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And peter finn are joining me. what do you make of that answer right there. do you think the intelligence community maybe missed something there? >> i think they missed something here in this sense. nobody could understand what happened and the fact that the army and police abandoned and he was gone. but as soon as that happened, and facebook and twitter and all these things brought this revolution together, everybody was saying this could be a 1989 as it were across the arab world and the fact that they were surprised by what happened in egypt rather surprises me. >> okay. peter, i want to pl...

Listen. >> that it be a transparent inclusive process that sets forth concrete steps that people who are engaged in it and looking at it can believe is moving towards an outcome that will permit an order ly. >> the comment on the report had been subject to an assassination attempt some four days ago. she was reacting to that with secretary of state clinton when she said this only emphasizes the need for an orderly transition. she points to an explosion as well today. later claimed by the egyptian government to be the result of some leaks, some gas leakage there at the facility.

Richard, many thanks as always. the obama administration may be shifting tactics. speaking from the white house yesterday, president obama suggested that mubarak should consider how history will remember him. >> the key question he should be asking himself is how do i leave a legacy behind where egypti is able to get through this period. my hope is he will end up making the right decision. >> good morning to you, mike. >> good morning. >> president obama described egypt's president as proud, referred to him as a pariot. >> the administration from the president on down has been eager to knock...

Train. they are sitting and watching events unfold like we all are. this is being driven by the protesters in the central square in cairo. she talks about focusing on the vice president. the newly installed vice president of egypt, and his name is omar suleiman. president mubarak has already said he will not stand for election. he will not put himself forward as a candidate. but there is a sense here the administration wants him to leave sooner than that and that is part of what's going on here. she has a very circumspect but telling comments if you have a

Prevented. we see calm in the square. we see the armies still standing between the promubarak forces and we see what appear to be fruitful and real negotiations happening. the government has rallied around him. yet we have this economic squeeze happening as well. and so there. i would say right now the u.s. is open to either solution where mubarak remains in egypt maybe at a seaside resort or a solution where he leaves the country entirely. i don't think the obama adm administration has an opinion on this. i think they want this transition process to begin now.