thousands of flights already canceled. we have the latest. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> let's begin with the breaking news this hour. egyptians erupting after hearing president mubarak announce he will not be a candidate in the next election. his broadcast statement follows intense pressure from his people to simply step down in what they called a march of millions, countless took to the streets demanding change. but mubarak also felt the heat from the obama administration. sources tell us the white house made clear at the highest levels it wanted mubarak to publicly say he wouldn't one for re-election. let's go to anderson cooper. he's joining us now from cairo with the latest. anderson, a lot of folks thought