president obama said egyptians need to step up and take control. >> we've been blamed by supporters ofsi. we've been blamed by the other side as if we're supporters of morsi. >> president obama said that blame game needs to stop. it won't help egypt get back on the path to stability. >> and we want to tell but a amber alert for a parental abduction out of elco, nevada. 3-year-old father and the mother of both children. the children were in state custody. the couple may be driving a dark ford mung yaft. >> a bay area lawmaker tells abc 7 news increased oversight is needed to reign in an irresponsible national security agency. the nsa reports they have broken aand representative speier says the nsa abused it's power. >> if you need that kind of surveillance bet a warrant. go to court and get a warrant don't go a secret court that never sees the light of day. and don't do it under a guys of it being necessary for foreign intelligence when in fact you're spying on u.s. citizens. >> speier does agree there is a need for some internal surveillance done legally because of what she calls home

president obama said egyptians need totep up and take control. >> we've been blamed by suorters of morsimed by the other side if we're suppters of morsi. >> president obama said that blame gameeeds to stop. it won't help egypt get back on the path to stability. >> and we wa to tell but a amber alt for a parental abduction out of elco, nevada. 3-year-old father and the mother of both children. the children were in state custod the couple maybe driving a dark ford mu yaft. >> a bay area lawmake tells abc 7 news increased oversight is needed to reign in an irresponsible natial security agency. the nsa reports they have broken aand representative speier says the nsa abused it's wer. >> if you need that kind of surveillance bet a wrant. go to court and get warrant don't go a secret court that never sees the light of day. and don't do it under a guys of it being necessary for foreign intelligence when in fact you're spying on u.s. citizens. >> speier does agree there is a need for some internal surveillance done legally because of what she calls home grown terrorists. >> a bay area father lost

in addition, what is needed now is just to stop the egyptian society from paying much more heavy prices it is not that we -- >> how do you do that? how do you stop the spiral? >> getting the parties to reconsider or reevaluate, and it is for the muslim brotherhood to reevaluate their stance, and it is also for the government. i see the possibility that these efforts would not be successful, and we are in the middle of a very fluid situation, and it would not serve us in understanding. what each is facing today. >> on twitter. go ahead, abdul. >> this has already been repeated twice, this idea that the muslim brotherhood refused to negotiate or has held a very hard line. you just mentioned your self that there was a report over the weekend that said that a deal was brokered, at the european union had that, that it was already acceptable, that they had agreed to the terms, and that everyone was expecting the military to hold up its end by releasing some high-ranking people, and slowly de-escalate the situation. the muslim brotherhood has already abandoned the notion of the presidency. thi

complicated, as we are part of the arab spring, but we still cannot get the opportunity the egyptian people need>> that is it for the moment. the new steam will be back in about a half-hour. think you for joining us on "rt ." -- thank you for joining us on "rt." >> they say geopolitics is a lot like a schoolyard, and it sounds kind of immature. that is kind of stuff they would do, cancel a date to show you how much their feelings are hurt. it's not mistake this canceled meeting with cutting off diplomatic relations, which is a total rejection of any form of discussion with another country, which sends a bold and possibly dangerous political message. what obama did was a minor annoyance. he knows that he will talk to the group and a near future. how will they not talk to the next g8 summit? will he just hide behind angela merkel the whole time or duck behind the sharp cocktail -- the shrimp cocktail? one could argue that he had to appease republicans by looking strong, but this grand snubbing comes across as silly. passing something like a new amendment is how you show the people you are really m

in the end, let's also understand we need the egyptian military more than the egyptian military needs the united states. the egyptian military is going to get whatever money it needs from the gulf states, if the united states cuts off military aid. however, in the long run, the military pipeline and i've spent a lot of time over the years understanding this pipeline. the egyptian military, not so much the money that's the issue here, it's the training. it's the equipment. it's the spare parts and we also need the egyptian military to help police the sinai peninsula. they have been very effective in the end as a strong component of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east. at that same time, the egyptian military needs the political leadership of egypt to help create the facade that they're going to have a pivotal transition. when mr. al bardai resigned, he was criticized by his cohorts in the political leadership for resigning. notice, very few other political leaders outside the muslim brotherhood sphere resigned from this government. why? because there's significant popular support in

environment where to grow and knowing the full well that egyptians have a preference for egyptian programming. we need a channel that has primarily egyptians on its air. and 100%, 24 hours just egypt. it was a smart idea to launch this network, especially at a time when al jazeera was at a high point in egypt. but unfortunately because of their overt support for the muslim -- i'm not saying there is no caveat here. i have been watching it for the last 24 hours straight without any sleep. if you can tell. it is a direct feed from ramallah -- every speaker, every personality, everybody on stage has a direct feed into al jazeera. so, by and large, given what has been happening in egypt over the last year and a half, al jazeera's market share inside egypt has dropped so dramatically and has lost what ever trust in egyptians had in it, that i think it is practically un salvageable. the hope for al jazeera and that those who believe in the muslim brotherhood or those who are oppositional to the coup or the military role now will effectively shift back and say, al jazeera ended up being the most trusted news

it needs the egyptian military to keep control of the cyanide . on the other hand as the country devalues that we have, you know, we have abhor and we're saddened by the things that the military is doing since they took power. we tried to talk them out of a lot of it, so we're not giving them all the aid that we used to, but we don't want to cut it off completely because we want to have some leverage. two things about the aid that people don't realize. that started in 1979. $1.3 billion in 2013 is a lot less than it was in 1979, and the saudis are more than willing to come in as well as the u.a.e. and take up whatever slack that we pull back on. >> now lawrence mentioned the sinai. why is that at the hard of this in some ways? >> well, i wrote a piece recently called "sinai's role in morsi's ouster." i showed the findings of my research which shows that i think sinai was the determinative factor or one of the main determinative factors that decided they needed to intervene and oust morsi because ththe detear ration of sinai was happening rapidly.

and we supply our forces in afghanistan tharngs to our support that we have received from the egyptians. we needteady policy, not with one government or another, but the policy of cooperation and a policy that permits egypt'sstability in economic development. stability can flow from a cop census government, and therefore, the priority for democracy is a good one. lou: i hope john kerry calls you to get council on how to emulate your clarity, and perhaps the boss adds -- as well. appreciate it. >> thank you, sir. lou: up next, the liberal national media pointing to republican party inviting to make a case for vulnerability in 2014. in tonight's "chalk tlk," why it's actually a real problem for the beleaguered democrats. lou: senator paul firing another one in the party feud with governor chris christie. here's senator paul on fox news sunday. >> the party's big enough for both of us. it's big enough for a lot of different republicans, and, in fact, we don't need to - this all started with him saying, oh, we don'tave room for libertarian republicans. the thing is, that's how we grow our party. lou

the egyptian military more than the egyptian military needs the united states aid right now. and we we don't provide the people in qatar, the egyptian ambassador will step in to fill that void. their counterterrorism support in north africa, the stability they represent, the peace treaty with egypt, these are very essential elements of a government -- that led by the military will also wind up standing up to iran and supporting us in yemen against al-qaeda. so the egyptian military plays a very important role for the united states in the middle east and we can't lose sight of that. >> richard wolffe, i read a comment by somebody in egypt today who is actually on the morsi side of this protest. but saying that he believes that the way it works for the western government, especially the united states, is that in the end they side with the winners. >> well, that is true. and they side for stability. whether they perceive it as stability, this is a patent for democracy, you only have to look at gaza, where they decided the outcome was not much to

your money needs an ally. >> president obama sent the next guest to cairo to meet with the egyptian presidentthe height of the tahrir square uprising in 2011. today, he is stressing the need to keep egypt from further deteriorating and maintain a relationship were foes responsible for its future. joining us now is frank, held numerous diplomatic posts, and in a career that spans eight presidents forming as -- serving as former ambassador to egypt and the philippines. good to see you here. >> thank you. lou: this is a frightful moment for the united states and for the administration. it seems that every initiative that this president has taken in libya, egypt, and towards syria has been disastrous, and, in fact, not only not supporting the interest of the united states, but making bad situations woefully worse. what do you think? >> well, we have to be fair about it. lou: i want to be utterly fair about it. i want to be straightforward about it as well. >> the middle east is going through a period of revolutionary transformation. since 2011, we have seen governments across the region fall, eth

and supply our forces in afghanistan tharngs to our support that we have received from the egyptians. we needteady policy, not with one government or another, but the policy of cooperation and a policy that permits egypt's stability in economic development. stabilitcan flow from a cop census government, and therefore, the priority for democracy a good one. lou: i hope john kerry calls you to get council on how to emule your clarity, and perhaps the boss adds -- as well. appreciate it. >> thank you, sir. lou: up next, the liberal national media pointing to republican party inviting to make a case for vulnerability in 2014. in tonight's "chalk talk," why it's actual a real problem for the beleaguered democrats. ♪ right now, 7 years of music is being streamed. a quarter million tweeters are tweeting. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online. that's why hp built a new kind of server. one that's 80% smaller. uses 89% less energy. and costs 77% less. it's called hp moonshot. and it's giving the internet the room it needs to grow. this&is gonna be big. hp moonshot. it's time to build a bett

thanks to our support the we have received from the egyptians we need a steady policy, not with one governmentother. corporation and permit the stability and economic development. stability can flow from a consensus government and therefore the priority for democracy is a good one. lou: a could not agree more. i just want to add to that two points. one is that it is certainly not constructive to have a number of republican so-called prominent republican senators at large calling for the end of aid and the breach. it is peculiar at best. a president who does not articulate or explain his policies. i hope you would agree with that secondly, the inflexion. previous to this was over two years ago when is president sided with forces did not understand, nor did he know. and he threw away a 30-year ally in the form of president mubarak it said difficult thing to rely on the judgment of an administration in this town that can participate in throwing the egyptian country in the chaos. why should we expect better? >> much of what you say i can find agreement with, but i do recall and was in cairo in 200

the second sentence he said egyptians inside and outside government need to pull back, need to take aep back. the implication there is both the army, the egyptian state, and the protesters at the sit ins are some out equally to blame for what occurred yesterday him and that is simply outrageous. as we have heard from the very vivid reporting by sharif and lina on the ground, what happened in cairo yesterday was a massacre by any definition of the term. it was violence initiated by the army, perpetrated by the army, which is by far the more heavily armed party. and overwhelming bulk of the casualties are among the unarmed civilian or testers. it should have been spoken of as did andnister erdogan it should be on the agenda of the international community at the u.n. if the u.s. were tears about human rights and social justice and democracy around the world would not just be reviewing its aid package to egypt, but immediately seeking its termination until such time as genuinely democratically elected and legitimate government is in place in egypt. and until there is such time there is ac

the fact of the matter is that we need the egyptian military far more than the egyptian military needs the united states. and it comes down to a variety of strategic interests that the united states has. the muslim brotherhood and the military are involved right now in an existential combat over the future of egypt. the bottom line is that the muslim brotherhood will never -- i repeat never win a free and fair election again if it were held in egypt again. the public, the vast majority of the egyptian public is siding right now with the military. the united states has an opportunity here to be a more supportive role in helping the military provide a tran significan -- transition. >> they're talking bu ining abo transitional government. but let me circle back to something you said that i think is important. we need their army more than their army needs us. is the missing link israel there? is that what you're talking about? >> not just israel and the extremism in the sinai independence, which is becoming another al qaeda centerpiece in the middle east. but think about the suez canal. th

needs to grow. this&is gonna be big. hp moonshot. it's time to build a better enterprise. together. ♪ lou: president obama sent our next guest to cairo to meet with and then the egyptian presidentak at the height of that to rear square uprising back in 2011. today he is stressing the need to keep ties with egypt from further deterioration and to maintain a relationship with those responsible for its future. joining us now, frank is held numerous diplomatic posts in a career that spans eight presidents, serving as former u.s. ambassador to egypt, india, zambia, and the philippines. ambassador, good to see you here. >> thank you. lou: this is the frightful moment for the united states and for this administration. it seems that every initiative that this presidenhas taken in libya and toward syria has been disastrous. in fact, not supporting the interest of the united states, making bad situations will fully worst. what you think? >> i think we have to be a little bit fair about it because -- lou: i want to be of the -- of the fair. strafe foreign as well. >> the middle east is going through revolutionary transformation. since 2011 we have seen governments across the region fall.

. >> reporter: the protestors say the egyptian military is needed to keep order. >> he will protect usrom the muslim brotherhood. the muslim brotherhood kill us, and kill all christian people. >> reporter: those at the rally say the brotherhood has burned dozens of churches and businesses and more. >> they're targeting them. >> reporter: and these protestors are angered by the coverage of the situation in egypt by western media. they rallied against the "washington post," accusing both the newspaper and president obama of being bias in favor of the muslim brotherhood. >> so obama administration helps the brotherhood right now in egypt. that's not right. why? why? >> reporter: mark martin, cbn news. >> george: and on egypt's southern border sits the nation of sudan. christians there are facing increased persecution, and that's why an international aid ministry is flying them to safety. the barnabus fund has already delivered more than 5,000 christians from sudan. fox news reports it maims t aims to fly another number out in the next few days. president bashir has vowed to create, quote,

as the casualties begin to climb, we had an exclusive interview with the egyptian prime minister. >>> needf white house furry friends. the latest on >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with cynthia mcfadden. >>> good evening, and thank you for joining us, we begin with a terrifying event in atlanta today, screaming children flooding out of their elementary school. a gunman inside with a weapon, a scene harkening back to the tragedy that happened in newtown, connecticut. today, thankfully, no one was hurt. but as children all over the country head back to school, questions abound. how did an armed young man stroll into an elementary school, and why? >> reporter: they are images no parent wants to see, and they're frighteningly familiar, desperate teachers here at the discovery learning academy outside of atlanta, rushing the young children, single file, away from danger. and inside the elementary school, a young man with a gun loose. >> we suspected he came in as somebody authorized to be there. >> reporter: it was only the second week of school when the familiar scene unfolded. he

and to the egyptian people, let me say the cycle of violence and escalation needs to stop. authorities to respect the universal rights of the people. we call on those who are protesting to do so peacefully and condemn the attacks that we've seen by protesters, including on churches. we believe that the state of emergency should be lifted, the process of national reconciliation should begin, that all parties need to have a voice in egypt's future. and that the rights of women and religious minorities should be respected and commitments must be kept to pursue transparent reforms to the constitution and democratic elections of parliament and the president. pursuing that path will help egypt meet the democratic aspirations of its people while attracting investment, tourism and international support. violence will only feed the cycle of polarization that isolates kree gi s egyptians fr another and from the world and ha hampers the path to economic growth. let me make one final point. america cannot determine the future of egypt. that's a task for the egyptian people. we don't tak

europe is also concerned about withholding aid and punishing regular egyptians and those who need it e most. it is a fine line the international community is trying to walk, but they are urging the egyptian government to show restraint, to stop the violence on both sides, and lift that government-imposed state of emergency that remains in effect as the curfew as well. >> so in a country that's in a state of emergency, has curfews, and now the potential release of a former dictator, how might hosni mubarak's release really complicate the situation? >> it certainly does complicate a lot here in egypt. most egyptians thought they put the mubarak era behind them. it is certainly a possibility that his freedom could fuel more protest, anger and division in egypt. these next few days will certainly be a big test for egyptians to see how much they will accept and tolerate from this new military-lead government. >> it really is a test. jonathan betts live from cairo, thank you. >>> officials say 1,250 homes remain evacuated in the resort areas of katchum and sun valley, idaho. and residents i

i think it is america who needs to be there through the egyptian military. we are going to say it out loud starting from now. >> thank you very much for coming into the studio with your views. am for the revolution. >> thank you very much. we are going to move on. we will keep you updated on events in egypt. 26 long-term palestinian detainees have been released from prison in israel. there were a total of 104 who are set to be released. the prisoner releases are part of an agreement brokered by the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, to get both sides back to the table. has the details. >> fireworks and drums and flags filled the streets as they welcomed back prisoners released from israeli jails. crowds swarmed the men and embraced their loved ones. >> i cannot describe my feelings in words right now, but of course i'm happy. we waited for this day for so long. in 11 other prisoners were released to their west bank, where they were personally greeted by palestinian president mahmoud abbas. >> we tell the released thatners and we tell you the rest of the pr

the egyptian military needs those leaders to continue the facade that there's a face to this regime.> john, you have a petition with 30,000 signatures against arming the syrian rebels. i totally respect that position. but i also feel like if we don't help the syrian rebels, then we are helping the government. what is your position against arming the rebels? >> that's real simple. you see what's going on in egypt right now with who's on what side and so forth. in 2011 when i'm embedded in northern iraq can the iraqi army, which is a very pro shia ally or very close relationship with iran, when we're training this military and people like senator mccain are trying to extend us and want us to stay in iraq longer than that, we've had insurgents coming in from syria killing the iraqi army. there's no way to control the proliferation of weapons. in that war specifically, assad has a lot of support from the russians, hezbollah, and iran. giving small arms to the rebels only further sucks us into a stalemate conflict, and neither side is our friend. the enemy of our enemy in syria is still o

egyptian people. >> gunning down protesters. >> i think he's dead. >> head, neck, chest. >> cycle of violence, the escalation needs to stop. >> nobody is safe! >> we begin today with an update on the events in egypt where the bloody stand-off between egyptian military and the muslim brotherhood continues. earlier today, egyptian security forces stormed the cairo mosque, arresting hundreds of muslim brotherhood supporters. military officials also announced they are considering banning the muslim brotherhood. it was previously banned in just a minute for decades during the reign of former president hosni mubarak. this comes amid suggestions that the military has intentionally provoked the muslim brotherhood to demonize them in the eyes of the egyptian people. in washington there are new questions being asked about the u.s. role in egypt and particularly the stand that president obama has taken when it comes to the push for democracy in that country. let's bring in my guest. foreign correspondent in cairo, and the professor of international relations at the london school of economics and political science, and mark ginsburg is fo

the egyptian people have to. he needsstop lecturing the egyptians about what's good for them or what's right, what's wrong, what they should or shouldn't do. the fact is he has accomplished the remarkable feat in the last two and a half years of alienating every single faction in egypt. he just needs to backoff now and accept the fact the egyptians have come to this pass themselves and they will have to resolve it and all our do gooding lectures and mortification won't change anything. >> we cannot, we, the united states, allow egypt to become a fundamentalist muslim state. therefore, there is a tilt, i believe, by the obama administration to the military because the military doesn't want that. they are fighting the islamists right now. i think that's what's going on here. >> well, bill, you are absolutely right. if the choice facing us and the world is which egypt do we want in the future? do we want an imperfect hybrid democracy. hybrid democracy in which the military plays a role or do we want a sunni muslim iran, a th

constitution, but it has permitted itself to this roadmap to they need to show that the international community as well as the egyptians who are expecting that from the current government. the muslim brotherhood also needs to stop the current, ongoing violence and attacks on public institutions, which causes it to lose more and more support after the killings yesterday. >> neither side is perfect in both sides need to change. how would you grade this by barack obama to cancel this joint military exercise? >> that is what was expected. the egyptian military has preempted this by declaring a couple of days ago that they are considering delaying the military exercises. there have been indications that this may happen. however, how far the american administration will go with their attempts to pressurize the current egyptian government, to take more peaceful means to the muslim brotherhood forces, is yet to be seen. >> thank you very much for your analysis. we will continue of course to cover all aspects live from the paris program. syria says it has nothing to hide as it gives the green light for u.s. operatives to enter

. >> to the egyptian people, let me say the cycle of violence and escalation needs to stop. we call on the egyptian authorities to respect the universal rights of the people. we call on those who are protesting to do so peacefully. and condemn the attacks that we've seen by protesters, including on churches. we believe the state of emergency should be lifted. the process of national reconciliation should begin. that all parties needed to have a voice in egypt's future. that the rights of women and religious minorities should be respected. and the commitments must be kept to pursue transparent reforms to the constitution and democratic elections for parliament and a president. >> in egypt there is more violence on the street as we speak. members of the muslim brotherhood storming a government building in giza, that's where the pyramids are located. supporters of morsi are also attacking police stations, hospitals, and government buildings in areas outside of cairo. fred, the president has spoken, but give me a feel for what's happening on the street. >> it seems the muslim bro

egyptian people. yes, back channels, absolutely. by the way, we needget over our narcissism and recognize what's going on in egypt isn't about us, about the people in egypt and other peoples throughout the middle east struggling against the fundamentalist extremists who are our enemies, too, people struggling to build modern decent tolerant societies and so far, the obama administration's helped the wrong people, by and large. >> you know, i heard people on the street in egypt are angry at the united states. >> yes. >> you would expect to have some suppo support, you know, essentially for understanding their plight, right, and wanting them to get what they want, which is a stable democratic government that can ensure economy and bring back tourism in egypt. that is their only hope. what can we do, if anything, at this point to show our support for what the people of egypt stand for? >> we need to avoid knee jerk reactions. again, you're absolutely right, martha. the white house, this administration, managed a near miracle of alienatie ining ever factio

>> the only thing they agree on, common concerns work egyptian future. >> reconciliation with the brotherhood is needed. the stubbornness of the army continues, there will be problems. we have heard risks of violence. you should know there are different factions within the brotherhood and the ones in power are the more peaceful ones. >> we do not know what our fate will be, the same as syria or in iraq. for the moment it is not about the future of the country orbut simply getting out how to much trouble. >> despite their differences the brothers are sure that politics will not divide them, as it has divided our country today. >> for several days now, fighting between the army and rebels have escalated in damascus. but the inhabitants seem resolve to continue their daily life in the face of a seemingly never- ending war. this report from our special correspondents in damascus. >> it is time for prayer in the center of damascus. apart from some birds and a few visitors nobody jumps and the sound of bombings and artillery anymore. some neighborhoods have been pared from the fighting -- spirit from the fig

egyptians don't benefit from the $1.3 million and it mostly goes for outdated hardware that egyptian military doesn't need. but you point out the paradox, we have leverage, $1.3 million we give to the egyptian military every year. if we stop giving that money, we're going to lose our leverage. that's the dilemma the obama administration faces. >> the leverage doesn't amount to much in the context the gulf states pledged between $12 billion and $15 billion, p.j. they've already indicated quite publicly, i believe, if the u.s. were to suspend aid, they would rush in to fill the vacuum. it seems to me that all this question about is the u.s. negotiating the crisis, that's a marginal question in terms of the full scope of what we are seeing go toward horribly, possibly, an outright sectarian civil strife in the country. >> well, there's going to be significant strife. i don't know that it will blossom into a full-scale civil war. that's a possible, but i do think that it has dire consequences for egypt in multiple dimensions. obviously the longer it takes egypt to re-stabilize, the dilemma is egypt fails to a

egyptians inside and outside of the government need to take a step back. they need calm the situation and avoid further loss of life. >> rose: egypt's interim vice president, mohammed elbaradei has resigned in the crackdown. as he road to the president "beneficiaries of what happened today are those who call for violence, terrorism and the most extreme groups." the white house has strongly condemned the violence in a statement. joining us on the phone from cairo is michael hanna, he is a senior fellow at the century foundation. from washington, steven cook, a senior fellow for middle eastern studies at the council on foreign relations. and here in new york, frank wisner. he is a former u.s. ambassador to egypt and served as president obama's envoy to the country in 2011. let me begin with michael hanna. tell me what's going on on the ground as we speak which is late in the evening in egypt. >> at this point a curfew is setting in, a state of emergency has been declared and it's obviously been a very chaotic and bloody day, many disturbing images emerging t

. >> and to the egyptian people, let me say the cycle of violence and escalation needs to stop. we call on the egyptian authorities to respect the universal rights of the people. we call on those who are protesting to do so peacefully and condemn the attacks we've seen be protesters, including on churches. we believe that the state of emergency should be lifted, that a process of national reconciliation should begin. >> now i want to bring in our chief national correspondent john king. hi, john. nice to see you. this is a delicate balance for the administration. we have a stake in keeping positive relations with egypt, of course our largest arab ally in that region. >> uh-huh. >> what do you think the main purpose of president obama's speech today was? what was the message? >> he's trying desperately, pamela, to send a message to the military now running the government to dial this back and dial back quickly. he's trying to readjust his administration's position after essentially a bet that went bad. the coup, although the administration doesn't call it a coup, the ouster of the

environment where to grow and knowing the full well that egyptians have a preference for egyptian programming. we need a channel that has primarily egyptians on its air. and 100%, 24 hours just egypt. it was a smart idea to launch this network, especially at a time when al jazeera was at a high point in egypt. but unfortunately because of their overt support for the muslim -- i'm not saying there is no caveat here. i have been watching it for the last 24 hours straight without any sleep. if you can tell. it is a direct feed from ramallah -- every speaker, every personality, everybody on stage has a direct feed into al jazeera. so, by and large, given what has been happening in egypt over the last year and a half, al jazeera's market share inside egypt has dropped so dramatically and has lost what ever trust in egyptians had in it, that i think it is practically un salvageable. the hope for al jazeera and that those who believe in the muslim brotherhood or those who are oppositional to the coup or the military role now will effectively shift back and say, al jazeera ended up being the most trusted news

egyptians inside and outside of the government need to take a step back. reporter: this as the obama state department refuses to claim that egypt is embroiled in a civil war or that the military takeover could be described as a coup. we are looking at administration but still has not defined what has happened in a foreign nation over month ago since the president was removed from office. or how they plan, for that matter, to preserve american interests in that region and nation. chief washington correspondent james rosen has the report. reporter: u.s. officials say these officials firing on otesters again, that raised the specter of civil war in the most popular arab nation, america's top diplomat in a hastily arranged appearance once again urged all parties to seize fire and resume dialogue. >> it is possible, though it has been made uch harder, much more complicated by the events of today. reporter: susan rice has been briefing president obama during his vacation on martha's vineyard. his spokesman was pressed on whether they don't make it gently clear t

need to support that. if we want to stay in the future of egypt, we want to buy our seat at the table, there are plenty of people already doing that. saudis, kuwaitis. the egyptians need our money. we need them more than they need us. it was in stated years ago to keep our interests in the area. we have to remember what our interest is in the area continues to be. security of the suez canal. keeping terrorists out of the sinai peninsula and the camp david accords. we have to remember once the dust settles and egypt is back on its feet looking to build this government, we're the ones who will want a seat at that table and the ones that want our interests kept again. >> in the midst of all those interests all valid and legitimate and strong interests do you worry the plight of the coptic christians gets lost somewhere in that important priority. >> it already has gotten lost. are there articles on the front page of the "new york times"? how many net worse other than fox -- networks other than fox covering the barbaric attacks on christians throughout the middle east. this destruction of an inextricably rich 2,000-year-old situation, we not only don't do anything, w

think the likelihood is that they're going to find a way to capture of value of to those egyptian operations. egypt needsey from the oil, too. >> the country, no matter who is in power absolutely wants that part of the business to succeed. paul? >> taking a step back towards the financials we've seen a wide dwer -- is it regulation or something else. >> i don't have a strong explanation on that other than we've seen the small and mid cap names do better pretty much across the market relative to large caps. we think that's another opportunity today that large cap stocks have a lot of advantages that small and mid size companies don't, including easier access ability to financing, better global platforms for accelerated growth. we don't think it's clear that small and mid cap names are better. >> bill, great to have you on even though you don't look at the charts. >> thanks for having me. >> coming up is best buy back from the dead? shares hit a fresh two year high in today's session. as they look to cut costs, is the retail a value trap rather than a value trade. plus it's the battle ground our traders ha

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the biggest and most urgent need right now is to stop the killing and blood because in one day yesterday, almost as many egyptians killed in that one day during the 18 days it took us to get rid of the other president. we need people, i personally support the decision yesterday to resign in protest at the mass killings in the violence. because i think he took a principal stand and we need more voices like him, which chis. the muslim brotherhood and military are not the only egyptians around there are many more. we need to hear someone in the camp say i reject violence in the security forces and the muslim brotherhood and say for the sake of egypt, the path they should be walking towards is freedom and recognizes all rights. the revolution did not call for an islamist state or military rule. >> the egyptian ambassador to the u.s. says this is the most serious injection in the last 30 years. >> absolutely and a challenge for the obama administration. it's the corner stone of u.s. relations since the peace treaty, since the egyptians walked away with the relationship with the soviet union. the president since the mo

egyptians will be free. we needstumble and we need to learn and push the fascist aside and say you will not derail freedom and not continue to define egypt. egypt is all of us, the military and muslim brotherhood. we will not allow fascism and negotiation in blood, our question to the administration is catch up with us. you thought we were plodding along loving this strong fisted leader. my message is we will not allow another mubarak or junta to ruin our aspirations to be free. we deserve to be free. >> michael isn't that the point, the u.s. administration, not just this one but all of them, have always looked at egypt through the lens of real politic, what are our strategic interests and how can we make that fit in. if it's a dictator, we'll work with that. doesn't the u.s. noticed to change the way it's approaching each other. >> i think it's right to look at the continuities even post mubarak. it hasn't changed very much despite utter turmoil and tumult in the region. that's true. i think the essential flaw ther