murray is up to a jury. corporations raking in millions in profits and not paying taxes. sometimes the government is paying them. that s triggering outrage on this american morning . good morning, everyone. it is friday, my very favorite day of the week besides saturday and sunday. happy friday. it s november 4th. welcome to american morning . i m christine romans. ali is on assignment. he s still in caane. herman cain still defiant this morning. the republican front-runner pushing back against the sexual harassment swirling around him. cain says that he will not let it derail his campaign for president. also developing this morning we may hear from one of cain s accusers today, her attorney hopes to release a statement which can rebut cain s contention that any allegations made against him were groundless. joe johns. following all the twists and turns of this case that continues to twist and turn, joe. reporter: that s for sure. if it happens, best case scenario
more than 2.5 million homes and businesses are still without power. the death toll has risen to at least 43. and thousands of people have evacuated from flooded neighborhoods and communities. yet, flood advisories are still in place for portions of seven states. one of the towns hardest hit is little falls, new jersey, along the passaic river. mary snow is there with the latest. mary, this is the worst flooding in a century there. are things improving at all? reporter: it s hard to believe that looking at the river behind me things are improving. take a closer look at the passaic river. some really incredible sight here. the passaic river actually crested here on tuesday, seven feet above flood stage, and the water is receding, but you can see the fury of this water and gives you an idea of what towns along the passaic are coping with. we have a before and after shot in nearby patterson. we were there all day yesterday and there are parts of that city just inundated with
irene. north texas is burning. i m ali velshi, about 30 homes already destroyed bay wildfire. 100 more in harm s way. it s going to get worse before it gets better because officials say this fast-spreading fire is 0% contained. and i m carol costello. new developments out of aruba in the disappearance of american robyn gardener. her traveling companion and the chief suspect may be about to walk on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, august 31st. welcome to american morning. continues to be a busy morning. sure does. we continue to deal with the aftereffects of irene. talk about that. disaster on a delay in some places. several hundred people now evacuated in new jersey as flooding continues three days after hurricane irene tore through. residents say it s the worst they ve ever seen. in vermont, a dozen towns cut off by flooding had supplies air lifted in. more than 250 roadways cut off by high water and the layers of mud it left be
anything quite like this. let me explain what you are looking at. that s a plexiglass pontiac. it was built for the 1939 new york world s fair. it s being auctioned today and expected to sell for about $275,000. and from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia, this is your cnn saturday morning. glad you could spend some time here with us. i m t.j. holmes. well, you know the story by now. the world s biggest economy is on the brink of possible default. we are all watching and waiting as the fight over the nation s debt ceiling just drags on and on and on. congress has just under three days left to come up with a deal. we are live in washington to find out where things stand. and yes, they are in session this weekend. also, in this tough economy, would you believe that things are actually getting cheaper? not all things, though, specific things. and we will read them off for you this morning. but first, we need to go right back to capitol hill. both houses of congress are in