al jazeera mike hannah has more for us from cairo. >> friday prayers completed, many prepared to takee streets in proo test. >> in recent weeks dozens of leaders have been arrested but the anti-coupe alliance is a dominant part, has called on its followers to continue to press their demands. with the reinstatement of a domically elected government. blue while small protests get underway, these are the scenes in the facility of the number. >> deserted streets. whole neighborhoods quartered off by the police and military. the apparent pension here, to contain whatever protests there are within confined areas. and prevent the demonstrations from linking together. the action again security personnel will be met with the upmost force. few are likely to be willing to attempt to breech these barriers. >> mike hannah, al jazeera, cairo. >> still ahead, president obama issues two new executive orders targeting guns. and we are waiting for john kerry, expected to make a statement on the u.s.' position in syria, we will bring it to you live. right after the wreak. wreak. break. >> is white house

al-jazeera's mike hannah reports from the capital of careo. >> friday prayers completed, many preparedo take to the streets in protest. in recent weeks, dozens of muslim brotherhood laters have been arrested, but the anticoup alliance. they demand to press the demands for a democratically elected government. while small protests get underway in many parts of cairo these are the scenes. deserted streets and whole areas cordoned off. the apparent intention here, to contain whatever protests there are within defined areas and provent the various demonstrations from linking together in one massive dissent. any action against security personnel will be met with the utmost force. few are likely to willing to attempt to breach these barriers. mike hanna al-jazeera, cairo. >> while many of the world is slowing down growth. helping to drive that growth is energy exploration in the first of a six-part series, al-jazeera will be will be scamming the -- examining the impact of that boom. we traveled to texas, the number one gas producing state. >> reporter: it's midday in nixon, texas. not so long

al jazeera's mike hannah has more from us from cairo. >> friday's prayers completed and prepare to take the streets in protests. dozen of muslim brotherhood leaders have been -- the body of which the muslim brotherhood is a dominant part has called on its followers to continue to press their demands for the reinstatement of a democraticcally elected government. while small protest get under way in many parts of cairo. this is the number of masks, dessertedeserted streets. the express from the ministry of the interior. they will be met with the upmost force. the few are likely to be willing to attempt to reach these barriors. >> sports coming up after the break. five time major golf champion phil mickleson flirted with the sports magic number. not from there in the woods. michael has more on mickleson, it's an amazing round. but should you be made aware if you are consuming them. that's next on "consider this." >>> fire crews patleing in yosemet nation park. travelers are still expected although in smaller numbers. pakistan's leaders are under fire for their response. the disaster has ef

mike hannah, al jazeera cairo. >> a church in new orleans is remembering its role in the civil rights movement this morning, new zion baptist church helped launch dr. martin luther king, jr. as a leader nationwide. >> as tens of thousands of people are celebrating the march on warrant, the 50th anniversary, this weekend and into the week, people here in new orleans are looking at another part of that. this church on this exact place in 1957, 28-year-old, martin luther king became the president of the southern leadership conference. they designed this group so they could fight bus segregation. clooufrl it's become a national movement and now, a historic movement. >> what i remember about him is his -- his mellowodious voice, you will. it was the kind of voice that when you heard him talking, you listened, and his concern as far as i interpreted it was that there was an inequality for us in the various areas of our lives, and it was time for us as negroes at that time to come together in piece and order and make a difference. >> important and powerful words from people that were here ba