. >> the man chosen by the ruling military council to be the new prime minister of egypt, kamal ganzouri, has addressed the nation. he spoke to the huge crowds in tahrir square who continue to call for an end to military rule. >> the wire is to help the troops to hold. this has been sealed off by the army. outside of the square, soldiers kept their distance. inside, it was a day for candy, not clashes. this is not a place for every egyptian. the muslim brotherhood say that they support the people in tahrir square. many believe that the brotherhood and the general are conspiring over an election. >> the leaders are not here. >> they are with the army. >> yes, the army. even if they say they are not. >> it was the biggest turnout in tahrir square history. the message that the army should give up politics was a powerful one. it was not among the chance across cairo at the historic mosque. this was the alternate to protest supported by the muslim brotherhood. hear, a chance to talk about israel, palestine, and jerusalem. the muslim brotherhood had nothing to say about tahrir square. that is

egypt's former prime minister kamal ganzouri is set to form a new government. the authorities insist the elections should go ahead. the arab league puts more pressure on syria to end the violence against its own people. >> arrests in trinidad and tobago has the prime minister claims that day assassination plot is foiled. india opens to world retailers but not everyone is happy. >> we're broadcasting to our viewers in america and around the world, this is "newsday." we will start in egypt where state media reports that one of hose to embark's former prime ministers will form a new government. this will not placate the protest is to are asking for an end to military rule. authorities insisted that elections will be going ahead. >> this is a tense and wary truce. the security forces are strengthening the in forces around the interior ministry. this man would like to know who is going to pay for his newspaper kiosk, burned by rioters. they are thugs and anarchists. they don't want the country to settle down. a passer-by interrupt to defend the demonstrators. she as

the military council appointed kamal ganzouri after president essam sharaf resigns, but protesters oppose the choice, as he used to serve prime minister under ousted president hosni mubarak. >>> a major challenge is how to dispose of the massive debris. heavy chunks of concrete are most difficult to deal with. they cannot be easily eliminated or recycled. using a rather unorthodox method. >> professor specializes in concrete engineering. he is trying to think of ways to use the big concrete chunks. >> it is better to use everything that is available. >> it's better to use everything that is available. it is such a waste to just news this material for landfill. >> reporter: but the problem is that the concrete debris was soaked in sea water and the salt quickly erodes the material. hisada became interested in a new technology developed by a major construction company. >> translator: let's pour in the sea water. >> reporter: the technology, which uses sea water to make concrete was considered to be unworkable because the salt in the sea water was thought to be concrete's greatest enemy. gra

. >> reporter: the man appointed by the military to build consensus is kamal ganzouri, newly named prime minister but, in fact, an old veteran of hosni mubarak's regime. he told journalists he wants to name a broad-based unity cabinet. "i hope that the youth and all political parties will submit names." he said. but that didn't impress demonstrators in tahrir. >> in a country with more than 60% of young people, does it represent real change? of course not. >> reporter: tonight there's political stalemate in egypt. after a week of turmoil that's left some 2,000 people injured and over 30 dead, it's an ominous prelude to the first round of landmark parliamentary elections which the government says will go ahead as planned on monday. the elections have been organized in stages. about a third of the country is going to vote on monday and, norah, at this stage everything depends on turnout. if they got well over 50%, that would not only legitimize the process but probably calm things down. we should remember that outside the pressure cooker of cairo there are millions of egyptians who want no

kamal ganzouri, a 78-year-old politician once served as prime minister in the former regime of ousted president hosni mubarak. that's why this woman tells me the new appointment represents the past. why is the military not reaching out to the new young leaders, she asks. it's a new prime minister but the same old problem, he says. the military won't give up power. there may be a lot of differences in the square. the one thing everybody agrees about is spelled on the posters. an end to military rule. that's not lost on the new prime minister who spoke publically for the first time today. the military isn't seeking to continue being in power. if i knew they were seeking power i would not have accepted, he told a reporter. meanwhile, the intimidation of foreign journalists and the harassment of women continues. prominent egyptian american activist monal tahawi was sexually assaulted and had both arms broken while in police custody. >> my detention and many other detentions are a reminder that the brutality of the security forces goes unchecked. that, for me, is a failure of the council o

kamal ganzouri previously held that post for four years under deposed president hosni mubarak. we have a report from jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: cleaning up after a fifth night of violence. downtown cairo still in shock after the worst outbreak of fighting since februarys revolution. these protestors now want a second revolution. they still want to topple egypt's military rulers. yet, ironically its the army which is now safeguarding a truce between the people and the riot police. so the army can give up running last night, the violence spread to the city of ismailiya. yet an army spokesman said today that the protestors don't represent all egyptians. that elections should go ahead so the army can give up running the country. >> ( translated ): i ask the honorable egyptian people that love their country to concentrate on the goals and not the slogans and the demonstrations. we should concentrate on the first goal which is the elections. >> reporter: the army's also apologized for the killing of protestors. it's promised an investigation and sa

the ruling military council appointed a new prime minister, kamal el-ganzouri.ld a press conference saying the military gave him more authority than any prime minister before. the protesters see him and a mubarak growny and they don't want him in. they are going to try to prevent him from coming in. the fact that we are seeing the pro army folks and the anti-government protesters tonight, it's the same volatile combination we saw in the leadup to the revolution in february when the massive clashes turned violent because both sides have largely equal numbers of people coming out. with man days elections we are hearing they decided to extend it to monday and tuesday. clearly they are expecting some problems. rick: rena, thanks. julie: tension is rising as we await word on three american students arrested in egypt. a court ordered the student released, but their parents are still waiting for confirmation. the u.s. embassy says the young men are being processed. there were arrested for allegedly throwing molotov cocktails during a protest. rick: the united nations i