[Randi Kaye, Cnn Anchor:] An overnight budget vote on Capitol Hill sets the stage for a bruising battle between Republicans and Democrats that could shut down the government. We're headed there live. Also, breaking news out of Bahrain. Reports of tear gas thrown into crowds of demonstrators as we see no sign of a let up from protesters. We have some dramatic video of the standoff just ahead. It is early and we're on it. From CNN Center, this is CNN SATURDAY MORNING. It's February 19th. Good morning, everyone. I'm Randi Kaye. Thanks for starting your day with us. We start in the Middle East where antigovernment protests are getting ugly in Bahrain. Just moments ago, we saw police firing tear gas into a crowd of protesters. This new violence comes a short time after the country's crown prince ordered the military off the street. Our Tim Lister is in Manama, Bahrain. Tim, good morning to you. What is going on there right now?
[Tim Lister, Cnn Correspondent:] Randi, I'm at Pearl Square. There has been conflict and confrontation over the last week, but now it's a scene of celebration and pure joy. Several thousand demonstrators with more coming to the square all the time swelling the numbers, carrying flags saying peace, carrying the Bahrainian flag, all celebrating, praying, kissing the ground, applauding the ambulance services. They have taken over the center of Bahrain after the crown prince instructed the military to leave. And after the military left, suddenly less than an hour ago, the police detachment that's been here for the last week got in their buses and disappeared. And within seconds, hundreds and then thousands of demonstrators and you can hear them poured into this square. And they are some of them still calling for the downfall of the King Hamad. Others, more moderate, just want a changed government and reform Randi.
[Kaye:] And how large of a crowd are we talking about, Tim? Tell us, are the numbers growing? And I know they're celebrating, but is there also anger among them?
[Lister:] There is anger. There's anger amongst them because of the way they're treated in Bahrain as they see it. Most of them are Shia. The Shia are in the majority here, but they've long felt discrimination by Sunni royal family. The better jobs go to Sunnis here, and a lot of Shia live in very poor little villages; we were in one just yesterday. But there is more a sense of celebration here because this has taken a lot of bloodshed to reach this point. We were at a hospital last night, protesters, scores of them being brought in injured. Five or six of them very badly injured. One died while we were at the hospital. So the scene today couldn't be more different from what we were seeing last night. This is unbridled celebration amongst the people of Bahrain who have converged on the Pearl monument Randi.
[Kaye:] Tim Lister for us this morning in the capital of Bahrain. We will continue to watch this and we'll bring you more from there in just a few minutes. Meanwhile, let's turn to Capitol Hill where it is all about your money. Earlier this morning, the House ended a marathon passed a budget slashing more than $60 billion from this year's budget. The House trying to beat a March 4th government shutdown. CNN congressional correspondent Brianna Keilar in Washington for us this morning. Brianna, a government shutdown would affect benefits for veterans, Social Security checks, maybe even airport security. So how likely is this with that March 4th deadline approaching so fast?
[Brianna Keilar, Cnn Congressional Correspondent:] Well, you know, I think it's really a concern. I thought Candy Crowley put it very well when she said there's only two weeks until March 4th and there's a lot of discord between the Senate and the House. And she actually said that two weeks in congressional time is kind of like a nanosecond. Is that enough time for the Senate and the House, Randi, to really get some sort of agreement on this? I think a lot of people have concerns that there isn't. So what would that mean? Yes, that would mean if they couldn't come to any sort of agreement that there would be a government shutdown March 4th. But I think there's also some concern among House Republicans that this could be politically very dicey. But on one hand, you have House Republican leaders who are also dealing with the conservative contingent in their conference, specifically, these new freshmen who have said we want these spending cuts. We promised the voters these spending cuts, the voters that put us in office. And they're indicating that they're going to be unbending on it. But I did speak this morning with the House Republican leadership aide who said that leaders have been talking now for a week with this freshmen contingent and really trying to communicate to them that maybe the best way to go about this and truly get some of the cuts that they want is to perhaps approve a short-term funding measure that does have some cuts in it, something that would get them by, perhaps, for another few weeks following March 4th Randi.
[Kaye:] And there were hundreds of changes on the House floor. So what exactly did this bill end up even looking like?
[Keilar:] This was amazing. This wrapped up this morning, Saturday, in the 4:00 a.m. hour. This is really unusual for the House of Representatives and this wasn't the only late night that we saw this week, hundreds of amendments. The overall bill cut $60 billion for the remaining seven months of the current budget. And there could be some more cuts in that. We don't have the math yet because there were so many changes. There were also a whole lot of changes, as I mentioned. The most controversial was one, it was a vote that passed to defund health care reform. Republicans had said if the repeal, the outright repeal didn't work, this was something they were going to try to do, defund health care reform. There was also a vote that succeeded to cut Federal funding for the remainder of the year for Planned Parenthood. Republicans saying they didn't want government money going to an organization that provides abortions. Democrats saying that organization also provides very important family counseling, HIVAIDS testing. And there were also a number of kind of offbeat measures. There was one in particular that caught my eye that failed, and it would've told the Pentagon they couldn't sponsor NASCAR race teams. Again, that did fail. So the Pentagon can continue to do that, Randi.
[Kaye:] That's important stuff to be debating. That certainly doesn't mean this is a done deal, right. The Senate has to look at it, the White House of course, they're not real fond of this.
[Keilar:] No, and this is where some of the sticking points are going to be. Of course, Democrats control the Senate, President Obama, you know, has issued really a veto threat on this bill as it stands. And there are a lot of cuts to get to that more than $60 billion that were pushed by House Republicans that Senate Democrats certainly are not going to be fans of. Just a couple off the top of my head. One, it would cut some funding for the nutrition assistance program for women, infant, and children. You may have heard of it, it's called WIC. There are a number one that cuts or there are actually a number of cuts in the underlying bill, billions of dollars worth of cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency. You can see Democrats are not going to look favorably upon that. There's this wide chasm that would need to be bridged between the Senate and the House.
[Kaye:] Brianna Keilar, Capitol Hill for us this morning. Thank you, Brianna. Another budget battle, this one in Wisconsin and its impact could have implications for the rest of the nation. Massive demonstrations at the capitol in Madison where Democratic lawmakers yesterday delayed a vote on the governor's budget plan. The plan removes most collective bargaining rights for public workers. Even President Obama is commenting. He calls the governor's proposal an assault on unions. At the bottom of the hour, we'll have a look at why the Wisconsin vote is in the national spotlight. A hijacking on the high seas. Somali pirates this morning are holding four Americans after boarding their yacht in the Indian ocean. U.S. military officials confirm the four were kidnapped Friday when the pirates seized their boat. The identities of the Americans are not known, but a piracy watchdog group identifies the seized vessel as one that does belong to Jean and Scott Adam. They were on a seven-year, around-the-world voyage. U.S. military officials are looking closely at the situation. In Libya, the city of Benghazi, a doctor tells CNN the situation is critical right now. The city is quote, effectively under siege. He tells CNN helicopters are shooting at demonstrators and dozens have been injured. Government forces in Libya have killed at least 84 people in three days of clashes across the country. That's according to Human Rights Watch. Demonstrators are voicing outrage against the country's long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi. The protest erupted Tuesday after the arrest of a human rights lawyer. Libya has barred international media from reporting in the country. Many of the images coming out of the country are just amateur video. Meanwhile, state-run TV shows images of Gaddafi surrounded by adoring crowds, in fact they're singing to me in some of the videos. Gaddafi has ruled the country for more than 40 years. U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned the government crackdowns in Libya and other Mideast countries where protests are surging. And time now for our weekend wheel, a look at other stories on our radar. A former Pennsylvania judge has been found guilty of a number of charges related to a so-called kids for cash scam that supposedly netted him almost $3 million. Mark Ciavarella allegedly sent juvenile offenders to a for-profit detention center in exchange for kickbacks. Can you believe this stuff? A federal jury found him guilty of racketeering, fraud and money laundering conspiracy, but one mother thinks that's not enough. Her son committed suicide after being sent to one of those centers. She confronted the former judge outside.
[Unidentified Female:] My kid's not here! He's dead because of him! He ruined my
[Kaye:] The maximum sentence for Ciavarella is 157 years. He's also been ordered to forfeit almost $1 million. Fans of racing legend Dale Earnhardt turned out in Mooresville, North Carolina to mark the tenth anniversary of his death. They visited his former race shop and got to see some of his old cars. Earnhardt was killed on the final lap of the Daytona 500 back in 2001. Fans of the Intimidator will also remember him at the track during tomorrow's Daytona 500. Well, it is T-minus five days and counting. NASA says the space shuttle Discovery is good to go. It's scheduled to launch Thursday for its final flight. The launch has been pushed back several times because of problems with the external tank. Discovery has made more flights than any other shuttle with 38 missions under its belt so far. Thinking of joining the millions of people who are dating online? A warning you want to hear when we come back. And Reynolds?
[Reynolds Wolf, Ams Meteorologist:] Yes, we've got interesting weather to talk about. Out west, we are watching a mammoth snowstorm that may bring one to two feet of snowfall for parts of the Rockies which is a dream come true for skiers. But for travelers, looks like it might be a nightmare. We're going to talk about that coming up.
[Kaye:] Also next, we know he can sing and dance. But Justin Bieber, the NBA star? Really? What's that about? And, of course, the bleacher put out a list of the top rivalries in sports history. I know Auburn and Alabama are huge rivals, but a big factor in making this list is how long the rivalry has actually been going on. At number five, the Green Bay Packers versus the Chicago Bears. It's the oldest and longest running rivalry in the NFL. Number four, the Los Angeles Lakers versus the Boston Celtics. Most of us remember one of their greatest showdowns in the 2010 NBA finals. And in third place, a head-to-head match-up that's lasted more than a century, the Dodgers versus the Giants. So do you know who are the two toughest rivals in sports history? We'll have that answer for you right after the break.