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Announcement was made that the constitution be suspended, a huge cheer erupted behind me. and now the fireworks are not only going off here in tahrir square, but i can see from my view, my vantage point here, fireworks in different neighborhoods across central cairo as some egyptians are applauding and celebrating this move by the defense ministry announcing the suspension of the constitution and declaring what theyre describing as a roadmap forward for future presidential elections. the people ...

Fareed zakaria is joining us. hes been a student of egypt for a long time. fareed, i was saying, i was there in january. and i interviewed president morsi. he gave me a lot of quality time over at the presidential palace in cairo. i must say, even as someone who has studied egypt myself for a long time, how quickly he was removed is almost breathtaking f. >> its absolutely breathtaking. and its quite -- its unusual that the military would choose to put themselves back in this position. because r...

In november and december 2011 fighting rages between demonstrators and security forces in and around tahrir square. >> translator: we heard about the disturbances and the gunfire. so we ran to see what was happening. >> on december 17th, 2011 an engineering student named mohammed gamal zadan is with a group of friends outside a hotel in central cairo. >> translator: that time i went up in the hotel and i thought i would try to go in with my colleagues and try to see whats happening and see it fr...

But for many egyptians the situation does not improve. mubarak is merely replaced by a council of military rulers. and in a few months time clashes begin again. in november and december 2011 fighting rages between demonstrators and security forces in and around tahrir square. >> translator: we heard about the disturbances and the gunfire. so we ran to see what was happening. >> on december 17th, 2011 an engineering student named mohammed gamal zadan is with a group of friends outside a hotel in ...

Protests that again on the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled long time leader hosni mubarak. well have a report live from cairo coming up later in the house. im up next, but now im singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isnt for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [ woman ] if you have the nerve to believe that cookie cutters should be...

This. they also asked the president if he has ever fired a gun. he says he shoots skeet at camp david. when you put that all together should that matter? >> i dont know that his skeet shooting matters in this particular debate because, i mean, its such a complicated issue, you know. the fact that he goes skeet shooting on the weekweekends, i think, is a fun anecdote but not meaningful in this debate. you see some senators coming together talking about background checks. you dont hear a lot of --...

Supporters say the opposition is nothing more than traitors. bill. bill: david lee miller, something to watch throughout the day and into the weekend. thank you, sir. here is martha. martha: david lee was referring to this. president morsis opponents say the protests in cairo feel eerily similar to the events that led up to former leader hosni mubaraks fall. this is pictures of what happened february last year. look how similar the things are on the streets of cairo. morsi spoke to the nation ye...

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Tighter sanctions against north korea if this launch does go forward. martha: molly, thank you very much. bill: from one hot spot to another, well show you a live look in cairo. the number of protesters massing outside the presidential palace growing by the hour. now getting word that president obama has called egyptian president mohammed morsi, voicing, quote, deep concern over whats happening in the streets there with the violence and reports of several killed this week. david lee miller watch...

Between anti-morsi protesters and police over the last few years. the crowds were huge and demonstrate once again the ability of the opposition secularists and the ruling islamists to bring out huge crowds of supporters. two days ago a peaceful islamist protest shuf shut down the supre court. it shows how deeply polarized they have become. with the referendum on the new constitution coming up, neither side is showing any willingness no compromise. both sides very strongly see the other one as a ...