end the statute. the prospects are pretty good this will get out of the senate. the real question is where things stand in the house and whether house speaker john boehner allows it to come up for a vote. >> a lot more problematic in the house than in the senate. thanks very much, jim acosta. our best to senator kirk as well. let's take a closer look at some of the other top stories we're following in "the situation room." a remarkable discovery reported inside this munich apartment building. get this, a collection of some 1500 artworks, including special works by picasso, matisse confiscated by the nazis more than 70 years ago and worth more than $1 billion. the german magazine focus says they were found in the home of an elderly man whose father collected art for the nazis. a remarkable rescue at new york university where a missing student was discovered trapped in an narrow space between two buildings. take a look at where he was wedged for almost two days. rescuers had to break through three layers of cinderblock. he's now in fair condition.