Demonstrators surround the gates of one of the presidential palaces in Cairo.<br/> <br />Egypt's armed forces gave President Mohamed Mursi an ultimatum to resolve the crisis by Wednesday. Mursi is now calling on them to withdraw that threat.<br/> <br />On the street they are calling for him to step down.<br/> <br />They carry banners calling for the fall of the regime.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(Arabic) ANTI-MURSI PROTESTER, EMAD, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Enough, the Egyptian people are suffocating. Only God knows how upset we are. Mursi doesn't understand. I want to know, does he have dough in his ears? He doesn't see? He doesn't hear. The entire Egyptian people hate you. They don't want you. Enough!"<br/> <br />A very different scene in Mursi's hometown.<br/> <br />The show of support comes as the opposition is making its weight felt with large demonstrations around the country.<br/> <br />In Alexandria those demonstrations turned violent -- as opponents and supporters of Mursi clashed on the streets.<br/> <br />The political crisis co
