>> michelle caruso carera in athens for us tonight. michelle, thanks. >>> now in egypt an extremely tense situation leading up to that country's election this weekend. protesters are in the streets and there is deep worry that the weekend could mark the end of the democratic revolution that swept the country last year no matter which side wins. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is back in cairo tonight and, richard, i have to say when you and i were in tahrir square in the thick of it we knew this was a possibility. >> reporter: it was a possibility, but few expected it would turn out quite like this. the future of egypt, the biggest country in the arab world, is now on the line. the muslim brotherhood band here for decades could take over this country this weekend and the entire region is watching very closely and nervously. supporters of the muslim brotherhood took to the streets today with a warning. they want fair elections after egypt's high court yesterday dissolved the recently formed islamist controlled parliament. m

we want to begin with cnbc's michelle caruso carera in athens tonight. michelle, good evening. >> reporter: brian, when most of europe started using the euro more than a decade ago no one ever thought a member country would leave, but the election here in greece has put that option on the table and as we head into the final stretches of the campaign, the fight is on for every last vote. greece's future is up for grabs. almost no one here wants to abandon the euro, but it could happen after sunday's vote. that could mean economic ruin here and send shock waves through the global economy. either way, greece is in trouble. it is deep in debt after years of living beyond its means and life here has changed. unemployment is at record levels. needy shoppers line up for donated food. nervous greeks are taking their money out of banks. withdrawals of up to 1 billion euros a day. in the town of vola some people are bartering for goods and services and using an alternative currency they've created. this woman hasn't been paid in months and her partner's salary is d