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Police arrest suspect in Nashville nurse's murder

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A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Nashville nurse, the Metro Nashville Police Department said Wednesday.

Christopher Drew McLawhorn, 24, was arrested and charged with criminal homicide and especially aggravated burglary in connection with the murder of Tiffany Ferguson, police said press conference Wednesday.

Officials said Ferguson, a 23-year-old nurse, was murdered on February 28th after a man broke into her Nashville apartment and stabbed her to death. Her roommate was awakened by her screams and called 911, according to police.

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Surveillance video from the apartment building showed a man pulling on the door handles of parked cars around 5 a.m. The footage was a key component of the investigation, police said.

Police believe McLawhorn was a part of the burglary that ended in Ferguson's death. Possible motives are not being divulged publicly at this time, police said.

Authorities said McLawhorn denied involvement when interviewed by detectives.

Molly Cox, 32, Ferguson's sister, said Ferguson had attended nursing school in Alabama and had lived in the apartment for a little less than a year. Ferguson was a nurse in the intensive-care unit at a local Nashville hospital.

Cox said that Ferguson had traveled to Guatemala on a mission trip and would give food and money to the homeless people around her apartment building.

Christopher McLawhorn, 24, being charged tonight with the 2/28 murder of Tiffany Ferguson at her Wedgewood Park apartment. pic.twitter.com/bDh5O32t39
- Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 9, 2017

"I think she had been out with some coworkers and then came home," Cox said about Ferguson. "We understand that she got home and later on that morning her roommate heard a scream and the front door was open and they found her in the bed."

Cox said the family did not recognize the man on the video.

"I just want everyone to know that she [Ferguson] had a good heart and she was young and she was beautiful and she deserved better than what she got," she said. "She just had so many dreams and wanted to do so much."

It was unclear if McLawhorn had an attorney.

ABC News' Enjoli Francis contributed to this report.

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Another week, another Demon teaser. The latest video reveals that the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will be available with a unique version of Dodge 's Performance Pages data display.

Performance Pages will be accessible through an 8.4-inch UConnect touchscreen infotainment system, and can bring up real-time graphs showing horsepower and torque; gauges for engine temperature, oil pressure, air-fuel ratio, and boost pressure; a g meter showing lateral and longitudinal g forces; and timers for reaction time, 0-60 mph, eighth mile, and quarter mile performance. Performance Pages will also feature driver-selectable line lock, rpm-adjustable launch control, and adjustability for the shift light in the gauge cluster. All of this data can be recorded so drivers can compare results and improve their technique or adjust for different track or weather conditions.

An image of the Uconnect screen reveals the Demon will use a liquid-to-air intercooler just like the Hellcat. However, the Demon will get the first-ever factory application of an after-run chiller, which keeps the cooling fans and intercooler pump running after shutdown until it reaches a target temperature. Naturally, the Demon will also offer different drive modes, including Auto (Street), Drag, and Custom. Each mode has multiple tuning options, but Custom lets you mix and match performance attributes from Street and Drag.

This months-long tease will continue until mid-April, so we still have a long way to go before we learn how much power the Demon makes, among other details. Check out the latest video below and stay tuned for more info as we get it.

UPDATE: This may be the most revealing teaser yet, as we get glimpses of several metrics as the video quickly scrolls through the Performance Pages app. A few eagle-eyed readers helped point out some key findings. First, on the Timers page we get a tsunami of acceleration numbers. According to this, the Demon does 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds and 0-100 in 6.8 seconds (another page shows 6.08 seconds, however). The Demon completes the eighth mile in 6.6 seconds at 125 mph and the quarter mile in 10.5 seconds at 129 mph. In our tests, a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat hit 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and completed the quarter in 11.7 seconds at 125.4 mph. Braking from 128-0 mph requires 220 feet. We don't have anything to compare that to, but that info should be helpful to drag racers given that the Demon traps at 129 mph.

On the dyno chart, we see power is in the 750-hp range, possibly 757 as the clock seems to hint. Whether that's crank or wheel horsepower is unknown. What's perhaps more interesting is that peak torque isn't far off from horsepower, unlike the Hellcat which makes 707 hp but 650 lb-ft of torque.

Lastly, the g meter shows the Demon will be capable of pulling 1.45 g under acceleration. That's an insane amount of force. For comparison, the Tesla P100D - the quickest car Motor Trend has ever tested - pulled an average of 1.14 g under acceleration.

That's all we've been able to pick out so far. What else do you see? Tell us in the comments below.

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2 suicide bombers in Iraq enter and detonate their explosive vests during a wedding. 26 were killed, most of them were small children. 25 people were wounded because of this.

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Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up, killing 26 people, as wedding guests gathered in a village near the Iraqi city of Tikrit.

So-called Islamic State said two of its fighters had carried out the attack in the village of Hajaj on Wednesday.

The first detonated an explosive vest among men who were dancing, then a second bomber targeted those who had gathered to help, officials said.

Most of the dead were children, a local government spokesman told AP.

IS said it had targeted a gathering of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of mostly Shia paramilitaries backed by Iran.

In a post on its channels on the messaging app Telegram, IS said the attackers had clashed with members of the group before detonating their explosives.

At least 25 people were wounded.

Mosul push

The wedding party on Wednesday evening was for a family who had been displaced from Iraq's western Anbar province and is affiliated with a major anti-IS tribe there, AP reported.

The jihadists captured swathes of northern and central Iraq, including Tikrit, in the summer of 2014, but were forced out of the city by Iraqi forces in April 2015.

But they continue to launch attacks in and around the city, which was the hometown of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

It comes as Iraqi government forces are battling to retake the northern city of Mosul from the Sunni extremist group.

After gaining control of the city's eastern side in January, troops are now pushing into the more densely-populated west.

This week they have taken a government complex and the Badoush prison, where IS are alleged to have killed 600 mainly Shia inmates.

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Hello Games Uses The Dragonballs To Revive No Man’s Sky

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No Man's Sky; remember that game? How could you forget? It was the biggest bust of 2016 & arguably one of the greatest flops in gaming history. The only people who haven't gotten that memo is Hell

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Strong winds that topped over 60 mph in several Great Lakes states on Wednesday caused almost a million people to be without power in Michigan, the state’s utilities said.

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A man who allegedly posed as singer Justin Bieber online has been charged with more than 900 child sex offenses, including rape

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The 42-year-old man allegedly used multiple platforms -- including Facebook and Skype -- to communicate with his victims, Australian police said in a statement Thursday.

"The breadth of offenses committed in this instance are frankly horrendous," Queensland Detective Inspector Jon Rouse said.

The man allegedly posed as Bieber in order to solicit explicit images from children under 16.

"This investigation demonstrates both the vulnerability of children that are utilizing social media and communication applications and the global reach and skill that child sex offenders have to groom and seduce victims," Rouse said.

Police warned parents and Bieber fans to be extra vigilant when using the internet.

"The fact that so many children could believe that they were communicating with this particular celebrity highlights the need for a serious rethink about the way that we as a society educate our children about online safety," Rouse said.

Police said they found a large amount of child exploitation material on the suspect's computer, and that his offending dates back at least 10 years.

The alleged offender was investigated and arrested by the Argos Taskforce, a special branch of the police in Queensland responsible for the investigation of online child exploitation and abuse.

The Canadian singer is in the final week of his Australia tour which ends on March 15.

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The 42-year-old man allegedly used multiple platforms -- including Facebook and Skype -- to communicate with his victims, Australian police said in a statement Thursday. "The breadth of offenses committed in this instance are frankly horrendous," Queensland Detective Inspector Jon Rouse said. The man allegedly posed as Bieber in order to solicit explicit images from children under 16.

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The new MSN, Your customizable collection of the best in news, sports, entertainment, money, weather, travel, health, and lifestyle, combined with Outlook, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and more.

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Indiana double-murder case holds similarities with Evansdale case

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TONY ROMO REPORTEDLY WILL BE RELEASED BY COWBOYS

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South African watersport pro Chris Bertish has just nailed a world first: he's crossed the Atlantic solo, unassisted and unsupported, on a stand-up paddle board.

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Yes, that's one of those surfboard-like contraptions you've probably fallen off on vacation. And yes, we mean the real, genuinely-ferocious ocean that's claimed sailors' lives since man first decided to strap wooden planks together and take to the seas.

The big-wave surfer and Guinness World Record holder crossed 4,500 nautical miles, setting off from Agadir, Morocco, on December 6 and arriving at English Harbour, Antigua, on the morning of March 9, local time.

Bertish's stand-up paddleboard (SUP) may not be an off-the shelf job -- it's a custom-made,1,360-pound, 20-foot-long vessel fitted with a tiny cabin and solar panels -- but that doesn't mean the journey was any less daunting.

For 93 days Bertish has paddled the equivalent of a marathon a day, skirting the Canary Islands before heading into the open ocean and aiming for the Caribbean. Along the way he also set the record for the furthest distance traveled solo, unsupported and unassisted over open ocean in a day (71.96 miles).

He celebrated Christmas aboard and rang in the New Year with a dram of scotch. Keeping a captain's log on Facebook, Bertish has posted his encounters with puffer fish and turtles, cargo ships and yachts -- the latter dropping off a bag of treats for the paddler and money for Bertish's charitable causes.

Working with charities Signature of Hope Trust, the Lunchbox Foundation and Operation Smile, Bertish aims to raise enough money to build at least five schools in South Africa, provide monthly dividends to feed and educate thousands of children and pay for surgeons to carry out life-changing cleft lip and palate operations. As of today, Bertish has raised R5,460,030 ($412,000).

The trans-Atlantic crossing is only the latest feat in the South African's career. Previously he's surfed some of the biggest waves ever recorded (he won the Maverick Big Wave Invitational, California 2010, on borrowed equipment, no less), set the world record for open ocean 12-hour nonstop SUP in South Africa, 2013, and set the fastest time crossing the English Channel on an SUP in 2013 (5 hours, 26 minutes).

Writing on Facebook, the South African's inspirational attitude suggests there will be plenty more record-breaking escapades to come:

"The more time I can spend in the ocean, in any shape or form, the better. I'm a waterman and the ocean is my inspiration. It's where I truly feel alive, comfortable, content, happy and free," he says.

"Nothing is impossible, unless you believe it to be."

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2 kids and 31 animals removed from what they call a deplorable home.

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Strong winds that topped over 60 mph in several Great Lakes states on Wednesday caused almost a million people to be without power in Michigan, the state’s utilities said.

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Brandon Marshal (former NY Jet) signs 2 year 12 million dollar deal with the New York Giants giving them a big upgrade on offense.

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In a signal that the Giants think that their quarterback, Eli Manning, is in the latter stages of his career - and that their downtrodden offense is in need of a quick upgrade - the team on Wednesday acquired the six-time Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall.

Marshall, 32, who was released by the Jets last week, gives the Giants two things they lacked last season: a tall, imposing and seasoned target for Manning, 36, and a player with a history of catching touchdowns when his team is near the goal line.

Marshall, who is 6 feet 4 inches and 230 pounds, will team with an explosive but smaller receiver in Odell Beckham Jr. and with the second-year receiver Sterling Shepard, who is 5-10.

Marshall signed a two-year deal with the Giants for about $12 million, said a person with knowledge of the deal who requested anonymity because the terms of the contract had not been announced.

In a conference call on Wednesday, Marshall said the Giants had offered him less money than other teams had.

"It was probably the least amount of money," Marshall said. "It was all about a championship. This is the perfect situation for me."

The Giants will be Marshall's fifth team after Denver, Miami, Chicago and the Jets. Over his career, he has 941 receptions for 12,061 yards and 82 touchdowns. The Giants' franchise leader in those categories, Amani Toomer, has 668 receptions, 9,497 yards and 54 touchdowns.

Giants General Manager Jerry Reese said Marshall "still has the hunger."

Marshall agreed. "I have a lot to prove; I have a chip on my shoulder," he said. "When you get to the plus side of 30, a lot of people say that you're done. I've always been that type of player, to use things like that as fuel."

Marshall's release last week was part of a series of cost-cutting measures by the Jets, who also parted with cornerback Darrelle Revis and center Nick Mangold.

The Giants have not had a tall, accomplished receiver since Plaxico Burress, and it has cost them many touchdown opportunities near their opponents' goal line in the last few seasons. But Marshall's quickness, size and aggressive pursuit of passes have made him a difficult receiver to cover in the end zone for most N.F.L. defensive backs.

Marshall had a strong start in his first year with the Jets in 2015, with 1,502 yards receiving and 14 touchdowns. But last season, he slipped to 788 yards and three touchdowns as the Jets' offense struggled along with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Marshall will bring a reputation for outspokenness to his new locker room. It is a style that in the past might not have fit with the Giants, one of the N.F.L.'s most tradition-bound franchises.

But Beckham has been nothing if not flamboyant, fiery and controversial. He scuffled with Carolina cornerback Josh Norman in 2015, was penalized by the league for several outbursts last year and punched a hole in a wall at Lambeau Field after the Giants were eliminated from the playoffs in January.

Marshall said he looked forward to playing with Beckham.

"I love the guy to death," Marshall said of Beckham, whom he called one of the league's biggest stars.

"He does things that no one else does," Marshall said. "I'm eager to take the pressure off him."

Marshall also said he expected to lower his news media profile this season.

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In a signal that the Giants think that their quarterback, Eli Manning, is in the latter stages of his career - and that their downtrodden offense is in need of a quick upgrade - the team on Wednesday acquired the six-time Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall.

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Two kids and 31 animals were taken from a deplorable home.

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Authorities removed more than three dozen animals, two children and four adults from a Hogansville, Ga., home in "deplorable" conditions with human waste and trash strewn across the residence.
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"It's just deplorable that children and even adults would be living in an environment like this," said Hogansville Police Chief Brian Harr.
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The Hogansville Police Department seized 30 cats and dogs and a pot-bellied pig from the home Monday afternoon.

Police said the smell and interior condition of the home was so bad that personnel had to wear air tanks and protective clothing. The water had been turned off several weeks prior due to a water leak, and large amounts of human waste and trash were littered on the inside and outside of the home, police said.
GELATO LEADS POLICE TO BURGLARY SUSPECT

Hogansville Police charged 41 y.o. mother, 22 y.o. daughter & their boyfriends with child cruelty, animal cruelty & unlawful waste dumping. pic.twitter.com/4PCNvx7M7O
- Portia Bruner (@PortiaFOX5) March 8, 2017

"They didn't really have an explanation as to why they were living like this and we have no indication that they ever asked for help and the problem is, at first they didn't even seem to think there was a problem living in this kind of filth," the chief told FOX 5's Portia Bruner.

A family of five, including a 2-year-old and a 7-month old, were living at the home and in a camper parked in the driveway. Police say the children were placed in protective custody, and warrants have been filed against two of the four adults.

Nicholas Luciano, 29, is charged with two counts of child cruelty, two counts of animal cruelty and one count of unlawful dumping.

Zachariah McCoy, 22, is charged with two counts of child cruelty, two counts of deprivation of a minor and one count of unlawful dumping.
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Two kids, 31 animals removed from 'deplorable' home, police say

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Authorities removed more than three dozen animals, two children and four adults from a Hogansville, Ga., home in "deplorable" conditions with human waste and trash strewn across the residence. WARNING: PHOTOS MAY BE DISTURBING "It's just deplorable that children and even adults would be living in an environment like this," said Hogansville Police Chief Brian Harr.

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A pregnant woman awarded a kind-hearted man a trophy after she said he was the first guy in two pregnancies to offer up his seat for her on the New York City subway.

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Police arrest suspect in Nashville nurse's murder.

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A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Nashville nurse, the Metro Nashville Police Department said Wednesday.

Christopher Drew McLawhorn, 24, was arrested and charged with criminal homicide and especially aggravated burglary in connection with the murder of Tiffany Ferguson, police said press conference Wednesday.

Officials said Ferguson, a 23-year-old nurse, was murdered on February 28th after a man broke into her Nashville apartment and stabbed her to death. Her roommate was awakened by her screams and called 911, according to police.

Metro Nashville Police Department

Surveillance video from the apartment building showed a man pulling on the door handles of parked cars around 5 a.m. The footage was a key component of the investigation, police said.

Police believe McLawhorn was a part of the burglary that ended in Ferguson's death. Possible motives are not being divulged publicly at this time, police said.

Authorities said McLawhorn denied involvement when interviewed by detectives.

Molly Cox, 32, Ferguson's sister, said Ferguson had attended nursing school in Alabama and had lived in the apartment for a little less than a year. Ferguson was a nurse in the intensive-care unit at a local Nashville hospital.

Cox said that Ferguson had traveled to Guatemala on a mission trip and would give food and money to the homeless people around her apartment building.

Christopher McLawhorn, 24, being charged tonight with the 2/28 murder of Tiffany Ferguson at her Wedgewood Park apartment. pic.twitter.com/bDh5O32t39
- Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 9, 2017

"I think she had been out with some coworkers and then came home," Cox said about Ferguson. "We understand that she got home and later on that morning her roommate heard a scream and the front door was open and they found her in the bed."

Cox said the family did not recognize the man on the video.

"I just want everyone to know that she [Ferguson] had a good heart and she was young and she was beautiful and she deserved better than what she got," she said. "She just had so many dreams and wanted to do so much."

It was unclear if McLawhorn had an attorney.

ABC News' Enjoli Francis contributed to this report.

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Is there a new human species waiting to be discovered?

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In the process of comparing these ancient populations from 50,000 to 70,000 years ago against modern ones, the researchers encountered an intriguing question mark. When looking at the process of admixture, the transfer of genes from one isolated population to another, they realized that ancient human history might be more complex than previously thought.

When applied to the modern populations of Europe and East Asia, the model works reasonably well. But within the modern population of Pacific Islanders living in Melanesia -- which includes Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands -- the model suggests that something is missing in the equation.

"We're missing a lineage, a branch of this tree that we've assumed has four populations on it: two archaic and two modern," said Ryan Bohlender, a population geneticist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and first author on the research. "One possible explanation for why the model doesn't work is that one of the branches that we're missing is another archaic population."

Does this mean there is a third extinct human species primarily contributing to modern DNA? It's a possibility but not the only option.

"I think it's important to keep in mind that we're not specific about what the model doesn't include, which is the possibility that there was another important modern population," Bohlender said. "There was a paper a couple of weeks ago that found results that indicated there might have been an earlier migration wave, and that could also effect our results."

The estimation tool and the researchers' findings were presented at the American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting this month.

Melanesia first became a part of the human ancestor conversation when Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA was sequenced completely for the first time in 2010. Scientists found that the population of Papua New Guinea received the most DNA from Denisovans.

Since the genome data became widely available to researchers, more studies have included Melanesia to further define the link. Using their equation, Bohlender's team estimates that there is a lower amount of Denisovan DNA within the current population of Melanesians than expected. Initially, research suggested that they could have 3% to 6% Denisovan DNA, with the rest coming from more modern sources. The new model points to 1.1%.

That difference is creating the missing link.

Now, with more questions than answers, Bohlender's collaborator Alan Rogers, a professor of anthropology at the University of Utah, will work on a tool that allows for more flexible modeling and compares which might solve their equation: an additional modern population or an additional archaic population.

The genome Neanderthal DNA sequencing is creating a giant collaborative effort by scientists to better understand our origins, Bohlender said. Sequencing Neanderthal DNA led to the discovery that they interbred with the ancestors of modern Europeans.

Researchers have only a few bones that even point to the existence of Denisovans, but fossilized DNA that could be sequenced has allowed us to learn more about them. This year, new studies suggested that both Neanderthals and Denisovans interbred with our ancestors.

More studies that look at African populations can further our understanding of who we are and where we came from, Bohlender said. More research could even answer the question of whether there are more early human ancestors waiting to be discovered.

"There is more diversity in Africa than there is anywhere else in the world, and it seems to be very clear at this point that this is where we all came from," he said. "But it's hard to work that far back in the past. There is a more considerable amount of work being done right now to sequence more African genomes, but it will take a while for that data to be studied and added to our current understanding."

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Trump takes 1st step to repealing Obamacare

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Meanwhile Democrats in another committee are continuing to use as many procedural tactics as they can to delay the plan's advancement.

White House and Republican congressional leaders had sought to fast-track the legislation through Congress. Democrats have made clear it wouldn't be easy -- dragging out a the grueling debate in the House Energy and Commerce Committee well into the next day.

In both committee rooms, GOP lawmakers dismissed questions about the bill's cost and claims it would result in millions of Americans losing insurance coverage. Democrats mixed assaults on the legislation with diversionary tactics meant to embarrass Trump -- such as highlighting his refusal to release his tax returns.

The action on Capitol Hill comes against a backdrop of pitched controversy over the legislation, which is posing a crucial first test to Trump's capacity to move his agenda through Congress and as conservative Republicans complain that the initiative does not go far enough in erasing Barack Obama's signature domestic achievement.

Opposition to the Republican health care bill had strengthened Wednesday, as key industry groups that had supported Obamacare said the replacement backed by President Donald Trump could harm vulnerable Americans.

The American Medical Association, which bills itself as the largest organization of doctors in the nation, sent a letter to the two committees, detailing its critique of the bill, known as the American Health Care Act.

"While we agree that there are problems with the ACA that must be addressed, we cannot support the AHCA as drafted because of the expected decline in health insurance coverage and the potential harm it would cause to vulnerable patient populations," the letter stated.

Major hospital organizations, including the American Hospital Association and the Federation of American hospitals have also come out against the bill. The largest seniors organization, the AARP had warned on Tuesday the measure would weaken Medicare and Medicaid. Some conservative medical lobby groups have supported the measure.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer shrugged off the building opposition from the medical establishment.

"We would love to have every group on board," Spicer said, adding, "This isn't about figuring out how many special interests in Washington we can get paid off. It's about making sure that patients get the best deal, that lowers prices and brings back cost."

Trump also showed willingness to jump into the fray, meeting with the leaders of conservative groups that have lined up against the bill.

"This is going to be great. You're going to make it even greater," the President told the group, sources at the White House meeting told CNN. "I'm going to work hard to get it done."

But should the bill eventually fail, Trump outlined a backup plan: Allow Obamcare to fail and let Democrats take the blame, sources said.

Working late

It was a full day -- and night -- for lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Two committees started their markups Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m.

Eighteen hours in, the Energy and Commerce Committee was still debating the first Democratic amendment -- which was to change the name of the bill. The Ways and Means Committee ended debate on the second of five subtitles in the bill shortly before 11 p.m.

In the Ways and Means meeting room, there were signs that the long day was wearing on lawmakers.

Around 8 p.m., the panel's chairman, Rep. Kevin Brady, leaned back in his chair and put in eye drops.

Later, as restless staffers' side conversations rose to regular volumes rather than whispers, Brady had to call the room to order. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, they voted 23-16 to approve their portion of the House legislation.

Aides sat with blankets in their laps or around their shoulders in the overly air-conditioned room. One snuck in a box of Dunkin' Donuts "Munchkins" to share.

The long day unfolded with a series of dry-as-a-bone discussions about health care policy and Democratic procedural measures to make the process as painful as possible for their Republican colleagues.

At one point, the minority forced the clerk of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to read the full bill -- a procedure that took about an hour. Democrats have promised at least 100 amendments, most of which have no chance of passage. For instance, one defeated measure would have blocked health care reform coming into force unless it ensured coverage for every taxpayer and all their dependents.

The GOP legislation unveiled Monday would get rid of Obamacare's individual mandate and put in place refundable tax credits for individuals to purchase health insurance. It also proposes restructuring Medicaid and defunding Planned Parenthood.

The bill looks to preserve some of the more popular elements of Obamacare, including protections for people with pre-existing conditions (though insurers would be allowed to charge higher premiums to individuals whose coverage has lapsed) and letting children stay on their parents' insurance plans until the age of 26.

Democrats want CBO score

Rep. Richard Neal, the top Democrat on the Ways and Means panel, cited the lack of a CBO report as a reason the effort should be postponed. "To consider a bill of this magnitude without a CBO score is not only puzzling and concerning, but also irresponsible," Neal said.

Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett said the GOP bill had been kept "as secret as Donald Trump's tax returns."

"It is surprising that you're so determined to hide your panacea," the Texas congressman told his Republican colleagues.

GOP leaders have said that the bill will not be brought to the floor until the CBO scores the legislation.

But while Republican Majority Whip Steve Scalise told the Energy committee that while he is also waiting for a CBO score, he will not let "unelected bureaucrats in Washington" slow down the Republican promise to repeal and replace Obamacare.

One Democratic committee aide said the intent is to "make some Republicans take some really tough votes" that are "revealing" about the GOP's priorities on health care.

Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins highlighted a provision of the bill that provides a tax break for health insurance companies amid criticism that it will simply be passed onto industry executives. Higgins listed the million-dollar salaries enjoyed by CEOs at health care giants like Aetna, Anthem, Cigna and United Healthcare.

It's "morally reprehensible," Higgins said.

Despite the fraught political circumstances, there was a moment of levity at the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Democrat from Illinois, said she was going to blast the Republican plan using President Trump's Twitter vernacular.

"Bad!" she said loudly. "Sad!"
This story has been updated.
CNN's Tom LoBianco and Jim Acosta contributed to this story

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