country has seen violent confrontations. some of it has been peaceful protest. but today, so far, tens of thousands of egyptians have gathered in ta in the square in cairo. there are pro-morsi demonstrations near the palace, they appear to be well organized and well armed. there are pro-morsi supporters with batons and shields. but so far, the day has been peaceful in cairo. there was riots and violence in other parts of the egypt. but so far in cairo, it has been more festive so far. bow friday, an american student, studying in egypt was stabbed to death in a protest. he was just filming the protest. and he was stabbed to death. there are fears that today, as the two groups move closer in the square in cairo, that the
reaction to the decree issue by egypt s new president that grants him absolute power. the sixth straight day of protest after morsi issued his decree last thursday. earlier today, the protest turning violent on a street near tahrir square. at least three protesters have been killed since the weekend. nbc live from cairo. and the crowd in tahrir square has been growing, building over the past hours. explain what we re seeing now. reporter: well, behind me, probably tens of thousands of egyptians have gathered, been here since the early hours of the morning. in fact, some have been camped out for the past six days. many songs, chants, slogans reminiscent of two years ago, calling on the same things they did two years ago, which is for the president of egypt to step down. they ve changed the name, obviously, to reflect egypt s new islamist president. you mentioned that incident today with the tear gas and the police, that took place outside
we start on the campaign trail and president obama s full-court press to win latino voters who could be the key to winning re-election. so exactly a week after he announced the u.s. would stop deporting some illegal immigrants brought here as children, he spoke to one of the country s biggest hispanic conventions. we should have passed the d.r.e.a.m. act a long time ago. it was written by members of both parties. when it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, republicans in congress blocked it. the bill hadn t changed. the need hadn t changed. the only thing that had changed was politics. mitt romney had his turn. president obama has not made them a priority. after 3 1/2 years of putting every issue from loan guarantees to his donors to cash for clunkers, putting all those things before immigration, now the president has been seized by an overwhelming need to do what he could have done on day one, but didn t. i think you deserve better. chief white house correspond
where the economy is concerned, this summit could have a serious impact on jobs. here s some of what the president said tonight about the economy, about syria and politically from the romney campaign. markets around the world have been asking if europe is ready to do what is necessary to hold the eurozone together. european leaders here in cabos have made it clear that they understand the stakes and pledge to take the actions needed to address this crisis and restore confidence, stability and growth. let me just be a little more specific. first our friends in europe clearly grasp the seriousness of the situation and are moving forward with a heightened sense of urgency. i welcome the important steps that they have already taken to promote growth, financial stability and fiscal responsibility. there s no doubt that russia, which historically has had a relationship with syria as well as china, which is generally wary of commenting on what it considers to be the internal affai
no other details. it happened right after he learned his fate from an egyptian court. fights break out inside the courtroom. there is the melee right there. that happened when the light sentence was announced. not the death penalty. mubarak found guilty for his role in the killing of hundreds of protesters during last spring s revolution. leland vittert streaming live from cairo. good evening from tahrir square where there are tens of thousands of egyptians behind me, many of whom are angry not only that he didn t get the death penalty, but that a number of his lackies were acquitted in those charges of killing about 800 protesters who took to the area behind me, demanding mubarak s ouster in last year s revolution. it is just the latest development in what has been a wild day. a defiant hosni mubarak almost