manuel gallegos has more. >> reporter: protesters clash with police on wall street this morning. the nypd struggled to keep the streets clear, arresting some of the demonstrators. some in custody accused the police of using excessive force. many occupy wall street demonstrators spent the night scrubbing the park. the owners had planned to move the protesters out to power wash early this morning, but suddenly postponed the cleaning. >> i guess because we cleaned it good enough i don't they got the owners of the park to say it is okay. >> reporter: demonstrators are vowing to stay here indefinitely. they want jobs, and an end to what they call corporate greed. but some, on wall street, say the demonstrators are trying to change the system that has been around a long time. >> we are not going to change it overnight. >> reporter: demonstrations around the country show no signs of stopping. in denver this morning, police in riot gear cleared protesters at the state capital. several arrests were made. in seattle last night, protesters refused to leave a park after closing. police made

manuel gallegos joins us live from wall street and manuel, protesters there? they say they are going it keep up this cause? >> reporter: absolutely leslie. one month strong and many of them are dedicated for staying as long as they can indefinitely really. it seems to me that with good weather, which we had mild weather today in new york, we are getting more demonstrators. there were several hundred in the private park behind us. a couple of blocks away from the stock exchange here in downtown manhattan. we have people most don't spend the night, they go home at night and come back during the day. it is going strong here again today. it seems we haven't heard much about anybody getting thrown out of the park the private company wants to remove demonstrators for now this is going strong and here to stay. >>> we have seen these protests across the country. we have a lot of protesters here in the washington, d.c. area. did the protesters have an idea that this movement would really strike a chord worldwide? >> reporter: that is certainly what they were hoping for

manuel gallegos, cbs news, new york. >>> more drama in the same-sex marriage debate.own clerk in new york state is refusing to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples, even though new york state allows them. >> i'm a christian. i have a relationship with jesus christ. and i do not want to violate that relationship, so this is a very personal thing for me. >> people are fighting for an important issue of equality. >> a lesbian couple was told to make an appointment to see a deputy clerk. the couple is now threatening to take the town clerk to court. >>> some arizona cheerleaders say they came up with a clever fund-raiser to raise awareness for breast cancer. but their school says they sent the wrong message. school officials banned t-shirts with the slogan feel her plumps, save your bumps. the cheerleaders say they are offering sound medical advice. it is breast cancer awareness month as well, and it's also a month that we feel like summer and fall. >> kind of a combination. choose what you like, a little bit of each. we'll see nice warm temperatures once again tod