appalled at what has happened. a very important point to make. cnn paul cruickshank, thank you for your analysis. in the wake of the london attack there is heightened security at a benefit concert for the 22 people who were killed in the manchester bombing less than two weeks ago. ariana grande is headlining the all-star show that is drawing a massive crowd. we re going to try again to talk to cnn international correspondent phil black. phil, organizers say this concert now has a greater purpose. if you can hear me, what is the mood of the crowd? reporter: for sure, it is pretty incredible here. you joined me as pharrell is performing in this crowd. we re going to show you a little of what we see. it is 50,000 people moving and singing as one before one of the world s current great pop superstars. pharrell williams, who s currently belting out his huge
supporters here. what i m seeing it is a melting pot of different factions and it is great to have them all here. the tea party is represented so are our [ inaudible ] it is a great movement of conservatives all coming together to hear candidates speak. uma: if you thought you recognized congressman duffy, there s good reason. duffy was a cast member on the h tv hit reality show the real world boston in 1997. his wife appeared on the real world san francisco in 1994. the two met on an all-star show in 1998. we wish them all the best. kelly: that s nice. love among the stars. revolution in egypt has serious implications for u.s. foreign policy. john bolton is due to give a speech assessing the situation. we will have it live. stay with us. ready sensei.
mike barnicle and donny deutsch and pat buchanan also joins us live from washington, d.c. this is an all-star show. i have to start with pat buchanan. we ll be playing released nixon tapes where the question is asked of nixon, could ronald reagan ever be president of the united states, like o reilly and letterman were doing last night. nixon said, my god, could you ever imagine what would happen if ronald reagan were president? it was a misjudgment i think, joe, on his part. it happens though, pat. some people would say that there are a lot of similar misjudgments about sarah palin. do you still think sarah palin can be president of the united states? i think she can win the republican nomination f. you win the republican nomination, i think you ve probably got an automatic one in three or one in four chance of being president of the united states. but on ronald reagan, nixon,
friskies feed the senses an all-star show. here with us now, democratic strategist, bob shrum, political analyst pat buchanan at the same table. karl rove s new book. courage and consequence. his version of the iraq war. and basically he says that, you know, if not for believing in wmd, we would not have gone to war. pat, you were against the war from the beginning. is that a credible explanation? i think the president of the united states, mr. bush, decided on war very early on after 9/11. and i think they looked then for the reasons to go to war. perhaps if saddam hussein had had believed they had nothing, that might not have caused them to go to war but i