in cairo. >> suarez: matt bradley, welcome. as last night's violence in port sayyid trailed into the egyptian capital, what's happening tonight on the streets of cairo? >> well, we're seeing a pattern emerge, this is the third time we've seen a lot of violence in the past couple of months directed at the police. so we're seeing a return to the street by mostly angry youth who are very upset with the police and somewhat disconnect from the political forces that have been dominating the protests so far in the past year. it's a little different now though because we have a parliament that's undergirding demands for justice and for discipline to be taken upon the security forces, the minister of the interior and the prime minister. >> suarez: what's the connection between the violence on the soccer field that started last night and what you're seeing now on the streets of egyptian cities? >> well, essentially the anger that is overflowing on to the streets of cairo come from the fact that the ultras-- which are what you call footba

hari sreenivasan talked with matt bradley of the "wall street journal" in cairo earlier today. >> mattthanks for joining us. exactly what are the charges that these americans and others are being held on? >> the 43 people who are being charged are facing charges of establishing an illegal organization and accepting and distributing funds illegally without the approval of the egyptian government. and those charges, if convicted, they could get a penalty, a financial penalty or they could get about five years in prison. >> sreenivasan: this isn't just a threat of deportation that these individuals are facing, right? >> well, it could be that. it seems very unrealistic that the government, that the egyptian government would want to put these people away in jail for several years. but anything is possible at this point. >> sreenivasan: why exactly is the egyptian government in its current form doing this? is there a strategic advantage? what are you hearing. >> it's very, very difficult to discern why the egyptian government would want to do something like this. the egyptian government, of

. >> sreenivasan: matt bradley from the wall street journal, thanks so much. >> thank you.>fill; again, the major developments of the day. he u. closed its embassy damascus, and britain recalled its ambassador, as syrian forces intensified their assault against antigovernment protesters. greece agreed to eliminate 15,000 government jobs. >> suarez: our reporting continues online. on our health page, we look at the debate surrounding a different kind of health care mandate, one that could force many hospital workers to get a flu shot each year. and every weekday, our politics team brings you the latest developments from the campaign trail and washington. find a link to sign up for the morning line e-mail on our home page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll talk with italian prime minister mario monti about europe's financial woes. i'm ray suarez. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been