family. not surprised at all. i thought from the beginning that he was a lying soesh soes pathic personality and at this moment probably doesn t think he is guilty of anything. he s convinced himself of that i suspect. you will hear more from dr. petit and debra fair rit in the courtroom. herman cain has gone from under dog to possible top the dog. the latest nbc wall street journal poll shows cain with support from 27% of republican voters. mitt romney is four points behind him. ranked third is rick perry with 16% saying they would vote for him. in the last hour, cain sat down with erin burnett for an interview that covered several topics. we begin on the alleged plot to kill the saudi ambassador to the united states. watch. i believe this attempted assassination that iran has its fingerprints all over, based upon the reports we ve seen was because this president is perceived as weak. mr. cain, we d love to see those reports. no have we seen in any information abou
the long-term care program to be implemented in a way that would make it financially stable. congressional republicans say good riddens. they wanted to repeal that program any way. shifting to major new developments in the occupy wall street protest and rage in cities across the country today. protesters vented anger and frustration and police responded in riot gear. 24 people arrested in denver. in new york city, police detained 14 people for blocking traffic overturning trash bins and throwing bottles. a major clash between protesters and police barely averted in manhattan today. the company that owns the park where hundreds have been camped out for the past month decided not to kick the protesters out today. occupy wall street protesters say it proves their point is getting across. it s really catching on and the more the city pushes back or the owners of the park push back, the more the people will come. the new york mayor michael bloomberg had a very different take
floor and health care providers do not have to intervene if this bill is passed. it s just appalling. check out this tonight from anita perry, wife of governor rick perry. some perry aides blame shaky debate performances for the need of more sleep. mrs. perry suggested his slip in the polls is because of brutal attacks from other republicans that she suggests somehow resent his faith. of those republican critics, mrs. perry said, quote, they may feel like god called them, too. but i truly feel like we are here for that purpose. rising cain, the leap of herman cain to the top of the pack of the presidential race. new poll numbers out tonight, 27% of republican voter back cain. former massachusetts governor mitt romney is the choice of 23%. governor perry follows at 16%. congressman ron paul cracks double-digit support. some are quick to suggest cain is the latest beneficiary of an anyone but romney dynamic among the most conservative republicans. the never shy mr. cain say
police through a private entrance. her murder conviction overturned yesterday. knox sobbing uncontrollably when this verdict was read. so emotional, she had to be helped from the courtroom. her friends say the first thing she wants to do when she returns home to seattle is lie down on a green field. let s get the latest from becky anderson live in perugia, italy this morning. do we have a timetable for knox departure, becky? reporter: yes. we believe she s gone. it s now mid-day local town, and we believe she left rome, about two hours from here, at 11:00. the family went to london on a regular flight. a possibility knox left on a private jet. they re going to london, we believe. there s a flight about 3:00 local time london out of heathrow to seattle, and so she ll be there with, what, eight, nine hours after she leaves london. this is the front page of the local paper here. innocent. they didn t do it. the court of appeals absolves amanda knox and raffaele sollecito. a
african-american voters. the president alluding to the employment crunch during his third annual back to school speech here in washington, d.c. more than 60% of the jobs in the next decade will require more than a high school diploma. more than 60%. that s the world that you re walking into. some black voters say the president has let them down when it comes to education and job creation. the obama campaign is trying to address those concerns as the election gets closer. let s turn to dan lothian. he s got more on this part of the story. president has always when talking about race and his policies, taken a big picture view, saying what he does helps not just african-americans, but all americans. well, this has not gone unnoticed and now as the president is courting black voters key to his success in 2008, some are frustrated. 9:00 a.m. on 95.5 fm, one of washington, d.c. s top urban radio stations, darian morgan serves up music, edgey talk and commercials. but of