i haven't heard much about them in general since the end of tahrir square, to beginning. has happened to the left since then? what do they want and how much and what is their place currently in the egyptian course? >> that is a great question. there is a long history of labor movement in egypt. in the early uprising, they played an important organizing role. the revolutionary socialist are used for political parties that had a lot of skin in the game and organized labor with its own not so revolutionary and joyous played an important role in the first year. one of the turning points that did not work out was a huge cascade across the nation. the major unions start going on strike, demanding fair wages health care, teachers whatever. there was this moment when the political parties and youth movement were working with and reaching out to striking labor unions and there is this wave where people were saying this is what is going to bring the old regime to its knees. the bark left. the old regime is still there. suddenly there were strikes in every major population center an

they try to get a room with a view of tahrir square. >> they said they have orders from state securityot to sell any rooms overlooking tahrir. so we said okay and we settled for a nile view room. >> while organizing their coverage of the day's events nora notices something happening outside their window. she grabs her camera and begins to film a chaotic scene coming into view across the nile river. >> we heard many bombs. and we couldn't see anything. and the bombs were just going and going and going. and then we saw smoke coming out from the other side of the river. >> nora's footage shows a massive crowd of protesters engaged in a growing battling with police. >> the people wanted to get across the bridge, across the nile to tahrir square to join the revolutionaries in tahrir square. >> a line of riot police led by two armored vehicles races across to meet the crowd. >> and the riot police and their armored vehicles were determined to push them back. and it literally became a battle for this bridge. >> protesters determined, marched forward on foot. police halt the crowd about halfwa

a lot of the people who were in tahrir square invoked the metaphor of the wall of fear.is was a country where as a reporter in 2010 if you were -- if i went out and asked people questions about a shopping mall for an innocuous feature be afraid to give me their name. and in january 2011 under the eyes of armed soldiers and undercover plain clothes policemen would proudly speak out against the regime, give me their name and phone number ask if i wanted to take their picture, seek out tv cameras to talk to because, they said, we have broken through the wall of fear. and they demonstrated and proved and deepened that break with the old way by over and over confronting state power in the form of guns that were killing them. and that is a complete break with the old political culture, and that break remains. that change remains, and the it is a new constraint going forward -- and it is a new constraint going forward for egypt and for the rest of the reason. i look very forward to seeing how this history plays out, and i think we're at the beginning of a long and exciting chap

the people in tahrir square, cairo, they concluded may be the issue doesn't matter so much anymore. think it still matters. for palestinians, israel's security, a lot of people across the region. the united states, whether you like it or not, has a unique role to play in the diplomacy of that issue. charlie: what is our role? bill: to try to see if we can work with both parties as well as with key arab players and others around the world. to see if we can come up with a process that produces the kind of two state solution that lots of people have talked about. charlie: there are two ideas here. some people argue you cannot have an israeli-palestinian agreement without the u.s. involvement. others will argue, which is not necessarily contrary to that you can never have an israeli-palestinian peaceful existence that doesn't start with the two parties coming together on something. they have to want it and want it badly and understand the consequences of not having it. bill: the simple answer is yes. i think both parts are true. there is no substitute for people in the region seeing the

the thousands of protesters in tahrir square. >> i would just like a regular everyday life heart surgeon have a revolution. we were in the streets. i was doing my part. caring for the wounded people. >> reporter: his new career started on youtube. in two months, 5 million views. >> please welcome bassem youssef. >> reporter: he even found his way to "the daily show" in new york. >> i think you look better in the suit. other than that, we're the same. >> it's an armani. >> look at you! you're kaurveing out the space for people to breathe and express themselves in a way that i think is incredibly admirable. >> this guy is not just an idol, he is a brother. >> reporter: youssef is now regrouping, making a documentary, doing a fellowship at harvard. he's also gathering new material. would you say religious extremism is all forms is fair game for satire? >> yes, of course. it should be an equal opportunity offender for everybody. >> reporter: when you look at isis, is there room for humor there? >> yeah, of course. look at the youtube in the middle east. people are making fun of isis left, ri

. >> from tahrir square to occupy wall street, video seen around the world. >> medic!parked political change. >> ever since then the camera has been a feature of every protest.