. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. don lemons is next.uce every color in the world on tv. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

. >> the news continues on cnn with fredricka whitfield in for kyra phillips in the cnn "newsroom." >> have a great st. patrick's day. enjoy the parade in new york. good morning, everyone. >> thanks. >> i'm fredricka whitfield in for kyra phillips. >>> osama bin laden on trial? no way, says america's top cop. what eric holder says will happen. >>> and what do stock market slides, natural disasters and thrilling sports climaxes have in common? they can kill you. but our stress busters can save your life. >> my kid has no underwear on. we can't get clothes for our child. our food's all gone bad. and they're telling us to back off. then they tell us to go home and we can't even go home. >> high water keeps hundreds out of their homes in the northeast. we'll explain why this spring could bring historic flooding. >>> and shutting down schools. detroit is the latest system to cut back, but we'll tell you about one school's success story. >>> the bottom line of health care reform. according to our latest count here at cnn, opponents of the overhaul are now just 11 votes away from defeating i

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> our top story right now, thousands of tea party activists are rallying in searchlight, nevada, hometown of senate majority leader harry reid. they are calling on voters there to defeat reid and other democrats in november for their role in passing health care reform. it's a message that is resonating with some nevada residents as cnn's national political correspondent jessica yellin reports. >> reporter: in nevada politics, the stakes couldn't be higher for senator harry reid. his big bet on health care reform turned into a win in washington, but it's not playing as well with voters back at home. >> with the health care thing, he's screwing up big time, so he's out. >> reporter: after four terms in the u.s. senate, the majority leader could lose his job this november. polls show a majority of nevada in ns don't like him and only a 1/3 will vote for him. why do so many dislike you? >> i don't think they dislike me. we have an economic situation in nevada that is very difficult. >> reporter: nevada is number one in the nation in home foreclosures, number two

. >> cnn newsroom continues with fredricka whitfield. >> have a great day on this lovely spring day. it's a busy saturday. flooding, snorms and last-minute vote wrangling on capitol hill. that's where we are going to begin. the president's push for health care intensifying this weekend. right now, all the action is on capitol hill, particularly in the house. it focuses on the senate bill passed back in december. the house rules committee is meeting today to decide on the terms for both the debate and the vote. 216 votes are needed to either pass or defeat the bill and a handful of lawmakers are still undeclared. so the president is actually going to capitol hill in about three hours to give democrats a pep talk. debate is set for tomorrow and then your representatives may be voting on it tomorrow. our congressional correspondent has her running shows on. any word from the rules committee? >> reporter: we should say the rules committee is taking a break right now. there are votes on the floor, but they have been working for a few hours and they will continue to do so today, laying out

>>> hello, i'm fredricka whitfield. you're in the cnn newsroom. the big story this weekend is the battle over health care reform. debate and possibly a vote set for tomorrow. cnn is covering all the angles. ed henry is at the white house. the president getting ready to go to capitol hill. brianna keilar is waiting for him on capitol hill. here in atlanta, josh levs has his eye on which democrats have not said how they will vote on the matter. let's begin with ed henry. a lot of pressure on the president, but he is the one who is going to try to apply some pressure, so to speak, on capitol hill today. >> that's right. it certainly is finally drufrn time. we've been talking about this drama building for months and months now this is the president's signature domestic issue. from talking to his top aides this morning, they are saying way plans to do with house democrats is give them a very simple pitch. that he thinks this comes down to whether or not you are going to give into politics or whether or not you are going to help the american people. the

i'm fredricka whitfield at the cnn center in atlanta. lemon is coming up next with more of the health care showdown including a look at what doctors think about all this. and also look at this week's cnn hero, a woman bringing medical care to the most remote areas of peru. and have you ever been on a flight with a crying baby? well, some people think babies should be banned from the air ways. what in the world? we'll ask you what you think coming up in the next hour of the "cnn newsroom." scared. they don't know where to begin. so we start to talk about what have they done -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and what are their goals. and then we plan. it's a very good feeling as an advisor to work with people and help get them to their goals. once people perceive that they can control their destiny then they accomplish unbelievable things. [ male announcer ] we're america's largest financial planning company. meet us today at ameriprise.com. fancy feast created a way to celebrate any moment. fancy feast appetizers. [dinner bell chimes]