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To be the next leader of egypt. in yemen, jordan and saudi arabia, who is going to come next could be very devastating. you saw in iran, after the revolution, as flaunt as he was was a u.s. ally. after he left, decades of anti-american sent -- >> very important perspective, thank you. >> be sure to keep it here all morning for everything happening in egypt. things are changing by the minute. first, detroit police show the shoot-out that injured four officers. ring ring.

Crude prices jumped almost four bucks settling under $90 a barrel. egypt isn't a huge oil exporter. the suez canal with moves nearly 2 billion barrels of oil. not to mention, other products traded throughout the region. if it were compromised, it affects the middle east, the mediterranean and beyond. the big question is, will the issues be contained? if not, how far will they spread? back to you. >> thank you, allison. history is unfolding in egypt. our cameras and correspondents are right there in the thick of it. next hour of cnn news room starts right after the break. [k that is some info...

Afraid of what might happen. they are afraid of the potential for violence. there's no complication of the army. the army is out in small numbers and letting the protesters go bay. they are not attacking them as they did the police. there's confrontation there. they are giving them direction, leading them in the chants, keeping traffic away from them, civilian traffic so no one gets hurt. there's one other thing that i should mention. yesterday, president obama said mubarak should take away the restrictions on facebook and twitter and restore phone services. the phone services have been restor...

Is a historic moment and he doesn't want to miss out. it's why he was in vienna a couple days ago and got back the day before yesterday. he's starting to realize he had a important role to play. thanks so much this morning. >> thanks for having me. throughout the morning, we'll check with correspondents in egypt. first, more information surrounding the mysterious death of a pentagon official. is it enough to crack the case?

Coverage in egypt cut on instruction of the government. that said, this has been restored. even the mobile phone services here point the finger of the blame to the government. now, the service is restored. it's an interesting dynamic. >> nic, it's jim clancy. how the u.s. is playing this, trying to walk the walk on the streets at the same time they signal we would like mr. mubarak to stay in here. we'll give him fatherly advice. are the people in the streets buying that? have they made comments about how washington is taking a stand? >> reporter: yeah. they have a lot to say about that. they r...