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>> here, though, one man stands alone. jaime figura, a poet, sculptor, painter, musician, now perhaps his own greatest artistic creation. he's chosen to hide his face from view and to stand in opposition, an eyesore, a rebuke, a defiant, gwar-like embarrassment to the occupiers. >> as he dresses now, this is for protection but as i understand also protest. [ speaking foreign language ] >> it's a kind of protest but also protection.

There is every day shopping and then there is black friday shopping an the pros know the game starts early. jill chapelle shows us how it is done. >> let's do this. are you looking forward to this? it is friday black friday shopping. this is thursday. but this is what i do every year. i get my shopping done in one night. i start at my first store i start at, old navy. because why? door busters. let's do this. i'm so excited. all right. head into the back. it is 1999 so how much did i end up saving? >> $117.64.

Chicago, 50's in kansas city, minneapolis. still another hot one. you could reach 91 degrees today for your high in the city of la. warnings across parts of southern california. heather and ainsley as we are heading into this weekend temperatures will be cooling off a little bit so it should ease the fire danger across the region. maria molina live for us this morning. a riot at a texas high school when nearly 200 kids are suspended in a dress code crack down. no piercings, no open towed shoes, no untucked shirts. students are ready to rebel. anna kooiman is here with more about how they are...

To see if others will talk. the brother of humam khalil abu mulal al balawi, the alleged bomber. you can't talk to us? he doesn't want to be on camera, but after a little time, shares his concerns. >> he is my brother. and he was very successful. he -- he suffered from some huge pressure, we know this. >> reporter: he says his brother, a doctor, was angry about the war in gaza last year. volunteered his medical services. was questioned by jordanian intelligence officials. left the country soon after, telling the family he was going to turkey. that was the last they saw of him. a senior jordani...

The poverty in these villages makes some afghans work for the taliban to earn money to survive. the colonel is moving troops closer to where the people are, trying to gain their trust. >> we are moving to the population centers. you were up in nure, a significantly larger population center and in a lot of smaller villages, we are seeing as coming in, occupying, and holding their land and i think they are realizing that's not the case. >> reporter: the soldiers know winning the confidence of people will take time. for now, their focus is on bringing security to the region. barbara starr, cnn, n...