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>> well, the people in the square have taken pride in the fact that this has been, they say, a nonviolent, peaceful protest. they -- and you're right. there are not a lot of guns in the streets. we don't see a lot of that. at checkpoint where is police were taking weapons from people, in some places they were taking clubs and knives and weapons of that order. i have not seen a lot of guns in the country since we've been here in a lot of places. and that's a good observation on your part. and again, people pride themselves it is on what they see as being patient, being gradual, being somewhat p...

I would say there were dozens and dozens of young men arriving, not leaving. the mood inside of the square, music started up again, a couple of speeches. people were kind of sitting down and smiling and drinking sodas. a few were kind of clapping and singing the national anthem. and i think people appear to be ready to regroup, talk, think and wait for what could be a really interesting day tomorrow. >> they're molding their shoes up with the sole facing forward. what does that mean? what's that message in the idiom over there? >> it's one of the most extreme signs of disrespect that you can s...

We're listening to the crowd over there around you. and it's an arresting sound these last few weeks. the sound of the people. where is this headed tonight? what are the feelings you're hearing tonight about the failure of hosni mubarak to get the message, that he has to go and really go and not just faek it by giving it to his hav.p.? >> well, just a few hours ago there was electricity in the air. i've been here every day since the protesters here took to the square. when hosni mubarak began his speech, you could hear a pin drop. i've never heard a crowd so big become so quiet. everyone was s...

Obviously, there was a sense of absolute rage in the immediate aftermath of the speech. people surged out of the square tot point where we were worried about instant violence. they moved in a mass to the radio and tv building, which is heavily fortified with tanks and armored personnel chark ferps and several hundred of them just hung out there and vowed to remain there through the night. but it was largely peaceful. everybody else said well, let's go home and come back tomorrow because obviously tomorrow, they're expecting massive, massive demonstrations to start at a series of mosques around...

Square is ron allen. what is it like to be there when history get s stuck in the door? >> it feels a little frightening quite honestly, chris. when the crowd exploded with anger, it was a situation that felt very vol it. we weren't quite sure what was going to happen. people were pushing and shoving. they were trying to get out of the square, they were trying to do something, just something physical to vent their fury and their disappointment and their frustration. the people who have been there now for more than two weeks really felt like they were on the verge of something tonight. there was...