in the dark. millions are still without power after a surprise weekend snowstorm socks the northeast. the herman cain campaign denies allegations he was accused of sexual harassment. and 7 billion and counting. the world's population hits a new milestone but it's not necessarily a cause for celebration. we will explain why. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, october 31st, 2011. good morning, everyone, on this hallowe halloween. appreciate your joining us. i'm terrell brown. connecticut suffered the worst number of power outages in state history. states of emergency were

declared in new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts and parts of new york. the storm blasted the east coast from maryland to maine. this morning, more than 2 million homes and businesses are still without power and at least 11 deaths are blamed on the storm. jim axelrod has our report. >> reporter: if they hadn't seen it. >> never saw this before in my life. >> reporter: they might not have believed it. but up and down the east coast, there was simply too much snow to ignore. >> i can't stand it. i hate it it. i hate it, hate it, hate it! i can't even express how much i hate it! it's awful! >> reporter: as the chain saws roared, more than 3 million households were without power. >> this is ridiculous. in october, not november not past halloween. it's crazy out here already. >> reporter: records were set in new york city where 2.9 inches of snow fell in central park.

they never measured ab inch here in any october day since 1869. concord, new hampshire, 13.6 inches and broke a 59-year-old record. bristol, connecticut, got 17 inches of snow and plainfield, massachusetts, more than 30 inches. how many days do you think it could take until you get power back on? >> i think wednesday, tuesday or wednesday. >> reporter: in west milford, new jersey, the record snow at this house left them marveling which is all they could do aside from listening to their battery-powered radio. >> when snow usually falls, there aren't leaves, so it's less of a problem. >> reporter: as the people of the northeastern united states clean up after this mess they do so haunted by the calendar. all this and there is still loading a train with corn.

to politics now this morning. herman cain's campaign is denying reports that he was alleged sexual harassment by two women. >> reporter: the cain campaign used to complain they don't get enough coverage but they are getting plenty now, but just not the kind they wanted. the report from politico.com charges cain was twice accused of sexual harassment when he ran the national restaurant association in the 1990s. politico says the women signed nondisclosure agreements with the group in exchange for five

figure financial payouts. neither woman was identified. the cain campaign angrily disputed the report calling the allegations baseless and saying, quote, inside the beltway media have begun to launch unsubstantiated personality. mr. cain and all americans deserve better. cain is facing a new level of scrutiny after his stunning run to the top of the gop pack. >> my message is connected and people are connecting with me and the specific solutions are putting on the table. >> reporter: on "face the nation" sunday before the sexual harassment controversy broke, cbs' bob schieffer gave the candidate the opportunity to set the record straight on his stance on abortion, which opponents have questioned. >> i am prolife from conception, period. and if people look at the many

speeches i have given over the years, that has and will still be my position. >> reporter: well, talk about those exceptions. >> prolife from conception, periled. i was that -- that piece that was pulled out was taken totally out of context when they were talking about -- >> in other words, you would not even believe in abortion if rape, increest or the health of the mother? >> that is my position. >> reporter: schieffer also took cain to task for a controversial internet campaign ad that featured cain's chief of staff smoking. cain may have more to say about the sexual harassment allegations a bit later today. he has a full day of campaigning ahead, including an appearance, terrell, at the national press club here in washington. >> susan mcginnis in washington this morning, thank you. nato air operations in libya formally ended today seven months to the day after they

began and supported the anti-gadhafi rebels. foreign inspectors will arrive later this week to handle their disposal. in japan, an expert panel says it will take at least 30 years to safely decommission and close the heavily damaged fukushima nuclear power plant. the plant was wrecked by the earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern japan last march. three of the six reactors melt down removing the nuclear fuel rods can't begin for another ten years. a prominent scientist who was a long time skeptic of gobel warming has had a change of mind and heart. richard mueller of california berkeley spent two years trying to prove climate scientists wrong, in the end, though, he concluded they are right. he says the earth's land mass is warmer now than infilling your

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mouths to feet and i'm eating my fair share. cbs "moneywatch" time this morning. stocks opened this week lower in asia. ashley morrison has that and more. >> reporter: asian markets finished lower today as investors shifted their focus from europe's debt problems to the u.s. economy. japan's nikkei lost almost 1% and about the same for hong kong's hang seng. today, wall street tries to make history with october on the verge of becoming the best month for the markets since 1987. in less than four weeks, the dow has jumped nearly 15% from its low of the year. and the s&p 500, 17%. last week the dow and sapp gained more than 1%. use bank of america is rethinking the new debit fee charging so much trouble. they are thinking about drop the fee. and for those who maintain a

certain minimum balance, b of a sparked a fire storm of controversy when they announced the fee late last month. apple is reportedly investigating a growing problem with its new iphone. according to the uk's guardian company, engineers are looking into complaints the battery for the new 4s drains far too quickly. many users think the location service is the culprit. turning off the time zone feature appears to solve the problem. at the movies, "puss n' boots" is the cat's meow. the 3d "shrek" spin-off took in $35 million in a better than expected opening to win the weekend box office. that pushed last week's number one "paranormal activity 3" to second place with the new sci-fi justin timberlake thriller "in time" debuting in third. halloween promises to be more treat than trick this year, at least for retailers. americans are expected to spend more than $6 billion for the

holiday, with more than $2 billion just for the candy. the average american will shell out $72 just to make this year the spookiest yet. according to zillo.com, the top cities to go trick or treating in are san francisco, boston, honolulu, seattle, and chicago. the cities were rated on safety and the amount of candy given out. i think in new york, we have to boost up the giving out the candy part at least. >> that's not working. go buy some costumes too. ashley morrison in new york, thank you. president obama and the first lady got halloween going early this weekend, welcoming in trick-or-treaters to the white house. despite michelle obama's efforts to combat childhood obese i said, they handed out candy to hundreds of costume children. each kid got a box of m&ms and butter cookies made by the white house pastry chef and a serving of dried fruit. can i go trick or treating at the white house? coming up, your monday morning weather. in sports, the eagles surprise the cowboys.

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light rain to the ohio valley. there are also showers in florida. the northeast has a mix of partly cloudy skies while the midwest and southwest are clear. another storm system is headed into the northwest delivering rain and mountain snow. later today, the plains will warm into the 60s and 70s as far north as south dakota and west to colorado. the northwest will remain cool. with rain and snow in higher elevations. the southeast will see showers from florida to the carolinas. the northeast will have mostly sunny skies and highs in the 40s and 50s. in sports, the eagles give hometown philadelphia a reason to cheer. lesean mccoy ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns. he shredded the dallas defense which, by the way, had been the best in the league against the run until last night. the eagles defense made some great plays too, like a tipped tone yo romo pass that turned into an interception. eagles quarterback michael vick connected on two touchdown passes. philadelphia crushed dallas 34-7.

in pittsburgh, the steelers held tom brady to 213 yards total offense. pittsburgh quarterback ben roethlisberger threw for 65 yards and two touchdowns. the steelers beat the patriots 25-17. playing in toronto. the surprising buffalo bills got a pair of td passes from quarterback ryan fitzpatrick to scott chandler. running back fred jackson had 120 yards rushing. buffalo shut out washington 23-0. the bills are now 5-2. in st. louis, rams running back steven jackson had 100 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns against new orleans. a big upset for the rams over the saints. 31-21. the first win of the season for st. louis. st. louis also celebrated the cardinals world series victory. a red sea of fans jammed downtown sunday to honor the world champions. the cardinals players carried the world series trophy. they rolled down market street to busch stadium and the celebration continues today.

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here's a loo t on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. high pressure dominate the northeast letting sunshine in and melting the weekend snow. the storm system in the ohio valley is delivering rain from michigan to kentucky. scattered showers and storms will range along the east coast from north carolina to florida. here is another look at this morning's top stories. the campaign of republican presidential candidate herman cain denies report he was accused of sexual harassment back in the 1990s. politico.com reports at least two women signed nondisclosure agreements. more than 2 million customers remain without electricity in the northeast this morning after the surprising weekend snowstorm. officials say it may be days before some customers regain power. that snowy cold weather was

felt by the occupy wall street protesters. >> in the snow, in the sleet, occupy wall street. >> the wall street demonstrators suffered through a night of snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures. some took refuge in illegal tents. while the weather dampened the protests on wall street somewhat, demonstrations kept going. rick sallinger of denver reports. >> reporter: in denver, protesters occupy a park in front of the state capital. why are you out here? >> because i want things to change in congress. i want the president's jobs bill to pass. >> reporter: a demonstration that was calmer than the day before. police arrested 20 protesters saturday after they marched onto the capitol grounds and ignored orders to leave. >> they pushed one of the motorcycle police officers to the ground and also kicked a couple of other officers. >> shame! shame! >> reporter: denver police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd.

>> this has always been on violence. >> reporter: as the occupy wall street movement enter their seventh week, the protesters are standing their ground coast cotoast. and denver isn't the only city where they are clashing with police. >> keep pushing back. >> reporter: in portland, oregon, police arrested 30 protesters sunday after they marched from downtown to one of the city's more affluent neighborhoods, the pearl district, and refused to leave. in austin, texas, police arrested 38 protesters overnight, enforcing a new rule banning food tables on city hall plaza. >> government is controlled by corporations and government isn't doing anything to change the way things are run. >> reporter: in spokane, washington, this weekend, protesters took their complaints to the doors of bank of america. >> we are peaceful. stand aside. >> reporter: while in oak land, protesters that were chased away by police and tear gas earlier this week have returned with their tents in front of city hall.

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a new study this morning says soda companies are heavily marketing sugary drinks to children and teens. researchers at yale find that despite industry promises to cut back, young people saw more ads for soda in 2010 than in 2008. the report says drinking one 8-ounce sugary drink a day increases a child's odds of obesity by 60%. a remarkable advance in medical technology that may help people in need of an organ transplant. more than 100,000 adults and children need a transplant. the solution may be a technique for growing replacement organs. mark phillips reports. >> reporter: in a hospital lab overlooking today's london, they are working on tomorrow's medicine. and you can forgive yourself for thinking you had stumbled on to a film set for a remake of

"frankenstein," completing human body pads and bubbling vats, noses, ears, a windpipe or trachea. and in the role of frankenstein himself, dr. alex safalian, who has delivered a break-through technique for manufacturing replacement organs. a special plastic with a potential to change the transplant landscape. so an actual living windpipe? >> exactly. >> reporter: there has only been one actual transplant so far of what is called a wholly tissue engineered synthetic wind wipe. the recipient was this man who previously had been diagnosed with an operable throat cancer and who is now recovering well. the technique involves making a glass mock-up of the diseased body part and then coating it in a new type of polymer. a rubbery type substance developed in this lab. it's a plastic? >> a plastic. yeah. >> reporter: a special kind of plastic? >> a special kind of plastic. >> reporter: a plastic with microscopic pores onto which

stem cells taken from the patient can attach and grow. so, basically, you're providing you call it a scaffold, but a kind of foundation or a form around which the patient's own cells then regrow the diseased body part? >> they remottle itself. >> reporter: and because the cells are the patient's own, they are not rejected by the body's immune system, the usual problem with transplants. and the trachea, dr. safalian says, may be just the beginning. >> heart is possible, but more complex organ like lung and brain and those are more complex to build. >> reporter: already, the lab is growing blood vessels to be used in heart bypass surgery. while the technique is not yet approved in the united states, dr. safalian's lab are already getting body part orders from other countries around the world. mark phillips, cbs news, london. this morning, on "the early show," a dark and spooky halloween in parts of the northeast. 2 million people are without power after this weekend's

snowstorm. then sharp new questions about republican front-runner herman cain's off-beat campaign. and justin timberlake on his new sci-fi movie "in time." all that and more coming up up this morning on "the early show." that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. happy halloween, everybody. take care. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com