the biggest gifts on your shopping list this season are going to be high tech. >> aside from the kindles and ipads, what may be your best buy in consunmer alert. >> there is a move in congress to let states impose a sales tax. details just ahead. >> a windchill to factor in with brisk winds dropping temperatures to more seasonable levels. you will see what happens with the seven-day forecast. 45 degrees at the airport. >> here is what is coming up at 6:00. hear from the woman whose -- hear from the woman behind the robocalls. hear why it only went to a certain demographic. a number of burglaries in churches and preschools and howard county. the latest on the investigation. these stories and

he has dropped third place behind mitt romney and a surging newt gingrich. back to you. >> how is herman cain pulling with the female voters? >> not too well. two polls show that women have turned away from herman cain absences sexual harassment began. >> thank you. 62 degrees on tv hill. occupy wall street protesters kicked out. >> the man at the center of the alleged sex abuse scandal at penn state speaks out. >> the occupy wall street protests it getting kicked out of it new york city park >> welcome back. temperatures in the 50's and load 60's. we have some rain in the picture today. let's look at hd doppler. we can see some light rain moving into the northern part of frederick county. it will be a couple of hours before air reaches baltimore. the early part of the drive time will be dry. the report of the day will be dry and that off and on rain showers into the afternoon. high temperature around 64. we'll come back and check if forecast going into the weekend. >> the suspect at the center of the penn state alleged sex abuse scandal is speaking out. thi

>> nuking rich survived the debt with tiffany -- newt gingrich survived the debt with tiffany. his job was to help identify friendly faces here on capitol hill. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a bill to top government contractors is approved. this is the first built to be signed into law with the president's jobs bill. creates tax breaks for companies hiring veterans. it repeals a lot that would require the government to withhold 3% to contractors. a controversial ad featuring manipulative voters of world leaders kissing each other. one of those voters shows president obama kissing the chinese president. the vatican has threatened legal action. the company says it was inspired by a 1979 photograph of a kiss between leonid brezhnev and eric, honnekker. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. is that ad in poor taste? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> and the rest in the death of a boy. a small dog is a police officer the runaround. this is 95 south 543. bge's instant discounts

obama has an apparent lead over newt gingrich, 45% to 41%. and it showed him leading herman cane 50% to 36%, 14% undecided. the president carried michigan in 2008. some good news this morning just in time for the holiday travel season. gas prices drop, falling nearly five cents over the past two weeks. that puts the average price for a gallon of regular at $3.38, according to lundberg survey fuel prices. albuquerque, new mexico, had the nation's lowest average price at $2.96 a gallon. san francisco had the highest at $3.78 a gallon. >> and the rush to get out of town for thanksgiving is expected to start a little earlier this year. 11 news reporter kim dacey live in north baltimore with more on what travelers need to know. good morning, kim. >> good morning, mindy. the wednesday before thanksgiving is notorious as one of the busiest travel days of the year, but this year travel experts say that rush could start as early as tuesday. the mbta is expecting nearly three million travelers on state highways, tunnels, and bridges over the home day w

the latest debate focused on foreign policy with newt gingrich fielding the first question. >> the government should have many more tools in order to save our lives. >> ron paul disagree on the pager at. picture it backictu is unpatriotic. >> until pakistan clearly shows that they have america's best interest in mind, i would not send them one penny. >> i think that is highly not leaive. >> more sparring over the war in afghanistan. >> i think the american people are getting tired about where we find ourselves today. >> let me respond. are you suggesting we take all our troops out next week? >> i said we should draw down from 100,000. many of them cannot crossed the wire. >> the candidates were nearly united in deep cuts to the defense budget. >> 58 degrees on tv hill. more fought involving a judge caught on tape beating his fallout.=--- more >> ava will tell you how the date it will play out. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:10. 61 degrees outside. we have a heavy batch of rain that is pushing into eastern maryland. it looks like the most steady rain is moving out of the area. there is st

. >> nuking bridge -- newt gingrich steered clear. got a key endorsement. >> this was a big boost and he will write it well as long as it doesn't trip up and get caught into accidents about the past. >> and there is mitt romney. 30% over romney in the latest poll. >> 5:08, 60 degrees on tv hill. one man's attempt to break into its own home got heated. >> a sad story out of the california. a shooting sense a 1-year-old to a hospital. >> of down 95 at 32. more on weather and traffic when >> welcome back. we have some light rain and baltimore city. 62 degrees at the maryland science center appeared way above average. light rain and sprinkles around baltimore at the present time. you can see some heavy rain in virginia and the up towards baltimore. light rain and sprinkles to start. a steadier rain around lunchtime that will taper off around 3:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. high temperatures into the low 60's. we will come back and check the forecast for the rest of the week. seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> doctors are working to save

newt gingrich is suddenly on the rise. herman cain's sexual-harassment allegations have not hurt, but certainly have not helped. mitt romney has seen a five- point bomb but but not break out. >> what we're seeing consistently is that mitt romney is having trouble getting much beyond a core of the republican vote. do you still feel there is an opening for another republican candidate. >> which leaves a ray of hope for michele bachmann polling at 4%. >> the voters have not made up their minds. this is wide open. >> that may be troop cockpit -- true, but not good news. president news present -- president obama says these are helping his campaign. >> martin o'malley waiting today on last night's debate. >> what has happened in the course of these republican presidential debates is a lot of erratic statements, a lot of behavior that is not really in keeping with some of the traditions of the party of lincoln. you see a pandering to extremists, a pandering to the tea party extremes of the republican party. this is another in a l

newt gingrich is at the top of his neck and neck with mitt romney i think the president is a nice guy. i just don't think he understands how the economy works. >> michael franks says with newt gingrich's rise also comes scrutiny like a revelation that he got more than $1 million in a deal with freddie mac pierre >> as you rise, there is a premium place to expose or discuss what the perceived liabilities are for each canada. but gingrich is going to that face of the cycle. >> for three days he sat out of practice because of a toe injury, will ray lewis take the field against the bengals? >> the greatest concept has been 52 lining up in the middle. ray lewis suffered a few injuries along the way. as they gear up for two games in five days, his availability is listed as questionable. it does feel premature to say ray lewis will not play sunday, much less next week given his history of embracing pain. the leader for the franchise is not 100%. >> you cannot count ray lewis out. there could be reports out there that you could put over some rocks and think you have something and you might ha

. >> mitt romney retains his front runner status, but newt gingrich is challenging. he holds slight lead in at least three national polls over romney. >> this will not be the first time that gingrich will have been on a debate stage where he is the alternative to mitt romney. it is his job to stay in that spot or get knocked off. >> there will be questions coming from the moderator, the audience, and social media. the economy is likely to be included in the discussion. >> despite the rain, demonstrators from various occupations marched down from one groups to the university of washington. that group was formed by concerned students, faculty, and local resident in support of the occupied wall street movement. the original movement originated in zucati park in new york. >> brother against brother on thursday at " dealings -- at owings mills. >> more wet weather coming our way. see what is in store for the upcoming weekend. some changes in the forecast. what temperatures continue with -- wet weather continues with the t the t "no messages." but if you're looking for the

here is the update from washington. >> newt gingrich has just gotten a big boost in new hampshire. the union leader newspaper endorsed the gop front-runner and snubbed mitt romney saying they would rather that someone with whom they disagree than someone who tells them what he thinks we want to hear. other candidates are shrugging off the endorsement. >> the only one i am looking for is the one in iowa in the caucuses. but the caucuses are five weeks away. time is running out for the underdogs. it has been a volatile race. each one is hoping for a surge like the one it gingrich is seen now. >> not long ago, it was a two- man race with rick perry and mitt romney. herman cain had his moment. he is trying to get it back. >> false accusations and confusion about my positions have contributed. >> if hope is not running short, time is. mitt romney may be second in the polls. he has money the other candidate cannot match. -- candidates cannot match. >> you can keep track of the canada -- candidates at wbaltv.com. drastic cuts are on the rise and after the congressional super committee fai

newt gingrich continues to pick up steam, but the race is still far from settled. nikole killion has more in tonight's commit the 2012 report. >> newt gingrich is in south carolina this evening, but it is a key endorsement in new hampshire that is giving his campaign a boost. after receiving the backing of one of the venture's most prominent newspapers, newt gingrich told a south carolina radio station he is thrilled. >> we have a very serious race with mitt romney in new hampshire. >> i think it gives him some legitimacy on the right. >> political analyst michael tanner says while the endorsement may be about gingrich's credentials, it is setback for mitt romney who has spent a lot of time in the state. >> this is a definite slap in the face for mitt romney. >> brahney camp downplayed the news -- the romney camp downplayed the news. democratic national committee is taking aim at the front runner, accusing him of flip-floping on issues in a new ad appearing in several battleground cities. >> he has literally been all over the map. we think the american people ought

. >> newt gingrich was one of the few to weigh in. >> i think he has to quit his campaign. >> i think the water he is in this campaign, the more it hurts his own personal brand. he has to reassess -- what am i in this for? >> the former front-runner has been dogged by sexual harassment charges from other women. some say the latest plan could further erode his conservative base. >> you can not be a new figure trying to rise at phoenix like out of nowhere and spend all of your time fending off these allegations. really, the allegations are almost fatal to his campaign. >> campaign spokesperson insisted earlier today that hermann kant would not quit. his attorney said any report that her mccann is withdrawing from his case is inaccurate. >> still to come, a follow-up to investigation. >> you and i might see a losing record will look at the cleveland browns, but the head coach sees something altogether different. >> hd doppler shows the rain moving out but much colder air is moving in. we will check up -- we will check out the seven-day coming up. collect the baltimore city fire departmen

>> newt gingrich is the latest to top the field. michele bachmann is shrugging it off. >> the main endorsement is the one here in iowa and on january 3rd. >> herman cain is struggling to regain momentum in do >> obviously false ids asians and confusions about some of my positions have contributed. >> jon huntsman is hoping for his turn. >> i am getting whiplashed watching these people go up and down. >> republican voters are still shopping around. for gingrich, more momentum means more money but also more scrutiny. brian more in washington. back to you. >> landmark elections. still to come come egypt getting its first taste of democracy in decades. a look at the chaotic boycott surrounding the elections. how your morning cup of joe could affect your risk for developing cancer. >> pretty soon, we will say goodbye to the mild weather. a big storm, mild and rainy weather on the way. here is a live look outdoors, quiet tranquil clouds, 63 at bwi marshall. 65 at the inner harbor. >> egyptian citizens are flocking to the polls to vote in

. >> when asked about the infidelity, newt gingrich had no comment. >> and no comment. >> he got a key endorsement from one of the largest newspapers in new hampshire over the weekend. >> he did well. as long his -- as long as he does not trip up. >> than their izmit what -- mitt romney, just five weeks away from the iowa straw poll. >> need gingrich has a lead over mitt romney in by what right now. back to you. -- iowa right now. back to you. >> ahead, i will chat with the winner of "of the voice," cedar -- season 1. ms murderer who's been no time in prison? but first, dr. conrad murray goes back to court to find out how long he will spend [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. it's an amazing holiday deal. but don't wait. it's only available for a limited time. so go to verizon.com/superoffer to sign up. act now and we'll add a special bonus -- $300 back. fios deliv

. >> the "new hampshire union leader" has endorsed newt gingrich in the republican presidential race. last monday, mr. gingrich met with the paper's editorial board to discuss the issues and his campaign. here's a portion of that meeting. >> what we're companies paid to do by freddie mac? >> we were offering a strategic advice. there is a buck that was a good introduction to the eye you get large scale change. my specialty was listening to people telling us what their problems were and trying to help them think through what they were up against. in the case of housing, i was reminding build vendor of this this morning, i worked with jack kemp starting in the mid '80s on how do you help poor people get into housing? there is a conservative way to do it. you teach them how to take care of their house. there is a frugality that allows relatively poor people to own homes and be successful. you don't just hand the money to buy a house, they cannot sustain it. if you are serious about meeting these goals, how would you try to do it? >> one of the freddie mac directors was quoted as saying w

i think it's been really good for newt gingrich. and i think that they can sort of sit back and allow this to play out without criticizing herman cain. you can join in and criticize the media if you want. and so i think it works for romney. i do. >> could you imagine despite all this someone like herman cain winning now the republican nomination? potentially becoming president? >> you know, if there is one thing that i've learned that you can do is you can never predict for sure. bill clinton had very serious accusations and allegations against him. not only did he win the presidency but probably will go down as one of the most popular presidents in our country's history. so there are a lot of factors here that have to be weighed and the real question is, what, how is the american public going to react to his policies, to his vision, to his charisma? he does have charisma. >> would you advise if you were advising herman cain to change his style, because it's definitely not the normal political style, it's not really presidential. it

. >> it was a big night for newt gingrich. the first of eight since the former house speaker tied for front runner with mitt romney. >>> 4:48 is the time right now this morning. president obama will use his executive powers to spare the lives of two turkeys at the white house. they will pardon the two turkeys at a ceremony. they were tamed in preparation for their white house appearance by four teenage earns that are members of future farmers of america in minnesota. >>> tie hard shoppers in cleveland are already securing their place for black friday. take a look. these people moved into the area last week setting up camp outside of best buy store. best buy, toys r us and walmart are some of the stores that plan on opening at midnight. they say camping out is the only way to get the best deals and they do not mind the wait. >>> oakland is encouraging shoppers to feed black friday morning into the local economy. it will feature live music, food, and pop up local vendors. >>> if you are heading to the grocery store today, rememb

. >> what is interesting is picking up the romney votes is newt gingrich, he had several affairs while married to another woman. >> the allegations against cane had a problem with him and shows mitt romney with 26% followed by newt gingrich 26% and cane a distance third now with 9 percent. >>> some of the u.s. banks have several credit unions and several are rated one notch lower. also included goldman sachs and bank of america. now the rating downgrade could be hard especially for bank of america and that's because there are already concerns they may not have enough cash on hand if there is another economic downturn in the future. >>> the doctor convicted in the death of michael jackson is behind bars. this is his booking photo. yesterday he received the maximum sentence of four years in prison. before the sentence was handed down, the jackson family released a statement asking for the maximum sentence. during the sentencing the judge scolded him saying he gauged in quote money for medicine madness. >> dr. murray created a set of circumstances and became involved in a cycle of horribl

newt gingrich has tied up on that measure with herman cain. >> we'll talk about that. but were you surprised to see herman cain take such a drop? >> we said that republicans were inclined to take the charges seriously and if they believed them it would make them as being a candidate being disqualified so i think its taking a time for the charges to have a core he isive effect and i think that is why we are seeing the new strength for newt gingrich. >> and this is a guy who had no money and was written off by all of the pundits for running a bad campaign early on. what has fueled him? >> he's the candidate of the debates. what has newt gingrich done for the past 13 years since he left congress but give speeches, give briefings, tell people what they need. he looksin formed and contrary and he criticizes the moderator and everybody hates the media. >> have you had any sense of whether or not he's a flash in the pan and rick perry or any of the other candidates that seem to be right on the cusp of taking down mitt romney and then they make a mistake and that's it. >> very

this time it's newt gingrich and his connections to freddie mac. gop candidate was paid at least $1.5 million over the past decade for consulting work. he did hire his consulting firm. he insists it was all legitimate. >> my advice was generic. it wasn't specific. >> back in 2008, gingrich suggested that president obama back then just a candidate could have to return campaign contributions he received from executives of freddie mac and fannie mae, but today the republican said his role is a sign of valuable experience. >>> and a new poll out there shows shows the majorities disapprove. according to this week's cnn poll. 52% of registered voters disapprove of president obama. but, the president remains more popular with certain groups. when you break it down by race, 67% of nonwhite voters approve of how president obama is doing. that compares to just 36% of the white voters. what might these numbers say about the 2012 campaign and how big a factor race may remain in the race for the white house? i'm joined now by new york county district attorney,

it is former house speaker, newt gingrich. and a poll released yesterday, 26% of the voters backed gwynn grin. that's four points ahead of the former massachusetts governor and former front runner, mitt romney. herman cain, who was a front runner got just 14%. president obama has hit the campaign trail and today, he traveled to new hampshire, which holds the country's first primary. would you believe just seven weeks from now. president obama promising to keep trying to persuade congress to pass his jobs plan. under that plan, he wants to extend the payroll tax cuts that set to go bye bye at the end of the year. that tax cut in mind, the president had a message he asked the folks in new hampshire to relay to the republicans. >> you just remind them that i have lowered your taxes. >> president obama won new hampshire in the 2008 election, but the latest poll show that in an election took place today, republican, mitt romney would beat him. >> the redistricting plan can claim an early victory in their plan to throw that out. a l

he trailed newt gingrich who took the top spot with 32% and former massachusetts governor mitt romney. millions of voters in egypt took part in that country's first election since the president stepped down. egyptians are hoping these elections will holdthal country towards true democracies. when mubarak was in power there were elections but the elections were rigged. the rest will go to the polls over the next eight weeks. we'll see the final results sometime in mid january. >>> the weather has been about as good as you can get these past few days but all good things must come to an end. >> i feel guilty but it is so warm. i have never done it this early. i'm putting lights up. temperatures in the 60s. look at the temperatures. it is unbelievable. looking at 64 downtown. high was 71. we are looking at 63. finingally in the 50s in fredrick. 61 in hagueers town. tonight mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. showers after midnight. you want to take a walk lows around 55 and winds southeast at 10 to 15. we'll talk about when we will need the umbrella and when we are going to need the top coat.

newt gingrich joined mitt romney in saying they would use military force against iran to keep nuclear weapons out of that country. >> maximum covert operations to block and disrupt the iranian program, including taking out their scientists, including breaking up their systems. >> i will make sure that the sanctions, diplomatic pressure, economic pressure and supportive insurgents went the country help them become dissuaded to get away from the nuclear ambition. >> gingrich refused to repeat some of his earlier criticism of romney. >>> coming up tonight, this saturday, walking for education reform. how one group sees students as the key to change. >>> next, job fair in virginia for area vets. we're back in a minute. >>> but first, not as cold overnight, but a great way to finish off the weekend. more sunshine and some mild temperatures are in the forecast. here's a look at your wakeup weather for your sunday. you want your jackets in the morning, but lots of sunshine starting out, 34 to 44 by 7:00. a chilly start. by 11:00, still breezy and more sunshine. the next chance of rain when w

newt gingrich joined mitt romney in saying they would use military force against iran to keep nuclear weapons out of that country. >> maximum covert operations to block and disrupt the iranian program, including taking out their scientists, including breaking up their systems. >> i will make sure that the sanctions, diplomatic pressure, economic pressure and supportive insurgents went the country help them become dissuaded to get away from the nuclear ambition. >> gingrich refused to repeat some of his earlier criticism of romney. >>> coming up tonight, this saturday, walking for education reform. how one group sees students as the key to change. >>> next, job fair in virginia for area vets. we're back in a minute. >>> but first, not as cold overnight, but a great way to finish off the weekend. more sunshine and some mild temperatures are in the forecast. here's a look at your wakeup weather for your sunday. you want your jackets in the morning, but lots of sunshine starting out, 34 to 44 by 7:00. a chilly start. by 11:00, >>> major companies from across the region took part in a job

. >> reporter: newt gingrich. >> i don't see how the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here for a quarter of a century. >> i think the patriot act is unpatriotic because it undermines our liberty. >> i don't want a law that says after we lose a major american city we're sure going to come and find you. i want a law that says you try to take out an american city, we're going to stop you. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: but we lost a couple names we put up. it was rick perry who said leon should resign and ron paul who said the patriot act is unpatriotic. interested comments on how to pull troops from iraq and the role of foreign aid. candidates who seemed well informed on major policy issues with no major debate blowup. derek and anita. >> thanks for the update. >>> demonstrators from dc occupy movement made their way to outside constitution hall tonight. they left and marched along 17th street northwest. dc police were on hand to make sure the protestors did not cause any problems with traf

ron paul follows at 17% and newt gingrich is next with 11%. >> after some delay, the president is finally in australia. >> president obama had to cancel two prior visits to the country because of urgent matters here in the united states. the president is scheduled to spend a day and a half in australia meeting with the prime minister and members of parliament there. he's also expected to announce the u.s. is expanding its military presence on that continent. >>> our time is 4:35. here is a look at other things making news now. occupy wall street protestors are back in a lower manhattan park but this time, they cannot set up camp. police removed administrators early yesterday morning to clean the park saying it had become a health hazard. protestors were allowed to return but a judge ruled they could not pitch tents and camp out indefinitely. the demonstrators are plentying to carry on with their protests of corporate greed. >>> one of the antiwall street protests from california was disrupted when authorities found -- alerted the person on campus of a nearby shooting. about a half-mile fr

presidential candidate newt gingrich is facing questions about his ties to the government-backed housing agency, freddie mac. a former freddie mac official said gingrich was paid more than $1.5 million. gingrich admits the agency hired his consulting firm but he says all of the work was legal. meanwhile, texas governor rick perry was in new hampshire wednesday. during a stop, perry promoted his plan to overhaul the tax code. he argues a washington insider can't make the necessary bold changes needed to fix the nation's budget problems. >>> here is a look at some other things making news now. at least four people are dead across the southeast following a late afternoon storm. the system spawned possible tornadoes in several states including south carolina, louisiana and alabama. thousands of our southern neighbors were left without power. >>> the international space station now has three new residents. american astronaut dan burbank and two russian cosmonauts were all smiles as they boarded the space station from their docked soyuz spacecraft. the new crew is scheduled to live there until

newt gingrich is taking advantage of his uptick in the polls. he is running neck and neck with mitt romney. >> our founding document, the base of our government, says we are endowed by our create tore -- creator, and therefore we have responsibilities. >> reporter: romney wasn't at the forum. he didn't fare will with conservatives in iowa four years ago. though he hasn't spent a lot of time in iowa he did open a campaign office in des moines this week. now he is in new hampshire, home to the nation's first primary. a recent bloomberg news poll shows among iowa voters ron paul is near the top. with no true front runner iowa, expect to see the candidates all over the state up until january 3rd. drew levenson, cbs news. >>> mitt romney was not the only gop candidate missing from the forum. former utah governor john huntsman, also invited, did not attend. both men are mormon. >>> the death toll from thailand's worst flooding in more than half a century has surpassed 600. the floods began in late july, fed by heavy monsoon rains and a series of tropi

. >> reporter: newt gingrich said he's prepared to take the heat for his stance on immigration. >> i don't see how -- the party that says it is the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. >> at last night's debate in washington, the latest g.o.p. frontrunner risked alienating the core conservative base, proposing that illegal immigrants be allowed to stay in the country if they've already laid roots in the u.s. >> i don't agree that you would make 11 million workers legal because that, in effect, is amnesty. >> his rivals fired back, calling gingrich's proposal a magnet for illegal aliens. >> people respond to incentives. if you can become a permanent resident of the united states by coming here illegally, you'll do so. >> national security and foreign policy dominated the agenda but the candidates discussed congress's failure to reach a deficit reduction failure this week putting the blame on president obama. >> we had a president of the united states who is not a leader. he pitched this over to them

gingrich. new hampshire's presidential primary, the first in the nation is six weeks from tomorrow. >>> so, did you end up at the malls this weekend? we're going to wrap up black day friday -- black friday day sales and preview cyber monday coming up at 5:35. >> he made it to the malls. >> i'm tired. >> plus a deadline for occupy protestors in the nation's second biggest city passed overnight. >> next at 5:14, howard has a look at the seven-day forecast. it will be cooler soon. we'll be right back. >>> the last monday in november! seems like the month just started. >> how did that happen? >> we've been busy. >> lot going on. doing a lot of eating since halloween. >> oh, my gosh. >> right here at the studio, we've been eating a lot. 5, 10 pounds later. >> we've been loving the weather this weekend. >> it has been really nice. for leaf blowers and lawnmowers, one more time for that. one more day to get out and enjoy this. the warmth if you will before colder air heads this way. here is a look at

gingrich and mitt romney. >> it has been a month since the first of several women have come out making sexual harassment allegations against cain. but now, a woman named ginger white from atlanta says she had an affair with cain for more than a decade. cain says white is only a friend who he helped financially. so, he held a news conference or he talked to wolf blitter on cnn, denying the affair. >> get out in front of it because i have nothing to hide. i have done nothing wrong. >> it is pretty simple. it was uncompliccated. i was aware that he was married. i was also aware that i was involved in a very inappropriate situation, relationship. >> white says cain bought her plane tickets and showered her with lavish gifts. his name is in her cell phone contacts. the 13-year affair ended with cain shortly before he announced he was running for president. cain's attorney says the media has no right to look into cape's private life. >>> the district will start taking application for spots in subsidized apartments and dozens of people started lining up last night for the chance at low cost h

mitt romney and newt gingrich are tied for second. the parties eight presidential hopefuls will fight to lock in more support saturday tackling questions about national security and foreign policy. cbs news, south carolina. >> tomorrow night's debate will be moderated by cbs news managing editor scott pellly. >>> part of the gw parkway closing this weekend. we will show you exactly what sections to avoid. >>> we are counting on you top to help make these phones ring. please, consider making a donation to turkey for troops, a basket that will feed six people this holiday season. costs only $50. you can make a donation by calling 202-432-9045. or just log on to wusa9.com. we know you are going there anyway. come on. >>> thank you for that. if you would like to say thank you to the local military service members and their families in our neighborhood, this veterans day, please consider making a financial donation to our u.s.o. turkey for troops holiday program. to donate call this number or go online at wusa9.com. i have to note that we