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Happening on the ground right now? i had a conversation a bit earlier today with an american student and teacher in cairo hunter moore and a woman who used to live in the united states, egyptian as well in cairo now since the late 1990s. >> i think we're calling it a name factor. he had an emotional story that moved everybody. i talked to kids that wanted to protest and the parents said, hang on a second, i'm coming with you so i think he put a voice to a feeling that we all have been feeling in the recent time. >> hunter, we spoke last week. you were down in the square using your first aid sk...

Patched up and come right back with another head injury. >> and this was from what? i understand there were machetes, there were rocks? >> mostly rocks. >> and what were people saying to you? was there a sense of despair? were they determined? they went back out and would fight again is this. >> yeah, they went back out over and over again. they were screaming about freedom, screaming about democracy. there was a lot of solidarity in the crowd. they were thanking me. it was a really amazing time to be out there. >> and hunter, in light of your experience, you've been in cairo for quite some ti...

The region with their own dynamics. poverty and desperation can be a trigger. historically, that has been known to lead to violence and the kind of unrest. watch out for jordan and yemen. >> we will watch. >> reporter: closely. hunter moore, a young american who is working as a teacher in cairo. he and a friend shot this video for cnn ireport while helping wounded in tahrir square on wednesday and plans to jump in again if necessary today. hunter moore is joining us by phone in cairo. hunter, thank you very much for being with us here. first and foremost, we're taking a look at these extraor...

Out towards the bridge that goes over the nile from liberation square, and as we were walking down that street, which is tahrir street, there was a lot of -- i mean, there was a cloud of rocks from the other side of the checkpoint that had been there the past few days, from the pro mubarak, anti-government protestors. so we realized that we couldn't go that way and looked for another route. >> are you going to try to get out of cairo now? >> not yet, not yet. i'm going to stay for a little bit longer and see if i can't help and hopefully the violence will subside a little bit. it doesn't seem ...

Several signs in tahrir yesterday. >> you have no fears at all about your own safety being in the middle of this? >> not really. i mean, i was -- i guess as safe as you could be today, but it's -- i don't feel in any immediate danger right now. maybe i'm being a little bit naive, but i feel pretty safe. >> hunter moore, we appreciate your insights in this conversation and also all the images you're helping understand this dramatic story as it unfolds. we'll keep in touch. >> thank you. >> brave young american. a story captivating attention not own will in the united states because of our long-...