rez za is there tonight. and what are you seeing? reporter: erin, tension has been escalating for days now in this conflict. we re on one side, you have the military-backed interim government. on the other side, the muslim brotherhood and supporters of muhammad morsi. the two sides have been in a deadlock. the violence is escalating on the streets. over the weekend, more than 70 killed in what was the deadliest day of clashing clashes dating back to the 2011 revolution. there are more signs that a possible crackdown is coming against the brotherhood, but today, a glimmer of hope with the arrival of the european union s foreign policy chief katherine ashton. she ll be meeting with authorities, and also allowed to meet with mr. morsi, the former president. many eager to see if she can play the role of mediator in this conflict. erin? all right, reza, thank you. and now to france where a robber made off with close to $136 million in precious jewels, a number that, by the way, surg
robber made off with close to $136 million in precious jewels, a number that, by the way, surged stratospherically, exponentially, algorithmically, whatever word you want to use, in cannes. erin, how is the thief able to pull this off? reporter: well, erin, it was 11:30 on sunday when people had gathered here at the carlton hotel to look at the diamond exhibition, when all of a sudden a man with his face covered, head in a cap walked into the hotel and carrying a semiautomatic weapon and threatened to shoot both the exhibiters and the guests before walking out with what the prosecutors say now is over $100 million worth of jewelry. now, there was security present at the time. prosecutors say that security was unarmed. plenty of questions remain as to how this could have happened, why the necessary security was not in place to protect the jewelry and what is looking like one of the biggest gem thefts in contemporary european history.
authorities, and also allowed to meet with mr. morsi, the former president. many eager to see if she can play the role of mediator in this conflict. erin? all right, reza, thank you. and now to france where a robber made off with close to $136 million in precious jewels, a number that, by the way, surged stratospherically, exponentially, algorithmically, whatever word you want to use, in cannes. erin, how is the thief able to pull this off? reporter: well, erin, it was 11:30 on sunday when people had gathered here at the carlton hotel to look at the diamond exhibition, when all of a sudden a man with a space-covered head in a cap walked into the hotel carrying a semiautomatic weapon and threatened to shoot both the exhibiters and the guests before walking out with what prosecutors now say is over $100 million worth of jewelry. now, there was security present at the time. prosecutors say that security