thursday night's tour was in cairo. fraser told me it was scary. >> there were hundreds of people running towards the bus and you could hear gunfire. you could hear people chanting and screaming. >> reporter: the state department issued a warning recommending that u.s. citizens avoid travel to egypt. and advising those already there to consider leaving as soon as they can safely do so. fraser's group wants out, but repeated calls to the u.s. embassy in cairo, she says, were fruitless. >> i got someone today, and he said just a moment i'll transfer you, and it was to a recording that said, please go to our website. there hasn't been internet in egypt for about 3 1/2 days. >> reporter: some 75,000 americans live in egypt. another 270,000 or so visit each year. tourism is egypt's top industry. it accounts for one in eight jobs in a country racked by high unemployment. pictures like these are bound to hurt, as is this observation from an american tourist, stranded at his cairo hotel. >> big problem. >> reporter: tony guida,

it's airline flew israelis out of cairo to safety. while the prime minister ordered a complete blackout, no israeli officials allowed to talk about egypt. at stake, israel's peace treaty with the arab world's largest country and friend. change in government in egypt could threaten three decades of stability on the border. a former israeli ambassador says it will only be a matter of time before a leader of egypt today revolution arises and he will come from the muslin brotherhood. the underground opposition there, and if they gain power, that will strengthen the hamas in gaza. ho hamas is known as the egyptian brotherhood, another fear that the egyptian revolt could spread to the palestinians in the west bank. so far it's been quiet. in tunisia, the people forced the government to flee, now anti-government protests in other countries are scaring their leaders. in yemen, algeria, lebanon, jordan. analysts compare the egyptian riots to the fall of the berlin wall, a game-changing moment that has removed the barrier of fear. longterm rese

suez, alexandria and of course in cairo. that's where our chief foreign correspondent, richard engle, is standing by tonight. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the egyptian army has deployed in much of downtown cairo and president mubarak has broken his silence and promised some reform, but will that be enough to stop these demonstrations. egypt is now in a state of revolt. waves of thousands of protesters rushed riot police, who drove them back with water cannons and, more often, tear gas.%e5 although the protesters have no single leader, the demonstrations were coordinated to begin at mosques. the clashes started almost immediately after friday prayers. the protesters now calling themselves revolutionaries, launched bottles, stones and molotov cocktails. they tore up the streets to throw blocks of pavement at riot police. several hours into these protests, there is now nothing less than chaos in the center of cairo. this city has not seen anything like this in decades, if ever. downtown cairo, smolde

chief foreign correspondent richard engel in cairo. richard? >> reporter: good evening, kate. we've been hearing bursts of automatic gunfire tonight as soldiers fire on looters who are trying to raid a church. this is a situation now where no one is truly in charge, not the police, not the government, not even the army. the army has sent tanks into the streets, and today, fighter jets buzzed cairo. egypt has gone from a police state to a state of chaos. but the show of force isn't stopping thousands of demonstrators. >> no one is afraid of the curfew. we have been afraid for 30 years and no one is afraid now. >> reporter: and with each day, more soldiers, the backbone of president mubarak's regime, are joining the protests against him. but away from the rallies, egypt is spinning out of control. looting has become widespread. the government pulled all police from their posts yesterday. it created a drastic security vacuum. there have been breakouts at at least five prisons. witnesses say up to 10,000 prisoners have escaped, murderers,

thursday night the tour was in cairo. frasier told me it was scary. >> there were just hundreds of people running towards our bus. and you could hear gunfire, you could hear people chanting and screaming. >> reporter: the state department issued a warning today recommending that u.s. citizens avoid travel to egypt. and advising those already there to consider leaving as soon as they can safely do so. frasier's group wants out but repeated calls to the u.s. embassy in cairo, she says, were fruitless. >> i got someone today and he said just a moment i will transfer you. and it was to a recording that said, please go to our web site. there hasn't been internet in egypt for about three and a half days. >> reporter: some 75,000 americans live in egypt. another 200-- 270,000 or so visit each year. tourism is egypt's top industry. it accounts for one in 8 jobs in a cry racked by high unemployment. pictures like these are bound to hurt as is this observation from an american tourist stranded at his cairo hotel. >> no problem, no

of course, thousands stuck there in the airport in cairo.h them a safe return here to america, or whenever they may be traveling back to safety. >> that's right, secretary of state hillary clinton said they were be working triple time to make sure that americans are safe. >> right now, that's what's making news in america this morning. >> get news on abcnews.com. >> have a great monday, everybody.

the streets of cairo before mubarak made his speech. i saw firsthand confrontations. it has quieted down somewhat. i then also have colleagues in the streets in other areas of the city where apparently there is quite a lot of unrest. there is loading. the thing as it is not clear whether these are protesters or criminals taking advantage of the situation, or if they are plain clothes police. they have been out here the whole time beating people with a wooden planks. >> how have the egyptians reacted to president mubarak's televised speech a couple of hours ago? >> well, what the protesters and people have been asking for is for mubarak to step down. for him to just sack the government, i really don't think that will be enough. people on the streets have been very passionate and are continuing all through the night. we are expecting more to come out in the morning. i just don't think it is going to be enough. it is not what people are asking for. >> what are those protesters asking for? are they asking for president mubarak to stand down

in cairo's liberation square, rage fuels revolt. again today, the fed up rose up in a celebration of defiance. by the thousands they shouted one message-- egyptian president hosni mubarak must go. "i'm not leaving here until mubarak is wiped off the face of the earth" this man said. for mubarak it's unprecedented repudiation. his presidency's in crisis and the faces of protesters show a passion and confidence that keeps growing. so today, two big changes-- to calm cairo's streets, soldiers replaced police officers but crowds only grew. as tanks rumbled in, dozens of people hopped aboard for the ride of a lifetime-- theirs and the mubarak regime's. this really is a critical moment. the crowd is growing more agitated, more upset. there is an army tank that has now moved into the center of the square. the tank is presumably here to clear it where it's past the curfew now and everybody here is trying to figure out what is going to happen next. the soldier pleaded for crowd to make way. no luck. senior commanders have pledged not to use

it was nighttime, well after curfew, when we landed in cairo. we found the airport full of stranded tourists, desperate to leave the country. and residents returning, but afraid to venture into town until the curfew was lifted in the morning. we've got a small car, as you can see, all the baggage is being strapped to the roof of the car. and we're going to try to get to our hotel tonight. it's a long drive from the airport into cairo and at first it was eerily quiet. but every hundred yards or so, we were stopped. we're driving from the airport into town. it's practically deserted. very few cars, but there are bands of vigilantes, ad hoc neighborhood watch groups, young men and boys out with wooden batons, metal bars, even machetes. they are watching out for looters and any kind of crime spree because there is no security. they had gathered to protect their property. and while it was tense, they were also friendly and waved us through. so, you've mobilized your own security? >> absolutely. there's no security. >> reporter: is there none? >> noth

the trouble spread across cairo. the pressure of numbers was scant, and in front to have crowd the police -- constant, and in front to have crowd, the police began to fall back. they are inspired by tunisha, where two weeks ago the people's anger overthrew an authoritarian long-serving president. egypt is the region's traditional leader. the fear is that this will inspire others across the middle east. >> we're trying to show that we're human beings and they need to value us as human beings. >> do you think it's going to work? >> yes, i hope so. it's what my people and i face. >> the police shot back with shotguns firing bursts of metal pellets. >> this is a democracy. >> but by late afternoon, the police were retreating on all sides. slowly, violently, the crowd forced its way across the bridge. >> that report from cairo. you're watching "bbc news." still ahead, more on the ongoing crisis in egypt and how social media has helped the protesters get their message out. the middle east envoy and former british prime min

our reporter is there for us. >> cairo. as the nighttime curfew ends, they are trying to bring some order to the chaos. after years with almost no say in their future, egyptians have had enough. >> [speaking foreign language] >> mubarak, out of order. mubarak, of order. >> there was the iron rule of the same man for 30 years. he gave them peace, but not the prosperity they wanted, and now, egyptians are speaking. >> it is more dangerous to go home than to stay here. it is better for our dignity to die here. than to go back home. >> it has been over a week since these demonstrations started. there is passion in the process. there are no signs that hosni mubarak will concede to their demands that he go. they now hold the key to how this all ends. they have been in power for almost 60 years, in continuing to back president mubarak may threaten them. relations on the street have been good. they came back from patrol today after being forced to retreat. the crowd chants, "we do not want you." but some fear there will be more of

the trouble spread across cairo. the pressure of numbers was conference -- the pressure of numbers was constant. police began to fall back. [shouting] >> they were inspired by tunisia where two weeks ago the people's anger over through a long serving president. egypt is the arab world's longstanding leader. >> we are trying hard to achieve anything today. we need to show we are human beings and they need to value us. >> will it work? >> i hope so. it will. i have faith in my country. >> the police hit back with shotguns firing. >> is this the -- the democracy they are talking about? >> by late afternoon police were retreating on both sides. slowly, the crowd forced its way across the bridge. after sunset, the police could not hold them. tahrir square was theirs. for the egyptian regime, this is a catastrophic defeat. the question is whether president mubarak and his advisers are prepared to talk to the demonstrators or whether they are preparing a backlash. >> just an update on the protesters in tahrir square, which

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today as i am sitting here in cairo, jets are flying over cairo. we are completely, you know, the internet... the entire internet is shut. the satellite television station is shut. stuff is being looted. buildings are ablaze. it is a lawless country. i don't see how could you wait, you know, for mr. mubarak to leave? >> schieffer: what do you think will happen if he leaves? >> i think what, you know, what everybody is clear on right now, bob, is that, you know, the first steps that need to be taken and taken urgently. first one, that he should leave today. the second step that we will have a national unity government or a national salvation government, a coalition government. i think once mubarak is out, you will see that a lot of these demonstrators will go home. i can bet you that once he decides or announces or is forced to leave, all the demonstrations will go home. and then we are capable here, bob, of then running a transitional... smooth transitional peace. >> schieffer: dr. mohammed el baradai. i'm joined here in the studio by the chief was

this woman moved to cairo. she was able to skype from a cairo hotel, one of the few places where there was still internet access. she talked about the chaos. >> we got ourselves back after not having them all day yesterday, which was wonderful, because having the entire country be called to have their final protest and nobody could communicate it. we didn't know if people were okay. it was incredibly scarey to not know. >> half a world away, this technology expert sits in his palo alto home and watches tweets from cairo. >> this one an hour ago. tookpicks of tear gas cameras -- cansters with "made in the u.s.a." >> it's how people spread the message and get international sympathy. so, certainly, social media and texting has been an incredible crucial factor. >> it's been a factor but i don't think it's as important as many people said. >> the professor believes the bigger force behind the unrest, was the unrest in tune nasa -- tunisia and, the labor unrest. >> there have been calls for protest before that fizzl

elizabeth palmer reports from cairo. >> reporter: by nightfall, central cairo looked like a war zone. antigovernment protesters fought their way past police and pushed into the very heart of the city, cheering and chanting "we demand the end of the regime." hours earlier, after friday prayers, crowds set out to march but almost immediately they were stopped by lines of police in full riot gear who beat them and fired round after round of tear gas and rubber bullets. that's the front line right there. that's where the police lines are preventing people from getting to the center of town. these demonstrators are penned in and furious. ( screaming ) they want one thing. >> we don't want this party anymore! go, leave out of egypt! >> reporter: people are demanding an end to corruption, to abuse, unemployment. but above all they want to see the end of president hosni mubarak. >> go away from egypt. go away from egypt! >> reporter: the main standoff played out on a bridge over the nile river. protesters who funneled here from all parts of the city were determined to cross into downtown. a b

looters broke into buildings in cairo. they also broke into the world-famous egypt museum, breaking precious artifacts and reportedly tearing the heads off ancient mummies. citizens moved in to protect the museum, forming a human chain around it. >> we are sending a message to all the people, and all over the world that the egyptian people protect the egyptian treasures. >> reporter: the death toll jumps. in cairo, the body of a man killed today was carried through the crowd, but these scenes are in stark contrast to other images from around the capital. the anti-government protests are the calmest we have seen since tuesday. the army replaced the riot police on the streets yesterday, but they're doing nothing to break up the demonstrations or enforce the curfew. instead, giving the protesters a ride through the streets on their tanks. a very different feel on the streets tonight. the military has taken over, and they're treating protesters with a lot more respect. attempting to pacify the masses, hosni mubarak today named

elizabeth palmer is in the middle of it all in cairo. >> reporter: by night fall central cairo lookede a war zone. antigovernment protestors had fought their way past police and pushed into the very heart of the city cheering and chanting "we demand the end of the regime." hours earlier after friday prayers cards set out to march but almost immediately they were stopped by lines of police in full riot gear that beat them. that's the front line right there. that's where the police lines are preventing people from getting to the center of town. these demonstrators are pinned in and furious. . >> reporter: they want one thing. >> we don't want this party any more. go, please, out of egypt. >> reporter: people are demanding an end to the corruption, to abuse, unemployment, but above all they want to see the end of president hosni mubarak. >> go away. go away. >> reporter: protestors coming here from all parts of the city were determined to cross into downtown. a brave few rushed forward through the tear gas. they were pushed back again by the police. but the protestors refused to give up.

right paul so we are live from cairo she of course will continue to monitor the situation for us in the jackson camp. now following the recent shooting of congresswoman gabrielle giffords americans are torn over their right to bear arms once again critics say although part of the constitution gun ownership has become an obsession in a country with almost as many private weapons as people are to use more lester reports. unlike many other countries in the united states guns can be found everywhere from retail stores this particular want to six hundred dollars springfield x d forty five two rallies it's a river ten twenty two it's easy to air use of the hands of politicians running for office commodore john mcmillan because he gives a rip about alabama and auburn not care to new codes or criminals the. many readily cite the country's second amendment that allows for this right to bear arms the vast majority of level headed americans realize it is a constitutional right and as such they probably don't have a problem with it. but with a population of three hundred seven million people an

the most violent clashes today were outside cairo. near the strategic suez canal, demonstrators torched a police station and a firehouse. witnesses say they stole weapons and opened fire on security forces. egyptian police tell nbc news 87 policemen were injured, one was killed. and this unprecedented popular arab revolt is spreading. in yemen, the arab world's poorest nation, thousands demonstrated today at a university, demanding reform and lower prices. in tunisia, where this movement began just last month, the emerging new government caved to protesters' demands and agreed to purge officials associated with the ousted former president. a pattern is starting to emerge. the regimes under fire are pro-western police states, widely accused of corruption. and the protests are being organized through social networks. >> blackberry is down. >> reporter: in a rundown cairo office today, human rights activist sally sami used twitter, facebook and blackberry messenger to help organize major demonstrations scheduled for tomorrow. >> one marc

has the latest from cairo. de as the opposition leader here is an interesting choice because most egyptians really don't know him he has his fame much more on the international stage now what is remarkable is that he's managed to bring together very opposing views here in egypt particularly with very in here to the muslim brotherhood which has been after order egypt for its extremist views now but today is a secular man and he will be a choice that's very much will be supported by the united states and by other western powers he has in the past avoided direct confrontation with the egyptian government and at the same time he has been criticized by some for simply not being a good enough leader what is interesting though is that he is calling for regime change but he himself has not even egypt for the past three decades he was the head of the international atomic energy agency for some eleven years and then he was criticized for the way he dealt with the iranian nuclear issue he was also criticized by some of hi

. >> warner: john ray, reporting from cairo. we've just heard this dramatic announcement from president mubarak that he's asked his whole government to resign. there going to be a whole new government in place tomorrow. has there been any reaction yet? >> i think it's far too early. there are still even at this late hour, it's midnight thirty here in cairo, a large, large number of people on the streets. we are hearing the sounds of battle in the distance from our hotel room. there is still tear gas being-- tear gas being fired. i think the reaction, though, when they do hear the news will be one of great disappointment because remember, these protestors really have a load of complaints about unemployment, about high prices. but it all coalesces around one demand that is for mubarak to go and he isn't going, he's still there he's still saying that i'm the man in charge and i'm staying. >> warner: now he was offering the opportunity to communicate. he kept saying not through violence but we can communicate about these grievances.

unconfirmed reports say a policeman died in the disturbances in cairo.wo demonstrators were reported killed in suez. the united states, a close ally of egypt, called for restraint from all sides. washington says it still regards the mubarak government as stable. >> the center of cairo in the hands of demonstrators. in unprecedented scenes, several thousand people were out to show their rejection of the government of president hosni mubarak. the police, who up to now have always been quick to put down smaller opposition rallies, appeared to be overwhelmed for the first time. as i antony's the, the people in the egyptian capital are unhappy about corruption, and employment, and surging food prices. -- as in geneva. and as i indonesia, here, too, calls are going to change the government, for president mubarak to leave. >> every side denver -- every time i see the two nations on television, i think that is how it is for us. we should be demonstrating, too. >> people will not stop protesting. we're stronger than the regime and its military. >> people are hung

. >>> a bay area family struggles to stay in touch with their daughter in cairo. the challenges to find connections as egypt erupts. >>> a one and a half billion dollars project in the heart of san francisco. what begins tomorrow that could affect traffic and business for years. >>> good evening i'm ann notarangelo. we begin tonight with breaking news. a fatal shooting in one of san francisco's most popular tourist areas in the 200 block of jefferson along fisherman's wharf. don nap has the latest. >> reporter: we are on jefferson just across from the area where the fishing boats are. i will ask joe to push into the building in question here. the small little shop has a sign outside that says the original discount perfume. it sells pursees and scarves. two people are dead. let's hear that directly from lieutenant troy dangerfield. >> at 8:20 p.m. there was a shooting that occurred here in the 200 block of jefferson. unfortunately, two people are deceased. we don't have much information. it is a male and a female that worked at the store in the 200 block of jeffers

elizabeth palmer is in the middle of it all in cairo. >> reporter: by night fall central cairo looked like a war zone. antigovernment protestors had fought their way past police and pushed into the very heart of the city cheering and chanting we demand the end of the regime. hours earlier after friday prayers a crowd set out to march but almost immediately they were stopped by lines of police in full riot gear who beat them and fired round after round of tear gas and rubber bullets. that's the front line right there. that's where the police lines are preventing people from getting to the center of town. these demonstrators are penned in and furious. they want one thing. >> we don't want this party any more. go. leave out of egypt. >> reporter: people are demanding an end to corruption, abuse, employment but above all they want to see the end of president hosni mubarak. the main standoff played out over the nile river. protestors were determined to cross into downtown. a brave few rushed forward through the volleys of tear gas. the masks followed until they were pushed back again by th

, cairo on fire. police vans torched, the ruling party headquarters in flames. the army moved into cairo, as well as the egyptian cities of alexandria and suez, to reinforce the police who have been clashing with protesters all week. protesters who have been using facebook and twitter to organize the masses. attempting to quell the uprising, the government today shut down all internet and cell phone service. with no result. it all began early afternoon as egyptians prayed in the streets. the police watching and waiting. as prayers ended, angry worshippers poured into the streets. their fury directed squarely at president hosni mubarak who has ruled for 30 years. >> 30 years is enough. we hate these people. we hate all this government. we hate them. we want a complete change for all of them. >> reporter: they were immediately met with a barrage of rubber bullets, tear gas and water. nothing has kept the people off the streets. now, they are angrier and more determined than ever to overthrow this regime

our reporting there from cairo to stay with r.t. will continue to keep you updated on the situation in egypt. three million frustrated ukrainians living in the capital kiev are looking for just one man the mystery surrounding their missing mayor the eccentrically in need turned deep and as his absence from public life and a sixth month even the prime minister is demanded to know his whereabouts are there's a less than ourselves to investigate the disappearance. many in cuba for agree that over the past six months ukraine's capital has become a bad place to live in but locals are bewildered as to who should take the credit as the man in charge of the city has gone missing. the mayor. definitely. in five years as city's top dog maybe a ski has been a journalist delight from singing at a press conference. taking a dive in front of cameras to prove he was mentally sane the eccentricity of smear earned him the nickname spaceman among locals yes i am a space and true if he had gone to space it might at least explain the mystery of where h

of the chaos in cairo. >>> prison breaks, about 100 deaths, growing calls for the president to resign. day six of the chaos in cairo. >> i think you guys should all stay together. >>> get out as soon as you can, the message to americans in egypt. the bay area student caught in the crisis. >>> and the next bay area city considering a plastic bag ban. >>> good evening. i'm ann national ranch low. in egypt, president mubarak still clings to power and protesters flooded the streets for the sixth straight day. foreigners are trying frantically to get out. here's the latest. >> reporter: egyptian government fighter jets roared low over cairo, minutes before a mandatory curfew sunday. but thousands of protesters remained outside, demonstrating into the night. opposition leader dr. mohammed el bar day joined them, echoing their calls for president mubarak to step down after 30 years in power. it was a long day of cleanup after looters armed with guns and sticks broke into stores and burned vehicles overnight. [ foreign language ] >> reporter: state tv showed what it says are dozens of inmates

as w 's going on in cairo right now. audio) @@@ audio) other stories we're following as a suspect is being identified. we have video from the scene. the suspect 20 year- old jonathan walker shot and killed 19 year-old robert o'brien on kirk what avenue. there was an altercation that led up to the shooting. another man also shot. he is on parole for robbery and has their arrest history. >> days ahead of the super bowl a suspicious package near the stadium here in arlington tx appeared reports somebody threw packaged out of a moving vehicle. into the median. the giant response they have here. this item is in a ditch or a manhole. they have not evacuated the stadium. you can see the presence the heavier as we are days away from the super bowl. we will see a lot of security obviously ran up in time for the super bowl. >> we will be back as the news continues after the break weather and traffic and we will chat with their illegal acts bird about some of the issues in the news. developing story from cairo egypt. protesters in

this is the scene in downtown cairo, where thousands are continuing their days-long protest, demanding political and economic reform. meantime, arson and looting reportedly continued through the night as many openly defied the country's strict curfew order. yesterday, police protecting egypt's interior ministry fired on protesters in cairo near a funeral procession for a dead protester. it is unclear what prompted the police to shoot into the crowd there. >>> this morning americans looking to get out of egypt are getting help from the u.s. state department. in a statement, the state department says the flights to evacuation points will begin departing egypt on monday, january 31st. this comes after people flooded the international airport in cairo scrambling to get out of the country. for some families here in the states, there is little to do but worry and wait for news about loved ones stranded in egypt. that includes the family of linda, who is visiting her mother and sister in egypt. all three have been confirmed to their apartment for three days, scared to step into the chaos outs

abc news, cairo. >> iran has summoned u.c.arah shourd to return to the country and stand trial on february 6th. charges along with her fiancÉ and a friend still in custody. shored was released on bail and returned to the united states. she organized an auction over the weekend to raise money. the three were arrested in july 2009. shored says they were on a hike when they accidentally crossed the iraq/iran border. >> several puppies are dead after a fast-moving fire at a fremont pet store. terry mcsweeney is live at puppy paws with the story. terry? >> yeah, fremont fire investigators are still on the scene out here and as they're looking at this puppy paws shop, looking in the corner there as a possible, probable place where this fire started, the person who owns this shop not interested in that right now. he is too distraught. he lost three french bulldog puppies, can't even talk to us on camera. take a look what was left after the fire. fremont fire department battalion chief jim martin tells me the fire came in shortly befo

let's remember in 2005, condy rice went to cairo and gave her cairo speech and confronted the regimef egypt and saudi arabia and said we need reform and said all these years we have been pursuing stability at the expense of democracy. we've gotten neither. we did not see that the president -- >> the other thing what president bush said at the time infuriated mubarak. >> she got heat for her speech as well. >> chris: but then the bush administration backed off. >> this administration has been slow to act to the event and said foolish things but they are moving. friday night, president obama said i told him, president mubarak, he has a responsible to deliver reforms. secretary clinton told you 36 hours later we're urging the mubarak government which is still in power to do what is necessary to facilitate an orderly transition. we have moved from this mubarak, do the right thing to we are going to work to have an orderly transition away from the president mubarak, dictator mubarak. which is a good move by secretary clinton. now we need to help make it orderly and successful transition.

the top stories, clashes break out in the egyptian capital cairo as the police crackdown and the second day of protests. >> movers and shakers descend on pothos for the economic forum. t>> and a scandal in the armed forces. >>> clashes between egyptian demonstrators and security forces have marked a second day of protest against president hosni mubarak. the police fired rubber bullets to break up rallies and hundreds of people have been detained. these are the biggest protests president mubarak has faced in his 30 years of rule. >> defying a ban on street demonstrations, thousands of protesters took to the streets of cairo for a second day. they returned it to repeat their demands for democracy, social justice, and the president's resignation. the police made good on their threat to crack down on the protests. witnesses say that demonstrators were be down with batons and fired on with teargas. in the face of this unprecedented public outrage, the government has tightened security across the country. curfews are in place and protestors have reported they are not able to access social med

. >>> a bay area family struggles to stay in touch with their daughter in cairo. the challenges to find connections. >>> a 1.5 billion project in the heart of san francisco. what begins tomorrow that could affect traffic for years. >>> paying tribute to the man who refused to be shipped to a japanese internment camp. i'm ann notarangelo. good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. we are getting reports of a fatal shooting in one of san francisco's most popular tourist areas. it happened in the 200 block of jefferson along fisherman's wharf. that's where don knapp joins us with the latest. don? >> reporter: ann, we do know and have just confirmed with the police that there are two people on the floor of a building across the street who are dead. take a look across the street and we will try to show you where it is. it is right next to joe's crab shack. looks like it is a gift building. it has a garage door that opens onto the street. tourist go there to buy things. there is a person in custody. there has been some speculation the person in custody may be a

going to cairo? he was in cairo and he offered to help? what is the situation? >> he is a private citizen, but he is a retired diplomat, former ambassador to egypt. he knows some of the key players within the egyptian government, and we thought it was useful for both, you know, him to have the opportunity to interact with people within the egyptian society. then we will look for to hearing his perspective on what is happening. >> did you ask him to go to egypt? did the administration asked him to go to egypt and to try to find out what is going on? >> let me take the question. i can't tell you whether he was planning to go and then we take advantage of the opportunity. i'll take this question. >> you say there is communication between you and the egyptians. so what exactly can he bring to the table? and you say you have made clear to the authorities there what it is that you want, and orderly transition. does that mean there are some things that are better said in private face-to-face and this is what he will be doing? >> well, you know, if you look back we have

aussie's policy ever pushing there from cairo it might be hard to find a missing mother in a city of three million people but when he's the mad that it's really a mystery the search is on for caves eccentric city chiefs let each other know that ski who disappeared from public six months ago so was the mare here cesc investigates from the ukrainian capital. many if agree that over the past six months ukraine's capital has become a bad place to live in but locals are bewildered as to who should take the credit as the man in charge of the city has gone missing. the mayor. definitely. in five years as city stop dog maybe it's he has been a journalist delight from singing at a press conference. taking a dive in front of cameras to prove he was mentally sane the eccentricity of kiev smellier earned him the nickname spaceman among locals yes i am a spaceman absolutely true if he had gone to space it might at least explain the mystery of where he actually is that's because the last time should not be askew was seen in public was almost six months ago it is troubling not just ordinary citizen

abc news, cairo. >> iran has summoned u.c.arah shourd to return to the country and stand trial on february 6th. charges along with her fiancÉ and a friend still in custody. shored was released on bail and returned to the united states. she organized an auction over the weekend to raise money. the three were arrested in july 2009. shored says they were on a hike when they accidentally crossed the iraq/iran border. >> several puppies are dead after a fast-moving fire at a fremont pet store. terry mcsweeney is live at puppy paws with the story. terry? >> yeah, fremont fire investigators are still on the scene out here and as they're looking at this puppy paws shop, looking in the corner there as a possible, probable place where this fire started, the person who owns this shop not interested in that right now. he is too distraught. he lost three french bulldog puppies, can't even talk to us on camera. take a look what was left after the fire. fremont fire department battalion chief jim martin tells me the fire came in shortly befo

this is the curfew of cairo right now.y're celebrating that the army came, and the army is basically not doing anything. police completely withdrew from the area i can see here. >> having said that, what role will the army now play in this crisis, do you think? >> that is the interesting thing, because nobody knows who sent the army exactly. was it ill mubar, or was it a decision from the army against mubarak? i think the dynamic is interesting, because it does not look like it is the army with mubarak. because what i can see right now looks like demonstrators standing on the armored vehicles with the army and celebrating. so it does not look like this army is out in order to secure the regime. it just came out in order to push the police away. we're just trying to figure out who is in charge right now in this country. >> tell us more about communications. they seem to be all but shut down there in egypt, which is an unprecedented move. >> since midnight last night, we have no internet. since this morning, we have no telep

helicopters were hovering over cairo. police left leaving behind a huge security vacuum. gangs took advantage stealing from office buildings and even breaking into cairo's famous museum. >> to all the people and all over the world protect the prisons. >> they want to protect their neighborhoods. across egypt, buildings were set on fire. clashes between anti-government protestors and the police and with al-jazeera ordered shut counsel this morning. they may be without the main source of information. they are also absorbing the news that hosni mubarak named a new vice president, in an attempt the protestors have rejected. >> mubarak.... >> the u.s. embassy in egypt is now urging americans to get out of that country citing all the growing unrest and uncertainty. an effort by the state department is now underway to fly planes into help americans leave the country. that could happen as early as tomorrow. some americans are taking refuge in hotels trying to get an understanding of exactly what they should do next. i don't like the situation. we don't speak the language and it's

paula three reporting from cairo there. are tons the author journalist says that major foreign powers have already played a deadly role in the egyptian revolt. mahmoud el baradei is a belated attempt at getting in on this opposition movement well it may be too late he's part of the international crisis group a murky elite group with close ties to western interests as the people of egypt have shown such courage in the face of such u.s. backed terror that has occurred in egypt for the past thirty years to the people of egypt want mohamed el baradei i think that's doubtful a best this is a storm very much of the americans own making and i think the people will remember that the bullets fired at them were made in the united states that president obama has close ties with all these companies raytheon boeing these are the companies that have the ear of president obama and those jets flying over cairo alexandria su is in other cities there are american so if this is a sudden switch by the americans to suddenly think well maybe we

helicopters hovering over cairo. when the military moved in, the police left leaving behind a huge security vacuum. gangs of looters took advantage on saturday stealing from office buildings, even breaking into cairo's famous egypt museum. commandos came in to support it with a chain of human protesters. >> we are sending a message to all the people and all over the world that the egyptian people protect the egyptian treasures. >> reporter: vigilante groups have sprung up arming themselves with guns and bats to protect their neighborhoods. across egypt, buildings were set on fire. clashes continued between anti-government protesters and the police. and with al jazeera, one of the few independent arabic outlets here ordered shut down this morning, egyptians may be without their main source of information on the protests. egypt today was also absorbing the news that hosni mubarak named a new vice president and successor if he were to step down. an attempt to quell the unrest, which the protesters have rejected. >> the

you can you see the scores of police oliver streets -- the streets of cairo-- all over thef cairo. there are sensitive -- they are sensitive to that determination of the government to maintain control. >> i suffer from depression and corruption, your credit government, regulations. >> -- bureaucratic government, and regulations. >> this is our right t a right y human being. >> one senior official has opened a dialogue but doesn't amount to anything? -- does it amount to anything? mohamed elbaradei is someone who gives respectability to the protests and another headed for the government. >> i have to give them as much support, political support and moral support, whatever i can do. i will be with them. they're my people and i have to be there and i would like to see egypt continue. >> all sides are gearing up for more protests and renewed trails of strength. -- trials and strength. >> one of those keeping an eye on the unrest is the state department. egypt is a major player in the stability or otherwise of the middle east. the u.s. has a big stake in that. adam brooks is in washingt

. >> the second day of violent confrontations, right in the center of cairo, but today was more chaotic. as protesters tried to gather, the police fired tear gas, without hesitation. many demonstrators were manhandled or rested. early in the day, the government announced that the protests were illegal. the police left little doubt about the tough lines that would be taken. but some hard-core protesters refused to give in. "we are era people!" "-- we are arab people!" >> we urge the egyptian authorities not to prevent peaceful protests or blocked communications, including on social media sites. we believe strongly that the egyptian government has an important opportunity at this moment in time to implement political, economic, and social reforms to respond to legitimate needs and interests of the egyptian people. >> tonight, the protests are continuing, and so far, beyond cracking heads, the government does not seem to have a response. >> jon leyne there from cairo. just a while ago, he gave us the latest. >> it is much more dispersed, a lot of smaller demonstrations. a lot of times when