What a successful vote means for Egypt – London School of Economics' Gerges explains

Egypt is at a crossroads this morning.

With thousands of protesters occupying Tahrir Square, Egyptians are heading to the polls. It's the first stage of an election that's scheduled to last into March and it comes on the heels of violent demonstrations that have killed at least 42 people

This morning on American Morning, Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics joins from London to talk about the historical significance of an election in a post-Mubarak Egypt.