Wall Street protests spread

Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan on Oct. 5, 2011.

In this Oct. 1, 2011 photo, police arrest a protester on New York's Brooklyn Bridge during Saturday's march by Occupy Wall Street. Protesters speaking out against corporate greed and other grievances attempted to walk over the bridge from Manhattan, resulting in the arrest of more than 700 people during a tense confrontation with police. The majority of those arrested were given citations for disorderly conduct and released, police said.

Anti-corporate demonstrators gather in New York's Financial District Wall Street on Sept. 17, 2011. Channeling the occupation of Cairo's Tahrir Square by Egyptians protesting the rule of Hosni Mubarak, protesters have camped out in lower Manhattan over the weekend, seeking to occupy the center of the financial world.

Police arrest demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York. About 700 arrests were made; most were disorderly conduct citations.

Police arrest demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York.

Police arrest a demonstrator affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement after she and fellow protesters attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York. The arrested woman is seen screaming out her name to supporters on the pedestrian bridge above, who were recording names of those arrested.

A large group of protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement march across the Brooklyn Bridge, effectively shutting parts of it down, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 in New York. Police arrested dozens while trying to clear the road and reopen for traffic.

Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan on Oct. 5, 2011.

Police arrest demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York.

Demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement are led away after being arrested when they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York.

A supporter cheers from the pedestrian overpass as police arrest demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York City. The marchers attempted to cross the bridge on the highway and were stopped on the middle of the bridge by police. Occupy Wall Street demonstrators are opposed to outsized corporate profits on Wall Street.

Supporters gather in Zuccotti Park along with members of the Occupy Wall Street movement before they marched to the Brooklyn Bridge on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York.

Occupy Wall Street protester Lincoln Statler is arrested along with several others in the New York City's Zucotti Park on Oct. 3, 2011 in New York. The arrests of 700 people on the Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend fueled the anger of protesters camping in a Manhattan park and sparked increased support around the country as the campaign entered its third week.

This protester in New York's Financial District carried a sign reading, "I could lose my job for having a voice," on Oct. 3, 2011.

Emily McArthur, of Jamaica Plain, Mass., chants through a bullhorn in front of the Statehouse in Boston, as part of an Occupy Boston demonstration on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The group is part of a nationwide grassroots movement in support of the ongoing Wall Street protests in New York.

Passing City Hall, protesters march through downtown Los Angeles in the late afternoon of Oct. 3, 2011 in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York. As the Occupy Wall Street protest entered its third week, similar sit-in demonstrations are popping up from Boston to Chicago to Los Angeles.

Protesters shout slogans while holding banners during a late afternoon march through downtown Los Angeles, Calif. on Oct. 3, 2011, in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York.

Protesters shout slogans while holding banners after marching to the courthouse where the trial for Michael Jackson's doctor continues on Oct. 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Protesters shout slogans while holding banners after marching to the courthouse where the trial for Michael Jackson's doctor continues on Oct. 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif. They say they are inspired by revolutions in the Middle East, but protests over economic grievances in Spain and elsewhere in Europe are a closer comparison as anti-corporate demonstrations spread across the United States.

Demonstrators with Occupy Chicago protest outside the Bank of America building Oct. 3, 2011 in Chicago, Ill. The protest is one of many around the country held in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests currently taking place in New York.

Protesters gather on the corner of LaSalle and Jackson during an Occupy Chicago protest Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Chicago, Ill. Occupy Chicago protests started Monday near the Federal Reserve Bank and Chicago Board of Trade. Demonstrators spoke out against corporate greed and social inequality.

Demonstrators with Occupy Chicago hold a meeting outside the Bank of America building on Oct. 3, 2011 in Chicago, Ill. The demonstrators are protesting what they call greed and corruption among banking and business leaders.

Tourists from China chat with a demonstrator protesting with Occupy Chicago in the financial district on Oct. 3, 2011 in Chicago, Ill.

Benjamin Hider wears a mask and holds up a sign during a protest in Portland, Maine on Oct. 3, 2011. A group calling itself "Occupy Maine" joined in solidarity with Wall Street protesters in New York.

"Corporate zombies" were on the march past the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 3, 2011 as part of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration. The protesters carried on their occupation of Zuccotti Park in New York's Financial District, despite mass arrests over the weekend.

Members of Occupy Wichita displayed signs in downtown Wichita, Kan. on Oct. 3, 2011. About a dozen people gathered to show solidarity with Wall Street demonstrators in New York.

Protestors at Occupy Wall Street's media area coordinate news updates on laptop computers powered by a portable gas-powered generator, in the Zuccotti Park on Oct. 2, 2011 in New York. The Occupy Wall Street demonstration started out small, but has grown to include thousands of people in communities across the country.

Volunteers with varying levels of medical expertise man the makeshift hospital area at the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park on Oct. 2, 2011 in New York. Medical supplies are either donated by sympathizers or purchased with crowdsourced funds from the demonstrators.

Donated food piles up at the Occupy Wall Street kitchen area in the Financial District's Zuccotti Park on Oct. 2, 2011, in New York.

Donated pizza is passed out in Zuccotti Park for members and supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement before they marched to the Brooklyn Bridge on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York.

Nikki Angelo, of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., greets inquisitive pedestrians at the Occupy Wall Street protest's welcoming table in the Financial District's Zuccotti Park, on Oct. 2, 2011 in New York. The table provides protest literature and an opportunity for new participants to join the demonstrations.

A sign with a quote by Kurt Cobain sits in Zuccotti Park, before members of the Occupy Wall Street movement marched to the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Oct. 1, 2011.

Members of Occupy Wall Street produced bails of newspapers chronicling the past three weeks of protests, under the title "The Occupied Wall Street Journal," on Oct. 2, 2011, in New York.

A pedestrian takes copies of the Occupy Wall Street protest's self-published newspaper, "The Occupied Wall Street Journal," into Zuccotti Park on Oct. 2, 2011, in New York. The newspaper is paid for by funds gathered online via crowdsourcing websites.

110930-Two_Protesters_at_Occupy_Wall_Street,_09.30.11.jpg — CBS News/Charles Lamont

A protester at the Occupy Wall Street rally, based in New York's Zuccotti Park, on Sept. 30, 2011.

Police arrest demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York.

Michael Pellagatti of Jersey City, N.J. holds the plastic handcuffs police used to arrest him for disorderly conduct while marching on the Brooklyn bridge along with the resultant court summons on Oct. 2, 2011 in New York.

Demonstrators rally outside One Police Plaza during a march by protestors affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement on Sept. 30, 2011 in New York. Around to thousand activists marched to protest police brutality while clogging traffic in Lower Manhattan.

The Occupy Wall Street protests spread to other cities as well. Here Protesters hold signs as they march to City Hall during the Occupy Los Angeles demonstration in solidarity with the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest in New York on Oct 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif. The protesters slogan, "We are the 99 percent," calls attention to the fact that marchers are not part of the one percent of Americans who hold a vast portion of the nation's wealth.

A protester gives money to a homeless man as he marches to Los Angeles City Hall during the Occupy Los Angeles demonstration on Oct. 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Police watch over protesters marching to City Hall in New York on Sept. 30, 2011.

110930-Occupy_Wall_Street_Protests,_09.30.11.jpg — CBS News/Charles Lamont

A view of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York on Sept. 30, 2011.

Police arrest demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York.

A police officer with a bullhorn addresses a large group of protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement who attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge, effectively shutting parts of the roadway down, on Oct. 1, 2011 in New York.

In Boston police arrested two dozen protesters for trespassing during a demonstration against Bank of America's foreclosure practices, at the banking giant's downtown headquarters. Organizers told CBS Station WBZ about 3,000 people joined the protest, and said the arrests were an act of civil disobedience intended to send a message that the lender's practices were unfair. "They wanted to be arrested, and we obliged," Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said. Bank of America spokesman T.J. Crawford dismissed the demonstration as a publicity stunt.

Demonstrators with Occupy Boston gather near the entrance to their encampment on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, across the street from the Federal Reserve building, in Boston on Oct. 2, 2011. The group is part of a nationwide grassroots movement in support of the ongoing Wall Street protests in New York.

Demonstrators talk near their tents in the Occupy Boston encampment on the Rose Kennedy Greenway across the street from the Federal Reserve building, in Boston on Oct. 2, 2011. The group is part of a nationwide grassroots movement in support of the ongoing Wall Street protests in New York.

Demonstrator Lydia Ramos, of Leominster, Mass., reacts to a show of support from a car passing the Occupy Boston encampment on the Rose Kennedy Greenway across the street from the Federal Reserve building in Boston on Oct. 2, 2011.

Protesters hold signs as they march to City Hall during the Occupy Los Angeles demonstration in solidarity with the ongoing "Occupy Wall Street" protest in New York on Oct. 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif. The protesters slogan, "We are the 99 percent," calls attention to the fact that marchers are not part of the one percent of Americans who hold a vast portion of the nation's wealth.

A protester with her face painted looks on after a march to City Hall during the "Occupy Los Angeles" demonstration in solidarity with the ongoing "Occupy Wall Street" protest in New York City on October 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif. The protesters' slogan, "We are the 99 percent," calls attention to the fact that marchers are not part of the one percent of Americans who hold a vast portion of the nation's wealth.

Lula Rod, 12, attends a protest march during the "Occupy Los Angeles" demonstration in solidarity with the ongoing "Occupy Wall Street" protest in New York on Oct. 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif.

A familiar face at the "Occupy Wall Street" anti-corporate rallies. The photo was taken on Sept. 30, 2011 in New York.

110930-occupy_wall_street-march-NYPD-AP110930078602.jpg — AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano

Protestors end their march at Police Headquarters on Sept. 30, 2011, in New York. The Occupy Wall Street protest continues as demonstrators speak out against corporate greed and social inequality.

People protesting the economic system walk down a sidewalk in the financial district as office workers head to work on Sept. 19, 2011 in New York. Beginning on Saturday -- on what was called a U.S. Day of Rage -- several groups of activists vowed to occupy Wall Street to express their anger over a financial system they say favors the rich and powerful and about a democratic process they deem to be corrupt.

Protestors march past Federal Hall on Wall Street on Sept. 26, 2011 in New York. The Occupy Wall Street protest continues as demonstrators speak out against corporate greed and social inequality.

Members of the Occupy Wall Street march in the financial district of Manhattan on Sept. 26, 2011 in New York.

A participant in a march organized by Occupy Wall Street holds up a sign on Sept. 24, 2011 in New York.

A protesters sign depicting Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations in New York's Financial District on Sept. 26, 2011.

Michael Moore joins "Occupy Wall Street" protest — AP Photo/Stephanie Keith

Filmmaker Michael Moore gestures during a visit to the Occupy Wall Streetprotest in Zuccotti Park in New York, Sept. 26, 2011. "It warms my heart to see all of you here," Moore told the few hundred people gathered as part of the protest. He told them they each represented thousands of other Americans, and to not lose heart, that "our power is derived from the people." Moore posted a message on his Twitter account while he was still with the protesters stating: "This is just the beginning. Honored to be part of this."

Demonstrators hold signs in the Financial District on Sept. 26, 2011 in New York City.

Officers carrying plastic handcuffs wait in front of Zuccotti Park near Wall Street on Sept. 26, 2011 in New York. Hundreds of protestors have been occupying the park and demonstrating daily in the financial district since Sept. 17.

Police take a participant (C) from a march organized by Occupy Wall Street after handcuffing him on Sept. 24, 2011 in New York. About 80 people were arrested.

(A series of frames from a video and posted on YouTube) Top Left: A New York City police official in white approaches a group of women penned in by plastic mesh. Top right: He uses pepper spray against them. Bottom left: The women scream as he turns and walks away. Bottom right: The women fall to the ground. The police declined to comment on the incident, after video was circulated online by protesters. Protest spokesman Patrick Bruner criticized the police response as "exceedingly violent" and said the protesters sought to remain peaceful.

Amber Oestreich, (L) and Robert Grodt, who are part of the protest movement Occupy Wall Street, rest on a mattress in New York's Zuccotti Park on Sept. 26, 2011.

Hundreds of protestors occupy Zuccotti Park Near Wall Street, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, in New York. Many are from the protest movement Occupy Wall Street and have been demonstrating in the financial district since Sept. 17.

Rachael Pletz (R) holds up a sign as she and others participate in a march organized by Occupy Wall Street on Sept. 24, 2011 in New York. Marchers represented various causes both political and economic.

A protester sleeps in Zuccotti Park, where demonstrators against the economic system have been gathering since Saturday, on Sept. 19, 2011 in New York. Organizers said the protests could last for weeks.

A protester is arrested on Broadway in front of Zuccotti Park, where demonstrators protesting against the financial system are gathering on Sept. 19, 2011 in New York. Organizers said the protests could last for weeks.

People protesting the economic system flood financial district sidewalks as office workers head to work on Sept. 19, 2011 in New York. Organizers of the Occupy Wall Street rally said the protests could last for weeks.

People protesting the economic system walk on a financial district sidewalk as office workers head to work on Sept. 19, 2011 in New York.

People protesting the economic system flood financial district sidewalks as office workers head to work on Sept. 19, 2011 in New York.

An Occupy Wall Street demonstrator is arrested in New York on Sept. 19, 2011.

People protesting the economic system flood financial district sidewalks as office workers head to work on Sept. 19, 2011 in New York City. Organizers said the protests could last for weeks.

A policeman checks New York Stock Exchange workers' identifications to allow them past barricades to get to work, as participants in the Occupy Wall Street rally demonstrate around Wall Street in New York on Sept. 19, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators, who descended on Lower Manhattan on Saturday with the aim of staying at least until the open of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, had planned to turn the area into an "American Tahrir Square."

Participants in the Occupy Wall Street protest meet in a park near Broadway on Sept. 18, 2011 in New York. About 1,000 demonstrators gathered.

Participants in the Occupy Wall Street protest meet in Zuccotti Park (re-named Liberty Plaza) near Broadway on Sept. 18, 2011 in New York.

People protesting the economic system flood financial district sidewalks as office workers head to work on Sept. 19, 2011 in New York City. Organizers said the protests could last for weeks.

A protester sleeps in Zuccotti Park, where demonstrators against the economic system have been gathering, on Sept. 19, 2011 in New York.

A police officer covers his ears to block out noise from demonstrators gathering to call for the occupation of Wall Street on Sept. 17, 2011 in New York.