say. has the u.s. lost some of its strength, some of its power? because for the longest time, the obama adminadministration, d a minneso administration, they bolstering up dictators. and the pioint wolf made is probably the most important one. if you are going to have a coherent strategy, it can only treat all countries the same way. so many of the people reacting giving us their ideas of what to anticipate ahead of this speech are saying if you mention egypt, if you mention libya, if you even mention syria, that s all fine. but if you leave out bahrain, yemen, saudi arabia, then what weight can we give any of the words included in this speech. that s a very important sort of i think an important thing that the president will have to
many people in this country say they are disappointed at the way president obama has handled the transition that has swept this country. they say they want the president to do more to keep the momentum of the revolution going. one of those things could be an economic incentive package that they say would show egyptians that there are benefits economically to the political sacrifices they have already made. i m sara sidner in downtown benghazi. the people here in the eastern part of the country that we have been able to speak with are telling us, they are pretty happy so far with obama s policy on libya. what they would like to, though, hear from him during his speech is three things. they would like to hear that he be willing to help fund the opposition, that he be willing to train the rebels and arm the rebels, those three things. when it comes to the arab world as a whole, they say the best way for mr. obama to try and make that relationship better is he needs to fully address the
jeannie, happy doomsday to you. reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. that s it for us. it is 9:00 a.m. on the east coast, 6:00 a.m. out west. good morning to you. i m carol costello in for kyra phillips. the schwarzenegger scandal keeps getting more shocking. his child with his wife, maria and his secret child with his housekeeper were born just days apart. president obama getting ready to deliver a major speech on how the united states will deal with the new middle east. sanctions for some nations and help for others and a controversial suggestion for israel. this just in to us. the number of people filing for first-time unemployment claims is down again. the second straight week of sharp drops. four years into the job and four days after his arrest on sex crime charges, the head of the international monetary fund hands in his resignation. dominique strauss-kahn made the decision from his new york jail cell. he has been in custody since the weekend, accused of s
about 40 minutes from now. we re taking a look at live pictures showing you there the flag set up, the podium set up, waiting for the president to be speaking. that will be happening momentarily. now, of course we re taking a look at how the events a world away impact your security, our standing in the world. we ve got a few details ahead of the speech. the president is expected to say that the post-bin laden area is a time to reject terror and extremist views. the president will emphasize that the united states doesn t take a one size fits all approach to change in the region. and he s going to announce $2 billion in aid to help egyptian democracy take root. a tape was released that is bin laden speaking just days after his death. the speaker expresses support for the revolutionary change in the arab world. if. former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn will ask a new york judge to release him on bail. that s happening today. he is offering $1 million cash to be confined at
freedom fighter of some kind, i suspect. i don t know how this thing s going to work. a middle group. there ll be enough room for both of you. thank you so much, gentlemen. the new york times reporting that nato has reached a deal to take command in the libya effort. so, again, some form of an agreement for nato to take over management of what is going on in libya appears to have been reached, at least according to the new york times reporting at this hour. we ll get you the latest on that, including keeping track of what is going on in yemen. but meanwhile, back here at the ranch, a look at the ongoing effort to not only legalize marijuana but legitimatize marijuana as a business including the possibility of an initial public offering. how entrepreneurs are looking at pot as the next blockbuster drug. [ male announcer ] this is lara.