to egypt. mr. ambassador, great to have you with us. hi, good morning, kiran. it does have a little bit of a challenge, the president, especially when it comes to articulating the u.s. view on the arab spring. what are you looking to hear in his speech this morning? well, he s got to hit three home runs today. number one, the region is waiting to hear his views about what the u.s. will do both in terms of political support and, more importantly, in terms of financial support to try to bolster the democratic revolutions in egypt and tunisia. second, the region s going to want to hear why it is that we ve got a nato-led bombing campaign in libya, but only unilateral sanctions so far in syria. what s the difference between these situations? and third, there s a great interest in what the president will say about the middle east peace process. the president met this week with king abdullah of jordan. we ll meet tomorrow with prime minister netanyahu of israel. and there s an expectat
muslim world two years ago, the president didn t mention tunisia, didn t mention libya, didn t mention syria. obviously a lot of big countries in that region but gives you a sense of how in two years so much has changed. this is a chance for the president of the united states to maybe take stock, guys. thanks, ed. a lot clearly for the president to illustrate for the american people. cnn will carry the president s speech live at 11:30 a.m. eastern. after nearly a decade of controversy over this drug, the fda is taking steps to curb the use of the diabetes medication avandia because of its risks of heart attack. beginning in november avandia will be available only by mail order at select pharmacies and patients must be informed of its risk. studies have found that the drug increases the chance of heart attack or stroke. some are asking why is it still even allowed to be prescribed but there are others who have tried to make the case that for some patients avandia is the
him about it. president obama will be outlining new goals for the middle east in a speech. it will include an economic boost for egypt and tunisia. we can expect strong language from him aimed at syria with sanctions for the brutal crackdown on its protesters which we ve been following for weeks here. let s bring in ed henry live at the white house. why now, and what s the goal of this speech? because it s a complicated narrative why we react in one country one way and in a different country a different way. it is. and it s a lot to tackle. they say he wants to tie together the arab spring, all these peaceful protests, the situation in libya, the death of osama bin laden. i mean, that alone is a lot to chew on. you throw in the mideast peace process which has been intractable for so many years and this is very, very ambitious, obviously. two years after that speech the president gave to the muslim
aspirin to thin your blood, eventually it will kill you. it does not affect the taste of the oysters and those oysters are definitely safe to eat. but it limits the numbers that they can harvest. and that will happen for the second year in a row. rob, thanks for that. let me bring you up to speed with some of our top stories. the head of the international monetary fund resigned last night right before his bail hearing which is happening today. dominique strauss-kahn accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in new york city. he said he needed to devote all of his energy to proving his innocence. president obama will give a major address on the future of u.s. policy in the middle east and the recent uprisings in the arab world. he s expected to defend new sanctions against syria for its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. our next guest is an expert on the middle east. daniel kertzer, back from a trip
evidence. also this morning military jet crashes and burns in southern california. it happened late last night at the point mugu air base in ventura county. the jet crashed on takeoff sliding off the runway and erupting into flames. three crew members on board the 747 aircraft escaped with minor injuries. it belonged to omega air refueling which is a navy contractor. it is said to be carrying 150,000 pounds of jet fuel. in just a few hours president obama will deliver what s being described as a major speech on the middle east. the president will outline new goals for the region and he s expected to defend new sanctions against syria after the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. also said to be in the speech, unveiling of the $2 billion aid package for egypt as well as the announcement of a new trade partnership with the region and a fund for helping to stimulate investment. cnn will carry the president s speech live. it s happening at 11:30 eastern