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>> but it's not clear how much influence the u.s. really has on this spiraling situation. six miles from liberation square, the embattled egyptian president was protected by armed troops, tanks, and barbed wire in his presidential palace. in interviews with christiane amanpour, mubarak was defiant. this is whether what he told christiane amanpour. >> i am not the kind of person to run and he said i will die on egyptian soil. when i asked him whether he would step down now, he said you know, i've been in public service for 62 years, and now i'm fed up and i want to retire. but if i resign now, ...

Onlookers were saying "they killed him" in arabic, but the condition of the man was unknown. reporters and human rights workers were under siege. scores of western journalists rounded up by authorities and attacked by mubarak supporters in the streets. u.s. officials were quick to respond. >> we condemn in the strongest terms attacks on reporters covering the ongoing situation in egypt. this is a violation of international norms that guaranty freedom of the press and it is unacceptable under any circumstances. >> but it's not clear how much influence the u.s. really has on this spiraling situa...

This spiraling situation. six miles from liberation square, the embattled egyptian president was protected by armed troops, tanks and bashed wire in his presidential palace. in interviews with christiane amanpour, mubarak was defiant. this is what he said. >> i am not the kind of person to run and he said i will die on egyptian soil. when i asked him whether he would step down now, he said you know, i've been in public service for 62 years, and now i'm fed up and i want to retire. but if i resign now, he said, there will be chaos. >> with the attacks on reporters continuing, it becomes harder ...

Covering the ongoing situation in egypt. this is a violation of international norms that guarantee freedom of the press and it is unacceptable under any circumstances. >> but it's not clear how much influence the u.s. really has on this spiraling situation. six miles from liberation square, the embattled egyptian president was protected by armed troops, tanks, and barbed wire in his presidential palace. in interviews with christiane amanpour, mubarak was defiant. for calls from the u.s. for him to step down quickly. this is whether what he told christiane amanpour. >> i am not the kind of pers...