By the end of the day-long battle, the protesters were still standing and the police were nowhere to be seen. RELATED:Editorial: A region in ferment'Police open fire as protesters re-gather in Cairo'Mubarak sacks gov't; defends police crackdown on protestersMubarak - who had not spoken publicly since the protests began Tuesday - made a televised speech after midnight, announcing that he had asked his Cabinet to resign. The move fell far short of protesters' demands, and seemed likely to ensure that the anti-government demonstrations that have erupted here would continue.