fredricka whitfield. get you up to speed this wednesday november 23rd. just in egypt s highest ranking muslim cleric is calling on police to stop attacking protesters. this comes as the country s uprising bloodier and bolder. authorities now say at least 35 people have been killed and almost 2,000 injured in five straight days of violence. clashes between protesters and police are happening outside tahrir square. and inside the square, tens of thousands of demonstrators are standing their ground demanding the country s military council quickly hand over power to civilian rule. our ben wedeman was on the ground just a short time ago. reporter: a lot of the protesters we saw did go back to tahrir square by the by the army and the religious figures. 400 or 500 more are holding their ground. they re not moving back. three american college students accused of throws molotov cocktails at ejipgts police are expected to face more questions today this time in the presence
now, that s what we d do if we were a serious country. gop candidates trying to show they have the foreign policy chops to be commander in chief. we ll have all of the highlights just ahead. american students arrested in egypt facing more interrogation today. they re families now speaking as cairo erupts for a fifth day. and tailspin. incredible video of the chopper crash and the more amazing pictures of the pilot walking away from it on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com and good morning to you. happy pre-thanksgiving day. i can smell the turkey now. can t you? so can i. can t wait. food, football, family. three fs what could be better? and then food coma. sleeping afterwards. at least you fall asleep and aren t suffering through the feeling of you re going to croak. anyway, ali and christine are off, obviously. i m carol costello along side alina cho. last night s republican debate. disagreeing on just about everything. the best