Im yasmin vossoughian. Frances has the morning off. It was a feat republicans promised for over seven years, and this morning they are a step closer to making the repeal of obamacare reality after their plan passed in the house giving President Trump a major lnltive accomplishment. More than a few republicans say the celebration could be premature. Kristen welker has more. Reporter President Trump taking a victory lap. This is a repeal and replace of obamacare. Make no mistake about it. Reporter its only a first step, but mr. Trump turned it into a madefortv celebration flanked by republicans in the rose garden. How am i doing . Im president. Hey, im president. Do you believe it. Right. I dont know. I thought you needed a little more time they always told me. More time. But we didnt. Reporter the event came after a dramatic vote in the house that went down wire. The ayes 217, the nay 213. Reporter republicans say the bill will lower premiums, but democrats lashing out, warning people c
Leaders in a meeting today to address their safety on concerns in the community. Its empty, desolate. Theres no other way to describe it. The suspects were scene leaving in a black Jeep Cherokee with a d. C. License plate. The suv has since been recovered but officers ask if you saw a person driving that car that they dont normally drive on a regular basis, to call police. Diane cho abc~7 news. This is one of two Community Meetings scheduled for a concerned 4d community members. The next one starts tonight at 7 00 at the emery rec center. We have this just coming in. Were learning more details about the biological ages that were found on the National Institutes of health campus. 12 boxes contained various biological agents in a cold storage area. Six vials were labeled having smallpox. They have been transported safely to the cdcs high security containment facility in atlanta. Some of the other vials were destroyed onsite and the remaining samples were transferred to Homeland Security
Line in springfield and both of the issues are now all cleared up. You can expect more delays on several other metro lines however, four stations on the blue and orange lines are closed, and those are capital south and Eastern Market and potomac avenue, and minnesota avenue, and deanwood is also closed. And metro will single track on the green and yellow lines from 10 00 tonight until closing. A Traffic Alert for you. If you are driving in montgomery avenue near the Wheaton Metro station, it will be challenging today. Crews will shut downpourtions. They are removing a crane at the construction site, and you can travel southbound. Those lanes will remain open. New this morning, chris kyle was the author of the bestselling book american sniper. He and one other man died after a gunman opened fire in a range outside of ft. Worth. The police later arrested the shooter, and the motive is unclear and kyle was 38 years old. And the super bowl and the commercials, people here in d. C. Will see