nick. reporter: absolutely. the statement accepts it was highly likely they refer to what was air support strikes. they said there was an operation going on my afghan and nato forces on the afghan side of the border hunting down insurgents. they called in air support and that s when this incident occurred. they won t say whether it happened inside pakistan or talk about numbers. but clearly an effort by nato to try to begin the reconciliation process as the pakistanis come up with angry rhetoric towards washington. so, nick, is pakistan decides it will cut off some of the cooperation it has extended to the u.s./nato, where does afghanistan play in this? how will it choose sides? reporter: well, the afghans have their bed made really here. however much they talk about a future or they want a good relationship with pakistan there s way in excess of 100,000 nato troops. huge amounts of money being poured into by the coalition into afghanistan. also bear in mind what s happ
cnn newsroom starts right now. happy black friday. one in four americans says that he or she plans to shop on this busy shopping day and the crowds are coming out. at times, however, things do get out of hand like at this walmart near los angeles. authorities say a woman waiting in line pepper sprayed other customers, apparently, so she could get a better place in line. ten people were hurt when the crowd scattered. no serious injuries reported. the woman paid for her items and ran out of the store and detectives are hoping that a security camera will help identify her. and there was another wild morning at a walmart near orlando and police say two men started fighting at the jewelry counter. one of them allegedly resisted arrest and officers ended up wrestling him to the ground. okay, hopefully these are just exceptions and it s an important day in the united states, as well. as far as the economy is concerned. so much of this economy relies on consumer spending. we
south carolina. where robbers attack two people who were leaving a walmart. in kissimmee, florida, a fight breaks out at a big box jewelry counter. turning to l.a., a woman actually used pepper spray to fend off her fellow shoppers. and in north carolina, an off-duty police officer pepper sprays an unruly crowd. happy shopping season, folks. these of course are just the exceptions. the one thing mostly the shoppers are out there trying to fight is just maybe some fatigue. the only thing they want to attack is their chris pass list. but still, 152 million people. that s the number the estimated number of people that will be shopping over this thanksgiving weekend. also roughly the population of france, italy and saudi arabia combined just to give you perspective there. still not impressed? a cnn poll finds 23% of americans plan to shop today, just today alone, on black friday. we re not going to know until much later how much they re actually spending and if that s going
waiting in line for an xbox video game console. the line quickly cleared. she paid and then left. paramedics treated 15 people for pepper spray burns. and a shopper shot in the foot outside of a walmart in myrtle beach, south carolina, early today. police say two men robbed a group of bargain hunters and cross creek mall in fayetteville, north carolina. the shooting began outside and then moved inside. no one was hit. police are looking for two suspects. pro and anti-government demonstrations held across egypt today. protesters paused for friday prayers. this ghon stra demonstration is dubbed last chance rally. a former prime minister has been renamed to the post by military leaders and asked to form a government of national salvation. egypt s interior ministry is responding to claims by a journ journalist who says that she was beaten and sexually assaulted by riot police. a spokesman says its police do not treat journalists or females in that manner and if she claims t
collapse, and black friday gets ugly. very ugly. and the weather may get unpredictable. let s begin in cairo with cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman. ben, you ve been covering the pro military rally there. can you compare for me in terms of numbers and demonstrators that rally to what we ve been seeing in tahrir square since saturday? that pro military rally was maybe one-tenth as many people as are here at the moment. but they say they represent the silent majority. now they want their voices heard. they ve watched tahrir become a political stage, and with so many groups coming out and calling for the military to tep down, other demonstrators are trying to reach the interior ministry. they say the army and this police are the two main pillars. they say the place to determine in the future is not in the streets and in the squares. the elections are due to begin on monday. can you give me a quick update on the three american students? the release is ordered