[singing] >> reporter: that's just a little bit of the egyptian national anthem. now, this protest started around 11:00. got started perhaps a little bait late. and again, the -- a little bit late and again, the chants for freedom for the egyptian people and the vow and threat, if you will, is to stay out here until mubarak steps down. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, kraig. you are find continuing coverage of the uprising in egypt at ktvu.com. click on the egypt tab near the top. once there you will find a link to a special section. >>> this morning a transformer fire in walnut creek scared residents and briefly shut down a busy road. these are pictures from newschopper2, the fire broke out shortly before 8:00 on geary road. it happened inside a switching yard for east bay m.u.d. and did not cause a power outage torrezs but the smoke -- for residents but the smoke and and fire was seen. >> then the fireball came up. the fireball was higher than the trees. i had had to hang up from 911 because i wanted to get my daughter. >> he thought it

and they sang the egyptian national anthem and have the egyptian flag. >> our struggle continues from it is just proof that we can bring down dictatorship and have democracy. the people are able to make big changes in our world. >> i do not care about mubarak. i care and now about how our future, only. i wcare what happens, tomorrow. >> those changes are going to also of social changes. local professor comments. >> this tradition is radical, throw the entire civil society in egypt. women have reported demonstrating in other cities in egypt. reporting and not to be arrest that is a big deal. that changes on the social lovell as well. they country committed to a better levelling played all levels. >> stay with us with all details all of reactions, all details about the latest www.kron4.com >> and let us check-in with henry. he has been at the white briefgloria ferrera >> we have descended into the caves. this if whiddling >> what is this? but will show us how you do it this. this process is hundreds of years old it is rotating each bottle several times a day. >> and how far? >> we have

. >> fleeing the country, tourists and the egyptian nationals had to the airport. welcome to at "bbc world news." public demonstrations across the region that continuing as there is change wanted in yemen. in his first interview since protests began, the egyptian president said that he would step down now, but he fears chaos. president mubarak says that he would never run away from egypt and that he would die on the egyptian soil. protesters continued to occupy part of tahrir square. the situation remains tense. >> id has been a day of barricades, blood, and stones. the protesters have organized themselves. collecting ammunition, tons of rubble to ruffling at the president's supporters. >> she is saying, mubarak destroyed egypt. look at what he is doing to us. he should just leave. it has been a week and a half a protests and a day and a night of violence of exhaustion. before all of this, he was building a business. >> we are here to send our voice. >> he had just arrived from his job in london. >> mubarak is an egyptian. at some point, and he will realize that we

this was a last attempt at egyptian nationalism. these people would see these are dictates from the west that he should go. this will not wash. these young people are too smart to be played out like this. i think there were great expectations and he fell way below these expectations. i am afraid for egypt "-- i am worried for egypt tomorrow. >> what is your worst fear? >> by worst fear is i did not know whether the disaster will start tonight or tomorrow. but we are in for a big, big confrontation. i hope the egyptian army will not confront its own people. its people are absolutely angry on the streets. the person who wrote that speech is it totally out of touch, living in a bubble that never landed in egypt for all of these days we have been through. >> what about the army? until past midnight, around 18 of these protests, it was said it was there to protect the people. they told the people in the square that all of your demands will be met. and tonight, the people found out that was not true. >> i think it is the last ditch attemp

. >> couric: but that didn't stop some egyptian nationals like karim, a financial planer who lives in switzerland, from coming to cairo to take part in the most historic moment egypt has seen in his lifetime. >> there's a cost to change, that's what we're paying now, but i would rather we start reforms now than wait 30 years to get a new president. >> couric: the opposition here in egypt is made up of many factions and many different view points. but they all share one common goal: removing hosni mubarak from power. elizabeth palmer has that part of the story. >> reporter: as these protests have grown bigger, they've grown broader, touching the hopes and dreams of all egyptians. ( speaking arabic ) "enough," she says. "it's our right to have change. it's our right to have something new." >> all egyptians, we do not like you. please, mr. mubarak, can you go out? >> reporter: opposition politicians were in the thick of it, too. doctor osma ghazali harb is the head of the liberal democratic front party. >> for the first time in egyptian history from pharaoh till now egypt has a genuine r

they sang the egyptian national anthem and hoisted national flags of many countries. ♪ >> just to tellveryone that egypt is safe and come back. we are ready to host a lot of people. maybe millions and millions that we used to have so we are ready. please come to egypt. >> it's estimated the egyptian tourist industry suffered losses of more than $30 million per day during the three weeks of anti-government demonstrations. the tourism industry generates more than 10% of egypt's gross domestic product. many believe the revival of the industry will be key to the country's economic recovery. >>> north korea is trying to create a festive mood as the country's leader kim jong-il marks his 69th birthday on wednesday. on the international figure skating event and a flower exhibition were held on tuesday, the eve of the leader's birthday. state-run media reported that a helicopter delivered goods or gifts to residents on a remote island. on the same day a gala ceremony was organized in pyongyang, but neither kim nor his third son and heir apparent, kim jong-un atte attended. at ceremony the coun

. >> reporter: cnn's anderson cooper, at cairo's famed egyptian national museum. >> this is clearly an prevent the world from seeing what's happening. and they're succeeding right now because, you know, we don't have a lot of pictures out on the square. and that's incredibly frustrating. >> reporter: this reporter from icelandic tv, shaken violently, brought to his knees. accused of being a foreign spy. escaping with the help of two locals. then, came word that one of our team, coming in from the airport, had been car jacked. stopped by who they thought were citizen police. but this was different. abc news producer, brian hartman. >> he said, so help me god, i will cut off your head. and goes like this. all around, there are other people saying, cut head now. cut head now. it was terrifying. we really thought we were finished. >> reporter: but instinct would kick in for akram, a veteran war photographer. hugging and kissing an elder in the mob of angry men. it worked. the journalists who have been attacked and pushed from the square, hope the images haven't been pushed off the world st

. >> and fleeing the country, tourists and egyptian nationals head to the airport. welcome to "bbc news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. coming up later, public demonstrations across the region increase the appetite for change in yemen. >> in the first interview since protests began more than a week ago, the egyptian president hosni mubarak has said he would step down now if weren't for fear of chaos if he did so. he told abc news he would step aside when his term in office is up. president mubarak also said he would never run away from egypt and that he would die on egyptian soil. jeremy reports on the day's events. >> it's been a day of barricades, blood, and stones. the protesters have organized themselves, making shields out of scrap metal. and collecting ammunition. tons of rebel flinging out of the supporters. she's saying, mubarak destroyed egypt. look what he's doing to us. he should just leave. it's been a week and a half of protest, and a day and a night of violence, exhaustion, and pain. before all this, this man was

is an egyptian national and works in dubai. >>> these they are the highlights of many a kid's birthday party but now some parents will have to come up with plan b. joe vasquez reports one bay area city just let the air out of those bounce houses. >> reporter: children at play will always find a way to put themselves in the maximum danger. as such, bounce houses could not be more perfect. kids jump and jump with sheer joy. >> they really do like it. i mean there's that colorful dotel. >> sure, some will inevitably collide. it's all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. the city of walnut creek, wary of the lawsuits, has required paid permits for the last two years. you could only rent bounce houses that promised to protect the city from lawsuits, now, given a 50% park staff reduction, and the fact that most families don't even bother to get the permits before long down a bounce house at the park grass, they want to pull the plug on the inflatable playground and ban them from all city-owned property. >>> i understand there's insurance liability but come on. the kids got to bounce. >> r

the google executive is an egyptian national and works in dubai. >>> mark zuckerberg says he was being stalked by a man on facebook and in real life. the ceo has obtained a restraining order against a man who is ordered to stay 300 yards away from zuckerberg, his sister and girlfriend. the suspect apparently visited several facebook offices attempting to ask zuckerberg for money. there are also reports he was also stopped by security outside zuckerberg's home last month. >>> it is 4:38. let's get our first look at weather and traffic. we'll start with jim bernard. we hope we see a little more sunshine but i know it's changing, the times they are achangin'. >> we have a little more sunshine for you, sydnie. we are not quite into the gloom yet, although we are seeing the cooling continuing. however, it will be brief. we are going to warm up again through the end of the week. not as dramatically as last weekend but we'll see a bit of a bump. you see the winds ramping up today. out over the hills we are looking at wind gusts around foster city around 42 miles an hour. in the high country d

." >>> egyptian president hosni mubarak has told the nation in a televised speech that he will not run for the next presidential election scheduled for september. mubarak spoke on state-run tv on tuesday night. >> hundreds of thousands of egyptians took to the streets earlier in the day to call for the president's resignation in defiance of a curfew. more than 100,000 people gathered at a square in central cairo, and over 50,000 held a rally in the second largest city, alexandria. the demonstrators include many women and children, indicating the anti-government movement is gaining the support of the general population. protesters remained in the square in cairo, but no major clashes with the security forces have been reported. >>> meanwhile, u.s. president barack obama called for an immediate peaceful transition of power in egypt. in a speech on tuesday, obama said he had spoken earlier with president mubarak by telephone and conveyed his opinions. >> he recognizes that the status quo is not sustainable and that a change must take place. and what i indicated tonight to president mubara

egyptian. >> i am so forth national. my son called me from washington and said, i don't know how lucky you are because at least as a news guy, not a person, to be in washington with al jazeera cover, for the arab world 9/11 on that day and all the people like watching that. and to be with al arabiya is now becoming number one satellite station in the region. and also carrying for people. these i mean historical moments. i am really pleased because here in egypt i came back to egypt after 24 years of living in the states in washington as a journalist. and to be lucky, really, to witness history become written, in front of us, the last revolution that happened in egypt was in the old dynasty. before the builders of the pyramids. since that time, you could talk about-- things like that. but not something as massive and as big as this one. i also sense that egyptians as i walk the streets today, after the announcement, there is a sense of pride because they believe they are from a great country. and they believe that a great

nations development program. it was actually led by an egyptian. that was group of arab academic social scientists and economists asking really why is the arab world so lagging in the basic indices of human development and they said it's very simple, it's a deficit of freedom we have, a deficit of knowledge and of good education and a deficit of women's empowerment and that's what needs to be overcome. unfortunately that report came out a decade ago. the arab league based in cairo, basically would not allow it to be december semi-nated from there. i think it was originally publishd from here in amman at the time there was a jordanian who was part of the publication and we didn't hear from it since basically. and that was such a warning bell of what was needed and it came out right at the time of 9/11 and unfortunately those deficits are here only bigger in terms of women's empowerment, freedom and knowledge and education. >> rose: what are the lessons for the united states in the way it conducts its foreign policy when a leadership of a country fav

the google exec is an egyptian national and works in dubai. >>> signs of a slight thaw today in relations between north and south korea. military officers in the two nations held talks inside the demilitarized zone. south korea's defense media agency provided footage of the meeting. it is the first official dialogue since the north carried out an artillery strike on a south korean island back in november killing four people. today colonels met in a border village to work out logistics for higher level discussions between their defense chiefs. >>> time now 5:13. caltrain bracing for massive cuts so how is its ceo justifying a $400,000 pay check. >> plus, it is one person mark zuckerberg wants to defriend. the stalker who has the billionaire filing a restraining order. ie ,, ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of st

. >> reporter: cnn's anderson cooper at the egyptian national museum, with a cameraman and producer, he had to pass through a pro-mubarak crowd to get into the square. he is confronted. >> as soon as the first guy tried to reach out and grab the camera we instantly turned around and were determined just not to run because we thought if we ran they're going to get emboldened and chase us and who knows what will happen. so, we walked very fast, but it was -- you know, it was tough. it was completely out of control. >> reporter: one of the things we took note of, we're not dealing with militias. these are almost unidentifiable. >> and it's very strange. people in the crowd would be like, let me help you and take a punch. i've been hit now like ten times. >> reporter: today, egypt's vice president went on state television, seeing to place part of the blame on journalists, accusing them of bias, siding with the protesters, fuelling the anger even more here. >> this is clearly an effort to prevent the world from seeing what's happening. and they're succeeding right now because we don't hav

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and the egyptians need national leaders not american populace with american agendas if people support el baradei it's only because they hate mubarak. which is why amidst the chaos he gyptian find themselves turning to each other for protection and reassurance. but the latest word from the opposition campus that they have given more barak and told friday to meet his demands they are saying that they are prepared to meet with his vice president omar suleiman but they will they will not meet with mubarak directly to discuss their concerns for mubarak himself we're hearing that a state of the nation televised address is in the pipeline but when this will happen and what exactly he will say remains to be seen many people here hoping that he will at least announced that he does not plan to stand in the next elections. or while they is internationally eyes a suitable candidate for the u.s. there are still those who think he isn't courting the support of the west or british journalist yvonne ridley believes that his recent talks with u.s. officials have done little to clarify his possession.

and the egyptians need national leaders not american populace with american agendas if people support el baradei it's only because they hate mubarak. which is why amidst the chaos he gyptian find themselves turning to each other for protection and reassurance the latest word from the opposition group is that they are prepared to meet with the new vice president omar suleiman and talk about the latest reforms this is something that's sort of been offered them late yesterday so this could be some kind of indication of some kind of resolution to this but having said that though the opposition still have put forward their demands and the latest we understand is that they've given the barak told friday to apply to them. well for more on what's happening in egypt on are joined live by yvonne ridley a journalist who's in london for us yvonne to you wrote the arab world has finally woken from its slumbers after years of being drugged and mugged by the west but the latest batch of wiki leaks documents that we've seen it claimed the protests in egypt were backed by the united states what's your

has yet to be recognized by the eighty million egyptians he hopes to whom the good and the egyptians need national leaders not american populace with american agendas if people support el baradei it's only because they hate on barak. which is why amidst the chaos egypt and find themselves turning to each other for protection and reassurance policy r.t. . and washington has been financially supporting the country for years and is heavily invested in its political agenda but when it comes to openly supporting the incumbent president or his suggested replacement some say washington is playing on both fields to avoid losing out. right now we see being promoted by a number of important actors including important actors in the united states like freedom house that has been sort of tisha sleep funding resistance groups in egypt however it is somebody who's been out of egypt for years he's somebody who promotes neo liberal reforms the same kind of that have caused the of an economic devastation in egypt and who doesn't have a real lot of credence within you know broadly within egypt and hasn't been involv

is yet to be recognized by the eighty million egyptians he hopes to who are good and the egyptians need national leaders not american apartments with american agenda if people support al baradei it's only because they hate on barak. which is why amidst the chaos egypt is find themselves turning to each other for protection and reassurance. now whoever it is egypt's next leader will have to deal as an immediate priority with the situation on the ground and that is a situation that seems essential supplies in food and fuel running low we hearing that a.t.m. is out of cash we're hearing that supermarkets literally have nothing else to sell so that is a priority people displayed on the streets and we're just hearing word that the latest figures are more than one hundred thousand people who have gathered into his square here in cairo so those numbers are swelling and it certainly seems at this point in time that organizers woolwich they've goal of some one million people pushing for their demands are given the all that is happening right now these protests have been going on for over a week hundreds

and the egyptians need national leaders not american populous with american agendas if people support el baradei it's only because they hate mubarak. which is why amidst the chaos he gyptian find themselves turning to each other for protection and reassurance. all right i'm very sorry but we seem to have lost connection with a correspondent in cairo poulos. in the thank you all with do you stay with us there's always more news views blogs on our website. on all the stories that we're covering this hour here's just some of it was what you do online at the minute the u.s. and you have imposed a wrong. over december's post-election violence they say the bans will only be lifted when everyone detained on school grounds is really. find out what happened when a top supermodel got her claws into russia's prime minister to talk big counts on boxset. russia is commemorating the man who presided over the fall of the soviet union on the country's turbulent transition to democracy today would have been a eightieth birthday remembered for his weeping reforms his legacy four years after his death s

and the egyptians need national leaders not american populace with american agendas if people support el baradei it's only because they hate mubarak. which is why amidst the chaos he gyptian find themselves turning to each other for protection and reassurance policy r t cover that washington has been financially supporting the country for years and has have all invested in its political agenda madam believe this could be the reason behind its so-called involvement in the uprising blogger hand remark from canada says the west is the looking for a man they can control. i think their real agenda is to move mubarak and put in someone they can control like el baradei and the and the protestations of support for mubarak are are basically window dressing there's no question in my mind that this whole uprising has been orchestrated by. what i call globalists this is another color revolution and that the people of egypt a while their grievances are justified they're being there their grievances are being exploited in order for the globalists to ratchet up their control of the joe the people wh

and the egyptians need national leaders not american populous with american agendas if people support el baradei it's only because they hate barak. which is why amidst the chaos he gyptian find themselves turning to each other for protection and reassurance. now we're just hearing word that the jordanian king abdullah has fired his government and appointed a new prime minister now this follows demonstrations in jordan over the past few days no doubt as word of that filters down to demonstrators here on the streets of cairo and other egyptian cities it will cool their excitement and only add to the momentum we're witnessing today where protesters certainly want to believe that this is it but that does not seem to be the message coming from the egyptian president he has done nothing to meet their demands other than reshuffling his cabinet appointing three new figures but essentially keeping most of the ministers in the same positions mubarak did say that he wanted to talk to the opposition party she said it through his vice president but the opposition parties now say that the time for

and the egyptians need national leaders not american populace with american agendas if people support el baradei it's only because they hate mubarak. which is why amidst the chaos he gyptian find themselves turning to each other for protection and reassurance but the latest word from the opposition campers that they have given will buy and told friday to meet his demands they are saying that they are prepared to meet with his vice president omar suleiman but there they will not meet with mubarak directly to discuss their concerns. and while observers say that el baradei is america's favorite candidate to take power in egypt some say he doesn't identify himself with the wets british journalist even relate told us here that are baradei is first visit with u.s. officials didn't do that so well. what is interesting after that meeting with the u.s. ambassador the u.s. state department put out an order calling all americans to get out of egypt so i'm not sure how well that meeting with the us ambassador violent i don't think bars i actually sees themselves leadership material he probably se

the slogan has an emotional feeling of this attachment to the egyptian and to nation. -- tunisian. this does not mean the fall of the constitutional monarchy. they want an elected government. these are the main themes of this gathering. >> we're going to have to leave it there. i am sorry to interrupt you. thank you for your time. thleader of one of the oppositin parties. the london olympics may be 17 months away but it is not too early to start marking your calendars. >> the big build is almost finished. it is time for the big sell. well were continued at the aquatic center, olympic officials were releasing the competition schedule for the 17 days of the olympics. london 2012 is 17 months away. for the man in charge the next few weeks -- for the man in charge, the next few weeks could be critical. >> it is important to get the information out so people can get planning their days at the games. they know where, when, the price, and they have 42 days from march 15 to figure out what budget, what they want to see and how they will do it. >> what are the highlights? >> the first event

with twenty four hours a day so the egyptian president hosni mubarak has to address the nation later tonight the cia says it expects he'll resign however the country's information minister has denied the egyptian military forces have announced they are siding with the protesters and that the president will meet their demands it's been more than two weeks since the mass uprising in the country which has been accompanied by a wave of violent clashes between pro and anti-government protesters well these are live pictures from cairo central square where massive crowds are staying put as you can see they're refusing to leave until the president stands down with immediate effect. a professor at the u.s. naval war college michael ross says the money the u.s. has been pouring into the barracks corrupt regime has been with the direct aim of securing american influence in the middle east as he told me earlier. the u.s. got. in a sense step by step it got sucked into our. approach to the middle east where the middle east became the greater middle east including pakistan the most important focus

nation and tried to cling to power. he said he would handle his respond to his vice president, omar suleiman. but protests erupted throughout egypt, in alexandria and delta towns. in the southern egyptian town, the national democratic party offices were attacked. mubarak's party. in the north, the sinai town. one thousand protestors tried to free political prisoners in jail and exchanged gunfire with police. then key members of mubarak party turn against mubarak. now isolated, see on friday mubarak resigned, and crowds erupted and cheers across the country. question -- what is the impact of mubarak's exit on the nations in the i middle east? pat buchanan. >> uneasy from morocco to the gulf. but this 12-hour hiatus, what moved? i think the military said we can no longer keep him in trial. the military made the call. and the military -- while demonstrators deserve enormous credit for courage, the military has vital interests in economics and politics, it's got half the governors, it's putting together -- all the presidents in power. and i think they are not interested in the kind of government that you're g gng to get from a fully free and fair democratic vote because they've got lines t

now, we did hear a little gunfire about ten minutes ago in the direction of the egyptian national museum. the crowd didn't act like it was live fire. could have been shots in the area. there is also tear gas. this situation has suddenly gone very tense, as tense as it was last friday. >> we can hear the noise in the distance in the street behind you. earlier sirens and car horns there. now we can hear the people there. >>> some of the pressure on president mubarak to leave office is coming from president obama. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has the details for us there this morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. the president will not say it in public but wants mubarak to step down sooner or later before the september elections. mr. obama told reporters mubarak understands the status quo is not sustainable. >> what is clear and what i indicated tonight to president mubarak is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful, and it must begin now. the people of egypt, particularly the young people of egypt, i want to be clear, we he

after weeks of antigovernment the egyptian president prepares to address the nation bring you live pictures from. the cia says it expects him to step down within hours fuelling further criticism that the u.s. is pulling the strings that. the new exodus christians in iraq driven out of their country with attacks targeting the minority group. a surprise visit by the president. transport security in russia as to me. personally major lapses of one of moscow's main train stations. some u.s. politicians famous for the blue advising the world on democracy it seems the american people are being turned into the object of ridicule. from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day the egyptian president hosni mubarak has to address the nation later tonight the cia says it expects he'll resign however the country's information minister has denied the report gyptian military forces have announced they are siding with the protesters and that the president will meet their demands more than two weeks since the mass uprising in the country which has been accompanied by a

i address you today, it directly to the people of the nation, farmers, workers, muslims, and christians, elderly and youth, each and every egyptian man and woman on the countryside and in the cities and across the nation, i never sold power or influence and the people are all aware of the harsh conditions where ice shoulder the responsibility. what i offered to the nation in times of war and peace. it is not my nature to betray it or abandon responsibilities. my responsibility now is to restore the security and stability of the nation. to ensure the peaceful transition of power and provide security and saving the people and safeguarding of the people. to pave the way for this bill is to be elected by the people in the upcoming elections regardless of the current circumstances, i did not intend to run for the coming presidency. i have exhausted my life to serving egypt and its people. however, i am keen on and in my career for the sake of the nation in a way that guarantees handing over the battered -- the banner. in the few months remaining in my current term, i will work to ensure the measure and procedures that will guarantee o

nation. he called on the protesters to go home and said the egyptians must unite. but the opposition warns that egypt will explode when the opposition leader called on the army to save the nation. welcome to the egyptian capital, cairo. this is the scene live from tahrir square tonight as protesters come to terms with the speech by their president. contrary to their expectations and hopes, the president said he is still staying in power to keep his promise of a peaceful transition of power, but president mubarak did tell the nation that he was transferring some of his powers to his vice- president, omar suleiman. his announcement was responded to with anger and fury and despair by the protesters who have gathered for the last 17 days. not just in central cairo, but in many other cities of egypt. there are reports tonight that some protesters have left the square and moved towards state television buildings. there are also some reports of protesters vowing to march towards the presidential power -- the presidential palace some 20 kilometers away. omar suleiman also a

many planned to head to the capital, but the egyptian authorities canceled a national train service. a million stro mar was called in alexandria. in nearby jordan, the king has fired a the government and ordered the new prime minister to carry out what he calls, "true political reform." this is a after a week of opposition protests demanding political and economic reform. the demonstrators and jordan say that the government has dealt to provide a decent standard of living. an islamic opposition group imdiately criticized the choice of prime minister, saying he is no a reformist. i am joined by a middle east analyst. what is your interpretation of this move by a the king? >> he understands that the wind of change is blowing in the middle east. his own people could pour into the streets. in fact, they did so last week. the message of the jordanian population was not down with the king, but get a new government. this is what he is trying to do. he is trying to take the lead off this basket that is about to explode. >> if you look at everything we have seen in this region since the begin

nation. >>> good evening, and it was another giant day in egypt, a day when images told the story as egyptians build a new nation after the downfall of mubarak. we took note of this today, the polishing of the lions as volunteers, everyday citizens cleaned the famous lions on the nile bridge. a job they said the government had ignored for years. and today, swelling support for the military. men embracing the guards, and the children climbing up onto the tanks, and this evening, the military has answered two crucial questions about the power to a civilian government and the long-standing treaty with israel. jim sciutto starts us off from cairo tonight. >> reporter: good evening, david. the military trying simultaneously to soothe concerns overseas and at home. internationally, says it will follow the peace agreements including the peace agreement with israel at home. it will inshuure a transition ta f free democratic state. the goal the protesters have been fighting for since the beginning. they have traded their flags and fireworks for brooms. sweeping up tahrir square, even skr scrubbing the