>> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc seven washington weekly. with thel start standoff in congress over how to

fund the government. if they cannot reach an agreement by tomorrow night, the government will shut down. >> republicans rallied in front of the capitol today. their condition was that health care reform is delayed by one year. a demand that they know will be met with tears opposition. -- fierce opposition. >> forget about it. it is not changing. a government shutdown to overturn the health care bill. overe political standoff monday's night deadline has real consequences. 50% of allagon, civilian employees will be forced to stay home. employees at the treasury department will suffer the same feet.

the mississippi air force base has a message for congress. >> i'm going to lose my paycheck. that might motivate them to solve some problems. >> that might not be enough motivation to avoid monday night's shut down. >> tenley really expect a shut down tomorrow night? that is the conversation. >> right now, it does not look like there will be a deal. there is an item that could start a copper mines. that is a medical device tax. this was put into the house bill. republicans want to strip it away. there is indication that democrats could go along with this. republicans want to do with obamacare completely.

democrats are not ok with that. >> there will still be some meetings leading up to tomorrow's deadline. >> it is funny how this plays out in washington. there is a last-minute deal that goes up to 11:40. that could happen. it seems the a long shot. the senate will not get to work until 2:00 in the afternoon. hours and athem 10 very small window. >> ok. two weeks after that, we have a debate over the debt ceiling and that seems to be the bigger deal. at least that is what we're told by many in the know. crisis everyfiscal three months. you have a debt ceiling debate coming up in november and we have in other government shut down debate the end of the year.

these will all be climatic moments. a big impact on markets.onal >> we will see how this affects monday and beyond. coming up on "washington weekly." an announcement on john paul ii. .sing your cell phone we'll tell you about a new law taking effect. >> i'm in the belfort furniture weather center. we have

>> we are back with a look at what happens in the week ahead. tomorrow, pope francis kobe announcing the canonization date of pope john paul ii. until 2005 and was the longest-serving pope in history. penalty,of the death sweeping gun-control laws, and a handheld cell phone ban while driving. all passengers will be required to wear seat in the back of a vehicle.

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>> we told you about him earlier this year, metro the racehorse. injuries ended his career and he took up painting. he is helping with his art. often running in more ways than one. >> come on. >> is still at it. metro the horse. metro the painting horse. paints and he has moods. that is a good stroke.

that was a nice one. >> he took my tro on. in after knee injuries ended his career in 2009. metro going away by two. paint,hing them how to it was like, ok. >> the campus was is comeback. he has fans all over the world. online and at a gallery in gettysburg. the proceeds go out to find homes for retired racehorses. part, his the amazing painting career is up and running and so is metro.

>> it is pretty amazing. i give a lot of credit to tim. getting has been injections to treat bone spurs and arthritis. >> he was one grade below broken leg and, after the treatments, there is tremendous improvement. each treatment takes three or four days to finish. >> this is our first metro collaboration. >> he has a lot more success than i do. >> now, he has a new lease on life. no one is taking that for granted. is special because it might be the last time.

he is going to live a lot longer than the two years he was given and he can live in a way that he could not before. there you go. good boy. good boy. maryland, -- >> good boy. >> i like that camera shot. are you ready for some changes in the weather? >> you do not have a choice. >> do not have a choice. it is on the way in the next few days. 65 degrees at the airport and the winds are settling down in the south least. -- southeast. the sun finally broke out. 74 is our average for this day.

the record was set in 1954. temperatures will be above average for most of this week. 59 in virginia at this hour. it is 62 downtown. spring, it is 54. the high is up to 75 degrees. 52 -- at 52 is that degrees. that is keeping annapolis at 64 degrees. temperatures are generally in the 50s and 60s and high- pressure is to the north of us any cold front is to the west. and a cold front is to the west. it is fizzling out. and a cold so storm

off the coast. no impact on us. it will be on the outer banks of north carolina for tomorrow and into early tuesday. here is a look at our futurecast. clouds throughout the day and a moving out. temperatures are in the middle 70s. changes in wind direction on wednesday. that will warm us into the 80s. one weekr cold front from today and you will feel the difference. 48-60, a wide range of temperatures. it is cool to the west of us. a better chance for patchy fog. temperatures will be in the upper 50s. tomorrow looks fantastic.

73-78 degrees. wins out of the southeast at 5- 10 miles an hour. tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, there will be increased clouds. on saturday, cooler temperatures. on sunday, highs will only be in the 60s. with lows in the 30s and 40s. still ahead, one movie hopes to get the audience revved up. still ahead, one movie hopes to ge[ male announcer ]ved up. at northrop grumman,

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>> a new movie ended the weekend with a third-place finish. it earned 10 money in dollars. should you burn rubber to check it out? movie howard's new captures the danger of racing, the thrill of competition, and

the value of rivalry. battle -- incredible twohe rivalry between formula one drivers. chris plays a free spirit. daniel is a stickler and a disciplinarian. [indiscernible] >> i do not mind it. >> a captures the danger. and agonizing burn. track. back on the 3.5 stars. a celebration of rivalry.

here is the weekend movie guide. the spectacular now gets 3.5. the family. baggage claim is a new movie. 2.5 for that. millers -- we are the millers gets 2.5 stars. have a great weekend. i am arch campbell. ill nye the science guy hits the floor tomorrow on "dancing with the stars." he suffered a partially torn ligaments in his left leg.

it is the battle of the school board going in tomorrow's show. we will be right back.