overshadowing the game -- on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, november 30th. ali velshi is off i'm christine romans along with carol costello. good morning. >> good morning. the dismantling the occupy l.a. camp is under way right now. hundreds of riot police moving in. more police officers than protesters by some accounts. police issued several ten-minutes warnings throughout the night, that were pretty much ignored. how much arrests so far, sandra endo? >> reporter: still no exact number, carol. the scene is very active. you can see cops in riot gear. also the fire department is on-scene. the bomb squad. look at this. the massive movement of hazmat suits methodically going through the park trying to get rid of all the tents and debris and everything that people have brought into the encampment. this is how it all went down. just a little after midnight these protesters heard the warning that this was basically going to be eviction day. so they flooded the streets. these streets are shut down. cops have made a perimeter around this area, but they flooded the streets to have one last standoff with police. well, then there was a sneak attack, carol. cops went from the other side of city hall, raided the park and basically took control of this park and we were there in the middle of it all and that is when things got tense. there was a little jostling, shoving, pushing, as protesters tried to get back into the camp. that obviously didn't happen. then a group of protesters sat down in the middle of the camp refusing to leave, defying the order to leave the park, and that is they got arrested, but everything has been very peaceful so far, and now cops are going how that all the tents that have been set up. shaking them down. checking to see if people are inside. look at that bus right in. that is full of people that have been arrested through this process, and they have been either hiding out in tents or obviously are defying the order to leave this area. cleavely, this l clearly, this is going to be a long, drawn-out process. carol? >> sandra endo reporting live by city hall, thanks. no sign of surrender from herman cain. just hours after telling his staff he was re-assessing his campaign, he took the stage laying out a national security and foreign policy strategy while avoiding allegations he had a 13-year affair with a georgia businesswoman. cain is keeping up with a three-stop ohio swing beginning today. paul steinhauser is live in washington. cnn's police adviser. by those allegations he's trying to get back on message? >> reporter: he certainly is. he may try to get back on track, yesterday morning a conference call, herman cain had a conference call with campaign staffers across the country and here what he said. we have to do an assessment whether or not this is going to create too much of a cloud in people's minds as to whether or not they would be able to support us going forward. he went on to say, it's also take an toll on my wife and my family, as would you imagine. cain pointed out in the conference call, a number of assessments. four, in fact, this year and each time has gone on. he's trying to say, yes, this is just a check of where things are. later in the day he sent an e-mail to supporters a little more defining. he went on to say, let me assure you, i am not deterred. america's future is too important. we will continue on this journey to make america great once again. that was an e-mail to supporters last night. the big question for herman cain, does he have the money? will fund-raising dry up now? his top guy in iowa told our john king this last night. >> we don't have major donors and he's not a candidate that's been able to self-fund the whole thing. so if people make contributions then we'll keep the campaign doors open and be able to keep paying people. otherwise, herman cain will have to make a decision whether he can afford to keep moving forward. now, i believe people will come through, and i believe that we have enough supporters across the nation to keep this campaign viable. >> reporter: and a source from the campaign tells us that decision could come in a fup ew days. we're only five weeks away from the first vote in iowa. >> if he were to drop out, what other candidates stand to make the most? if the campaign dries up, where does that money go? >> reporter: good question. cnn/orc poll, who would your second choice be? look at the top of the list. newt gingrich, turning into the alternative to mitt romney. the conservative alternative. you can see almost four in ten's say gingrich would be the second choice. 25% romney, 10% perry and then bachmann and paul. a big "if" herman cain drops out. two of herman cain's rivals, michele bachmann and newt gingrich were asked yesterday if they think he should step aside. both carefully side-stepped that issue. >> i think it's a very difficult situation for he and his family. my heart goes out to them. i hope that he reaches whatever is the right decision for them, and beyond that, i'm not going to have any comment. i think it's his decision to make. he has to do what he thinks is best. >> clearly, it's not helpful for his campaign, but he'll make that determination going forward about whether or not he sees himself as a viable candidate, and more importantly, it's the voters that will make that decision. >> do you think he should drop out? >> that's not for me to say. >> michele bachmann there. new developments there in the syracuse sex abuse scandal. we're hearing from head coach jim boeheim for the first time since fine was fired. a 84-48 victory last night. he said he isn't concerned about losing his job, but he was defensive when a reporter asked whether the alleged abuse could have happened on his watch. >> the investigation is under way. there are no charges, there are no indictments, there is no grand jury. there is no action being taken. when that is done, then we will see what has happened on my watch. >> ed lavandera live in syracuse this morning. so is there any danger that the coach could lose his job? >> reporter: well, i this a little early noor. we'll see how things kind of play out here. the chancellor said she supported boeheim still, but after his game last night and the roll to that easy win in the game last night, very few questions about basketball and his postgame questions. most dealt with the scant that has gone here, which is the scandal with the assistant coach and the change of his tone in the last few weeks. in the first weekend after the allegations surfaced, boeheim came out and called the first two accusers liars and that they were chasing money. his tone dramatically changed this past weekend as the revelation of those phone recordings between bernie fine, the assistant coach, who has been fired here from syracuse university and the first accuser bobby davis emerged. jim boeheim very much changing his tone, in fact saying that if his initial words caused any grief or problems with other victims to potentially come forward or hamper the investigation in any way, he was sorry nofor that. listen to how jim boeheim talked about that. >> i supported a friend. that's what i did. i'm proud that i did. if you have known somebody, worked with somebody for 36 years and known them for 48 years. you went to school with them, i think you owe a debt of allegiance and gratitude for what he did for the program, and that's what my reaction was, and so be it. >> reporter: interesting. jim boeheim had written out scripted notes for himself. when it came time to talk about certain aspects of the investigation that was hard to get him away from the scripted moments he had kind of written out for himself. we asked if he been called to testify under oath in any part of the investigation or any grand jury investigation. he blew off that question. we also asked him if he had listened to the audio recordering between bernie fine's wife and bobby davis, that first accuser, and he said he had not listened to it. i found that kind of interesting. interesting, because in the grand scheme of things so people know the irony. jim boeheim lived directly across the street from fine. families that have known each other for some time. >> we heard a smattering of applause in that interview. who were those people? >> reporter: supporters from the athletic program. his wife was standing off to the side. he was talking about that reaction that he had in those initial days, why he came out so strongly in support of his friend and longtime coach bernie fine. he said, look, after knowing someone for as long as i had, i felt that i owed it to him top say tho to him to say those words and have that kind of loyalty. clearly, things have changed in the last few weeks. >> ed lavandera, thanks. he got the max. an angry judge throwing the book at conrad murray throwing him behind bars for four years saying he is dangerous and has no sense of remorse. >> experimental medicine is not going to be tolerated, and mr. jackson was an experiment. he engaged in this money-for-medicine madness. >> after that scolding, camaras caught murray blowing a kiss to someone in the court on his way out. whether he'll serve all that time is another question because of the prison overcrowding problem in california right now. and the man who shot president reagan is seeking freedom. a court will decide whether john hinckley should be released from a medical hospital. hinckley shot reagan back in '81 in an effort to impress jodie foster. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. his doctor says his mental problems are in remission but government officials feel he's still capable of violence. arrested in connection with the disappearance of a woman in aruba this summer. aruban authorities let him go last night. giordano has never been charged in the case and the judge ruled he cannot longer be kept in custody without charges. robyn gardner went missing after she was snorkeling with giordano. giving away $1 million in charity. they won a whopping $254 million. they set up a trust fund for u.s. veterans and those returning home. they accepted the winnings on behalf of a client who wanted to remain anonymous. and arriving in southeast asia in a country no u.s. secretary of state has visited in five decades. her mission -- straight ahead. oops. the gaffes keep on coming for rick perry. the gop candidate make as double flub in a recent campaign stop. we'll show you the tape. that's straight ahead. and millions of people walking off the job in britain this morning shutting down schools, leaving travelers stuck in long lines at the airport. we're live with more on a massive strike in the uk. it's 13 minutes after the hour. 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[ male announcer ] no need to wait with our christmas price guarantee. if you find a lower price on a local print ad before christmas, we'll give you the difference on a walmart gift card. it is 16 minutes past the hour. welcome back. hillary clinton making history. the secretary of state just arrived in myanmar. she's the first secretary of state to visit the southeastern asian nation in 50 years. the two-day trip comes on the heels of dramatic concessions by the president and his new government. paula hancocks is live in myanmar for us this morning. good morning, paula. come back, paula! paula! i think she's gone. hmm. okay. we're going to call paula back, and when she gets back we'll go to myanmar once again. let's move on to american politics now. oops, he did it again. rick perry messes up simple campaign facts in new hampshire. the republican candidate gets the country's voting age and election day wrong. watch. >> those of you that will be 21 by november the 12th, i ask for your support and vote. those had you who won't just work hard, because you're going to inherit this and you're counting on us getting this right. >> for the record, the voting age in this country 18 and the general election is scheduled for november 6th. he just can't catch a break. >> when he has a gaffe, and now it's even more painful. >> right. so painful. still to come, the finish line for the iraq war. we'll take you to northern kuwait where u.s. troops are making one final stop before their long journey home. and why those working on wall street may be seeing a little less green this holiday. it is 18 minutes after the job. captain, we have to keep going! 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"minding your business." more than a dozen of the world's largest banks downgraded by rating agency standard & poor's late last night. included in list, america's six biggest banks. jp morgue's chase, bank of america, citigroup, goldman sachs, and wells fargo because of where they regulate and how well regulateed by home countries and deteriorating credit agencies around the world nap news is not what bank of america needs now. the stock is hovering near $5 a share, down more than 60% so far this year. the banks exposure to bad mortgages, mostly, and the lawsuits related to the bad mortgages. a stock that's in a lot of your 401(k)s. down some 61% this year. europe up for another blow. speculation that france could lose its aaa credit rating. according to a french newspaper, s&p may change the outlook for france with the next ten days leading to an official downgrade with months. s&p not commenting on that report. expect more market swinging becau because -- expect more market swings in the u.s. because of this. more closer to the opening bell. and allegations it failed to protect private information. the social network agreed to go through a privacy audit every two years for the next 20 years. the federal trade commission has the power to fine facebook $16,000 if the site does anything deceptive. and many in wall street will have to make due with less. year-end bonuses on the street are set to decline 20% to 30% this year. many staffers are expected to take a hit next year. new reports forecast many on wall street will take a 27% cut in pay. as you know, tens of thousands of jobs on wall street have been shed so far this year. 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[ electronic beeping ] [ male announcer ] still getting dandruff? neutrogena® t/gel shampoo defeats dandruff after just one use. t/gel shampoo. it works. neutrogena®. shaping up to be a beautiful day in new york city. the christmas tree will be lit tonight. 7:00 p.m. eastern, in case you're interested. welcome back to "american morning." just a short time ago secretary of state hillary clinton arrived in myanmar. the first secretary of state to visit the southeastern asian in more than 50 years. paula hancock joins us live from myanmar. good morning, paula. >> reporter: hello, carol. we are actually at a night market here at the capital, and this is one of the places that the u.s. secretary of state will not be visiting. she will be -- holding high-profile meetings with the president, the foreign minister and also with the pro-democracy activists and nobel peace prize laureate aung san suu kyi. has we've been doing the past couple of days, what the people on it's streets are doing. all these reforms beamed around the world, this is definitely an effort from the top, and people here in the streets they haven't felt the effects of it at this point. some people were a little reticent to talk to us, others refused to talk on camera, still a fear of authorities and repercussions. those that did talk to us said they were optimistic there could be change in the future. there could be a better future for their country but certainly didn't think that that type of future was here at that point. they didn't feel any difference in their lives. i talked to a former prisoner in prison more than 20 years. he's 82 years old and he's a good friend of aung san suu kyi who is optimistic but very wary. this doesn't disappear with just months. the fact i can talk to you live from the capital from a marketplace and i have no one with me. obviously there are many policemen around, and we had our credentials checked, but this is a very big change and certainly it does show the media restrictions have been lifted somewhat. >> paula hancocks reporting live from myanmar this morning. and no surrender from herman cain after telling his staff he had re-assessing his campaign. the embattled businessman delivered a speech on foreign policy and national security at a michigan college last night, never addressing allegations of a 13-year affair way georgia woman. and cain is keeping up campaign plans with a three-stop ohio swing beginning today? >> syracuse head coach jim bayhome said he's not worried about his job. he addressed the bernie fine child sex abuse scandal after his team won last night. three men came forward said fine molested them when they were children. no charged have been filed. and in los angeles, overnight protesters warned to leave their camp near city hall. 200 people so far have been arrested. many others left on their own. the move comes 48 hours after a deadline to get out expired. happening right now, britain is being hit with a massive lockout. one of the biggest strikes there in years, and it's creating long lines at airports, hospitals and forcing thousands of schools to shut down. as you can see, a bit of violence there as well. live in london, erin mclaughlin. what are people protesting there, erin? >> reporter: to let you know where i am, outside st. thomas' hospital in london where some of the 400,000 public sector workers on strike have turned up to picket today. at the center of all this are the public sector pensions. put simply, government workers want public sector -- i'm sorry. government officials want public sector workers to contribute more to their pension and work for longer. with me is chris remington a union leader. chris har chris, what has brought you out here today? pensions decimated under these proposals. we will see how working life extended, benefits reduced. we will see -- two major -- the pension, does not go back into this, but into the treasury. we've been maligned by these proposals. >> reporter: how has this affected the strike today? >> every hospital entrance restricteded. we have got all in-patient sections reduced. anything non-emergency has been reduced even though we work very hard to make sure emergency and emergency coverage is available for patients. >> reporter: thanks, chris. now, carol, government officials say that this pension reform is necessary. quite simply for the fact that people here in the uk are living longer. as a result, pensions are getting more and more expensive. that expense falling to the uk taxpayer. >> we can relate here in the united states. erin mcglaug lynlaughlclaughline from london. students caused extensive damage. britain's foreign secretary is blasting iran for failing to protect the embassy and international law requires. t