cnn s reza say ah joins me now. who outnumbers? reporter: it wasn t even close. the opposition factions, opponents of president morsi far outnumber the supporters of president morsi. this was about who can put on the best demonstration, a knockout in favor of the opposition. what a night here in cairo. opponents of the president wanted a message with a powerful show of force. massive crowds, not just here where we are. outside the presidential palace but across the street. across town. in cairo and cities throughout egypt. massive crowds. at least hundreds of thousands of people, probably millions and you can see them cheering again as a military chopper goes above us. these demonstrations are part of a very effective campaign that started months ago with a petition drive calling on the
almost destroyed, they have walls standing. we ve seen people going through them. as i was down the block, martin, talking to a young man and his father about their home, it wasn t even surprising they were able to find a few photographs. what is surprising was they found anything that was theirs. i mean, stuff just traveled so far, and in fact, right across the street is the medical center, and there s a car on the roof. it s hard for me to judge. it s maybe five stories high. and there have been some well, there s a helicopter going up there now. but anyway, a car that actually made its way to the roof. oh, that s the military chopper. of the medical center. so, yeah, i think a war zone very much describes it. and for a lot of people, as horrifying as this loss of life is, they know from experience here it could have been a lot worse, frankly, martin. right. chris, rescuers have pulled over 100 people from the wreckage. are they still pulling people out right now?
syrian military chopper getting shot down by rebels, then exploding into a giant fire ball. let s look for ourselves. these rebels, whoever they are, have been fighting the regime of president al assad, a horrible person, for more than a year and a half and lost at minimum, 30,000 people. steve: you might have to dig a little deeper the next time you want a glass of wine. that s because brought, frost and hail caused europe s worst grape harvest in half a century. the harvest is expected to fall by 20%, which could force increases in prices. europe accounts for over 60% of wine production world wide. gretchen: kids, don t try this one at home. i can t watch that. who is laughing in the background? brian: his ex-girlfriend. gretchen: that s right.
investigators won t confirm the taliban s claim that it shot down a military chopper in the southern part of the country. seven american service men were killed. nbc news chief correspondent jim miklashevski has the latest. what do we know about this point? we have details about what happened in the helicopter crash that killed seven americans and four afghans, by the way, that were on the black hawk helicopter. among the serve americans killed, u.s. officials here and in afghanistan tell us that two of them were navy s.e.a.l.s and one was a navy explosive expert. in addition, those officials, gec again, both here and in afghanistan, say that helicopter had gone into a landing zone in kandahar province there in southern afghanistan to insert forces into an ongoing operation. and that they actually had to shoot their way in to that landing zone because it was hot. there was enemy gunfire, enemy activity in the area. and it was when the helicopter had taken off and was actually
exploding blaze this morning. two states under the gun. could be the $100 million tax dodged. did facebook s co-founder give up u.s. citizenship to escape paying his taxes? he s now in singapore driving a bentley and living it up appearing in high society magazines. why did he unfriend america? block the press. reporters at a mitt romney event blockeded from asking the candidate question. cnn the only network getting the moment on tape. newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. i m carol costello. this morning police are escorting some school buses in metro atlanta after a terrifying scene unfolded for several students on their way to school. a gunman took aim at the children while they boarded a school bus. it happened in clayton county south of atlanta s airport where police have now found the rifle, ammunition and a note with school bus numbers and pickup and arrival times. here s what one witness told tom jones of our affiliate wsb. he is shooting at that sc