apparently has overwhelmed the hospitals here. we heard a volley of ambulance sirens here a short while ago as they were trying to bring people out, but still a very dangerous place, the protesters, pro-mubarak forces have set up barricades. there were fires burning at the egyptian outside we should note, outside the egyptian museum. those were put out by the military forces. the helicopter circling overhead observing the situation. this will be a tense and long night. tomorrow we may have a whole different view of the status of this challenge to the hosni mubarak government, dylan. lester, thank you so much. for more i want to bring in adel darwish, political editor for middle east magazine. here with us in new york, egyptian-born journalist mona al tahari. welcome back. how are we to interpret a week