i'll bring reza back in as well. this was significant video of a protest being disrupted by, what, thugs basically. >> this wasn't just a protest. this was mohammed khatami, the former two-time president of the islamic republic, delivering a speech. in the middle of the speech you have what appears to be members of the masij barging in and chaos ensues. and mr. amirahmadi, i want you to tell us what's going through the minds of iran's hard-line leaders right now. there has to be a question on their mind. do you go after these opposition figures like mohammed khatami, karubi, mir hossain mousavi. do you arrest them or do you stand pat? what's going through the minds of the hard-line leaders right now at this moment? >> the hard-line leaders at this point, or until now had not taken this movement seriously. and they basically thought this was a family feud. after all, mousavi, khatami, karubi are members of the same family that made the revolution and sustained this revolution for 30 years. and whatever that has happen

>> reza aslan, always a pleasure. many questions that still need answers.ks for your analysis, as always. reza aslan is in los angeles. >>> making their mark this week, dewey bozella, former convicted murderer, steps into the ring tonight at the staples center in los angeles. at age 52 bozella will debut as a professional boxer for one fight. it's been his dream to box in the ring as a free man ever since he was exonerated after spending 26 years in prison. bozella always insisted he was innocent. several years ago it was discovered that prosecutors buried evidence that would have proven he did not commit the crime. bozella turned down offers of freedom if he confessed. he said he'd rather spend the rest of his life in prison than admit to something he did not do. >>> the occupy movement, first it was wall street, now it's the rest of the world. protests are going global. most were peaceful, but this one took a turn for the worst, and the occupiers were not the instigateors in the violence. we'll explain who caused chaos in rome. next. luck? i don't trade o

reza sayah is on the story for us this morning. reza, good morning to you. how much does i iran want? >> reporter: $500,000, t.j. that's how much they want. this has been a bizarre process in iran, and no doubt a difficult one for sarah shourd and her family to go through, of course. initially iranian officials came out last week and said sarah shourd would be released. then they said she wouldn't be released. and now today, again, they're saying she c be released, in exchange for half a million dollars in bail money. the latest twist came today at a news conference by tehran's revolutionary court prosecutor. the prosecutor saying today that shourd's f sarah medical condition, iran is offering to release her for that ba ail money. i don't think there is any doubt that her famy is somehow going to come up with thatmoney. it is not clear at this point when that's going to happen and when she will be allowed to leave the country. as far as the other two hikers go, shane bauer and joshua fattal, the prosecutor said today they're not going anywhere, they'regoing

our reza sayah is at the iran desk, while phil black is in london. reza, let's start with you.f tehran today. >> yeah, tony, things are really getting ugly between tehran and lond london. of course, the past couple of weeks the iranian government has been on a very public and aggressive campaign to blame the post-election turmoil on the british government, saying they have designed a velvet revolution. that campaign really kicked into high gear today during friday prayers in tehran. speaking at friday prayers, hardline cleric atoll la ahmad jannati. to give you context, this week iran arrested a lot of british employees. today jannati said some of the employees would be put on trial. here's jannati really going after the uk in his speech. take a listen. >> translator: do you expect by staging a street riot after the election iran would become like ukraine and georgia and then the government will be toppled and the government assigned by you would take over? your idiocy and stupidity is really limitless. >> wow, some fiery words there by ayatollah jannati. now, it's unclear how

reza, let's start with you. pakistani officials are saying it is gadahn, but u.s. officials are not sure it's him. what's going on? >> yeah, don, we should point out from the outset that this arrest was confirmed by senior pakistani officials. u.s. officials have yet to confirm the arrest of adam gadhan. in fact, earlier on sunday we were eager to see if president barack obama would comment on his arrest when he made some comments about the iraqi elections at the white house. he did not, but according to a senior pakistani government official indeed adam gadhan, the american citizen who went on to join al qaeda, has been arrested in the southern port city of karachi, a city that has been increasingly becoming a hideout for high-ranking militants. over the past five or six weeks we've had at least six senior afghan taliban leaders arrested in karachi and now, of course, it's gadahn. gadahn, a remarkable and very bizarre story. 31 years old. born in california. goes on to join al qaeda, and essentially becomes their mouth piece. ever since 2004 based on our count we'

let's bring reza sayah into this now.e was the man who was covering this story for us for the longest time. >> he was there, a freelance journalist, a young man covering the elections and it's aftermath. i haven't spoken to him. it is very likely he covered some of the protests an the dem on strag demonstrations they considered illegal. if you go, you are breaking the law they told him. it is very likely that he, along with many others, went through -- >> you want to do this with me? let us bring him in. this is president of the national iranian-american council. he is good enough to join us. do this with me. how important is it for americans to see and we'll start with this. how important and why is it important for americans to see this story's coverage on the air? not so much in fact americans but the entire world. your words. >> people on the ground in iran have said, if the world forgets and brings too much attention just to michael jackson and to other stories, then it will be much easier for the hard line elements

let's go to reza. he's following developments. reza?orter: the opposition green movement would have a repeat performance of that year and it didn't happen. we didn't see mass demonstrations. which brings up the question, what has happened to the green move in the? is it over? we're hearing different answers. some say the green movement is weakening because of the brutal and sometimes deadly crackdown on the local government and lack of organization. but the leadership of the green movement says, no, this movement is not over. it's only changing. more feeing into civil rights and how they would be without what they call this repressive regime. observers say one thing it's done is post the biggest challenge ever to the islamic and expose the leadership as one no longer lead by the clergy but instead dominated by the revolution guard, the elite military that has their hand in almost every sector of the society. if indeed the green movement is going to bring change to iran, it has to take on this increasingly mill tarrized leadership in ira

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our reza sayah is following all of these developments from our iran desk. re reza?>> we have new video coming in to the iran desk, but before we show it to you, let's give you some perspective where it is. this is where the protest started about three hours ago. police dispersed some of the protesters. they went north. and this is what we're going to look at. this, according to this video, are protesters who dispersed from revolution square. we cannot confirm the date and the location, but it does match what observers have been telling us over the past few days. we also have video from earlier in the day that came to the iran desk. and that shows some of the clashes between security forces and protesters. these are the first clashes that we've seen in about two weeks. police officers, police officials, had warned people not to come out to the streets. otherwise, they warned, a crackdown. some of the eyewitness accounts coming to the iran desk, one eyewitness said a man with a bloody face was being encouraged to go into an ambulance. he refused. several eyewitnesss r

reza sayah is overlooking everything in tahrir square. most of us were thinking that mohammed morsi really very much the peacemaker, key to the cease-fire between israel and hamas. doesn't even settle with the truce and then morsi announces this decree essentially a huge power grab. what is the significance? >> reporter: well, suzanne, the significance is until a parliament is formed here in egypt, until a constitution is drafted, he is the most powerful man in egypt, and, technically, he can do whatever he wants without any apparent oversight. that's why he is being called

let's go now to reza sayah, what do you know about this? still no reaction from the leaders. but it looks like egyptian president mohamed morsy has made at least one concession to the opposition. there were two red-button issues that really fired up and angered the opposition forces, one was a set of decrees the president founta announced last month that game him expanded powers. the other was the draft of the constitution, they said was pushed by a panel that squeezed out the liberal and moderate voices. they demanded he cancel the decrees and postpone the nationwide referendum on that draft. just about an hour ago, there was an announcement that the president has, indeed, cancelled the controversial decrees that gave him additional powers. the announcement that he made last month. however, the nationwide vote on the referendum on the constitution will apparently go on as scheduled on december 15th. so clearly, one of the demands that the opposition had, apparently, the president has given in to that demand. cancelling, annuling the decr d

get to reza.rning to you, though. i'm carol costello. >>> a plane was on approach to an airport in birmingham, alabama. here is a picture of the burned-out plane. it was an a-300. the two people who are dead are said to be the pilot and co-pilot carrying ups cargo. ups flight 1354 originated in louisville, kentucky. those living near the airport awakened to the doom flight crashing into the ground. >> we were in bed and we heard something go over the house and it sounded like a plane had gave out a fuel and we heard this large boom. we really didn't know what it was. but we came out the door. we did see some smoke through the trees. but we still didn't really know what it was. >> unbelievable. well, let's get more on this accident. cnn's david mattingly is on the phone. what can you tell us, david? >> reporter: carol, unbelievable is probably a very accurate description. the homes were probably about half a mile away from where the aircraft eventually went down into this vacant field. no houses we

with that reza sayah is there. it's tough discussing an extension of the cease-fire that ended more than 90 minutes ago and was breached? where do they go from here? >> debby, that's the big question. a lot of people anxious to see what the next move is for the palestinian delegation and what the next move is by the israelis. we haven't heard much from the palestinians in cairo. we do know that the cease-fire is over. we do know that the two siesds did not reach a agreement on conditions and demands. they didn't reach an agreement on extending the cease-fire. what's troubling at this point is that there are no signs that these two sides are talking at this point. most importantly right now, we're waiting to see if this palestinian delegation stays here in cairo, if there's

reza sayah in benghazi. we'll talk next hour. >>> in just a couple of hours we'll hear from president obama on all things libya. he will be addressing the nation from the campus of the national defense university and cnn will carry that address live. we want to go to senior white house correspondent ed henry. let's talk about the timing of tonight's address. certainly no coincidence that the president will be speaking the day the operation is now in nato's hands. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. white house officials see this as sort of a key pivot point. they've been hammered for days now, president getting the brunt of criticism not just from republicans but fellow democrats on the hill saying that they have not gotten a full explanation of exactly how this mission will be carried out. and you know the mantra from the white house has been since the beginning was basically the u.s. would be in the lead role for days, not weeks. as this mission has now gone into the start of its second week, there was grea

let's go to cairo now where reza is following the story. what do we know about this attack? >> reporter: obviously, we've seen a lot of intense clashes over the past three days. we've reported hundreds of injuries. we hadn't seen a fatality until tonight. according to a spokesperson for the muslim brotherhood, the victim was a 15-year-old boy by the name of islam massoud. he's being described as a member of the muslim brotherhood youth group. this brotherhood official

barbara starr working your sources at the pentagon and reza in islamabad. barbara, let's start with you. is some sort of military action being discussed here? >> at this point, kyra, the answer is no. look, the pentagon always says all options are on the table. that is the standard language. but all of our sources are indicating there is no indication of that yet. it would come, of course, at the direction of the president. one of the key problems is, if you want to do military action, what would you strike? what would your targets be? what you're talking about the revolutionary guard core, the group of people that make up the most militant wing of the iranian military. what they're still trying to pin down is whether this plot actually went beyond them. did it really go all the way to the top to president mahmoud ahmadinejad and to iran supreme leader. these are some of the key intelligence questions on the table. right now, however, they are sticking with sanctions, financial sanctions and the possibility of taking this to the u.n. security council. look

reza, they saw their own uprising in egypt not too terribly long ago.are they viewing thing there in egypt as they watch their neighbor have uprising of its own, but, still, here comes military and international intervention into that conflict? >> reporter: in the streets of egypt there, is broad support for this no-fly zone, as long as it's designed to end bloodshed and end the loss of innocent civilians. as far as egyptian military itself goes, they have taken an active role in the last 24 hours in the lejs xwij immetation of zone. don't look for to us take part in the implementation of it. it's not clear if any arab nation will take an active role or a symbolic role. even so, you see the u.s., france, the uk, over the past 24 hours, make every effort to convey to the world. emphasize to the world this is not a western-only operation against libya. that this is a broad-based coalition, including arab nations that are taking part in this no-fly zone. if you look at the past 24 hours, a very aggressive start. the implementation of the no-fly zone, you'v

reza sayah joins us from the capital of islamabad. reza, what have you got? >> reporter: well, ali, over the past 24, 72 hours, there is indications that aid is starting to pick up momentum from the international community, but according to the u.n., they are nowhere near where they need to be. of course, it was last week where the u.n. called for $460 million to meet the needs of 20 million flood victims for the next 90 days. at this point, they're not even halfway there. today, u.n. officials saying they're 47% of the way there, with pledges and promises that makes it 54% there. so, again, a long way to go. and if you take the pledges and promises, you have to remember, the process through which those pledges and promises, and converted into money, and then relieve goods like water, food, shelter, and then delivered to these flood victims, that takes another week, maybe two weeks. that's another challenging process, especially with access, a challenge many of these places cut off by floodwaters. the only way you're going to get there is by helicopter. and b

our reza sayah over at the iran desk because reza, i understand we're learning more about a lot of people, maybe in the thousands right now that are gathered in tehran to mark this anniversary, the 1999 protest. >> yeah, heidi, things really heating up in the streets of tehran. the clouds were in the hundreds according to our observers about a couple of hours ago. now they say between 2,000 or 3,000 people, and we can confirm at least five clashes between security forces and protestors. let's tell you where this is happening, this is happening in revolution square, which is right here, very close to tehran university. this is a protest to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of another protest ten years ago. crack down killed several students that were supposed to gather here and also protest the vote of the government had said don't come out or there will be a crackdown and that's exactly what's happening. of course, we don't have the ability to show you pictures from there because of the international media is banned, but a lot of the things that we're confirming from observers on the gr

reza sayah joins us live in cairo. reza, is morsi's government strong enough, so early in this administration, to withstand this level of protests? >> reporter: well, we're going to find out in the coming weeks, but the political landscape is certainly in his favor. he's got the backing of police and security forces, but make no mistake, these are demonstrators, protesters that are determined and energized. many say one of the outcomes of the 2011 revolution was that many egyptians lost their fear and inhibition to protests and speak up. in other words, from now on, if they don't like something, they're not going to be afraid to speak up and say it and that's what we're seeing today, thousands of angry demonstrators filing into tahrir square and other egyptian cities, aiming their anger at mr. morsi, seems very similar to last year, of course. last year the anger was aimed at mr. mubarak. the demonstrators managed to topple him. today, victor, very similar slogans and chants, chants of leave, leave, leave, chants of we

and now to reza sayah.ell me where you are and what you're learning. >> i'm in the federal capital of islamabad which is north of the epicenter of the earthquake, but we spoke to a spokesperson at the pakistan meteorological department. he confirms a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit around 1:00 a.m. local time here. that's roughly 50 minutes ago. the officials say the quake's epicenter is near a town in the province of balujistan which borders afghanistan. the epicenter 150 miles southwest of the capital city. we're monitoring television reports saying this quake was felt hundreds of miles away, as far as the southern port city of karachi, lahor, quetta, and people in dubai say they have felt a tremor. i spoke to one of our producers who is in the city of larkana, 200 miles north of karachi. he say the quake woke him up. he described it as 30 seconds of shaking. it's not clear at this point how much damage this quake has caused, but the good news is this area where this quake was centered is sparsely populated.

reza sayah is at cnn's iran desk. how significant is this, reza? what does it mean?ot quite sure what it means at this point. but this is very, very rare. if my memory serves me correctly, this isn't something we've seen before. remember, all television stations in iran are funded and run by the government. so, they usually don't cover events that are not favorable to the government. but today they did. press tv, the english-language, state-funded television station in iran, at this demonstration at tehran's main cemetery, according to sources, about 3,000 people showed up there to remember 26-year-old neda agha-soltan, the young woman, who along with several other people were killed during the june 20th protests eight days after the disputes vote. and they're covering the event, showing pictures of security forces charging the protesters was press tv. in fact, they had a reporter there who was doing live telephone reports. very, very unusual. again, not sure exactly what this means. >> right. >> but press tv was there. we also want to show you, tony, some dramatic v

reza aslan. let's go to gordon because, gordon, asslan said he is keeping an eye on algeria.er, gadhafi is using massive, deadly force against the protesters. if he fails and i think that's pretty likely, basically, other autocrats around the world realize that killing citizens doesn't work and when they realize they won't use force against them they will be bold and really means no regime, no regime will be safe. >> also hearing at least i've been hearing saudi arabia could be next. is that a real possibility, though? >> i would not bet on that at all. saudi arabia is not so much a country as it is the personal property of the clan and they have enough money and very few citizens to maintain some sort of control. but bahrain, i think, is another issue altogether because what the protesters there are asking for is something unique, a constitutional monarchy. they want a constitution. they don't want the regime to go. but they want some document that says the rights and privileges that every citizen should be able to have as their own. that's not too much to ask. and if the ba

let's bring in now cnn's reza sayah. you were at a press conference given by the rebels with the friendly fire incident. what did they say about it? >> reporter: don, at this point, the opposition is not being critical of nato and the coalition. they are calling this an unfortunate incident. they say 13 rebels were killed and seven injured in the air strike on friday night that hit a convoy. opposition officials are saying the convoy hit air strikes in the brega area. that is when they were hit. the convoy was told to stay back, but for some reason it went ahead and that is when the strike happened. there are some reports that the convoy were firing celebratory gunfire and that is, perhaps, why the war planes targeted them. these have not been verified. nato is aware of the incident and is investigating. this is the first time that we know of that an air strike has killed members of the opposition. >> and reza, will forces pose another cease-fire to gadhafi? >> reporter: that was the story yesterday. in listening to the

reza is joining us with more about what to expect. reza, hello. >> hello, natalie.are right down in the middle of revolution avenue where a few moments ago the marches and rallies on quds day started in tehran. in arabic that translates into jerusalem day. this started back in 1979 to show solidarity for the palestinian people in opposition to the israeli leadership and the occupation of palestinian territories which you'll see in the next couple of hours, lots of marches, rallies, condemnation and speeches of the israeli leadership. of course, this day comes right in the middle of the brutal war in gaza where more than 750 palestinians have been killed, many children and innocent civilians and also 30 israeli soldiers killed and that's why this year in iran this quds day rally is getting a lot of attention. we see in state media, iranian leaders and government officials urging people to come out in a show of strength against israel and it looks like at this point we are seeing a strong turnout. of course, israel and iran have been enemies for more than 35 years in

. >> reza, your thoughts? >> i agree, i'm with john stewart who says, who gives a bleep what muslims around the world think about park 51. we are engaged in two very serious wars in the region and we are engaged in this idea logic war on terror, and there is no question there are radicals in the region who will use this issue to fuel the propaganda that america is at war against islam and americans are anti-muslim in some way. so there is certainly going to be some global repercussions to the discussion that we have here, but, mona is absolutely right. this isn't about them. this is about us and who we are, and the fact that we don't allow these kinds of, you know, mainstream islamaphobic, these religious bigotries to actually define our laws or mayor our decisions for us. >> the imam said last night that, seeing what has happened, that he would, if he could go back in time, he wouldn't have chosen to build the center near ground zero. take a listen to what he had to say. >> given what you know now, would you

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reza seyah live from pakistan. thank you, reza. >>> turning now to our own weather problems, we call it severe weather, rob, but after those pictures, a little heat and storms doesn't seem like too much. >> exactly. but we do have some flash flood warnings being posted right now for parts of southwest missouri and minnesota. and as drew mentioned, definitely nothing like what they are seeing in pakistan and that monsoon flow that will continue out there. a bit of a monsoon flow right across the four corners region for arizona and parts of new mexico, southern utah and southwestern parts of colorado. you will see thunderstorms as well heavy at times, but the hazy, hot and humid conditions are going to persist across the south. some showers and thunderstorms across parts of wisconsin. we mentioned in through parts of iowa and minnesota. and also a couple thunderstorms beginning to percolate right around the well site here. so that may slow things down as they prep for the static kill operation later today or tomorrow

involvement, and reza keeping in mind that the u.s. has now promised $25 million in aid and now from secretary gates we are hearing that we will be sending in armed drones. >> yeah, brooke. i think that beyond what the oppositions and the rebels are saying, all you have to do is to look at the facts on the battlefield, and it is clear that at this point the rebel forces don't have the kancapabiy and the capacity to take on a professional army like the gadhafi army, because they are outmatched and outgun and still calling everyday for heavier weapons. this week, of course, washington coming out with the announcement that they are going to be using unmanned predator drones. that could help in places of misrata where the regime is using tactics of placing weaponry in heavily-populated area. will that shift things and give power to the rebels on the battlefield? senator mccain said there are no indications or guarantees that could be a game-changer, but he said they will be effective. so, as far as right now is earn -- is concerned, and th

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reza, what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, obviously we're talking about the possibility of a truce and a cease-fire in the coming hours, about you we just got some emphatic, very loud reminders that the fighting continues. right behind us is the rafah border crossing. about two minutes ago at least three or four huge explosions. we can't independently verify what these explosions are, but we can tell you for the past two days that we've been here, we've heard the incessant buzz of what sound like israeli drones up above and egyptian security forces who are manning the rafah crossing believe these explosions are being caused by israeli drone strikes, wolf. >> when you hear those explosions going off, are the folks running for cover over there where you are, reza? because you're right outside of gaza on the egyptian side i take it. >> reporter: frankly, they're used to it. they may duck, they may look to see where it came from, they may listen to the car alarms, but by now they're very much used to the explos

reza sayah. >>> now take you to iraq. the iraqi government says six iranians are dead in clashes with iraqi security forces at a camp north of baghdad. camp home to 3,500 iranians. set up in 1996 for iranian fighters helping saddam hussein. 35 people at the camp have also been arrested during two days of clashes. >>> more bloodshed in northeast nigeria where a fundamentalest sec. they killed more than 100 rebels today and searching for others. the militants launched their attack on sunday. at least 400 people, civilians, rebels and soldiers have died so far. >>> police say a baby girl cut from her mother's womb has been found alive and seems to be in pretty good health in a hospital this morning. police arrested a 35-year-old woman in new hampshire after getting tips from acquaintances who became suspicious when she turned up with a newborn girl. the suspect has been charged as a fugitive from justs and is due in court today. the baby's mother was 8 months pregnant when she was found dead in her massachusetts apartment on

cnn's reza sayah joining us from pakistan. was that bail paid? >> reporter: that's not clear at this point, kyra. that was the condition that was outlined by senior prosecutor in a news conference in teheran sunday saying essentially sarah shourd can be released from prison and leave iran if she can post $500,000 in bail money. there were some reports that sarah shourd's family was trying to lower that amount but so it's not clear exactly how much was posted if indeed that entire amount was posted but the big news is that she has been released from prison according to her lawyer after more than 13 months behind bars, most in solitary confinement without being formally charged and one opportunity to see her lawyer just a few days ago. she is in the care of her lawyer and the officials of the swiss embassy in teheran because teheran and washington do not have diplomatic relations. it is the swiss thames a's played the role of mediator in this matter. she is released. the next step is getting out of iran and heading for u.s. soil for the long awaite

. >>> let's go straight to reza sayah who is following this for us. what have you got? >> haven't seen protests in tehran for about 11 days. that changed today. protests and demonstrations and clashes. new video coming in to the iran desk being posted on the internet. we emphasize we can't confirm the location and the date of this picture, but it does match what our eyewitnesss are saying on the ground. you can see demonstrators there. some burned trash bins. also today some new video coming in. this is protesters on kharghar street, right north of revolution square, where this protest started. let's give you some perspective where this all started. this is a map of where the protests started, about 8:00 a.m. eastern time, 5:00 p.m. local time. the protesters met with a bunch of security forces, thousands of them, according to eyewitnesss. they dispersed and now what we're hearing over the past hour, pockets of protesters in side streets, kharghar street where you saw the video. and we can show you some video from earlier today coming in to the iran desk that actually s

reza put this in perspective for our viewers. this is a new development because now iran is saying we don't need anybody in the rest of the world to do this. our nuclear program is now self-sufficient. that's what they claim. >> reporter: first of all, whatever people hear about iran and its nuclear program, the question is are they closer to building a bomb? it's important to emphasize that it takes much more than yellow cake to build a nuclear bomb. so i don't think iran, there's any hard evidence that they're any significantly closer to building a nuclear bomb. but let's talk about yellow cake because that's the announcement coming out of iran, that they can now produce yellowcake. what is yellowcake? it's not the cake that you can spread with frosting that you can eat. this is uranium concentrate powder, and it's yellowcake that can be turned into highly enriched uranium, that can then be used to fuel nuclear power plants to generate electricity, if you're able to enrich it to levels of 90%, which iran can't at this point, al

reza sayah is near the anti-morsi demonstrators at tahrir square right now.toric moment in egypt right now. could go in either direction. there could be a relatively smooth, quiet transfer of power, if you will. on the other hand, there could be some violence. so far what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, this place is rocking, wolf. tens of thousands of people here. maybe more. celebrating because their unlikely mission is accomplished. they've been out for months pushing for the ouster of president morsi. just about an hour ago, word came that they'd reached their goal. president morsi no longer the leader of this government. and when it comes to the transition to the next government, this country has had one shot at it. it has had some practice. it obviously didn't work out. but perhaps they've learned some lessons. maybe the next transition will be a little smoother. there's obviously a lot of taukt about the reaction, the possibility reaction from the muslim brotherhood. will there be a backlash from the muslim brotherhood? it's important to know the sp

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re reza sayah, we have your mike fixed up. >> new video coming in. these are the protesters that showed up to her grave site heading home in a subway chanting, death to russia, death to china, china and russia, of course, two countries that supported iran's elections. the protest happened this morning, 3:30 p.m. local time in tehran. let's take a look at video from neda's grave site. 40 days ago that she and 40 others were shot and killed. it is tradition to commemorate someone 40 days after they pass away. opposition leaders had asked permission to commemorate this day. they had been rejected in defines. iran's opposition leaders, including that man right there, with the white turban, showed up. so did about 3,000 opposition supporters. that's where they were met with security forces carrying batons. they charged them, tried to dispurse them, firing their guns in the air, firing tear gas. for the next few hours, the crowds disbursed and they headed up north to parts of downtown tehran. we are going to show you some video of what happen at this locat

reza sayah is live for us in cairo.n fact, now looking at the video, i see the fire. tell me what you know. >> reporter: yeah, that's the city north of cairo. the political wing of the muslim brotherhood, the freedom and justice party, they claim that masked men stormed their offices and destroyed it, torched it, that happened to another one of their offices in another city outside of cairo, just a sign of this conflict escalating. earlier tonight, outside of the presidential palace, an intense stretch that turned into some ugly violence, that's where you had supporters of president morsi, opponents of president morsi, gathered in front of the palace. initially during the day, there were pockets of clashes. what you had around 7:00, 8:00 p.m. was this remarkable staredown. the main road that goes through the palace is divided by old railroad tracks. on one side of the track, you had supporters of president morsi. on the other side of the tracks, you had opponents, exchanging insults and chants. you knew the tension was

and now, reza, we're hearing reports of tear gas and gunfire.l me what you're seeing and hearing right now. >> reporter: well, it's 8:00 p.m. local time. a curfew has been in effect for about an hour. it seems to have calmed things down in most neighborhoods around cairo. we're monitoring state tv. it looks like some activity taking place in a few neighborhoods. a building is on fire. so it looks like some protesters are still out. but this was another bloody and violent day where more egyptians were injured and more egyptians were killed. and it's becoming increasingly clear that this country is sliding deeper and deeper into turmoil and uncertainty. and what's even more worrisome is there's absolutely no sign of anyone coming up with a solution to end this conflict. there are conflicting death tolls. authorities say 17 people have been killed, at least. and 40 people have been injured. but that number seems low based on what we witnessed in only one neighborhood in cairo. that particular neighborhood earlier today, i counted at least 40 people

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reza, hello to you once again. what do we know? are we learning more about what happened overnight with this american? >> reporter: yeah, t.j. as we listen to the evening call to prayer here in islamabad, let's explain to you what we know. the way this kidnapping went down, it clearly looks like it was a very well-planned and coordinated plot. the target of this kidnapping, according to the u.s. embassy in islamabad and pakistani police, warren winestein, a development worker, one of the many here in pakistan and an american citizen. the kidnapping, according to police, happening at 3:15 a.m. local time, in the city of lahore. it is ramadan, the muslim holy month. a lot of people fasting. police say winestein's three security guards and his driver were in his front yard, getting ready for a pre-fast meal when there was a knock on the front gate. three men saying they wanted to offer food, which is customary during ramadan. well, that turned out to be a ploy by these three men to force their way in. once the gates were opened, they

so what do you know, reza? >> reporter: well, we know, according to state-run media, that josh fattal and shane bauer have been convicted and sentenced to eight years. i think this is a verdict that's going to surprise a lot of people, especially outside of iran, who were perhaps expecting these two hikers to be released after being held in prison by iranian authorities for two years while they waited for this very lengthy case to be completed. of course, it's a verdict that's going to be deeply disappointing to the parents of fattal and bauer, who were hopeful that this ordeal was going to be over soon, but clearly this ordeal appears to be far from over. again, according to state-run media, josh fattal and shane bauer convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison. here's the statement according to state-run media. it says, in connection with illegal entry into iranian territory, each was given three years prison sentence in connection with the charges of espionage and cooperating with american intelligence