it s friday, july 5th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. hope you had a nice fourth of july. a lot of people just wrapping it up right now, sitting there, reflection on what a day they had. a good one. if they can remember. if they can remember. we begin with egypt, bracing for mass demonstrations after friday prayers. supporters of ousted president morsi calling today s protest the friday of rejection. the newly inaugurated interim leader insists egypt is going forward with what he calls true democratic elections. abc s karen karen travers is in washington with details. good morning, karen. reporter: good morning, john, good morning, tai. s elections are expected to take place in egypt sometimen the next nine to 12 months. morsi s party says it will boycott the military sponsored political process. the demonstrations have quieted
egypt where the newly inaugurated president mansour says ousting president morsi was the right course of action. president mansour says the goal is elections that reflect the true will of the people. morsi supporters are organizing friday. the white house is keeping a close eye on all developments. president obama spent part of july fourth with his security team contacting egyptian officials. to convey the importance of a speedy return to civilian leadership. south africa s president zuma and nelson mandela s doctors are disputing reports that mandela is a vegetative state. they insist he is in critical but stable condition and has a team of medical professionals. taking care of him 24 hours a day. mandela s wife adds her 94-year-old husband is some times uncomfortable seldom in pain. president obama and the first family head to camp david today after honoring the u.s. military at a white house fourth of july celebration. 1,200 from all branches of the
good morning. i m john muller. i m tai hernandez in for diana perez. here are some of the headlines we re following this morning on world news now. tensions are high on the streets of cairo where supporters, ousted, morsi. and calling for massive demonstrations against the action of the military. morsi is under house arrest. as part of july fourth, president obama briefed about the situation in egypt then he attended a barbecue honoring the military at the white house to the date first family heads to camp david for the weekend. annual fourth of july coney island hot dog eating competition is history this morning. good news. some might say. this year one of the reigning champs broke his own record. as you make travel summer plans we have gadgets you may want to bring along. our giz-whiz is here to give you some things you may not be able to live without.
had concerns about the way morsi was removed from power and called for a swift, responsible transition to the new government. british prime minister david cameron echoed those comments. what we need to happen now in egypt is for democracy to flourish and for a genuine democratic transition to take place. yesterday president obama met at the white house with his national security team to discuss egypt. once again the white house stressed it wants a responsible, swift transition to a democratically elected government. john, tai. today promises to be a day that could be pivotal, morsi supporters are supposed to come out en masse and saying we are not buying this. hopefully stays nonviolent and doesn t turn into something even bigger. yes, we will see what happens. the promise of democratic elections. see if they make good on that and what happens in the strategic american ally. some lawmakers in iceland introduced a proposal to grant citizenship to nsa leaker edward
for the most part people go about their day enjoying themselves. nice that they have got it covered. and we can have a great day. no doubt. all right. let s talk egypt s interim president, speaking out saying protests leading to the ouster of former president morsi, have corrected the path of the 2011 uprising has the correction put egypt on brink of a civil war. abc s alex marquardt has the latest from cairo. reporter: a heart drawn in the sky. message from egypt s military to their supporters on the square below. i am so, so, so happy. so happy. i am so proud at the same time. reporter: after the military deposed a president elected by the people, sources tell abc news, he is being held with his family in a presidential guest house. top officials from the muslim brotherhood, morsi s party have also been rounded up. 300 arrest warrants have been issued for their members. since sunday, clashes between morsi supporters and opponents have left around 50 people dead. the militar