rose: we ll talk captioning sponsored by rose communications with mona el-naggar of the new york times, david kirkpatrick of the new york times and max rodenbeck of the economist magazine. and we continue with tom friedman of the new york times here in cairo with me to examine a moment in history. a dramatic story in egypt when we continue. maybe you want school kids to have more exposure to the arts. maybe you want to provide meals for the needy. or maybe you want to help when the unexpected happens. whatever you want to do, members project from american express can help you take the first step. vote, volunteer, or donate for the causes you believe in at membersproject.com. take charge of making a difference. captioning sponsored by this is charlie rose. rose: we re in cairo, egypt, this evening. we are close to tahrir square where egyptians have gathered since january 25 in protest against 30 years of rule by president hosni mubarak. in the square have been many
captioning sponsored by this is charlie rose. rose: we re in cairo, egypt, this evening. we are close to tahrir square where egyptians have gathered since january 25 in protest against 30 years of rule by president hosni mubarak. in the square have been many young people, many professional people, many people young and old with a yearning to be able to express themselves and, yes, also members of the muslim brotherhood long-time opponents of the mubarak government. the demand of the protestors is the immediate resignation of the president omar suleiman, the former egyptian intelligence chief director has been appointed vice president. he has been in contact with all sides. there is no solution as we record this to the three big issues: the immediate resignation of president mubarak, the end of emergency rule and the limb nation of harassment of political opponents and journalism. tomorrow is a crucial day. protestors have called for massive demonstrations in the square and