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Political climate in which we work, on this issue, the united states is largely speaking with one voice, democrats and republicans alike speaking with the same voice. this unity has been important and it will be even more important in these delicate and fateful days ahead. so i will not speak more about this today. i had planned on speaking more about it. but it's much more appropriate that we all wait and the president will deliver his statement on this in about an hour. but what is at stake in egypt and across the middle east is not just about egypt alone. it's not -- it will not just touch ...

Better than any other institution in egypt can get this job done so they're taking a little breath at the white house and they're pleased by this latest turn of events. >> yes, they have a strong relationship with the egyptian military. they trust them. people in the streets are telling the reporters they trust the military to transition the country. that, of course, is something we'll have to look out for but look at these crowds, a live image of tahrir square. fred pligeitgen i think is in t middle of this. we just the viewers to take in the atmosphere here. tell us what you're seeing and wh...

Choose the right path for egypt and the egyptian people. >> you know, as we look at these scenes, i have to ask you about the brief comment -- i don't know. can we play out the comment that was read out by vice president omar suleiman about 37 minutes ago? let's play that out, if we can. stay there. i want to just play this, again, for our audience. >> translator: i, president hosni mubarak, has decided to step down as president of egypt and has assigned the higher council of the armed forces to run the affairs of the country. >> that was it. that was it, the short announcement that was made a...

He then watched television coverage as we are watching these pictures unfold, these developments unfold, on television. president obama was doing the same this morning, looking at the scene that has unfolded in cairo, that he was there watching for several minutes, just outside the oval office, watching the coverage, as we are watching extraordinary developments take place. we've also been told now that president obama will make an on-camera statement later today about what we are seeing that is taking place here throughout the country of egypt. clearly, very significant development. the obama...

This young century, so much is in flux. >> there you have a little preview of the president of the united states might be saying within about an hour or so from now. joe biden, the vice president speaking in kentucky as history unfolding in egypt right now. he says this is a pivotal moment in history right now. a fair statement indeed. kate bolduan is over at the white house. an hour or so from now we'll hear or see the president of the united states. kate, what are they saying at the white house. any immediate reaction from what we heard from the vice president? >> reporter: well, wolf, we're...