and 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> shopping. >> a full day and night for me, baby. >> excellent. thank you, bonnie, happy thanksgiving. that does it for us on "american morning." happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. >> enjoy your football and your turkey, carol. "cnn newsroom" starts right now with t.j. holm. you prepped your turkey, right? >> i had to leave it in my wife's hands for a couple hours, that's a scary thought, alina. i have to get through this show so i can get back to my turkey. >> that's not true. >> happy thanksgiving to you both. i will talk to you soon. hello to everybody out there. happy thanksgiving to you. we know you have a lot going on with family, friends, football, whatever it might be. we'll get you caught up on what you might need to know. stay with us here for just a bit. a couple stories, a couple major stories that are unfolding right now. we need to tell you about. both of them in egypt, actually. three american students are now free after being accused of throwing fire bombs during recent violent protests in cairo. we are monitoring their moves.

also this morning, an american journalist, we'll get back to our jason carroll there in just a second. the other story i need to tell you about, also in egypt. someone you have seen on our air here at cnn a number of times. an american journalist who has appeared here with us says she was blindfolded, beaten and sexually assaulted by egyptian police. she is now free and speaking out. we will be live in cairo in just a minute. but, back home, here on this thanksgiving, our jason carroll, as you saw just a moment ago, he is monitoring things with us in new york. the macy's thanksgiving day parade about to kick off. i think we just heard our bonnie schneider report that, in fact, the weather will cooperate. so, is that the case? jason, you hearing me all right? happy thanksgiving to you. >> happy thanksgiving to you. can you see, can you see that sun shining on me here? that's why we have all these people out here. thousands of people lining this

parade route because the weather is terrific. if you look right down there you can see sonic the hedge hog about to make his way down here to central park. very beginning of the parade, which starts right about now. 9:00 a.m. eastern time. he is making his debut after an 18-year absence. a lot of folks out here, t.j., wanting to take part in everything that is going on. some folks here from canada. canada. i see canada over here, it's canada here. you're from where? >> texas. >> texas, canada, louisiana and st. louis, missouri. actually, all you guys are from the same school, yes? >> yeah. >> we go to the american music academy. >> the reason i ask them that, t.j., they go to a school that celebrates music and theater and i wanted them to sing but they said they weren't going to sing for me. >> we can dance. >> we'll leave the dancing to some of those in the parade. who you looking forward to seeing? >> santa, of course. >> santa. anyone else?

>> the aflac duck. >> new addition to this year's parade. >> yes. >> you were talking about the ro rockettes, but that's a whole different holiday. actually, why did you guys decide to come out? first time coming out to the parade. >> new to new york. first time in new york, why not come to the macy's day parade if we're here for that. >> what do you have to be thankful for on this particular thanksgiving? >> i'm thankful it's not raining. >> thankful it's not raining. >> the support of my family to be out here and doing what i want to do. >> i'm thankful to be in new york and doing what i love to do. >> doing what you love to do. i am thankful for that, too. ti t.j., i'm thankful to have a job. t.j., once again, you can see the parade moving our way. we are all thankful to be out here on a day like today. beautiful weather, 3.5 million people expected to line the parade route.

50 million people expected to be watching at home. t.j.? >> clearly you're having a good time out there. enjoy. we'll check in with you, again. we also need to check in with our bonnie schneider. a lot of people still traveling today. most of them did it yesterday, most of their traveling, but, still, some on the road today and maybe some catching some flights. they going to have any issues? >> just a few. i'm with the parade goers. i'm so relieved the winds aren't bad and not raining. nothing worse than standing out in the rain and the wind. great weather for those of you in new york. let's take a look. the temperature right now holding steady in the 40s. eventually, if you're spending the day out there, climb up to 54 degrees. nice weather in the forecast, which is really good news. not so nice, at least a start for parts of the south. we're looking for dense fog building into oklahoma and texas and a lot of that sliding further off to the east into kentucky and tennessee. but this is just for the morning hours. the sun will come out and we will be looking for nice weather for those of you heading on the roads. if you're flying, though, there

are some trouble spots. mainly, they're out west. really much of the country is enjoying nice weather for this holiday. san francisco lots of rain coming in as you can see here. it's getting lighter. heavier in the overnight hours. look at the airport delays anticipated. most of them, i'm happy to say, will be under an hour. that's fantastic. the only places we're anticipating some more lengthy delays. seattle and san francisco, that's mainly due to rain and wind. right now at this moment, i think the airports are looking good. no delays to tell you about. always happy to say that on a holiday. also, temperatures comfortable for those of you that are playing outside games. you know, today in the afternoon a lot of people love to take a nice walk after you have that turkey dinner, i can tell you, the weather is comfortable. mild temperatures, high pressure dominating the eastern half of the country. little cooler out west due to the cloud coverage and rain and overall temperatures quite nice for this thanksgiving. 64 in kansas city and even in minneapolis, 59, 56 in chicago. baus analytal cooler at 46, but not bad at all. atlanta 68.

we're warming up after a chilly weekend and overnight lows. this is so important tonight because this is a night where some people stay up all night whether you're waiting outside a store or going at 10:00 or setting your alarm for 1:00 a.m., it looks good. nice and mild. you will probably need a coat in the early morning hours, t.j. >> all in all, sounds pretty good. bonnie schneider, thank you very. we'll check back in with you again. some important stories to update you on. there is chaos on the streets in egypt right now getting also disturbing word about that american journalist. you may recognize the face and the name. she appeared here on cnn a number of times, but she has been arrested and beaten in egypt. what she said police did to her. that's next. also -- >> the effect it had on my life is really damaging to me and my family and friends. >> at first we were just talk about hugh grant, but now more and more celebrities are taking the stand claiming the press

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no mas pantalones! ten minutes past the hour on this thanksgiving. unrest goes on in egypt and we are now getting disturbing word that an american egyptian journalist who has appeared on cnn a number of times was beaten and arrested in egypt's interior ministry. mona is her name and she tweeted she was detained. she was released 12 hours later. let me tell you and show you what she wrote. i could barely imagine what my family and loved ones were going through. i know they were worried about me to begin with. sorry. she goes on to say that someone named sarah in jb is coming to kindly take me to the hospital. another tweet, she adds. military intelligence

blindfolded me for 12 hours and didn't want to go with them, but one said go with them or else. three hours later, now, we are working to get mona eltahawy on the line. right now, let's turn to our ben wedemen, he is in cairo. ben, that's one part of the story. a development today. another major development is that three american college students, we understand, that were detained are now released. give us the update. >> yes, we heard from the spokesman for the general prosecutor here in egypt who said that a judge had ordered the release of these three young college students who were studying at the american university cairo. derrik sweeney, gregory porter and luke gates have been released. they were detained earlier this week on monday, charged with attacking egyptian security forces in the clashes that have been taking place off of tahrir square. the police said that they found

them with a bag that included empty bottles and rags that they claimed were going to be used as molotov cocktails against the security forces in that area. t.j.? >> also, ben, what is the situation today in cairo and particularly in tahrir square? >> it's fairly calm at the moment. tahrir square is, yet again, filling up with more people,d demonstrating against the military rulers. tomorrow they're calling for another million man protest. as far as the clashes with the police go, they seem to have calmed down. the army has now erected barriers in the street leading to the interior ministry to stop the protesters from clashing with the police. so, at the moment, it's somewhat calmer, but as we saw yesterday, this calm can very quickly evaporate when the rocks start to fly. t.j.? >> ben wedemen there for us in cairo, ben, thank you.

we want to turn now to london and that british phone hacking scandal and high-profile celebrities including british actress, sienna miller. testifying on ethics. she said the paparazzi chased her, and hacked into her cell phone and hounded her so much she became anxious, even paranoid. >> i did feel constantly very scared and intensity paranoid. i've kind of touched on it already, but, you know, we had a separate number that we would only speak to each other on that number with my publicist and i found out he had that number, as well. so, just every area of my life was under constant surveillance and i felt that and felt very violated and very paranoid and anxious, constantly. >> harry potter author, j.k. rowling, is also set to testify

today. word we're getting this morning is that cnn's piers morgan who is a former british newspaper editor will also be called before that panel. >> it's not just a sticker. okay. 6-6-6 is the mark of the beast. >> a guy says he was fired for refusing to wear a sticker at work. we'll explain why the company wanted him to wear this thing in the first place. also new fallout today in the sudden death of a former or rather a florida a&m band member. police say he died because of hazing. stay with me.

all right. 17 minutes past the hour on this thanksgiving day. give you some news making headlines across country. a georgia man says his religious rights were violated. and he's filed a federal lawsuit. he says he was fired from his factory job after refusing to wear a 6-6-6 sticker. >> it's not just a sticker. okay. 6-6-6 is the mark of the beast. >> now, why in the world would any company want to make its employees wear a 6-6-6 sticker? well, the sticker was actually marking the factory's 666th day without an accident. well, also some slow going for drivers near pittsburgh. look at that. that gooey mess was on the pennsylvania turnpike. this is driveway sealant. it covered about 40 miles of road thanks to a leaky tanker. some people say the stuff was

actually eating through car tires. also an unusual 911 call out of wisconsin. a drunk, but honest, driver. he called 911 to turn himself in to police. he actually called twice. he wanted to make sure the officers could find him. he ended up with a citation for a first offense of operating while intoxicated. let's turn now to florida a&m university. they've now fired the director of its marching band days after a drum major's death. police believe hazing was involved and a former band member is not surprised at all. he actually sued after a brutal beating that led to kidney failure. >> yeah, i was taken into a room, blind folded and paddled with you, they have these wooden paddles and after the paddling stopped, it was actually physical blows, face slapping. just all sorts of things to cause pain and suffering.

>> our lisa sylvester takes up this story talking about the culture of violence on campus. >> they are one of the best with precision and technique. florida a&m university marching 100 has stood out. the band program began more than 100 years ago, a proud tradition for the university. but the entire band is now suspended indefinitely after the death of drum major robert champion. authorities are investigating whether hazing may have played a role. >> i do want to know what happened. because that would give me more understanding and something like this knowing what happened. >> reporter: saturday night after the florida classic, champion was found on a university bus outside a hotel. he was reportedly throwing up and said he couldn't breathe. he died shortly afterward. the orange county medical examiner has completed the

autopsy, but says more information is needed before determining a final cause of death. the university announced that it's also forming a task force to review the circumstances of champion's death. >> the purpose of this review is not to establish culpability of individual band members in this particular case, but rather to determine whether there have patterns of behavior by the band or members of it that should be addressed at the institutional level. >> reporter: 30 band members were let go earlier this year because of hazing. those investigations are ongoing. marching band members at historically black colleges have been tight knit groups, much like a sorority or fraternity and hazing has long been a problem. at clark atlanta university, the band director says a student handbook spells out it's against university policy to haze together student. >> there is zero tolerance here at clark atlanta. we don't condone it at all.

>> reporter: robert champion, his band director says he was to have been named the head drum major next year, but he never got the chance to tell him. a family of a marching student has come forward to cnn detailing her many concerns with hazing within the program, even though there is a zero tolerance policy there, she says it still happens. her son told her, it is a right of passage, like a gang initiation. the quote that she said was, "you have to be beaten to earn respect and she spoke to university officials before this happened and now looking back, she says that robert champion's death could have been prevented." lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. 21 minutes past the hour now. you're going to eat and then you're going to start thinking about christmas. doing that christmas shopping, the gifts and deals. what about the scams? you are about to be targeted, folks. you need to stick around with me because i know you think about great vacation offers and thinking maybe a job offer to get some extra cash and maybe buying gift cards. all that stuff you could be

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as many as six people and three of them believed to be children were on that plane when it slammed into the superstitious mountains east of phoenix. rescues have found the body of one child. also, command posts to set up the disappearance of a missing missouri child has now shut down. you know the name now, baby lisa, lisa irwin. investigators are back in their usual offices now. eight detectives still remain assigned to this case. baby lisa has been missing since the fourth of october. also on this thanksgiving day, we also hear these around the holidays. but a new terror bulletin from the homeland security and fbi says terrorists could decide to launch attacks during this holiday season, but no evidence of any plots being planned. this is the first thanksgiving and christmas season since u.s. troops found and killed osama bin laden. as we get close to the bottom of the hour now, i know what you're doing, you're going to eat and then you're going to go shopping.

you might be shopping first and then eat. who knows how it is going to go. if you're one of those folks who are so anxious about getting out there and shopping, you are the prime target of some folks who are perpetrating scams this holiday season. ryan mack is with me to help you not be a target. he's the president of optimism and author of "living in the village." good to see you, happy thanksgiving to you. >> happy thanksgiving to you, too, sir. >> everybody knows there's always some hot gift during the holidays and, wait a minute, not in the stores any more. i can't get this from a kid or whatever else. that makes you a prime target. >> right now a 7 or 8-year-old giving their parent pure heck making sure they get the new gift and come christmastime, they want that new gift under the tree. a lot of individuals who capitalize off of that. you can't find the tickle me elmo or video game and they'll create these fake websites and you go to these websites and, the market is not the most regulated market out there. they create these websites and you think you're paying three

times the amount and that new gift doesn't come and you have to go back to the website, it's not there any longer. make sure you buy things from the stores directly and make sure we're doing enough research to know where we're buying things from. >> are there any out there that are legit because a lot of times you can find and maybe can't find it at the target or walmart and then you find some websites. are there any out there that are legit that maybe have a special stash of stuff? >> a few legitimate ones, but, again, very easy for me to go on a website and create a website and i can collect all your credit card information. at worse, you want to get the toy, but you might also have identity theft, as well. they might steal your information and not only out of money, but identity theft. >> gift cards always popular and they're easy, as well. what's the problem here? >> well, gift cards. if they don't have a scratch off code behind them, and if they're conveniently located, many individuals will go into the store previously and write down

the code and 800 number and when you buy that gift card, as soon as that is activated, as soon as that card gets activated they run to the store and say, here's the code, i want to spend your money. we want to make sure it has the scratch off code or just purchase gift cards online. gift cards, again, sometimes we spend too muchb money on gift cards. >> you would actually recommend that. seems so veenconvenient with th card, you are saying old-fashioned cash. >> sometimes gift cards have fees attached to them. >> sometimes around the holidays, people want to pick up a little extra cash. sometimes tens of thousands of jobs are out there, sometimes temporary. you need to watch out for this. >> people try to make money and they see this new thing, post on facebook and on twitter. new job. come down here and get this brand-new job and give up your social security address and telephone number and no job available. that's someone on the other side making sure i want to collect

your information and make sure i can steal your identity. >> not really in that case about getting your money and getting your identity. >> information is key. never be will tog give out your information. information is power and information is money. as soon as we give information up, make money off of your own identity. >> are we getting better at this or falling for this stuff? >> the crooks are getting better. there are things right now they can walk past your pocket and magnetically steal your credit card information. a lot of new, sometimes we're still not as up on making sure what is savvy we're making sure we're aware of these different types of scams. >> hope you listen, happy thanksgiving, man. we're just at the bottom of the hour now, still ahead, a couple developing stories to tell you about on this thanksgiving day, including over in iran. iran saying they have arrested a dozen cia spies. this coming as tensions between the u.s. and iran escalate. also today russia threatening to deploy missiles

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about 35 minutes past the hour now. iranian lawmakers say iran and lebanon have arrested 12 cia spies. the lawmaker tells iran-state media the alleged spies were trying to cripple iran in nuclear, military and security areas. he did not identify the nationality of the suspect or say when they were arrested. earlier this week, the u.s. confirmed that informants working with the cia had been captured in lebanon. also, russian president

dmitri medvedev says they could issue short-range missile unless the planned missile defense system are addressed. medvedev also threatened to withdrawal with the u.s. over this dispute. dan lothian joins me now from the white house. dan, hello on this thanksgiving. are we getting a reaction from the white house on this? >> yes, we are. you know, this sounds so much like the cold war-style rhetoric that, you know, of yesteryears. but, you have the white house saying that the white house has been open and transparent about plans for this missile defense system. that the system doesn't threaten russia's strategic deterrent. the concerns from moscow is that somehow, some of the concerns of how this could potentially threaten them are not being addressed. they want certain guarantees from the u.s.

as for that start treaty, they're saying that the treaty is going well and that, "we see so no basis of threats to withdraw from it." as you know, the u.s. and russia have been resetting their relationship as recently as a few weeks ago or less than a week ago when the president was in hawaii. he met on the sidelines of the apec summit there with president medvedev showing a strong show of support for each other. that they are strong partnerships in dealing with some of the issues around the world, specifically in iran and north korea. and then you find this where president medvedev goes out on live television and makes these strong comments. publicly they're showing that they get along and now you see him showing somewhat of a different face in russia. >> dan, you used the word rhetoric a moment ago. cold war rhetoric.

is this at the white house being chalked up to just rhetoric or a real threat of some kind? >> well, look, when you hear from the experts, they believe that this is more politics at work. that president medvedev is addressing his domestic audience. trying to show that russia is being tough on nato and the u.s. so, again, it is seen as more rhetoric than any real threat from russia. >> and, of course, the president has to balance a lot of things 24/7, including russia and whatever else going on in the world. but also today he has to balance a turkey at some point. the first family, what are they up to on this thanksgiving? >> that's right. as far as we know, nothing public on the president's schedule for today. he will be behind closed doors meeting with family members and friends around the dinner table eating turkey, we presume. usually around this time we get the menu. we have not received that yet. but we're expecting that at any moment. we'll get a chance to find out

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41 minutes past the hour and the folks in facebook are heavily invested in hardware. they teamed up with htc for a new smartphone based around the social network. christina warren has stepped in the studio with us. good to have you here in atlanta with us. why does facebook want to do this? a facebook phone, why? >> mobile is the future. they want to be where everyone else is.

if they're competing against apple, google and microsoft, which are companies that don't want necessarily facebook to own the phone space, there is a need for their own. >> are consumers out there yelling, hey, facebook, we need a phone from you guys. >> i don't know if we need it, but the way that facebook current application system is set up, it's good on the desktop but bad on the phone. you can use the app to update your status message or if you want to vote in a poll, you can't really do that. they don't really have a mobile app echo system. that's where a phone is really beneficial. >> what would this look like? a facebook phone. are we talking about a phone, literally, built around this network in this network alone? >> i think that's what they're talking about. this has been rumored for a long time and the most recent rumor they would be working with htc and using android as a base and modifying it heavily so it's just about facebook. facebook likes everyone to just

use facebook. just go to our facebook page. that's what facebook wants and i think they would want people to ideally do that on the phone. >> is itrumors? >> the details are not clear. facebook will not confirm or deny anything, but any major player is looking in the major market. >> how soon might we see this thing? >> 12 to 18 months. it would be a long way off. the big news is that we have a code name and a hardware partner and that gives us a few more details. >> help me understand the code name. everybody thought this was so funny, but why a are code names important? does this help us understand that it is further important because it does have a official code name, if you will. >> i think most projects have code names. the fun one about this is called buffy, buffy the vamfire splayer and they're slaying the vampires of google and that makes it more

fun and that kind of is a nice little hook. the buffy phone. >> what about the relationship between facebook and htc? >> htc is the partner they're looking at. they released a phone over the summer called the status, it was not a good phone. htc is a good hardwaremaker. they would probably be a good person to partner with. >> maybe in 12 month or so, we might be talking about the hot thing for christmas is this new phone, possibly. >> then you can like and poke and do whatever you want. >> like and poke, christina warren, good to see you here in the studio. happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. a quarter of the top of the hour now. and the world's worst nightmare an asteroid heading for earth. well, that just improved your thanksgiving holiday, didn't it? threatening life as we know it, possibly, but not just science fiction. this is not just the movie. scientists are now taking this threat seriously, yep. one more thing for you to worry

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just about two weeks ago an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier zipped past earth. wasn't in any danger this time, but scientists at nasa know that will not always be the case. cnn's john zarrella has the dooms day scenario. >> reporter: a nuclear blast. humanity never wants to see

another one of these on the planet, but off the planet, that's a different story. rather than destroying life, it could save us from asteroid extincti extinction. >> if you don't think they're a clear danger. >> reporter: while scientists are making great strides searching for life in the universe, they're also working on ways to prevent massive asteroids from ending life here, like one did the din sores. >> bad things happen to good planets. we know that the earth has been hit by asteroids before. in the long run, i think our species has to learn how to protect the earth in that way. scientists say there are methods that should work. a nuclear blast knocking the asteroid off its collision course or simply running into it with a spacecraft. to get a better handle on these flying rocks, nasa's first human deep space mission around 2025 is going to an asteroid. down in the florida keys,

they're already planning. >> if they chip a rock on an asteroid, it's going off. it has velocity. >> reporter: this astronaut is developing tools straupts would need. >> this is a soil collection devi device. >> reporter: and just off shore, an asteroid proving ground of sorts where the tools are tested in the near weightless environment beneath the surface. but don't go losing any sleep over an asteroid impact. new findings show there are fewer of the really big ones, the size of a mountain than was thought and none will threaten the earth for centuries. there is a down side. the smaller ones, like the one that flew by earth a couple weeks ago, well, astronomers say they don't know where most of those are. about 15,000 of them. >> we have only found a very small fraction of those objects yet and they could still cause considerable damage. >> reporter: like taking out a

metropolitan area or an entire state. but scientists are confident, if there's enough lead time, say 10 to 20 years before it would hit, they're pretty sure they'll >> don't i have enough to worry about? you are telling me they don't know where a lot of them are. >> the smaller ones out this, the sun hides a lot of them so they don't know where they are but they have a handle on the big ones and you don't have to worry about those for a long, long time, at least. >> what are the options? do they have a plan a, b, c and d? >> yeah, they do. the nuclear plan, as they explained it to me, is kind of the last option. the nudging option is a pretty good one. one thing they are talking about, the scientist at the jet

propulsion laboratory say you could go up to it with a lot of spray paint. spray paint the asteroid and that would add weight to it and adding a little weight from the paint would move it enough so it would miss the the earth. >> stop. stop it. that's not a legitimate plan. >> reporter: listen, don't shoot the messenger. i'm just telling you. it is one of the options. you can add enough weight to it you could move it off enough so it wouldn't hit the earth. hopefully we never have to worry about it. >> but still these stories -- it might be just me but these stories freak me out when you tell me there is a satellite falling i'm ducking when you tell me this stuff. i take this stuff seriously. >> you need to. they are realititieses out this. like they were saying in the piece, just ask your nearest dinosaur, it happens. eventually, someday it will

happen again. >> but not that high on their list of priorities at nasa, fair say? >> not that high. they have a lot of other things on their plate like getting the mars vehicle off the ground on saturday so they can get it off to the red planet. that's the number one priority. >> another reassuring report from our john zarrella and the folks at nasa. hap happy thanksgiving to you, buddy. >> take care. >> as you get ready and settling in today and getting the food road ready and a couple of big games today, football. we have some good games. something will happen on the sidelines for the first time ever and it involves one family. and a campus cop in california pepper spraying protesters, fairly nonchalant about it. some folks who saw this got upset about it but they didn't get even. they got creative. so 12 seconds.

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tony romo and the cowboys are hosting the dolphins who don't have the best record but are playing well. both are looking for their fourth straight win. a family reunion the 49ers playing the ravens. jim harbaugh who coaches the 49ers is taking on his brother, john harbaugh on the right who coaches the ravens. this is the first time in nfl history two brothers will face each other as head coaches. some college hoops now. they need to rename the maui invitational to duke invitational. they couldn't be beat. they were playing kansas in the finals. the devils win this invitational, win the tournament, 68-61 for the final game, but duke has never lon lost a game in the maui invitational. this is their fifth title. also, let me turn you to hockey last night. hockey highlights often involve

fights last time the bruins and sabres meet up, ron ran in to the goal. they didn't appreciate that. there were at least three fights that proek out in the gym. a lot of fans will tell you they appreciate the stuff and others will say it is bar bare -- barbaric. the defending stanley cup champions have won four straight games. an update on the nba. there are talks, yes, between the nba players and owners. they will resume tomorrow. two sides are trying to resolves lawsuits before getting down to saving the season. the league has a plan for a 66-game season that could start christmas day if this is a labor agreement. the two sides would need that agreement in place in the next few days. however, to make that happen,

the commissioner of the nba says you can do your own math in your head about the schedule. whenever a deal is done, they will need 30 days before the first game can take place. do the math and you know something needs to get done soon to make a christmas day tipoff. . pepper spray, the stuff can hurt but on-line mockery sting thes a lot longer. first an officer hosed down protesters with pepper spray and how is now being hosed back. >> he was like watering the garden. >> he is spraying everyone from santa to jesus at the last supper. he's spraying lassie. he's spraying snoopy. he's become what is called a meme, an idea reproducing across the web, even spraying another internet meme that keyboard cat. he is spraying the beatles.

he is spraying to stop the flag raisers at wii wa jeem ma. it replaces the torch on the statue of liberty. he is spraying if famous spant painting at hiss tore tick moments and national monument and now we know why john boehner cries. he too has been pepper sprayed by the now infamous officer. his real name is lieutenant john pike but he's being tagged with the nickname pepper spray pike. that's the name on his fake parody twitter account full of tweets. you want to see the super committee do something give me ten minutes in a room with them with spray. they publicized his phone and address. >> we are going to make you squeal -- >> reporter: someone created a pepper spray cop's lament. ♪ hey sorry i pepper sprayed you ♪

>> reporter: when fox news anchor megan kelly described pepper spray this way. >> it is a derivative of actual pepper, a food product actually. >> reporter: she was mocked. megan kelly on the electric chafr. it's a massage chair essentially. megan kelly on gas -- she would probably like to eat her words as long as it wasn't with pepper spray. some are calling it the cadillac of suppression technology. pepper spray is aimed at old people and the village people. it's been shot up marilyn monroe's dress. anyone care to give thanks for pepper spray on turkey day? >> move sglmpblts move! jeanne moos, cnn. ♪ sorry about that thing with the pepper spray ♪ new york. we are at the top of the

hour. hello to you all. good morning. 10:00 here in atlanta, georgia. 7 a.m. in los angeles where you may be. happy thanksgiving. i will fwet you caught up on a few things happening today. we have some developing stories but let's start with all eyes on new york city and the weather is cooperating for a holiday tradition. look at that. spiderman. this is a live picture. bring in our jason carroll who's there as we look at the live picture. people love this stuff. there he is. spiderman is coming over your left shoulder there. yeah. this is all about part offing thissinging this -- part of thanksgiving, right. you have the balloons, the marching bands and the man of the hour, spiderman. one of the big draws in this year's parade. we have seen snoopy come by. one of my old favorites, hedge hog has come by.

spongebob squarepants came by as well but everyone seems to like spiderman. >> yes, we do. >>. >> reporter: how does he look. >> red with black stripes. >> reporter: and very big as well. also joining us the mcdonald's family. what have you seen that you like so far. what are the highlights of the parade? >> we like spiderman and love snoopy. >> reporter: snoopy is one of my favorites, too. >> the marching banding. >> reporter: did you see the one from hawaii. any other favorites? >> sponge bob swequare pants is good one. >> this is our first time. >> what do you think so far? >> it is great. fantastic. >> reporter: thank you for joining us here. 3.5 million people lining the

parade route this year. it's not over yet. we still have a little ways to go. we will keep bringing it to you, t.j. >> this is one time you don't seem like you are working. great to see you for the parade. enjoy, jason. we will check in with you again. thousands of u.s. troops are right now celebrating thanksgiving all over the world, have been celebrating thanksgiving. they can't be with their families today so need to keep them in mind a lot of them are in kuwait and set to go home or be reassigned. our martin savage is in camp kuwait where troops are celebrating the holiday. >> >> reporter: i'm in line waiting for thanksgiving dinner at camp virginia in kuwait. it is thanksgiving so get a load of this. everybody washes their hands, of course, before you have dinner. excuse us, coming through. here's the feast. this is what you come to see.

moms, don't worry, if there is anything you have on your table for thanksgiving, it is here and here in massive amounts. as everybody is getting served it is going to go on for several hours. no one, trust me, is going out of here hungry. let's talk to the woman who's in charge. this is sergeant first class sue porter. she's from the minnesota national guard. i like to refer to her, even though she is the supervisor as the head mom. she looks after everyone here. how's it going. >> very well. >> reporter: how many people are you anticipating. >> 6400. >> reporter: in how much time? >> three hours. >> reporter: what's on the menu. >> the turkey and the trimmings. >> reporter: desserts. >> pie, cake and all the goodies. >> normally you would be at home making dinner for your family. you are a mom and have grand kids as well.

>> i do. >> reporter: who's taking that on this year? >> my daughter. >> we wish you happy thanksgiving and good luck feeding the family here. >> let me show you one more thing. look at this. have you ever seen a cake like that. that is just one of them. there's another around here. as they say, nobody, nobody is going hungry here this thanksgiving. camp virginia, kuwait. i'm martin savage. >> thank you to him. we have five minutes past the hour. we want to get caught up on headlines in arizona where authorities say there are no signs of survivors in a twin-engine plane crash. as many as six people, three of them children, were on that plane when it slammed in to the mountains east of phoenix. so far rescue crews have recovered the body of one child. also, some business news. looks like an uphill battle for the at&t merger with t-mobile. the companies have withdrawn their application for fcc approval of their $39 billion

bid. instead they will focus on getting clearance from the justice department. the justice department is trying to block the merger saying it would hurt competition. and on this thanksgiving day, a new terror bulletin from the the department of homeland security and the fbi. it says terrorists could decide to launch attacks during the holiday season, but they do add there's no evidence that any plots are being planned. just a warning here. keep your heads up. this is the first thanksgiving and christmas season since u.s. troops found and killed osama bin laden. an iranian lawmaker say iran and lebanon have arrested 12 cia spies. they say the alleged spies were trying to cripple iran in nuclear, military and security areas. he did not identify the nationality of the suspects or say when they were arrested. it was earlier this week the u.s. confirmed that informants working with the cia had been captured in lebanon. also, russian medvedev issues a harsh warning to the

u.s. and alternate. it says russia could deploy its own missiles unless the issues are addressed. they maintain the shield is meant to guard against iran and is no threat to russia. president obama wished the nation happy thanksgiving today delivering his weekly address a couple of days early. >> from my family to yours, i ood like to wish you a happy thanksgiving. like millions of americans, we will spend the day eating great food, watching football and reflecting on how truly lucky we are. >> the president went on to renew his call for bipartisan cooperation on issues facing the nation. also this morning, word that three american students have been freed after being accused of throwing fire bombs during the protests in egypt. also, an american journalist says she was sexually assaulted by egyptian police. we are minuting away from the

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now. we have a developing situation happening in egypt as we speak. authorities in cairo have ve leased three american college students who were arrested during protests this. our ivan wattson is with us from the egyptian capital. how did this go down with these american students? >> reporter: they were arrested on monday. the egyptian authorities accused them of throwing molotov cocktails at the egyptian security force and claim also they caught them with a bag that had a bottle in it and fuel, basically the ingredients you would need to make a pet troll bomb. the u.s. embassy helped the three americans. they were pretty much 19 and 21-year-old young men who were doing study abroad at the american university of cairo. they have been released, we're hearing and the u.s. embassy has indicated they will probably leave the country very soon. understandably, their parents

very relieved to hear their sons have been released and it appears they are not going to be charged as the egyptian authorities initially said as hooliganism. >> after a week of protests, how are things today? >> reporter: today has been quieter. the egyptian army has put up barriers to try to separate the demonstrators from the security forces. tahrir square is still packed with people who are still very angry at the authorities here. the ruling military council, t.j., actually published an unusual statement where they expressed their apologies and deep regret for the violence that killed at least 38 people here since last saturday in cairo and in other cities. they promise to help to put up a military field hospital in tahrir square to treat some of the thousands of wounded. and a the election commission

here has announced that elections, despite this violence, are still going to go ahead. the first phase of parliamentary elections on monday. >> one other thing to you ivan, here. someone who is familiar, her name and face to our viewers, egyptian american journalist who says she has or at least was jailed and beaten in the midst of the protests. what can you tell us. >> reporter: her name is mona el tahali. she is a journalist we often interviewed on the air. she sent out a tweet last night saying she had basically been arrested on the sidelines of the street battles that were taking place. no one heard from her throughout the night. she sent out another twitter message today saying she had been released but she was accusing riot police of not only beating her and breaking her arm

and her hand, we have a photo that we may be able to show, showing her in a hospital with those casts on her arms, but also accusing them of sexually assaulting her. i am going to read one of thee tweets, five or six riot police surrounded me, groped an prodded my breasts, brab grabbed my genital area and i lost count how many hands to tried to get in to my trousers. understandably she is quite furious at the egyptian security forces. >> ivan watson with the update. there thank you so much. and we are reaching out to mona. at some point we expect to hear from her and get her on the phone and maybe in front of a camera live today to get her story. stick around for that. we are a quarter past the hour a lot of people are traveling today. a lot of people watching us in an airport right now. thank you for watching. wondering if you are going to have issues with the weather but we have other issues to talk about with you being screened.

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thanksgiving holiday, this travel period an the tsa is in the spotlight, once again. this after republican presidential rick santorum called for extra scrutiny for muslim flyers. he did this during the cnn debate on tuesday night. >> to be precise, is it ethnic profiling, religious profiling, who would be profiled? >> the folks most likely to commit these crimes. obviously muz luchl limb s woub -- muslims would be someone you would look at absolutely. >> let's bring in athena jones. he's the only one that gave the answer up there but a lot of

folks on the stage, do they agree with what he said? >> it is interesting. you heard applause in the audience but then you had ron paul come out and say the opposite. he said we are digging a hole if we take that approach. what if the terrorist looks like timothy mcveigh and doesn't look like someone from the middle east and looks like many other people in america. he said that's not the road we want to take. rick sarer santorum's comments and the aclu said it is unconstitutional and the whole idea of profiling is based on bias and not on evidence and there is no one reliable terrorist profile. you have kair, a muslim civil rights group said it is unconstitutional and reasonable republican hopefuls need to come out and be against islam phobia. they say it raids reasonable questions about rick sanatorium's ability to lead the

multifaith nation and one said under this approach, jesus himself being middle eastern descent may come under scrutiny. he said that to make a point but this is the reaction we have seen to his comments. >> we saw the reaction in the audience at the time but as a whole, travelers, americans, what are we hear about a candidate from president saying we need to focus on muslims at the airport? >> we went to reagan national airport and we spoke to a bunch of travelers there. we couldn't find anyone that supported this santorum approach. we had people who said if you do that you are going down a slippery slope. we had people echoing what ron paul said, really that anyone can be a terrorist so it is not fair to subject muslim groups or one particular ethnic or religious group to extra scrutiny. by and large, everyone we spoke with said this is not the way to go. >> athena jones in washington, happy thanksgiving to you. >> happy thanksgiving.

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cause pain and suffering. sgloo. >> lisa sylvester picks up the story and has more on the culture of violence on campus. >> reporter: they are one of the best with precision and technique. florida a&m university's marching 100 has stood out. the band program began more than 100 years ago. a proud tradition for the university, but the entire band is now suspended indefinitely after the death of drum major robert champion. authorities are investigating if hazing may have played a role. >> i want to know what happened because that would give me more understanding and something like this so i can accept knowing what happened. >> reporter: saturday night, after the florida classic, champion was found on a university bus outside of a hotel. he was reportedly throwing up and said he couldn't breathe. he died shortly afterward.

the orange county medical examiner completed the autopsy but said more informationing is needed more determining a final cause of death. the university announced it is forming a task force to review the circumstances of champion's death. >> the purpose of this review is not to establish culpability of individual band members in this particular case, but rather to determine whether there are patterns of behavior by the band or members of it that should be addressed at the institutional level. >> reporter: 30 band members were let go earlier this year at famu because of hazing. those investigations are ongoing. marching band members at historically black colleges have been tight-knit groups like a sorority or fraternity and hazing has been a problem. one said a student handbook spells out it is against university policy to haze another student. >> there's zero tolerance here. we don't condone it at all.

>> robert champion, his band director said he was to be named the head drum major next year but he never got the chance to tell him. the mother of a famu marching band student has come forward detailing her concerns of hazing within the program. even though there is a zero-tolerance policy there she says it still happens. her son told her it is a rite of passage like a gang initiation. the quote she said is you have to be beaten to earn respect and she spoke to university officials before this happened and now, looking back, she says that robert champion's death could have been prevented. lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. >> coming up, we have seen more and more celebrities testifying in that phone hacking can scandal in the u.k. and we have gotten word one of our own, one of cnn's own will be called to testify in that probe. that's coming up next in a live report. but first, for the past couple of weeks we have asked you to send in your ireport, tell tging

us what you are thankful for this holiday season. here's one from our ireporters in georgia. >> as we enter in to this the time of the year it is time to reflect upon the many things that god has blessed us with. i am thankful to live in the united states where we have many freedoms we often take for granted. i'm thankful for the military who fight to protect these freedoms and i'm thankful for my family and friends. and let's give thanks to god above for all the blessing he bestowed on us. ♪ i have to have faith ♪

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just past the bottom of the hour on this thanksgiving day. give you a look at the stories we are following. an attorney for jerry sandusky says the former penn state assistant football coach is denying the two new allegations of child abuse against him. the cases with reported to authorities within the last couple of months it involved victims who are currently under 18. one of those alleged victims is a member of his family. jerry sandusky's attorney says his client denies any inappropriate contact with a family member. also, three u.s. student thes now free in egypt. the students had been arrested on suspicion of throwing molotov cocktails during a protest against military leaders in cairo. joy sweeney, who's the mother of one of the students talked to us a short time ago. >> it was confirmed officially.

they are all three of them have been released and the attorney general is not going to appeal and as i was speaking to mr. powers, the boys were being taken to a physician for a medical examination. from there, they were going to be taking the boys back to the police station for them to be officially, all the paperwork to be in process for them to be released and from there, somehow either the university or the consulate, somebody was going to get them to their dorm rooms and at that point we would probably hear from them are. >> joy sweeney says it may not be safe for the students to remain in egypt. we will return to london and the british phone hacking scandal. celebrities are striking back, testifying about the media invading their privacy and the paparazzi hounding them and this morning, piers morgan who is a former british newspaper editor confirmed to us he will be called to testify. we are following it from london.

what's the point of the probe? what are they supposed to get at the end of it? >> reporter: well, it's an entire inquiry of media ethics. it will go for at least a year. at the end of it, the judge, who's leading it will make recommendations that could turn in to regulations for the media. frankly it could go further than that. while this is 0 ongoing there are three police investigations in to phone hacking, computer hacking and police bribery all by the tabloid press. it could go for quite a while and it could dig up a lot of dirt yet. >> antika, how has it been going. we were hearing hugh dprant's name a lot but he is not the only sleb ty. it seems several are lining up to testify. >> reporter: that's right. as you can imagine, celebrities were the main target for many of these tabloid -- their area airing it out.

we heard from hugh grant on monday and today from sienna miller who was in the press because of her off and on relationship with jude law. she talks about how she was terrified for by the paparazzi as they surrounded her car and doctored photos to make her look like much worse situation than it was and how she blamed her friends for leaking information when in fact what happened is that her phone had been hacked an the tabloid press was listening in on her voice mails and ann that's how they found out the information. this is the stuff being dug up in court today. >> thank you very much. one company in georgia has a new policy, kick obama out of office, then we'll hire. we will tell you why the company is sending this strong message. and you may be going out on black friday but the crowds may be the least of your problems. somebody or something may be

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>> yeah. we went every year. it was fantastic. how many people did he say, 3.5 million. >> it is incredible. the weather turned out to be great. this was a lot of concern earlier that the winds may be a factor, but now we are looking at fantastic weather. the sun is shining, the crowds are happy. it's not raining. that's the worst to be out there in the wind and rain. >> a crowded city, no matter what, new york city. but on a day like this, you say you have gone all of your life, does it bother you the crowds? >> no. >> you are used to it. >> i have great memories and it looks bigger and better every year. the wind is what you watch for. you have to take precautions. so far so good. nice weather. temperatures in the 50s throughout the afternoon in new york city. you will be seeing good weather. a lot of people are traveling,

believe it or not today. thanksgiving morning, some people not where they want to be. san francisco there is an airport delay. i expect more of that as we go through the afternoon. actually there's been rain in the bay area. look for rain and wind in seattle and san francisco. but the rest of the country, most of these delays will be umpb an hour. they are anticipated for the the morning hours only. that's good news. we have fog in texas, oklahoma, tennessee and kentucky. it is burning off and we will look for better weather. another thing we like to do on thanksgiving, besides eat turkey and watch parade and watch and play football, in baltimore the weather looks good. 49 degrees. not bad at all. ford field in detroit slightly colder but notice the southwesterly wind will make it more pleasant a mix of sun and clouds in detroit for the packers versus the giants.

low clouds over san francisco. a lot of the rain is pushing east. it may be a problem as we go through much of the day today. we reported one airport delay and may see more. across the country the rain will be a problem in the northwest. we are monitoring that as well as mountain snow. really mild and a lot of sunshine today. high pressure dominating the eastern half of the country that will make for fair conditions for this thanksgiving day. and temperatures reflect that. you can see the numbers soaring. 55 in chicago. that's nice for thanksgiving. 64 kansas city and memphis. 64 degrees. boston cooler at 46. new orleans 72. and a chilly weekend in the southeast. for those who are going through your thanksgiving, you will have the turkey, watch some football, relax a bit and then tonight you are gearing up to head to the storeses this is what you can expect for those heading out at midnight, i know some are opening at 10:00. temperatures colder but not by much.

pretty mild. some places you have to bundle up if you are i an early-morning shopper for tomorrow, 27 is the low in denver. most of the country is facing mild condition cans. for the traditional black friday, nice weather, in the 50s and 60s. a few 40s out west. good shopping weather and good thanksgiving weather. >> all good then. thank you. we are 42 minutes past the hour now. this campus cop in california. you have seen this video probably now and people were outrajed when they saw it. he is pepper spraying protesters pretty nonshah slant atlanta when he is doing it. a lot of people got upzit set and others decided to get creative about it as well. we will show it to you. [ dr. banholzer ] every once in awhile there's a moment where everything comes together. where there's magic. and you now understand what nature's been hiding.

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between challenged and threat stresses. they suggest treating stress as a difficult but manageable challenge. just stressed out figuring out how to deal with my stress after listening to that. news across the country. we are not hiring until obama is gone. that's the message from a georgia businessman. he says that's now his new company policy. he posted it on all of his company's trucks. he said he can't afford anymore employees, but you can imagine the reaction he got to this. the signs now probably might have to come down. he had to disconnect his phones and take his company website done down and got a visit from the secret service. a tennessee woman says she has learned an important thanksgiving lesson. you need to check that expiration date. >> i was shocked because it said november 23rd of 2007. and i went, oh, my gosh. i can't eat this turkey.

>> i'm sure it is fine. the manager of the store who sold it said he is horrified over the mistake and has no idea how this could have happened. a 4-year-old turkey on somebody's table today. the mayor of mobile, alabama has people upset because he used what they thought was pretty offensive language and i quote, holiday -- a news letter about the tree lighting ceremony. people felt the city should have called it what they say it is, a christmas tree. the mayor's office says there is no controversy here. they are not trying to take christ out of christmas. also you black friday shoppers, your mall may be tracking you. using your cell phone. two shopping centers in california and virginia are using cell phone signals to

collect data about people's habits. they are interested in what stores people are going in to and what order they visit them and how long they spend in each. brian is joining me. you were telling about all kind of scams out. there it sounds like the malls are up to. they can clearly do this but what are they up to now. >> there are all kinds of scams. people have to be wary. more money is sfent between november and christmas than most countries do all year. with have to be leerily about these things. >> you were talking about gift card scams and hot item scams but this one i didn't think about really, rental scam around the holiday? >> we are trying to find the best rates in terms of traveling and the best discount on rooms to stay and go to different websites and see nice pictures and accommodations and the individuals say wire the money and we will book the room. unbe knownst to us the

individual has put a fake i ad on a legitimate site to get you to wire you money. you go to the hotel or bed and breakfast and they say they don't have a record of you booking it. and someone has taken your money because it is a scam. >> what is a telltale sign it is a scam. >> anytime someone asks you to the wire money it is probably a scam on the other side. make sure there is some sort of site you have to register the room with, can you call directly or research the hotel and call it the hotel directly. you shouldn't just have access to a cell phone number. >> this is the time we are thinking of giving back and people are taking advantage of it. >> the beautiful thing about the country, we give a lot. we may spend a lot but we are good givers. sometimes syrinindividuals will up fake charities and say

essentially give us money and they will take their dollars and there's no tracking of where the dollars are going. the best place to give is give in the local community and become friends and aware of the local communities giving goods and services in your commune and you can give more effectively and have bigger impact in your own community. >> can you give to reputable names you know. >> exactly. it is great to give to big names but sometimes the smaller communities the grassroots organizations have a bigger impact. >> you were in new york doing business up there but you are traveling around the country and not jugs here for thanksgiving but a reason. >> less talk more action tour sponsored for campaign for black male achievement. we are trying to -- we have all seen different problems in the minority community in terms of joblessness and low literacy rates it is time for less talk and more action. we have gone to workshops and

everybody is excited. at the end you don't know what you are supposed to do next. we have gathered scholars to go around the country and figure out what we can do to fix high incarceration rates and education system and learn how to spend our money more responsibly. >> where can they get info? where can they go. >> less talk more action.info. we want minority businesses we want to make commercials, service providers, local providers in atlanta. we saw the covenant house this week and going to juvenile detention centers in atlanta and giving good services and impact and we are highlighting them. >> god stuff. good luck. thank you for being here with us. happy thanksgiving to you. >> happy thanksgiving to you. you have seen the video. the campus in california, the pepper spray incident but now on-line mockery. it stings apparently a lot longer than just the pepper spray. jeanne moos explains the to you.

>> reporter: first an officer hosed down protesters were pepper spray. now he's getting hosed back. peppered with ridicule for watering my hippies. >> he was like watering the garden, like this. >> reporter: now he is spraying everyone from santa to jesus at the last supper. he's spraying lassie, he's spraying snoopy. ♪ he's become what's called a meme, an idea reproducing across the web, even spraying another internet meme, the keyboard cat. ♪ >> reporter: he's spraying the beetles. he is spraying to top the flag raisers at iwo jima. his pepper 13r5i replaces the torch on the statue of liberty. he is spraying in famous painting, at historic moments at national monuments and now we know why house speaker john boehner cries. >> small business. >> he too has been pepper sprayed by the now infamous

officer. his real name is lieutenant john pike, but he's been tagged with the nickname pepper spray pike. that's the name on his fake parody twitter account full of tweets. you want to see the super committee do something give me ten minutes with them in a room with spray. they publicized his phone and address. someone even created a pepper spray dop's lament. ♪ ♪ hey kid i'm sorry i pepper sprayed you ♪ >> reporter: when megyn kelly described pepper spray this way. >> it is about like a derivative of pepper, a food product actually. >> reporter: she was mocked. megyn kelly on the electric chair it is a massage chair. megyn kelly on mus guard gas it is a hot dog con diment she woed

probably like to eat her words as love long as they weren't seasoned with pepper spray. some are calling it the cadillac of citizen repression technology. pepper spray is aimed at old people and the vil anl people. it is even being shot up marilyn monroe's dress. anyone care to give thanks for pepper spray on turkey day? >> move! move! >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn -- ♪ sorry about this thing with the pepper spray ♪ new york. fredricka whitfield is picking up things a the top of the hour. he was paralyzed in an instant but aaron legrand is inspiring a nation. y list? it's all crossed out... it's 'cause i got everything on it. boom! thank you! [ male announcer ] black friday's here. why wait outside when walmart has over 2 million tvs in stock? deals start thursday 10 pm. more electronics at midnight.

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