new york, i m christine romans. carol has the morning off this morning. here are the morning s top stories for you. herman cain heading home to atlanta today, and he says the decision about whether to continue his campaign could come by monday at the latest. it s a decision that could be in his wife s hands after another woman accused cain of having a 13-year affair. with a $1,000 tax hike looming, congress can t get it done. the senate defeating competing payroll tax cut bills, one from republicans and one backed by the president. president obama warning that failure could deal a massive blow to the economy. and the west coast blown away. the santa ana winds on a war path. 140-mile-an-hour gusts ripping trees out of the ground, knocking out power and crushing homes. let s get a first check of today s weather. rob marciano is with us in atlanta. the big winds out west continue, although they re a little more calm than at this time yesterday. the threat will contin