hosni mubarak is no longer president. >> now we are egyptians. now we are egyptians. >> president mubarak has left cairo with his family for his egyptian seaside palace as the military takes over power. the u.s. president barack obama has called on the country's military to ensure a tradition -- transition to genuine democracy. >> a very warm welcome to bbc world news america and around the globe. in a dramatic turn of events, the egyptian president hosni mubarak has stepped down. the announcement came after 2.5 weeks of huge street protests in cairo and other cities. it was greeted with ecstatic jubilation. the power now rests with egypt's armed forces. >> welcome to the egyptian capital cairo, a country which exploded in celebration hours ago with the announcement that president hosni mubarak, president for the last 29 years, was resigning and that the army, the military council was not taking over. this may now be a military rule in egypt, but in the streets below, not just in cairo but in cities across this country, the people feel that the vi

the question is, will it be enough to force hosni mubarak out? there are people in egypt who are pushing for a compromise. a group of distinguished egyptians known as the committee of wise men has a proposal. for hosni mubarak to remain president until elections this fall but stripped of power. his vice president would take

>> egyptians learned that the rule by hosni mubarak is over. >> egypt has been born anew, that's how one opposition politician has described the euphoria now sweeping the country. we're looking at live pictures right now from cairo. after 30 years at the head of an authoritarian state, president hosni mubarak has been forced out of office by the popular will of the people of egypt who have taken to the streets in millions over the past 18 days. his resignation was announced on state television a couple of hours ago by his deputy. more than a million people are gathered in cairo's central ta hir square celebrating the successno carrier >> this is our moment, we young people will build a better power. he was reportedly flown out by this helicopter. as president, the country's future lies in the hands of the military, but that isn't dampening the mood across egypt. in a matter of moments, the mass protests turned into a sea of jubilation, celebrating the victory of people power. >> we go right now to that party in liberation square and our coordinate. kareem, what's the mood? can it get

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now that hosni mubarak resigned.nt obama the senior military adviser is going to the middle east. he will be and jordan, israel to put to ease the concerns. >> the china media is downplaying the egyptian democracy. perhaps if that country will fall into chaos? china is concerned about similar events and the threat of communism on power. and with public demonstrations are not allowed in china if we all remember tenement's square. , " what the weather? >> and we will have bryan give you the other news. >> good morning. the weekend is here and nice weather is here. sunshine and warm temperatures this afternoon. starting cool but by this afternoon, those readings will be in the upper 60s and low mid 70's and our warmest spots. sunny to the day and some clouds forming for tonight and more clouds for tomorrow. today, looks like the best day. sunday is still nice but not quite as nice. clouds coming our way afternoon on sunday with temperatures dropping five-10 degrees. this will lead of to change in the weather pattern. by

brotherhood, formed in 1928, is the world's oldest and most influential islamic movement and hosni mubarak's sworn enemy. illegal in egypt, but tolerated to a point. its members frequently harassed and arrested by mubarak state police. as a social charity, the brotherhood's won over many egyptians, and in 2005 they startled mubarak by winning 88 legislative seats, about one- fifth of egypt's parliament. but last year, they boycotted or lost every seat in mubarak's rigged elections. the brotherhood rejects violence with some exceptions, and for that groups like hamas and al qaeda have denounced them. but even here some critics worry that the brotherhood's political rise is a possible gateway to islamic extremism. fiercely pro-palestinian, hardcore members want israel wiped off the map. others strike a more moderate tone. john alterman is a middle east expert and analyst in washington. i spoke with him via skype today. so for all their talk of nonviolence, is there a part of them, at least, that is a little scary? >> i think what's most scary about the brotherhood is that we're not really sure

. >> 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 building a business. >> he has just arrived from his job as a doctor in london. >> mubarak is an egyptian, and i think at some point he will realize that we all want democracy. so the people have said the word. >> the battle of the square and the stones intensified in the afternoon. they broke out

normally, this military who is heading this is hosni mubarak himself.know hosni moved far it was not present, and it was a very important and very interesting thing. even his vice-president, omar suleiman, was not present in this meeting. in this meeting, they decided that this council is going to permanently meet now in the military communique number one. this is the sign that they say they meet permanently ended the get the communicate's numbers, which means others will follow, more numbers. and means that they are really going to be thinking they will be in charge. which means that probably this military council took over power now from mubarak himself. or at least the military wants to show that they make independent decisions from mubarak. that is the minimum. >> is it the situation in cairo but also throughout the country and with the military? >> it is for the whole country. what is going on with mubarak is very contradictory. there are reports saying that he is on his way to some kind of internal exile. there are other reports saying he might ha

it's beginning to change. >> hosni mubarak! >> 300 meters away, a pro mubarak demonstration was underway. they fear cairo could go the way of baghdad. >> the president after a long time, it's now. iraq, saddam go out in one day, ok, destroyed. >> why are you frightened? >> long live mubarak, they shouted, drowning out any further discussion. their fervor presents a challenge to the pro democracy activists, do they want change enough to withstand this? >> latest headlines for you on become world news this hour, in kireo, at least three people are killed, hundreds injured in the protests against president hosni mubarak. the u.s. has condemned the violence and insisted that political change and transition should start now. well, the question on the lips of everyone in egypt, of course, is whether or not president mubarak should go now or in september as he has pledged to do. some of the supporters, some of the members of the secret police are clearly not afraid to display their support. our middle east correspondent found that out

were expecting to see an aircraft, something, departing cairo by the close of business today with hosni mubarak on board. instead, this man's photo pretty much sums up the reaction of an entire country. when it came time for his speech to the nation on television, mubarak seemed defiant instead. he said all regimes make mistakes, and he said he's cheated death before. so even while the protesters were chanting "get out, get out, mubarak," even though the egyptian army had started the transfer of power, mubarak is still calling himself the president of egypt. though he has passed most of his powers, apparently, to his vice president. there are now predictions tomorrow's protest will be the largest in egyptian history. it is a fluid and highly confusing situation tonight, volatile in fact. we begin in cairo, once again with our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. so, richard, how is it? again, this news organization, others, the white house, people in america, people in egypt and around the world thought this day would end with mubarak's departure and it didn't. >> reporter: sources, bria

the president of egypt, hosni mubarak, has resigned after more than two weeks of mass protests against his authoritarian rule. president obama has welcomed mr. mubarak's resignation, describing it as just the beginning of egypt's transition to democracy. well, the events of the last few hours are the culmination of 18 days of protests. there's been a carnival atmosphere at times. and occasions when thugs took to the streets in the name of the president. our cairo correspondent john line looks back now on how people power won the day. >> it's been 2 1/2 weeks that have transformed egypt and maybe the world. determined protesters who defieded every threat. challenging decades of authoritarian rule. i was there on that first day when young egyptians took on the riot police and shed their fears. >> these are amazing scenes. the police keep trying to disperse the protesters but they just keep pushing them back. and tear gas, they've used water cannon but the protesters throw rocks at them and the police throw the rocks back. and they just come and coming and coming. pushing on forward. >> i

they say they 1 hosni mubarak 2 lead. they are trying to put it upside down -- they say they want hosting a bar to leave. -- kosovar -- hosni mubarak to leave. most of the demonstrators are very skeptical. at the square, they were dancing, they made something with paper around his neck. "do not worry, i will not stay for 30 yrs." theyre basically making fun of suleiman. >> thank you so much again for those insights. in other news, the war crimes trial of the former liberian dictator has entered its final phase in the hague. and the closing arguments, they said that taylor bore the most responsibility for the eight problems in sierra leone in the 1990's. taylor denies the charges, which includes inside the murder and . after a brief adjournment, he refused to return to the koran. earlier, his lawyer walked out from the courtroom after they refused to accept me to documents. and one man said he ordered last month's deadly suicide bombing at moscow's international airport that left 36 people dead and dozens wounded korea alr

the heart of cairo turned into an urban battle field when the pro hosni mubarak demonstrators invaded liberation square. the clashes began outside of the egyptian museum. kabul stones ripped from the pavement and used as weapons. anderson cooper was among the targets of the violence. >> punches us in the head. stay first started going for the cameras. they didn't want pictures taken. i was using a flip camera, which they didn't notice. they kept trying to grab us. there was no control. >> reporter: as the number of injured mounted, the army separated the two groups, that did not stop the violence. these pictures show cocktails being dropped from the rooftops. the military used water canons to control the claims. president obama condemned the violence and warmed peter maggiore about resisting the will of the people. >> that time is now. >> reporter: christine connelly, kron 4 news. >> the protests are being watched closely by experts who study the politics of the middle east. >> reporter: cocktails lit up the night sky in cairo. steven says he is not surprised the government appears to

en el mundo árabe. >> se siguieron de cerca por el presidente obama que antes del discurso de hosni mubarakdiendo el cambio. >> pero mubarak dijo en su discurso que no aceptaría ninguna intervención o dictados del extranjero y no llegó a lo que el director de la cia según río antes en una audiencia. >> el xcomité de asuntos exteriores sostuvo una audiencia. >> su presidente está preocupado por un futuro que podría ser más peligroso para estados unidos y para israel. >> si pensamos que mubarak es un problema ahora, se ma' unning nano cómo lo van a hacer los graves problemas con la hermandad musulmana. >> un miembro del comité de inteligencia pone su fe ahora en el ejército. >> veo el ejército como un proceso de estabilizoción pero no re prep siva porque los generales quisieran escuchar pero los soldados vienen del pueblo. >> un ejército que ha recibido miles de millones de dólares de estados unidos y está influenciado por él. >> por otro lado está en una situación que muchos no respaldan pero que en egipto puede ser que funcione bien. >> los militares entran y toman el poder por un tiempo. >

bring the leader of parliament in, which is not necessarily the best outcome, the thought is make hosni mubarak goes avenue -- off to his resort house and does a bit of gardening. gwen: the rehort option? >> the resort option. the other is that president mubarak every year goes to germany for some medical treat metropolitan and there's the thought that this may be getting time to do that. gwen: and stay in office? >> it's not only face saving, it's space creating because what they would like to do at this point is get him out of the political center so that vice president sull i aman -- suleiman, the former intelligence chief, and others can begin to get into this dialogue with the people on. street and with mohammed elbaradei and ooments gwen: i want to ask, i'm also curious, there were a lot of efforts made to try to head this off. the envoy they sent used to be great good friends with hosni mubarak and was supposed to talk him into leaving. was that mission just a complete failure? >> well, he's not gone yet, is he? >> well, but shortly after that, he announced he would not run. these things

they have set friday as the deadline for hosni mubarak to step down. after a week of violent demonstrations, this protest was more family oriented with men, women and children voicing their opinions and standing firm in their demands for a new government. >> we're not gonna leave this square until hosni mubarak leaves egypt, as soon as possible. >> i hope by the end of the day we see changes. >> protesters set up their own checkpoints to mixture no one brought in weapons and the military -- to make sure no one in weapons and the military promised no retaliation. >> john kerry called upon the people -- hosni mubarak. >> i believe it's upon hosni mubarak to help transform this moment into the new egypt. >> in the meantime, kay rowe airport is still jammed with foreigners. the u.s. state department said they evacuated 1200 americans yesterday and expects to transform another 1400 more in the coming days. a big storm is intensifying. the storm is bringing snow, heavy, freezing rain, and creating blizzard-like conditions in some parts like chicago. there's

president hosni mubarak was a former general himself. the deputy of the former president, of course, was an army general himself. so there are some concerns on some things. and so it remains to be seen, as a matter of fact. >> in washington, president obama said the egyptian people had made clear that nothing less than genuine democracy would carry the day. >> there are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. this is one of those moments. this is one of those times. the people of egypt have spoken. their voices have been heard. and egypt will never be the same. by stepping down, president mubarak responded to the egyptian people's hunger for change. but this is not the end of egypt's transition. it's a beginning. i'm sure there will be difficult days ahead, and many questions remain unanswered. but i am confident that the people of egypt can find the answers and do so peacefully, constructively, and in the spirit of unity that has defined these last few weeks. >> with me here in the stud

supporters hosni mubarak have attacked opposing and now targeting foreign reporters. cnn, p- bbc have all that are arrested, and hosni mubarak the ongoing crisis means that he cannot give up power. his term ends in september. and this samantha hayes reports. those protesters are not going to likely give up. >> protesting through the egyptian city of dead with the hosni mubarak resignation, immediately. and-egypt--and the supporters of the regiment finally attacked. this time, egyptian soldiers stood by that it tried to separate the group. also, as a promise from the egyptian government to investigate the wednesday's attack. >> and to have these iin the investigations. >> of violence on wednesdays in the main square in cairo killed five people and injured 800! journalists, injured and several were how rests and secretary of many more arrests, and the secretary of state teller clinton is urging for a peace. >> there is a clear sign to protect threatened to. >> the u.n. secretary is calling for the to step down. the rights of protesters reporters be protected. >> the fre

hosni mubarak responded to the american people's request for change. this is not the end of egypt's transition, it's a beginning. i'm sure there will be difficult days ahead. >> once the celebrating stops, president obama said egypt must lift the emergency powers in place and hold free and fair elections. what happens next in egypt is far from clear. right now, the military is in charge. today the troops on the streets celebrated with civilians. it is significant that early on the military said it wouldn't fire on protestors. some said the generals may have been hedging to see which side would come out on top, and the military men now in charge have had close ties to hosni mubarak for years. tonight, we spoke with a uc berkeley expert in regime change and he has concerns. >> the military could still choose to tilt things in favor of one force or another. a lot of generals are used to doing things hosni mubarak way. >> it will be noteworthy how soon elections are held and if the power of the president will be reduced. stay with ktvu and www.ktvu.com. we

hosni mubarak responded to the american people's request for change. this is not the end of egypt's transition, it's a beginning. i'm sure there will be difficult days ahead. >> once the celebrating stops, president obama said egypt must lift the emergency powers in place and hold free and fair elections. what happens next in egypt is far from clear. right now, the military is in charge. today the troops on the streets celebrated with civilians. it is significant that early on the military said it wouldn't fire on protestors. some said the generals may have been hedging to see which side would come out on top, and the military men now in charge have had close ties to hosni mubarak for years. tonight, we spoke with a uc berkeley expert in regime change and he has concerns. >> the military could still choose to tilt things in favor of one force or another. a lot of generals are used to doing things hosni mubarak way. >> it will be noteworthy how soon elections are held and if the power of the president will be reduced. stay with ktvu and www.ktvu.com. we

stayed in central cairo after another huge rally demanding the resignation of egyptian president hosni mubarak. there are reporting of gunfire near the square. protests build friday as the day of departure but president mubarak is still hanging on to power. activists are saying that, although they plan demonstration, people are encouraged to return to work. >> from early this morning, they were celebrating what they were calling the day of the departure with special chants for everyone arriving in the square. the party was premature, the president didn't go. but the hope that he would meant thousands waited patiently through security checks to get into the square. they all wanted to be part of it and a changed egypt. >> enough is enough. >> the chant is "down with hosni mubarak." if the boy had tried that two weeks ago, his father would have stopped him quickly before the police heard. now everyone joins in, in the heart of cairo. facebook is a political slogan. across the middle east, social networking is helping people outmaneuver the police. >> we are on our way to see the new egypt. but i'

demonstrators in egypt demanding an end to the world of hosni mubarak -- the rule of hosni mubarak. the vice president has handed that a declaration of martial law. the white house has criticized the steps they have taken to meet the concerns of the protesters and said the annual aid is dependent on restraint and reform. john lyon reports. >> almost by the hour, the symbols of state power are slipping away. this is the egyptian parliament, just around the corner from the protests in tahrir square, but earlier today, anti-government protesters simply took over, with no resistance from the security forces, and now there is a caricature of hosni mubarak hanging from the gate. the protestors say he was elected fraudulently, and they believe they have used their positions to enrich themselves, and they have come here in great numbers to prevent parliament from operating, and to keep the government for operating normally, as well. she is filming on her mobile telephone as the protesters are in the street. others were outside, celebrating the demise of the hated institution. >> ignorant, p

hosni mubarak seemed to address u.s. attempts to manage the situation. >> we will show that we are not followers of anybody. that nobody decides for us what we should do. >> reporter: former nobel peace prize winner emerged as a possible leader for the opposition. through his twitter account he called for the military to take over. otherwise predicting that, quote, "egypt will explode." some are concerned about the muslim brotherhood power after hosni mubarak leaves turning egypt into another iran. >> there is no indication that the muslim brotherhood comprised a majority of public opinion or public sentiment. >> is it possible the results may not end up in the best u.s. interests? >> we can't presume to know exactly what the results will be but it is in the united states' interest in egypt and elsewhere over the long-term that there be genuine and deep rooted democracy. >> reporter: here is more from president obama's reaction to hosni mubarak's speech. he said "too many egyptians remain unconvinced that the government

but in the end, it was 18 days of peaceful protests at the heart of this effort to push hosni mubarak out of cairo after 30 years in power. and it succeeded. while a major task lies ahead in governing a nation of 80 million people, the largest in the arab world, it was an electrifying moment when the egyptian vice president hastily announced the president was gone. cairo erupted. other governments sat up and took urgent notice. as president obama put it today, egypt will never be the same. cairo is still roiling with excitement and celebration where our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, again begins our coverage. richard, what a day and good evening. >> reporter: good evening. there are still people out in the streets. they are cheering. they are saying "with our souls, with our blood, we sacrificed for egypt." and they believe with this popular uprising, that is exactly what they have done. the people have risen up and toppled a police state. it was supposed to be a day of defiance. after friday prayers, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered in tahrir square. they

we just got word that hosni mubarak has left cairo, maybe left the country. so, we are going to go to the presidential palace, where there is a large demonstration, mostly ant anti-mubarak people, but some supporters, as well. we're going to check out the security situation. along the way, thousands of people making the 13-mile, two-hour walk from downtown to the palace it was an absolute river of rue manty along the broad avenue. an amazing sight. we are on the road to the presidential palace. we're still probably a half an hour by foot to the palace and this is just a river of people stretching miles behind me and miles in front. at the palace, the crowd grew and grew. they knew mubarak had left town but it wasn't enough. >> he came yesterday and said, oh, we're here to protect, we're here to do whatever you guys want us to do and he still misleading the people. it's got to end. it's got to end. and today, i think, my person opinion, it's going to end that way. >> reporter: soldiers guarded the palace behind coiled wire. and then, in an amazing gesture, the

the question is will it be enough to force hosni mubarak out? there are people in egypt who are pushing for a compromise, a group of wished egyptian ---- distinguished egyptians has a proposal. for hosni mubarak to remain president until elections this fall but stripped of power. his vice president would take over immediately, the parliament would be dissolved and the protestors would get amnesty. it's hard to believe the people in this crowd would buy into any deal for hosni mubarak to remain president even if it's only in name. >>> and obama obama administration officials tell the "new york times" about some of the possible exit strategies given to egypt's president. among them, going to his home or going to germany for a medical checkup. >>> well conditioning -- congresswoman gabrielle giffords is recovering so well, that her husband has decided to go back into space. astronaut mark kelly is set to command adults ---- a shuttle mission this april. he's been on leave since his last was shot in the head last month during that shooting rampage i

on some level by the hosni mubarak government. but the people we are seeing attacking the square now are hosni mubarak supporters. some of them are government employees. it simply does not happen in egypt without official sanctions. >> if any of the violence is incity gated by the government, it should stop immediately. there is no sign the protestors will back down until hosni mubarak leaves office. they declare friday the day they want him gone. he has offered no evidence he will agree to that demand. >> reporter: this seems like the beginning of a civil war. >> it's going to get worse. >> the government has started to bring back internet service and they have eased the curfew giving people a few more hours of freedom, even though protestors have ignored those curfews. >>> they argue they are not getting what they signed up for. grace lee shows us why they are suing the bay area chain. >> reporter: well, here's what is at the center of this controversy. it's a safe way club card. you use it when i go through the -- when you go t

this is the day protesters want president hosni mubarak gone for good. they've declared it the day of departure and plan to march to his polls aby masses demanding his immediate resignation. mubarak says he wants to quit but fears that would bring even more chaos to the country. for a second straight day thursday, opponents and supporters of the regime squared off. egyptian troops created a buffer zone between the two sides. but it didn't last long. even for doctors treating the wounded, the mission is personal. >> i will not leave this place until the president mubarak go away or i will die in this place. >> reporter: the obama administration is reportedly talking with egyptian officials about ways to resolve the crisis. their discussions are said to include having mubarak step down now, instead of when his term expires in september. secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the violence thursday, and called for a smooth political transition. >> the egyptian people expect a meaningful process that yields concrete changes. >> reporter: u.s. lawmakers a

authorized by hosni mubarak >> tens of thousands are canted liberation the square. army tanks are all around. they are-tak camping out it liberation square. >> the minister muslims want the solutions, the elitists and wanted to. >> they wanted this, and a settling in for a long haul even with a smoking section, and a non-smoking cessati. we're here for the long haul. >> singing, dancing, and even hosni mubarak his slogan with stoning from a process protesters. >> what is this? >> do have a name for this? >> yes. >> revolution. >> the human rights watch is based on hospitals and cairo and other egyptian cities compared that figure of 300 people possibly dead. (music) >> the wind is going to possibly increase. with the satellite the warm, dry air is bringing us times with 70's and even 80s dominating. and notice this cloud diving down from the south. and that is going to pick up the winds overnight. futurecast, 10:00 p.m. however overnight. gusting up to 20 m.p.h. and even 35 m.p.h. near fairfield. continuing to early morning. wide-spread with 20 m.p.h. continuing unt

hosni mubarak also has to be careful here. the potential for mob rule, the potential for things to deteriorate so the crowds turn on him personally is considerable. i actually feel that people are playing with fire. egypt today started to move exactly in the direction none of us wanted to see. >> couric: when do you think the army will step up? >> a few more days like today where the situation begins to spiral out of control, and the army essentially either continues to look feckless and weak in the face of the crowd or is forced to use violent means against the demonstrators. i don't believe that's an acceptable choice for this army. so i think sooner rather than later this phase of things needs to come to an end, and i truly hope that the u.s. government is privately communicating this message to the leadership of the army and to the vice president. >> couric: richard haas. richard, thank you so much. as we reported, when violence erupted today, the military did not try to stop it. as elizabeth palmer reports, so far the mil

the chant is open but down with hosni mubarak." if the boy -- the chance is " down with hosni mubarak." if the boy had tried that weeks ago, he would have been disciplined by the authorities. across the middle east, social networking is helping people. >> we are now ready to receive new egypt. but i am sure that will not be easy. >> hosni mubarak is going to go? >> so far it looks like he is not going anywhere. he is very strong. and he plans on staying. that is what i think he will do. >> they are realizing egypt is not to nietzsche -- tunisia where the regime collapsed within days. a small tear from demonstrators when the field marshal came to the square this morning. but the army showed today how egypt has not changed. troops secured what had been the front line between the two sides. the armed forces had been at the center of power in egypt since 60 years ago and its commanders do not like disorder. you can see what the army like to do here. presenting the protesters means they cannot cause trouble somewhere else. -- protecting

they were all appointed by hosni mubarak. so how did he lose their support? terry mccarthy now with that part of the story. >> reporter: hosni mubarak's fate was sealed yesterday when a handful of top military leaders convened a supreme council and didn't invite the president to their first meeting. >> we saw this meeting and all of us said "that's it." >> reporter: even before mubarak announced he was stepping down, the supreme council was issuing communiques, promising to lift the three-decade-long state of emergency and saying they would not detain protesters. as the protests grew larger this week and spread across the country, paralyzing the economy, the military was forced to choose. either they had to ditch the president they ushered into power back in 1981, or shoot protesters in the streets. the protesters won. with 468,000 members, the egyptian military is the largest in the arab world. it controls an estimated one- third of the egyptian economy, but is still respected by the people. in the past week, soldiers have earned more goodwill by effectively

." >>> after 18 days hosni mubarak is out. and egyptians are celebrating. but what happens now? >>> tonight a temporary victory for people who department want smart meters. the drastic steps they took to get pg&e's attention. >>> it comes from the cops. looks like a real ticket. but it's not. some bay area police use them to get drivers to pay. how to protect yourself from the snitch ticket. >> i feel swindled. >>> good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm dana king. it took 18 days to get rid of a president in power for 30 years. last night egypt's president refused to step down but then this afternoon cairo time protestors got what they wanted. when egypt's vice president went on state-run t.v. and said this. >> celebration, celebration, celebration. >> president hosni mubarak has decided to waive the office of the president. >> and cairo eruptedded. tonight hosni mubarak is 250 miles from cairo. egyptians say they have regained their dignity. after years of watching their country slowly lose its role as the center of the arab world they are ready for a new egypt. >> could you bel

lo más alto, de forma pacifica, piden lo que hace once días piden, la renuncia del presidente hosni mubarakbles sustitutos, el futuro del presidente no parece seguro, y el pulso está en lo alto. >>> gracias, ahí estarán desde el cairo. >>> la crisis repercute en todo el mundo, argelia, yemen, y estados unidos se concentra en la salida de hosni mubarak de egipto. >>> advirtió que todo el mundo observa, y que un proceso ordenado deberá comenzar ahora mismo. >>> no somos nosotros lo que determinaremos su futuro, pero le dije que regresar al viejo sistema no funcionará, ni la represión ni la violencia. >>> dijeron que no negocian el cambio. >>> el presidente obama lo dejó bien claro, que nosotros, primero la decisión de quién va a gobernar egipto, es del pueblo de egipto. >>> es respetado por el pueblo y tiene una relación de 3a 0 años, con el pentágono. >>> en mis discusiones, me aseguraron que no dispararán contra el pueblo, y quieren una negociación pacifica. >>> algunos amenazan con bloquear la asistencia militar a egipto, pero aún hay mucha incertidumbre y no se debe tomar la acción adtirt

una semana, hosni mubarak, rechazó los pedidos de nuncia.jornada de violencia, y enfrentamiento, de dos grupos, por un lado, los opositores de hosni mubarak, que llevan 3 días aquí, por el pedido de cambio de régimen. >>> q se vaya. >>> los partidaríos del presidente, que marcharon, a caballo, y camello, armados, para enfrentarse, y desalor por la fuerza esta planta tomada hace 9 días, las imágenes desgarradoras, están dejando un número importante de personas heridas, que fueron trasladadas a hospitales. >>> hay que destacar la auncia de policías, y los militares, estuvieron neutrales, en el interior de los tanques, y evitaron cualquier intervención. >>> esto fue tierra de nadie. >>> luego de lo que pasó el viernes, luego de los saqueos, convocaron a u nueva marcha del mlón, esperan que con esta marcha,finalmente, el presiden q gobernó con mano de hierro por 30 años, abandone el poder, nadie sabe qué puede pasar en este país, regresamos. >>> gracias, reportando desde el cairo, en américa las reaccion, fueron distintas, cuba y bolivia, rechaz

in the lawmaker's plan to preserve services. >>> egypt's state run tv said egyptian president hosni mubarak is about to issue an important statement. this is after he left cairo. he is in the red sea resort town of sharm el-sheikh. thousands of protesters continue to demand that president mubarak step down. again, these are live pictures of protesters. protesters were angered yesterday when they expected president mubarak to resign. instead, he said hoe would stay in csh -- he said he would stay in office and transfer power to the vice-president. some of the tweets said hosni mubarak will never see cairo again. we've been disappointed before. >> all right. back here at home the search for missing couple from the palm spring area has become an investigation into a suspicious death. that's after a gruesome discovery in san francisco. the body of a woman found inside of a hotel on lombard street. hours ago san francisco police said billy waterman is a person of interest. waterman and his wife colleen were first reported missing on monday. their car was found on devil slide. this is a live pict

the question is, will it be enough to force hosni mubarak out?re are people in egypt who are pushing for a compromise. a group of distinguished egyptians known as the committee of wise men has a proposal. for hosni mubarak to remain president until elections this fall but stripped of power. his vice president would take over immediately. the parliament would be dissolved and the protestors would get amnesty. but it is hard to believe many people in this crowd as tired as they are would buy into any deal that allows hosni mubarak to remain president even if it is only in name. cbs news, cairo. >>> obama administration officials tell the new york times some of the possible exit strategies floated to egypt's president. among them going to his home in a resort home or going to germany for a medical checkup. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is recovering so well that her husband has decided to go back into space. nasa astronaut mark kelly is said to command a shuttle mission this april to the international space station. kelly will resume training

protestors are waiting to see if president hosni mubarak will announce he is giving up power. mubarak is expected to speak at any moment. now, this is a live look at tahrir square in cairo. it's just past 10 p.m. you can see tens of thousands of protestors have gathered. the egyptian military has told the public that their demands will be met and that the armed forces are making arrangements to safeguard the country. those developments come as anti- government protests took a new turn today. thousands more state employees went on strike, bus drivers and transport workers automatic walking off the job in cairo, bringing fears of major paralysis in the capital. as the world waits for news about president hosni mubarak, the white house is also taking a wait-and-see approach. >> i just want to say that we are following today's events in egypt very closely. and we'll have more to say as this plays out. but what is absolutely clear is that we are witnessing history unfold. >> and again, we take you to cairo live pictures of tahrir square where a huge crowd is gathered to hear presid

they marched chanting anti- president hosni mubarak slow dance. >>> the families of the jailed speaking out in their spying trial in iran. shane bauer issued a statement saying now that the court has heard their testimony firsthand, we hope and pray truth and justice will at least prevail. they testified in a closed session and sarah shaw pled not guilty. >>> protesters are on the move and right now they are heading to san quentin prison after learning the federal judge plans to visit there tomorrow. live in san quentin with a look at what is happening, jim? >> reporter: julie, the judge will tour origin expect the -- or inspect the execution chamber and this group is small because they just heard about the judge's inspection tour. the group is against the death penalty because they think it is inn how main and two, the capital punishment system in california and for a long time has been very expensive. >> it is cheaper and it is as secure for the citizens of california and it just makes sense. >> reporter: a majority of californians still support the death penalty and that includes mar

. >> hosni mubarak says he will stay on as egypt's president, but hands over his highest power to hisecretary. >> i have expressed plans to get out of this crisis and also to implement and put forward a framework agreed for a peaceful transfer of power. [chanting] >> the anti-mubarak protesters say that is not enough. the white house says that it is not meaningful or sufficient. welcome to bbc news. president hosni mubarak has defied expectations by insisting he will not step down now despite mass demonstrators against his rule. tens of thousands of protesters gathered in tahrir square to hear his news after a hint that he was going to step down. he said he is determined to stay on. the protesters soon turned to furyk. the president said he will turn his visit to fury. the president said he will turn over all -- the protesters soon turned to fury. the president said he will turn over his authority to suleman. >> i speak to you from the heart, he said, as a father to his children. he said, " all those who spilled the blood of protesters will be punished." he promised some powers will b

leader to host hosni mubarak.be that's what the white house thinks but is not saying so yet, but instead is talking about an orderly transition. >> the way egypt looks and operates must change. that's why we believe we should increase the amount of freedom that is had by the egyptian people. but that's not for us to determine what the parameters and what the limits of those are. >> the white house can point to past history. president obama called for orderly change when he visited egypt two years ago. but now there's a lot more at stake. egypt has huge strategic importance to the u.s. it controls the suez canal, vital for u.s. navy ships heading to the persian gulf and for world trade. it's the largest arab country and for the americans, it's been a place of stability for 30 years. it was the first to sign a peace treaty with israel which now fears what will come next. so, too, to other key u.s. allies like jordan and saudi arabia. everything depends now on what the egyptian military does next. it relies on americ

and hosni mubarak is playing his cards.ng to do everything he can possibly do except resign. and i think that is really good news for the country. because he could resign for as president, for example but he is still part of the leadership. >> right. >> and if he could say that my party wants me to run. and that if he wants to stay in power? and as we see, this is a good sign. >> do you think is going to step down in september? >> i hope so. >> honestly, the egyptian people have no reason. >> thank you so much. we're so happy to hear that things are stabilizing a bit for your family and the people of egypt. take you for joining us this morning. remember to www.kron4.com the latest developments through egypt online and on that the air. turning towards hereoira the truentrial is expected to start. we're not sure if sarah shroud is going to return to stand trial. however, those two boys are getting ready to face a trial. >> and when we come back, oakland shootings. and in the meantime, the south bay. santa an looking prett dec

it sounds as if hosni mubarak is determined not to leave egypt. he wants to die there, it sounds like. >> reporter: you know, terry that's absolutely right. and i asked him, again, and this is a very proud man who truly believes that he has done great things for this country and steered it through some very, very difficult times. and, in fact, even some of the protesters on the square told me that, yes, they want him to go now, but they respect his history. in fact, that's exactly what they wrote on cards, they respect his history, but he must go. and he said that when he steps down, he will not flee. he said, that's not in his nature. he's not going to escape, he told me. he's going to stay and die in egypt. terry? >> a proud man, as you say. so, stand by, christiane. when we return, we have another exclusive. christiane sits down with egypt's new vice president and asks, will the government force those protesters off the streets? [music playing] confidence available in color. depend® colors for women. looks and fits like underwear. protects like

hosni mubarak has been our friend for 30 years. israel has been our friend for even longer but israelis look at this and say in the end, the americans were willing to throw hosni mubarak their ally under the bus. what about us? what about their pledges to us? >> especially scared because suleman who has been somebody that we could deal with is clearly not somebody that should be a part of this coalition or that the folks in tahir square will accept as part of any kind of transition government. >> but the medical tear as a whole, suleman -- the military as a whole, suleman is transition. the egyptian military is pro american. and in that sense sympathetic to israel. i would not think that this movement will move to try to abrogate the peace treaty with israel and israel is a little bit overdone and don't think that will happen. chris: back at home robert gibbs, the presidential press seck tashe fend his tour -- press secretary finished his tour of office and the new press secretary is jay carney moving up from his job as vice presid

for the demonstrators, that meant getting rid of president hosni mubarak and his associates. some of them abandoned their cars as though they could join the crowds. gradually, they are beginning to believe they can force the president out. >> we will not give up. people are really going to come out today. by do not see that nothing can happen. >> it is a revolution in the making. you are now watching a revolution. >> so far, the government's pledges to reform have that fail to end the protests. the offer to review parliamentary procedure has had little effect. the message has remained unchanged. mubarak has to go. the army is keeping a low profile. they have promised protesters that they will not intervene unless there is an attempt at violence. they have appealed to protesters to remain peaceful. the demonstrators themselves are seeing to that. they have taken security into their own hands, setting up roadblocks to check for weapons. >> we are doing this because there are fugitives from prison trying to infiltrate and steel. we are doing security ourselves. we are capable of

egypt's president hosni mubarak offers to reform the constitution and use public anger but thousands of protesters poured back into tahrir square in cairo an apparent jackson of the proposals and continue to demand his resignation. coming up we cross to our washington studio for the alone a show and the crisis in egypt that's in focus as a lot of takes a look at the recently appointed vice president omar suleiman stay with us. we've got. the biggest issues good voice ceased to face with the news makers. welcome the load a show where i get the real headlines with none of the park we live in washington d.c. now the transition of power continues to take form in egypt as hosni mubarak prepares to step down everyone is now keeping an eye on omar suleiman well investigate who this man is anil find out how close his ties to the u.s. really are and the bookstores are stocked with romney's tell all book today known and unknown it's unapologetic harsh and pretty much exactly what most people expected from the former defense secretary the young turks and asperin will join me to discuss the whit