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To be the next leader of egypt. in yemen, jordan and saudi arabia, who is going to come next could be very devastating. you saw in iran, after the revolution, as flaunt as he was was a u.s. ally. after he left, decades of anti-american sent -- >> very important perspective, thank you. >> be sure to keep it here all morning for everything happening in egypt. things are changing by the minute. first, detroit police show the shoot-out that injured four officers. ring ring.

Crude prices jumped almost four bucks settling under $90 a barrel. egypt isnt a huge oil exporter. the suez canal with moves nearly 2 billion barrels of oil. not to mention, other products traded throughout the region. if it were compromised, it affects the middle east, the mediterranean and beyond. the big question is, will the issues be contained? if not, how far will they spread? back to you. >> thank you, allison. history is unfolding in egypt. our cameras and correspondents are right ther...

Afraid of what might happen. they are afraid of the potential for violence. theres no complication of the army. the army is out in small numbers and letting the protesters go bay. they are not attacking them as they did the police. theres confrontation there. they are giving them direction, leading them in the chants, keeping traffic away from them, civilian traffic so no one gets hurt. theres one other thing that i should mention. yesterday, president obama said mubarak should take away the res...

Is a historic moment and he doesnt want to miss out. its why he was in vienna a couple days ago and got back the day before yesterday. hes starting to realize he had a important role to play. thanks so much this morning. >> thanks for having me. throughout the morning, well check with correspondents in egypt. first, more information surrounding the mysterious death of a pentagon official. is it enough to crack the case?

Coverage in egypt cut on instruction of the government. that said, this has been restored. even the mobile phone services here point the finger of the blame to the government. now, the service is restored. its an interesting dynamic. >> nic, its jim clancy. how the u.s. is playing this, trying to walk the walk on the streets at the same time they signal we would like mr. mubarak to stay in here. well give him fatherly advice. are the people in the streets buying that? have they made comments abo...

President mubarak is the man to rebuild the government. he wants to stay right on top. >> this move hasnt exactly satisfied protesters gathering across the country. we are seeing them this morning. they are hearing of mass demonstrations in cairo. the protesters are calling for peace. they want mubarak out. the protests are historic. >> this is a situation thats being closely watched here in the united states for good reason. egypt has long been a partner with the united states, a partner on the...

President, mubarak, from presidency. new leaders and the promise of real reforms. >> this is the situation being closely watched here in the u.s. we have to say for good reason. egypt has long been a crucial partner for america, the war on terror, the war in iraq. as a model, model of stability in the middle east, that takes us to the next step. president mubarak has heard them loud and clear. they reported the government, as he announced on television, the government officially resigned. but mu...

Military. i think that the government brought the military in here to calm down the situation because they felt it was the only way to diffuse the situation because the police force here in egypt was such a lightning rod insighting people more and more. they were saying they were fed up with being pushed around by police. they were beating back the police officers yesterday. it was a very, very ugly scene with tear gas flying and rubber bullets flying. today, a much, much different sort of scene...

On the other hand, of course, you have to realize that a lot of these, especially younger protesters, they have never known any other leader than mubarak. this man has been in power for 30 years. so, for them, its almost unthinkable for there to be anything else. they are quite comfortable with the fact he might step down, but clearly, they want fundamental change. >> frederick is on the scene for us in cairo. cnn correspondents all around egypt taking a look at developments in the cities. well ...

Cnnst josh levs joining me to explain. >> they are about the same things. there are specific situations in each country that got people upset. its important to understand that. lets get back to egypt and take a look at this video. i have been speaking with the experts on the scene. they all want the same thing. its about inequalitieinequalit rich getting richer and what demonstrators feel is total regime. we are talking the make-up of the protests. we have a lot of people that are at unrest. the...