at least one is already working for rick perry's campaign and others will find their homes in other campaigns and leave michelle bachmann to her own devices in new hampshire. it's not entirely a surprise, the six staffers let it be known to republican officials in new hampshire for the last several weeks they were unhappy with her commitment to new hampshire. the minnesota congresswoman made no bones that she was uprooting her campaign from everywhere else in the country and moving it to iowa, putting her eggs into the caucus basket and taking advantage of her straw poll win. since she had that win she's taken a real drop in the poll and she has lost her campaign manager. earl rollins was her senior strategist and he has left. she has an interim campaign manager. there has not been the type of commitment to new hampshire that they expect of the candidate. the staffers now have begun to depart the campaign we're told. we have not got even a single phone call or email replied to by anybody in the bachmann campaign. multiple staffers have got even multiple phone calls and emails. not a single world. no denial with growing word in new hampshire that the bachmann campaign staffers are no longer. martha: clearly she is putting her eggs in all the baskets in iowa. we'll see what happens to her in new hampshire. new hampshire may not be an issue if she doesn't get what she needs to get out of iowa. >> reporter: she is far behind in iowa in the polls. without a strong performance and without a sam pain staff in new hampshire it's unlikely she gets farther than that. martha: carl thank you very much. carl cameron reporting on that for us. we are also a waiting a big event in detroit right now. herman cain is there getting ready to make a key economic speech tonight with the wind at his back in this republican race right now. check this out, according to the latest "real clear politics" national average herman cain now leads the entire republican field. raising a big question. what is next and how does he take the momentum from there. it's a sliver of a lead over mitt romney. that is a collection of polls. james rosen joins me live from washington with more on herman cain today. good afternoon, james. >> reporter: good afternoon. this event is in the record books. he was in detroit this morning. he delivered the last missing piece of nice 999 economic plan. it is a proposal to help the poor by creating opportunity zones in inner city america. the blunt talking former pizza chain executive has surged to the top of the polls has martha just showed largely on the basis of his strong debate performances and two the luring simplicity of the 99 plan. a 9% tax on corporate profits, a 9% tax on individuals. today while claiming it's been in his plan all along he announced a new exemption for the poor as part of the plan to create the so-called opportunity zones. if you're at or below the poverty level, mr. cane said in detroit just about two hours ago, your plan isn't 999, it's 909. say amen yall he said to the crowd. 9 zero 9. if you are at or below the poverty level based upon family size because there is a different number for each one then you don't pay the middle 9 tax than our income. this is how we help the poor he says. he addressed the recent criticism of his plan. an analysis here in washington last tuesday, the day of the last gop debate found that 999 would raise taxes by almost a thousand percent on those household earning between 10 and 20 grant a year. political analysts were unimpressed by the sudden appearance of 9-zero 9. >> you know if you're going to present a simple plan it better be simple, and straightforward. once you start to have to amend it, modify it, elaborate. it's not the same plan. and he needs to understand that. >> reporter: and there is criticism from other quarters. as i reported exclusively on fox news last night canes plan for stkupbt zones angers big labor. to qualify the tax breaks they will have to take steps the unions don't like such as abolishing the minimum wage and school choice. martha: there is big breaking news in "what. it could be bad news for the herman cain campaign. he is being hammered there for a recent statement that he made on abortion. mr. cain will join us live in about 15 minutes to talk about this new controversy, along with the new round of attacks on his economic plans. we'll talk about the opportunity zones with him. we look forward to that. that is coming up about five minutes from now. fed chair ben bernanke expressing new concerns today about the u.s. housing market as rao*e riotsee skwrupt. he is suggesting a possible new and massive multi-million collar bail out for the u.s. banks, another bail out may be on the horizon. and will it prevent a crisis here in the united states? we'll talk to a writer from the financial magazine "barrons" about the specifics about how this potential bail out in the u.s. might work. there are new developments to tell you about in libya. one day after the violent death of moammar qaddafi according to one report the fallen dictators wife urged the u.n. to investigate moammar qaddafi's death. look at this. unbelievable video that we saw of this violent scene, as he was killed on the streets there in libya. as libya's new government is about to announce the country's quote liberation. david piper, streaming live from tripoli with the plan going forward in libya. good morning, david. >> reporter: hi, mart that, yes the plan at the moment was to bury moammar qaddafi's body within 24 hours but that has been delayed at this time because a third party international criminal court, we believe, has asked to examine the body just to make sure it is in fact the body of moammar qaddafi. his body is in the found of misrata at this time. it has been put on display over the last 24 hours with many citizens of that town having their picture taken with it. you need to understand, we've been to misrata, and large parts of the city were destroyed during the fighting, as moammar qaddafi's forces tried to get into that place. so there is still great anger over what happened there, and they've loss many people and their fighters were right at the front line of that fight for his hometown of sirte. there is also a massive debate still going on, what exactly happened to moammar qaddafi after he was captured in sirte yesterday. they discovered him in that drainage ditch and he was brought out, according to the libyan authorities, and he was u.n. scathed maybe partially injured. it seems as they took him to the car according to libyan authorities he took a bullet to the stomach and shoulder and another to the head during crossfire as he was in the car already. they insist that he wasn't executed, but there is some video evidence that suggests he was parade on the top of the car in sirte, and perhaps even roughed up, but really when he got to misrata they did discover he was dead an had bullet wounds to the body. so there is a lot of debate in groups like human rights watch and amnesty are looking now for an investigation into that. but libya is moving on, they are planning large celebrations tomorrow, because the libyan authorities will announce the whole country liberated then, and then, martha, there will be of course a massive party here in tripoli, back to you. martha: unbelievable scenes we have seen on that video and playing out on the ground. thank you very much. the "new york post" zeroing in on moammar qaddafi's killer, echoing arab media reports that a 20-year-old gun-slinging yankee fan fired the fatal shot. look at that, that was the headline we woke up to here in new york. moammar qaddafi killed by yankee fan. the dictator as we saw in this incredible hard to watch rid kwroe pulled from a drainage pipe trying to escape his hometown of sirte. the young man that we have shown you pictured in the upper right hand corner of the "new york post" there waiving a gold pistol he claimed to have swiped from moammar qaddafi. incredible. another big for redeveloping right now. we are getting some hints about a multibillion-dollar bail out that may be underway for america's banks, folks. we are going to investigate this report that will have huge ramifications for our economy, that is coming up. it sounds catchy and easy but herman cain's 999 tax plan is getting battered around especially by a top union leader. herman cain will join us to respond to that right after this break. >> workers are working hard and their wages have stagnated. to have herman cain a serious contender on the republican side make a statement like that, that he wants to further lower wages, he wants to do away with the minimum wage, it's almost laughable. with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. 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>> i believe that life begins at conception, and abortion under no circumstances. >> no circumstances? >> no circumstances. >> because many of your fellow candidates, some of them qualify that. >> they qualify it but -- >> rape and inch crest. >> rape and inch crest. >> are you honestly saying again, it's a tricky question i know. you've had children, grandchildren. >> yes. >> if one of our female children, grandchildren was raped -- >> uh-huh. >> -- you would honestly want her to bring up that baby as her own. >> you're mixing two things here. >> why? that's what it comes down to. >> it comes down to it's not the government's role, or anybody elses role to make that decision. if you look at the statistical incidents you're not talking about that big a number. so what i'm saying is it ultimately gets down to a choice that that family, or that father hamother has to make. not me as president, not some politician, not a bureaucrat, it gets down to that family, and whatever they decide, they decide. i shouldn't try to tell them what decision to make. martha: we are joined now by herman cain. mr. cain, welcome. good to have you here. >> thank you, martha, happy to be with you. martha: it's good to have you with us again. >> thank you. martha: that description sounds an awful lot like choice. >> it's not martha. let's go back. he was asking me two questions. my position on abortion has been -- and pro-life has been the same throughout this am campaign, and that is i am pro-life from conception, and i don't believe in abortion. when he then tried to pigeonhole me on my granddaughter being there as a victim of a rape, then what would i do? the only point i was trying to make, a lot of families will be in that position and they are not going to be thinking, well what does the government want me to do? my position is, no abortion. my position is no abortion. but all i was trying to point out was, take the typical family in this country and you don't know what they might do in the heat of the moment, that's what i was trying to say that. martha: i understand that. here is the issue that pro-life people are having to have with that. they are saying that you're presenting it as a choice, a decision that is to be made by the family, not something that is considered murder lie the laws of this country, so that's where you draw the line. rick santorum who we will have on later came out and said for him there is absolutely no dividing line. there are plenty of people out here, catholic politicians, for example that said exactly what you just said. when it comes down to it they are absolutely pro-life but they want the government to stay out of the decision and they want the family to make the ultimate decision and they've got even a lot of grief for that. that is where the tough line is on this for you. and you're getting a lot of backlash from a very influential radio host in iowa for you this morning, and they say it will be problem math cal for you with the people in iowa. >> i'm sorry it will be problematic. i'll state again, i am pro-life from conception, no sepgss. i was trying to separate two situations. if they won't allow me to separate those two situations that's unfortunate. if i'm pro-life from conception, no exceptions, eupl not fund any abortions by the government. i will sigi was trying to make another point, and if that point was miss construed or misinterpreted -- martha: the question is do you believe abortion should be legal in this country for families who want to make that decision? >> no, no, no, i do not believe abortion should be legal in this country if that's the question. martha: then you're saying that if those circumstances come up and the family does make that decision, that they decide that that is the best thing for this young person, or she decides that on her own if that's what they decided that it would be an illegal abortion that they would need to seek. >> it would be an illegal abortion. look, abortion should not be legal, that is clear, but if that family made a decision to break the law, that is that family's decision, that's all i'm trying to stay. martha: understood. mr. cain stay with us. we have a lot to talk about. your opportunity zones you want to talk about and your 9-9-9 plan that you want to talk about, those are very important issues, will you stay with us until after the break. >> absolutely. martha: we'll be right back in three minutes from now. uh, i'm in a timeout because apparently riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underneath my blanket just so i can get on e-trade. check my investment portfolio, research stocks... wait, why are you taking... oh, i see...solitary. just a man and his thoughts. and a smartphone... with an e-trade app. ♪ nobody knows... [ male announcer ] e-trade. investing unleashed. i'm not a line item on a budget. and i'm definitely not a pushover. but i am a voter. so washington... before you even think about cutting my medicare and social security benefits... here's a number you should remember. 50 million. we are 50 million seniors who earned our benefits... and you will be hearing from us... today and on election day. ♪ martha" back now in our conversation with herman cain. mr. cain you are being attacked today on your economic plan, in particular by richard tr u.n. ca, head of the aflcio. let's listen to this. >> it's tough to take anything like that seriously. workers are working hard and their wages have stagnated. to have herman cain, a serious contender on the republican side make a statement like that that he wants to further lower wages, he want to do away with the minimum wage, it's almost laughable. martha" let's do a little background on that. that was richard tr u.n. ca. he's talk being about the stkupb opportunity zones. you might have to do away with the minimum wage as part of the process, explain that to us. >> the opportunity zones would be determined on a city by city basis. what we're saying under 9-9-9 businesses already can duct purchases and capitol expenditures, in an opportunity zone they could qualify for deducting payroll and other expenses to give them a better chance to succeed. now what i'm saying is if the field is not leveled from one city to the other, if one city is a right to work city and another city has so-called prevailing union wages, that is not fair. we cannot subsidize one city that is trying to do the right thing by having competitive wages and another city that is having union wages. so that's what we're saying with opportunity zones. you've got to level the playing field. martha" you're touching in a very interesting part of the economic recovery issue in this country, and it's no surprise that richard tr u.n. ca is pushing back on this. the big question is, how are you going to neutralize the union issue in dealing with this. >> the way i plan to neutralize the union's objections to it because they really don't want the tax code change. they like the fact that they can lobby with all the stuff in it. i'm going to have the voice of the people on my side. the voice of the people is what will make the difference. the reason that he and others are pushing back is that people understand 9-9-9. they intuitively feel that it is the right thing to do, and, yes, it is bold. so the voice of the people is what's going to make the difference. the unions might have 12% of the workers in this country but i'm going to be speaking on behalf of the other 898% in terms of what we need to do to get this economy growing again the way it can. martha" this 9-9-9 is obviously a huge issue for you and your campaign. the more it gets sort of picked apart and looked at, and the more adjustments and changes that you make to it, now that there is a 9-0-9 i understand for those who fall under the poverty line, some say once you do away with leveling the playing field, once you stop doing that by making exceptions for some groups do