PBS NewsHour; December 9, 2009 7:00pm-8:00pm EST

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>> Lehrer:OOD EVENING. I'M JIM LEHRER. SENATE DEMOCRATS REACHED COMPROSE ON HEALTH CARE RERM.

>> Ifill: AND I'M GW IFILL. ON THE "NEWSHOUR" TONIT: WILL THE PUBL INSURANCE OPTION BE A CASUALTY OF THAT DEAL?

>> Lehrer:E ASSESS T AGREEMENT AND OK AT THE POTICAL BATTLES AHEAD.

>> Ifill: THENWHAT'S AT STAKE FOR THE U.S. AND T WORLD AT THE CLIMATE TALKS IN CENHAGEN. JUDY WOODRUFF PORTS.

>> Lehrer: ALLED TERRORIST DAVID COLEMAN HEADY WAS ARRAIGNED IN FEDERAL COU IN CHICO. WE'LL GO TSEBASTIAN ROTELLA OF THE "LOS ANGELESIMES" FOR THE DETAILS.

>> Ifill: OUR RIES ON THE NATION'SCONOMY CONTINUES-- RAY SUAREZ RORTS ON SOME OF THE CHALLENGES FACING TRACR COUNTRY. I THOUGHT I COULD WEATHER T STORM BUT I' HAD ENOUGH, YOU OW. I'VE DONE ENOU BLEEDING THAT I WANT TO QU BEFORE I'M BLED OUT.

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>> Lehrer: THE HEALTCARE DEBATE IN THE SENATE REACHED POTENTIAL TURNING POINT DAY. DEMOCRATIC LEADE REACHED AGREEMENT LAST NIGHTN DROPPING THE SO-CALLED "PUBLIC OPTION FROM THE BILL. "NEWSHOUR"EALTH CORRESPONDENT BETTY ANN BOWSER BINS OUR COVERAGE.

>> Repter: PRESIDENT OBAMA TODAY PRAISED DEMOCRATS R TRYING TO RESOLVE A KEY STUMBLING BLOC EVEN THOUGH THEIR DEALOULD DROP SOMETHING HE'S CHAMPIONED: A GOVERNMEN RUN INSURANCE TION.

>> THE SATE MADE CRITICAL PROGRESS LAST NIGHWITH A CREATI NEW FRAMEWORK THAT I BELIEVE WILL HELP PAVEHE WAY FOR FINAL SSAGE AND A HISTORIC ACHIEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PEOE. I SUPPORT THIS EFFORT ESPECILY SIE IT'S AIMED AT INCREASING CHOICE AND COMPETITI AND LOWERING COS

>> THANKS EVERNE FOR BEING PATIENT.

>> Reporte NEWS OF THE DEAL CAME LATLAST NIGHT FROM SENATE MAJORITY LEADEHARRY REID AFTER NEARLY A WK OF CLOSED DOOR NEGOATIONS INVOLVING 10 MODERATE AND LERAL DEMOCRATS.

>> WE HAVE A BROAD AGREENT. NOW I KNOW TT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ASK TO BE GIVEN EVERY DETL OF THIS.

>> Reporter: IN FACT, REID OFFERED FEW DETAS. BUT IT WAS WIDELY REPOED THE DEAL WOULD REPLACE THE SENAT BILL'S GOVERNMENRUN OPTION WITH A SYSTEOF PRIVATE, NON- PROFIT HEALTH ANS. THEY'D BE ADMINISTEREDY THE OFFICEF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, WHICH ALREADMANAGES HEALTH POLICIES FOR FERAL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING MEMBEROF CONGRESS. THE PROPOSAL WLD ALSO EXPAND MEDICARE TO UNINRED AMERICANS 55 TO 64 YEARS OLD THE PROGRAM ISOW OPEN TO THOSE 65 AND OLDER.

>> THIS IS A CONSENSUS TT WILL HELP ENSURE THE AMICAN PEOPLE WIN IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERE WAYS. ONE, INSURANCE COMPANIESILL CERTAINLY HAVE MORE COMPETION. AND TWO, THE AMERIN PEOPLE WILL CERTAIN HAVE MORE CHOICES.

>> Reporr: AND DEMOCRATIC AIDES SAID IF PRIVATINSURERS WON'T PARTICIPE, SOME FORM OF A PUBL OPTION COULD YET KICK . REID HAS A LOTF WORK TO DO TO T THE 60 VOTES HE NEEDS TO SS THE BILL. HE MUST WIN OVER LIBERAL DISAPPOINTED AT LOSI THE PUBLIC OION AND APPEASE FISCAL CONSERVATIS IN HIS PARTY WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE NEARLY ILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG OF T ALL ES ARE CONGRESSIONAL BUET OFFICE. THE C.B.O. WILL HAVE TO CALCATE THE COSTS OF THE NEWLY RESED MEASURE. AND SCONSIN DEMOCRAT SENATOR RUSS FEINGOLD-- A LEADING LIBERAL-- ID HE HAS SERIOUS COERNS. AND YOU KNOW I AM INTERESTEDN SEEINGHAT THE C.B.O. OFFICE MBERS ARE, FOR EXAMPLE. THE PUBLIC OPTN UNDER THE MAJORITYEADERS BILL SAVES $25 BILLION. AND WE'RE GONNA SE THOSE SAVINGS. THAT'S AN EXAMPLOF QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO GET ANSWEROR BEFORE I FEEL CONFIDENT AT TH WILL WORK. >>NTIL ITS SCORE, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE SCIFICS FELLOWEMOCRAT BLANCHE LINCOLN OF ARKANSAS, A FISCAL, CONSVATIVE-- SAID TODAY SHE TOO WAS WAITING TO S MORE TAILS.

>> THERE ARE LOT OF THIN ON THE TABLSTILL, AND UNTIL WE HE BACK FROM C.B.O., IT'S GOING TO BHARD TO SEE WHAT I CAN SUPPORT ASELL.

>> Reporte REPUBLICANS LINED UP AINST THE LATEST DEMOCRATIC PLAN, ESPECILY THE EXPANSION OF MEDICARE. MIRITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL.

>> WE ALL KNOW MEDICARIS GOING BROKNOW. IN SEV YEARS, THEY'RE GOING TO TA $460 BILLION OUT OF IT-- NOT TOAKE IT MORE SUSTAINABLE BUT START A NEW PROGRAM FOR A WHOLE DIFFERENT SET AMERICANS, AND NOW THEY WANTO EXPA COVERAGE EVEN FURTHER. IT HARDLMAKES ANY SENSE TO ME.

>> Reporter: MNWHILE, GROUPS PRESENTING DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS-- WHO'VE BKED REFORM IN GENERAL-- ALSOUESTIONED THWISDOM OF EXPANDING MEDICARE. RICH UMBDENSTOCK IPRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL SOCIATION.

>> THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE UND TO BUY INTO MEDICARE CEAINLY HELPS ON THE COVERAGE SIDE, BUT IT GREATLY CONCERN SPITALS ON THE REVENUE SIDE BECAUSE MEDICAREHRONICALLY UNDERPS HOSPITALS. OUR LATEST DATA SHOWS THAT MEDICA PAYS 91 CENTS ON THE DOAR. SO TS IS MOVING MORE PEOPLE INTO A PROGRAM THAT UNDERPAY HOSPITALS. IT REALLY COMPROMISES HOSPITS ABILITY TO CONTIE TO OFFER THE VEL OF SERVICES THEY WANT AN NEEDO PROVIDE.

>> Reporr: MAJORITY LEADER REID HOPED TO QUIET E DOUBTS AND STAY ON SCHEDULE F GETTING THE SENATE TO VOTE ON THE FIL BILL BY RISTMAS. Ifill: MAJOR QUESTIONS REMA ABOUT WHETR THIS LATEST DEAL WILL GET HEAH CARE REFORM PASSED. JOININUS TO LOOK A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY ATHE POLICY AND THE POLITI, ARE AMY WALTERS, EDITORF "THE NATIONAL JOURNAL'S" POLITICAL DAILY, HE HOTLINE." JACOB HACKER, A PROFESSOR POLITICAL SCIEE AT YALE UNIVERSITY, AND ONE THE LEADG PROPONENTS OF THE PUBLIC OPTION. AND MATT MILLER, AN AUTHOR, COLUIST AND FELLOW AT THE CENTEROR AMERICAN PROGRESS. WELCOME TO YOU A. JACOB HACKER, HOW REAL ITHIS BROAD COMPROMISEA TERM THAT HARRREID USED?

>> WELL IT CTAINLY IS A BROAD COMPROMISE BUT I THI IT'S A COMPLEX E. IT HAS A LOT OMOVING PARTS AND A LOT OF DETAILS WE N'T KNOW YET. THE WAY I WOULDESCRIBE IT IS IN SORT OF DICKION TERMS IS THE DETAIL OF PUBLIC OPTIONS THE PUBLIC OPTIOONE, THE PUBL OPTION WITHIN THE EXCHANGE AND AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS DAY ONE FOR COMPETITION FOPRIVATE INSURANCE PLAYS GE PEOPLE A CHOICE, THAT PUBLIOPTION HAS BEEN REPLACE THE, INY MIND WITH AN INADEQUA SUBSTITUTE, A TIONAL SYSTEM OF PRIVATE PLANS. BUT PUBLIC OPTION TWO,HICH WAS NEVER ON THE AGENDA FORE, A BUY-IN TO THE ACTUAL MICARE PROGRAM FOR 55 TO 64EAR OLDS IS AN ENORMOUS PITIVE DEVELOPMENT. IT'S ACTUALLTHE ORIGINAL IDEA, IF YOU WILL, FOR THEUBLIC OPTION, SIMPLY LETTINGEOPLE GET INTO THE MEDICE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES BRD SECURE COVERAGE AT ANFFORD KNOWLEDGE PRICE.

>> Ifill: HE ORIGINAL PUBLIC OPTION IS NOT NECEARILY ALIVE T THIS NEW ONE MIGHTILY.

>> YES WHAT I WOULD SAIS THIS IS AN INTERESTING RN IN THE DEBATE. THE DISCUSSIONNTIL NOW IS FIGURING OUT WAYS TO HBLE THIS PUBLIC OPTION AT'S AVAILABLE ON BROAD SCALE. THIS NEW DEVELOPMENTN THE DEBATE BASICALLY TAKESHE NATIONAL PLIC OPTION THAT WOULHAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO ALL AMERICANS WITHIN THE EXCHAE AND REPLAC IT WITH NON-PROFIT PLANS THAT I DON'T THINKRE ING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TH CHOICE AND COMPETITIONHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA SPOKABOUT. BUT THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS TT WE ALSO HAVE IN THIS PACGE A MEDICARE BUY-IN FOR 55 TO AR OLDS.

>> Ifill: MATMILLER, WHAT DO YOUHINK ABOUT THAT. ATEVER HAPPEN TO THE ROBUST PUBLIC OPTION WE WE TALKING ABOUT FORE. IS THIS A DESIBLE OUTCOME?

>> I THINK IT IS. BECAUSE I THINK E WHOLE FOCUS ON THE PLIC OPTION HAS BEEN OVER BLOWN IN MY VIEW THE DEBATE. I THINK THE LEFT HAS PUTOO MUCH EHASIS ON IT AS A KIND OF PANACEA D I THINK THE RIGHT HAS MONIZED IT IN A WAY THAT'S TOTALLY UNJUSTIFIED BECAUSTHE ESTIMATESHOWN IT WILL REACH A COUPLE MLION PEOPLE OUT OF 300 MILLION AMICANS. THE REAL PROGRESSIVECHIEVEMENT THAT I THINK LIBERALAND DEMOCRATS SHOU EMBRACE THAT TH DEAL REPRESENTS PROGRESS TO THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, INDIVIDUALS IN AMECA WILL HAVE ACCESS TO GROUHEALTH COVERAGE OUTSIDTHE EMPLOYMENT SETTING. THAT'S THEIG THING THAT AMERICA UNIQLY LACKS THAT EVERY ADVAED COUNTRY HAS. IF YOU COMBINE THAT WITH T ABILITY FOR A BAN INSURERS FROM DISCRIMINATING WITH FOLKS WITH PREEXISTING CONDIONS, THE PREVENTION OF ANYONEVER FR GOING BANKRUPT FROM MEDICAL COSTS IN AMERA, AGAIA SHAMEFUL THING IN A WEALTHY COUNTRY LIKE T UNITED STATES, THIS POLITAL MOLECULE THAT HARRY REID HAS WORKEDO CRAFT WOULD REESENT THE BIGGEST PROGRESSIVE HIEVEMENT IN DECADES AND WHI THE PUBLIC OPTION DEBATE IS IMPTANT, I THINK IT'S A BIT OF A DE SHOW COMPARED TO THOSE CORE ACHIEVEMTS THAT LIBERALS SHOULD CHERISH.

>> Ifill POLITICAL MOLECULE. THAT TAKES US RIT TO YOU, AMY. VERY NICE SEGUE. DO HE GET EVEN ONE MORE VOTE OUT OF THIS.

>> IS ALL BEEN, AND I THINK YOU'REXACTLY RIGHT. 'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A LOT ABOUT TERMINOLOGY D I THINK THATHATEVER WE CALL THIS FINAL BILL, ATEVER'S IN THIS FINAL PACKAGE, THEY'RE GOING TCALL WHATEVER THEY WOULD LIKEO CALL ITOSTLY THEY'D LIKE TO CALL IT DONE. AND THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ECE HERE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS. THE POINT IS GETNG THE 60 VOTES. WE KNEW THE WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE DEAL MAKING AT NEEDED TO HAPPENO GET METHING DONE WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT A PUBLIC OPTION, WHETHER WE'RE GOING CALL IT SOMETHINELSE. WE KNEW THATO CRAFT SOMETHING IT WAS GOING TO VE TO GET THOSE 60 VOTES. THCONCEPT OF A PUBLIC OPTION THAT'SEEN DEMONIZED FOR MODERATES WORRD ABOUT THE RE-ELECTION OR WORRI ABOUT BEINCULLED OUT AS BEING OVERLY INVOLVED GTING THE GOVERNMENT OVERLY IOLVED IN HEALTHCARE, WORRIED OUT THOSE THINGS, THEY DON'T WANTO VOTED FOR SOMETHING --

>> Ifill: Y JUST SAW THE IT AND SEE COMING FROM THE DEMOCRATS WE'VBEEN WATCHING ST CLOSELY THE ONES SAYING THEY DON KNOW. WAS THE SOMETHING FOR THEM IN THIS?

>> ISOUNDS LIKE, AT LEAST THAT THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY'RET LEAST OPEN TO THE OSPECT TO HAVE A MARY LANDREUAND BLANCH LINCOLN STILL WILLING TO TE A LOOK AND SEE. REMEMBER ALLF THEM ARE GOING TO HOLD THESE BEUSE THEY KNOW THEY'RE THE 60TH VOTE. SO W DO YOU WANT TO GIVE AWAY THE STORE GHT NOW WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE CARDS ME SURE YOU LEARN HOW TO PLAY THEM VER WELL. THERE'S A REASON THEVE BEEN DOING TH QUITE WELL. THE OTHER PIECE THAT IHINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT, THE NGER THIS STAYS OUT AND THE LGER TH WE'RE ALL SITTING AROUND TALKING ABOUT E SAUSAGE MAKING E MORE FRUSTRATED AMERICANS BECOME IN TH PROCESS BOTH WITH CONGRESS ANDITH THE BILL. IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE T PRIDENT'S APPROVAL RATING IS RIGHT NOW THE HANDLING OF HETHCARE, THIS IS A BLOOMBERG POLL THACAME OUT TODAY TUALLY DROPPED 7 POINTS SINC SEPTEMBER TERMS OF HIS HANDLING THEPPROVAL ON THIS ISSUE. SO WTEVER IS GOING ON, I THINK THAT THE NBER ONE ISSUE FOR THE MAJORITYEADER HARRY REID IS TO REALLY GET THIS THIN DONE.

>> Ifill: JACOB HACKER LET' TA ABOUT THE MEDICARE PART YOU LIKE SO MUCH. IS IT GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY AND WON'T THAT LOSE TES?

>> WL NO. MEAN IT'S GOING TO BE A STAND-ALONMEDICARE BUY-IN SO THAT MEANST WOULD BE SELF NANCING. THE PEOPLE WHO AREAYING EMIUMS TO BUY INTO MEDICARE WILL BE FULLY NDING THEIR COVEGE. THATCTUALLY RAISES A BIT OF A TECHNICAL NCERN. IT'S JUST HOW TO YOU INSURTHAT COVERAGE IS AFRDABLE. THERE E TWO PARTS TO WHAT'S BEING DISCSED AND WE DON'T KNOW ALL THEETAILS YET. THFIRST PART IS ACTUALLY TO LOW PEOPLE TO BUY INTO MEDICARERIOR TO THE CREATION OF THESE EXCHANGES IN 20 1. SO PRIOR TO THE CREATION OF E EXANGES IN 2014. THAT'S AOSITIVE DEVELOPMENT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S CONCRE THAT PEOE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT CHANGING LIVES VERY EARLYN THE RERM PROCESS.

>> Ill: YOU WERE ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT IS. DID PEOPLE SAY TO U GREAT, THIS IS DONE?

>> NO. I N TELL YOU THAT NO ONE FEELS LIKE IT'S NE. THERE'S STILL A LONG WAYO GO. THERE IS A SENSE, I THINK,HAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NEARING THE D OF THIS FINAL STAGE OF THE DEBATE, BUT WE'RE STILL VE LONG WAY TO GO.

>> Ifill: AND THE BEGINNG NO DOUBT MA MILLER, THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENED IS WEEK WAS THE PAAGE IN THE SENATE ANYHOW OR THE FEAT IN THE SENA OF THE ANTI-ABOION AMENDMENT THAT WAS UNTIL HOUSE. THE LEAVING ASIDE R A MOMENT WHETHER THE HOUSE WILLUDDENLY ANGE ITS MIND ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WAS THIS SIGNIFANT OR SYMBOLIC WHAT THSENATE DID?

>> I THINK THE POLITICOF THE ABORTION ISSUE AS ITELATES TO THIS DEBATE, AGAIN IN MYIEW IS A AL SIDE SHOW BECAUSE WE ALREADY THROH THE FEDERAL GOVERNNT'S TAX SUBSIDY FOR EMPLER PROVIDED HEALTHCARE, MOST OF THOSE PLAYEREALTH PROVIDED PROGRAMS GIVEILL DIRETION FOR SERVICES THEY SEEK IN THEIR OWN BEST JGMENT. THAT MN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DEVOTING HUNDDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR SUBSIZING PROGRAM THAT NOW WE'RE SING A BIG FUSS ON CAPITAL HOLE CAPITOL HILL WHETHER THE PENNY CAN BE SEGRETED IN SOME WAYS THE WOMEN DON'USE IT FOR PURPOSESHEY INTEND. I VIEW THIS AS THIS IS N WHAT THE DEBATE SHOULD ABOUT AND WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DOO SORT OF SWEEP IT AWAY IS GOOD F THE COUNTRY.

>> Ifill: WHICH TAKES US BA TO THE POLICS OF IT. IS THE ESSENAL PART POLITICAL THE DEBATE, AMY.

>> WHAT'S INTERESTG ALREADY IN E HOUSE THOUGH, YOU SAW THAT THE PRO-CHOI FACTION IN THE HOUSE WAS WILLING TOOMPROMISE ON THIS TO SAY WE E GOING TO VOTE FOR AILL THAT HAS RESTRICTIVE LANGGE ON IT ON ABORON. KNOWG THAT THERE'S A DEAL THAT WE'RE GOING TOUT IT, WHEN IT COMES BACK TO US, IT WILBE STRIPPED OUT. SO WHEN THE SENATE PASSED E THAT WAS MORLIBERAL, THAT REALLY SENT A SIAL THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET WT WE ASK FOR. BUT BOTTOM LE IS, THE MPROMISES THAT NEED TO BE MA ARE GOING TO BE MADE INDIVIDUALLY AND THE VES TAKEN ON INDIVIDL AMENDMENTS ARE GOING TO FINTHEIR WAY PRICE TO PRICE THE CAMPAIGN COMMERCIALS NEXTIME. RERDLESS HOW THESE MEMBERS VOTE ON THE FIL BILL HOW THEY'RE VOTING ANG IS GOING TO BE TAKEN INTO E EQUATION OF THE RE-ELECTION EFFORT THE Y THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO PAINT THEMSELV AS BEING ADVOCAS ON THIS ISSUE. ALL DEMOCRATS, THINK, I WOULD BELIEVE, WANT TO G THIS THING DONE BECAU THEY DO KNOW THAT HAVING A MAJORITY AND T PASSING THISTHEY'VE COME THIS FAAND GET NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED WOULD BEHE WORST POSSIBLE THING FOR THEM. BUT THEY HAVE TO SHOW THE EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSND MORE SO IN THE SENE THEY'VE PLAYED ROLE IN TAORING THIS TO THE NEEDOF THEIR STATE.

>> Ifi: GO BACK TO THE PUBLIC OPTION,ACOB HACKER. ONE OF THEHINGS OLYMPIA SNOWE THE MORN REPUBLICAN ASKED FOR A LO TIME AGO IN THIS DEBATE WAS A TRIGGER. METHING THAT IS FOR SOME REASON PEOPLAREN'T ABLE TO GET COVERAGE. THE GOVERNMENT OPTION ULD BE TRIGGERED TAKE IT, TO FILL THAT GAP. THIS SEEMS TO BE PART OF THI COMPROMISE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. THOUGH THE DETLS AGAIN ARE NOT TIRELY CLEAR. ITOOK AS IF THE TRIGGER IN THIS PROPOSAL IS THAT IF THI NEW COMPCATED WAY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTI WITH PRIVATE PLANS TO PROVID NATIONAL PRIVATELANS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE FEDERAL LEVEL, IF THADOESN'T WORK, THEN YOU WOULD FALL BACK TO SOME KINDF PUBLIC OPTION. BUT EVEN THAT IS NOT ENTIRY CLEAR. ANI THINK ACTUALLY, AND MATT WROTE A VERY GOOD COLUMN ABO THIS, ACTUAL THINK THAT BRINGING THE TRIGGER BACON TO THE AGENDA WOULD BA VERY IMPORTANT WAY TO CATE MORE HEATOR THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY. FER WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING HOMUCH AMOUNT IN SUBSIDIES REQUING PEOPLE TO GET PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE. WE DON'T HAVE STRONG GUARANTS THAT PRIVATE INSURANCE PMIUMS ARE GOING TO BE IN LINGOING FORWARD. >>fill: THIIS THE TRIGGER WOULD FORCE THEM.

>> THERE WOU BE SOMETHING MORE ROBUST THAN TH, THIS PROPOSED PRIVATE INSURANCE TERNATIVE THAT'S ON THE TABLRIGHT NOW. SO I'M STRONY OF THE VIEW THAT THE WAY TO STRENGTHEN THIS WLD BE TO SAY, LOOK,KAY, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THENSURANCE COMPANIES CLEARLY THINK THISS A BIG N FOR THEM. THERE WAS AN INSANCE INDUSTRY INSIDEVERY BLOG. WE WIN. ADMINISTERED BY PRATE INRANCE COMPANIES, NO GORNMENT FUNDING. WELL, IF THEY' WON THIS ROUND, THE QUESTION IS CAN WE PUTN PLACA TRIGGER THAT SAYS IF THEY DON'T PERRM UP TO EXPECTATIONS, THEN ITHE NEXT UND, THERE'S A PUBLIC OPTION TH ISN'T RESTRICTED TO PPLE OVER 55.

>> Ifill: ARE THEY RIGH PART OF THE INSURANCESOMPANIES THAT THEY'VE W ON THIS ROUND DEFING IT THE WAY THEY DID.

>> THERE'SO QUESTION THE PRIVATE INSURE PREFER NOT TO HAVE THE FUL ROBUST PUBLIC OPTION. I AGREE WITH JACOB THERE NDS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE STEM THAT'S A FORCING DEVICNOT JUST FOR THE INSURE BUT THE LOCAL REGIONALUGUST LAW PEAS AMONG HOSPITALS AND SITION GROUPS. THE REAL DRIVERS THE PEOE N'T UNDERSTAND WITH HEALTHCA COST ISN'T JUST THINSURANCE COMPANIES,T'S THE REGIONAL MARKET POW OF THE PROVIDER GRPS THAT NO POLITICIAN WANTS TO TAKE ON OR LK ABOUT. IT'S T MISSING ASPECT OF THE COST DEBATE THATE'LL BE DEALING WITH FOR YEARS

>> Ifill: IS THERE ME, IS THERE PART TE PRESSURE ON HARRY REID AT THIS POI AS WE MOVE ALONG? TALKBOUT BREAK THROUGHS EVERY COUPLE WEEKS ASK THEWE'RE BACK HERE.

>> THETHE PIECE WAS SET UP HE WANTS TO GET THIS DO PIE CHRIMAS. THERE'S TALK HE NTS THE PRESIDENT TO BE LE TO SIGN IS BEFORE THE STATE OF THE UNION D THEN WE MOVE ON TO TALKBOUT WHAT, I DON'T KNOW THE ECONY MAYBE, UNEMPLOYMENT AND THOSE THINGS IT'SITERALLY TIED UP IN THE HOUSE SAYING WE DON'T CARE WT THE SENATE DOING WE KNOW WE'VE GOT TO TALK ABOUT JOBSND UNEMPLOYMENT. TH'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. THEY WANT TO BABLE TO MOVE ON TO OTHER YOU TOPIC AS I SAID ERY DAY THIS IS OUT HERE, IT'S NOT JUST TH PRESIDENT'S NUMBERS ON TS ISSUE DRPED, THE SUPPORT FOR THE ISSUE CONTINUES DROP. RIT NOW AGAIN PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE HEALTHCARE SYEM THIS IS IN THE BLOOMBERG POLL AN8 SAY THEY APPROVE WHAT TH'RE HEARING RIGHT NOW ABOUT WH'S GOG ON IN HEALTHCARE. THE LONGER IT SITS OUT HE THE LESS POPULAR IT COMES. AND HARRY REID HIMSE UP FOR RE-ECTION, NEW POLL CAME OUT THIS WEEK,OT ONLY ARE HIS NUMBERS BAD IN THE STATEBUT HIS HANDLING OF HEALCARE.

>> Ifill: HIS PARTICULAR ISE.

>> THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, NO GOOD EITHER. SO I WOULD DEFITELY WANT TO GET THISONE IF I WERE IN HIS SHOES.

>> Ifill: MY WALTER, JACOB HACKER ANDATT MILLER, THANK YOALL VERY MUCH. JIM.

>> Lehrer: NOWFOR THE OTHER NEWSF THE DAY: HERE'S HARI SREENIVASAN IOUR NEWSROOM. HARI? >>reenivasan: A HUGE STORM BLASTED NEARLY TWO TRDS OF THE UNITED STATES DAY WITH ICE, SN AND HEAVY RAIN. IT SHUT DOWN AIRPORTAND HUNDREDS OF SCOLS AND WAS BLAMEDOR AT LEAST 12 DEATHS. KWAMHOLMAN HAS OUR REPORT.

>> Reporr: A WINTER WONDERLAND IT WAS NOT. THE PRE-WINTER STORM STTCHED EASTWARD TODAY, SNOW FELL AT THE RATE OF INCH AN HO IN PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND.

>> IT WAS DEFINITELY LOT WORSE THAN IXPECTED.

>> Rorter: AND THAT WAS JUST THLATEST. THE SEASON'S FIR SYSTEM UNLOAD THREE FEET OF SNOW IN PARTS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, EAIER THIS WEEK. BY TUESDAY, MUCHF THE MIDWEST WAS BLINDED WI WHITE-OUT, IZZARD CONDITIONS. ACROSS STATE AFTER STA, ROADS WERE ICED OVER, LEAVIN IVERS SKIDDING OUT OF CONTRO

>> IT'S TREACHERS CONDITIONS A LOT OF SLI-OFFS, A LOT OF ACCINTS.

>> Reporter: OVERNIGHTPLOW TRUC TRIED TO CLEAR MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOWN PLACES LIKE DISON, WISCONSIN, WHERE AT AST ONE PLOW GOT STUCK ITSEL AND A SECOND ROUNDF SNOW SLAMMED THE UPPER MIDWESAND GREAT LAKES TODAY.

>> I JT DO A LITTLE AT A TIME BECAUSE I'M GETTING O OLD TO DO IT FAST.

>> Reporter:NOW DRIVEN BY 50- MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS PILED U DRIFTS IMUCH OF THE MIDWEST AND BROUGHT AIRPTS TO A STANDSTILLWITH HUNDREDS OF FLIGS CANCELED.

>> I'M ACTUALLY HEED BACK TO LOS ANGELES, B THIS BLIZZARD-- IT JUST WON'T STOP GOI, AND RIGHT NOW, ALL THELIGHTS ARE CANCELED AND I CAN'T GET HE.

>> Reporter: FTHER SOUTH TODA THE STORM TOOK THE FORM OF HEAVY RN THAT FLOODED STREETS VIRGINIA. AND HIGH WIN BLEW OVER MOBILE HOMEIN SOUTH COLINA. AND IN THE NORTHEAST, SNOW BEGAN FALLING LAST NIGHT ANDONTINUED INTO THEORNING. COMMUTERS NEW JERSEY WERE AMONG MANY THOUSANDS WHO FED A TREACHEROUS TR.

>> I PROBABLY DID ABOUT 30 MES PER UR THE ENTIRE TIME, I HAVE AUTOMATIC FO WHEEL DRIVE, BUT OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF ME KE SPINNG OUT.

>> Reporte THE STORM SYSTEM WAS EXPECTED TCROSS MAINE TONIGHT AND BEGIMAKING ITS WAY INTO THE ATLANTIC BY TORROW.

>> Sreenivan: THE U.S. GENERAL WHO EXECUTED THE TROOPURGE IN IRAQ WARNED TODAY AFANISTAN WILL BE TOUGHER IN SOMWAYS. NERAL DAVID PETRAEUS NOW LEA THE U.S. CENAL COMMAND. HE TOLD A SENATE HEARI HE EXPECTS TO SEE PROGRES ALBEIT SLOWLY, AS 30,00ADDITIONAL U.S. TROOPS DEPLOY

>> AFGHANISTAN INO MORE HOPELESS THAN IRAQ WASHEN I TOOK COMMA THERE IN FEBRUARY 2007. INDEED, THE LEVEL OFIOLENCE AND MBER OF VIOLENT CIVILIAN DEATHS IN IRAQ WERE VASTLY HIGHER THAN WE HAVE SEEN IN AFGHANISTAN. BUT ACEVING PROGRESS IN AFGHANISTAWILL BE HARD, AND THPROGRESS THERE LIKELY WILL BE SLOWER IN DEVELOPG THAN WAS THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED IRAQ.

>> Sreenivasan: PEAEUS WOULD NOT ESTIMATE HOW MANY ARS IT MIGHT TAKE AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES TO ASSUME CONOL. IN IRAQ, PRIME MINISTER URI AL-MALIKI APPEALED THIS UNTRYMEN TO BE PATIENT, AFTE THE LATEST BOMBINGS. AT LEAST 127 IRAQIS DIED YESTERDAY IN A STRINOF SUICIDE ATTACKS ONOVERNMENT SITES IN BAGHDAD MORE THAN 50OTHERS WERE WOUNDED. MALIKI GAVE A TIONWIDE ADDRESS ON IRAQI STATE TEVISION. HE SAID ALL SERITY STRATEGIES WOULD COME UND REVIEW.

>> ( translated ): I CALL ON THE AQI PEOPLE FOR MORE PATIENCE AND STEADFASTNESS AND PROCEED WITH THE PATH OF UNITY, CONFRONTATIOAND CHALLENGE. THEY TRY TO SPREAD COS AND READ HATRED AND SECTARIANISM AND TO CONONT WHAT IRAQIS HAVE ACEVED IN TERMS OF SECURITY GAINS AS A REST OF THEIR STRUGGLE, FORTS AND PATIENCE.

>> Sreenivasan: LATER,TATE T.V. REPORTED MALIKIAD ORDERED A SHAKEUP OF TOP SECITY OFCIALS. AND A SPECIAL PARLIAMENTY SESSION WAS HEDULED FOR TOMORROW, TOOCUS ON THE SECUTY LAPSES. INCONOMIC NEWS, BANK OF AMERICA ANNOUNCED IT HAS REPD ALL OF T $45 BILLION IN FEDERAL RESCUE MONEY IT RECEIVED. TH FREES THE BANK FROM GOVERNMENT RESTRICONS, INCLUDING RBS ON EXECUTIVE PAY. AND ON WALL REET TODAY, THE DOW JOS INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE INED 51 POINTS TO CLOSE AT 10,337. THE SDAQ ROSE MORE THAN 10 POTS TO CLOSE ABOVE 2,18 THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS I ONE STEP CLOSER TO FILNG THE SEAT OF SENATOR WARD KENNEDY, WHO DIED LAST AUGUST. ATTORN GENERAL MARTHA COAKLEY WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIO TUESDAY OVER THREE OTH CANDIDATES AND REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR SCOTT BROWN WON HIS PAY'S NOMINATION. TH'LL FACE OFF IN A SPECIAL ELECON ON JANUARY 19. AND INEORGIA, FORMER STATE SENATOR KASIM REED WAS OFFICIALLYECLARED THE NEXT MAR OF ATLANTA. ELECTION OFFICIALS CONFIRMEDT AFTER RECOUNT. REED BEACITY COUNCILWOMAN MARY NORWOOD BY 714 VOTES A RUNOFF. SHE WOULD HAVE BEETHE CITY'S FIRST ITE MAYOR SINCE 1973. THOSE ARSOME OF THE DAY'S MAIN STORIES. I'LL BE CK AT THE END OF THE BROADCAST WITH A LOOK ATHAT YOU'LL FIND NIGHT ON OUR WEB SITE. BUFOR NOW, BACK TO JIM.

>> Lehrer: AND STILL TO ME ON THE "NEWSHOUR" TONIGHT: THE TERRORM INDICTMENT IN CHICAGO; OUPATCHWORK NATION SERIES; RAY SUAREZ ON E STATE OF THE ECONOMIN TRACTOR COUNTRY; AND E MUSIC OF PIANO MAN RICHARD GLAZIER. THAT'S AFTER A JUDY WOODFF REPORT ON THGLOBAL WARMING NEGOTIATIONS IN DENMARK.

>> Reporter: IF THE CLIME CHANGE SUMMIT INOPENHAGEN LOED TO BE JUST ANOTHER CHANCE FODIPLOMATS TO TALK, BUT GET LITTLE DONE. TODAY CAME A RALING CRY FROM ONE OF THE TOPEMBERS OF E S. DELEGATION. THE HEAD OF THE VIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LISA JKSON IS IN DENMARK.

>> IF WE DO NOACT TO REDUCE GREEOUSE GASES, THE PLANET WE LEAVE TO THEEXT GENERATION WILL BE A VERY DIFFERENT PLA THAN THENE WE KNOW TODAY. >>eporter: OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE GONE OUOF THEIR WAY TO SHOW THE DEBE IS URGENT, THE STAKESIGH. LEADS OF THE MALDIVES-- A CHN OF ISLANDS IN E INDIAN OCEAN-- STAGED A CINET MEETING UNDER WATER TO EMPHASI FEARS OF RISING SEA LEVELS TT COULD LITERALLY WASH AWAY THEIR NATION. NEPAL'S CABINET OK TO THE FRIGID HEIGHTS OF UNT EVEREST TO DECLAREHE MELTING HIMALAYAN GLACIERS POSE A THRE TO THEM. ALL THIS IN THE FACE OGROWING EVIDENCE FROM SCIENTISTSHAT GLOBAL WMING RISKS MORE HURRICANES, ASTAL FLOODING, DIASE AND MASSIVE POPULATION MIGRATION. THE BEST WAY TO AD THAT OFF, THEY ARGUE, IS BY DUCING THE AMOUNT OF RBON HUMANS SPEW INTO THE ATMOSPHE. BUT BECAUSTHAT ENTAILS COSTLY CHANGES IN THE FORMSF ENERGY US, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THE 192 COTRIES MEETING THESE TWO WES WILL REACH A DEAL. ALREADY, MOR PLAYERS, INUDING THE U.S., HAVE BEGUN TO STAKE OUT THEIR POSITIONSN COPENHAGEN. PRESIDT OBAMA HAS PLEDGED TO CUT OVERALL U.S. ESSIONS BY 17%, RELATIVE TO 200LEVELS, BY 2020. TODAY HE MET PVATELY AT THE WHITE USE WITH BUSINESS LEADERS AND ENRONMENTALISTS WITH A STAKEN THE OUTCOME.

>> THERE IS A T RIDING ON THIS AND I THINK THERE IS A CNCE TO DOOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT HE.

>> Reporter: TODD STERN ISHE LEADLIMATE NEGOTIATOR FOR THE U.S. HE SAYS THIS SUMMIT IS DIFRENT FROM PREVIOUS ONES.

>> FUNDAMEALLY, WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS NEGOTIATIONS AN EFFORT FORHE FIRST TIME TO HAVE THE MAJOR DEVELING COUNTRIES PARTICIPATE THE REGI. THAT HAS N HAPPENED BEFORE. WE ARE TALKINGBOUT CHINAND AND WE ARE TALKING ABO THOSE COUNTRIES PUTTING THEIR OWN POLICIES ON THE BLE IN AN INTERNATIOL AGREEMENT, STANDING BEHIND THE POLICIES D HAVING THOSE POLICIES SIGNIFICTLY TURN DOWN THEIR OWN EMISSIONS CURVES

>> Reporter: IN FACT, ERN SAYS SUCCESS HANGS ESPECIALLY O CHINA'S FURTHER COERATION, SOMETHINNOW UNCERTAIN. BEFORE THE SUMMIT BEGAN,HINA-- THE WORLD'S LARGEST POLLER-- PLEDGED TO VOLUNTARILY IMPVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY. INDIA HAS MADE AIMILAR PLEDGE, T EXPERTS POINT OUT THE TOTA VOLUME OCARBON EMISSIONS FOR BOTH WOULDONTINUE TO RISE, BEIT AT A SLOWER RATE. YAM SARAN IS INDIA'S TOP CLIMATE NEGOTIATOR.

>> WE WILL TRY TO PUSHHE ENVELOPE AS MUCH AS CAN AND TRY TO SEE THAT WE GETS GOOD AN OUTME AS POSSIBLE. I THINK THE SHOULD BE AN APPRIATION OF THE FACT THAT DESPITBEING A DEVELOPING COTRY, DESPITE NOT HAVING VERY MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO , ARE ACTUALLY SPENDING VERY GOOD MONEY ON MANY OTHESE. >>eporter: BUT EVEN AS ESSURE MOUNTS ON INDIAND ESPECIALLY CNA, MOST LOOK TO THE U.S. TO TA A LEADING ROLE. THE U.S. OER OF CARBON CUTS COMES WITH NEW MONEYOR DEVELOPING NIONS. BUT OTHER COUNIES AND ENVIRONMENLISTS SAY THE PROPOSED EMIIONS CUTS ARE TOO SMALL, SRN DISAGREES.

>> BY 2025THAT NUMBER WOULD GO UP TO OSE TO 30%-- BY 2030, IT WOULD BE 4 REDUCTION BELOW 2005 A IT WOULD JUST MARCH UP FROM THE SO IT'S A VERY, VERY SIGNIFICANT OFFER TH WE ARE TTING ON THE TABLE. IT IS REALLY INVOLVES ISMIC CHANGE IU.S. POLICY.

>> Reporter: THE PROSED CUTS IN EMISSIONSATCH LEGISLATION APPROVED BY THE S. HOUSE, BUT STALLED THE SENATE. AND CONGREIONAL APPROVAL OF A GLOBAL TREATY IS BY NO MEANS ASRED.

>> I HAVE PECTATIONS THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO ACCOMPLISH T KINDS OFHINGS ORGANIZERS WANT AND I'M VERY PASED WITH THAT. >>eporter: REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN BARRASSO OF WMING SERVES ONHE SENATE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE. HE IS FIGHTI THE CURRENT CLIMATE BILL, AND IS N SUPPORTIVE OF AN INTERNAONAL AGREEMT.

>> I AM MOST FOCED ON THE ECOMY OF THIS COUNTRY AT THIS TIME. AND I DON'T THINK WE OHT TO HANDICAP OURSELVES AT A TI WHEN CHINA IS CERTNLY GOING TO ECONICALLY AT A TIME THAT, EVEN IF WE DID EVERYTHG THAT EVERY ENVIRONMENTAST WOULD WANT THAT STILL WOULDN'T REAY HAVE AN IMPACTLOBALLY ON CARBON EMISSIONS. Reporter: OPPONENTS OF AN INTERNATIONAL DEAL ARE DRAWI PLENTY OF ATTENTN TO A RECENT SCANDAL THAT SOME ARE CALLG "CLIMA-GATE." E-MAILS BETWEEN TOSCIENTISTS CKED FROM THE COMPUTER OF A BRISH LAB HAVE RAISED SERIOUS ALLETIONS THAT RESEARCHERS CONSPIRED TO EXAGGATE AND POSSIBLY MIPULATE THE EVIDENCE OFLOBAL WARMING. RESEARCHERS DENY THAT, BUT T SCANDAL HACAST A CLOUD OVER THE SUMM.

>> I THINKHERE IS GREAT SKEPTICISM AMONGEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE COURY WHEN THEY HEARD ABOUTHESE EMAILS. YOU KNOW THIS CLIMATE GA. AND TH ARE SAYING "WHAT'S TRUE HERE? AND WHAT'S NOT TRUE?" SO I THINKEOPLE ARE VERY SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THIS AND ESPECIALLY WHEYOU LOOK AT THE KIND OF INVESTMENT THAT E AMERICAN PPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO MAKAND THE KIND OF SACRIFICES IN THE HOPES OF SAVING THELANET 100 YEARS FROM NOW.

>> THE UNDERING CORE SCIENCE DOES NOTHANGE BECAUSE OF THIS FLAP. THERE SCIENCE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLTO SHOW THE BASIC UNDERLYING RLITIES THAT THE ACCUMULAON OF GREENHOUSE GASES CAUSES THE WORLDO WARM AND THAT WARMINGAS A WHOLE SORTMENT OF DANGEROUS POTENTIAL IMPAS. >>eporter: PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL COME TO COPENHAGEARMED WITHVIDENCE THE U.S. IS GEING SERIOUS: AN E.P.A. DECLARATION IS WEEK THAT CARBONIOXIDE ENDANGERS HUMAN HETH, AND MUST BE REGULATED, EVENF CONGRESS DOESN'T ACT. IT'S WHAT ENVINMENTALISTS HAD WANTED FOR YRS. ACTIVISTIKE TIDWELL OF THE ESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK SAA TOUGH DEAL IS WHAT'S REQUID. >>HIS IS A NATION OF LAWS AND IF WE WANT TO CHANGE TO CHAN THIS NATION, WE MUST CHAE LAWS, ALA CIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT,

>> Reporter: TIDWELL H LIMITED HIS OWN CAON FOOTPRINT. HE DRIVES A BRID CAR, GETS ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR PANS AND AT WITH A CORN FUELED STOVE. BUT HE SAYS AT IS NOT ENOUGH.

>> INDIDUAL CHANGES COUNT, THEYO RAISE AWARENESS, BUT WE WILL NEVER SVE THE CLIMATE CRISIS ONE REFRIGETOR AT TIME, ONE HOUSEHOLD AT A TIME. INSTEAOF WAGGING OUR FINGER AT AUNT BETTYO GO BUY MORE EFFICIENLIGHT-BULBS, WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF THE NEXT ME WHEN SHE WENT TO BUY LIGHT BBS THERWERE ONLY ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT BULBS AND YOU GET THERE THROUGH POLICY AND STATES.

>> Reporte FOR THAT POLICY, TIDWELL AND HERS ARE PINNING HIGH HES ON COPENHAGEN.

>> Lehrer: HE ISMERICAN BORN, LIVES IN CHICAGO AND HASOOTS IN PAKISTANI AS WE AS AMERICAN HIGH SOCTY. TODAY, DAV HEADLEY WAS ARRAIGNED IN FEDERAL COU IN ICAGO. HE IS CHARGED TH BEING A KEY PLOTTER IN THE PAKISTANI TERRORIST ATTACK IMUMBAI, INDIA, LASYEAR. FOMORE ON THE STORY WE GO TO: SEBASTIAN TELLA, NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT FOR "E LOS ANGELES TIS" AND TRIBUNE NEWSPARS. HEREVIOUSLY COVERED INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM FROM EURO.

>> THANK YOU, IT'S A PLEURE. >>ehrer: NOW, YOU ENTERED A PLEA OF NOT GUILTYODAY, RIGHT.

>> YESTHIEGHTS TT'S CORRECT.

>> Lehrer:WHAT EXACTLY IS HE CHARGED WITH DOING.

>> HE'CHARGED WITH ACTING AS A SCOUT DOG AN INTENSIVE RECOAISSANCE BY THE PACKING STINK TERRORIST OUP CARRYING OUT THE TACKS USING A COVER AS A AMICAN BUSINESSMAN. IN MUMI OPENS A FRONT BUSINESS THERE AND IS SUTING VIDEO TAPING THE TARTS THAT WERE ULTITELY HIT BY THESE COMMANDO TEAMS AT KILLED 1 70 PEOPLE. HE'S ACCUSED IN A LLOW UP PLOT THIS YEAR OF DOING THE SAME ND OF SCOUTING IN DENMA FOR WHAT WOD HAVE BEEN A PLOT TO ATTACK THE NEWSPAR THAT PUBLISHED THE CHARACTERRURES OF THE PROPHE MOANED SOMYEARS AGO. HE'S ACCUSED OF THATUCCESSFUL ATTACK AND FOLLOW UP PT OF THE SAME NATE.

>> Lehrer: GETTINBACK TO THE SPECIFICS IN A MENT. WHO IS THIS GUY. HE WAS BORN IN CHIGO, LIVES IN CHICO NOW.

>> HE WAS BORN IN THE STATES HE LIVES IN CHICAGO NOW BU ACTUALLY BORN,IS MOTHER'S FROM ILADELPHIA. GREW UP IN PAKISN WENT TO MILIRY SCHOOL THERE AND COMES BACK TO THE STATES AS A TEENAGER. SO HE'S REALLYORN AND PARTLY BREAD IBRDTH IN THE STATES. HE'S AN INTEREING PROFILE FROM EXTREMISTS AND OTHERASES. HE'S OLDER FOR ONEHING. HE'S 49. HE'S A BUSINESSMANR AT LEAST A COR AS A BUSINESSMAN.

>> Lehrer: WHAT KIND BUSINESS.

>> AN IMMIATION BUSINESS, IMMIGRATION NSULTING BUSINESS THAT HADFFICES IN CHICAGO, TORONTO, N YORK AND OPPED ONE OO IN MUMBAI.

>> Lrer: ANY EVIDENCE HE ACTUALLY DID ANYTHING.

>> SOME PEOPLE CAME TO THE ATES FOR THE BUSINESS. IT WAS BASICALLY A FRONTUT SEEMED TO HA UNLIMITED RESOURCES TO TRAVEL. HE'S ALSO SOMEONE O IS ACCUSED HAVING TRAINED IN THE EXNSIVE CAMPS THAT WAS OPERATED OUT OPAKISTAN EARLIER THE DECADE AND WHERE MANY WEERNERS WERE TRAINED AND THEN SENT OUT OPLOTS AGAINST THE WEST.

>> Lehrer:THIS IS A SERIOUS GROUP, IS IT NOT, THISAKISTANI GROUP.

>> I THINK IT IS. SOME WOULD SAY IT'S AS OR RE DANGEROUTHAN AL-QAEDA IN A SENSE 'S FORMED ORIGINALLY WITH CONNECTIONS TO PAKISTAN SECURITY SERVICES AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST INDIAND FOR SHMIR AND ITS TARGET HAS BEE ABOVE ALINDIA BUT IT'S EVVED. AND IT HAS KIND OF A PARA MILITARY COMMANDO STALE AVOR TO IT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE PEOP WHO HAVE STRAINED THE REUITS ARE PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THE PAKISTANI CURITY FORCES.

>> WHAT WAS HEADLEY TRAINETO DO? HE WASN'TRAINED TO BE A COMMANDO HE S TRAINED TO DO AT?

>> IT APPEARS HE DID REPEATE TRIPS TO THE CAMPS SO IT AEARS HE DID DFERENT TYPES OF TRAINING BUT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS SOMEONE WHO HAD SO KIND OF TRAINING IN TRADCRAFT IN TECHNIQUES OF ESPIONAGE. THIS WAS SOMEONE WHO WAS AE TO LK HIS WAY IN, FOR EXAMPLE, THE OFFICES OF TS NEWSPAPER IN DENMARK PRETENDING TO BE WTING SELL ADS FOR HIS BUSINESS. HE'S SEONE WHO HAD TRAINING THAT APPEARS IN PARA MILITAR ACTIVITY BUT ALSO VERY SOPHISTICATESURVEILLANCE ESPIONAGE ACVITIES AS WELL.

>> Lehr: WHAT'S KNOWN ABOUT HIS MOTIVES? WHAT'S BEHIND ALTHIS? THERE ARE INTERCEPTS AND TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS INHE CHARGING DOCENTS THAT SUGGESTS 'S TRUE BELIEVING IDEA LAWLG AND A FUNDAMENTAL AND EXTREMT D HE REVERED FOR EXAMPLE KASHAMIDI FROM AL-QAEDA AND EXTREMIST COANDER HE MET AND PLOTTED WITH DURINTHE COURSE OF HIS TRIPS TO PAKISTAN. THERE DOES SEEM TO BE THIS IDEOLOGICAL FUNDMENT EIST RADICALITION.

>> Lrer: WHAT'S THE LEVEL OF HIS EDUCATION.

>> HE'S SOMEONE WHO HAD IS MILITARY SOOL EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN BUT HAS A TROUBD YOUTH, TUBLE WITH DRUGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT CLEARLY SOMEONE WHO IS WORLDLY AND IS WELL TRAVEL AND THE ACCUSATION IS QUITE CURATE AND HE ACTUALLY ANGED HIS NAME AT SE POINT. HIS ORIGINAL NAME WAS-D CHANGED HIS NAME TO DAVID HE COULD TRAVEL MORE FREE AND FECTIVELY WITH HIS AMERICAN SSPORT AND POSES SOMETHING OTHER THAN A PAKISTANI AMECAN.

>> Lehrer: HE CLEARLY IS HATRED I GUESS IS THWORD FOR THE UNIT STATES. DO WE KNOW WHERE THAT CAMEROM? DID AT COME FROM THE TRAINING OR DID HE BRG IT TO IT OR DO KNOW?

>> IT'S ONE OF THESE THING EVERY CA OF RADICALIZATION IS MEWHAT DIFFERENT BUT CERTAIN THERE'CONVERSATIONS WHEN HE TALKS ABT THE CLASSICAL SORT OF JIHADI RRATIVE OF THE U.S. AT WAR WITH MUSLIMS. YES AGN THIS IS SOMEONE WHO LIKE OTHERS HERE ITHE STATES, COME FROEMIGRANT BACKGROUNDS, CAME TO THSTATES, WERE NOT RAISEDN ABJECT PROPERTY BY ANY MEANS BUT THE'S PERHAPS A MIX OF EERIENCES THAT HE HAS MAY HAVE IN NY CASES RADICALIZAON BUSINESS OF THE ESTION OF SEEKING AN IDENTIT THAT INTITY BECOMES AN TREMIST HARD CORE ONE.

>> Lehrer: WH'S YOUR READING WHETHER ERE ARE MORE LIKEHIS GUY. IS HE A UNIQUE, FOALL THE REONS YOU JUST OUTLINED. IS HE A UNIQUE FIGURE FOR IS?

>> I WOULD SAY HE'S A UNUE GURE IN SOME OF THE FACTS AS ALLEGED INERMS OF THE SOPHISTICATION OF WHAT HE D. IN TERMS OF RADICAZATION HERE IN THE STATES, UNFORTUNATELY WOD SAY THIS YEAR HAS SHOWN US THERE'S A FLURRY OF CASES AT SUGGES THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF AMERICANS WHO ARE PLGING INTO IS RADICAL DISCOURSE WHO ARE TRELING TO PAKISTAN TO TRAIN AND PLOT WITH AL-QAEDA AND I LIES AND ALSO OTHERS WHO ARE BECOMING RADICALIZ HERE WIOUT BENEFIT OF FOREIGN TRAINING ATTPTING ATTACKS AT ME. HE'S NOT UNIQUIN THAT SENSE UNRTUNATELY.

>> Lehrer: HOW DID THE FBI GET ON TO HIM.

>> IT'S NOT COMPLETELY CLEARUT IT SEEMED THEYTARTED TRACKING HIM AFTEMUMBAI. DON'T FORGET THE ARE AMERICANS KILLED IN THE MBAI ATTACKS.

>> Lehrer: THE FBI PARTICIPATED IN THE INVESTIGATIONS.

>> AND WAS VERY KEY IN DETEINING SOME OF THE MYRIAD INTERNATIONAL LINKS. ERE WERE CONNECTIONS TO ITAL CONNECTION TO THE STATES SO IT SEEMS THAT IT WAS QUE A BIT OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, INTERCEPTS AND TNGS LIKE THAT THAT FOCUS ON HIM. THEY CLEAR TRACK HIM PARTICULAR DURING THESE TRIPS TO DENMARK AND HIS COMMUNICATIONSACK TO HIS HANDLERS IN PAKISTAN.

>> Lehrer: ISE AN AMERICAN CIZEN?

>> IS INDEED.

>> Lehrer: IS HE ELIGIBLE F THE DEATH PENAY IF THIS THING GOES THAT FAR, IS THAT AS RIES A CRIM HE'S. IS HE IS CHAED WITH KILLING TH170 PEOPLE IN MUMBAI SO HE COULFACE THE DEATH PENALTY.

>> Lehrer: WHAT THE NEXT STEP.

>> THE NEXT ST IS TO SEE HOW THIS CASE GOESORWARD. THERE ARE PORTS AND IT'S EVEN CLEAR FROM T DOCUMENTS HE'S TALKING ABOUT THIS THATHERE'S SOME COOPERATION GNG ON. THE NEXT STEP WOD BE TO SEE IF THISOES TO TRIAL AND AT WHAT LEVEL D WHAT HIS, HOW FAR HIS COOPERATION GOES. BUT I WOULD SAY WOULD ASSUME HE'S GOI TO BE PROSECUTED IN THESE CASES.

>> Lehrer: SEBASTIAN, THA YOU VERY MUCH.

>> MY PLSURE.

>> IfillNOW, "PATCHWORK NATION," OUR ON-AIR D ON-LINE COLLABORATN WITH "THE CHRISTN SCIENCE MONITOR." RAY SUAREZ H BEEN TRAVELING THCOUNTRY, EXAMINING HOW RECESSION ANRECOVERY ARE PLAYING OUIN DIFFERENT COMMUNITS FROM COAST TO COAST. TONIGHT, HE KES US TO TRACTOR COUNY, THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY OF SIOUX CENTE IN NORTHWESIOWA.

>> Rorter: EVERY FALL, A THICK BLANKEOF CORN AND SOYBEANS COVERS THIS ROLLING FARMLANDN SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA. IN NORMAL YEAR, IT WOULD ALL BE HARVESTED BY MID NOVEMBERND ON ITS W SOMEWHERE, BUT AN UNUSUAY WET FALL HAS PUT FARMERS LIKE RANDY VANDER SCFF AND HISON NATE BEHIND SCHELE. SO THEY WORKED OVERTE TO GET EIR CROP OUT OF THE FIELD BEFORE TAY'S FEROCIOUS SNOW. UNTIL RECENTLY, GRAIN RMERS HAD BEEN RING OUT THE GLOBAL RECESSION PRET WELL, BUT THE PRICE OF CORN HAPLUNGED 46% IN THE PAST YEA SO THEY'RE BRACING FOR HARD TIMES. JOHN HANSEN IS GRAIN MANAG AT THE LOCAL FARMERS COOPERATIV SOCIETY.

>> THIS COMMUNITY IS FRLY OPTIMIST. YOU MAY FIND PEOPLE IN DIFFENT PAS OF THE COUNTRY A LITTLE BIT MOREESSIMISTIC, BUT PEOPLE RE ARE PRETTY MUCH... WILL HUNKER DOW AS THEY SAY OUT HERE IN THWEST AND GET THROUGH THE TOUGH MES. SO WHEN E GOOD TIMES ARE THERE, THINGS ARE A T BETTER. > Reporter: IT HAST HURT THAT CORN PRICES REACHEDECORD HIGHS INHE PRECEDING TWO YEAR DUE IN PART TO GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES AND HIGH GLOL DEMAND FOR GRAI AND ETHAN. GOOD YEARS ALLOW MANY FARMERS TOAVE UP. AND THAT'S IMPTANT IN A COUNTY WHERE 97% OF THE LAND USED FOR AGRICULTURE, A IN A STATE WHERE E IN SIX JOBS IS TIED TO THAT INDUSTRY. THROUGH 2008 AND INTO 09, AS THE RECESSION DEEPENED ANDHE REST OF THECONOMY CONTINUED TO SHED JOBS AT A BREATH-TANG RATE, EMPLOYMENT REMAINED PRTY STABLE IN TRACTOR COUNTRY. EVEN NOW, HERE IN SIOUCENTER, IOWA, UNEMPLOYMENT RS ABOUT HALF THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. A DRIVE THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUING THE SMALL DOWNTOWN REAL A PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY. HOMES ARE WELL KT. THERE ARE VIRTUALLNO "FOR LE" SIGNS. THREAL ESTATE BUBBLE THAT BROUGHDOWN LOCAL ECONOMIES ACROSS THEOUNTRY DID NOT FLATE IN TRACTOR COUNTRY. AND AMENIES, LIKE A NEW GOLF COURSE AND A FOOTBALL FIELD E SURPRISINGLY POSH FOR A POPULATION OF 6,700. E CITY RECENTLY SPENT $9 MIION BUILDING A 6000 SQUARE OT ALL-SEASON RECREATION CENTER. MAYOR NNIS WALSTRA AND CITY MANAGER UL CLOUSING SAY THAT, WHILOTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE STRULING WITH BUDG DEFICITS, SIOUX CENTER IS IN GOOD APE. >>E'RE REAL FORTUNATE IN THIS COMMUNITY TO..TO HAVE HAD THE CASH TO... TDO A LOT OF THINGS THAT OTH COMMUNITIES CAN'T DO. WE'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED WHATUR MOER SAYS, YOU'VE GOT TO PUT A LITTLEIT AWAY FOR A RAINY DAY. AND WE'VE BEEN AE TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: WALST SAYS A QUIET NEROSITY HELPS PEOPLE THUGH BAD TIMES.

>> BECAUSE THEOMMUNITY IS SO CLOSE-KNIT, EVERODY KNOWS EVERYBODY, SAY "WELL, YEAHWE CAN USE YOU MAYBE FO20 HOURS A WEEKOR 30 HOURS A WEEK IN THIS JOB."

>> Reporter: BUT, ONCE HOMOGENOUS POPULATIO DOMINATED BYUTCH AMERICANS, IS CHANGING. XICAN IMMIGRANTS DO MORE OF THDAY TO DAY WORK ON FARMSND IN MEAT CKING PLANTS. STILL, SIOUX CENTER SIMILAR TO OTHER AGRICULTUL COMMUNITIES, SAYS DANTCHINNI, DIRECT OF THE PATCHWORK NATION PROJECT.

>> THESE PLACEIN GENERAL-- THEY LIVIN A DIFFERENT WORLD THAN THE RT OF US, THE ECONOMIES FUNCTION DFERENTLY. THEY DON'T G THE BIG BOOM, BUT THEY ALSO DON'T GET THE BIG CRASH. BUT, Y KNOW, THEY'VE RIDDEN THIS OUT WHEN E REST OF THE COUNTRY HAS SO OF TAKEN A DIVE. THE QUESTION IS W LONG CAN THEY HD ON, YOU KNOW. WHEN THE TROUGH LIKE THIS FOR A LITTLE BIT, MAYBE THEYE OKAY. IF IT STS DOWN THERE, EVEN THE STEADY LINE AT THEY'RE ON AT SOME POI HAS TO TAKE A DIP.

>> Reporter: ONE SIGN THAT DIP ALREADY SHOWING UP AT THE WEEKLY TRI-STA LIVESTOCK AUCTION. DAIRY FARMERS ARE CULLG THEIR HERD PROVIDING A STEADY STAM OF WHAT THESE BIDDERCOME LOOKING FOR: CHEAP MEA BUT, IN AN AGRICULTURAECONOMY, E PERSON'S GAIN IS ANOTHER'S LOSS. RELATIVELY HIGH PRICES F GRAIN, USED MAINLY FOR LIVTOCK FEED, COMBED WITH A LOWER CONSUMER DEMAND FOEXPENSIVE DAIRY PRODUCTS, HAVE PUT T SQUEE ON DAIRY FARMERS LIKE DAN DYKSTRA.

>> WE VE BUILT UP A CUSHION, BUIT'S AMAZING HOW FAST YOU CAN SEE MOY GO OUT THE DOOR, YOU KN. I AN, YOU CAN MAKE MONEY FAST, BUT IT SEE LIKE YOU CAN LOSE ITVEN FASTER.

>> Reporter: THIRD GENERATION DAIRY FARMER, KSTRA SAYS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN TOH, BUT INSTEAD OF SLING OFF SOME COWS, HE'S CUTTG BACK ON LOTS OF LITTLE THINGS.

>> LIKE ONE THE THINGS THAT I DID FFERENT WAS WITH MY TAMIN/MINERAL PACKAGE... WAS TA SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS OUT THAT WTHOUGHT WITH THE NUTRIONIST SAYING WE CAN PROBABLY TAKE THIS O. YOU DON'T LOOK AT THESTHINGS ALTHE TIME WHEN THINGS ARE GOOD, BUT EN THINGS GET BAD YOU LOOK AT EVERY LITT DETAIL ANJUST TWEAKING THE LITTLE THIN IS GOING TO SAVE YOU HOPEFULLY THOUSANDS OF DLARS AT ARE GOING TO KEEP YOU IN BUNESS THAT MUCH LONGER.

>> Rorter: SMALL HOG FARMERS, RKING EVEN CLOSER TO THE MARGINS, LIKE MIKECHOUTEN, HA HAD THE TOUGHEST TIME.

>> AMERICANS AREN'T BUYI THE CUTS OF ME LIKE THEY USED TO. YOU KNOW BECAU OF THE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS OUR COUNT'S GOING THROUGH ANOTHER COUNTRIES AR'T IMPORTING OUR PRODUCTS LIKE THEY USE TO BECAUSE OF THE WORLDWIDE RECESSION THAT'S GNG ON.

>> Reporter: A NEW DEASE, POPULARLY CALLED "SWINE FLU, HAS HURT BUSINESS AS WEL

>> YOU KNOW, PEOPLHAVE THE PERCEPTION THAT BY EATING PO THEY'RE GOG TO GET THE FLU AND THAT'S N THE CASE AT ALL. THIS FLU SCARE HAS DINITELY HAD A MAJOR FINANCIAL PACT ON THE SWINE INDUSTRY. >>eporter: AFTER 11 YEARS OF HOG FARMING, SCHOUTEN IS CALNG IT QUITS.

>> I THOHT I COULD WEATHER THIS STORM, BUT I HA HAD ENOUGH, YOKNOW. I'VE DONE ENGH BLEEDING THAT I WANT TO QUIT BEFORE I'M BL OUT.

>> Reporter: LUCKILY, SCUTEN ALSO HAS A FULL TIME JOB, TH BEFITS RUNNI THE A.G. DEPARTMENT AT NEAR DORDT COLLEGE. STILL, STOES LIKE HIS ARE STARTING TO WORRY FOLKIN SIOUX CEER.

>> I CAN TELL YOOF TWO, THREE NOW THAT ARE GNG BANKRUPT. AND EY AREN'T GOING TO SURVIVE THIS. SOHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN PRETTY SOON THE ONLY WAY WE CAN GET OUT TH THING IS TO GET... CUT PRODUCTI. AND TH'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: OA TYPICAL MORNG, FARMERS GATHER AT D'S TO DISCUSS CROP AND COMMODY PRICES OVER COFFEE ON TS DAY, THEY TALKED WITH US ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS F FAMILY FARMERS TO STAY INUSINESS. JUST GETTING A TRACTO A COMBINE, A PLANTER, A FID CULTIVATOR, MAYBE A SPADER, YOU'VE GOT A MILLIONOLLARS, BOOM. AND NOW YOU HAVEN'T T SEED, FERTILIZER, HELP... NOING.

>> Reporter: Y'VE GOT TO LIVE IN DEBT. NO ONE HAS A MILLIONUCKS.

>> EHER THAT OHAVE AN AWFUL RI DADDY.

>> Reporter:HAT INSULATED FARMERS EARLIER IN THE RESSION WAS SIMP ENOUGH: EVERYBODY'S GOT TO EAT. BUT THEY RECOGNIZE T RECESSION IS FINALLY POUNDING THEIR DOORS.

>> WE HAVEO GET OUR WORKING PELE IN OUR NATION WORKING. WE GET THAT GOING, THE FARMERS HERE WILL PRODUCE FO FOR THE WORLD.

>> Reporr: SO, EVEN THOUGH BUCOLILIFE IN SIOUX CENTER SEEMFAR AWAY FROM IMPLODING BANKS, A JITTERY STOCK MKET, AND THE ELBOWS-OUT HUSTLOF AMERICAN LE-- PEOPLE IN TRACTOR COUNY ARE HOPING THE ECONOMIC RECOVY THEY'VE BEEN HEING ABOUT WILL TAKE HOLD SOON

>> Ifill: U CAN FIND A LOT MORE ABOUT THE "PATCHWK NATI" PROJECT ON OUR WEB SITE, INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE M OF "TRACTOR CNTRY" COMMUNITIES ACROSS T NATION. RAY'S SERIES CONTINUES TOMROW, WHEN HE' TAKE US TO THE BOOM TOWN OEAGLE, COLORADO.

>> Lehrer: FINALLY TONIG, A MUSICI WHO'S "CRAZY" FOR GERSHWIN. JEFFREY BROWN HAS AT STORY. ♪

>> Repter: IT WAS, SAYS RICHARD GLIER, THE 1943 FILM, "GIRL CRAZY"HAT DID IT.

>> I SAW "GIRLRAZY" WHEN I WAS NINE YEARSLD, AND I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH THE VOICE OF DY RLAND AND THE MUSIC OF GEORG AND IRA GERSHWIN

>> Reporter:OVIE MUSICALS LED THE YOUNG GLAZR TO THE PIANO. FIRST, CLASSICALRAINING AND THEN A DOTION TO THE MUSIC OF A GOLDEN PERIOD AMERICAN SONG. PARTICULARLY T GERSHWINS-- GEORGE THE COMPOSER, IRAHE LYRICIST. ♪

>> IT IS SO PURE AND UNIQUELY AMERICAN AND REPSENTS US IN OUR BEST LIGHT. TO THE OLDER GENERION, THESE SONGS OF GEORGAND IRA GERSHWIN EVOKE MEMORIESEVOKE PLACES, EVOKE TIMES, EVOKEEELINGS. TO THE YOUNGERENERATION, THEY ARE EXPERIENCING SETHING TOTALLY NEW, SGS THAT ARE IMMORTAL.

>> Reporter:OW AGE 47, GLAZIER PERFORMS THE MUSIC FOR AUDIENCES AROUND THEOUNTRY. RECENTLY, HERE AT THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF ERICAN HISTY. D HE CONVEYS HIS ENTHUSIASM SHARING HIS OWN PERSONAL SRY OF A NE-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO DECIDED WRITE A FAN LETTER TO IRGERSHWIN. >>HAT IS A NINE-YEAR-OLD KID GOING TOAY TO IRA GERSHWIN? WE WROTE, "DEAR MRGERSHWIN, MAY I PLEASE HAVA PICTURE OF GEORGE THANG IN MY ROOM?" WHERE ARE WE GOINGO MAIL THE LETTER? WE DON'T KNOW WHERE IRA RSHWIN LIVES. WE'RE FROM INDIANAPOLI INDIAN WELL, MYUNT SUGGESTED WE MAIL THE LETTER IN CARE OF TH SOCIY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS, I THINK ON LINCOLN PLA, NEW YORK, N.Y., SOMETHING LIKE THAT. D ASK THEM TO FORWARD THE LETT. FOUR MONTHLATER, AN EIGHT AND 1/2 ENVELOPE AIVES IN THE IL.

>> Reporter: CORRESPONDENCE ENSUED, CULMINATG IN AN INVITION TO VISIT GERSHWIN'S HOME IN LOS ANGELES ANPLAY THE FAMOUS PIANO WHEREHE BROTHE COMPOSED SOME OF THEIR MO FAMOUS WORKS. ♪ GLAZIER,ITTING WITH US NOW IN E "GERSHWIN ROOM" AT THE LIBRARY CONGRESS IN SHINGTON, SURROUNDED BY MEMENTOS OF THEIR WORKWAS THEN 12.

>> HE ASKED ME TO GO OVER TO PLAY THE PIANO, WHICH IS BIND ME. THIS IS WHERE THEY COMPOSE "TY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME,"A FOGGY DAY," "LOVED WALKEDN," "SHALL WE DANCE," ICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT," "LET'S CALL THE WHE THING OFF""LOVE IS HERE TO STAY," NOT TOENTION "PORGY AND BESS." D I KNEW THAT WHEN I WENT OV TO T PIANO.

>> Reporter: I GERSHWIN ASKED FOR "EMBCABLE YOU." HE... D NOW WE, GOT IT. ♪

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>> Sreenivasan: ON OUR WEBITE TODAY: HOW COULHEALTH CARE REFORM AFCT YOU? ALL WEEK WE'LL ASK EXPER TO WEIGH IN ON THE REALIFE IMPACTS OF THE DIFFENT PROPOSALS NOW ONAPITOL HILL. EARLIER TODAY, I INTERVIED AMY WALTER OF "T HOTLINE" ABOUT THE POLITICS OTHE HEALTH CARE PUSH. AND WE TALKEABOUT ONE OF THE NNERS IN YESTERDAY'S PRIMARY RACE IN MASSACHUSES. IT SETS THE STE FOR A SPECIAL ELTION TO FILL THE SENATE SEAT THAT WAS OCCUPIED BYHE LATE EDWARD KENNEDY. THAT'S ON R NEW BLOG OF NEWS AND INSIGHT, "E RUNDOWN." AND ON JEFFREY BWN'S "ART BEAT" BLOG, YOU CAN FIND HIS FULL INTERVIEW WITH PIANIST RICHARD GLAZIER PLUS HIS PERFORMANCE OF "EMBREABLE YOU." AS ALWAYS, WARE AT wshour.pbs.org. GWEN?

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