serious idea across the spectrum about how to contain the costs of health care, but we do this while protecting medicare benefits and extending the financial stablt of the program by nearly a deck indicate. decade. sdpoo here now, the situation room, with more on this and my colleague wolf blitzer. many of you heard a long excerpt of the president s remarks today. now you ll find out whether he s saying anything new and different, and whether his plan will work. also, one of the most influential members of congress gives up his power base after being called in a so-called ethics swamp. will charlie rangeling and fellow democrats pay a bigger price on election day? it s one of the busiest air control towers in the world. why was a grade school kid radioing instructions to a pilot? just ahead the answer and the punishme punishment. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. a full year after president obama started promoting health care reform, he says everything