. >> ayman mohyeldin live in cairo. >>> quite a bombshell to say the least from bradley manning. the former army private revealing today that he wants to live out the rest of his life as a female. manning, who was sentenced just yesterday to 35 years in prison in a military prison in the biggest classified document leak in nation's history has asked to be called chelsea. in an exclusive interview on "today" his attorney said his client wants to begin hormone therapy immediately. >> as far as the hormone therapy, yes, i'm hoping fort leavenworth will do the right thing and provide that. if fort leavenworth does not, then i am going to do everything in my power to make sure they are forced to. >> they said, quote, inmates are treated equally regardless of race, rank, ethnicity but added the army does not provide hormone therapy or sex reassignment surgery. >>> coming up, voice of reason. the school clerk who talked down the gunman who police say entered the georgia elementary school with enough ammo to shoot more than half of the children in that building. >> just stay there calm.

pushed through cairo to cities further south as well as up along the egyptian coast and nbc's ayman mohyeldin is live in cairo with the very latest. it's now after dark there. the curfew is in effect. have things calmed down at this hour, ayman? >> reporter: good afternoon, peter. well, a short while ago police confirmed that they are now firmly in control of the major sit-in protest location where those demonstrators have been encamped for more than a month now which effectively means that both of the sit-in operations are now under the control of egyptian security forces, and that's nearly 12 hours after the military or police operation began and more importantly just as the curfew here is going into effect. what we do know in cairo, particularly in some of these areas where these clashes were taking place, is that it has somewhat calmed down and i use that word very cautiously because we understand there are still marches taking place, however, the kind of confrontation that we saw lasting throughout the course of the morning has somewhat decipitated. there are still a few cars out here. l

. >>> nbc news foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin joins us from cairo. it was the deadliest day for egypt since the overthrow of mubarak in 2011. what, if anything, is helping to defuse is the situation especially now since we've had almost 24 hours since the president's words? >> thomas, the short answer is nobody really knows. it is difficult to get anybody to the negotiating table or at least to get them to talk to each other, not about nel national reconciliation but just to try to get the violence to subside. right now, there is a lot of angers on the streets among the supporters of the ousted president and those that were killed. four members of the muslim brotherhood and their supporters many of them are going out to the streets today in what they are calling a day of anger to express how they felt over is the how the military and government has handled the situation. there is a tremendous amount of anger and frustration brewing, but on the other hand the government is taking a zero tolerance approach to the attacks that have happened over the cou

ayman mohyeldin joins us. >> reporter: good morning. yesterday's operations the scope of which are still been felt, according to some eyewitnesses at some of the mosques near where the clearing operations unfolded there are still about 200 bodies that are unaccounted for or unidentified. that death toll you were talking about still expected to rise in the coming hour. the scope of the operations lasted for about 11 hours and it really has thrown a major upheaval across the country. already the muslim brotherhood is striking a tone of defiance, saying they will not cower to the egyptian military and more importantly they are calling for protests to resume today. as we were mentioning the curfew that was imposed late last night has been lifted and one of the major points of the country now being declared in a state of emergency and emergency law being effectively put back in place is that protests are banned, which means that if these marches are expected to take place today you can expect perhaps a very strong-handed or even stronger one

nbc's ayman mohyeldin, we want to get to him right away, he is live for us in cairo right now. ayman, more casualties after what was already the worst mass killing in that country's modern history. before we ask you a thought about what's going on now, i want to show you a picture that struck us this morning. this was taken near alexandria, egypt, of egyptians on the beach there. even as violence raged in the city behind them, we can't verify the person who took this shot. nonetheless it's worth showing because it provides some small window of normalcy and perhaps optimism. are we heading into another weekend of violence? >> peter, the short answer to that is yes, absolutely. we're looking at a death toll that is climbing by the hour here in cairo. now, this comes, as you mentioned, on the day that mu muslim brotherhood supporters have called the day of rage. more than 28 different marches were scheduled across the country today, allment went to converge in this square in the capital. it was there that clashes broke out according to eyewitnesses and others. a short while ago, th

ayman mohyeldin in cairo. thank you, ayman. joining me now, former state department official p.j. crowley and sirius x m's michael smerconish. p.j., let me start off with you. i want to play senator jack reed, who was on "meet the press" this sundays, discussing the u.s. aid, the billions of dollars sent to egypt from this country. let's play it. >> the acts of the last few days by the egyptian military are completely unconscionable. i do believe we have to change our aid. i think also we have to have included in the legislation and national security waiver. >> p.j., a spokesperson said the same thing, that the aid is under review. put this in perspective now that you have saudi arabia saying we will fill the hole if said is removed. it seems all along that we in the states were talking about possible influence in egypt because of these billions of dollars when, in fact, this money could have always been replaced by other arab nations. >> sure. i mean, it just highlights that we have a relatively weak hand we're plag we're playing. we're a relatively influential country, but our a

joining me now is nbc's ayman mohyeldin reporting from cairo, and nbc's senior political editor mark y to speak to ayman a short time ago. we know u.n. inspectors have gone in, talked with witnesses. they have collected information now. but we are waiting to hear from secretary kerry. in first read today, it says military action is coming. at this point, though, it is what kind of military response will follow. >> right, tamron. there is no longer a question about if the united states will have some type of military action. the question is how and when. over the weekend what's very interesting is how the administration released read-outs of meetings and phone conversations the president had with british prime minister david cameron, france's president, as well as secretary of state john kerry's calls to arab nations. so this seems to be all laying the ground work. i think it will be very interesting to see what secretary of state john kerry has to say, because how the united states responds now becomes the big question. >> absolutely, and the timeline. what timeline are we looking at

joining us from cairo is ayman mohyeldin. jonathan tep perfect man and joining me on step is tamara oliver. i want to go to you first, tamara. in terms of what is happening in syria, it is without question a human rights travesty. some people would qualify and characterize this as definitely mass atrocities. 100,000 people dead. do you think that it's a chemical weapons attack, if it actually was that, changes the international calculus. >> it should be changing the international calculus. just like many previous documented plans. we're still investigating what happened today. the news is horrendous. the images are terrible. we've managed to speak to a number of witnesses and a number of doctors in that eastern province to damascus. what they say confirms the symptoms that have been always there when that kind of nerve gas is used. >> just to refresh for our viewers. we were talking about a two-year civil war that has created also a refugee crisis. it's not just syria that's been destabilized. but there are 30,000 syrians who

let's get to ayman mohyeldin, and this drive we felt was inecrachellely going -- really appears to be slowing down. how is that being perceived in the region? >> it has been somewhat echoed by the -- -- for example, if you look at countries here in the middle east that are close allies, including egypt and jordan, jordan says it won't allow any territory to be used for a possible strike on syria. the egyptian government says it rejects any type of military action, despite the fact that it condemns the use of chemical weapons. given that dynamic, the arab league is scheduled to meet on tuesday and perhaps pass a resolution, but against that backdrop, you also have some of the countries closely allied with syria, including iran. here in lebanon, the government as well as the lebanese militia hezbollah have stood in defiance of the west and in support of the syrian government. that has given every here a moment of pause. everybody wonders if perhaps the west rushed in without a mandate. we've heard statements from the secretary-general, saying there must be some type of authorization fro

nbc foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin is in cairo. n, thankfully, a quieter day today in cairo than yesterday. what, if any, was the reaction to what the american president had to say? >> reporter: well, reaction from the egyptian government has been somewhat muted. in fact, no official comments coming out from either the interim government or the egyptian military. you can rest assured that egyptian government is in probably some serious discussions amongst itself as to how it wants to respond whether or not it is going to change its course of action as a result of this new announcement. but many people here outside of the framework of government don't see the u.s. rebuke as being that severe. they are not necessarily that concerned with how the u.s. has canceled this largely symbolic and for the most part a photo-op of a military exercise between the two countries. so it is not the kind of strong condemnation who those in this country that are concerned with the way the military has been behaving. now, keep in mind the military still

joining me now from cairo is ayman mohyeldin. what precipitated the violence today? what happened? >> well, over the course of the last several weeks since the removal of president morsi from power. his supporters have formed an umbrella foundation made up of islamist parties. one that's widened its base over the course of the last several weeks. they have staged two massive sit-ins, one in a northern part of the city of cairo, and the other on the western part of the city. those two encampments have become sore points for the government. they have blocked down major parts of cairo, more importantly, the government felt they had become a threat to national security, and disrupted the public peace. and more importantly, that they were being used to rally crowds to more marches and incitements. the government had been threatening it was going to go in with force if necessary, to try to break up these protests, since the muslim brotherhood refused to negotiate or find a peaceful way to end these demonstrations. that's what led to the clashes unfolding now. over the actual logistical p

nbc's ayman mohyeldin joins us live now from cairo, where he covers that story for us. ayman, has there been any reaction from the region about the news of a possible attack as early as thursday? >> reporter: there has been a general reaction from the syrian government and certainly from its allies in the region, most notably iran, which has come out and said that any attack on the syrian government or syrian territory would result in a war across the region that would not end favorably for the united states or its allies. meanwhile here in cairo, the arab league today sending a strong note of condemnation against the syrian government, for whom they hold responsible for the chemical weapons attack. more importantly, we've heard from other countries that have expressed their reservations is about some of the intelligence gathered on whether or not the syrian government was responsible. russia and china both members of the united nations security council saying they should wait. the international community should wait until u.n. inspectors on the ground have concluded and

nbc's ayman mohyeldin joins us live from cairo. what's happening right now, ayman? >> reporter: well, a few different things that are unfolding. you are looking at those images on your screen of that building that was on fire. that was near ramsey square. it is an office building, we understand, belonging to a major construction company here in egypt. that has been set on fire. according to egyptian state television, as fire trucks were trying to get to the front lines to try to put out those fires, they came under attack. it's not clear yet who was behind the shooting, but they have been hindered in being able to address that. now, this comes as a curfew here in cairo has gone into effect. it's been about an hour now since the beginning of the third night of a military-imposed curfew. very few people out on the streets. the government saying tonight it was really going to enforce that curfew and arrest anyone who remains out. obviously, that is coming on the heels of a very violent day, one that saw a lot of confrontation between supporters of the ousted president

we'll go live to nbc's ayman mohyeldin who's in lebanon. ayman, we're talking about the entire region. you're in lebanon. part of this is the refugees, people fleeing syria going into turkey and lebanon as they prepare or anticipate some type of military strike. >> you're absolutely correct, tamron. in fact, there's so many layers to it. there is a humanitarian layer that you talked about which has in the past 24 hours seen a massive spike of syrian refugees crossing the border. there's also a serious layer of violence here. keep in mind that hezbollah, which has been one of the strongest allies of the syrian regime, is based out of southern lebanon. they have stood by president assad throughout this entire conflict sending fighters and troops to fight alongside his regime. so there is the growing concern that across the region there can be a massive uptick in violence of those who support the president of syria if, in fact, the u.s. strikes. we've heard from a senior iranian commander saying that any american strike on syria would almost be

nbc's ayman mohyeldin. we have mentioned he is not a freeman. he's still facing these charges. i'm curious if there can be anything done to keep him out of the political fire -- from stoking the political fire that is certainly brewing in cairo. his voice is one that certainly has support there. >> reporter: he is certainly under house arrest. that lasts so long as this emergency law has been in effect. there has been some talk about shortening that since they seem to have the upper hand on the situation here. there is nothing to prohibit the former president from giving media interviews, from meetings with people, to speaking out openly and freely. he does have the rights of citizenship. that has not been stripped away from him. he will be back in court. but until then, he's effectively a freeman with the exception of his house arrest that requires him to remain in that military hospital. he does have the right if he wanted to to request to be transferred to another situation if his situation improves medically. that will be up to him. as we understand it from his lawyers, tha

. >> nbc's ayman mohyeldin joins us live from cairo. ayman, good afternoon, or good evening for your. we know the protesters took to the streets today. have we seen any clashes? >> reporter: well, the numbers today and the protests today in general were a big test for the muslim brotherhood. obviously in the last couple of weeks the senior leadership of that organization has come under a lot of pressure, some of them have been arrested, others are on the run. some of its mid-level ranking members. so today was a major test for them. it's safe to say they did not bring out the kinds of numbers that they normally would have in recent years. but there were nonetheless some clashes, particularly in the city of tanta. there they clashed with local residents and police. according to local security forces, one protester was killed and 25 were injured. in places like cairo and some of the others, there have not been large numbers or large accounts of violence or disruptions according to security sources we've been speaking to. so it is to some e

joining me now, foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin. what's the very latest from the cairo?nt imposed curfew has gone into effect this evening prohibiting anyone from going into the streets. they have warned anyone caught on streets will be imprisoned. this in addition to emergency law that was declared a few hours ago, putting the country under emergency law. effectively putting the country under emergency law. and that would probably limit civil process or due process for civilians arrested over the course of the next several days. this is expected to last for a month. meanwhile, the ministry of interior says 43 people, members of its security forces, were killed. the ministry of health says the number of those killed that are civilians stands at 240 or more. you can expect that number to rise in the coming hours as more and more bodies are recovered from some of these flash points where clashes happen between members of the police forces and supporters of the ousted president. the muslim brotherhood is describing today's event as a massacre. they've put the number of thos

. >> nbc news foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin is in cairo where things are getting worse. man, what's going on? >> reporter: good evening, krystal. it's the third night of this curfew that's been imposed here. the military maintaining a very strong presence on the street. for the most part the supporters of the muslim brotherhood have actually now withdrawn and ended most of their protests following calls by some of the leaders of that organization to respect the curfew and to head home. so there is an uneasy calm that is sething in. as you mentioned, there is this high rise that remains engulfed in flames. fire trucks are still working to try to contain that fire, but we still don't have an accurate estimate on the casualty figures from today. as you mentioned, according to the field hospital, volunteers near that area, more than 80 bodies have been recovered and taken there. they're expecting those numbers to go up as they get a better sense of what unfold ed today. the egyptian government has no qualms about what it is doing. it says they're engaged in a war on terrorism

let's get to foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin live in cairo. curfew is now in force for cairo and ten other provinces. we suns right at this moment, health officials there will have just increased the numbers, the death toll. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's correct. . the curfew has been in effect for about an hour. it's 10:00 p.m. here. these streets would be bus ling right now but it's deadly quiet. an eerie silence has settled in over cairo this evening. people are still being roved from some of the locations where these clashes happened. that is what is driving the death toll up sharply. it is expected to rise even in the coming hours. health officials now say they have about 235 boys they have recovered that are officially dead as a result of clashes. that is excludes the 43 members of the security forces killed in those clashes. that came out from the ministry of interior a short while ago. right now, that 235 are purely civilians killed in clashes with the police force throughout the course of the day. there are still by some a

ayman mohyeldin live for us in cairo. thank you, ayman. >>> and a live look now at the markets reacting to today's jobs report. the unemployment rate fell to the lowest level in years. you see the dow is down now nine points. we'll have the latest on the impact of the job numbers. >>> and within the last hour, the philadelphia eagles excuse riley cooper from play, days after videos surfaced showing him using a racial slur. why the nfl took this action and what his teammates are saying. >> we are not going to stand by and allow people in russia to endure the treatment that they've been going through. >> now some american gay bars are dumping russian vodka, all due to that country's new anti-gay laws. how will this form of protest affect the winter olympics? and what one major u.s. olympian is saying about it. it's our "news nation" gut check. >>> and will whitey bulger take the stand in his own defense? new developments from today's heated courtroom exchange. we'll bring that to you. you can join our conversation on twitte

nbc's ayman mohyeldin is with us from cairo.countries have encouraged democracy. as you know, it's been extremely challenging to american diplomatic personnel. what's the feeling on the ground where you are? >> reporter: well, near the u.s. embassy, i can tell you that security is definitely on a much more heightened state of alert. we went out a short while ago to film a little bit and beyond what we've seen in the past, it was very difficult as soon as we came, we were approached by both plain clothes officers as well as the army and the police. it gives you a sense of the anxiety. you're right. over the course of the last two years, prior to the revolutions in the arab springs, the american embassy was heavily fortified. after the arab spring, people demanded the streets be opened up, that they shouldn't have the kind of protection these were afforded. we saw these protests became closer and closer to the embassy walls. that became dangerous all the way back to september 11th when chris stevens was killed in benghazi. the u.s

joining us live in cairo is nbc news correspondent, ayman mohyeldin. thank you for staying us into the middle of the night to be with us. i really appreciate it. >> reporter: my pleasure, rachel. >> what can you tell us about the situation in cairo and around egypt today? compared with yesterday? whether it seems like the situation is settling down at all or whether it's going to continue the way it has been? >> reporter: well two things. one, this scope of what happened yesterday is still being realized today on a humanitarian level and on a political level. yesterday we didn't have a sense of how bad it was going to be. the muslim brotherhood was saying thousands of supporters were killed. the death tolls began very low from the official government sources. by the end of today, we are still getting a better picture of the kind of human toll these casualties or, rather, these crackdowns have resulted in. we're looking at a number of 600 or so killed so far. there are still hundreds of bodies laying in a mosque that are still unidentified, unaccounted

nbc's ayman mohyeldin continues to monitor all of this for us from beirut, lebanon. man, we should note first of all that the white house also just released a map of damascus that shows the areas hit by last week's chemical attacks. kind of tough to make it out on your screen there. you can see that all of those areas are dominated by the opposition or heavily contested. secretary kerry said our intelligence found that the rockets carrying those chemical agents were launched from areas controlled by the regime. is this the smoking gun? >> well, it certainly is that from the american perspective. you know, he did a very good job of laying out why from the american intelligence perspective there is reason to believe that it was the syrian government. not only because of the delivery mechanism, not only because of the intended targets, controlled areas that are under the firm control of the rebel, but because there is a pattern of this behavior that has emerged in the past. in addition to that, you have the alleged intercepted phone calls from within the regime indicatin

nbc's ayman mohyeldin joins us live from cairo, egypt, where he's watching the developments in that region. ayman, let's start off with the prisoner release. it was part of this deal to resume the peace talks. as we say, those are fragile at best. now could israel's settlement construction derail those peace talks before they ever begin? >> reporter: well, that is certainly what is coming out of the palestinian side. palestinian negotiators say israel is not serious about negotiations because of the fact that it has already gone ahead and announced these new settlement constructions, which is a very sensitive topic for palestinians at large. they want the west bank in east jerusalem as territory for a future state. so any attempt to try to sabotage that with the announcement of new settlements is perceived as such by palestinian society at large and specifically palestinian negotiators. nonetheless, the u.s. administration is putting pressure on the palestinians to not react negatively and go to the tables tomorrow and see what that brings, which is also important given the fact that israe

. >> let's go now to nbc foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin from bay ru. how are we hearing about neighboring governments and how they're reacting to what does seem like an imminent u.s. military strike on syria? >> well, different governments have had different reactions across the region. some of them expressing reservations, others flat out rejecting any u.s. intervention. right here in lebanon, for example, the government says that is any attack on syria would destabilize the region and the country here which in itself has seen some of the sectarian violence that has crippled syria spread to lebanon. they're very much concerned about that. there's the growing humanitarian concern about countries like jordan buckling under the pressure of continuous flow of refugees coming across. you have egypt who has expressed reservations have come out and rejected any u.s. military strike on syria believing the only option should be a political one. you have countries like turkeying that said not only do they want a u.s. strike but any military operation against sy

>> nbc's ayman mohyeldin. >>> egyptian foreign policy isn't the only item on the president's list. he has a lot to tackle domestically. melissa joins us from washington. >> reporter: the president has two major assignments today. like most of the kids going back to school across the country, first, as we've been talking about this morning, what to do about u.s. aid to egypt and, of course, more about the revelation of additional abuses with the nsa. some lawmakers are hoping the president will cut aid down the line. others hoping we can hold off. the president, of course, took a break from his vacation to condemn the violence and canceled a planned joint military exercise but did stop short of suspending any aid. another big topic, that nsa surveillance program, many critical of its legitimacy after an audit showed they broke privacy rules thousands of times per year. we know some hearings on the nsa plan for additional checks and balances expected to be initiated by vermont senator patrick leahy some time later this fall. richard? >> thank you so much. >>> the first settlement is

and nbc's ayman mohyeldin in cairo. let's start with you on this latest information on some of the pieces of the puzzle. how did this come about? >> right. the intercept is not -- it's still not clear to us exactly what the communication was, whether it was from the successor to osama bin laden in pakistan directly to the top al qaeda official in yemen or whether it was more of a roundabout relayed communication. in any event, regardless of how it was constructed, it's the wording that so alarmed officials in which the leader of al qaeda in pakistan has basically given the order or approval of what the two are believed to be saying is a significant event, a big terror attack that would have significant strategic consequences, as the way they described it. and that is what has led to all the changes that we've seen in the past several days. >> let me play, pooeete, what congressman peter king said on "morning joe" this morning. >> this one was so precise as to the nature of the attack. there were some dates given in ther

relations ed husan and benjamin wallace wells and from cairo is nbc news foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin. to you first, seeing as you are in the region. the complexity of what is happening in syria i don't think can be overstated in terms of how many regional actors this pulls in. tell us if you will about the reaction in the region right now as the u.s. signals we may take a more aggressive stance on syria, although what that stance is in specific we do not yet know. >> well, the reaction really has kind of fallen along the same fault lines that the conflict it itself has shaped out over the course of the last several years and that really involves both the allies and the opponents of the syrian regime. on one hand you have gulf countries, gulf arab countries like saudi arabia, united arab emirates and qatar and others, pushing for international intervention. that doesn't necessarily mean military intervention but the criticism is the u.s. has not done enough and should do more to push for international intervention against the syrian regime to create the tipping point the rebels have b

joining us is foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin.about this report that led to these disclosures? i understand the chatter has been with a leader of al qaeda to somebody in the yemen. is that right? >> reporter: that is correct. what we are learning at this stage is that it was an intercept of communication, not sure yet what that form of communication was, but it was an intercept of a communication between al qaeda's main leaderer a man zawahiri bloobed to be somewhere in the region and the head of-al qaeda in yemen. this communication between them did not reveal any type of specific information about an impending attack, but given the nature of these twos individuals and the revelation that they wanted to doll something "big," that really put u.s. officials on edge and made them issue this alert across the world and shutting down several embassy. so it has to do more with the nature of the individuals, the type of communication, the timing of the communication, rather than any specific details about an impending attack. martin? >>

. >>> nbc ayman mohyeldin is live in cayk cairo. bring us up to date. >> reporter: certainly the news of the day revolves around muhammad badi, the guide general, supreme leader of the muslim brotherhood for the most part a symbolic figure within the organization. and obviously was someone that the organization looked to for leadership. he was arrested in the early hours this morning and now expected to face charges on inciting protesters to commit acts of violence, including murder. now, that obviously is going to be a major setback fon the organization, which has in recent weeks come under severe pressure from the government. some of its senior leaders arrested, others on the run and several members killed or arrested, particularly the mid-level ones that really actually run the organization. earlier this morning after his arrest, the organization quickly moved and appoint add new supreme guy, the number two leader of the organization and an individual considered to be a much more iron-handed figure. you expect the organization to

>> ayman mohyeldin in cairo tonight. >>> the ruthless crackdown in egypt has presented some tough choices for the obama administration, given egypt's close ties with this country and its pivotal role in the middle east. and there was more debate today on a central question, should the u.s. suspend military and economic aid to egypt? nbc's kristen welker is with the president on martha's vineyard. >> reporter: as president obama wrapped up his vacation on martha's vineyard today, his policy toward egypt came under sharp criticism in washington. >> we have no credibility. >> reporter: senator john mccain, who recently traveled to egypt at the request of president obama and who initially opposed cutting off the $1.3 billion in u.s. military aid to the country, now argues that given the ongoing violence, aid should end. >> when we threaten something, as we did that we would cut off aid, the administration did, and then not do it, then you lose your credibility and your influence. >> reporter: and while some fellow republicans disagreed -- >> i would be reluctant to cut off aid. obviously, we

. >> ayman mohyeldin is live in cairo. >> reporter: the u.n. inspection team will head back out into the eastern part of damascus where they completed their first day yesterday. now as we were talking about it earlier, they did meet with eye witnesses, interview some of the patients that were being treated for alleged chemical weapons symptoms. they were also able to collect samples from in and around the area. it's not yet clear whether or not they're going to make their findings public, but a lot of people are going to be watching very closely what they do conclude as a result of it. they're not minute to determine who used chemical weapons, just simply if chemical weapons were used at all. meanwhile, the relationship between russia and the united states over the conflict in syria continues to widen. the u.s. has postponed a meeting that was supposed to take place this week between the under secretary of state and the delegation giving an idea on how far apart the two countries are. the united states is building its options. they will make cl

and consulates from algeria all the the way east to bangladesh, including cairo, where nbc's ayman mohyeldin reports. >> reporter: this latest terrorist threat comes as the u.s. embassy here already faces violent street protests. that's why they've already put up blast walls like this and have beefed up additional security. >> reporter: and in kabul, atiyah abawi. >> an official i spoke to here said this is one of the most serious warnings they have received in a long time. security measures in place include restricted movements. that means no embassy car will be leaving the compound. and as for the afghan staff, they will not be coming into work. >> reporter: and the list could grow on monday. the state department also issued a worldwide travel alert today, warning of the potential for terrorist attacks by al qaeda and its affiliates against both official and private interests in the region and beyond from now until the end of august. and specifically citing past attacks against subway and rail systems, aviation and maritime services. the most likely place for an attack, the alert warned of

ayman mohyeldin, cairo. >>> a man is recovering from serious injuries this morning after jumping off a freeway overpass while trying to run from san jose police. the man jumped from a railing near the 280/680 interchange in east san jose, close to 9:00 last night. he landed on the on-ramp to northbound 280. police say they were trying to put man over in a car when he sped off, crashed that car, then jumped off the overpass. two passengers were inside the car. they were detained. police are not saying why they tried pulling over the man in the very first place. >>> a woman this morning offering as 10,000 reward for any information, some kind of information, about a hit and run in fremont that leaves her father unconscious. 56-year-old john vigdal was hit on fremont boulevard south of old warm springs boulevard on the morning of august 8th. since then, he has been unconscious, still in the hospital, at regional medical center. the car that hit him is believed to be a dark-colored camry, similar to this one we are showing to you on the screen. vigdal's daughter flew out from connecticut

>> and joining us now from cairo with the very latest news is nbc news foreign correspondent, ayman mohyeldin. ayman, thanks for joining us. can you give us a sense of what's happening on the ground today? >> reporter: sure. well, all attention and focus today has been on this one mosque near rumsy square. now, rumsy square was the intended destination for all those marches that were called for by the muslim brotherhood yesterday on the day of rage. and what happened last night, as the situation became extremely chaotic, a lot of people went into this mosque to use it as a makeshift field hospital, some of them wounded, some of them women, and at least some armed men. but what happened overnight, they essentially barricaded themselves in. supporters of the military, the military itself, and the police surrounded the mosque and that led to a very tense standoff throughout the early hours of the morning. now, because of that, the people inside did not feel safe enough to come outside, finding themselves in the midst of the police and the military and a lot of plainclothesed people, they said we

the man who succeeded osama bin laden, ayman mohyeldin -- ayman zawahiri. the two men reportedly agreed that they wanted to do something big. timed to the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan which is right now. and that's what led the united states to close 19 embassies. there they are on the map and consulates in the mideast and africa. there's still a lot that remains unknown including which target. over the weekend, one thing clear from every lawmaker and official with knowledge of the attack, nobody's crying wolf here. this is one of the most serious threats in years. >> been an awful lot of hatter chatter out there. chatter means conversation among terrorists about the planning that's going on. very reminiscent of what we saw pre-9/11. this is the most serious threat that i've seen in the last several years. >> we need to know and realize we're living in an increasingly dangerous world and this many specific threat that we've been briefed on over and over again has reached a new level. >> i must say this is probably one of the most specific and inc