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Priority areas closer to the border. al-qaeda affiliate in iraq is claiming responsibility for attacks last month that killed at least 234 people. so far, nobody admitted involve in the a car bombing today that killed at least three in sadr city. the potential for violence is building in egypt. over the countrys parliament. it no longer exists officially. correspondent leland vittert tells us it was back briefly today. >> muslim brotherhood sympathizers gathered outside egypts parliament to pr...

attending the proceeding while locked inside a courtroom cage. the former president is accused of ordering the killing of hundreds of anti-government protesters during mass demonstrations earlier this year. youre looking at live pictures of hosni mubarak right now. this is an incredible moment. the idea of a hosni mubarak trial, this really marks a new moment in arab history, seeing him there standing trial for murder and corruption charges and being held in a cage. mohammed jom joon j...

Direction. starting with organizing prayers for the fallen of tahrir square who gave their lives to free egypt from the clutches of a dictator. a revolution that not only changed egypt but transformed many of these young minds. >> i was actually planning to go abroad and to work with my father. after the revolution came, i told my father, you have to come back to our country. all those outside egypt should come back and help the country. >> this 21-year-old just finished her communications degre...

Erupt in chaos. what we can see on the streets now, this is sheer elation, this is defying what so many had been afraid of for so long. >> you know, its once again im looking over some of the tweets that ive been sent. people saying, the resignation is a step in the right direction, but i pray power doesnt fall into the wrong hands. that from ray. and barassi writes in after tunisia, now egypt, which will be the next arab country? maybe algeria. people are wondering already what is going to happ...

Hearing from you. congratulations to you. more importantly, congratulations to all the people of egypt right now. this is truly a revolutionary day in the history of egypt, a proud country with thousands of years of history. were watching new history unfold and we want to thank you for all your good work. thanks very much and we hope to stay in close touch with you. >> i want to say a final word. thanks to you and you folks on tahrir square. you guys have played a great role in saving the lives ...

As we can see its had just that effect, anderson. >> fred, i have a quick question. where are all those tanks that were in tahrir square -- >> hold on one second, everybody. the vice president of the united states, joe biden is in kentucky and were told hes speaking right now about egypt. >> and we continue to stand -- >> sorry, just -- >> a set of core principles, the first is that violence and intimidation against peaceful demonstrators is totally, thoroughly unacceptable. secondly, that the u...

Really reaffirming what we have heard from this president all along that the future of egypt lies in the hands of the egyptian people but as one white house official has told our john king thats an unpredictable chapter that we are now entering. im looking forward to hearing from president obama in about an hour on what he sees as the path forward could be. >> as they celebrate in cairo in tahrir square, well be getting ready to hear from the president of the united states. well have live covera...

Clearly we know that secretary gates has been on the phone in contact with his counterpart, the military leader there in egypt. but who are they going to be able to rely on. >> we talk about the supreme council. you know, they talked about the supreme council, hes passing it off to them. does that include omar suleiman? the vice president. hes a military man in the past, but its not entirely clear to me that hes on that council. well try to get answers to that question, and so many more, about w...

That was in power. >> it took 18 days, basically. there was some violence, but it was largely peaceful. and they managed to do in these 18 days what few thought that they could do, remove hosni mubarak as president of egypt. he is now gone. we believe hes in sharm ll l l sheik, and we heard them say he is no longer the president. the egyptian military who is highly respected basically across the board will take charge. there are a lot of details that need to be fleshed out now, how long do they ...

Mubarak, and now they are gathered in front of the barbed wire, the six-foot-high wall of concertino wire, the ropes are roped off in front of the palace. now the soldiers, theyve got a loudspeaker here, and theyre playing a message to the crowd. everybody trying to quiet down to hear it. and just scenes of rapture. you know, when the statement first went out, i saw two men drop to their knees in the street immediately in prayer. this is an arab revolution. >> ivan, stand by right there, as were...