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>> sleeping on the steps of the supreme court since friday, this woman is fighting for a seat inside on behalf of her two children, one diabetic and the other suffers from epilepsy. >> my kids are uninsurable in the private insurance market. >> that is why she wants to be front and center as the nine justices hear arguments about whether the affordable care act is unconstitutional. the individual mandate that almost every american must purchase coverage or pay a penalty. it is that controversial component that is at the center of this showdown. >> the real issue that most americans are concerned about is the constitutionality of the government forcing americans to pay for a very expensive insurance policy. >> the obama administration is defending the provision and says

the mandate is essential. fighting back against the 26 states against the lawsuit, the white house is promising the law will be upheld. >> by the end of this decade, we will be glad the republicans challenged obamacare. >> both sides are aware of the election-year effect this supreme court decision could have. >>no cameras are allowed inside the courtroom. audio recordings will be made available each day after 2:00. arguments are set to begin first thing tomorrow morning and her expected to go until wednesday. no decision is expected until later in the summer.

>> to talk more about this ongoing health-care debate, abbie phillips joins us. this is an historic moment. this case is unprecedented in so many ways. >> this is an historic health care law. you will hear that a lot from the obama administration. many of the challenges are unprecedented. they're going to the supreme court whether to ask if it is constitutional for the federal government to do things that this law mandates. the supreme court recognizing that this is so important is going to a lot an unprecedented amount of time to arguments. at the end, but the supreme court says is gone to have major implications for the president's agenda going forward and whether or not this law will be

implemented. >> it is a big gamble for the obama administration to do this in the middle of the election year. how could it affect the presidential election? >> if the law is struck down that would be problematic for the administration. if the law is upheld, that could be a very good thing for him going into an election season. this decision is expected to come down in june. that is just before the convention. if the president gets a validation of this law, that will be good for him. on the other side of the debate, if the law is struck down, it could be great for whoever his challenger is. >> they must be feeling confident to bring this to the supreme court. >> when you look back to the beginning of this debate, there were few people out there talking about whether the supreme court would bring this. the fact that they have the accepted this challenge and the

need to hear this case is a sign that some of the critics have had a lot of success in getting this argument before the courts. >> rick santorum picks up a big win in louisiana. mitt romney still has a commanding lead. what is the reasoning behind santorum and gingrich staying in this race? >> the louisiana outcome was a situation and which santorum wins but he only gets a portion of the delegates. he has not made a dent in mitt romney's delegate count. the process will continue to be that way for some time. what he is hoping to do is to put pressure on mitt romney to win more and more delegates. they are trying to pick away what they can said that it is more difficult for mitt romney to amass 1100 delegates that he means to seal the deal.

they are hoping they can take this all the way to the convention in tampa. >> we will see what happens. thank you for being with us. the fifth annual global initiative kicks off in d.c. on friday. among the speakers president clinton, chelsea clinton and jon stewart. tomorrow, michelle obama will welcome schoolchildren to the white house garden. it will be the first annual spring planting as part of her initiative to help students get healthier. the first lady planted a garden in 2009. still to come, we will look ahead and other stories that will make headlines in the week ahead. in arlington some closely sightings. -- ghostly sightings.

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>> in italy the parents of amanda knox are said to be tried for libel. they are accused of publicly stating slanderous allegations of police mistreatment. amanda knox spent four years in prison after being convicted of

murdering her roommate. that conviction was overturned last year. the pope will ride in cuba monday. he is visiting for three days to reenergize christians there. he will celebrate mass in havana's revolution square. tim tebow mania continues. he'll arrive in new york on monday. the denver broncos traded him to the jets. the capitals are still fighting for a spot in the playoffs. they are home on tuesday when buffalo comes to the verizon center. the wizards are home on monday when the detroit pistons come to town. the d.c. united our home on friday, march 30.

an issue in northwest washington has drivers getting out parking tickets. the two-hour parking signs along u street did not mean much because the parking meters did not allow people to park for two hours. >> this line is busy with people updating their do's. >> we have people coming in here every half hour, 45 minutes. it is a constant issue. the sign says two hours. >> the sign says to our parking. the meter says to our parking. -- two-hour parking. but you will still not get two hours of parking. not that we did not try.

and try. it turns out despite all the signs, these leaders maximum time is just one hour. the only place it says that is a little writing on their digital displays. >> you get one hour. >> if you try to put more than an hour's worth of money, you will not get it. >> the signs do not match up with reality. a third of the meters are broken. >> it is unfair. >> we called the city, we called a three-one-one. >> they told us there are times when the leaders and signs conflict. in this case, i am told the signs and decals are correct. the time limits on the meters will be updated.

>> the fact that you guys help us out, we are so happy. it means that people can stay for two hours and not worry about getting a ticket. >> even the meager agrees, you can park for two hours. just like the sign says. >> a ilsley -- shostly sign. that story is still ahead. we are

>> about 20 minutes ago a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck. no damage has been reported yet. if i recall, this was the epicenter of the earthquake we had in august? >> exactly. 85 miles southwest of d.c. if you are looking for a distance. no damage reported, 3.1. it goes to show you. an active area. here is what is going on outside right now. the cherry blossoms, they will not look very good tomorrow. they will look even worse tuesday morning. the wind and the cold, it is on the way.

59 degrees is the temperature at reagan at national airport. high temperatures this afternoon, a little bit of sunshine this afternoon around 4:00. temperatures in the lower 60's. manassas made it up to 63. winchester, 59. now 58 in ammendale. -- annandale. had ever to southern maryland, a 53. a high today of 58. temperatures across the board not so bad. this time of year, these are normally are daytime highs. 59 degrees at dulles. the cold air is off to the north of us. the upper peninsula of michigan, 30 degrees. this cold air makes its way to our area early tuesday morning. that is when temperatures will

fall below freezing. we will talk about that in just a second. that area of low pressure, now on this just off the coast. high-pressure settles in behind it and clearing skies across the area for tonight. bright sunshine tomorrow morning. what is left of the showers not much. we are looking at everything began to fizzle out. the big story tomorrow night at the freeze watch. more than likely, most of this area will switch over to a freeze warning tomorrow night. we could be looking at some damage to our trees. futurecast, a cold front just off to the north and west of us. this will arrive on wednesday. 45 to 53 for an overnight low. daytime highs tomorrow will be in the mid-60's. the extended outlook calls for

that cooled down on tuesday, a warm up on wednesday. we go warm things up next weekend. >> a 3.1 magnitude earthquake in mineral, of virginia, tonight. second earthquake in the past year. >> hard to believe. >> ok. next come the --

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>> is an area encounter brought work at an arlington construction site to a halt. one worker spotted a girl inside a building. but that girl has been dead for 99 years. >> this is where the body was laid to rest. some say this is where her so resides. -- soul presides. what is now a construction site was once a this victorian house. one of the workers spotted a young girl inside the building. >> he could not find her. he walked through out the whole building. when he was on his way out he

noticed her on the steps. that is when he turned around and she was not there. >> the creepy encounter was too much for the normally tough construction worker. he packed his stuff and walked off the job for good. the young girl was a 14-year- old. she was seen in this study six years before her death in 1913. the victorian house been demolished had been her home. the crews were so free to doubt by deciding, they decided on the 99th anniversary of her death they would shut down construction for the day. the house has always had a paranormal mistake. >> we did general cleanup and never noticed anything. >> there have not been any more sightings of margaret since that date, there is one construction