our guests include cq roll call columnist craig crawford. then more about the antigovernment protest in egypt with former homeland security secretary tom ridge. he will look at how they could complicate u.s. efforts to combat global terrorism. then john gauge discusses how much federal employees are paid and the size of federal agencies. plus your e-mails and phone calls. "washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] host: some of the latest of elements on this sunday morning, january 30. welcome to "washington journal". we will begin with the situation in egypt. and your phone calls. the area code -- 202 in washington, d.c. 202-737-0002 is our line for democrats. 202-737-0001 for republicans. if you are an independent, our number is 202-628-0205. the piece is called "inside the white house with," as the president begins to scrabble with the situation in egypt. the president has ben briefed. it has been going on for three straight days as the cri