politico says the incident in question took place while cain led the national restaurant association in the late 90s. these incidents include conversations allegedly filled with innuendo or personal questions of a sexually suggestive nature taking place at the hotel during conferences. there were physical gestures that were not overtly sexual but made women who experienced or witnessed them uncomfortable and that they regarded as improper. politico s lead reporter was a guest on cnn s american morning. there are reports of both physical and verbal actions by mr. cain. he made physical gestures, also verbal comments that made these women feel uncomfortable, awkward and angry. and so much so actually that they complained to both colleagues and senior officials at the organization about their treatment and subsequently left the organization with five-yeca payouts and non-disclosure agreements. cain publicly addressed this all for the first time 90 minutes ago in an inter