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>> kate baldoun at our security desk. checking some of the top stories right now on cnn. the health care reform battle is now being played out in the senate. at issue, fixes to the new health law demanded by democrats as their price for supporting the overhaul legislation. approval is expected at the end of the week thanks so fast track budget rules that allow passage with a simple majority. help is on the way for distressed homeowners with subprooim or adjustable rate mortgages. bank of america said they will make their payments more affordable. homeowners 60 days late and total more than...

It does start to get complicated. appreciate talking to you. >> thanks for having me on, ali. >> senator george lemieux joining us from capitol hill, senator from florida. you would face a lot more questioning at the airport if robert harding had his way. he's the man who has been nominated by president obama to head the transportation security administration. and he's telling lawmakers he wants to make u.s. airports more like israeli airports. our security desk has a closer look, straight ahead.

All right. here's an interesting development that is going to affect all of you. you may not know nor generally care who is in charge of the transportation security administration, as you know i travel a great deal. i do kind of care because i want to know how they want to run the place. and if the guy who is on the seat to be nominated for this job gets his way, things are going to change for all of us. in particular, for me. it might take me a little longer to get through security but it might be safer. kate baldoun is following this at our security desk in washington. that's the story here,...

Equipment and support and training for mexican officials to help battle this. you can see the drug cartels, they have a lot of money as well and that's where the big clash is. >> good to see you kate, tvery much. kate baldwin at our security desk in washington. when we come back, gary tukman is going to join us. he spent a weekend in juarez. we're trying to get a feeling of what it's like to be on the ground there. is it a place under siege? is this story overblown? gary is going to tell us. he know what it looks like. we'll talk to him after this we'll talk to him after this break. fashion ...

Suspects behind bars. u.s. attorney general eric holder doubts those rules will ever apply to the world's most wanted terrorist. testifying before congress tuesday, holder predicted it's very unlikely osama bin laden would ever be captured and face trial, speculating he more probably would be killed by u.s. troops or his own people. bin laden is wanted in connection with the august 1998 deadly bombings of two u.s. embassies in africa. a shift in funds is in the works for the bush administration's highly praised plan to secure the country's southern border and keep illegal immigrants from e...