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Concerns of the people of egypt. >> even if that want means the government were to fall? >> i don't think i could be clearer. i don't think the people of egypt could be clearer. we've reached a point where the grievances of those have to be addressed in concrete reforms. have to. must. unequivocal. yes, sir. >> robert, you said that the administration is reviewing the assistance posture. on what criteria is that review being hinged? what are the criteria. >> the events we're watching. >> robert, you spoke several times. >> i'm sorry. >> and, there's not been direct contact between the two head...

Succeed him in elections one way or another. you said the president talked about basic human rights and not violence in past conversations with president mubarak. has he ever discussed what many feel is a dynastic succession to him? >> i don't have a direct answer to that. let's me see if there's guidance. >> are you following the reports of gamal mubarak? >> we're monitoring the events of the entire situation. >> during the meetings today, was the scenario, the possibility to mubarak being toppled ever discussed or entertained? >> not -- not -- not in meetings that i was in. again, i think it...

Concerns of the egyptian people about what i said, association, assembly, freedom of expression, freedom -- internet freedoms. those are discussions that are had at every opportunity when anybody from our government meets with the egyptian government. when the president last spoke with president mubarak, he brought these concerns up. so when we spoke in cairo, these concerns were brought up. i would say, only in terms of going forward we continue to monitor a fast paced situation. >> finally, what can you kind of talk to us a bit about the role that egypt has played in that region and any conc...

President's pbb was about 40 minutes in the oval office. this morning, entirely on this situation in egypt, we convened not too long ago, about 12:30, a deputies committee meeting in the situation room run by dennis mcdonough, where we heard directly from ambassador margaret scobee from egypt and state department and others. those -- that briefing was relayed back to the president not too long ago in the oval office. so we have, throughout the process, our ambassador and others in the government have been in touch with the egyptian government. president obama has not spoken with president muba...

Hasn't tried to stop the protesters. hasn't opened fire on them. in fact the people on the streets have been celebrating the army, cheering them, calling on them to join the movement. if the army is no longer loyal to the government, no longer loyal to the president, then this regime could be in a very, very difficult spot, because the army is really the cornerstone of mubarak's rule. >> richard, obviously this is not the end of the clashes, as we watch this escalate along over the last four days. what do we expect the progression to be like over the next 4 hou24 hours? not many people are abi...