were just pockets of traffic cops that were back on duty in uniform, not very many of them at all. meanwhile, the scene has changed a little bit in the square behind me where you ve had days and nights of these demonstrations and chanting. just recently they seem to have set up some kind of a sound system behind me and it s taking on more of a character of a sit-in where people have erected tents now in the grass and they ve lit camp fires under the palm trees in tahrir square. we re continuing to follow egypt but continue with other stories. the health care law signed by president obama last year base fa facing a real legal challenge now. in federlorida, a federal judge could rule on a lawsuit by attorneys general from 26 states. they argue this law oversteps federal authority by requiring citizens in the states to carry health insurance or pay penalties. early voting under way in
epicenter of a lot of demonstrations going on this week, a few hundred people gathering around, extremely peacefully. they have some fires going on, but not demonstration fires, camp fires. and there are of course, all talking about politics, a hot topic of the hour. and you can hear some chants in the background, i ll put my phone to the crowd. and they re saying out with mubarak. and the energy here is very high, but it is very peaceful and a lot of people are saying that finally, after 30 years, they feel freed and able to talk, you know, out in the open. out in the fresh air about politics, and clapping in their chants right now. people are forming circles, around the square, having almost like political symposiums, and talking about different ideology, different systems, what they work horror, what might not. and it s all very peaceful. if anything, there s a good amount of intellectual
down, ours up and running to keep people together. casey stegall. thank you very much. earlier on the fox report, we talked with an american fullbright scholar studying in cairo, a firsthand eyewitness account of the protesting there, take a listen. a few hundred people gathered throughout, extremely peacefully. they have some fires going on, but not demonstration fires, camp fires. and they are of course all talking about politics, a hot topic of the hour. and i can hear some chants in the background, i ll put my phone to the crowd. they re saying out with mubarak. . harris: our laurngs to lauren bohn in cairo and says she s her own kind of ju journalist and hopes to get her photos out when the internet is up. and a storm affecting 100 million people from california
demonstrations going on this week, a few hundred people gathering around, extremely peacefully. they have some fires going on, but not demonstration fires, camp fires. and there are of course, all talking about politics, a hot topic of the hour. and you can hear some chants in the background, i ll put my phone to the crowd. and they re saying out with mubarak. and the energy here is very high, but it is very peaceful and a lot of people are saying that finally, after 30 years, they feel freed and able to talk, you know, out in the open. out in the fresh air about politics, and clapping in their chants right now. people are forming circles, around the square, having almost like political symposiums, and talking about different ideology, different systems, what they work horror, what might not. and it s all very peaceful. if anything, there s a good amount of intellectual
the crowd has thinned out somewhat, but if you zoom in you can perhaps get a look that there are still people there, they re chanting down with hosni mubarak, they re clapping. they re engaging in heated political discussions. and they ve even lit camp fires under the palm trees of tahrir square, which means liberation square in english. earlier in the day, at the time of the curfew was supposed to set in, 4:00 p.m., there was an unmistakable show of egyptian military force. as two fighter planes circled over the square. repeatedly, so close that i could see into the cockpits of the passing planes. and they were roaring overhead. there was a military helicopter as well. and some people interpreted that as a sign of intimidation and said, we will not leave. you re going to stay out here despite the curfew. a few hours ago, we saw the former head of the united nations international atomic energy agency, mohammed elbaradei, a famous egyptian