this was the scene at the local atlanta fox affiliate that broke the story. (screaming) >> he touched my boob! >> he touched my breast! >> i road the cain train! >> they're calling it black walnut friday. (laughter). >> jon: thank you so much, wyatt, the scandal has taken its toll on the cain campaign. reports are emerging he might be consider withdrawing from the race which i strongly discourage him from doing. i already lost trump. i can't lose you, too. um... i mean, this guy is the goose that laid the golden egg. i'm sorry, that's acquainted with the egg. never laid it. never laid it. he's helping the goose financially with the egg. but if these allegations of sexual impropriety derail cain, who will benefit? >> her man cain was already losing altitude in this race. where do his votes go? >> to newt gingrich, i think. i think right now that anti-romney vote has coalesced arm around the former speaker. >> jon: voters leaf cain because they don't like he had an affair and go to the guy who had two of them! i guess newt gingrich becomes the candidate for peo

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and the local affiliate in atlanta was going to go with a story about this whether you cooperated or not. and it was only at that point, is it my understanding, it was only at that point that you decided to do an interview with that television station? >> that's correct. there was a leak, several leaks, i'm not exactly sure how that came to be. i was very concerned. ç i was very worried because i didn't want my life to be thrown out there in front of everyone. i do lead a very -- a pretty private life. i mean, i'm a very simple person. and i didn't want to hurt his family. i didn't want to hurt anyone. and so when this -- you know, when i was getting these phone calls and things like that, it was just really, really tough. it was a tough decision. many sleepless nights. many sleepless nights. many tears dropped. and i had to sit my kids down. i have a daughter that's 20 and my son is 18. and you can't imagine how tough that conversation was to share something so personal, so private private. and also inappropriate. you know, when i'm trying to teach my kids to do the right thing, a

we'll have local publicity. five markets, new york, l.a., seattle, atlanta, philadelphia. they've identified a film festival who will be the on the ground grassroots movement. and really drive awareness. really drive promotion and set this up so people can see when you have a film that is in theaters, you're going to get that national exposure. you'll have sally richardson whitfield who is the star of the show doing national publicity. whether it is on the rachel ray show, driving that mass awareness. >> is there a particular responsibility that you all feel as black independent film makers to make black film? what if you want to write something about 13th century england. do you feel like you're betraying your calling or your opportunity as black filmmakers? >> i wouldn't. i make films about what is important to me. i feel as a filmmaker, yes, it is my responsibility to put content out there. movies since the beginning of their existence have shaped the view of people on societies, and of cultures. and have had so much impact on life in general. and i feel, yes, as a film

an atlanta television station says the local is support behind a formal speaker at a news conference in new york. he suspended his campaign on saturday sexual harassment allegations and an extramarital . >>> new gingrich has 26% in iowa. mitt romney as 18%. ron paul has 17%. rick perry at 9%. >>> a murder suspect who sparked a manhunt after he was accidentally released on bond has been released again, but this time of purchase. frederick scott was released on five london thousand dollars bond this weekend. among the reasons he was allowed to be freed as he turned himself into police after last monconnah. he was let go on $75,000 bond last month. >>> it's 44 degrees. >> still ahead ready to tackle the super bowl, the halftime entertainer. >> we hope you enjoyed the ride along the intercounty connector because there are changes to date. >> we have a lot of looks >>> and escalator accidents at fedex field yesterday's sent two men to the hospital. the esclator came to an abrupt halt. the injuries are minor. >>> another disappointing sunday for redskins fans. they cannot get a victory aga

it's -- this woman sat down for an interview with a local fox news affiliate in atlanta yesterday and to tell her story and to give us a description of the man behind the candidate. >> he's very much the same. very much confident, very much sure of himself, very arrogant in a playful, sometimes, way. very -- herman cain loves herman cain. >> jimmy: maybe if he spent more time loving herman cain instead of loving everyone else, he wouldn't be in this mess. [ applause ] but even though cain claims they were just friends, there is evidence that might suggest otherwise, including the way he signed his own book. >> when his new book "ceo of self" came out in 2001, ginger white says cain once again autographed it for her, writing, "friends are forever, everything else is a bonus." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: everything else is bonus. he claims the reason he had her number and called and texted with her 61 times was because he was trying to help her financially. interesting. i thought he was against welfare and handouts? [ laughter ] when this new allegation came to light yesterday, cain said it

with work from local artists. she says the shoppers are spending money knowing it is staying in their community. >> not only are you buying from a small business in the community, the products are made in the community as well. >> reporter: some shoppers are proud to support their neighbors, knowing where the goods come from as a unique holiday shopping touch. >> in this week's session, small business is where the growth is occurring. entrepreneurs and the small business development. we can do our part by shopping with those small businesses to help generate additional economic growth. >> small business owners tell us they are creating american jobs. they need salesclerk and managers and local businesses need accounting to graphic designers coming from the local community. back to you. >> always good news to keep the jobs here. thank you. elizabeth prann. >> gregg: of course, our local community is right out here in new york city. of course, the number one shopping capital of the world. >> they are all here right

occupations that joined with local groups like take back the land in places like rochester in atlanta that got the media attention i'm sure inspired activists in other cities too and there were also people during that the big protests in spain there were also these spontaneous and the affection actions that i think were very successful i mean this is a time time honored technique as you referred to the great depression before there were eviction resistance actions just like the great depression for several years so this is them yes this is sort of returning to a very basic form of resistance in the heart of time so i think it's a little bit of both you know it's both spontaneous inspiration and there's also been communication as well christine a year in the midst of this action to what extent are are the people who are showing up drawing from existing occupy activists and to what extent of the people who've been active in anti-poverty anti almost public defender types of work you know who've been out on the streets and on the ground for years and years long before occupy participating

atlanta store filled with work from the local artists. she says the shoppers are spending money knowing it's staying in their community. >> not only are you buying products from a small business in your community, the products are made in the community as well. >> some shoppers are proud to support their neighbors, knowing where the goods come from as a unique holiday shopping touch. >> in this recession, small business is where the growth is occurring. entrepreneurs and small business development. i think we can do our part shopping with the small businesses to help generate economic growth. >> reporter: small businesses tell us that they are living proof it creates jobs, because they need to hired skill associates and managers but the local businesses need to hire everyone from accountants to web designers. all of those jobs have to be local. >> arthel: a really good idea. glad you brought the story to us. >> thank you. >> arthel: i don't have to remind everybody time is running out to finish your holiday shopping. don't panic. coming u

is now telling local restaurants they'll pick it up for free. now some cities already run city vehicles on biodiesel, but smyrna city administrator eric taylor says they want to be the first georgia city to make its own fuel. eric joins me now. eric, thanks for being with us. first off, how did your city decide to dive in and go with biodiesel? >> well, natalie, historically our city council's been very supportive of environmental sustainable efforts and 2 1/2 to 3 years ago when gas prices were pushing $5 a gallon, our city council and mayor directed us to start looking into alternative fuel sources and we identified hoover, alabama was using and producing their own biodiesel and we went over there and studied it and we discovered that it was a very feasible option for us. >> how are you going to get all the used cooking oil? i would imagine what you learned in alabama was that fried food can be a good thing because it does produce a lot of oil. >> right. we're going to make it easy on our citizens and other folks who want to donate the oil. we

living social website polled cities across the country. 23% considered local men handsome. >> ouch. >> less plastic surgery and poorer personal hygiene than others on that survey. they also reported fewer people spray tanning. >> the vainest cities, chicago, atlanta, philadelphia, phoenix and miami number one on the list. i've never been to miami. >> bringing the heat.

formula for the first time since 1925, from a bank vault to a new exhibit at the company's downtown atlanta museum. but the 1886 formula itself remains hidden from view. so, you're out of luck there. >>> coming up, albert says so long to st. louis. the nba says no way. and a very embarrassing moment at baseball's winter meetings. plus, big ben takes a licking but comes back to lead the steelers to a victory. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and the weekend forecast is looking great. chillier than we'd like but overall no travel trouble. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, quite simply the los angeles angels spent more money in a day than any team has in the history of baseball. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. albert pujols made a decision and he's heading west. agreed to a ten year, $254 million deal with the angels. angels definitely the dark horse in the pujols race but when the marlins dropped out and ca

that they have long outstayed their welcome atlanta boy artsy because. part of her go to are dimitri he joins us next with the prisoners. thanks for alone a warm welcome to business see russia goes to the polls on sunday the translucence and part of the election season will then be concluded with a presidential vote in early march the week states of the global economy is having an oblique effect on the campaign analysts say unlike previous years the government has not ramped up public spending. i think it reflects the economy's growing quite strongly on its own it reflects concern about a global environment and a desire for more prudent policy but i think it also means. starting out in a slightly stronger position. than other war is the second thing to say is that we are going to see some increases in spending and cuts in tax by the beginning of next year we're going to see big increase and police say a big increase in military pay and a big cuts in social contribution tax so there is already. increase in spending programmed into the budget twenty twelve

stay up with your local abc stations. they'll let you know exactly what's going on. this snowmaker is out of colorado into new mexico. that pretty much is the weather on the board. remember, this weekend in the northeast, be extra careful about a little snowmaker that might be traveling up. >> all of america's weather coming into the holiday weekend, when we come back in the next half hour. robin? george? >> you don't want to know. >>> we're going to move to more holiday cheer for the world's hottest royal couple. will and kate. created quite a buzz. they busted a move and brought back memories when they helped kids decorate holiday cookies at a homeless shelter in london. and nick watt is here to tell us about it. >> reporter: dressed down and relaxed. kate in muted mossy ralph lauren. william in -- whatever. but no coat. his mother was patron of this charity, which helps homeless teens get back on track. william visited with his mother when he was a kid. and he's been patron since 2005. the highlights? william asked the teenager if she liked his wedding outfit. you

. >>> local occupy protestors will hit the road today. a group is planning to leave the district and walk to atlanta. that's nearly 650 miles. the group picked today as it is the 56th anniversary of rosa parksace arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in montgomery, alabama. >>> another group of occupy protestors will march from mcpherson square to 15th and h northwest. they'll protest outside a democratic party fund-raiser. tickets go for as much as $75,000. the occupy group calls the event elitist. >>> it is 6:06. i'm watching your money. if you're like most people, you've already crossed some people off your holiday shopping list. you have a ball mark figure in mind for what you want to spend but the bills come in january and you're probably in for an unpleasant surprise. the web site days to pay.com helps to figure out how much all of those gifts under the tree are really worth. "consumer reports" says the average shopper spends $811 over the holidays back in 2009. for the typical hourly worker, that person would have to wor

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mayor michael bloomberg and local businessmen lit the 74 foot tall tree at rockefeller center last night. neil diamond and the radio city rockettes performed at the annual ceremony. the rockefeller christmas tree which has 30,000 l.e.d. lights will be on display until january 7th. >> love neil diamond. love trees! >> beautiful sight! >> the time right now is 4:35. at 4:40, news of the world's central banks are coming to the rescue of financial institutions. that sent stocks on a nearly 500 point surge. >> that lifted things up. >> at 4:48, d.c.'s fire chief is proposing key change which will impact 75% of the department's work force. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. find out what you need to wear today. >>> 4:38. a chilly start to the day. most of us in the 30s. some wind chills down in the 20s. winds will be out of the northwest at 10. a little bit light later this afternoon. temperatures into the low 50s. i'll come back, talking about your weekend ahead. let's go over to monika samtani. she's talking timesaver traffic. >> taking a look live at route 50, i just got

warm in the south. 50 in atlanta. 20's in albuquerque with fresh snow on the ground. still dealing with blizzard warnings till noon local time. western oklahoma here with the snow. this snow at times has put drifts 2 to 3 feet. the warm air, the mild air, showers and even some thunderstorms and the moisture that's off to our north and west, most of it will likely stay north of us although we can't rule out a few showers here through midday. better chance for them to see some of that rain as we head to tomorrow. so the forecast a couple of showers here and there but most of us are not going to see t. cool, upper 40s to low 50s. tonight down in the 40s. maybe upper 30s in a few spots but a mild wednesday. near 60 with showers, permdzs of rain -- periods of rain. mild thursday. some rain could return late thursday night into early friday. friday we're clearing out again, 52. saturday looks okay. skins are home, 49. sunday, christmas day, looks wet unfortunately with temps in the low 40s and going to be some flurries and snow showers on monday. let's go to monika who has

pretty cool, nonetheless. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose from. who is she? that's flobot. she's this new robot we're trying out, mostly for, like, small stuff. wow! look at her go! she's pretty good. she's pretty good. hey, flobot, great job. oops. [ powers down ] uh-oh, flobot is broken. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. call or click today. covergirl trublend has skin twin technology. other makeup can sit on the surface of your skin, so it looks like...makeup. but trublend has skin twin technology to actually merge with your skin. you get skin twin coverage that's perfectly true. and you're more perfectly you. [ female announcer ] plus, with trublend, you always get a perfect match. if you're a shade 1 here, you're a 1 here... and here. how easy breezy beautiful s that? trublend...from covergirl. >>> next, an all night vigil by firefighters after a hits two homes while the weather is gooding to -- is adding to their worries. >>> meteorologist

>> well, jon, right now this line of strong thunderstorms is pushing just east of atlanta. and texas tends down into the florida panhandle. this line of thunderstorms has a history of producing locally damaging winds from the boot of louisiana to mississippi and alabama and reportedly a tornado touched down in shelby county, alabama. although we don't expect to see a widespread tornado outbreak with this line of storms as we head into tonight. there is still the risk for locally heavy rain and damaging winds later tonight anywhere from south carolina to north carolina, including sections of virginia and the mid-atlantic. jon? >> jon: will anyone besides colorado get a white christmas this year? >> well, jon, by definition a white christmas is at least one inch of snow on the ground by christmas morning. and i can almost guarantee a white christmas for those living anywhere from northern new england to the upper midwest and especially those across the northern rockies, the central rockies and parts of the southwest. look at the areas that are not going to see a white. sectio

wells fargo is paying $148 million to settle claims it overcharged on state and local government investments. >>> all right. the time has come. finally, coca-cola has moved its secret formula for the first time since 1925, this from a bank vault to a new exhibit at the company's downtown atlanta museum. but there's a catch. the 1886 formula itself remains hidden from view. so you're just going to have to wait. >>> coming up, albert says so long to st. louis. the nba says no way. and a very embarrassing moment at baseball's winter meetings. plus, big ben takes a licking but comes back to lead the steelers to victory. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. the droid razr by motorola. the newest droid armed with motocast. granting you wireless access to files on your home computer from almost anywhere. 4g lte equipped to pull pictures, music, and movies. all at mind-melting speeds. powered by verizon, this droid is too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. when you're a sports photographer, things can get out of control pretty quickly. so i like con

. >> three bombings in the atlanta, georgia area under a year. with authorities no closer to landing a suspect, the media hands them a promising lead. a local cnbc affiliate, reuters, journal cushionstitution have a letter claimed to be sent from the bomber. >> it came from a group federal agents now believe may be responsible for the attack, a group claiming to be from the army of god, saying it targeted the abortion clinic because the murder of 3.5 million children will not be tolerated and borm -- bombed the lesbian nightclub calling it the arsodomite. >> you join this army by committing an act of violence. >> these lone terrorist bombers who fashion themselves or style themselves as a group almost never are. first of all, to present yourself as a group is to present yourself as a much stronger entity. there's strength in numbers. the real truth of it is that these people are socially unable to connect to a social network in a group. >> the fbi examines the letters. they yield little forensic evidence but contain a chilling warning. more bombs

coming up next -- >> a local official has this house raided by federal officials. >> the end of an era in iraq. one of the largest move to get american troops out of the country. >> tomorrow in atlanta i will be making an announcement. >> what will herman cain announced? a look at the decision that could change the race for president. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> live and in hd, this is abc7 6 on your side. >>> the fbi and the irs converging on the home of harry thomas. >> agents have been going in and out of his northeast washington home all day long. the investigation is making waves due out the neighborhood and in council chambers. we were first on the scene. >> fbi agents and irs agents just left from the home of harry thomas. the council member remained inside this home with his attorney, refusing to speak to reporters. investigators have spent more than 8 hours searching his home and car. agents seized his suv and motorcycle all as his neighbors stood and watched. >> i think they should leave him a loan. >> if she has been found iran by di

we are on our way to the upper with areas of rain locally this afternoon. nothing too heavy or widespread. >> oh, that brutal december weather. atlanta hits a record 70 degrees today. robin? george? >> they're loving it. sam, thank you. >>> now, to a possible break in the case of the so-called geezer bandit, the masked robber breaking into banks on the west coast. police tracking an important lead in tracking the elusive suspect. abc's david wright has the story. >> reporter: they call him the geezer bandit. over the past 2 years, he's believed to have robbed 16 banks in southern and central california. surveillance photos suggest he's an older, white male, in his late 60s or 70s. a geriatric john dillinger. and something of a folk hero. they even sell geezer mid. now, the fbi is working on the theory the geezer might actually be a man or a woman in a mask. the geezer bandit, literally could be anybody. but authorities now have an important break in the case. they know where he got the mask. the company, spfx in van nuys, made the mask freddy krueger wears

atlanta and tampa bay look great. dallas is dry. seattle is near 50 and they have rain in the forecast which is not that surprising. we'll have more on the forecast locally. stick around. >> good morning. the ravens remain at three years favorites to beat the bengals on sunday. joe flacco was having some fun. yesterday cam responded and have some fun of his own. >> number one, i'm not going to listen to anything you guys say. but i will listen to what joe has to say. i almost thought of telling joe, you know, those words are hurtful. i'm not coming to the pancake social. [laughter] no, it's -- that's why joe wins. i really believe that. he's a competitor. he wants the ball in his hands every play that matters. and that's the case most of the time. and then every now and then, i'm going to look out there -- i'd even say to joe, "i'm being a little conservative here." >> not a bad problem to have, haven't the lead in the second half. the offense is ranked 15th in the nfl. game time on sunday at 4:15. gerry sandusky with the radio call

bridge project in the district. >>> a blame game between a local company and the post office, caught in the middle children hoping for toys this christmas. >>> monika? >> live look from sky 9 on the inner loop of the beltway where accident clean-up remains along the right side before route 7. delays out of annandale heading north out of 395. details coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> 6:29 and we are back. this is the place you can always get your weather first. take a look at the capitol christmas tree. beautiful. 54 degrees. and windy on the hill. the lights are on. >> and they're not supposed to be. it's 6:30. and the

jim has previously reported for the atlanta journal-constitution and the clerk of "the new york times" where he served as columnist james reston's a system. jim is a graduate of dartmouth college and the recipient of many local and national awards in journalism. he was part of the "l.a. times" coverage of the l.a. riots of 1992 and the earthquake in 1994, both of which one public surprises for the staff. jim is a senior fellow at ucla's school of public affairs. he is also the author of the highly acclaimed book, justice for all, earl warren and the nation he made. please welcome a good friend of this institution back to kansas, jim newton. [applause] >> good evening everyone. before i started just want to say how pleased i am to be back here in abilene. as tim mentioned i have spent much of the past five years here. i believe i have eaten just about every restaurant here in town but i just want to say people here have been gracious and warm to me on my many visits and i'm most grateful for that so thank you very much. i also would like a specially to thank step of this great library

stay up with your local abc stations. they'll let you know exactly what's going on. this snowmaker is out of colorado into new mexico. this weekend in the northeast, be extra careful about a snowmaker that may be traveling up. >> all of america's weather coming into the holiday weekend, when we come back in the next half hour. robin? george? >> you don't want to know. >>> we're going to move to more holiday cheer for the world's hottest royal couple. will and kate. they busted a move and brought back memories hen they helped decorate holiday cookies at a homeless shelter in london. and nick watt is here to tell us about it. >> reporter: dressed down and relaxed. kate in ralph lauren. william in -- whatever. his mother was patron of this charity, which helps homeless teens get back on track. william visited with his mother when he was a kid. and he's been patron since 2005. the highlights? william asked the teenager if she liked his wedding outfit. your swag was on-point replayed the teen. translation, your outfit was really nice. william got jiggy, calling it the swa

police say she was gunned down in atlanta music studio as he prepared to record a video. apparently slim mario hamilton was arguing with another person when they pulled the gun and shot him. he was taken to a local hospital where he later died. and police are now interviewing witnesses. they say at least 13 people were in that building when that shooting happened. >>> there's more fallout from the penn state sex abuse scandal. a judge ruled there is enough evidence to send two administrators toe trial. tim curly and gary schultz are accused of little to a grand jury and failing to report the alleged abuses. coach mike mcqueary testified he saw jerry sandusky in a locker room shower with a boy in 2002. he said he told the two administrators and head coach joe paterno. >> you saw the inaction by a number of very supposedly important, responsible adults. >> neither have been charge in the case. sandusky is facing 52 child molestation related charges and could take a year to start the trial. >>> the attorney for former illinois governor rod blagojevich is asking for a new tri

pi and -- atlanta fillant pi. is this protect? >> when you say some private with increased spending driving tuition, is that more localized as to what we might refer to as the lead private? >> it is the institutions that don't have the endowment. >> they are trying to walk that tight rope that mr. foster talked about increasing quality and maintaining affordability? >> that's correct. >> one of the things that we hear frequently, there is this -- of this notion that i'm about to suggest. the reason costs are increasing is that the federal student aid is increasing and because aid is increasing, that gives college administrators the license to increase costs beyond what they normally would. dr. manahan, i administered a small college that was particularly good at being not for profit and i wanted to -- i wanted to commend you for your efforts. i really think they are very good and innovative. i wanted to -- quickly, a little over $10 million of institutional aid that you administer, what proportion of tuition reven