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i think david gregory is fine, his job is safe. the gamut of topics from "a" to "b" will be exhaustive, i'm sure. and you're not talking about "the washington post" doing this with donald trump. if the candidates want to do this, they say there's a 10, 15, 20-point block in the republican party is gettable through this kind of audience. that's just sad. >> donald trump -- joe, let me play one more clip for you to react to, if i may. donald trump says she's not looking to make an independent run, but doesn't shut the door entirely either. >> i'm going to give an endorsement to somebody. and if that somebody gets -- obviously, gets the nomination, i'd be satisfied to see how that somebody does. but if not, if it's somebody that i don't think is going to win or if the economy's in particularly -- if the economy is very bad, which it has a very good chance to be, frankly, then we'll see what happens as to the independent -- i'm not looking to do the independent thing. as most people know, i love what i'm doing. i really love what i'm d

i think david gregory is fine, his job is safe. the gamut of topics from "a" to "b" will be exhaustive, i'm sure. and you're not talking about "the washington post" doing this with donald trump. if the candidates want to do this, they say there's a 10, 15, 20-point block in the republican party is gettable through this kind of audience. that's just sad. >> donald trump -- joe, let me play one more clip for you to react to, if i may. donald trump says she's not looking to make an independent run, but doesn't shut the door entirely either. >> i'm going to give an endorsement to somebody. and t i'd be satisfied to see how that somebody does. but if not, if it's somebody that i don't think is going to win or if the economy's in particularly -- if the economy is very bad, which it has a very good chance to be, frankly, then we'll see what happens as to the independent -- i'm not looking to do the independent thing. as most people know, i love what i'm doing. i really love what i'm doing. and i think i do it really well. but i will be pr

gregory, david, thanks. we want to remind folks that fresh off tonight's debate congressman ron paul will be among david's guests on "meet the press" tomorrow morning on here on nbc. >>> overseas now to russia where we saw something today we haven't seen in decades, a government-sanctioned mass protest through the streets of moscow. tens of thousands of ordinary citizens rising up against corruption and their prime minister, vladimir putin. nbc's stephanie gosk is there. >> reporter: the cold and the snow didn't stop them. the massive show of force on moscow's streets didn't either. police estimated a crowd of 25,000, the largest political demonstration since the early '90s. russia without putin, they defiantly chanted. >> we hold that our lives will be better. >> reporter: some carried flowers while others wore white silk ribbons, now the symbol of a political movement that started just this week after allegations of widespread fraud during sunday's parliamentary elections. this is a protest againsts dishon

david gregory from our washington newsroom tonight. thanks as always. >>> meanwhile on capitol hill across town the house of representatives was in session for two minutes today before leaving for the weekend and they leave a lot of unfinished business as the year winds down. some folks have revised the old harry truman rallying cry when he ran against the do-nothing congress back in 1948. it worked for him. our report tonight from nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: despite a very long to-do list, congress left washington for a long weekend. >> i wish we were still here in session having these kinds of debates. >> reporter: urgent unfinished business that affects every working american on hold. >> don't go home, speaker boehner. we're going to be here and you will be embarrassed before the american people if you do. >> reporter: today house republicans did make public their plan to extend the payroll tax cut that speaker boehner had touted thursday. >> i think this is a bipartisan proposal that the president ought to endorse. >> repor

and debate the president, of course. >> david gregory, david, thanks. we want to remind folks that fresh off tonight's debate congressman ron paul will be among david's guests on "meet the press" tomorrow morning on nbc >>> to russia where we saw something today we haven't seen in decades. a government-sanctioned mass protest through the streets of moscow. tens of thousands of ordinary citizens rising up against corruption and their prime minister, vladimir putin. nbc's stephanie gosk is there. >> reporter: the cold and the snow didn't stop them. the massive show of force on moscow's streets didn't, either. police estimated a crowd of 25,000, the largest political demonstration since the early 90ss. russia without putin, they defiantly chanted. >> we hold that our lives will be better. >> reporter: some carried flowers while others wore white silk ribbons. now the symbol of a political movement that started just this week after allegations of widespread fraud during sunday's parliamentary elections. >> translator: this is a protest against dishonest ele

. >>> and joining us now is david gregory, moderator of "meet the press". david, what was the landscape that cain had to look at, the reality of the situation, in coming to this decision? >> his family situation as he talked about today was really what pushed him out of the race. i was told that cain told people in the last couple of days that the toll was simply too high because of the allegations. look, let's take this out of the political realm and put it inside a person's marriage. he had a relationship with someone for 13 years, whether it was a friendship or something more, in which he was trying to help her financially, talking about ginger white, and his wife didn't know. cain said this publicly. and, as i was told in the last couple of days and we first reported last night, he has a lot of work to do at home. that's what he cited publicly here. the other important piece of the landscape, of course, politically. in iowa his support had plummeted. 22% in the polls. the latest des moines register poll had him at 8%. he had simply lost support, lost th

. >>> we're fortunate to have the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory here with us in our new york studios. david, it seems to me when you break down the videotape through this week on up to this afternoon, if you were looking for clues that this might ultimately be his decision tomorrow, you'd find them. >> cain has been telegraphing this all week long. in andrea's reporting it's right there. his own wife didn't know about ms. white, that there was any kind of relationship or he was trying to help her financially. i talked to somebody close to herman cain tonight who says he's got work to do at home. he has got a lot of discussion to have with his wife just over this. that really is factoring into his decision about wanting to shield his entire family from more to come on all of this. these allegations and the others that have been out there. he's also facing the grim political reality. his support in iowa has plummeted, taken a nose dive. he's facing reality on all fronts. >> with or without cain the wider world in the gop race is just so confusing. with weeks to go until io

that will help president obama. >> david gregory, there's a very energized right word facet of the republican party out there. what's fuelling it, and what manifestation could we see? >> well, the tea party sentiment. the tea party sentiment is driving the sentiment of the conservative base. and that's where newt gingrich does well. and that's where romney is coming up short. what peter and chuck is describing is something we don't exactly know yet, in terms of what's happening inside the republican party. they're rejecting the establishment candidate, and they're going back to a guy who 13 years to the day of the iowa caucuses, had his last day as speaker of the house. that's newt gingrich. he can take the fight to obama, he can debate well. so, yes, he's erratic, he's still viewed very negatively. but he's leading that charge. there's so much emotion, and passion in this campaign right now, brian, i think that's what is the driving force on the right. >> and andrea mitchell in washington, i spoke to a veteran of the social wars in this country of a few decades back, who said, look for the s

. >>> and joining us now is david gregory, moderator of "meet the press". david what was the landscape that cain had to look at, the reality of the situation in coming to this decision? >> his family situation as he talked about today was really what pushed him out of the race. i was told that cain told people in the last couple of days that the toll was simply too high because of the allegations. look, let's take this out of the political realm and put it inside a person's marriage. he had a relationship with someone for 13 years, whether it was a friendship or something more, in which he was trying to help her financially, talking about ginger white, and his wife didn't know. cain said this publicly. and as i was told in the last couple of days and we first report last night, he has a lot of work it do at home. that's what he cited publicly here. the other important piece of the landscape, politically in iowa his support had plummeted. 22% in the polls. the latest des moines register poll had him at 8%. he had simply lost support, lost the about to raise

now for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press", here's david gregory. david? >> coming up, top candidates engaging each other in a debate last night. who emerged in a stronger position to win iowa? i'll talk with ron paul exclusively as we enter the final countdown to the caucuses. and president obama laid out his case this week for fairness in the economy. i'll talk about that in a debate with dick durbin of illinois and lindsey graham of south carolina. plus, our political roundtable. it's all coming up this morning on "meet the press". be sure to stay tuned after the program for my special press pack with the leaders of americans elect, a group that will nominate a candidate for president using the power of the internet. it's only here on nbc 4. >>> okay. alec baldwin managed to get an apology after getting kicked off a flight last night. >> american airlines removed the actor when he would not stop playing words with friends. and turn off his iphone. last night on saturday night live he posed as the pilot on that flight. >> so let me get this straight. you

. >>> we're fortunate to have the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory with us. david, it seems to me when you break down the videotape through this week on up to this afternoon, if you were looking for clues that this might ultimately be his decision tomorrow, you'd find them. >> cain has been telegraphing this all week long. in andrea's reporting it's right there. his own wife didn't know about ms. white, that there was any kind of relationship or he was trying to help her financially. i talked to somebody close to herman cain tonight who says he's got work to do at home. he has got a lot of discussion to have with his wife just over this. that really is factoring into his decision about wanting to shield his entire family from more to come on all of this. these allegations and the others that have been out there. he's also facing the grim political reality. his support in iowa has plummeted, taken a nose dive. he's facing reality on all fronts. >> with or without cain the wider world in the gop race is just so confusing. with weeks to go until iowa, with gingr

. >>> i'm david gregory, and this is "press pass," your all access pass to the extra "meet the press" conversation. this week holland taylor, sveum seen her on the small and big screen in "two and a half men," the practice, legally blonde but the most important program she's done is bosom buddies, one i grew up with. her latest project, she is taking on the challenging role of the late legendary former texas governor ann richards, an outspoken, passionate liberal leader who left a huge impact on her conservative state of texas. richards' long, lone start state career began in the 1950s and included landmark political battles with the texas bury rock see on issues including civil rights, abortion, and gun control and the budget. she governed texas from 1991 to 1995 when she lost a fierce election to george w. bush, whose father she once famously said was, quote, born with a silver foot in his mouth. her one-woman play gives us new insite into the private life of a woman who tried to create a new texas and opening its prebroad way run this week in washington at the kennedy center. welco

that will help president obama. >> david gregory, there's a very energized right word facet of the republican party out there. what's fuelling it, and what manifestation could we see? >> the tea party effect. it's driving the conservative base, and that's where newt gingrich does well. these where romney is still coming up short. what peter and chuck is describing is something we don't exactly know yet, in terms of what's happening inside the republican party. they're rejecting the establishment candidate, and going back to a guy who 13 years to the day of the iowa caucuses had his last day as speaker of the house. that's newt gingrich. he can take the fight to obama, he can debate, well, yes, he's erratic, but he's viewed negatively. there's so much emotion, and passion in this campaign right now. i think that's what the driving force is on the right. >> andrea mitchell in washington, i spoke to a veteran of the social wars in this country of a few decades back, who said, look for the summer of 2012, if this all -- if this spark becomes a prairie fire, look for the summer of 2012, when we ha

gregory and a program note rick santorum will be david's guest tomorrow morning on "meet the press" from iowa. >>> now back to the biggest event playing out around the world tonight, the start of the new year. nbc's dede roy is with a whole lot of friends waiting for the ball to drop in times square. >> reporter: good evening to you. it is absolutely electrifying being out here in times square surrounded by a sea of people from all corners of the world. i can tell you they went wild just moments ago when lady gaga took to the stage at the main stage right behind me and did a rehearsal. in the meantime, up to 1.5 billion people worldwide are expected to be watching tonight, many of them already having ushered in 2012. sydney, australia set the bar high. wowing 1.5 million spectators with pyrotechnics, high octane e em blaze onning the sky. in hong kong 400,000 revellers delighted in fireworks painted the canvas above victoria harbor. and celebration in japan where observers released balloons bearing messages for those lost or feared dead in the tsunami and earthquake that hit the cou

. >>> we're fortunate to have the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory with us. if you were looking for clues that this might be his decision tomorrow you'd find them. >> cain has been telegraphing this all week long. in andrea's reporting it's right there. his own wife didn't know about ms. white, that there was any kind of relationship or he was trying to help her financially. i talked to somebody close to herman cain tonight who says he's got work to do at home. he has got a lot of discussion to have with his wife just over this. that really is factoring into his decision about wanting to shield his entire family from more to come on all of this. these allegations and the others that have been out there. he's also facing the grim political reality. his support in iowa has plummeted, taken a nose dive. he's facing reality on all fronts. >> with or without cain the wider world is so confusing. with weeks to go until iowa, with gingrich surging, with a lot of doubt still about romney. >> is and two real contrasting styles. gingrich is likely to benefit from cain

david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." >> good morning to you. >> it's easy to chalk that up to his personal problems, but weren't the dynamics already changing and leaving him behind? >> they were. iowa, the early voting state, the caucuses. he had 22% support and it plummeted to 8% in the des moines register poll last week. his political support was hollowing out. he was unable to raise money, so, yes, the personal became the political, and it just hollowed out his support. >> peter noted he is suspending the campaign, which means he has the option to get back in, but who to what extent can he still be a power broker? he plans to offer an endorsement. will it matter? >> i think it will matter some. i think there are still some supporters out there. look, two words -- sarah palin. in terms of the kind of impact you can have without being in the race. i'm not equating the two, but i think cain does have a message, somewhat of a following, and he has a platform that he didn't even have before. he has written books. he was a radio talk show host. there was a reality tv show to

that will help president obama. >> david gregory, there's a very energized right word facet of the republican party out there. what's fuelling it, and what manifestation could we see? >> well, the tea party set. the tea party is driving the sentiment of the conservative base. and that's where romney is coming up short. what peter and chuck is describing is something we don't exactly know yet, in terms of what's happening inside the republican party. they're rejecting the establishment candidate, and they're going back to a guy who 13 years to the day of the iowa caucuses, had his last day as speaker of the house. that's newt gingrich. he can take the fight to obama, he can debate, well, yes, he's erratic, but he's viewed negatively. but he's leading that charge. there's so much emotion, and passion in this campaign right now. i think that's what the driving force is on the right. >> andrea mitchell in washington, i spoke to a veteran of the social wars in this country of a few decades back, who said, look for the summer of 2012, if this all -- if this spark becomes a prairie fire, look for th

david gregory will have house speaker john boehner to discuss congress's recent deals. and michele bachmann will talk about her campaign as the iowa caucus us come closer. be sure to tune in to "meet the press", 10:30 today, right here on nbc 4. >>> lawyers for bradley manning said he suffers from gender identity disorder, and that may have played a role in his leaking of information to wikileak. they revealed he created a twitter account under the alter ego brianna and sent a picture of himself dressed as a woman saying his issues were hurti his ability to do his job. he faces life in prison on charges of aiding the enemy. >>> former pow jessica lynch can now say she achieved a lifelong dream. the private first class graduated from west virginia university at parkersburg yesterday with a teaching degree. lynch has said she's wanted to be a teacher her whole life. in 2003, lynch was hold hostage after being captured by saddam hussein's forces. video of her rescue was seen around the world. she enrolled in the army to help pay for college. good for her. >> absolutely. >>

. >>> i'm david gregory and this is "press pass." this week as families gather to celebrate the holidays, we speak with one of the country's religious leaders, cardinal theodore mccarrick. no stranger to the "meet the press" set or program. cardinal mccarrick is the former archbishop of washington where he turned the local church's focus on education and the needs of new immigrants in the city into a real priority. throughout his time in the church he's traveled to places in dire humanitarian need from africa to central europe to latin america to act as a human rights advocate. he's here to give us his unique perspective on social issues and faith in america today. since it is "meet the press," the role of religious season. >> nice to be back. families are gathering. but across the country people are really hurting. we always had that great american dream that your children were going to do better than you would. there was always a progression upward. now a lot of families who say no. i'm worried about my daughters and sons and what'

david gregory and i are going to get into it in a few minutes. but one thing, that paul moment might be one of those that suddenly he has a ceiling that hardens again. he was suddenly getting a lot of the folks that were getting turned off a little bit by the gingrich/romney fighting. does that end up blocking and stopping that surge? finally shutdown averted again. congressional negotiators signed up last night on the trillion dollar spending deal that funds the government for 2012. just hours before tonight's midnight deadline. neither side wanted to see an escalation. by yesterday lawmakers were striking a more conciliatory tone. >> there is no need to shut down the government. look, i've been here for a while. this is not the first time i've seen year end work get knotted up. i think everyone needs to step back and take a deep breath. >> now, there is still no deal yet on extending the payroll tax holiday. that is set to expire at the end of the month. but this does begin that process and they might get that done by monday or tuesday. one of

for more on last night's debate and new nbc news poll numbers, let's turn to david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." good morning to you. >> good morning, lester. >> let me start off with the bet that romney offered wrrn a lot of people have said maybe a $5 bet, but a $10,000, that's a different kind of a bet. does that hurt him trying to shed that image of being an elite businessman? >> i suspect he probably would like to have that one back. is he trying to make a point that he actually did not support a national individual mandate on health care, right? that's the substance. i don't think people are going to remember that. i think they're going to remember him making the point during the debate that he did not grow up poor and he isn't poor now because he is offering to bet someone $10,000. i don't think that's something that he wanted to emphasize out there. i really think he wanted last night to be about him taking down newt gingrich a notch or two, particularly in iowa. >> romney has enjoyed this, at least the perception for being a frontrunner. he is not now in iowa, as we

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david gregory joins us. >> good morning. >> with the dynamics of this race already changing and leaving him behind? >> they were. iowa, 22% support, plummeted to 8% last week. his political support was hollowing out. unable to raise money. yes, the personal became the political. and it just hollowed out his support. >> to what extent can he still be a power broker? he plans to offer annen dorsment. will it matter? >> it will matter some. there are some supporters out there that, look, two words, sarah palin in the kind of impact you can have without income the race. i'm not eindicating the two. but contain has a message, a following, and he has a platform that he didn't have before. he's written books, he was a radio talk show host, and let's face it. there theis a reality tv aspect this republican nomination, where folks with limited experience can get a big platform and have a lot to say and be listened to. perhaps herman cain is in that position. >> there is a flavor of the month nature to the republican race. somebody moves in front. you have seen newt gingrich make the surge. does

. >>> let's turn to david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." >> good morning. >> let's start off with the bet romney offered. $10,000. that's a different kind of a bet. does that hurt him? trying to shed that image of being an elite businessman? >> i would suggest he would like to have that one back. he was trying to make a point that he didn't support a mandate on health care. i think they will remember the point that he is not poor, didn't grow up poor, and he is offering to bet someone in a sporting way $10,000. not something he wanted to emphasize out there. he wanted it to be about him taking down newt gingrich a norch or two. >> mitt romney has enjoyed the perception of front-runner. he is not now. was he more aggressive? >> leadership and temperament matter. newt gingrich talked about palestinians being an invented people. you heard it in the viqueira report there. romney says i'll have stability, sobriety as a leader. the point is, i will not be zigzag leader on issues, not figuratively be a bomb thrower, that's the image he is trying to create. and he thinks gingrich is

david gregory will have the latest on nbc "lightly news" after this broadcast. >>> this comes as a new poll from the des moines register. support for herman cain in iowa has fallen from 23% in late october to just 8% now. >>> donald trump is going to moderate a gop presidential debate. it'll take place in des moines on december 27th. trump called in to the tameron hall show. >> i rate them very differently. they're very, very different personaliti personalities. you have mitt romney, who's steady as she goes, and has done a good job in one sense. i'm surprised every time somebody crashes and burns he doesn't pick up more. he has been very steady, done a really good job in the debates. then you have newt a, who's been a rocketship the last couple weeks. the reason is that he does have some very interesting ideas and some very good ideas. but he's done really well in the debates. they probably have done the best in the debates. >> the trump debate will be sponsored by the conservative magazine "news max." no word yet on which candidates, if any, have agreed to participate. >>> this week

david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. >> mitt romney by design did not put a lot of effort in iowa and now picked up the endorsement from the register. how big is that? >> nationally it's big in terms of the overall narrative of how is he doing. within iowa, it may not have as much effect as it would for a democratic primary but it does help romney begin to make the case that is iowans should take a hard look at newt gingrich who is still on top of the polls. i think if you're romney, you may not be able to win iowa, but what you hope to do is reduce the scale and the size of a gingrich win in iowa and others can help him do that. if ron paul does well, if bachmann gets a decent percentage of the vote, then that gingrich win if it should happen should be seen as a smaller victory. >> gingrich decided to take the weekend off. he lost almost his entire campaign staff many months ago on this issue of whether he was putting enough time and effort into the campaign. does that still dog him? >> i

but david gregory, whatever his reasons were. and he is a smart guy. i'm not attributing any ill motives to him. but whatever his reasons were. you know how it sounds? it sounds like here is another liberal journalist saying don't blame barack obama, it's not his fault, you know, the economy isn't his fault. well, that is how subtle bias works. that's how it will work in the future. i will give you one other example. let's say the republic candidate has some crazy pastor in his background who either said bigoted things or just plain nutty things. the media, rightly, rightly will find that minister and expose him. no problem. but they didn't do that with barack obama and his crazy minister, did they? they didn't jump on that story until they had to, until fox and other stations started running the videotapes with reverend wright's most outrageous statements. that's how the bias is going to work this time around. it won't be blatant. it will be subtle, a lot of times the audience won't even catch it, but it will be out there. >> bill: all right. that wil

she did take time off the campaign trail to talk to nbc's david gregory about the nation's debt on "meet the press." >> we're acting like greece and like italy. that's what people are frustrated with. they want us to act like a first world nation, not like what president barack obama is doing. he's acting like we're a banana republic. we've got to get our act together and stop spending money we don't have. >> most republican candidates are doubling efforts in iowa before christmas and new year's, when voters turn out. the iowa caucuses are january 3rd. >>> a new report says several power plants in virginia and west virginia could soon be shut down because of new federal air pollution regulations. the report by the associated press found 32 older coal fired power plants around the country could be forced to close by new rules put into place last week. five of those plants are in virginia, including one in x alexandria. three plants in west virginia would be shut down. industry experts say the shutdowns would not lead to blackouts. >>> today the national zoo will announce a major gift to f

. >> governor, david gregory here. a question about how unsettled this republican race is and where you think a legitimate prospect exists for a third party run, whether it's you or others. and maybe it's ron paul. we've seen in our polling that there is a significant interest flp. but if that happens, do you not ultimately undermine the standard bearer of the party even if you don't think a mitt romney or newt gingrich is the perfect standard bearer against president obama? sxwlu can >> you can't predict that. you're a splamart guy, but you e no clue. it can go any one of ten different ways. this race is undecided. the election is a year away. we've not had a person on the stage man or woman, democrat or republican, talk about the corrupt difference power of money. i'm a banker. i watch bank -- >> but that wasn't my question. my question had to do with the prospect of a third party candidacy and whether that will weaken whomever the nominee is. >> well, a third party, a unity party, a party of centrists, a party of bu

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

nbc's david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." and howard fineman is the editorial director at "the huffington post" and an msnbc political analyst. let's take a look at that question, with you two gentleman. here we are going into a big weekend. it's the first weekend where it really looks like newt is going to be the front-runner, going through -- right to january 3rd. and all of a sudden we're hearing from all across the board, especially the intellectuals, like peggy noonan and kathleen -- kathleen parker. a lot of them are starting to write up now, oh, my god, oh, my god, in the modern lexicon, this guy, newt, might win the nomination. >> well, i think there's a sense, yes, that he'd do that, he'd be bad for the party. if you look at our poll, the nbc news/washington journal poll, it gets republicans to focus here on the fact, can he really beat obama? and don't forget, the anti-obama vibe, that sentiment is really what's driving republicans more than anything else. they want to beat obama, who best can do that? there's a sen

nbc's david gregory reporting tonight there are strong indications mr. cain will withdraw from the race tomorrow. the cain campaign is responding to that tonight by felli itelli news that nothing is final tonight. the campaign saying no decision has been made. nbc's reporting, though, again, despite that statement from the campaign, a source close to mr. cain says all indications are he'll resign from the race tomorrow. for his part, personally, here's what herman cain had to say about the planned announcement earlier today. >> there are some challenges and i will say, and before any of the people in the media ask me one more time, i'm going to say what i said before. i am reassessing because of all of this media firestorm stuff. tomorrow in atlanta, i will be making an announcement, but nobody's going to get me to make that prematurely. that's all there is to that. so tomorrow we're going to be opening our headquarters in northwest georgia where we will also clarify, there's that word again, clarify, exactly what the next steps are. >> so if herman cain

nbc news david gregory is reporting that there ir strong indications that mr. cain will withdraw from the presidential race tomorrow. source close to mr. cain family from more faout from sexual harassment allegations as well as the claim made this week by a georgia woman that she and mr. cain had a year's long extramarital affair. ginger white, appearing as a guest on "the last word" told lawrence o'donnell that she came forward about that alleged affair because she believed her past relationship with mr. cain had already been leaked to the media. he denied the affair but said he had a friendship with her and that he helped her financially. here is what miss wlit had to say about that last part last night on "the last word." >> how much money did you give her? >> because of my attorney and because of some things we were looking at, i can't talk about that at this particular point. >> i can tell you, ginger white, that that is not a common answer in interviews with presidential candidates. i can't answer because my lawyer tells me not to. can you remember or tel