rez za is there tonight. and what are you seeing? >> reporter: erin, tension has been escalating for days now in this conflict. we're on one side, you have the military-backed interim government. on the other side, the muslim brotherhood and supporters of muhammad morsi. the two sides have been in a deadlock. the violence is escalating on the streets. over the weekend, more than 70 killed in what was the deadliest day of clashing -- clashes dating back to the 2011 revolution. there are more signs that a possible crackdown is coming against the brotherhood, but today, a glimmer of hope with the arrival of the european union's foreign policy chief katherine ashton. she'll be meeting with authorities, and also allowed to meet with mr. morsi, the former president. many eager to see if she can play the role of mediator in this conflict. erin? >> all right, reza, thank you. and now to france where a robber made off with close to $136 million in precious jewels, a number that, by the way, surged stratospherically,