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Reporting that president mubarak will give a speech sometime tonight in which he may announce that he is not running for president again. that content part comes from the al alarabya network. were working on both stories. its 9:00 p.m., but the crowds -- this is earlier today. -- have dispersed somewhat, but theyre still there. ivan watson says its almost like a rock concert environment. well keep you posted on developments. some other big stories were following today. the pennsylvania woman k...

To want the u.s. coming in and saying, this guy is great, this guy is not so great for us. now, the channel youre watching on the right-hand side of your screen is the egyptian television channel thats going to be running this recorded message were told. not a live speech, a recorded me message. when that airs youll be seeing it as soon as we will. yeah, that point that backing by the united states doesnt necessarily do you any good in a place like egypt where less than 20% people have a positiv...

>> reporter: thats just a sense, ali, of the frustration here. interesting that the newly appointed finance minister here has made an announcement that hes going to try to give compensation to people who have suffered unemployment as a result of a week of disruptions of the normal working day here. some government officials estimating that the cost to the egyptian economy over the past week will be more than a billion dollars. ali. >> ivan, well stay on top of this and of course well follow thes...