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Running the place relatively well. schools and things like that aren't open, but banks were open on thursday. today, of course, is friday, the muslim weekend. so they were closed. this kind of goes in the face of what saif gadhafi said -- he said that benghazi was in a state of anarchy and chaos. and that really just isn't the truth. the fact of the matter is that we've been driving around the city now for several days. and i've seen no sign of lawlessness or looting, none of the places that you would expect to be looted. for instance, banks, department stores, and alike have been touched. the...

But beyond that, yes, it seems that the local government is running the place relatively well. schools and things like that aren't open, but banks were open on thursday. today, of course, is friday, the muslim weekend. so they were closed. this kind of goes in the face of what saif gadhafi said -- he said that benghazi was in a state of anarchy and chaos. and that really just isn't the truth. the fact of the matter is that we've been driving around the city now for several days. and i've seen no sign of lawlessness or looting, none of the places that you would expect to be looted. for instance...

Daily life has more or less ground to a halt if you're basically not a protester. >> reporter: well, you know, life has in many respects come to -- come to a halt for a lot of people in the greater cairo area and, of course, in other cities in egypt as well. schools aren't open. a lot of stores still aren't open. i mean, there is the sense that a lot of people here in cairo are trying to get their lives back together and trying to get back up to speed. you'll see, you know, some stores reopen. others will remain closed. you'll see businesses sort of try and get on their feet and try and functi...

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