`` The wheel of history turned at a blinding pace , '' Obama says . Vice President Joe Biden hails `` historic '' and `` dramatic '' change in Egypt . In the first televised interview since taking office, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak said he would step down from power after nearly 30 years if elections were held today. The U.S. government is using various intelligence assets to keep tabs on the situation .
`` The wheel of history turned at a blinding pace , '' Obama says . Vice President Joe Biden hails `` historic '' and `` dramatic '' change in Egypt . Sen. Harry Reid , D-Nevada , urges all sides in Egypt to refrain from violence . The U.S. government is using various intelligence assets to keep tabs on the situation .