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 asher.

>> and i'm george howell. we're standing by for a verdict in cairo in the murder retrial of hosni mubarak. the 86-year-old mubarak is there now awaiting the decision. he is charged with conspiracy to kill hundreds of anti-government demonstrators during the 2011 uprising that drove him from power after nearly 30 years as the country's president. we continue to watch these live feeds and will bring details on a verdict as soon as it happens here on cnn. >> we certainly will. in nigeria the death toll is expected to rise following a vicious attack during prayers at a crowded mosque. at least 120 are dead and close to 3000 injured after two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the mosque in kan. >> gunmen opened fire with ak-47s as people tried to run, tried to escape from knocks. a third bomb exploded outside.

an angry mob chased after the gunman and killed him. >> you're looking at chaotic sooec scenes in the aftermath. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. authorities are assuming boka haram is to blame. the local amir at kano urged people to rice up against boca ha ram. >> i spoke to afp correspondent benjamin simon and asked how the city was coping with the vie tlens. listen. >> it's discouraging to say but it comes nearly three years after relechbtless boka haram violence. while the death toll appears to be astronomical, sadly people in nor earn nigeria have become used to this level of carnage. certainly in kano, the key city, an attack of this scale will raise tensions and no doubt traumatize an already victimized population. >> talk to us about what's

happening as far as 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, president jonathan typically issues statements following major attacks promising to find the perpetrators. so far very few people have been brought to court and charged with such crimes. of course, nigeria declared a state of emergency in the northeast nearly 18 months ago and launched a major offensive against boka haram which they said would end the insurgency. of course, that hasn't happened. violence was brought down in kano. in 2012 it was raging on a daily basis. there was success in reducing attacks in kano itself. boka haram can attack when they want to attack and nigeria so far as struggled to contain the

violence. >> you mentioned just a moment ago that very few people have been brought to court. what impact does that have on people when they realize that people don't really seem to have to answer for what's happening. >> i think there's a lack of accountability throughout this uprising, it's a very important issue. i have think if the people saw the perpetrators rounded up, arrested and pros can you telled, i thif it would reenforce confidence in the government that it was capable of dealing with this situation. it was a conflict. it is hard to arrest and charge people in the midst of a raging conflict, but i do think, and this is importanted by rights groups, it would be better for everyone if more suspects were arrested, taken to court and convicted. >> devastating. boka haram has launched a number of deadly attacks in northern

nigeria over the past few years. the group wants to impose sharia law. they kidnapped more than 20 o r 0 school girls and they have still not been release sgld ian lee is monitoring this situation with the verdict. ian, what are you getting, what are you learning there? >> well, the judge after a lengthy discussion came down with a verdict and it really wasn't a verdict at all. he said the court system didn't have the jurisdiction to try the former president, thus saying that he would be essentially acquitted of all the charges. after serving the sentence he had for a previous trial, he would be able to go free. we could technically see the former president free in the next few months. this is a surprise for a lot of the people here who are the sons and daughters of those killed during the 2011 uprising. they were hoping that the

verdict, the previous verdict wii was a life sentence would be upheld. but after about a half hour of giving the verdict, the judge said that the court had no jurisdiction over this and that the previous verdict of life in prison would not be held up. the other defendants in the trial also wore acquitted of the charges, too. now we're seeing people celebrating in the courtroom and also barack supporters outside are celebrating as well. >> ian, help me understand this. i also thought because mubarak was being charged in a separate corruption case that he would not be released. you're saying he will be released. >> you're right. he will be released within the next year after he serves out the three-year prison sentence with the other charges of corruption. so he will be released after

serving that sentence, but the judge gave a very long, long verdict. over 1400-page verdict. this murder -- being complacent with the murder of protesters, over 239 protesters, where the official number is over 800. there's a lot of questions about who is going to be charged with the deaths of those other protesters. right now the former president, hosni mubarak has been acquitted in all sense of the charges that were levied against him in this case. >> ian, what is the reaction of people right now in the country?

they're in cairo learning this verdict from what you're saying. >> reporter: outside the courthouse we have dueling protests. this trial has been going on for over three years. it's also important to say that egypt right now has two presidents who are on trial. we also have the former president mohamed morsi on trial as well on an array of charges. egypt has been following this. but the mubarak trial has been dragging out. we've seen the interest wane a bit from the public. there's also a lot of tension wondering what would happen if he was left free, if tlub massive demonstrations. security forces are definitely prepared for any protests in the street. they said protests wouldn't be tolerated and they would be cracked down on quickly. >> let's reset for our viewers

who are joining us. leanne lee, please stand by. for viewers around the world, you're looking at pictures in cairo, egypt. hosni mubarak has been acquitted of all charges. this case stems back some three years ago. he was the president of egypt until a revolution ousted him. he has spent time behind bars awaiting this court case. ian lee joins us on the phone. ian, if you could recap for viewers the latest of what you saw there and the reaction of the former president. >> reporter: well, the president was definitely pleased with the verdict where the court said they have no jurisdiction over trying the former president which is an interesting verdict in itself. because whether there was an acquittal today, official acquittal on the charges and the judge said they had jurisdiction or if he was found guilty and upheld the life sentence, there was still another appeals

process vm this trial would have gone longer as both sides try to claim their side. but with this judge saying the court has no jurisdiction, that really throws a loop, this whole trial and whether they would be able to appeal this decision. but right now mubarak is definitely happy. his family is happy. the country, a lot of people watching this closely wondering would what they say, would justice be done, a lot of people angry that he would be let off the hook. >> mubarak acquitted of all charges. ian lee, we appreciate your live reporting. moving to another story we're watching closely. pope francis is in istanbul, turkey. he arrived a little while ago from ankara. on his agenda is going to be a

short guided tour of the saint sophia museum. by the way, on friday, the pope called for religious tolerance and freedom to counter extremism in the middle east. so i do want to go now to our senior international current arwa damon joining us live from istanbul. arwa, given the small or tiny number of christians in turkey, roughly 100,000, roughly 1% of the population, tell me how significant this papal visit is? >> reporter: the vast majority of christians here are orthodox. this portion of pope francis's visit comes at the invitation of their leader, patriarch bartholomew and is meant to, on the one hand, further solidify the relationships between the two sister churches, but this visit when it comes to what pope francis hopes to accomplish is perhaps more about turkey's muslim population and about

trying to build that very critical and vital entinterfait dialogue between christian ansd the rest of the world which are arguably worse than recent history, symbolic in the pope's first trip to istanbul is going to be his stop at the sophia museum, symbolic because of its own history. it was first built as a church, taken over, repurposed as a museum. it is very much about trying to build that vital relationship between christians and muslims. the region is at a point in history where if the status quo continues, we could potentially see many people fear christianity cease to exist in some countries such as syria or iraq because of violent extremist organizations such as

al qaeda and now today, isis. >> turkey dealing with a massive christian refugee population as well from those countries. i want to talk more about the fact that you mentioned the pope speaking out about interfaith dialogue and the plight of christians. how much of a difference is the pope's words really going to make? >> reporter: in terms of directly impacting the situation on the ground and what's transpiring in iraq and syria, given the nature of the violence there, the fact that we're dealing with an entity such as isis, very little immediate difference. this is a long-term process. pope francis is very aware of that. he's also been quite vocal in saying that military means are not going to end up in resulting in any long-term solution to the violence that is impacting not just christians but all of the region to include muslims as

well. christians and muslim haves both been driven out from their homes by the violence of isis and also to an extent by the assad regime when it comes to syria itself. this trip is a building block as pope francis himself was mentioning during his speech yesterday towards one ofd those key pillars of trying to re-establish trust between muslims and christians especially in the region. when it comes to the christian populations that have been forced from their homes in iraq and syria, there is a realization that unless entities like isis are defeated, they won't be able to go back home. we met with members of the syrian christian community a few days ago, they said they had no hep left in syria and that's why they were here in turkey. they felt it was only opportunity was to seek a life elsewhere. many of them hoping to rebuild those lives in countries like europe. at the end of the day, as we heard from turkish president ard

want yesterday, this visit according to president erdogan would have a positive i'm fact, perhaps establishing some sort of dialogue between the various faiths. also remember pope francis is very focused on dialogue. he has even gone so far as to say if dialogue is what is needed with an organization like isis, the door to ha that should even be left open. >> incredible. this hope is certainly somebody who is very liberal, progressive, all about openness and given the religious turmoil in that part of the world right now, his visit couldn't have come at a better time. arwa damon live in istanbul where it's just gone quarter past 11:00. a sense of calm in ferguson, missouri, ended on friday night. a dramatic view ohshoing even more arrests. >> we're also hearing from the united nations about violence in

ferguson. what one committee said about how police in the u.s. are handling the issue of race. that's coming up after this.

t relative camp in ferguson, missouri, ended thursday night. officers rushed protesters the minute they stepped onto the street. many of the demonstrators were thrown to the ground. at least 15 people were arrested. >> you can just see the chaos

happening on this video on your screen right here. earlier friday in nearby st. louis, hundreds of peaceful demonstrators ended up shutting down a shopping mall. protest rs began to close. protesters laid down in the walkways effectively blocking the shoppers from walking past them. >> all eyes are on this situation in ferguson, missouri. the united nations committee against torture weighing in on events that happened in ferguson. the committee said it must respect the decision not to invite officer daryn wilson in the death of michael brown. a new report raised other concerns as well. here is our jim sciutto. >> reporter: tensions between u.s. law enforcement and minority groups made their way from the st. louis suburbs all the way to geneva where the u.n.'s committee on torture made its own concerns clear. >> deep concern at the frequent police shootings of unarmed black individuals. >> reporter: earlier this month

michael brown's family addressed the committee. >> we need justice, we need answers and we need action. we have to bring it to the u.n. so they can e pose it to the rest of the world what's going on in small town ferguson. >> leave the area, disburse. >> reporter: the brown family argued in their son's death and in the protests that followed, ferguson officials violated the u.n.'s convention against tore tu and other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment. today the u.n. responded with recommendations. >> we recommend that the incidents of police brutality and excessive use of force by law enforcement officers are investigated promptly, effectively and impartially. >> reporter: this is not the first time the committee has urged a democratic nation to review its police more carefully. in recent years the netherlands responded to u.n. concerns over

police in aruba, setting up an internal investigation bureau there. other nations such as portugal and the chech republic amended their penal codes after u.n. scrutiny. here in the u.s. -- >> we welcome the sclut any of the world because what you see in america is a country that has steadily worked to address our problems, to make our union more perfect. >> reporter: president obama acknowledged international criticism when he addressed the u.n. in september. >> yes, we have our own racial and ethnic tensions. >> reporter: those racial tensions were underscored yet again when a missouri grand jury voted not to indict officer daryn wilson for michael brown's death. worldwide reaction came very quickly, first from the u.n.'s high commissioner for human rights oovps who urged american authorities to, quote, conduct in depth examinations in how race-related issues are affecting law enforcement.

apparently unaware of the irony, no less than iran's supreme leader ayatollah comb may any said, we don't trust you, your people don't trust you either. #ferguson. michael brown's death reverberating far beyond the streets of ferguson, missouri. months after video surfaced of a u.s. football player knocking out hits then fee on say, he could be back on the field. now we hear from the wife of ray rice next. insights and instantly share information around the globe. when every millisecond counts, staying competitive begins with the cloud. this is the microsoft cloud.

in the united states u.s. football player ray rice is now a free agent and is allowed to play for any team that will have him. >> remarkable. an arbitrator overturned the national football league's indefinite suspension of him. you may remember the nfl actually disciplined ray rice after video surfaced showing him punching his now wife. she was back then his fiancee in a casino elevator. >> the case put a spotlight on domestic violence for sure in the nfl. now we're hearing from rice's wife janay about that night in the elevator. >> i was furious. we didn't talk the entire ride. well, i didn't speak to him the entire ride home. he tried to talk to me.

i didn't want to hear anything. i didn't even want to entertain him, anything he had to say, any explanation. of course, in the back of my mind and in my heart, i knew our relationship wouldn't be over. i know this isn't us and it's not him. >> rice admitted making a, quote, inexcusable mistake. he thanked the supporters, particularly his wife. the ravens owner stated the team will not re-sign rice. australia says it's going to be post posting the upcoming test match with india out of respect due to the death of phil hughes. he died two days after being hit in the neck by a ball during a match. the test series with india was due to start thursday in brisbane. there's no word yet on when it will be rescheduled. funeral services for hoous will

be wednesday afternoon in his hometown of maxville. derrick van dam is standing by for us at the international weather center. he's been monitoring sail ors participated in the volvo ocean race in the midst of a cyclone, right? >> this seems kind of dangerous. >> it is dangerous. they're actually using the cyclone to their advantage, believe it or not, zain and george. i'll explain how in one second. this is a satellite loop of the tropical cyclone. not that well organized. not a particularly strong storm. but nonetheless, this is the current location of the leader of the volvo ocean race. this is actually a race or an expedition around the world. here is madagascar. here is the straits of mozambique. just to give you a sense of where we are, they got dangerously close to this particular storm. as we zoom into this region, you

can see how close the center of circulation is. this storm helped propel them forward letting the boat actually screws to a speed of 30 to 45 kilometers per hour. amazing stuff. just a bit of a background on what the volvo ocean race is. it's an expedition stopping at 11 different ports across the world over nine months, currently under way with leg two, traveling from capetown, south africa to abu dhabi. in tote thl race traverses about 39,000 nautical miles around the world. some of the world's elite sailors taking place in this particular race. if you look close on your tv screen, you can see the circulation pattern around the tropical cyclone. remember in the southern hemisphere we see clorkwise rotation and the wind along the back side of the system as the sailors traverse to the west side of the storm actually allow them to put up their spin kerrs

and sail very, very quickly. the concern was that this particular cyclone churned up some major, major waves. look at the visuals coming out of this area, brave men and women, some of them actually climbing the masts of their sail boats to prepare for the cyclone. they're fixing one of the treks on their masts, very, very critical to keep the sail close to the masts, keeping it nice and tight. zain and george, i have no idea if you're sail ors, a little background. >> i would have thought it would be incredible dangerous for them. you're saying it gave them an advantage. >> gave them an ativan taj. >> how big an advantage? a nine-month race? >> that's right. it's only leg two.

there's seven different teams. it's the first leading teams that have the major advantage. there are a few other teams that are south of the storm. they'll encounter it. >> you've heard the expression ride the wave. >> i hope they're safe, thanks, derek. appreciate it. new confrontations between protesters and police in ferguson, missouri. coming up, find out what made officers in riot gear suddenly rush towards demonstrators. if you're a job seeker, do you know of anyone who might want to run the pentagon? the hunt is on for america's next secretary of defense. promising candidates don't seem to want the job. that story next. thank you for watching cnn. '?

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welcome back to our viewers in united states and around the world to our continuing news coverage on cnn i'm george howell. >> i'm zain asher. let's get straight to the headlines. take a look at this live video from istanbul, turkey. pope francis is there visiting. he's going to be touring the saint sophia museum. this is the second day in his three-day trip, his first time in a predominantly muslim country. he's the fourth pope, by the way, to visit turkey. the pope later today will be going to the sultan ahmet mosque. on friday he called talking to president erdogan calling for religious freedom, interfaith dialogue and more tolerance to counter extremism in the middle east. in nigeria authorities expect the death toll to rise. at least 120 people dead, close to 300 wounded.

no one has claimed responsibility for this brutal attack. authorities suspect the terror group boka haram might be behind it. we just got news that an egyptian court dismissed all charges against former president hosni mubarak. you may remember he was accused of corruption as well as conspiracy in the death of unarmed protesters back in 2011 during the arab spring. the very revolution that drove mubarak from power after nearly 30 years as egypt's leader. he's been egypt's leader since 1981. the case dismissal has the effect of acquitting mubarak of all charges. in the united states at least 15 people were arrested in ferguson, missouri, as protesters clashed with police and national guardsmen late friday night. >> officers rushed the group the minute they stepped into the street outside the police department. the protesters are angry that officer daryn wilson, we've seen this all week, by the way, was

not indicted in the death of shooting teenager michael brown. >> protesters using black friday as well to their advantage. many targeted stores on the busiest shopping day in to u.s., trying to call attention to that decision in ferguson. >> cnn's jason carroll talked with protesters and shoppers in ferguson. take a listen. >> reporter: the galleria mall near clayton, missouri, shut its doors this afternoon. the national guard showing up as dozens of protests staged a die-in by lying on the floor. more protesters blocked by police at the west county mall in a suburb of st. louis, the motto of demonstrators, no justice, no profits. dozen descended on a target in st. louis calling on shoppers not to buy in support of miking brown. it wasn't just target. several walmarts saw protests as

well. the national guard showing up at this one one in ferguson, blocking the entrance to the parking lot doors not to open until 8:00 578. when they did shoppers did show, some saying the idea of a blackout may be misguided. >> it's a lose-win situation kind of. >> reporter: how so? >> us shopping on black friday not going to bring any justice to the whole situation anyway. i think we've got to come up with better ideas. >> to me it's disgusting. >> reporter: what part is disgusting? >> the looting, the protesting you know, if it's not peaceful, it's just not right what they're doing. everything is boarded up. it just looks like a ghost town. >> protesters here kept their distance from the walmart entrance. one of them who came from wisconsin talked about the need

to target retailers. >> we the next day we'll trample each other for a $50 tv. all lives matter. black lives matter. >> michael brown's family use using the twitter hash tag blackout black friday. hundreds gathered outside macy's with signs saying out the stores and time to act, supporters calling it a racial and economic rally. jason carroll, cnn, ferguson, missouri. police in the u.s. city of chicago say a man shot a woman inside a department store during a black friday rush. this happened at nordstrom on michigan avenue, full of shoppers. >> police say the victim was either the man's girlfriend or ex-girlfriend. she was taken to a local hospital, currently in critical

condition. >> the shooter died at the scene apparently by his own hand. one witness described what he saw. >> a girl ran out, i asked her what happened. she said that a guy pulled out a gun, shot a girl and then shot himself. >> just tragic. the woman who was wounded was a seasonal employee at the store. as george mentioned, if you're looking for a job, the white house has a big problem on its hands and a big opening as well. finding someone to replace outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel. >> hagel was pushed out as pentagon chief this week. there's a growing sense that there may be potential candidates that may be shying away from taking the job. cnn's barbara starr has the story. >> reporter: president obama scrambling for his fourth defense secretary in six years. tonight the short list of

candidates includes homeland security secretary jai johnson. the former top pentagon lawyer. his key role in prompting obama's immigration executive action, could mean an explosive confirmation hearing. ashton carter, a former pentagon number two, well regarded but with limited international experience. >> the next secretary of defense is going to have big shoes to fill. >> reporter: a top priority for whomever is chosen, dealing with the war on isis, caught between president obama's no troops. republican john mccain, a leading voice for a more assertive military strategy against isis. >> there's going to be a gradual escalation, they'll have to send more over there, air controllers on the ground, special forces people. we're going to have to have trainers. >> reporter: one advantage for choosing johnson, he is already

steeped in isis, telling cnn in a recent exclusive interview. >> the new phenomenon i see that i'm very concerned about is somebody who has never met another member of that terrorist organization, never trained at one of the camps who is simply inspired by the social media, the literature, the propaganda, the message to commit an act of violence in this country. >> reporter: some officials say early front-runner, michele flournoy withdrew her name not wanting to deal with white house micromanagement which frustrated hagel, the same complaint raged by his two predecessors just days before hagel resigned. >> it was that micro management that drove me crazy. >> members of the cabinet and others that oftentimes go to a national security council meeting, but by the time you get there, the fact is that the

staff has probably already in many ways determined what the president should or should not do. >> but gates perhaps the most telling. >> i was touring headquarters in kabul and discovered a direct line to somebody on the nsc and i had them tear it out while i was standing there. and i told the commanders you get a call from the white house, you tell them to go to hell and call me. >> i honestly cannot imagine a tougher job especially right now. >> that's a tough job. >> that was from our barbara starr reporting there. it appears likely that a senate confirmation hearing for a new defense secretary might not be scheduled until next february. intrigue in north korea, what really happened to kim jong-un's late aunt and how those close to the leader navigate the dangerous politics of his shifting regime. erything.

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did i mention his neck pillow? (sniffs pillow) watch your personal dvr library where ever you go. with the x1 entertainment operating system. welcome back. we're getting insight into north korean politics. a north korean defector says the aunt of kim jong un died from a stroke a year ago while arguing with her nephew about her husband's execution. >> apparently kim ordered the execution of his uncle last year claiming he tried to overthrow the government, some kind of conspiracy theory. as cnn's brian todd reports, kim may now be going after someone

else connected to his uncle. take a listen. >> reporter: he smiles proudly as he oversees an am fbi ous assault drill and is photographed visiting an orphanage. in the past month and a half alone, north korea's supreme leader released three americans from custody and opened up to south corey yeah. behind those nice guy public images and savvy diplomatic moves, kim jong un may be controlledly, shrewdly getting rid of enemies, take the case of a north doreen student missing from class at a french architecture school for weeks. news agencies says the young man was kidnapped in paris recently but escaped before he could be put on a plane back to north korea. he reportedly hasn't been seen since and may be in hiding. the student identified only as hand is the son of an aide to

jiang sun tek who he executed a year ago. the french news agency says paris prosecutors are investigating the student's disappearance. >> i'm not surprised that north koreans are going after him. this is a very typical practice in north korea, the co-go after anyone that's even remotely related someone they thought was a person who committed treason. >> cnn learned of even more apparent fallout inside the kim family. a north korean defector says kim's aunt who was married to that same executed uncle and was very powerful herself suffered a fatal stroke while she was on the phone with the supreme leader last year, arguing about her husband being killed. it's not clear if the story of the stroke is true or yet another confusing example of what analysts say is a chilling tradition inside the kim family's north korea. those suspected of turning on

the regime rarely survive. >> kim jong-il, kim ill song, they reached out to the extended to families to ensure there would be no problems for the government, no repercussions, no intents on the part of the extended family to seek revenge. this is how they cleanse it. >> analysts say the rumor about kim's aunt along with several moments of intrigue over the past year indicate there is significant tension among kim's inner circle. his top aides wondering if they could be next, many of them possibly calculating their next moves either to get out or to get him. all of it stems from the execution of his uncle nearly a year ago. brian todd, cnn, washington. there's a song that says it never rains in southern california. but derek van dam joining us at the weather center where the drought-stricken state may get a

little rain. >> maybe you can sing for us and i'll tell you the weather. >> i'll stick to this job. i don't think you want me to sing. >> george, zain, more than 90,000 square miles of california considered under an exceptional drought right now. they're going to get relief. 90,000 square miles, that's the size of minnesota and delaware combined. take a look at this. our latest radar imagery shows a storm system moving in. seattle you're used to rainfall. more rain in the forecast, mountain snows from oregon, through washington and northern california. look at the rain. slowly starting to creep southward. even san fran enjoying some of that rainfall lately. rainfall accumulation is going forward into the next 48 hours. it looks like more snow than anything, especially across the northern rockies, montana, co-corks idaho, parts of washington, all through the cascades. you can see that shading of green representing just a few centimeters or under half an inch of rainfall for northern

and central california. it's really not this particular system that's going to bring the bulk of the rain. it's actually going to come on tuesday and wednesday of next week. here is our precipitation forecast. look at the wet weather overspreading even as far south as los angeles. they will take it. it won't be a considerable amount of rainfall but we'll take what we can get, especially considering the drought conditions we've experienced lately. more rain to come. saturday or sunday, you have a chance of showers, but significantly more rain fall expected by the middle of next week as low pressure systems continue to move in. by the way, rainy season in california starts october 1st. so far it really has been quite abysmal. we haven't had the rain we could expect to see this time of year. it's good that someone turned the faucet on at least for now. what about the rest of the country? we've had lots of sunshine across the southeastern parts of the u.s., a warm front lifting northward. that's going to help warm the temperatures near chicago and detroit, at least temporarily. cold along the east coast from

new york to washington. a cold front will push through the upper midwest and the great lakes, chilling our temperatures once again. here in atlanta with the cnn international stud i don'ts are, temperatures stay relatively warm. and there it is, the storm system bringing us some rain for southern california. zain, george? >> i can't imagine any state being more grateful to see a storm. >> i love to be the bearer of good news this morning. >> appreciate it. coming up on cnn, a humorous take on the differences between cats and dogs. stay with us. you won't want to miss this. this is "titanfall," the first multi-player game built and run on microsoft azure. empowering gamers around the world to interact in ways they never thought possible. this cloud turns data into excitement. this is the microsoft cloud.

welcome back everyone. it was black friday here in the u.s. did you do your shopping? >> i do my shopping online to avoid that. >> because i work overnight, i spend the day resting. the last thing i want to do spend time in the line. when thousands of u.s. shoppers headed out, many of them had guns high on their shopping list. >> gun sales in the u.s. boomed on this busiest shopping day of the year. the fbi says it expects to set a record of more than 144,000 background checks on friday. that's almost three per second. the fbi says more than 600 employees will work nearly round the clock to complete the checks within the three-day requirement. instead of black friday, some shoppers in the u.s. state of colorado opted for green friday. >> our affiliate kdvr has this

story. >> reporter: for thousands of day-after thanksgiving. >> when you're in front of the buffet, why not? >> green is the new black. >> here for happy days, man. >> reporter: in denver some of the longest lines and best sales were found at pot shops. >> actually, it probably is the best sale. >> it's a mad house. we've been busy all day. >> reporter: starting in the early morning hours, shoppers like alexis hall stood in line for 45 minutes or more, looking for that smoking hot deal. >> 50 inch for 219, come here get a quarter for 47 bucks. i'm saving about 30 bucks. >> you have to get high before you plan your best buy. >> reporter: marijuana growers say it's a new twist on an old tradition. >> we knew we would be selling so much weed and have such great

weed, black friday would become green friday. >> everyone comes in happy, leaves happy. >> reporter: in the virs year of legal recreational marijuana use in colorado, shoppers are taking advantage. >> two for one joints. >> best day of the year for me today. >> at least with that there's no pushing or shoving or "get out of my way." >> pretty calm. >> exactly. deals could be a dollar for a joint we understand that could be up to $10 in this situation. an ounce of marijuana that would normally cost $300, at little as $eww 50. >> that's a good deal when you think about it. a lot off. it seems there is a research study for just about everything. >> cnn's jeanne moos recently discovered the revealing science behind why cats drink very

differently than dogs. >> reporter: is it an exotic sea creature? actually it's a dog's tongue. shot from a waterproof camera placed at the bottom of its bowl for a scientific study. >> we call it how dogs drink. >> ever wonder why your dog is always slurping, making a mess? for one thing, dogs cannot suck, correct? >> right. >> reporter: instead, what they discovered at the fluid lab at virginia tech is 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. i'm inthese tubes represent the dog's dong. they measured lapping velocity and tongue size recording 20 dogs in slow motion like lila here.

no wonder dogs like fountains, less work. >> that's why you need doggie fountain. it eliminates the use of bowls -- >> reporter: as for cats who also don't suck, they tend to be much gentler drinkers barely touching the drinking surface. the researchers presented their findings to the division of fluid dynamics. >> i don't know how to put this. why do we care? >> you see dogs drinking every day. no one really knows what's going on. >> reporter: especially the ones making the mess, yes, yes, the science may not be earth shaking, but the adorable of images of dogs drinking in slow motion, we lap them up. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> lapping it up. >> those dogs are so adorable. thank you so much for joining us this hour. i'm zain asher. appreciate you being with me. >> i'm george howell. we'll be right back in the next hour with more on our top stories. we thank you for watching cnn, the world's news leader.

former egyptian president mubarak is cleared of charges relateded to the killings during the 2011 uprising. we'll be live from the streets of egypt in just a moment. a vicious attack, scores are dead after this attack on a nigerian mosque. all signs are pointing to the boko haram. we'll have the story coming up. and after a calm holiday season in ferguson. protests begin to simmer over the death of michael brown. >> we welcome our