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President hosni mubarak decision to step down. this is something the president has been pushing for since a carefully worded statement last night, a paper statement where he said that the egyptian government had to be clear about its intentions that the egyptian people were uncertain of what they were saying when mubarak and his vice president suielman went on television. he stepped out to the outer oval office and watched several minutes of television coverage of the news and the reaction on th...

That was the intention of mr. suleman. things are happening in such a fluid way that they are trying to grasp it all the same as the people on the street. >> reporter: the protesters now according to reuters said in tahrir square that we are looking at right now they are chanting, the people have brought down the regime, the people have brought down the regime. we got reports yesterday and on into today that mubarak had left not the country but the city, that he was outside of where you could se...

Jon. apparently the vice president, the person who was put in place, suleman has just said mubarak has resigned. that is coming from a group of journalists sitting directly behind us in the newsroom. that could be the response. im looking at the associated press and the reuters wires im sitting next to and i dont see anything crossing yet. it continues to say an important statement from egypts presidency will broadcast within minutes on state television. as ive just said from the journalists sit...

Neighbors. weve seen a historic moment. we dont know where it comes from here. its com comforting that the military has taken the side of the people and is the securer of free and fairy electrics and hopefully not rushed but with plenty of time for the small d democrats to organize themselves and present a program to the egyptian people. >> reporter: you weigh out an excellent point and its the sticking point and difficult subject matter for the president now. he has taken some criticism and we ...

>> i think former ambassador to the united nations john bolton made a very keen observation that the administration talked too much, particularly in its open criticism of mubarak. its one thing to be saying behind the scenes its time for you to go. its another thing for the president to come out and say it publicly. its upset the saudis. we need to realize that steuplts the most powerful diplomacy is behind the scenes and not in front of the cameras. pedestrians is going to have to do things in ...

Of protest is absolutely incredible. here in cairo right now all you hear is horns going crazy, the crowd roar is deaf ening even across the nile river. a huge history-making moment here in egypt and the middle east. these protesters came to the street after a young man was beat up by the secret police, something that happens a lot here in egypt, or we should say happened a lot here in egypt. they said they wanted reform. they came to tahrir square demanding change. they said they would not leav...

That the longtime president hosni mubarak has in fact stepped down. that is when has electrified this crowd in egypt. apparently according to suleiman power has been turned over to the high council of the armed forces in egypt. our former diplomatic correspondent of 30 years is with us on the phone. you dont get to see this often on live television. >> youre absolutely right. the president said yesterday we are watching his three unfold and he was absolutely right. that means that we are watchin...

After 30 years the thought of mubarak being pushed out by his own people is incredible. we are able to hear this officially. we had never heard anything officially from the government that he was stepping down. this comes now from the vice president who was installed just a couple of weeks ago, and youve got to tell from the crowd, they are going absolutely crazy. there is pandemonium, a constant screaming of horns here in egypt, the crowds going crazy outside the ministry of information. this i...

Seen yet are there demanding that president mubarak must go. jon: the crowds furious at mubarak in the last 24 hours handed over most of his powers to his vice president but did not actually step down. the military is blacking mubaraks plan to slowly transition to elections in september. lee lan vittert streaming live for us in cairo. >> reporter: the crowds are still behind me surrounding the minimum tree of information building where state television is housed. i can hear across the river, the...