you can see this ring has been established by the tanks. yesterday at this time, there were thousands of excited demonstrators here chanting down with mubarak and allowed to come right up to the tanks. today we see the army is being much more strict with the people and limiting them in their movements here in the streets. most are chanting here, perhaps the first pro-mubarak person i ve seen, chanting long live mubarak. i m hearing cheering from down the street, perhaps hidden by the trees here. not sure what s happening right now. gathering some attention of the bystanders here. the first sign of a gang here in front of the headquarters of state television. john, i d like to mention to you a conversation i just had with an egyptian/american, who said he was out in the streets overnight last night, john, with a kitchen knife in a local
detested by a majority of the population. it took four days of protests for him to call the army into the streets, which says to me that he has crumbled already. what is happening in egypt, the internet is shut down, army is in the streets. police have been pulled out. as we re hearing from correspondents in most neighborhoods and that s saying to me, it s a regime panicking and wants the entire country to panic with it, and it says please stay and protect us. ejich egyptians protecting themselves telling the mubarak regime, go, we don t want you. this is our moral imperative to support egyptians that want freedom and dignity. let me ask you about the muslim brotherhood as well. some members of the muslim brotherhood have been marching with protesters, but keeping a lo profile. how concerned should the united states and other countries be
that unfortunately chose stability at the cost of freedom of my people in egypt. they are saying we deserve freedom and dignity. egyptians are saying we will save our country ourselves and get rid of mubarak, but they want the moral support of the international community, and i urge to ample phi those voices of ejust a minutes and urge president obama to give complete moral support. we re not asking to be rescued. we just want administrations around the world to say clearly we are with the future and with the people of egypt who want freedom. that s all we want. and what about president mubarak, mona? how long do you think he can hang on? do you think he is going to be finished after this? hosni mubarak is already finished. what you are seeing in egypt now is a regime that is crumbling. mubarak is in total denial. he thinks he can stay in a country where he is hated and
the images really give you a sense of what s happening in egypt. drama as its unfolding. people say this is a berlin wall movement. it s hard not to be moved. but it s more confusing if you re not watching and trying to make big decisions. the u.s. government has found itself in an awkward position in egypt. they have been supporting the mubarak regime the past 30 years, but is now offering moral support to the protesters. we are joined by mona from new york. you want this to happen. you want this change to come. what do you think president obama s move is right now? i think president obama is caught in a bind. the u.s. administration this is one of the many administrations
continuing coverage of the turmoil in egypt as day six of the crisis unfolds. the anti-government protests there not only threaten the regime of hosni mubarak, but they could also jeopardize a long-standing peace. israeli officials are treading lightly and saying little about the civil insurrection in egypt and how it may impact israel s peace treaty with egypt brokened back in 1979. kevin flower live in jerusalem. good morning to you. i m wondering about the israeli military this morning. is it already on high alert along the border? reporter: well, randi, the israeli military is not saying anything to that effect. but needless to say, they would be on high alert. be monitoring events closely in