here, because if you just hang on to a person whose people are rejecting him, then you wind up opposing the good forces of reform. and what you might get might be the extreme reaction against that. and maybe even islamist revolution. that s the outcome to avoid. at the white house, the officials do not want to speculate whether mubarak s government will last, but there are a wide range of meetings going on across the u.s. government. and officials here say they re preparing for a whole host of scenarios. bret? bret: thank you. we re-established the connection with greg palkot live in cairo and greg joins us. what is the situation now? as far as the protests as they are developing on the streets? hey, bret. we are still hearing protests, just outside the win doe of our studio. the window of the studio. the statement coming well after midnight cairo time on state television, from hosni mubarak sending out a word to the egyptian people to remain