director not to come because they couldn't gar ran tat safety of american citizens there are well over 100 american citizens stuck in luxor. we cannot get out of the city because the egyptian airline is not flyinging into cairo because of curfew restrictions and plane problems i have spoke tonight ambassador today and i believe what she and the state department are doing is well intentioned but grossly insufficient. >> let me ask you -- >> safety of american people. >> do you feel safe at your location right now? you're at a hotel? >> yes, i'm safe but i'm trapped. two of the group members i was with went to the airport, paid for ticks et cetera from luxor to cairo about an hour flight and they could not get on the plane, the plane never showed up. the airport was packed with american citizens. so you cannot get away by water. you cannot take public