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Billion. when you are a military dictator for 30 years, you are access to a lot of cash, including $1.5 billion a year in american aid. and the thinking is that he and members of his family have skimmed some of that away. >> where did he get money from did he cake take it from the pe some come from skimming military contracts, that's the theory, foreign aid. and just the bureaucracy of doing business in egypt there are fees that many say are actually bribes used to keep the economy going, keep businesses going, and fund the family's lifestyle. >> to do business, i imagine, so i've read, you ...

Good evening and welcome back to this cnn special "egypt uprising." i'm suzanne malveaux. we'd like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. the key question tonight, will president hosni mubarak stay or step down? and if he stays, how long? one important question has been answered. his son gamal will not succeed him. he guaranteed that today by resigning his high level post in the ruling national party. in germany today secretary of state hillary clinton backed the transition to a new government. now, she said the region, quote, is being battered by a perfect storm of...

Hikers accused of spying by iran is expected to get underway this weekend. sara shourd was released and returned to the u.s. last year. the other two remain in iranian custody. >> developments in egypt changing by the hour. top leadership resign -- ruling party resigning. including seemingly heir apparent to hosni mubarak, his own son gamal. national security expert at the massachusetts institute of technology security studies program. jim, good to see you. these are two leading figures in the ruling party not just gamal the son we are talking the party's secretary general. what does that tell...

The future that egypt has, that tourism will absolutely thrive. it is incredibly hard to see that right now, because of the difficulty times that the country is going through and the imams. -- and the images but i believe the future going to be great. >> neil: you are putting your where your mouth is you are building, gamal, thank you. >> my pleasure. >> neil: we are seeing the country's vice president talking to protesters. we are seeing military talking to protesters and opposition groups. what we are not seeing is progress from those talks. why that is worrisome in israel and to the region?...

To state television there, the new secretary-general ever the party is a gentleman by the name of-- a liberal wing of the party, but nevertheless, gamal we're learning-- you know what, i'm not interested in the presidency, almost as if that didn't happen. now,' leaving the leadership. and we have california democratic congressman, demanding that mubarak get out of town right now and the councilman sits on a importan important oversight committee. and what do you make of him getting out of dodge? >> i think it's a sign that dominos are falling around president mubarak first his announcement he'...