our cairo studio. what is the mood like at the moment? upbeats actually fairly around the square. i just walked down to have a look at the numbers of people and the security presence. pictures, in those there are small numbers in the square itself, but it is early relatively speaking. the several marches which are headed for the square are not expected to arrive until much later on friday. there are other marches towards the presidential palace, but this is the main focus of the anti-mohamed morsi activists, answering a call by the defense toister abdel fattah el sisi turn out in large numbers to show their support for a military crackdown on violence, as he puts it. there are scores of people selling images, posters of abdel fattah el sisi, selling egyptian flags. they are not doing much business right now, but later on they will. people walking through on foot, but there are many armored personnel carriers blocking the road. as you go towards the square, you have your id checked. there are obvious co

this is the scene right now in cairo's city. also ahead, a huge military parade in pyongyang as north and south korea marks six years since the send end of fighting in their war. and a report from refugees from mali who want to make their vote count in sunday's election. an update on the casualty figures from the night of violence in cairo last night. it's now known that more than 120 people were killed in that night of violence in egypt. that's according to doctors who are working in makeshift hospitals on the ground. people heeding the military chiefs to support his takeover. others held rival demonstrations in the mix was tension filled to say the least. more from cairo. >> engulfed to a mural, egyptians experienced a night of competing zem tradition. -- demonstration. supporters of the military on the grounds of the presidential alace. the sheer number would give him a mandate to fight what he called terrorism, a term -- as they ejected the muslim brotherhood and its support. >> we dance to support our country and support ou

more news out of cairo right now. our nbc news team on the ground there reporting as maria pointed out that the military tanks apparently are on the move heading into the egyptian capital and according to a source in nbc, there's a full military coup under way at this hour. some high-ranking members of the morsi administration have been arrested and communication with president morsi has been cut off so he cannot confirm or deny if he was moved from the republican guard headquarters. i mean, this thing is happening right now apparently even as the hundreds of thousands of people are still gathered in tahrir square, and i don't want to draw a direct correlation necessarily, but it may be one of the reasons why our stock market continues to move higher here because of the weight that was put on it as a result of the chaos in egypt. but right now the dow is at the high of the day, up 90 points even as these words are coming out of egypt. we'll keep you updated as we continue to follow this very carefully. in the meantime

an old fear it weaves its way through cairo's ancient streets early in the morning . come up a priest of the art. michael church is late for the first service. that starts at six in the morning to enable believers to pray before they go to work sunday is not a day of rest in egypt. yeah. it . download. it with people who come to the church today or are regular congregation they come here every sunday to pray. recently it has become very difficult to a boy's discussions about politics and violence between christians and muslims and i don't want but i really beg our church goes nuts to turn the house of god into a place of arguments on the fourth because i do in regards to the religious conflicts of course we all worry about it not just the cult but the whole country does after the revolution and the overthrow of mubarak the church has been attacked about ten times. but i will still keep saying that the muslims are all brothers who will follow. the cairo suburb of sources similar to many of the capitals districts they will have a poor area of high rise buildings where c

the cairo suburb of new sources similar to many of the capitals. districts they all have a core area of high rise buildings where cops and muslims live together. this neighborhood was quite peaceful until april fifth two thousand and thirteen when two coptic teenagers painted a swastika on the wall of an islamic school. the muslims were ascended not by the nazi symbol but that it was him blazoned with a christian cross an angry mob started to gather near the church. at the time someone from the mosque behind the church came and told us there was some sort of fight he suggested that we all stay together all the christians gathered around the church to defend. in about fifteen to twenty minutes i saw some cars people got out and started shooting all over the place there are still bullet holes outside on the church moves but all we saw were people falling down beaten by other people there were a lot of injured somebody also threw take us grenades. on the floor. during the conflict almost all of the christian men the full source went to protect the chu

an old fit weaves its way through cairo's ancient streets early in the morning. come up a priest of the archangel michael church is late for the first service. it starts at six in the morning to enable believers to pray before they go to work sunday is not a day of rest in egypt. yeah. it . up close. well with people who come to the church today or are regular congregation they come here every sunday to pray. recently it has become very difficult to a boy's discussions about politics and violence between christians and muslims and i don't want that i really beg our church goes nuts to turn the house of god into a place of arguments on the fourth because i mean in regards to the religious conflicts of course we all worry about it not just the cult but the whole country does after the revolution and the overthrow of mubarak the church has been attacked about ten times. but i will still keep saying that the muslims are all brothers who will follow. the cairo suburb of new sources similar to many of the capitals districts they will have a poor area of high rise build

it's still early in cairo egypt. it's going to be regulatory in understanding the speech last night. >> he'll be installed as interim president. what do we know about this man? >> not a lot. there's speculation about his background. he's someone who was appointed by mubarak. again, as with everything else in the process, more questions than answers. >> what do you make of the reaction from the international community? let's start off with you. >> i think the u.s., as you mentioned, the statements from barack obama last night has been conscious and restrained, which many people think is quite smart in reaction to the fluid nature of events right now. the international community is waiting to see. this is something unprecedented. this is something very different. a new permeation. >> unprecedented. egypt's revolution. you couldn't call it democracy as those in the west would know it. what we have seen is an effective military coup. we have seen the removal of a democratically elected president after only a year because

>> clarissa ward in cairo. thank you, clarissa. >>> well, president obama said he was, quote, deeply concerned about the political changes in egypt. the u.s. embassy in cairo ordered all nonessential military personnel to leave egypt. the egyptian military said it would take steps to ensure the safety of americans there including the embassy in cairo and the consulate in alexandria. egypt is a key ally in the middle east and it is also the fourth largest recipient of u.s. foreign aid. chip reid has u.s. reaction. >> reporter: state department spokeswoman jen psaki affirms the administration's hands-off decision less than two hours after president morsi was removed from office. >> i'm not going to rank sides. we don't take sides, as you know. >> reporter: but neutrality has its risks. critics say it portrays the president as simply standing by while a longtime middle east ally that receives $1.5 billion in u.s. aid a year spirals into chaos. on the streets of cairo, the neutrality had already been rejected by ma

an old fit weaves its way through cairo's ancient streets early in the morning you know scum a priest of the archangel michael church is late for the first service. it starts at six in the morning to enable believers to pray before they go to work sunday is not a day of rest in egypt. did. it . download. not medical with people who come to the church today or are regular congregation they come here every sunday to pray. recently it has become very difficult to avoid discussions about politics and violence between christians and muslims and i don't want that i really beg our church goes nuts to turn the house of god into a place of arguments on the fourth because i do in regards to the religious conflicts of course we all worry about it not just the cops but the whole country does after the revolution and the overthrow of mubarak the church has been attacked about ten times. but i will still keep saying that the muslims are all brothers. the cairo suburb of new sources similar to many of the capital's districts they all have a poor area of high rise buildings where cops and muslims liv

for more on events unfolding in cairo, i spoke to jeremy in tahrir square moments ago. the crowd seem to be in a good mood. how will they respond to the news from president morsi that he has no plans to step down? >> they are excited, and apprehensive as well, about what might be happening tomorrow. other there have been big demonstrations organized by the muslim brotherhood. they are capable of putting big numbers out on the streets as well, and that is bolstering their position right now. negotiations are going on between the army, the president, and the government. he has lost at least six ministers to resignation, and rumors of more to come. , onhe last half-hour or so twitter, president morsi has said -- he put out an appeal, asking for the army to withdraw its ultimatum. he has also said they will not be date rated to buy internal or external forces. it looks like they are pretty far apart. >> would anything short of morsi going satisfy those people in the square behind you? >> i do not think so, and that is what makes it so hard to conceive of some kind of a nego

today more rallies are being held, not just in cairo but throughout the country. we'll talk live with the former u.s. ambassador to egypt, but first we go live to cairo and yousef gamal el din >> reporter: at mott fear is very, very tense here as the sun sets. protesters are preparing from across the country, and can you hear the honking and cheers behind me. it's still early on, but the key thing to pint out here, sue, it's not just protesters opposing the incumbent president mohamed morsi. you're also seeing competing rallies from those supporting the president. the fear is that the clashes and the violence will escalate in hours to come, especially given the political paralysis that the country finds itself in because no progress has been made on the political scene. you've seen the outpour over the last 48 hours, usually late at night. you see the numbers in the hundreds of thousands, millions across the country. now, the military deadline ends wednesday afternoon, an after that they put in place a road map. it's not clear what role the army will play after th

in the poll cairo's suburb of who sews ten year old mina likes to escape from his tiny apartment on the rooftops there you can see the crosses on top of the local church where policemen enjoy the intense a gypsy heat next to the entrance it's unlikely that mina realizes his father was like a tia a humble government employee was killed on this very roof. a sniper's bullet caught him in the chest on that april night of twenty thirty meters father was one of six christians who died sectarian violence. we were sitting here all together when dad went up to the roof to check on the church he wanted to know what was going on there and if he had to go and defend it in a moment then he went up there twice the third time he left he didn't come back. he was brought back and lie down here. also just sitting here on my arm i have an image of jesus christ i like it a lot i also have one of pope shenouda and the madonna. every single tattoo is really important to me. the eldest son crossways short sleeved shirts to show off his tattoos openly displaying your affiliation to the christian minority in an

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we go live in cairo. the protests around egypt have largely been peaceful and to those people were killed. -- until those people were killed. >> indeed. the security situation has been a primary concern. ugly scenes from a week or two ago when rival camps engaged in confrontations, but overall, the past few days have been quite, largely peaceful up until what we saw in the northern part of the country. we understand supporters of the deposed president were marching, rally they had bad at all day. at the point when they started chanting against the defense minister, that's where things, the violence started. those who support the transitional government, those who support the removal of morsi from power do not appreciate the chants. and clashes ensued. three people were killed and several other injured. in thishots were used violence. elsewhere in cairo, outside the presidential palace, and in gatherings in the capital, things have remained largely peaceful. >> thank you once again. in cairo. let's get the

an old fit weaves its way through cairo's ancient streets early in the morning you know it's come up a priest at the archangel michael church is late for the first service. it starts at six in the morning to enable believers to pray before they go to work sunday is not a day of rest in egypt. if you are going to go with people who come to the church today or are regular congregation they come here every sunday to pray. recently it has become very difficult to avoid discussions about politics and violence between christians and muslims and i don't want that i really beg our church goes nuts to turn the house of god into a place of arguments. for the fickle in regards to the religious conflicts of course we all worry about it not just the cops but the whole country does after the revolution and the overthrow of mubarak the church has been attacked about ten times. but i will still keep saying that the muslims are all brothers. from. the cairo suburb the full source is similar to many of the capitals districts they all have a poor area of high rise buildings where cops and muslims live

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>> we are getting life pictures from cairo right now, kareem. is the military starting their statement? [beep beep] >> we will try to get him back in cairo lesson as we can. -- as soon as we can. >> tensions reaching a fever pitch. the army has reportedly taken control of the major media outlets including the state broadcaster in cairo. >> in egypt is deeply divided in the military is the one institution that egyptians continue have faith in. >> can the military provides stability that they are yearning for a midst of the uncertainty? we have this report. >> mass demonstrations and running street battles. but until this week, the army was noticeably quiet.

breaking news this hour live rounds are reportedly fired at supporters of the ousted president morsi in cairo it's claimed many people have been killed or wounded as mass protests continue nationwide. fresh revelations from edward snowden he claims the u.s. national security agency had worked closely with germany contradicting chancellor merkel's recent anger at america's pulled cold war tactics. plus the wounds of civil war in mali are yet to seal as a country heads towards his first post conflict election security threats still looming. great to have you with us this monday eleven am here in the russian capital i'm lucy catherine elf and you're watching our t.v. well in our top story egypt's muslim brotherhood claims police and the army have used live bullets and tear gas against supporters of the ousted president morsy and the dozens are dead now the military is being quoted as saying that armed terrorist groups are behind the gunfire and that five people have died well live to cairo now for a middle east correspondent paula slayer paula what more do we know a lot of conflicting informatio

>> egypt said the president soresy clashed with police in cairo. demonstrations have taken place in cairo and other cities around the country and at least 22 eople have been injured. >> also on the program, jailed for 90 years. former leader of a party in beng la desh is convicted of war crime during the country's battle for independence. more protest in the united states under a neighborhood watchman who shot a black teenager. it's been another night of clashes in egypt between security forces and supporters of ousted president mohammad morrissy. these pictures show crowds gathered in the c street area of cairo, one of the city's main roads. they erected metal barricades to block traffic. police fired tear gas to try to end the protest. these are some of the people wounded in the clashes. some of the demonstrators treated for birdshot injuries and also tear gas inhalation. this is the scene in the area of the capital. the pro-morsi crowd are showing no sign of leaving and calling for him to be reinstated. we will go right there to gamed. what are

much for allvery your reporting their from cairo. among those calling for him to go is an egyptian american journalist who is a vocal supporter of the revolution which toppled hosni mubarak. she joins me now from new york. i know you are on your way to cairo. you must be excited about would you have seen today. today is a bittersweet day for me. although i celebrate and say good riddance to mohammed morsi , i am also very wary of the ministry and i want to make very clear that whether -- whoever is coming egyptians and the egyptian revolution will not allow anyone to rule us or oppress us in an authoritarian way. even though the military has been bob clearly what happened today, this has to be seen as a victory for the egyptian people. we must make it clear that they are not welcome in the ruling of egypt. this revolution must continue until egypt is free. >> was this a coup? >> this is the question of the day. what i have seen is millions of egyptians who have been frustrated along every step of the way by it mohammed morsi. we aske

it's a very tense situation on the ground in cairo. the nasdaq, by the way, if it was up today, it would be reaching for its sixth-straight day in the green. it doesn't look like at this stage that's going to happen. gold, interestingly, despite what is happening in cairo, is not catching the safe haven bid. it is currently down by about $14. i guess the u.s. dollar is also strongest, and that could be putting pressure on gold right now. >>> it is no secret that america's roads are in really, really rough shape, but which state has the worst roads? the reason foundation is out with its 20th annual highway report which ranks the performance and cost effe effectiveness of america's highways and alaska came in dead last. but the 49th state argues the report does not take into account how much it costs to build on those unique roads. by the way, hawaii came in at 48th. interesting to note it has the smallest state highway system in the nation, and it spends nearly the most among all of the states to maintain its roads. of course, you've he

after the army seized control, soldiers have opened fire on supporters of the former government in cairo. at least three people were killed in that incident and 17 overall. a military spokesman claimed soldiers fired only blank rounds but our middle east editor, jeremy bowen witnessed the killing of one man. he sent this report, which you may find distressing. >> throughout the morning, thousands of supporters of president morsi and the muslim brother hood converged on the squares and mosque they've nominated for what they call the friday of rejection. to start with there was some black humor. in the streets around the mosque where the brother hood has been staging a sit-in for the last two weeks. tense of thousands were there. -- tens of thousands were there. the prayers were long and impassioned, calling for got to help them through their ordeal. these are deeply religious people. over a generation since it was founded in 1928, the muslim brotherhood has built loyalty to providing the closest support of egypt to a welfare state. legal help and religious guidance. when the prayers ended

nbc news, cairo. >>> this is richard engel. just hours before the bridge showdown, a deadly armed confrontation. thousands of morsi supporters marching to free their detained president from an army barracks near the airport. several videos appeared to show they were shot at. security forces opening fire. a man lying dead on the ground. then carried away. the wounded are brought in by motorcycles, treated right on the ground. several appeared to have been hit by live ammunition. the wounds we saw looked like they were caused by shotguns. >> one is in the head, in the chest, in the heart. >> reporter: we saw more than a dozen wounded. this man said he saw a protester die in front of him. medics told us at least four were killed and it wasn't just cairo. in alexandria, more clashes. and in the sinai, the army was on its highest alert. four of its posts attacked. one soldier was killed. the muslim brotherhood called this a day of rejection and promises to keep it up until morsi is returned to office. no sign the army will let that

rl c >> reporter: cairo is an enormous metropolis. in this area very close to where there were deadly clashes last night between supporters of morsi who were holding a protest sit-in and anti-morsi activists left 18 people dead according to the health ministry. the military appear to be setting up in the direction of that muslim brotherhood encampment. i was there this morning. supporters of the morsi said they would lay down lives to keep him in office. they protected there would be violence if the military tried to remove him. at this point i don't see any signs of violence but i see a substantial amount deployments of the egyptian military and police being deployed in the heart of this city. i've seen them at another direction at the nile river. we're seeing the military flexing its muscles. >> i assume they will be flexing more of those muscles in the coming hours. we're awaiting a formal statement from the egyptian military. it's now 7:15 p.m. on the local streets of cairo. we'll continue in one moment. this is what matters. the

the standoff is continuing in cairo at this hour. at the very spot where at least 50 members of the muslim brotherhood were killed by soldiers. the military says troops only opened fire after republican guard headquarters -- at the republican guard headquarters after "armed terrorists tried to storm it." the political arm has called on people to rise up against the army until ousted president mohamed morsi is returned to power. >> dozens of people died in the early-morning shootout. doctors at this nearby hospital could hardly keep up with the number of victims. >> touring early-morning prayers, people came and told us what happened. he have seen more than 100 patients with gunshot wounds so far -- we have seen more than 100 patients with gunshot wounds >> it is still not clear what started the bloodshed. >> we were praying at dawn when the army came with armored personnel carriers am a tanks, and troops. they locked the door and threw bombs and other devices. the mosque has been turned into a field hospital. >> the egyptian army say

the standoff is continuing in cairo at this hour. at the very spot where at least 50 members of the muslim brotherhood were killed by soldiers. the military says troops only opened fire after republican guard headquarters -- at the republican guard headquarters after "armed terrorists tried to storm it." the political arm has called on people to rise up against the army until ousted president mohamed morsi is returned to power. >> dozens of people died in the early-morning shootout. doctors at this nearby hospital could hardly keep up with the number of victims. >> touring early-morning prayers, people came and told us what happened. he have seen more than 100 patients with gunshot wounds so far -- we have seen more than 100 patients with gunshot wounds >> it is still not clear what started the bloodshed. >> we were praying at dawn when the army came with armored personnel carriers am a tanks, and troops. they locked the door and threw bombs and other devices. the mosque has been turned into a field hospital. >> the egyptian army say

breaking news this hour live rounds are reportedly fired at supporters of the else did president morsi in cairo explains many people are wounded as mass protests continue nationwide across egypt. press revelations from edward snowden the planes the u.s. national security agency worked closely with germany contradicting chancellor merkel's recent anger at america's new war tactics. let's buy spats and accusations the side talks are still set to open over ambitious trade deal between the e.u. and the united states. could even go to early morning to you it's eight am here in the russian capital i'm lucy catherine of it of course you're tuned in to our team but we begin with egypt where there are unconfirmed reports that police have been using live bullets and tear gas against supporters of the ousted president morsy there are also unconfirmed reports that sixteen people have been killed in the those details have come from tweets posted by the muslim brotherhood's media spokesman among others the footage that we're about to show you there it is right there has been distributed by the muslim brother

they have been having protests outside of this mosque in cairo. while observing ramadan, they are not allowed to eat or drink until dusk. thousands more joining the protest before the frost was broken. they continue to demand the release and reinstatement of morsi. >> let's go now live. they are being rounded up. how do you see these arrests affecting the rank and file out on the streets of cairo? >> it is increasing the anger. of course the anger was already there when their president was removed from office by the military. now, the leadership, the general prosecutor has issued a warrant for their arrest. if anything, the anger is increasing. this is a time when they are going to try to pull them back into the political sphere. >> do you see these arrests undermining the trust the new leadership needs to build a new coalition government? >> it is sending very contradictory signals. on one hand, the president said he wants to have reconciliation talks including with a muslim brotherhood and the prime minister said he wants to have the ministers o

in cairo. live events the egyptian capital here. speaking onsomeone behalf of the interim government. in the meantime, on behalf of the interim government. , are we government going to see the same old routines? fact, you will find new, creative figures among the upcoming government. however, we will have to rely on old and former minister is. we are keen on pumping new blood that in the government. we are also keen on introducing new, innovative ideas and creative figures. with respect to the second part of your questions, with respect reconciliation, it inthe bigger atmosphere which we are working. we should march forward toward social justice development and make a project. we should also maintain the minimum level of reconciliation. however, reconciliation is not an alternative to the revolution or an alternative to the will of the people. it is the bigger atmosphere in which we are working to safeguard the revolution and its demands. >> what are the measures taken by the presidency office to contain the tension in the streets?

thousands have flooded the streets of cairo. lex they have clashed with troops, and security forces say a number of demonstrators are dead. the military is trying to keep protesters away from the crowds celebrating the coup. >> a mass rally was held valley morsi's return. >> we are morsi's soldiers and we will defend him with our lives, the leader of the muslim brotherhood declared before tens of thousands in central cairo. it was a high point in a day of rage called by the muslim brotherhood to protest mohamed morsi's removal as egypt's president. protests were held across the country. one demonstration turned violent at the republican guard noting where morsi is believed to be under arrest. the army said it only used tear gas and blanks to disperse the crowd, but witnesses tell another story. there are conflicting reports about the number of dead and injured. >> i say to the army chief that he did not betray morsi, but he betrayed the egyptian people and the entire nation. >> earlier, the military said it would permit demonstr

people packing the streets of cairo. leader lays out a plan, but the forces of the former president are digging in for a fight. an explosion in beirut raises fears that serious a civil war overe spoiling -- spilling the border. the famed director of the bolshoi is sacked after months of trauma that rival any production. drama that rivaled any production. viewers on public television in america and also a around the globe. tonight, egypt remains a country in crisis after the moslem brotherhood rejected plans for new elections to be held next year. the group said new proposals put forward by the caretaker president are unlawful. this comes just a day after dozens are killed in clashes with the army. the burials are now under way. from cairo, we begin our coverage. >> draped in the egyptian flag, these coffins are empty, but they have huge significance for the egyptian president. who commemorate the men were killed in yesterday's attacks. they said this was not a pro- islam rally, but the protests for democracy and against

people packing the streets of cairo. leader lays out a plan, but the forces of the former president are digging in for a fight. an explosion in beirut raises fears that serious a civil war overe spoiling -- spilling the border. the famed director of the bolshoi is sacked after months of trauma that rival any production. drama that rivaled any production. viewers on public television in america and also a around the globe. tonight, egypt remains a country in crisis after the moslem brotherhood rejected plans for new elections to be held next year. the group said new proposals put forward by the caretaker president are unlawful. this comes just a day after dozens are killed in clashes with the army. the burials are now under way. from cairo, we begin our coverage. >> draped in the egyptian flag, these coffins are empty, but they have huge significance for the egyptian president. who commemorate the men were killed in yesterday's attacks. they said this was not a pro- islam rally, but the protests for democracy and against

now, friday we saw clashes in cairo. there's much worry that we could have a repeat of what we saw friday, today as well, so nerves very much on edge here in cairo today. fareed? >> ben, we are all assuming that the ouster of morsi's government is now a settled fact, but there is this problem, which is that the muslim brotherhood is the single largest political force in egypt, as far as we can tell, and it has not reconciled itself to this reality. is it your sense that it is going to continue these marches, these demonstrations until it can get what? what is the game plan for the brotherhood? >> reporter: well, i think what the brotherhood is trying to do right now is to show that they have numbers as well, that they can mobilize tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people throughout the country and that their supporters are as convinced that they are right, as perhaps the other side is as well. but it's important to stress that at the moment, really, reg cairo is really pushing the brotherhood to the wall. we he

breaking news this hour live rounds are reportedly fired at supporters of the ousted president morsi in cairo it's claimed many people have been killed or wounded as mass protests continue. pressure of relations from edward snowden he claims the u.s. national security agency has worked closely with germany interdicting chancellor merkel's recent anger at america's quote cold war tactics. but spies bats and accusations aside the talks are still set to open over an ambitious trade deal between the e.u. and the united states. not i am here in the russian capital i'm lucy coughing up and thanks for tuning in to our team we begin with our top story first to the developments in egypt where there are unverified reports the police are using live bullets and tear gas against the supporters of the ousted president mohamed morsi again i should stress these are unconfirmed reports but we are hearing that dozens of people have been killed let's turn live now to cairo to our middle east correspondent paula slayer paula what more are you hearing on the ground. well we're receiving unconfirmed reports that a

officials from the muslim brotherhood party said their cairo headquarters came under attack. they said scores of protesters fired shotguns and threw petrol bombs. muslim brotherhood provides most of morsi's support. the state-run news agency says 92 people were injured in the northern city in clashes between the two sides. 253 egyptians were injured across the country on sunday. >>> asean countries have agreed to issues in the sea. ten nations and china discussed territorial issues in the south china sea as part of a series of meetings held on sunday. the asean members agreed to negotiate with china to draw up a legally binding code of conduct. they agreed to have an official meeting in september in china. senior officials are expected to discuss how to peacefully resolve issues in the south china sea. both say sean and china want to resolve the issue through negotiations in accordance with international law. he also said a mechanism in a form of legally binding rules is necessary to maintain order. japan's morn minister has stressed the importance of cooperation in urging no

supporters and opponents fought in the center of cairo. they threw stones and fire bombs at each other near tahrir square. the violence began during rallies led by the muslim brotherhood, an islamist group that backs morsi. members are angry that military leaders removed morsi from power and installed an interim president. the muslim brotherhood's leader mohammed badie gave a speech in cairo. he said members will keep protesting until morsi is returned to power. interim president adly mansour dissolved the upper house of parliament. muslim brotherhood member hs held a majority. the u.n. human rights chief says she's concerned by reports egyptian military leaders are detaining members of the muslim brotherhood. high commissioner for human rights navi pillay said she wants an end to arbitrary detentions. her spokesperson said the grounds for the detentions are not clear. he said any arrest needs a good reason and due process. >>> african union leaders say they've suspended egypt's membership. >> council decides to suspend the participation o

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cairo tonight is a divided city. while the people behind me may be cheering and celebrating, just a few miles away, they are very angry. and the question now is, just how dangerous is the rift between these two groups going to get? >> glor: another question, clarissa-- morsi is no longer president; where is he? >> reporter: well, cbs has spoken to a presidential aide, who told us he doesn't know where morsi is, but he does appear to still be active on facebook. after the military statement, he released a posting basically saying that he is still the president and calling on egyptians to reject this military coup. >> glor: clarissa ward in cairo, thank you. the u.s. embassy in cairo has ordered all non-essential personnel to leave egypt. the evacuation is to begin immediately, with everyone out by the weekend. egypt has long been a key u.s. ally in the middle east, a partner in peace along with israel. egypt is the fourth largest recipient of u.s. foreign aid, helping egypt maintain the 11th largest military in the wo

joe cairo where a fierce fighting erupted between the two camps last night. as you see, these are the stones that they used in the fighting. >> morsi supporters continue to occupy streets near the presidential palace on saturday. they're squaring off against the military across barbed wire near the republican guard headquarters in cairo. morsi's reportedly being held there. interim president adli mansour is in the process of forming a cabinet. observers say he's likely to offered a key post to mohammed elbaradei. egypt's state-run news agency has reported that one of the top leaders of the muslim brotherhood that supports morsi has been detained. prosecutors accuse him of ordering members of the islamic group to kill anti-morsi demonstrators in a clash between supporters and opponents. the outburst left eight dead. a man thought to be al qaeda leader has weighed in on the crisis. he's calling for all muslims in egypt to fight the military. the man posted a video online saying muslims must sacrifice themselves and continue to fight the revolution to restore di

to get a sense of the chaos in cairo today, take a look at this map. you can see how demonstrators by both sides took across the city with the military deploying troops and armored vehicles as well. don't forget egypt is strategically important for the middle east. it's located between libya and israel. president obama just moments ago issued a statement. he is urging all sides in egypt to avoid violent. president obama says he expects the military to protect rightful. rights to peaceful assembly and due process. let's get our coverage kicked off tonight. wendell goler will have much more for us tonight from the white house in a moment. conor powell above tahrir square who has been watching it all. conor? >> shepard, the opposition continues to party and celebrate in tahrir square. an endless volley of fireworks for the last seven or so hours. they are happy that morsi is gone. they are happy that the constitution is being suspended and happy for a new start at a new democracy. outside tahrir is a different scene. lots of reports now of violence betwee

southwestilometers the central cairo. outside the capital. and supporters have gathered in the center -- second-largest city, alexandria. let's get the latest from the cold johnson in cairo, university, where most were killed overnight. tell us more about how these fatalities happened. are for trying both wares and people tell us that there was a pro mohammad morsi rally down this way when they were attacked by what they are calling thugs, armed men. you can see from the picture behind us here, we have seen at least 16 burned out cars as well as cars that had their windows smashed. people called it a terrifying experience. children asomen and well move out of the way to the london square area. they said that it went on for a number of hours and that even then, the crowd was still under attack. earlier we spoke to a couple of people to find out what happened and this is what they had to say. >> they will continue to come here. he doesn'tink that understand the egyptian people. they will never feel his triumph again. , both storiesre withing in

reporting in cairo. meanwhile, the foreign policy chief is in cairo and is holding talks with political leaders on all sides, the first foreign envoy to visit egypt. she says they will do everything in their power to prevent more bloodshed. they are, of course, well- documented. the armythose backing on the other. what about the people in the middle? and the egyptians struggling to be heard in the current climate. is down from almost every lamppost. appearances can be deceptive. not everyone is a brotherhood supporter. they said they have no affiliation with the movement, they want the army out of politics. that lots oftion people like me are not secular is. we have foundation and justice. >> i have been living outside of egypt for a long time. i have seen the good life, how it works. that they live in such a mass. tothey are sympathetic political as long. them are opposed to military rule. there are religious fascism, the and the regime. >> of the massacres and the military [indiscernible] we're between

. >> i'll show you the scenes now in cairo. we see tens of thousands in the square, very noisy anti-mor see demonstrators staying up late into the night, reit rating their calls for the president to step down. and this ishe scene in another district of cairo where again thousands of supporters of the president, president muhammad mor see, holding their own rally. let's get the latest from our correspondent in cairo. the pictures we're seeing on our screen appear to be peaceful, even quite festive but there have been reports of violence around the capital. tell us about that. >> endeed, laura. clashes continuing now in gee sa, not far from cairo university where there was another huge pro morrissey demonstration taking place as far as we understand reports from witnesses on the scene tell us that assailants, unknown assailants, drove past iring live ammunition at pro -- of the president's supporters. there are pictures of trees being burned down. while it is very violent there where those clashes are taking place, it is a small