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Democratic leaders scrambling for every last vote on health care have managed to win over the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, despite its members' previous objections to the bill. That support came as the White House pledged to push through a comprehensive immigration overhaul. But that's a long shot for this year.

Airs Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

An update on San Diego city finances. Why are we facing another deficit? Could a newly approved bond measure get the Chargers off the hook for their stadium debt?

The U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for three states in Mexico after three people attached to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez were killed there. Why should we avoid northern Baja California and Tijuana, Rosarito, and Ensenada?

Demonstrators took to the streets of San Diego this week as congress focuses on health care reform. A UCLA study reports one in four Californians under the age of 65 were uninsured in 2009 as a result of the recession and the erosion of employer-based coverage. We discuss the latest in the intense debate over health care legislation.

President Obama promised to make overhauling immigration laws a top priority in his first year as president, but the odds that it will happen even in his second year seem long. Thousands of activists plan to converge on Washington, D.C., in hopes of prodding him to action.

Haul Them All In and Throw Away the Key!

House leaders had predicted that the financial analysis of the health care bill released Thursday, coupled with the unveiling of the bill's fix-it language, would "go a long way" to win over undecided Democrats. But so far, that group appears in no rush to commit.

The town council in Yuma, Colo., recently passed a unanimous resolution asking Congress and the president to resolve the immigration system. Businesses in Yuma are worried they could lose their workforces if there are immigration raids.

Democrats unveiled what they hope will be the final version of their health care overhaul bill after days of closed-door meetings, setting the stage for a showdown vote in the House on Sunday. With his top domestic priority hanging in the balance, President Obama again postponed an overseas trip that has already been pushed back once.