. >> mohammed jamjoom joins us now. as we were saying, hosni mubarak inside a cage, wearing a white prison uniform on a stretcher, he has an oxygen mask. these are unbelievable extraordinary scenes. no one would have guessed that we would see such a powerful man who ruled with an iron fist behind these iron bars. what is to be the likely effect of an image like this across egypt? >> reporter: zain, it's ut der disbelief, the fact that we're seeing hosni mubarak who has ruled for 30 years with an iron fist, not just in a courtroom, wearing a prison uniform, this is a shock to many egyptians who didn't believe this day would come, who believed that he would be granted some sort of clemency or amnesty. as far as on the streets of cairo right now, we're not seeing a lot of activity. there have been clashes that were reported that we saw outside this building, the police academy, between pro-and anti-mubarak factions. downtown cairo is calm, but tense. there's a very heavy security presence. the security apparatus here does

let's go around with world with mohammed jamjoom outside the courthouse in cairo where hosni mubarak t the age where he and his sons and other co-defendants are being held. mohammed, bring us up to speed with what's going on in the courtroom. >> reporter: a short while ago there were brief clashes going on outside the courtroom. riot police were called in. one of the riot police were chasing some of the people throwing rocks. that's calmed down. the trial is back in session. everybody who is out here, once again their face is turned toward the big screen showing the trial, riveted towards the drama going on inside the courtroom. just a few minutes ago the prosecutor in the case actually said inside the courtroom that the former interior minister, one of the defendants today, should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and get the maximum amount of punishment to which the crowd outside cheered. they were clapping and hooting at that, happy to hear that. a lot of emotions out here. a lot of people feel this day has been long in coming and this is justice finally being done. but i

one we saw from mohammed jamjoom. remarkable what's going on in syria. that perhaps benjamin netanyahu is prepared to do something that just months ago he said in the white house would not be done, negotiating about borders that go back to 1967 and earlier in a deal with the palestinians. >> well, yes. it does show you that theatrical elements of the middle east peace process. benjamin netanyahu came before congress as loudly as he could, got congressional applause saying i'll never, ever, ever go back to '67. but he's got a bigger problem. the u.s. has said it will support israel and united nations but the palestinians are threatening to take their case to the u.n. where the united states would be alone in supporting israel. so netanyahu is looking for a way out and the way he has seen to come up with is to try to convince the palestinians that now he's serious about negotiating on the basis of the '67 borders. >> if they don't go to the u.n. and ask for recognition of the state. give me the nuance behind that. what's the issue? >> the issue is the isra