From a reader:

I had a call from a friend of mine who made the trip to DC (from Missouri) and she said while the event is an hour away there are people streaming in and numbers are somewhere in the 5-10K range.  They were chanting “Kill the Bill”.  She said Congressmen are taking meetings and the opponents of the bill are video taping the meetings for proof.  She said she hasn’t seen Bachman or Mark Levine yet but supposedly they are nearby.  The fight is on.  Hopefully Earl will change his tune.

Numbers approaching 40,000 and the buses are still coming.

I’ll try to update this post with more as reports come in.

Update: An update from a reader getting reports from someone at the scene.

Code Pink and Madea Benjamin are there trying to chant:  “Bachman Health Care Makes Us Sick”.  I guess it’s a flop as usual.

She’s being told that they’re at 200,000 right now.

Update: Heritage puts the number at more like 10,000.

But that’s not bad for a rally organized in 7 days.