the senate passed a bill that the president signed into law making sure men and women in the military are paid. they're already picking and choosing but clearly republicans are doing this for a very specific reason. they want to put democrats in a box, force them to vote against some of these things as they try to feg your out where they're going big picture. as you saw democrats, though, they're not buying it, they're digging in. >> see what happens at that critically important meeting this hour at the white house. dana, thanks very much. this coming into cnn. the jury in the michael jackson wrongful death trial has informed everyone -- informed the court, i should say, it has reached a verdict. the decision on whether the concert promoter saeg live in jackson's deft except to be read about 90 minutes or so from now. stand by. as soon as we learn of the verdict later, we'll share it with you. coming up in our "the situation room" special report, we're going live to the white house where that meeting between president obama and congressional leaders is about to get under way. plus, children with cancer who