perhaps one of the most dire country. it talks about the people who were most complacent as hitler destroyed democracy. just days after russia s president putin surprised no one with a landslide victory. cici walked away with 97% of the vote to putin s mere 77%. now cici supporters will work to change egypt s constitution to allow him to remain in power past the 18-year limit as the wall street journal reports. of course, abolishing term limits is is nothing new. china did it just last month. while some governments like z zimbabwe have added term limits, countries have limited such laws
republican guard headquarters. that s where we and others believe the former deposed is now being held. one of the top requests by the muslim brotherhood is that morsi must be released. they also want him reinstated. that seems very unlikely. but right now there is no dialogue between the military and the muslim brotherhood. we are expecting protests tonight and tomorrow and in the coming days. some challenging times ahead. connor, thank you very much for the update. while many observers believe egypt s military will remain in control in the short-term and continue influencing events behind the scenes after egypt s constitution is amended and restored, questions remain on whether the military intervention has undermind the long-term hope for democratic rule. joining us now with some thoughts on what may happen, fox news military analyst who is also the author of the new book terror red.
rounded up and arrested, including the group s supreme leader. egypt s constitution has been suspended until a new one can be written. on the short lives to eventually take over permanently is opposition leader and former head of the united nations nuclear leader. he spoke today with our own becky anderson. while he would not call it a coup, he said that egypt has reached a tipping point. it was a very painful decision to make. either to continue and risk a civil war situation or take exceptional measures for the uprising of 2011. i want to bring in senior international correspondent ivan watson. thanks for being here. within of the big questions is
brotherhood responding to all of this? they remain defiant today. they issued a statement saying that this coup, this military coup will push some of the members towards violence. they are also calling the military sue surpers and saying they will not work with them. senior members of the muslim brotherhood have been arrested. there are arrest warrants for dozens more. we are getting reports of clashes between the military and the muslim brotherhood. 14 people have been killed since last night. hundreds more injured. we expect a lot more violence as the muslim brotherhood tries to figure out how to respond to this military coup. gregg: conor powell live in cairo, egypt. heather: egypt s problems with president morsi developed pretty quickly as he was ousted after spending just 375 days in office. egypt s constitution inspired by the principles of sharia law had been in force for less than 200
happy fourth of july, everyone. we have tai hernandez in for diana perez. you drew the lucky straw. i think it s pretty good because i get to enjoy my fourth of july and then come to work. why not? good for you. that s the right spirit. happy fourth of july. let s get right to it. as we mark independence day here in the u.s., a constitutional crisis is unfolding in egypt. the country s first democratically elected president thrown out by the military. shortly before the announcement, the army deployed troops, commandos and armored vehicles in cities around the country. abc s alex marquardt reports from cairo. reporter: fireworks and jubilation erupted in tahrir square as the military announced it dissolved egypt s constitution and deposed president mohamed morsi after just one year in office. in a speech to the nation, the head of the military said they were responding to the calls of the people. the military blamed morsi for failing to unite egyptians. president morsi struck b