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6:07 p.m. >> reporter: you are mark, the time for not just egypt not the region of the middle east but across the world including the united states. we want to stay with this picture and these sounds because they are so compelling and so important part of history for us to see. we want to bring in another voice if all of this. doug mcelway our correspondent at the state department who has been monitoring both the comments from secretary of state hillary clinton and others coming out of the state department and the white house today. doug, are you with us by voice. >> reporter: i am, i hear you...

>> reporter: jon, it was a moment i will never forget for my entire life. the egyptian revolution of 2011, these people are celebrating, they are partying, they are jubilant with the joy that only comes after people have accomplished what three weeks ago was thought to be the impossible. thirty years of rule by hosni mubarak with an iron fist, and now this movement that has come up from the grassroots, this youth movement for freedom and for democracy has finally succeeded in pushing hosni mubarak out. all over cairo there is a roar going up, we have heard the huge, singing channels from tahri...

Egypt does, suspends this emergency be -- emergency law and they make these difficult but important steps toward legitimate, internationally-recognized elections. the military plays a pivotal role in making sure order is restored. yes, we understand this owe foric -- euphoric celebration, but we don't want extremist elements to hijack the mood of the people, and i'm speaking of the muslim brotherhood and other such individuals. so the united states knows it's egypt's decision, it's the decision of the egyptian people, but we hope that they come to the right conclusion that they want true elect...

Announcement that has electrified these people. the announcement that hosni mubarak would be stepping down. here is haw it happened. >> president hosni mubarak has decided to step down. president hosni mubarak decided to step down as president of egypt and he has decided that the higher council of the armed forces will lead the nation. jon: and that's how it happened, just about 33, 34 minutes ago. that's what set this crowd absolutely into, well pandemonium. >> reporter: this is just crossing and coming from our foreign desk, the google exec you heard me mentioning with k.t mcfarland is one o...

Military. >> yeah, you know the military has a very vested interest in the status quo in some ways. it's not just a western military. the egyptian military has the role as commercial military too, it has a role in the economy and in politics and in national security and the question is will they move the country in the direction of the reform that the opposition is calling for? i think there is still a lot of unanswered questions and we're in unchartered territory once again today as we were in some ways yesterday, so there are real challenges ahead for the people of egypt, for the region, and...