this is a democratic ecstacy here. thrilling. even while the 3 30-year-old google executive who is on line organization of the protest and 10 day detention made him a national leader even he thought they had won. >> dream come true. dream became true and whatever we have been fighting for since the 25th of jan is now being realized. >>reporter: we are following today's events in egypt. very closely. and we'll have more to say as this plays out. but about what is absolutely clear is that we are witnessing history unfold. >> i got the same information you did. that there is strong likelihood that mubarak may step down this evening. >>reporter: cia director and president obama about said the administration clearly expected him to step down today. but mubarak again confounded expectation by revving to leave office. the white house has been putting a lot of pressure on mubarak to resign immediately. but in today's speech and in what many say is a direct snub to president obama, mubarak said he's staying put. more now from about abc ch