she was a fox. here s another one that may change the course of history. this one involves a promising political career, sex clubs, movie stars and a man who became president. jack ryan was the 2004 republican nominee for senate in illinois who used to be married to actress jerry ryan known for her role in star trek voyager. the senate race was a nasty one. the press sued to have ryan s divorce records unsealed. in the records we discovered allegations from his ex-wife saying, ryan asked her to go to sex clubs, one in particular had cages and whips. i don t know what s wrong with that? really. elaborate, diana. what s wrong with that? i ve got to keep reading. ryan withdrew from the race, and barack obama went on to win the senate seat. that changed everything. changed the course of history. we re going to go way back for this next one. 1800s. james buchanan, the 15th president of the united states, a lifelong bachelor, speculation endures about buchanan s sexuality
welcome to today on this friday morning. i m meredith vieira. i m willie geist in for matt today. one of the largest demonstrations since the revolt against hosni mubarak today. the defense minister and other top egyptian military leaders appeared in the square, perhaps a sign that the military is siding with anti-mubarak protesters. we ll talk to richard engel straight ahead. meanwhile, the obama administration apparently decided if there is going to be a peacef fuful resolution here mubarak must leave office now. we ll have the latest from washington in a moment. we we gbegin with richard en in cairo. good morning. reporter: good morning. several hundred thousand demonstrators have gathered here in tahrir square. so far it s peaceful and orderly. the army said it will not stop the demonstrations. in fact, soldiers have a perimeter apparently to protect the protesters. today is the deadline protesters set for president mubarak to leave egypt. they insist mubarak
welcome to today on this friday morning. i m meredith vieira. i m willie geist in for matt today. one of the largest demonstrations since the revolt against hosni mubarak today. the defense minister and other top egyptian military leaders appeared in the square, perhaps a sign that the military is siding with anti-mubarak protesters. we ll talk to richard engel straight ahead. meanwhile, the obama administration apparently decided if there is going to be a peacef fuful resolution here mubarak must leave office now. we ll have the latest from washington in a moment. we we gbegin with richard en in cairo. good morning. reporter: good morning. several hundred thousand demonstrators have gathered here in tahrir square. so far it s peaceful and orderly. the army said it will not stop the demonstrations. in fact, soldiers have a perimeter apparently to protect the protesters. today is the deadline protesters set for president mubarak to leave egypt. they insist mubarak
welcome to today. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast this friday morning. i m meredith vieira. i m willie geist in for matt. it could be a pivotal day in egypt. one of the largest demonstrations sunday way right now. by all accounts it has been very peaceful so far with some parents bringing their children to the square to take part. egypt s defense minister showed up earlier this morning. that could be a sign the military is fighting with anti-mubarak protesters. the white house is now working behind the scenes to pressure the egyptian president to step down. straight to nbc s chief foreign correspondent richard engel with more. richard, good morning to you. reporter: good morning. gist returned from the center of the protests. the mood has been joyous. people were welcoming to all of the foreigners who were there, including foreign journalists, very different atmosphere than we have seen in ki rover the past several days. and there was intense security. i personally must h