The white house. Nbcs Analysis Shows republicans may not have the votes to make this happen. Tracie potts has the latest on the battle to pass the plans. A threehour meeting overnight with the House Speaker pitching possible changes, aimed at convincing reluctant republicans to support their partys health plan. Congressman charlie dent emerged as the latest no vote. I think its important we get this vote rather than get it done fast. President trump on the phone with lawmakers all night meeting with the con sefb tif Freedom Caucus today. In a last ditch effort to flip six no votes to yes. This is going down in flames. Whats it going to take to save it . Our count now shows 29 republicans likely lined up against it. Still, the House Speaker is confident. We feel were getting really close. The white house admits theres no plan b if this this is the only train leaving the station. Reporter support looks less likely in the senate, lawmakers are worried about the impact back home. It would have a Significant Impact on my state of arizona. So i dont know how its going to turn out but i do know this, obamacare as it is is imploding. During his long awaited meeting with the congressional black caucus, President Trump talked about the next step, lowering drug prices. Were going to bring down drug prices and have the lowest prices anywhere in the world. Reporter thats part three. First he has to get through part 1, todays vote which at this point looks iffy with just hours to go. Now questions have been asked whether republicans might cancel this vote all together if they see they dont have the support to save faith. Staffers tell us, no, its happening today. We dont know exactly when. Tracie potts, nbc news, washon education in Montgomery County right now, betsy devos, and larry hogan spent time reading to kids at carter ox springs elementary in bethesda and rallies formed for and against them. Chris gordon saw people rallying for Public Schools saying they are against devos push for school choice. New this morning, someone was just arrested for making bomb threats against Jewish Community centers all across the country. The suspect lives in israel. The fbi says a u. S. And israeli citizen living there was taken into custody this morning. Hes only 19 and is jewish. Hes the primary suspect in the wave of bomb threats against Community Centers and schools, including several in maryland and virginia. Officials say he made all of the calls from his bedroom. And breaking news right now, in the last hour, we learned that an american died in the attack in his brotherinlaw said he was celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary and his wife was also hurt in the attack. This morning were learning more about the man police say was behind the attack and the terror investigation. Heres nbcs bill neely. Reporter terror outside parliament. This car a weapon used to kill and dozens others on westminster bridge. The brutal attack caught on cctv, accelerating in a cycle lane and woman diving into the river thames and car swerving on the sidewalk. The attacker was known to them but his name has not been released. Overnight police in birmingham north of london made arrests. Homes in london were raided too. We continue to go after our investigation, and was inspired by international terrorism. Reporter he had driven his suv across the bridge towards big ben, mounting the sidewalk to students and tourists. He reached one of them as heavily protected buildings in europe and parliament and crashed before stabbing an unarmed Police Officer. Armed police then open fire. Running as shots rang out. The attacker was surrounded and disarmed. At least one knife clearly visible on the ground beside him. Fearing another attack, parliament was in lockdown for hours. This morning, Parliament Got back to work. We know that the victims include three french children, one italian, one american. In london today, more police on the streets but defiance too. The prime minister, theresa may, said the attacker was british born and that years ago he was investigated by the internal Security Service mi5 over what she calls concerns about violent extremism but it was concluded he was a riveral figure and wasnt part of the current picture. He did act alone. So far eight people being questioned about links to this attacker. We have new video this morning of a baltimore man accused of a racially motivated murder. This is james harris jackson, he went there with the soul purpose of killing africanamerican men. Police say jackson stabbed Timothy Coughman in the back with a sword and happened earlier this week. They say he turned himself in after seeing security footage on tv. According to investigators, jackson stated that he has hated black men for a decade. Nurses and doctors are working to keep a child alive after being hit by a car in upper marlboro. This accident happened on route 301 and queens court. State police tell us the juvenile was hit by a car and medevaced to the hospital. The child is listed in Critical Condition and well update the store requiy as we at Rockville High School a day after receiving a series of threats. Justin finch live outside the school now. Justin . Reporter erika, good morning, Montgomery CountyPublic Schools say security is stepped up at all of its schools but here at rockvale, Montgomery County police remain on the scene patrolling as rockville works to keep the students safe from threats and violence. On foot police could be seen circling the campus here at rockville, a direct response to a wave of threats that began coming in on wednesday. Calls threatening violence to the campus from bomb hoaxes to a report of a threat to shoot undocumented immigrant students. This comes amid the report of a rape of a 14yearold girl in the School Bathroom on thursday. Suspects two, male suspects ages 18 and 17, be an undocumented immigrant. In recent days there have been protests as well as parent meetings. The main concern is student safety and officials have made drastic improvements since. Our hearts and prayers are with this victim, were going to support her in every way we can. Its a tragedy and its horrible and that our students that are here, we are going to take good care of them. Reporter here on campus now were told teachers are taking me tick house attendance record with every class period and also timing how long students are out of class with hall passes. In rockville, justin finch, news 4. Time for a check of the storm team 4 forecast, a cold start this morning. But weve got things warming up for the weekend. Thats always good news, sheena. Were always concerned about the weekend weather and well be warming up nicely in time. Were currently in the 30s outside, 36 in the district 34 gaithersburg and 37 in lorton. I think by noon today more areas will be right around 40s, still chilly outside but nice and sunny through the day today. 4 00 p. M. Near 50 degrees, thats where were going to top out today. By 7 00 p. M. , chilly if youre going to be out and about but at least well be nice and dry. Well talk more about the big warmup for the weekend and next chance for rain straight ahead. At this hour, Metro School Board is set to vote on a plan to raise fares and cut service. If approved heres what that could mean for you an extra quarter and metro rail will cost an extra dime during peak hours and 25 cents more during offpeak. New fares will take effect in july. A religious discrimination case involving a virginia move is going before a judge. The Islamic Center of culpepper wants to build a new mosque on this land outside culpepper. Yesterday a federal judge in hearing. The Justice Department and sclus have filed a hearing against the board of supervisors, the board denied the sewage permit. Their decision was based on land use issues. Earlier this month it filed its own lawsuit against the county. The search continues for a missing teenager who is believed to be with her teacher. Well have the very latest on the investigation. All right, this morning we are joined now by Virginia Governor terry mcauliffe. We thank you for joining us this morning on news 4 midday. We want to right off the bat get your thoughts about whats happening on capitol hill, the expected vote on the president S Health Care plan. Do you think this is going to end up passing tonight . I dont. First of all they should not have a vote until the cbo comes out with numbers and cost as well as what these new amendments will mean and who will get care and who will not get care. I can tell you, this bill would be a disaster for the commonwealth of virginia. Between 2020 and 2026 i would lose 708 million. We have a lot of individuals, 400,000 folks who signed up on the federal marketplace and their premis for the country and needs to go down. Conservatives and liberals hate it. I even had one of our moderate members republican, weve had three republican members from virginia have come out against it, including rob whitman and i would hope others member of our delegation. I briefed them and met with our entire congressional delegation, if you love virginia, then you cannot vote for this piece of legislation because this will do ir rerep perable harm to our commonwealth as well as our citizens. Governor mccalliffe, what do you think of the idea that able bodied medicaid recipients should have a work requirement in the legislation . Well, well see what comes out at the end of the day. Let me tell you what we have in virginia, right now twothirds of the cost of it are those who are elderly and longterm facilities and disabled. So those are the individuals that take twothirds of the cost thate we have a very lean Medicaid Program in virginia. Right now if youre a single mother with two children in certain parts of virginia you have to make less than 6,700 a year. Now im open to looking at any reforms that we can do but if you look at our lean medicaid, unfortunately were only a 50 match state and also a state that did not expand medicaid which is very unfor natd. We lost 10. 4 billion of our taxpayer money that my Republican Legislature would not bring the money back and it hurt us and hurt our hospitals and workforce and those 400,000 folks we paid for them to get it. Were a nonexpansion state and looking at this bill, those nonexpansion states are going to be hurt in perpendicul pid tudd. Millions of americans have Health Insurance because of it. It needed to be tweaked. Were in agreement. Because of political rhetoric, we cannot throw these people on the streets. People will die. We got elected to office to help people not hurt people. Governor mccalliffe joining us from our News Partners at wtop. Tell us where this idea comes from, sir . It comes from because ive had enough. Weve had enough in virginia. We need answers to metro, we have to make sure the system is safe and reliable. And theres been too much conflict and information coming out. Yesterday we decided that we were going to go out and ask for an independent review from someone a noninterested party outside. So i called secretary lahood who served four years as secretary of transportation and republican member from illinois and said i wanltd you to come in and i want management and look how were spending our money and know our governance. Pu community, independent review, not interested top to bottom review. Were losing our funding next year which is 150 million from the federal government. The feds are not interested in reauthorizing this money until they know what were doing we need to do at the local level and reached out to mayor bouser and hogan. Ive been able to speak to governor hogan, 100 in. If you want to help pay for it, great, were Going Forward by the end of the year i want recommendations, we keep getting xtd for more money and they cant tell me how it is going to be spent. This review will give us a blue print of transportation experts what we need to do for the metro system. Im sick and tired of not getting the actions i wanted so were now going to do it. Governor mcauliffe thank you for joining us. Great to be with you. Were learning more about the case of that tennessee teen who police say was former teacher, nbcs tammy whitener explains more about the girls troubling past. Reporter new signs this morning that 15yearold Elizabeth Thomas had a troubled home lifelong before she went missing. Her mother Kimberly Thomas was arrested last year, charged with child abuse and neglect of her children in 2014 and 2015. According to court records, elizabeth and Three Sisters were allegedly beaten by their mother. In some cases until they bled. Elizabeth told investigators her mother threw her down the basement stairs and locked her down there. Do you know that elizabeth had a hard life at home . Yeah, she did have a hard life. She would break down sometimes and sometimes she couldnt stop herself from crying rmt ashley knew her best friend elizabeth was in a secret relationship with a guy she said was amazing and perfect. Ashley now believes that relationship was with 50 idea tad school. I never thought that a girl i had known for 12 years would go and fall in love with someone like that. The truth is, tad is a manipulative person, narcicisstic. Reporter Chandler Anderson worked at cummins at two different hospitals where cummins was a respiratory therapist before becoming a teacher. I felt it was a dangerous situation, heres someone that craves authority and now theyll be in an awe authoritative role in people who cant say no to him. Reporter the worried heightened by elizabeths chilling last words before she disappeared to her sister sara. She looked at me and said im going to be back by 6 00. If im not back by 6 00, call the police. By now youve probably seen this incredible video of a woman in alabama jumping out of a trunk to save her own life. Now britney can sleep the trunk is behind bars. Towns is charged with kidnapping and fraudulent use of a credit card. He kidnapped digs and drove around to several a. T. M. S trying to withdraw money from her account. Diggs is isgrateful for the qui work in arresting her attacker. 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A pennsylvania ice cream maker has a flavor based on butter beer. Characters drink the bench in the movies and books. Its made by ying lings they combined butter cream and butterscotch ice cream to make the famous flavor. I dont know. I think that sounds good. Its worth a try. Pint but a half cup serving. Maybe a few spoon fulls. The Cherry Blossom buds that survived last months cold and snow are getting ready to bloom. And they have to make it through todays cold blast and hopefully they will. The park service tweeted the blossoms have reached the fifth of sixth blooming stages, the puffy white stage. They expect the trees to reach peak bloom over the weekend. It was a cold start for folks across the metro area but we hear theres a warmup on the way. Great news, hopefully everything goes well with the Cherry Blossoms and they bloom and the weekend weather will be warm enough to go see them. Were going to be in the 70s this week and that is fantastic weather on the way for now were cold outside, were still in the 30s but the good news compared to yesterday, were not as windy. It doesnt feel as cold. We do into tomorrow. Tomorrow will be warmer. Theres a small rain chance to start the day and into the weekend, 70s are on the way. Its also National Puppy day. Get out there with your dog if you can and walking the dog the forecast looks really good. Thats my dog by the way. 4 00 p. M. , near 50 degrees and sunny skies and youll need sunglasses and jacket but we do stay dry all day today. Temperatures are currently in the 30s and feeling like the 30s because we dont have much wind out there but eventually well get to near 50 degrees, nice and sunny and nice and dry. Tomorrow morning thats going to change a little bit. Heres future weather, for the rest of the day today, well keep the sunshine in the forecast, clouds move in early tomorrow morning. This is 9 00 a. M. And see this pink on the computer model trying to pick up on maybe the potential for a brief period of freezing rain. That is certainly possible if temperatures way north of the district stay at freezing once the rain moves in. Well watch that very closely. Of the area. By lunchtime a lot of that starting to clear out and going into the weekend, the warm air will be here and youll definitely notice it. Hopefully youre making outdoor plans already. Sunny and cold today then we go into tomorrow after the early shower chance, were