of all of egypt absolutely sickening and shows us this country really is just in a state of anarchy. >> we have sam stein and jon meacham along with willie geist. let's get to our top story and go live to the scene. egypt's interim prime minister says the government had no choice but to step in against a group of pro morsi supporters, a move that sparked a day of widespread chaos and bloodshed. at least 450 people have been killed and nearly 3,000 have been injured. those numbers are still expected to rise. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel was on the streets of cairo all day for firsthand look at the violence. >> reporter: egypt is unraveling. its hope of democracy obscured behind tear gas and bullets. egyptian security forces, which ousted the elected president mohamed morsi six weeks ago, moved in to finish the job. and break up two camps of protesters who demand that the