what else is happening? reporter: absolutely. this is day one of this two-day election. people are lining up despite the awfully hot egyptian summer heat. they re here to cast their ballots. people tell us that they re still excited they have a choice in who will be the next president. it is not a right they had after decades of dictatorship in this country. there are two candidates they can pick from. one is a former air force general and the former prime minister are appointed by the former dictator. another is a candidate from the muslim brotherhood. and earlier today, we got a sense of what people think voters think about these two candidates. take a listen. who did you vote for? for shavic. yes. i know that many people like him because he s from the previous government. at least he has connected to be president, you know? who did you choose? i want democracy. i hate any man like hosni. reporter: the problem here is this is coming at a very tesh lent ti turbul
niagara falls on a tight rope. around a million young immigrants who are in this country illegally are feeling more secure about their futures this morning after the obama administration unveiled changes to its policy that it says are fairer and more efficient. athena jones is in washington talking about this with us. so, athena, how is this news being received on capitol hill? reporter: hi, randi. well, reaction from members of congress was swift, and we ve seen a lot of it. democrats are celebrating the announcement and republicans are blasting the move and questioning the president s authority to make it. mr. senator, can we have your thoughts on immigration reporter: senate minority leader mcconnell refused to answer shouted questions about the obama immigration policy, but the reaction from other congressional republicans was strong. texas congressman lamar smith, chairman of the house judiciary committee, calls the move an amnesty that would encourage fraud an