mubarak, and now they are gathered in front of the barbed wire, the six-foot-high wall of concertino wire, the ropes are roped off in front of the palace. now the soldiers, they've got a loudspeaker here, and they're playing a message to the crowd. everybody trying to quiet down to hear it. and just scenes of rapture. you know, when the statement first went out, i saw two men drop to their knees in the street immediately in prayer. this is an arab revolution. >> ivan, stand by right there, as we're looking at scenes playing out on the streets of cairo. we've got more news coming in. suzanne? just getting this, obviously the world is watching the developments out of egypt as well as president obama, just got an e-mail from the white house, saying that the president was informed of president mubarak's decision to step down during a meeting in the oval office this morning.