In political news..THERE ARE GROWING INDICATIONS SENATE DEMOCRATS MAY JUST EKE OUT A WIN IN THE INITIAL SHOWDOWN ON HEALTH CARE REFORM.A VOTE IS SET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT.CBS News Corresponsdent WHIT JOHNSON REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.DEMOCRATS NEED 60 VOTES JUST TO PUT THE BILL UP FOR A FULL DEBATE.SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID WON'T SAY WHETHER HE'S ROUNDED-UP THAT MAGIC NUMBER - BUT REPUBLICANS HAVE VOWED TO BLOCK IT AT ALL COSTS.(SOT/ REP. JOHN BOEHNER / R - MINORITY LEADER) - "GIVE ME A BREAK. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE SOUNDLY REJECTED THIS AND I TOLD YOU SEVERAL MONTHS AGO HOW POPULAR IT WAS. IT'S AS POPULAR AS GARLIC MILKSHAKE."(SOT/Sen Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee)"This is the same turkey that you saw in August, and it's not going to taste any better in November. "(graphic) LIKE THE HOUSE BILL, THIS SENATE VERSION WOULD IMPOSE AN IMMEDIATE BAN ON INSURANCE ABUSES, SUCH AS DROPPING CUSTOMERS WITH PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.IT DOES INCLUDE A GOVERNMENT-RUN PUBLIC OPTION FOR AMERICANS WITHOUT INSURANCE, THOUGH THE SENATE VERSION WOULD ALLOW STATES TO OPT OUT OF THE PROGRAM IF THEY WANT TO:(graphic out)AMERICANS WHO *DON'T* WANT TO PURCHASE INSURANCE WOULD FACE FINES OF UP TO 750 DOLLARS A YEAR.(GFX)TO HELP PAY FOR IT ALL, THE SENATE BILL WOULD HEAVILY TAX HIGH-COST INSURANCE PLANS, IMPOSE A 5-PERCENT TAX ON ELECTIVE COSMETIC SURGERY, AND SLIGHTLY RAISE MEDICARE PAYROLL TAXES FOR THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS.JOHN/ON CAM CLOSE