jenna: the president is back at work after he left through the back gates of the palace yesterday, after thousands of angry protestors stormed the palace grounds, as you re seeing on your screen here. they are angry over president morsi s latest move, some calling it a power grab. part of i it was drawing up a draft constitution that many disagreed w. they are calling for morsi supporters to stage a counter demonstration today, and what is next is the big question. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo with more. steve. reporter: we are ten days away from a admonition thal vote, a vote on the new draft constitution. we are seeing both sides really jocking for position and trying to demonstrate what power they have by the numbers of people they can bring out into the streets. yesterday for the first time last night we saw the opposition protestors, people who want to drive president morsi from office really go on the offensive. they marched through the presidential palace. they
you re saying we are probably being watched right now. right. reporter: by who? people from the opposite side, cartel members, individuals that have interest in this particular area. reporter: this area is called juarez valley. it s a strategic location dotted with small towns along the rio grande on the mexican side of the border. prime real estate for the cartels because it s close to the united states, a major highway, and the railroad line. it s easy access in and out. reporter: the battle between warring cartels for control of the juarez valley has been fierce. entire towns have been targeted without mercy as cartel gunmen try to secure trafficking routes, people here call this the valley of death. on the other side of these tall, steel gates is a town under siege. residents say there is a war ranging there. entire families have been chased out of the juarez valley. some have taken only what they
area. reporter: this area is called juarez valley. it s a strategic location dotted with small towns along the rio grande on the mexican side of the border. prime real estate for the cartels because it s close to the united states, a major highway and the railroad line. it s easy access in and out. reporter: battle for warring cartels to control the juarez valley has been fierce. people here call this the valley of death. on the other side of these tall, steel gates is a town in mexico that s under siege, and residents say there s a war raging there. entire families have been chased out of the juarez valley. some have taken only what they can carry. authorities say to make sure they can t come back, their houses are burned down in a campaign of terror where people have also been kidnapped and beheaded.