iowa. voters are making up their minds, caucus goers. there will be somewhere between 115, and 135,000 iowa citizens participating in all of this. as they make up their mind ground game and air war is really what matters, in many ways more than policy. when we take a look at assess the candidates here is what we see. newt gingrich the frontrunner in the polls who surged seemingly out of nowhere after a long string of other candidates who tried to be the alternate to mit rom refind mitt romney finds himself with a steep climb organizationally. gingrich took most of his weekend off. he had a hastily scheduled teleconference to recruit supporters. he did a sunday show yesterday not scheduled until the last minute. newt gingrich has an organizational problem in iowa and most folks know it. he s only running about $25 of
decision. that s why they took the weekend off. this jury is not sequestered. they have been instructed as they left each night and going over the weekend to not watch any news, to not pick up any newspapers and things like that. megyn: we are up against a break. what is the status of the family? is the jackson family near by? do we expect them to be there? reporter: the jackson family is reportedly staying at a nearby hotel in downtown los angeles so they are able to get here quickly. we are told once a verdict decision was announced there will be a two-hour window to allow for all the parties. megyn of course we are staying on top of this and we ll keep you posted as soon as we know more. megyn: it is involuntary manslaughter of dr. conrad
heavy decision in that deliberation room for sure. that s right. another big headline on this monday morning, the record setting earthquake in oklahoma and the powerful aftershocks. the latest natural disaster to hit the state during an unforgettable year. and later this half-hour, what a role model. professional surfer kelly slater thought he was a big champ. he discovered he was not. how a mix-up and his honest admission really put him in the spotlight. a positive story about athletes doing something honest. finally, right. lot of scandals. this is a good sports story. i love it. absolutely. we begin with day two of jury deliberations in the michael jackson case. after a weekend off, the panel gets back to work. dr. conrad murray will soon find out if he will end up behind bars or off the hook. legal experts say a hung jury is a real possibility.
doctor are in their second day of deliberations. they return from a weekend off. they ll be deciding if conrad murray was negligent and responsible for giving the pop star a fatal dose of propofol. a u.s. district court judge is blacking a federal requirement that would force poto bako companies to put graphic warnings on packs of cigarettes. the labels were supposed to show graphic images of dead babies and diseased lungs but cigarettemakers have filed a lawsuit claiming a violation of their free speech. and the herman cain controversy has brought national attention back to an issue that first galvanized the nation 20 years ago with the clarence thomas/anita hill hearings. you have been with the eeoc for 30 years. what is the most significant change we ve seen in this workplace conflict and in the number of complaints being filed by men and women over these years? probably the most significant
everybody. herman cain s accuser now has a voice. the republican presidential candidate, well, listen to how he reacted, confirming the allegations. you know, i ve been in washington all week and i ve attracted a little bit of attention. yes. the accuser has now come out and confirmed some of the details. you ll hear what he has to say about this whole cain drama. also, a family court judge caught whipping his daughter. she says it s abuse. he says it s punishment. but did he cross the line? and when do you know that corporal punishment has crossed the line? headline low to you all. this is your cnn saturday morning, november 5th. thank you all for being here. i m t.j. holmes. we have to start right now with the sad news we got just a short time ago about the death of andy rooney, the legendary cbs 60 minutes commentators. cbs confirmed that a short time ago. he was best known for haas essays at the end of 60 minutes. it was just a month ago that he announced his re