Anti-Government Protests in Iran Escalate Violently
SANCHEZ: Welcome back. I'm Rick Sanchez. Have you seen some of the latest video out of Iran? It shows people who are -- or at least appear to be at wit's end, setting fires. There's plenty of bloodshed as well. You might say this is the video the Iranian government does not want us to see. That's why we're relying with people in the crowds with video cameras who post clips on the Internet. Let me set it up for you, if I may. You are about to hear a gunshot and see a police officer/militia member fire into the crowd and at protesters. Then you will be able to see and listen to what happens next. Let's do it.</s>SANCHEZ: In the past couple of days we have been seeing some of the most violent and some of the most disruptive protest marches in Tehran since the disputed presidential election last summer. Yes, that was blood on the ground you were just looking at right there. We have heard reports of 500 people arrested. So far only eight confirmed kills. It could be much higher, of course. These are people who refused to accept the results of the election six months ago, as you know, and these demonstrations are among the biggest and deadliest in Iran since the Iranian revolution dating back to 1979. We are relying in large measure on amateur video as the Iranian government keeps our journalists -- CNN's journalists -- either out of the country or on a very short leash. What is the real price of a bag of doughnuts or a bag of chips or a soda, or a candy bar that you buy? Is it 75 cents? How about the diabetes care, the cardiac patient care we have to pay for when we end up hospitalized? Do you think that costs 75 cents? We're looking into it. And then it's painful to see a man gored by a bull, but I'm going to show it to you coming up in just a little bit and ask, why did the man tease the bull? We'll be right back.