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Texting because a lot of people are getting information that way, cell phone and texting. cell phones seem to be working again today. analysts on the ground tell us inside egypt large numbers of people get their information by text and cell phone. theyre not really in many parts of egypt doing facebook and tweeting. let me end on this. im perched at my big screen again now. those of you out there following tweets from inside egypt that have a lot of jftion to share. im on facebook and twitter. j...

Welcome back to cnn. egypt in crisis. heres what we know right now. >> tens of thousands of protesters have defied egypts curfew and are filling the streets demanding hosni mubarak step down after nearly 30 years in power. >> police reportedly opened fire on demonstrators both in cairo and alexandria. egyptians say television is reporting 38 people have been killed. >> there are unconfirmed reports many others have died. mubarak is still in power, but the opposition leader says its time for him ...

One of many protests of people coming together here to support the outcry going on in egypt. chanting, and carrying signs. support for the uprising reached the doorstep of the white house friday, just one protest here in the nations capital in solidarity with thousands raising their voice in egypt to oust president hosni mubarak. virginia store owner mohammed hatab says his homeland is on the brink of something big. >> what weve seen today is a revolution which only happens every century, every ...

Mubarak to step down and leave the country, go to switzerland, go to south africa, go to the moon, we do not want president mubarak. >> inside egypt, social networking helped spread the word of the revolt, despite government efforts to quash it. >> they are desperate, they are afraid, they are worried, and they should be. and you know, people are still able to find ways to communicate. >> reporter: do you have any fears this could end badly? >> of course everyone has a fear it could end badly. i...

Are under arrest. but let me ask you, how bad could this get in egypt and elsewhere before this wave of protest, this demand for freedom is either answered or is crushed? >> thats a very good question. and in my judgment, the answer depends on the role of the military and the extent to which ordinary soldiers, even officers are willing to kill their brothers and sisters and colleagues and so on. i would say the situation in egypt is at the very top echelons of the military are loyal and will rem...

Muslim brotherhood. the brotherhood lived by the gun long ago but in recent years has moved away from violence and toward providing social services through islamic charities. still, there are other opposition figures who favor a more brutal approach. >> the number two in al qaeda was an egyptian. he still has an enormous following among radical islamic extremists. >> reporter: he has been gunning for mubarak for decades. but he is on the run and his old group, egyptian islamic jihad has been abs...

>> mohammed jamjoom, thanks very much. other countries in the region are also beginning to speak out about the protests in egypt. well get some reaction right after this.

State department sent out several tweets that made news all over the world. the egyptian government cant reshuffle the deck and then stand president. president mubaraks words pledging reform must be followed by action. so governments are using twitter as well. one more thing to tell you as we follow these interactives is we at cnn ireport have been getting lots of videos. take a look at this one right here. and that came to us today from our ireporter, christian joe hanson. he said that hes been...

Sandra. >> she sent us a report. >> reporter: here in front of the egyptian embassy in washington, the crowd is energized, they are chanting, carrying signs, all in support and solidarity for the uprising in egypt. this is one of many facebook facilitated protests that have come together over the past several days and they want to show their strength and make sure their message is heard throughout the world. >> its like the light at the end of the tunnel, you know. its something weve always want...

What is the role of the u.s. state department and the foreign interests, the american interests that remain in egypt by way of american diplomats there and even secretary of state hillary clinton. what kind of communications would be taking place now between the state department and egypts mubaraks government? >> well, fred, you have a lot of different conversations going across all levels of the government. obviously the president met with his team today, but the u.s. ambassador to egypt is in ...