so doggone it really thinks that anderson cooper and c.n.n. decided to have some protesters kick and punch them all for ratings have you been watching the protests the violence taking place in egypt last week there were numerous reports of journalists from all over the world being detained harassed one journalist has been killed i'm pretty sure that nobody at c.n.n. headquarters decided to have their own crew attacked just to create some buzz but my question for don is did you even see the video of anderson cooper here's a short clip. that's the way. people go to when she's watching this around me me. me. me me we decided to turn around pretty good to see you keisha. now does that look staged to you i'm sure why anderson and other journalists were in harm's way imus was back in a studio cranky that somebody on his staff probably made the coffee too strong and then he lashed out maybe maybe c.n.n. should send over the women's basketball team for rockers to punch i was a few times and then aired that video all for reading stunt i'd certainly tun

cnn's anderson cooper has been attacked by an angry mob, we're told. cnn says he was punched in the head but not seriously injured. the military is pleading with protestors to end the week long protest. last night, president mubarak said he will step down but only after elections in september. and a lot of protestors not happy. they want him to step down now. >>> time now is 6:5. we'll get one last check of traffic and weather. 6:58. poor lawrence, being compared to a groundhog, number two. >> every year. i am number two next to the rodent. >>> i'm going to come out number one with our weather today! we have a lot of sunshine and just some beautiful conditions outside. and well, boy, this is something compared to the rest of the country. temperatures moving well into the 60s, nearly 70 degrees. by this weekend, mid-70s in some of the warmest spots so much warmer weather coming our way. this picture looking great. the sunset was beautiful. pidgeon point looking fantastiks. yeah, you can send us your pictures here at mypix@cbs5.com. one last traffic chec

anderson cooper was among the the violence. them that they started going for the cameras and did not want to add pictures taken. we were not taking pictures. as using a flip camera which they did not notice. punches and kicks. it was pandemonium. no control. the number of the injured maneuvered their tanks and trucks to separate their two groups. that did not stop the violence. cocktail's have been dropped on to the protesters from the rooftops. the military use their cannons to control the flames. at the way has the president condemned the violence and the spokesperson warned them of the dangers of continuing to resist the will of the people. >> the time of transition has come. the time is now. >> using google earth are internet reporter shows us where the protesters are taking place. >> i want to give you some perspective. here at the top we're focusing on some of the protest. but is go for a closer look at their google,. the bridges have played a key role in drawing in protesters to the main square. this road right here and

even at the museum where anderson cooper what is the fight lions being we're drawn. >> you see, the large crowd is trying to reestablish their front line in the area for the overturned military vehicles are. >> that was the front line until five or 10 minutes ago when they overturned the vehicles. >> is an ebb and flow. back and forth. that is the area that we were down an earlier. we got attacked. we retreated quickly from the square to seek safety in the building >> 5 to 10 minutes away other of range of our cameras there were reports of more peaceful protest. that was not evident here also cough cocktails and a fire at the museum. them that we talk to the university of san francisco's did who is from cairo. bu he talked to his friends and says they still share his optimism about the future of their country. >> everyone is on the streets. my brother is 19 years old. my father, my friends. everybody. we are getting the internet. we're getting phones. i can see all of my friends are online. they are showing what is going on. i think it is hard time to go and decided to our own decision. f

anderson cooper was among the targets of the violence. >> punches us in the head. stay first started going for the cameras. they didn't want pictures taken. i was using a flip camera, which they didn't notice. they kept trying to grab us. there was no control. >> reporter: as the number of injured mounted, the army separated the two groups, that did not stop the violence. these pictures show cocktails being dropped from the rooftops. the military used water canons to control the claims. president obama condemned the violence and warmed peter maggiore about resisting the will of the people. >> that time is now. >> reporter: christine connelly, kron 4 news. >> the protests are being watched closely by experts who study the politics of the middle east. >> reporter: cocktails lit up the night sky in cairo. steven says he is not surprised the government appears to have sent in paid thugs to break up the rallies. >> they charged in with knives, sticks, quite ugly. hundreds injured. >> reporter: he said some appear to be program who took off their uniforms so they can bre

anderson cooper was attacked in cairo yesterday.over there reporting for cnn and he and his crew got attacked by a big group of pro-government protesters. he got punched in the head ten times and i think he got kicked in the mini cooper, too. i don't like that. let me explain something to you foreigners. any of you listening out there. you do not punch anderson cooper. you punch snooki. that's how we do it here. you keep your dirty hands off our silver fox. in their defense, they're in egypt, they're not used to seeing anything that white over there. it's possible they thought he was a bag of rice and they were trying to get a handful. but they released video of the incident a few hours ago on cnn and you can see here, it wasn't anderson's fault at all. >> let's -- >> are they yelling at us? screw you, buddy. shut up! i can throw a rock at him. >> kathy, you suck. >> you suck, too. >> i hate you kathy griffin. you make us crazy. why are you even here kathy griffin? >> you know what, screw you, i'm working. >> we're going to take a s

we even heard cnn's anderson cooper was badly injured.e and his crew were beaten and punched but we are hearing they are doing okay. the injuries are not serious. this started unfolding a couple hours ago as you can see here when these pro-government supporters started coming into the square clashing with these demonstrators. the military is there. they haven't done much yet but we hear they are now moving in to stop the violence. we are also receiving reports that the pro-mubark supporters are just police infiltrators in disguise. you can see some riding through on camels and demonstrators trying to pull them off. tear gas, fires. we see smoke in the area. of course, it's just turned very violent here, even after egyptian president hosni mubarak said he would step down after 30 years in power. he said he would do this this fall and not seek re-election. the demonstrators are not happy with this. they want him to step down right away. it's turned bloody, violent and possibly deadly in cairo. if anything new comes about we will bring you t

among them several journalists including cn n anchor anderson cooper -- cnn anchor anderson cooper. >reporter: throwing fire bombs, concrete and rocks on people below. anti-government protestors beaten and bloodied claimed plain clothed egyptian police were among the attackers. >> obviously if any of the violence is instigated by the government, it should stop immediately. >> reporter: the white house used stronger language today saying a political transition should already be underway but still stopped short of ordering hosni mubarak, a strong ally for 30 years to resign. >> reporter: analysts say the white house is walking a fine line knowing its other allies in the middle east are watching. >> it is not how president hosni mubarak or the military views how president obama treats him and the regime but also how other allies in the region view uz staying power and fidelity. >> reporter: protestors urged problem to go farther. >> tell president hosni mubarak you have to leave. in one second. >> reporter: nearly 2000 u.s. citizens have been evacuated from egypt and among them 19 studen

cnn anchor anderson cooper says he is leaving egypt. he wrote on twitter, it is with a heavy heart i am leaving egypt. it was a hard decision to leave. cooper was attacked twice by pro mubarak forces this week. on tuesday he was punched in the head repeatedly, and on wednesday the window of his car was hit bay -- by a rofnlgt christian amanpour was also attacked. she has a special airing here on cbs -- abc-7. >> a lawyer representing three uc berkeley grads accused of spying in iran is ready for the trial, but is unsure if sayre are shourd will be here there. shourd was released on bail in september and has returned to the yesterday. she was ordered to return to eye iran to stand trial. if she doesn't return she could be tried in absent ya. all three were hiking in northern iraq in 2009 when they were arrested on suspicion of illegally crossing the border into iran. >>> back home, residents held a peace march today through south san francisco's troubled old town. >> in south san francisco. >> alan: south city police chief joined 200 oth

christiane ammanpour was chased and anderson cooper were punched and kicked. >> we turned around and started to walk calmly. the crowds kept throwing more punches and kicks. there was no control to it. >> the white house is strongly condemning the violence and is calling for an immediate transition of power. the european union has urged mubarak to stop the violence but stopped short of saying he should step down immediately. >>blame the regime for orchestrating the violence. they showed off police badges from the attackers. mark matthews joins. >> university professor in yu and student is describing what they have seen firsthand. >> many wounded people. >> from her apartment across the river, sara layton described of the pro mubarak demonstrators that attacked what was the peaceful protest. >> they had the exact sign. it seems like someone was coordinating it. >> a professor saw them makeup in? >> dozens and dozens of people being organized and buying marched from the north of the city down south to the square. >> camels and horses from the tourist stalls of the pyramid stalls being

. >> reporter: cnn's anderson cooper at the egyptian national museum, with a cameraman and producer, he had to pass through a pro-mubarak crowd to get into the square. he is confronted. >> as soon as the first guy tried to reach out and grab the camera we instantly turned around and were determined just not to run because we thought if we ran they're going to get emboldened and chase us and who knows what will happen. so, we walked very fast, but it was -- you know, it was tough. it was completely out of control. >> reporter: one of the things we took note of, we're not dealing with militias. these are almost unidentifiable. >> and it's very strange. people in the crowd would be like, let me help you and take a punch. i've been hit now like ten times. >> reporter: today, egypt's vice president went on state television, seeing to place part of the blame on journalists, accusing them of bias, siding with the protesters, fuelling the anger even more here. >> this is clearly an effort to prevent the world from seeing what's happening. and they're succeeding right now because we don't hav

cnn anderson cooper tweeted he was attacked again today. this time his vehicle window was smashed. the u.s. calls it an attempt to intimidate the press and suppress the reporting what's really happening. while the egyptian government has accused the media of being sympathetic to protestors. president obama is praying for egypt. >> we pray that the violence in egypt will end and that the rights and aspirations of the egyptian people will be realized. and that a better day will dawn on egypt, and throughout the world. >> he spoke this morning at the annual national prayer breakfast in washington. mr. obama has called on egyptian president hosni mubarak to begin transitions to a more democratic system but stopped short of saying he must step down now. >> the husband of gabby gifford gave the closing prayer. he didn't go into details but did say she is improving every day, this after being shot in the head during a mass shooting outside a tucson shopping center last month. six other people were killed in that attack. the astronaut said he had never been a believer in faith until just r

among them, cnn anchor anderson cooper, who was punched in the head but not badly injured. the white house condemned the violence and called for change. >> there is a time for a transition it has come and that time is now. the egyptian people need to see change. >> the u.s. has stopped short though of calling on mubarak to resign. while egypt's president has said he will not run for re- election in the fall, protestors say that's not enough. >>> looking again live at tahrir square, where hundreds of people are still camped out. the state department is helping americans leave egypt but the university of california says it used its own resources to arrange a charter flight to get 19 ucla archeology students out of the country. that group flew to spain and will be back in california this week. >>> a concerning report from pg&e. the utility has found more than two dozen leaks in its pipeline system. a statewide survey discovered 59 potentially hazardous leaks and that includes 21 of the leaks found after initial inspections last october. pg&e was ordered to survey its entire pi

anderson cooper was one of those physically attacked. he was punched in the head several times. and kristi anne was confronted. >> why do you hate them? >> they are not good person. >> as she left the scene, they hit her car with their fists before throwing a rock that cracked the windshield. >> and as for communications, the government has reinstated some internet service after cutting it off for days. t state tv announced a nighttime curfew has been shortened from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. >>> there is growing concern about the safety of egypt's antiquities. the egyptian museum near the heart of the protest is filled with ancient artifacts. over the past few days they destroyed two mummies and smashed artifacts and thrown molotov cocktails at the building. she is -- she says an archaeological site she is excavating south of cairo has been looted. >> i found out the -- they are looting the site with shovels with shovels. it beats bulldozers, but we don't know what damage has been done. >> she is encouraged by signs that the egyptian people have stepped in to protect priceless treasures.

. >> reporter: cnn's anderson cooper, at cairo's famed egyptian national museum. >> this is clearly an prevent the world from seeing what's happening. and they're succeeding right now because, you know, we don't have a lot of pictures out on the square. and that's incredibly frustrating. >> reporter: this reporter from icelandic tv, shaken violently, brought to his knees. accused of being a foreign spy. escaping with the help of two locals. then, came word that one of our team, coming in from the airport, had been car jacked. stopped by who they thought were citizen police. but this was different. abc news producer, brian hartman. >> he said, so help me god, i will cut off your head. and goes like this. all around, there are other people saying, cut head now. cut head now. it was terrifying. we really thought we were finished. >> reporter: but instinct would kick in for akram, a veteran war photographer. hugging and kissing an elder in the mob of angry men. it worked. the journalists who have been attacked and pushed from the square, hope the images haven't been pushed off the world st

cnn's anderson cooper was attacked by demonstrators. >> we had a block to go, when another guy came up and punched me in the head. >> i've been hit now two times. the egyptian soldiers -- the egyptian soldiers are doing nothing. >> cooper was okay. and he was able to broadcast his show from cairo last night. several otherlists, including those from cbs, fox, the associated press and the bbc, reported being roughed up or threatened. >>> we will get a live update from cairo in a few minutes. and we'll have extended coverage today on "good morning america." >>> switching gears now, the monster storm that virtually paralyzed a swath from oklahoma up to new england, is now being blamed for at least a dozen deaths. and everything remains frozen solid this morning, buried under heavy snow, ice or even both. >> chicago schools are closed for a second-straight day. and crews struggled through the night to clear the city's famous freeway. t.j. winick has the latest. >> reporter: chicago's lake shore drive was transformed into a frozen tundra. mile after mile, nearly a thousand cars, stuck in sno

among them several journalists including cnn anchor anderson cooper. crowds hurled firebombs, rocks on people below. anti-government protestors beaten and bloodied claimed plainclothes egyptian police were among the attackers. >> if any of the violence is instigated by the government it should stop immediately. >> reporter: the white house used stronger language today saying a political transition should already be under way. but still, stopped short of ordering mubarak a strong u.s. ally for 30 years to resign. >> the time for transition has come and that time is now. >> reporter: protestors urged president obama to go further. >> president obama, say directly to mubarak, you have to leave and peace will be returned to egypt in one second. >> reporter: the state department is helping americans leave egypt. but the university of california says it used its own resources to get 19ucla archaeological students safely out of the country. the 19 students flew on a charter flight to spain and should return to california this week. >>> now, coming up on the c

csn ease anderson cooper says he and his crew were hit or punched and that the demonstrators tried to pull the clothes off a female producer. everyone did make it to safety. this morning there are reports that the egyptian military is rounding up and detaining foreign journalists possibly for their own protection. >>> back here at home, state regulators have ordered pg&e to reduce pressure on four gas pipelines. all four pipelines are buried under heavily populated areas. two run between san jose and millepede us. the third is in santa cruz county. the fourth runs from manty coo to modesto. the order came after the puc discovered illegal pressure levels. it's all part of its investigation into last september's pipeline disaster in san bruno. >>> today cal train takes a step toward declaring a financial crisis and the move could lead to drastic cuts. cal train is facing a $30 million deficit. at a meeting today the board of directors will call for a public hearing to declare a fiscal emergency. they will also call for a hearing to discuss proposed service reductions that could help clo

correspondent anderson cooper asked her what she thinks the public wants. >> they want to see my fail see my fall onstage. they want to see me vomiting out of a night club. i mean, isn't that the age that we live in? that we want to see people who have it all lose it all? i mean, it's -- it's dramatic. >> and then climb their way back? >> right. it's a movie. >> but for all her outrageousness, lady gaga insists that the collapse will not happen because she says she's not really that kind of girl. and you can see the entire interview with lady gaga this sunday on "60 minutes" at 7:00, 6:00 central right here on cbs. >>> fashion week is under way here in new york, with lots of glitz and glamour. and that costs a lot of money. but one designer is on a very different road with the newest 3-d virtual technology. >> reporter: mark bower is ready for fashion week. he's got the supermodel, hair and makeup, a crew of 50. what he doesn't have is a runway. that's because bower is thinking outside the tent, having dressed everyone from angelina jolie to kim kardashian he's ditching the runway for

this is anderson cooper he was on the ground a bit ago and he came under attack as well.he had to flee to safety with his photographer and producer. they came under attack with rocks, they were punched and kicked as well. we will be back with more updates as this situation continues to balls. morning minute, 6:40 a.m.. wind gusts expected all for 180 mi. an hour in australia. it is coming in here queensland area at an area that has been flooded after a month of rain. tens of thousands of people are without power late now. >> president barack obama is supposed to sign the arms deal. it aims to reset ties with russia nonnuclear arms. it has been approved by russia's president becoming final when both sides exchange this signed papers. each country will be allowed 1550 strategic warheads. >> after years of and no change. undocumented workers may be on the rise. they found since 2009 the undocumented workers was unchanged. last year 11.2 million undocumented workers. they cite sour economy, but now there is improvement in the economy as well as the obama administration. calif

. >> christiane ammanpour and anderson cooper.y were chased and i heard he was beaten maybe a dozen times. >> whatever president mubarak does leave office he will not be hurting for money. the net worth of his family is where between $40 billion and $70 billion. fortune was built largely from military contracts as an air force officer. >> a norwegian lawmaker has nominated wikileaks for noble's peace prize. the lawmaker who made the nomination says the website is one of the most important contributors of freedom of speech in the 21st century. >> first daily digital newspaper made for the ipad made its debut there. it's called the daily and was unveiled in new york. they say it will rely on reporters as well as freelance journalists to cover news and sports and entertainment. >> the opportunity is enormous. i'm convinced in the tablet era there is room for a fresh and robust new voice. >> the cost of the daily app is 90 cents a week or $40 for an annual subscription. >> google put on corporate boxing gloves today. search engine unv

s anderson cooper staged his attack while he was in egypt covering the protests find out more in our tool time when we come back and over this weekend many cars reflect on what would have been wrong. but as the fortieth president's legacy been inflated by the g.o.p. and the media that's. seven thirty am in the russian capital good to have you with us here on our t.v. your headlines wiki leaks founder julian assange fights his extradition from the u.k. to sweden with his defense team highlighting fears of u.s. reprisals over thousands of leaked diplomatic documents. russia's most wanted terrorist open tomorrow claims responsibility for the january bombing of a moscow airport that left thirty six dead and one hundred eighty injured made the claims in a video message on an extremist web site. egyptian anti-government protesters stand firm on demands for the president to step down despite concessions being offered in the tyro but there are fears that some opposition activists are being influenced by islamists pushing their own agenda in the region. and russia set for a massive overhaul o

anderson cooper says he, his camera men, and producer were all attacked as they walked through a crowd of president mubarak supporters. cooper said all three were hit, or punched, and that the demonstrators tried to pull the clothes off the female producer. everyone ended up making it to safety. the white house condemned the violence in cairo today, responding to suggestions the pro-mubarak response was not spontaneous, but organized. >> obviously, if any of the violence is instigated by the government, it should stop immediately. that is, has been our message throughout this. >> meantime, egyptian officials complained that president obama seems to be trying to force out president mubarak, even as the obama administration stressing the importance of an orderly transition. >>> stanford university researcher had a front row seat to the start of the unrest. she was in cairo attending a conference last week, when the demonstration started. now she is back in palo alto, and using email to keep in touch with friends and colleagues in egypt after the egyptian government restored service to so

. >> reporter: anderson cooper says he and and a producer and photographer were attacked. the committee to protect journalists are accused of orchestrating these attacks on them. cooper described the ordeal after the incident. >> it was pandemonium, a man came up and he would punch you in the face. the the instinct is to push back but you can't do that. >> reporter: the protesters of the voices are being held globe bally and we have how a company is helping. >> reporter: in the heart here off of university avenue you will find this company playing a role, it is aiding communication halfway around the world. >> this is my main source of life. but it is from egypt. >> reporter: lena returned egypt on monday, the program manager studies political reform in the arab world and attended in cairo last week, the demonstratings started. >> you could hear firing all of the time and you saw the police cars and more roads were blocked and the phones went dead. twitter and facebook and the internet. >> she is writing to say that she is physically fine but saying our country is bleeding

anderson cooper says he, his camera men, and producer were all attacked as they walked through a crowd of president mubarak supporters. cooper said all three were hit, or punched, and that the demonstrators tried to pull the clothes off the female producer. everyone ended up making it to safety. the white house condemned the violence in cairo today, responding to suggestions the pro-mubarak response was not spontaneous, but organized. >> obviously, if any of the violence is instigated by the government, it should stop immediately. that is, has been our message throughout this. >> meantime, egyptian officials complained that president obama seems to be trying to force out president mubarak, even as the obama administration stressing the importance of an orderly transition. >>> stanford university researcher had a front row seat to the start of the unrest. she was in cairo attending a conference last week, when the demonstration started. now she is back in palo alto, and using email to keep in touch with friends and colleagues in egypt after the egyptian government restored service to so

. >>> then anderson cooper's home movies. >> christiane amanpour.surrounded by a mob. >> you hate us. >> should reporters pull out of cairo? >> are you bosses telling you to leave? >>> elizabeth taylor using oxygen and look

several journalists, including cnn's anderson cooper were roughed you said. internet service was reconnected today after it was blocked by the government more than a week ago. oil prices are up in the wake of wednesday's more violent unrest. >>> the unrest in egypt is createn unease in israel. many worry that 30 years of relative peace could unravel. jodi hernandez checked in with jewish and muslim leaders in the bay area who say they are watching closely the developments in cairo. >> reporter: as protests heat up in egypt, prayers for a peaceful outcome intensify, both among muslims and jews here at home. >> you can say what you want about mubarak, but he has been a friend to israel and has kept peace, which is no small feat in the middle east. >> reporter: rabbi mark bloom is deeply concerned about what a new egyptian government could mean for israel, and for the peace treaty that's been in place for 30 years. >> anything that changes someone who is actually at peace with israel is of grave concern to israel and the jewish community at large. >> there's a w

one of those hurt, cnn's anderson cooper. >> they were punching us in the head, attacking my producer mary ann fox and my cameraman, trying to break his camera. they went to the camera, they didn't want any pictures taken but frankly we weren't even really taking pictures with the big camera. i was using a flip camera. but they were trying to grab the big camera. we turned around when we notice the situation was getting bad very quickly. we turned around and started to walk calmly. the crowd kept throwing more punches and kicks, trying to grab us. it was pandemonium. >> now, cooper and his crew you will be glad to know came out of this okay. >>> in a separate incident, a cbs camera crew trying to take pictures was marched back to their hotel at gun point and an abc news crew was forced back into their car and the front window of the vehicle smashed. who is behind today's violence and what does all of this mean for the sudden democracy movement in egypt? one local expert says we may have seen the beginning of the end for antigovernment protesters. >> in the near term it means the end o

you may recall anderson cooper was attack. now cbs news says a reporter was hurt in the square after president man wreck stepped down. cbs provided this picture moment before the attack. cbs says she suffered a brutal and sues tawnd sexual assault beating. she was saved by a group of women and estimated 20 egyptian soldiers. she's now recovering in a u.s. hospital. >>> the medal of freedom is the nation highest honor given to civilian and today 15 men and women gathered in the east room of the white house where president obama placed the medal around their neck. we honor them the president said as best of who we are and who we aspire to be. >> worthy of one of the greatest nickname in sports. stan the man. first player to make get this. 100,000 dollar dollars. even more shocking he asked for a pay cut when he didn't perform up to his own expectations. can you imagine that happening today. yet for all the money he earned you don't see warren buffet wearing fancy suits. driving fancy cars. you see him devoting vast majority of h

journalists including anderson cooper are being attacked by angry protesters as they cover the story in cairo. >> while despite saying he would step down in september, egypt's president hosni mubarak says he wants to leave office now which protesters are calling for but fears there will be even more chaos. as nbc bay area kristen reports, secretary of state hillary clinton had sharp words as she urged mubarak to begin work now on a peaceful transition. >> as cairo descended further into chaos the journalists covering the conflict found the violence touching them. the state department condemned the arrests of foreign journalists including some from "the washington post." >> this is a violation of international norms that guarantee freedom of the press and it is unacceptable under any circumstances. >> reporter:al arabia said the journalists were hospitalized after being targeted. >> they were beaten severely. >> while mary thornberry, 76-year-old retired nurse living in cairo is trapped in her apartment. >> i still have my knife and the rest of my armory thatly use. >> reporter: leste

indiscernible ] >> as people were running, several television crews reported being attacked, cnn's anderson cooper says they were hit or punched and demonstrators tried to pull the clothes off a female producer but everyone did make it to safety. in about 15 minutes we're going to have a live report from our washington d.c. newsroom with what the white house is saying about the violence in cairo. >>> all placerville district schools will be closed today following a deadly shooting of an elementary school principal right on campus. the 50-year-old was shot and killed yesterday morning inside his office at louisiana snell elementary school in placerville which is about 50 miles outside sacramento along highway 50. the suspected gunman is a janitor who worked at the school. classes were in session at the time of the attack. and investigators say one student may have witnessed the shooting. the school was quickly put on lock down and students were moved to the county fairgrounds where they were released to their parents. >> it's hard to explain why it happened to my child when i don't know why it happ

cnn's anderson cooper says he and his crew were punched numerous times and demonstrators tried to pull the clothes off a female producer. everyone in his group did make it to safety. coming up in just about 15 minutes we will have a live report from washington d.c. with what the white house is saying about the violence in cairo. >>> a lot of questions remain this morning about the possible motive behind the deadly shooting of an elementary school principal. 50-year-old was shot and killed yesterday morning in his office at louisiana snell elementary school in placerville which is just about 50 miles outside sacramento along highway 50. the suspected gunman is a janitor who worked at the school. classes were in session at the time of the attack and investigators say one student may have even witnessed that shooting. the school was quickly put on lockdown and students were moved to the county fairgrounds where they were then released to their parents. >> it's hard to to explain why it happened to my child when i don't know why it happened. >> the family released this photo in a statement

. >> i'm anderson cooper. >> i'm scott pelley.hose stories and andy rooney tonight on "60 minutes." if yol >> pelley: tonight, for the first time in more than two weeks, traffic is flowing through cairo's tahrir square. in egypt, businesses are open, university classes are back in session, and a new military government rules with popular support and a promise of coming democracy. egypt is an ancient civilization with a youthful population; nearly two-thirds of them are 30 years old or under. many of them are educated but unemployed and angry. their 18-day revolution began not with terrorism and tanks, but with twitter and texts and satellite tv broadcasts. this week, an aging autocrat who ruled as a modern pharaoh fell victim to those weapons of the young, out-organized and out- maneuvered by social media, by kids with keyboards. in cairo, cbs news correspondent harry smith had a chance to talk with the man who emerged as the symbol of the leaderless rebellion: google executive wael ghonim, who was jailed for his internet organizi

. >> anderson cooper trapped in his hotel. >> brian williams escapes cairo. >> and -- >> are you ableave egypt? >> are reporters now stuck in the overseas war zone?

grant very many interviews, but until "60 minutes" came along, this morning we have a preview of anderson cooper'sshe doesn't do a whole lot of interviews, but she does let her guard down quite a bit, and we're going to learn some things about lady gaga. the world has actually never known about her. that's nice. >> a new side of lady gaga. welcome back. i'm erica hill with chris wragg wragge. >> first, let's get over to jeff glor at the news desk for us this morning. >> good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. this morning the egyptian military announced it's behind president hosni mubarak's decision to remain in office for now. anti-government protesters are marching on the presidential palace this morning, but cbs news confirmed that mubarak is not there. he left cairo. cbs news correspondent terry is in cairo this morning. >> cbs news believes that president mubarak has left cairo for an egyptian tourist resort on the red sea coast where he does have a large residents and has been spending a lot of time. the fact that he hasn't left egypt will mean that these protesters in tahiri

. >>> tomorrow night on the "60 minutes" anderson cooper sits down with the one and only lady gaga. > but it turns out not everyone in new york is so enamored with fame. >> i'd rather not have any cameras. >> okay. >> we ended up going through a box of her mementos. >> this was actually the very first song i ever wrote. and i was, i think i was 4. >> is that your name? >> stephanie. yes, stephanie. steph. >> what was it called? >> it was called dollar bills. >> a new york kind of lady. sunday night, 7:00 eastern, only on "60 minutes" right here on cbs. of course the latest on egypt. stay with us tonight for the "cbs evening news." >> where you will be. >> naethat's right. >> covering it as always. >> have a great weekend, everybody. >>> we begin with our saturday spot light. this comes from wboc in rebone oth beach, delaware, where one man is serving a very chili dip to make a big difference. >> for some the polar bear plunge was old hat. >> i'm a die hard polar bear. >> just one time. >> for john mcneil this was a chance to do something new. john is a quadriplegic, a motorcycle crash

. >> anderson cooper, lara logan and now our own miguel marquez. fortunately he's okay. when protesters attacked him. he describes the chaos, how he was injured. all of it caught on tape. >>> just before spring break, as most of us know, but there are new fears in mexico after two u.s. agents were shot. we're going to take a look at the growing concerns about violent mexican drug cartels and whether americans are being targeted. >> scary. >>> and later, a key ingredient in your favorite soda could pose a major health risk. we'll bring you the claims and the ongoing debate. nothing is healthy these days. everything's bad for you, it seems like. >> and seems like coca-cola is always in the cross-hairs. >>> riot police are taking aim at anti-government protesters in the tiny persian gulf nation of bahrain, firing tear gas and rubber bullets. >> they swooped in, determined to drive out demonstrators and hoping to avoid an egypt-style revolution. our miguel marquez was caught up in that and was literally beaten but managed to get through us to by phone. >> reporter: pearl squ

cooperate walk and couldn't stand up. i took him to the hospital where he is now. >> reporter: the suspect car also burst into flames. police say anderson ran from the car after the crash, leaving his female passenger inside. an officer told us he pulled the woman from the car and watched her run off. after an hour, officers searched the area for anderson, who they say is armed, 5'7", 5'8", african-american, wearing a white t shirkts blue jeans and a cast on his right arm. the femalees heavyset, wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans, the man removed from the car is at kaiser hospital and is not suffering any serious injuries. anyone with information regarding the crash or the suspects is asked to call oakland police. reporting live, abc-7 news. >> alan: overseas, this was egypt's first full day without president hosni mubarak in nearly 30 years. the military leaders have made a commitment to hand over power to an elected civilian government and to abide by peace treaty with israel. here's more from cairo. >> reporter: when dawn broke over cairo, new era began in ant. the jubilation at the ouster and plenty of hard work ahead in a sign