francis coe reports. >> reporter: protesters out in force, stretching into their third week in new york city. their concerns range from the environment to social change, all seemingly unified by beefs about the economy and inequality. >> i want to see more opportunities for my children and for my students and for all americans. >> on saturday, police arrested more than 700 in the growing group of demonstrators on the black lynn bridge. but the arrest didn't dampen the outpouring of support. >> i wouldn't be here if it weren't for twitter and facebook, that's how i found out about it. >> reporter: solidarity showed in the form of hundreds this weekend, from california to colorado. >> we are 99%. >> reporter: north carolina to upstate new york. labor experts say the arab spring uprisings overseas have empowered protesters to stand up. >> those movements, those revolutions led by young people. and i think thooeb unemployed and wondering what to do. so i think that's another, let's say, inspiration for why they're sitting in now. >> reporter: we're nowhere on that same level and we're nowhe

nbc's francis coe reports. >> reporter: protesters out in force, stretching into their third week in new york city. their concerns range from the environment to social change, all seemingly unified by beefs about the economy and inequality. >> i want to see more opportunities for my children and for my students and for all americans. >> on saturday, police arrested more than 700 in the growing group of demonstrators on the brooklyn bridge. but the arrest didn't dampen the outpouring of support. fueled by social media like twitter and facebook. >> i wouldn't be here if it weren't for twitter and facebook, that's how i found out about it. >> reporter: those networks rallying groups to follow suit across the nation. solidarity showed in the form of hundreds this weekend from california to colorado. >> we are 99%. >> reporter: north carolina to upstate new york. labor experts say the arab spring uprisings overseas have empowered protesters to stand up. >> those movements, those revolutions led by young people. and i think they've been unemployed and wondering what to do. so i think that'

francis coe, nbc news. >>> back here at home, lawmakers are weighing in on occupy wall street, the grassroots demonstration that set up camp across the country. sunday, protesters said it looked more like a festival as supporters took to the streets for a 23rd day. lawmakers are divided on the movement. house majority leader eric cantor says he is concerned about what he i'm lynn berry. called growing mobs while nancy pelosi installed her support. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a drat dramatic rescue played out in the pacific ocean off the coast of hawaii. a 65-year-old man flying from california to hawaii ran out of gas, forcing him to crash into the water. he was pulled to safety by the coast guard with no serious injuries. >>> a small tornado made a big mess in san antonio sunday. the storm dumped massive amounts of rain, leaving thousands without power. officials are still evaluating the extent of the damage caused by the storm. >>> in rhode island, there were some giant sized competitors at the annual new england pumpkin growers weighoff. the t

francis coe, kntv news. >>> the flights were trying to reach new york area airports but were diverted to an airport in connecticut. the exact reason the passengers weren't let off the plane is still unclear, but a spokesperson for jetblue said power outages at the airport made refueling or even getting off the plane difficult. passengers on board the jetblue plane said they had no food, water or working toilets. >> it almost came to blows on the plane. there were children under the age of three for eight hours on a plane isn't pleasant. >>> in 2010, the department of transportation introduced steep penalties for tarmac delays longer than three hours after that valentine's day mess. federal aviation has been launched into today's delays which could result in fines for the airlines up to $28,000 per passenger. >>> all right, we've got much different weather going on here. we're going to check in with rob mida with weather here, there, what's going on and a big change, huh? temperatures were great for the bay area. one of the changes we're seeing is some low clouds pushing into san franc

francis coe, nbc news. >> it won't be long before witches, ghosts and goblins troll around for candy. local police departments want to make sure the kids make it home safely. >> according to the american academy of pediat yikes, pedestrian injuries are the most common among children on halloween. like any mother, brandi wilcox wants her daughter to have a good time on halloween but she's thinking of safety hazards. >> all the time, cars drive crazy. they could run a red light, hit the kids, not paying attention. they could be drinking because it's halloween. you know, there's a lot of things. >> baltimore city police say the best way to prevent those things from happening is to make sure there's an adult on the trick-or-treating route with the little ones. >> plan out the route, make sure it's well lit in well populated areas. >> if your little super heros are wearing a mask, cut eye holes big enough for them to see out of. add reflective gear to costumes. >> we want to make sure children don't go into a home. stay on the steps or the porch but don't go into a home or into a vehicle w

francis coe, nbc news. >>> a storm of controversy is swirling around herman cain. a recent report, which has not been confirmed by nbc news, claims two former female employees accused cain of sexually suggestive behave. cain's camp claims he's the target of unsubstantiated personal attacks. tracey potts joins us. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. politico is reporting who women who worked with cain when he was head of the national restaurant association back in the '90s accused him of inappropriate behavior that they ended up leaving their jobs with a payout and are prevented, barred, from talking about this at all. cain's spokesperson over the weekend said this was inside the beltway media attacks. they were thinly sourced allegations. he denies them, saying they are unsubstantial personal attacks because opponents have been unable to attack his idea so now they're attacking the candidate himself. again, nbc has not confirmed this report from politico. as for the latest poll, herman cain is on top, the "in register" poll with the with the. ron paul at 12%. ever