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it's unclear how the government will respond, though. ines ferre joins us from washington with the latest on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, betty. security forces haven't been visible on the streets of cairo ahead of today's planned protest. but the largest opposition group in egypt says that already at least five of its leaders have been detained. tens of thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets of cairo today. for what could be their biggest demonstration yet. frustrated with high unemployment and widespread poverty, they're demanding the o...

garrett county, maryland schools will get out three hours earlier. >> so delays, closings and early dismissals, everything for you always on the bottom of the screen and at wusa9.com. howard has the forecast. i should watch a -- how is she holding up? >> good. >> all right -- i'm sorry? >> another? >> all right. well you need to make sure that's full. weather-wise -- >> day planner for that? >> little voices in my head. 34 at 9:00, noon, 36. period of light snow here this morning through midday. may drop a dusting to an inch and in the afternoon, a few breaks and 38 degrees. we're ...

welcome to "the early show" on a friday morning i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm erica hill. we made it to friday. this is also a very somber anniversary as we mark the anniversary of the "challenger" explosion. >> one of those experiences where we all remember where we were on that day. this was the world's first high-tech disaster to unfold on live television. the images still emblazoned in everyone's mind. just a horrible tragedy to see unfold like that, in front of schoolchildren who were watching, christa mcauliffe who was the first teacher in space at the time. it's been 25 years. ...

now there are more school and government delays and closings at the bottom of the screen and of course on our website, wusa9.com. richard andre will have traffic in a moment, right now howard bernstein is here with weather delays and the students going down the hill, their power has come back on. >> they have the right spirit though, trying to make the best of not the best situation. more snow to talk about this morning, but a little bit more snow i want to emphasize. looking up the day planner today, temperatures this morning which start out below freezing in many areas, by 9:00. ...

flipped for rehearsal of the midnight ball drop in times square thursday. it took a small army of plows to clear the snow from a massive snowstorm. times square is finally ready and security for tonight's fess difts will bely tight. whit johnson is in times square with more. whit, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning to you. happy new year. the new year's eve bash in times square has happened every year for more than a century and despite all the people crammed into just a few blocks, it's been a very safe event in recent years and new york city police say they are doing eve...