we are witnessing what is probably the largest public popular uprising in the history of the middle east. president hosni mubarak has stepped aside. he has resigned the presidency. let's listen as omar suleiman, who is vice president, delivered the message in a statement a short time ago. >> translator: i, president mohammed hosni mubarak, has decided to step down as president of the egypt. and has assigned the higher council of the armed forces to run the affairs of the country. >> and that was it. basically one sentence in which president hosni mubarak stepped aside. the epicenter of this uprising, little doubt about that. it has long been identified with