making news in america this morning -- halloween canceled. ? that winter-like snowstorm that blew through the northeast have left millions without power. it's forcing some communities to postpone the trick or treating. and then left in the dark. bernie madoff's family opens up. why they say they never new about his crime. and also this morning. ghost whisperer. we take you inside an alleged haunted house. our expert puts it to the test. good morning, i'm se seal kra vega. >> and i'm rob nelson. happy halloween. >> happy halloween. millions in the northeast are waking up with no power.

school is canceled in many cities. >> and trick or treating is now in jeopardy as parents and officials worry about safety. tahman bradley joins us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, the snow did not stick in washington but parts of maryland got half a foot of snow. the worst of it was farther north in new england. the monster nor'easter has passed. the damage remains. almost 3 million people without power. in southern new hampshire, some of the towns are still in the dark. nobody expected snow in october. >> i am so shocked. everybody is shock fpd trees are shocked. >> reporter: countless trees fell, tearing down power lines. in connecticut, utility crews are racing to restore power for nearly 1 million residents. >> no heat, no food no power. and it's october. >> reporter: downed power lines and blocked streets across the state could mag it too dangerous

for trick or treating. >> we've left it up to municipal officials to call celebrations on or off of halloween events in their communities. >> reporter: the heaviest snow, which fell on saturday, caused a headache for travelers. a flight was diverted to hartford where people sat on the tarmac for seven hours. >> lets face it, it was a nightmare. >> reporter: passengers grew restless. there was tension aboard the aircraft. >> i have a problem on the airplane. i'm going to need to have cops on board. >> reporter: 48 passengers on an amtrak train were stranded for 14 hours. the cleanup continues. this storm was just an early test. winter is seven weeks away. this autumn snowstorm claimed the lives of at least 11 people.

>> under the passenger bill of rights, what kind of trouble might jet blue find itself in for leaves the passengers on this plane on the runway for all these hours? >> reporter: well, jet blue could be fined $27,000 per passenger. the company apologized. they regret that the passengers were left there sitting like that. >> 27 grand a passenger. hefty price. thanks, tahman. time for the morning's weather from around the nation. much of the snow should be gone. it will be a warm but wet day in florida. dry in the midwest. cool and wet from seattle to billings. >> new york, detroit, chicago, should all hit about 64 today. 72 in dallas. the high in both billings and boise, about 60. sacramento will see a high of 76. that sounds nice. >> nice.

the bitter cold temperatures don't seem to have deterred the occupy wall street protesters. they spent the night with nothing but tents to keep them warm. friday night temperatures dipped into the 30s overnight. >> protesters in new york left their downtown digs to march outside the mayor's home. herman cain is under fire this morning for sexual harassment claims. a report said he had been accused of sexually suggestive behavior toward at least two female employees back in the '90s. the questions are sure to come up again today. meantime, a poll before the latest allegations shows cain pulling ahead of mitt romney among voters in iowa. he's spent almost no time

campaigning in the state. rick perry was far back in the pack. the new book about bernie madoff comes out today. ruth and her surviving son, andrew, speak out in the book. they say they knew nothing of bernie's massive ponzi scheme until he told them. they made the point again in an interview. >> it's really hard for people to believe that you didn't know. that you must have known. >> i trust td him. why would it ever occur to me that it wasn't legal? his reputation was almost legendary. why would i ever think that there was something sinister going on? >> now in that interview, the only time she sheds a few tears is when she looks at a photo of her two sons when they were a lot smaller. she calls it quote much happier times. the nato mission to libya

has a few more hours before it ends. the secretary general calls the seven-month operation one of the most successful in nato's history. the prime minister claims they have chemical weapons in the country and have no interest in keeping them there. a 27-year-old california surfer is in the hospital after a shark attack. first it took a chunk out of his surfboard and then his neck and arm. he was air lifted to a nish hospital. monterrey beaches are closed for the next week. grounds keepers swept off the snow to celebrate halloween. the president and first ladies welcomed children from local elementary schools and military families. >> they handed out bags with

fruit and some home-baked sugar cookies. and m a& ms. the seventh billion baby is born today. >> the planet is getting crowded. we'll also have the final worded uttered by steve jobs just before he passed away. and we have all the highlights from the big games of the week. game eight of the nfl season. stay with us.

welcome back, everybody. overseas markets are down this morning. over fears about the u.s. economy. tokyo's nikkei average fell 62points today. hong kong's hang seng dropped 2 the 28 points and in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow was up 4 in the 2 points for the week, the nasdaq was up 100 points. and qantas airlines will be flying again today. workers went on strike fighting for higher wages. the strikes resulted in a loss of $20 million a day. boeing will announce today its intent to assemble a commercial spacecraft. it hopes to taxi astronauts to and from the international spaceation. and the business of

halloween is turning out to be a real treat for retail peppers an estimated 16 is million people participating in the holiday. retailers can expect to bring in about $7 billion in halloween-related business. "puss in boots" was number one at the box office. last week's winner, "paranormal activity 3" scared up $18.5 million. followed by "in time" with $12 million in sales. when we come back, the key witness facing cross-examination today in the conrad murray trial. and the "thrilling" world record these zombies tried to make. that and more when we come back. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from.

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it's zombies from romania to reno this weekend, they started dancing at the same time to michael jackson's thriller. it's the first time reno has participated. there's no word yet on whether the nevada dancers set the new record. >> gotta have it. a look at the morning road conditions on this halloween morning. watch out for black ice out there this morning n on back roads in the northeast. the main roads should be okay. from daytona beach to miami should be wet. i-7 on wet from pittsburgh to columbus. and i-94 from bill togs the northern rockierockies. airport delays possible in miami. the defense wraps up this week this the trial of michael jackson's doctor. conrad murray is accuse offed of giving the singer the lethal

dose of propofol. >> last week, a witness testified that he believes that jackson injected the drug when murly was out of the room. prosecutors get to cross examine murray today. a baby born somewhere on earth today will become the 7 billionth person on the planet. >> someone, somewhere. experts say likely a boy born in china or india. chris bury has more on the implications of a growing world population. >> reporter: so just how scary is it that sometime on halloween, our planet will welcome its 7 billionth mortal soul. >> very scary. not enough water, not enough food. >> reporter: 7 billion, scary? >> no, not at all. exciting. >> reporter: really? >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> the more the merrier. >> reporter: baby 7 billion is

likely to be born in india. that newcomer joining a rapidly growing population. china boasts the most people. india will be w wigger in sh years. just 12 years ago, the u.n. leader welcomed baby 6 billion. turn back the clock to the '60s, half that number, just 33 billion people. back to jefferson and napoleon to mark the first billion. not so long ago in ancient egypt, this whole planet held on 15 million. >> i don't think growth of the human race should ever be scary. >> reporter: with 1 in 7 going hungry now, how do we feed more? >> we need to do a better job of taking care of the people that can't take care of themselves. >> reporter: all 7 billion of us could fit in texas. >> it would be very interesting.

very crowded, too. >> reporter: we'll keep growing. another billion by 2025. the birthrate is slowing remarkably. when baby 7 billion arrives on halloween, it may not be so scary afterall. i'm chris bury, abc news, chicago. and now, a glimpse this morning into the final hours of computer pioneer steve jobs' life. it comes from his sister, mona simpson in a eulogy publishes in "the new york times." she said his death was like life. she said he seeps to be climbing a steep hill. then he looked into the distance and said his last words. oh, wow, oh, would yow, oh, wow. we turn to st. louis. thousands of people lined the streets to honor the world series champions. some of them maybe still

pinching themselves. aefr the come-from-behind seven-game victory. party hard in st. louis. they are. you know it. staying with sports, here's espn. good morning, cole wright here. pittsburgh, pa. the steelers hosting the patriots. second quarter, steelers up by three. big ben, bias himself some time, finds himself antonio brown. fourth quarter, patriots down, 23-10, first and goal, tom brady to aaron hernandez. pats down, 23-17. last chance for the blue and silver. brady back to pass, hit by brett kiesel. hit out the back of the paint by troy polamalu.

what is new? sean payton in the booth. his saints take on the rams. there's the skipper of the cardinals. trying to get good vibes going. drew brees, picked by darian stewart. the rams beat the saints, 31-21. the first "w" of the season. mike vick and the eagles, welcoming the cowboys to the city where love is brotherly. vick to maclin, from the show-me state, shows them a touchdown. fourth quarter, philly up, 27-0. le sean mccoy. house call. they win this one, 34-7. that will dit for this espn news update. until next time, i'm cole wright. >> the saints broke my heart yesterday. there was a nonpolitical march, nonpolitical in portland,

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and finally from us this half hour. what would halloween be without a haunted house story? we asked viewers for stories. the responses poured in. >> we picked one of those houses

and sent an expert out to cover it. here's abc's dan harris. >> reporter: the signs of a haunting are everywhere. shadows moves through the house. doors opening on their own. footsteps in the hallway. and then the light. >> we unplugged the lamp. had all the lights were off in the neighborhood. and all of a sudden, the lamp came on. >> reporter: sid gambrell used to share his home in talladega, alabama, with his parents before they passed away. now he's sure they still stop by. >> it was a way to show i'm not alone. >> reporter: but is his house really haunted? we asked chip coffee to come visit. he walked through the house looking for signs. >> your mother that had something abdominal. i'm getting hit in the abdomen

in this room. >> reporter: he says he can feel the presence of sid's parents. >> oh, and i just got touched on the back. this room feels like it could be very active. i think the spirit, they're drawn to your goodness. >> reporter: then a mysterious hit. >> what is the woman with an "m," like the beginning of her name, a millie, mildred. >> reporter: sometimes, it's about people you haven't met yet. chip sweeps the rest of the house. the living room and kids' bedrooms are clean. but it's sid who comes back with a spooky message. >> i have a patient they called me about to admit, her name starts with an "m." >> really? what's her name? >> mildred. >> i said mildred. >> there we go president that's what's making news this morning.