one going in, another one coming out. we re talking of celebrities in rehab. lindsay lohan set to leave the betty ford clinic tomorrow. that s what her dad said. she began the court-ordered substance abuse rehab three months ago. the judge said she had to stay at least to today to miss all the new year s eve party. if she violates it again it will be six months behind bars. who is taking her place? actor david arquette. he waited until after the new year s parties to check in. his wife says she s proud of him for dealing with his alcohol and depression issues. cox and arquette separated in october. she said he s had a hard time handling the situation. time now for a cnn political update and more on the brewing fight over health care in the new congress. cnn chief national correspondent john king joins me live now from the cnn political desk in washington. hey, john. reporter: the new congress doesn t come back until wednesday officially but health care will be one of the top
whether today, tomorrow or next week. she s on probation with random drug testing through the end of next month. if she fails at any point, like she did last time, she ll go right to jail. what about the the investigation with the betty ford worker? dawn made allegations that lindsay lohan snuck out, got drunk and when this worker caught her, lindsay lohan hit her. okay. police are still investigating that. but the worker has been fired because she broke the confidentiality rules of the betty ford clinic. police are still investigating. that could get her back in jail. let s hope she gets her act together. a police deputy and mother of two is shot and killed in this crossfire. next, i ll talk with the sheriff who is investigating why a 57-year-old man opened fire.
it s about 10:30 right now in the east, 7:30ish on the left coast. today we re following the mystery bird kill out of arkansas. as 345 as many as 5,000 birds fell out of the sky in beebe, arkansas. lightning and fireworks have been mentioned as possible causes. four new york sentencetatan supervisors could be in big trouble. reports are they were drinking beer in an agency car instead of cleaning up the snow from last week s blizzard. crews should be collecting big apple garbage today. it s been piling up since the snow hit. lindsay lohan just one day away from checking out of rehab. three months of work at the betty ford clinic is now up. it s a new year, new chance to get your finances in order. it can seem like a big chore but we re taking it step by step for you, month by month actually. taking you through the first half of 2011 so you can make the most of your money, we hope.
david and admires him for this decision. meantime, lindsay lohan finishes her 90-day court-ordered stint in rehab today, still paying the price for a drunk driving arrest 3 1/2 years ago. tmz.com is reporting that, while she can legally leave, she actually might stay at the betty ford clinic for another week for more treatment. over the weekend, she tweeted a quote from gandhi, the future depends on what we do in the present. nbc s jeff rossen has more. reporter: for the starlett given chance after chance, lindsay lohan business to get another one, court-ordered rehab is over today. she can leave the betty ford clinic any time. she needs to be perceived as someone serious and sober. reporter: but even lohan s final weeks in rehab were full of drama, including accusations of assault from a clinic worker. she grab made wrist and
[ male announcer ] nothing s proven to relieve pain better than extra strength bayer aspirin. it rushes relief to the site of pain. feel better? yeah. thanks for the tip. lindsay lohan is spending the holidays in rehab and defending her self at the moment against accusations that she attacked a worker at the betty ford clinic but now that woman is not cooperating. brian from popgoestheweek.com joins us with more on that. what is happening with the woman in the story. she was an employee at the betty ford center and back on december 12th she alleged when trying to get lindsay to take a breathalyzer test she refused and sort of wrestled a cell phone out of dawn s arm hurting her. she was fired because she granted a paid interview to an internet site and basically told the whole story. what happens at betty ford center is supposed to stay at betty ford center. she lost her job and lindsay