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They want a more open democracy and of course the just appointed prime minister. >> we tried this man before. he cant help our demand. >> reporter: but the protests are not aimed at king abdullah who remains generally popular here. >> its only one person here in jordan. theres only one person here in jordan we trust. its only the king. >> reporter: as reporters say the king is ready to use that trust to inoculate jordan to increase its trust. >> they gain an opportunity by seizing that moment, t...

And lots of traffic. its another working day. business as usual except usual is not what it used to be. >> translator: the outside has seen biscuit in half as jordanians feel the economic pressure. >> translator: i used to make $4,000 a month, he says. i imported products from china. now its down to $2,000, and people dont pay cash anymore. >> translator: will he join protests, i ask? hes too old, he relies. hell leave that to the young people. but not all the young people feel its worth protest...

Between these two sides. its not clear what side they stand on. certainly i have seen from walking around the square that there is quite a good and positive atmosphere between the soldiers on the ground and the antimubarak protesters. im not sure whats going on on the other side of the equation. but it certainly doesnt seem as though the soldiers on the ground, the foot soldiers, if you will, are aversed to these protests. they seem to be dealing with the protesters in a very friendly fashion. t...

>> reporter: now as the arab world is shake bin protests and hardship, jordanians on all side seem united in at least one cause. change must come and fast. well, youre watching "world business today." more coverage on egypt just ahead. ste like chocolate. it has 35% of your daily value of fiber. tasty fiber, thats a good one! ok, umm...read her mind. [ male announcer ] fiber one chewy bars.

Economy and the violent protests. in jordan king abdullah tries to appease his people and revive the economy, but poverty is causing almost daily protests. and australias farmers are investigating their devastating plantations after cyclone yasi. thats one journalists impression from tahrir scare today. theyre calling this friday the day of departure for president mubar mubarak. these are pictures from tahrir square on friday after two days of frequent fighting between supporters and suppo...