erin? >> thank you very much, jim. something that's going to affect america, too. >>> we've just learned some breaking news. closing arguments have just concluded in the trial of michael jackson's doctor conrad murray. the judge is going to give it to the jury to start deliberating sometime tomorrow morning. ted rowlands was in the courtroom. here now with us out front. any idea how long it will last? >> that's impossible to tell. the fact is there was six weeks of testimony. if they go through it on any level, it should take them some time. however, we've seen it all. sometimes they go in and out and sometimes they could take days and days and days. >> what were the main points made today? did you hear any kind of a humdinger or zinger at the end? >> well, the prosecution basically said this isn't a doctor/patient scenario. this is a guy who said, yeah, for 150 grand a month i'll give this guy propofol. the defense on the other hand said, listen, this is all about michael jackson. he's the

erin? >>> out to england, where passengers arriving on a chartered flight from india, this is not a joke, were forced to pay 200 additional dollars after they got on the plane to complete their trip. it's the second time this week this has happened. max foster's in london tonight. max, what happened? will they get their money back? >> under british rules, the passengers will go their money back if they booked a package holiday. for those who booked flights only, the airlines main shareholders says all passengers should be repaid but not by him. he says it's down to the travel agents who took the money to pay it back. it's a very murky situation, pretty much unheard of. but that doesn't help the passengers who were left temporarily stranded and out of pocket. erin. >> and the money, by the way, apparently because the plane needed fuel. >>> now to san diego, where investigators have seized tons of marijuana worth up to $30 million. now, this is amazing. they discovered a drug smuggling tunnel

america work, erin it really does. there's a lot of people out there making big changes that made money and want to give back because we remember what it was like when we were homeless or we had nothing. america works. >> thank you very much for the optimism, john paul, see you soon. >> peace, love and happiness. >> all right. >>> let's check in with anderson with a look at what's coming up on a.c. 360. little peace, love and happiness. >> got to love it. a new accuser stepping forward alleging that penn state assistant coach sandusky raped him in the 1990s. we're going to speak with his attorney who also says he's been contacted by more than ten other alleged victims not mentioned in the grand jury report. you'll hear the lawyer in his own words. what he says is a pattern of abuse stretching for decades leaving a trail of young victims all suffering in secrecy and silence and shame till now. also ahead tonight, we're covering the occupy wall street demonstrations. clashes between protesters and police. these videos fr

erin? >> that's what they are going to give in those numbers tomorrow? that's your expectation? we'll get all of that? >> there's a list coming out from the alabama state department of education. it's very different from what the doj is asking the school districts to comply. i want to make this clear. the letter from the doj was sent specifically to the school districts, not to the department of education, which is very peculiar. we were on the phone earlier today with the spokesman for the state department of education, michael sibley. he's saying tomorrow the numbers that will come out do comply with what doj is asking for. without really being asked. what they are saying is they'll release numbers. average daily membership numbers. these lists may not really give a good look at what the doj is asking for because the state department of education mentions that students of immigrant parents often don't officially withdraw from schools, erin. they're often just -- they leave without going t

>> erin, it's likely unlikely. nine days ago, the arab league did get syria to sign on to an action plan to diffuse the crisis, but little has been done to implement it. today, dozens of people were killed around syria. the action plan seems to have faded into complete irrelevance. it's also important to keep one thing in mind. the arab league is composed of dictatorships, which themselves would be loathe to implement the kind of reforms they're asking of the syrians. if there is any light at the end of the syrian tunnel, it's not going to come from the arab league. erin. >> all right, ben. >>> well, next to italy. prime minister silvio berlusconi will reportedly resign tomorrow once the austerity measure has pass. matthew, what will italy be like without berlusconi? >> it may look a little less colorful place. silvio berlusconi has been a controversial italian prime minister, to say the least. dogged by sex scandals and legal battles. he's been devicive in his police call life. erin. >> all right. thank you. now t

erin? >> wow. the revolution continues in cairo. >>> well, back in mid-july, 32-year-old rebecca zahau was found bound, nakeding, and hanging in a coronado california mansion. she lived there with her longtime boyfriend, jonah shacknai. just days earlier, his young son died, and that death was the result of an accident which happened while the boy was in rebeckza zahau's care. the sheriff's department eventually ruled the death a suicide, but her family didn't believe it. in fact, a lawyer for the family tells "outfront" there is information the police still need to look at. and the lawyer says existing evidence is consistent with murder. so in late october, the family had zahau's body exhumed and another autopsy performed. the results were released earlier this week on the "dr. phil" show. and i talked with san diego county sheriff bill gore, who investigated her death, and asked him if he'd seen the new autopsy results and if he will re-open the case. >> at this point in time, the case is still c

erin? >> thank you. and now to libya where the international chief prosecutor announced libya could prosecute saif gadhafi. that is, of course, moammar qaddafi's son. they reversed course to try him. why did the icc back down on this demand? >> erin, icc chief prosecutor campo says they are not in competition with libyan authorities. their goals, he says, is to see saif gadhafi face justice. it would be good for the libyans who have the rights to take over the case. but first, they have to prove they have a genuine case against him and that their proceedings would meet icc standards, then the court would grant them the right to hold this trial on libyan soil. erin? >>> she was the best liar i've ever seen. >> was it imperfect justice? or was there reasonable doubt? that's what we're left with after casey anthony was found not guilty. of the 2008 murder of her 2 #-year-old daughter, caylee. former assistant attorney jeff ashton was part of a team that prosecuted anthony this summer. revealing new details

erin? >> that's what they are going to give in those numbers tomorrow? that's your expectation? we'll get all of that? >> there's a list coming out from the alabama state department of education. it's very different from what the doj is asking the school districts to comply. i want to make this clear. the letter from the doj was sent specifically to the school districts, not to the department of education, which is very peculiar. we were on the phone earlier today with the spokesman for the state department of education, michael sibley. he's saying tomorrow the numbers that will come out do comply with what doj is asking for. without really being asked. what they are saying is they'll release numbers. average daily membership numbers. these lists may not really give a good look at what the doj is asking for because the state department of education mentions that students of immigrant parents often don't officially withdraw from schools, erin. they're often just -- they leave without going t

thank you very much for having me, erin. >> all right. her son derrick in jail in cairo tonight. >>> the global arms trade has been shrouded in secrecy, there are a lot of back room deals, and that's not the movies. that is real life. and some of it now coming to light. andrew feinstein just wrote a book called "the shadow world: inside the global arms trade." what really goes on. you may not be surprised, there's a lot of hypocrisy and there's americans in there. i spoke to him earlier and asked him how big of a player america is in the global arms trade. >> the u.s. spends almost as much as the rest of the world combined on wes and trades almost as much as the rest of the world combined on weaponry. this is the big player. >> and now i would imagine one of the places you're seeing a whole lot of build-up, aided, abetted by the united states would be the middle east. >> absolutely. the u.s. is about to sell $60 billion worth of weapons to saudi arabia. the saudis having been involved in the biggest ever arms deal where 48 billion british

erin? >> wow. the revolution continues in cairo. >>> well,back in mid-july, 32-year-old rebecca zahau was found bound, naked, and hanging in a coronado california mansion. she lived there with her longtime boyfriend, jonah shacknai. just days earlier, his young son died, and that death was the result of an accident which happened while the boy was in rebeckza zahau's care. the sheriff's department eventually ruled the death a suicide, but her family didn't believe it. in fact, a lawyer for the family tells "outfront" there is information the police still need to look at. and the lawyer says existing evidence is consistent with murder. so in late october, the family had zahau's body exhumed and another autopsy performed. the results were released earlier this week on the "dr. phil" show. and i talked with san diego county sheriff bill gore, who investigated her death, and asked him if he'd seen the new autopsy results and if he will re-open the case. >> at this point in time, the case is still close

it's anybody's guess, erin. no one has ever even tried to run for re-election with unemployment this high since fdr and he was a special case and it was 70 years ago. it's really an extraordinary time for this president. as lucky as romney is, i think gergen's right, i think obama's feeling fortunate too to have a comparatively weak field in the republican party. >> what would you do right now if the election was today, what's your bet? >> my bet is obama would win the squeaker. i think it's a pretty even field. i think as time goes on the powers of the incumbency, as they both know from their experience, are very, very important in a race like this. and beyond that, the electoral college, it works, in the president's favor. does that mean he can lose it? yes, he can absolutely lose it. mitt romney will be a better campaigner as time goes on. he showed a little humor last night. we hadn't seen that before. if he starts to connect emotionally, he's going to be a much stronger candidate. >> i don't know if we have

>> well, he's a seat at the top table, erin. trying to convince world leaders despite the economic crisis, the world economic crisis, they should not stop giving. and when i say that, what he's trying to do is convince them they have to pony up on the commitments that they have made to the developing world. have a listen to this. >> past view of aid was simply buying friendship from some dictators as part of the cold war. today you should think of the u.s. of being a biggest supporter of aids drugs so a mother can raise her children. buying bed net which cut malaria deaths by 20%, will cut it a lot more. financing agriculture development so that the women who have these small farms are able to grow enough food to have nutrition for their kids and raise a little money to send their kids to school. >> and he also talked today about new revenue streams and i know this is something you've been interested in. this robin tax or tax on financial transactions. the deal is, could you ever

guess what erin? they get their weapon systems from stealing them from the pentagon, whether it's their airplanes, missiles or aircraft carriers. that's what they do, they steal from us. >> apparently when the helicopter went down the night of osama bin laden died, some say the pakistanis let them look at our technology there. >> it's amazing what we put up with. >> thank you very much. it is something that gives you a food for thought. it makes you wonder if congress is really going to step up to the plate and deal with this problem. let's turn to representative christie noems, republican congresswoman from zk. thank you for being with us. the president speaking now in australia at this very moment. congress warned today about the rise of china's military power which can only get stronger so far as their economy is growing and lending and ours is not growing and borrowing. is the super commit see going to do its job. >> the more debt we continue to accumulate, that's who has been borrowing our bonds.

erin? >> nick, thank you. >>> and now to libya, the official end to the seven-month-long nato air strike campaign comes at midnight. matthew chance is in tripoli. i guess it means it's just past. matthew, is there talk of a security role from here on? >> reporter: firstly, nato has made it quite clear that its libyan intervention is well and truly over. any further military assistance must be negotiated separately. indeed, there's word the u.s. may continue to control the skies over this country beyond the nato deadline. and libya has huge challenges ahead. potential for conflict, other security challenges. the new libyan authorities may have to work very hard indeed to impose their will. erin. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> and now to london. that's where max foster is weighing in on the health of pope benedict xvi. he started using a rolling platform to get around. max, is there worry that the quote/unquote pope mobile is a sign of something much more serious? >> erin, i think wha

erin? >> thank you very much. >>> out to england, where passengers arriving on a chartered flight from india, this is not a joke, were forced to pay 200 additional dollars after they got on the plane to complete their trip. it's the second time this week this has happened. max foster's in london tonight. max, what happened? will they get their money back? >> under british rules, the passengers will get their money back if they booked a package holiday. for those who booked flights only, there are no rules unfortunately. the airline's main shareholders says all passengers should be repaid but not by him. he says it's down to the travel agents who took the money to pay it back. it's a very murky situation, pretty much unheard of. but that doesn't help the passengers who were left temporarily stranded and out of pocket. erin. >> and the money, by the way, apparently because the plane needed fuel. >>> now to san diego where investigators have seized tons of marijuana worth up to $30 million. no

erin? >> arwa, thank you. another investigation has been launched into the handling of the child sex abuse allegations at penn state. one of the alleged victims has been forced to switch schools after being bullying and teased. the man at the center, jerry sandusky who has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys has been seen around town acting as normal. we have sarah there at penn state. sara, i want to ask you about that. first of all, what can you tell us about victim number one's decision to switch schools and how he was being treated and whether it was linked to this case? >> erin, it was link today this case. basically, students at that school weren't getting any education from teachers and from staff and were pockets of immaturity at the school were lashing out against victim one. calling him names, derogatory names related to the case and blaming him and bullying him because of the firing of joe paterno. apparently it got so bad that his mother decided that not even halfway through his senior ye

guess what erin? they get their weapon systems from stealing them from the pentagon, whether it's their airplanes, missiles or aircraft carriers. that's what they do, they steal from us. >> apparently when the helicopter went down the night of osama bin laden died, some say the pakistanis let them look at our technology there. >> it's amazing what we put up with. >> thank you very much. it is something that gives you a food for thought. it makes you wonder if congress is really going to step up to the plate and deal with this problem. let's turn to representative kristi noem, republican congresswoman from south dakota. thank you for being with us. the president speaking now in australia at this very moment. congress warned today about the rise of china's military power which can only get stronger so far as their economy is growing and lending and ours is not growing and borrowing. is the super commit see going to do its job. >> the more debt we continue to accumulate, that's who has been borrowing our

erin? >> arwa, thank you. another investigation has been launched into the handling of the child sex abuse allegations at penn state. one has been forced to switch schools after being bullying and teased. the man at the center, jerry sandusky who has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys. he's been seen around town acting normal. we have sara there. sara, i want to ask you about that. first of all, what can you tell us about victim number one's decision to switch schools and whether it was link today this case. >> erin, it was link today this case. basically, students at that school weren't getting any education from teachers and from staff and were pockets of immaturity at the school were lashing out against victim one. calling him names, derogatory names related to the case and blaming him and bullying him because of the firing of joe paterno. it got so bad that his mother decided that not even happi halh the year they'd pull him out of a school. where they'd have education on what to do when you enc

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com herman cain and newt gingrich are now in his way as perry and the bottom line on the penn state child rape scandal. mcqueary on paid leave. joe paterno out as coach and a super committee set up to investigate. that's our hour. let's go "outfront." >> "outfront" tonight, breaking news, a big day for the markets. the dow up 260 points, just shy of that, all three of the major indices back in positive territory for the year. the trading volume was light. it was veterans day but better than expected data in terms of american consumer sentiment and positive news out of europe was enough to encourage toward to buy. it's a big number. we wanted to highlight it. it has been six days since penn state university was rocked by child rape charges by jerry sandusky. they spoke out saying the university is dealing with the situation. assistant coach mike mcqueary who first reported witnessing the sexual abuse to joe paterno in 2002 has been put on paid administrative leave. a special committee has

. >> >>> i'm erin burnett, "outfront" tonight. the group of 12 taxed with axing $1.2 trillion from america's deficit. last night, we brought you what was frankly a breakthrough. the architect of the plan told us he would support an increase on tax revenues on some of the wealthiest americans. today the top democrat said toomey's plan didn't go far enough. >> we came to the table to begin with and every day have said that for us it's extremely important. this -- whatever we end up with at the end of the day is balanced and fair and has real revenue on the table. >> we still haven't seen from the democrats is a plan that deals with our structural debt crisis that actually solves the problem. >> this bickering is pretty sad because $1.2 trillion is not very much and it means this issue is going to come back really soon again. so can the super committee step it up? they have 13 days to be super heros and not thieves. tonight go go to the front lines with our strike team. that's the group of 20 entrepreneurs, ceos and investors that i

." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm erin >>> i'm erin burnett, and "outfront" tonight, caingate. not only that, he's pointing the finger. here he is on sean hannity's radio show just a couple of hours ago. >> we knew we were going to be attacked. we just never thought that we were going to be attacked, based upon a planted story coming from another one of the campaigns. never imagined that. >> as for that, rick perry fought back just a couple of moments ago on "john king, usa." >> we found out about this the same time that i suppose the rest of america found out about it, both on the internet or next day in the news, so, you know, i don't know how to tell any other way except knew nothing about it, sir. >> "outfront" tonight, a person who has known herman cain for 27 years. he was recruited to work as his vp. cain is also the godfather to his children. thanks so much for coming out tonight. we with really appreciate it. so much of this comes down to character. there's so many fingers pointing. is he still a friend of yours, herman cain? >> yes, he is, very much so. >> and have y

now erin runs her own consulting firm. she has written a fictional thriller about nuclear energy entitled "hot water." thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> your thriller takes place in the south. kind of got me thinking a lot of people don't realize that we get 15 to 20% of our power in this country from nuclear. in researching this you came up with truly terrifying scenarios that the experts hadn't even thought of but subsequent to this research said this is real. >> if you're talking about a book or a facility down there and we've taken so much about nuclear power -- >> yes. >> i don't want to say for granted, but we've become very complacent about what's going on out there. there's one of several issues. i'm not sure which one you want me to target. >> people hear about fukushima, there are things people are afraid of. but you're talking they don't even know to worry about. >> some of the things we're afraid of is there's been some meltdowns. i deal with the situation in simi valley, california, where t

erin? >> thank you, fred. >>> and now to france where dominique strauss-kahn has been requested for a second time due to the prostitution ring that he was limpbed to. why is dsk reaching out? >> reporter: dominique strauss-kahn is essentially saying through his lawyers that he's had it for weeks now. almost every day there's been new accounts in the press about his involvement in the prostitution ring, about him splitting with his wife, about all sorts of things. now he says his lawyers are going to pursue injustice anyone who spreads those kind of rumors. erin. >>> well, herman cain was not exactly on his game. he stumbled when asked about libya. too me, i think it's a case of an exhausted man who had a brain part well, cane has a good sense of humor and at a tailgate meeting tonight in wisconsin, here's what he had to say. >> i mean, they asked me a question about libya and i paused so i could gather my thoughts. you know, it's really complementary when people start documenting my pauses.

erin. thank you for having me on. wilson was a little -- obviously he was really relieved. all he talked about was how it was like a movie. the gunfight and that they had to rescue him. the guys put their arms around his neck, through him in the car and it is the wildest and crazy story that i've ever heard and one of the most dangerous in latin america. >> what happened during the fire fight, that he told you? >> he said he was on the bed, he heard fire, and it was the authorities -- he looked out the window and the authorities and the kidnappers were shooting at each other. he said this fight lasted for probably 15 minutes. he hid under the bed, he was praying and crying and didn't know what was going to happen. after about 15 minutes the commandos, the government shorts rushed into the house, they were yelling, wilson, witness, are you here? and he yelled, i'm here, i'm here. and they were united and brought back to his family. >> amazing story. thanks so much for taking the time to shar

erin? they get their weapon systems from stealing them from the pentagon, whether it's their airplanes, missiles or aircraft carriers. that's what they do, they steal from us. >> apparently when the helicopter went down the night of osama bin laden died, some say the pakistanis let them look at our technology there. >> it's amazing what we put up with. >> thank you very much. it is something that gives you a food for thought. it makes you wonder if congress is really going to step up to the plate and deal with this problem. let's turn to representative kristi noem, republican congresswoman from south dakota. thank you for being with us. the president speaking now in australia at this very moment. congress warned today about the rise of china's military power which can only get stronger so far as their economy is growing and lending and ours is not growing and borrowing. is the super commit see going to do its job. >> the more debt we continue to accumulate, that's who has been borrowing our

erin? >> nick, thank you. >>> and now to libya, the official end to the seven-month-long nato air strike campaign comes at midnight. matthew chance is in tripoli. i guess it means it's just past. matthew, is there talk of a security role from here on? >> reporter: firstly, nato has made it quite clear that its libyan intervention is well and truly over. any further military assistance must be negotiated separately. indeed, there's word the u.s. may continue to control the skies over this country beyond the nato deadline. and libya has huge challenges ahead. potential for conflict, other security challenges. the new libyan authorities may have to work very hard indeed to impose their will. erin. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> and now to london. that's where max foster is weighing in on the health of pope benedict xvi. he started using a rolling platform to get around. max, is there worry that the quote/unquote pope mobile is a sign of something much more serious? >> erin, i think wha

erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thanks, john. we're on the front line with the world's most notorious arms dealer, viktor bout. convicted in new york this week, we talk to the woman who spent 15 years tracking him. and wouldn't you get cozy with sarkozy? we can't resist finding out. >>> and the bottom line on herman cain. the lawyer for one of the accusers finally spoke out. let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett. out front on this friday, the lawyer for herman cain's accuser speaks. >> she made a complaint in good faith about a series of inappropriate behaviors and unwanted advances from the ceo. she and her husband see no value in revisiting this matter now, nor in discussing the matter any further, publicly or privately. >> joel bennett, that's who it was, sawed his client stands by her comments while the cain campaign continues to call the claims baseless. jeffrey toobin is our senior legal analyst. gloria borger is our chief political analyst. great to have both of you with us. let me start with you, glo

erin? >> thank you. and now to libya where the international chief prosecutor announced libya could prosecute saif gadhafi. that is, of course, moammar qaddafi's son. they reversed course to try him. why did the icc back down on this demand? >> erin, icc chief prosecutor campo says they are not in competition with libyan authorities. their goals, he says, is to see saif gadhafi face justice. it would be good for the libyans who have the rights to take over the case. but first, they have to prove they have a genuine case against him and that their proceedings would meet icc standards, then the court would grant them the right to hold this trial on libyan soil. erin? >>> she was the best liar i've ever seen. >> was it imperfect justice? or was there reasonable doubt? that's what we're left with after casey anthony was found not guilty. of the 2008 murder of her 2 year-old daughter, caylee. former assistant attorney jeff ashton was part of a team that prosecuted anthony this summer. revealing new details ab

. >>> i'm erin burnett, "outfront" tonight. the group of 12 taxed with axing $1.2 trillion from america's deficit. last night, we brought you what was frankly a breakthrough. the architect of the plan told us he would support an increase on tax revenues on some of the wealthiest americans. today the top democrat said toomey's plan didn't go far enough. >>> i'm erin burnett, "outfront" tonight. the group of 12 taxed with axing $1.2 trillion from america's deficit. last night, we brought you what was frankly a breakthrough. the architect of the plan told us he would support an increase on tax revenues on some of the wealthiest americans. today the top democrat said toomey's plan didn't go far enough. >> we came to the table to begin with and every day have said that for us it's extremely important. this -- whatever we end up with at the end of the day is balanced and fair and has real revenue on the table. >> we still haven't seen from the democrats is a plan that deals with our structural debt crisis that actually solves the pro

erin. >> all right. thank you. now to the united kingdom where in the this famous wedding dress, but another dress of the dutchess of cambridge is making headlines for what it may have concealed. max, what is fuelling the chatter about a possible pregnancy tonight? >> erin, the latest round of speculation comes from an event last night where the dutchess was wearing a grecian style dress with a lot of loose fabric and you couldn't tell if she was showing or not which frustrated pregnancy royal watchers but nothing substantive to say she is pregnant right now. >> that poor girl. all right. thank you very much. baby lisa irwin, the missouri infant missing since october 4th turns one today. there is no celebrating about her whereabouts are still unknown. last night her half brothers aged 6 and 8 were interviewed by child counselors for the second time. attorneys for the parents say they have been unfairly targeted as suspects. just before the show i spoke to their attorney joe tacopina and asked where the case stands

let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett. out front on this friday, the lawyer for herman cain's accuser speaks. >> she made a complaint in good faith about a series of inappropriate behaviors and unwanted advances from the ceo. she and her husband see no value in revisiting this matter now, nor in discussing the matter any further, publicly or privately. >> joel bennett, that's who it was, said his client stands by her comments while the cain campaign continues to call the claims baseless. jeffrey toobin is our senior legal analyst. gloria borger is our chief political analyst. great to have both of you with us. let me start with you, gloria. you spoke to the national restaurant association today, and now that the lawyer said all right, the woman, multiple events but she doesn't want to give details, doesn't want to give her name. but now that the national restaurant association has allowed her to speak, does that now mean any day, any day, anytime for the next -- >> she could. >> anytime, right? >> yeah. but she's not going

erin? >> arwa, thank you. another investigation has been launched into the handling of the child sex abuse allegations at penn state. one of the alleged victims has been forced to switch schools after being bullying and teased. the man at the center, jerry sandusky who has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys has been seen around town acting as normal. we have sarah there at penn state. sara, i want to ask you about that. first of all, what can you tell us about victim number one's decision to switch schools and how he was being treated and whether it was linked to this case? >> erin, it was link today this case. basically, students at that school weren't getting any education from teachers and from staff and were pockets of immaturity at the school were lashing out against victim one. calling him names, derogatory names related to the case and blaming him and bullying him because of the firing of joe paterno. apparently it got so bad that his mother decided that not even halfway through his senior ye

i'm erin burnett. "outfront," we begin with breaking news. herman cain losing key support in new hampshire one day after a georgia woman claims she had a 13-year affair with the candidate. one new hampshire state representative, william panic, confirming to "outfront" that he was withdrawing his support for cain and switching to newt gingrich. adding the alleged affair was quote, the final straw. and within the last hour, the presidential candidate sending a message to his supporters. and i read it in part, quote, this woman's story is completely false. i am asking for your friendship. i am also asking for your prayers and support. this is a trying time for my family, my campaign, and for me. i'm looking at the letter here which concludes with, the ability to buy herman cain t-shirts and donate money. money is what this is going to come down to. cain's plea for support comes after telling staffers this morning that he is, quote, reassessing his campaign. a top campaign aide told cnn today, a decision will likely be made within a couple of day

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight t is getting downright messy. the battle in the republican race over herman cain, a third woman has come forward, and the fingerpointing has gone def con one. other news articles highlighted ties between romney's campaign and the leak. the romney campaign has denied it to "outfront." you get the picture. it's ugly. we asked candidate newt gingrich what he thought of another campaign leaking this information about mr. cain. >> i have no idea. i'd want to see the evidence but i would say if it turns out that a republican presidential candidate deliberately went out and created this kind of a story about a fellow and the ka, that they would pretty rapidly become a pariah in the rest of us and they'd fire who did it. i think that's the despicable behavior that's the worst possible behavior, we republicans need to be unified to beat barack obama and that kind -- i don't know who did it. i'm not taking herman's word for it. if it turns out he's right they better fire a bunch of people in the next 24 hours or expect all

erin? >> reza, thank you very much. going to be interesting considering the u.s. put quite a bit of its military on hold. >>> now to russia where putin formally accepted his party's nomination for the 2012 elections. matthew chance, are russians happy about his third presidential run? obviously, he's currently the prime minister. >> in general, i think they are. but we have seen indications that there's a growing sense of unease with vladimir putin returning to the kremlin. recent opinion polls suggest his ruling party may not win the overwhelming majority it usually enjoys. earlier this month, putin was actually heckled by a crowd, which is unprecedented for a man who's often hero worshipped by the russian public. erin? >> thank you very much, matthew. >>> it's been three weeks since 2-year-old sci metawala disappeared in washington. so far investigators have not come up with a solid lead. according to his mother, she ran out of gas and left 2-year-old sci alone in the car as she walked fo

erin. thank you for having me on. wilson was a little -- obviously he was really relieved. all he talked about was how it was like a movie. the gunfight and that they had to rescue him. the guys put their arms around his neck, through him in the car and it is the wildest and crazy story that i've ever heard and one of the most dangerous in latin america. >> what happened during the fire fight, that he told you? >> he said he was on the bed, he heard fire, and it was the authorities -- he looked out the window and the authorities and the kidnappers were shooting at each other. he said this fight lasted for probably 15 minutes. he hid under the bed, he was praying and crying and didn't know what was going to happen. after about 15 minutes the commandos, the government shorts rushed into the house, they were yelling, wilson, witness, are you here? and he yelled, i'm here, i'm here. and they were united and brought back to his family. >> amazing story. thanks so much for taking the time to shar

and this is basically what we know, erin. scott paterno saying last weekend my father was diagnosed with treatable lung cancer. his doctors are optimistic. this is a deeply personal matter for my parents and we simply ask that his privacy be respected as he proceeds with with the treatment. so, again, last weekend, first time he hasn't been head coach since 1966 and finds out he has lung cancer. but they're saying it's a treatable form. he's 84. he had an intestinal issue within the past year. but they say he's a strong man. >> well, mike, thank you very much. we appreciate your reporting. and, of course, this has been a story that all of us now have been living and breathing. it's been just under two weeks since the scandal rocked penn state and the nation. our legal contributor has been following these outfront tonight. paul, let me start with this. the ncaa bylaws, they say that coaches and athletic staffers must do more than avoid improper conducts. their own moral values must be so certain and positive. so what do you --

erin? >> reza, thank you very much. going to be interesting considering the u.s. put quite a bit of its military on hold. >>> now to russia where putin formally accepted his party's nomination for the 2012 elections. matthew chance, are russians happy about his third presidential run? obviously, he's currently the prime minister. >> in general, i think they are. but we have seen indications that there's a growing sense of unease with vladimir putin returning to the kremlin. recent opinion polls suggest his ruling party may not win the overwhelming majority it usually enjoys. earlier this month, putin was actually heckled by a crowd, which is unprecedented for a man who's often hero worshipped by the russian public. erin? >> thank you very much, matthew. >>> it's been three weeks since 2-year-old sci metawala disappeared in washington. so far investigators have not come up with a solid lead. according to his mother, she ran out of gas and left 2-year-old sci alone in the car as she walked fo

let's go. >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, herman cain, the gop frontrunner fighting back against allegations of sexual harassment. >> i absolutely reject. they simply didn't happen. they simply did not happen. >> four women have now accused the gop candidate of inappropriate behavior and we now know the identity of two. just hours ago, we learned more about another accuser, her name is karen kraushaar, director of communications at the treasury department and according to a friend, she called cain a quote/unquote monster. this is the woman whose lawyer told the nation on friday that his client did not want to identify herself and did not want to divulge any details about the alleged encounter. but obviously, she is saying now that she would do so, perhaps with other people in a press conference. niger ennis is an unofficial adviser to herman cain's campaign. appreciate you taking the time to come out and talk about this tonight. i just want to ask you this, have you at the campaign had the conversation mid

i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, it's getting downright messy. a third woman has come forward with accusations of sexual harassment. the cain campaign is calling this is a baseless allegation. herman cain said a perry advisor leaked the story. the perry campaign denied that to us but mentioned other ties between the romney campaign and the leak. the come knee cam han has denied that. you get the picture. we asked nut gingrich what he thought about this leaking about herman cain. >> if it turns out that a republican presidential candidate deliberately went out and created this kind of a story about a fellow candidate, that they would pretty rapidly become a pariah and they would fire the people that did it. that's despicable behavior. that's the worst behavior. we need to be unified to beat barack obama. i don't know who did it it. i'm not taking herman's word for it but they better fire all involved in the next 24 hours because that's the kind of behavior i find totally repulsive in this political system. >> the story is developing and we're goin

"erin burnett outfront" starts next. >>> i'm erin burnett "outfront" tonight. >> that's right. and given enough time he can transcend them. >> all right. cain as a lawyer issued a statement, this appears to be an accusation of private alleged is consensual conduct between adults. mr. cain alerted his wife and discussed it with her. he has no obligation to discuss these types of accusations publicly with the media." paul, true? be on the ballot in nevada on february 4th. he's in over ten states he filed. the herman cain train is full speed ahead. he's got precinct captains in iowa ready to nominate him. the herman cain train is moving full steam ahead. i think that's not only healthy he is a rocket scientist. he worked for the navy. graduated from moore house college. pro-life man and all of that. this really boils down to if you have two african-american men in the general election with opposing political views, the race card goes away. there can be no question of race. they're both black men. and it will change that base. many people who voted for mr. obama in the last electio

." >>> i'm erin burnett. out front on this friday, the lawyer for herman cain's accuser speaks. >> she made a complaint in good faith about a series of inappropriate behaviors and unwanted advances from the ceo. she and her husband see no value in revisiting this matter now, nor in discussing the matter any further, publicly or privately. >> joel bennett, that's who it was, sawed his client stands by her comments while the cain campaign continues to call the claims baseless. jeffrey toobin is our senior legal analyst. gloria borger is our chief political analyst. great to have both of you with us. let me start with you, gloria. you spoke to the national restaurant association today, and now that the lawyer said all right, the woman, multiple events but she doesn't want to give details, doesn't want to give her name. but now that the national restaurant association has allowed her to speak, does that now mean any day, any day, anytime for the next -- >> she could. >> anytime, right? >> yeah. but she's not goin

let's go. >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, herman cain, the gop frontrunner fighting back against allegations of sexual harassment. >> i absolutely reject. they simply didn't happen. they simply did not happen. >> four women have now accused the gop candidate of inappropriate behavior and we now know the identity of two. just hours ago, we learned more about another accuser, her name is karen kraushaar, director of communications at the treasury department and according to a friend, she called cain a quote/unquote monster. this is the woman whose lawyer told the nation on friday that his client did not want to identify herself and did not want to divulge any details about the alleged encounter. but obviously, she is saying now that she would do so, perhaps with other people in a press conference. niger ennis is an unofficial adviser to herman cain's campaign. appreciate you taking the time to come out and talk about this tonight. i just want to ask you this, have you at the campaign had the conversation mid

we appreciate your being with us again. >> thanks, erin. always nice to talk to you. >> the thing is that joe paterno was not alone in knowing about the child sex abuse. and going to authorities. after all, he learned about it from the defensive coordinator, mike mcqueary who just spoke to cbs news and we have this breaking sound for you. >> do you have any idea when you think you might be ready to talk? >> this process has to play out. i don't have anything else to say. >> okay. >> and then just one last thing. describe your emotions right now. >> all over the place. just shaken. >> crazy? >> crazy. >> you said what? like a snow globe. >> yes, sir. >> like a snow globe. of course, mike mcqueary was the man who heard what he described as rythmic slapping that night in the locker room at penn state. he said that he walked in on jerry sandusky raping about a 10-year-old boy in the shower and then went the next morning to tell his boss joe paterno. what they did was tell their boss. and what happened was jerry sandusky wasn't allowed in the lo

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, herman cain. the gop frontrunner fighting back against allegations of sexual harassment. >> i absolutely reject, they simply didn't happen. they simply did not happen. >> four women have now accused of gop candidate of inappropriate behavior and we now know the identity of two. just hours ago, we learned more about another accuser, her name is karen, director of communications at the treasury department and according to a friend, she called cain a quote/unquote monster. this is the woman whose lawyer told the nation on friday that his client did not want to identify herself and did not want to divulge any details about the alleged encounter. but obviously she is saying now that she would do so perhaps with other people in a press conference. unofficial adviser to herman cain's campaign, appreciate you taking the time to come out and talk about this tonight. i just want to ask you this, have you at the campaign had the conversation middle of the night, everyone's eyes are blood shot where you say,

erin? >> all right. thank you very much. and silvio still making a lot of money no matter what role he has. >>> as we told you earlier, the failure of the super committee to reach a deal to cut $1.2 trillion from america's debt is going to have a tremendous effect on our nation's military. the defense department is going to bear about half of the cuts. they already agreed to cuts of $450 billion. when you add in the automatic cuts as a result of the super committee's failure, the total will be $1 trillion in cuts for defense over the next ten years. that means men and women in armed services, that means the joint strike fighter. does it move the needle or not? some think it would and a lot. it's something leon panetta described as a doomsday scenario. our next president will be the one tasked to deal with the economic shortfalls, cutting the deficit and dealing with our military. joining us to talk about all of these challenges, starting with the super committee, general wesley clark. the formernato supreme allied commander.

certainly not from erin. erin is the one who's shooting this thankfully on the other side of the iphone. you see our crew members in the background, erin, landry behind mom then right behind me we have our new baby, patterson, he's 6 months old. he's strapped in like buzz ael dron. he's not going anywhere. we left around midnight. i actually slept for about seven hours yesterday. erin did all the hard work and got the kids ready and everything. i'm basically the driver. they've been able to sleep a little bit. it's just been driving, not much in terms of traffic. we're basically taking the straight trip all the way along 75, i-35 going through chattanooga, lexington, cincinnati, now we're about two hours -- maybe three hours away. so as the swallows return to capastrano, we are making our way. >> you all enjoy the ride on the road. we are trying out new technology here. it works. >> everybody's happy! everybody's happy! what are you talking about? everyone in this car's happy! man, you got to be kidding me? y

erin brockovich joining me from new york. good to see you, erin. >> hi, how are you? >> i'm doing good. you're doing your part to expose and clean up tainted wall water. as a public health issue, it really is undercovered, wouldn't you say? >> it really is. we don't realize the tens of millions of americans that are on well water that have contaminate. and oftentimes, unfortunately, an agency or a company can know they've already mapped out a plume of where the contamination is or isn't, but nobody ever lets the community know what's happening. so it is something that i hate to say, we continue to uncover on a daily basis. >> so now you have zeroed in on a community of about 100 residences in central florida, deland, florida, where the water, the well water is contaminated. that is indisputable? >> that is indisputable. deland is just one of six communities down in florida that has the contamination, a pesticide, that isn't in use anymore, but it finds its way through the system and creeps into people's wells and they don't know that it's there. it doesn't have any pa

i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, it's getting downright messy. a third woman has come forward with accusations of sexual harassment. the cain campaign is calling this is a baseless allegation. herman cain said a perry advisor leaked the story. the perry campaign denied that to us but mentioned other ties between the romney campaign and the leak. the come knee cam han has denied that. you get the picture. we asked nut gingrich what he thought about this leaking about herman cain. >> if it turns out that a republican presidential candidate deliberately went out and created this kind of a story about a fellow candidate, that they would pretty rapidly become a pariah and they would fire the people that did it. that's despicable behavior. that's the worst behavior. we need to be unified to beat barack obama. i don't know who did it it. i'm not taking herman's word for it but they better fire all involved in the next 24 hours because that's the kind of behavior i find totally repulsive in this political system. >> the story is developing and we're goin