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overnight blackout on all internet, even cell phones, aimed at silencing the threat. lama hasan is joining us now from a phone line in cairo. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. people here have organized another day of anger. another day of rage. more anti-government protests will follow midday prayers. they are expected to be bigger than anything we've seen so far. as for the telecoms in the country, our cell phones are working sporadically. now, it looks like our cell phones are completely jammed. and egyptian cell phones are also blocked. people can't d...

biggest show of strength yet in their week-long demonstration against the government. >> the response so far, an overnight blackout on all internet, even cell phones, aimed at silencing the threat. lama hasan is joining us now from a phone line in cairo. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. people here have organized another day of anger. another day of rage. more anti-government protests will follow midday prayers. they are expected to be bigger than anything we've seen so far. as for the telecoms in the country, our cell phones are working sporadically. no...

threats. karen travers is in washington with details. >> reporter: good morning. that color-coded system has been in place for nearly a decade but the department of homeland security says it's time for a new one. in just a few months terror alerteds like this one will be a thing of the past. the department of homeland security unveiled a new way to inform americans about potential threats. one that doesn't include the much maligned color-coded terror alert system. >> under the new two-tiered system, dhs will coordinate with other federal entities to issue formal, detailed alerts rega...

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it is pounding new england, after moving out of the washington area. but not before trapping commuters, sometimes for hours. >> emily schmidt is there, out in the elements. she begins our coverage. out in the elements. it looks like you're holding some of the elements, emily. >> reporter: they are heavy. washington is accustomed to topping the worst commute in the country list. what happened here over the past few hours is an entirely different story. all because of what you were talking about, this heavy, dense, wet snow. it meant that some commutes that are usually 20 minutes, stre...