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>> reporter: the cairo i remember where i lived for a year was this, busy, noisy, full of life. not today. away from the square where the protests rage, that life has come to a stop. this used to be my old neighborhood when i was living in cairo, and i remember it bustling with people. but today it is practically empty. and as you can see, many of the stores are closed. no one is coming for the chicken and fish of the food vendors. there are no children at the school. gas stations, deserted. egypt runs on cash. few have a credit card. but put your card in an atm machine and the message is, out...

Speaker boehner that could actually bring both sides together on the fiscal cliff. >> good, lord, is that possible? also, president morsi sends in tanks to keep the peace as violent protests rage in cairo. we'll have a live report from the region. >> i'll tell you what, it is a mess in egypt, the parties starting to fight each other, meet the new pharaoh, same as the old pharaoh, unbelievable. >> we have full coverage on that coming up, but first, let's get the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. the effort to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff is now a two-man operation. presi...