the head of egypt's constitutional court will be sworn in on thursday. for now, the country is still deeply divided over what its future should look like. >> let's go now to the pro-morsi protests in cairo, one of the biggest ones. there seems to be quiet there. city?s happening in the >> they started night prayers here. those gathered here, congregated here are essentially undertaking a specific prayer prescribed in islam, which is for intervention during difficult times and that is representative of the belief here that they feel this country they do need divine intervention and the common belief amongst them here. while there are feelings of anger and rejection towards this coup has been expressed, they are now taking time to seek some sort of intervention from a power that they believe is greater than the military. >> what response have you been hearing to news that morsi is ing held by authorities also by members of the muslim brotherhood? >> complete rejection to these and even more anger grows. for them, this vindicates or at least proves the cons

he's been with the constitutional court since 1992. this comes on the back of the statement we got late yesterday effectively ousting muhammad orsy. we understand that he is in a safe location. we don't have a new date for the election but the constitution will be suspended. in terms of tension and violence, still both of them at very high levels. some ten people have lost their lives in violence overnight. >> thank you. >>> now to nbc's tracie potts in washington. president obama says he is deeply concerned but did stop short of calling this a coup. how is this playing out diplomatically? >> in washington, the president called together his national security team and said he was deeply concerned about the way this happened. and he wants to make sure that egypt is returned to a democratically elected government. he's also very concerned not just about the crowds in tahrir square but others around the country who are supporting former president morsi. he wants to make sure that there's no military crackdown on them. now we've seen our ow

the head of the constitutional court, the chief justice of the constitutional court appointed the interim head of state. mohamed morsi, elected last october as the democrat techily elected president of egypt has been ousted by a military coup over the past three hours. as we go live from city to city to city all across egypt, spontaneous explosions of fireworks, cheers from people of all ages. the night sky is lit as the government has now been handed over in essence or taken over by the military. there will be now a parlimentary law which comes into affect. there is a national reconciliation committee that will involve use. they will select a new parliament and they will have new elections elections and egypt's democracy lasted just a few more months. this country ruled by military law for some eight decades is there again. and in one of the most difficult regions on all the earth where the united states has some of the most pressing foreign policy concerns, there is upheaval. the will of the people has been overturned by the new will of the people because as they put it, their duly elec

the head of the constitutional court will swear in before the court to do an early election as the headthe constitutional government shall be running the country until further -- the head of the constitutional court has the right to issue any constitutional amendments forming a new government and has all authority to run the current time. forming a committee that will include everyone to review the constitutional amendments on the constitution that is suspended for now. calling upon the constitutional court to confirm a new parliament election and to start a process for a permanent election, putting an announcement for freedom of the speech, freedom of media, and to achieve credibility to everyone and to achieve the national interest for everyone taking the necessary steps to allow them into the egyptian government to share the responsibility and to take place forming a national committee, a reconciled national committee that has a credibility and acceptance between all the egyptians and representing all the egyptian people. the armed forces has disappeared. we urge everybody to peacefu

rounding up these needed and wasting them now only a two day way means full met head of the constitutional court was sworn in as the interim president of egypt he took an oath in which he states he swears to uphold the constitution he swears to uphold the republican system and respect the constitution and law he also said that it was his mandate to safeguard the people and protect the nation from those words coming from a team and so he says that these mass protests are something that should be praised and have managed to not to gyptian but certainly that's number one the scene on the ground with the sinking growing divisions within the egyptian society since sunday when these mess demonstrations started at least fifty people have been killed we're just receiving reports right now that being on t.v. offices in cairo are witnessing find international not far from them so this is an indication that the violence is far from a beta that will see hearing statements from overseas meant that they're going to get some kind of jihad some kind of poll you will find that they can point to the end because t

after an emergency meeting between the military and civilian leaders the chief of egypt's constitutional court will be the enemy and president of the country who will in the powell has the power to declare and law until a new election will take place the white house has released an official statement in response to the latest developments saying that the future can only be decided by the egyptian people they went on to say quote we are deeply concerned by the decision of the egyptian armed forces to remove president morsi and suspend the egyptian constitution i now call in the egyptian military to move quickly and responsibly to return full authority back to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible through an inclusive and transparent process and to avoid any arbitrary arrests or president morsi and his supporters. our whole slayer was on the ground in cairo morsi was ousted i spoke to her shortly after that earlier today to as you see behind me the crowd hearing tough to say is he sorry there are hundreds of thousands of approaches to our cheering waving flags and sayi

after an emergency meeting between the military and civilian leaders the chief of egypt's constitutional court will be the interim president of the country who has the power to the clearly fall into a new election takes place the latest on what's happening on the ground here's our policy we are. as you see behind me how many times he explained the story now it's easy to see one carrying waving flags and saying my aunt was going to the sky and it's going to be and now i'm going to take time and i mean maybe you can see me even if you took some fencing mohammed morsi is now to be the case i mean paid off the constitutional court be many teach each state except president morsi have failed to meet the demands of the people in the people and on the army chief it takes and support the i.c.c. if anybody actually decides to meet with the financing that is fifty percent at the moment when the are not in the coming hours he thinks he can actually something down because not this is a demonstration that is an antidepressant and anything. make demonstrations that are full president morsi now we're hearing

the constitutional court will act as president until new elections are held.the national unity government will lead the country in the interim. >> this all follows the ultimatum that passed for mohamed morsi to meet the demand the protesters or face military intervention. military chiefs have been holding crisis talks with the opposition and religious leaders, including members of the coptic church and the various clerics the muslim religion. tens of thousands of protesters have been gathering out in tahrir square and other cities as well, like alexandria, waiting to see what will happen next. morsi has been refusing to step down but has offered the option of a coalition government under his leadership. that, according to the military, is no longer germane to current conversations. morsi's supporters are also out on the streets in massive numbers as well. in the last few hours, the army has been moving to tighten its control on key institutions, like state media. >> tahrir square has been packed with opponents and supporters of president morsi. there is so muc

occurred after an emergency meeting between military and civilian leaders the chief of egypt's constitutional court will be the interim and president of the country who has the power to declare a law until a new election takes place well return to that breaking news an egypt where we have a correspondent on the ground but first to other important stories of the day. the amount of the international kerfuffle regarding bolivian president evo morales whose plane was grounded in austria after it was believed that edward snowden was on board bolivia said it would file a complaint with the united nations over what they're calling an act of aggression by the countries who denied airspace to their presidential jet bolivian president evo morales was in moscow tuesday meeting with russian president vladimir putin for a summit for gas exporters will relish boarded his private plane home only to be forced to land in austria bolivia says that france portugal italy and spain were. if you still let the plane cross into their airspace believing that whistleblower edward stored in was on board but not none and reco

he comes from the supreme constitutional court, the supreme constitutional court was one of the main judiciary bodies in this country for years was very well respected. under the previous regime, it had a lot of its power stripped away because it was seen as an institution that stood up to the former government. in this case, the president of the supreme constitutional court is a very low profile individual. that may work well for the country in this period. keep in mind, he will have according to the military the power to legislate by decree. people here are hoping he will not do so unilaterally. that is the test to see what kind of tone he strikes early in his interim period but he is an individual that is widely respected. he is a judicial scholar. he's an individual that is considered to be very respectful of minorities, of different political organizations. and above all, is he a lawyer by trade, a judge by trade. so people hope that he will not be a political figure. he will create a of technocrates to try and get egypt back up on its feet, tie to get egypt back on the right pa

egypt's military says president morsi has been replaced by the chief justice of constitutional courts. morsi had been given a deadline today to resign. he was egypt's first democratically elected president. egypt's military has also announced the constitution has been suspended in the country. a new cabinet will be formed and, of course, we'll keep monitoring the developments in cairo egypt. this is a live look now. >>> the barbie we all know and love just got a virtual makeover to look like a "real" woman. an instrailer put a real-life touch on the doll, barbie 31", 33" waist and 2" -- 32" bust, the same measurements of a regular 19-year-old girl. >>> roberta is in the waterpark. they got the right idea when it comes to out of the heat. >>> kpix 5's elizabeth cook shows us a new option for sunscreen that you swallow in today's healthwatch. >>> reporter: the most popular sunscreen pill on the market is called heliocare derived from a fern extract. >> used for centuries to treat disorders and skin diseases. >> reporter: the dermatologist says in human and animal studies its inflammator

the constitutional court will act as president until new elections are held.the national unity government will lead the country in the interim. >> this all follows the ultimatum that passed for mohamed morsi to meet the demand the protesters or face military intervention. military chiefs have been holding crisis talks with the opposition and religious leaders, including members of the coptic church and the various clerics the muslim religion. tens of thousands of protesters have been gathering out in tahrir square and other cities as well, like alexandria, waiting to see what will happen next. morsi has been refusing to step down but has offered the option of a coalition government under his leadership. that, according to the military, is no longer germane to current conversations. morsi's supporters are also out on the streets in massive numbers as well. in the last few hours, the army has been moving to tighten its control on key institutions, like state media. >> tahrir square has been packed with opponents and supporters of president morsi. there is so muc

. >> the head of the constitutional court has been sworn in as interim president. it he is tasked with managing the country's affairs during the transition. >> i look forward to holding presidential and parliamentary elections with the real public will, elections that are not fraudulent, because it is the only way to ensure our future. >> meanwhile, the muslim brotherhood is facing an uncertain political future in egypt. the group's leader is said to be under arrest. morsi's defenders have announced the ouster as a military coup. >> despite everything, we reject the rule of the military. we will confront it, but not with molotov cocktails like they did. >> reconciliation could prove difficult as the military takes the reins in egypt for the second time in less than three years. >> we are still seeing mass turnout in central cairo. will it remain peaceful? >> for tomorrow, there is an even bigger celebration announced. it might become a very big crowd. we have also seen smaller demonstrations, but it looks like it is going to calm down. about 300 people are on the l

he is the head of the supreme constitutional court. he will take over as the interim leader. state media says 32 people were killed in clashes on wednesday. state run media reporting that members of the former president's staff are being rounded up and taken into custody. opponents of the former leader have been celebrating. his supporters of morsi say this is, in fact, a coup. the constitution has been suspended. just what the muslim brotherhood will do next is the next question. it's the largest islamic organization. itis been part of the political seen for 80 years. the brotherhood was outlawed. december that year, the freedom and justice party emerged as the most potent force dominating parliamentary sources. morsi was egypt's first civilian president only to be accused of trying to impose the brotherhood's islamic views on society. a lot more on egypt. let's go back to becky who is standing by live in cairo this morning. becky? >> that's right. about 35 minutes past 10:00, local time here. so, we are about 13 or 14 hours after the military intervention announced on state

the chief of the constitutional court has the right to declare constitutional declarations throughoutriod. establish a government that is a strong and diverse, has all the powers to manage the transition period. four, a committee that includes all the people to revise all the constitutional amendments that will be -- that were suspended temporarily. call on the supreme constitutional court to establish an elections law for the parliament and to start to continue for the parliamentary elections. establish a code of ethics for the media that will prevent all other transgressions against the media and will establish values and ethics for the media to follow. establish methods to empower the youth to be participants in the decisions within all the framework of the executive power. establish a higher committee for the reconciliation committee from leaders who are credible and has the ability to raise the national forces. the armed forces call on the egyptian people, the great egyptian people, with all its diverse groups, to continue to have peaceful protests. and end the crisis. and shed t

it's significant that they chose the head of the constitutional court and a group of technocrats to run the country in the interim. clearly they will have to most likely rewrite the constitution because the constitution under morsi was looking like it was keeping the muslim brotherhood in power. so they will have to do some institution building before they call those elections. >> very good. thank you very much. joining us how is former u.s. amount bass door for the u.n. mr. bolten. >> hey, john. egypt has had a long history in the military coups if you will. there was a lot of talk about the amount of foreign aid that we were giving egypt because the muslim brotherhood had taken over. when in fact most of that money was going to the military. so it turns out the military has always been more favorable towards the united states than obviously the brotherhood. so don't you think that that military support probably worked its way -- is a good thing for the united states? >> absolutely. i said that right rooalong. i would have suspended military aid in the last weeks because of what morsi

. >> earlier he was sworn in as head of the constitutional court as well. his predecessor term ran out sunday. when it was confirmed on wednesday that the military was back in charge, terrier square --tahrir square corrupted. protesters calling for the country's first democratic elected president. demonstrators listened where they could to hear the minister of defense who was flanked by leaders and announce that morsi was no longer in power. >> this roadmap includes the following. constitution indefinitely. the supreme just as of the exhibition of court will a presidential election. the supreme -- chief justice of the supreme constitutional court -- in the interim period until a new president is elected. >> city where supporters of mohamed morsi have gathered -- gathered in thousand, there was anger and frustration. , swore an hearing oath to protect their country. morsi is thought to have been detained along with several other senior members of his muslim brotherhood party. people took to the streets here to prove that their first experience with mark d'ar

morsi out, the constitution suspended, the head of the constitutional court, the new president, but only until early elections. and what about morsi and his supporters? they're calling this a naked coup and a front to islam, a plot by israel and america. they're furious. the u.s. embassy, which is just in the back of this square has ordered the departure of all non-emergency personnel and their families and is even advising american citizens in egypt to leave. richard engle, nbc news, cairo. >>> joining me now with the latest is nbc's yousef gamal al dean in cairo and tracie potts in washington this morning. first to you, yousef. this is a fluid situation. now that the military has taken over, what comes next? >> well, veronica the celebrations continue to this day. just a formational planes flying over the skyline of the capital cairo, what looked like army planes, difficult to confirm. but just to get what you were saying about the road map, the army making it clear it tried to talk to the president or now former president mohamed morsi about the power-sharing deal, that didn't work th

opinions, defining the contours of our constitutional liberties, of the government's ability to spy on us. it is being done in secret. what kind of a country has a court defines the constitution in total secrecy and forces us to live under truly secret law in which the government can do all sorts of things to us that we are not even aware of that is claiming the right to do and being given the power to do it? i think the new york times article highlighted what everyone is done about the joe called the fisa court, but it is good to see the new york times doing some reporting on the stories. fox when greenwald, i will ask you a few questions as we wrap up the broadcast and have it on democracynow.org. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new yo >> the following program is an original production of link tv. >> thrup on the wall, they're keeping an eye owe. uncle sam keeps an eye on you. here sharon keeps an eye on

transitional presidential council consist of five persons the chief justice from the supreme constitutional court representative for the military establishment after the approval of the supreme council of the armed forces a liberal person a leftist person and a person from the higher which is the religious establishment in egypt this is one way of looking at it the second scenario is to have another council with the two the military and the constitutional court present plus a technocrat experts like somebody to be in charge of the foreign affairs somebody to be in charge of the domestic affairs and third person to be in charge of the economic affairs all this in anticipation of rewriting the constitution by constitutional law experts and professors and i'm eating it to do to the nation for referendum and then holding parliamentary and presidential election of the right and as we know i mean the constitution that morsi brought i mean inside it a number of complaints from women to religious minorities who felt like they were being disenfranchised under the new administration women have been brought

i think this is the big problem isn't it that we have a situation where the constitutional court invalidated the elections to the parliamentary chambers the president's election was certainly disputed by his opponents it was a very narrow result a lot of the people who voted for him then seem no longer to be happy with him now that can happen in any democracy but of course egypt isn't just any democracy it's a country that is suffering a very severe economic crisis it's trying to create institutions of a viable state and democratic system but instead it seems that the changes since the fall of mubarak are really spiraling to a situation out of control and that tends then to suggest that somebody with power real move to calm a step in but of course the generals may be popular with the crowd on the street today if they want to topple morsi but whoever comes to power or if morsi stays in power it's difficult to see that the basic problems of great poverty. her sources coming into the country terrible problems of paying for the import of vital resources including food those can easily be resolve

transitional presidential council consist of five persons the chief justice from the supreme constitutional court representative for the military establishment after the approval of the supreme council of the armed forces a liberal person a leftist person and a person from her which is the religious establishment in egypt this is one way of looking at it the second scenario is to have another council with the two the military and the constitutional court representatives plus a technocrat experts like somebody to be in charge of the foreign affairs somebody to be in charge of the domestic affairs and third person to be in charge of the economic affairs all this in anticipation of rewriting the constitution by constitutional law experts and professors and i'm eating it to do to the nation for referendum and then holding parliamentary and presidential election of the right and as we know i mean the constitution that morsi brought i mean incited a number of complaints from women to religious minorities who felt like they were being disenfranchised under the new administration women have been brought

transitional presidential council consist of five persons the chief justice from the supreme constitutional court representative for the military establishment after the approval of the supreme council of the armed forces a liberal person a leftist person and a person from her which is the religious establishment in egypt this is one way of looking at it the second scenario is to have another council with the two the military and the constitutional court representatives plus a technocrat experts like somebody to be in charge of the foreign affairs somebody to be in charge of the domestic affairs third person to be in charge of the economic affairs all this in anticipation of rewriting the constitution by constitutional law experts and professors and admitting it to do to the nation for referendum and then holding parliamentary and presidential election of the right and as we know i mean the constitution that morsi brought i mean incited a number of complaints from women to religious minorities who felt like they were being disenfranchised under the new administration women have been brought in sp

i know the constitutional court will have the tiular head of the government, but what will change for egyptian people? we're talking about ruling the country by what they call islamic fascism. in fact there was something of that, mistake after mistake, which put the country in real trouble and everything. we don't have any stability, economic stability as well as controlling everything. we have lack of services for the first time, people -- in -- to get ten liters of fuel for 18 hours, and sometimes more. the power every day -- my home, for instance, i have three times of power, even time for only a half hour. so they actually -- lots of mistakes puts the country in real trouble, and we have to recover that now, and this will take a few years, as well as the price will be heavy. >> general, before you go. i just have to ask -- president morsi flawed leader as he may have been, was democratically elected. i realize that democrat is i is new -- new to egypt, but it seems the military stepping in action because there are protests in the streets, saying okay, he's no longer going to be pr

earlier today in cairo, the chief justice of egypt's supreme constitutional court was sworn in as his nation's interim president trade he took the oath of office at the constitutional court in a ceremony broadcast live on state television only hours after the military ousted president mohamed morsi. >> we came out of those buildings and we could see a sea of humanity coming from union station and we knew it was going to be big. who was supposed to be leading the march? it's like saying let me catch up with them. pusheda of humanity just us and we just walked on and target moving toward the washington monument, on toward the lincoln memorial. time in wonderful american history. >> today, civil rights pioneer john lewis shares his experience of the march on washington. we some of the places visited and historians we've spoken with during the first season of our series on first ladies. pulitzer prize winning photographer's talk about their coverage of world events. former president bill clinton and new jersey governor chris christie discussed proactive steps against natural disaster. at

transitional presidential council consist of five persons the chief justice from the supreme constitutional court representative for the military establishment after the approval of the supreme council of the armed forces a liberal person a leftist person and a person from her which is the religious establishment in egypt this is one way of looking at it the second scenario is to have another council with the two the military and the constitutional court representatives plus a technocrat experts like somebody to be in charge of the foreign affairs somebody to be in charge of the domestic affairs and third person to be in charge of the economic affairs all this in anticipation of rewriting the constitution by constitutional law experts and professors and i meeting it today to the nation for referendum and then holding parliamentary and presidential election of the right and as we know i mean the constitution now morsi bride i'm inside it a number of complaints from women to religious minorities who felt like they were being disenfranchised under the new administration women have been brought in sp

. >> ( translated ): the chief justice of the constitutional court will declare before the court the early president election, where the justice of the constitutional court will run the state's affairs unit in the interim period, until the new president is elected. >> reporter: he also said the state's islamic-backed constitution would be suspended pending review. it all happened after a tension filled 24-hours, as a military- imposed deadline neared for president morsi to respond to the demands of the people in the streets. in a defiant speech to the nation last night, morsi vehemently defended his position as the elected leader of the country. >> ( translated ): we now have a reference, we now have legitimacy with our own will; an elected president, a constitution voted by the people and we are working according to this legitimacy. this legitimacy is the only >> reporter: when morning came, egyptians awoke to reports that the military had taken over the "al ahram" newspaper. and armored vehicles surrounded the state television headquarters, as officers were stationed in corridors a

televised statement that the country's constitution had been dissolved and the head of the constitutional court will run the country until presidential elections can be held. >> the justice of the court run the affairs in the interim president and until a new president is elected. >> elections will likely take place in the next 9 to 12 months. the celebrations came after self-tense days. anti-morsi protesters president president -- chanted "down with the president." >> you have to step down. >> the pro morsi demonstrations were taking place. he continued to be defiant and he said "the revolution was stolen from us. who ever planned this wants to spill the blood of the egyptian people." the obama administration is walking a fine line. >> we are not taking sides. >> buthat happens in egypt could have significant ripple affects. >> egypt is an anchor for the region as a whole. >> and it is a region still very much in crisis. a civil war raging in syria. the on going nuclear threat from iran and an unstable libya. in a statement president obama said the u.s. is deeply concerned by they jeption mili

. >> in accordance with a previous decision by the constitutional court, this court sees no reason to rehabilitate the defendant. due to the death of the accused, these proceedings are now over. >> he was a lawyer who accuse depression interior officials of massive tax fraud. soon after, he and his client, an american investor, were charged with tax evasion themselves. human rights activists said he had been beaten and deliberately denied medical treatment. >> the verdict was predictable, there was no doubt about it. this was no court trial. it was a political trial. the verdict was decided long ago. magnitsky was always going to be found guilty. >> activists accuse russia of trying to smear magnitsky's reputation. >> our moscow correspondent was in the courtroom and told us more about this case. >> the courtroom was actually packed with journalists from abroad from russia, but there were no family members of magnitsky there. they say he died in pre-trial detention because he was tortured because of accusing russian officials of this huge tax scam that you mentioned. it was a really g

he's head of the egyptian constitutional court. 67-year-old judge addressing the nation now. >> he became chief judge of the court two days ago. he went from judge to chief judge to president over the week long period. he's been serving for 30 years. he was close to the mubarak regime a little bit. now he will run the country. >> we'll be watching this this morning. >>> the judge in cleveland ruling castro is mentally competent to stand trial. he's charged with kidnapping and holding three women captive in the basement of his home. the 52-year-old is able to understand the charges and assist in his own defense. he denied the request to visit the 6-year-old daughter he fathered with one of the victims. >>> what was told the police. court filings show holmes talked to police and asked them a question before he hire add lawyer. they want to use that. defense says it should be barred. he had not been given his rights. >>> it is a big day for a special lady. ime not talking about you. >> it is a big day for me. >> you are a special lady.

. >> in accordance with a previous decision by the constitutional court, this court sees no reason to rehabilitate the defendant. due to the death of the accused, these proceedings are now over. >> he was a lawyer who accuse depression interior officials of massive tax fraud. soon after, he and his client, an american investor, were charged with tax evasion themselves. human rights activists said he had been beaten and deliberately denied medical treatment. >> the verdict was predictable, there was no doubt about it. this was no court trial. it was a political trial. the verdict was decided long ago. magnitsky was always going to be found guilty. >> activists accuse russia of trying to smear magnitsky's reputation. >> our moscow correspondent was in the courtroom and told us more about this case. >> the courtroom was actually packed with journalists from abroad from russia, but there were no family members of magnitsky there. they say he died in pre-trial detention because he was tortured because of accusing russian officials of this huge tax scam that you mentioned. it was a really g

they made the chief justice of the supreme constitutional court interim president. they suspended the constitution. the muslim brotherhood is the power base and they called on him not to recognize the new administration. >> the refusal and revokeness of the military koor is the constitution. >> the brotherhood is urging people to rally on friday to reject the new leader and show their anger over the removal over the first democratically elected president. the senior officials and reuters praut morsi supporters who reacted to the crack down by facing off security forces leaving at least 14 people dead. they believe the members are responsible for some of the violence that flaired up in cairo. they said prosecutors issued arrest warrants for the froup's supreme foid and his deputy. he is answered the brotherhood's top strategist. they barred him from being a candidate last year in the presidential election. they ordered their members to kill anti-morsi demonstrators. fighting outside the group's headquarters on sunday and monday left eight people dead. world leaders li

now egypt's military chief says the president has been placed by the chief justice of the constitutional court and the constitution has been suspended. the islamist constitution and say as new cabinet will soon be formed. >>> there is a new or more accurately player in the smart phone wars and has a familiar name, motorola, motorola mobilitity is owned by google, luring customers away from apple and samsung devices. jon fortt has more now. >> reporter: call it a shot across the bow of a smart phone industry. google through motorola putting america on notice that a ground breaking new phone is coming. the full page add ran in this morning's new york times usa today, wall street journal washington post. takes full advantage to the holiday. it's a tease, we don't see the phone. the company hinted we'll see this month or next. what we do see the biggest brand of the internet era trying to take the first. >> if you're google or motorola you need a fantastic product out the door. consumers are unforgiving with technology. you have one shot to get it right. >> reporter: at a conference in may motorol

and a transitional government was put into place of technocrats and the head of the constitutional courtso it's not as though a general took over. we've lettered heard the saudi arabian king welcome the new government. the president as of now has not made a statement. >> jennifer, any reaction there from the pentagon? >> the pentagon has been careful not to make any statements. the defense secretary just left the white house where he was with the president and national security team as well as the cia director for the last few hours. discussing what to do next. there have been no readouts in that meeting. but we're told the u.s. military is not planning at this moment in time to help with that evacuation of u.s. personnel in the american embassy and from cairo. there are hundreds of u.s. diplomatic person they will who ha personnel who have been ordered to evacuate. >> so how significant is it that the first opposition leader we heard from is mohammed? >> he was the firstevacuate. >> so how significant is it that the first opposition leader we heard from is mohammed? >> he was the first>

they made the chief justice of the supreme constitutional court adly mansour interim president. they also suspended the constitution. the muslim brotherhood is mohamed morsi's power base. members are calling on egyptians and foreign governments not to recognize the new administration. >> our full refusal and revokeness of the military coup that has happened against the president, against the constitution and against the legitimacy of the state. >> reporter: the brotherhood is urging people to rally on friday to reject the new lead are and show their anger over the removal of egypt's first democratically elected president. they've arrested many of the islamist group senior officials. they reacted to the yountdown by facing off against security forces leaving at least 15 people dead. >>> egyptian prosecutors believe key muslim brotherhood members are responsible for some of the violence that flared up in cairo. the state-run news agency says prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for mohammed badei and khairat al shater. they barred him from being a candidate last year in the pres

. >> the head of the country's supreme constitutional court was sworn in as the interim president today after the military deposed president mohamed morsi. according to morsi's muslim brotherhood he is under house arrest now. >> ian lee is in cairo at the moment. let's start off with what's happening. the crowds dwindled away to pretty much nothing compared to yesterday. a lot happening. a crackdown of sorts, all kinds of the muslim brotherhood being rounded up. bring us up to date. >> reporter: a lot has happened today. like you just said, we have seen a roundup of the muslim brotherhood members and we're hearing from state news agency 300 people have been rounded up. also former president mohamed morsi is under house arrest and one of the arrests includes the supreme guide of the muslim brotherhood, their top person, so it is quite a wide range, round up. earlier today we also had the new president sworn in. he is now tasked with forming a government of tech-nocrats to really fix the problems and really what brought people into the streets. also he is tasked with writing a constitutio