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>> thanks. >> eric: egypts capitol looks like a war zone. chaos in can cairo the militarys first test in decades. what will they do? what comes next? a major general will join us and what egypts military is doing in heading off the crisis.

>> jamie: curfew is on in egypt but thousands of protestors are still on the streets. they dont care about a curfew. they want their opinions heard. even the army doesnt seem to be taking strong steps to disperse the crowd and the police are back there, too. the very latest from cairo coming up on fox. [ male announcer ] this is charlie whose morning flight to london starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol now, and maybe up to 8 in a day. or...choose aleve and 2 pills for a day ...

>> jamie: great to have you with us. a busy hour ahead of us. its now 10:00 p.m. and the protests show no sign of ending. here he is in the crowd. >> as the protestors called for the end of president hosni mubaraks regime but the egyptian government isnt letting down either. military jets were seen buzzing over the capital and there were tanks on the ground in an apparent show of force. greg palkot is joining us live in day cairo. you watched this develop and what is your sense now? >> reporter:...

Presidential control. the term orderly transition was echoed by secretary of state hillary clinton this morning. that is what the obama administration is seeking and egyptian sources are saying that same phrase echoing from cairo so it could be a step in which the crisis is moving through. well update you on the latest developments as we get them. >> jamie: were learning that president obama has been communicating with foreign leaders throughout the weekend about the turmoil in egypt. he spoke t...

Remember tianannen square and one lone protestor standing in front of the tanks. on the left, in cairo, the people embracing the army as you say. what a contrast. >> its amazing. there is wonderful picture of whole host of muslims praying in front of a tank, stopping its advance. my view of this is that this is going to play itself out over time. its behind the scenes. >> eric: all right. general, were out of time. thank you. that does it for us. >> jamie: news continues here on the fox news cha...