siness. a massive blast in kabul, five people are dead, including embassy workers from the united kingdom, part of a recent uptick in violence leading up to the withdraw of american forces in afghanistan. no peace, no justice. >> the ferguson protests aren't limited to just the united states. london residents unite and rally behind ferguson and the brown family. and remember this guy? he assisted in the autopsy of michael brown, but cnn did some digging and he may not be exactly who he appears to be. hi there, i'm brianna keilar in for wolf blitzer. it is 1:00 p.m. in washington, 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem, 10:30 in

kabul, afghanistan, and in much of america it's almost dinner time on this thanksgiving day. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. we start with a deadly suicide attack that killed five people in afghanistan. among them, two civilians attached to the british embassy in kabul. they were in a convoy which was passing by when a vehicle loaded with explosives was detonated. barbara starr is live from the pentagon and atika shubert in london. reports said a british diplomat was killed. what do we know about the attack and victims. >> it wasn't a british diplomat that was killed but there were two employees of the british embassy that were killed. one of them was a security staffer. the other was a local afghan staffer. it appears that a british embassy vehicle was specifically targeted by a suicide bomber. it happened on jalalabad road, which is a busy road where a number of embassies are, in the middle of mid-morning traffic when the attack happened. dozens of people were wounded.

another three people were also killed nearby. so it's the first time we've seen this kind of an attack on a diplomatic vehicle for some time. the taliban has claimed responsibility, but one of the questions still hanging is why the british embassy in particular seems to have been targeted? >> and barbara, this attack follows another blast earlier this week. it killed two american soldiers. what do we know about that one? >> it killed two soldiers in an ied blast, brianna, and wounded six additional americans. it was one of the most significant ied attacks against the americans in a very long time. you know, i think u.s. officials have believed for some time that the taliban would try to make additional moves as u.s. and the coalition began to draw down their force levels in afghanistan. not a big surprise, but it really does underscore the taliban effort to keep moving back in to try to regain territory try to provoke instability across afghanistan

to make people feel unsecure and make them feel like afghan security forces cannot control the situation. right now, the u.s. withdraw remains very much on track and the u.s. believes the afghanistans can pain tain control. brianna? >> barbara, there seems what's been like this uptick in violence in afghanistan. we're getting closer to the withdraw of american forces. is that kind of the way you're reading it, that there is this increase? >> yeah. i think it's -- i think so. the u.s. expects to be down by the end of this year, just in a few weeks, obviously, to about 10,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan, a few thousand additional nato forces. always hard to say is it an uptick. the less forces you there, the less attacks there's going to be, the less targets there are. so it may be now that we will begin to see the taliban shift their priorities if they can't find troops to attack, attack embassy vehicles. they have done that in the past. you know, attack aid groups.

they have done that in the past. the taliban are all about provoking instability. they know they're not going to be able to take control of afghanistan, but they can certainly make life very miserable and very bad for the people who are there. brianna? >> barbara starr, thank you. at the pentagon. atika shubert in london, thank you as well. the british security officer and two american soldiers are a small part of the carnage we've seen in afghanistan this week. more than 50 people were killed in bombings across the country. joining me now to talk about it is cnn military analyst lieutenant general mark hurtling former commanding general u.s. army forces in europe. there's been an escalation of violence in afghanistan. is this just the beginning because the clock is ticking as american troops will be pulling out? >> well, brianna, first of all, good afternoon. secondly, i think what barbara, the picture barbara has painted is an accurate one. this always occurs when there's a start of withdraw of forces

although the american forces as the president has said recently are going to stay in a greater strength than they originally planned to stay. what's interesting, this was an attack on a british conjoy and the british forces left long ago with the exception of those at the kabul military academy right there in the area that are training the future of the afghan forces. they are training the officers that will be part of the afghan army. there's a continued attempt by the taliban to intimidate, to strike fear as barbara said, to contribute to the insecurity that people of the country, and this will continue on just as we saw in iraq the same thing is happening in afghanistan. there is an attempt to retake over the control of the government. it's a constant insurgency. >> when you look at this, this is unique. there's been violence, obviously, but this is nike with the british -- you neek with the british convoy being hit in the capit capital. what does this do going forward?

>> this is the fourth suicide bombing this week in kabul. this one against the diplomatic force of the -- of the u.k. is pretty interesting to me because it shows that i think the taliban is now going after diplomatic official, policymakers, the ones who will determine whether or not allies will stay in kabul, contribute to the continuation of the afghan security forces building themselves to take security to folks. i think the shifting of targets away from military personnel more toward diplomatic and as you said earlier the non-governmental officials, the people who are trying to build stability in afghanistan, is very important to continue to watch. >> and general, while i have you here, i want to ask you about a big story we saw this week, earlier in the week, defense secretary chuck hagel announced his resignation and president obama said that he wants to name his choice to replace hagel as soon as possible. how quickly do you think he

needs to act in picking a nominee? >> well, the speed is not as important as getting the right person, brianna. i know there's already been a few who were at the top of the list of ones that might take over for mr. hagel, but i think the president is shifting strategy a bit. mr. hagel was hired to overwatch the draw down of both iraq and afghanistan, mostly afghanistan, but also transform the defense department under the age of the sequester. now with all the security issues that are coming to the forefront, general dempsey has often said hey, we've got a strategy that is, in fact, expanding to address things like isil, continued presence in afghanistan, american forces in africa to fight ebola, some forces on rotational efforts both in europe and in the pacific to counter expansionism of several other governments, so all of these things seem to be

contrary to what mr. hagel was hired for a few years ago to do. so i think the new secretary of defense has to be a very strong policy maker. he has to understand certainly what's going on with the budgetary concerns within the military. but also the security issues and deployment of forces throughout the world that we did not anticipate a year ago. >> general hertling thanks for being with us and happy thanksgiving to you. >> and the same to you and brianna, all those forces all over the world, celebrating thanksgiving in their own way, too, so i wish all of them a happy thanksgiving. >> that's right. happy thanksgiving to them as well. thanks, general hertling. a pair of british nationals have been sentenced in what scotland yard is calling a landmark case. the two brothers are the first brits to be jailed for attending terrorist training camps in syria. they were arrested in september as they tried to get back into england after several weeks at the training camp. mohammad na was was sentenced to 4 1/2 years and his younger brother three years. there was no evidence they were

planning attacks in the united kingdom. in missouri two men are facing charges related to a possible plot to bomb the st. louis arch. they allegedly tried to purchase a single pipe bomb from undercover officers. authorities say the men talked about wanting to kill st. louis county prosecutor robert mccullough. mccullough has been at the center of the michael brown case in ferguson. both men pleaded not guilty to illegal gun charges. when we return, we're going live to ferguson, missouri. the streets there are quiet for now, but we're wondering if that will change. stay with us. [ male announcer ] are you so stuffed up, you feel like you're underwater? try zyrtec-d® to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve your other allergy symptoms... so you can breathe easier all day. zyrtec-d®. find it at the pharmacy counter. zyrtec-d®. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel.

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>> the protests in ferguson, missouri, have gone international. demonstrators turned out yesterday in london voicing their support for michael brown and other victims of alleged police violence. braving the cold november drizzle they chanted slogans in solidarity for ferguson and waved signs saying no justice, no peace. in ferguson, it is thanksgiving day and the weather is gloomy, much like the mood, but the streets are quiet for now. sarah sidner joining us live. i wonder, are we expecting this to remain calm tomorrow or are there more protests planned? >> you know, there are protests planned but i want to talk about what's planned for today. today is thanksgiving day and tomorrow is black friday when a lot of people go out and start their shopping for the season. the protesters have planned for that as well. they are telling people to boycott black friday and say they're doing that because they do not feel that they got justice in this case, but they

also want to highlight what they feel is a basically police brutality across the country and so they've asked people to stop shopping for the holidays on black friday. they're going to target the galleria mall here in st. louis. i do want to talk to you a little bit about what we're seeing now in the daylight here. you know, on monday, and part of tuesday night, there was a lot of destruction that we saw that basically kind of went from two different streets, west florissant and south florissant but it also hit other communi communities and we're in dellwood which is a few minutes away from ferguson. i want to give you a look at what things look like in the daylight. there was a shot of these on cnn on monday night. these cars went up in flames and you can see the flames from the sky and you can see why. i mean the destruction here is widespread when it comes to this particular car lot here in dellwood. you'll notice on the back of

these cars, there's [ inaudible ] and indicates there has already been an investigation out here to check on this particular situation and they are looking for the governor himself mentioned that they are looking for those who are responsible for the looting, for the burning, for the destruction. it is pretty bad in some parts but mostly just two streets, west florissant and south florissant. the rest of ferguson is operating in some ways as normal but the whole town has been on edge and on hold as it tries to go further and tries to basically try to rebuild. brianna. >> there is, sarah, i've been told one uplifting story in all this. tell us about it? >> there's a couple, actually. we learned of a couple of businesses who got their windows broken, had some problems with folks who were just simply being criminals out here, and they are

staying in the community and they are rebuilding and reopening. one of those is krathsy's kitchen. that family the jenkins family, opened that business because they had already retired from many, many years of work, but kathy, who is the namesake of the restaurant always wanted to open a restaurant and her husband helped her open it. he's a basketball coach for a lot of the young men, african-american young men, in this community, and they reopened the day after all this happened. there were protesters that stood outside of their business and stopped people from being able to loot, but they weren't able to stop some of the vandalism so this business has decided to reopen. it is full of people. they are wonderful people. they're basically saying, we have always been here to serve this community, and we are not going to stop. we are going to keep going. brianna. >> such resilience. thank you. still ahead, this man played a big role in one of michael brown's up as but now there are questions about his

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investigation shows he may not be exactly what he appears to be. out of the death and violence in ferguson, missouri, this summer, a turn to be a media star for a man named shawn parcells. >> first of all i'm professor shawn parcells. >> reporter: he dazzled with details on the private autopsy of michael brown. >> two gunshot wounds to the head. indicating that mr. brown was bending over as they were coming down at him. >> we're back with shaun parcells who assisted in the autopsy of michael brown. >> now shawn parcells -- >> even here on cnn. >> thank you very much. >> he's appeared in the media time and again as a forensic pathology expert. we know he assisted dr. michael bodin in the private autopsy commissioned by michael brown's family. bodden said he was a good assistant. parcells is not a doctor. we know he calls himself a forensic medical consultant, medical investigator and a professor. but is he what he says he is? >> you call yourself a professor? >> yes.

>> where are you a professor? >> i'm an adjunct professor in wash burn university, in topeka, kansas. >> but that, as far as we can tell, isn't accurate. we contacted washburn university, they say while he has spoken to nursing students he's not now, and never been an adjunct professor there. washburn university says that's not true. >> i have a contract that states it is true. >> can you show us that contract? >> i can. >> reporter: he never sent us that contract showing he was an adjunct professor. he said it was proprietary. >> i see him as a fraud to the best word i would say describes shawn parcells to me. >> how about you? >> manipulator. >> very good con artist. is the way i put it. >> reporter: in missouri deputy sheriffs grant and justin say shawn parcells performed an autopsy procedure in a criminal case without a doctor present. >> so he introduced himself as a pathologist, as a medical doctor?

>> that is correct. >> and he seemed believable. >> very much so, yes. >> i mean, you two are both experienced law enforcement officers. and even you were duped. >> that's right. >> the deputies say without a medical doctor's signature on robert forrester's autopsy report, it's not valid. >> it's been more than two years since the crime. can you move forward with the prosecution. >> we cannot move forward with that case at all. >> why not? >> because the autopsy was not performed legally. we cannot use any evidence found from the autopsy in a court of law to be used to prosecute any suspects on the case. >> that means, according to the deputies, bobby forrester, suspected of killing his grandfather, was set free, and he went on to beat up his grandmother. shawn parcells said he never told the deputies he was a doctor. >> if they want to think i'm a doctor, that's their issue. people assume stuff all the time, and they may never ask. it's -- it's bad that they're

assuming and they never ask. >> parcells, who has a bachelors degree, said he's supervised by medical doctors, but sometimes they're not present when he performs an autopsy procedure. >> so you do autopsies where there's not a pathologist or an m.d. anywhere in the room? >> at times. sometimes a pathologist is there and sometimes they're not. >> you're not an m.d. >> i'm not an m.d. >> but it's legal for you to cut up bodies, take organs out, make observations. >> yes. >> this, even though a letter on his own company's letterhead states unequivocally, during each and every forensic autopsy conducted, the attending pathologist is present at all times. we always have the attending pathologist present and directing the autopsy examination. and if you think that's shocking, the owner of this funeral home says parcells promised to arrange for an autopsy on the remains of an unidentified body but didn't show up for more than a week. maggots appeared, and where's that body now?

phelps county deputy coroner lennox jones would love to know. he says he's not heard from parcells in more than a year. when we asked parcells where's the body, we got a barrage of obscenities. >> lennox jones says he's never heard back from you. >> he has. holy [ bleep ]. excuse my language but i got [ bleep ] e-mails to prove him and i going back and forth and the fact that he ignores me. he's a [ bleep ]. you want to be truthful. he is a [ bleep ]. i'm sorry to cuss like this on your cameras, but this particular case -- me off. >> he can pick up the body from the morgue in topeka any time. why haven't they gone after him? dr. mary case, chief medical examiner for st. louis county, says prosecutors might be worried. she says some of them may have used his autopsy reports to get convictions, convictions they don't want overturned. >> could be a problem for that

prosecuting attorney if that prosecutor has prosecuted somebody based upon shawn's findings. of course, that's a problem. >> for the prosecutor? >> for the prosecutor. >> so no one wants to go after him. >> no one has, no one has to this point. >> one county in missouri did file a complaint with the state's medical licensing board. the complaint said they expected a pathologist to be at the procedure and instead parcells did it on his own. the board closed the case without taking any action. brianna? >> elizabeth cohen. boarding up their stores didn't help some business owners in ferguson. many of them lost everything in the looting. ahead, what will it take for them to rebuild and do they even want to?

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ferguson whose businesses were looted and some burned. for them picking up the pieces seems impossible when there are no pieces left to pick up. >> when they definitely showed the helicopter when it was above west florissant, i seen the store smoking, it's over. i don't know why this was done to us. >> christina reports on how people around the nation are sending donations to help. >> as you can imagine it's an economic disaster. ferguson, of course, has had clashes between protesters and police but the damage this week is worse than ever before. we're talking about dozens of buildings set on fire, broken windows and looted stores. we don't have a tally on how much the repairs will cost because business owners are still in the middle of assessing the damage. we spoke to some who said it's absolutely devastating. the owner of a locals glass repair shop, for example, said he had run out of wood to board up windows. now those are the short-term

concerns. in the long term, local advocates are worried that violence and damage will force people out and that businesses won't rebuild. but anecdotally we've been talking to owners who seem intent on moving past the riots. one salon owner told cnn she's not giving up. >> i just prayed that somehow the business, you know, would find it in their hearts to come back because the neighborhood needs the business. are. >> a local baker said she put her life savings in the business and intends to deliver on thanksgiving orders. the attention on ferguson has help raised tens of thousands of dollars on go fund me. donations from outside the community are picking up. projects for school kids are attracting more dollars on donors choose.org and the director of the local library says gifts have skyrocketed since the grand jury decision. a lot of that is because of a push on twitter from big names like tech billionaire mark an dre sen. it's still a long way to go but

we're seeing some signs of support already. >> thank you. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg has returned home from the hospital. the 81-year-old justice had to undergo surgery to have a stent placed in her right coronary artery. justice correspondent pamela brown joining us now. this is a serious procedure, pamela. how is she doing? >> it appears she's resting comfortably, brianna. she was just released from the hospital today. we learned a day earlier than initially set. this is not surprised. justice ginsburg is a tough woman. she might look small, she might -- her appearance might be frail, but she is very tough. remember, she's battled cancer twice. she had pancreatic cancer, colon cancer and within days of being diagnosed from that she was back on the bench and tweeted that the therapy she had to go through, the chemotherapy as part of her work, and what you're seeing here is just another example of her resilience and strength that play. in fact, i wouldn't be surprised

if she's back on the bench on monday for oral arguments, but like you said, it was serious what she had to go through. it was a heart procedure. there was a stent put into one of her arteries. she was exercising apparently, didn't feel well, and was taken to the hospital as a precaution. it turns out one of her arteries was blocked. of course this begs the question, you know, how long is she going to be able to stay on the bench? if you ask her, she'll probably say she's going to stay on as long as she possibly can depending on her health of course. >> unbelievable she might be back on the bench next week. that's pretty amazing. >> wouldn't be surprised. >> i know. i guess i wouldn't either. even if she is, this is something that will take time, right, this process of recovery for her. what are we expecting there? >> well, it should take time and i'm sure she's been advised to, you know, stay at home, take it easy. like i said, she is a tough woman. she has shown time and time again that she does not want to miss out on her work. she wants to be on that bench. in fact, to put this in

perspective, the day after her husband died, she was back on the bench. she said, he would have wanted it this way. after she was going through chemotherapy treatment, she was on the bench during this time. while this is very serious, while it's important for her to rest up after getting a procedure like this, i would not be surprised like i said if she did end up back on the bench come monday. there's a big case on monday regarding social media and first amendment rights. i'm sure she doesn't want to miss out on that. >> that would be phenomenal. she is one tough cookie. while i have you here, let me ask you about the lay of the land here. we're in a lame duck congress and come january republicans have the majority in both the house and the senate which is so crucial when talking about judicial nominations not just in the supreme court if one of the justices does leave, but also even lower level courts that feed into the supreme court are so key in appeals cases. what are we expecting with this

change in congress? >> well no doubt about it, if there is a vacancy on the high court, there's going to be a big nomination fight. i mean to put this in perspective here, when justice ginsburg was confirmed, it was 97 to 3. you can bet if the same person was having to go through now through the nomination process, it would be very different now that we have a republican majority in the senate. so i think that's going to be part of the calculus. i think for president obama, if he does have to nominate someone, he's going to have to look at someone who's a little bit more moderate who is going to be able to win the follow nags fight and be approved by a senate majority republicans. there's no way around that, brianna. >> he'll have to pick folks who certainly are not controversial. all right. we'll see. there's a lot ahead. we know you will be following it for us into the new year. still ahead, opec ministers decide on the immediate future of gas prices around the world. will they be going up?

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we have these 12 countries, they decided not to cut production to lift prices. do you thing this is the start of a price war? >> it could very well be, brianna. this is a high stakes game literally with billions of dollars in the mix. the 12 countries, half from the middle east, deciding not to intervene in the market at all, brianna, and let the prices drift lower. investors sensing a price war as you're suggesting here, decided to test the market yet again. they think that the united states, russia and saudi arabia will be fighting against each other in the market and they sent price downs another 7% breaking through $70 a barrel. here's my exchange with the secretary general of opec here just a couple hours ago. >> are you sending a signal that you're happy to let prices drift lower because of market share? >> as i said many times to you, that we don't want to panic. i mean it. and also, we don't want -- we

want to see the market, how the market behaves. the decline of the price does not reflect the fund mental exchange. this is true as far as we see it here. >> two years ago i spoke to the saudi oil minister, and he said $100 a barrel was the target price in 2012. >> we have no target. i tell you, on behalf of all the ministers we have to target price. we are looking for a fair price. >> and brianna, that is quite a change in tune here from opec as i suggested in my question to the secretary general. they were targeting $100 a barrel and the going was great when the demand was high. we've seen prices come down $45 a barrel in the last five months alone. a huge change in the market and u.s. cup assumers will feel -- consumers will feel it with prices going lower in the next couple weeks. >> they're downright ecstatic in the u.s. you have this shale boom going on in the u.s., john. what's the strategy here with

opec? is this an effort to slow down the shale boom? >> yeah. this is not something opec would admit to. i've asked a number of ministers that very question. u.s. consumers will see lower prices but this definitely put a lot of pressure on the shale producers. i spoke to one texas oil man before i came to opec and he said we can live at $70 a barrel, don't make a lot of money. you get closer to $60 a barrel we will not be launching new projects and we had west texas intermediate the benchmark hit $68 a barrel. this will inflict a lot of pain on russia and also iran. they need $100 or more to break even with oil prices. saudi arabia came up with this strategy, i caught the oil minister as we went out and he seemed pleased with today's result. >> there's no production cut. >> no cut? >> i told you before, there's no cuts. >> so they stuck with this idea that you don't need to cut?

just let the market determine the price? >> that's right. >> okay. >> as you predicted? >> we're not sure, brianna, who's going to have the last laugh. the saudi minister seems to be pleased he carried the day if you will. let's not forget the gulf producers of the middle east have $2.5 trillion in the bank right now they can afford to put the pressure on the u.s. shale pros deucers, russia and iran as well. >> john in vienna, thank you. a freak accident during a match in sydney tuesday, a cricket match, has claimed the life of australian cricket star phil house. hughs was batting when the ball bounced, hit him in the neck behind his left ear creating severe bleeding on his brain. doctors induced a coma, performed surgery to relieve pressure but the injuries were too severe. alex thomas has more. >> reporter: philip hughes was the embodiment of australian fighting spirit. the perfect man to wear the

famous baggy green cap and the history it symbolizes for an entire nation. born on a banana farm in new south wales he developed an unorthodox batting style that became his trademark and with it, he rose to the very top of his sport. opening the batting in the ashes, the historic contest between australia and england. >> without doubt he was a rising star whose best cricket was still ahead of him. he was a hero to kids around the nation, particularly those in the region around his hometown of maxville in new south wales. >> reporter: hughs was tipped for the top from a young age. it was his mental strength that shown through, aged only 20, he made his test debut against south africa in 2009. and in only his second match became the youngest ever to score a century in each innings. his form suffered dips in the years that followed, but a

determination to never give up, saw him reclaim his place in the side. he was tipped to return to the australian team next week against india. softly spoken he preferred to let his batting do the talking and his teammates and australian cricket fans loved him for it. >> loved by everyone, philip was a quality guy and a remarkable talent. he had many friends and teammates both here in the state and overseas. and it is important that we offer them all the support they need to deal with this tragic event. >> reporter: hughes lost his fight for life days short of his 26th birthday. his best years were still ahead of him. a preak accident has claimed one of crickets brightest young talents and left the sporting world in mourning. ked with turkd without antibiotics,

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ship packages out to loved ones or maybe send something to yourself on that must-have list. >> get a little note on your door and you have to play tag and go pick it up. >> reporter: but it's also prime season for criminals, when broad daylight sees the opportunity to grab those hot items right off your doorstep. >> the tracking number said it was delivered, but i never got the package. >> reporter: imagine this. perfect strangers walking up to your front door and walking off with the merchandise. >> who's at their home in the middle of the day, just able to wait for a package to show up? >> reporter: and coast to coast, no one is immune. with online retail sales topping $200 billion last year in the u.s., and that's expected to grow this year, by about 10%, according to shop.org. >> i always felt like i was being punished by the current delivery system, for having a full-time job. and, you know, the question was, why can't this be delivered when i'm actually home? >> reporter: meet zander adele. his new san francisco start-up, doorman, has retailers ship your package to them and not your

home, for 4 bucks a package. >> once it arrives, we notify you on your phone and you use the doorman app to schedule delivery until midnight until seven days a week. >> a bold business model, as others have tried and failed. >> that's very ambitious, very tough. >> reporter: ambitious, maybe. but if their business can claima eliminate the risk and prevent scenes like this from happening, it could be the shipping model of the future. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. now to another great american thanksgiving tradition, as much a part of the day as the turkey and the cranberry sauce. of course, i'm talking about macy's thanksgiving day parade. cnn's miguel marquez takes us on the other side of the ropes. >> reporter: breanna, i have the best gig of the day. this is the macy's thanksgiving day parade. and color me old school, but i love the old ones. we have a thousand clowns at this parade.

here are some scarecrow clowns that are freaking me out. and color me old school, but there's snoopy. i love the snoopy maroon. some 49 balloons of all shapes and sizes. 27 floats, 12 marching bands. the largest braand ever is in ts parade, 505 members strong. 1,300 cheerleaders and dancers and some thousand clowns and lots and lots of people. how'd you like the parade? i'm going to talk to this young man right here. michael, are you having a good time? >> yes! >> what are you looking forward to seeing? >> everything! >> reporter: absolutely incredible energy out here. i will say, as you know, we've had some protests across the city in recent days. police say that they are prepared for it. there are concerns that there may be efforts to disrupt this parade. they say if they try, they will shut it down. breanna? >> all right, miguel. looks like a lot of fun. can i have that turkey again.

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do you ever wonder why dogs leave such a mess when they drink water? well, neither have i, but i will tell you, i own a bulldog whose

mouth needs to be wiped, so i have wondered. but there's a full-blown study to find out why. >> reporter: is it an exotic sea creature, or maybe a pink aquatic blossom? actually, it's a dog's tongue, shot from a waterproof camera placed at the bottom of itsds bowl for a scientific study. >> we call it "how dogs drink." >> reporter: ever wonder why your dog is always slurping and making a mess? well, for one thing -- dogs cannot suck, right? >> correct. >> reporter:stead, what they've discovered at the fluid lap at virginia tech is that dogs curl their tongues backwards and plunge them into the water. the water sticks to the back of the tongue and creates a column which the dog bites off. represent these glass tubes represent the dog's tongue. they don't scoop so much as the water sticks to the tongue. >> reporter: they measured lapping velocity and tongue side, recording 20 dogs in slow

motion, like lila here. no wonder dogs like fountains. less work. >> that's why you need the doggy fountain. the doggy fountain eliminates the use of bowls. >> reporter: as for cats, who also don't suck, they tend to be much gentler drinking, barely touching their tongue on the liquid's surface, compared to dogs who plunge right in. the group presented their findings to a division of fluid dynamics. >> reporter: why do we care? >> you see dogs drinking every day, but no one really knows what's going on. >> reporter: especially the ones making the mess -- yes, you! the science may not be earth shaking, but the adorable images of dogs drinking in slow motion, we lap them up. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> so many of my questions answered now. very helpful report there. well, that is it for me. i'm going to be back at 5:00 p.m. eastern. i'll be filling in for wolf on

"the situation room." we have much news ahead. for our international viewers, amanpour is next. for our viewers here in north america, "newsroom with brooke baldwin" starts right now. brianna keilar, thank you so much. i'm brooke baldwin. happy thanksgiving to you and yours. thanks for being with me on this thursday. let's begin in ferguson, missouri. and new details today on how the officer at the heart of the most controversial case in the country right now as really stayed the out of sight. now that a grand jury has not indicted darren wilson, we are learning more about how the 28-year-old policeman got by for the last three months, moving frequently, house to house to house, hiding his face. you know, it was back in mid-august when his name was revealed as the ferguson police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager, michael brown jr. darren wilson's attorney spoke to cnn's don lemon about the moment wilson learned the public t