is this the single most important step that we have taken on health care since medicare? absolutely. >> the health care battle comes down to this. an up or down vote in the house hours away and the scramble for the last democratic hold out is on. and the next big fight. immigration reform. tens of thousands are expected to hit the streets for a rally and march today. and a 7th anniversary of the iraq war marked with protests in d.c. what they are demanding from the president. but first a final showdown on health care reform. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> and i'm melanie alnwick. in hours members of the house will vote on the health care bill and changes in the legislation. according to the numbers that came out on thursday from the congressional budget office, the bill will cost $940 billion over 10 years and extend coverage to 32 million more americans and lead to a $130 billion reduction in the federal deficit and a projected savings of $1.2 trillion over the second ten years. now house leaders decideto have an up or down vote on this. democrats need 216 votes to pass this. fox 5's jennifer davis has a look at 11th hour push. >> reporter: the president visits capitol hill saturday noon, urging democratic lawmakers help him usher in a new reform bill. >> don't do it for me, don't do it for the democratic party, do it for the american people. they're the ones who are looking for action right now. >> reporter: top leaders say they have lined up enough votes to pass the biggest health care reform in history. >> we are on the verge of making great history for the american people and in doing so we'll make great progress for them as well. >> reporter: and the house will vote to approve the senate version of the bill which will be sent to the president and vote on the companion bill which will go to the house for approval. >> so i'm happy to announce i have a commitment of a significant majority of the united states senate to make that good law even better. >> reporter: the g.o.p. continues to fight the bill, calling it too big and too expensive and allege it will hurt small businesses by letting bureaucrats in washington make decisions instead of doctors. >> this fight is not over. they do not have the votes yet and we're going to make sure that they never ever get the votes to pass. >> this is my voting card, it's a red card and it will vote no on this government takeover of health care. >> reporter: jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >> now democrats are confident they will have the 216 votes needed to pass the bill. they're focusing on a small group one the party that are concerned that abortion funding restrictions don't go far enough. and thoughts of tea party protestors are rallying against the bill and they got some hollywood backing. john voight had some strong words for the president. >> president obama has a compulsion that he cannot control and it is very clear he'll turn this country into a socialist america. >> protests got ugly. some demonstrators yelled racial slurs and one representative was reportedly spat on. now to the other big story this weekend. spring has sprung here in the d.c. region. it's a beautiful day out there and this weend asell. sunny weather the last few days. the temperatures are a little higher than normal but i don't think anybody is complaining. >> it was fabulous yesterday. but does this mean we can put away the jacket and call winter weather behind us? gwen tolbert is down in the weather center for us. >> we had a fantastic start to spring. i'm hoping we can say winter is over and finally put it behind us but there are some areas in parts of the country not too far away that are unfortunately getting snow. but for us, the s-word of sunshine. and temperare yesterday a nice 70 degrees at reagan national. a few degrees warmer, but these temperatures are anywhere from 17-20 degrees warmer than they should have been yesterday afternoon. so we got a treat from mother nature. skies were clear and over all not all bad. and as far as current temperatures are concerned, temperatures in the low 40s and 50, but we'll warm up to a day of sunshine. if you enjoyed yesterday, you'll enjoy today as well. so just a few clouds. so partly sunny and very pleasant. winds light, 5-10 miles per hour and a daytime hh a nice 74 degrees. get out and enjoy it because i do have changes in my five-day forecast ahead. new locally this morning, a deadly house fire claims the life of a child and injured another person. it all started at 11:00 last night on pine view lane in clinton. firefighters were told more than one person was trapped inside. they rescued a woman but a little girl died from her injuries. >> approximately 25 firefighters were out on the scene, attempted to effect a rescue. did a primary search, discovered a -- one fatality which was a child and they also had an adult female transported to medstar hospital. >> so far no word on how old that little girl is and the adult woman suffered smoke inhalation but is expected to be okay. now it an update on a hit- and-run involving a mother and daughter. they were walking on route 197 friday night. the 14-year-old girl had surgery at children's hospital for broken bones and we're told the mother, 29-year-old elda hernandez is doing better. the person who hit them does not have a driver's license. 50,000 people are expected to march for immigration reform. this is a live look where it will happen later on the mall. and the crowd will march 3 miles to rfk stadium at 5:00 tonight. among those hitting the streets, hundreds of people from texas. they boarded buses and headed to the capitol and are demanding a change on immigration laws. >> immigration reform that allows those that are here, working, law abiding and paying taxes, that are staying out of trouble, to be able to stay here and not have to live in the shadows, not have to live in fear. >> president obama has said he will do everything in his power to get immigration reform through congress this year. demonstrators e taking to the streets of d.c. to protest the war in iraq. about 2,000 people gathered at the white house yesterday on the 7th anniversary of the iraq war. the numbers grew through the streets of ashington and the message was to get american troops out of iraq and afghanistan. >> the iraqis have had several elections and it's time to bring all of the troops out of iraq and back home safely. >> i firmly believe war is not the answer. we can't do this. >> now the protestors came from all over the country. this anti-war protest was smaller than in recent years. two baltimore police officers are recovering this morning after being shot during a routine traffic stop. well it happened just after midnight. the driver pulled out a gun and started shooting as the officers approached the car. one officer was hit in the face and the other in the arm. both are in serious but stable condition. the suspect was killed during returned fire. a disturbing find in the anacostia. a body pulled out of the water. it was found yesterday afternoon south of the sousa bridge. that's the bridge that takes pennsylvania avenue over the river. investigators don't know who the person is or how they died but they do believe the body may have been in the water for a while. police are investigating a death of a teenager and the circumstances of this one are pretty disturbing. a fairfax county teenager beaten to death with a baseball bat. karen gray houston has the latest as we learn more about the 16-year-old. >> reporter: a parade of grieving friends and relatives stopped by the home of christian perez to pay respects. no one in the family wanted to comment on what happened. back at the scene, police patrol the area at manor and sky view. >> we're following up several active leads and hopefully catch the bad guys quickly. >> reporter: victims say it was a vicious beating and perez was hit in the head with a baseball bat. an autopsy report shows he died of blunt force trauma. >> what they do believe happened is thisncident is gang related and they're following up on gang intelligence. >> reporter: the neighborhood is in shock. people who lived next door discovered the body when they looked out their window and saw police activity. >> this is where they started putting the tape up. but it was right there, is where it was. >> reporter: her husband had heard some noise outside earlier. >> i was in there and i just heard some arguing going on back here. >> reporter: could you tell what they were fighting about? >> no. >> reporter: it's a small park, two tennis courts, a basketball court and tables. and this area is quiet and underlosed. they say a lot of kids used it as a cut-through to another neighborhood. but residents say they have to call police about illegal activity at night. >> we've had drugs sold out of this park before and they're usually very good a come -- coming to them. >> and my daughter plays poker in this park here and i'm scared now. >> reporter: karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> and police say this is the first murder in fairfax county this year. well it's been more than three years since an american teen vanished on a graduation trip. now dive teams in aruba are investigating a possible lead on natalee holloways whereabouts. and do democrats have the votes to get the health care bill passed? fox news sunday will tackle this coming up. let's take a look at stories making headlines. the maryland mother convicted of killing two of her three young daughters is expected to be sentenced tomorrow. renee bowman has already been sentenced to 25 years in prison for abusing her surviving daughter. she testified about the horrors she and her sisters had to endure. the others of the other children were found inside of a freezer back in 2008. authorities in aruba are set to search again for a missing american woman. they say an american couple took an under water photo of what might be the remains of natalee holloway. she vanished back in 2005 when she was 18. the prosecutors office said it's too early to say whether the photo shows anything but a dive team will investigate. now to a teen arrested for making a racial comment over a wal-mart intercom. he's been released to his parents. police in new jersey charged the 16-year-old with harassment and biased intimidation. he grabbed a courtesy phone and announced, attention all wal- mart customers. all black people leave the store now. and a live look at the capitol where the house vote is scheduled for later in afternoon on the president's number one domestic priority. democrats say they have enough votes but republicans are vowing to fight to the last minute. chris wallace is the host of fox news sunday and joins wuss a preview of today's new program. >> good morning, melanie. if you're a political junky, this is the superbowl. if my 30 years in washington, i've never seen anything quite like it. the president's top domestic priority coming to a vote today and we're not sure how it will turn out. >> how do we play out today? what should we be watching for? >> well it's very interesting. and this is a sign that the democrats may in fact have the edge. there was talk about them using this procedure, deem and pass. they wouldn't actually vote on the senate bill, that has a lot of deals like the corn husker kickback and they vote on a rule and that would deem the senate bill to have been passed. everybody realized that that was too clever and you can't persuade voters but they decided to first vote on the rule, and this will be 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon and then voting on the senate bill. if they pass that, then that is basically law. the major health care overhaul becomes law and then they vote on a reconciliation fix-it bill which takes out the special deals and that goes to the senate. but once they pass the senate bill the major health care overhaul has become law. >> and i think thursday was a break through when the congressional budget came through and said yes, this bill will reduce the deficit, depending on the numbers, by $130 billion in ten years and there's a lot of if's in it. >> and there is a lot of predicting what the deficit will be in 2019 is like asking sue palka what is going to be the first sunday in march. it is an art, not a science. and as you say, a lot of the provisions that they have don't even kick in until 2016 and 2018. but the significance of the cbl, the congressional budget office numbers is it gives political cover to democrats and they can go back to their district and say look, this bill will cut the deficit billions of dollars over the first ten years but whether it does or not, that's the score keeper by them going back to say i was fiscally responsible here. >> and now they pass it and the senate fixes, can the senate hold things up a little bit? >> they can hold up the fixes, but not the overhaul. so they can take it within the margins, if they change something in thsenate, after the house has passed it, they have to go back to the senate and fix it. and then get a lot of democrats to make unpopular votes to vote against amendments and that's something they can take back and campaign. and if they pass the health care bill,hen it's over. >> a very exciting day on capitol hill and we know you'll stay on top of it for us. >> you bet. >> and you can catch fox news sunday right after our show. and he's talking with debbie ryan and debbie wassermann schultz. and a blast from the recent past, john mccain is making a few stops with sarah palin. the g.o.p. ticket is campaigning together in arizona. senator mccain is facing his toughest re-election battle of his career. they will make two appearances together. one on friday and another on saturday. well parts of virginia getting up to speed with many other states. lawmakers now allowing drivers to hit 70 miles per hour. we'll tell you where and when it takes effect. and the photo that captured the heart break of the vietnam war comes to life. the little girl burned by nay palm tells her story. drivers in parts of virginia will soon be able to push the pedal down a little bit more. speed limit is going up to 70 mis per hour on interstates in rural and less populated areas throughout the commonwealth. it takes effect july 1st but transportation officials have to sign off on whether or not it's safe. the current speed limit is 65. metro wants to know what you think about a possible fare hike. the transit system is considering upping fares to $5.45 at peak times and also want to raise bus fairs and smart trip card prices. metro access fairs and parking fees could also go up. it's part of an effort to close a $189 billion budget gap. and you can tell metro who you think about the changes in an online survey. they say it will take 5-10 minutes to complete and all of the information will be presented in a budget hearing in april. your voice can also be heard in person too. the first public hearing on the budget is monday night at 7:00 at oak ton high school in vienna. heads up across the chain bridge. construction work is underway this weekend. bad weather has delayed the work several times. it will be closed until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. that means there won't be access to the bridge from d.c. or arlington side. and the transportation secretary may soon be heading to japan to look further into the problems plaguing toyota. ray la hood has found himself defending the policing of the auto industry. they were sent to japan last year to urge toyota to take safety concerns seriously. and stories expected in the week ahead, two former presidents are taking a trip together. tomorrow bill clinton and george bush will bein haiti, spearheading u.s. fundraising for the earthquake stricken nation. more than 200,000 people died when the quake struck on january 12th. if you've never been tested for diabetes, now might be the time. tuesday is the 22nd annual diabetics alert day. americans are being urged to take the test. awareness is the key in the battle against the disease. the number of diabetics in the u.s. is more than 23 million people, that's double the number from 25 years ago. kick the habit or don't start. on wednesday the campaign for tobacco free kids is trying to get that message out. they're hoping young people will come out and make an important statement to the tobacco industry. well some wants and others need to lower the monthly bills. it's easier than you think. some helpful tips on how to save hard earned cash without losing the services yu need or love. >> and gwen back with a look at today's weather. stay with us, everyone. fox 5 morning news will be right back. the miracle of high-speed internet is changing our lives in ways we never thought possible. helping us to connect, and learn, and innovate - driving our dreams and our economy forward. now the fcc chairman has released a report that creates a pathway for 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level. and avoid -- [ lost audio ]. british airlines is offering half of the international flight schedule. so far more than a thousand flights have been canceled. many walked off due to changes in working conditions. they say brettish airways was not negotiating in good faith. >> this company does not want to negotiate. this company wants ultimately to go to war with my members in this union and that's now clearly what is on the british airways board and what they intend to do and i intend to support my members. >> the strike is expected to cost $95 million. and just after temperatures in the 70s in oklahoma, they are dealing with snow on the first day of spring yesterday. the national weather service has issued a storm warning. 4-8 inches is expected to fall and winds are creating blizzard- like conditions there. >> we know anything can happen in march. >> i know. we have had march snowstorms before. >> which makes we worried. which i'm hoping gwen tolbert will ease my worries. >> i 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march about 3 miles to rfk stadium at 5:00 p.m. metro is launching a new public awareness campaign, urging people to be alert of thieves targeting electronic devices like cell phones and ipods. there were 894 reports of robberies in the transit system last year. that is up for man 50% from 2008. metro has also doubled the number of people working in its robbery unit. the red river continues to rise in fargo, north dakota. and so do fears of flooding. volunteers have stacked more than a million sandbags around the city. the national weather service said the river should crest at 19 feet above flood stage today. that is lower than earlier predictions. and we've had a little bit of flooding in our area but nothing like that. that is quite amazing. >> right. and with the forecast coming up, we may have to keep an eye on the tidal potomac and the chesapeake bay. >> you were saying that we were out enjoying the sunshine this weekend but the party is about to come to an end. >> yes. today is the day to get out. and let's look outside and see what you can enjoy. people are out already, taking a nice walk. plenty of sunshine over the course of the day. we are talking bright skies without any question, a very nice day. light winds as well and guess what, we have temperatures just like we did yesterday well above seasonal. i'm happy to say that because we're heading into the second day of spring. so we're not complaining. another warm day ahead in the forecast and we'll see a few clouds today. not very much but just a few clouds here and there. and early week is when we start to get unsettled and that's when the party is over. but then we're going to get back to where we want to be. mid week we see the sunshine return again. so not all bad. we have to have a little bit of unsettled weather because it's spring. temperatures yesterday, 74 degrees at national. 76 at dulles. 74 at baltimore. and take a look at charlottesville, 77 degrees. martinsberg, 73 and hagerstown, 74. and temperatures yesterday were from 17-20 degrees or more warmer than they should have been. so we had a real treat from mother nature. right now, 52 at d.c., 50 at gaithersburg. 43 at42 at dulles. and 43 in baltimore. and boston kicking in at 45. and we have cooler weather to the west of us and that's associated with a frontal system that we're going to talk about. but in the meantime, for us, a few clouds today, ridge of high pressure, tonight moving its way off the coast and we'll set ourselves up and get prepared for the next weather system. so let's begin with radar. i'm going to show you what we're talking about. this is the storm system right here to the south. i showed you where the temperatures were cooler. all behind this cold front, the cooler air is starting to push in. this copious amount of rainfall to the south is headed our way. this is the system. let's go to true view. we'll show you in motion that this is the rainfall that is going to eventually push its way up the i-20 corridor, the southern spine of the appalachians and move over to the mid-atlantic. so when i talk about the fact that we have to keep an eye on the tidal potomac and the maryland portion of the chesapeake bay witthe tide levels it's because of the amount of rainfall we could see as a result of this. so monday, expect to see a wet day. let's go back to the weather map. we do expect to see this wet weather pushing its way into the overnight hours. winds will remain light for today. tomorrow they won't be too bad either. they'll increase as we move through into the course of tuesday. but all of this rainfall is what will head towards our area. and we're going to end up seeing cooler air, a little bit behind the frontal system. it won't be as cold as it is in the mid section of the country, but we'll see those temperatures drop. so enjoy today at 74 degrees because the change is on its way. the other factor with this is that there is a chance we could see a thunderstorm on monday as well as monday night. so late overnight tonight is when the wet weather will ease it's way if and monday is a wash out. >> i was going to wash my car today so maybe i should wait. the caps will take on syndey crosby and the penguins at verizon on wednesday. >> the highlight of last night's game, a return of the two great eight after a two- game suspension. first video, tied at 1. ovechkin all aloneor his 45th of the year. caps take the 2-1 lead. now later in the second period, scott walker mixes it up with zenon canape caw. and semin would add a goal. caps win 3-1 behind geez a theodore's saves. and the terps beat houston and now turn focus to michigan state. a 2:30 p.m. showdown this afternoon but first let's take a flashback. gary williams and company pulled away from the cougars in the freshman jordan williams had a big night. a team high 21 points and 17 rebounds. terps beat houston 89-77. and they'll need to play with the same emotion today. >> the big thing for us out here is to just keep playing the way that got us here. we can't make a lot of changes now and i think both coaches have an idea of what the other team does and you have to go play. now you have to put it out there on the court. >> well the big upset saturday, the northern iowa panthers taking on the kansas jayhawks. and picking it up in the final minutes. and take a look at this three- pointer. this would bust many brackets across the country. northern iowa disposed of the top seed 69-67. and they play today's winner between maryland and michigan state. and how about the second seed in the south. villanova survived a scare in the first round. another tight one with saint mary's. scotty reynolds knocked down a three. and later tied at 69, mickey mcdonnell with the heave and look at what happened. he banks in the three and it wasn't pretty but it counts and saint mary's shocked villanova. and in women's action, georgetown town taking on berkeley, california. mcgee for 3, the hoyas took a lead into the break. starting the second half on a 13-0 highlight. they move on to the round of 32. now in sunny, florida, the nationals take on the marlins again this afternoon. they lost 5-3 to the marlins yesterday. but all of the talk centered on the team's big move regarding superstar stephen strasburg. they are sending him to the minors with a double-a harrisberg team but it's been an impressive training. friday he struck out eight batters in four innings. don't be surprised to see him move up fast. this spring his fastball reached 98 miles per hour. he has walked just one batter and struck out 12 in nine innings. >> been able to make adjustments, working with them in the bullpens and trying to throw as many pitches as i can starting in the strike zone to force contact. and not so much kind of nibbling. it's a part of the game. in order to go -- in orr to go deeper you have to try to work hard and i've just been able to have a little bit of success so far. >> well baseball has become the 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connected to the future... and the future has always been our business. at&t. it's become a tradition. some people don't really understand it, but still like to watch. it the running of the brides. this one is in atlantic filine's basement runs the show. and brides try to find their dream dress at a bargain price. one woman had to be taken to the hospital. overall the mood is up beat if it's a bit circus like too. >> i've got about 50 dresses. we're looking for an 8 or 10 southwest ivory and they've been here since 9:00 p.m. last night. >> two 8s for a 12. >> a little bargaining there. the running of the brides takes place every year in cities all over the country. and it's a mad house every time. but we do like to watch it for some reason. i'm curious what kind of dresses they have there. >> and smackdown savings. >> i would be afraid to get a