a very chaotic scene right now if you're in cairo. >> and, ian lee in cairo. no one is backing down here, correct? you still have the authorities, the military government going after the protesters? you still have the protesters refusing to leave this site. this only seems to be s to be escalating? >> reporter: that's right. i'm also hearing reports around cairo, there are supporters of ousted president also taking to the streets. and there have been clashes in other areas, other districts. the government has shut down the national rail service in attempt to kind of isolate all of these incidents. the brotherhood has condemned that, saying they're trying to stop the protesters from voicing their opinions. but this does seem to be escalating of sorts as the day progresses, since the early morning raid took place, really, without any warning. >> okay. you can see the development on the ground in cairo. ian lee, we'll check back with you in a little bit. appreciate it. >>> the case of a vicious beating on a school bus in florida. this is captured on surveillance

she travels back and forth between cairo and berlin. you yourself -- what do you think of the situation there at the moment? >> the situation is really dramatic. it is the army against the muslim brothers, and what we can do again support. what we forget is that the society is against each other. it can be a civil war, and now, the situation is that the muslim brotherhood has taken a stance. now we have a lot of attacks, and the army now, a lot of people have coalition with the army, but they are afraid to because they did not understand why the army has this big violence against the society. just now, you have a big split in society. >> what about the people in egypt? what do they think of the muslim brotherhood? >> that is a big problem in egypt. a lot of people sympathize with the muslim brothers, but now, the problem is there's a lot of fear in the society. as you here at the demonstrations, they do not say they want freedom. they say they want an islamic state, which makes the muslim broherhood very afraid. did they have something

it wasn't just happening in cairo. this was alexandria on the mediterranean coast, egypt's second city. clashes and deaths have been reported from across the country. wounded, dying, and the dead were carried out of the square. more and more of them. many were taken back to a mosque where some had prayed before the protest. treatedf counties were -- casualties were treated, and they kept coming in. the euphoria that followed the removal of the old dictatorship in 2011 seems like a long time ago now. army'sers of the actions, and there are many in egypt, will not have much sympathy for the casualties. this procession, they have been carrying bodies up the stairs now for most of the time we have been here. the main floor of the mosque. that is the place where the casualties are coming in. there is another body coming up the stairs right now. clashes broke out in different places in cairo throughout the afternoon. the army and its supporters say the fate ofing armed islamists. the army's opponents also include secular peo

she travels back and forth between cairo and berlin. you yourself -- what do you think of the situation there at the moment? >> the situation is really dramatic. it is the army against the muslim brothers, and what we can do again support. what we forget is that the society is against each other. it can be a civil war, and now, the situation is that the muslim brotherhood has taken a stance. now we have a lot of attacks, and the army now, a lot of people have coalition with the army, but they are afraid to because they did not understand why the army has this big violence against the society. just now, you have a big split in society. >> what about the people in egypt? what do they think of the muslim brotherhood? >> that is a big problem in egypt. a lot of people sympathize with the muslim brothers, but now, the problem is there's a lot of fear in the society. as you here at the demonstrations, they do not say they want freedom. they say they want an islamic state, which makes the muslim broherhood very afraid. did they have something

in the poll cairo suburb of ten year old mina likes to escape from his tiny apartment on the rooftops there you can see the crosses on top of the local church where policemen enjoy the intensity and heat next to the entrance it's unlikely that mina realizes his father was like a tia humble government employee was killed on this very roof. a sniper's bullet caught him in the chest on the table night of twenty thirty because father was one of six christians who died in sectarian violence. we were sitting here all together and dad went up to the roof to check on the church and he wanted to know what was going on there and if he had to go and defend it in a moment then he went up there twice the third time he left he didn't come back. he was brought back and laid down here. this is just sitting here on my arm i have an image of jesus christ i like it a lot i also have one of pope shenouda the madonna. every single tattoo is really important to me. the eldest son crolla swears short sleeved shirts to show off his tattoos openly displaying your affiliation to the christian minority in an is

an old fear it weaves its way through cairo's ancient streets early in the morning . come up a priest of the archangel michael church is late for the first service. it starts at six in the morning to enable believers to pray before they go to work sunday is not a day of rest in egypt. it . up the earth. if you are going to go with people who come to the church today or are regular congregation they come here every sunday to pray. recently it has become very difficult to avoid discussions about politics and violence between christians and muslims and i don't want but i really beg our church goes nuts to turn the house of god into a place of arguments. for the fickle in regards to the religious conflicts of course we all worry about it not just the cops but the whole country does after the revolution and the overthrow of mubarak the church has been attacked about ten times. but i will still keep saying that the muslims are all brothers who will follow. the cairo suburb the fuel sources similar to many of the capitals districts they will have a poor area of high rise bui

according to the muslim brotherhood as police and snipers combined to remove pro morsi protest camps in cairo but the government says it's just said t.v. . is real and is palestinians by announcing new plans for the house and small settlement homes in occupied areas between a restart of french all middle east peace talks under threat. and rubbish spined recycling bins are used to track people in the streets of london collecting data from that mobile phones as well as the little. breaking news this hour this is the security forces in egypt unleashed a wave of violence to crush protest camps in cairo sets howbeit supporters of the ousted president mohamed morsi we're getting live pictures from cairo right now for you the muslim brotherhood claims over six hundred people have been killed in the syrian clashes but the government says only before have been confirmed to have lost their lives and right now we're able to bring you about truth is in cairo and she is joining us live on the phone hi there so there's huge variation there reported number of casualties coming from all sides also later as y

the regime in cairo.will not serve the major interests, so this will be a complexity of the position in this situation. >> some have said that the israelis are making a mistake here, sticking their next out. why are they doing that? >> basically because of the situation that most israelis hold to, that the arab spring has turned into an islamic winter, in the regime in egypt was seen by this government as basically a negative development. the government was extremely happy. morsi. my point is, of course, this is a very narrow way to look into the complex situation in egypt, but this is the way the right wing coalition in israel is. >> and one of her way -- one other way of looking at this, and addition of the wall street journal. it is said the saudi king backs the crackdown, with a speech abdullah made over the weekend. that those who interfered in egypt, internal affairs, and they themselves are fanning the fire of sedition. now, whether or not that was a dig at qatar, a big backer of the muslim brother

reporting in cairo.y have been held since tuesday, and two other journalists working for our sister channels have also been detained for self weeks. aljazeera is urging egyptian to release our colleagues unconditionally. we have had our signal jammed, and journalists locked out of the office. a broadcast under the same company license as the english and arabic channels. >> in sow mail i can't, rape is common place in refugee camps. many results go unreported, because victims fear stigma, as well as reprize also. there were 800 reported cases of sexual violence in pogadishu as well. >> these are brave women. they receive legal advice. the somali women are offered therapy and medical treatment. it's the weakest members of society who bear the brunt of these kinds of attacks. this blind woman was raped a few weeks ago. >> a man hit me with a flashlight in the face. he pressed on my forehead and ordered me not to make any noise. after he raped me. he kicked me in the ribs. >> this mother of five was shot in

there check points all over cairo. one earlier today, they said they killed a suspected member of the muslim brotherhood after days of clashes. there is no vigilante justice. this man who is unemployed said his group will be out every night now. we don't hurt anyone. we protect our area. that's it, he said. cairo is splitting apart by neighborhood. some for, others against the military. order is breaking down in the biggest city in the mideast. among those arrested today, kate, was the brother of al qaeda's leader, an ally of the muslim brotherhood. >> there reports that the u.s. and allies were trying to, wo out a deal in receipt weeks to avoid the crack down we have seen in egypt. david gregory from "meet the press" joins us now. the u.s. is in a tough spot. what pressure are we seeing behind the scenes to take a harder line? >> are within the white house i talked to u.s. officials saying there was a reassessment of the relationship between the u.s. and egypt. talk about lawmakers on capitol hill. particularly republ

it wasn't just happening in cairo. this was alexandria on the mediterranean coast, egypt's second city. clashes and deaths have been reported from across the country. wounded, dying, and the dead were carried out of the square. more and more of them. many were taken back to a mosque where some had prayed before the protest. treatedf counties were -- casualties were treated, and they kept coming in. the euphoria that followed the removal of the old dictatorship in 2011 seems like a long time ago now. army'sers of the actions, and there are many in egypt, will not have much sympathy for the casualties. this procession, they have been carrying bodies up the stairs now for most of the time we have been here. the main floor of the mosque. that is the place where the casualties are coming in. there is another body coming up the stairs right now. clashes broke out in different places in cairo throughout the afternoon. the army and its supporters say the fate ofing armed islamists. the army's opponents also include secular peo

we go now to cairo, joined by three guests. democracy now!correspondent sharif abdel kouddous and lina attalah, chief editor and cofounder of the cairo-based news website, mada masr. joining us from washington, the executive, director of the middle east research and information project read sharif, yesterday morning when this all began, please, describe what happened. take us through the day. >> before i do that, slight correction, three journalists were killed yesterday, the photojournalist was not killed. that was an erroneous report that filtered through the media yesterday. to answer your question, yesterday was a day of violence and chaos and bloodshed, the most violent episode i have witnessed as reporter in egypt for the past 2.5 years. walking around the northeastern where ahood in cairo mosque was located, you could hear the crackle of machine-gun fire intermittently in the air. in theas teargas thrown city mixed with black smoke rising from cairo. just to give you a sense of what it was like to get in for protesters, to get in or ou

that was in an area to the north of cairo. we understand that those killed were all members of the muslim brotherhood. according to police sources, those killed died from tear gas suffocation. well, as egypt's working week began on sunday, it's been all eyes on the country's economy, which has been dealt a very serious blow by weeks of unrest. the tourist sector, which accounts for 11% of europe's g.d.p. is in meltdown. "france 24"'s correspondent tells us more. >> tension lingered in cairo's streets as they began their working week on sunday. despite a curfew cutting back their working hours, thearp upbeat in the face of violent unrest. in general the stock market's performance at the current state is, to an extent, detached from the political situation and it's been performing for the better. it's a positive time of trading between the rise and fall in stock prices. >> however, egypt's economy has taken a beating since the revolution years ago cut from 5% to 2%. it's also yet to see a nearly $5 billion loan from the monetary

islamist protesters are cleared from cairo's al-fatah mosque turned morgue.ore than 750 people are officially reported killed after four days of violence. meanwhile, the government is backtracking from its earlier threat to dissolve the mis-- muslim brother hood saying there can be no reconciliation. and divers in the philippines suspend their search for dozens trapped in a sunken ferry. 31 already confirmed killed after a cargo vessful collision. after four days of blood letting the unrest in egypt appears to be subdued this evening. as long as the curfew remains in effect. this evening, the focus is on cairo's al-fatah mosque with a standoff that included exchanges of gunfire. faced with growing international condemnation, the fellowship has insisted that security forces are confronting what it calls a terrorist plot with self-constraint and self-control. since wednesday, over 750 are reported officially killed nationwide. we look back at the events of the day. >> a mosque under attack. shots were fired toward the al-fatah mosque in cairo and fired back as

just minutes ago, a helicopter flew him from cairo's prison and here is the report from cairo. >> releasedrom the prison after hours of legal procedure, hosni mubarak is released. the destination is very short down the road, the medical facility. he will remain under house arrest under the terms of the state of emergency decree issued by the government. his ban on leaving the country has also been reimposed. meanwhile, the trial for deaths in 2011 resumes. >> the allegation is that he will be tried through n three different cases and that movement is not just a revolution but a military coup. >> those who opposed him for decades will also appear. charged with inciting the violence in recent months. they accuse the morsi government of not being aggressive enough in taking action against mubarak, saying he must take responsibility for the release of the men he replaced. a prison cell but the circumstances have certainly emphatically improved. >> and what are we i think we lost jonathan betts but we will check in with him throughout the day and of course here for continuing coverage of the tu

jeremy bowen reports from cairo on the days events. the setsrought ice up of the mops because in cairo, dead bodies decompose sought -- quickly. inside there were 200 in trouts, surrounded by their families. they blame the army commander. this is my brother, my sister. >> they were claiming bodies and waiting to bury them. family sat for hours and saying their goodbyes. those who are able to speak said the dead were civilians who had been massacred. before they attack, many supporters talked about martyrdom. it is now reality. some of the bodies were too burned to be recognizable. the families of the dead do not want to talk about peace plans or of a political process. even though they think --instead they will discuss justice for the dead and their determination to keep on resisting what the army has been doing. this person hugged his mother and stood next to his brother's body. icefamily packed it with and he condemned the military command and the politicians they have installed. get away not going to with this murder. this is murder

bulldozing into one at cairo university. it was over quickly. but at the other protests, they held fast. security forces fired on them, with tear gas. and then automatic weapons. >> egyptian security forces here are firing into the side streets. the front line positions between protesters, security forces, all over cairo. and this one looks like it's about to get very ugly. >> 37-year-old customs broker guided us through the streets warning of government gunmen. already two journalists had been killed. >> even if you want take cover, take the picture. >> there are snipers trying to shoot? >> yes. >> he came here because he believes his vote was stolen. >> we're fighting for principle, for the president we elected. okay? doesn't matter -- >> they showed us a field hospital, chaotic and grim. >> it's impossible to know how many people have been injured let alone killed today. this man was shot in the upper thigh with a live round. some of the injured are being taken to ambulances and hospitals. others are just being treated on the ground. >> there

that's cross strait to our cairo correspondent, -- let's cross straight to our cairo correspondent. can you tell us the latest? marchesast 28 pro-morsi are set out to mark from various mosques -- to march from various mosques in what they are calling a day of rage. the protests are against the killing of so many morsi supporters at the sit-ins on wednesday and also to demand that mohamed morsi is released. they,ti-morsi camp -- too, are calling for demonstrations in response. they want people to take to the streets to defend the country from terrorism. they have asked for popular defense committees to protect them. there have been many attacks on coptic churches, homes, and businesses over the past 48 hours. many people believe it was islamists who were responsible for those attacks. emotion is running high among morsi supporters. they are mourning their dead. some of them are now saying that the time for the people to protest is over. i spoke to the -- to one spokesperson and she insists the protest will be peaceful. it is not just in cairo the demonstrations are planned. we are ex

our top stories this hour, security clampdown in cairo. supporters canceled protest after four days of protest. u.n. inspectors arrive in syria to investigate claims that chemical weapons are being used. and china and russia continue to battle severe flooding across he far east. we begin in egypt, where islamist leaders say they've called off a series of rallies in cairo for security reasons. this comes after authorities raided the homes of muslim brotherhood members in an attempt to quell unrest. since wednesday clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted president mohammed morsi have left more than 180 people dead. tensions remained high with a vow to crack down on anyone using vees but he ininsisted there is room for everyone in egypt, including islamists. >> a show of force with tanks now posted throughout the capital. major squares have been blocked off, including the area around the mosque. police stormed a building on saturday arresting hundreds of protestors. banks and the stock exchange opened sunday for the first tim

morsilice fire tear gas at protesters in cairo. partyent robert mugabe's has a huge lead in zimbabwe's parliamentary poll. the opposition threatens to take to the streets. a thriving black market in so-called abortion pills has health experts worried. >> tensions are running high in egypt's capital as supporters of mohamed morsi clash with police. tear gas was fired at loyalists, who rallied in front of a media complex in southern cairo. this is a scene where thousands of demonstrators have been camped out for weeks. defying the government's call to disburse. they say they will continue until morsi is reinstated. picking up, are thousands of people have been gathering and at least 15 cities across the country. human rights watch is warning that any attempts to clear the city could end in a bloodbath. >> the crowd may be smaller than -- but the resolve is just as strong. people telling us this is no longer about reinstating mohamed morsi, it is about protecting revolutionn -- the that began in january of 2011. that is what they beli

bbc news, cairo. these more on all of events in egypt, and the international reaction, i spoke with a senior fellow at the century foundation, who just returned from cairo. thank you so much for joining me. withder if you agree jeremy bowen's reporting that many egyptians are saying they see no way out of this violence now. >> it seems to be the case, and i would reluctantly have to agree. you see something like an inexorable cycle of violence, and something that would result in repression from authorities. it is difficult to imagine a way forward, when you would have some kind of de-escalation, looking at where both sides are at the moment. >> i have been struck over the past few days, speaking to people who would describe themselves as moderate secular- winning egyptians, saying the government had to do this. we could not afford to have egypt slip in to becoming a muslim state. >> yes, i think it is true to imagine that this has majority support. military remains the most credible and coherent insti

his brother lived in cairo. the demonstrations to go too. >> he got a chance to see the whole family and said good-bye to all of us. >> reporter: and that was the last time you saw him. >> yeah. we didn't know it was going to be the last time. >> reporter: the father of two young girls was among the protesters. early this morning ahmed came to the mosque and saw he was also a victim. >> it was too emotional. they're too young to die. >> reporter: he said when he tried to take his brother home, he faced another outrage from the government. when you came to retrieve your brother's body, what did they tell you? >> they said if you want to take the body now, you have to sign a document -- you have to agree that this was a natural death. >> reporter: natural death. >> that he died of natural causes. that's what it would say on the death certificate, when there's an obvious gunshot wound to his neck. >> reporter: he's not alone. others complained about the same thing. >> my brother's number here at this makeshift morg

live from cairo thank you very much indeed and. right now dr site politico sociologist at the american university in cairo and he's joining us now live to discuss what's happening in egypt right now. welcome to so this seems to be an. operation by the egyptian military what sob they trying to achieve by reacting so strongly that right now. i think the egyptian army and the police have. gotten mandate to disperse this sit in strikes on the twenty sixth of july and government for the first time acted in a proper way by paving public opinion by sending many warnings to sit and strikers over forty days allowed foreign dignitaries to come and visit and meet the eat and sit in strike but to no avail now the egyptian government had to act you know as you know the egyptian universities and schools will start in september you could not continue in this situation the strategy of the muslim brotherhood was to control and the stop the lies scare you will by controlling the traffic by controlling some districts and even try to expand them they

bbc news, cairo. these more on all of events in egypt, and the international reaction, i spoke with a senior fellow at the century foundation, who just returned from cairo. thank you so much for joining me. withder if you agree jeremy bowen's reporting that many egyptians are saying they see no way out of this violence now. >> it seems to be the case, and i would reluctantly have to agree. you see something like an inexorable cycle of violence, and something that would result in repression from authorities. it is difficult to imagine a way forward, when you would have some kind of de-escalation, looking at where both sides are at the moment. >> i have been struck over the past few days, speaking to people who would describe themselves as moderate secular- winning egyptians, saying the government had to do this. we could not afford to have egypt slip in to becoming a muslim state. >> yes, i think it is true to imagine that this has majority support. military remains the most credible and coherent insti

cairo. but we spoke to representatives of the muslim brotherhood after that outbreak of violence and they've insisted that only government security forces are to blame for the deaths but our video agency has obtained footage showing masked gunmen armed with automatic weapons firing back at police in cairo now it's not known if they are affiliated with the muslim brotherhood but it's clear the military assault on pro morsy camps has prompted armed resistance of the top me an award winning journalist and author says egypt is unlikely to veer from its current violent path. i think actually the worst thing that's happening now is not actually to the deaths but it's how objections themselves have changed the amount of people i've heard just yesterday talk about how god square has been cleaned even the word in arabic it's such a strong word to use that it's been cleaned up the muslim brotherhood there's so much hatred i have never seen so much hatred from egyptians for their fellow egyptians and i

well despite several protests being canceled in cairo the violence is continuing unabated reports are just coming from local media say that thirty eight was the brotherhood supporters of died during an attempt to break them free while the being transported to a prison to get more insight now go live to egypt we're joined there by dr derek is a senior member of the muslim brotherhood's freedom and justice party dr thanks for being with us i'm sure you just heard the figure i just spoke of now. on top of that today the muslim brotherhood. fortunate just as are about to go to the news that we've lost the line to dr derrick rose sorry we are to have lost it we'll try and get back to him a little bit later i can promise you because a lot of relevant stuff that i want to put to him we'll try about some of this a little bit later let's for now look at the timeline of what's been happening in egypt sure we looks like this scene came across evidence of course r.t. dot com any time from us we've got firsthand accounts of the dramatic events as well as video and images right from the heart of th

they are gathering and at cairo university, 33 marches from different mosques around cairo joining those citizens. you heard that they intend to block access to those sites within 48 hours. they are going to let people leave but they will not let people and. they say they don't intend to disclose those citizens by force. interestingly, the state newspaper has secret negotiations underway between the state and the muslim brotherhood to try to get out of this crisis without blood being spilled. the state had asked the day that allow the police to protect those sit-ins', to protect them. this could very well see what they are seeing here. >> thank you very much for that. the cairo embassy is in a number of delegations that will remain closed this sunday. the state department announced the measure in response to a security risk -- concerns. treading on eggshells, they deliver their verdict. the presidential poll, they are choosing their words carefully. as nick baker reports, the election is already in dispute. >> this friday morning, the headlines are clear. the party is likely to wind up t

cairo. today people. bracing themselves across the country because it is the first friday after wednesday's massacre and traditional protest day the muslim brotherhood and supporters of mohamed morsi have said that they are going to launch twenty eight marches across the capital starting from the major mosques and ending up in state government buildings now this is obviously quite a worrying time because there's been a lot of clashes state buildings government buildings and of course with the security forces even off the wednesday's massacre the protesters no longer have to sit ins in the capital and therefore having to start at various different mosques i went back to their encampment yesterday and there was just really piles of burning tents and debris the mosque the city where they had been living at was a just a shadow so people here are very anxious that this is going to end up in more violence the protests for their part are completely determined to keep going they've now lost so many

as we just heard from our correspondent in cairo bell true the military has been using live ammunition since this latest bout of unrest kicked off on wednesday more shocking footage of civilians being fired on has emerged on the line take a look at this you can see several men helping another person who appears to be wounded here several gunshots are then heard in the background and when one of the men begins carrying the wounded person away his head by sniper fire now a british cameraman has also reportedly died after being shot by a sniper while filming arches policy or visited a mosque where many of the bodies are being brought to and she heard it first hand account of this clampdown. after every battle days of reckoning this is where the tally for this week's deadly clashes is taking place here i mean that human must where the bodies of the date and current are being fools and it was here finally we saw a few tell me more from it found her son she learnt on facebook the twenty three year old had been killed she tried in vain to get through sniper fire to reach the a mosque where he

on cairo's tahrir square. >> we lost everything. now the police state will return. injustice will return, and every other negative thing that we hoped was gone is back. >> they have released mubarak and everyone else in the former regime. what is left is for him to rule us again. >> but the 85-year-old mubarak still has many supporters. >> this man served egypt for many years, but in his last 10 years, he was attacked. i believe that he was a victim of the actions of the people he was surrounded by, and his punishment was that he surrendered. >> mubarak's future is now up to the courts. his trial continues, even though he will no longer have to await its outcome in custody. >> we are joined by our correspondent in cairo. we have a former dictator here who has been released from prison. we've got the recently elected president of egypt still detained. the world is scratching its head right now. re: egyptians as the wilderness as we are? >> yes, hello. i personally think it is a really good time to take mubarak out of jail right now.

this is cairo, egypt.is close to ramsey square, one of the meeting points for the mass protests called for by the muslim brotherhood as part of their day of rage. recognize there is a curfew in effect at this hour in that country. you can see the buildings there completely engulfed in flames. again, at this hour the death toll continues to rise as clashes continue throughout egypt between government forces and pro-morsi supporters. we are also getting some news that senators john mccain and lindsey graham, who have put out a statement within the last few minutes, where they say the interim civilian government and security forces backed up unfortunately by the military are taking egypt down a dark path, one that the united states cannot and should not travel with them. mccain and graham urge the obama administration to suspend u.s. assistance to egypt, making clear to the current leadership of the country what steps we believe are necessary to halt egypt's descent. john mccain has been opposed to the contin

it's eight am here in moscow six am in cairo ominous in a way and you're watching r t we begin with egypt and the muslim brotherhood which has been striking back against security forces after a crackdown on their protest camps in the capital and they're not done yet the organization wants all of those who support ousted president morsi to join a march of anger this friday the country's been engulfed in violence health officials say the number of those killed on wednesday's assault is at least six hundred and thirty eight this led president obama to cancel military exercises between the u.s. and egypt and criticize the in term government for the clampdown now egyptian authorities said obama's remarks could encourage further violence because the country is under attack by terrorists so. meanwhile taking protection into their own hands because the rest is showing little sign of ending archies bell true is in cairo. supporters of ousted leader mohamed morsi have attacked a governor building here in the capital just in giza which is on the outskirts of cairo they are obviously extremely angry

thank you very much for that up to date from cairo. joining us in the studio right now is our middle east analyst to talk more about the situation in cairo. all right, so as we heard from our correspondent there, both sides have whooshed up themselves into a corner. you see a way out? >> it is up to the military to decide. they could continue the repressive policies and stabilize the country for at least a couple of years. they could opt to release muslim brothers and political prisoners and answer a dialogue. simply releasing these personalities would be a signal to the opposition that they are looking for a political solution. >> what about the international community? it has been fairly inactive until now. >> there is nothing like an international community, as we have realized in recent years. the main response here is the united states. they have tremendous influence, especially on the egyptian military. they have made it clear, especially john kerry, the eight except the coup d'État as a better alternative than muslim rule and th

inside of cairo.lim brotherhood on one side. the army and many civilians who have taken up arms against the muslim brotherhood on the other. the latest video coming from a mosque near where the muslim brotherhood tried to storm a police station. you can just see a never-ending string of automatic weapons fire coming out of this mosque. that's where the gunmen have taken up the position in the minerette. police are trying to fight their way inside to get the gunmen out. the number of people injuried in the last couple of days inside the mosque. it's turning in to a bloody weekend. inside of cairo. tankses and the army imposed martial law and promises continue the crackdown on the groups. part of the crackdown is possibly outlawing and declaring the muslim brother hood a terrorist organization. this person, mohammed al-zawahri. if the name sounds familiar, his brother ayman al-zawahri is the leader of al-qaeda. i sat down with him in an interview in cairo about a year ago. there he told me the unrest in

police in cairo are working to city'sa standoff at the mosque. protesters are refusing to leave the building. many have fled their to escape the violence. --co protesters have >> protesters have rallied at the mosque. they are in support of hundreds of more who have barricaded themselves inside the mosque. tooksupporters of morsi refuge inside. renewed clashes broke out between their camp and police. the mosque will become a new flashpoint between miller he -- military appointed government and islamists. many egyptians are at a loss. islam nor any other religion allows the destruction of a country for the sake of a presidency. if i have noel as place in my own country. what should i do? i am afraid to walk the streets. don't walk there, walk here. you will be arrested. have attempted negotiation with the protesters inside the mosque. 700 are believed to be inside. that is where this footage is said to have been taken. eyewitnesses said the demonstrators are afraid of attracts -- attacks. the tense situation, and more than 80 deaths, the muslim br

embassy in cairo has closed. the white house says it strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. >> the world is watching what is happening in cairo. we urge the government of egypt and all parties in egypt to refrain from violence and resolve their differences peacefully. >> egypt has now declared a month-long state of emergency. we are going to have a live report from cairo coming up. >>> deadly crash. this is the fiery scene after a ups plane went down near an alabama airport this morning, killing the pilot and co-pilot on board. >>> also today, primetime players, anthony weiner may be fading in the polls, but his opponents had plenty to say in last night's debate. >> i think it's very clear to all new yorkers that neither me nor anybody else on this stage or any new yorker, quite frankly, should be lectured by anthony weiner about what we need to apologize for tonight or ever. >> i don't want to talk about anthony and that's not why i'm here tonight. >> i've made very clear that mr. wei

peter. >> in cairo for us now. thank you so much. we'll talk about the topic of the middle east in a second. there is some other developing news out of alabama. that of course is where a u.p.s. cargo plane crashed near the birmingham airport. we've now confirmed that two people were killed aboard that flight. the pilot and co-pilot. the good news, it appears there were no other fatalities or injuries. it was away from residences. nearby neighborhoods about a half mile away have not been evacuated. that information is coming to us from the mayor of the city of birmingham. again, this plane crash, a u.p.s. cargo plane, crashed at roughly 6:00 eastern time this morning. the ntsb is launching what it describes as a full go team to investigate the crash. an air bus a-330 en route from louisville. that is the u.p.s. headquarters. it crashed on approach, again, at about 6:00 this morning. our affiliate there is wvtm. they report that the crash caused at least two explosions. explosions that you could actually see from that video. the birmin

taken refuge overnight. >> cnn's ian lee is in cairo. ian, what's the latest at that mosque? >> reporter: the situation is still very tense at that mosque. we were hearing that gunfire earlier this morning from our position here. the soldiers trying to take women from the mosque, lead them away. but a mob of people besieged them, chanting the general's name, the head of egypt's military saying that these people are bad people. they're traitors, the women coming out of the mosque. still a very intense scene as people inside of the mosque are afraid to come out. they're afraid for their lives that if they do come out, this mob could attack them or they could be arrested by the military. >> and, ian, i know the muslim brotherhood are asking that the protests continue on a daily basis. where does it end and could it

thank you very much for that up to date from cairo. joining us in the studio right now is our middle east analyst to talk more about the situation in cairo. all right, so as we heard from our correspondent there, both sides have whooshed up themselves into a corner. you see a way out? >> it is up to the military to decide. they could continue the repressive policies and stabilize the country for at least a couple of years. they could opt to release muslim brothers and political prisoners and answer a dialogue. simply releasing these personalities would be a signal to the opposition that they are looking for a political solution. >> what about the international community? it has been fairly inactive until now. >> there is nothing like an international community, as we have realized in recent years. the main response here is the united states. they have tremendous influence, especially on the egyptian military. they have made it clear, especially john kerry, the eight except the coup d'État as a better alternative than muslim rule and th