the wind was blowing. you look over and you see the building just go down. she had been attacked by a man who tried to rapeer and that she had thrown herself off the cliff to get away from him. the point is to try to identify him as the person who hurt someone or might have killed someone and then bring the family closer. i want to say i m okay but i m not okay because the best thing in my life has been taken away from me. that s just a preview of the stories we re covering for you today. i m natasha curry bringing you hln news and views. at least three people are dead and unknown number are missing after an avalanche in canada s rocky mountains. it happened yesterday during an informal rally of 200 snowmobilers. they were on a remote boulder mountain in british columbia. researchers searched until dark yesterday and right now they re back on the mountain searching the slide area. authorities made a door to door search of hotel rooms early today trying to figure o
21st. that gives the house more time to pass the senate s version of the health bill, but a short time ago house spenger nancy pelosi would still not commit to a timetable. we ll take whatever time is required for us to pass the legislation. i m delighted that the president will be here for the passage of the bill. it s going to be historic. reporter: and for their part republicans are vowing to fight this to the very end. minority leader john boehner on the daily rundown this morning. all of my attention and all my effort to this point is making sure this bill never, ever, ever becomes law. and i think the american people are on our side. i think they ve spoken loudly and clearly they want no part of this. and i think democrats who vote for this do so at their own peril. nbc s mike viqueira is at the white house now. that s even though you ve got new scores from the cbo indicating that the plan the senate is looking at now, the president s foundation for health car
4:25. have a great thursday, everybody. a cbs news a excessive, ben roethlisberger tells police he had some sexual contact with the woman accusing him of assault, but kens assaulting him. congressman patrick kennedy goes off as congress debates the war in afghanistan. the late senator s son lashes out. we re talking about eric massa 24/7 on the tv, we re talking about war and piece $3 billion, 1,000 lives, and no press? no press! authorities say they believe pre-vipg drugs killed corey haim who strupg he willed with addiction for more than 20 years sgp i don t think th . i don t think this was a suit i d or an intentional overdose. we ll hear an emotional tribute from his longtime friend corely field man. and my colonoscopy is over and done with, but it looks like david letterman is still recovering. i was watching it and i was thinking, boy, i m so glad i switched to high-def. early this thursday morning switched to high-def. early this thursday morning m
an apartment fire breaks out in the district overnight in maryland. a body found floating in a dam. this morning, crews wl resume their efforts to bring it to shore. we ve got all the latest on today s top stories. plus, awe children s piano teacher and registered sex offender busted in virginia. the new charges he is facing now. fox 5 morning news continues now at 6:00. waking you up with a live look at the washington monument. it is 6:00. it is 47 degrees out there. enjoy this day because i think you will need your umbrella a little later. keep it handy throughout the weekend is my understanding. i m allison seymour. i m steve chenevey. tony perkins sliding back over to the left hand position. i m trying not to be an ingrate. the temperature are nice. they re nice. a little rn. it s april. no, it s march. it soon will be. i keep thinking it will you associate the showers with the april showers bring mayflowers, that kind of tough. we ll get rainy
they had an apartment fire in district heights leaving some folks out in the elements this morning. we ll check in with stacy cohan in just a few minutes. thank you for being with us on this thursday morning. i m steve chenevey. i m tony perkins in for gurvir dhindsa. welcome to fox 5 news. turn is here with changes in the forecast in the form of rain eventually. yeah, i think rain tonight. mostly today, just luke yesterday, will be dry. you will see some peeks of sunshine but don t be fooled. we have a lot of rain on the way in the friday, saturday time period. right now, the weekend gets too thumbs down weather-wise. not a beautiful weekend. we ll show you the satellite- radar. actually just the radar here on the max 2 system and you can see the run showers that have developed just to our south. that is not associated with the storminess that arrives. you might see a few early showers out to the shore. here in the immediate washington area, i think it will be just cloud