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Announcement that has electrified these people. the announcement that hosni mubarak would be stepping down. here is haw it happened. >> president hosni mubarak has decided to step down. president hosni mubarak decided to step down as president of egypt and he has decided that the higher council of the armed forces will lead the nation. jon: and thats how it happened, just about 33, 34 minutes ago. thats what set this crowd absolutely into, well pandemonium. >> reporter: this is just crossing and...

Possible to come here today, but also one of the other things that probably played a role was the release yesterday of a google exec from the middle east who had been held in custody for several days and went on television and gave an absolutely emotional interview where he broke down crying several times and called the people here in tahrir square martyrs and heroes. the crowd seems to be galvanized down there on tahrir square. >> obviously, that really motivated them. what can you tell us abou...