secretary clinton also said it is pivotal and very important for the country itself, the country of egypt, to look at reform on three different fronts. that is politically, economically, and socially. but again, these protesters still taking to the streets. this is the fourth straight day that we ve seen the situation there going down. and we will continue to follow it for you. in other news we want to get to today, former south african president nelson mandela is back home after a health scare sent the 92-year-old to a johannesburg hospital for about 48 hours. nbc news is live in johannesb g johannesburg, south africa. some people were very worried about the original reports that nelson mandela had been hospitalized, and now a lot of fears have been alieved by knowing that he s left. reporter: i think the one thing that added to a lot of the
johannesburg hospital after being admitted for what they are saying were routine tests. the state department confirms that mandela has been complaining of chest pains in recent days. his family was immediately called to the hospital after his arrival. doctors have diagnosed an unspecified lung infection. they say that mandela was struggling to breathe when he first arrived there. south african president jacob zuma in davos cautioned against jumping to any conclusions today. he was at the world economic forum in switzerland. president mandela, given his age, he has been getting to a hospital for a checkup. i m sure checkups are more frequent than when he was a healthy young man. this, as i understand, is one of the checkups. mandela turned 92 july 18th. he has stayed mostly out of public view. one of his most recent public appearances was during the summer s world cup. in 2001, nelson mandela was diagnosed with prostate cancer.