it will not be happening. >> got to be. >> you will be. >> love it. >> just to see the melee. not looking to buy anything just. >> people watch. more power to you. >> thank you. >> little cup of cocoa or hot java. >> or whatever. >> nice holiday festive beverages. >> it's okay. >> good to see you. >> have fun with that shopping. we will be looking for you in the live shots. >> don't do that. a lot ahead, let's begin in egypt. i'm fredricka whit field, welcome to studio 7. it is happy thanksgiving day. military leaders in egypt are apologizing for the deaths of prob pro democracy protester d . . at least 38 people have been killed in the last six days. 3,000 others have been injured. the apology was posted on the facebook page of the supreme council of the armed forces. an egyptian american journalist in cairo is accusing the military police of sexual assault. mona tweeted she was quote beating and arrested. her arms are in casts. she has been released an mona now joins me on the phone from cairo. mona, first of all, how are you? >> hi, fredricka. as you said both of my arms are broken and they are both in casts. i want to correct one thing. the military police -- it wasn't the military police but the egyptian police. i wasn't assaulted by military police. >> when we hear them issue an apology for the many deaths and injuries as a result of all that has transpired the last six days, what's your reaction to that apology. >> reporter: my reaction it is long overdue and that it is very clear to me from what happened to me and from what has been going on the last few days the supreme military council which is supposed to be running egypt right now is not in control of the police force and that apology is too little too late because of the horrendous violence that has been unleashed by both ordinary police that belong to the military interior and the soldiers that have joined in the attacks against. i want to use my case as one tiny example of what has been happening to activists in egypt and this is not why we had a resolution, we had a resolution to be free of brew tl tallty and we will not let the police or the military hijack our resolution. >> explain what happened the conditions that unfolded. >> reporter: i was on the front line of where the confrontation had been happening between the protester and the military police on the street. there was some shooting from the police side and myself and a group of people ran for shelter close by and the riot police stormed in to our area where the confrontation is, beyond their -- and many people around me scattered and ran and i was corned and surrounded by four or five riot police and their blows from their sticks rained down upon me. on my arms and head and they were groping my breasts. had their hands in between my legs. so many hands tried to go in to my jeans. i tried to fight them as much as i could. they were dragging me by the head to the military interior. it was an awful assault. i have never experienced anything like it in my life but it is the tip of the iceberg compared to the brutality that jipgs have faced and this is why we had a revolution. it was launched to protest this brutality and it continues. and i blame the military that it continues because they are in charge of the country cannot control the police forces. >> you said you were with other people but you got separated from them and you were cornered before those four or five pal trollmen or officers then cornered you. did you ever reconnect with your other friends or were you left alone and then were arrested? >> no. i was followed by the riot police who were also beating those around me and i think one other person was arrested but not taken where i was. so it was the riot police who did all of the beating and assaulting and took me away. and i heard that the other person was arrested at the same time had been release. i'm fwlad to hear that but we haven't made contact yet. >> what happened when you were detained, the place where you were held, what happened? >> i was take on the the ministry of the interior where i was held for five to six hours where they wouldn't tell me why i was being held. they said it is because i didn't have i.d. with me. i left it in tahrir square because i didn't want to leave it on the front lines and they kept making excuses why they couldn't check my i.d. this went on for five hours and then i was take on the military intelligence and blindfolded for two hours, questioned for an hour until i said i am a civilian and refuse to take their questions anymore. >> what were they asking you? >> they were asking me identification questions like what's my name, where was i born, what's my address, family relations and why i moved to the u.s. because i moved to the -- i was married to the american citizen. with what was his name, personal questions. they claimed they were trying to determine my identity and i kept telling them call my hotel and they will tell you what my identity is but i have a feeling because i have a long history of anti-regime in i have been interrogated bf they realize they have someone with anti-regime rioting and didn't know what to do with me. in the end the military police, the military intelligence officer said to apologize. he apologized for what the police did to me. he took down a statement about the sexual assault i experienced and said they would investigate it. they took pictures of my arm and hand which were really bruised by then. they wouldn't let me see the doctor for the 12 hours i was there. i spent 12 hours with a broken hand and broken arm. and i kept saying bring me a doctor and i emphasize what i experience is a tiny drop compared to what egyptian experience from state security and the military. and have experienced a long time. we will not allow them to hijack our revolution which is one reason i'm getting my story out there. our revolution is against brutality, against many things but against brutality and we will not allow them to hijack our revolution. >> i know you were blindfolded for a period of time. once the blindfold was removed did you have an opportunity to see anyone else detained or talk them or get an idea to experience or witness how others were treated? >> no. during the whole time i was detained, all by military intelligence, i was the only person in deteng. when they took my blindfold off i was unable to see the military intelligence office who are had been questioning and interrogating me but there was no one there but me. at one point he said i honestly don't know why you are here. which to me was a shock because if you don't know why i am here, who does? the military is supposed to be running the country. again, this is an indication to me of how the military is not in control of the police force and that is exactly what so many revolution -- have been saying for a such a long time and we will not allow this lack of control by the supreme council and armed force tols hijack our revolution. our revolution will succeed. >> mona, you said you were on the front line of the protesters when all of this began to unfold. were you there as a protester? a working journalist? >> i was there to take pictures with my phone. i was standing on a rock taking pictures across no man's land of the police with my phone. . i was tweeting my observations and also taking pictures to post on twitter. that's what i was for. because i don't have a press card in egypt because i don't live in egypt they were saying how to we know you are a journalist and not a spy. i said to thel, look up the hotel where i am staying, call up the military information that used to give me a press koord when i was a journalist. i don't think it was a question of ideas when they discovered who i was by looking at the files at the military interior where i had been interrogated in the past they realized theyed a what journalist and didn't know what to do with me. they know what to do with a lot of jipgs they arrest and treat with extreme brutality. i'm speaking out because i want the world to know the kind of horrendous brutality that egyptians routinely face at the hands of security and now the army because the army was fighting alongside police against protester and this has to stop because our revolution will not be hijacked by the police or the army in mona, how long will you be staying in cairo? are you -- does this inspire you to leave anytime soon, leave earlier than previously scheduled? you live state side, but what now? >> as you can imagine my parents are in the u.s. right now and my brother and sister are in the u.s. and worried sick. paramount on my mind is what my family would be thinking. i knew they would be worried sick. i managed to tweet from the military interior. even when i lost my phone, an a activist came in and i managed to use his phone quickly to tweet i was arrested. i tweeted when i was freed and i knew my family would be worried sick and my dad sent me a moving e-mail asking if i want them to stop worrying to come back to the u.s. i haven't had a chance to reply yet but i want to stay at least one more day. because there will be a message gathering. and a message our revolution will succeed. i came earlier than i was supposed to to take part in the gathering atta here square to say we will safeguard the revolution and not the military. i want to hopefully get people to sign my cast. >> mona, thank you so much for joining us and sharing your experience with us. we are glad you are well enough to share those experiences with us and do take care. >> thank you, fredricka, thank you. meantime, three american college students have been released in die row. they had been accused of throwing fire bombs at security forces during pro democracy demonstrations. it is unclear why they were suddenly are released. they attend classes at the american university in cairo. look at the rundown for what is coming up the next two hours. how troops are spending the holiday in kuwait. plus, if you have thanksgiving food questions, cnn's resident food expert has the answers for you. it's been 40 years since sky jacker cooper vanished over washington state. now new evidence in the case. and from the makeup to thes can tombs we go behind the scenes with legendary rock band kiss. s can tombs we go behind the scenes with legendary rock band kiss. >> currently at jill la bad afghanistan, serving with the 117 cav out of ft. bragg. give a shout out to upstate new york. hope you have a wonderful holiday anding thissinging this. wish i was there and give hugs and kisses to everybody. i love you. 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[ male announcer ] head & shoulders: seven benefits. every bottle. before youask for seconds of thirds of turkey dinner, david letterman shows when it is time to put down the fork. number five pants button popped and knocked out grandma. number four, you are visible from the international space station. number three, your skin has taken on the hue of wait for it, wait for it, ham glaze. number two your ass went from kourtney to kim. and the number one sign you have eaten too much at thanksgiving dinner, you have to loosen the buckle on your watch. >> so bad. so before getting stuffed on that turkey, you have to cook the bird, right, and everything that goes with it. right now many of you might be panicking because something has gone wrong in the kitchen. managing editor of cnn.com website is here and she is answering the most common questions that the website readers have been reading. happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving, fred. great to be here. >> great. help, what can i do if the bird is still frozen? do not panic. refrain from panicking. you are hardly alone in this situation and there's a simple solution. you have to just put the bird in to a plastic bag. this is key so the bird doesn't got too water logged and put it in to cold water. the cold water is key also so you don't accidentally start cooking the bird or get to a dangerous temperature situation and change out the water every 30 minutes and that should bring it to temperature. at that point, if you are behind, you want to pick a slightly kicker cooking method. you can stick it in to the microwave but then you have to cook it immediately. >> really? >> yeah. depending on how big your microwave is. but use the defroster, get it to temperature and pick a quick cooking method. i recommend cutting out the backbone and spread it like a library book. >> spach docking. it is fun to say and do. spread it open like a library book and while you won't have the giant turkey on the tray you are i making up for lost time. >> okay. clearly it has to be pretty thawed out to do that. safe stuffing the turkey that's another question. how can i safely stuff the turkey? >> everybody is always worried they are going to kill all of their relatives. no. as long as you exercise caution. the number that you should have tattooed on your body for this day is 165 for the meat and stuffing. you can safely stuff your bird as long as you exercise a little caution. cook the stuffing before you put it in the bird, that easy. get the ingredients together and make sure you have cooked the mushrooms and onions and make sure it is hot when it goes in the bird. put it in the microwave if you need to. put it in there and it will help your turkey get up to temperature. and speed it along quickly. and you want to make sure that at the center of the stuffing itself it is 165 and you will have a juicy, delicious bird with tastyty stuffing. >> i thought people were concerned about the raw drippings and that's why that lot of people cook it on the side and not in the bird. >> it is a concern but as long as everything gets to 165 degrees it should be smooth sailing and if you are nervous cook it on the side. eliminate the fret from the side. you have enough to worry about today. >> often what comes with big family gatherings maybe some heated moments. maybe not over the fact that the bird wasn't cooked well enough but other stuff. how do you help this person deal with what they call annoying relatives? >> well, as my therapist is always happy to say, magic bubble, magic bubble, magic bubble. it is just a meal and it will be over. short of putting ax in your turkey or something like that. >> oh, no. >> never hurts to take the high road in any conversation that is happening. comport yourself with grace and you will never forget the decision. assign yourself a task only you can do. i admire martha stewart because she was asked a question and just said i want to concentrate on my salad. >> it is thanksgiving. be thankful you are there with relatives, right? >> exactly. it is a fantastic day. comport yourself with grace. make sure everything gets to 165 and don't forget the spatch dock and you will be fine. >> you have heard of the though nightmar