doug luzader has the latest. >> reporter: the president may sign the deal into law today extending the bush-era tax cuts for another two years. at the same time, a massive spending bill here ran into a wall. you may not like the prospect of filling out tax forms, but you know what you will pay. >> the motion is adopted. >> reporter: the house last night signed off on a deal to extend the tax cuts that president bush enacted in the first term in office. it passed easily, but not without drama. >> this is a bad deal. this is not creating jobs we could create with a smaller price tag. >> reporter: democrats did not like extending tax cuts to the wealthy. republicans did not like extending the long-term unemployment benefits. house speaker nancy pelosi voted against it. democrats did not fare better in the senate. they forced the clerk to read every word of the 1900-page spending bill. >> they want to ram this bill through congress and they are using the christmas break as an inducement to vote for it. >> reporter: in the end, democrats backed down. so as it stands on saturday, the federal

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> president obama will sign the healthy hunger free kids act today. that's a bill that aimed to improve access to healthier school meals, address childhood obesity, feed hungry children in poor communities and support farmers through farm-to-school programs. afterwards the president will host the l.a. lakers to honor their second consecutive championship. >>> there is a ruling expected today on the constitutionality of the health care overhaul. in march there was a lawsuit filed to challenge all americans to purchase health insurance by 2014 or pay a fine. virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli said the proposed law is unconstitutional. >>> vincent gray is hosting an event, keeping his campaign promise to hold a job summit. it will help reinvigorate job training and attract businesses that will hire locally. >>> and some d.c. residents are wondering what the city will be like with the new mayor. vincent gray is answering some questions. but as fox 5's karen gray houston reports, there are some very pressing questions the new mayor is still no

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> 7:11. 20 degrees outside. do you have goose bumps? i do. coming up, the incoming mayor will announce who will lead the district's departments. it has controversy. that story is just ahead. >>> all that snow we saw forced the redskins to move practice indoors. dave ross will have the latest on how this effects the matchup with the cowboys. >>> we will have weather and traffic updates after the break. you can find weather and traffic delays and closings on myfoxdc.com. back in a moment.    ice breakers mints with icy-cool flavor crystals. ice breakers. stay cool. . ♪ i'll have a blue ♪ christmas >> if you don't like that song, there is a problem. it is the king. time to add another ornament to the christmas tree. this star comes from joyce thomas. good morning, joyce. she sent us an ornament every year we have had our tree. she wishes everyone a merry christmas. thank you, joyce. we will donate our fully- decorated tree to a worthy charity before christmas. >> i like joyce's last name. >> are you related? >>

more on this from doug luzader. >> reporter: there is going to be a lot of kicking and screaming but there are sign this is morning that democrats may be giving in. with americans now just weeks away from starting to fill out those tax forms, the tax rates could become a little more clear today. the senate will have the first vote on the plan worked out behind the scenes between the president and republicans. >> i believe this will pass. the president has been talking to members, we're all talking to members and members are talking to each other. >> reporter: but even if the senate signs off, the house is the higher hurdle where many democrats are furious at the white house. not only does the plan renew the bush tax cuts and extend unemployment benefits, it lowers what was to be a huge increase in the estate tax next year. while democrats may seek some changes, they may not ultimately stand in the way. >> we are not talking about blocking the whole thing for that purpose. we're saying we need to put this question to the test. >> reporter: the white house sees this as a massive stimul

fox's doug luzader now. >> reporter: as if the congressional to-do list isn't long enough, now the senate has to consider a bill almost 2,000 pages long to fund the government which runs out of money on saturday. how much money does the federal government need to run after saturday? try $1.3 trillion. that's how much the senate is trying to spend in the next few days and don't let the christmas tree outside of the capitol fool you. >> there is still congress after christmas. congress ends on january 4th. >> you can read the spending bill online but don't hit print unless you're prepared for 1900 pages littered with pork. and senate leaders want to vote in the next few days. >> so at 12:15 today, my office received this appropriations bill. >> about a 2,000 page massive spending bill right before christmas is more than my stocking is going to hold. >> reporter: so will anyone actually read the bill? it's a tough question for the white house to answer. >> who is going to read that? >> i know the health care debate was a big thing and i assume many members up on capitol hill might? >> do you

doug luzader, fox news. >>> while congress is focused on the house tax cuts, republicans are pushing to get "don't ask, don't tell" repealed. house approved a repeal of the ban as part of the defense authorization bill. the house will take up the issue again, this time a stand- alone bill, not tied to any other legislative items. >>> the washington area tops the nation in wealth and education according to new census data. fairfax and loudoun counties are the only two counties in the are a median household income over $100,000. fairfax, loudoun, montgomery and howard counties and alexandria and falls church are among 17 places in the country where more than half of the residents have at least a bachelor's degrees. falls church tops the area with 7 out of 1-adults with a bachelor's degree and 39% have advanced degrees. the median income there is $113,000. >>> if you've never experienced a migraine headache they can be debilitating. and the holiday season can be a trigger. and we have a doctor here this morning to talk about how to avoid the triggers. >>> plus breathalyzer tests in the

we get the latest from doug luzader. >> reporter: congress may finally finish it's work on the tax cut extensions today. but with everything else on the agenda, we could be looking at a government shutdown this weekend. >> the yah's are 81, the nay's are 19. the motion is agreed to. >> reporter: the senate passed the extension of the bush tax cuts and the house could follow suit today. so why the long faces around here? >> we're in the lamest of lame ducks trying to do something that the people rejected november 2nd. so, yes, we should quit. >> reporter: republicans are furious that democrats in congress are trying to cram in so much. gays in the military, a new start nuclear treaty with russia, immigration reform, and a tax debate that rages on today in the house, where democrats are mad at senate counterparts. >> they want to hold out for the wealthiest and hold everyone else hostage. >> reporter: but it's possible the house will in fact hand the president a victory today on the tax deal which extends the bush tax rates in exchange for longer unemployment insurance and more stimulus.