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Demonstration. a million, it could be more, it could be slightly less. this could probably be the biggest demonstration weve seen in cairo yet. >> are you nervous about it? >> of course im nervous. im nervous, because i have a family here. weve seen since this has begun, the security situation in cairo has deteriorated dramatically. this is one of the safest cities on earth. at the moment we see the police, even though theyre back in small numbers, just disappeared. they were pulled out of the c...

Demonstration. millions, it could be more, it could be slightly less. this could probably be the biggest demonstration weve seen in cairo yet. >> are you nervous about it? >> of course im nervous. i have a family here, and weve seen since this has begun, the security situation in cairo has deteriorated dramatically. this is one of the safest cities on earth. at the moment we see the police, even though theyre back in small numbers, just disappeared. they were pulled out of the country, out of th...

We know that word has passed throughout the entire country. i think we can anticipate a huge demonstration. millions, it could be more, it could be slightly less. this could probably be the biggest demonstration weve seen in cairo yet. >> are you nervous about it? >> of course im nervous. i have a family here, and weve seen since this has begun, the security situation in cairo has deteriorated dramatically. this is one of the safest cities on earth. at the moment we see the police, even though t...

Government functions have completely failed, so citizens have taken it upon themselves, so my brother and every man in the neighborhood has been up every night without a wink of sleep standing in the streets, with either kitchen knives or wooden sticks, baseball bats, creating their own militias to try to secure the flabd and take care of their loved ones up above. its very surreal. this is a very safe place normally. we never have to worry about, you know, taking care of our own property or loo...

Conversations with people. generally once they realized were here to report or were not burglars or looters, they were happy and cordial. but it is somewhat tense. you see these guys who are carrying around baseball bats. we saw one with a club with a knife that had been put half-way through the wood so it was basically like a giant pick. >> these are not trained warriors. theyre people with day jobs trying to protect their families and homes right now. theyre very worried that this is unleashed...

Government shutdown. this isnt like the protesters shutting down the rail. the national rail service will be shut down. ben was telling us that a few minutes ago. thats likely to be an effort to keep the crowds down. >> also anecdotally you talked to ben earlier and talked about his family. he doesnt just work out of there, he lives there, works there, his family. >> some of the correspondents, two, three, four, years. ben has lived there over 15 years with a couple of breaks elsewhere. this is ...

Them as we were driving around tonight. these are people armed with swords, knives, baseball bats, rifles. sometimes there will be one check point and then another check point 50 or 60 feet later. and we werent hassled, but there are lots of people out on the streets protecting themselves while the police and army seem mainly focused on the political demonstrations. >> 10 so what youre say sgt military are not enforcing the curfew that the government has put into place? >> reporter: they are not...

Civility. the host accuses various conservatives of being crazy. this wasnt voluntary. schultz said i work for somebody and i dont call the shots. "psycho talk" history. thats it for this edition of "reliable sources." join us against next sunday morning for another critical look at the media. secretary of state hillary clinton is on "state of the union" this morning. there is chaos and confusion in egypt. state-run television is reporting at least 38 are dead following massive protests demand...

That are trying to break in and try to rob or to just to intervene our neighborhoods. >> ahmed, do you have guns? do you have knives? what do you have to protect yourself? >> okay, okay. well, basically, we have baseball bats, we have mini sticks as well. a few people around the area as well have shotguns and, yeah, basically shotguns. but the thing is that we have distributed the shotguns around the area so each and every street has at least two shotguns. >> thats pretty unnerving, im sure, tha...

From 6 to 20. armed her children with knives and barricaded the door, shooting outside. they see people smashing car windows. we got her in touch with the australian home office to try to reassure her and possibly get her some help. but that really is the emerging story here. outside of the center of the city is the mounting worry that chaos is descending upon cairo. >> ben wedeman, were going to check back with you in cairo. whats fascinating, this underscores so many people cant discern betwee...