the affair started back in the late 1990s. while herman cain does acknowledge that he knows her, he s denying her claims. so what impact will this newest allegation have on him and the gop race? we ll have more on that straight ahead. also this is a big day for dr. conrad murray. how is he feeling as he prepares to be sentenced for his role in the death of michael jackson. coming up, his friend and former assistant opens up about her recent jailhouse visit with dr. murray. here s a story i think a lot of people can identify with. imagine being the parent of an obese child and being told by social workers that your kid would be better off living in foster care. basically they say you neglected your own son or daughter by allowing them to get so overweight. it happened to a family in ohio. no surprise, a lot of people are outraged by this. others think it s a good decision. so how do today s professionals feel? we ll tackle that topic and a lot more later on. let us beg
her sister reacts in a live interview today, tuesday, november 29th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning and welcome to today on a tuesday morning. i m matt lauer. good morning, i m savannah guthrie in for ann who s on assignment. herman cain has had to defend himself against allegations of sexual harassment and now he s having to address an accusation that he carried out a lengthy affair with a georgia woman. that s right. the woman spoke out to a local tv station in atlanta alleging the affair started back in the late 1990s. while herman cain does acknowledge that he knows her, he s denying her claims. so what impact will this newest allegation have on him and the gop race? we ll have more on that straight ahead. also this is a big day for dr. conrad murray. how is he feeling as he prepares to be sentenced for his role in the death of michael jackson. coming up, his friend and former assistant opens up about her recent jailhouse vi
this year s winning pooch is right here in our studio. we ll meet yoda, the world s ugliest dog, today wednesday, june 29th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m ann curry. we want to go to this dramatic scene in athens where thousands of protesters are venting their anger to avoid a bailout and avoid a crippling debt. michelle, i know this vote in parliament is scheduled for any moment right now, probably between 7:00 and 10:00 here in the united states. what do the police there what does the government there expect to happen if that austerity package passes? reporter: i think you re going to see more of the same, matt. all the local political analysts believe that this is going to pass. probably a lot of protesters know that, but they are so angry. they do not want this bill to pass. they don t like the fact that this is a budget loaded with deep cuts in spending, m
we ll meet yoda, the world s ugliest dog, today wednesday, june 29th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m ann curry. we want to go to this dramatic scene in athens where thousands of protesters are venting their anger to avoid a bailout and avoid a crippling debt. michelle, i know this vote in parliament is scheduled for any moment right now, probably between 7:00 and 10:00 here in the united states. what do the police there what does the government there expect to happen if that austerity package passes? reporter: i think you re going to see more of the same, matt. all the local political analysts believe that this is going to pass. probably a lot of protesters know that, but they are so angry. they do not want this bill to pass. they don t like the fact that this is a budget loaded with deep cuts in spending, many, many government workers are going to lose their jo