ironic story about egypt s plummeting economy. and finally, the two top presidential candidates in egypt, two former office mates now rivals. let me first give you some of my own thoughts, having spent some time in cairo and actually listened to president obama s speech from here in tahrir square. the president s speech was remarkably comprehensive. it described the events that we now call the arab spring, explain their causes and consequences. he placed the united states squarely behind the democratic wave everywhere. though he didn t specifically mention one country. saudi arabia. the place where america s interests and values most obviously clash. i don t blame him. street protests in saudi arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession. that s a tough one. obama outlined specific policies to help the arab revolutions get consolidated. all good stuff. and he also talked about the need for a resolution of the israeli
the killing of osama bin laden, new details. we have correspondents covering all angles. they ll join us at the top of the hour. but first politics. ron paul wants president obama s job. he announced his intentions earlier today and plans a news conference at the top of the hour. the republican congressman joins newt gingrich in the gop race for the white house. a long time political observer, broadcaster and businessman has a new book, fail up, lessons from building successes from failure. tavis, welcome. good to be on. i want to talk about your book in a little bit, but first politics. ron paul just announced p about should president obama be concerned? i m sure the white house is concerned about any potential candidate. ron paul of course has run before. has a loyal following and what s been fascinate for me is how much he has a loyal following amongst young people and the money that he can raise. so he s a threat obviously on a certain level. but at the same time,