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Plus the egypt effect is sparking new violence in iran as thousands of protesters hit the streets. this morning italian prime minister has been ordered to stand trial for trying to cover up a lurid sex scandal. it's tuesday, february 15th, 2011. i'm chuck todd. all sex scandals are lurid. >> if not, what's the point? good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. we'll get to the rundown and we'll start with breaking news president obama has scheduled a news conference for late this morning. he'll be talking about the budget among other things. >> we're expecting him to come out at 11:00 to d...

>> rick: benjamin netanyahu welcoming words from the egyptian military that they will be honoring the peace treaty between the two neighborhoods. mahmoud abbas saying the palestinians will be holding presidential and legislative elections by september, a sign that calls for change perhaps rippling throughout the arab world. gregg burke is live in jerusalem. good see you. some people are calling the egypt effect. is ma what we're seeing in the palestinian territories? >> reporter: i think some people would like to see that, rick. that is probably a bit of an exaggeration, you are seeing palesti...