egypt's former long-time president, hosni mubarak, set to learn his fate, finally. we expect a verdict now anytime in his murder retrial. in nigeria, more than 100 people are killed during friday prayer and there are clear signs that point to boko haram. also in ferguson, missouri, more than a dozen people arrested on friday evening as protesters clash with police. we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. >> nice to have you with me. i'm natalie allen.

we're standing by for verdict in that important case in egypt. they're expected to announce the decision in the murder retrial of former egyptian president hosni mubarak. you'll remember he's charged with conspiracy to kill hundreds of anti-government demonstrators during an uprising that drove him from power after nearly 30 years as president. >> 86 years old now, the ailing mubarak, along with the rest of egypt, awaits this verdict and the country braces for what could be a very tense weekend. >> joining us now in cairo is cnn's ian lee. he's live there. you have been based in cairo for some time. following the saga of hosni mubar mubarak. what's expected today? because we've seen so many postponements in many years. >> reporter: that's right. this has been going for quite a while, natalie.

the trial has been over three years, people waiting to see what the outcome will be. initially he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, which in egypt means 25 years. and mubarak in his 80s, that would mean he'd spend the rest of his life in jail. but he was moved to a military hospital because of health issues and more recently, really in the past few months, we've seen pictures popping up on social media, him posing with people, taking pictures, looking a lot healthier. the feeling today outside the courthouse, there are people there supporting the former president and also people against him. the people supporting him believe he'll be acquitted. they say there's no hard evidence to pin him and that there will be acquittal. talking to the other side, there are people who believe that he will be acquitted too. they say the way the government is going, a president from the

military is in power, they will be they'll be lenient. talking to others, they hope god's justice will be done today. also important to note that egypt is experiencing two presidents on trial. you also have the former president mohamed morsi standing trial on three charges, escaping prison, and a murder trial as well. so the country has had a bit of fatigue when it comes to these sorts of trials just waiting for the verdicts. >> and ian, if he is acquitted, then what for hosni mubarak? does he go back to just living freely in egypt? >> well, he was found guilty on corruption charges and is serving a three-year prison sentence. he has months left in that. if he's found innocent and acquitted today, then he would have roughly a few months left in his other sentence.

then he could technically walk free. although, the prosecution could appeal this verdict which would send us, then again, back to the whole retrial of this, and that would be the final verdict, which could be a couple years away still. >> all right, ian lee, watching the developments there in cairo for us. when there's more, we'll come back to you. thank you. now on to nigeria, where the death toll is expected to rise, after a brazen terror attack. at least 120 people died and some 300 were injured after two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mosque on friday. police say gunmen armed with ak-47s opened fire on people as they tried to run and escape. then a third bomb exploded outside the mosque. kano is the largest city in northern nigeria. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack,

but authorities believe the terror group boko haram, who has been rampaging across the north in this country for many years is behind what happened. >> joining us now, a correspondent from the french news agency afp, speaking with us from lagos. we thank you for your time. if you could, first of all, tell us, certainly this attack has instilled fear in a lot of people. but what is the spirit? how are people dealing with what happened there on friday? >> reporter: well, it's discouraging to say, but it comes after three years of relentless boko haram violence. so while the death toll appears to be astronomical in this case, sadly, people here have become used to this level of carnage. that's not to say it wasn't incredibly traumatic, and an attack on this scale will raise tension and no doubt traumatize an already victimized population. >> talk to us about what's happening before government

efforts to tamp down on these terrorist actions. what are you hearing from the president there about the response to what happened, and what he is going to do to make sure this doesn't continue to happen? >> well, the president typically issues statements promising to find the perpetrators. so far, very few people have been brought to court and charged with such crimes. nigeria declared a state of emergency in the north more than 18 months ago and launched a major offensive against boko haram which they said would end the insurgency. that hasn't happened. violence was raging on a near daily basis. there was some success in reducing attacks in kano itself. but boko haram has demonstrated they still retain the ability to attack when they want to and nigeria has so far struggled to contain the violence. >> you mentioned just a moment

ago, very few people have been brought to court. what impact does that have to people when they realize people don't really have the answer for what's happening? >> reporter: i think that the lack of accountability throughout this uprising is a very, very important issue. i think that if people in northern nigeria saw the perpetrators rounded up, arrested, tried, and prosecuted following a range of attacks, i think it would reinforce confidence in the government that it was capable of dealing with the situation. it is a conflict. it is hard to arrest and charge people in the midst of a raging conflict. but i do think, and this is supported by rights groups, it would be better for everyone if more boko haram suspects were arrested, taken to court, and convicted. >> an horrific attack. certainly people hope the people behind the attack are held

accountable. beverage-of-bevera benjamin, thank you. boko haram is all about religious intolerance. it attacks muslims and christians. pope francis is in turkey right now to talk about religious tolerance. he's expected to last in istanbul shortly on a three-day trip to turkey, he met with the president, they exchanged gifts. this is being called the most challenging trip of this pope. senior international correspondent arwa damon reports why. >> reporter: pope francis arriving in ankara to quite the reception, greeted by the honor guard and various dignitaries. his first stop, the mausoleum of the founder of modern-day turkey. then escorted by something that is most definitely not a common sight here. a ceremonial cavalry regimen to the gates of the very lavish and highly controversial thousand-room presidential palace, where he was greeted by

president erdogan. at a statement undertaken by the two, pope francis really trying to emphasize the serious and urgent need for genuine interfaith dialogue. saying we're at a juncture where the pillars of trust must be built. >> translator: we cannot remain indifferent to the causes of these tragedies and reaffirming it is illicit, while always expecting international law to stop an unjust aggressor. i would like to reiterate more over the problem cannot be resolved solely through military response. >> reporter: president erdogan expressing his concerns, and saying the world should not only focus on isis. >> translator: -- is known around the globe and there's

talk about i.s. around the globe. on the other hand, someone who has murdered 300,000 of his citizens, who has caused nearly three million of his citizens to become refugees is not being talked about. this person is not being talked about. they are talking about a state terror here. there is a trend in the west to put islam on the same platform as terror. >> erdogan rounding up his comments by telling pope francis that his visit would have a positive impact on muslims in the region. >> pope francis' three-day trip to turkey comes at a critical time for christianity in the middle east. we are at a juncture in history

where for the last decade christians have been persecuted. for by al qaeda, driving the vast majority of them out of their homes and out of the country. we could end up seeing a middle east where in some areas christianity would no longer exist. arwa damon, cnn, ankara. cricket australia says it's postponing its upcoming test with india, all this out of respect for phil hughes. the 25-year-old batsman died thursday in sydney, two days after being hit in the neck by a ball during a match. the test series was due to start thursday in brisbane. there's no word on when it will be rescheduled. funeral services for hughes will be wednesday afternoon in his hometown of maxville. >> such a tragic, freak accident. he had his helmet on, yet somehow he was killed. still ahead here on cnn,

protests condititinue around th u.s. after a grand jury decided not to indict a police officer. while that officer may be in the clear, according to the law, his troubles are only beginning. plus, we hear from the wife of ray rice as the u.s. football player is cleared to possibly play again.

welcome back. the relative calm in ferguson, missouri, ended friday night as hundreds of protesters clashed with police and national guardsmen. officers rushed protesters the

minute they stepped into the street outside ferguson's police department. many demonstrators were thrown to the ground. at least 15 people arrested. >> these protests continue to spread around the u.s. in new york city on friday, 300 protesters gathered outside macy's. at least seven others were arrested on charges including impeding traffic and disorderly conduct. >> so just outside of ferguson, missouri, this country is responding to what happened. many people outraged over the outcome, and the united nations committee against torture is also thinking about what's going on in ferguson, missouri. it says it must respect the grand jury's decision not to indict officer wilson in the death of michael brown, but in a new panel report, it sharply criticized police brutality in the united states and urged the country to fully investigate shootings of unarmed black

youth. but that's not all they addressed. cnn's phil black has more now from london. >> reporter: this united nations committee has come up with a pretty long list of concerns, ways in which it believes the u.s. is not living up to his commitments under the u.n. convention against torture. it talks about cia allegations of torture, a rendition, what it describes as abusive interrogation techniques, it wants the united states to be more transparent about those old programs. it also had tough language regarding guantanamo, the indefinite detention of so many people there without charge or trial. it talks about repeated suicide attempts at guantanamo bay, hunger strikes, and it also does not like the force-feeding techniques that are used there. it believes they are officially -- or should be considered ill treatment under the convention. among other concerns, mandatory detention of some immigrants, including children, sexual abuse in prisons as well as in the armed forces, including rape,

and the continued use of the death penalty. what it doesn't like, in particular, are botched executions. some pretty tough language there, talking about the excruciating pain and prolonged suffering they cause. now the family of michael brown, the teenager from ferguson, missouri, who was shot by a police officer, well, they testified before this committee in geneva a few weeks ago. they said at the time they hoped to achieve answers, actions. they want the u.n. to spread light to expose to the world what they say has been going on in ferguson. and they're also looking to the u.n. to criticize broader concerns about policing across the united states. in the end, they got part of what they wanted, because michael brown, nor ferguson specifically are mentioned in the report, but they expressed concern for the fatal shootings of unarmed black individuals. it also noted excessive force by

law enforcement officers against certain racial and ethnic groups at a press conference marking the launch of this report, members of the committee said the events in ferguson are a tragedy, but they had to respect the authority's decision not to prosecute officer darren wilson for shooting michael brown. so with the world watching what happens in ferguson, you can bet all eyes are on officer darren wilson, who has been in hiding since the death of michael brown. but when a grand jury decided not to indict him, his life became a lot more complicated. cnn's brian todd has this story. >> reporter: despite not being indicted by a grand jury or charged with a crime in the shooting of michael brown, darren wilson is still living a life in hiding. something his lawyers say has now gone on for months. cnn has learned it began just days after the shooting in august, when officer wilson was mowing his lawn. he got a call telling him his home address was circulating online. within three hours, he was

packed and gone. >> he had to leave the grass half mowed and he had to go into hiding. there are death threats against him. there are bounties on his life. >> reporter: since that day, he's moved from house to house, even staying for a short time with one of his lawyers. he said he's changed his appearance, growing a beard at one point. when he goes out, his lawyers say, he often goes to movies, which offers time cloaked in darkness. in an interview with george stephanopoulos, he talked about his precautions. >> from where you sit in the restaurant, to, you know, where you drive. everything. everything has to run through your head all the time you're watching, making sure no one's following you, everything. you know, you hear or see someone look at you and then lean over and tell someone a secret and that second person looks at you, you're like, do they know who i am? >> in recent times, his address was published online as part of

his marriage license. though he's not believed to have lived at that home in months. after the shooting he wanted to return to his job. one of his own attorneys told him if he did, he could be executed in a blind alley. >> it's not a great leap to think that if officer wilson were to start patrolling the streets of ferguson again, that somebody sees what shift he's on, makes a call, and pulls him into a bad situation. >> as for his further, expert ron hosko says darren wilson would be prudent to change his name, keep changing his appearance, put his property in a trust so that it can be shielded from public view. he said wilson will always have to be sharpening his awareness, his alertness. he'll likely be looking over his shoulder for quite some time. brian todd, cnn, washington. well, we are now hearing from the wife of u.s. football player ray rice, whose indefinite suspension from the national football league has now been overturned. the league disciplined rice

after shocking video showing him knocking out his then fiancee in a casino elevator. the case put a spotlight on domestic violence in the nfl and across the u.s. janay rice spoke with nbc about that night. >> i was furious. we came home and we didn't talk the entire ride. well, i didn't speak to him the entire ride home. he tried to speak to me. i didn't want to hear anything. i just knew he hit me, and i was completely over it. i was done, didn't want to hear anything. i just didn't even want to entertain it, entertain him, anything he had to say, any explanation. of course in the back of my mind and heart, i knew our relationship wouldn't be over, because i know this isn't us, and it's not him. >> well, rice had admitted making an inexcusable mistake, his words. the arbitrator's decision reversing the suspension means

he's now allowed to play if a team wants him. >> when you look at that video, just terrible what happened. >> it is. it did start a huge dialogue in this country. >> it really did. the news continues here on cnn. tempers flare in hong kong as police and demonstrators balttl it out in the streets. also ahead here, sailors in the volvo ocean race encounter a dangerous cyclone, but it appears some are using it to their advantage. we'll explain next coming up here. [ male announcer ] approaching medicare eligibility? don't put off checking out your medicare options until 65. now is a good time to get the ball rolling. medicare only covers about 80% of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you.

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#. protests have been going on in hong kong for a long time. and it's not ending as quickly there as police there hoped. officers struggled to clear out thousands of demonstrators who filled the streets early today. >> those crowds, some even threw eggs and bottled, we understand. police responded with pepper spray and at times they used brute force. these protests reunited this week after police cleared out a main protest camp and arrested more than 100 people wednesday, including two student leaders. >> derek van damme is standing by in the international weather center. monitoring the sailors in the volvo ocean race. >> yeah, in the midst of a tropical cyclone, they didn't

use the cyclone, did they? >> actually, they did. believe it or not. it appears so. obviously i'm not in direct contact with the sailors, but i've been tracking them on the gps on the volvo ocean's website. it's quite interesting. because they made it very close to the center of this particular tropical cyclone. remember, in this part of the world, this is madagascar, the continent of africa. air turns in a clock wise circulation around storm systems. basically what they did is actually traveled on the west side of this tropical cyclone, just feeding into the winds that were coming from a southerly direction and that kicked up the wind speed or the boat speed, between 30 and 45 kilometers per hour, so really using the storms powerful winds to their advantage. this is reunion island and

mauritius and the concern has been the choppy seas that the cyclone has made across the southwest indian ocean. just to give you a bit of an eye of what the volvo ocean race is, for all of our aspiring sailors out there. it's a nine-month expedition, some of the elite sailors, first starting in southern spain and finishing after 11 port city stops and 39,000 nautical miles of traversing through the world, eventually ending into sweden. at the moment, they're at leg two, from cape town to abu dhabi. and on their travels have encountered this tropical cyclone we're talking about. you can see the swirling motion, the wind arrows indicating the circulation pattern and that's the current location of the boat as it continues to exit away from the storm. so they are getting out of harm's way at the moment, but certainly interesting to follow

those guys. did you know that a volcano erupted in southern japan yesterday? let's zoom into that region. we have footage coming out of that area. when it erupted, created a bit of a travel concern for the region. last time it erupted was 22 years ago. according to the japan times, visitors are banned from going within one kilometer of the craters. officials don't expect it to worsen, however the ash could still cause more delays. this is about a thousand kilometers southwest of tokyo. >> i have to ask and i admit i don't know enough about this. but using the storm to their advantage, is it dangerous? >> of course it's dangerous. but there's another race from the cape to rio. they actually ride the roaring 40s, a series of cold fronts that just help them move. so it's quite fascinating to see what sailors can do. >> sign me up!

>> i'm there, natalie. >> just kidding. >> don't sign me up. i'm hanging out on the beach. >> i like the sail boats in the caribbean that go really slow and there are beverages. >> thanks, derek. >> coming up why opponents argue the wrong message is sent to non-jewish citizens. americans packed into shopping malls on black friday, now the tradition seems to be making its way overseas. we'll have that story next. mr. mucus: to work, with you. it's taco tuesday. man: you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. mr. mucus: oh, right then i'll swing by in like 4 hours... just set aside a few tacos for me. man: forget the tacos! one pill lasts 12 hours. i'm good all day. mr. mucus (to himself): wait! your loss. i was going to wear a sombrero. [announcer:] only mucinex has a bi-layer tablet that starts fast, and keeps working. not 4, not 6, but 12 full hours. start the relief.

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back to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. >> i'm george howell.

your world headlines. an egyptian court is expected soon to announce it's verdict in the murder retrial of former president hosni mubarak. this case concerns the killing of hundred of anti-government demonstrators in the 2011 uprising, the very revolution that drove him from power after nearly 30 years as the country's president. nigeriian officials believe boko haram is to blame for a mosque attack that killed at least 120 people. it was massive. two suicide bombers struck inside the mosque and a third bomb exploded outside the mosque as the people were running out. close to 300 people were hurt. authorities say the death toll could rise. at least 15 people were arrested in the u.s. city of ferguson, missouri, as protesters continued, and again, clashed with police and national gardsmen late friday night. officers rushed to the group, rushed them the minute they stopped onto the street outside

the police department. the protesters are angry officer darren wilson was not indicted in the death of teenager michael brown. the middle east is observing a key anniversary, 67 years ago today, the united nations approved a plan that allowed for the creation of israel as the homeland for the jewish people. >> now, nearly seven decades later, israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu wants a law to make it a jewish nation state. >> reporter: the flag, the symbols make the point, israel is a jewish state. but prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his political allies don't think that's enough. his cabinet recently voted 14-6 for a bill that would put into law that israel is the nation state of the jewish people. ze israel has equal rights for

every citizen and we insist on this. but only the jewish people have national rights, a flag, emblem. these are granted only to our people in its one and only state. he and others have been at pains to stress that all israeli citizens, more than a fifth are muslims or christians. opponents say the bill has another purpose. >> to send a message to the arab citizen that you are a second-class citizen. >> reporter: he runs a group fighting for civil rights for israeli's arab minority. the proposed law, he believes, sends all the wrong signals. >> if you are american, imagine that in the law, american constitution will be -- constitution or definition of america will be either christian state or white state. significantly the president and his predecessor have come out

against the proposed law, as has the attorney general. >> i think that the mission of the state of israel, the mission of the government is to maintain israel as a jewish and democratic state. >> prime minister netanyahu's remember former media adviser supports the bill. >> this is what we are doing for the last 67 years. we fail one group and another. we let every ju from all over the world, from russia, from japan, from the u.s., to come to israel and to become a citizen. >> the bill could come up for vote as early as next week. the cabinet is split over it. the country is split over it. and at a time when tensions here are already high, it could only make matters worse. ben wedeman, cnn, jerusalem. we have live pictures for you right now of pope francis. he just touched down in istanbul after spending his friday in

ankara there in turkey. his time in istanbul marks the middle of a three-day visit to this predominantly muslim country and this is being called the most challenging trip of his papacy. he's urging for religious freedom and religious tolerance in the middle east. he's the fourth pope to visit turkey and we'll have more about his comments and his stay there in istanbul as we push on here this weekend. >> it's a very significant arrival. and another as well. the french president is now the first western leader to visit ebola-hit west africa. he said he made the one-day trip to guinea as a show of international solidarity. now more on the significance of his visit. >> president hollande stopped for just a few hours, but the presidential palace here said it was a very important stop for

him to have made, both for symbolic and for practical reasons. on the practical side, basically the french have been giving a lot of money to west africa in order to combat ebola. 100 million in aid has been pledged. one center has already been set up in guinea and there are a couple of other treatment centers to be set up within the next few weeks. there's always some training centers being set up to help train medical people to combat ebola. and there's going to be satellite section of the institute set up to treat not only ebola, but other diseases of west africa. on the symbolic side, the president is the first western leader to go into the ebola areas and the president there said it was important to show that people can travel to these areas and not become infected. having said that, everybody in the presidential party today when they visited the various

hospitals and treatment centers, had their temperatures taken as they were coming and going and also had to wash their hands with disinfectant, just to make sure that they weren't among the victims. in guinea so far since this outbreak first occurred and was first identified by the institute, there's been more than 2,000 cases established and 1,200 people have died. jim bitterman, cnn, paris. the world health organization counts nearly 16,000 confirmed or suspected cases of ebola in west africa. more than 5600 people so far have died from the virus. the vast majority of the fatalities have happened in guinea, liberia, and sierra leone, with 600 new cases of the virus reported in those three countries in just the past week. a defector from north korea said kim jong-un's aunt died from a stroke a year ago while arguing with the leader about

her husband's execution. kim's uncle is highlighted in this video. kim had him executed on charges he tried to overthrow the government. the defector claims days after the execution, jane's wife suffered a third fatal stroke while on the phone with kim. the defector said north korea didn't announce her death because it was soon after jiang's and the government didn't want her death to be linked to her husband's. this is a time that many do their shopping in the u.s. and many were met with protesters who were upset after a grand jury failed to indict officer darren wilson. how they say their message affects shoppers all over the country. >> we'll have that story coming up. but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you.

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welcome back. so we're talking black friday shopping. did you do your shopping? >> i'm not a black friday shopping. one time i got stuck in toys "r" us in times square in new york on that friday. never again. >> that's a nightmare. >> my answer, online shopping. that's the way to go. but it's winding down here in the united states and big projections. people expect $617 billion in sales alone. >> slow down! slow down! >> these people are hard core and hopefully they got a deal.

they probably likely contributed to that number george just gave. they stormed macy's the day before on the american thanksgiving holiday. >> of course, where there are crowds, there are going to be some tensions. a couple of scuffles broke out at this indiana walmart store over bargain electronics. i never understand where the scuffles happen. >> i remember they scuffled over cabbage patch dolls years ago. a deal's a deal, man, you got to get it. >> online sales. >> black friday shopping is becoming a big deal in the uk. we're exporting it from america. the american traditions of crowds, chaos, and crazy behavior, has migrated across the sea. >> this is black friday, british style. you start with customers lining up outside a store in the dark, early in the morning. >> i took a cab and the cab driver is in the quu with me. >> i didn't know they did it

here, but i did it in america a few years back. >> the deal is here now, so take it now. >> added in the rush through the doors, grabbing $200 l.e.d. tvs. it sold 8,000 in the first hour. add in another import, a few cheerleade cheerleaders, wearing black and white, of course, and you have that most american of holidays. black friday shopping. >> i need the xbox. where's the xbox? >> black friday makes sense in the u.s. because it follows a national holiday, when most people are off from work, and it's a chance to kick-start the spending. whereas here in the uk, black friday is just any other friday. >> it was started here by apple and amazon. now tesco, john lewis, boots, all have black friday deals. one of the big uk retailers pushing it this friday is asda. it's owned by walmart. and using its walmart connections to try to offer huge

discounts. last year, asda ran short of big screen tvs. now they're relying on the parent company to fill the shelves as opposed to local suppliers. to sell a lot more 40-inch l.e.d.s for around $200. >> all the tvs that we are selling in black friday have been sourced from either relationships that we've got with walmart and the brand its supplies or directly from walmart factories. today we'll sell well over 20,000 tvs. >> police in england said there were several arrests after being called to the tesco stores. the chief of police slammed the stores for not having enough security. in london, police were called to three more stores. this trend now flies in the face of the time-honored british tradition of the january sales. >> we need to ensure that we can save them money before christmas rather than discounting them after christmas when people have

already spent their money. >> it doesn't help many people in britain get paid monthly, so this black friday also sees the last paycheck before christmas. an early pnt present for retailers perhaps. hundreds of protesters are using black friday strategically, targeting stores, trying to call attention to the controversial decision of a grand jury in ferguson, missouri. that jury decided not to indict a police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed teen. cnn's jason carol has this story. >> reporter: the galleria mall near clayton, missouri had shut its doors this afternoon. the national guard showing up as dozens of protesters were lying on the floor. more protesters blocked by police at the west county mall, in a suburb of st. louis. the model of demonstrators, no justice, no profits.

[ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: dozens descended on a target in st. louis, calling on shoppers not to buy in support of michael brown. it wasn't just a target. several walmarts throughout the city saw protests as well. the national gard showing up at this one as well, blocking the entrance. doors did not open until 8:00 a.m. when they did, shoppers did show. some saying the idea of a black-out may be misguided. >> it's a lose-win situation kind of. >> how so? >> i would say, i mean, us shopping on black friday not going to bring any justice to the whole situation anyway. so i think we got to come up with some better ideas. >> to me, it's disgusting. and -- >> what part is disgusting? >> the looting, the protesting. you know, if it's not peaceful,

you know, it's just not right what they doing. and everything is boarded up. it just look like a ghost town. >> reporter: protesters here kept their distance from the walmart entrance. one of them who came from wisconsin talked about the need to target retailers. >> black lives matter, more than black friday. we give thanks one day and then the next day we'll trample each other for a $50 tv. so all lives matter. black lives matter. >> using social media to raise awareness and spread the word under the twitter hash tag, black out black friday. hundreds gathered in front of macy's in new york that read, out the stores, and, time to act. supporters calling it a racial and economic rally. jason carol, cnn, ferguson, missouri. it was black friday shopping chaos and some protests across the u.s. and the uk.

mikely more laid-back green friday launched in the state of colorado. we're talking about marijuana green. legal dispensaries opened early for shoppers as local retailers did and offered holiday deals. for example, an ounce of marijuana, normally $300, went for as low as $50. stores were packed all day with lines out the door. we assume they're not putting the marijuana in stockings. >> don't think that's happening. >> who knows? paddington bear is popping up all over london in anticipation of his big screen debut. >> coming up, why film sensors say this children's character may not be fit for kids. a new home. earning your diploma. providing for your family.

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welcome back. millions of children around the world grew up reading the adventures and mishaps of paddington bear. >> now the popular character is on the silver screen and british film sensors are urging parental guidance. neil curry has the story. >> london. >> reporter: the polite bear was spotted in london in 1958 taking his name from the railway station where he was found. >> paddington! >> reporter: in recent weeks, the character created by author michael bond, has been popping up all over the city. >> he's an icon.

>> i think he's a cute fluffy bear that everyone loves. >> reporter: but maybe he's not the only one to mess up because now the marmalade-loving sandwich creature has been deemed unsuitable for some audiences. british film centers have classified the film pg, indicating the need for parental guidance. but many believe that judgment itself to be misguided. overbearing, perhaps. the censors consider the film contains dangerous behavior, innuendo, and bad language. look away now if you can't bear to watch paddington in peril. he hides in a fridge and skateboards while holding on to a bus. the dangers he has to bear are largely supplied by nicole

kidman in the role of a twisted tax dermist. >> i beg your pardon? >> the sexual innundo on the other hand is all down to "downton abbey," or its actor, who is mr. brown's adopted family. he dresses as a cleaning lady and attracts the attentions of a male security guard. whatever would lord grantham think. >> i suppose he's a patriot trying to keep his family together in the face of adversity. as for the bad language, that's understood to be one muffled occurrence of the b word which rhymes with fuddy duddy. >> mr. brown, that is extremely rude. >> a pg rating isn't the box office poison it once was. paddington has been brought to the big screen by the producer of the harry potter movies, however these films received the

same classification as paddington. it hardly bears thinking about. both the author and his daughter collaborated with the film maker during production. >> we were consulted as to what was right, what they should put in, what elements they felt they might need to change. >> reporter: the family was delighted by the movie, but d dismayed by the censors. >> and with a series of positive reviews, a wave of outrage at the censors decision and a high profile appearance at the macy's thanksgiving day parade, such philosophy may bear fruit. neil curry, cnn, london. well, paddington isn't rated yet in the u u.s. it's expected to be released in american theaters january 16th. this is one for dog lovers. if you're not a dog lover, you

will be. a simple gesture by the captain of a swedish extreme racing team left the group with a new mascot. >> so the captain shared a meatball with the dog and a strong bond formed. cnn's linda kincaid has the very heart-warming story. >> what began as a quest to win a world championship turned into an amazing bond between man and man's best friend. team sweden was competing in the adventure racing world championship in ecuador. the four-member team undertook a gruelling 692-kilometer race, hiking, mountain biking and kayaking through the amazon rainforest. while taking a break along the race route, 38-year-old team captain shared a meatball with a scruffy stray dog. >> he had a really bad wound. he looked terrible. if you pick up a stray dog or street dog, you will find the

picture. >> the dog began following them, but their hike was strenuous and they had to help their four-legged friend out of the thick mud. soon the dog became just as exhausted as they were. yet he would not leave their side. so they named him arthur. >> from the hollywood movie, the king arthur, the knight. and it was like, when we walked in the jungle, he was so hard and tough then. and also when we passed through other villages, there were other stray dogs coming up, and he was like standing still. he was so proud. and that's why we thought he was earning the name arthur. >> on the final leg of the race, organizers warned the team against bringing the dog, but arthur was determined to stay with the team. >> we start paddling and he jumped in the water and my

heart, i couldn't -- i just took him in the boat. i was committed. okay, we're bringing the dog. but it wasn't easy, because you have to paddle with the dog in the knees. it's not easy. >> the team crossed the finish line along with their new friend. they finished 12th in the race, but the new extreme sport champion became an instant sport celebrity. and he had such a bond with him, that he decided to adopt arthur and take him home to sweden. arthur is currently in quarantine but will go to his forever home with his team captain. linda kincaid, cnn. nothing better than a good, loyal dog. >> i know, what's not to like. arthur, i hope you have a great life in sweden. >> thank you for watching this hour. >> in the next hour, we go live to istanbul, the pope's latest stop in his three-day trip to turkey calling for religious freedom. thank you for watching. stay with us here on cnn.

egypt's ousted president, hosni mubarak is set to learn his fate. a verdict could come downey moment in his murder retrial. pope francis urges religious tolerance. go live to istanbul on how turkey is receiving him. protests resume in ferguson, missouri. an international watch dog says the u.s. needs to crack down on police brutality. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm zain