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Cai cairo. there are new developments happening. we'll go back there in just a moment, but i want to get some other important news, including the latest on the case against the alleged arizona shooter. lisa sill vester is here and is monitoring that and some of the other top stories in swoom swoompt what's going on? >> reporter: hi, wolf. well, federal authorities will get the first go at the man who allegedly shot congresswoman gabrielle giffords and 18 others. officials say the federal government will prosecute jared lee loughner first followed by state prosecutors. feds will prosecute lough...

Creates tensions in the relationsh relationship. and we are confident that we're going to be able to achieve that. we've already made great progress just over the last several years on various specific issues. what we're trying to do now is to look at this in a more comprehensive fashion so it's not just border security issues but it's a broader set of issues involved. and i have great confidence that prime minister harper is going to be very protective of certain core values of canada, jufrptsti would be very protective of the core values ever the united states. and those won't always match u...

Egypt in crisis. let's get you caught up. the u.s. state department is getting ready to fly american citizens out of egypt. those flights could start tomorrow. turkey and saudi arabia, also making flights available for their citizens. what started as mostly peaceful protests have turned deadly in many cities across egypt. at least 31 people are dead in alexandria. in cairo, several people killed in clashes between protesters and police in the interior ministry building. the army is actually guarding that building. we are also hearing reports of more than a dozen others being shot by officers...

The governments of turkey and saudi arabia, making arrangements to get people home. the u.s. state department offering to fly american citizens out of egypt as well. american flights should start leaving tomorrow. let's take you live to cairo and the situation there this hour. ivan watson joins us live from the egyptian capital. we heard from ben wedeman a few minutes ago about what citizens are facing. men with ak-47s walking around. the danger from looters. what are you seeing in terms of the citizen there in egypt trying to protect themselves from what's happening? >> reporter: well, one ...

Toledo, ohio, for example. >> hey hey, ho ho, hosni mubarak has to go! . >> a similar demonstration outside our own headquarters. >> war must go! >> if you -- if you look closely, or talk to some of these people, not all of egyptian descent, and some are taking issue not just with egyptian government, but current u.s. support for the mubarak regime, which receives more than $1 billion annually from the united states. >> does this put pressure on the u.s. to drop support for the mubarak regime? so far, the obama administration is hedging its bets. we're hearing a lot this morning that the u.s. ...