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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. democrats say they are getting closer to passing a health care bill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, the leadership still has to win over skeptical lawmakers and resolve several sticking points, we get the latest from julie rovner of national public radio. >> lehrer: then, the back and forth about whether the state of the union address has become a political "pep rally." >> woodruff: kansas city shuts down nearly half its public schools. ray suarez interviews the...

starts on our sister network hbo sunday night 9:00 p.m. eastern. i'm sure, haven't seen it yet, but i'm sure it's going to be an amazing, amazing film. thanks very much to steven spielberg and tom hanks for doing this important work. always follow me on twitter at wolfblitzercnn. that's all one word. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. up next, campbell brown. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com hi, everybody. we're starting with breaking news tonight. senate majority leader harry reid's wife and daughter in a serious car accident. his wife broke her back, her neck, and nose ...

has all the elements of a rescue operation. sadly this is an attempt to recover a body. first spotted wednesday afternoon. >> two men were fishing and they spotted a body in the water. actually in the spillway. >> reporter: recovery teams worked into the night to get to the victim. while they were clearing debris out of the way. the body submerged in the spillover area. turning water where the waterfall creates the most force. at day break dives with the baltimore county underwater recovery team entered the water at the base of the falls below to see if it had become dislodged. >> it...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. democrats say they are getting closer to passing a health care bill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, the leadership still has to win over skeptical lawmakers and resolve several sticking points, we get the latest from julie rovner of national public radio. >> lehrer: then, the back and forth about whether the state of the union address has become a political "pep rally." >> woodruff: kansas city shuts down nearly half its public schools. ray suarez interviews the...

Plan this coming wednesday. schools in des moines, iowa, also taking drastic measures. 300 teachers have been told their positions are being eliminated next year. the move is, again, about money. the district is facing a budget shortfall of almost $28 million and about 85% of the operating budget goes to salaries and benefits. you know, it feels like it's the economy versus education. kids lotsing out. joining me to discuss this, kansas city school superintendent john covington and in washington dan dominich. >> pronounce your last name for me. executive director of the american association of...