they said to themselves, the egyptians, if a small country of tunisia could do it, why not a proud distinguished nation like egypt do it with thousands of years -- >> wolf, stand by. >> yeah. >> because we want to find out, what is the reaction. ivan watson is at the presidential palace where this statement was issued, whether it was a tape recording, it came through state-run television. ivan, hold up your telephone, give us an idea of what the crowd reaction is where you are at the presidential palace. >> jim, take a listen. the crowd is cheering. it's just a few yards from the walls of the presidential palace, which up until a few minutes ago, were a sign of -- were a symbol of power for hosni