TODAY   |  December 07, 2012

Morsi calls for talks, but protests still on

Opposition groups in Egypt are calling for massive protests against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, but the leader is not backing down on his decision to expand his authority despite his offer to start dialogue. TODAY’s Erica Hill reports.

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>>> opposition groups in egypt are calling for massive protests today against islamic president mohamed morsi whose power grab last month has led to public outrage. on thursday night president obama called president morsi to say he's deeply concerned about the death of protesters in egypt this week. morsi is calling for dialogue but has not backed down on his decision to expand his authority. opposition leaders have rejected morsi's offer for discussion.