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>> we are following breaking news from capitol hill. house lawmakers passed health care reform. >> the president's hallmark domestic issue, health care reform, will soon set before him for his signature. when they needed 216 votes, the president allegedly hired five his chief of stockstaff rahman .

we expect any moment for the president to be in the white house to address the nation in regards to this issue. it is our understanding that he will talk about the critical issue. after hours of debate on the floor of the house, the democratic side primarily believes that this legislation is a form of social justice, if you will. on the other side, the republican side, many of them believe that this is a form of government tyranny. they talk about a government takeover in regards to this plan. this one had already passed in the senate. the president could sign it by tuesday. >> thank you. >> we want to bring in david

mark to give us some perspective. we are expecting the president to speak. inevitably, we will be calling this a historic vote. if there is one thing, that is what it is. >> that is right. agree or disagree, it will fundamentally change the health care system in the united states. it has been debated and discussed for months. we saw all of the wrangling and the last minute dealing. >> many thought that the democrats did not have the votes. and then there was an agreement made by the president about abortion. what happened? >> this was the deal with congressman bart stupak of michigan. it is an agreement that the president will issue an execive order stating that no

federal money can be used for the abortion procedure. this mollified tupac had he voted for it. -- qualified stupak -- mollified stupak. >> many say that the executive order does not change anything. is that true? >> there is some merit to that. i think that bart stupak felt that he may had to -- may have had to cut some sort of deal. shell is not clear exactly what is and -- so it is not clear exactly what is and what is not going to happen. >> let's talk about the bill, not the politics, but the content. six months after being enacted, no insurance company can drop someone if they get sick. no insurance company can limit the amount of coverage to get in a lifetime.

children can stay under their parents' plan. they are 26 years old. >> that is right. those are significant changes. the question is whether it will raise health care costs for everybody else. if insurance companies have to cover everybody, that they cannot deny people they considered low risk, will that end up with higher fees? >> aipac kidneys to go to the senate. -- a packet needs to go to the senate. will that change anything? >> that will be a lot of the land until or if changes go through the senate. the bill that actually went to the president's desk tonight is the senate bill, which includes the cornhusker kickbacks and other measures that a lot of people are not happy with. so they still have some heavy

lifting. it is on chartered water right now on -- is on chartered water right now on how they will proceed -- it is uncharted water right now and how they will proceed. >> is this a victory for democrats? >> this has been the top democratic party for all of president obama administration, but really going back several decades. they preferred a public option, some form of government-run health care. that was not in the cards. but they got a good job of what they were looking for. the fact that you get from the most liberal members and the board to pack and his folks to come on board together, that is -- and bart stupak and his

folks to come on board together, that is significant. >> there is a debate over how they will separate the private from the public funding. >> that is an open question right now. at is where the executive order will come into play. it is whether congress can supersede that. this could end up in court. it is very difficult to do. republicans were taking harsh aim at this, saying that it is making the law more lenient in terms of federal funding of abortion. that will be debated through public opinion and through the courts for the next several months. >> for all the people who have been following this debate and have been confused as they have been divided, what can use it to them about how this will actually impact the people? >> the people that it will have the biggest effect on are those

who are changing jobs, those who lose their jobs. under this bill, there will not be able to be denied coverage. if you have some illness, an insurance company can now not to deny your claims. also, the people that have kids to graduate college, now they can stay on their parents' insurance plan until they are in their mid 20's. those are significant changes in the next couple of years. >> there is this provision that a insurance company cannot drop before a pre-existing condition. >> that is huge. it will be fascinating to see how that plays out. we will see if interest rates are raised on everybody else. >> it has been a of an incredibly interesting day on capitol hill. there were racial epithets thrown about. we want to listen in on some of

the protests we heard on capitol hill today >> i think it is going to destroy this country financially and these children do not know what they are defending. it is very sad. they live in an idealized world. there certainly needs to be changes, but this is not the right bill for this country. >> this is the biggest up toward destroying our economy and our existence how we have known it for the last 100 years. >> it begs the question of how many democrats positions are in danger right now? >> probably quite a few. a lot of democrats put themselves on the line for the smoke. nancy pelosi and her leadership team knew it and they were effectively willing to sacrifice a bunch of members. their thinking was that we are going to lose seats anyway in november. let's make it worth something.

let's make it on principle. many in the south and elsewhere could have seriously have jeopardized their seats with this vote. they had to vote their conscience. >> i heard one congressman say today that if he is an office for two more years or 20 more years, he does not care because he voted for what he believes. the president is addressing reporters. let's listen in pierre >> after decades of trying -- let's listen in. >> after decades of trying, the united states congress finally decided that america's workers and families and small businesses deserve the security that, here in this country, neither english nor accident should endanr the dreams that they have -- neither illness nor accident should endanger the dreams that they have worked so hard for. it is no longer possible -- we

rose above the weight of our politics. we pushed back against special interests. we did not given to mistrust or to cynicism or to fear. instead, we proved that we are still laypeople capable of doing big things and tackling in our biggest challenges. we proved that this government, a government of the people and by the people, still works for the people. i want to thank every member of congress who stood up tonight with courage and conviction to make health care reform in reality. i know that th was not an easy vote for a lot of people, but it was the right to vote. i want to thank the speaker nancy pelosi for her extraordinary leadership. majority leader stanley hoyer and jim scriber, for their commitment to getting this done. i want to thank my outstanding vice-president, joe biden, and my wonderful secretary of health

and human services, kathleen sebelius, for her excellent work on this issue. i want to thank the many staffers in progress and my own incredible staff in the white house who have worked tirelessly over the last year with americans from all walks of life to form a reform package that can finally serve the people that we were brought here to serve. to every on some american who took the time to sit down and write a letter or typed out an e-mail, hoping that your voice would be heard, it has been heard tonight. 2 the untold numbers to knock on doors and make phone calls, who mobilized and organized whose conviction to change this country comes not from the top down, but from the bottom up, this moment is possible because of you.

most importantly, today's vote answers the person of every american who has hoped deeply for something to be done about a health care system that works for insurance companies but not ordinary people. for most americans, this debate has never been about abstractions. it has always been about far more personal. it is about every american who knows the shock of opening an envelope to see that the premium has shot up again when the economy is stepping up. it is about a parent who knows the desperation of trying to cover a child with a chronic illness only to be told no again and again and again. it is about every small-business owner who is forced to choose between insuring employees and staying open for business. they are why we committed ourselves to this cause. tonight's vote is not a victory

for any one party. it is a victory for them. it is a victory for the american people. and it is a victory for common sense. it probably goes without saying that tonight's vote will give rise to a frenzy of instant analysis, a tally of winners of losers, the prediction of what it means for democrats, for my poll numbers, for my administration. but after the debate fadeaway and the prognostication fade away, what remains standing is not a government-run system that some fear. it will be a health care system that incorporates ideas from both parties. is a system that works better for the american people. if you have health insurance, this reform just gave you more

control by reining in the worst excesses of the insurance industry with some of the toughest consumer protections this country has ever known sure that you were actually getting what you paid for. if you do not have insurance, this reform gives you a chance to be part of a big purchasing pool that will give you a choice and competition and cheaper prices for insurance. and it includes the largest health care tax cut for working families and small businesses in history so that, yet you lose your job or change jobs, if you start a new business, you will be able to purchase quality and affordable care. this reform is the right thing to do. it makes medicare more stronger and more solid, extending its life by almost a decade. it is the right thing to do for our future. it will reduce our deficit by more than $100 billion over the next decade and by more than $1 trillion in the decade after

that. this is not radical reform. but it is major reform. this legislation will not fixed everything that ails our health care system. but it moves us decisively in the right direction. this is what change looks like. as momentous as this day is, it is not the end of this journey. on tuesday, the senate will take the provisions for this legislation and these are revisions that have strengthened this lock and will remove provisions that have no place in it. there may be maneuvering to keep these from happening. i hope that does not take place. now it's time to begin the hard work to implement this reform properly.

this year and in the years to come, we have a solemn responsibility to do it right. nor does this day represent the end of the work that faces our country, the work of revitalizing our eonomy whh goes on. the work of revitalizing the [unintelligible] and we marched on with renewed confidence, energized by this victory. in the end, what this day represents is another's down firmly late in the foundation of the american dream -- another stone firmly laid in the foundation of the american dream. we did not shrink from our challenge. we overcame it. we did not avoid our

responsibility. we embraced it. we did not fear our future. we shipped it. thank you. god -- we shaped it. thank you. god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. >> he called tonight to vote not a victory for any party, but a victory for the american people. i am here with david mark

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>> we just heard the president speak today on the health care reform bill. it was mostly rhetoric in his speech. but he did mention the procedural changes we could see. >> it is far from over. the whole purpose of passing this in the house was that the president would sign it and then it would go back to the senate to fix thehings they do not like, like the cornhusker kickbacks and the deal with and that -- that deal with nebraska that they want to strike out. anything could happen. we saw the picture with vice- president joe biden. i think we will see much more of him. ultimately, he could decide to do whatever he wants. >> what about the abortion

provision? >> similar to how the house democrats handle that, it is as good as it is corn to get and they just have to live with it. >> how do they make sure he does not backtrack on it. >> if you are not to do the executive order, it would create political war on both sides of pennsylvania avenue. i do not think that will happen. >> the president says that this is not a victory for any party. do you see many democrats calling it a victory or do you think this could be political suicide for some of them? or will they just move on. >> democrats realize that the bill is not that popular right now. half the people surveyed are not happy with it. their job is to educate the public. they need to get out there for the next six months on the

campaign trail and tell them the good things that are coming. that is an uphill climb. >> so is the beginning for some of them. >> right. >> they thought it was the ending, but now they have to justify their votes. bu >> they thought they would be done nine months ago. now we are in march 2010 and still dealing with this issue. also, a lot of democrats in the house say that they have taken enough votes for the president. we are not walking the pank for him anymore. as far as other contentious issues, the president will have an uphill climb. >> well, here we go. >> indeed. >> thank you so mu

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>> are you ready for a little drop off tonight? we had a great weekend. take a look outside. dulles international airport broke a record. curvatures at this hour are 62 degrees that -- temperatures at this hour are 62 degrees at reagan national airport. there will be increased clouds and showers within the next couple of hours.

there will be widespread showers for tomorrow morning and into the afternoon. there will be times of rain, with as much as an inch of rain by the time the system pulls away from our region late tomorrow night. you cannot rule out a chance of an isolated thunderstorms. we are not expecting anything to become severe. then the skies will be ear by tuesday afternoon. there will be plenty of sunshine on wednesday and thursday with highs in the middle-60's. then another storm approaches for the upcoming weekend. there is a chance for some showers. spring has sprung up. >> it is nothing like what we saw a month ago. >> that is right.