party we ve seen in tahrir square since 2011 when hosni mubarak was overthrown. helicopters circling overhead, people cheering and it s now 2:00 in the morning. there are two narratives for what has happened. as you just heard, supporters of the muslim brotherhood saying this is a military coup. and the people you talk to in tahrir square saying no, it was mohammed morsy who was acting increasingly undemocratic, and we needed the military s help to push him out of power. and what s striking is seeing some very prominent liberal voices, like muhammad elbaradei, the nobel peace prize winner, who was a former harsh critic of the egyptian military, now standing side by side with the top egyptian military general and defending this action stripping morsy of his powers, calling it a correctional of the
americans. egypt s state run media reporting that security forces have arrested the muslim brotherhood s political party leader and his deputy. say they an operation is under way to arrest 300 members of the muslim brotherhood. and at least eight people were killed and more than 300 injured in clashes today across the country. we also know that the military has cut off at least three pro morsy satellite television stations. al jazeera says security forces raided its egyptian channel and obtained some of its staff. morsy said he doesn t accept the coup insisting that he s still the country s legitimate president and open to negotiating and engaging in dialogue. the crisis in egypt is a big issue obviously for president obama today. in a statement released earlier, he called on egypt s military to move quickly and responsibly to return full authority back to democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible through an inclusive and transparent process and to avoid
the obama administration replies to a rare order from a federal appeals court. the latest round of a sharp dispute over the nation s health care reform law. we begin with president obama warning the supreme court against overturning his cherished legislation. judges hearing a separate case took offense at what the president of the united states said and they demanded a three-page written explanation. let s go straight to our congressional correspondent kate bolduan. she s working the story for us. today the attorney general of the united states complied with that demand. complied with that demand. i guess to use the sports metaphor the ball may still be in play on this one. i wouldn t call this a bombshell, but it s a strange twist in this political battle with no end in sight. three pages, single spaced. that was the unusual order by a federal circuit court. attorney general eric holder personally responded saying nothing has changed. the power of the courts to review the
taxpayer dollars wasted. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com the obama administration replies to a rare order from a federal appeals court. the latest round of a sharp dispute over the nation s health care reform law. we begin with president obama warning the supreme court against overturning his cherished legislation. judges hearing a separate case took offense at what the president of the united states said and they demanded a three-page written explanation. let s go straight to our congressional correspondent kate bolduan. she s working the story for us. today the attorney general of the united states complied with that demand. complied with that demand. i guess to use the sports metaphor the ball may still be in play on this one. i wouldn t call this a bombshell, but it s a strange twist in this political battle with no end in sight. three pages, single spaced. that was the unusual order by a federal circuit court. att
people, including journalists were a bit relieved. wolf in. ben, as you watch these crowds, it s the top of the hour now. it s after 10:00 at night in cairo right now when we have no indication precisely when hosni mubarak will speak only that his as have said he will deliver a major speech. we heard earlier in the day from the chief of the egyptian army saying to the protesters, all your demands will be met. and that obviously signals if all of their demands will be met the major demand is that mubarak simply go away now. not in september after the next scheduled elections. halah gorani is watching all of this unfold with us, as well. just to remind viewers hala was just there in cairo the other day. what a difference a week makes, hala. this is a moment that these people in tahrir square sense the beginning of freedom is there right now. they can taste it, but they will be so bitterly disappointed if it goes away. absolutely. we re hearing, wolf, reports from the inform