electrified fences until they die. extreme words from a pastor yes, a pastor in north carolina. we re going to play the tape for you on cnn this hour. good morning, everyone. welcome to early start. i m ashleigh banfield. look who s here. i m christine romans. zoraida sambolin is on assignment today. it s 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s get you started. it could be a day that brings a brand new era in the middle east, but we re not sure what kind of era it s going to be because this is election day in egypt. millions of people going to the polls for a historic vote. their first chance to cast a free vote for a leader in that country in its 5,000 years of existence. this is what they fought for last year in tahrir square. remember these images, the people toppling their leader, hosni mubarak? there s so many unknown ins this story? will women have more freedom? will egypt go to the islamists? will the attitude toward israel change for the better or the worse? and one of t