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>> we made a consensus decision that we would return to wisconsin. some are coming back today, others tomorrow, others on saturday. so we arent all returning at the same time, but we did make the decision that since we had last -- lost the vote on the floor there really was no point in remaining out of state. >> you are coming home state senator jim holperin. i appreciate you calling me as you head home. my thanks to you. exactly what is it that make the ipad 2 so much better than the first ve...

Tonight, and then this plan would go into effect. now, the plan is that the military would assume power. he is saying that this is not a coup. it is not a coup in a traditional sense but the plan would be the military steps up, they transfer power from the civilians to the military. now, what he is saying, again, a senior egyptian government official, is that the political process is trying to work out some sort of transition, but, he says, that process was not given the support either from the ...

Pretty son. >> john king, jim clancy, we are going to listen to the crowd here for a second. as we hear their enthusiasm, really, coming to a peak here with anticipation. [ chanting ] john king, jim again. you know, the u.s., the white house, has finally made a decision, that theyre asking mr. mubarak to step aside. it has come at an agonizing pace. it has made the white house appear as if it was very indecisive on this one, and it comes, moreover, above the voices of allies like saudi arabia an...

Phenomenal time we are seeing, from one player to the next. >> every eyeball is on whats happening down in the square now. you can bet on it. lets update people on what is happening right now, why we are in rolling breaking coverage, cnn and cnn international here teaming up here to bring you nonstop coverage here and describe the situation. there has been a clear shift in momentum back to the streets, back to the protesters against that back drop. there have been varied reports coming out predi...

Aid, a lot of money to actually sustain that kind of relationship. why do you suppose now, under president obama, we have this moment? >> we have this moment because of people of egypt are demanding this moment. i think we better be careful not to overstate the influence of the united states. this is a homegrown movement in egypt that the administration is reacting to. the administration was said to turn a blind eye in the last couple of egyptian elections and scheduled them, allowed the corrupt...

Change. they see egypt as a great civilization and it should be in the modern world, and over the last 30 years or so, education has deteriorated, corruption has increased, so many other factors in the political arena, and so i dont think you will find too many people here who dont want a new egypt. i think the question is that how is the transition going to be made? and i have to say the armed forces until now has been doing an admirable job in terms of protecting the country, in terms of deali...

Do expect some sort of decision within the next few hours. he said that the higher military council which put out a communique a little while ago is in constant session to discuss and to study the situation, that the army is ready in the event that it is called to somehow take broader powers than it already does, so were expecting an announcement within the next few hours from president mubarak. the contents of which, however, we dont know, so, sooudz, there are lots of rumors flying around. mos...

You need to stand by mubarak because if he falls there will be uncertainty and unrest across the region. the administration says this is not a u.s. decision to be made. they did not tell him nor can they force him but they can tell him to look at the crowds and listen to the military and realize he has lost the kredibility of his own administration and cannot sustain his power in egypt, and it is best for him to go. you know the region well, there will no doubt be a domino effect. what will happ...

First time i saw today that u.s. funded arabic channel al hara had broken the news. >> reporter: jim, this is jill. the information that were getting is from a senior egyptian government official and how he is describing this is that the government had been holding these meetings, vice president suleiman had been holding meetings with protesters and the opposition, and that they realized that they were trying to institute a political process that could work according to the constitution, but the...

Know, mubaraks loyalists attacking the anti-regime protesters on satellite channels, and we werent reporting this, and there was a point where i felt i have to take sides. im either on the peoples side or on the regime side, and i couldnt be on the side of the regime that commits such atrocities and massacres its own people, and thats how i took this. >> shahira amin, that was a brave decision you took. thank you for joining us and giving us your story. our own hala gorani, just returned from eg...