protesters in athens tossing monthly to have cocktails at riot police. one man accidently set another man on fire. this came at the start of a two-day strike ahead of a government vote on another round of budget cutbacks. the plan is for those so-called austerity measures to keep greece out of bankruptcy, something which could effect the entire global economy. police say there were about 70,000 protesters out today. organizers say it was more like twice that our greg palkot in the middle of it all. he reports from athens. shep, fighting in the streets of athens has come to our position at the hotel not far from parliament where the deciding on that austerity package that the folks here are so angry at. we have been watching them throw rocks and brick baths just about 50 yards where i am and look down, pierre, you can see the police searching past our hotel throwing tear gas at the militants. militants are running back. this is action in the streets right in the heart of athens,