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>> right. because by all accounts, the netanyahu government took a provocative step at a really ill-advised time. and that was most of the difficulty there. >> now, what we're seeing now are live pictures from outside the capitol as the president's getting ready to leave. you can hear the bag pipes. and he's saying good-bye to nancy pelosi. you can only imagine some of the side conversations about health care, david, as they approach this crucial weekend. the speaker seems to think she's got some momentum going. they picked up kucinich. they've got james oberstar who had been in favor of the b...

We'll let it pass and fix it later. how can you trust, how can you trust when he is also hearing from democrats the argument that, "if you pass the stupak amendment, more children will be born and therefore it will cost us millions more." wow! that's disturbing. and yet it sounds strangely reminiscent, almost like john holdren the science car that says we could put sterilizations in the drinking water and forced abortions the if we have to there is a population explosion. when do we say no to trusted approach? how many examples of government failures do you need to see before we ask the right ...

The bill were different, i'm hopeful they'll make a change and more like what is in the house bill with the stupak amendment. again, i'm spending this week talking to my constituent and that is one of the issues, i hear the most about. bill: but the poll clearly tells you, they are not in favor of the bill. so if they are not in favor of the bill, does your vote at the moment say no? >> i am not going to make any e deedee fin tiff statements, i will say publicly there is a lot of anxiety with the bill and there is -- a will not cast a vote my constituents are not comfortable with. bill: you ar...

Outside of pittsburgh, last time around he voted against it because it did not do enough to control costs, has he changed his mind? congressman at mire is with me now, sir, good morning, how will you vote this time. >> i'm listening to my constituents, i'm not going to cast the vote my constituents aren't comfortable with and this issue is too important, for me to just say, hey, i've made my mind up, i don't care what you have to say, i'll give them the opportunity to be heard, our phones are ringing off the hook, people are visiting my offices, both in the district, here in washington, and i ...

Pressure is usually applied to holdouts. but it seems to go above and beyond. we hear bart stupak who gave an interview to national review at the end of last week, and he was citing the pressure being brought to bear on the abortion issue because he's pro-life in the most outrageous terms. he's quoting democrats as saying if you pass the stupak amendment which would ban federal funding for abortions, quote, more children will be born and, therefore, it will cost us millions more. that's one of the arguments i'm hearing. he says money in their hangup. and least coming back and saying, wait a mi...