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Point. it's also expected to lash the coast with up to 28 inches of rain and send tidal waves far deeper inland than usual. back at home, senate leaders from both parties agreed to hold a showdown vote as early as today on repealing president obama's health care overhaul. the vote which will be symbolic since it has virtually no chance of winning approval in the democratic-controlled senate, but on capitol hill yesterday mitch mcconnell said republicans were sending an important message just by holding the vote. >> the importance of a repeal vote becomes more evident every day. americans vie...

Welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. senate leaders from both parties have agreed to hold a showdown vote possibly as early as today on repealing president obama's health care overhaul. the vote will be largely symbolic since it virtually has no chance of winning approval in the democratic-controlled senate. residents in australia are bracing for a massive category 5 cyclone that forecasters say is shaping up to be the deadliest storm in generations. tens of thousands have been fleeing the path of the cyclone bearing down on the nort...

Showdown vote to break the fillibuster. >> this bill is about protecting democrats from criticism ahead of the november election. a transparent attempt to rig the fall election. >> democrats say if that were true the unions might be on board. the idea that this limits free speech is bogus. the idea that this bill is unbalanced is bogus. >> one thing the president will win is more deficit funding for the afghanistan war, the house moved toward passage of $33 billion, a vote that unified republicans and divided democrats. the president will also win confirmation of elena kagan to the supreme cou...

Say they are close to a keel but not necessarily by monday when the showdown vote is scheduled to bring the bill to the floor of the senate. there are still key issues, including new complicated rules over derivatives. it looks like the deal making will continue in washington beyond monday. 41 senate republicans are standing firm against the move by senate leaders to start debate on the bill. republicans say at least a day of accusations by dem that has the gop blocked the bill to clean up wall street. >> we're getting there. we have more work to do. we're going to be meeting to talk about it....

To bring the bill to the floor, not yet anyway, neither side in washington is eager to be seen as the party that failed to fix wall street. >> harris: i read today they're calling it a showdown vote. >> that's right, one more time. >> harris: thank you so much. al-qaeda confirming the deaths of two top leaders and vowing to keep on despite the deaths a week after the u.s. and iraqi forces in a safe house, it happened in tikrit, saddam hussein's old hometown. the group posting a four-page statement on a militant website earlier today. the top u.s. commander in iraq said last week, that nearly 4...