scandal hits happy valley. a former penn state football coach facing child sex abuse charges. now two school officials are forced to step down, accused of lying to a grand jury to cover up the alleged crimes. a transfer of power under way at this moment in greece. the embattled prime minister agrees to step down in order to salvage that country s bailout and prevent its debt crisis from infecting other nations, but are the markets ready to breathe a sigh of relief yet? when does human life begin? mississippi voters will decide today. they re voting on a controversial amendment that could have sweeping effects on reproductive rights for women all across the country. mr. cain, an attorney for one of the women who filed a sexual harassment complaint against you don t even go there. can i ask my question? no. don t even go there! herman cain clamming up, refusing to discuss the sexual harassment charge that continues to hound his campaign on this american morning
and triumphant return of a paralyzed football player. number 52 is inspiring his teammates. we promise he ll do the same for you. it s all right here, right now on cnn. good evening. i m don lemon. thanks for joining us. those stories and more, but first we re starting with some breaking political news. herman cain s campaign for president under scrutiny tonight over a report that could tarnish his image. politico reports that during his time as a restaurant s industry chief lobbyist, at least two women complained of inappropriate behavior, specifically sexually suggestive behavior. both women reportedly left the association with payouts in the five figures and agreed not to talk about it. revelations are the first serious setback for cain at a time when some polls show him leading the race for the republican nomination. cain is confronted with the allegation sunday in washington. you won t tell me who they are. okay? that s like negotiating i m not going to comment on
the trees, still plenty of leaves on them. you have forecasters saying heavy, wet snow, high winds. those are the perfect ingredients for potentially a large problem with the electric grid. we ll have in-depth coverage of the storm with meteorologist chad myers and jacqui jeras in just a few moments. the florida highway patrol arrested a driver accused of going 120 miles per hour. that driver, a miami police officer. the highway patrol says the miami officer was on his way to a second job when he was pulled over and that he was arrested at gunpoint after ignoring multiple warnings to stop. and wikileaks founder julian assange could learn next week whether he will be extradited to sweden. assange deanalyze the accusations saying they are an attempt to smear him because of his work as head of wikileaks which has published confidential u.s. diplomatic public cables. a deadly suicide bombing in afghanistan s capital city of kabul. 13 members of the nato security force a
for the ethical treatment of animals. it blows the whistle on unethical treatment of animals anytime it can. they are denied freedom, peta, claims and everything else that is natural and important to them while kept in small, concrete tanks and reduced to performing stupid tricks. the 13th amendment prohibits slavery and these orcas are, by definition, slaves. seaworld, of course, couldn t disagree more. i want to reed you its statement to cnn. this effort to extend the 13th amendment s solemn protections beyond human beings is baseless and offensive. seaworld is among the world s most respected zoo logical institutions. there is no higher priority than the well fare of the animals entrusted to our care and no facility sets higher standards in husbandry, enrichment than seaworld. these animals serves an invaluabled educational purpose and makes direct contributions to species conversations. in the name till i yikum sounds familiar, it is the whale that killed its traim traner
and their message is spreading. it is week three of the occupy wall street propest and the group is gaining momentum. demonstrations started on september 17th in new york city. new offshoots are popping up in boston, chicago, denver and seattle. their signs and slogans make it clear they oppose everything from bank foreclosures and job shortages to corporate influence and greed. now several labor unions are endorsing the occupy wall street movement and plan to join protesters today. we go live to wall street. susan, what s the latest on the unions getting involved? have you seen any union members there? reporter: yes, some of them are showing up here randi at this public park. this park population has been steadily growing as the morning goes on. and they expect upwards of they re saying tens of thousands of people. of course, they have made many predictions in the past about how quickly and how many people will show up at various marches. this one they insist will be dif