welcome back, everybody. egyptians are waiting in long lines to cast ballots today in the first election since the ouster of president hosni mubarak in february. nbc's ayman is in cairo for us. this is the start of the long voting process but we are hearing there's a lot of enthusiasm for the vote. you've been watching this. i understand it as well, they've extended voting hours for today, correct? >> reporter: absolutely. it gives you a sense, really, as to the kind of voter turnout that has emerged today in these historic elections. the high electoral commission announced they're extending the voting two hours, that's also in conjunction with the fact vote is going to take place tomorrow. all of this is just for the first nine governorates, districts, if you will, for votes. it is going to take place over the next six weeks and that's