We begin with todays astonishing show of fury in egypt. Within the past hour egyptian authorities tear gassed protesters in Cairos Tahrir square. Angry demonstrators packed the square today denouncing egyptian president Mohamed Morsi as a dictator and accusing him of a power grab. Cnns reza sayah is in cairo. Reza, whats it look like now . Reporter joe, it is 11 00 p. M. Cairo time. These demonstrators started gathering around in Tahrir Square about 1 00 p. M. Local time. That means theyve been going strong for about ten hours. Many thought maybe egyptians were worn out, tired of demonstrating after the 2011 revolution, but if you look at Tahrir Square today, if you look at cairo today, it doesnt seem like it. The demonstrations are continuing. So are clashes. About an hour and a half ago clashes taking place right where we are behind us at the hotel were staying at. Security forces clashing with protesters. A number of protesters ambushed a Police Vehicle carrying riot police. The police took off. The protesters got ahold of this truck, set it on fire. More Security Forces came in, shot tear gas and disbursed the protesters. Weve seen similar clashes throughout the day. All the demonstrators angry after president morsi declared some controversial decrees that temporarily give him sweeping powers making him the most powerful man in egypt. One of the decrees bans anyone even the judiciary from overturning questioning any decision hes made since he took office in june. That order is to stay in place for the next several months until a parliament is in place. He says this is an effort to push through a new parliament, to push through the draft of the constitution, but his opponents are gathered at Tahrir Square and dont seem to be going anywhere say this is an undemocratic power grab, joe. And what is he doing to explain or rationalize the reason for making these changes . Reporter well, hes defending himself. Keep in mind, he has a lot of supporters too. His supporters of course the faction of the muslim brotherhood, the movement that backs him, he had a speech today to his gathering saying he is one of the people. Hes a protector of the revolution. And he says he wants the process of drafting a constitution, of putting in place a new parliament, to go through. He doesnt want that process to be bogged down. He says these particular decrees are designed to do that. Of course, his opponents vehemently disagree. Theyre calling the new dictator according to the egyptian diplomat, he is egypts new pharaoh. Joe. His critics are obviously denouncing all this. What are the people who support him saying . Reporter well, look, the Political Landscape is in their favor is in the favor of the muslim brotherhood. Of course with these decrees, Mohamed Morsi is the most powerful person in egypt at this moment. There is no legislative body in this Constitutional Assembly to draft the constitution, thats dominated by the islamist. So certainly supporters are pleased with these developments. But this is a revolution that took place in 2011 and spearheaded by a number of other factions, liberals, youth movements, they believe theyre being sidelined. What you have here is an intensifying faceoff between the president and his opponents. Reza sayah, an intense situation there in cairo. Appreciate your reporting. This afternoon the Obama Administration weighedin on the situation in egypt raising a number of concerns. Lets go to cnn White House Correspondent dan lothian. Dan. Reporter joe, one of those concerns is about too much power in the hands of one person. We look back a few months ago it was unclear whether egypt was an ally of the u. S. Now a Senior Administration official saying a relationship of trust has developed between president obama and president morsi. But as we know in any relationship things can get complicated. At the white house, a sense of calm kicking off the Holiday Season with the arrival of a 19foot christmas tree. It is perfect. Its exactly what we needed. Reporter while the president headed to the golf course at joint base andrews. But the white house is closely watching developments in egypt. Protests, violent at times and anger over what some see as president morsis power grab, as declarations preventing any court from overturning his decisions. Ilt appears the timing is curious. Hes gotten this bump particularly for his role in mediating the ceasefire from the United States and from others. Hes really seen as emerging stronger from this. Reporter but now concern from the Obama Administration, state Department SpokeswomanVictoria Nuland saying the decisions and declarations announced on november 22nd raise concerns for many egyptians and for the International Community, adding in the stateme statement one of the revelations was not too much power handed over to any one person or institution. They developed what one Administration Official characterized as a relationship of trust. Its too early to tell if this latest move will change that. Lets wait and see how morsi uses these powers. Up until now hes done pretty well in terms of from the western perspective in working with israel. He has a lot to prove to the outside world and his own people. Reporter now, the Obama Administration is calling for calm in egypt pushing the leadership there to Work Together to resolve their differences peacefully and through democratic dialogue. Joe. Everybody i think is a little stunned about the timing of all of this, dan. Is the white house saying anything about whether theres some type of linkage between the timing of the gaza agreement and this move by Mohamed Morsi . Reporter theyre not at all. In fact, the white house has been really pushing a lot of the comment on this through the state department which of course as i mentioned a short time ago did release that statement. I think its really too early to tell. They are watching carefully what the developments are there and will have more comment i suspect as they get more information. Thanks so much for that, dan lothian at the white house. Were just over two days into the israeli hamas ceasefire along the gaza border and already both sides are accusing the other of breaking the truce. Israel says three rockets were launched from gaza into israel on thursday. And a shooting incident at the border today has both sides on edge. Joining me now is sara sidner in jerusalem. Sara, hamas is saying right now that some israeli troops opened fire on palestinian citizens. What can you tell us . Reporter well, they have very differing story from what the Israeli Militarys saying. Heres what the Hamas Health Ministry has said. They said that one person was killed and that 24 people were injured. They say that they were farmers, they were on the gaza side of the border and that the Israeli Military opened fire on them. However, in talking to the Israeli Military, they say that there were several groups of men who were protesting, come up to the fence, some trying to enter israel and that the soldiers fired in the air warning shots. When the warnings were not heeded, they began firing toward their legs. The Israeli Military has not confirmed yet that theres been a death or any injuries. They are investigating. But what makes it significant is that this is happening 48 hours after a very fragile ceasefire was agreed upon between israel and gaza. And theres a lot of concern that this might be something that would be considered breaking this ceasefire whether it was from one side or another. A lot of people here concerned about that very thing especially the civilians have gone through so much over the past several days. Now, the ceasefire, i have to say a lot of people expected there would be a certain number of skirmishes. Do you think this is something outside the ordinary . Reporter it really isnt outside the ordinary. You know, if you look back just a couple of months ago, there were lots of things going on on that border. Whether it was tunnels that were exploding on israeli soldiers, whether there was a child shot witnesses said shot by israeli soldiers, there was return fire, so there have been a lot of things that have gone on on this border as you might imagine with a lot of different people saying that one side is to blame or another side is to blame. Its just the timing of this that has people concerned. Although i think as a whole even though were hearing from the Palestinian Authority which is saying they believe this is breaking the ceasefire, that israel has broken the ceasefire, when you look at it as a whole, i think most people think, look, i think the ceasefire will stick for some time. The real concern here though especially on the part of civilians and the governments frankly is whether or not they can come to a permanent solution. And that seems less likely in the near future. And it certainly appears it will take quite a while to get to that permanent solution. This is not something thats going to happen overnight. Reporter no. Theres a lot of things that are sticking parts, joe. A lot of things that both sides say that they want but theyre absolutely not going to be able to agree on them. They havent been able to agree on them for many, many years since hamas took over in 2007. So these are sticking points that i think they will try to talk through them and try to get through them, but we may be waiting a very long time for a permanent solution in this particular situation, joe. Sara sidner reporting from jerusalem. Thank you for that. A couple and their unborn child run up against their countrys new restrictions on abortion. Only now one of them is alive and he wants a full Public Inquiry into a tragic chain of events. Hi. You know, i can save you 15 today if you open up a charge card account with us. Announcer we all love a good deal during the holidays, especially identity thieves. They can open an account in your name and go on a serious spending spree. Do you have cufflinks . Mmhmm. Gold ones . Announcer not on our watch. Were lifelock, with the most comprehensive Identity Theft protection you can buy. Go to lifelock. Com or call 1800lifelock today. [whoosh] lifelock relentlessly protecting your identity. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine you make me happy [ female announcer ] choose the same brand your mom trusted for you. Childrens tylenol, the 1 brand of pain and fever relief recommended by pediatricians and used by moms decade after decade. A grieving widower fears the truth behind his wifes death may be lost forever. The 31yearold woman died in an Irish Hospital after she miscarried. She was denied an abortion because of irelands strict abortion laws. Now her husbands speaking out to cnns nic robertson. Reporter he has lost his wife and now fears the truth behind her tragic death may be lost too. Some Key Information is missing. Reporter they met in india, married then set up home in ireland four years ago. He is an engineer. She was a dentist. They were happy here. She loved dancing. She forced me to dance with her a couple of times on the stage. We gave a performance. Never have i gone on stage or i never had. I always had stage fear to go to speak out and the belief she gave me. It was unbelievable. Reporter together they had dreams of a beautiful future, of children, their children, of having a family. She was looking forward basically. In a way she found that she is at the right place. Thats the reason why. She knew and she was very well organized as well. She knew what she wanted in life. So thats the reason why she had decided to settle here on the longterm. Reporter when she became pregnant, they were overjoyed. Then their ordeal began. She got back pain. Here at the University Hospital doctors told her she was miscarrying. Her baby would likely die. Her husband says they asked for a termination and were told this is a catholic country, not while the fetus is alive. So we wanted to go home and think about the next pregnancy because it was a planned pregnancy. We were so happy. We wanted to have baby. Reporter three days after the request, the fetus died, was removed. Four days later she was dead from a blood infection. Ireland has been outraged. Protests in support of her not just here but across the world have urged the countrys politician to update abortion laws, prevent similar tragedies. There has been political fallout too. Abortion is a hot button issue in ireland. The Prime Minister is under pressure to get a Health Service inquiry. Government steps so far have done little to inspire not just because he says they took weeks before announcing an inquiry, but when they did, three of the seven medical professionals on the Investigation Team were from the same hospital here where his wife died. Although theyve now been replaced, other issues remain. Not the least of which the missing medical records. Records the hospital declined our request to comment on. Basically made a request for termination and there is no notes of the request at all, any of the medical notes. And also the response from the doctor is not in the medical records either. Reporter what do you think has happened to it . We dont know. Its just strange that theres all of the other information in there when requested for a cup of tea and toast and things like an extra blanket was given. All that is in the medical notes. Reporter he says he will settle for nothing less than a full Public Inquiry. Where the Health Service, not just his wifes death, is investigated. Every Single Family person asked me how could this happen in a country like ireland in the 21st century . Because it was just so simple. They knew that the babys not going to survive. Why wait. Think about the bigger life. Which was my wife. Reporter all he wants is the truth. Nic robertson, cnn, galway, ireland. As a result of this, irish officials announced an investigation on care of critically ill patients. A nightmare on a stretch of highway in texas, a son who wasnt on a trip with his parents talks about what happened when fog and sunlight caused a chainreaction pileup. 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At least 100 vehicles were involved in a horrendous pileup on fogbound interstate 10. 120 people were injured and a husband and wife were killed. Our affiliate khou tells us the couples family is stunned and griefstricken. Reporter we now have a face to the couple killed in the massive pileup on thanksgiving morning. We miss them. We love them. Its terrible. Reporter he could barely get the words out because he is their oldest son. Mom, debbie, was just 60 years old, dad was 64. They owned vinco electric. My dad and i worked together. We had a good relationship. We got to spend time together golfing and fishing. Im so thankful for that now. Reporter richard leggio, their youngest, just finished watching the texan game. They were going on a gambling trip. Reporter where . Yeah. It was our first thanksgiving away from each other. Reporter the couple made it all the way to i10 when the fog was unbearable. Then the sun came up. Witnesses say they couldnt see a thing in front of them. Then this pileup involving at least 100 vehicles killing the leggios instantly and sending at least 50 others to the hospital. The leggios were in their white suv when they were crushed between a big rig and a car. My parents are wonderful loving people, all you knew them knew that. Theyll be sorely missed. Sorely missed. That was Jessica Willy of cnn affiliate khou. The wreckage scene was more than a mile long with cars twisted on top of each other. Theyre still looking into what caused the fog. And that played into the whole thing including the crashes. Is warravaged syria forming a tighter alliance with iran . Lisa sylvesters monitor thag and some other top stories in the situation room right now. Hi, joe. Syrian state television is airing new video of president Bashar Al Assad, hes seen meeting with the chairman of the Iranian Parliament in syrias capital of damascus today. This comes as fighting continues to rage in syrias civil war and the death toll continues to mount one day after 151 people were killed across the country, opposition activists say at least 43 people have died in syria today. And we want to warn you what you are about to see next is graphic. And it may be disturbing for some of our viewers. A 16yearold girl was walking down the stre