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Where it was going to turn out like tiananmen or turn out like prague. i think it will be violent, messy, and i think a lot of hopeful people will be victims in this mess and we'll have to see where it goes, but it definitely is grim. >> we saw this telegraphed as a strategy by president mubarak, when he spoke last night, not tonight, but 24 hours ago, he was describing protest scenes as if they were violent, full of arsonists and looters. reporters at the time reporting on those real protests on the ground were instead describing a carnival-like atmosphere, people joyous, jubilant, women and ...

Mubarak. one of the key principles president obama said is no violence, absolutely no violence and so i don't know what our real leverage s i think there are a lot of people in the white house tonight who were scrambling and doing what they k i think bill daley, the chief of staff of the white house has said there's not a lot we can do you think think you'll begin to see a ratcheting up of obama sternness and bringing out behind the scenes much more into the public given the fact that mubarak has broken the deal. does what happens next depechts on whether or not the instigation of violence, ...

Grave than a mostly peaceful protest movement. does that open up new options for the u.s. or close off what used to be options for the u.s.? >> i think it closes off options, but it forces them to take some tougher options, options that have a lot of down side risks with the other arab leaders. they have to now ratchet up that pressure. the president did that yesterday, but they didn't telegraph it. they were so concerned about any kind of background information getting out. they told some of us, but they certainly didn't properly communicate how concerned the president and his team are and th...

Government. what theoretically could the u.s. government do in a situation that's evolving so rapidly? >> you're absolutely right, it is evolving at a dizzying pace and you have to be very nimble. you have to be very adept. the secretary of state said today we need to be more nimble. we need to respond more quickly. it seemed a bit lumbering, passive and i'm not saying it's not extraordinary complicated. they have to think about so many different audiences. they have to think about the other arab leaders watching to see how they treat a vallued ally, a lot of thing tass are most controversial ...

The curfew is lifted, and then go to the airport if they do want to leave. it's still a voluntary departure, but if they want to leave on a government charter, they have to do it on thursday most likely, because there's no guarantee that there will be safety going to the airport. they're now concerned clearly about either martial law being declared or about violence -- more violence being possible toward americans and towards other nonpartisans around the rest of cairo and conceivably if the government were to follow martial law about planes getting out safely, they don't want people to leave ...