listen, i've got to ask ed henry this or maybe dana. i'm talking to people and we do this every day, you guys more than i do, and we say this is it, this is finally it, most people i know don't really believe it. they think it is going to go on next week, next month and this is going to continue, so, take us through that. the average viewer, what should i know if i'm sitting at home, is this really it and what does this mean for me? >> reporter: it will go on next week and this is an important thing to note. if the house leadership is right, as steny hoyer says, that they believe they have the votes, tomorrow, let's start with tomorrow, let me show you, i think we have a graphic of what -- >> the president said 24 hours, he said 24 hours from now there will be a vote. >> reporter: right. that will happen tomorrow. we know that. here is what we can expect. i believe we have a graphic. what we can expect is about 1:00 the house is going to come in. they're going to have a debate, and a vote on a procedural measure. then they're going to h

>> yes. >> dana and mark, we're going to see a lot of you throughout this weekend. dana go get ready for the gridiron dinner. >>> i want to continue to tell you about this bill, if passes and signed into law, health care reform will affects americans for years to come. many provisions won't kick in for years, others however will be felt almost immediately. as a volt comes down to the wire, president obama takes his message straight to the people. touting the immediate benefits of his health reform bill. >> starting this year, thousands of uninsured people with preexisting conditions will be able to purchase health insurance. >> the full impact of the bill won't take place for several years. in the meantime, uninsured americans with preexisting health conditions will get temporary coverage from a $5 billion fund. young adults would also be immediately covered under their parents plan. >> to all the young people here today, starting this year, if you don't have insurance, all new plans will allow you to stay on your parents plan until you are 26 years old. >> and righ

cnn's dana bash and ed henry are standing by with the latest. the president has arrived, is that the case? and what will transpire in that meeting? >> we haven't seen him come through here yet. you might have a better view than i do. we are in the basement of the capitol where we are expecting him any minute now. what this is, this is it. this is the last rally, last chance for the president to make his case to undecided democrats in a very public forum, but how much he needs their vote. there are undecided democrats. meanwhile, we have pretty important news that just broke here on this whole process. specifically one that has been causing a the lot of controversy. democrats had planned now familiar term called deem and pass. they planned to not just vote directly on the senate bill, but to protect some house members they would have folded it into a rule to not have a direct vote. they dropped that. several democratic sources are telling us that is no longer going to be the case. they are going to have independent votes on both the senate bill a

what are you learning, dana?these formerly undeclared democrats who we've been watching or breaking and they are before the vote giving how they're going to decide. gabrielle giffords is going to vote yes for this bill. she's really one of those from ground zero politically. she's from arizona. she is a new member. she is going to probably have a very tough re-election this year and one of those when we talk about members who are kind of on the bubble and may really have to fight for their job to keep their job because of this vote. she is one of them. she was on the fence and she is now saying she is going to vote yes. brian baird is another one from washington state. he is now saying he is going to vote yes. so a couple of good breaks for the house democratic leadership just in the last couple of minutes. i want you to look at what's behind me. you can probably see a little commotion. what just ended was the democrats' last big rally, wolf. democrats last big meeting. the house speaker was there, all of the lea

dana bash is our senior congressional correspondent. both sides, dana, the opponents of health care reform, the supporters of health care reform, they both say they're close to that magic number of 216 needed to either pass or defeat the legislation. what are you picking up? >> reporter: that's right. i talked to so many members of congress, democrats coming out who say the buzz on the floor, the leadership won't admit it firmly, but the buzz on the floor is that they have these votes. one thing that has been going on, the drama that is still very much hot right now is whether or not the group of antiabortion democrats will be able to come along and vote for this health care reform bill. the key player in this is bart stupak of michigan. one of our intrepid producers, we have a lot of them up here, lisa jansing just caught up with bart stupak to ask him the latest on negotiations. listen to what happened. >> reporter: congressman stupak, hi. tell me, do you have a deal? >> not yet. >> reporter: how close are you? >> we're not -- there a

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i'm told dana bash is getting new information up on capitol hill. dana, what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, i want to tell you i'm actually just off the house chamber so i am in a very good location because we're seeing members of congress go back and forth. in fact, just moments ago the house speaker nancy pelosi walked right by here. her office is right down there. i walked with her just to ask her where things stand. she was very careful not to say explicitly that she has that crucial 216 votes to pass this bill. she said i never talk about a vote. but as she turned the corner into her office i said, madame speaker, presumably you would not bring this bill to the floor if you didn't have the votes. she stopped. she turned. she smiled. and she said, that would be correct. so that was a pretty strong indication that they're feeling pretty good, the smile and very definitive answer there. one other thing she did say or maybe she didn't say which was noteworthy and that is on this whole question of whether or not that group of democrats staunchly antiabortion, whether they

we have got our senior congressional correspondent dana bash with us there on capitol hill. we also have our senior white house correspondent ed henry at the white house. dana, let's begin with you, because the president took this opportunity to really remind not just lawmakers about what their job is, and that sometimes you have to take chances, you have to do things that are not popular, but he was also remind the american people what is at the core of this health care reform that he's just been trying to push through, he says, yes, it has been a difficult debate this year, it has been a difficult year for the american people, however he says is this a single biggest step on health care since medicare? absolutely. he says would this be an improvement over the status quo? absolutely. so, dana, he was talking not just to his fellow lawmakers there, but also to the american people. >> reporter: absolutely. there is no question. i think we got a little bit of a sense there of the kind of argument that the president has been making in private and certainly know from talking to

you talked to this guy dana mentioned, mike vanderboelt. want to read some of what he said on his blog, pretty stunning stuff. if we do a proper job, break the windows of thousands of democratic headquarters across this country we might wake enough of them to make defending themselves at the muzzle of a rifle unnecessary. >> subsequently, we've seen four different instances of bricks and broken windows at democratic headquarters. this is clearly encitement. some people have taken up that mantle. he is part of this movement we have seen called hatred movement. we birth of militia movement. we have seen 300% increase in the obama administration. >> he was in the militia movement in the 1990s? >> that's right. he's a leader. >> unexpected story, '60s left y vist and militia leader and became a 3%er, and through his blog, he's appears to be successfully inciting acts of violence we've only just begun to see and he has a larger agenda than these broken windows. >> i want to play a clip of him. >> there are a lot of blowhards out there and this g

you can -- >> dana's being modest. those people behind her, there was a competitor trying to scramble to keep up with her because she's been dominating the story. >> reporter: right back at you, ed. >> lawmakers congratulating each other. good to see you guys. get sleep. >>> we go from a first in health care to a first for tiger woods. at least since his life went spiraling out of control. tiger speaks, this time answering questions about his wife, his life and infidelities. tiger in his own words moments away. >>> plus, watch your mouth. >> baby killer. >> mr. speaker -- >> lashing out in fits of anger from the house floor to the town square. should lawmakers be held responsible when voters put their angry words into action? >>> plus -- >> this is a defining moment in our nation. >> their protest on capitol hill had nothing to do with health care reform, but it could reveal the nation's next big contentious issue. ooh. you have heel pressure. huh? you have high arches. really? (announcer) people everywhere are discove

back to you. >> gretchen: dana lewis live.ut could be put on the sex offender registry for sending provocative photos to each other, cell phones, it's called sexting. combination of sex messages via text. now some lawmakers want that changed. what's the right answer? we're joined by one of the bill's proponent, connecticut state representative and attorney page butler. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> steve: all right. representative, i understand they're going to vote on it today. >> yes. >> steve: what it would do is what is currently a felony, would be reduced to a misdemeanor because i saw a statistic, 20% of kids, according to this national survey, have sent naked pictures of either themselves or somebody else to somebody or forwarded them. so this is a big problem. >> absolutely. what that equates to is one out of five children actually admit to doing it, so you can imagine all those who haven't admitted to it. as the state of connecticut laws, there is a child pornography law. any minor child who would b

after the meeting our senior congressional correspondent dana bash caught up with the house majorityeader, steny hoyer. >> reporter: do you feel your members are at risk in terms of their security? >> yes. i think we've had very serious incidences that have occurred over the last 48-72 hours. any member who feels themself at risk is getting attention from the proper authorities. >> list ton this voice mail left for anti abortion democrat, bart stupak. >> all of those thoughts projected on you will materialize into something that is not very good for you. we don't have to do anything but sit back and wish. go to hell, you piece of [ bleep ]. >> strong words. dana bash joins us with more. >> reporter: i've talked to a number of house democrats who told me they're getting calls to their offices and even at their homes threatening violence and in some cases even death. there has been vandalism to two offices. the house majority whib whip received a fax with a news on it. they're trying to work on a joint statement with republicans repudiating it. so far no dice. we did get a statement fr

dana bash on capitol hill, thanks so much. appreciate that. >> reporter: thanks. >> let's go to the white house now and cnn's dan lothian. so what's the white house going do if the president fails on his biggest domestic priority? >> reporter: well, you know, fredricka, that's a very good question, and the white house is now playing the what-if game instead. the public face has really been one of confidence that this will get done. you heard robert gibbs talking yesterday saying next week after the legislation passes. but nonetheless, there is a lot at stake for this white house politically and the white house would say a lot at stake for the american people if health care reform goes down in defeat, and that's why you've seen this big push from the administration. first of all, the president delaying his trip to asia but also hitting the road, this road show so make a public appeal for the public to really push their lawmakers to vote yes, and then the president himself spending a big part of his day yesterday and will be doi

dane alet'sville and dana will react. there is a guy winning. right there. >> -- another guy winning. >> that's punching. there's the guy who has won. >> you will see some -- you will someone on the ground -- the only thing -- a lot of things people don't understand is the ground game and how hard it is. and how tough you have to be -- >> how long -- how long are the rounds? >> five-minute rounds. three five-minute rounds or five for a title. >> have you seen neither fighting hitting the ground. do they ever do it standing up? >> yeah. some guys stand and some fights go to the ground and neither guy gets hit. the reason this is so popular and so big, first of all, it's the most exciting live sporting event you will ever see. they are oohing and ahhing because have you never been. but the energy and i know when you see it on television, you know, it looks like, he's on top of that guy and hitting him in the facing. listen, we grew up in the john wayne generation, you know, you don't hit a man when he's done. you hit him and you stand him back up.

. >> dana bash on capitol hill has a story. >> there goes the speaker.e. she's on her way to the house floor. she came from her office which is right back there. and sort of signals it beginning of the end of the debate. i believe there's a little bit more time on the house floor for the various committees who had jurisdiction over this legislation to continue their debate. but she is going to be one of the final if not the final speakers during leader's time. she's clearly going on to the floor to hear the end of the debate and prepare her remarks. >> that was not nice of you, dana, to walk right by you. she must be the only person. i can't imagine anyone else not stopping and answering your questions as they walk by. >> i hate to tell you, but that's happened before. >> how could anyone not be nice to dana bash, one of the nicest people in washington, d.c. i have to have a talk with the speaker. you'll grab her on the way back to her office. all of the leaderers, democratic leaders, republican leaders are wrapping up the debate. they'll have the roll c

dana, the democrats taking a little bit of a victory lap.eep this in some sort of perspective. the changes still have to go to the senate. the focus of attention now will go to the u.s. senate. >> reporter: the focus will go to the u.s. senate, which is all the way down the hall from where i am right now. and you can also already feel the momentum shifting to the other side of the capitol. i want to show you this, wolf. this is what they're going to be dealing with. this is the package of changes and a little bit more in here. interestingly enough, and maybe congressman wasserman-schultz can tell you about this. this was also what was being handed -- many of those copies were handed out on the house floor almost as momentums. members were signing each other's big. so it serves as that, but more importantly, in terms of what's next, it is as follows -- we expect, we're hearing from democratic sources -- that the president will likely not sign the health care bill, the senate's health care bill that the house just passed, until tuesday. my und

here's dana bash. she's been investigating the story. >> reporter: to watch jim greenwood is to watch old fashioned bare knuckled washington lobbying. >> i went from office to office in the house and the senate -- >> reporter: and pushed a provision buried inside the health care bill that could save the pharmaceutical industry billions in profits at the expense of you, the consumer. >> what happened? >> well, i think what happened is unfortunately politics trumped policy. >> reporter: so what's this all about? nothing short of miracle drugs. and the cross roads between how much it costs to make them and what you pay for them. >> reporter: the drugs are called bio logics made from specific organisms. >> we have protein biologics for multiple sclerosis or for oncology. >> reporter: and they sell for blockbuster prices. consumers spent more than 40 billion a year on them. sharon brown says the biologic rescues her from arthritis. >> $1,095.87 for four injecti s injections. >> reporter: she takes the weekl

senior congressional correspondent dana bash joining me live from capitol hill. all right, dana.rted last week the democrats look like they are moving on ahead with plans to use this reconciliation to get health care to the president's desk. what now is their next move? >> reporter: all right, brooke. i hope you have your weed wacker. we're going in. anybody who handled seven hours of a health care summit can definitely handle this. here are the tentative plans. the house would pass the senate health care bill. and then the house and senate would both pass a package of changes to that bill. that would be the issue in the legislation put through the reconciliation process that you just laid out. that would only need 51 votes or a simple majority in the senate. what democrats are working on right now is the package of changes. what exactly is in that? and it's actually the president who laid out the road map for it last week when he put his plan out there. changes like a change in how plans, health care plans, are actually taxed. and also giving more government subsidies to people

dana bash, cnn, capitol hill. >> all right. dana, thank you. later on, i'll talk with the former head of the mayo clinic, it is one of the hospitals in the country that seems to get it right. patients get great care and also the costs are kept relatively low. he says most of us aren't getting what we pay for. we'll have that ahead. >>> do you know what causes low blood pressure? a viewer e-mailed us, wanted to know. we'll ask the doctor. that's next. stay with us. as we're finishing up, i mention i'm going to the bathroom more often. he checks it out. good thing. turns out... my urinary symptoms -- such as going frequently, trouble going, flow starts and stops... and going often at night -- are due to bph, also called enlarged prostate. he says over time, avodart has been shown to shrink the prostate, improve urinary symptoms, and reduce the risk of prostate surgery. only your health care provider can tell if your symptoms... are from bph and not a more serious condition... like prostate cancer. do not donate blood until 6 months after stopping

senior congressional correspondent dana bash takes us inside the latest partisan stand-off. >> some people on extended unemployment may not get collects after april 25th. congress left for two-week recess without extending benefits. how could that happen? it's a fight, once again, over how to pay for those benefits. republicans want to cover to cut spending to cover the cost of the benefit but was democrats insist joblessness is an emergency that should not have to be offset. democrats who run congress, they could have forced everyone to stay in town and vote, even into the weekend, but they chose not to. democratic sources say, what's the point? they won't have votes to keep the benefits going anyway and republicans i talked to say, without paying to for it democrats are right, votes aren't there. >> you might say it was together again today for the 2008 republican national ticket. senator john mccain faces a gop primary challenge back home in arizona as he seeks another term in washington. he called in sarah palin to shore up his support among conservatives. >> if you want real leadershi

dana bash reports. >> reporter: a refueling tanker long overdue for retirement. this senator wants s its replacement made in his home state, alabama. richard shelby says the air force competition is a sham. so in protest he did something drastic. he blocked most of president obama's nominees to an array of federal agencies that have nothing to do with his issue. blanket hold. nearly 50 nominees. >> 40 something. that's right. >> reporter: that's pretty extreme. why did you do that? >> i did it to get the attention of the administration. >> reporter: and did he ever. he made headlines and became a symbol of gridlock. but in his first tv interview on the subject he makes no apologies. what it sounds like you were trying to do, very upfront about it, is put money, put jobs back in your state of alabama. >> well, ultimately i'm a senator from alabama, but i wanted to make sure there was fairness. if there's fairness the jobs will go there. >> reporter: shelby eventually lifted hold on all but three nominees for senior air force positions. pentagon spokesman geoff mor

dana. >> hi, shepard. indeed. this is a major step in reducing the nuclear stockpiles of the two nuclear super powers, russian and america. already arms critics are saying the two presidents could have been more ambitious. they could have made deeper cuts and they are calling for more discussions and another round after this agreement is signed on april the 8th. as you say it took about a year to come up with this agreement. here is what they have. long range nuclear weapons will be cut by a third for more than 2200 war heads to 1550 each. those are deployed war heads. there are about thousand more war heads held by both countries in stores not governorred by this treaty. tactical weapons are not udged this treaty. new deal launch will be cut in half under 700 deployed. u.s. gets to maintain triad of bombers, missiles and submarines. there is a paragraph linking the reduction of offensive weapons system to america's missile defense shield. hugs shah's foreign minister sergei says it's a legal reference in the docu

let's bring in dana bash. dana, the voting will start after 2:00 p.m. eastern, is that right?that's right. maybe even closer to 3:00 now, depending on how it goes when the house comes in in the morning. we understand that when the house comes in at the top of the hour, they will go through what is traditionally the opener of the house and that is one-minute speeches. we expect that to happen for about an hour and then there will be an open of, again this is procedural, but an important procedural motion. an open of debate on what is called the rule, and that vote will essentially set the terms of the debate. there was a whole bunch of controversy we've been reporting all week that perhaps that vote on the so-called rule would actually be a vote on the senate bill. that is not happening now, so what we are going to see is a vote on the so-called rule. we'll have two hours of debate on the senate bill. we will have a vote on the senate health care bill that will be the most important vote. that is what we are going to be looking for, to see if the house democrats have that criti

our senior congressional correspondent dana bash has the story. dana. >> reporter: well, john, gop sources tell me they are devicing a strategy to make things as politically difficult for democrats as possible by forcing them to take tough votes. we saw one tonight. john mccain offered an amendment to strip out the rest of those special deals for states. that's been ape politically explosive issue that could hurt vulnerable democrats that vote against it. it would be a made for tv ad against them. democrats are in a pickle. they know any changes would force that back to the house and they don't want to do that. i'm told their leaders pleaded with them to vote no on everything and do something we don't see sometimes from democrats and that's have some discipline. >> discipline, dana bash, thank you very much. president obama has been reassuring democrats publicly and in pricht conversations, private conversations he'll have their backs on health care. today when the president signed the legislation into law, he took time to point out the obvious. i

our correspondent dana lewis. >> president medvedev says they were well planned and it's not the first time we've seen terrorism in this country and it won't be the last. two suicide bombers, both women, launched attacks at two metro stations on the same line. one underneath the federal security service. when the train pulled in before 8:00 a.m. the attacker detonated eight pounds of explosives. 42 minutes later, a second metro, a hub for morning commuter, the second bomber, also a woman, killed more than with a dozen people there. tonight president medvedev toured the site calling the bombers animals vowing to find and destroy them. the signs at the scene point to the troubled region of an area are chevronnan rebels were. >> a warlord warned the war is coming to russians cities and today it apparently did. russian authorities say they have video surveillance on those subway platforms of the women who carried out the attacks before they did so of the actual blasts themselves and they have two other women that were with them that escorted them into the subways. they have video of them,

>> dana, thank you very much for that. people are taking to the streets to push for their side. of chicago the yeses and the noes protested side by side. it happened at michelle bean, undeclared until now. she came out today in support of the bill. similar story, different location. northern california, protesters against the overhaul rallied at the office of jerry mcnerney. they were chanting and the congressman moved from undeclared to yes on health care reform. boy, it is heating up. stay with cnn throughout the weekend as we cover this crucial vote. special programming will begin tomorrow at accou9:00 am. >> not just politicians and americans who are at odds, doctors are, too. we hear strong arguments from physicians on all sides. bracing for flooding in fargo. will there be a last-minute reprieve? we ask jacqui jeras. at sharp, our goal is to reproduce every color in the world on tv. introducing quattron quad pixel technology. it adds a fourth color, yellow, to the standard rgb color system, creating a vast array of colors you can't see with your tv's three color technology

live now to capitol hill and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. if you would, talk us to about the administration's lobbying and another question here, dennis kucinich turned from no to yes. could that decision move some who are simply undecided? >> reporter: it is unclear if he will move any that are undecided because most democrats who are undecided are on the other side of the political spectrum within the democratic party for dennis kucinich, rather. most are conservative democrats from republican-leaning districts and in fact, tony, we wanted to kind of get a sense of what it was like to be one of those democrats so i went yesterday to talk to john bochair, he is a freshman from ohio and he voted no on the house health care bill and he says the version that we'll vote on now which is a senate version with some changes could go further in it doing what he want which is is more cost containment and more deficit reduction and more of a focus waste, fraud and abuse. so take a look at some of what was going on in his office. >> the decision i'm fa

. >> i remember dana bash and i being on air and talking about how this was emotional. he was quoting lincoln, his political hero. you do still have to talk about the tactics. part of it is, though, as chip will tell you, the final summation is where you will get more emotional, you make that final case. i've been struck, in covering all these speeches over 14 months, about the fact that the person who is supposed to be the next great communicator after ronald reagan has not always found his voice in this debate. i think that's part of the reason why they had a hard time selling it. in the final stretch, with the chips down, the stakes raised so much, this president has found his voice. let me agree with amy about one thing, not the porn part but the process is policy part. if this demon pass thing was so wonderful, above-board, why was it that for several days this week, me, chip, savannah guthrie, we were pressing robert gibbs, do you support this or not? >> no, they ran away from it. >> there was actually -- there was actually a dispute between the house and the whit

dana bash reports republicans and democrats accusing one another of fanning the flames for political>> reporter: the second ranking house republican came to the cameras to say he's been the target of violence, too. >> good afternoon. a bullet was shot through the window of my campaign office in richmond this week. i've received threatening e-mails. but i will not release them because i believe such actions will only encourage more to be sent. >> reporter: then the main reason he was there -- to accuse democrats of using threats of violence for political gain. >> i have deep concerns that some, d triple c chairman chris van hollen and dnc chairman tim cain in particular are dangerously fanning the flames by suggesting that these incidents be used as a political weapon. >> what makes you say it's political? >> reporter: eric cantor would not answer questions about his accusation but democratic leaders have been going after republicans, saying they're inciting threats against democrats. the dnc chairman issued a statement wednesday saying, republican leaders are themselves engaging in a

dana defied the odds and recovered. during her recovery at walter reed, she woke to a surprise, rex was there with very few injuries. mr. jones: i yield the gentleman another minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jones: if i could yield the gentleman 2 1/2 minutes to finish his words. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding the additional minutes. during dana's recovery, she awoke to a big surprise. rex was there alive, with little marne slight burn on his northeast nose. rex was scheduled to be brought back into service. growing up in pennsylvania's fifth congressional district, dana has always loved animals, especially dogs and horses. she repeatedly asked to adopt rex but she was not allowed to keep him until congress, recognizing the importance of military working dogs, passed a law for certain wounded veterans. tech sergeant dana and others put their lives on the line every day for the country and so do their dog thesms contr

>> thanks to our dana bash this morning. >>> this is a great story. a woman going the extra mile by land, air, and sea to bring medical supplies to a remote area of the world. >> we'll intror deuce you to our hero of the week. stay here. >>> this is the weekend. they are working this weekend expecting to see a vote tomorrow on the senate version of health care legislation. a live picture of capitol hill. they are working this weekend. still, a lot of undeclared and undecideds out there. they're trying to get to the magic number of 216 on either side, yes or no. that was going to make the difference of whether or not this legislation passes or it fails. that means 38 democrats, if they join in on the nos, that means the legislation will be defeated. by last count 29 democrats planned to vote no. >>> well, the poape issued a letter today, this is an update to the priest sex abuse scandal. the pope apologized for the harm caused and rebuked bishops for grave errors of judgment. the pope is ordering a vatican investigation into the irish church. >>> also,

and a story he directed to be written. >> chris: but you have to figure -- >> his friends talked to dana millbank. >> chris: that what is he's saying -- >> but it all added add up to something that can only hurt him, i mean, it paints him as an extreme disloyalist. >> it also -- this president dine office, having run a masterful campaign and with the reputation of being' manager and leader and i think we have seen time and time again, that those same set of skills it took to run a campaign are not translating. and it has been more difficult to actually lead and govern. and you start see leaks, leaks like this like. >> chris: as for one of us who spends the most time in the white house, mara do you think rahm emanuel is in trouble in the west wing. >> i think he's talked about leaving for quite a while. now, in terms of trouble, like would he be fired by the president? i haven't heard that this week. >> i think the president values loyalty, absolutely and so, he's going to be upset that the story is out there. everybody in town is talking about the story, and, the suggestion is that the c

dana and we'll do one more in the back and then we'll need to have to close this down. >> >> thanks toboth of you and a question to both of you and thanks to the center for holding this important forum. my apologies not to be at the 30,000-foot mark and i guess without getting into the weeds either but somewhere in the middle ground stipulating that you're both -- that we agree that there's very serious flaws to the current american financial regulatory system, that they need to be addressed and the suffering as a result of these flaws. but also that the senate is battle-weary, that be dealing with healthcare. that its agenda is full of high priorities. that this set of issues is very complex. and that the forces on behalf of the status quo are strong, how do you make the argument -- what do you say to the senate that the time is now to address this, to address this in a serious way and in a comprehensive way. what do you say? >> next november people are going to relieve you of your job if you don't exercise your responsibility. [laughter] >> there isn't anybody in the united states th

dana lewis, thanks for joining us. live on the phone from moscow. thank you for that reporting. from moscow once again if you're just joining us two explosions rocking two subway stations during rush hour. dual blasts killing 37 people. stay with fox news channel for more on this developing story. back to fox news sunday already in progress. agenda and doesn't that mean if you are elected, it is more partisan gridlock. >> well, first of all, partisan gridlock is not something i'm in favor of but the problem is, it depends on what you are a standing for and fighting for and i'd be happy to work across the aisle to lower the capital gains tax and corporate tax flatten the tax rate and all the taxes that make america increasingly an unfriendly place to do business and if the obama administration announces that is their agenda and i'll be more than happy, thrilled to work with them. but, what they are attempting to do is redefine the role of government in america and we cannot cooperate with that, we have to stop it from happening, because once we cross a certain point, we cannot tu

>> all right, dana. thank you very much for that. down to the wire, but it's not a done deal. so people are taking to the streets to push for their side in the health care overhaul. just outside of chicago the yeses and the nos spent the day protesting. they did it side by side. the competing rallies took place at the office of representative michelle bean, an undeclared until now she came out today in support of the bill. similar story, different location. we're going to northern california. protesters against the overhaul rallied at the office of representative jerry mcnorthwesterny. but just as they started their chanting, the congressman, well, announced he was moving from undeclared to yes on health care reform. boy, it's heating up. stay with cnn throughout the weekend as we cover this crucial vote. our special programming will begin tomorrow 9:00 a.m. we'll be covering it all day long. >>> as the nation votes for the vote on health care reform it is not just politicians across the country who are at odds over it. doctors are t

standby, dana. let's get to the political threats against health care reform and the democrats' package of changes to the law signed yesterday. this hour the senate launches a marathon round of votes on amendments. the one getting the most attention would prohibit coverage of a viagra and similar medication for convicted sex offenders. it would also prevent medicare and medicaid payments for drugs prescribed by or for dead people. another would affect the members of congress directly, enrolling them in medicaid. let's go to our congressional correspondent, brianna keilar to lay out what all of this is about. what's the strategy here, brianna? >> reporter: well, ideally republicans would like to kill the bill, but seeming that's unlikely, their strategy here is to delay it. and delay it by putting up for votes proposed changes in amendments that are really difficult for democrats to say no to. because if some of these amendments or any of these amendments pass, the bill is changed and cannot go strai

thanks to dana bash. she showed us some of the protests against the health care reform. this is a rally in support of reform. cnn i-reporter lisa kelly sent this to us. lucy is olding a sign that says health care reform cuts the deficit, ensures millions. madison plans to vote against the bill. >> of course cnn is counting the votes. follow our special coverage as the decision comes down to the wire. all day today right here on cnn. there's been some pretty crazy weather across the country this weekend. it's supposed to be spring, of course, but some people are digging out of snow. i hate getting out the shovels. a late winter storm dumped more than seven inches across kansas city, missouri, yesterday. meanwhile, further north, the big problem there, flooding. one million sandbags are all that stands between parts of minnesota and north dakota and the rising red river, of course. >> it's expected to crest, that river today. our meteorologismeteorologist, reynolds wolf is out there. it keeps inching up and inching up. where is it now? >> reporter: little by little. the th

i want to bring in our senior congressional correspondent dana bash.epublicans are criticizing it, democrats are defending it. what are you hearing on the hill? >> well, jessica's absolutely right when it comes to republicans, they have used it before. both parties have used this process before for one reason and that's to try to protect their members from tough political votes. republican, for example, when they were in charge, they used this self-executing rule on everything from immigration, which, of course, is a big political wedge issue for them, and the line-item veto. so it is absolutely correct despite republicans screaming, which we've heard all day today, they used it when they were in charge also. >> you spoke with the chair of the house rules committee, congresswoman louise slaughter, what does she say? >> she is very much defending this idea, it was hers. she was pretty can kid in explaining why democrats are doing it. that is, from her perspective, to protect house members from voting for the senate bill specifically for voting on someth

maybe it's an op-ed. >> he wrote dana milbanks. >> okay, i got it mixed up. it's pretty egregious.nd you know what's funny? we spent a lot of time talking during the primaries and one of the great things about the obama campaign was no leaking, no visible dissents. sure, there were differences behind the scenes, but they kept it together. this is just -- this is unheard of. and so damaging to this president. >> and mika, he's not only throwing the president under the bus. the president of the united states. but every story has the same -- the same merit. valerie jarrett is just a star-struck obama fan. >> right. >> david axelrod is a hapless political hack who's star struck with obama and can't tell him the truth. the same thing with gibbs. that there's this cult of obama and old rahm is the only one there. if they had only listened to rahm, his approval ratings would still be in the 70s. these stories that he's leaking savage everybody at the white house. >> yes. i'd venture to say and i think we all would agree that being in the white house is nothing like being on the campaign t

former bush secretary dana perino was shocked the president approved of the remark saying, quote, it a broader attitude of callus disregard for decorum and decency. i'm sure they will say i'm too uptight. fine. let's all just imagine for a minute if vice president bush or vice president cheney had done the same in the east wing of the white house. i think we all know what the democrats would be saying. cuban leader fidel castro also thinks the passage of the health care law was a big deal calling it a miracle and a major victory for the obama presidency the senate went into the wee hours of the morning wrapping up the fixes to the health care law through the process known as reconciliation. the hill reports democrats celebrated by munching on lobster rolls in the honor of the late senator ted kennedy. al franken was chairing the session. as it reached a conclusion shortly before 3:00 a.m., he seemed a bit tired and confused. >> do i pound the gavel? i guess we're adjourned. oh, no. -- say that we're not adjourned? >> bret: adjourned or not, they went home regardless. and finally chin

let's bring in dana bash. first, tell us what you expect the democrats will be hearing when they go back to their districts? they're going to be home for the next two weeks. >> they'll be hearing a lot. but the most interesting thing is what they'll be trying to say. this is the moment that democrats have been hoping for, to have a law that they can sell. each democrat is being sent home with one of these. this is nancy pelosi's. her office let us have it. she didn't need it. i think all this information is in her head. inside here are general talking points about facts and figures about the hlt hl bill. in here -- and i think we have it up here on the wall, it is specific data for each congressional district. this nancy pelosi's 8th congressional district of california. if you show for example, i'll give you an example of a data point. it guarantees in her district that 9200 residents with pre-existing conditions can obtain coverage. of course this is a democratic talking point. it just shows you they w want

dana, thanks very much. it would have been something, wouldn't it, john, if the president and/or the first lady would have come over and watch this vote unfold and sit up in the gallery. >> that would have been unprecedented in my time here in washington in 22 years. it's wonderful that her family is there. because however you feel about this legislation, they're going to have a big vote tonight. this debate will continue through the election year, this is a victory for the speaker. her caucus may pay a price politically. her party may pay a price politically. see how it plays out. she's been tenacious. this was at the abyss. she decided it was not. she worked the president from backing down to a more modest bill and worked her caucus and going to get 216 plus, 220 maybe. you think of the speaker and the legislation, you have to applaud her success in getting to the finish line. now how many seats will she lose as a result of this vote tonight. rebrand the conversation between now and november. there's a big

. >> reporter: dana brewington also hit upon a unique concept, a line of diapers for dogs. >> i'm takingustable straps, they went over his head like that and we are facettening them on the back to the landing pad. >> reporter: the pet industry is expected to hit $48 billion in sales this year. that is a lot of room for small entrepreneurs to make some gold. that are within reach. >> three years ago we decided we would go the franchising route because we wanted to be able to offer other people a way to open their own green sustainable business to be their own bosses, and to be proud of what they do everyday. >> reporter: the big bad wolf is now reviewing several applicants to open more stores in the washington area. as for brewington, she's telling her products on her web site now. in the future - >> i am looking to place it in stores. this is a high-end diaper. i'm not sure it's appropriate for petsmart but maybe. i won't pooh-pooh that idea, no pun intended. >> reporter: jessica doyle, "9news now." >> thank you for join us for "9news now" at 5:00 "9news now" at 6:00 starts right now. >>

dana was in a severe car accident. her mother wasn't around that much.hings going on. but as i said, it's a small part. >> larry: what about the dad? >> i talk to him on a regular basis. >> larry: how is he doing? >> he's doing great. he is 86 years old. we communicate at least two times a week. and he's like my dad. he's -- >> larry: is he on important figure to the cast? >> oh, yeah. he was important to me. he was better than my dad was. he actually went fishing with me and hung out with me. my dad's idea of taking us fishing is drop us off and leave us. you know? and my life, my mother has been so influential, my brother and sister. they've been influential in my life. >> larry: do they still show it late at night? >> i still get checks. he can don't get dvd money, but i still get checks from it. it's funny, the checks come in. i get checks for shows like the waltons. i'm blown 16 away that i got a $20 check from that show. >> i did 15 episodes of "the waltons." they say good night to me and my name is bud. they say good night bud. i say good night jo

the lady was becoming the first woman to paddle a board 40 miles from catalina island to dana point offn coast. it turns out the whale swam alongside her for more than an hour. the crew says the whale blew her kisses. that's a fox watch across america. it was a little more than two months ago that the quake struck in haiti and killed hundreds of thousands of people and left more than a million homeless. today the united states and european union each plendle more than a billion dollars to help in the recovery effort to build -- rebuild schools and hospitals and homes left in ruins. of course, there are some things money can never replace. you may remember this report from our own steve harrigan just days after the quake. >> perhaps the worst story is over here. this woman lost four of her children inside the initial quake and then lost her fifth and final child at the hospital. these two people are pretty much holding her down when she gets up and starts to scream. it's a real example of someone who has been driven to the point of insanity by the suffering. it's really not getting much

dana plano was in a severe car accident, her mother wasn't around that much.ese things that were going on, but it's a small part. >> larry: how about the dad? >> the father, i talk to him on a regular basis. >> larry: how's he doing? >> he's doing great. he's 86 years old and we communicate at least two times a week. he's like my real dad? >> larry: was he an important figure -- >> he's better than my dad was. he took me fishing and hung out with me. my dad's idea of taking us fishing was to drop us off and leave us. but in my life, my mother was has been so influential, my brother, my sister, my brother, james, they've been influential in my life to really help me -- >> larry: do they still show it late on night? >> they still show it. i still get checks from it. i get checks from shows like "the waltons." i'm blown away that i got like a $20 check from that show. >> larry: you were on "the waltons"? >> i was one of the first black cast members on the show and they actually said good night to me. my name was bud. they said, good night, bud. >> larry: i'm anxi

. >> reporter: i'm dana bash on capitol hill, where senators are scrambling to extend unemployment benefits and the situation is urgent because for some out of work americans their benefits expire today. now, it's being held up by just one senator. republican jim bunning of kentucky. he says he's all for extending the benefits but as long as the $10 billion package is paid for. and he's vowing to keep fighting as long as it adds to the deficit. >> reporter: i'm ed henry at the white house. this week president obama will be in don lemon's neck of the woods, georgia. he's having a town hall meeting in savannah on tuesday. this is all about the president trying to get out into middle america, keep the focus on jobs and the economy. but that's a tricky balancing act as the president also pushes this week for a health reform deal. democrats on capitol hill are getting very nervous that the focus is getting too heavy on health care. they're warning the president privately, i'm told, that unless he gets a health deal done by the end of march they're going to have to move on to other issues in this

this guy got dana carvey, you know the guy on saturday night live to imitate him in public but in private he was naturally eloquent. i told the story in portland oregon we were out there to dedicated police memorial and we were going to job. he used to jog with me and very generously he would slow down. >> host: i've read particular in a hotel room and he wants to go jogging with you and with all due respect, built i didn't think of you as the type of jogger -- >> guest: you know why climate mountains in colorado. no, he slowed down and we ran in houston and when we finished the press corps said howard is the drug war going and he saw that i was out of breath. he took the first question until i got my breath. that is a good president. but back to portland. we were going to do this for ron and the was a demonstration outside somebody was burning the flag and he said that's the one thing that makes my blood boil i cannot bear that. i guess there's a constitutional protection for this. but he said i just can't bear it and i thought if people could hear that they would see this isn't a tongue

this guy got dana carvey-like, you know the guy on saturday night live the committee and in public.allan private he was naturally eloquent. i tell the story in portland oregon, we were out there to dedicated police memorial and i was the drug czar and we were going to jog. he used to jog generously. he was little -- >> host: i read the part, the jury in a hotel room and he wants to go jogging with you and with all due respect, bill, i didn't t think of you as a kind of jogger. >> guest: will you know why climb mountains in colorado. no, he slowed down and actually what happened he ran in houston and when we finished the press corps said how is the jogging war going and he saw that i was out of breath. he took the first question until i got my breath. now that is a good boss, that's a good president but back to portland, we were going to do this run and there was a demonstration of sight. somebody was burning a flag and he said that's the one thing that makes my blood boil. i cannot bear that. he said i guess there is a constitutional protection for this on lescol leah -- siskel yes