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the bill is passed. >> on the brink. after months of negotiations, house democrats pass historic health care legislation. >> this is what change looks like. living a lie. tiger woods opens up about the sex scandal that derealailed hi career. >> i tried to stop and i couldn't stop, and it was horrific. and bracket busters. march madness lives up to its name with a weekend of buzzer beaters. >> spartans move to the sweet

16! this is the cbs morning news 16! this is the cbs morning news for monday, march 22nd, 2010. captioning funded by cbs good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle gielan. as early as tomorrow, president obama will sign a historic health care reform bill that promises to affects the lives of nearly every american. passed by the house late last night, the long debated legislation extends health care to millions of uninsured americans and will be a key issue come this year's elections. tara mergener is in washington with a details. >> reporter: good morning. well, just two months ago, it's hard to believe this bill was widely considered dead. but last night, a stunning turnaround for health care reform. >> the bell is passed. >> reporter: the nation's health care system is about to get one of the biggest overhauls it has ever seen. after a marathon weekend session, house members voted late last night 219-212 to push through the senate bill

extending coverage to 32 million americans. the measure which received no republican backing now goes to president obama to sign it nto law. >> this will not fix everything that ails our health care system, but it moves us in the right direction. >> reporter: he helped clinch the victory issuing apexecutive order barring federal funding for abortions. >> to protect the sanctity of life. >> reporter: but republicans weren't convinced. >> we have failed to listen to america. >> reporter: the house also voted on a set of fixes. the senate will take up that measure tuesday. but some fear it will spark yet another fiery debate. >> some have predicted another siege of parliamentary maneuvering in order to delay adoption of these improvements. i hope that's thought the case. >> reporter: if the senate makes changes, it will have to go back to the house for further action. >> we believe that this act that was passed tonight is an all-american act.

>> reporter: the congressional budget office estimates health care reform will cost $940 billion in the first ten years, but it would reduce the deficit by $138 billion and add more than $1 trillion in the following decade. >> this bill explodes the deficit, it explodes the debt. >> reporter: president obama insists once the debate ends and he reform kicks in, the american people will have a system that finally works for them. and, again, the at some will debate that second bill later this week. republicans say they will challenge the changes. michelle, back to you. >> teara mergener in washington. thanks. to democrats, the health care reform bill is the most important piece of social legislation since medicare and medicaid. republicans warn of the burden imposed by more than $900 billion in tax increases. there's no government-run insurance plan, but for the first time, there will be nearly universal health coverage in the

united states. >> reporter: four years from now, an estimated 95% of americans will have health care insurance coverage, up fromle 5%. if you're not you ever kd, you'll be fined $695 a year. the plan provides subsidies on buy insurance through tax credits available to a family of four earning up to 88 houd a year. employers are not required to offer coverage, but the government would charge mid to large businesses a $2,000 per worker fee if any worker needed government subsidies to buy insurance. businesses with fewer than 50 employees, the self-employed, and the uninsured, could shop for coverage through new purchasing pools called exchanges. insurance companies would pay more taxes and be banned from denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions, or setting dollar limits on benefits paid. they would be required to allow children to stay on their parents' plans until the age of 26. medicaid for low income people would be expanded, allowing a

family of four earning up to $29,000 a year to enroll, and medicare for those over the age of 65 would receive more money from a 1% medicare tax increase on individuals earning more than $200,000 a year. >> and starting tonight, the "cbs evening news" with katie couric begins a week long series, a user's guide to health care reform. tiger woods says he kept it all to himself. answering questions on camera for the first time since that sex scandal that put his career on hold, woods says no one else knew what was going on. and as karen brown reports, he talked about the shame he feels. >> i didn't know it was that bad. >> reporter: tiger woods answering questions the world has been waiting to ask. >> i was living a life of a lie. i really was. and i was doing a lot of things as i said that hurt a lot of people. >> reporter: for the first time since his second scandal broke, woods granted two interviews. he gave five minutes to espn and

six minutes to the golf channel. and in both of the interviews, tiger woods refused to explain what happened last november 27th when he he crashed his car. >> it's all in the police report. beyond that, everything's between elin and myself. >> reporter: but he did say the last four months have been personally brutal. >> i've had a lot of low points. just when i didn't think i could get lower, it good lower. >> reporter: the lowest was telling his wife what he'd done. >> she was hurt, very hurt. shocked. angry. and she had every right to be. >> reporter: and the world's best golfer is anxious about facing his fans in april when he returns to golf at augusta. >> i'm a little nervous to be honest. >> how much do you care? >> it would be nice to hear a couple claps here and there. >> reporter: woods spent 45 days in treatment for an addiction he wouldn't name, and he says he'll continue therapy. >> when you face it and you start concurring it and you start living up to it, the strength that i feel now, i've

never felt that type of strength. >> reporter: strength he'll likely need when he tees up at what's expected to be the most watched masters tournament ever. karen brown, cbs news, los angeles. it's clear this morning, but the first weekend of spring felt more like the middle of winter in the southern plains. in oklahoma, arkansas and missouri, heavy snow disrupted travel. at least five deaths are blamed on the weather. snow totals topped a foot in many areas. in fargo, north dakota, all that sandbagging paid off. the red river crested yesterday at 19 feet above flood stage, but thanks to days of preparation, over a million sandbags were filled, there was no major damage and no evacuations, even though some homes were surrounded by water. last year record flooding damaged 100 homes. just ahead on the "morning news," a rare volcano erupts in a land of ice and snow. plus, pope benedict apologizes to victims of sexual

abuse at the hands of priests, but is it enough? first, katie couric has a review of tonight's krks evening news oig. >> a mystery in southern new jersey, the culprit's tools of choice, knitting needles and yarn. but it's what they're doing with them that will throw for you a loop. assignment america monday only on the "cbs evening news." hey! - increase in 6 months. - pete, back it up! ( marker squeaking ) when business travel leaves you drained, re-charge with comfort suites. spacious rooms, free hi-speed internet, and free hot breakfast. comfort suites. power up. now stay two separate times with comfort suites... or any choice hotel and earn a free night. book at choicehotels.com.

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in iceland, a volcano is erupting for the first time in more than 180 years. it's close to a glacier and hundreds of nearby residents were ordered evacuated. authorities are concerned about the threat of it triggering a larger and more dangerous eruption at another volcano. so far there's been no damage or injuries. on the cbs "moneywatch," stocks in asia dipped this morning and emily smith is here in new york with that and more. emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. asian markets took a big hit today on continued worries over degrees's debt crisis.

the hang seng traded down about 2% while the nikkei was closed for a national holiday. today wall street gets the latest numbers on housing. friday the market broke an eight day winning streak. the dow lost 37 points. the nasdaq gave back 17. toyota's troubles could soon be moving in to a courtroom. shareholders of the auto giant are going ahead with at least three class action lawsuits claiming company executives intentionally misled investors about sudden acceleration president obamas. the lawsuits charge toyota has known faulty electronics are the cause for nearly a deck and i had but covered it up to protect the company's reputation for safety and its stock price. minneapolis, puff low, oklahoma city and rochester, new york have made it through the great recession with the smallest increases in unemployment. a government report shows those four cities did the best with joblessness among cities with at least a million people. none of the four relies on heavy manufacturing industries which have been hit hard by the

downturn. and alice remains the queen of the box office. johnny depp and tim burton's "alice in wonderland" took in $34.5 million to say in the top spot for a third straight weekend. diary of a wimp pi kid opened up in second place with the bounty hunter debuting in third. >> emily smet here in new york. thanks. pope benedict wrote a letter apologizing to the people of ireland for serious mistakes that were made in dealing with the child sex abuse crisis in the cath electric church. it went beyond any other pay pal statement, but for many of victims, it did not go far enough. mark phillips reports. >> reporter: at a time when his every word is being analyzed, pope benedict's message at his appearance in rome was full of religious code, but made no direct reference to the child abuse scandal now rocking the catholic church. instead, he prayed for forgiveness. >> humbly beg his forgiveness for our own failings. >> reporter: but forgiveness was

not on the minds of many of the faithful in ireland where the pope's open letter on child abuse in the irish church was read before congregations. the letter speaks of shame and remorse and of sinful and criminal actses, but it does not call for the resignation or punishment of hose who committed the abuse. >> to us bishops he says we must admit the grave errors of judgment were made. >> reporter: and it was regular nations that are being demanded by people like andrew matten, who was molested repeatedly by a priest as a child. >> most importantly, the pope has not acknowledged in anyway the role of the catholic church in covering up the sexual abuse of children. >> reporter: the church abuse scandal has now spread from ireland right across europe, including the pope's home country of germany, while he was a bishop there. new allegations from south america have added to the earlier scandals that so unsettled the church in the u.s. and canada.

and for many, the remorse being expressed in rome is not enough. mark fell lipphillips, cbs news london in that. straight that he had, your monday morning weather. and in sports, march madness with dramatic wins to advance in the ncaa tournament. this season, there are more reasons than ever... not to let your immune system become a statistic. support your immune system with patented ester-c. ester-c provides up to 24 hours of immune support. ester-c. the better vitamin c.

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miami, thunderstorms at 71. chicago, 52. denver 64. los angeles, partly cloudy and 67 degrees. time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clouds scattered over the northeast and southeast. skies are clear around the great lakes an northern plains. and it's gray across the northwest. later today, heavy rain and gusty winds will be returning to the mid-atlantic states. the southern plains and southwest will remain dry and more scattered showers are likely across the northwest. in sports, would it wouldn't be march madness without the buzzer beerts. mitch state's cory lucas took a three spoipt shot to beat maryland 85-83. >> he he got it! spartans move to the sweet 16! >> so sweet. purdue's chris cramer made a lay-up in the closing seconds of overtime for a 63-61 win over

texas a&m. cramer had 17 points for the boilermakers. it was an upset for xavier over pittsburgh as jordan crawford scored 27 points. pitt missed a shot at the end and xavier got the victory 71-68. lewis dale scored 26 points as cornell knocked off wisconsin 87-69. the big red is the first ivy league team to advance to the sweet 16 in more than 20 years. number one seed duke dominated inside against california for a 68-53 blue devil win. duke faces purdue in a south regional semifinal on bring in houston. wes johnson of syracuse scored a career-high 31 points as the orange defeated gonzaga. next syracuse plays putler on thursday in salt lake city. so exciting. when we return, another look at this morning's top stories.

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on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today it's weather. heavy rain will be be developing across the mid-atlantic states. remains dry and sun any over the southern plains an southwest and the northwest will see more scattered showers this afternoon.d southwest and the northwest will see more scattered showers this afternoon. here's another look at this morning's top stories. the house passed his tore rhis rick health care reform legislation that president obama could sign as early as tomorrow. a second bell that changes the first was sent to the senate. and tiger woods answered questions on camera for the first time since his car crash last november. woods says he was alone responsible for the sex scandal and that he was living a lie. it's spring and gas prices are rising. a gallon of unleaded regular had

will cost you 86 cents more than it did a year ago. in the last two weeks, gas has risen nine cents to break $2.80 a gallon. elaine quijano has more. >> reporter: every march the annual rise in gasoline prices is another sign of spring. sglu hear that it's going up. >> it does get pretty pricey. >> reporter: in the past month, the national average is up 18 cent as gallon to $2.81. that's up 86 cents in a year. >> it's ridiculous. these prices are ridiculous. >> reporter: a recent report projected pump prices will likely exceed $3 a gallon this spring and summer. in california, it's already there. >> that really was different last week. >> reporter: gasoline prices ten to rise in anticipation of the summer driving season and also because the industry does its annual housekeeping. >> for many parts of the country, they're switching from winter grade to summer grade gasoline which costs nor produce and that's reasons prices are going up in some of regions. >> reporter: this year demand is

sill low, but energy analysts say the industry is responding by closing refineries to keep gas prices elevated. >> the refinement just pies in their own mind that it is now for us time to make some money because we lost a lot of money last year. >> reporter: and if people aren't driving, they're less likely to go out and spend money. >> people spend less when gl gasoline prices go up. it's more psychological than anything else, so it erodes the disposable income. >> i don't want to drive because i can't poord to keep filling this up every week. >> reporter: and if people aren't driving, they are less likely it question out and spend money. not great news for a recovery that's just getting in to gear. elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. there's a new around the world sailing record. the crew crossed the finish line saturday off france. it took 48 days, 7 hours and 44 minutes to sir consume and a half gate the earth. they beat the previous record by

more than two days earning them a jules verp trophy. it was it the third attempt at the record by the french skipper and his crew. later they of course celebrated with champagne. i'm michelle gielan and this is the c"cbs morning news." atch ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you wanted to quit smoking so many times, but those days came and went and the cigarettes remained. ♪ today's a new day. talk to your doctor about prescription treatment options and support. and this time, make it your time.

good morning. i'm and roan. here's some story we are following for you. the house passed a historic overhaul of the nation's health care system. the vote came last night with republicans unanimously

opposing the bill. president obama says the measure is a victory for the american people. house members also approved a separate set of fixes for the bill which the senate will take up this week. thousands of demonstrators gathered on the national mall calling for immigrationry form. they want them to protect the rights of undocumented workers and their families. the cost of a fatal house fire is under investigation in clinton, maryland. a neighbor ran to -- a woman ran to a neighbor's house and said her daughter was trapped inside. she died on the scene off and on light showers the heavy rain is holding off until midday. go to live doppler nine thousand. it doesn't look impressive on the radar which is great news. i want to zoom in to washington

and around the immediate area. a hit and miss shower. we will show you on the big picture. see over southwestern virginia, west virginia that big batch of showers and rain is what i'm looking at to be the heavier rain. the shower and chance of rain all day through midday and afternoon. a thunderstorm is possible to come through. we will have more on the forecast coming up later. >> good morning. >> good morning. great to see you guys. i'm sniffing my face off. allergies. >> i have tissue at the desk. >> thank you. i may borrow it. i'm not crying through the newscast, just allergy related. talk about the weather. not impacting the morning drive so far. construction. the chain bridge will be closed until 5:00 a.m. road crews are out there working. crews eastbound braddock road. the ramp to the outer loop is

shut down. 270 southbound no problems out of frederick to the split. back to andrea. tiger woods is back on the offensive after months of avoiding questions. he gave two brief interviews. he opened up about his shame and return to golf but there were questions he wouldn't answer. >> tiger woods answering questions the world has been waiting to ask. >> i was living a life of a lie. i really was. and i was doing a lot of things that hurt a lot of people. >> reporter: for the first time since his sex scandal broke, woods grand two interviews, five minutes to espn and six minutes to the golf channel. and in both of the interviews, tiger refused to explain what happened last november 27th when his crashed his car. >> it is all in the police report. beyond that everything is between elin and myself. >> reporter: he said the last four months have been personally brutal.

>> i have had a lot of low points. just when i didn't think it could get lower it did. she was hurt, shocked angry and she had every right to be. >> reporter: and the world's best golfer is anxious about facing fans in april when he returns to golf at augusta. >> i'm nervous about that to be honest. >> how much do you care? >> it would be nice to hear a couple of claps here and there. >> reporter: he spent 45 days in treatment for an addiction he wouldn't name. >> when you start to conquer and live up to it the strength i feel now, i have never felt that type of strength. >> reporter: he will need it when he tees up at which is expected to be the middle east watched masters tournament