leaders and supporters of the now departed president mohamed morsi appear to be on the verge of a major eruption. in fact, we heard senator john mccain predicting that this would happen. this is what he talked about. let s take a look at it now. despite several warnings to disperse, defiant protesters are not giving up their sit-in, hay say. this is cairo. they re now said to be fortifying their positions as government forces prepare to respond with water cannons and tear gas. hunter powell with more from jerusalem. reporter: harris, reconciliation talks at a standstill. egyptian authorities are vowing to clear pro-morsi supporters from their camp tomorrow. a move that could lead to more bloodshed. the military backed government is under intense pressure in egypt to end the protest while at the same time, u.s. and european diplomats are demanding it be done peacefully. twice already egyptian police have tried to end muslim brotherhood demonstrations.
yesterday angry protesters broke through barbed wire barricades, many spraying graw fooy tee on the walls telling morsi to go and leave power. president morsi held talks today to discuss ways to end the crisis. hunter powell is live in our middle east bureau in jerusalem with more. connor? greg, this political crisis in egypt is intensifying, and it is now in its third week. the egyptian military is warning of disasters and consequences if some type of resolution is not produced in the next few days and weeks. violence escalated as they stormed the walls of the presidential palace. and fearing more violence in the coming days, the egyptian military is now reinforcing the walls and the barriers around the palace. they put up concrete walls. they are placing tanks around the presidential palace.
video that caused problems around the world. but also as part of an operation to capture prince harry ho is down there for four months. both u.s. and british commandeers say he was not in danger. it goes to show the lengths the taliban are willing to go to try to capture prince harry and attack u.s. troops. rick: hunter powell for us, thanks so much. arthel: extreme weather in central texas today. debris and mangled steel all that is left of docks and businesses along the banks of lake travis in jonestown. downpours triggering powerful flood waters that totally destroyed these structures. residents describe waking up this morning to a sound of everything being ripped to shreds. listen. a major event and require major clean-up. total mayhem. everything came apart. every dock that was further
battle with afghan forces. hunter powell is streaming live from kabul with the latest. reporter: the u.s. military in recent weeks have been touting the improved security in afghanistan. but today s attack shows how fragile that security improvements are. the taliban launched a fairly spectacular attack on a military check point. and several insurgents were running around launching a four-hour gun battle in kandahar city. six people were killed including members of the united nations staff who works there doing food program. this is the second major attack on the international community. over the weekend a u.s. military convoy was targeted and 17 people were killed including 12 americans. kabul has been transitioned to the afghans and kandahar city
thank you. gregg: fox news alert. rebel forces in libya say 13 of their own fighters have been killed by friendly fire. they apparently got caught up in a nato air strike against their common enemy, missouri, and his forces. the attack happened as the rebels were getting ready to storm a key oil city. hunter powell is streaming live from ajdabiayh, libya. conner? gregg, nato continues to enforce this no-fly zone. we just heard jets flying above a few minutes ago. but it isn t becoming increasingly difficult to enforce as the front lines blur, as gadhafi troops and rebels engage in different parts of northern libya here. today, according to nato officials, they are investigating reports that nato coalition jets may have mistakenly dropped bombs on a rebel fighting position, according to rebels here, they say 13 fights were killed and many injured after some rebel