0 good to see you. we're going to begin overseas. the crisis in egypt taking a new deadly turn. after days of bloody street battles, violence erupts again. this time during a tense standoff at a packed mosque. we'll have the latest on the clashes and what the conflict means for the united states. and a dreaded deja vu for parts of the southern u.s. areas already flooded are getting hit with more drenching downpours, and even more rain could be on the way. plus, the super secret site known as area 51 portrayed for years in sci-fi flicks as the government's holding ground for aliens. well, now the cia admits it actually exists. we begin this morning in egypt where for a fourth straight day gunfire is ringing out in the streets of cairo. violent clashes have broken out this morning between security forces and protesters backing ousted president mohamed morsi. it is all happening at a mosque where pro-morsi demonstrators had been holed up overnight. state tv reports the violence began when troops surrounding the mosque heard shots being fired from on top of the mosque, but morsi supporters accuse security forces of firing those first shots. the violence comes at the end of a week marked by rage and bloodshed. our frederik pleitgen is live for us now in cairo. fred, what is the situation on the ground right now? >> reporter: we're getting some information right now that apparently the last morsi supporters have now left that mosque. again, this is something that has just crossed. we're trying to confirm it. there had been 150 people still holed up in that mosque. the latest information wech gotten seconds ago is apparently the morsi supporters have now left that mosque. this standoff was going on through the entire day. there was gunfire ringing out over cairo that you could hear as apparently there was a shooter in the in my opiniminar opened fire on the security forces. the security forces then returned fire. you could see that the minaret of the mosque was bullet riddled. of course, all of that is doing a lot to further fuel the flames here in egypt. one of the things that we've seen is that yesterday there was a massive death toll. the government now saying that 173 people were killed in clashes into that area. in total, fredricka, according to official counts, since wednesday more than 700 killed here in clashes in egypt, and you can just see how this country seems to be continuing to descend into day i don't sch. >> meantime, egypt's military we understand is ordering massive arrests. who exactly is being targeted? >> reporter: well, they're arresting people who they say are endangering the state security here in egypt. most of them, of course, are supporters of mohamed morsi or members of the muslim brotherhood. there have been several senior members of the muslim brotherhood who have been arrested. mohamed morsi himself, the ousted president, is arrested, and his detention was prolonged by a further 30 days. that happened on thursday. another prominent person who was also arrested is the brother of ayman al zawahiri, of course, the leader of al qaeda. he's also a prominent supporter of the muslim brotherhood here in egypt. he was arrested as well. the authorities here have confirmed apparently also on charges that he is a supporter of the muslim brotherhood, and all of this is happening as the government itself announced today that they are thinking of trying to start a motion to make the muslim brotherhood illegal, to ban this organization, which, of course, is what it was under hosni mubarak, and that is a significant step in all of this chaos that's going on here. >> that would be an extremely significant move and quite astounding given it was the muslim brotherhood which helped bring its newly democratic elected leader, the first one ever, only to be ousted a month later. thank you so much, frederik pleitgen, appreciate that. reuters reporting a blast at the egyptian consulate in benghazi, libya. witnesses say the small explosion damaged the building, but so far no casualties are reported. it's unclear right now if this is linked to the unrest in egypt. the u.s. is condemning the crackdown in cairo and has canceled joint military exercises with egypt, but the president is under increasing pressure to do more. so what are his options? we'll put that question to major general james "spider" marks coming up. new jersey governor chris christie says he will sign a bill to expand medical marijuana options for children. but some changes need to be made first. it's a big win for a father who has been fighting to get edible medical marijuana for his 2-year-old daughter, vivian, who has a rare seizure disorder. alee that cho joining me live from new york with more on this. what are the changes governor christie wants? >> you will recall this father, scott wilson, actually confronted governor christie this past week and said, please don't let my daughter die, governor. that got a lot of media attention. governor christie did indicate he will sign this bill that's been sitting on his desk for a couple months if the new jersey state legislature agrees to three provisions. number one, edible forms of marijuana would be allowed but it would only be given to minors. number two, he wants to keep in place this requirement that parents get a note from the pediatrician a psychiatrist, and qualifying doctor for a prescription. some parents believe that that's too strict a requirement, but they say they can live with it. and, three, governor christie also supports removing this three-strain limit on the kinds of marijuana that can be prescribed. now, that means little vivian, who has severe seizures would be able to get this edible oil-based marijuana strain that she needs. in fact, here is what vivian's father told our wolf blitzer on "ac 360" lost night. watch. >> overall, this was a victory for us but not a victory for all the patients in new jersey. the lifting of this three-strain limits was a huge victory for us and for everybody in the state. the edibles was just really confounding decision on the edibles. we were not expecting that. i don't think anybody was expecting that. they're only allowing expanded edibles for children or for minors. >> 2-year-old vivian has a rare form of epilepsy. it causes severe seizures. she's on a special diet and special medication, and she wears that eye patch there because seeing certain patterns without it can actually bring on more seizures. her parents believe that they have tried everything and that the only thing that will control vivian's seizures is this special form of medical marijuana. bottom line, fredricka, this is a victory for this family if the state legislature goes along with governor christie's suggestions, these families, like vivian's family, will be able to get the medical marijuana they need to help their children. and you can see there, it's an emotionally charged story and one that we'll be following very closely. >> and so i wonder then, you know, alina, if everyone is on board, the signatures, the approval all takes place, how soon are we talking the availability? how soon with vivian be able to get this edible form of marijuana? >> you know, it's hard to say. there is a dispensary in the state of new jersey, and it's just a matter of getting that strain to that dispensary so it can get to the people who need it. it could be weeks. it could be months. it's hard to say. but definitely her parents say that they need it right away, and i can tell you, fred, this is a huge first step, and the governor is calling on the legislature to act swiflt lswif this measure. >> thank you so much for keeping us updated. it's a story that everyone is talking about. is marijuana harmful or helpful? cnn's dr. sanjay gupta cuts through the smoke on america's green rush and journeys around the world to uncover the highs and the lows of weed tonight on cnn at 8:00 eastern time and pacific. the list of accusers against the san diego mayor continues to grow. a 16th woman has now come forward to say she was sexually harassed by bob filner. the mayor himself is nowhere to be found. and he has left a behavior therapy program, and so far we haven't even been able to see him or get him on the phone to get his comment. but we do know the identity of the latest woman who says mayor bob filner would not let her work in peace. we have her story. >> reporter: walking slowly, assisted by a cane, 67-year-old great grandmother peggy shannon says may nor bob filner repeatedly harassed her for months on the job stopping by her desk at the senior citizens service center. she alleges he once grabbed and kissed her on the lips and even told her, think i can go eight hours in one night? >> mayor filner, i am a mother, a grandmother, and a great grandmother. i have three sons, four grandsons, and two great grandsons. as our mayor, you should be but are not a role model for any of them. >> reporter: shannon is the 16th woman to publicly accuse the mayor of sexual harassment but the first senior citizen. >> a great grandmother doesn't surprise you? >> at this point, nothing would surprise us. >> reporter: the city attorney jan goldsmith has been leading an internal investigation on filner. pressure is building to find a way to oust a mayor who doesn't want to budge. goldsmith said he may have found a way. the city's charter has a little-used section about firing city officers for unauthorized use of city money. cnn obtained the mayor's credit card statement showing charges at a san diego hotel, restaurants that are, indeed, says the city attorney, personal expenses. >> somebody is so brazen and abusive and personal often, often that translates into the same type of conduct in financial affairs. >> reporter: cnn, san diego. >> we'll keep you posted on that investigation. take your essential belongings and pets and go now. that was the order, the warning, in fact, coming from idaho authorities to residents in the sun valley area. this after the beaver creek blaze sent massive walls of fire close to homes and resorts in the area. at least 1,600 homes have been evacuated. the fire is only 6% contained and has burned roughly 64,000 acres. all right. we go from one weather extreme to another. heavy rains are in the forecast from the gulf coast to the southeast coast. joining me now, cnn meteorologist jennifer delgado. i think the southeast has seen so much rain, i don't know if people remember what sunshine looks like. >> i know, right? it's hard to believe that it's summer because it certainly feels like fall. a lot of rain has come down. look at some of the totals out there. over the last 48 hours, 4 to 6 inches, including areas like panama city, and speaking of panama city, let's take you for a live view. maybe you can't go to the beach today. now here is your view. doesn't make you feel so bad when you're missing out on this rain, right, fredricka? the rain will continue to come down as we go through the next couple days. as we look what's happening on the radar, heavy rainfall hitting parts of the gulf coast. of course, we're talking about the florida panhandle area. the rain is going to be here today, tomorrow. in fact, we're talking some locations could pick up more than six inches of rainfall. certainly this is going to lead to some problems with flooding. we have flood watches really all across parts of the southeast in anticipation of this heavy rainfall. and for the tropics, we continue to follow an area of low pressure spinning in the gulf of mexico, off the coast of mexico, and this system here has about a 40% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone. now, all the thunderstorm activity, all the convection, it's to the northeast of the center. it's not organized at all, so right now it's at a 40% chance. on a wider view, we continue to follow the fires burning in idaho. we have a red flag warning in place there. that means winds up to 30 miles per hour and it's going to be very dry with low relative humidity values. in the northeast, it's going to be stunning out there, fredricka. we're talking about a lot of sunshine out there and temperatures in the 70s and lower 80s. >> oh, my goodness. a real hodgepodge. >> i know. a little bit of everything out there. >> thanks so much, jennifer. appreciate it. kidnap victim hannah anderson appearing in public. her father and friends tell us how she's doing. and area 51, it's been the subject of movies and many conspiracy theories for years. now new information has been revealed that gives us insight into this rather mysterious place. especially today, as people are looking for more low, and no calorie options. that's why on vending machines, we're making it easy for people to know how many calories are in their favorite beverages, before they choose. and we're offering more low calorie options, including over 70 in our innovative coca-cola free-style dispensers. working with our beverage industry and restaurant partners, we're helping provide choices that make sense for everyone. because when people come together, good things happen.