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Stepped down as president. however, it looks like theyre going to be here for at least the time being celebrating. as i look around, there are more and more people flooding the square as we speak. >> all right. chapman bell, thanks very much. well go back to you in the streets of cairo at liberation square. a washington bureau chief joins us on the phone. thanks so much for joining us. what kind of reaction are you seeing outside cairo? what kinds of reaction are you reporting in other parts of ...

These 17 days, weve watched the protests go from as i said, everything from violence to chanting, to and almost carnival-like atmosphere at one point and have seen the violence, that struck so many people, including some of our own at one point and has been an unbelievable moment to watch unfold. will it happen, bill? that is the question, right now. bill: as we watch the scene in cairo, there is breaking news in washington. two days now, a second u.s. senator says he will not seek re-election. ...

Is not a good sign that he is in control. the prime minister was on state tv a short time ago, insisting he was. if reports are true that he has left it would indicate that his claim to power might have slipped loose. there are reports coming in at the moment, but from the way the people are behaving and the fact that the military a short while ago and had been hostile to the media are in a much nicer mood and reaching out indicating that things are turning the tide here. the majority of reports...

Pay no taxes the minister of defense is the head of military production. they own farms. they own businesses. they own industries. they are inextricably linked through privilege and perks to modern egyptian politics. how this plays out? will the military accept a more reduced role? will the united states push the military to accept a more reduced role in the new egypt? all these questions will bear centrally on our interests in this very volatile and complex region. jon: aaron miller has been an...

Biggest day could be tomorrow for the protests. leland, thank you so much for all of the reporting you have brought us and, much more to come this afternoon, if indeed this turns out to be the case. if mubarak does indeed step down, what we do know is the military is telling the people your demands will be met, you will be happy with what you hear this afternoon. lots going on in cairo and our thanks to leland vittert. bill: and, mark kirk a naval intelligence officer serving in afghan, iraq, ha...

One of the concerns would be if there are any sympathies for the muslim brotherhood there there doesnt seem to be much evidence of that. i think were on reasonably solid footing in that regard. one point to remember the united states of america is not that popular with the egyptian people. we need to be mindful of that going forward. this has to be driven by the egyptian people to get a government they have greater faith in and gives them more opportunity and freedom. jenna: congressman smith, 4...

Professions, unions, to join the protesters. from what we understand these protesters are the youth, sometimes the unemployed and theyve taken camp inside that square to set up their headquarters essentially. interesting to note, jon is that even throughout all of this we still dont have a main figure for the protesters, someone they are putting forward where they say we want this man or this person to lead us next. this is very much a protest for democracy and to be able to have elections in th...

End quote. the president traveling on air force one to michigan today, and as we heard from our crew that travels with the president, jon, they definitely have the news on and were watching the developments out of egypt, but not saying much, the president, robert gibbs, as well, as well as the state department, not having much of a comment right now at this time. jon: the white house, state department trying not to be seen as fomenting a revolution or pushing events in any particular direction, ...

Jenna: fox news alert, we bring you back to cairo this evening as darkness descends upon that city. one of the questions that the protesters youre seeing on your screen right now is whether or not their demands are going to be met tonight or in the future. there is a lot of different reports about president moubarak stepping down. we are hearing maybe tonight, so we are also hearing other reports that its not going to happen. there is a wide variety of different opinions on the subject right now...

Studied and knowledgeable senator on many, many topics and most recently went against the start negotiation and didnt want to see that signed and is the minority whip right now in the senate, and he will retire, add his name to the list, kent conrad and other who said they will not run again. bill: a day after jim webb, two days, two senators, breaking news out of cairo now. were getting reports that hosni mubarak is prepared to announce his resignation. these are unconfirmed reports from multip...