we appreciate your time. >> sure thing. >> howard schneider in chiro.

. >> let's find out what some of the local reaction is, howard schneider is online, foreign correspondent for "the washington post" and i & mr. schneider is about 2 p.m. in cairo and you are at a coffeehouse in cairo, is that correct? >> that is right, we are in the neighborhood that is a very, you know, fun and festive downtown neighborhood and we've been sitting here at the coffee shop watch and people gather. >> and what are you seeing? >> well, you know, it was interesting because people sort of filter and and the core group that were interested in this gathered two or three hours ahead of time watching the feed on the state broadcaster and i tell you, the state rahm television and stop the imagery. you've got the egyptian american flag and wonderful montage of obama and pyramids and things like that, so they took this message of mutual respect to heart. >> host: we heard applause in the chamber where the speech was delivered. ball was the reaction with the locals as they were listening? >> guest: quiet and attentive. there were head nodding at different points. there was a guy i'd si

. >> host: howard schneider on the ground in cairo watching will collection in a coffee shop. >>> the national governors' association says states are facing their steepest budget cuts in 30 years, spending is projected to fall for the second year in a row. this is a little more of than a half-hour. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the fiscal service of states conference call. at this time all participants are in listen only mode. later we will conduct a question answer session. i will now turn the call over. you may begin. >> thank you. i'm scott pattison, executive director of national association of state budget officers and with me is dr. raymond scheppach director of the national governors' association. today we are releasing a were fiscal report, which we do twice a year, and we've been doing this report well over 30 years now and on fortunately i have to report these are some of the worst numbers we have ever seen. for example, for the first time ever actual spending for the state is calling to decline this fiscal year, 09, and fiscal year ten, two years in a