the bulk of the rain will fall between 3:00 and 9:00 a.m. by the time it tapers off about an inch and a half of rain in the metro area. so for tomorrow, a weather alert day. the stormwatch7 app is a good way to keep ahead of it, too. messy friday. weekend is a little improvement. i will be happy to share it. alison: this is worth repeating now is a good time to take a moment and download the stormwatch7 app to track rain on the smartphone or tablet. jonathan: the montgomery county police are trying to find out if a soccer coach touching a 7-year-old on the team has other victims. kevin lewis is live with the story that is developing as the kids get home from school. >> the allegeed assayed

have happened here close to the lake forest mall. the suspect is 47-year-old miguel flores of gaithersburg. he is the head soccer coach and the owner of the academy de fútbol. a private club that use esthe park. he sexually abused a 7-year-old female player on multiple occasions in 2015. the vent now 9 says flores would put his hand under her shirt and make weird movements while teammate ran laps around the soccer field. he told the girl it was a sec wet and going so far to threaten doing something if she spoke up about the abuse. in march, child protective services contacted them about the alleged crimes. offi

soccer field. there is a concern more victims may be out there. i'm kevin lewis. alison: thank you. three hours ago on the hill the senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill. now that vote of course came a half hour before the house pushed through the bill to repeal affordable care act. this is talked about for weeks and weeks. house republicans followed one a celebration at the white house that ended an hour ago. the question now is what does the vote mean for the people relying on obamacare? scott: not a lot yet. i say "yet" because this is just half thb

now we have to see what will happen in the senate. grumbles from the republicans. they will need every one to get it through the senate. what you see come through is different than today. the democrats will fight this tooth and nail. you had president trump celebrating in the rose garden today saying he is halfway to completing a major campaign promise to repeal and replace obamacare. then democrats are furious with the proceedings so i want you to hear from them. >> i predicted it a long time ago. i said it's failing. now it's obvious it is failing. dead. it's dead. >> you are walking the plank for what?

a bill that won't be accepted by the senate. scott: the chanting was not the republicans saying goodbye to the bam am carrie but democrats who believe that the republicans sealed their fate in the midterm election imtaking away 24 million people health insurance. and putting people in preexisting conditions not affording it. the other side is the republicans who say we had to do something. or you will see the insurers and the provide veers leaving the system. they will have fewer options. this is all in the works. the republicans on the house side want it through now. they had an 11-day recess and they knew they had the votes

lined up and it's critical. jonathan: thank you. larry: new information after a manhunt for this man of many faces. david watson is behind bars after the police found him in the woods behind a building on dorsey run road not far from the hospital he escaped from last friday. maryland bureau chief brad bell found his hiding place today. brad: his time on the run was no picnic. >> he had been eating out of the trash cans and drinking water from puddles. >> a source tells us that watson found tootzy rolls and -- tootsie rolls and cookies to wash down. it appeared that his free days of freedom from the sentence wasn't well thought out. >> we don't believe there is assistance to him or that it is a long-term plan. >> thi

>> i am taller and heavier but you can see how to get in here. disappear in darkness. this is big enough to stand up in, easy to hide in. you can see a glow stick left behind by a searcher looking to see if anyone was inside. >> incredible. >> this man has been working yards from the hideout. >> this is crazy. way too close. he wondered the area to find places to hide. he eluded dogs and helicopters with the heat-sensor cameras. he's driven back to prison in a high security van. in jessup, brad bell, abc7

news. alison: students at american university are reacting to a town hall meeting that ended a half an hour ago on the recent arable incidents on campus. richard reeve has been following this and he joins us with the latest. >> the administrators and the student leaders are meeting that is just now breaking up as we speak. that comes after the town hall session. it was on monday morning where five nooses were discovered on campus. hanging from them were bananas with "a.k.a." some believe stood for alpha kappa alpha the sorority on campus. many believe it was targeted at the newly elected african-american president, the first african-american woman to hold the

the a.u. president called this a cowardly act. but they hope that positive things will come out of this. >> i have an opportunity to change the direction. >> there outrage. >> people are upset. >> you can see them inside there chatting away, talking. this is a good thing. we are opening the dialogue and trying to figure out how to empower the students of color. trying to deal with the situation. to hopefully make it better. >> one person is dead. a bus broke through a chain link fence. the you driver was killed. there were at least 15 mid

school students on the bus were also hurt. the cause of the accident is under investigation. alison: life behind bars for the prince george's county man convicted of killing and burning his ex-girlfriend. a judge sentenced maurice wigfall to life without parole and 50 years and 90 days after the conviction in february. he burned the body of cherry to cover up the evidence. he offered no remorse for the actions. jonathan: new developments in accident of a kansas water slide that killed 10-year-old son of the state representative schwab. the family will be awarded $20 million. caleb died after riding the water slide that is dubbed as the tallest in the world at schlitterbahn park. michelle: orlando pulse nightclub will become a permanent memorial

the owner wants area to comfort the community and educate future generations about the importance of tolerance. >> it will be heartbeat of the land. >> the memorial is there in the planning stages. no decision is made if it will be part of it or torn down. >> two infants and nowhere to stay. no more flights. larry: the latest on board incident with family and flight attendants when it comes to their seats. michelle: a woman two has lived in d.c. for a hundred years taking on another country. jonathan: later is your child looking at a small screen now? find out what it could mean for them in the long term.

allow people of faith to be bullied or silenced anymore. >> the steps

larry: a barbecue restaurant in houston, texas, going up

look at this. arson investigators are looking into how it started. the flames breaking out before 6:00. crews were forced to let it burn out because of a look of fire hydrants in the area. the firefighters had to bring in water by tanker trucks. no injuries reported. alison: healthcare was not the only issue the trump administration tackled today. the president signed executive order easing restrictions on the religious groups and the role they can play in politics. this happened on the national day of prayer. >> surrounded by religious leaders president trump with a stroke of a pen signed another executive odder. >> religious liberty is a big one. >> ending a decade old medical examiner that separates church and state. it recognizes how tax exemp groups like churches play in politics. >> we will not allow people of faith to be targeted, bullies

>> specifically barring them from the pulpit to endorse candidates. here is what the executive order does. it allowses churches and the other religious group to support or oppose candidates risking their status by telling i.r.s. not to actively investigate cases and offers regulatory relief for objectors to the mandate that required birth control as a health plan. something expected is provision for faith organizations to avoid hiring gay people. according to pew two of third of americans said the churches should not endorse candidates. on the campaign trail, mr. trump promised to destroy the johnson amendment, today following through. president trump: two very, very special

>> the aclu already announced a challenge to the latest executive order. only one church lost the tax exempt status playing in politics when a new york church warned parishioners against voting for bill clinton. alison: an olive branch of sorts for a variety of religious groups in loudoun county for national prayer day. jeff goldberg will explain it for us in a half an hour. >> we are on storm watch. dramatic images of flooding in st. louis. roads were closed and the traffic on a 14-mile stretch of the mississippi river had to be halted. alison: a terrible situation there. hard to imagine what they are going through. here we prepare for rain to move through. doug: nothing like we saw there but we have potential of the heavy rain overnighting through th

i do this every time. streams and creeks. alison: there you go. doug: that could be a concern, too. this is an eight or nine-hour period. it has been dry and we need the rain. but this will impact the morning commute. streams and creeks. [laughter] proud of myself. here we go. look at the middleton valley. the camera yesterday and the shot that was crystal clear and beautiful. today cloudy,er 62. the story is the clouds that will thicken tonight. overnight starting at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. rain will become heavy at times. one to two inches of flooding. free

and streams, those are the concerns and any standing water that accumulates stay out of it. a slow morning rush. the rainfall from the south is not reaching us. this is moving that way. this is moving from the southeast. this is feeding up and the gulf moisture feeding up. through the nice and the overnight it will converge on our area. this is how we get the intensity of the rain. picking up one to two inches ins in a fairly short period of time. the rain encroaches through the west. this will turn on us. this should taper off and heaviest stuff move out before

noon. this will be breezy and mild. the outlook is an inch and a half. we will see the possible ponding of water and the localized stream flooding. no warnings now. we have a flood watch along the shenandoah valley and the blue ridge. the moisture will uploop come up the mountains. bus stop is rainy. and breezy. isolated thunderstorms. the weekend outlook is not perfect but we'll take it. spotty shower for sunday. lower 60's. the average high is 73. so we are below. the gold cup has showers saturday afternoon. the cup 10:00 to 7:15 p.m. but breezy throughout the day. d.c. united possibility of a shower. but should see improvement by

owe can watch it here. tomorrow is a weather alert day for sure with the morning rush affected by the rain that is heavy and the thunderstorms. the weeker is cooler. next it's cool. next the temperatures will stay below average. we will watch creeks and streams in the morning. a couple -- it's creeks and streams. two or three years ago i got into that when we had warnings and i stood at the wall and they were going to take me out of here on a stretcher because it took me 20 seconds to say it. i keep creeks and streams. it is all good. larry: the waterways. doug: there you go! alison: right in time f

ingredient for celebrations could be in short supply. >> she lost her hands and legs but she is getting a new lease on life with the help of a clinic in montgomery county. the first story straight ahead. larry: but first, t.g.i.t. -- the thursday night shows are back. alison: then we hope you will stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00.

alison: "7 on your side" in health matters. a story you want to take a moment to see. 15 months ago sharon was told she had 48 hours to live. but after losing her fingers, part of her mouth and both neat, now she is learning to live again. >> i never thought i'd have hands again. >> sharon is getting a new lease on life. today she is learning how to move her fingers again after receiving two bionic hands custom designed for her. >> i thought i would be in a nursing home laying around in a bed watching tv the rest of my life. >> 15 months ago sharon was given 48 hours to live. she suffered septic shock sin dome, gang green set in -- gangrene set

>> i could not pick up anything without thumbs. >> but they are helping her do all the little things we take for granted every day. it will serve 2,000 people in area and they had a grand opening this afternoon. >> never get old to help someone achieve mobility and/or the indiana pen -- independence. >> e rereceived two prosthetic legs in august. she is learning how to walk again. her attitude is inspiring. after two months of occupational therapy she will be able to do just about anything. >> it's a miracle that now i'm going to be able to do all of these things now they have given me hands. >> in rockville, ryan hughes, abc7 news. alison: wow! larry: how adorable. she is walking really well right now. not just learning. that is

>> you can tell her attitude is tremendous. are larry: and infectious. everyone there to see what she can do. alison: we have to follow up on her. larry: actually. good job. still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- do your children watch a lot of screen time? how much do they talk? why doctors think there could be a connection. >> it would be wonderful to have proof of life after death. alison: then a little bit later, have you seen this picture? what police are saying about the debate over whether it's a ghost or a girl? >> korean conflict in the heart of the nation's capital. all over the house behind me.

larry: she has lived in the same logan circle howls for 88 years but tonight the 99-year-old woman fighting a foreign government to protect the house. stephen tschida explains why in a story you will see only on 7. >> now they should at least clean my windows. stephen: dust coats the interior of her home. cracks and walls grow wider and plants in her garden wither. >> it's been hard on me. >> 99-year-old sheryl smith lived in this logan

decades. but life here became difficult a couple of years ago. >> it's been killing me. no. it's -- to hear the knocking and to go through this every day. stephen: this is the source of her problems. the grand old mansion on logan circle in the midst of a painstaking restoration by the korean government. >> they just take so long. >> smith complained repeatedly but says she has gotten no response. she plans to spend the upcoming big birthday in her home. but the dust is so heavy and breathing so hard she just hopes she can hold on until construction finishes. >> maybe i will be here for my birthday. 100th. stephen: stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: now we spoke with the korean embassy and we were told we would get a response. we are still waiting for that response. the home under construction is intended to be used to promote korean culture. alison: we have

on plans to close several lanes along i-95 in virginia this weekend. today, for virginia department of transportation said it is pushing back the work on the neasco bridge until next weekend. don't worry about lane closures at least right now. you can put that worry off for a week. larry? larry: okay. well, checking the top stories. montgomery county soccer coach accused of sexually abusing a child. police say miguel flores had an inappropriate relationship with 7-year-old girl years ago and they believe it occurred at the soccer field in montgomery village and think there could be other victims. alison: president trump is celebrating the house vote to repeal and ereplace obamacare. the house approved the plan by a margin of four votes. he invited republican leaders to the white house where he expressed optimism that the senate will also approve the legislation. larry: american university students holding a town hall meeting to discuss racial incidents on campus. that meeting ending an

ago. the incidents has drawn national attention. bananas hanging on nooses after an african-american woman elected student body president. alison: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. one day before cinco de mayo and tonight the world is fating avocado shortage. the guacamole staple will cost twice what it did last year. high prices last through the summer after the heatwave in california. larry: ringling brothers and barnum and bailey announced the final performance will be streamed on facebook live. catch the final farewell on sundays may 21. alison: well, "7 on your side" in health matters. right now are your kids staring at one of these? ipads? iphone while you are watching us? what will it mean for them in the long-term? a lot of us parents want the know the new research

nancy chen is here with a warning for everyone. >> you see kids younger and younger using the technology. the new stoleddy deals with the babies and the -- study deals with the babies and the toddlers because they love to touch the screens but it would take a toll on their speech. researchers at the university of toronto studied more than a thousand kids under the age of 2. they asked the parents about how much time their kids spent on handheld devices all day. then they asked about the children's language skills. they found that the kids who spend nearly half an hour a day looking at the screens had a higher risk of significant speech delays versus those who had no screen time. nancy: they say everything should be in moderation but they want to do more research to find out if the tablets are directly related to the delays. larry: okay.

well, police in cambridge, new york, say they have solved a paranormal picture that had the internet puzzled. take a look at the ghostly photo that appears to show a little girl in the woods. it went viral on facebook with the people all over the world chiming in. but authorities say they know for sure that it is not a ghost. >> this has gone too far. it's not a ghost. it's a little girl. >> a local girl walking on a trail with the grandfather. the truth may be out but they are still fielding dozens of calls a day about the sighting. alison: you know they are over it. tired of the calls. coming up at 5:00. a royal scare turns out to be over retirement. see how twitter is responding to the 3:00 a.m. meeting that had the world

>> a family demanding answers after being kicked off overbooked dealt the flight. we will tell you how the airline is responding. >> for the first time we are hearing from the officer who put it all on the line to safe a

steve: thursday afternoon and one more day until the weekend. a lot going on around here. a lot to do. virginia gold cup be. forewarned. it will be on the chilly side. the grounds is going to be really, really wet. so if you are planning on wearing fancy shoes and a fancy hat, make sure you have the jacket and not the fancy shoes. 61 degrees. 1:00. by 4:00 the temperatures in the lower 60's. pas

closer in and the temperatures well below average. lower 60s for saturday and sunday. can't rule out a chance for showers both days. sunday the brighter day. the average high for this time of the year is 73 degrees. cooler yet as we move to early next week. a nice warming trend as chief meteorologist doug hill will join us in a

alison: may the 4th be with you. if that signature "star wars" phrase didn't sound quite right, that's because i said, "fourth" rather than "force." today's date may 4 has really become a celebration of the franchise around thed two. larry: oh, boy. well, so funny. tonight the world is buzzing about prince philip's royal retirement. >> twitter went wild after that meeting. that sent shivers down the spines. lindsey mastis has social media reaction. lindsey: what a relief. staff was called in at 3:00 in the morning for an emergency meeting and that let people to believe something bad happened but it was to make plans for prince philip retirement. a

like they got trolled by the queen. this meme going around social media. or this -- >> if she gets rick asley on the balcony to sing "never going to give you up" i'll be so mad, but impressed. buckingham palace calls emergency meeting and i expect the queen to come out and say "may the 4th be with you" and drop the mic. yesterday prince phillip joked around about being the most experienced black unveiler. back to you. >> that he is. alison: last night for the 11:00 news, we were all so concerned. the news was breaking and we didn't know what was happening. a relief. larry: same with "good morning washington." same thing. they are going to celebrate the 70th wedding anniversary later this year. what an amazing li

have had. alison: i guess at 96 you can retire. larry: you have done well. alison: let's talk about the local sports team. >> they have not done so well. alison: the caps and the wizards on the robes. larry: we are asking you about how you feel about the chances? we got this? is the game over? or just go nats? erin hawksworth is live at the verizon center with the wizards need a win tonight. erin: i say we got this. the wizards n't have lost at home yet in the playoffs. hear from the players and how they plan to bounce back coming up next. >> it is the national day of prayer. today we got two very different definitions of what that day should be about. both of them coming stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. it's standing tall after one surgery... not six. stronger is being a typical kid...

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northrop grumman command and control systems always let you see the complete picture. and we're looking for a few dreamers to join us. alison: we are back of breaking news of a has math situation in prince william county. this is skytrak7 over the village thrift store which is on spoke town road and woodbridge. fire crews believe something is causing carbon monoxide to be released here. one person s

hospital. that person was complaining about being sick. a number of other people have been evaluated at the scene. we are told here the crews you see on the scene are ventilating that building so we will continue to follow this out of woodbridge. larry? president trump: we will never ever stand for religious discrimination. never ever. larry: today's executive order from president trump is billed as vigorously promoting religious liberty. commander-in-chief signed it on national prayer day. in loudoun county the day to unite americans may be dividing them. jeff goldberg is live in leesburg to explain why. jeff? jeff: well, larry, today at the loudoun county government center we saw two separate events on two sides of this building. celebrating the national day of prayer. but offering two very different ideas of what this day should mean. >> we approach you now with

as we confess our national sins. jeff: this was the official day of the national day of prayer -- >> to thank god and pray to god. >> then the unofficial gathering. >> so it is not about what they are doing. it's what we with doing. >> pastor michelle thomas helped organize the other event bringing together christians and jews, muslims and buddhists. >> this is about inspiring on the national day of prayer we all come together as all faith communities. >> however, organizers of the sanctioned event say the focus has been and will remain on judea christian beliefs. >> everyone is welcome to come. they just need to recognize that this, you know, the prayers are to jesus christ. >> meanwhile, the executive order signed today by president trump will likely allow religious organizations to become more politically vocal, supporting or opposing the

>> this is a positive thing. it will restore vigor to freedom of religion. >> it could be very dangerous. but we in our church, we don't do more than we are doing which is to give everyone the opportunity to get engaged and make their own minds up about who should represent them best according to the values. >> now long time attendees of the so-called official event says this is the largest crowd they have had for the national day of prayer here in loudoun county. meanwhile, those who organize the other event say they hope next year here in loudoun, they are more inclusive of other religions. live in leesburg, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you. well, coming up tonight at 6:00, why the mild winter may be coming back to bite us this summer. plus, thousands of dollars pulled from a woman's stomach. but she wasn't smuggling the cash. we'll tell you why the cash was there. it was

a road rage fight settled with a vacuum. video you will want to see ahead at 6:00. tonight at 11:00, a baby abandoned abandoned abandoned abandoned in a dirty towel lives to grow up and share her story with "7 on your side." but it's just begin. we first told you about donna a year ago. we have spent the last year looking for her long lost family. this march we helped her find out she is not alone. she has a sister who was also adopted because she was also abandoned. >> you have a full sibling. this is a joke. it was true. it was true. alison: coming up tonight at 11:00, we take you to this emotional moment when the sisters meet for the first time. who else showed up and who never wants to see them again. the a

abc7 news at 11:00. larry: wow! i can't wait for that. tonight, a warning that climate change could make your plane ride bumpier. british researchers say as the earth warms turbulence will increase in the second half of the century, e on routes between north america and europe. the researchers say that the jetstream will get stronger and causing rapid changes in the air movement, speed and direction. meanwhile, the anacostia river society says the water is clearer and there are fewer toxins and less trash in the river this year but it is still giving it an "f" in this year's state of the anacostia report. the group does warn that the cuts the president is proposing to the environmental protection agency could take a toll on efforts to clean up the anacostia as well. alison: time now to talk about the weather today. and this was a nice day. we have a lot of rain moving our way. larry: it's about to change.

and a lot of it. later tonight the flow of the moisture from the atlantic will team up and deliver us cloudiness and the rain beginning overnight. heavy in many spots. 4:00 a.m. and it will continue through the americaning commute. heavier downpours and the isolated thunderstorms. band of the heavier storms over eastern north korea and tide water that should move out across -- north carolina and the tide water to move across in the midday. we could see flare-up and thunderstorms in the afternoon. once it moves by it will sit and spin so it will keep us cool and unsettled over the weekend. that means generally partly to mostly cloudy with showers. but tomorrow morning and the midday is more than showers. we'll have steady to moderate rain. between one to two inches of rain in the

the creeks and the streams could overflow. ponding of the water and the low lying nexts and the roadways so that is the deal we have been through before. it will start and continue through the friiay morning rush. with the rumble of thunder. mid-70's in the afternoon. we look ahead to weekend. cooler and 63 for a high saturday and sunday. with that a good chance of the showers on saturday. maybe only a few with a peak of sunshine here for the day on sunday. so a big change. the rain starts a little after midnight tonight in the metro area. alison and larry, back to you. alison: all right. thank you. so the wizard host the boston celtics in game three. this is big one apt the verizon center. larry: we have to get this to get back in the series. the wizards look for the first win of the series. will this be the night? >> it will. the wizards haven't lost in the playoffs

is this game over? we got this or go nats? go to wjla.com/votenow. the players fete like they should have won both games on the road. >> the series shifts to washington the wizards hope playing at home is the missing ingredient. >> the home team won every game. >> we can just compete. >> something that the wizards need tonight is a better performance from bradley beal who was 4-15 with six turnovers in game two. >> i am a human being. i can still miss a few shots. >> those are the worst fouls.

if you thought it was physical in game one and two, expect more toughness tonight. >> in the first games they made a bigger play. we didn't. a great battle. >> this is a fight. it's a dog fight. you can expect close games. big plays. both teams. good series. we have a great opportunity tonight. erin: they do have a great opportunity. how do you slow down isaiah thomas? the wizards are planning to play tougher and be more physical. if the guy lost a tooth how much more physical will it get in game three? it will be fun. that is for sure. >> good point.

free. erin hawksworth. i'll be here all week. alison: good one. thanks. larry: well, another confrontation on a commercial airplane caught on camera. alison: can you believe it? this time it involves a family with two young children. a seat they paid for and overbooked flight. the details

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alison: if you can believe it another major airline under fire for kicking people off an overbooked flight. as we, plain this time it's delta. and an entire family that was removed. >> right. right. >> another heated exchange between passengers and the flight crew. >> you and your wife and your kids will be in foster care. >> horrible end to a hawaiian vacation. the threat of jail time for brian and his wife on a flight home to california with their kids. he claims his family kicked off the overbooked delta flight when they wouldn't give up the seat they purchased. >> i bou

for his older son who ended up taking a different flight instead being used for their 2-year-old. >> the flight attendants suggesting the little boy sit on his parent's lap which he and his wife initially refused. >> as a mother it doesn't matter whether it is true or false that that put fear in me. >> fear and outrage at the way they were treated. >> i got two infants. they have nowhere to sit. there are no more flights. are we supposed to sleep in the airport? no. >> blames the whole thing on delta for overbooking the flight. today on capitol hill congress will once again be drilling the c.e.o. of united. >> we are here today to look and hear about where we could prod, push or regulate or legislate to get better service for passengers. >> after a house hearing tuesday now the senate's turn to dig in the treatment of air passengers and the

dr. david dao dragged off united airlines flight last month. >> for the california family, they did get kicked off that flight. delta since apologizedded and promised to find a resolution. emily rau abc7 news, new york. >> if we pass this bill people will die. >> it's dead. it's essentially dead. >> developing right now beyond the partisan fight. the beginning of the end of obamacare and what comes next. >> hey! jonathan: the hero behind the heart-stopping video. what he is saying about the act of heroism and what the little boy did minutes later. michelle: road rage meets a vacuum cleaner. what led to the bizarre scene and what made bystanders jump into help. >> now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side.

[singing] jonathan: while you were at work a major move that took place on capitol hill and congress specifically with different reactions to what happened. mocking singing you heard there and also then cries of shame. while at the white house you can see hand clapping, hand shaking, a big celebration and a raucous applause. at the center of all of this millions of americans in the very way that the healthcare works, healthcare system works. chief political correspondent scott thuman is joining us. thisk loos like it could be the beginning of the end for obamacare. scott: well, republicans, jonathan, are halfway there. and also to fulfilling president trump's perhaps biggest campaign promise to repeal and replace. the g.o.p. will tell you not easy. but it was seven years in the making. >> the bill passed an without objection motion to reconsider laid on the table. scott: the house gavel echoing loudly across the hill and country as it began the repeal of obamacare.