wedeman and professor ajami and john king. ben, in terms of a reaction to mubarak's address tonight, obviously the protestors in the square were outraged. it's not what they want to hear. they say they're going to continue to protest. but they are only a small percentage of the people of egypt. how do you think this speech is going to play in the rest of the country? >> for many egyptians, it's going to be defusing the chris toys a certain extent. many people are worried, not necessarily about the fate of mubarak, although this sentiment does seem to be in favor of him leaving at some point. what people need is to get back to work, to get money out of the banks, to get their kids back to school, to get the railroads moving again, to get life moving again, because the economy is at a stand still. people just don't know how to handle this thing as long as the country is in this state of paralysis. so some sort of defusing of the crisis is welcomed by many egyptians. >> professor, when you heard mubarak make this announcement