a fierce battle for the iraqi city of ramadi raises fears that control of the country's largest province could be at risk. taking no chances as ferguson, missouri braces for a grand jury decision we look back at the case that has battered a community. and later, the need for speed for this little racer. he's only six. that is a story you want to stick around for. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. iraqi military and tribal forces are battling isis militants in the city of ramadi.

we're told at least 23 tribesmen and isis militants have died in the fighting. the battle is happening close to the main government complex in the province. >> reporter: a critical battle for ramadi, the capital of iraq's anbar province, is being fought with isis militants coming as close as a couple hundred meters from the government complex in the city which includes the military command for anbar. isis militants have cut off the main military supply line from the air base when they launched their offensive on friday. it was a coordinated attack on a number of areas. from talking to people in the city, including the deputy governor, the battle is fluid. while the army and tribes manage to put back isis from some of the areas, fighting is ongoing in the eastern suburb that's

along the only military supply line into ramadi. isis controls almost all of anbar province, living the sunni territory to neighboring syria. officials are watching this battle closely. to win it, they say they desperately need weapons for the tribes of anbar and more coalition air strikes. these same officials also say if ramadi falls to isis, the rest of anbar is lost. cnn, baghdad. isis militants have released a new video aimed at recruiting young people in france. senior international correspondent jim bitterman takes a look at the video and shows us why french authorities are concerned. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> reporter: the message in the isis video could not be more clear.

french young people should not hesitate to join the battle for an islamic state in syria. what are you waiting for the video asks and the gunman who speak native french burn french passports and driver's license. there is an easy answer why they are aiming their message at france, with an estimated 5 million muslims living here, france has one of the largest muslim populations in western europe. but there are less obvious reasons as well. unemployment is high among young people, which could make team vulnerable. those who have worked in the tough neighborhoods outside of paris say government attempts to address the issues have failed. >> 30, 40 years of very bad immigration policy, very bad integration. there is no integration. >> reporter: the consequence of

that failure were first seen in the rise of french cities in 2005 when young people took to the streets. now he says a new generation of disaffected young people is the target for the message. maxi maxime hauchard is one. his friends said they were prized when he converted to islam. but they were shocked when he was identified as one of the executioners of syrian soldiers in an isis video last week. a cleaning lady was horrified when she was told her son was in the same decap station video. the office distanted helps from the agency. but the mother does not deny that her son has joined isis in syria. on his twitter account, he was recruiting for isis, urging his

fellow countryman to come and join him before the account was shut down. all of it is looking for ways to stop the exodus of young people. now they have a way to invalidate the passports of those who may be planning to join isis. at one point, a young frenchman makes a direct and chilling appeal to those who cannot travel to syria to act on their own at home in france against what he calls the enemies of islam, the kind of appeal that may fight traction among those who live in france but don't feel a part of it. jim bitterman, paris. >> someone has to make videos to counter those recruiting videos. authorities are working to reach a deal with iran on its disputed nuclear program. six world powers have given

themselves until monday to come to an agreement. western diplomats say although some progress has been made there are major sticking points. to talk more about this i'm joined by an anchor in iran and nic robertson reporting on any developments in the talks. nic, we will begin with you. this seems close but it also seems far from what we're hearing. what are you hearing? >> reporter: it does seem far. the deadline is tomorrow night. the deadline is really, really close, indeed. but the music has been anything but optimistic. secretary nation is meeting with the eu representative and the foreign minister later today. this is their fifth meeting. but no one at the moment is indicating this is likely to be

a breakthrough of any description. quite the opposite. secretary kerry yesterday was particularly downbeat describing the serious gaps that remain. this is what he said. >> we've been obviously having difficult talks here, complicated topic. we're work hard. we hope we're making careful progress. but we have big gaps. we still have some serious gaps. which we're working to close. good thing is, the p5 plus one are working in concert and we will not say anything about the discussions while they're going on. but a lot of serious work is going on by a lot of people. >> i think the downbeat tone of secretary kerry's words really,

the tone of it itself really speaks to the mood here at the moment. so the question is, if a comprehensive agreement is beyond reach tomorrow, what are the discussions about? are they beginning to look at the possibility of an extension or trying to nail down the technical agreements that they've got so far, natalie. >> this comes when iran was trying to open up more to the west, start some new dialogue. yet it seems again and again they just can't push through and getting verification from iran on what its end goals are with its nuclear program. >> certainly, the international atomic energy agency that released its report a couple of weeks ago and the director general spoke just a couple days ago, that's what he articulated. obviously what he oversees is the u.n. sanctions. they're not part, if you will, if the p5 plus one talks with

iran. but they do set the mood music here. and the director of the iaea said he was not able to say with assurity that iran does not have military dimensions to its nuclear program at the moment. so that really is at the back of everyone's minds here as they come into the talks that they want perhaps not the details of the military dimensions there were but they do want to know iran is going to be, sort of more transparent with any agreements that are made here than they are for the international atomic energy agency. but a stronger sticking point remains that the iranian delegation needs to walk away are significant sanctions being lifted right off the bat with an agreement. we're talking about a u.n. energy sanctions as well. and, you know, banking sanctions, which are very significant. tens of billions of dollars. and that is not what the p5 plus

one is in a position to do. they want to lift sanctions incrementally depending on iran's compliance with any deal. and that is one of the big sticking points. >> nic robertson there for us. you can see the look on john kerry's face is not positive. let's switch over to iran. you know, we get to this point and they never get it pushed through with iran. and iran's been trying to open up more and make a little more friends to the west. what's going on, do you think? >> natalie, the downbeat mood that nic described in vienna is emerging somewhat in iran as well. the news agency here in iran minutes ago reported citing an iranian official that an agreement by tomorrow would be

impossible and that an extension would be an option. we're working to confirm that. if, indeed that's true that doesn't bode well for these two sides meeting tomorrow's deadline and it's another indication that they're not going to come to an agreement. we'll have to see what happens in the next 24 hours. however, iran's position remains the same. their position is that there is no reason a deal cannot be reached by tomorrow whereby iran can maintain a peaceful nuclear program and the international community can verify that iran is not building a bomb. iran argues that no organization, not even the iaea, no government has ever made public any evidence that iran is making a nuclear bomb or doing anything illegal. they say they are a signatory to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and they have this nuclear program according to international law and they point to the deal signed last year in arguing that they've made

compromises for the past year. they haven't enriched uranium. they downblended and eliminated their entire stock of 20% enriched uranium and agreed not to make advancements in the iraq plutonium plants. they argue these are indications they are prepared for a compromise. but all kinds of indications that they're not going to reach a compromise by tomorrow, natalie. however, there's still some time left and much of the world is watching to see what happens. >> you've been talking with the people there in iran. give us a sense of how closely they're following this and what people think about, in a world with a tehran that doesn't have sanctions imposed and what that could mean for them and their lifestyles. >> the sanctions can change

their lives. that's why they want an agreement. we have been coming here frequently during these nuclear negotiations. and i can tell you with certainty i haven't come across one iranian who has told me they don't want a deal. this is a very young, educated, sophisticated population that suffered through years of sanctions, years of economic, political isolation, being demeaned in the international media. if you are a 20-something, 30-something iranian you can't travel freely in europe because they see you as a liability. iranians want that to end. they want normal lives and freer lives. and they want a nuclear deal and the lifting the of sanctions. they want it badly. but unfortunately at this point, no indications that it's going to happen by tomorrow. but many are optimistic that they are on the right path. >> we thank you. our guy there in iran.

thank you to you both. coming up here, waiting for a decision in ferguson, missouri. how the u.s. city is preparing for the grand jury announcement and a look at the event that led ferguson to this point.

this is just in to the cnn newsroom, marion barry is dead. he was 78 years old. in 1990, you may recall, police

caught barry smoking crack/cocaine during a sting operation. he ran for city council six months after his release from prison and won. in 1994 he ran for mayor again and served a total of four terms. he returned to the city council a few years later and expected to serve until 2017. former washington, d.c. mayor marion barry is dead at the age of 78. monday is the earliest we could know a u.s. grand jury's decision on whether a white police officer will face charges for killing an unarmed black teenager. demonstrators in ferguson, missouri have been demanding officer darren wilson's arrest for michael brown's death. the grand jury has been looking at evidence for mondays now. extra police are in ferguson and surrounding areas in case of violence after the decision. the shooting split this small

community of ferguson. cnn's sara sidner takes a look back at how ferguson got to this point. >> reporter: what has become a modern day civil rights movement began as a police shooting in a city near st. louis the rest of the nation barely knew. an unarmed african-american teenager shot dead by a white police officer dividing the city of ferguson and sparking a national debate. at the heart of the case is whether michael brown was vebdered when he was shot deadly darren wilson or whether the officer feared for his life. it began august 9th with wilson ordering brown to get out of the middle of the street. a confrontation followed. autopsy revealed two shots were fired inside the patrol car. and wilson claimed brown was

reaching for his gun. brown's friend and witness said wilson was the aggressor and brown was trying to get away. brown did get free but moments later he was dead shot at least six times. the final shot to the top of the head killed him. on the scene some witnesses said his hands were up. the unarmed brown lay dead in the street for more than four hours. a young life ends an uproar begins. the initial reaction, peaceful protest. >> police disperse. this is the police. >> reporter: but a few protesters riot, burning a gas station, breaking windows, looting businesses. police respond in riot gear and armored vehicles. tear gas and rubber bullets fly. gunfire can be heard from somewhere in the crowd. [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. tensions explode. by daylight, the protests

continue, loud by largely peaceful. day three, the conflict escalates when a police officer is seen aiming his weapon at a protester. a tear gas canister is thrown at police. >> rocks, bricks, bottles thrown at us. >> police are criticized for arresting journalists. the next day, ron johnson is brought in to coordinate the police response. tensions lower. but august 15th, police finally release officer wilson's name but also release video that they say shows brown shoving a clerk at a nearby store alleging he stole cigars. they say the timing was a ploy to justify brown's death. anger spills out into the streets. the next day, august 16th, governor jay nixon declares a

state of emergency and imposes a curfew. august 18th, the national guard is called in. several journalists are arrested. an officer pushes cnn's don lemon, live. quiet finally comes to the streets on the day mike brown is laid to rest. as tears flow at brown's growing memorial, protesters want officer wilson charged with a crime. they don't trust the prosecutor to do it. >> transparency, accountability. dignity. >> reporter: robert mccullough's father was a police officer himself killed by a black man in the line of duty. >> he is biassed and that he cannot be fair. >> i can be fair and i have been fair. >> reporter: as months pass protests continue daily. mostly peaceful but always intense. police faced with jeers and water bottles thrown at them. leaks to the media spark more

skepticism about the judicial process. ultimately, 12 museum, three african-american, nine caucasian who make up the jury will decide the officer's fate. >> more than once i've been told they are going to tear up the community. we already broken. so how could you tear up something that is not even fixed. >> reporter: sara sidner, cnn, ferguson, missouri. people in buffalo, new york are trying to dig themselves out of a brutal snowstorm. but a big weather change could make things much worse. more about that right after this.

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now back to that snow story in buffalo, new york. 2 meters of snow have been pushed aside but now it is replaced by sandbags ahead of what could be heavy flooding. >> walls of snow in the streets, a visual of how much snow has fallen but evidence of the cleanup underway. the governor is satisfied with the snow removal. but the forecast shows warmer

temperatures coming. now state officials are preparing for the possibility of flooding. a number of personnel and assets being moved here to western new york in case of flooding. what we know is 50 swift water rescue boats and crews have been brought to the area with hundreds of water pumps, 500 national guardsmen and women all here to respond in the case of flooding. there could be greater flooding than the area has seen in a long time. if the forecast holds, some of this snow melting off quickly will cause the flooding that we're concerned about. also rain in the forecast making the snow heavy causing concern about roofs collapsing. a lot of people trying to get the snow off the roof before more rain comes. the hope right now that the temperature will warm up more gradually and the snow can be removed before people in the buffalo area face a second severe weather situation.

>> standing next to the piles of snow that tells the whole story, doesn't it? let's go to meteorologist derek van damme. you have been talking about this coming. so certainly the people in buffalo can handle a lot. >> they will be switching from shovels to sandbags. she talked about it a second ago how they are paying attention to how drastic the temperatures warm up. on monday, 16 degrees and the temperatures drop off again on tuesday but it's we focus on these two particular days. the end of the weekend and start of the workweek where we have the possibility of rainfall in the region. you can see showers and thunderstorms moving through as a warm up commences. behind it, colder air settles in and brings in more snow for michigan. here's a look at the warnings in place across western new york,

flood warnings in place for erie county and the surrounding counties as well. now switching gears the storm system responsible for the rainfall coming up is starting to brew across the gulf at the moment. it's pulling in warm, moist air and allowing for the possibility of severe weather. up to 16 million people impacted sunday and early monday morning with the possibility of large hail, severe winds and the possibility of an isolated tornado from new orleans, louisiana, mobile, alabama, and tallahassee and south of atlanta, georgia. this is an ultra high resolution computer model that is 64 times greater than their typical climate models that they resolve. notice that shading of red. those are cash carbon dioxide

plumes. look at what has developed. that shading of red becoming more prominent. that is including the three major sources of fossil fuel burning. you can see where that's taking place. i'll leave you up to you to decide if there is a coincidence with what has been called the top five costliest weather disasters of 2014. the monsoonal floods in india and pakistan costing $18 billion u.s. >> and you start to see the coincidences. >> thank you, that was a very telling map you gave us there. in may, u.s. president barack obama called for an end to u.s. combat operations in afghanistan by the end of this year.

but apparently, that won't be happening. we'll explain coming up. plus how new technology is making it possible for paralyzed u.s. marine to walk tall again.

welcome back to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. hour top stories, iraqi military and tribal forces are battling isis militants in the city of ramadi. the fighting is close to the main government complex in anbar province. if the complex is lost it could mean the fall of the entire province. we are closing in on the monday

deadline for negotiators to reach a deal with iran on its nuclear program. details have been kept quiet but significant gaps remain in the negotiations. there will not be a grand jury decision this weekend in the u.s. state of missouri. the panel is deciding if a white police officer should be charged with the crime in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in ferguson. the grand jury will reconvene on monday. u.s. president barack obama has extended the combat role of u.s. forces in afghanistan into 2015. it allows troops to fight taliban militants if a serious enough threat exists. mr. obama called for an end to u.s. combat operations and withdrawal of forces by the end of the year. but the policy shift is not expected to affect the number of

troops in afghanistan. our jonathan mann spoke to someone who supports this move by president obama. >> this is good news. it is a reestablishment of the mission set in afghanistan to carry out the mission that so many have been working on over the last ten years. >> you say it is reestablishing the mission set. to put in layman's terms is the u.s. going back to war? >> not at all. we are not taking forces out until they completed their mission. that's the critical piece. the fact that we were going to do advisory roles and mr. karzai was limiting the things the u.s. military could do. it's the coalition forces that are in the country. the afghan forces are going to need help for a while longer. as they stand up, the contributions and the extension of the mission will be critical

for them, providing a secure environment for afghanis. >> is it simply what we've been reading in media accounts that the afghan army is not succeeding in fighting and winning on its own? >> i don't think we can put it that way. they need help. this is an army that's been built and it takes a very long time to build an army. it's more than putting people on the ground and teaching them to salute and shoot. they have been doing some operations and doing it well. there's more to an army than someone with a rifle. you need the intelligence and the logistics capabilities. so i think that the help that the allied forces will give the afghans of the next year are be critical for them continuing the success we've seen. >> two years after being shot in the back and becoming paralyzed, a u.s. marine is making huge strides thanks to medical

advances he walked across a stage to receive his bronze star with valor. >> reporter: what makes marine special operations captain derek herrera a hero is not just his actions on the battlefield. >> we were observing suspicious activity. >> reporter: it was just after sunrise june 14th 2012. he was leading a patrol. >> and all of a sudden i just felt a pulsing sensation in my back. >> reporter: it was an ambush. a bullet lodged in his spine. >> as i was laying there i immediately knew and had some pain and just kind of -- felt like electrical stimulation in my back. >> everything in your life is changed suddenly.

>> it was in an instant. an inch one way it misses me and an inch the other way it would have killed me. >> a new battle for the officer, adjusting to being paralyzed from the chest down. >> i came to realize that of the many friends that i've had who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation any of them would be happy to be in my position. >> reporter: one of those guys, a friend whose name he wears in bronze. >> tell me about your bracelet? >> i wear that every day. to have a visible reminder of the sacrifices they have made and remind myself that i have a gift and happy to be here and still able to move forward. >> reporter: and moving forward is literally what he's doing. he just needs a little help. this is the rewalk exoskeleton.

it powers his hip and knee motion. it allows him to walk on his own. the first american to own one. >> the president of the united states takes pleasure in presenting the bronze star medal to captain derek j. herrera. >> the first paralyzed service member to stand and walk as he receives his bronze star with valor. >> to stand and receive this reward and be a symbol and show others that i'm not out of the fight. >> reporter: the captain retires out of the service. his next battle, already under way. the u.s. pledging more humanitarian aid to syrian refugees, u.s. vice president joe biden announced $135 million

to help syrians affected by the war. it will feed refugees in syria and turkey and other countries nearby. the u.s. has pledged $3 billion in aid. with much of the landscape scarred with bullets, bombs, and blood, 3 million refugees have fled across the border to turkey. more than half are children. one orphanage is taking in the youngest victims of war. children with lost parents but not lost hope. >> reporter: with new backpacks almost as big as they are, the children file into the orphanage after school. their faces and behavior few of the horrors they have witnessed or their suffering. their fathers are dead, lost to illness or war in syria. their mothers decided to send them here. >> what's your name?

>> my name is -- >> what is your name. >> my name is -- >> she's eight. her father killed by a bullet on his way to work. she was daddy's favorite. daddy used to take me everywhere with him she tells us. this is what my favorite memory is. he would take me with him everywhere. he taught her how to knot a tie. but she doesn't remember how any more. giggling with her friend muhammad who found one this day. she tells us he considers himself her brother. the children here say now they are all family. the orphanage opened in september, offering a safe place. toys replace those they left behind as they fled syria. clean water to wash with, a luxury when one is a struggling refugee. and refugee hot, healthy meals.

the orphanage was established by the -- foundation, named after another little girl paralyzed by shrapnel. this is one of its co founders. >> we're trying to raise the children away from the tragedies happening inside syria and give them the right to have a normal life away from the war because of the regime. >> reporter: and the impact is already being seen. the head of the orphanage says that -- was solitary, often lost in the memories of her father. i would see him in my dreams. i would see him giving someone something. she seems less haunted by his death, dreaming of going home to syria and teaching arabic.

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russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov is accusing the west of using force to force a regime change in russia. >> the west does not want to change the policy of the russian federation which is an illusion. they want to change the regime. practically no one denies this. always when sanctions were imposed in the past when i was still working in new york, our western partners, whether north korea, iran, or any other states it was said that sanctions should be formulated in such a way they are in humanitarian limits so they don't harm the social sphere or economy but touch the elite in a targeted way. now it is the opposite. the leaders of western countries say there is a need to impose sanctions that will destroy the economy and cause public protests. >> current sanctions against

russia limit access to foreign capital and impose asset freezes and travel bans on vladimir putin's allies. lavrov says they are sure to destroy the economy. people fleeing their homes in the midst of shelling between russian separatists and ukrainian government forces are having to leave family pets behind. and dog shelters are filled. the unlucky dogs just roam the streets. phil black reports. >> reporter: among the gutted buildings and shell-scarred streets of donetsk it's impossible not to notice. the city's population of street dogs is soaring. the only animal shelter is struggling to keep up. the director tells me they're at capacity. there are 800 dogs here. many were abandoned as their

owners fled the fighting between separatists and government forces. others were orphaned by the war. victoria says jennifer's owners were killed in an artillery strike. they found her in the ruins of her home traumatized. in this room they care for those physically injured by the war. they found this puppy suffering with a broken leg and a deep shrapnel wound. it's possible a small number of these animals will be very lucky. the charity behind the facility has helped some find new homes as far away as germany, finland, and the united states. but those on the outside face a far more difficult reality as this region's bitter winter approaches. they share that struggle and the streets with many desperate residents of donetsk who are

trying to survive the consequences of war. they lay out what little they own, hoping someone will buy something. there are few jobs in this city. pensions are not being paid, whole neighborhoods without power and temperatures will soon drop well below freezing. i don't know how we will live, this woman says. the rebels have secured this city's independence for the foreseeable future. but many now endure a bleak and uncertain existence. phil black, cnn, donetsk, eastern ukraine. more women are coming forward saying comedian bill cosby sexually assaulted them. now there are also allegations his lawyer strong-armed journalists who tried to report this story a decade ago. >> reporter: at there's three more women have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct by bill cosby, joining ten others who talked to

media outlets in the last several days. none of the stories have been independently verified but they share many similarities and in many cases, the women say they believe they were drugged. >> that particular time is when we had had lots of back and forth words about he was very upset. he wanted me to see him and come to the show. and so once again it was his pre-show dinner he would always have in his dressing room. and i appeared and had coffee drink and -- that's about all i remember. actually. >> cosby had stayed silent as the allegations piled up. but friday night he broke that silence telling a newspaper, quote, i know people are tired of me not saying anything but a guy doesn't have to answer to

innuendos. people should fact check and shouldn't have to answer to innuendos. many of the allegations are specific, detailed stories, told by 13 women. as women continue to come forward, members of the media are also speaking out saying they tried to dig deeper into the allegations against cosby but were strong armed by his lawyers. a contributor for the daily beast says his story for a news organization years ago was stymied by cosby's lawyers. >> marty singer, bill cosby's lawyer said for us to report on this we are doing so at our own peril. >> reporter:al allegation of interference comes from a national enquirer reporter who was working on a cosby story in the 2000s but it was shut down when cosby's lawyers talked the magazine into trading the three

for an exclusive interview with cosby. the national inquirer's parent magazine says that the enquirer more than any publication was unflinching in our coverage of the allegations against mr. cosby, back in 2000. cosby's lawyer, martin singer, did not respond to cnn's questions about the allegations of media obstruction but he said the new claims, quote, have escalated far past the point of absurdity, adding it's long past time for this media vilification of mr. cosby to stop. a few of cosby's shows have been cancelled or postponed. but for the most part he shows no signs of slowing down. he has scheduled appearances listed for almost every week until may. still to come there, is a little boy in abu dhabi who is

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nico rosberg has the pole position for sunday. he beat out louis hamilton for the honors. it's the final race this season

with hamilton with the lead over rosberg. but rosberg could leapfrog over his teammate right into becoming the new world champion. here's a possible future champion. one little boy in the united arab emirates plans to be in that formula one race when he is older. we are introduced to a six-year-old already dominating the racetrack. >> reporter: in the classroom, he is like any of his fellow students. but upon closer inspection it's clear even with his school work he is wild about formula one racing. >> driving until i got tired. hello, my name is -- i'm six years old and i look forward to being an f-1 driver. >> reporter: he spends all his

waking hours on a mission to be behind the wheel. >> so what are your three favorite things? >> how fast they go, how technical is it and how is the sound of the gears. >> reporter: he got the f-1 bug early in life. he saw his first race in 2011 when he was three years old. after visiting the pit stop he asked if he could be an f-1 driver. paul has been coaching him since he was five. >> for me he just focus on his line and knows exactly what he has to do and switch off from each outside element. >> reporter: he is advancing quickly, graduating to a 60 cc engine in his first year where he has to stay until he is 12. he scored four wins during the six-month italian carting season.

>> i like italy because there's more people and it's a big crowd. and it's more competitive. in abu dhabi it's, like, nothing. >> reporter: the young talent is backed by five uae sponsors and he was already approached by a racing team to sign alonzo. he and his spouse are determined to have him enjoy a normal childhood and they share real concerns for his safety. but they have a lot of trust in their little racer. >> i have to say he's also not a big risk taker. he's a very careful, very gentle with his driving. >> reporter: it did not feel that way when he raced yours truly around the track. after a gingerly start, he left me in the dust. more than a half minute later i roll in.

beaten battery by this energetic but kind six-year-old. >> one more time? >> cnn abu dhabi. >> don't do it. don't do it one more time. he is so cute. what would you buy a painting -- what would you buy a painting -- what would you pay for a painting by adolf hitler? this water color believed to be the work of the nazi dictator was sold for $161,000. it is believed he drew it in 1914 in munich. the buyer is reportedly from the middle east. imagine a turkey smaller than a man's thumb but it's enough to feed four. the diners are tiny critters whose eating exploits are viral videos. we go to a hamster thanksgiving.

>> baste the turkey, prepare the pie. when you sit down to thanksgiving dinner, give thanks your portions aren't hamster sized. tiny hamster's thanksgiving is dinner for four which made it -- >> extremely chaotic. >> and long. it's not quite two minutes. but it took 12 hours to shoot. the hats are taped on and the human pilgrim is an l.a. food critic. hamster thanksgiving was brought to you by the folks who created tiny hamster eating tiny burritos. and tiny birthday cake. and tiny hamster versus kobayashi, the hot dog eating champ. the hamster won. a viral ad agency dreamed up

tiny hamsters eating tiny food. >> are those dental instruments you are using? >> yes. >> that is a dental mirror and that is a scalpel carving the turkey. no hamster suffered -- >> they turn hamster friendly ingredients into human looking food. the videos inspired imitators who had hamsters suck up spaghetti and nibble pizza. as is often the case with thanksgiving dinners there was friction between the tiny diners. >> one hamster caught a drumstick from the other hamster's plate. but at least there were no pies in the face. cnn, new york.

>> will they eat the green bean casserole? i don't think so. thanks for watching our special coverage.

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