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And that crystal ball which other arabs see their future and their condition. >> we have to take a quick break. more with hala and fouad, christopher dicky, as well. ivan watson, as well. well be right back. our coverage continues. decisions, decisions. which beneful prepared meal tonight? roasted chicken recipe? okay, savory rice and lamb stew. [ barks ] youre right. tonight is a beef stew kind of night. youve made another fine choice. look at those beefy chunks all packed with protein, the rea...

Moment that the government has chosen to try and move in, maybe even within the next few hours or even minutes to try and clean out tahrir square and retake control of the center of the city. >> and if that happens, christopher, what then? >> well, what then? i think probably we will have a lot of international uproar. i think that there will be some unrest in the rest of the city. but i think that probably president mubarak will be able to hold on for a while. the question is what will be the s...

Barricades, last we saw, were a little to -- like half a block to the north of the -- north side of the egyptian museum, and they have gotten this morning on one of the overpasses going onto the bridge. thats when egyptian police started firing tear gas -- excuse me, shots in the air to push them back. they now occupy an air to the left of the museum. so its been a dramatic ebb and flow over the last 48 hours. john, thank you. joined again by christopher dicky from "newsweek" and also from the d...

>> hala, what do you make of what you have seen today? >> its very troubling because journalists are being deliberately targeted. we were deliberately targeted today. whats disconcerting is this is usually what happens before something more ominous, more dangerous. when you see this happening, when journalists are attacked and therefore those who attacked them want them silenced, that could be that this is a precursor to something more severe and potentially more violent. that would be my concer...

>> and i can tell you that the anti-mubarak forces have taken that entire area, john, in front of the museum and theyve gone a little north of that, so their barricades, last we saw, were a little to -- like half a block to the north of the -- north side of the egyptian museum, and they have gotten this morning on one of the overpasses going onto the bridge. thats when egyptian police started firing tear gas -- excuse me, shots in the air to push them back. they now occupy an area in front of, t...

Thats what the game is all about. >> christopher dicky, youve spent a lot of time in this city and this region. what are the ripple effects of this? not only in the hours and day ahead, but in the days and weeks and months ahead, do we know at this point? >> well, i think, anderson, your introduction was extremely good when you talk about the fear that exists in this country. one of the things thats ironic here is that president mubarak is presenting himself as the only person who can take away ...

Summer of 2009 when the iranians went out to confront the regime and they lost. the goons won, the goons won. whether the goons will win in egypt remains to be seen. and egypt, as christopher would know so well, that crystal ball which other arabs see their future and their condition. >> we have to take a quick break. more with hala and fouad, christopher dicky, as well. ivan watson, as well. well be right back. our coverage continues. ♪

And harder to see what is actually happening in the streets around liberation square. day 11 of this crisis now is dawning. a so-called friday of departure march was planned by opposition forces to end at mubaraks palace. after battling so hard and so long, its not clear if they really will leave liberation square. its not clear if they will try to make it to the presidential palace. and its not clear what egypts military will do to stop them. and im joined by cnns hala gorani, who is with me. a...

We were deliberately targeted today. whats disconcerting is this is usually what happens before something more ominous, more dangerous. when you see this happening, when journalists are attacked and therefore those who attacked them want them silenced, that could be that this is a precursor to something more severe and potentially more violent. that would be my concern today. based on the events of the day. >> a big demonstration has been called by the anti-mubarak forces, its been called for se...

Palace. after battling so hard and so long, its not clear if they will leave liberation square or if they will try to make it to the presidential palace. and its not clear what egypts military will do to stop them. and im joined by cnns hala girani, who is with me. also joined via skype, christopher dicky, middle east editor for "the daily beast" and a long-time reporter in this region. also joined by our ivan watson who joins me from another undisclosed location. ivan, what are you seeing now? ...