back in ramses square, we followed the wounded to a nearby field hospital. a mosque where some protestors arrived barely alive. after chest compressions, we watched this man die. medics closed another protester's eyes, wrote his name on his forehead, and made room for the next victim. dr. mohammed monsef had been walking by the mosque when he came in to help. >> i'm not with the muslim brotherhood. just trying to save lives. >> reporter: as the doctor made his rounds, a man screamed that his son was shot in the neck. >> i think he's dead. >> reporter: monsef called for an air pump, but just after working for a minute, his initial assessment was correct. >> reporter: monsef, himself a father, told the man his teenage son is now in heaven. from windows above the mosque, women looked down at what is happening in this city, some stoic, others horrified. the situation now is so tense, lester, that, as we were on our way back to the bureau tonight, we were stopped at several different checkpoints where people were leaning into our car to see which side we were on,

of arrest these are the latest pictures that we're getting from the alfonse mosque in cairo's ramses square people sought refuge there during friday's countrywide clashes and scores are said to be interred inside friday was the day of anger and led to nearly a hundred deaths over seven hundred thirty people have now been killed since protests kicked off earlier this week archies bell true is in the egyptian capital . inside this mosque being a makeshift field hospital and also a morgue during the yesterday's clashes which were extremely bloody thousands of protesters basically sent out desperate messages through the night saying they didn't have water or food they were late on the siege there was gunfire coming from the security forces they had injured in women and children and they wanted to get towns so far we know now is that the security forces are inside we don't know how they're going to deal with these people and whether the injured are in going to be in fact taken off to hospital yesterday it was an extremely bloody day there were many many fatalities across the country the missing

chaotic day here in egypt so most of what the supporters of mohamed morsy call the day of rage in ramses square which is in downtown cairo just off the area is absolutely massive the moment that twenty eight marches converged on the square when they basically intended to set up a sit in by about half past two three pm gunshots could be heard both automatic weapons and why four rounds and i'm not sure exactly how it started it was coming from direction of a police station called as became a police station need to ramses square but there are wildly differing accounts about who attacked first one side they're saying the missing brotherhood supporters have mostly fired on the police and of course the protesters are saying it was the other way round however you could hear these very loud gunshots coming from above from the side from everywhere including tear gas the protesters attempted to get rid of the effects of takeouts by by building bomb fires and putting the kind of says on them but to no avail people were scattered i saw protesters being ferried of the scene with very bloody head wounds it's

i begin with protesters, supporters of the ousted president, as they try to make their way to ramses square. that's the destination the muslim brotherhood has been calling on all their marchers and supporters to gather at by the end of the day today. it has been a challenge for some to try to get there as we've seen in the last few minutes. the city is on lockdown. egyptian armored personnel carriers have deployed on various parts in major streets across the capital, including on the bridges that are major passageways to get to ramses square. there clearly is some attempt to try to limit the movement of these protesters. every few minutes, we've been hearing the volleys of gunfire breaking out. we're not able to exactly tell who's shooting. images have shown civilians, dressed in civilian closed, firing. a situation that remains very tense. one that is unfolding. also in addition to the gunfire we've been seeing tear gas, a lot of the protesters over the course of the past hour or so. now, in addition to cairo, these protests are also taking place in other cities across the country. already

how it started it was coming from direction of a police station became a police station need to ramses square but there are wildly differing accounts about who attacked first one side they're saying the missing brotherhood supporters have mostly fine on the police and of course the protesters are saying it was the other way around however you could hear these very loud gunshots coming from above from the side from everywhere including tear gas the protesters attempted to get rid of the effects of take out by building bomb fires and putting the kind of says on them but to no avail people were scattered i saw protesters being ferried at the scene with very bloody head wounds i wasn't able to ascertain whether it's from a gunshot so not however this is going to have a huge effect on the political situation and this is the second day of violence just this week we've heard one of the leading liberal figures who heads up the national salvation front which is the kurdish liberal forces has resigned following the violence we expect to hear the kinds of attacks like it goes on and there are more fatal

to merge on to the streets meanwhile just a few miles from where i'm standing here in a hurry square ramses where this mosque is housed the security forces have reportedly and sits now inside this mosque being a makeshift field hospital and also a morgue during the yesterday's clashes which were extremely bloody thousands of protesters basically sent out desperate messages through the night saying they didn't have water or food they were laid on the siege there was gunfire coming from the security forces they had injured in women and children and they wanted to get towns so far we know now is that the security forces are inside and we don't know how they're going to deal with these people and whether the injured are in going to be in fact taken off to hospital yesterday it was an extremely bloody day there were many many fatalities across the country the missing brotherhood for their part one of the spokespersons go ahead and have beds claims that the health ministry here has been forbidden from releasing the truce to sticks of the casualties by the governmental we cannot verify that piece

this was ramses square in cairo this afternoon, in a haze of teargas and the air ringing with a sounde. >> fire! shots, gunfire! ( gunfire )

there were just there was gunfire everywhere a very pretty street back to this central mosque in ramses square the site of the protests yesterday it was between security forces and morsy supporters who were still barricaded in the inside one of the rooms in the mosque what happened in the afternoon was that the shooter suddenly opened fire on the army and they responded with but it's the two sides kept firing each other meanwhile inside there are still hundreds of protesters i spoke to one. who stuck inside they say they are two rooms in the mosque there in the back room barricaded in this at least seven hundred of them that they want to go home she says they haven't had enough access to water and food there are still people who are injured inside in the other room the front room where the security forces are standing by police an army apparently they have been shooting at gas as well as live ammunition in this kind of chaotic battle between the two sides of the we can ascertain who the shooter is in the minarets there's also been reports of foreign journalists being targeted to were recently

media reporting it was on sunday thirty six thirty six prisoners who had been picked up during the ramses square crisis on friday when most of the supporters and security forces were engaged in bloody street battles were basically in a police truck being moved from a security directorate to prison pending fifteen days in jail pending investigations now according to state media they were attacked said this police truck was attacked by armed groups the police responded with tear gas and office there was a ledge of the kidnapped in the in the meantime these prisoners were basically suffocated to death however the muslim brotherhood have a different story they say the prisoners were in fact killed by the police forces and more and more than thirty six were actually dead now the second incident happened in sinai this very very difficult area of egypt's what the related reports are saying are actually conflicting one source talking to a.p. said that armed gunmen attacked two police cars with weapons and basically mowed down these police officers during an ambush of the source is a saying that a rocket

this all kicked off after twenty eight marches were launched across the capital all ending up in ramses square and the looks at the security forces essentially opened fire on the protest as well that they claim that they were sometimes it was pretty hectic day with just gunfire raining down. meanwhile this also exploded across the country with many pockets of violence in different governments and basically in many of the major cities in egypt so at the moment the situation is extremely tense we're not sure you know how the day is going to come out we've got these daily protests happening that the anti coup alliance which of the people behind these. marches are saying they're going to have practiced every. single day so expected to be further violence today tomorrow and for the rest of the week. the cowbell terms twitter feed to for many more updates on what's going on in egypt. well the bloodshed began when the military raided to protest camp supporting ousted president morsi on wednesday and the deposed leader has plenty of people backing him and the wider region to well here's a pro morsi de

its supporters had taken shelter inside the mosque yesterday to escape fierce fighting in nearby ramses square. it became a field clinic to the wounded and a makeshift morgue. they were trapped over night, surrounded by security forces and armed vigilantes terrified to leave. omaima halawa was among those inside. >> reporter: some people began to leave this morning under military protection. but dozens of demonstrators had barricaded themselves inside, refusing to go. police fired tear gas into the building and that's when the gun battle erupted. soldiers blasted the mosque after gunmen opened fire from the second floor window. after it was over, the security forces were hailed as heroes by the crowds that had gathered outside. and this afternoon, a top government advisor insisted the protesters were in fact terrorists. >> you cannot justify a political difference or a political dispute by just inflicting and imposing acts of terror on an innocent society. >> reporter: jeff, raising the stakes even higher, an interim government spokesman said they're considering a proposal to ban the muslim br

security forces on wednesday twenty eight more inches in the capital and descended on central ramses square which just now at battlefields and basically the same thing happened across the country meanwhile the government is clearly feeling and the pressure that has been a lot of a backlash for him and liberal parties and actually an artist they say the latest news account was the head of the national salvation front which is once which is the largest religion that refuses and ones that many position and quits after this you know huge amounts of violence and there was again a lot of condemnation from the brewers in multiple countries in saying this but it's has to stop and security forces must behave with restraint so the security forces are going to have to do it quickly and stop the violence and behave a little bit better and meanwhile the misspoken that support is allowing to remain on the streets from cairo thank you. well if you want to access what bell trues been signal for you can on launches of breaking developments from the heart of egypt's deadly find her twitter dot com slash fell

and we can tell you, this particular route through ramses square has been blocked off as we look at whathe front lines. but it's important, it's important to stress that we're not all over the city. we're in a very small location. we're not sure what's happening in other locations. but based on what we've observed, these were -- [ speaking foreign language ] okay. people are warning us. >> that's okay. reza, you go ahead and get to a safer place. we will come back to you and we thank you for your updates there. reza sayah in cairo. >> that was paula newton talking to reza sayah as that was unfolding. he's okay, i just want to reassure our viewers. but all our journalists right now in cairo watching the situation very, very carefully. it's a dangerous situation and we have some new video that's just coming into "the situation room." we want to warn you, it is very graphic. in what could become an iconic image of this violent struggle, we see protesters approach a tank as gunfire breaks out. they flee except for one man who stands with arms outstretched until he's shot and falls to the gro

nbc is reporting that the anti-coup coalition field hospital says that the death toll in the ramses squaretor alone has reached 80 but notes the official death toll stands at 27, so obviously conflicting reports about the number of people who have been killed but nbc is saying now that there's reports now of up to 80 people. >>> well, as you know, it is friday. so despite some of the events in other parts of the world we're going to try and get happy hour started a bit early here on "power lunch" with the story of christopher george. he's the guy who lost his well-paying job at a bank and decided to chase after his dream of crafting beer for a living, but it wasn't easy. he had little experience and had a family to support, but he didn't give up, and he finally found a way to escape the cube. >> the site manager basically informed us that you've got three months, go out there and find whatever it is you want to be doing with your life and go do it. >> hi. my name is christopher jon george. i'm the brew master at riverside brewery and restaurant. but i used to be a project manager in a bank

this is ramses square, very dark out there and hard to tell.f you're familiar with cairo, that's the main train station area. officials saying minutes ago the death toll has climbed to 60 in today's day of rage being called by supporters that are loyal to the former president mohamed morsi. that is on top of at least 600 killed since wednesday. the military has been instructed to use deadly force, if needed. as you can imagine we're monitoring that situation very closely, and we will bring you any more breaking news as indeed it happens. >>> back to business news where housing starts are posting another increase today. up nearly 6% last month. well, that number though driven largely by apartment construction as growth in single family home building has slowed down. our own diana olick is here to break it all down for us. diana, what does that mean? >> first, mandy, i do want to get to what's happening with mortgage rates just today. i was speaking to next on the ground at "mortgage news daily" and they tell meet rate on the 30-year fixed has cl

this was ramses square in cairo this afternoon, in a haze of teargas and the air ringing with a soundautomatic gunfire. >> fire! shots, gunfire! ( gunfire ) >> reporter: the downtown area of cairo, the biggest city in the arab world, is now as dangerous as a war zone. and as for the arab spring of 2011, well, that seems like a very long time ago. some protesters threw petrol bombs towards a police station. ( gunfire ) we heard gunfire coming from the police station's direction. the demonstrators wheeled in a street stall as a barricade to keep the security forces out. they knew the police had been authorized to use live ammunition; it wasn't enough, though, to keep them away. >> we have no... no guns. we have no... we have water, only water. we have our bodies, only our bodies. >> they have stolen our votes, and we want our votes back. and we are not going to leave the streets. whatever happened before getting the democracy back. >> reporter: state television showed men with kalashnikovs amid the crowd on a nearby overpass. the deposed president's supporters were accused of doing the

now, the muslim brotherhood say they're planning 28 separate marches and they'll all converge in ramses square about a mile from taherer square but they have to get through the government forces first. forcing them, the government forces who have cleared out the camps. in a clear warning, authorities took to state television to announce that police have been authorized to turn their guns on anyone who attacks security forces or government biuildings. they're hoping to prevent retaliation attacks like yesterday when protesters bombed government offices in the outskirts of cairo. deadly scenes on wednesday, not far from the smalling destruction of the biggest camp, the imam mask has become a morgue. we saw rows of bodies, shrouded and covered in bags of ice in an attempt to delay decompetition. ahmed bajir came to egypt from his home in tampa, florida, to attend a family wedding this week. his brother, amir, was there too. >> he got a chance to see the whole family and said good-bye to all of us. >> we didn't know it was going to be the last time. >> reporter: the next time he saw amir's face wa

ramses square is in northwest cairo. that is where the muslim brotherhood called for all their folks to converge. noon prayers end ad couple of hours ago. there are house thousands of people in the streets streaming here to form a new protest camp. we've seen in the video very clearly muslim brotherhood gunmen, often times they have fired back with ak-47s. who they're firing at, why they're firing we don't know. it certainly disputes the muslim brotherhood claim that their protests are quote, unquote, peaceful. they say they will remain in the streets and continuing to defy the army until mohammed morsi, who was the democratically-elected president up until seven weeks ago, is returned to office. so far it appears the military is allowing marchs to happen. there are tanks and armored personnel carriers all over cairo and today once again the interior ministry says its police and its army is equipped with live ammunition in addition to the tear gas and it is willing to fire to shoot to kill if fired upon. martha? martha:

tin of thousands of brotherhood supporters converge on a place called ramses square. the video coming out of this clearly shows among the protesters a number of muslim brotherhood gunmen who were firing. we heard of a number of government buildings being stormed and from there we have seen and heard reports of a number of people dead, bodies being brought in to various mosques. dozens if not hundreds of people injured. if history holds the numbers will continue to escalate throughout the day. the military allowed the march to begin. what happened as it got to the square has changed drastically. the situation on the ground now is this. the military has said they have authorized the use of deadly force, live ammunition, not to only protect security officials, policemen, members of the army but now they say they will do it to protect any kind of government installation. the muslim brotherhood on the other hand has been sending people to the street, chanting with our blood and our souls we defend islam. that is setting up a very precarious religious war between the muslim

here in cairo the meeting point for the marches, the final meeting point is a place called ramses squareay from tahrir square which has become the home base of the anti-morsi protesters. clearly the government doesn't want the pro-morsi supporters to get near tahrir square. that's why scores of soldiers have blocked every entrance to tahrir square. lot of concern about the clashes in the hours ahead. >> we'll be watching, thank you. >>> the cause of that deadly u.p.s. cargo plane crash in birmingham, alabama, remains a mystery this morning. investigators finding no evidence of engine failure or evidence of engine fire prior to impact and they have ruled out any problems with runway lights. answers may be found in the cockpit voice and flight data recorders which have now been recovered. >>> four people injured in two separate grizzly bear attacks. in yellow stone two hikers were attacked by a mother bear protecting one of her cubs and idaho's island park reservoir a couple of private contractors unknowingly surprised a sleeping grizzly. all injuries considered non-life-threatening. >>> a