making news in america this morning. landmark legislation. house democrats and president obama a victory on the signature policy. tiger talks. the first interview since his dramatic fall from grace. tiger woods admits he's done some pretty bad things. and guilt-free chips? the potato chips that could help you stop worry be about all that salt. >> it's monday, march 22nd, 2010. good morning, thanks for being with us on this monday. well, the bill that will forever

transform america's health care system is awaiting president obama's signature this morning, after a weekend of high drama. >> it passed with a slim margin and without a single republican vote. >> linsey davis joins us. >> good morning. it's been 100 years in the making, and when health care reform finally went through, president obama high-fived his chief of staff and his first call went to nancy. lows and head told her you've done what no other speaker has done. democrats are like. ing this moment to the passage of civil rights, social security and medicare. >> when faced with crisis, we did not shrink from our challenge. we overcame it. >> reporter: 216 was the magic number. >> it is adopted. >> reporter: the bill got more than needed. >> we're guaranteed --

>> no, you don't! >> freedom dies a little bit today. >> reporter: 34 democrats voted no. a group of anti-abortion democrats threatened to, but had a change of heart at the 11th hour after president obama promised to sign an order that no federal money would go for abortion. not a single republican voted yes. >> you can say it was done openly? with transparency and accountability? without backroom deals and struck behind closed doors? hidden from the people? hell, no, you can't! >> reporter: despite angry protests and racial slurs outside the capitals are when all was said and done, democrats declared victory. the bill goes to the president to be signed into law and a secondary piece of legislation with financial changes still has to go through the senate. jeremy and vinitvinita.

>> the question on most people's minds, what does this mean for me? >> some will see changes immediately, others not affected at all. seniors will be eligible for rebates to help close that so-called doughnut hole. then in six months, no insurance company can drop you if you get sick. no insurance company can limit the amount of coverage you get in a lifetime. your children will be able to stay on your insurance until they turn 26. and no insurance company can refuse to insure your child because they have a preexisting condition. then it will take another four years before all adult can get insurance for preexisting conditions. and all americans have to have coverage or face a fine, though government subsidies will help. hoping not to be drowned out over the battle of health care, immigration rights supporters forge ahead in washington. they're demanding new laws to help the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants who live and

work in the u.s. president obama has pledged action in the first year, but in the videotape, president obama reassured them that he will work with congress to fix a broken system. protesters agree to meet president bush in haiti. the ex-presidents are making the one-day visit to find out what needs to be done to speed up the process. hundreds of thousands of haitians still live in camps. some already fled ahead of the rainy season. prime minister nuri al maliki's party is trailing with 95% of the vote counted. there have been charges of fraud, but international voters who said the vote and the count were fair. the final vote count is expected by friday. and in afghanistan, more talks of reconciling with enemy fighters. a delegation linked with the taliban met with president hamid karzai to discuss a peace deal. it comes ahead of karzai's

national peace conference next month. and north dakota, fargo's mayor says the champagne corks will be popping to celebrate the successful fight against red river flooding. the city has managed to escape major damage thanks in part to lessons learned from last year's record floods. barbara pinto reports. >> reporter: at fargo's first assembly church of god has a celebration. >> we need to give god thanks. we've been spared. >> reporter: neighbors thanked god and each other for keeping the swollen river at bay. >> it started looking like the flood was getting here earlier area than expected. >> reporter: thousands of volunteers helped save the family's homes, so did dry weather. tom and donna winters had to trade their car for a fishing boat.

>> i think we're going to be in this for a week yet. so for us out here, it's not over. >> reporter: the flooding and the fear are receding, slowly. all of this water is straining dikes and levees so national guardsmen patrol around the clock. >> as long as the water is close to the bay, we'll be watching. >> reporter: they could be watching this high water all week while many here are declaring victory, the mayor is asks residents to wait for dry ground and dry forecast before dismantling their defenses, getting rid of all of these sandbags. bark bra pinto, abc news, fargo. a stormy day from the carolinas to new england, stretching into pittsburgh, columbus and nashville. flooding from northern new jersey and massachusetts. up to a foot of mountain snow in colorado and montana. early showers in washington and oregon. mostly 50s in the midwest and rockies. phoenix, 82. sacramento, 70. just shy of 70 in kansas city. highs in the 60s in new york and

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closed for a national holiday today. hong kong's hang seng is down sharply in late trading. in london, the ftse is down in early trading. wall street starts the day with the dow at 10,741, after picking up 117 points. the nasdaq opens at 2374 after gaining almost 7 points last week. well, at least of three groups of toyota investor have found class action suits. the group said toyota flew about the accelerator problems for a decade. toyota already faces a barrage of lawsuits over the problems. the company isn't commenting on the class action suits. british airways says a three-day strike by cabin crews is having less of an impact than expected. however, many u.s.-bound passengers wound up stranded in london's heathrow airport. the cabin crew is striking over a pay freeze and could walk out

next weekend. chevron is taking a step over jean energy. the oil giant will announce it will set up an eight-acre test facility near bakersfield, california. the company hopes to cut its own energy costs. it was another wonderful weekend for "alice in wonderland." it took in $34.5 million. the diary of a wimpy kid made $21.8 million. "the county hunter" with jennifer aniston, $21 million. pepsi plans to start including a secret new ingredient in its lay's potato chips. it's a new designer salt reduced in shape and size to reduce sodium intake. >> they're also saying in an effort to make consumers more healthy, they'll switch from transfat oils to sunflower oil.

>> as long as the salty taste doesn't go away. that's the appeal. >> what is it, you just can't have one? >> no one can eat just one. don't i know it. when we come back, tiger woods, admittedly the greatest golfer ever, glits he's nervous to get back on the course. and the ncaa tournament. [ slap! ] ♪ [ slap! ] ♪ [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum ta tum tum tums [ male announcer ] fights heartburn fast.

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handing president obama a huge victory on the top domestic priority on a narrow margin of 219-212. >> and the bill will lead to big changes to any. it extends coverage for an estimated 31 million people. most americans would be required to buy insurance or face penalties. and advance insurance companies from denying coverage from preexisting conditions. not everyone has been waiting for capitol hill lawmakers to overhaul health care. about 2% of primary care physicians are already implementing their own version of reform. they're eliminating insurance entirely, in favor of cash. eric horng reports from minnesota. >> reporter: at this doctor's office -- >> deep breath -- >> reporter: -- there are no insurance cards, no endless forms to fill out. if you've got cash, you've got care. after decades of dealing with insurance company red tape, dr. james alcmema had enough.

>> i thought this isn't why i went to medical school. >> reporter: patients pay on the spot for cash or credit. $36 for one ailment, $52 for two. the doctor will even make a house call. >> it's one-on-one what it should be without the third party. >> what physicians are saying, insurance companies, get out of my exam room. >> reporter: cutting out insurance allows him to charge less. >> i went on his website and checked out the prices. it's two-thirds less. >> reporter: bob k ompos avoide having a physical? >> how's your hearing? >> what? >> reporter: all for -- >> i think i saved $700. >> reporter: no pregnancy care

or hospital work. for that, you still need insurance. >> if you have to have follow-up tests on a very frequent basis, then it would make more sense to stay with the traditional plan. >> reporter: and for alchema business can be slow without all the things insurance companies provide. still -- >> do you miss the insurance company? >> not one bit. >> reporter: a freedom that only buy can buy. eric horng, abc news, burnsville, minnesota. pope benedict's long-awaited letter about abuse on children in ireland, the pope used the words "i am truly sorry" and admitted the church made mistakes. he stopped taking responsibility and nor did he mention that others around the world called for a single resignation. woods in an interview with

espn's tom rinaldi talks about how his serial adultery has hurt the people he has hurt the most. and since he played in last year's tournament. >> a lot has transpired in my life. a lot of ugly things have happened. things that -- i've done some pretty bad things in my life. i'm excited to get back in play. i'm excited to see the guys again. i miss competing. but still, i still have a lot more treatment to do, just because i'm playing doesn't mean i'm going to stop going to treatment. >> woods also says he is nervous about fan reaction, and says he hopes to hear a couple of claps when he hits the links at augusta national. well, if your ncaa bracket looks anything like the actual brackets, congratulations, you are in rare company. it was another wild weekend. good morning, cornell continues its cinderella run through the ncaa tournament,

standing in their way, wisconsin in the second round. ryan wittman, sharpshooter. bull's-eye. cornell up 44-31. hi, my name is lewis, i'll be your serve. for now, 64-49. then dale drives, and dale hits. he had 26. cornell wins 87-69. michigan state and maryland. lucas went down with a torn achilles tendon. revis vasquez scoring nine of maryland's final points in two minutes. maryland takes the lead. and lucious has gotten the ball. lucious at the buzzer. the season end with 13. michigan state advanced to the

sweet 16. matt painter and the boilermakers taking on the aggies. nails the pullup jumper. tied up at 61-61. under ten seconds to go, chris kramer on the drive. going the other way. dash harris to b.j. harris, his three-point attempt is no good. purdue moves on as well, they win 63-61. that will do it for this espn news update. remember, you can always stay current with espn news. now back to abc's "america this morning." some environmentalists are sounding the bar on pollution one at a time. >> the 60-foot boat call the plasticy is made from plastic bottles. >> the crew is hoping to call attention to recycling and raise

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after more than a week of strained u.s./israeli relations, secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting in washington with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he sits down with president obama tomorrow. and assessing recovery efforts in the earthquake in haiti, hundreds of thousands ever still living in camps. giuliana sloop taking over. and "dancing with the stars" kicks off season number ten tonight with an all-new cast of silents. pamela anderson, kate gosselin and buzz aldrin are all among the big names of battling it out for that mirrored trophy. and coming up on "good morning america," of course, they're going to talk at length about the health care reform get both sides of that debate and show you how that will impact you. plus, the latest twist in the

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