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>> the same sort of scene is unfolding in alexandria. we have live pictures in cairo showing the exact same thing. what might this mean as far as hosni mubarak is concerned? >> it would maybe to establish an authority tear general view on the street and rather than facing as they were before. perhaps recognizing that the army will crush them really to put order on to the street. and it gave the impression that it wasnt clear who was making the decisions about security here. >> nic, were going to...

There. youre not only feeling the anger of the protests, the anger of the people who have no communication with the outside world. we can only imagine this will anger the people toward the government. >> john jensen, a journalist with the daily news in cairo. he was at one of the protests earlier today. i want to get him in here and get him on the line as quickly as we can. john, what did you witness today? >> jim, i was at a protest on the geezer side of cairo. what started at around 500 people...

London and has stayed there. im not sure what to make of it. i would be surprised if mubarak has fled because it would seem more likely that he will try and do something, to broker some kind of a deal. but in any event, the decision remains his, whether hes in cairo or london and my suspicion is that he is in cairo. and will he have to decide whether he will get in front of this change or whether hes going to be dragged, kicking and screaming. >> yeah, that is the question. thank you very much, ...

Because weve got a very pan nor r panoramic view and we can see hundreds of people on the bridge. i know that there are demonstrations going on everywhere, even in my neighborhood, which is a leafy quiet neighborhood. there are demonstrations on it. these scenes are being dum pli indicated in many places around cairo, if not all -- many parts of egypt as well. >> and another question, you said that people were cheering when you said that you were from cnn and you were out and about in the crowds...

In the near future, address the egyptian people if he hopes to diffuse the crisis. >> secretary cohen, stand by. i believe we have -- >> nick robertson, these protests for all of you watching in the united states and around the world have taken place over the last few days, not just in cairo but in alexandria and in suiz. the world is watching and also waiting for president mubarak. secretary cohen mentioned that you would like to hear from the president. we would also like to hear from the pres...

Secretary cohen. >> we can confirm that that was gunfire. that was from our live position in cairo. of course, we dont know where the gunfire is coming from but we know that the egyptian military has been on the streets there for at least an hour or two. >> uh-huh. >> even if the military is calling for all of us to go home, barricade our sefts at home for the next 13 hours, we are not going to do it. even though they are welcoming the military units in the streets of cairo, its anyone guesses h...

Obviously, but theyre also not going to rush to judgment right now. i mean, the most important thing is to have some calm, some reasonable judgment and figure all of this out. i was talking to a white house official a short time ago, talking about the fact robert gibbs moved his briefing from 1:00 p.m. eastern to 2:00 p.m. eastern. i understand from the official the reason is theyre considering bringing in maybe one of their national security officials to be with robert gibbs to talk about this....

Single demand, that president hosni mubarak leave power now. >> ben, i know its difficult for you to speak because youre breathing in all of that tear gas and the other things in the air. we appreciate your staying with us. reuters was reporting there was smoke coming from the ruling partys headquarters in cairo. do you was reporting that there was smoke coming from the ruling party headquarters in ki row. do you know anything about that? >> well, i can see down the road in that direction and th...

And were following this breaking news out of egypt. a curfew now in place ordered by the president there, president hosni mubarak. thousands of people still in the streets. the egyptian military called out. trying to get people off the streets. the riot police are there, much hated by the protestors. weve seen violence against the demonstrators and riot police, some of the protestors calling for the ouster of president hosni mubarak. this all has great implications for the united states and how ...