A View Behind the Scenes

Good Morning!! It's just after 11am here. We've been up since the crack of dawn interviewing some fantastic CEO's. Tune into Money for Breakfast and the Opening Bell this morning. If you miss them, just go to our home page and you can see the video. We're talking to the CEO of General Mills, Coca Cola, Intel, Nissan and so many more. Here's a taste of what you can expect from Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, "You can't save your way out of recession, you have to invest your way out."

So what other kinds of behind the scenes stories have I heard on the down low?

Ukrainian President Yushchenko is here staying at a private villa with maximum security. He has a private chef that cooks and travels with him at ALL times. He has had two surgeries to correct the results of the Dioxin poising and is expected to have another three.

Pakistani President Musharraf and Columbian President Uribe are both here and have lead to increased security. I wish I could sit down with Musharraf. He may be one of the most fascinating guests given the upcoming elections in Pakistan in February. We saw the Colombian president last night arriving at the Hotel Belvedere with about 10 agents wrapped around him. I tried to talk to him but feared that story would have an unhappy ending . Also saw master of deal making Henry Kravitz talking to several international leaders. He still looks as strong and powerful as ever.

Ok. Need to buckle in for the next four hours of live television. See you on the back end!