piedmont of virginia in the 40s. also around the district. low 50s, as well as towards the chesapeake bay. on our way to the low to mid 70s today. a few more clouds right now compared to yesterday. and those clouds will continue to thicken up as we move through the afternoon hours. rain should hold off until after midnight tonight and we'll talk about that, how much rain we can expect and when, coming up in the complete forecast in a few more minutes. >> thank you, justin. >> sure. it could be the biggest health care overhaul in more than 50 years. today, the house is gearing up for a landmark vote. the massivebill, more than a year in the making. and for democrats, victory appears to be in reach. brian mooar reports. > at the u.s. capitol, president obama ral eddie house democrats on the eve of their historic vote. >> don't do it for me. don't do it for the democratic party. do it for the more than people.

they are the ones who are looking for action right now. >> reporter: senate democrats delivered a pledge that could tip the balance. they will go along with changes demanded by the house. >> i have the commitment of significant majority of the united states senate to make that good law, even better. >> reporter: there was a flurry of last-minute activity as house democrats set the rules for a final vote they abandoned the controversial deem and task strategy which would have avoided a straight up-or-down vote. >>learly we believe we have the votes. >> reporter: democrats need 216 votes to pass the bill. win or lose it will be close and republicans want to keep it that way. >> i want to make sure we are doing everything we can do to make sure this bill never, ever, ever becomes law. >> reporter: outside the capi l pitol, thousands held an 11th-hour rally. >> i'm being taxed to death right now. i can't afford anymore. >> reporter: a year-long fight

headed to one last showdown on capitol hill. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. there were health care protests on capitol hill yesterday. and some of them got ugly. demonstrators chanted at lawmakers walked by. some congressmen reported hearing racial slurs. emmanuel clever says a protester actually spat on him. u.s. park police said they did lot make any arrests. stay with us for continuing coverage of this historic vote on health care reform in a few minutes, we'll break down that bill for you. find out what it means for people who already have insurance, and for those who don't. happening today, immigrants rights activists are demanding president obama do more to pass immigration reform. the reverend jesse jackson will speak at a short rally in front of the white house this morning. and this afternoon, tens of thounds are expected to march on the national mall in what's being called the people's rally. the activists are demanding full rights for all undocumented workers and their children.

anti-war protesters also making their voices heard in the district. thousands gathered in lafayette park to mark the seventh year anniversary to mark the start of the war in iraq. they are speaking out against the war in afghanistan also. >> the more we rely on war and violence, the more enemies we're going to make, and the worse our conditions at home are going to we. >> ralph nader and the so-called peace mom, cindy sheehan were at the rally. sheehan was among those arrested as well. a tragic discovery. firefighters found a young girl dead inside the house after they responded to a fire. investigators are looking for more clues about exactly what happened. flames broke out late last night in the 6100 avenue of park view lane in clinton. derek ward is there live with the latest.

derek. >> reporter: good morning. the sun rose on a quiet and somber scene here on park view lane in clinton. behind me, you see the aftermath of the tragedy that struck in the hours before dawn. prince georges county fire got the call at 3:00 a.m. a massive response followed with one victims suffering from smoke inhalation being air lifted to a hospital. firefighters made a horrifying discovery. a life lost in a fire on a skwet street in clinton. >> 25 firefighters on the scene, attempt the rescue. did a primary search, discovered a -- one fatality, which was a child. and a female child. >> reporter: now, the victims' names have not been released. an adult female remains hospitalized. the investigation continues into the cause of this fire. live in clinton. now back to you. >> derek ward, thank you.

two baltimore police officers are in serious, but stable condition this morning, after they were shot during a traffic stop. police say the officers were approaching a car just after midnight whether the man behind the wheel pulled out a gun. he shot one officer in the face. the other in the arm. the officers were able to fire back and kill the suspect. investigators have not said why they pulled that car over or why the suspect opened fire. a family pet stolen in montgomery county. someone snatched this puppy right from the arms of its 13-year-old owner. what's just as disturbing, the ages of the suspects. news 4 has more on the family's plea for help. >> reporter: we are disguising his face, because he's the victim of a crime. this 13-year-old boy says two other teens ripped his pitbull puppy from his arms and punched him three times in the face in an unprovoked attack in gaithersburg. >> i was walking my dog and they were following us and they told me to put my dog down, they

punched me because i refused and just took it away. >> reporter:t happened just after 2:00 in the afternoon in near ridge heights drive, whether two boys, ages 10 to 16 years old, grabbed the puppy and ran. why do you think the kids did this? >> i don't know. there's not really reason to take the dog. >> reporter: neighbors are concerned, because there are a lot of children in the community. >> it doesn't make you feel real safe in the neighborhood. i've got three boys and two dogs, and i don't want them to feel like they are in any danger in this neighborhood. that's why we moved here. >> i have a niece, and i'm a mom who goes to the park too, so i'm really worried about what's happening on? this neighborhood. >> reporter: police are investigating the crime as a robbery. >> we know that the individuals who arexd alleged to have taken the dog are teenagers, young people. maybe they consider it a prank, but we don't consider it such, and this family is heart sick and really wants their dog back.

>> reporter: the teen got the dog in february as a gift from his dad and he just wants him back. the victim tells me that he did not recognize the boys who took the puppy. anyone with information about where that dog may be is asked to call montgomery county police. reporting from rockville, darcy spencer, news 4 today. 9:07 right now. some fancy foot work. how the girls on a local girls soccer team danced their way to the world ñicup. plus, want to see a groan m grown man cry? this stunt went horribly wrong. and change is in the air. justin will tell us when you need your umbrella.

9:10 right now. a girl with star power and some fancy g fans foot work off the soccer

field. >> this week on "kids post," going down the drain, a visit from down under and getting down for a dream. joining success tracy grant of "washington post" kids post. >> good to be here. >> let's start by taking a closer look at water. >> monday is world water day. >> who knew? >> who knew? and we decided to explain to kids how that sip of water that they take at the drinking fountain on monday, how they got -- how the water got there. and it came probably a hundred miles away, down the potomac, down 1,300 miles of water pipes in washington, d.c. alone. >> wow. >> so some little thing about something you haven't thought about. >> i have wondered how the water in the fountains get there. let's meet a little girl famous for her love of animals. >> bindi irwin was in town. we had a chance to talk to her

as she visited the national zoo, she got to hang out with the pandas and what's important, she is carrying on her father crocodile hunter's legacy of conservation and has a message for kids, that kids, even as young as she's just 11, can really make a difference in the environment. >> very cute. finally, soccer players who danced their way into the world cup. >> this is a great story. these are the 97 fusion, an under-12 soccer team, they have won a trip to the world cup in south africa for creating this video celebrating soccer and the culture of the world cup and the united states. we talk to them in wednesday's kids post. it's amazing. >> thank you, tracy grant, as always. for more on fun family activities, visit our website or the washington post and click on kids post.

after months of debate and bickering, the health care battle may be over. the house is not only gearing up for one vote today, but three. >> the first vote, on a rule to establish debate guidelines, second, a vote on changes to the health care bill, and then finally, an up-or-down vote. house democrats need 216 votes each time. nbc's mike viqueira joins us with more on how the tally is shaping up. will it happen today? >> reporter: tensions high. a very near thing in washington. a democratic leader came out and told wire reporters they believe they have the 216 votes, but it's still not assured. there is the block of anti abortion democrats. bart constitute pack on msnbc that he was here with eight of his number. these are eight democrats that democratic leaders need to be in the yes column later today,

negotiating later tonight on executive order that they hope to have the president issue that would clarify that no federal funding could be spent on abortion coverage in some of the plans where people will be subsidized in the so-called insurance exchange. nip and tuck all the way. negotiations going on all through out the day, throughout the weekend. the president is all in, he was on capitol hill yesterday, a last-minute, sort of empathetic plea, saying i know this is a tough vote, but this is why you were elected to do this. this is an historic democratic pursuit. a goal that the democratic party has had for quite some time. time to take the vote, aing them to cast practical politic aside. many members on the fence come from waive ring districts, marginal districts that voted for john mccain in the last presidential election and lean republican. many people won't be back, these democrats, after november when this next vote is taken. the mid term elections, because

there is a wave against democrats being expected by experts. the context of all of this, with tensions running high, protests, some of them quite ugly, yesterday outside the capitol as members of congress walk back and forth, the behind the scenes negotiation, the arm twisting on the floor and the west wing from the president. on the phone with bdozens of members. they have gotten some people off the fence, but they have some people who voted yes back in november who are now talking about voting no. so it's still in flux, democrats are expressing growing confidence this morning. e you right. they are going to vote -- they got rid of the controversial deem and pass, and they will have a direct up-or-down vote on the unpopular senate bill. won't be one republican voting for this in anany iteration. they will have a motion to

recommit. we're talking about a lot of process in capitol hill. but at the end of the kay and that's the end of this day, might come about 8:00 or so on capitol hill, democrats now expressing growing confidence, again, they will emerge victorious, and then it goes on to the senate. >> all right. i guess it's as easy as that, huh? we were waiting for more. >> the point is, everybody is tired of this debate. the protest has been quite coentious, we know. but it still has to go to the senate if, in fact, the house passes it. that debate is likely to last through the end of the month, where republican opponents have far more procedural avenues to throw a wrench into this. the house is an enormous hurdle. it won't be over yet after tonight. >> we'll start fresh tomorrow. >> making laws and sausage, you don't really want to watch too close. mike viqueira, live from the white house. you ever go out to eat with a group of friends maybe.

you get the check and notice a service wasn't that great? it happens to a maryland lawmaker, and she thinks that it sponsors bad service. they sponsored a ban that would make it illegal to add an automatic tip. >> i had to pay an automatic tip to a delivery guy. >> really? >> that was new to me. yeah. >> a lot of times i think i would tip better were it not an automatic thing. >> if it weren't automatic. some people, lay a dollar and leave and think someone else did. anyway. >> can't do that. 9:17. let's get a check on the weather. >>ou you tip for this weather? >> yeah, very well. >> it won't last. clouds and cooler temperatures in the forecast.

details, coming

spring has officially started. try telling that to people in the midwest. a huge snowstorm hit parts of oklahoma and kansas yesterday, bringing high winds and blizzardlike conditions. forecasters calling for 4 to 10 inches of snow, with some areas getting as much as a foot of snow. the storm hit a day after temperatures reached 70 degrees. and i know it's spring break for some of those kids. >> a rough way to enjoy spring break. >> if you're gone, you're saying, see you! 9:21 right now. >> looking at 70 degrees plus around heres well today. >> justin, what do you have for us? >> it's march, you never know what you'll get. we lucked out with the nice streak of 70-degree temperatures. day four. we'll talk about the change. the storm producing all the snow out west will bring rain in here. as we head into monday, but let's enjoy the second half of

the weekend. nice morning going on right now. there is the mid to high level cloudiness currently, but enough sun to get through will warm us up through the 60s into the 70s once again before the day is done. current check on temperature, national, 53 degrees. wind calm and very nice, pleasant morning outside. dew point, 43, starting to come up a little bit. some signs of the atmosphere moistening up a little bit. record high 89 degrees set back in 1921. no record-high temperatures coming up, but we'll talk about seasonal numbers as we head through the rest of the week. around the area, a little warmer to the east of us and prince georges county. 56 degrees. campus springs and the suitland area and 52 frederick and still in the virginia piedmont, cooler, mid 40s down towards manassas, and 50 right now in culpepper. enough sun is outside right now and temperatures will continue to climb up through the late morning hours. we are talking about nice area

high pressure over the mid-atlantic. still, you can see the clouds having a tough time working to the east coast. but still, they are quickly mong in from the south and west. and they will move to the northeast throughout the afternoon and then there is the developing storm system over arkansas right now. starting to pull in some gulf of mexico moisture. up to the extreme southeastern part of the u.s. that moisture will work its way in. a frontal boundary to the north of us. separating cooler air across north central pennsylvania into ohio. we're on the warm side of this system, so, again, enjoy another day with temperatures well above average. looking at futurecast, again, the clouds will move in, lower and thicker through the afternoon. showers hold off until after midnight. we may get through the day dry. good news there. monday, off and on showers throughout the day, and even a lingering shower or two possible on tuesday. we could get a half an inch of rainfall from the system. a very slow mover. we shouldn't be dealing with flooding potential at all. for today, morning sunshine. clouds will thicken up through the afternoon. low to mid 70s for high

temperates, nice southerly breezes at 10 miles per hour. overcast skies, off and on showers and a rumble of thunder through the afternoon. highs drop down to the low 60s and tuesday, we'll still keep the clouds hanging around. highs in the upper 50s. a lingering shower or two. wednesday, sunshine returns, back up to 64 degrees. that's the trebnd into thursday. by friday, shower or two. near 60, cooling back down for the end of the weekend. kim perly and aaron, 50s, seems cold, but really that's average. >> we're not talking about 10 inches of snow, so it's better than that. thank you so much, jump. this morning in terms, ovechkin returns. >> good morning, everybody. your sports minute starts with the capitals, and vacation is over from ovechkin. he's back. and he did what he does, score goals. 45th goal of the year boosts him

back into a tie with, of course, sidney crosby. and they downed the lightning 3- 1. today, at 2:30 in college basketball, maryland against michigan state,ñi trying to advance to the sweet 16. the terps would love to see more of the same from jordan williams. freshman big was great in the first round against houston. 21 points and 17 rebounds. the majority of the rest of the scoring, done by the terps' trio of seniors. 56 points, and maryland is thinking about the spartans, and last night. ninth seeded northern iowa stunned the tuournamentournamen seed kansas. they took the lead 1:02 into the game and never looked back. 40 seconds to go and ali far farokhmanesh buries the three to give the panthers a four-point lead. 69-67. the party is on for northern

iowa. that's your sports minute. i'm dan healey, everybody have a great sunday. my old kansas friend calls it march sadness. >> they are still shaking their heads in kansas, trying to figure that one out. 26 after the hour, breaking down health care. reading the fine print for you to find out how the changes could affect you. and picking the best pet food. are you hurting your dog or cat by opting for the generic brands? that answer, coming up.

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how about over here? n-- let's go back to the left. waffling is back at dunkin' donuts. for a short ti only, enjoy the return of the delicious oven-toasted waffle breakfast sandwich. america runs on dunkin'. good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 today. i'm kimberly suitor. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. a beautiful sunday. a quick look at the day's forecast. meteorologist justin drabbic is standing by with bright sunshine out there. >> you can't beat it for the first full official day of the

astronomical spring season. temperatures soaring back into the 70s. clouds out there right now. more clouds than yesterday. but we are going to be dealing with temperatures again back up to around 70 degrees. currently, we're in the mid 50s. right now across the area. 53 at reagan national. 51 out to our west. but, again, with the sun we're seeing, climbing back to the upper 60s to the low seventies throughout the afternoon. clouds will thicken up by mid to late afternoon. rain will hold off until after midnight tonight. sun set for this evening, 7: 21, and off and on rain chances throughout monday and we'll see how long that lingers into the upcoming week. details in the complete forecast in a few more minutes. >> awfully nice that the rain will wait until tonight. thank you, jump. >> absolutely. after all the debate, it could all end in just a few hours. today, democrats are poised to make a health care overhaul. if they are successful, today's passage will mark the most

sweeping changes since 1965, when medicare was enacted. what does this mean for you? lester holt has the breakdown. >> your honor the new law, every american would be required to have health insurance or face a fine. to help make buying insurance more affordable, the federal government would offer subsidies to those who make less than 43,000, 43,000,. medicare would be greatly expanded. if you have insurance through your company, you can keep it. if you work for a company that does not offer insurance now, they would be encouraged to do so with tax credits and possible penalties there are benefits for consumers. insurance companies would have to offer coverage to people with preexisting conditions. and some senior citizens on medicare, could save thousands on prescription drugs. but heres the catch. most of the bill's provisions, including the requirements to buy insurance, would not go into effect until 2014. still, within months, insurance

companies would be forced to provide free preventive care to people who already have coverage. allow adult children to remain on their parents' policies until age 26. and be restricted from canceling people's coverage if they get sick. how will it be paid for? the bill imposed new taxes on individuals making over $200,000 and couples who make more than $250,000. there would be new taxes on insurance companies. and cuts to the medicare advantage program. >> that was lester holt reporting. house members voting on the bill the senate passed in december and will vote on a package of changes to legislation. senate majority leader harry reid is pledging to properly finish the bill. d.c. police are trying to identify a body. some high schoolers found it not far fromñi the sosa bridge.

boys from the rowing club first spotted the body aroun 4:00. little is know about the man. he was not carrying i.d. >> the body was fully clothed. the clothing was -- i don't want to go into too much detail. no apparent signs of trauma to the body from what we can tell. >> police say they can't tie the man to any reports of missing people in the area. they hope to find more evidence that will help identify him. white ferry out of service after a cable snapped, stranding passengers in the middle of the potomac it happened on the maryland side of the river yesterday afternoon. the passengerwere stuck on the boat until another boat pulled it closer to shore. the ferry will remain out of service until the cable can be fixed. a reminder to drivers. stay away fromxd the chain brid today. completely shut down for construction. find alternate routes in and out of d.c. workers pouring new concrete slabs on the ramps, replacing

expansion joints and upgrading lighting. it will reopen at 5:00 tomorrow morning just in time for rush hour. if you're traveling rush hour's red line or the blue line, add time to your trip. riders should expect delays on the red line between medical center and grovenor, and in virginia, the delays will occur between the franconian, springfield, and van buren street stations on the blue line. metro will be repairing tunnels. trains sharing one track in both areas. metro suggests adding 30 minutes to your trip. new today, hundreds of people have been forced from their homes after a volcano erupted in southern iceland. geologists were concerned at first because the erepresentation happened near a glacier, which could have caused major flooding. they later realized that the

eruption didn't our below ice which lessened the chance of a glacier melt. a daredevil stunt goes painfully wrong. you have to feel sorry for this guy. >> oh! beautiful weather we've been oking at this weekend. not going to last, though. justin's full forecast, coming up.

this week's wednesday's child may not be able to speak, but she has ways every day to show her feelings and her thoughts. >> it would be wonderful if a permanent family came forward to share feelings and their love with her. here is barbara harrison with lily anna. >> hi, lily anna, so happy to meet you. lily anna has a speech device and she's ready to talk to you. >> lily anna is one of the most beloved students at her school. in spite of the challenges of cerebral palsy, show proves every day that she wanto communicate, and she pushes a button to say what they wants. >> how old are you, lily anna? >> i'm 13. >> you're 13.

wow. you're a teenager. >> tell her the kinds of things you like to do for fun? >> i like to do lots of things. i like to talk to people and really like to go shopping. >> she has quite a sense of humor and smiles often. those who kn her say she would be a delight for her family. she's been in foster care since infancy. >> we're looking for a family that will provide love and quality of life. >> lily anna has discovered with her teacher's help, she has a real gift for expressing herself now art. she loves bright colors. >> thank you. she presented me with a note, for my new friend, barbara harrison and an ornament she painted herself. wow. that's beautiful. that's so beautiful. thank you so much.

there was also a beautiful painting she and her class had done together. and what's her potential? >> it's tough to say. i think that when a child is in a loving family, the potential is limitless, you know, their self-esteem is enhanced. they feel love, feel part of a family, and i think that with those ingredients, anything is possible. >> barbara harrison, news 4, for wednesday's child. >> see that little smile there? >> it gets you every time. >> if you have room in yourçó heart and home no afor a child waiting, call the special adoption hotline or logon to our home page, nbcwashington.com. all right. 20 minutes before the top of the hour. we're looking at another warm day in the area. >> yeah, upper 70s, justin? >> i would say mid 70s. we'll take that. this is more like mid may weather. certainly not going to last.

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all right, guys. brace yourselves -- rethey don't give you warning signs. it's just right there. >> we'll see it again, don't worry. >> these two stunt men in china tried to walk up a steep mountain cable and they quit. they were trying to set a record for speed, distance, and difficulty. attempted to walk 5,900 feet on a wire that's 1,600 feet long. the first guy fell. you see him on the wire. he says he only hurt his leg and then he quit. the secon guy gave up after his shoes got covered in oil and it became dangerously slippery for him, and then he quit. >> amazing it took all that to decide, you know, this isn't a good idea. >> sometimes you got to see these things coming, you know?

9:44 light now. justin joins us with a look at the weather. bright sunshine happening today. >> another day where you're seeing plenty of shorts and sandals, i'm sure, around from the people walking around town. yes, another mid-maylike day as high temperatures soar in the low to mid 70s. somewhat on the cool side on average for this time of day, this time of year. lots of mid to high level clouds starting to move in from the southwest and enough sunshine to get through. warming us up quickly. low 50s. light breezes coming in. and the southwest or so right now, looking at calm conditions at national airport. 53 degrees. record-high temperature was 89. set back in 1921. no record high temps today, but tough to complain about the mid 70s. regional temps across the area. low to mid 70s. a couple of isolated 40s out there. but it's around clarksburg,

manassas, germantown, looking at 50s. prince georges county. a nice morning if you are traveling on roadways, looking good. route 50 and up on 270, a good travel day today. we'll widen things out, talk about temperatures. not too far off to the north and west, we're dealing with cool mbers and a bit of a koltd front coming across the area. that front will not make its way eastward. we'll be on the warm side of this storm syste for one more day. eventually, the front will pass later on during the day, monday into tuesday, but, again, satellite and radar showing that generally pary cloudy skies over us right now. a lot of dry air in place of the extreme eastern mid-atlantic. clouds having a tough time working its way through. a developing storm system out of arkansas and pulling into the gulf of mexico moisture. this storm will slowly track up the mountains and remain to the west of us. it will keep us on the warm side through the day tomorrow. moisture getting in on the form

oflouds later this afternoon and the rainshowers pull in here after midnight tonight. so that's key there. a great day to be outdoors. if you have plans, go ahead, do it. all right. clouds, low and thick through thlatefternoon hours. showers pull in after midnight through the morning hours on monday and will continue off and on throughout the start of the workweek on monday. even tuesday, the storm is such a slow mover, we'll keep clouds around. another lingering shower throughout the day on tuesday. for today, enjoy it. increasing clouds through the afternoon. 71 to 76 for the high once again. a similar day to yesterday as for as temperatures and tomorrow, overcast skies, off and onshowers and can't rule out a thunderstorm. and maybe temps, a half an inch of rain from the system. we'll be back to 58 on tuesday and a lingering shower or two, especially through the first half of the day, and wednesday, nice. by mid week, we return to the mid 60s for our highs and that will continue through thursday.

friday, another weak disturbance will come by. will bring us another shower or two and start off the weekend on a cooler note. it is march, and we'll get back to near average for this time of the year. >> thanks, justin. time is 9:48. more ahead on news 4 today, the weekend edition. >> including more on how to choose the best food for your pets. we ask the experts

the chris matthews show next at 10:00 a.m., followed by "meet the press" at 10:30. coming up on "the chris matthews show," democrats are terrified that health care may have used up all the oxygen. they are champing at the bit to get back to jobs. how voter feel about things.

and this year, heading toward a republican sweep in november, maybe of historic propositirtio. too late for the democrats? plus, justice john paul stevens made broad hints that he may soon retire. will president obama try to get a big-time liberal confirmed? and for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press," here is david gregory. coming up, decision time. a special preview of the historic house vote on health care, expected a few hours from now. with us exclusively, the leader insist the middle of the fight. house majority leader steny hoyer and john boehner, and tim kaine and republican chairman michael steele square off in an exclusive debate in the politics of debate. and inside an analysis from our roundtable. all this morning on "meet the press." >> thanks, david. how do you know what's best to feed your pet? can you make your dog or cat

sick by picking the wrong food? we spoke extensively with a veterinarian that specializes in nutrition and conventual wisdom is not what she recommends. >> the hope center e.r. dr. heidi allen makes the rounds. knowing nutrition matters to your pet's health, as it does ours. >> if we don't eat right, it shortens our life span. and genetics mys a part too. if your pet is going to have problems, feeding a generic brand dog food or cat food, might seed things up. >> she prefers labels with br e you they do afco feeding trials. >> they have done research to find out their ingredients and supplements aren't going to cause harm and will benefit

pets. >> at the dominion center -- >> i am very fussy about what i feed my pets. >> you can purchase nany kind o pet food. >> i think a dog has issues, are you willing to pay the price, because you eliminate vet bills. >> reporter: green judges ingredie ingredients. so does patch's mom. but dr. allen says labels can be misleading on preservatives. >> there's no complications associated with preservatives. >> reporter: on bone meal. >> bone meal scares people, but it's a highly absorbable component in the diet. and a good source of protein. >> reporter: even corn and soy, whether combined, can be a good source of protein. as for raw diets, green and dozens of others swear by them. >> controlling diarrhea, upset

stomach, you name it. skin allergies. it's amazing. >> reporter: but dr. allen warns -- >> you need to cook it for them so they don't get infections. >> reporter: or pass those infections on to us. in fact this very bag of raw chicken was recalled out of an abundance of caution for possible salmonella contamination. it might not bother your dog, but it could bother you. the guidelines according to dr. allen, consult with your vet about nutrition. opt for brand name foods. look for the afco feeding trial label and be cautious of claims like organic, natural and raw food. and finally, exercise it may be even more important than the diet. and when we're talking about what animals eat, peanut butter is apparently not the perfect food for skunks. this poor little guy in colorado got his head stuck in a peanut butter jar. he was in a funk for several hours until an area wild life

manager came to his rescue and used a pole to pry the jar off his head. just fine. in fact, he ran off to the backyard of a nearby home. wild life officials say it's common for skunks to get their heads stuck in open jars in the trash. so be a little more careful what you put in the garbage, and if you put a lid in the garbage, put the lid back on. >> that's a really good idea. a lot of animal lovers say that's a consequence of -- >> of digging in the trash. be careful where your trash goes. he seems no worse for the wear. a live skunk is probably happiest of all. that's it for news 4 today. have a great morning, everyone. >> join us tomorrow. we start at 4:55 a.m. until then, have a great sunday.