>>> we begin on wednesday morning with herman cain reassessing his presidential campaign . nbc's senior investigative correspondent lisa myers has the latest on this.
>> good morning to you, matt. cain acknowledges the cascading allegations have taken an emotional and political toll. he says he'll spend the next few days reassessing. meanwhile he sent out a fund-raising appeal, attacking his latest accuser calling her a troubled woman with a fabricated story. herman cain predicted business as usual , in a foreign policy speech in michigan tuesday night. he made no reference to legislations by atlanta businesswoman ginger white that they'd had a 13-year affair. he did mention his wife.
>> i was sitting in my favorite chair in front of the tv next to the kitchen. she was in the kitchen preparing dinn dinner. what? that's what we do at our house on sunday. i sit in the easy chair and she prepares dinner! and there are days when i prepare the dinner, okay?
>> reporter: among this crowd, the latest allegations drew a mixed response.
>> it's 2011 . i mean, we've been there before with other presidents.
>> sometimes where there's smoke and there's lots of smoke, maybe there is a little fire brewing.
>> as his poll numbers went up after the initial fall, they bring out another lady, you know? come on, you guys.
>> reporter: as cain was speaking his campaign unleashed a new fund raising apeel, calling ginger white a troubled woman, whom cain has helped financially at times over the past few years.
>> i was aware that he was married, and i was also aware that i was involved in a very inappropriate situation, relationship.
>> reporter: white's lawyer, ed buckley, acknowledges that she's had financial and legal troubles, but says she's of good character and telling the truth.
>> these are embarrassing facts. a woman isn't going to come out and say something this embarrassing if it's not true.
>> reporter: earlier in the day, cain , for the first time, expressed doubts about his viability as a candidate. in a conference call with his staff, he vehemently denied having an affair, but said he was reassessing whether the allegations create too much of a cloud over his campaign. robert costa of "the national review " listened to the call.
>> really seemed like he was at the end of his line as a political candidate. the tone was somber. his voice was quiet, almost shaky.
>> reporter: cain told nbc news --
>> 9-9, 9, doing fine.
>> reporter: a potential beneficiary if cain quets, former speaker newt gingrich . he's had his own infidelity issues.
>> i think it's a very difficult situation for he and his family. my heart goes out to them. i hope he reaches whatever is the right decision for them.
>> some cain advisers say whether he's able to continue as a candidate will depend on how much money he raises in the next couple of days but many conservative voices are already writing him off, matt, saying he's simply too badly damaged to be a viable candidate.
>> lisa myers , thank you very
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