[ male announcer ] accu-chek aviva. born in the usa. live pictures of cairo right now. tahrir square. we're going to go back there just a few moments and jack cafferty is here with more on egypt in "the cafferty file." >> dealing with politics in the middle east can be a little like juggling hand grenades, but some think that the obama administration is making a mess of its response to the crisis in egypt. the white house is sending mixed messages. first, president obama said egypt's transition, quote, must be meaningful. it must be peaceful, and it must begin now. i think that was last week, unquote, and it looked like the administration was taking steps to increase pressure on hosni mubarak to step aside. well, maybe not. since then, mubarak has made it clear he's not going anywhere until september, says he needs to stick around to maintain stability. so the administration is changing its tune.