. the bill is passed! >> history on the hill. a late night vote democrats pass the healthcare reform bill. so what does it all mean for you? >> tiger talks. no script, no staged news conference. golfer tiger woods gives his first one on one interviews, what he had to say about his upcoming return. >> good morning and welcome back to "news4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> i'm kimberly suiters in for eun yang.

it's monday, march 22, 2010. and you're waking up to a monday morning with light rain out there. >> a little drizzle. let's find out from meteorologist tom kierein what kind of a day we'll have. >> cloudy and damp on this monday morning. looking at the radar we do have somecattered showers across virginia, west virginia, maryland, the district of columbia. they are heading from the south to the north and will be with us here from time to time throughout the rest of the day and tonight and tomorrow morning. right now off to a mild start. temperatures are around 60 degrees all around the region. throughout the day maybe a passing shower, perhaps a few sprinkles from time to time. highs should make it in the mid-60s p.m. a few sprinkles tonight into perhaps midday on tuesday and then some sun back tomorrow afternoon with a blustery northwest wind. cooler, highs in thor 50s. sun returns wednesday and thursday with highs throw mid-60s and morning lows near

40. how is the monday commute? >> doing pretty well. the drive in from the west, 66 all those headlights coming at us. folks coming out of manassas towards fair oaks and vienna. no incidents. wilson bridge, outer loop and inner loop between oxon hill and alexandria doing fine. chain bridge construction has been completed and is re-opened. back to you. democrats are declaring victory after the house of representatives pass ad historic reform bill. >> lawmakers voted on the bill late last night and it passed by the slimmest of margins. here's a live look now on capitol hill. the house passed the bill on a 219-212 vote. i guess could it have been a little slimmer, still narrow with not a single republican reporting it. tracie potts has more from kral. >> on this vote the ayes are 219, the nays 212.

>> reporter: the house and president obama got a sweeping healthcare overhaul that guarantees coverage for 32 million americans. >> enabling people to have the freedom to have a healthier life, thliberty to pursue their own happiness. >> reporter: president obama immediately claimed victory. >> this is what change looks like. this isn't radical reform. but it is major reform. >> reporter: every republican and 34 democrats failed to vot for it. >> we have failed to listen to americans. we have failed to reflect the will of our constituents. shame on us. shame on this body. shame on each and every one of you. >> reporter: the latest nbc poll showed americans were evenly split which expands medicaid, taxes the wealthy and bars insurance company from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions. the cost nearly a trillion dollars. every american has to buy insurance.

people who are self employed or switched jobs can shop around for affordable coverage in state based exchanges. most of the major positions don't kick in until 2014. now president obama is expected to sign the bill in the next day or two and there is already an effort here in congress to repeal it. from capitol hill this morning i'm tracie potts. back to you. and as for what this bill means four it means you will probably be required to car health insurance or face penalties if you refuse to. it will be illegal for insurance companies to deny you coverage because of pre-existing conditions. and more americans will be eligible for medicaid which is the federally funded healthcare program for the poor. >> local lawmakers are reacting to the historic passage of the bill. news 4 jane watrel is live on capitol hill with more for us. good morning, jane. >> reporter: good morning. as to be expected local lawmakers were split along party lines for the most part, concerning this headlights care

bill. 32 million americans will now be covered and most of that expansion will take place four years from now in 2014. despite protests by republicans, democrats say it will close gaps in healthcare. >> it's exciting. i think people realize the moment in history and the opportunity. >> reporter: the district pays $50 million a year for a program supplementing healthcare for people who don't qualify for medicaid but can't afford healthcare insurance. under the new bill that cost will go away. there are 134,000 uninsured families in d.c. the bill will help them by providing tax credits to pay for affordable insurance. d.c. delegate eleanor homes norton said the time for this bill has come. >> we've been able to walk and chew gum at the same time. the president pass ad jobs bill.

this week we're getting a healthcare reform bill. we can take care of all the nation's priorities at the same time. >> in the staefts maryland and virginia the vote was split. looking at the state of maryland for the congressmen there, six maryland voters voted for the bill two against it. in virginia the opposite, seven lawmakers, u.s. congressmen voted against the bill with four voting for it. republican attorney general ken cuccinelli is reportedly promising a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reform bill as soon as it's signed into law. reporting live on capitol hill, i'm jane watrel, back to you. 6:06 is the time. coming up tiger woods gives his first one on one interviews since his car crash. what he has to say about the scandal surrounding him and about his return. >> metro wants to hear from you. how you can sound off about the proposed fare increase. off to a bit of a rainy start on this monday morning.

find out when those clouds might go away. your weather and traffic to

it's spring for us but it looked a lot like winter to people in the lower midwest. a storm dropped a foot of snow across several states. in arkansas icy roads caused dangerous driving conditions. churches even cancelled sunday services. in kansas city families headed for the hills to have some fun in the snow. >> you know, i don't really have a fragile psyche but if we were to get that kind of snow, i don't know. i don't think i could handle it. >> tom kierein, could you hold it together? >> i would have to. >> you would have to. >> doesn't look like any snow for us. we're getting precipitation. on the radar we're picking up a few sprinkles around at this

hour where you see the patches of blue showing a few passing showers across northern virginia, maryland and the district and in west virginia as well. and our temperatures on the mild side near 60 degrees right now. 60 in washington. and later on today highs in the mid-60s, maybe a passing shower or perhaps a few sprinkles and maybe also a passing thunder shower late this afternoon. overnight tonight into tomorrow through midday passing light showers or a sprinkle. sun back tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s. wednesday and thursday sun back and a bit milder. morning lows near 40. a look at friday and the weekend in ten minutes. how is the traffic? >> on the capital beltway north of town, very close to old georgetown road near what we call the big curve as you come around from rockville pike over to river road. very quiet. good news and hopeful sign. let's head over and see how things are progressing. a reminder chain bridge is re-open. this is the glean side approaching the bridge.

all the road work has been completed. out on the rails this morning we do have red line delays. there was a problem at the bethesda station which has now resolved. might find delays in the direction ever gleof glenmont. back to you. . 6:12. 60 degrees. how a stolen puppy in montgomery county ended up back in the arms of its owner. from the same sex scandal to his upcoming return tiger woods gives his first one on one interview. >> what the terps said that's printable after their season ended in dramatic fashion.

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like top round lonn broil, $1.99 a pound, and healthy choice entrees, 5 for $10. this week only. it makes me feel good because we're saving money, and that works for me. only with ur giant card. our top story this morning, healcare reform is another step closer to becoming a reality. the house passed the historic bill last night and will provide

coverage to 32 million uninsured americans. the bill now heads to president obama's desk who is vowing to sign it quickly. a maryland woman convicted of kill her two adopted daughters will be sentenced today. renee bowman was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder last month. two bodies were found in the freezer at her home in calvert county in 2008 after a third physically abused daughter escaped from her house. prosecutors are seeking for life without parole. >> an 8-year-old girl in prince george's county died when she became trapped in her burning home. this happened on saturday night. the girl's mother ran to a neighbor for help. firefighters searched the home and found kennedy pearson in the living room but it was too late to save her. her mother was burn and suffered smoke inhalation. neighbors and friends are coping with their loss by creating a memorial.

>> you know, 8-year-old beautiful girl, full of energy, full of life, had her whole life in front of her. this is a tragic situation. >> she was my best friend and i will miss her. >> officials believe the fire was an accident. a smoke detector was inside but did not appear to be working. three people are recovering from a carbon monoxide scare in northwest washington. district officials evacuate ad building around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. there were high levels of carbon monoxide in several apartments. two adults and a child were treated and then leased from the hospital. a faulty water heater caused the leak. metro is asking for your opinion on its plans to close its $189 million budget deficit. it's holding several public hearings. megan mcgrath is live at the vienna metro station. sounds like you're getting an

earful. >> reporter: i say fare hikes not very popular with most riders. metro is looking at a very significant budget short fall, $189 million. they got to figure out how to close that gap. they have several options available t them. they are going to ask for input from the public in a series of hearings. six hearings to be exact over the next week and a half. the first of those hearings begins tonight one vienna. the options being considered are a combination of fare increase and service reductions as well as changes in metro access fare structure. there could be staff reductions and another thing out there is additional funding from local jurisdicons. we've been talking to riders, asking them what they think should be done. >> well, i think it's unfortunately going to have to be the riders will have to pay for it. that's what it comes down to. until they can clean up their act and keep the line safe. i think that's part of the

problem. >> well, their service isn't all that great right now but i think that they probably pay too high so they should have staff cuts and we're paying too much for service for not getting anything. >> reporter: how do you feel about a fare increase? >> it doesn't bother me as well as service is good. >> reporter: are you happy with the service? >> pretty much so. >> reporter: let's take a look at the first three of these hearings that are scheduled, the very first one happens tonight at 7:00 p.m. at oakton high school here in vienna. another on wednesday the 24th at st. francis xavier church in southeast. another on monday the 29th at mount calvary baptist church in lanham and then three more after that. so, a total of six over the next week and a half. now, if metro's board opts for fare increase or service reductions riders could expect to see those changes take effect on june the 27th.

but, again, there's a process that needs to be followed here. first they need to get input from the public before they can make any of these decisions and that's what's getting underway here tonight. >> this morning we're hearing from tiger woods in his first one on one tv interviews four months after his sex scandal surfaced. he gave one and one interviews to espn and golf channel. there were no restrictions on the questions. he did, though, say his relationship with his wife elin is private and he refused to comment. but he did reveal more than he did during his widely televised and highly scripted public apology last month. >> i tried to stop and i couldn't stop. and it was just -- it was horrific. i owe a lot of people an apology. i hurt a lot of people. not just my wife. my friend, my colleagues, the public, kids who looked up to me. >> he said he's approaching his professional come back with the masters with mixed feeling.

even said it would be nice to hear a smaterring of applause from te to time especially for a few birdies. >> did you catch the terrapins game? if not you missed dramatic ending. maryland came all the way back after trailing by 16 points to the michigan state spartans and took a one-point lead with just under seven seconds left in the game. that left just enough time for michigan state to hit that threater and give the spartans the win. that ended the terps season and the last game as a terrify opinion for three seniors. >> it's hard to describe. i thought we had the game won and then come right back with that big three. give him credit. he'll remember this shot for the rest of his life.

>> maryland finishes the season with a 24-9 record. > and vasquez may remember that shot. >> lucius. >> let's go to tom kierein now and get a check on our weather forecast. >> grab an umbrella before you head out the door on this monday morning. . we have a few scattered showers showing up on radar where you see these blotches of blue and green. few sprinkles in loudoun county and across virginia, west virginia, shenandoah valley as well as anne arundel county and temperatures are right near 60 degrees now. highs today mid-60s. few passing showers. maybe a thunder shower this afternoon and into this evening and through midday tomorrow a few more sprinkles and cooler tomorrow afternoon. sun returns tomorrow, into wednesday and thursday. friday end of the week maybe some showers but over the weekend partly cloudy, highs in the 50s. how is the traffic? >> we'll take chopper 4 over the

capital beltway right at the american legion bridge on the virginia side. flashing lights, broken down vehicle that was in that far right lane a couple of moments ago. they moved them over as far to the shoulder as they could. it has created an early delay on the outer loop as you head towards the american legion bridge. inner loop you're all right. through southeast, east capitol street southern avenue moving along very nicely. back to you. thank you. the trip former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush will be making together today. and how a puppy stolen right out of his family's arms in montgomery county was found and return home sa

former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush are heading to haiti today. the trip is part of the effort to raise money for the haiti earthquake relief. former presidents will meet with the haitian people, government leaders and others proding

relief. the goal is to help the rebuilding efforts. happy homecoming for a boy and his puppy in montgomery county. yeti was snatched from the arms of his 13-year-old owner saturday. the boy said two teenagers punched him in the face, grabbed the dog and ran. yesterday a man who wanted to remain anymous called police. he said someone had dropped the puppy on his porch and it looks like the puppy is just fine. 6:26. 60 degrees. historic weekend on capitol hill with the passage of healthcare reform.

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this vote answers the prayers of every american who has hoped deeply for something to be done about a healthcare system that works for insurance companies but not for ordinary

people. >> history in the making. the healthcare reform bill passes. what's next and what does it mean for you? good morning and welcome back to "news4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> i'm kimberly suiters in for eun yang this morning. today is date. today is monday, march 22, 2010. a few sprinkles in your forecast. we woke up to dry roads and then the rain started to come our way. tom kierein has much more. >> it does appear through midday tomorrow a few passing showers. we're getting some scattered showers across northern virginia right now there's another band that's now exiting montgomery county, northern loudoun county heading into frederick and howard counties and northern anne arundel. another band here from southern prince william county through fauquier into culpepper and right around rappahannock county they are getting some sprinkles heading up towards the metro area.

showers out in west virginia. temperatures are on the mild side this morning from mount pleasant, mclean and potomac. 60 degrees. mid-50s out in the mountains. over the last six hours we've seen some of these showers picking up a bit in intensity down in north carolina. this is a band here that may develop some thunder heading up our way hear by later on this afternoon. otherwise more passing showers are likely as well as perhaps a few sprinkles and dzzle overnight through midday tomorrow. sun back tomorrow afternoon with a blustery wind and cooler temperatures and on wednesday and thursday we'll be back in the 6s with sunshine. now, how is the traffic? >> chopper 4 is over the springfield interchange. pretty heavy morning a is typical along 95 getting on to 395. so far for the most part everything appears to be moving along pretty well. the travel lanes are open. nostein or broken down vehicles reported into us. just a long line of brake lights for the beltway merge headed up

towards 395. pretty quiet most of the major roadways in the district out on the rails the issues we had on the red line have cleared. vre still no delays. continuing delays on marc rail, brunswick 874 and 872 both are delayed at this hour. that's how we're doing at this hour. back to you. in the news president obama has scored a major political victory. the house has finally passed healthcare reform legislation. >> the president had made the bill one of the main focus of his first year in office. so, tracie potts now has more on last night's historic vote. >> on this vote the ayes are 219, the nays 212. >> reporter: with just three votes to spare, the house sent president obama a sweeping healthcare overhaul that guarantees coverage for 32 million americans. >> enabling people to have the freedom to have a healthier life, the liberty to pursue

their own happiness. >> reporter: president obama immediately claimed victory. >> this is what change looks like. this isn't radical reform. but it is major reform. >> reporter: every republican and 34 democrats failed to vote against it. >> we have failed to listen to americans. we have failed to reflect the will of our constituents. shame on us. shame on this body. shame on each and every one of you. >> reporter: the latest nbc poll showed americans were evenly split which expands medicaid, taxes the wealthy and bars insurance company from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions. the cost, nearly a trillion dollars. every american has to buy insurance. people can shop around for affordable coverage. most of the major positions don't kick in until 2014. now president obama is expected to sign the bill in the next day or two and there is already an effort here in congress to

repeal it. from capitol hill this morning i'm tracie potts. back to you. thank you. now as for what this bill means for you, if you have children you'll be able to keep them on your family insurance plan until they are 26 years old. that's three years longer than is now the case. also, you'll probably be required to carry health insurance or face penalties if you refuse to. it will be illegal for insurance companieso deny you coverage because of pre-existing conditions. and more americans will be eligible for medicaid which is the federally funded healthcare program for the poor. local lawmakers are reacting to this historic passage. jane watrel is live right now on capitol hill gathering more reaction. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as to be expected local lawmakers are split along party lines when it comes to this healthcare reform bill. 32 million americans will be covered. the majority will be covered over the next four years.

this bill will kick in in ernest in 2014. >> local democrats say the bill will close gaps in healthcare every day citizens are paying for. >>it's exciting. i think people realize the moment in history and the opportunity. >> reporter: according to d.c. figures the district mace $50 million a year for a program supplementing healthcare for people who can't afford medicaid. under the new bill that cost will go away. there are 134,000 uninsured families in d.c. the bill will help them by providing tax credits to pay for affordable insurance. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton says the time for this bill has come. >> we've been able to walk and chew gum at the same time, sign a good jobs bill. this time we're getting healthcare reform bill. if we can take care of all the nations priorities at the same

time we have to do it sequentially then we don't need to be here. >> reporter: examining how this bill broke down in the surrounding states. in maryland, the maryland delegation, six lawmakers voted for the bill. they were all democrats. two against it. in virginia, it was the opposite, seven members of the virginia delegation voted against the bill with four voting for it. and word that reportedly virginia's attorney general ken cuccinelli will be filing a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of the bill as soon as president obama signs it. reporting live on capitol hill i'm jane watrel. back to you. thanks very much. the today is next at the top. hour. let's go life now to meredith vieira in new york city to see what they are working on. good morning. >> good morning to you. coming up on a monday morning on "the today show" as you just said healthcare passed in the house without a sing republican vote.

what is next? when does it become law? what does it mean for you? then an interview with toads. for the first time the golfer answers questions about his thanksgiving night crash and sex scandal that followed. ahead we'll talk to the mother of a 15-year-old girl beaten into a coma allegedly by a boy that she sent a text message to. >> we'll have much more on the historic weekend on capitol hill. how protesters cross ad very sensitive line with some members of congress. why metro wants to hear from you starting today. we're off to a cloudy sometimes rainy start this morning. meteorologist tom kierein is going to let us know whether we'll see the sun today. you can see the clouds above us

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good morning. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. right now at 6:41 temperatures are 60 degrees. radar showing some scattered light showers across northern virginia, maryland and west virginia this morning, moving from the south to the north and it's near 60 all around the region from tinleytown to hill crest heights, reston and damascus. the air smells damp and earthy this monday morning. later on a passing shower and maybe even a thunder shower this afternoon but i don't anticipate any severe weather. highs reaching the mid-60s. a few more passing showers and sprinkles overnight tonight. maybe a few sprinkles tomorrow morning through midday on tuesday. sun back tomorrow afternoon. blustery northwest wind with highs in the upper 50s. sun back on wednesday and thursday back in the 60s. a look at friday and the weekend in ten minutes. how is the traffic? >> 95 northbound as you head north towards the route 1 interchange, notice the flashing lights. several vehicles with flat tires the shoulder, the hov lanes

drawing a lot of attention. there had been some kind of debris or possibly a problem with the road surface itself. lanes appear to be getting by but it will be slow early as you head north from dale city on up towards route 1 woodbridge bridge. had that broken down vehicle moved to the shoulder outer loop the right side of the american legion bridge. it is now clear, lanes re-opened. inner loop a little bit of volume. travel lanes look pretty good. lanes are open for you. >> morning flat tires want to make you stay in bed. >> that and rainy days. >> a series of them. start today how you can southern off about possible fare hikes and service cuts on metro. >> no script, no staged news conference. golfer tiger woods gives his first one on one interviews. what he had to

a bill that would remake the nation's's healthcare system is head for the president's desk. the house passed the historic legislation late last night. not a single republican voted for it. 34 democrats voted against it as well. the bill would provide coverage to million of uninsured americans. it would force most residents to carry insurance or face penalties. more americans would also be eligible for medicaid. the battle over healthcare has sparked some heated debates nationwide but have some of those disputes gotten out of hand. several african-american members of congress said they were pelted with racial slurs. some were called the n-word. one was spat upon.

barney frank who was openly gay said he was also heckled with anti-gay slurs as he walked up the steps of the capitol. democrats and republicans both called the comments unacceptable. >> it really was a shocking and sad tone to the epithets being hurled in the face of senators and congressmen making it seem the country has moved as far as we thought it has. >> it's not a reflection of the movement of the republican party when you have idiots out there saying very stupid things. >> tea party leaders w were behind many of the healthcare protests have condemned the racial slurs. from healthcare to immigration, thousands ever people rallied across the country demanding that president obama keep his pledge to deliver comprehensive immigration reform. here in washington tens ever thousands gathered on the national mall to bring their immigration reform message directly to lawmakers and to the president. they are fighting for full

rights for illegal immigrants and their children. today studentsnd staff at a prince william county cool will get screened for tuberculosis after possibly getting exposed last week. health officials say one person has come down with tuberculosis at freedom high school in woodbridge. officials will not identify the person any further but he or she is no longer at the school and is receiving treatment. tb is a bacterial infection that's spread person to person through the air. kit be cured but if left untreated it can be fatal. a maryland woman convicted of killing two of her adopted daughters will be sentenced today. real estate nay bowman was found guilty of two counts ever first degree murder last month. twbodies were found in her freezer in calvert county in 2008 after a third daughter escaped from that house. prosecutors s they are seeking life without the possibility of parole. metro is asng for your thoughts on how it can close it's $189 budget deficit.

it's holding a series of public hearings in the coming weeks to hear what riders think of this option. the first hearing happens tonight. news 4 megan mcgrath is live at the vienna metro station with more. good morning. >> reporter: it's quite a budget short fall, $189 million. and metro's board has to figure out exactly what they are going to do in order to close that gap and they have a number of different options availableut they want to hear from riders befo they decide exactly what to do. so there are a series of public hearings schedule over the next week and a half. six different meeptings. the first of which gets under way later tonight in vienna. the options being considered include a combination of fare increase and service reductions as well as possible changes in metro access fare structure. we could see staff reductions as well as a call for additional funds from local jurisdictions. now we're here at the vienna metro station. we've been talking to riders

asking them what they think should be done. >> probably staff reductions. i think they are too high and the service is too poor. they need to do something. >> reporter: look out for -- not fare? >> not fares. >> it's ridiculous. every time they have a problem they want to hit you up for another 25 or 30 cents and every time do you that you lose customers. >> i think it's unfortunately going to have to be, you know, the riders will have to pay for it. that's what it comes down to. until they can clean up their act and, you know, keep the line safe i think that's part of the problem. >> reporter: three of these hearings scheduled tonight at 7:00, the very first one it will happen at oakton high school in vienna, virginia. then another on wednesday the 24th, that's at st. francis xavier church in southeast. another on monday the 29th at mount calvary baptist church in lanham. three more after that. so six in total over the course

of the next week and a half. if the metro board decides to go for fare hikes and service cuts we would see those changes starting june 27th. but still they got to get input first before they can figure out what to do and vote on it. back to you. while everyone on capitol hill spent the weekend talking healthcare today the u.s. senate will take up financial overhaul regulations. courtney regan joins us now live with more on that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. all eyes on you guys today i think from wall street. we're seeing futures drop-off after what we saw last night on the halt care reform bill. the senate banking committee will take up chris dodd's financial reform bill. the bill does tackle a notion of reining in too big to fail institutions, something that's quite the talk since early 2008. back to you.

it certainly has. thanks very much. have a great day. >> thank you. >> this morning we're hearing tiger woods first one on one interview since his sex scandal erupted several months ago. espn and golf channel interviewed woods. >> reporter: as tiger woods plans his return to the golf course he's returning to the public life. he gave two one on one intervie with espn and the golf channel. each interview limited to five minutes with no restrictions on the questions. one with espn reporter tom rinaldi. >> i was living the life of a lie, i really was. i was doing a lot of things as i said that hurt a lot of people. >> reporter: woods said he lost sight of who he was. >> it was tough. to look at yourself in a light that you never want to look at yourself that's pretty brutal. >> reporter: he said his relationship with his wife elin was a private matter.

he did address infidelity. >> just one is enough. obviously that wasn't the case. i made my mistakes. >> reporter: it's the first time we've heard from woods since his public apology last month. >> why issue a public apology? >> i owe a lot of people. i hurt a lot of people. not just my wife. my friends, my colleagues. the public. kids who looked up to me. >> reporter: woods spoke to the golf channel. in an interview again brief during which he answered similar questions including about his infidelity. >> i tried to stop and i couldn't stop. and it was just -- it was horrific. >> reporter: he said he's approaching his professional come back at the masters with mixed feelings. >> i'm a little nervous about that to be honest with you. >> how much do you care? >> it would be nice to hear a couple of claps here and there. but i also hope get some birdies too.

after woods' interview former white house press secretary ari fleischer quit working for woods. as a membe of team trying to plan the golfer's come back. the golf channel reporter said fleisher felt he was becoming the focus of media attention. and he wants the focus to be on woods. our time right now is 6:53. let's get another look at our forecast. here's meteorologist tom kierein. >> after our summer weather in march, it's turning cooler. we're about 20 minutes away from sunrise and a cloudy sky over the potomac river. those clouds have been producing rain. we're getting some showers in fairfax county as well as in prince william, fauquier, and that's moving off to the north. those will be heading into perhaps washington and up into montgomery county over the next 15 minutes or so. there are some other showers in northern anne arundel county and

into howard county this morning as well as in southern maryland. these are marching from the southwest heading off to the northeast. temperatures all around the region are near 60 degrees. from columbia heights to district heights. out in the mountains mid-50s and they are getting heavier rain out in west virginia now and there's a line of some showers that's developing here right along this zone from north carolina into southwest virginia that may move into the metro area later this afternoon and produce a little bit of thunder. for the rest of the day looks rather wet from time to time. highs reaching the mid-60s. sunrise at 7:09, sunset at 7:22. after midnight some drizzle, temperatures in the mid-40s tomorrow morning. breezy and cooler tomorrow, may get a few sprinkles in the morning, sun back in the afternoon, sunny on wednesday, mid-60s. partly cloudy thursday. high/low 60s. friday more showers. weekend looks dry.

highs in the 50s, partly cloudy. how is the traffic? >> we'll head over to northern virginia along i-95. might have some distractions now following breaking news with an accident 95 northbound near the franconia-springfield parkway. everybody moved to the shoulder squeezing that far right lane just a bit. early delays as you head north out of lorton because of this accident. authorities have been on the scene for a couple of minutes. sooner than later they are will get the lane re-opened. let's head over and see how we're doing in college park. right need inner loop, left side outer loop near the interchange at route 1 so far accident free. metro, vre doing fine. marc line, brunswick line 874, eight minutes delayed. >> the house passed a historic bill late last night.

it will provide coverage to 32 million uninsured americans. it will require most citizens to carry some form of health insurance. the bill now heads to president obama who is vowing to sign it quickly. last night's vote was a huge victory for president obama. here's a picture of the president, vice president and senior staff members reacing to passage of t bill. the president says this vote is quote what change looks like. clearly a reference to his campaign slogan, change we can believe in. local lawmakers are reacting to this historic passage. jane watrel is live on capitol hill with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: the washington area is waking up to history in the making as the passage of the national healthcare overhaul took place late last night but it didn't come easy. republicans fought hard against the bill calling it a government takeover of healthcare. now according to d.c. figures, $50 million a year, that d.c.

will get $50 million program supplementing healthcare for people who don't qualify will go away and other lawmakers in the area split along party lines say they believe this is a good thing that people will get coverage that never had it before and they will be having a coverage where they won't be paying for things that they don't need. back to you. jane watrel reporting lich. thank very much. and that is "news4 today." thank you for starting your monday with us. >> have a great day everyone. we hope you'll enjoy us tomorrow morn. wake up with us. we start bright and early at 4:55. >> bye.

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