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And one of the things that becomes very evident is that social media and the use of the technology that we have, whether it's twitter or facebook, the skype that we were just able to use in order to talk to these two young activists there in cairo, creates a whole new capacity for people not only to communicate with each other but to communicate to the rest of the world. and it is bringing about an entirely new way of bringing protests and bringing to people who otherwise voice at all. will always have their place. new media that is having dramatic impact help create the very mood for such an ...

White house. it's not american music awards. no lip syncing, you know what i'm saying? >> we'll have to leave it there, jack gray in the gray zone. that was fun, though. maybe next year we'll be invited to the white house, who knows? >> seriously, you and me, together again. >> if not, we'll have our own super bowl party. jack, great to see you. have a great weekend. thank you. we've seen a lot of wide shots of the crowds in cairo, as we call it. john king is there to show us what's going on with a special bird's eye view.

The same place they've been now for 12 days. also there one of the most recognizable member of the opposition, mohammed elbaradei. he announced this morning he's now part of a group of ten. they are leading opponents to the government to say they represent government protesters. those leaders meeting with omar suleiman had first refused to request to meet but changed their minds. a major gas pipeline has been shut down on the sinai peninsula. it was supposedly the target of a terror attack. it supplies natural gas to jordan and syria. let's see what's happening in lebanon's square. can you...

There have been a lot of developments in the last few days in the egyptian uprising. tahrir square or liberation square is ground zero. here's john king. >> it is here in central cairo where this has played out. then the peaceful demonstration, then the violent turn, into the weekend fears that we'd have a violent crackdown on what protesters determined would be farewell friday. first because we have the violence against protesters and journalists. then friday we saw police coming into the scare in riot gear. you see the heavy vests, helmets, automatic weapons gathering under the bridge. that ...

Got too much snow on the roof. it happened in easton, massachusetts. luckily the people there and inside heard the creeks and they all got out of the building before the roof and the walls caved in. amazing. finally, check out this snowman or maybe we should call it a snow giant. the skoefble family in cham peon, new york, builds a big snowman every year. but this time, yes, you can see they've outdone themselves. this one, 35 feet tall. but not just snow. his buttons, because he's so big, are actually racing tires and the hat, well, where do you find a hat to fit a 35-foot-tall snowman. it's ...