Health-Care Showdown on the Hill - Awaiting Stupak Press Conference! - UPDATED!! Pro-Life Dems Cave, Obama to Issue Exec. Order on Abortion!

You can see CNN's Dana Bash here at the video. This clip is practically real time, as I'm watching Bash right now in my living room as she corrals key Democratic legislators walking by. Representative Henry Waxman wouldn't commit, but he just told Bash that he was confident Dems would have the votes on the floor:

Check CNN's links if you're not following along at home. Wolf Blitzer is anchoring developments. Check some folks on Twitter as well, where you're getting as close to real time as you're going to get. The press conference is starting now, 1:05pm!

UPDATE! Check The Hill, "Stupak, Dems Reach Abortion Deal; 'Eight or Nine' Will Now Vote Yes."

Added at 1:40pm, a copy of the executive order, "Text of Executive Order on Abortion Restrictions."

Added at 1:50pm, some background video on recent healthcare developments:

Added at 2:35pm: I'm trying to figure out the politics on this. I'll have more later, although Carolyn Lochhead's take is interesting, "Pelosi Overpowers Stupak, Path is Cleared." (Basically, Stupak caved under pressure and the executive agreement won't protect squat.)

Also, from Gateway Pundit, "Stunner… Pro-Life Democrat Stupak Was Lying All Along- Will Support Pro-Abortion Obamacare …Update: Stupak Sells Soul!" (via Memeorandum).

Added at 4:10pm: From Rational Nation USA, "Stupak and the Collapse of Rational Opposition."