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Stepped down as president. however, it looks like they're going to be here for at least the time being celebrating. as i look around, there are more and more people flooding the square as we speak. >> all right. chapman bell, thanks very much. we'll go back to you in the streets of cairo at liberation square. a washington bureau chief joins us on the phone. thanks so much for joining us. what kind of reaction are you seeing outside cairo? what kinds of reaction are you reporting in other parts of the arab world? >> one word -- jubilation all over the place. there is a tremendous joy. people ar...

These 17 days, we've watched the protests go from as i said, everything from violence to chanting, to and almost carnival-like atmosphere at one point and have seen the violence, that struck so many people, including some of our own at one point and has been an unbelievable moment to watch unfold. will it happen, bill? that is the question, right now. bill: as we watch the scene in cairo, there is breaking news in washington. two days now, a second u.s. senator says he will not seek re-election. who that person is, in a moment and back to the chanting in cairo, as we continue, here, breaking n...

Is not a good sign that he is in control. the prime minister was on state tv a short time ago, insisting he was. if reports are true that he has left it would indicate that his claim to power might have slipped loose. there are reports coming in at the moment, but from the way the people are behaving and the fact that the military a short while ago and had been hostile to the media are in a much nicer mood and reaching out indicating that things are turning the tide here. the majority of reports would overwhelmingly indicate that it would be in the favor of the people and the people of egypt f...

Pay no taxes the minister of defense is the head of military production. they own farms. they own businesses. they own industries. they are inextricably linked through privilege and perks to modern egyptian politics. how this plays out? will the military accept a more reduced role? will the united states push the military to accept a more reduced role in the new egypt? all these questions will bear centrally on our interests in this very volatile and complex region. jon: aaron miller has been an advisor to half a dozen secretaries of state in the u.s. aaron, thanks. >> a america sure. jenna: a...

Biggest day could be tomorrow for the protests. leland, thank you so much for all of the reporting you have brought us and, much more to come this afternoon, if indeed this turns out to be the case. if mubarak does indeed step down, what we do know is the military is telling the people your demands will be met, you will be happy with what you hear this afternoon. lots going on in cairo and our thanks to leland vittert. bill: and, mark kirk a naval intelligence officer serving in afghan, iraq, haiti and bosnia, with me in studio, in new york, senator, thanks to you, brought you to talk about wa...