Political factions in Egypt try to muster support (Video)

With protests planned on Saturday both for and against Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, each side is now working to show that it has more popular support that the other. Hoda Abdel Hamid reports now from Cairo on how they both get people out on the streets.

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