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the obama administration officials and employees are increasingly afraid to talk to the press. every single journalist i have talked to says that is the case, whether or not they deal with classified information. six government employees and to government contractors, including edward snowden of course, have been prosecuted since 2009 for leaking classified information to the press. that is the most since the 1917 espionage act enacted during world war i to punish people for spying for foreign entities. here we have reporters -- people being prosecuted under that act for talking to reporters. the most cases since 1917, 90 years, when they began under the obama administration. probably the most frightening thing for government officials the justice department and the fbi has been successful in secretly issuing subpoenas for communications between journalists and sources including fox news and the associated press. the attorney general is allowed to refuse to notify the media about subpoenas and communication records. this is a very big loophole. the journalist shield legislation
the obama administration officials and employees are increasingly afraid to talk to the press. every single journalist i have talked to says that is the case, whether or not they deal with classified information. six government employees and to government contractors, including edward snowden of course, have been prosecuted since 2009 for leaking classified information to the press. that is the most since the 1917 espionage act enacted during world war i to punish people for spying for foreign...
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well, a senior obama administration official says the u.s. is considering ending its spying on friendly heads of state. it's part of a fallout following revelations that the u.s. has spied on german chancellor angela merkel and 34 other foreign leaders. president obama said he was unaware of high level ungz dral eavesdropping but the los angeles times reports that the state department signed off on the process and a key part that is calling for total review of u.s. intelligence programs. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. there is no final decision yet from the white house about ending these spying programs. the white house may be waiting to see what happens here in congress. and more lawmakers are now calling for changes including the head of the senate intelligence committee. senate intelligence chairwoman dianne feinstein expressed outrage that the u.s. spied on allies including german chancellor angela merkel. she issued a statement monday saying i am totally opposed. the white house said
well, a senior obama administration official says the u.s. is considering ending its spying on friendly heads of state. it's part of a fallout following revelations that the u.s. has spied on german chancellor angela merkel and 34 other foreign leaders. president obama said he was unaware of high level ungz dral eavesdropping but the los angeles times reports that the state department signed off on the process and a key part that is calling for total review of u.s. intelligence programs. susan...
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and they say that passwords, the administration official said passwords were not delated. she said if you have trouble logging in, we know some are, create a new account. so the bottom line of my experience is that i just got frustrated, created a new account and that is working. the user name and password system seems to be working. but if you did it-year-old on in the first week to ten days of process, october 1st through october 10th, you may be having problems, it's not just you. >> any explanation who early on had a password in order to shop around for potential health insurance, why those passwords no longer are working? is there an explanation that you received from the administration? >> the five call center reps said it's because of the upgrade. they say the upgrade is the reason why. the administration official that i talked to just said, look, we're constantly trying to improve it and now it's not a problem. it might have been a problem before. but now it's not a problem. so people who are creating accounts now are not encountering the same difficulties. >> well
and they say that passwords, the administration official said passwords were not delated. she said if you have trouble logging in, we know some are, create a new account. so the bottom line of my experience is that i just got frustrated, created a new account and that is working. the user name and password system seems to be working. but if you did it-year-old on in the first week to ten days of process, october 1st through october 10th, you may be having problems, it's not just you. >>...
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that lack of testing raised concerns within the administration. officials worried that the lack of testing posed a high security risk to the site and they tried to row assure members of congress that personal information entered into the site is secure. >>> weather wise, not bad. had shower action. midday, even the eastern shore is clear. we're getting set for a gorgeous evening. 59 in wood byne. most spots at 60 degrees, pleasant out there and milder air poised to move. low to mid-70s. at air mass is headed our way tomorrow and friday. it gets milder after a fairly cool night and somewhat cool start. it will rapidly get warmer. we'll talk about that and look at your weekend. it's all coming up. >>> a victim of revenge porn was tired of getting turned away by police so she took action. ann marie said her ex-boyfriend posted nude photos of her online without her permission. she hit rock bottom and attempted suicide. a bill has been drafted to criminal reveption porn. >> it's treatenning in some ways because there's a lot of backlash. at the same ti
that lack of testing raised concerns within the administration. officials worried that the lack of testing posed a high security risk to the site and they tried to row assure members of congress that personal information entered into the site is secure. >>> weather wise, not bad. had shower action. midday, even the eastern shore is clear. we're getting set for a gorgeous evening. 59 in wood byne. most spots at 60 degrees, pleasant out there and milder air poised to move. low to...
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luke's in the mission district to be completed in 2019. >> the senior obama administration official in charged of the troubled obamacare website will face tough questions. the medicare chief will be questioned by the house of representatives ways and means committee on what went wrong with the website and whether she saw it coming. lawmakers want to know if they can trust the administration's promise it will be running efficiently by the end of june. even democrats are calling for a year's postponement for tax penalties to those remaining uninsured. >> the death toll across europe is now 13 with u.k. and germany hardest hit with widespread flooding leaves hundreds of thousands without power. there were five degrees recorded in the u.k., six in germany and one in denmark and netherlands. >> limiting screen time for longer means just tv, with a tough new policy that could have you setting the timer when your child plays angry birds. >> a southern california city wants the makers of a hot sauce the big budget. they say it is too hot. >> netflix has their shyings on a new target [s[man] no
luke's in the mission district to be completed in 2019. >> the senior obama administration official in charged of the troubled obamacare website will face tough questions. the medicare chief will be questioned by the house of representatives ways and means committee on what went wrong with the website and whether she saw it coming. lawmakers want to know if they can trust the administration's promise it will be running efficiently by the end of june. even democrats are calling for a...
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have in a few hours for the administration official at the center of the troubled obamacare [s[man] no one told her,right?a. [son]hi! [mom screams] >>> a year ago today, super storm sandy slammed into the eastern seaboard changing the lives of millions washing homes into the ocean and left neighborhoods underwater. the recovery effort has been ongoing since. we take you to new jersey. >> good morning, kristen. they are still rebuilding at this beach. the boardwalk is new and the sand has been raised to protect the residents. a lost signs of progress but there is still a lot of work to do. a year after super storm sandy's fury along the east coast, signs of recovery. ellis i'll left in the dark if -- for months, re-open. the seaport is back open for business after 85 percent of the businesses were shut. in long beach, a new 2.2-mile ford walk that is supposed to withstand the next storm. >> we have made great problem but that means nothing if you are one of those who is not back if their hope. >> many are still rebuilding, still suffering, sandy cost $65 billion in property damage. o
have in a few hours for the administration official at the center of the troubled obamacare [s[man] no one told her,right?a. [son]hi! [mom screams] >>> a year ago today, super storm sandy slammed into the eastern seaboard changing the lives of millions washing homes into the ocean and left neighborhoods underwater. the recovery effort has been ongoing since. we take you to new jersey. >> good morning, kristen. they are still rebuilding at this beach. the boardwalk is new and the...
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. >> reporter: among the administration officials set to testify next week. >> call centers are one of the four ways americans can apply for health coverage. >>> plug in and drive. maryland joins the push to get more 0 emission cars on the road. the goal is to get 3.3,000,006 emission vehicles on the road in a dozen years and help reverse climate change. eight states today signed an agreement to increase charging stations, infrastructure, and make other changes to encourage electric cars, hydro general fuel cell, and plug-in hybrids. >>> celebrating another new addition. this is brownie. the new turtle on display at the aquarium. as you can see, the reaction of this little boy, brownie is a welcome addition. >> we're happy to have brownie in baltimore. >>> fierce flames still burning in australia. another life is claimed in the efforts. >>> deadly derailment. a man killed after being buried by gravel. >>> coming up, dogs behind bars raised by inmate veterans for wounded veterans. that story as we continue. >>> will it warm up for the weekend? i'll have the complete forecast coming up n
. >> reporter: among the administration officials set to testify next week. >> call centers are one of the four ways americans can apply for health coverage. >>> plug in and drive. maryland joins the push to get more 0 emission cars on the road. the goal is to get 3.3,000,006 emission vehicles on the road in a dozen years and help reverse climate change. eight states today signed an agreement to increase charging stations, infrastructure, and make other changes to encourage...
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law. >> i have heard numerous promises from the administration officials that all is well with the health care law. not true. even i either these officials were shockingly unaware of what was happening inside their own agencies or deliberately misleading our committee and the public. >> let the goal here be to fix it not nix it. >> kimberly is on capitol hill right now. kimberly is this hearing more about finding out what is wrong and right or resuming the old fights concerning obamacare. >> officially it's about trying to find the problems at the website and fixing it, but it didn't take long to figure out what was really going on, and that was a lot of finger pointing and blaming as to the fact that this website, now into its fourth week almost of running and still not being able to serve americans. we have four contractors testifying before the house, energy, and commerce committee, trying to explain to lawmakers about why this system still is not working, and what they have been saying is that basically high demand is the reason there have been the problems, but upon further questioni
law. >> i have heard numerous promises from the administration officials that all is well with the health care law. not true. even i either these officials were shockingly unaware of what was happening inside their own agencies or deliberately misleading our committee and the public. >> let the goal here be to fix it not nix it. >> kimberly is on capitol hill right now. kimberly is this hearing more about finding out what is wrong and right or resuming the old fights...
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here's the reaction to that from the house floor earlier today. >> according to the administration official, the president did not sign off on this stuff and was unaware of the depth of the surveilance of foreign leaders. well who did sign off? mr. speaker, is there a shadow government in america that operates outside the law, outside the knowledge of the administration? sort of spooky, isn't it, mr. speaker? >> we expect more questions like that when the hearing begins later this hour. we'll have live coverage here on cnn. joining us now is our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto, another story surveilance world leaders. the sensitivities enormous right now. but the president's role in all of this, it still remains murky. >> i had a long conversation with a senior administration official last night. and the white house position is this. that the president different. he approves the broad strokes, the priorities but he doesn't get into the weeds of the tactics of the individual targets. you'll remember another u.s. official spoke to evan perez yesterday and he said at least th
here's the reaction to that from the house floor earlier today. >> according to the administration official, the president did not sign off on this stuff and was unaware of the depth of the surveilance of foreign leaders. well who did sign off? mr. speaker, is there a shadow government in america that operates outside the law, outside the knowledge of the administration? sort of spooky, isn't it, mr. speaker? >> we expect more questions like that when the hearing begins later this...
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. >> the margin. >> do you sense consternation on the part of the administration officials? with all due respect to the defense secretary the fact he showed up at dover air force base which was the first time in his tenure in the job over 113 died. it was the first time he showed up and the question was whether it was out of a concern about p.r. >> i would imagine it was, megyn. i can't read his mind. i don't know what he was thinking. probably not a quincoincidence he showed up this time and not the previous times. he's not a bumbling figure in washington. it's an easy target. it fits into the pattern that the administration has been crude and clumsy in their handling of these things and has felt if they just let things hit as hard as they can that the republicans will be blamed and they will win. they're not winning the way they thought they would. >> certainly not. brit, thanks for being here . >> you bet. >> great to see you. >> we heard ed henry say the white house knew for days about the death benefit to buckle. why didn't they say that? karl rove is just ahead. plus a
. >> the margin. >> do you sense consternation on the part of the administration officials? with all due respect to the defense secretary the fact he showed up at dover air force base which was the first time in his tenure in the job over 113 died. it was the first time he showed up and the question was whether it was out of a concern about p.r. >> i would imagine it was, megyn. i can't read his mind. i don't know what he was thinking. probably not a quincoincidence he showed...
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a lot of conversation from the administration officials whether we can publish the story. a conversation were useful. and they continue during this administration but in a somewhat different atmosphere. the third is when obama administration came in to office they were put under great pressure by intelligence agency they were upset by the previous story. then i should say both democrat and republicans on the hill and the intelligence community and raise -- but also i believe that the president itself not really spoken about the threat. and president i.t. has a rather -- he said something to put our boys at risk. but at the same time i think he has a strong -- >> with a do 0 you think of the explanation? pretty compelling. >> it is most certainly and, you know, the point he make particularly as an editor of with a we're seeing the publication of some of these stories over time. you look back at the cia of the story. you look back at the new york thyme's reporting on wiretapping. and the bush administration's responses to those. as well as the decisions and discussions that
a lot of conversation from the administration officials whether we can publish the story. a conversation were useful. and they continue during this administration but in a somewhat different atmosphere. the third is when obama administration came in to office they were put under great pressure by intelligence agency they were upset by the previous story. then i should say both democrat and republicans on the hill and the intelligence community and raise -- but also i believe that the president...
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the obama administration officials and employees are increasingly afraid to talk to the press. every single journalist i have talked to says that is the case, whether or not they deal with classified information. six governments employees and to government contractors, including edward snowden of course, have been prosecuted since 2009 for leaking information to the press. that is the most since the 1917 espionage act enacted during world war i to punish people for spying for foreign entities. here we have reporters -- people being prosecuted under that act for talking to reporters. since 1917, 90 years, when they began under the obama administration. probably the most frightening thing for government officials -- the justice department and the fbi has been successful in subpoenas forng communications between journalists and sources including fox news and the associated press. is allowedy general to refuse to notify the media about subpoenas and communication records. this is a very big loophole. journalist education suggested by the president and recently approved test similar
the obama administration officials and employees are increasingly afraid to talk to the press. every single journalist i have talked to says that is the case, whether or not they deal with classified information. six governments employees and to government contractors, including edward snowden of course, have been prosecuted since 2009 for leaking information to the press. that is the most since the 1917 espionage act enacted during world war i to punish people for spying for foreign entities....
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administration official says they may phase out that part of the program. richard? >> tracie, the white house hoping october ends very, very soon. thank you so much. >>> this morning 24 states are marking a somber anniversary. one year ago today hurricane sandy made landfall. nbc's jay gray joins us from along the jersey shore. jay, you were reporting on this very story a year ago. one criticism that i remember you reporting on was the warning system from noaa. has that changed? >> reporter: yeah, richard, it has. a lot of lessons learned from sandy. and one of those is the wording that they used to warn the public when a storm might be coming in. they found out during sandy that scientific terms just weren't working, that they needed to speak in more plain terms and really let people know not only about the wind but the storm surge. and so they've really changed the protocol for reporting these storms. thankfully this year we haven't had the opportunity or the need for those new warnings. but, again, they're in place and ready should they be needed. look,
administration official says they may phase out that part of the program. richard? >> tracie, the white house hoping october ends very, very soon. thank you so much. >>> this morning 24 states are marking a somber anniversary. one year ago today hurricane sandy made landfall. nbc's jay gray joins us from along the jersey shore. jay, you were reporting on this very story a year ago. one criticism that i remember you reporting on was the warning system from noaa. has that changed?...
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. >> the margin. >> do you sense consternation on the part of the administration officials? with all due respect to the defense secretary the fact he showed up at dover air force base which was the first time in his tenure in the job over 113 died. it was the first time he showed up and the question was whether it was out of a concern about p.r. >> i would imagine it was, megyn. i can't read his mind. i don't know what he was thinking. probably not a quincoincidence he showed up this time and not the previous times. he's not a bumbling figure in washington. it's an easy target. it fits into the pattern that the administration has been crude and clumsy in their handling of these things and has felt if they just let things hit as hard as they can that the republicans will be blamed and they will win. they're not winning the way they thought they would. >> certainly not. brit, thanks for being here . >> you bet. >> great to see you. >> we heard ed henry say the white house knew for days about the death benefit to buckle. why didn't they say that? karl rove is just ahead. plus a
. >> the margin. >> do you sense consternation on the part of the administration officials? with all due respect to the defense secretary the fact he showed up at dover air force base which was the first time in his tenure in the job over 113 died. it was the first time he showed up and the question was whether it was out of a concern about p.r. >> i would imagine it was, megyn. i can't read his mind. i don't know what he was thinking. probably not a quincoincidence he showed...
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and the administration official after a year to the laws that they write for everybody watching and listening also a 2.0 something we should know the outcome on the bitter amendment and the republican response sent to the senate here within the hour in we will leave you up-to-date. >> i think it is a clear-cut message to the american people from here on out there will be members that say i need the exemption or the subsidy what is good to pass is not good enough for me the president tries to put off for one year but it is not good fo the body so that is a lesson they will learn over the next few months. >> ted cruz in the other republicans whhave seized the moral high ground? in the right place morally in other rice said of history it will be inresting to see how this unwinds. always good to talk with you david. we will be right back. lou: the president and senate democrats refused to negotiate or compromise to keep the government running. the congressman is our guest next. um... where's mrs. davis? she took an early spring break thanks to her double miles from the cital one venture card. now
and the administration official after a year to the laws that they write for everybody watching and listening also a 2.0 something we should know the outcome on the bitter amendment and the republican response sent to the senate here within the hour in we will leave you up-to-date. >> i think it is a clear-cut message to the american people from here on out there will be members that say i need the exemption or the subsidy what is good to pass is not good enough for me the president tries...
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the simply calling up an official in this administration in the white house and wanting to have a does cushion about something that the senior discussion the day before is the subject that routinely, calmly will refuse to engage. not just on the record, but on background. it's added a self-policing component to our government. that's life throughout our government and particularly the parts of the government i cover in the military, the intelligence community. one way that people at all levels are simply trying to in some ways defeat or impede freedom of information act request is now routine correspondence. anodine correspondence. it's slapped with the for official use only on the table. when you're trying to get a document, it may not be classified. if it is, in many cases, it's not all that sensitive. it's for official use only and what i want to do is bring that press person to my office, show them my inbox and show them hundreds of e-mails from military officers all stamped for official use only saying would you like to come to this lunch for general odea ch orno next week? it's a
the simply calling up an official in this administration in the white house and wanting to have a does cushion about something that the senior discussion the day before is the subject that routinely, calmly will refuse to engage. not just on the record, but on background. it's added a self-policing component to our government. that's life throughout our government and particularly the parts of the government i cover in the military, the intelligence community. one way that people at all levels...
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senior administration official telling cnn the president did not know of the surveillance of other world leaders including allies until the administration conducted a review this summer and then ended the program. a senior administration official went on to say quote, it's not reasonable to expect that the president would have been involved in or necessarily briefed on decisions about individual intelligence targets. rather, he approves a set of intelligence priorities and it's the responsibility of his administration to determine how to carry those out. white house spokesman jay carney warned that critics of nsa surveillance should be careful what they wish for. >> we're one attack away from assessments about what went wrong in our intelligence capabilities and collections. the work that's being done here saves lives. >> reporter: whether listening in on the leaders of close allies such as german chancellor merkel saves lives, the white house didn't have an answer. though it confirmed it is reassessing such high level surveillance as part of its overall intelligence review. on the hill
senior administration official telling cnn the president did not know of the surveillance of other world leaders including allies until the administration conducted a review this summer and then ended the program. a senior administration official went on to say quote, it's not reasonable to expect that the president would have been involved in or necessarily briefed on decisions about individual intelligence targets. rather, he approves a set of intelligence priorities and it's the...
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to hear the president hit that phone number again and again today and the administration officials in the the interviews after that event saying there are other ways the phone number and the real live people suggest that they might have some website issues for a long time. >> one of the things i didn't understand about that is the health care navigators and the people on the phone, they use the same website too. they use the same system. if it's not going to work over the phone, who cares if you call someone to share your pain over it. i think also one of the things that was left out is it's not surprising at all the stories obama got to tell today were the most politically beneficial stories. if you're truly out of luck and can't get health insurance and have a preexisting condition and kids in terrible shape, you will spend forever on this website to finally get in. we always knew those people would have the will power. it's the people who don't have economic incentive, have better things to do and don't care. we found out about half the people who visit the website did so out of cu
to hear the president hit that phone number again and again today and the administration officials in the the interviews after that event saying there are other ways the phone number and the real live people suggest that they might have some website issues for a long time. >> one of the things i didn't understand about that is the health care navigators and the people on the phone, they use the same website too. they use the same system. if it's not going to work over the phone, who cares...
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journal has a quote from the administration official says they are winning this war and don't care how long the shut down goes. you can imagine the republicans were jumping all over that today including the house speaker, john boehner. >> i was at the white house the other night and list on the the president some 20 times explained to me why he wasn't going to negotiate. it turns tout president will be here over the weekend it will be pacific rim nations. he has to stay here in washington. the house and senate will be in session far very short time. no move expected out of that. they will problemry not be here out of -- yes, 800,000 works will remain furlough until this is gone. congress will work this weekend like they did last weekend. >> congress comes in to work in a rare saturday session. this has happene happened in pat shut downs and the bill does have the support of the republicans and democrats and also president obama. however it doesn't get to the heart of the problem which is getting federal workers back on the job and overcoming the government shut down. house republicans
journal has a quote from the administration official says they are winning this war and don't care how long the shut down goes. you can imagine the republicans were jumping all over that today including the house speaker, john boehner. >> i was at the white house the other night and list on the the president some 20 times explained to me why he wasn't going to negotiate. it turns tout president will be here over the weekend it will be pacific rim nations. he has to stay here in...
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a judge is set to make a ruling on thursday. >>> the obama administration official who oversaw the disastrous launch of the obama care website told lawmakers she's sorry. >> to the millions of americans who attempted to use healthcare.gov to shop and enroll, i want to apologize to you. the website has not worked as well as it should. we know how desperately you need affordable coverage. >> officials knew obama care wasn't ready for prime time or any time for that matter. cnn reports people who worked on the project warned the white house in september that the website wasn't ready to go live. >>> well, the fallout is expanding beyond the botched launch. jim says a hot question now is did the president mislead americans to sell his signature law? >> it's a presidential sales pitch. >> if you like your plan, keep your plan. >> millions of americans aren't buying anymore. >> if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. >> if you like your private health insurance plan, you can keep it. >> as obama care becomes reality, construction workers are finding they can't keep their plans. >> i'm furious
a judge is set to make a ruling on thursday. >>> the obama administration official who oversaw the disastrous launch of the obama care website told lawmakers she's sorry. >> to the millions of americans who attempted to use healthcare.gov to shop and enroll, i want to apologize to you. the website has not worked as well as it should. we know how desperately you need affordable coverage. >> officials knew obama care wasn't ready for prime time or any time for that matter....
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has too much talk to the american people by some administration official. it's about 20% less. the spending bill and the administration is in the senate. you mentioned that. >> it also hurting the economy, hurting the recovery and hurting the unemployment tan ability of jobs. >> wasn't it necessary to bring the deficit down. the economy is doing relatively well. i hurt t it hurt the recovery in a significant way and has the economic analysis that forceed that analysis. . when you breakdown those numbers by party and splitting down the middle with republicans . the only positive poll, a poll shows that only nine points separate republicans from president obama and the democrats on who should get the blame. our republicans. that is a reflection of how the divide is and how the republicans say it's democrat's fault. they want to roll the government shut down talks in to the whole issue and put more pressure on the white house . >> i don't know how they get in to that. if they get in to that, i think our policies would not. the same for a generation. every time
has too much talk to the american people by some administration official. it's about 20% less. the spending bill and the administration is in the senate. you mentioned that. >> it also hurting the economy, hurting the recovery and hurting the unemployment tan ability of jobs. >> wasn't it necessary to bring the deficit down. the economy is doing relatively well. i hurt t it hurt the recovery in a significant way and has the economic analysis that forceed that analysis. . when you...
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yesterday because of the issues surrounding the website the obama administration officially granted a six week extension for shoppers to sign up for coverage next year. you now have until march 31st to do so. course correction of the roll out of obama care may be the least of the white house's problems. for years president obama denied that the affordable care act would change health care coverage for millions of americans. in fact it was a key component of the president's sales pitch to the public. >> if you like your health care plan you keep your health care plan. these folks need to stop scaring everybody. nobody will force you to leave your health care plan. i don't want government bureaucrats meddling in your health care. your employer provides you health insurance on the job, nobody is talking about messing with that. if you're one of the more than 250 million americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance. >> but now an nbc news report finds the opposite happens to be true. buried in a document from 2010 of obama care regulations, lisa myers d
yesterday because of the issues surrounding the website the obama administration officially granted a six week extension for shoppers to sign up for coverage next year. you now have until march 31st to do so. course correction of the roll out of obama care may be the least of the white house's problems. for years president obama denied that the affordable care act would change health care coverage for millions of americans. in fact it was a key component of the president's sales pitch to the...
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administration officials say they're committed to helping maintain peace in the sinai, peace with israel. they also believe the hold on military aid won't weaken communism destroyed my family. >> they are part of us, and we're part of them. and we need to focus on bridging the gap. >> that's why this year, both daughters went to cuba and convinced their father to come along. for the first time in 43 years, javier breathed the air of his homeland. >> they want to see, you know. >> in many respects, in the community, the cuban research institute has been tracking for 23 years. >> gone are the days that the americans supported the isolationism, the bedrock of american policy. there's almost an even split when it comes to the embargo and reestablishing diplomatic relations with cuba. >> i consider the embargo as a training tool in negotiations, i have not seen yet where the cuban regime has taken the position to accept the termination of the embargo and giving some benefit to the cuban people. >> even with the split, jorge stresses that it's likely cuban-americans will continue to elect poli
administration officials say they're committed to helping maintain peace in the sinai, peace with israel. they also believe the hold on military aid won't weaken communism destroyed my family. >> they are part of us, and we're part of them. and we need to focus on bridging the gap. >> that's why this year, both daughters went to cuba and convinced their father to come along. for the first time in 43 years, javier breathed the air of his homeland. >> they want to see, you know....
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hhs officials repeatedly assured this committee that the administration would be ready for october 1, 2013. this past july, the secretary stated that hhs would "flip on the switch on october 1 and tell people, come on and sign up." on august 1, administrator tavenner told us that cms would -- cms would finish end-to-end testing by the end of august. on september 10, the subcommittee held a hearing in which representatives assured us that their components would be ready on time. when the exchanges opened on october 1, it was a disaster. -- it was nothing less than an unmitigated disaster. we are hearing reports that the administration was warned that the site was not ready for an october 1 launch. "the washington post" reported that as late as september 26, there had been no test to determine whether a consumer could complete the process from beginning to end. secretary sebelius said just this week that almost no testing occurred. these past few weeks of exchange dysfunction, along with stories of hundreds of thousands of americans losing their existing health plans, help underscore wh
hhs officials repeatedly assured this committee that the administration would be ready for october 1, 2013. this past july, the secretary stated that hhs would "flip on the switch on october 1 and tell people, come on and sign up." on august 1, administrator tavenner told us that cms would -- cms would finish end-to-end testing by the end of august. on september 10, the subcommittee held a hearing in which representatives assured us that their components would be ready on time. when...
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. >> reporter: on capitol hill, the first administration official to appear since the botched rollout of the obama care website, apologized. but insisted to an incredulous audience that the system is working. >> the system is right now working? >> i'm saying it is working, just not at the speed we want or the success rate we want. >> how do you not know how many people enrolled? >> chairman camp, we'll have those numbers in november. >> reporter: the president spokesperson emphasized that those losing their coverage are getting better plans and sometimes subsidies. he seemed to rephrase the president's promise. >> if you had insurance that you liked on the individual market and you wanted to keep that insurance through 2010, '11, '12, '13, and in perpetuity and it was available, you could. >> reporter: a reminder that 80% of americans are not impacted by this because they get their insurance through their employer, medicare, or medicaid. now, secretary kathleen sebelius is on the hill for the first time tomorrow since the rollout and will face tough questions. brian? >> lisa myers sta
. >> reporter: on capitol hill, the first administration official to appear since the botched rollout of the obama care website, apologized. but insisted to an incredulous audience that the system is working. >> the system is right now working? >> i'm saying it is working, just not at the speed we want or the success rate we want. >> how do you not know how many people enrolled? >> chairman camp, we'll have those numbers in november. >> reporter: the...
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the administration officials over the course of the last few days have touted a s.e.c. surge of the best and brightest from the government. they work on it 24/7. they cite changes made already on the website. the president gave out an 800 number. more on that pitchman theme. he said it twice for folks to call to try apply online that way, but i myself called and several others called on social media and related their experience. there were problems there as well. the individual told me i needed to go back online to fill out an application before he could help me. so some confusion here. i guess the good news is if you're a supporter of the affordable care act and you want to sign up, the deadline to do that isn't until march 31st of next year. there is time to iron out a lot of defects, tony. >> mike, let's be clear here. this rollout is being criticized not just by the president's opponents on the republican side of the aisle but from his own colleagues as well? >> reporter: right. you start with nancy pelosi over the weekend says it's unacceptable and others call it a
the administration officials over the course of the last few days have touted a s.e.c. surge of the best and brightest from the government. they work on it 24/7. they cite changes made already on the website. the president gave out an 800 number. more on that pitchman theme. he said it twice for folks to call to try apply online that way, but i myself called and several others called on social media and related their experience. there were problems there as well. the individual told me i needed...
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that's a terrible thing to hear from the administration, from a senior administration official, that they see it as politics, they're winning, it is some game. we don't see it that way. people are hurting in the government shutdown, things are not going the right way. >> that was mitch mcconnell and rand paul talking about that, we're winning moment. it was kind of caught with an open mike on. >> that was from -- >> it did reveal in large part that while house speaker john boehner is saying this is not a game, when you hear this kind of dialogue between rand paul and mitch mcconnell say we're winning, we're winning, it does seem tan at that mount. >> i am all wired up here. >> i just did cnn, we're willing to compromise. i think it won't poll for them to say that. >> i do, too. i came back from that two hour meeting with him and that was basically the same view privately as publicly. >> i think if we keep saying we wanted to defund it, we fought for that, now we're willing to compromise, i think -- we -- i think i know we don't want to be here, but we're gonna win this. >> is that pe
that's a terrible thing to hear from the administration, from a senior administration official, that they see it as politics, they're winning, it is some game. we don't see it that way. people are hurting in the government shutdown, things are not going the right way. >> that was mitch mcconnell and rand paul talking about that, we're winning moment. it was kind of caught with an open mike on. >> that was from -- >> it did reveal in large part that while house speaker john...
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my conversations here, i think that the administration officials believe ultimately republicans will blink because they are divided and if you look at the polls, it shows a majority of americans agree with the administration on this point, disagree with shutting down the government over the issue of the president's health care law even there's still a number of americans skeptical about the president's health care law. you'll see the president continue to do what he did today which is to hold these public events, urge congressional republicans to act, to pass what is called a clean cr bill. he's going to hold another event at the local construction company. that is a tactic he has taken in the past during the payroll tax cut fight. it has been effective but i can tell you jay carney during his briefing just answered a lot of questions about how much ownership president obama has over the shutdown. he acknowledged the fact that of course he is the president but they are still trying to put the blame squarely on republicans. will the public continue to buy that in the coming days? we'l
my conversations here, i think that the administration officials believe ultimately republicans will blink because they are divided and if you look at the polls, it shows a majority of americans agree with the administration on this point, disagree with shutting down the government over the issue of the president's health care law even there's still a number of americans skeptical about the president's health care law. you'll see the president continue to do what he did today which is to hold...
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according to the administration official, the president did not sign off on this stuff and was unaware of the depth of the surveillance of foreign leaders. who did sign off? mr. speaker, is there a shadow government in america that operates outside the law? outside the knowledge of the administration? sort of spooky, isn't it, mr. speaker? technology may change but the constitution does not. we cannot have security -- we can have security but not at the cost of losing individual freedom, because to quote the constitutional law professor, there should be no choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we provide. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. kaptur, for five minutes. ms. kaptur: thank you. mr. speaker, politico recently reported that the u.s. trade representative, michael foman, is pressing for another trade bill as soon as possible. this one called the transpacific partnership signed with asian pacific countries, about a dozen of them. whether it's the oba
according to the administration official, the president did not sign off on this stuff and was unaware of the depth of the surveillance of foreign leaders. who did sign off? mr. speaker, is there a shadow government in america that operates outside the law? outside the knowledge of the administration? sort of spooky, isn't it, mr. speaker? technology may change but the constitution does not. we cannot have security -- we can have security but not at the cost of losing individual freedom,...
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look -- to know that the administration officials are often paraded before these house committees to answer question after question about a range of conspiracy theories that republicans have, and they just enjoy going through that process, don't they? >> and this is the process that i think is doing severe damage to the republican brand. not only the fact that they took a ridiculous position on the shutdown and on the debt ceiling limitation, but they seemed to be spending their time like captain ahab, chasing the whale and finding nothing time after time. and the american people -- increasing numbers, saying this party isn't about anything, about other than destructive anti obama philosophy, and general approach, and then going after these investigations that all go nowhere. you can count a half dozen investigations that the republicans have led since obama has been in office and not one of them have gone anywhere. >> julian, we have run out of time and we don't have time to mention them all. but julian epstein, thank you so much. >> thank you, martin. >> we'll be right back. ♪ >>
look -- to know that the administration officials are often paraded before these house committees to answer question after question about a range of conspiracy theories that republicans have, and they just enjoy going through that process, don't they? >> and this is the process that i think is doing severe damage to the republican brand. not only the fact that they took a ridiculous position on the shutdown and on the debt ceiling limitation, but they seemed to be spending their time like...
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in the past few days, anonymous administration officials told the u.s. media that was false. and that a white house review only discovered the surveillance of world leaders in the summer. the bugging of merkel's phone ended soon after. for european parliamental delegation it's visits to washington is about more than the bugging of world leaders. about the surveillance of 10s of millions of its constituents. >> itrust has to be rebuilt. we need to figure out why this kind of massive activity is happening. and what kind of trust needs to be rebuilt. in the end we are fighting a battle in terms of security, we need to get that balance right. we are concerned, too, about security. and we made that very clear. but also there is a balance to be struck with privacy of citizens and i think these frank exchange need to rebuild that very important trust. >> reporter: their first meeting, however, was with the house intelligence committee chairman mike rodgers. he says europeans should be grateful for the surveillance as it's keeping them safe. that's a theme echoed by the white house.
in the past few days, anonymous administration officials told the u.s. media that was false. and that a white house review only discovered the surveillance of world leaders in the summer. the bugging of merkel's phone ended soon after. for european parliamental delegation it's visits to washington is about more than the bugging of world leaders. about the surveillance of 10s of millions of its constituents. >> itrust has to be rebuilt. we need to figure out why this kind of massive...
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the way administration officials describe it, the so-called tech surge to fix the obama care website sounds like a top secret mission with an all-star team of i.t. specialists parachuting in from across the country. >> nobody's madder than me about the fact that the website isn't working as well as it should which means it's going to get fixed. >> reporter: one question is whether warning signs were missed. "the washington post" reports the site crashed just days before it was launched during a simulation test involving hundreds of users. despite a pugh research poll, only a few americans saying the obama exchanges are working well. >> we're way still early in the process. you're talking about a february 15th and a march 31st deadline. it is october 21st today. so let's be clear about that. >> welcome to the health insurance marketplace. >> reporter: until the site is fix, frustrated consumers are being urged to call a toll free number to shop for insurance. that's an option administration officials don't like because it could be a big turnoff to younger, healthier buyers who do ever
the way administration officials describe it, the so-called tech surge to fix the obama care website sounds like a top secret mission with an all-star team of i.t. specialists parachuting in from across the country. >> nobody's madder than me about the fact that the website isn't working as well as it should which means it's going to get fixed. >> reporter: one question is whether warning signs were missed. "the washington post" reports the site crashed just days before it...
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administration officials said the federal site was overwhelmed by 2.8 million visitors, a number they never expected. white house senior adviser david simas said the problems drew an all out response. >> we expected a slow ramp-up and what we saw today was an overwhelming response that exceeded even what we've seen in medicare on any given day. so it was a good start. we identified problems. tomorrow's going to be better. >> reporter: despite the delays and inconvenience, the white house argued the high numbers were a sign of intense interest in obama care. california alone saw 1.7 million hits on its website in the first hour. connecticut reported 130,000 hits. maryland, 87,000. what the administration is not reporting is how many people actually enrolled on tuesday. some of that's because officials won't know until people sign a contract with an insurance company and make a down payment. but we also know these first-day problems are what stopped many people from signing up. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. >>> police removed what they describe as a destructive device from jackso
administration officials said the federal site was overwhelmed by 2.8 million visitors, a number they never expected. white house senior adviser david simas said the problems drew an all out response. >> we expected a slow ramp-up and what we saw today was an overwhelming response that exceeded even what we've seen in medicare on any given day. so it was a good start. we identified problems. tomorrow's going to be better. >> reporter: despite the delays and inconvenience, the white...
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it's interesting to note that the president, administration officials, reporters didn't hear that occur, didn't hear, sort of the, what occurred in the wake of that, which was a security response. that is really what has happened in terms of these latest developments. as you point out, president obama was in the midst of trying to reopen the government. he met with congressional leaders. it didn't yield a lot of results. there's a big question mark about how the government is going to reopen. president obama was speaking in maryland today urging republicans to reopen the government, but still no real progress on that front. certainly, this is, as you know, a town that has been tense because of the government shutdown. the evolving events of today added to the mounting tension. back to both of you. >> kristen welker, live at the white house, thank you. >>> due to the government shutdown, they will not be sending anyone to investigate the deadly bus crash we brought you yesterday from tennessee. a spokesperson for the ntsb says the crash would usually be investigated by their department.
it's interesting to note that the president, administration officials, reporters didn't hear that occur, didn't hear, sort of the, what occurred in the wake of that, which was a security response. that is really what has happened in terms of these latest developments. as you point out, president obama was in the midst of trying to reopen the government. he met with congressional leaders. it didn't yield a lot of results. there's a big question mark about how the government is going to reopen....
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which reported that the anonymous administration official said, we're winning. >> this morning, i get "the wall street journal out" and it says we don't care how long this lasts because we're winning. this isn't some damn game. >> there is no winning. when families don't have certainty about whether they are going to get paid or not. >> the shutdown closing national parks and mon mens for a fourth day. today it got worse at the world war ii memorial.
which reported that the anonymous administration official said, we're winning. >> this morning, i get "the wall street journal out" and it says we don't care how long this lasts because we're winning. this isn't some damn game. >> there is no winning. when families don't have certainty about whether they are going to get paid or not. >> the shutdown closing national parks and mon mens for a fourth day. today it got worse at the world war ii memorial.
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the administration officials have said 476,000 people have applied or submitted applications on either the federal or the state websites but it doesn't say how many have enrolled and you have to apply first and known you have to find if you are eligible and then you enroll. having said that, 476,000 politicians, does that indicate that, perhaps, this is less of a mess and republicans are overstating the republican? >> they need to get seven million people on this thing so by their own numbers it is not going to get there. many of these petroleum have filled it out and some will not qualify. there is a lot of work to be done in getting other people on there and there is no mechanism to do that. if enough people did not sign up for this program and the premiums on the program will not be affordable. it gets into the debt spiral where the premiums go up and the program collapses. that is the direction we are headed. the point i wanted to make, in the 21st century, setting up a website where people can buy something is not that complicated. people do it each day. the inability of the feder
the administration officials have said 476,000 people have applied or submitted applications on either the federal or the state websites but it doesn't say how many have enrolled and you have to apply first and known you have to find if you are eligible and then you enroll. having said that, 476,000 politicians, does that indicate that, perhaps, this is less of a mess and republicans are overstating the republican? >> they need to get seven million people on this thing so by their own...
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obama administration officials are increasingly afraid to talk to the press. every signal journalist i talked to said that that is the case with their source in the government, whether they deal with classified information, but especially if it involves classified information. six government employees and 2 government contractors have been prosecuted since 2009 for leaks of alleged classified information to the press. it has been done under a 1917 espionage act enacted during world war i to punish people for spying for foreign entities. here, we have government officials talking to reporters who are prosecuted under that. there are only three such prosecutions in the 90 years from 1917 until 2009 when they began during the obama administration. in several of these investigations, probably the most frightening thing for government officials, the justice department and the fbi were successful in secretly subpoenaing and seizing e-mail traffic between different organizations and news outlets. there were decisions made by the justice department after an outcry fro
obama administration officials are increasingly afraid to talk to the press. every signal journalist i talked to said that that is the case with their source in the government, whether they deal with classified information, but especially if it involves classified information. six government employees and 2 government contractors have been prosecuted since 2009 for leaks of alleged classified information to the press. it has been done under a 1917 espionage act enacted during world war i to...
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over the past several months leading up to the launch, top administration officials and lead contractors appeared before this committee, looked us in the eye, and assured us that everything was on track. it was not. why did they assure us that the website would work? did they not know or did they not disclose? that is what we are looking to find out with the contractors today and secretary sebelius next week. the companies here all testified before the subcommittee about their work building healthcare.gov. in that hearing, these companies represented that the exchanges would be ready for open enrollment on october 1. they explained that their testing of the system had not identified any significant problems. this is not about blame, this is about accountability, transparency, and fairness for the american public. the broken promises are many. the president promised americans that they could keep their health plans no matter what. 4 days into open enrollment, more people are receiving a cancellation notices in just 2 states than the 476,000 that have been enrolling. the administration is
over the past several months leading up to the launch, top administration officials and lead contractors appeared before this committee, looked us in the eye, and assured us that everything was on track. it was not. why did they assure us that the website would work? did they not know or did they not disclose? that is what we are looking to find out with the contractors today and secretary sebelius next week. the companies here all testified before the subcommittee about their work building...
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although she's faced criticism over the problems administration officials announced today she is not available to testify at thursday's hearing. since its launch on october 1st the obama care website has been plagued by problems as americans try to logon and enroll for health insurance. >>> the new uc president janet napolitano says the school system is working to keep tuition costs within families' budgets. tuition has tripled in the past decade. she's on the tour of campuses and stopped at uc santa cruz today. uc santa cruise announced a $300 million funding campaign. earlier this year governor brown signed a 5% increase of funding. >>> next at 11:00, a legendary athlete with ties to the bay area was arrested at an airport. >>> also, hillary clinton brings some star power to the campaign trail. we'll have a look at her return to politics. >>> another rare find in southern california that's turning plenty of heads. >>> after a warm day across the bay area, temperatures expected to go down just a bit for tomorrow. especially if you're headed to half moon bay for the 43rd art and pump
although she's faced criticism over the problems administration officials announced today she is not available to testify at thursday's hearing. since its launch on october 1st the obama care website has been plagued by problems as americans try to logon and enroll for health insurance. >>> the new uc president janet napolitano says the school system is working to keep tuition costs within families' budgets. tuition has tripled in the past decade. she's on the tour of campuses and...
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faced widespread criticism over the problems, administration officials say she is not available to testify at the hearings. while there are signs of improvement, there are big concerns as we hear from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: near houston, the tara sidenberg spent more than two weeks trying to sign up for insurance online. her multiple sclerosis meds alone cost $4,400 a month. finally on friday, progress. >> i think i'm making headway. i want to see the options. see what's available. so i have yet to reach that point. >> reporter: while more people are now successfully navigating health care.gov insurance companieses are reporting problems. priority health in michigan received only two dozen applications so far, many filled with errors. >> definitely lower than anticipated. maybe more of a trickle than a rush. but it's early in the process. >> reporter: now concerned technical glitches will discourage healthy young people from signing up. like 24-year-old opera singer ira barth. >> there is not enough money to go around to pay for insurance, too, right now. >> reporter: for the pro
faced widespread criticism over the problems, administration officials say she is not available to testify at the hearings. while there are signs of improvement, there are big concerns as we hear from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: near houston, the tara sidenberg spent more than two weeks trying to sign up for insurance online. her multiple sclerosis meds alone cost $4,400 a month. finally on friday, progress. >> i think i'm making headway. i want to see the options. see what's...