spread to 4,000 acres in three hours flat. we begin this morning with a dramatic new phase of impeachment moving forward against the backdrop of new evidence of a sharply divided congress and country. right now democrats are gearing up to take the fight public with a tremendous uphill battle on those two fronts. first, convincing republicans who remain united in their de defian defiance, unwilling to buck a white house that is sticking to its scorched earth strategy. second, convincing the american public just as a new poll finding voters sharp divide narrowing and sticking hard to party lines. 82% of democrats say the president should be impeached and removed from office. 82% of republicans say he should not. we ve got a lot to get to. let s go right to washington where we find msnbc s garrett haake and msnbc white house correspondent kelly o donnell is
and the minds from my colleagues from cnn international who were there when it happened right from the start. january 2011, the first rumblings of an up rising in cairo. crowds begin to gather in the city s central tahrir square. a revolution has begun. what is your message to president mubarak? reporter: whose hosni mubarak has been egypt s dictate for for 30 years. a growing number of protesters want him out. mubarak digs in and the once peaceful protests turn violent. reporter: this is an unmistakable show of military force. this has been a symbol of de defian defiance. reporter: they re speaking in arabic, go, go. reporter: firefighting in the air. the demonstrators say that s the army firing to warn them to stay away. reporter: promubarak forces targeted the unarmed protesters. journalists come under attack. i was shoved out of the way. this is just a completely surreal experience. i m being told, walk, walk. don t stay. okay. been hit now like ten times.