terrible an these issues, particularly on christian, women s rights, separation of powers. he tried to rule by presidential decree. the good could be while we had a temporary set back for democracy, ultimately, it s good for liberty. let s remember, fourth of july, the american revolution and constitution have always been about both. the founders never described this as a democracy, they always talked about it as a republic, because they believed the more important goal was the preservation of individual liberty. that s right. they always said life meant freedom. liberty and pursuit of happiness on the individual level. very important. your friend mocked the president of the united states by saying your cuckoo if you think it s a coup. he doesn t think it s a coup. he thinks it s something other than a coup. that s why the statement from the president was so carefully parsed. what does that mean by those who watch us internationally? i think he was trying to
supreme constitutional court all of two days before assuming the presidency. military coup toppled mohamed morsi, the country s first democrat democratically elected president and suspended the constitution. morsi is now under house arrest. senator john mccain is in afghanist afghanistan, arriving overnight in kabul for an unannounced visit and expected to speak with troops. it comes as the u.s. is preparing to drawdown forces in afghanistan. colorado s senator, who went hiking in the mountains is dead. they discovered his body wednesday. in his statement, they expressed their gratitude and said he apparently died of natural causes doing what he loved, hiking his favorite mountain range. we re looking into a bomb threat met by fbi agents and bomb squad when it landed
who s been in the middle of it in cairo. what s the latest? reporter: we were talking mohamed morsi was the president of egypt. today, egypt has a new president and many say a new revolution and a lot has changed. egypt s new president is adly mansour, sworn in over the last couple of hours. his swearing in part of a fast series of events that saw the abrupt downfall of mohamed morsi. this morning, after an explosive turn of events, former president mohamed morsi is under house arrest. the military ousted him wednesday night after he refused to meet their deadline to form an inter rim coalition governme and revise the constitution. droves of military convoys flooded the streets of egypt s capital, propelling the nation on a road toward change. the general abdel fatah el sisi
stay safe there. the big question, what happens next? back at home, the white house is watching developments in egypt very closely. let s bring in athena jones. good morning. reporter: good morning. this is the second time around for this white house. morsi was democratically elected. other officials have been stressing the importance of the democratic process in egypt. the president put out a statement saying he was deeply concerned about the military s decision to oust morsi and to suspend the constitution. he went on to say, i now call on the egyptian military to move quickly and responsibly to return full authority back to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible through an inclusive and transparent process and to avoid any arbitrary arrests of
it still seems loud and still seems busy. how are things looking this morning? reporter: kate, in so many ways, it is a new day for egypt and much of this country is loving it. yesterday, mohamed morsi was the president of this country, today under house arrest. egypt has a new president, named adly mansour. he s the head of egypt s top court, sworn in over the past hour, part of a fast moving series of events that saw the abrupt downfall of mohamed mors morsi. this morning, after an explosive turn of events, president mohamed morsi is under house arrest. the military ousted him wednesday night after he refused to meet their deadline to form an interim coalition government and revise the constitution. droves of military convoys flooded the streets of egypt s capital, propelling the nation on a road toward change.