earlietoday i talked with sebelius about that. my first questn: despite all e cost cutting concessions fromospitals insurance companies, and drug firmis that real refo? >> well i uld say that cost reductions are a piece of it but what wre tying to cost ductions is a higher quality system. what we know is whetheits in hospitals or too often in doctors offices or it heal clinics around t country that some aricans get very high quality health care and me do not. weave a very erratic distribution system in termsf quality. we kw that there are systems inarious parts of this country that are much high quality day in a day out at a much lower cost so wee trying to not only reduce cos but tie reduced sts to higher quality. >> susie: seetary sebelius, most americans are in far of health care verage for everyo. but they're no happy with they finout how much it's going to cosand how will impact your own care. so h are you going to sell the obama plan to the american public? well, ihink americans who have coverage right w know th they're a da

appearing on cnn, sebelius told wolf blitzer lawmakers have good ideas about a bill. both sides realize the importance of health care reform. >> i think the bottom line is it's got to be paid for. and we all have a shared responsibility, but we all need to play a role, the house and senate version also have employers included and individuals included. and what's been remarkable, wolf, is the stake holders who in the early '90s were the most vocal opponents of anything changing in the health care system. are really at the table with their own suggestions of how to pay -- >> just to be precise, you're open to charlie wrangle's proposal. >> well, i think everything's on the table. >> a proposal backed by charlie wrangle. it would place a surtax on some wealthy americans as a way to pay for the final bill. but republicans have been quick to jump on that idea. appearing on abc's "this week," john carl says the proposal is a non-starter as far as the gop is concerned. >> at least 55% of the income that would be generated by this surtax directly hits the entrepreneurs who ru

health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will announce tomorrow that the u.s. will spend another billion dollars on vaccination. research is under way to find a safe and effective vaccine to fight the virus, hoping to fight the spread of the pandemic. 211 people have died of swine flu in the u.s. officials estimate as much as a million americans may be infected with the virus. >>> a california jail has quarantined about 400 inmates after one of them tested positive for the swine flu virus. sheriffs officials say the inmates are being isolated in various housing units and they've been given antiviral drugs. visits to the county's correctional facilities have been suspended. this brings a total number of confirmed faces to 572. >>> authorities in south korea are trying to trace the origin of coordinated cyberattacks that hit that country and the u.s. they are analyzing about 30 of the tens of thousands of computers that were infected by hackers in order to mount a so-called denial of service attack. the attacks targeted both private and government websites, inclu

us the administration's point person on health care, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. then the view from the senate's top republican, mitch mcconnell. will health care reform be bipartisan, and why is he preparing to vote against the nomination of judge sonia sotomayor for the supreme court? plus our roundtable weighs in on the high stakes political moment for the president on health care and the economy. joining us, paul gigot, editorial page editor of the "wall street journal," john harwood of cnbc and the "new york times," richard wolffe, author of "renegade: the making of a president," and michele norris, host of npr' "all things considered." and finally n our "meet the press minute" we remember legendary newsman walter cronki cronkite. >> the emotional aspect of it hit me when i had to say "the president is dead." >>> but first secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius. welcome back to "meet the press." >> thank you, nice to be here. >> i thought we'd frame our discussion by going through what the president says, must be included in health care ref

secretary sebelius was asked where does the president stand?esident obama to look into the camera maybe at this press conference on wednesday and tell the people who want change in health care what exactly he supports? >> there's no doubt that the president's comments are becoming more and more specific, but, remember, he made a very conscious decision at the beginning of this process to defer to congress in ironing out the details as best they could before he -- >> but when you look at the polls, the trust that remains is the trust that the people have with the president. >> right. >> the republicans obviously doing very poorly. their numbers -- they're not even gaining in polls where the president is dropping, and speaker pelosi still not popular in these polls. the popularity is with that man we just saw in the video. >> i agree, tamron. my only point is he's made a conscious strategic decision to defer to congress at the outset, and now if you listen carefully to his comments, they're getting more and more specific. you will see this trend

." >>> but first secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius. welcome back to "meet the press." >> thank you, nice to be here. >> i thought we'd frame our discussion by going through what the president says, must be included in health care reform if he's going to accept it. now, this is what you said on that topic back in june, on pbs. "it really has to lower costs, cover americans, drive quality and be paid for." so let's go through that, and i want to start with that first principle of lowering costs. most people may not know how expensive health care really is. $2.5 trillion per year, 16% of our economy. here was the president on that score on thursday. >> even as we rescue this economy from this crisis, i believe we have to rebuild an even better economy than we had before. that means finally controlling the health care costs that are driving this nation into debt. >> controlling those health care costs, but on that very day, just hours aftbefore the presid spoke this was from the nonpartisan director of the congressional office, kind of the

sean: is seeb -- sebelius a quitter? rahm emanuel? is barack obama a quitter? >> no. sean: why the double standard? >> i think that's very different. when we're talking about sarah palin, she's got 18 months leff. she quit. in a rambling, rambling statement. it was completely bizarre the >> thank you very much. i appreciate that. for tucker carlson to say did you head -- read her statement on friday? it was one of the more incoherent. made san forpped sound like shakespeare. these people who left their jobs to go to another job. if she's saying i'm leaving to run for president of president united states, fine, say it. don't say -- sean: wait a minute. wait a minute. barack obama -- the difference between governor palin and barack obama, barack obama was paid for 18 months for doing nothing. for 18 months traveling the country so he could be a president because he had the selfish ambition you're so critical of. and similarly rambo emanuel. >> she didn't say she's going to run for office. she is quitting her job because she couldn't take the pressure. sean: she has a hi

did anyone criticize sebelius when she resigned to take a position? or did anyone criticize napolitano or rombo dead fish? >> right. did anybody criticize arlen specter or jim jeffords for letting down the citizens of their states by switching parties, withdrawing? no, it's a totally different standard for sarah palin. it is no surprise that the feminist movement came out of the left because liberal men are rabid sexists though i must say a lot of the hatred for palin is coming from liberal women in new york who have overheard their boyfriends saying well, you got to admit she is good-looking. sean: obama was saying the stimulus was going to kick in next month. we lost another half million jobs, sad for the economy and for the people who are not working the biden goes on this weekend and says we really blew it on the economy. what part of this didn't they understand considering now they're claiming oh, we didn't know it was this bad? how can you sync up with their rhetoric? >> right. but it doesn't matter. that's not why people voted for them the one

in our exclusive sunday interview, the health secretary kathleen sebelius outlines the administration's case. plus, four key u.s. senators weigh in on the health care debate and whether there's a need for another economic stimulus package. plus, the president in africa, anderson cooper brings us an exclusive interview with the president from a castle that was the center of the african slave trade. it's a remarkable interview with america's first african-american president. that's all ahead in this hour of state of the union.

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we'll talk to kathleen sebelius later this morning. she'll join us live at 7:40. earnings front eli lilly did report they beat estimates on the top and bottom line, raised their earnings forecast for '09. we'll talk to the cfo of lilly in about 10 minutes. >>> our guest host has been calling for the government to address the government long before t.a.r.p. was in town, stimulus, all those words entered the national lexicon. joining us david walker, the former u.s. controller general, president and ceo of a foundation. it's a great day to have you here. >> great to be back. >> we're talking about all kinds of issues that fall into your wheelhouse. the plans and proposals we're coming up with for spending out there and what it's going to mean over the long hall. you heard about health care, you heard carl, the president on this. what's your take, what needs to be done and what the concerns are. >> there's no question we need comprehensive health care reform that addresses coverage, cost and personal responsibility. however, i think they are moving too fast and there

we are having the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius.y have been calling this thing a plan. there's no plan. it is an idea. the blue dog democrats have come up with something. that does not mean it will become anything. besides that, you have pre- existing conditions. let's say i have cancer and i go get insurance. i am covered for this cancer that will cost $2 million. how are we ever going to pay for that? it sounds so pie in the sky ridiculous. martha: it would be perfect if you could have a situation where you could get it even if you have a pre existing condition and where you could keep any plan you already have. and if there is no increase in cost, who would not? shepard: i also want a pony. at any rate, i will get into that with kathleen sebelius. martha: i look forward to that. shepard: the former mayor of fort lee, new jersey will be on 3d says he lost $5 million of his net worth with bernie madoff. martha: bernie madoff says he cannot believe they did not catchable. shepard: this guy says stopped talking to bernie madoff. he h

and while sebelius says the government will pay for a soak seen, that's only if it passes tests thatill be conducted next month. >> because the scientists are busily trying to grow the appropriate virus, figure out if we have an effective strain that will combat h1n1 and a safe vaccine based on, you know, how many doses will be taken, what the side effects are so that process is underway. >> sebelius says the good news is the h1n1 strain seems to be easily treated with medications like tamiflu and ralenza. there is plenty of that production of this fall's seasonal flu vaccine is finished to so those production lines can be used for swine flu vaccine. the fall strain could be different than the one that began in mexico city it could make the seasonal flu strain more potent. at a conference outside washington today, state and local officials shared lessons from the spring outbreak like the school nurse faced with hundreds of students who thought they might be sick. >> and i said you can please just go down the line, take their temperature, and i gave them a post-it pack and said throw

the health secretary kathleen sebelius outlines the administration's case. plus, four key u.s. senators weigh in on the health care debate and whether there's a need for another economic stimulus package. stour four key senators are here to weigh the debate and see if there's a need for a second economic stimulus. he's pushing a new plan to try to get gays and lesbians to be able to serve openly in the united states military. patrick murphy gets the last word. that's all ahead in this hour of "state of the union." a beautiful sunday here in the nation's capital, up on the other end of pennsylvania capitol hill, the u.s. congress, where they're debating health care reform while president obama spent the past week overseas tending to global matters. his administration pressed ahead with the effort to revamp the health care system. the vice president joe biden announced a new agreement with the hospital industry to help pay for reforms, but there are still major issues to resolve, including whether to tax health care benefits in order to finance that final reform plan. here to out

. >> couric: secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius, thank you so much for talking with us tonight. >> great to visit with you, katie. >> couric: and for my complete interview with secretary sebelius about the h1n1 vaccine, you can go to ourselves web site at cbsnews.com. meanwhile, there is late-breaking news in texas tonight. a huge fire at a chemical plant northwest of houston. it's sent a plume shooting high into the sky and the smoke spread about 60 miles from the plant in bryan. the plant is believed to contain amodium nitrate, a chemical used in fertilizer, and it's extremely explosive. 10 people with breathing problems were sent to the hospital. as many as 70,000 people have been evacuated from the area as a precaution. they're being sent to an arena on the campus of texas a & m university. no word on what started the& fire. in los angeles, michael jackson's three children will be raised by their grandmother, according to a custody deal announced today. the children, ages seven, 11, and 12, will remain with 79-year-old catherine jackson in encino, california

and i think that secretary of health, secretary sebelius is correct. i think that senator conrad is correct and my senses won't end up, but a lot of proposals. remember you have to have a house version, a senate version and you have to have a committee to do that and revote that. it's a long ways away, but right now they're closer than anybody's ever been. i guarantee you one thing, i know these guys. i think the president is going to do a lot of things. i think there is going to be a lot of things. >> the president can't get it done, with 60 democrats in the senate and a lop sided democratic majority in the house and probably never get done, right? >> hand grenades and health care reform. close to what? getting what done? if you take a step back, where we -- why health care is stalled as the global warming initiative goes, this is not happening in a vacuum. the mishandling of the stimulus and even before that excellent recruitment of conservative democrats who some 70 in the house and some 15 in the senate, they're the ones, republicans are joining us

here is outline the obamaed ed a administrati administration's view is kathleen sebelius. madam secretary, thank you for joining us. how will you pay for this? >> president obama has outlined his preferred payment plan, about $660 billion in savings out of the existing system. so money that is already in the system that's not making us healthier and going to procedures and practices that work very well. and about $330 billion in a proposal that would cap the itemized deductions that the wealthiest americans take. return them to the level where they were in president reagan's days. they're looking at different -- >> the house version that charlie rangel, the chairman of the ways and means committee announced on friday would tax the wealthiest americans additional tax to help pay for the hundreds of billions of dollars that would still be n d needed if you make more than $300,000 or $400,000 a year, or $1 million, you'll be paying a lot more taxes in the years to come. >> the house has a version. there are a couple different proposals being worked on in the senate. >> do you

health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius joins us now. internet ads, going after you on this. just now we had a very reasoned interview from one of the more thoughtful people in the senate, bob bennett. his advice to the president would be slow down, that there were mistakes made in the rush to the stimulus bill, things in it they might not have wanted and if they take time to work with people on the hill, that you could develop a bipartisan coalition. is that bad advice? >> well, i think definitely having a bipartisan coalition is what the president has been after all along, andrea, and the good news is on the senate side there are republicans and democrats working hard on this issue. the republicans on the house side pushed away from the table really a couple of months ago, just declaring that they were not going to be part of this conversation, and that's unfortunate for the american people, who rely on them to look out for comprehensive health reform, but there is definitely bipartisan work on the senate side and that's good news. >>

we're looking at a state letter similar to the dunkin-sebelius letter that went out to schools. we are looking at helping parents to better prepare for that -- the duncan =- sebelius letter, looking to anything nutrition needs of our students, who depend on breakfast and lunch programs at our school. end upon breakfast and lunch programs at our school. as i mentioned we need to address the continuing education plans that we at this point have not lost out to the point they should be. and we need to let our parents and families and communities know that this will be an evolving situation, and what we know now is not the same as what we may know in the very future. and things will change very rapidly. and we need to help our communities better prepare for what may occur in the fall. >> i guess this is a bit of a true confession time for me. we have to have a pandemic plan and the school board had approved the memorandum of understanding with the county group, and i will tell you the county director did a great job of trying to put everything together. but i didn't really pay atten

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kathleen sebelius went on "meet the press" and said this is a work in progress. is that the administration sort of giving itself some more time? where is the work, as you see it, that needs to be done? >> well, part of this is just the reality of the legislative process. this legislation is not done in the white house. it's done in multiple committees across two chambers, the senate and the house. that does complicate things. it is just the reality of the process. i'm not that surprised by it. at the end of the day i think you'll see a bill come out of the senate before the august recess and a bill come out of the house. then it is going to be settled in conference some time probably in early september. i think the concerns that people have in terms of cost and other issues, i can understand. but i think what the president are snd second stare bealous and others in the administration have been arguing is we are talking about significant cost savings in terms of how we're going to restructure the medicare/medicaid programs as well as improve deficiencies as well a

we saw what happened to kathleen sebelius and claire mccaskill. get beaten up when they go in front of an audience. they will go home, these politicians, over recess, and their constituents will be out there in numbers, and that is going to change this debate radically. >> this will be a bad august, and i think the extraordinary thing about this debate -- mitch mcconnell has been out on the floor every day, hammering it, but the thing that is dragging it down here is the division among democrats that just one dressing. the cbo director elmendorf, who is an analyst, and the sheer weight of the plan, and it's nonsensical nature -- it is falling on its own weight every day -- its nonsensical nature. sean: he keeps going back to this mantra, "blamed bush, blame bush, blame bush," talking about the debt, when he, in fact, quadrupled in one year. >> as a practical political matter, it is already over. it was over when he passed the stimulus and maybe outrageous claims about what the stimulus would do, which are being discredited every day. and, sean, th

if your kids are sick, keep them home. >> sebelius said the summit is not about raising fears, it isut preparation. health officials say a separate vaccine for the h1n1 virus likely to be offered for the annual seasonal flu vaccine. government is launching a ad campaign to educate people about the virus. and as even offering a contest for the best tv or radio public service announcement to get people interested. >> we know that average citizens and creative young americans have tremendous ideas about how to reach their neighbors and friends. and encourage them to get prepared. >> president obama is asking congress for $1.5 billion to pay for swine flu measures. john rydell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> president obama also phoned in from the g8 summit to get the latest from the washington meeting today. >> forget counting sheet. new study shows your computer may be the key to getting a good night rest. judy kurtz explains on tonight's word wore. judy? >> if you are juaning during the day and to saying and turning at night help may be as close as the computer screen. new study shows en do

." >>> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius says all options are on the table righthen it comes to funding a massive health care overhaul, and that could include a new tax on the wealthiest americans. sebelius appeared on "state of the union" this morning. >> the bottom line is it has to be paid for. we all have to play a role. they have shareholders included, individuals included. and what's been remarkable, wolf, the stakeholders who in the early '90s, were the most vocal are on the table. >> you're open to wrangle's proposition? >> we'll be back in a little bit, and fareed zakaria returns shortly. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. hi i'm dan weston. we're experts at getting you the scooter or power chair you need. in fact, if we pre-qualify you for medicare reimbursement and medicare denies your claim, we'll give

kathleen sebelius quit. others quit.y are not calling them quitters. >> why should she get any special treatment because she is a woman? how many mean things source said about bush? sean: name one male politician that has been attacked based on their looks or has had their children attacked the waivers were. -- the way hers were. i cannot remember them saying getting knocked up by a-rod. >> he is a baseball player, i think. sean: i will not go there. good grief. what is wrong with you? he is a liberal. i told you about him. >> sarah palin should have stuck it out. there is a big difference between somebody there has been governor and has become a cabinet secretary and submenus says, "the reason i am quitting is that i do not want to be a lame duck" -- and somebody who says that. sean: serving in another arena, no criticism -- you have to be consistent. that is inconsistent. >> i am being consistent with everybody execute when she tried to announce her logic with why she was resigning. sean: she was cleared, jennifer, of

as secretary sebelius said this virus has reined in thenited states.lave cases - we still haveome atalities. the ing we're rlly watching, though, is what is happening in the uthern hemisphere because they're in the midst of their flu season. helps us to be able to preparto know when the season comes back to the northern hemisphere to us wt we might be loong at. >> secretary sebelius wat do we ve on hand for vaccine? >> well, we're in the process of gettingready for a vaccination program. a coup of things are going on. weurchased the bulk ingredients for a vaine the flu virus ras are being own and tested right no clinical trials will begin this mont we'll know a lot b the end of augustnd we need to mke sure two things one that we have an eective vaccine, that it really does immunize fks against h1n1 but alsohat we have safe vne those two piees of the puzzle are vy important and we're moving aggressively toward having a vaccine ready by mid-october. >> let's go to katty kay with the bbc. >> can i switch topics slightly and ask you about health care refor

we are going to talk to kathleen sebelius. part of this that i do not understand is that they will insure anyone with a pre- existing condition. does that mean that they wilpon -- they will pay for that condition? you can sign up for insurance even if you have a debilitating disease? i do not get it. we have a candid interview with bernie madoff, in prison in north carolina. in his first on the record set down he said that he could not believe that the scam lasted as long as it did. he got 150 years for calling thousands of investors. we are told that he spoke candidly to lawyers who represented the victims and repeatedly apologized for his crimes. jonathan, even bernie madoff is surprised that he got away with it for this long? >> apparently so. one of the two attorneys that sat with him for those hours in that prison yesterday, he says that bernie madoff told him "there were several times that i met with the sec and thought that they had me." a clear implication from bernie madoff that he believes that the sec was asleep at

kathleen sebelius said the vaccine could be ready in october. but that's the virus that's never actually gone away. the fear is it will reappear with renewed strength in the united states come the flu season in the fall. let's talk about this and more with the homeland security secretary janet napolitano. madam secretary, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you. >> it looks like it's pretty bitter in argentina, brazil, south america, below the equator right now. is that what we should be gearing up for come the flu season in the northern hemisphere? >> well, we have scientists monitoring what's going on in the southern hemisphere very carefully. also places like australia. to see if that gives us some clue as to what form of the virus we can expect to return to the united states in the fall. the scientists tell us there will be some form of mutation or change, but they can't tell us yet what kind of mutation or change. so today's summit was designed to really prepare and begin preparing for a worst-case scenario, even though we hope we don'

secretary kathleen sebelius, nice talking to you. for joining us. >> nice talking to you. >> you recommend on monday that he changed the strategy. >> go out less. when he goes out it means something. say, how does this affect me? take it out of theory and bring it to my door. >> okay. now the big picture. conservative commentators are calling president obama a racist. take a listen. >> i'm not saying that he doesn't like white people. i'm saying he has a problem. this guy is, i believe, a racist. >> i think he is a racial opportunist. and i think he has learned that he shouldn't shoot his mouth off when he explicitly admits he doesn't know what happens. >> even one of his own makings is the race card. >> the white house refused the comment. the statements are in an attempt to divide. we need to discuss the seriousness the serious question of race. >> is the strategy work something jonathan cape heart is editorial writer for washington post. jonathan, i think this is going to backfire on most of the republicans and the smart ones will

sean: kathleen sebelius, janet napolitano, rambo dead fish, and the president himself. considering a call to a higher office makes you a quitter, that ad should include all of those people i mentioned in the president's cabinet and barack obama himself. and "hannity's america" continues in 90 seconds. janeane garofalo is at it again talking about a vast right wing conspiracy in the american media. summer clearance is here, and it's the best time to get some of the best deals. get in now and get the chrysler town & country with a generous cash allowance, or 0% financing for 60 months. the trail rated jeep grand cherokee also comes with a cash allowance or 0% financing for 60 months. or choose a hard working all new dodge ram truck with a cash allowance that's tough to beat. all with our best in the business lifetime powertrain warranty. so hurry come see the deals we've built for you at the dodge chrysler and jeep summer clearance. sean: president obama's trillion dollar health care proposal continues to lose support, and my next guest is not surprised that americans are

health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius and aarp officials will join him in alexandria to talk about how health car reform and lower costs and cut waste and improve quality for older americans. the discussion begins at 1:30. >>> police have not yet released the name of the men was shot and killed by capitol police after taking off during a traffic stop. >> four five quick shots and was it. >> officers say they tried to pull over the 35-year-old man when he sped off. he drove the long way during -- down louisiana ave at and hit police officers. he pulled out a gun and they opened fire, killing him. the officers struck by the car were not seriously hurt. >>> the gun and locked in a standoff with fairfax county police for nearly 24 hours has now died. the man shot themselves last night as the officers tried to enter the high-speed the man shot and injured a woman who was the mother of his 8-year-old child. he fled to his home with his son and another woman and refused to comment. the suspect died in hospital early this morning. the shooting victim remains in critical condi

secretary seb beale quus, i got a great -- secretary sebelius, i have a great deal for you. you give me half a billion and i'll come on every night and be your spokesperson and say if you eat all of these -- i don't know what happened to them because people are stealing them -- if you eat all these, you can look like this! and finally, a positive story of citizen action. have you ever noticed that president obama is all over television. did you see the countdown to the beer thing yesterday? well, not on this show but on other networks. they were counting it down. wasn't that great? i was fascinated by all the things i learned from it. dolores niesen, 78, an iowa woman, she thinks it's too much, so she's selling two of her televisions in protest. i don't know if this is cash for clunking t.v.'s. she put a classified ad in iowa's daily times herald selling the t.v.'s because she, quote, was tired of obama on every channel and every station. niesen voted for mccain -- that was a good choice -- and says that she would understand the president on television for serious announceme

. >> reporter: kathleen sebelius telling state leaders they immediate to be ready to close schools if necessary. hospitals should also prepare their surge capacities, the ability to in a dozens, maybe even hundreds of sick people all at once. >> we need to continue to remind all americans about the things they need to be doing each and every day, washing your hands, coughing into your sleeve. if you're sick, stay home. if your kids are sick, keep them home. >> reporter: sebelius says this summit is not about raising fears. it's about preparation. health officials say a separate vaccine for the h1n1 virus will likely be offered for the annual seasonal flu vaccine. the government starting an ad campaign to educate people about the virus and it's even offering a contest for the best tv or radio public service announcement to get people interested. >> we know that average citizens and creative young americans have tremendous ideas about how to reach their neighbors and friends and encourage them to get prepared. >> reporter: presidt barack obama asked congress for $1.5 billion to pay for

sebelius appears on cnn state of the union this morning saying all this. >> the bottom line is it's got to be paid for and that we all have a shared responsibility, that we all need to play a role. the house and senate version also have employers included and individuals included. what's been remarkable, wolf, is the stake holders in the early '90s were the most vocal opponents of anything changing in the health care system. are really at the table with their own suggestions of how to pay for -- >> just to be precise you're open to charlie rangel's proposal? >> well, i think everything is on the table. >> as politicians debate, the best way to reform health care, they're looking for models everywhere. all over the world. in different states. one county in maryland has come to light as providing one example. our kate bolduan was there. she spoke with a woman who says the county's plan saved her life. >> reporter: you can't tell now, but they have gone through a tough few years. in 1999, 63-year-old henriette fought and suhr virvived cancer. >> reporter: it was neil's heart that almost ki

the administration sent kathleen sebelius the health and human services secretary to meet with governorsying their concerns. in a heated closed door session, she tried to assure governors that under the current house bill, the federal government would cover new costs associated with health care. that seemed to alay the fears of at least the democratic governors. >> of course there is anxieties whenever there is change. i think if all of us stay at the table, follow the president's lead and come together we can find a solution. >> now, republican governors said that they appreciated sebelius's candor. however, they worry that the final version of this bill will end up requiring the states to cover some of the additional costs. shepard: jonathan, hurricane katrina devastated the area just west of where you are and put mississippi's plan to host the governor's conference on hold until now. that area has come so far. how is it looking on the coast? >> governor haley barbour was proud to host this conference. the property i'm standing on now during katrina, during the storm surge it was under

here to outline the obama's view is kathleen sebelius. madam, secretary, thank you very much for joining us. >> president obama has outlined his preferred payment plan, about $660 billion in savings out of the existing system. so money that is already in the system that's not making us healthier and going to procedures and practices that work very well. and about $330 billion in a proposal that would cap the itemized deductions that the wealthiest americans take. return them to level they were in president reagan's day's. they would tax the wealthiest americans, additional tax to pay for the hundreds of billions of dollars that would still be needed to make more than 300,000 a year. you're going to be paying a lot more taxes in the years to come. >> well, the house has a version. there are a couple different proposals being worked on in the senate. >> do you like the house version? >> i think that it's one of the ideas that will be discussed in the long run. i think the president's version is that, it makes sense that wealthiest americans

health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. also virginia governor tim ka e kaine. does he know who his health care provider is? jonathan capehart and a look at the stories politico is working on. >>> now i know folks think i'm a city boy but i do appreciate listening to country music because, like all americans, i appreciate the broad and indelible impact that country has had on our nation. come on in. you're invited to the chevy open house. where getting a new vehicle is easy. because the price on the tag is the price you pay on remaining '08 and '09 models. you'll find low, straightforward pricing. it's simple. now get an '09 malibu 1lt with an epa estimated 33 mpg highway. get it now for around 21 thousand after all offers. go to chevy.com/openhouse for more details. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act.

. >> secretary sebelius is part of a committee. >>> shawn yancy has the edge on a new vaccine that could save lives. >> the world health organization approved a second vaccine to help fight cervical cancer. gardasil is out now. the new vaccine is called cervirix. the maker says it will allow un agencies to buy it for worldwide. competition with two on the market will mean lower costs. the world health organization estimates tens of thousands of lives could be saved now that there are two vaccines. >>> something big is about to go down nationals ballpark. not a nationals win. that would be huge. a stellar act with two huge stars. we will give you the edge on that. >>> big changes at nats park, the first ever concert. elton john and billy joel set to take the stage. >> reporter: the nats are in houston for the start of a four- game series with the astros. with the all star break right afterward, it will be a week before baseball resumes in washington. in the meantime, the team owners are putting on a different kind of show. they are setting the stage, getting ready to raise the lights smac

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