the past, covered the revolution since last year. he s athere now. let me avyou what you can tell us about the swirling rumors about the condition of hosni mubarak. it s good to be with you, rachel. he s had a bad day according to the reports. he s had a stroke, he has had a stroke in his heart, had a heart attack. his heart has stopped. he has been dead, he s been in a coma. these are all the different reports that have come out. the most specific one was from the official news agency that said that there were repeated attempts to revive him but that his heart had stopped and he was clinically dead or brain dead. we spoke to his lawyer who said that is not true, who maintained he s in critical condition, but he s still alive. we re waiting now for a statement from the egyptian military counsel which we expect is going to say that he s in critical condition, that he is
as this power struggle is taking place, both candidates claiming that they won. absolutely no trust between the muslim brotherhood and the military. you see mubarak suddenly whisked out of a prison facility and taking to a military hospital. so his lawyer says he s dying, in critical condition but still alive. and egyptians are trying to figure out what this means in their larger struggle, which has very serious consequences not only for this country but could risk potential violence in the next couple days. and richard, you have been so articulate and focused on trying to explain to american audiences the importance of egypt in that part of the world, how important it is that what egypt s future is how determined it will be for the future and the future of israel. in terms of how this resolves between the two candidates who are both claiming victory here, what do you think the process will be that will decide it? is the going to be people in the streets, is it going to be the mili
out of a prison facility and taking to a military hospital. so his lawyer says he s dying, in critical condition but still alive. and egyptians are trying to figure out what this means in their larger struggle, which has very serious consequences not only for this country but could risk potential violence in the next couple days. and richard, you have been so articulate and focused on trying to explain to american audiences the importance of egypt in that part of the world, how important it is that what egypt s future is how determined it will be for the future and the future of israel. in terms of how this resolves between the two candidates who are both claiming victory here, what do you think the process will be that will decide it? is the going to be people in the streets, is it going to be the military counsel that decides it? how is this going to end? well, it s supposed to play
we re waiting now for a statement from the egyptian military counsel which we expect is going to say that he s in critical condition, that he is alive, but we don t exactly know that for sure. and confirming he has been moved from the prison infirmary to a military hospital. that s a step when people are taken out of jail and sent to a normal hospital, even a military hospital, when they re nearing death or about to die. is this the death of, the death of life of one man at this point with hosni mubarak out of power, with the presidential elections under way, and sort of resolved if not totally resolved in terms of who will be replacing him. is this one man s fate or does it have intense symbolic importance and even political importance in this country still trying to grapple with what it s going to be in a post-mubarak era? i forgot to give you all of the conspiracy theories.
that republicans wanted holder to turn over and they are fuming over this. bringing about one of the worst disperchments on the history of the department of justice is indeed an injustice to the congress, the american people and this important investigative arm of the house of representatives. this is a very sad day for the united states of america when the president would engage himself at the last minute and try to exert executive privilege. that was florida congressman john mica speaking. he s joining me live. welcome. you have the president using executive privilege for the very first time during his presidency, we should remind our viewers of that to block your committee from seeing the fast and furious documents. we just heard you say it s a very, very sad day. what i this about the executive privilege that irks you so much? here you have one of the highest judicial offices of the united states, the chief officer, the attorney general, his office and possibly the