washington. i expect a decent amount of o sunshine today. it s going to be hot and humid after the muggy start. mid 80s by noon and some isolated storms this afternoon. best chances in the mountains out west and up to the north near the maryland pennsylvania border. high of 91. today will be the fifth of the last six days 90 or hotter. thunderstorm off to the showers and storms off to the south this morning. last night actually. they fell apart. very little going on weather- wise except the muggy atmosphere over us with 68 in orange and some fog in the warrenton area and in petersburg, west virginia. with 68 in smithburg. 74 in prince frederick and 75 in reedville going into the upper 80s and low 90s. full weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. back to you. thanks howard. here s what s in the news right now. the third american missionary to become infected with ebola virus is being flown to the united states for care. dr. rick sacra contracted the disease while de
good morning, everyone. we begin with the federal budget battle taking center stage right now on the senate floor. just days away from the rollout of obama care, one conservative republican senator launched his all-night talk-a-thon in protest. abc s tahman bradley has the latest from washington. good morning, tahman. reporter: good morning, john. good morning, diana. as republicans move to defund obama care, president obama is fighting back. even bringing in help from the man he calls his secretary of explaining stuff. president obama brought in a big gun to sell obama care. when you have universal enrollment, you can manage your costs better and cut inflation down. reporter: former president bill clinton made the pitch with just a week left before one of the health care law s biggest changes goes into effect. on october 1st, millions of americans will be able to shop for coverage through insurance exchanges. the uninsured must sign on or face a penalty. the opponent
worried that health care costs will skyrocket. overnight, the obama administration released new numbers on what the law will cost consumers. they say six in ten americans may be able to find coverage more less than $100 a month. and premiums nationwide, will be about 16% lower than originally expected. the most important thing, obviously, just to get people enrolled in this. reporter: many of the health care law s elements are already in effect. children can remain on their parents insurance until they re 26. and those with pre-existing conditions are guaranteed coverage. but republicans aren t sold. on the senate floor, a marathon speech by ted cruz, in defunding obama care. i m going to venture to say most members of the united states senate are at home in bed asleep. while america lives the nightmare. reporter: senator cruz and others are threatening to shut down the government in order to defund obama care. but the administration indicates those health exchanges