Blackout or simply nothing to report - non story.
Actually, Godzilla, Jill's information may very well be correct.
The information from both the US and Cairo that I am getting indicates that Mubarak may very well be dead.
My sources are not the same as hers, other than the message boards.
Egypt is not like the US. It took them 12 hours to announce Sadat's death and he was assassinated on national TV and died within minutes. Think about the way Gamal Abdul Nasser's death was handled in 1970 as well. Again, a fairly long (by US standards) delay before the announcement.
Remember how the Soviet Union handled the deaths of their leaders? They'd take hours or days to announce it, making sure a new leader was in place first. That's pretty much how it works in Egypt.
The information I am getting from people on the ground in Cairo is that something is up.
Debka is reporting that Mubarak was shown on TV tonight but did not indicate whether it was live or taped.
Mubarak has had some health issues; he collapsed in front of the Maglis al Shura back in November of 2003 and supposedly has a heart condition.