cars disappeared and now the army is guarding the embassy so that is safe. american tourists need to stay in, in their hotel. >>alisyn: what do you for see happening if the protests continue and they get more violent, is there anyway that mubarak steps aside? >>guest: it is possible. if there is more violence the army may say it's time to go. he could appoint a vice president under their constitution. he has never done that. in 30 years. he could appoint a vice president and resign and announce he is not going to run for president in the fall election and if he survives it is as a brutal military dictator and becan not have the relationship we have had for decades anyway. >> and what does the united states do now in the wake of the next few weeks if he remains in