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Coup. what they said, we are meeting to consider and study the situation in order to protect the higher interests of the egyptian people. no mention in that communique of the president. and in the president's speech, there was no mention of the army. so there seems to be something of a split. not on the surface, necessarily. but certainly, the rhetoric would indicate that. >> all right. ben, thank you so much. we're now going to be join by a blog here has been at the protests virtually all week. she will join us via skype. what sense do you have about what's being organized through the social ...

I don't think anyone could have ever -- things keep snow balling so fast. there are so many different scenarios that could happen. one thing everyone agrees on, tomorrow could potentially be extremely violent. could it turn very bloody simply because people are extremely frustrated. they're extremely angry. the president's speech, his last speech at least made some people feel some empathy toward him. this speech was extremely father know best style. and even the vice president when he appeared after it, was everyone go home and don't watch al jazeera or don't watch satellite channels. they're...

Climax to it. >> let's keep our fingers crossed that hopefully there is no violence. we'll bring in ron who we had last night. you may remember. a fascinating observation about vice president suleiman in egypt. what is your take? suleiman is the person who has been given all this power by the president, president mubarak. who is he? what do we expect from him? >> reporter: suleiman is in a tighter spot than he was yesterday. i think i said last night, eliot, this regime like many of the regimes, you're hopeful. they seem to be responding to people power. but i think the history shows that they...

And it is pointed. it is direct. it is the first time that i recall the white house has said very directly, emergency law should be lifted and now. in this statement, the white house also said the egyptian people have been told there was a transition of authority. but it is not yet clear that this transition is immediate or sufficient. this is a dramatic moment. the white house clearly distancing itself from president mubarak's speech. a speech that disappointed, if not just the protesters. perhaps the entire world it had been waiting to see him resign or do something more dramatic. meanwhile,...

Building. >> all right. ramy, thank you for your continuing coverage and we'll be chatting with you in days ahead. >> stay safe. >> all right. this is a day that began with exuberance and excitement and ened with rage. what does it mean and what happens next? >> i think the most important thing is that the army has decided to side with mubarak. there was this question of where the army stood. and by making this decision, what the army has decided is that in order to consolidate its own power, remember, egypt is a military dictatorship. the army has enormous privileges, economic, political, soc...