Occupy Philadelphia Laura Goldman It's time for us to check in with occupations in major cities across the country. Demonstrations launched in New Orleans, Portland, and Austin (to name a few) yesterday.

And as a sign that this whole movement is gaining momentum, most of these new protests are starting with hundreds, sometimes thousands of protesters showing up on day one.

According to our sources at Occupy Wall Street, people from other cities approached them about how their camp is organized, so you see the same things being done across the country. You see the human microphone, and you see the same chants.

Of course, we'll also check in with cities that have been going for a bit, like San Francisco and Washington DC. And we'll let you know which cities will be seeing occupations in the coming days.