we had hostages and ironic. and we had a combination of inflation and stagnant growth many thought not possible. i will never forget it. interest rates had gone through the moon as the fed under carter put it, bulb okeechobee at the head of the fed and get an handle on inflation for interest rates were soaring. many market funds are bringing huge returns on the market funds were opening storefronts of the main streets of the country. i remember in washington and it was a tough time for a lot of people. carter could be a tough guy in some ways. although i must tell you on a personal level i want moderated a discussion between him and gerald ford. they traveled the country together. and had w will recall debates bt they weren t there quite friendly. i did it at my daughter s college at the time. i said something about it in a e fewer marks i made before and i mention the fact i bought my daughter a set of radial tires because at the time he came up to me after words and come to
situation in egypt. top officials including the president, vice president joe biden and secretary of state hillary clinton all holding high level meetings today to, of course, discuss what s happening in egypt. and egyptian president hosni mubarak trying to hold on to his job. naming his close confidant as the first vice president he s had in 30 years of power. as protests continue to sweep the country, some egyptians are taking security into their own hands as we were just telling you. groups forming human chains to protect egypt s priceless antiquities and stop looters from entering the area. army tanks are surrounding the egyptian museum in cairo, home to the death mask of king tut. all right. switching gears away from egypt for a little bit now and i m sure you ve heard of bomb sniffing dogs. what about bomb sniffing mrantsz? a biologist working in conjunction with our department of defense has developed a plant that can actually detect bombs. can this be the next big thing in se