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Is the republicans will screaming a lot about this. they already have been. but i think the democrats are going to point out correctly this has been used by republicans more in the past than by democrats and its clear this is the presidents top domestic priority and they will use every tactic they can to get it done. they dont have the votes yet to use that tactic. they have a lot of work to do to get it finished. president obama shifting his focus from health care next hour. he is talking abo...

Are still making pretty significant progress. utility companies have to work with crews because the power lines have come down because of falling trees and all the trees and branches have to be cut out of the way before they can get in there so its a lot of work and a big job. >> what are you telling people to do that dont have power, that are cold that need to keep, you know, families running? what are you telling them? >> reporter: we have shelters open around the state. this affects the south...

They have patience. its just a work in progress. this is northridgeville, ohio. near cleveland. the family started working two months ago on what they hope will be a two-story snowman. they even built a pulley system to get snow up to the top of this 20-foot mound. were going to keep checking. maybe well see frosty the giant before, you know, the spring thaw. more from the "cnn newsroom" straight ahead.

Conrad are pointing out that certain pieces of it could be ruled out of order. its not clear from a parliamentary standpoint that everything could be pushed through. secondly, you need the votes. you need in the senate 51 votes to get it done. i think it was significant yesterday the presidents health care czar was asked about three times on nbcs "meet the press" whether they have the votes right now. she kept saying we will have the votes. basically dodging whether they have them right now. tha...

Sometimes in this country and in our lives, we see blocks of marble and some people can see whats inside, and some people cant. it was a question profound -- it was a profound question about how we recognize the potential within each of us. and chisel away at whats keeping it locked inside. im absolutely confident that because of the work of colin and alma powell, because of the work that nation campaign and americas promise alliance is going to be doing, because of the work were doing across th...

30%, 40%. roughly half the national average. now, its true that not long ago you could drop out of high school and reasonably expect to find a blue collar job that would pay the bills and help support your family. thats just not the case anymore. in recent years, a high school dropout has made on average about $10,000 less per year than a high school graduate. in fact, during this recession, a high school dropout has been more than three times as likely to be out of work as someone with at least...

Right there, escaped from an exercise area outside philips arena right next to cnn headquarters. he was spotted all over town, ended up in rush hour traffic on the highway before finally, as you can see there lima was caught. hoobs were bloody from running on pavement. a circus spokeswoman says lima is resting at the university of georgias vet school. >> really waned to be on your new show, john. but starting soon. >> work in progress. >> work in progress. i will up you on that. i il take your z...

>> he wanted to be on your new show, john. >> work in progress. >> work in progress. i will up you on that. i will take your zebra and up you an angry gator. take a look at this video. pretty unbelievable. there he is, a gator in alabama on the highway. got the cops to come. tried poking and prodding him with the shovel. that didnt work. had to call in alabama fish and game. watch out for that gator. angry gator. eventually they got him off the road. pretty scary video there. i dont think id go ...

And its trying to get it translated and thats probably the most difficult. >> larry: stephen, was priscilla easy to work with or tough? >> she was easy to work with. she was nice. every time we had the tonight to have her with us it was always very, very nice and very helpful for us. >> larry: stephen, are your expectations high? there were so many stories about this show. and the "time" magazine review was sensational last week. are your expectations high for a successful run? >> of course the ...

That, you know, we have -- were so close to it. we obviously have expectations and its trying to get it translated and thats probably the most difficult. >> larry: stephan, was priscilla easy to work with or tough? >> she was easy to work with. she was nice. every time we had the tonight to have her with us it was always very, very nice and very helpful for us. >> larry: stephan, are your expectations high? there were so many stories about this show. and the "time" magazine review was sensationa...