and on the president himself. i think that barack obama is somebody who sincerely believes things that are totally nuts. could newt gingrich be the next best hope for the gop? i m an idealist, a romantic and a permanent optimist. that s the american tradition. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. we ll get to my surprisingly intense and revealing interview with newt gingrich later in the hour, but first new details on the sexual misconduct accusations against herman cain. the first woman to accuse cain has now been revealed. she s karen kraushaar. i ll talk to her lawyer in a moment. you heard what sharon bialek told me about cain last night. i believe that he first needs to apologize and he needs to admit it. then it s up to him to decide what to do next. a little while ago herman cain held a news conference. listen to what he had to say. these accusations that were revealed yesterday are simply did not happen. joel bennett representing karen kraus
the building offering words of encouragement to the jackson family. today latoya thanked them. her joy at the verdict unmistakable. michael loves everybody out here. we all love them. and guess what? he was in that courtroom, and that s why victory was served. jermaine jackson spoke briefly as he left the courthouse. justice was served, yes. it wasn t enough time, though. what do you say for michael? michael s with us. michael s with us. jackson s mother and father, joe and katherine, were cheered as they made their way through the crowd. this is the verdict the jacksons were hoping for. but prosecutor david walgren said that many people must have been thinks for the jacksons today, the verdict isn t an end to the story. our sympathies go out to the jackson family at this time for their loss that they have suffered. not a pop icon, but a son and a brother. and i think that s most important to keep in mind today. a son, a brother and also, of course a father. p
the first political bombshell. sharon she said that cain made an unwanted sexual advance after their dinner together. the details are shocking. he also grabbed my head and brought it towards his crotch. i was very, very surprised and very shocked. i said, what are you doing? you know i have a boyfriend. this isn t what i came here for. mr. cain said, you want a job, right? joining me now in their first live interview, sharon bialek and her attorney gloria allred. let me start with you, sharon bialek. a very dramatic day today. you were the first of the accusers to go public. what made you do that? well, like i said today, piers, is that i wanted to be able to put a face and a voice to those women out there that didn t want to or could not, for whatever their reasons are i wanted to speak about this because it was i wanted to tell the truth. tell me this. when did you first meet herman cain? i first met herman in 1994 1997 when i was employed at the education