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The information may have back fired on the government itself. >> mubarak has now left cairo but he has not left egypt. is that good enough for the protesters? >> well, the protesters have many demands for now mr. mubarak. some want him tried in court, that would be easier clearly if he remains in the country. other people want lawsuits brought against him for wrongful death, wrongful imprisonment, absconding with state resources. that would clearly be easier for their benefits and their cases if...

Democracy are jup lanlt. hosni mubarak is giving up his power. >> it is a profound sense of victory and accomplishment. >> this square has erupted in happiness today. >> theres a feeling of pride and joy and just unadull ter ated celebration. >> this is the biggest street party that cairo may have ever seen. >> we have 5,000 years old, and we will keep on dreaming. >> what youre seeing in tahrir square is the very best of egypt. >> these people are saying egyptians, raise your head up high. >> m...

Mubarak is in sharm el sheikh. we are told he -- one of our guests a moment ago told us he may be possibly staying in a hotel there. maybe not a palace as some have suggested but a well-placed source with close connections to the government has confirmed to cnn that that is where hoss me mubarak is right now. this is a fast-moving story. a lot of developments. talk about what the next few days could be like. joining me is a professor of middle eastern politics and international relations at th...

Egyptian television where were expecting to get a statement from the office of egyptian presidency. were waiting for that. lets go to "new york times" op-ed columnist, nicholas kristof whos just back from cairo. when you hear about these developments, what are you thinking? >> well, hosni mubarak appears to have left cairo for sharm el-sheikh and my bet is that he will never see cairo again. it seems to be a step hes going not going to be able to go backyard on. at this point, they have this sta...

Down but transferred power to his vice president, omar suleiman, officials say egypts military turned on mubarak. then just as friday prayers ended around 6:30 a.m. eastern time, reports started to surface that mubarak and his family left cairo for the resort city of shamal shake. four and a half hours later, the militarys mounting pressure prompted this response from mubaraks regime. >> to step down. he has delegated the prepare council of military forces to administer the country. >> the carni...