Page 30 - Is Egypt News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Told not to travel to cairo now they are told to get out as they have deadly chaos with root looters roaming the streets and the u.s. embassy says it is making arrangements to begin flying americans out tomorrow. the state department says they need to be evacuated on charter plains. but the number is in the thousands and it will take a while to get everyone out. we are currently 50,000 americans in egypt right now. many are students with parents worried sick back here in the u.s. assistant secretary of state janice jacob says she expects it will take several flights over the coming days to han...

They are very frustrated with the way they were living, unemployment levels have riz sen in the past years three quarters of the youth are currently unemployed. inflation has effected the simple necessities food, water. there is no job stability. no educations. kids don't go to school any more because there's simply no point. with a state like that it is obvious this was coming. what about the transition. do you want to see mubarak leave or what? what is your opinion? >> honestly it's very hard but i want him to stastay. >> why? >> he can protect egypt. he will be able to protect the christi...

And freedom. what has begun cannot go back. the end of a regime and beginning of a new stage. >> dominic, here is the question, he's a great guy, i know him. a wonderful person. his daughter went to nyu but does he have any real following on the streets of cairo? >> he has a lot of popular spor supports behind him but casting a wide democratic process there's no guarantee. he's most certainly one of the leading voices of reason finally in egypt. when he gathered in the square, the square you could see behind me where we still have 5,000 protestors standing out in the freezing cold in cairo ton...

You have lack of political opening lack of political opportunity. remember two-thirds of the population are under the age of 30. all they know if mumbarak and you have the economic crisis. in places likely egypt. you guys stand by. the question is whether this ends in an explosion or an evolution. we will probe that possibility f-16's flying over cairo to show of force egyptian air force jets the military flexing muscles but not really using it. we will be right back continuing

You have lack of political opening lack of political opportunity. remember two-thirds of the population are under the age of 30. all they know if mumbarak and you have the economic crisis. in places likely egypt. you guys stand by. the question is whether this ends in an explosion or an evolution. we will probe that possibility f-16's flying over cairo to show of force egyptian air force jets the military flexing muscles but not really using it. we will be right back continuing coverage after t