egyptian government. the egyptian middle class were deeply offended. it was one of the greatest blows to al qaeda inside of egypt. and so -- there is hope for a solution without the muslim brotherhood playing a majority role. but they will definitely -- >> we'll take the time in the hours ahead to lay out the consequences and implications of this. it's good to have richard in. my father is coming in as well. he's dealt with these players, including mubarak for decades now. we'll pick apart this story and get a sense of where we stanned. >> willie's here, too. >> willie, i have a poster for you. >> i was at camp david. >> they go to willie geist. >> the u.s. state department is evacuating americans from cairo this morning as anti-government protesters take to the streets for a seventh straight day. organizers have called for a general strike across the country and a protest of the