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>> heres the latest. a showdown is rallying in libya. moammar gadhafis son appeared earlier on tv this morning, vowing to fight until the last bullet is fired. >> and meanwhile, the government is gravely concerned about lethals for. and its now spreading to morocco and to bahrain. >> lama hasan number in the region for weeks. and is joining us by phone. how bad is the situation in libya? >> reporter: good morning, were just hearing that some of the protectors that manage to get in th...

crawling with tanks and armed patrols, determined to crush a wave of anti-government protests there. >> but demonstrators are equally determined to bring down the 200-year-old monarchy. >> bahrain is small but strategically located in the persian gulf. crucial in the u.s. fight against al qaeda. we begin, now, with emily schmidt. >> reporter: this is bahrain. amateur video posted on youtube, shows a protest that looks like those in egypt. then, something unexpected replaced peaceful ca...

good morning, everyone. thanks for being with us. the streets of bahrain are now crawling with tanks and armed patrols, determined to crush a wave of anti-government protests there. >> but demonstrators are equally determined to bring down the 200-year-old monarchy. >> bahrain is small but strategically located in the persian gulf. crucial in the u.s. fight against al qaeda. we begin, now, with emily schmidt. >> reporter: this is bahrain. amateur video posted on youtube, shows a protes...

very closely. >> reporter: libya and yemen have seen protests, as well. and the white house has issued a broad appeal. >> were calling on both sides, where the countries are demonstrations are takes place, to be nonviolent. and for the governments to be responsive. >> reporter: police actually put up barbed wire around pearl square. but these protesters say the crackdown makes them angrier. they vowed to return today, whatever the consequences. vinita and rob? >> emily schmidt, live in...

startling rumors that ousted president my baric is now sick and possibly in a coma. any truth to those health rumors? >> reporter: well, theres been rumors to president mubaraks health for months. well before all of the uprising began in cairo. and president mubarak is in sharm el sheikh, its believed, at his residence, and we cant get anywhere near it. its been surrounded by guards and getting any information is still impossible. he still has a lot of the cloak and dagger presence in ...

military to take a stand against president mubarak. we begin our coverage with emily schmidt. >> reporter: its day 18 of protests in cairo. people are gathered in tahrir square for what they vow will be their biggest gathering yet. and theres news that military leaders have held an important meeting about all thats unfolding. but for protesters, its like day one. the first day after they thought they had forced their president to step down. for that reason, much of thursday, there was ...

in cairo. but thats expected to change at any moment. >> heres the latest developments. large, anti-government protests are expected after friday prayers across the country. >> also, white house officials are discussing a number of proposals about the fate of president hosni mubarak, including one in which he steps down very soon. >> and journalists have been threatened, forcing many into hiding. abcs christiane amanpour have had several run-ins with anti-government protesters. >> even...

developments. large, anti-government protests are expected after friday prayers across the country. >> also, white house officials are discussing a number of proposals about the fate of president hosni mubarak, including one in which he steps down very soon. >> and journalists have been threatened, forcing many into hiding. abcs christiane amanpour have had several run-ins with anti-government protesters. >> even on her way to our exclusive interview at egyptse, presidential palace, mu...

its a relatively calm morning in cairo. but thats expected to change at any moment. >> heres the latest developments. large, anti-government protests are expected after friday prayers across the country. >> also, white house officials are discussing a number of proposals about the fate of president hosni mubarak, including one in which he steps down very soon. >> and journalists have been threatened, forcing many into hiding. abcs christiane amanpour have had several run-ins with anti-...