central cairo looked like a war zone. antigovernment protestors fought their way past police and pushed into the very heart of the city cheering and chanting we demand the end of the regime. hours earlier after friday prayers, crowds set out to march but almost immediately they were stopped by lines of police in full riot gear who beat them and fired round after round of tear gas and rubber bullets. that s the front line right there. that s where the police lines are preventing people from getting to the center of town. these demonstrators are penned in and furious. (screaming) they want one thing. we don t want this party anymore! go, leave out of egypt! reporter: people are demanding an end to corruption, to abuse, unemployment. but above all they want to see the end of president hosni mubarak. go away from egypt. go away from egypt! reporter: the main stand off played out on a bridge over the file river. protestors who funneled here from all parts of the city wer
serious threat to his 30-year- old regime. for decades, anger has simmered near the surface in egypt and throughout the arab world, anger over corrupt governments, poverty, and a lack of freedom. today, for the fourth straight day, protesters poured into the streets of cairo and other cities in egypt, throwing rocks at the police, who fired back with water cannon, rubber bullets and tear gas. president mubarak imposed a curfew and cut off all internet access. he also called out the military to restore order. late tonight, mubarak went on television and said he s firing his cabinet but he is staying put. this wave of protests began two weeks ago in tunisia with the overthrow of the president. today in tunis, police again clashed with protesters who want the prime minister to resign as well. and thousands marched today in jordan. they also want their prime minister to step down amid rising food prices and high unemployment. tonight, though, the world s attention is focused on e