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Camels, they came in groups. many of them behind a banner as you would see in an american parade. some of them had loudspeaker vehicles and support of their gathering. they are all headed for the square. they all passed in front of our morning kammerer location before we were able to connect the dots and put the pieces together and figure out this is a counter demonstration. >> one of the things we have been trying to figure out as we have covered this story is how far it egypt resonates in the rest of the arab world and muslim world and in the rest of the world. we have seen protesters in egy...

You have these pro-democracy demonstrators occupied the square. i sought an interview with an american college student last night. he came here to be part of this, the word happening was used. he came here to bear witness to what people assume, going into this morning, might be a popular uprising or more it result in a new government in egypt. the bizarre series of events we have seen, a. of protesters have gone by. the first positive photos and numbers. there were few and far between leading up to this morning. men on horseback, camels, and we find out it was that leading edge that went right...

We believe these are pro forces up on higher ground. over the square in october 6th bridge. throwing molotov cocktails down to what they see as the other side of the protests below. molotov cocktails are just bottles filled with gasoline. use of a right into them and set the right on fire. when you throw them, it creates a firebomb. it is crude, bold and effective. brian williams, the managing editor of nightly news is on scene with richard angle right now. brian, do you feel like you are seeing a qualitative escalation of violence? this is -- this may require a different response? >> today, i...

You could call it, a climax of the day's events. the protesters who were here all day had been attacked and fighting back against supporters. they burst it out of the square and forced the supporters to leave. supporters left with some protection from the army. those smokescreens we were talking about. after that, we saw the most chaotic scenes of the day, they were chasing each other through the streets. this angered was spilling out across cairo. there will vigilantes' stopping cars, beating people. some were set on fire. they were pushing other cars to the edge of the road and setting them ...

Charged the protesters had a degree of sophistication of their movement. they sealed off the entrances of the square. they had a clear purpose and were led by a single, military-style commander. now there are not enough of them to have that tactical advantage. i think there will be an escalation of force. new weapons will be brought in today. people are clever to use an unusual in this circumstance. we are already seeing people use slings to get them moffett tall cocktails' further. what will happen tomorrow, will they employ different types of weather weapons? >> what you are seeing our live ...