Day 5 after Sandy finds 3.5 million in parts of New York and New Jersey still without power and facing gas and food shortages as a result. California's Proposition 34 seeks to put a permanent moratorium on the death penalty into the state's constitution, and voters will take it up on Tuesday. The US is refuting the latest claims of the right on Benghazi, with the CIA saying a team was dispatched after the attack within 25 minutes. NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg has endorsed President Obama for re-election, making his case based on experience and efforts to combat the effects of climate change. Japanese electronics giant Sharp is facing an uncertain future after a $3 billion quarterly loss amid a monitor market increasingly dominated by Chinese companies.