saying that he would change. that he would reform and that he would offer aid. a couple of the flash points, the interior ministry, that was attacked by about 1,000 protesters. security guards surrounding that. use live fire against the crowd. three people reported killed, the radio and tv headquarters again swarmed by protesters. the central bank reportedly attacked. the casualty toll now rising. according to the latest agency report. 74 people have been killed in the unrest that had gone on here for five days. more than 2,000 people injured. this as the promised changes in the government come into effect. hosni mubarak swearing in should i say his first vice president in his 30-year rule. he is now also the basically, the c.i.a. chief, the intelligence chief here. he s also got a military
anecdotal evidence of this that in fact the people on the street are almost welcoming the army on the streets, because the police have been so heavy handed in their fights. we are getting reports of casualties, deaths on both sides, unconfirmed as well as a lot of injuries, a lot of arrests. we are also getting word that hosni mubarak could very well speak to the people tonight here in egypt. that would be the first time in four days of unrest, if that happens. again some of that transmission has got to come through that radio and tv headquarters behind us and we don t know how loud and clear he ll be sounding. jon. jenna: it s jenna. i m going to jump in here. you mentioned in the beginning it s like a war zone in the streets there. i want to point out to our viewers you better than anyone knows what a war zone looks like with your experience in international news and coverage. because we ve also been reporting that the television stations are down, the internet is down.
party, that hosni mubarek s party, have been attacked in various cities, not just in cairo but throughout egypt, as well as some in jail being released and when that starts happening, washington has to be very concerned. when this begins to get out of control. again, behind me, the radio and tv headquarters, we know that we can see that it s being guarded by about wi estimate about 300 or 400 riot police, who are in full thrust. if this goes, they re in real trouble as well. with you again, no sign of this abating and we ll be tracking it throughout this day and i m sure into the evening. martha: greg palkot, thank you very much. bill: that last point is the most significant. is this a one-day deal, or does it have lasting implications on shaping the implications on shaping the future of the middle east. back in three minutes.
keeping an eye on what is going on right now in the streets of cairo. there is supposed to be nothing going on, a curfew in effect, but that curfew is apparently not holding. greg, what are you hearing and seeing? reporter: jon the fight has come to us. from time to time we in the tv business are guilty of hyperboly, but i have to tell you cairo is a war zone tonight. this is the tv headquarters for a regime for hosni mubarak, this is a critical symbol. this is under attack. the police are trying to protect it. the police are firing back. we are getting wafts of smoke and teargas coming into our broadcast studio. behind this building is the foreign ministry building another key lynch pin to this government. there are reports that that is under attack as well. we have no confirmations of that. it is right next door, there
at 61, he s the eldest among this group of friends. they would head to the demonstration site on a near daily basis, and gather here afterwards to debate. we will talk about corruption and the need to resolve parliament completely and have free and fair elections, he says. the coffee shop is right between tahrir square and state tv headquarters where this man works as a studio director. i am happy and sad. i am sad because this is a president who carried us through wars and tough times, he explains. he demonstrated against his own network on friday, realizing he had to make a decision between right and wrong. his breaking point was the day that pro-mubarak thugs stormed through the crowds on horse and camelback, unleashing violence that claimed hundreds of lives. i am happy because we ve been