look how people react when they see him in the streets. strangers call out his name, embrace him, stop their cars in traffic just to say hello. >> did you plan a revolution? >> yeah. >> what was the plan? >> the plan was to get everyone in the street. >> along with a group of young egyptian activists he worked in his spare time to organize the january 25th protest that sparked a grass roots revolt. >> was this an internet revolution. >> definitely this is the internet revolution. i'll call it revolution 2.0. >> reporter: but after the third day of protests, secret police snatched ghonim off the streets. >> i was targeted, of course. they wanted me. >> what was going through your mind at that moment? >> i was super scared.