f. >> one woman would like you to consider feeding a turkey instead of eating a turkey. >> turkey. >> that's debbie, the pet lady. she lives out on long island, new york. here she is with your wild it kwis. calling them over and giving them a crust of bread. then this big tom comes running up. >> that one turkey went down the line and took all four bits of that bread. >> very polite. >> still good to be cautious here. they're sticking theirs out here to come and get the bread. >> they know debbie. they trust her. she's known as the pet lady. word gets around. >> i appreciate her sentiment not to eat turkey, i'll eat chicken. >> keep in mind, turkeys need to eat too. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> during the holiday season, you're probably hosting a ton of really cool dinner parties. you have to be aware of the presentation, the table setup. very important element. the napkin. so i have really cool awesome ways to fold your holiday napkin. we have the crown. >> what is that? >> a candle. >> that's awesome. >> this is undoubtedly my favorite. >> is a shoe. >> that looks difficult. >> that doesn't look

." >> turkey, turkey. >> talk about ruffled feathers. it's the time of year how they're hauling butt and taking names. >>> a fight to survive after two bucks wind up in deep trouble. >> now their auntslers are hooked. >> see where a boat and brute strength made for one amazing rescue. >>> an internet icon shows the thanksgiving spirit with -- >> four pepperonis. >> how captain american is a hero with a hot meal. >>> and a holiday greeting straight from the heart. >> gobble, gobble, gobble. >> i think she's got it. >> it that's that time of year when we talk about turkey. how to cook it, carve it, it tastes great. but it's also the time of year when the turkeys fight back. >> yeah. >> here in this video we see traffic problems happening here. but off in the distance, there's a turkey stopping traffic. >> let me try and get this turkey out of the road. >> this guy, jason, we learn his name, gets out of the car. he's like, i don't want him to get hurt. i'm going to try to get him out of the traffic and save the day. >> that's nice of him. >

turkey gobble, gobble. i'm hearing comments from the chief of police. >> next we'll be able to use the turkey (laughter). >> do you think she'd be a good turkey. >> watch out for me that night. you get equal time. it's going to make a great turkey stew the way hose parting that. good morning terry. annoys to see thanks for coming. oh, the mayor likes dark meat lots of breakfasts and drumsticks and thighs >> i love this but i have to say between turkey days. >> your well represent and your improving over the years. >> it's looking good. now i'm going to come around and ask each of you so long as my microphone works and all i need it your name. we are going to start out with the cadets >> armando martinez. nick lob >> fire academy. douglas dj. john. >> december mat. >> glen >> i want to learn more about it. >> social networking and e-mail. >> i want to know how to use it. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> divisional divide is a divide between those with access to use digital tools and those who don't. >> with young people, havi

turkeys says there's a shortage of fresh turkeys 16 pounds or larger. >> jon: are you (bleep) kidding me. if my turkey is not at least 16 pounds why am i have -- i might as well eat a hummingbyrd stuffed with a single crouton and a crazein. >> they are limiting the supplies of fresh turkeys. >> they are not saying why the birds are actually smaller this year. >> jon: hello. perhaps we should go to the source to find out what is going on to the turkeys. please welcome turkey number 77740 inspected by number five. welcome to the show. hey, everybody. how you doing, jon, nice to see you. thank you very much jon nice to see you. what is going on? turkey, let me -- [laughter] let me ask you a question: what is going on? what is the weight loss? is it a political protest? is it bird flu? why does it have to be negative? why. you get healthy you try to live your best self but turkeys do it and we're the bad guys. i (bleep) you. i didn't realize you were trying to slim down and look better. cut down on sweets, antibiotics, you know? i guess it doesn't help that i'm stacked in a cage with othe

so do these turkeys, caramel and popcorn, the finalist for national thanksgiving turkeys. only one bird can hold the title. you can vote online. stay tuned to see who wins. >> stephen: oh, i understand why healthcare.gov is screwed: obama needed his a-team to work on turkeycare . gobble. (laughter) here's how it works. you see, the presidential turkey pardon this year was decided by an online vote. it's like "hot or not" where hot is defined as 375 degrees for three hours. (laughter) what a waste of america's time, ladies and gentlemen! because any fool can see that popcorn is the better turkey! i mean, just look at the actual stats they provide right on the web site. popcorn is a lean and sexy 37 pounds while caramel is a lumbering tubbo at 38 pounds. hey, fatso, did you already eat the chicken and the duck? why would anybody vote for caramel who listens to lady gaga when popcorn jams out to beyonce. come on, caramel. lady gaga isn't your friend. she's already dressed up as three of the four major food groups. whereas beyonce sang "i don't think you're ready for this jell

turkey's ongoing corruption scandal is fueling anger. hundreds of demonstrators called on the government to step down. >> we no longer believe any institution in this country is run and a healthy way. there's corruption everywhere. the police do not even follow the prosecutor's orders. >> many were reacting to statements made on thursday by a prosecutor who claims he was removed from the case after complaining that police and other members of the judiciary had obstructed his investigation. it's just one of dozens of accusations against the government in recent days. after three top ministers resigned, the prime minister reacted to the deepening crisis by appointing 10 new ministers to his 26-member cabinet. the new interior minister says the reshuffle is the result of turkey's rapid progress. >> it's no when sentence that after a phase of great progress and developments in turkey, certain incidents are happening, and political stability is under threat. >> something the prime minister's former ally triggered the probe. the influential mu

nonetheless voters in turkey know there's corruption they patted his previous upload it. previous governments in the past. will that really matter on election day or the instead think hey this is the turtle on who you know there is help the economy improves so much over the past decade helped us build up. i'm a true one to the boss ferguson and all sorts of projects. it matters a lot more authentic to the meet me in the cocoa but at the moment in the late nineties the reason on why akp was able to imagine that too cause it was the scandals the financial. i miss the feelings of the people in government to make nineties and it was in fact one of the main selling points a lot partly from the start was that it was narrated that the use of the people some circle of confidence that this part it will take to the style of stealing money fm the state for its own pockets but this garment will take turkish economy forward and in fact one could argue that one of the main reasons why they keep us there live in tents on flights but the courts as well as boost its track to submit the mi

this is physically blackrock buying turkey shares. >> blackrock the biggest money manager and turkey shares sold after a corruption investigation led to almost 50 arrests in turkey, including the sons of cabinet ministers, the mayor, and leading business executives, raising the prospect of a power struggle between the prime and someone based in the united states who has a lot of influence. shares fell by about 10% last month, but blackrock taking of you that when investors are fearful that is the time to be brave. that is the time to say blackrock has been topping up its holdings in turkey. >> caroline, we have a little corporate news. today are very light. a lot of european indices are actually closed, but we have had a pretty good rally in europe. >> we have. keep an eye on asia because that is where we see a divergence in policy. it is a story of reining back stimulus. we are seeing stocks climbing higher in asia. let's have another look at what is going to be a rather sedate day. the rise and fall of many. the u.k. is barely changed at all as of this morning, everyone just keepin

turkey is essential to it, and turkey is essential to playing the role we will like to see it play. getting back to what we just discussed, what is happening in turkey could call into question the american agenda of promoting democracy in the region. but we haven't seen the last of it yet. this could well result in the increase in no, sir and democracy in freedom and increase in pluralism. we'll have to see how this plays not. >> ambassador james jeffrey, thank you so much for your perspective tonight. >> thank you so much for having me here. >> the head of iran's nuclear program said it's developing new centerfuges which will enrich uranium faster. a recent deal with the so-called p5+1 prevents iran from enriching more uranium but it is allowed to develop new technology. the u.s. and other powers are afraid tehran has developed a nuclear weapon, something that tehran has denied. >>> talks in geneva will be discussing slowing down iran's nuclear program in the next six months. the deal is only a framework for the new solution. >>> pussy riot held a news conference today. they critic

what's happening now in turkey, yet is it true what people are saying? is it true that things that are happening are not legitimate? >> but at the mosque, supporters still put a positive spin on the situation. >> this power struggle has completely split turkey. one -- the broad majority of the turks are still behind the prime minister. >> in march, he faces local elections. it's a critical challenge that will also be watched closely in germany. lebanon state news agency says a 19-year-old man wounded in friday's car bombing in beirut has died raising the death toll in the attacks to seven. investigators are working at the site of the blast which targeted a politician, a senior aide to a prime minister. a 62-year-old who was a critic killed and -- was also in the explosion. iraq troops have arrested a sunni lawmaker on terrorism charges killing his brother and five of his guards in the process after they opened fire on the arresting officers. the lawmaker has been prominent among the organizers of sunni protests against iraq's shiite-led government over t

>> that is my pet turkey. >> does your pet turkey have a name? >> tom. >> tom the turkey. another allitera >> good morning. i'm john muller. >> and i'm diana perez. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now" -- >>> the western half of the country is locked in a bitter polar blast that is threatening citrus crops and burying roads under two feet of snow and it's not going away any time soon. we will get the latest from accu-weather in just a moment. >>> the engineer of the derailed train zoned out just before the crash according to those close to him. they say by the time william rockefeller realized what was happening it was too late to avoid the accident. >>> investigators are trying to figure out why two experienced sky divers collided during a jump in southern arizona. >>> no winning ticket in the mega millions drawing. so the jackpot for friday will be at least $291 million. those are some of the top stories on this wednesday, december 4th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good morni

and turkey is certainly worried it began building a wall on the border with syria and many see it as an attempt to divide the kurdish majority on both sides of the fence. from the syrian kurdish democratic union party he believes ankara's actions are likely to backfire. because i would think that if turkey's government keeps supporting militants in jihadists and facilitates their entrance into the kurdish regions into the central areas of syria then the kurds that live in turkey won't stay silent also if the jihadists attack the alawite dominated regions turkish the whites will also take actions turkey's cooperation with terrorists will have consequences if you play with fire you get burned as they say turkey is interested in stability in the region and supporting terrorists is not in the interest of turkey nor is it in the interest of the kurdish in arabic people in the region. are still ahead for you this hour on r.t. international when for sale signs are popping up like. mushrooms and the pinch of austerity squeezing people out of a country. migration statistics we're talking abou

they left him without a turkey. once he convinced the dispap every it was for real, a police officer showed up at his house. >> i come downstairs thinking he found the two suspects and got my turkey and he gets out of the car with two boston market dinners for me and my friend. >> i love boston market. maybe i am still emotional, but i don't know if i can take this. the police officer brought thanksgiving dinner for jimy and his friend. there is more. it was the 911 dispatcher working on thanksgiving who took up a collection at the call center and ordered the dinners from boston market because she felt bad for jimmy. that is incredibly touching. when you take into account what the operators have to deal with. you have seen the ridiculous before, you know the turkey-related 911 calls are usually more like this one. >> i'm at grateful deli and i specifically asked for little turkey and little ham and a lot of cheese and a lot of mayo nay and they are giving me a hard time. this woman stopped by and i was wondering if

you know turkey is an important ally to germany and to the united states. it is a key player in the region. i think european leaders are justifyably concerned that the head of such an important nation should be increasingly lame duck. >> i think we are going to have to leave it there. thank you very much for that update. now we go to where one student has died and more than 100 arrested on saturday as clashes continue between armed police and students. two buildings and the campus caught on fire in the violence. udents are protesting the -- human rights watch accused of suppressing egypt in the midst of opposition. lebanon's state news agency said a 19-year-old man wounded in a car bombing in beirut has died raising the death toll in the attack to seven. investigators are working out the site of the blast. a senior aide, the 62-year-old ho was a critic of syria and hezbollah was also killed in the explosion. pressure is increasing on the two sides in the conflict in south sudan to open peace talks and stop the nation from sliding into civil war. gave n peac

i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. >> catherine:there's a new wrinkle in a missing person's case that has baffled authorities for nearly a month. tuh-leeka patrick, a doctor in residency in michigan, didn't show up for work on december sixth. her car was later found in indiana. now, new online videos have surfaced - which investigators hope will help in finding her. alexandra field reports. >> reporter:investigators are examining new youtube videos of teleka patrick serenading an unidentified love interest in their search for clues in her disappearance. >>"hi, baby, good night." >> reporter:in the videos she apparently shot herself, teleka repeatedly refers to someone as love and baby. >> reporter:"hi, love." >> reporter:investigators wonder if this person may have information abou

by the way, i have never seen a baby turkey? a little turkey? >> no, but they must be so cute. >> they are probably not. aren't they vultures? aren't turkeys vultures? >> they are in the same family. >> you know who else is in the vulture family? >> who? >> give me a name from fox news. >> we are getting out of this one. dark meat. i love the dark meat. i don't like the white meat. i digress. >> dark meat. dark meat. >> thanksgiving. tonight's c block is sponsored by comets. the the celectial objects consisting of ice and dust. thanks, comet. you're welcome, greg. it is hot in here. look, a video of couples hooking up. get ready for a frank talk about sex, everyone. [ grunts softly ] [ ding ] i sense you've overpacked, your stomach. try pepto to-go. it's pepto-bismol that fits in your pocket. relief can be yours, but your peanuts... are mine. ♪ >> we are trying to morph "red eye" into a lower version of the wendy williams show. >> how you doin? >> that was the first time we have done that. >>> when it comes to sex they are circumspect. women a

well we understand that this this situation is very new for turkey on. of course the main opposition parties and in the other parties are ours criticizing what is happening there criticizing the party they're calling for the resignation of one dead on. but there's invade there's a big change in terms of what's happening within the public's reactions as well because of course we know what happened in june we had a lot of reaction globally we saw that the reaction towards authority of everyone saw that it was a lot of calls protesting check into place but i want to enjoy the projects were criticizing time i was tagged on and the party for on the issue was in bahrain the issue was that person and human rights a well read this the very specific group. then there was thought that a lot of the population in turkey didn't even know what was going on when in the protests of the main change here is that not the main population is aware that the media is covering the topic of a corruption scandal is all of the media and what we visuals e it's impossible to deny mi

now he's pulling out of turkey. (laughter) mr. president, what kind of message does this send the kids? what do parents say when their child looks up with those big wet eyes and ask: "mommy, why do things have to not die?" this is the weakening of our democracy! elections have consequences, sir! next you're going to tell me that the losing miss america contestants get to live! (laughter) well, nation, i for one am not going to stand for it. that's why i'm sitting. also why i've started a petition at colbertnation.com calling on president obama to live up to the duties of his office and execute caramel the turkey. (laughter). (cheers and applause) okay? so head to colbertnation.com and sign my petition. by the white house's own rules, if we get 100,000 responses in 30 days they have to respond. soon obama could be giving that loser caramel what he's got coming to him. hopefully letting popcorn watch. he earned it. (laughter) now, speaking of the holidays, folks, i want to wish you all a merry sooner monday! and for any non-christia

through turkey. so sometime in early 2013, turkey was added as an additional step so the money but no undergo drug to kuwait to syria but it had to stop in turkey where he could go over the border. a final way we think it's moving is through traditional moneylenders that are very common across the globe. these are basically -- i'm hoping my colleague can give you more coherent exposition. but the agents are basically a western union were no cash changes or crosses a border physically. so basically i'd run up a tab, if i'm an agent in dubai i would run up a tab of how much i've sent to syria. the agents industry will run up a tab of how much he has received from the same agent and based on transfers back and forth they will equal out. if there's ever a lack of funds on one side, then a briefcase of cash moves across the border. but that's the basic system. >> i want to talk about the affect of this is that on the insurgency in syria. it seems to me having watched the conflict began in a much more plur

once touted as a tiger during its heyday, turkey's economy is now faltering. like many emerging economies, the country benefited from the flow of cheap money the u.s. federal reserve was pumping into markets. now the u.s. federal reserve has begun to c back its stimulus. turkey is reliant on those currency inflows, though, because the country imports far more than it exports. it is dependent on oil imports and has a huge current account deficit. the latest political upheavals are only making matters worse. as they cause even more foreign investors to pull out. >> as christmas this year comes to a close, pope francis has announced the violence and discrimination against christians all over the world -- pope francis has denounced highlands and discrimination against christians all over the world. >> the pontiff asked for a moment of silence to think the persecuted christians around the world. he appealed for freedom of religion to be more fully realized. that is all we have time for, but you can head to our website. that's dw.de, for all the latest news and info

to stampter has vowed out in turkey. those involved in the arrests were dismissed from their posts. >> the biggest crack down on corruption in more than a decade. turkish police have arrested dozens of people including the son of the minister of the interior and of the minister of the environment as well as one businessman and bureaucrat. this includes allegations of rivalry. they have sent shockwaves across the country. >> those who are supported by dark circles inside and outside the country cannot change the direction of turkey. those backed by dark external forces cannot alter turkey's direction. >> there is speculation the police probe as part of the power structure between the party and its former supporter and ally. exiled to the u.s., the islamic scholar runs a worldwide islamic has moved forward in the military. they announced the plan to close down schools. his authority could be shaken by the high-profile arrests, and the row also threatens to split ofport just months ahead elections in 2000 14. >> arguably br

is interested in stability in the region and supporting terrorists is not in the interest of turkey nor is it in the interest of the kurdish arabic people in the region. one time now for more world news and breathe and eight people have been killed in a double bombing in iraq the two explosions struck a lie stock market in a town north of the capital baghdad while the victims were being buried another bomb went off killing three more just yesterday a group of suicide bombers targeted a share programs in another region taking as many as seventy six lives bloodshed in iraq this year has reached levels not seen since two thousand and eight it's all sort of called the go to special project looking back at how the violence of twenty first you know rather old. crowds of parents clashed with fire teachers in southern mexico former members of staff arrived on pickup trucks to take over the school but faced fierce resistance hundreds of anti-riot police had to be deployed to restore calm in september they teachers who went on strike or sacked and replaced with members of a different trade un

why do these turkeys get special treatment where as all the other turkeys get sent to their death? >> because they're white birds. >> i meant the other turkeys. they're poop is white. >> all right. >> thank you. shut up. well thought out race agendas. >> not scare to go to the sensitive artery. andy, how aware are these birds of what's going on? it's all a mockery. >> i figured the reason we did this stupid thing is it was some long tradition. it turns out president george w. bush was first to pardon a turkey. there's still a chance to stop it and now we should stop it. >> now that you told me herbert bush started it, now we should stop it. >>. >> this is the day you're getting eaten. you used to be a dinosaur, you've had your run. >> i've never seen a baby turkey. sgr they're probably so cute. >> probably not. >> you know who else is in the vulture family? >> who? >> give me somebody from the fox news. >> the throw pillows. they don't even have brains. dark meat. >>> coming up, tonight's d block is sponsored by comet. those objects consisting of ice and dust. thanks, comet. >> you

>> turkey's new cabinet meets in political turmoil. an american, captured in pakistan, pleads for americans to help him. and canada, without power and an ice storm is keeping them in the dark. >> returning to the streets, calling for the government to resign in the wake of a corruption scandal. the prime minister is reshuffling his cabinet. and aljazeera has more. >> reporter: for the last week, since the corruption scandal in turkey, there has been a protest in the streets, both in ankara and istanbul, the biggest city in turkey. since the wave of protests, which was earlier this summer, and it's believed that they are putting pressure on his showed. and it's getting difficult for him to tackle with this issue. especially in the days where there are signals in the turkish economy, and in the last days, the lira is 10% against the dollar. we're going to see what's going on for the last week as his popularity, ahead of two upcoming elections in 2014. he's a highly charismatic figure in turkey. and also, there's a movement with a cleric

i think most people in turkey or muslims but how they would want a strict sharia law assistant those i think is more open to question and of course there's also the generation gap and particularly the people stand in opposition to allow tend to be young secular students young secular professionals what is a big threat to iran today is of course that corruption is and many ways a much more deadly challenge to the oath or if you want as presented themselves as being essentially sincere devout people who are poor won't have weapons and materials one to one turkish with assesses that then begins to undermine us between the community or us because he has a big problem with one of. muslim organizations that are. based in america to a very powerful inside turkey has been huge for now between this enormous ngo we want which has a big role in education but in force and spears of her life is going to survive this crisis you think. if he survives if it's much weakened a matter for his main project which was to happen so whoever is president of turkey i think may well be now really just on the b

turkey. i know about legal money going to help the syrian refugees and the other ones took money for weapons. do we know that these groups are providing some of the shotguns, for example, from turkey and funneling these shotguns to any role ofthere this money in this trade? ,hat kind of transactions are in terms of the money transfers to turkey? of any role ofw turkey in terms of the money transfers. they are talking about exchange houses. the role in turkey and the financial movement that i am aware of is in terms of cash. the easiest ways to go in and out of syria is the turkish border with syria, northern syria. it is the cash money that would be moved to turkey and then literally sort of walked over the border by one of these guys. that is the involvement that i am aware of from turkey. i personally to not report on turkey, so i do not know the specifics. from my reporter colleagues, i know that the border has become sort of a wild wild west. there are shops set up with military fatigues,

anti government protests grew louder and turkey after prosecutors investigating corruption is revealed in the case. we are pleased to see him on the activist a fifty one. we proceeded on to profits the eye. it's hard to meet with his cake for mum and is still muhammad shah top and soul on this. nancy says the seventy p to twelve wounded. tesco was a former adviser to former prime minister said katie. he was on his way to attend a meeting when an explosion tore through his car. living in a scene in recent upsurge of violence leading to the conflict in neighboring syria. the center of beirut minutes up to the attack the bomb exploded in parliament in an area with numerous restaurants shops and banks. since i didn't speak to the touch throughout the city. nearby buildings were damaged. but i was sitting in the office when there was an explosion. it was ugly black smoke in the office and glass everywhere none of them. this is terrorism damaging the country and the people. a little girl. among his aunt was mohammed shirt on finance minister in the anti syrian government led by son of henry

get turkey. >> jimmy: wait, i'm up all night to get turkey. we're up all night to get turkey. ♪ ♪ we can't give up til the place -- we can't give up until all the food's gone ♪ ♪ i feel like i weigh a ton my pants are coming undone turn on that microwaved bun we're up all night to ♪ ♪ get turkey we're up all night to get turkey we're up all night to get turkey ♪ ♪ i ate the thigh of the turkey and gravy everything baby but i'm on the sofa and you're gonna hear me snore ♪ ♪ oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪ [ snoring ] ♪ you're gonna hear me snore ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ and we get to spin dradles dradles and wear our yarmulke this thanksgiving has a plus it's the first day of ♪ ♪ hanukkah ♪ so let's light out menorah menorah and eat potato pancakes ♪ ♪ so baby shalom shalom shalom let's celebrate both today ♪ ♪ you made me cook a butterball and then a green bean cassarole ♪ ♪ and all you do is sit and watch football and ignored all

even my mom makes the best turkey. i sneak in a little turkey at the holidays. what can we do? >> it is important to set yourself up for success as much as possible before you have a holiday dinner or a holiday weekend. make sure to put in your suitcase or your luggage beautiful clothing that looks good on you and it doesn't have a lot of wiggle room. >> tight. >> yes, fitted clothing you feel great in. if you wear the sweats and the loose fitting clothes, you are just going to eat and eat and eat and you won't get that tight feeling that might tell you. >> you will eat to fill your clothes. >> president exactly. don't do that. >> that's a bad one. and what else? >> if you are surrounded by tempting food, you know at certain places you will have certain foods like the pies and the cakes and the cookies and the turkey stuffing and the sweet potatoes. pick and choose in your mind before you go what you want to spend your calories on. i don't want you to calorie count during the holidays. i want people to feel free to indulge, but with moderation and thinking of portions and reall

turkey. i know they are two separate issues. legal if money is going andelp the syrian refugees the others to provide weapons. know that these groups are providing shotguns from turkey and funneling these shotguns to syria -- is there any role of this money in this trade? what kind of transactions are, in terms of the money transfers to turkey? >> i do not know of any role of turkey in terms of the money transfers. that is if you are talking about exchange houses. the role in turkey and the financial movement that i am aware of is in terms of cash. the easiest ways to go in and out of syria is the turkish border with syria, northern syria. it is the cash money that would be moved to turkey and then literally sort of walked over the border by one of these guys. that is the involvement that i am aware of from turkey. i personally do not report on turkey, so i do not know the specifics. from my reporter colleagues, i know that the border has become sort of a wild wild west. there are shops set u

>> well, our turkeys are expensive. they're between, i think they're running this year $160 to $200. >> at those prices there are questions about how to make this kind of farming profitable. but while lerner is determined to run a sound business, it is not just about the bottom line. there is a 40 room mansion on the farm. what is it like living there? >> i don't know. >> what do you mean? >> i live in a little log cabin and i love it. >> do you think you're a bit eccentric? >> i am now that i'm rich. i used to just be weird. >> so just days before thanksgiving, sandy lerner and i danced with the turkeys. she grew up on a family farm. and she wants to see those values live on. >> i'm a cowgirl. i can tell what cows are thinking. it is very much my success, the farmer, which is what george washington was. he wanted to be a really good farmer. and i think i've been -- i've become a good farmer. >> sandy lerner sold about 1,000 turkeys this thanksgiving. and she donated 60 turkey dinners with all the trimmings to local cha

>> a political scandal rocks turkey. thousands of protesters take to the streets to demand the resignation of the prime minister. >> as hundreds are killed and thousands flee the violence south sudan's president calls tore an end to ethnic killings. african leaders work to avoid a civil war. >> a brutal ice storm levering thousands in the dark. utility crews working over time in the united states. >> being eight - a new perspective on the struggles of being without a home through the eyes of the young and homeless. >> welcome to al jazeera america on this thursday morning. good to have you with us. i'm thomas drayton. we begin with the prime minister of turkey facing calls to resign. after a corruption investigation force the him to shake up his cabinet. the mood comes from the meals of high-profile resignation. police use tear gas and water canons on protesters who took to the streets, demanding that the prime minister step down. recep tayyip erdogan is facing a lot of pressure. >> hours after three senior cabinet minis

about the need of another militant groups and their takeover of a border crossing in arms depots near turkey belonging to the moderate breeze syrian army. a town council in bavaria has voted unanimously to revoke a bell peppers honorary citizenship bestowed upon him eighty years ago the vote comes after an outcry last week following an initial decision not to strip them of the leader of citizenship of the small bavarian town of st rams now the debate arose after documents disclose the leader along with the president who appointed him call on him timber was granted honorary citizenship in nineteen thirty three thousand the german villages and towns that time gave the pure honorary residency and then tim gets to show their allegiance to mediate across germany still constantly find evidence of the dictator's ties to them in their archive . the i knew the routine use of june more. though. oahu said that this development. i was done with the new implementing its new new one she knew it was at the cap on and off the bottom of the old church. i'm a bit. more than the inevitable work my after i saw

they took my turkey, a bag of -- >> they took your turkey? >> they took my turkey. >> nine times out of ten when someone calls you and says they took my turkey it is a prank call. not this time. our thanksgiving 911 caller persisted. >> i was walking to a friend of mine's house because ways going to make my turkey at their house with some three bean casserole because my oven doesn't work. >> three bean casserole. it was for real this call. a man by the name of jimmy mulligan was robbed of his turkey and his side dishes on thanksgiving of all days. they just left him without a turkey on thanksgiving. once he convinced the 911 dispatcher that it was for real, soon enough a police officer showed up at his house. >> and i come downstairs thinking that he wound the two suspect and got my turkey. he gets out of his patrol car with two boston market dinners for me and my friend. >> i love boston market. maybe i'm still a little emotional from cnn heroes, but i don't know if i can take this. the police officer brought thanksgiving dinner for jimmy an

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a lot of times at my house my wife will make turkey salad. but this is quick too. >> you can give it. >> we have a little less than a minute. >> the other thing i thought was really magic about this, i want you to show us this. if i have to bring over the final product. how on earth can you eat something like this with a fork and a knife? >> this is a huge wow factor in the restaurant. because you get this big, huge. >> we have 30 seconds left. >> now what i have done, instead of tossing all the nachos in the restaurant, we have our food runners come and cut it for you and dish it up on the plate. >> and it turns into nachos. like that. >>> thank you chef, good to see you. we appreciate it. we are on tv tonight at 5:00 and

in jordan, are turkey, lebanon. it is very predictable. -- very unpredictable. >> can anything be achieved in next month's plant peace talks in switzerland? >> short answer -- no. the best thing you can hope out of that is not the you will see movement on the sides on the ground but you will get some ,ort of framework between iran saudi arabia, because it has become a proxy war. if you can get those two to start putting pieces in place and de-escalate the army, you can make some progress. it looks very difficult. iran, ae subject of six-month interim nuclear deal has been reached. what are the chances of a more far-reaching, concrete, permanent deal he reached in the future? >> again, very tough. a lot more hopeful than it was a year ago. i think you have to count that as one of the big changes over this year. where we were a year ago, i ran was in complete isolation. sanctions were full-on. we had a different government in place. there was no expectation of a deal. now we have a new one. you never know what iran ex

is a sacred tradition it's all about the christmas turkey the family gathering and of course getting around the teddy to watch the queen's speech with your family this year the queen was wishing brits a merry christmas she spoke about the birth of her grandson about the year's achievement spots channel four airing an alternative christmas message from n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden who of course revealed the extent of mass government surveillance programs in the u.s. the u.k. and other western countries and he was speaking all about privacy he said that george orwell's one thousand nine hundred eighty four was the real fairy tale compared to the reality that we're living with right now with a child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all they'll never know what it means to have a private moment to themselves and recorded on the last song not all four said that they chose edward snowden for this christmas message because of the extent of the revelations that he has brought to the public this year and the questions that he's raised around democratic society so