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Thank you so much. as you play witness to history, we are watching it along with you. thank you. >> caller: thank you. >> don't go away. we'll be back in a moment with the coverage of the revolution in egypt. hey boss! do we have aflac? nah. we have something else. but if you're hurt and miss work does it pay cash like aflac does? nah. or let you spend it in any way you want like for gas and groceries? nah. or help with everyday bills like aflac does? nah nah nah. [ male announcer ] there's aflac and there's everything else. visit aflac.com for an agent or quote. aflac! how can expedia now sav...

Bystanders on the sidelines. we are going to make sure this is orderly, there's no violence or chaos on tahrir square. once mubarak resigned, there were the scenes of jubilation with soldiers and the civilians. the difference was they weren't letting people go on the tanks. they were asking people to get off the tanks. after the announcement, there were a lot of people on the tanks. people taking pictures on the tanks. kids getting their pictures taken on the tanks. it was a different mood where you could see the weight of the responsibility for all this had fallen off their shoulders. many of...

Government hasn't commented on the fall of the mubarak regime. kevin, a delicate balancing act for the israelis given that egypt is at the center of the world and hannan ally. >> absolutely, randi. they are walking tight rope here. they have not come out and said anything publicly. they are in a bit of a mind. they don't want to be opposed to the down fall of a dictator in power for 30 years, but at the same time, they are very worried about the stability in egypt. the israeli armed forces chief of staff is quoted as saying stability in the middle east is preferable to democracy. that sums up ...

Will pass on to a younger generation. that remains to be seen. >> reporter: another member, sami enan. he's the commander of egypt's army. he's 63 years old and spent considerable time training with the u.s. military. he was in washington holding military talks when the protests first broke out. keep in mind, all four egyptian presidents since 1952 have come from the military. mubarak, himself, was a form ee commander of the egyptian air force. 168,000 active personnel. reserves of 479,000 more troops. the u.s. has close ties with egypt's military providing more than $1.3 billion in military a...

People bargained for or fought for. it took the egyptian people 18 days to sweep mubarak out of office. >> now, the clean-up has begun. frederick joins us from cairo. we have to ask, what is the mood like there now. are people still celebrating? >> reporter: they are still celebrating, randi. i's a cheerful mood. if we pan over liberation square, yes, it is still filling up. there are a lot of people out there. i have the impression they are not only the same people in the demonstrations the last couple years, but families coming to see this place that has become so symbolic for the change in ...