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Good morning. thanks so much for being with me. i'm carol costello. it is 29 minutes past the hour. in the news this morning -- millions of egyptians are celebrating their own form of independence just hours after toppling an unpopular heavy-handed government. the military has placed ousted president mohamed morsi under house arrest. just a year ago morsi became egypt's first democratically elected president. cnn's ian lee is in cairo where yesterday's massive crowds have thinned. good morning, ian. >> good morning. yesterday's crowds were quite celebratory. i want to paint a picture for you. ...

That opened up and swallowed her entire car. also, what can arguably be the symbol of the george zimmerman trial, trayvon martin's hoodie front and center in the sanford courtroom. and chaos in cairo from half a world away to the front steps of the white house amid protests and power grabs, the u.s. ambassador to egypt becoming the symbol of the u.s. failed egypt policy. "newsroom" starts now. good morning. thank you so much for joining me. i'm carol costello and happy fourth of july. cries of freedom and independence also echoing in a country scarred by chaos, corruption, and distrust. ...

For the thousands ready to party on the national mall. the culmination of america's 237th birthday will be a gigantic 17-minute fireworks show that can be seen across washington and also in parts of virginia. cries of freedom and independence also echo is at a company scarred by chaos, corruption and confrontation. look at this picture. could be any city in america. right? columbus, ohio, memphis, tennessee, or phoenix, arizona -- but it is not. had this picture is from cairo, egy egypt. while we're celebrating independence day here in the united states, marked by fireworks an waving flags, ...

With cheers. also fireworks that looked somewhat like the fourth of july all over cairo, fireworks shooting up into the air. people celebrating on the ground. you saw people waving flags, driving their cars around, playing music. quite celebratory atmosphere. something i haven't seen before. we also saw police officers waving flags and dancing in the street. a lot of people celebrating, but also people very angry at the pro-morsi rallies. they say they felt cheated and they felt that their legitimate leader had been removed illegally. >> ian, what happens now with the government? there's an in...

They say they were not consulted beforehand. they're worried that it's too vague and it could lead to increased tension. certainly on that point they do seem to be correct. we have a massive demonstration here in tahrir square. people coming from all over cairo. there's another demonstration in front of the palace, which is egypt's equivalent of the white house. then in other parts of cairo there are demonstrations for president muhammad morsi and the muslim brotherhood. they are the ones who elected him democratically a year ago. he should fulfill his term. the problem is, there are small cla...