. >> egypt was under a state of emergency for all of hosni mubarak's role. -- rule. the country has a long history with this. the state off emergency was a primary demand of the uprising. -- agrants the number number of powers such as the right to use state security emergency courts which have less due process rights for people. allows imposing a curfew and censorship on the media. it's unclear what the state of emergency will really change on the ground. wields wide ranging power. he has imprisoned thousands of political opponents. many have gone into exile. torture and arbitrary detention and forced disappearances are rampant. we also have to remember parts of northern sinai have been under a state of emergency in a semicontinuous manager for nearly 20 years now. we will have to see what affects this actually has on the ground in the government combat against these attacks. >> the president has said the priority is the fight against terror. the today won't be feeling very secure. he has positioned himself as stbulwark against islami violence. people in the christia

this is a process and just by removing hosni mubarak, you cannot take it out and even after pet dayshe revolution was never in control. it was in the hands of the military that the rulers of the country looking back i still think we never had a chance because they would just think about what they want and they were loaded with the military and the same thing for us we thought we could get rid of our democratic process and we were naÏve but i think it is a generational issue but maybe it will take longer and take more than this fantasy that is not really a real. i was just wondering. what worked for people before me doesn't work. everyone has their own personal experience so this is how we do it, accept that spoke of course this isn't a book that tells you how to do it, it is my story. if i did the same thing six months later or before it may not have worked it was just the right time and if everyone could find their own, i cannot advise you i don't know what you do. there is no manual for success on social media otherwise people would just read books and do it. it doesn't work this w

pursued when hosni mubarak was in power.t is one of close cooperation on security, the military and close cooperation keeping peace with israel. i don't think they can go back to that. as i said a moment ago. egypt is incredibly unstable. who knows what's going to happen with president sisi? there have been two changes leadership in the last six years in egypt. leadership can change a year from now, two years from now. >> all the more reason, michael crowley, you wrote trump to welcome egypt's dictator, critics worry the president has a love for tyrants and little interest in appropriating human rights and democracy. obama didn't invite him to the white house because of those very concerns. if you're listening to steven's point, maybe you want to build a relationship with egypt because and you stable egypt is a bad egypt. >> egypt presents one of the hardest choices for an american president trying to balance values and security. you have a dictator who took power in a military coup, has conducted historic crackdown there, o

fell into a dark period in the obama administration which presided in 2011 over the ouster of hosni mubarak. now, al-sisi was unwelcome here in part because of his style of rule. also because of his record on human rights. the president is looking for a strong alley in the region to attack terrorism and the roots of it. by all indications the reboot is beginning to bear fruit. here's the president. >> we are very much behind president al-sisi. he has done a fantastic job with a very difficult situation. we are very much behind egypt and the people of egypt. and to the united states has believe me backing and we have strong backing. >> reporter: after the oval office meeting, there was a broader meeting in the cabinet room before the two headed off to a working lunch with the issue of terrorism and roots in the middle east front and center. president trump reacted to the train bombing in st. petersburg russia. listen here. >> terrible. terrible thing. happening all over the world. absolutely a terrible thing. >> reporter: interesting. at thescheduled to speak about terrorism with the leader

revolution in 2011, egypt had been under a state of emergency for about 30 years under former dictator hosni mubarak. that state of emergency was done away with but it's been back and forth for the past couple years and it's been in place in various regions of the country where there's been insurgencies that sisi and morsi and other military leaders have tried to suppress. but what it really means is it's just a waving of civil liberties. basically allows the president and some members of the military to detain people and submit them to special security courts that don't have appeals and that often come under the age of military orders. so the judges passing judgment on suspects can essentially be told what to do. it also allows for searches and seizures without warrants. it allows for the president and owe officials to crack down on the media and survey private individuals. it's a long list of things that human rights groups here are really worried about. stephanie? >> warring times. matt, thank you. thank you peter alexander, bill neely and general wesley clark. frank and bill, you're not going an