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One contractor is staying put. and jeff greg is a u.s. contractor living in alexandra egypt and joining us on the phone. >> kelly: he is indeed. jeff, why did you choose to stay in egypt and how are you coping with the restless situation thats still going on there? >> because (inaudible) im in a very, very, very safe place in alexandria egypt. >> kelly: youre not exactly in cairo. are they still protesting in alexandria though. >> ive not seen protests, but hearing them four or five blocks, and ...

brink of more turmoil, president mubarak isnt budging neither are tens of thousands of demonstrators promising well stay here as long as it takes. we have live team coverage of the crisis in egypt from washington to cairo. leland is in egypts capital city where an army commander tried to persuade the crowd to leave tahrir square. leland, tell us more. >> reporter: good evening. theres a sense that things are getting a little better. theres this dialogue going on between protesters and ...

Complications arose. jenna: complications arose. some people would say that are watching this, hey, they could be dog lovers toos but the seems one that is a tough one right now. why dont you want to leave? >> well, ive been here for five years already. i have a place that i live in. i have personal property here. i have a car here. i have friends here. i have my dogs here. so, i had to stay because i could not get out until, company wouldnt let me go on the plane. so im staying here with my fri...

Perspective on the situation there. jeff greg is a private contractor who lives in alexandria, egypt. we spoke to him earlier this week. he is joining us once again by phone. jeff, is the situation better or worse now? >> actually pretty, it is better than it was three days ago. there are no gunshots fired in the air. people are pretty quiet and calmed down. all i can hear is protests about two blocks away from the people in alexandria. jenna: who seems to be, well, controlling things or making ...

we have updates on that. >> reporter: this has been playing out for about two and a half hours this is the spring river off of interstate 44. we watched as they pulled out several people from the suv. a couple of things to note its about a hundred to 120-foot fall is what rescuers are saying that are on the scene. the air temperature is about 7 degrees outside, extreme conditions for anybody near any kind of water, certainly the rescuers and the people trapped inside this car. at least...

Jeff and all the other americans that are still in the country. just a quick look at the market right now, we want to keep you up-to-date on everything thats happening for your wallet. the dows up 100 points past 12,000, were getting a little applause here in the room, so some folks with money in the market. we did get some manufacturing data today that showed a big upsurge in manufacturing, and thats so important as we come out of this recovery. coil went above $100 a barrel yesterday, but its ...

Protecting the whole area. its like a neighborhood watch. jon: so you feel fairly safe? >> oh, very safe. the past couple of days have been very quiet, theres no gunshots going off. matter of fact, the army has a very well-established presence here. and i also have the navy number one person that lives about two blocks over from me be the same as a cno in the states. jon: what about with supplies? groceries, water, that kind of thing? >> well, the groceries and water are running pretty shy right...

Country. jeff greg is an american, a private contractor, whos working in be egypts second largest city of of alexandria. jeff, the state department says all of its people ought to get out. what about you? >> im not part of the state department, jon. im a public contractor, and im still here in be alexandria, egypt. jon: do you want to be there? would you get out if you could? >> i had the opportunity to do it, but i was told that i cant -- i have pets here, and i cannot get out because the peopl...

sunny and mild through the bay area but we do have fog close to the coastlines of temperatures there are cooler and it will be breezy this evening as the fog rolls in over the game. temperatures will drop and to the mid-50s as you leave again. will see cooler weather through the weekend i will have details coming up in just a bit. stay with us will be right back after this break. ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing tv... you can take with you. u-verse now lets you download, watch hit ...