There it is. A new trailer for the newest saga in the star wars saga. Why is it already creating controversy . Good morning, everyone. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. Protesting the grand jury decision in the brown shooting. In ferguson, protesters made their voices heard. We have new york, los angeles, seattle, san francisco, all seeing protests to disrupt the black friday shopping. And the ncaa p will begin a march from ferguson to the capitol. Richard, what is going on there . Reporter the protests you are talking about at the Police Department in ferguson, that started around midnight, and that report coming from the st. Louis Police Department, and 15 individuals were confirmed arrested and in the last week or so theres the peaceful marches in the day, and then those that are called violent marches, and they are not organized or militant as patricia burns, she has talked them so often, and this follows a complete day of the demtkep demonstrations. Near ferguson, protesters lying down and shopping shoppers for ten or 15 minutes, and then hands up, just one of the economic protests, also hash tagged as blackout black friday. This doesnt help sales. One Business District already struggling with 10 burned or destroyed, and the Governors Office afternoon response, 625,000 in zero interest loans are available. The country is reacting as well. Oakland took to the streets, and seattle took to the streets. And new york as well, taking to the streets. United Nations Committee on torture also saying friday, its concerned about Excessive Police force and profiling of minorities. Reporter one last note about the protests last night, those involved included the communist party of new york, and individuals with posters and m pamphlets not from the area of the protests. Lets look ahead what we are starting to see today. Small business saturday that is being promoted. Do you think you will have people trying to boycott that as well . Are there more concerns about those demonstrations, too . Reporter there are so many small events happening in and around the area of ferguson as they have been happening over the last two days, and thanksgiving we did see a downturn because it was a holiday. As we make it into the weekend, thats the big question, isnt it. Its going to be 10 degrees warmer today, and we could see more activity on the good side and what some might see as the bad side when it comes to demonstrations. The big event, as you described earlier, is that the ncaa p, and they plan to do it in seven days, and they hope to have anywhere from hundreds to thousands all along the way. We will talk with the head of the naacp, and get what they have for ahead of the march. Has the National Guard presence been lifted . Reporter the processes that they have used in recent days did not change overnight in terms of closing off the areas as well as the presence in front of the Police Department, and that was echoing what individuals here had been seeing and reporting on throughout the last week after that indictment came down on monday. Okay, richard lui for us. And again, a march that will last for seven days. Other news, overnight, Hosni Mubarak was cleared of conspiring. The 86yearold is still sir srepbg a threeyearsentence under house arrest for empwezlement. Violators of a ban will be forced to pay the equivalent over 30. China is home to about 300 million smokers, and its more than any other country in the world. In upstate new york two boys were rescued after being trapped in the snow for nearly seven hours. An 11yearold and his 9yearold cousin were playing outside when a snowplow drove by and unknowingly buried them in a snow bank. I was thinking that me and my cousin were going to die. Me, too. We got stared, and we started screaming and told them to stop but he didnt hear us. A pair of Police Officers heard the boys and are credited with digging them out. Rice was dropped from the team after seen hitting his wife in an elevator, and after taking on the league, he can return to the field effective immediately, but the key question is, will anybody pick him up. Kristin welker has been following this story. What a story, right . Reporter what a story, absolutely. With only a month left in football season, it remains an open question, exactly what you said, alex, will ray rice return to the field. Meanwhile, reaction is pouring into the ruling, and we are hearing from his wife for the first time. A Second Chance for ray rice, one suspended indefinitely for knocking out his now wife in a hotel elevator, he is now cleared to sign with any team after an arbitrator overturning the suspension, and his victory comes as his wife is speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview with matt lau lauer, taped before the decision. I cant imagine that you were pb calm when you started to realize exactly what happened in that elevator. Can you describe those emotions . I was furious. We came home and we didnt talk the entire ride i didnt speak to him the entire ride home, and he tried to speak to me and i didnt want to hear anything, and i just knew he hit me and i was completely over it and was done and didnt want to hear anything, and i didnt want to entertain him or anything that he had to say or explanation, and in my mind and heart, i knew our relationship would not be over because i know that this is not us and its not him. The big question now centers on rices professional life. Will another team make him an offer to suit up. With ray rice, there is going to be an unknown. Rice won his appeal after arguing the nfl was punishing him twice for the same offense, and the nfl suspended rice for two games in june upon learning about the incident in the elevator and suspended him indefinitely in september after tmz sports released the graphic video showing him assaulting his wife. And nfl said they had not seen the tape. E but the judge in her decision said rice had the videotape, and the nfl never asked him for it. She said they are relieved by the statement, and in a statement ray rice said i made an inexcusable mistake, and based on judge joness decision, he will be eligible on signing a new contract. This is a setback for Roger Goodell who has come under scrutiny how he handled this and other abuse cases in the league. Lets go from there to the weather and the cleanup effort after a major snowstorm, after we have a plunge of arctic air. Raffaele, thank you for being here. Did you get all your Holiday Shopping done already . Heavens no. Lots of us are in the same boat. Lots of us heading out to the malls and you need to bundle up. Lots of snow on the ground to the north and west of the big cities in the northeast, and windchills in the teens and 20s all across the midwest as well, and it feels like 15 in minneapolis, and 24 degrees in chicago. A little light snow moving through portions of pennsylvania, and also snow in the rockies, and heavy rain moving on shore in the northwest right now, seattle down to california. This is good news. We have exceptional Drought Conditions for much of the state of california. This is very welcomed rain. I know the timing is not great with the weekend, but all the way up to crescent city, it will stay rainy throughout the day today. A warm up back in chicago up to 54 today, and 12 degrees in billings, and a rainy day for you in san francisco. Now, tomorrow it gets milder here in the northeast, and back to 51 degrees in new york city, great shopping day there. And Still Holding on to the 40s in chicago, and rain for l. A. And san francisco, and as we jump ahead to monday, thats when the cold makes a big comeback. Down to 7 in minneapolis, and 20s in chicago, and 52 Still Holding on to the mild weather in new york city on monday. I am good with the california rain as long as it means snow in the upper elevations. Thank you. Just ahead, everyone, the close call between drones and planes on the rise. We will ask an expert if a drone can bring down a commercial airliner. And then what pope francis had to say about the fight against isis coming up. This is the equivalent of the sugar in one regular soda. And this is one soda a day over an average adult lifetime. But theres a better choice. Drink more brita water. 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Demonstrations took place in many major cities yesterday, including new york, seattle, chicago, and the naacp will begin what they call a journey for justice a. March from missouri to jefferson city. And cornell brooks joins us from ferguson. Nice to see you. Glad to talk about this, because i want to know what you want to accomplish with this march . Our journey for justice takes us across missouri and into the conscience of the country. It represents a sevenday 120mile journey for justice, and it invokes the civil rights history, and where dr. King spoke to the conscience of the country. What we are seeking is really justice for a grieving family and systemic reform for an outraged country. Okay. The seven days i know it would not take 120 you could do 120 miles in a lot faster time than seven days, so what else do you have planned along the way . Absolutely. We are commencing the marches every day with a meeting at the washington metropolitan zion church for the first four days at roughly 6 00 in the morning, and we will return to that church in the evening at 7 00 after marching between 17 and 22 miles a day, and then in the second half of the journey, we will be marching, i should say, going back to quinn chapel in jefferson city, missouri. So we are marching from ferguson to jefferson city, from the hometown of Michael Brown to the hometown of governor nixon. We are trying to change the way in which Police Officers engage their communities, because the challenge of racial profile something really a generational assault, and we think about the fact in any given month, 1 out of 4 africanamerican males report being treated unjustly by Police Officers, and this is a challenge that is larger than race or class, and we have people being profiled as a consequence of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and religious, and we have a chance to really reform, and we are able to do this, because we have seen literally a generation of young practitioners of democracy who had been out here for over 100 days protesting nonviolently. So this nonviolent civil rights march really invokes the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement. When you think back to the civil rights of the 60s, they had Voting Rights and schools, and the shooting, has it brought a new sense of goals and urgency to the Civil Rights Movement . Absolutely. When we have a 12yearold shot and killed holding a toy gun, where we have unarmed young people who are suspected of under well manyingly the offenses met with aggression, and we are seeking body cameras on the bodies of Police Officers, and seeking a reform in the policing in the country so they reflect a Community Policing model. The point being here is the kind of reform that we see moves from the local Police Department all the way up to the federal level, so at the municipal level and the state level and the federal level in terms of congress, and every night we will focus in our teachins, at churches, what can be done now. Over 100 years ago, the naacp was formed to address the challenge of lynching, and we committed ourselves to that challenge and we addressed it as a nation and we overcame it. We can overcome this problem. Racial profiling is not something we have to accept. 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Pope francis is on the second leg of his threeday visit to turkey and he already visited two of the most iconic sites. Nbcs chief foreign correspondent, richard engle, joins us. Reporter you can see some of the monuments behind me. This is considered an important trip for pope francis, visiting the country with the overwhelmingly large muslim population. On a rare papal visit to turkey, pope francis met with the president and strongly condemned religious extremism and the persecution by isis of christians in iraq. All forms of fundamentalism and terrorism gravely duh mean the dignity of every man and woman, he said, and exploit religion. Today pope francis arrived where he visited the building of represents 15 years of power struggles. It was a church for 1,000 years, the Spiritual Center for an Orthodox Christian empire. But in 1453, the empire was conquered and sophia was converted into a mosque. Today its a museum, and some turks threatened to protest, but it didnt happen. The pope was given a warm reception, and in the spirit of religious tolerance, pope francis also visited the blue mosque, even praying alongside a muslim cleric, stressing it has been a theater of wars. Alex, propose francis is visiting with Orthodox Christian leaders and is expected to return to rome tomorrow, and you can hear the muslim call to prayer echoing across the city, one of five daily prayers in islam. Pretty great back drop you are providing for us. Thank you so much, richard engel. Reporter my pleasure. Black friday lessons and hot toys, and joining me to break it down, usa today contributor, regina lewis. Lets get the early read on the weekend Holiday Shopping. An early read on online sales, and they are up and thats to be expected, and 14 for black friday, and 8 for black friday, and 14 for thanksgiving day, and the Biggest Surprise on the online side, the best buy site crashed, and good sign for demand but not good for them. And i can tell you that it appears theres a lot more night owls in america than early risers, and stores were crowded on thanksgiving, but i was in the stores on friday morning, black friday, and had them to myself. The magic number throughout the day as things picked up, seemed to be 50 off store wide, and those were crowded and the others, not so much. What about the lessons for black friday shoppers . The atlantic, which has wonderful online content took economic theories and applied them to the entire shopping season. The first is timing. And trying to outsmart that, which a lot of people spend time o. Are the best deals now or later, and best prices are dictated by price discretion, where i am competing with others, and thats right about now, because everybody wants first advantage, and later its about inventory pressure, oh, my, we still have it and we need to get rid of it. You take a risk thats going to happen. Really hard to outsmart. And decision fatigue, which means if you shop a little, you start shopping a lot more and you lose your discretion, so if there is a 150 item, you are more likely to buy that after buying a 500 item than a 5dollar item. Lets talk about the hot toys . Frozen, the big hit. 250 different frozen items at toys r us. Pretty high price point for motorized things, and a tax tow truck and it tows 200 pounds, so imagine the fun you can have in your driveway. At one point, a father online gets in a wagon behind it and off it goes. Actually, that is cool. I can see families having fun with that, as we did with you. Thank you as always. An alarming report by the faa shows a surge in near misses between drones and commercial airline airline airliners. Rescued. Protected. Given new hope. During the subaru share the love event, subaru owners feel it, too. Because when you take home a new subaru, we