no power but yet he still wants to continue as president. it is a stunning situation. now, we are going to get an update of cairo in a moment. first, though, we want to give you an idea where these protests have been taking place and where they re likely to continue through this friday. tahrir square has been at the center of mass demonstrations now for more than two weeks. thousands of protesters gather there to listen to president mubarak s speech late on thursday when he still refused to step down many marched towards the egyptian state tv offices on their way to the presidential palace. which has largely been spared the protesters anger but it s under heavy guard by the military forces. let s go to cairo now for the latest on the protests. ian lee is both to the presidential pa ras and tahrir square this friday and joins us now on the phone and what have you been hearing and seeing? reporter: andrew, it looks