sharif of delicate use is with us in cairo. produce isnd don't with us in cairo. dous is with us in cairo. lawyers found a legal justification to avoid having to cut off $1.5 billion a year in military aid. it goes on to talk about for the obama administration, and the problem is not simply its relationship with the egyptian military, but with israel, who is trying to nurture a new round of talks. >> the u.s. has been walking this tight rope to figure out a way to keep a aid going to fulfil its national security objectives, but coming under pressure as the military has conducted these crackdowns on the muslim brotherhood and more to supporters. we saw the first indication of the can modest reprimand by delaying the delivery of four f- 16 jetfighters. exercises are still going forward later this year, and aid seems to be coming. ,he new york times mentioned the obama administration, by calling it a coup, by law, would have to suspend aid, so they have made this determination that they do not need to determine whether it is a coup or not, sidestepping that requiremen

new interim president is expected to name a new cabinet true has been for him this is helpful for us in cairo chaotic in downtown cairo in the capital there were fierce clashes between supporters and opponents of the former president mohamed morsy i was actually in the street battles myself i saw civilians with guns them on the tops of rocks people were breaking up into the pavement to throw at each other to stretch across three of the major bridges. between that on either side of the between these rival protest groups the security forces got involved for a while but they couldn't contain the violence we have heard that the interim president is expected to announce his cabinet this is hopefully going to put down some of the state institutions that we can try and sort out the situation in the country which is becoming impossible in addition there have been rumors of talks between between the muslim brotherhood group which is the islamist party that the deposed president hails from people are looking to the miniature right now to control the situation as they are the only institution that reall

correspondent is live for us in cairo. has there been any reaction from the president or the muslim brotherhood over the ransacking of the national headquarters? >> we have not heard anything from his camp hit. iran's acting happened this morning after a night -- the happen this morning after a night of clashes. that is the national headquarters of the muslim brotherhood. we understand protesters headed toward the building. they were members. there were members of the muslim brotherhood inside the building. we understand there was shooting coming from inside the building toward the protesters. the building had to be evacuated. this morning, they went into the building and then start it. there is a picture of one of the plate of the supreme leader of the muslim brotherhood. it was on social networks. they heard about it here and there were cheers and applause. it is a symbolic matter as well. andt of the slogans grievances of the protesters is they think the president was not able to detach himself from the muslim brotherho

nicole johnson live for us in cairo. what do we know about this arrest. >> the man who is being arrested is really considered to be one of the most influential people in the muslim brotherhood organization. he's a businessman, he's considered in some respects one of the real brains in the group. he is also thought of as one of the real strong men. this is going to increase the sense that the muslim brotherhood organization is feeling in terms of there being a witch hunt against them. hundreds of arrest warrants have been issued for member os they have muslim brotherhood organization across egypt and they say that this is part of a systematic campaign against them. even though the military did come out on thursday night and say that it was not attempting to target or deal with any group in any exceptional fashion but that statement has done very little to allay the fears of the organization. >> and indeed, we're still seeing very many people out on the streets, both -- probably fewer number there is in the square but is a

in the us ambassador for explanations. protesters an agent ransack to happy waters of the ruling muslim brotherhood in cairo after millions turned out to demand for resident more syrian ounce of power by tuesday. it's time for him to go if he doesn't go out because he will walk without. fear of seven allowed bloody conflict are bad by the muslim brotherhood vows to react after they say the opposition crossed a red line of violence. and genetically modified diet for you or a britain urges the e.u. to ease restrictions on g.m. products to swipe concerns that the government is treating people as guinea pigs. it is five pm in moscow you're watching our. welcome to the program now in the fallout from the latest leaks by outward snowden germany has summoned the u.s. ambassador for explanations on the leaks published and the german media the revelations suggesting the n.s.a. spied on that use internal computer networks has sparked a wave of outrage in berlin newsroom chiva video agency ruptly liz a felon reports from the german capital. there has so far been no comment from the us in response to this latest round of revelations

alex marquardt is live for us in cairo again tonight. alex, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. it was a tense day her in egypt that erupted tonight. that anger against the military for ousting the country's first democratically elected president turned deadly. battles in the streets of cairo tonight. supporters and opponents of the deposed president exchanging gunfire, rocks, and molotov cocktails. the army eventually arrived, but here and in clashes elsewhere, at least 30 people were reported killed. dozens more wounded. in one city far from cairo, the army opened fire as supporters of mohamed morsi prayed, sending them running for their lives. it was a day mohamed morsi's supporters dubbed the "friday of rejection," rejecting the military takeover. earlier, an angry crowd surged toward the military compound they say is holding morsi, who has not been seen publically since his arrest wednesday night. "hit me here, hit me here," this man shouted at soldiers. then shots rang out. three were killed. hundreds of thousands of morsi's fu

. >> for the moment, live for us in cairo, thank you very much. to iraq, 16 car bombs across the country have left at least 36 people their dead. most of the explosions occurred mostly shia areas of baghdad. they have also -- there have also been a tax in basra -- attacks in basra. the suicide attacks, car bombings, and other violence have killed more than 3000 people since april. our correspondent is in baghdad. overere is growing outcry these attacks, including from members of prime minister nor i humala keys own political coalition. the head of the security committee in parliament says he believes this is a failure of government, and the head of that committee is actually from the civil law coalition, affiliated with the prime minister. linked to the prison break last week, the biggest prison break in the history of this government. hundreds of prisoners lose, including top al qaeda members. this has been the first ring of bombings that has taken place in the daytime in the last few weeks as the holy month of ramadan has started. there have bee

anti-government demonstrations across the nation are true has been following the developments for us in cairo. what we're seeing now in egypt is a deadly political deadlock between those who support the president and those who are against them off the clashes erupted last night following a day of nationwide mass rallies against the police could lead to the muslim brotherhood for that said today the opposition forces had crossed the red line of violence off to their headquarters the main headquarters in cairo were attacked by about five hundred groups the headquarters were not guarded by the police late last night this committee forces did try and step in firing tear gas but one able to stop the deadly stupid street battles speaking to protesters yesterday in these huge rallies they told me they've seen no change in the last year president mohamed morsi has ruled that the economy is in freefall that there is a major fuel and water shortages and a bread crisis on the horizon rights groups are saying that human rights abuses are still rampant that torture isn't that making the police force and r

in particular in the capital as this beneath this political stalemate continues very much indeed for bringing us. the latest and also what lead up to escalation on the situation in cairo in egypt bill troop reporting there. neil clark is a journalist focusing on the middle east thinks is in danger of plunging into civil war if president morsi insist on staying you can't stay on the clear that the people had moved on and he's been a total disaster the year out he's broken every single progress that he made when he was elected and it's time for him to go if he doesn't go i think civil war could happen because you know people are extremely angry and they're angry about what happened in twenty eleven because they want to get a good train to twenty seven they didn't just want regard to your place by another us western part of what's happened there hasn't been any real changes to the economy people are getting poor unemployment's going up and up and up and people want real change they're not going to be content with just another us in cairo. still ahead here in our team syria is bracing itself for a flood of american weapons and the u.s. claims that deadly cargo or even giv

drew has been following the developments for us in cairo. has said that most of his opposition has. greenidge mons all the people are the right things. for the future which basically means they will intervene this is something that people have been discussing a lot with some people on one side the military could. be coming could be quite. likely could new clashes across all the government a government which had seen several people die on the other side people experience so that the military taking. charge of egypt after hosni mubarak stepped down. a transitional here during a lot of human rights violations number of attacks on the military people who are very unhappy military and. political actions which is. really what we're seeing at the very minute the crime to the president. at the moment because the people. resigned that he resigns or in forty. minutes he will take i really can't really see how there's any other option for him to carry forward. a speech this afternoon or this is expected to be a press conference a presidential contest to see what his reaction is. let's get more

said they are pulling out of the coalition in protest of what happened this morning. >> reza for us in cairo'll check in with you. the situation is fluid and deteriorating. >>> a radical cleric who fought extradition for years is back facing terrorist charges. he's held in a high security prison. authorities say several prominent terrorists including a shoe bomber, richard reid, turned to him for advice. he insists he's innocent of playing a role in two terror plots against foreigners. >>> a special remembrance for a team of firefighter who is died fighting the battle in yarnell. their remains are home in prescott, arizona. a somber recession carried the firefighters from phoenix to prescott. they traveled more than 100 miles passing through the town of yarnell and ultimately ending in prescott. >> very moving image. >>> there was rain and a lot of it in west virginia. the town of kingwood suffered significant damage. the heavy rain and high winds brought down trees and power lines. many people clearing trees from their yards. crews are clearing lots of debris from the roads to make them pas

in defiance of this army's move to topple the former president and there on the left the square celebrations continuing throughout the night. people there delighted to see morrisy go. -- morsi go. >> joining us live in cairo. nicole we've been hearing the army issuing a statement. what did they have to say? >> yes, the army has released a statement. it has said that it won't allow any gloating or revenge nor will it allow any attacks on officers or political officers. it's also said that there will be no exceptional action. that's the words that it has used taken against any political party or group. now they released this statement on a day when hundreds of arrest warrants have been issued for members of the muslim brotherhood group. there's another part to this statement. they said that freedom is a right as long as it doesn't interfere with the country's national interest. now the muslim brotherhood group has said that it wants large demonstrations and rallies on friday across the country, wants its membership to fill the squares. it's broaden it's call or its reason behind the demonstration. for the last few days it's been very much focused on supporting the deposed president mohamed morsi. now they s

ben wedeman is live for us in cairo.l us more about these threats of moresy supporters, because that is the place where the ousted president is believed to be, right? >> today, it's been quieter despite the fact there have been funerals taking place for supporters of the muslim brotherhood and others, so compared to yesterday, many few people on the street and fewer clashes, but by cairo standards, the night is young. >> tell us about these reports. has he been sworn in yet or is that even relevant? >> well, he will be sworn in within the coming hour. he is well r regarded sper nationally. he was an international diplomat for decades, but here in egypt, he's unpopular with islamists, with some of the young revolutionaries. it's hard to say how much of a bridge builder he'll be able to be at this point in egypt right now needs that, somebody to build bridges. >> is it difficult to tell what side to have the most momentum? morsi supporters? is supporters of now mansur because if elbaredei ran for president and didn't win i

appointed by the military, can say they are in charge of all of egypt. >> pelley: clarissa ward in cairo for us tonight. clarissa, thank you. in canada, eight more bodies have been recovered more than two days after a runaway train that was hauling crude oil exploded in a gigantic fireball after derailing. 13 people are confirmed dead. dozens more are missing. much of a small town in quebec has been leveled. the train had been parked, but somehow the brakes released and it sped downhill for seven miles. with more on this, we have mike armstrong, a correspondent with global t.v. who's in quebec. mike, tell us, is there any more that's known about how this happened? >> dozens of investigators going over the scene, the investigation could likely take about a year and the latest numbers that we have include 37 missing. we don't really know what caused that train to run away and crash into the downtown core behind me. we do know, however, that there was a fire on that train up the tracks about an hour, an hour and a half before it came here. that fire was extinguished, the train was left, fire offic

reza is live for us in cairo. >> reporter: every day seems to be another round of this fight in this conflict. we have the liberals, moderates, supporters of military rule who want to push forward with a new government. they seem to be winning. on the other side, you have morsi and the muslim brotherhood. they are outraged, screaming for this process to be stopped and it's still not clear who fired first, who started the clashes. there's all sorts of conflicting reports. yesterday, the police held a news conference saying it was an armed terrorist group. they showed video, showing protesters firing on to troops. you have supporters of the muslim brotherhood, the ousted president who say no, it wasn't us. it was troops who fire first. they have their own video showing soldiers firing on to protesters. in the meantime, we are expecting funerals today for the fatalities. in the meantime, the interim president is pushing forth with establishing a new government. last night, he declared a constitutional decree. there's going to be a panel to reknew the constitution. in four and a half mon

reza is live for us in cairo. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, john, you can feel a little bit of tension and anxiety. no one knows if there's going to be a backlash by the muslim brotherhood. this week has been an emotional roller coaster. morsi is gone. what about supporters of morsi, the islamists and muslim brotherhood? what are they thinking? it's been a humiliating week. now they call for protests. how big are they going to be? is there violence? there's concern. we have seen bloodshed overnight. more than 100 people injured in clashes between supporters in three districts including his hometown. in the meantime, morsi now fighting for his freedom. he's still in custody. he's banned from leaving the country. the top prosecutor here investigating him. other brotherhood members are in custody as well. yesterday, the interim president reached out to the brotherhood and said let's build this nation together. you have to wonder what they are thinking. with this apparent crackdown, that invitation is meaningful and so we'll see

greg palkot live for us in cairo. greg? >> hey, shep. accounts there have been no clashes tonight here in cairo yet. but i spoke with one eyewitness who was at the scene of monday's violence and he called that ugly. now, that occurred where some have thought that the deposed egyptian president mohammed morsi has been detained by authorities. the muslim brother activist described the incident as a blood bath, a massacre and some accounts do back up their claim that the soldiers fired live ammunition into the crowd. security officials do claim though that there were terrorists inside that crowd that fired back at the soldiers and soldiers were simply defending the building whichever account is correct, the incident has pushed the two sides even further apart in this deadly situation. a leading muslim figure warning on monday that there will be a civil war in this country. support for the military backed interim government has weakened as they scramble tonight to put out a so-called road map or a handover of power back to a civilian democrat

nbc's reporter is live with us in cairo. seeing the muslim brotherhood is not necessarily backing down. we're seeing a rise in these deaths. is there any hope for some sort of resolution in the coming days? >> reporter: we know several officials and initiatives have tried to get these two sides effectively, the military, the interim government to sit down and talk with the slil brotherhood. that has not happened. there were early negotiations that took place after the removal of morsi between military and some senior officials of the muslim brotherhood. we know those talks have broken down other. influential figures including scholars and religious figures and lawyers have tried to put forth their own individual efforts to try to break up these peaceful sit-ins. they have not been successful. that is giving concern to many people here. especially after today when the minister of interior that that these protests will be broken up at some point. they are waiting for legal decisions to know made by the judiciary here. once they

in thishots were used violence. elsewhere in cairo, outside the presidential palace, and in gatherings in the capital, things have remained largely peaceful. >> thank you once again. in cairo. let's get the latest from nasr city with nadine. things turning ugly north of cairo. what about nasr city? what is going on? >> numbers are thinning here. in nasr city. people are starting to either make their way to bed in tents were some have been camped out. others going home. whether that is in cairo or further afield. there have been hundreds of thousands of people on the streets here throughout friday. all calling for morsi's reinstatement and announcing what they say was a coup. they claim they are not just represented by islamist groups or religious leaders like the muslim brotherhood but different trends who are alarmed over what has happened over the last few weeks. in terms of numbers, it is hard to say who is winning the battle of the protests between friday the supporters0, of what these people call a coup. but they are certainly pr

ian lee live for us in cairo. >>> well, nsa leaker edward snowden is once again sounding off. >> the american fugitive is speaking out for the first time since fleeing to russia from hong kong. wikileaks appears to be playing the role of press agent for mr. snowden, who apparently remains holed up in the transit area of a moscow airport. >> somewhere there. no one seems to find him yet. in a statement released by wikileaks, snowden writes, "the obama administration has now adopted the strategy of using citizenship as a weapon. without any judicial order the administration now seeks to stop me exercising a basic right, a right that belongs to everybody, the right to seek asylum." >> and now snowden is promising to reveal more secrets. in a letter to ecuador's leader snowden reportedly says he remains free to publish information that serves the public interest. and snowden is quoted as praising president rafael coria saying there are few world leaders who would risk standing for the human rights of an individual against the most powerful government on earth and the bravery of ecuador a

he's standing by for us in cairo. we'll be right back. let's play: [ all ] who's new in the fridge! help support bones... [ ding! ] ...the immune system... [ ding! ] ...heart health... [ ding! ] ...and muscles. [ ding! ] that can only be ensure complete! [ female announcer ] the four-in-one nutrition of ensure complete. a simple choice to help you eat right. [ major nutrition ] nutrition in charge. >>> there was a massive strike and plenty of protesters in greece today. have a listen. thousands of people hit the streets essentially bringing public services to a standstill from the airports to the garbage collectors, all of them protesting ahead of a vote in the greek parliament tomorrow on the next round of austerity measures. life already very tough for greeks. this is all part of an economic bailout though by the european union. and greece did agree to deep government cuts. the first round of cuts was watered down after violent protests across the country. no sign of that happening with this round however. egypt meanwhile trying to rebuild its government, get its economy back on t

and cnn's reza sayah is monitoring developments for us in cairo, reza, hello. >> hi, victor, what's been incredible about the political conflict is the emotional ups and lows and today could be another one of those days. this morning was relatively calm but you can really feel the anticipation building and also the crowds building where we are right now, right in front of the headquarters of the presidential guarder where these demonstrators believe their ousted president is being held in custody. the individuals, the leaders leading the cheers and the chants here say let's keep things peaceful, however, these same demonstrations where we were yesterday turned violent and deadly. >> reporter: some of the most intense clashes have taken place where we are. that is the front entrance to the social club to the presidential guard. of course, over the past few days state media reporting that's where the former president, mohammed morsi, has been held in custody. so many emotions here. people are angry. they're enraged. they're furious. and then you see people who are somber, who are sitting d

conor powell is live for us in cairo. conor? >> shepard, egyptian president mohammed morsi was on television tonight defending his government and reminding egyptians that he was democratically elected just one year ago, he did admit to mistakes during his first year but is he refusing to step down. now, there is a real sense here in cairo that egypt is on its -- on the surge of dramatic political change whether it is democratic or peaceful or violent. it's still very unclear now. the protesters in tahrir square have been celebrating all day today. they believe the egyptian military is on their side against mohammed morsi and against the muslim brotherhood. the egyptian military says they are just mediators they want to find a peaceful solution to this political crisis the top military leader did meet with president morsi today. there was nothing that came out of that, however, a plan is being floated around egypt right now that would essentially scrape the current constitution, dissolve parliament. also hold new elections. that

in the us ambassador for explanations. for how stores in egypt ransacked the half waters of the ruling muslim brotherhood in cairo after millions turned out to demand president morsi renounced power by tuesday. and genetically modified diet for you or britain urges the e.u. to ease restrictions on g.m. products despite concerns that the government is treating people as guinea pigs. and watching r.t. coming to you live from the russian capital marina joshua in the studio welcome to the program now in the fallout from the latest leaks by edward snowden germany has summoned the u.s. ambassador for explanations on the leaks published in the german media france has also called on the u.s. to immediately stop spying newsroom chief of video agency ruptly lazy felon reports from the german capital. there has so far been no comment from the u.s. in response to this latest round of revelations that have been published over the weekend by dust spiegel which revealed that. half a billion communications including phone calls text messages and e-mails monitored under the n.s.a. program each month and as in germany alone now the german justic

>> amen month ha dean on the ground for us in cairo. thanks very much. let me turn to the former egyptian ambassador to the united states. mr. ambassador, welcome to "meet the press." there are reports you would become the foreign minister in a new government that would be formed on this interim basis. but my question to you this morning, sir, is who is going to be in charge of egypt and how does anyone govern egypt at this particular moment? >> let me start by saying that, as you said, we do not yet have a prime minister. consequently, we don't have any nominees for any of the cabinet posts, including that of foreign minister. we are trying to establish a government that the interim president is consulting to try to get the widest possible support for the new prime minister, and hopefully he will announce the prime minister's name within a few hours or a day at most, i hope. once that's set, you will also have a roadmap set out by the president how to return to the constitutional discussions and two settles of elections for parliament and for president.

right we've got all artes bell true who's been following the developments for us in cairo bella thanks for joining us here on is the military back at the helm considering these these statements that have been made by the army on state television. we're seeing extraordinary scenes existing entries hundreds of thousands come back to the streets for a second day of protests against president mohamed morsi as you can probably see behind me there's a huge gathering here the president to kind of sounding chauncey's and have which means least they say enough's enough the president must say this comes just after a statement by the ministry to say that and that people position and the president come together and come up with a solution that will feel the demands of the people including i was they will because it created a great match for the future of egypt many people here are interpreting this as a military intervention that and this is what the nation one of the people the police and the minute you are getting both to put up with the escalating violence in a number of people die in flashes l

. >> ayman mohyeldin live for us in cairo. thank you. >>> coming up, doubling down.kes on republicans over how many jobs the keystone pipeline would actually create. but now some say the president has sent a cryptic message that they mean an approval of that pipeline. hey linda! what are you guys doing? having some fiber! with new phillips' fiber good gummies. they're fruity delicious! just two gummies have 4 grams of fiber! to help support regularity! i want some... [ woman ] hop on over! [ marge ] fiber the fun way, from phillips'. >>> certainly you've heard of the rumble in the jungle and the thrilla in manila. now there's the battle over bacon. rand paul and chris christie still at it, slamming each other over their fiscal conservative credentials. take a listen. >> i find it interesting that senator paul is accusing of us having a gimme, gimme, gimme attitude toward federal spending, when in fact new jersey is a donor state. and interestingly, kentucky gets $1.51. >> this is the king of bacon, talking about bacon. you know, we have two military bases in kentucky

and up and up and people want real change they're not going to be content with just another us shooting in cairo the outrage at its islamist government being backed by washington comes in the wake of president obama's tour of africa in cross stuff coming up at four pm g.m.t. piro avails gas debate if the focus of the obama administration matches the true needs of the troubled continent. what kind of future that this man bring to the world we don't want his money and we want a world where the model very use that are going to be able to we be able to have a a world which is peaceful we are going to be able to have a world where we can have with children being safe now to morrow obama can come with his checkbook but if he doesn't like one of my friends what you can do is send it don't kill him and kill everybody around him it's been a strategy that hasn't focused on addressing the really serious and tough issues across the region but looking at leaders has a what he calls a young african leadership. is focused has been this place. was london looks to ease regulation on g.m. products will work out w

us. atia abawi, thank you so much live in cairo for us. >>> tropical storm chantal is turning near haiti in the dominican republic this morning. nbc's bill karins has the latest on chantal and how are the effects being felt? >> they went through martinique, st. lucia, gusty winds and it weakened flying to flare back up. the red is the cold cloud tops of the thunderstorms. right now south of the dominican republic. going to bring heavy rains and the flash flooding threat to haiti in the mountainous areas of the dominican republic. forecast does it it up to florida. if this was a month from now or september it would be scary but this storm is very weak, the odds are it will remain weak. the only potential for damage will be from rainfall and flash flooding in the southeast. yesterday was extremely hot in boise and also salt lake city, vegas once again 109. even medford was 101. we'll continue that and look at the morning lows. this is what makes it difficult. in vegas, temperatures still haven't dropped out of the 90s. still 92 degrees as we start our early morning hours there and do have a

and up and up and people want real change they're not going to be content with just another us student in cairo. now still ahead syria is bracing itself for a flood of american weapons amid u.s. claims that deadly cargo will only be given to so-called moderate rebel fighters but critics warned they will just prolong the two your conflict and lead to even greater bloodshed. europe's reeling from revelations that its leaders and citizens have been targeted by u.s. wiretapping and mass surveillance that information was leaked to the german media and apparently came from whistleblower edward snowden officials have compared the spying to that of a cold war except that this time washington is targeting its closest allies well for more on this let's now talk to liz a fellow who is a producer at our video agency in berlin roughly lisa thank you so much for joining us well you are in germany so tell us what was their reaction there how did this revelation go down with german officials. well it's quite an extraordinary morning here in berlin the latest developments in this whole n.s.a. scandal which were

in the political process. >> ifill: nancy use receive in cairo for us tonight. thank you so much, nancy. >> thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour, connections between record heat and deadly wildfires; details about sexual abuse in the milwaukee archdiocese; president obama's africa initiatives; and rock and roll star trey anastasio. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. the obamaed administration announced it is is delaying the employer portion of the mandate law for pun year. the law requires businesses with more than 50 employees to either provide health insurance or pay a penalty. the administration said it was responding to employers' concerns about the complexity of the law. the national security agency leaker, edward snowden, ran into a number of hurdles today as he tried to find a place to go. for more than a week now snowden has been stuck inside a transit area at this moscow airport. he no longer has a u.s. passport and american officials want him extradited for releasing classified documents. according to the web

connor is streaming live for us in cairo. >> reporter: the crowds in the last minute or so have really started to grow, fireworks, the loud music and really elation and jubilation in the past 24 hours have started to kick up in tahrir. away from tahrir, a lot happening. the military tightening it's grip in the last 24 hours or so. earlier they ended the constitution and now the president promised elections in the near future in align with the spirit of the revolution many interpret to limit islamic groups in any future government. he didn't say when they will be but there is uncertainty in the next few months. a mansour is a long time judge with the military. they launched a crackdown on the muslim brotherhood arresting the top leader and issuing warrants and there have been clashes of the muslim brotherhood and pro morsi supporters. 14 injured in the last hour or so. pro muslim brothers have been taking part in a peaceful demonstration, a sit-in, in some parts of cairo. it has been peaceful. there is a sense they are angry an

independently just yet now it is thought that the increased level of force has been used in two places so far near the cairo university as well as the presidential guard building police are reportedly chasing protesters who are trying to escape the tear gas are also reports of many people wounded with witnesses saying that ambulances are rushing back and forth trying to help out some of the tweets say there are also many armored vehicles at one of the sites other. say that this isn't being shown on t.v. claiming there's a media blackout now we will have our own reporter live next hour to update us on the situation as soon as we get more details keeping in mind of course president mohamed morsi was toppled by the powerful military on wednesday since then his supporters and opponents have been clashing with dozens of people killed on both sides over the past week bring you more on this as we get it. meanwhile our correspondent in cairo went out to find out exactly what it is that's motivating morsi supporters to stand up to the powerful military. i'm here at cairo university in the capital where thousands of

rezza, keep an eye on things if you would, please, for us, live in cairo. to get us back live into the testimony in sanford, nevada. on the stand is a florida department of law enforcement crime lab analyst. the reason you are seeing a box on the stand, inside na box is a gun. it is the gun in question and she is a firearms analyst. >> and what type of fire. a is it -- firearm is it? >> it is a .9 mill mit ter cal tech semi automatic pistol. >> what do you mean by sigh automatic? >> in very basic terms, semi automatic means a pull of the trigger is required for each shot to be fired. >> what do you mean specifically by 9 millimetre? >> 9 millimetre is the calibre of the ammunition the firearm is designed to fire. >> are you familiar with that brand the cal tech brand? >> yes. >> how so? >> i had the opportunity to tour their manufacturing facility twice as well as i have examined many of them over the course of my case work. >> did you examine the firearm to determine whether or not it was in working order? >> i did. >> how did you do that? >> i did a gener

so the concern is what's happening in egypt domestically right now. >> reza sayeh for us live in cairon fugitive could find himself booking a ticket for south america. snowden is the former intel analyst who leaked details of the nsa surveillance program and has been hiding at moscow's airport. but he's been offered a new life in a country that isn't afraid of the u.s. cnn's frederick pleitgen joins me from moscow. good morning to you. first tell us who's willing to give asylum to snowden? >> reporter: hi, pam. well, the first and foremost country is venezuela where the president there said he's willing to take snowden. that's the most concrete offer snowden has gotten so far. maduro made a speech late last night where he said that i believed snowden was a great man and did something great for america and europe as well by disclosing those nsa internet eavesdropping programs. and he said that he would be willing to give snowden asylum in venezuela. now, there was another country, nick raug nicaragua, but they still have to go through a technical process to see whether or not they would

muslim brotherhood demonstrators were specifically targeted by gunmen are true will be joining us live from cairo in just a bit but first to get some political analysis on the situation in egypt i'm joined by dr ahmad gundam in the united states earth thanks for joining us what do you make of the situation on the ground right now i mean we know that the ultimatum of the egyptian army to the muslim brotherhood expires today what do you believe we should expect. well this is this is the reality of them in law to military coup falding in front of our eyes this is the military this is their yellow coupe their military will try to force it all on edge and on the people and the people has to fight back the out fighting back peacefully the standing in the streets they're trying to fire to spec but they're as usually has happened in egypt and have been everywhere else they seem think the military will stop at nothing but to force a little on edge and. all right well look you know we're actually going to interrupt this interview momentarily we do have our correspondent live on the ground we're going to get b