Software Update Failed An error occurred downloading iOS 7.0

I can't seem to update my iPad mini.  Looks like the release of iOS 7 just came out and it's not letting me update.  I keep getting a message "Software Update Failed An error occurred downloading iOS 7.0".
Can anyone from apple tell me why I'm getting this message?  And how to resolve it.
Thanks for any help.

The entire planet Earth is trying to download the same thing at the same time.
Give it some time.   

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