from washington, i'm ray suarez. . >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories that we're following for you. some people said they hit snags as they try to beat the deadline for the affordable care act. crimea making it clear that the country won't back away from its decision. and how climate change could drastically change our world.

>> well, today is the day, the deadline to sign up for insurance under the affordable care act but some people already saying they've had problems. many heading to healthcare.gov receiving a error message, but now everything is back up and running. libby casey with more. do we know why the site went down? >> reporter: the site went down for routine maintenance as it normal by does, but the problem was that it did not go back up as supposed it was to. it was not available at critical hours. the white house said that folks could leave their e-mail and they would be contacted after the website went back up, but it's bad timing a in the push fr

more people to sign up. >> people are falling in the coverage gap. they are too to apply for subsidies, but they in states that chose not to expand their medicaid program. >> once a month for four months diane brown has come to the free clinic in virginia hoping to get care. >> this is it for anyone who doesn't have medical insurance. the clinic serves 1700 people but has to turn away hundreds more so it holds a monthly lottery to pick two dozen new patients. >> hopefully today i'm praying that i get the lottery, and i'll be accepted. >> reporter: brown is too young for medicare, and without a disability or dependent children

she doesn't qualified for medicaid. virginia has the fourth toughest eligibility requirement in the country. she's caught in the coverage gap. >> everyone play i called about obamacare they talk about $200 to $400 a month. if you only get $900 a month you can't afford that. the free clinic is my only chance of receiving medication. >> if she made more money she could apply for federal subsidies. the supreme court let the state decide whether or not to grow the program. virginia's democratic governor wants to expand medicaid but the republican-controlled state house is fightin fighting it, cg long-term costs so the arsenaling ton free clinic is as busy as ever. >> most people have families. most people have jobs. many have one, two, three jobs. what they lack is health insurance. >> jodie steiner kelly direct

administration waiting to see if he'll be chosen, kevin jackson. >> i got here early this morni morning. >> some are lucky. >> i'm very excited. the last ticket, and i finally got in. >> others are not. >> i don't know what else to say, but i'm glad for those who did get in. now they can be treated. >> diane brown said she'll be back next month because it is her only option. >> i got my head up. i'm positive. i'm looking forward. i'm motivated. i'm just going to keep coming because one day i'll get that number. >> the affordable care act deadline may be here but hopeful visiters to the arlington free clinic is concerned with another

date, the next lottery. >> those who have been showing up the last few months have learned more about the affordable care act and opportunities. it could give them true clinic staff. they've had to educate visitors about their options something that the clinic has taken on as well as providing care. >> libby casey, thank you very much. there has been a break in the weather in washington. the death toll rising in the neighborhood that was once oso. how are the search efforts going today? >> well, del, they should be better today. we're seeing as quickly unusual on the banks of the snow qualith

river, the sun. for the tenth day workers will slog through the mud and debris of the huge mudslide. they are still finding bodies, and now acknowledge many of the victims may never be located in the jumbled mess that was once a rural neighborhood on the river. what you have out here you have houses that have been run through the blender and dropped on the ground. then you have another house where the cars are still parked in the garage. the house has been pushed across, it's not liverible, but it's still intact. you have everything out here. >> the service road links the east and west sides of the debris field making the move of personnel and equipment easier. it's not open to public traffic and there is no official timeline for when the state highway, buried in the mud, will be repaired and cleared. >> people are resilient. people are willing to do what they can to help and move on from here.

>> reporter: they should get a break for the next 48 hours or so with drier weather predicted for the region making this difficult and gruesome job just a little bit easier as so many teams still wait for answers. >> people see a mudslide, and they see all the aerial photographs but they don't see the people who live there. >> reporter: more remains were identified over the weekend. there are 21 people listed as deceased. 30 defined as still missing. five in the hospital. all of them doing okay. and improving at this point. >> alan, the weather is so crucial out there. what is the weather like today? up. >> i've talked with people who live adjacent to the slide.

they say they'll have low temperatures to deal with, but sunshine and dries conditions, it will be a real boon if it stays that way for a couple of days, which it looks like it could. >> the many who fired shots at the white house face up to 27 years in prison. oscar romero hernandez sentenced today. he fired shots at the white house in 2011. no one was injured. the prosecutor charged him with trying to asass the president, but droppepresident--trying to e the president, but the charges were dropped to a plea deal. russia foreign minister

meeting with his french counterpart a day after a meeting with secretary of state john kerry. prime minister was in crimea calling it a violation of international rule. we have our story from kiev. >> there has been some reaction from kiev to that visit calling it the rules of international behavior saying when a senior official wants to make a visit to a country, contacting the leaders of that country procal. ithethe timing coming a day aftr

the talks on sunday night between john kerry and sergei lavrov, crimea did not make much running in those talks. about its russia putting forward it's basic continue to put forward a plan. the united states making its military requirement of withdraw of russian troops from the board. the fact that crimea does not come up substantially, and discussions are strongly directed towards making sure that russia does not go any further into ukraine. >> no part of the world immune from the effects of climb change and the problem they say will only get worse. that's a warning from a group of scientists. the report saying that governments are not doing enough to cut greenhouse emissions that

will lead to hunger and drought. and that is the case of an island in bangladesh, they say their island is slowly disappearing. >> they never thought it would happen, for years he watched as the rivers swallowed up the homes of fell residents on the island. but he always thought he and his family would be safe. even a year ago you could see river miles away. >> this used to be the room where the family would eat but now they're forced to eat in the open. he was born here. now he has to find a new place to stay. this is a process that locals on the island who have gone through this eight, nine, ten times. locals say ten years ago it used to take two whole days to walk

to the river. there used to be a dozen villages but now they're all gone. >> reporter: the island faces twin threats, rising sea levels and a river that crashes down on its shores harder than ever. >> other countries are responsible, and they have to take responsibility of the climate change. >> the government has built villages to house the displaced but there aren't enough of them. >> the demand for these houses is much more than the supply. there are so many people who have lost their homes the demand is too much. >> even some of these villages have already been lost to encroaching waters. half a million residents have been displaced. the rest fear it won't be long

until they share the same fate. >> coming up on al jazeera america, washington wants answers from general motors after g.m. recalled more vehicles with ignition switch problems. >> the prospect for oil in the surrounding sea is causing outrage among the locals. they say that would be devastating not only for the environment but for the economic future for these islands.

>> in text the oil spill at the houston chapel may have spread inland. there are oil sightings off the shores 200 southwest from where the spill originated. crews he working over the weekend cleaning up car balls that have washed up on beaches.

>> every year the charm of the islands draw millions of visitors to its shores. the weather and the laid back lifestyle with the once sleepily archipelago has turned into a vacation destination. but under the sea bed there is a murky promise of something that could change the future of these islands: oil. for years there has been speculation about its existence. but now a scottish energy company plans to find out. news has not been welcomed by the locals. these islands make the vast majority of its economy from tourists who come here year and year and oil exploration could be disaste disastrous for the ey here. >> to stop this barbarity.

>> if the investigation proves that there is oil underneath these wars that means there would be the go ahead for an oil platform to be built. any accidental damage would be disastrous for these islands. theit could effect the wildlifeo live in these seas. it could prove to be fatal. >> once the damage is done on the protected side, the species that are unique to the area are in danger of extinct. >> they deny they will cause any damage and said they've already engaged with local communities to acquire seismic data and are committed to respond to go any questions that may be raised.

the investigations will be reviewed by the environment ministry by the end of the year. in the meantime it is a waiting game for the islanders to see if pressuring the government could halt exploration. the hope is to keep these unspoiled views that so many have enjoyed for generations to come. >> wall street trying to wrap up the first quarter on a strong note. the dow up 131 points. stocks getting a list from janet yellen. the issue of software patents about when pant tents should be issued. el justice also determine if a piece of software is a new design or abstract idea configured for a computer. it's stock is struggling but

the maker of candy crush is hiring. shares dropping $4 since it's public offering. and "frozen," the oscar winning disney film just amassing a worldwide box office take of $1 billion thanks to strong demand in japan "frozen" is the tenth biggest blockbuster movie of all time. documents showing that general motors had been warned of problems with ignition switches in its cars. the news comes as ceo mary bara prepares to answer questions tomorrow before congress. we have reports on the investigation. >> general motors ceo mary barra will address lawmakers. they have been combing through thousands of documents from g.m. house and senate investigators

want to know how executives at the nation's biggest automaker knew nothing about the ignition problems and why they waited a decade to respond. and what they did about it. a memo released sunday by house investigators indicate that the highway safety regulators declined to open an investigation into the g.m. ignition even after receiving complaints and field reports about the problems. the memo reveals that the supplier told g.m. in 2002 before any of the vehicles hit the road that the system did not meet automakers s perks, cs. general motors sai two weeks lar

it recalled an additional 748,000 vehicles. on friday it added another 800 another 124,000. bringing the total to $2 million. barra released this statement about the company's late he is recall. trying to locate the vehicles and distribute it to thousands of retailers is not practicel. we'll get the new switches no all the vehicles. g.m. is also feeling the heat from federal prosecutorsish, the justice department for you protected the automaker fro from civil suit. >> coming up on al jazeera america today is the day the deadline to sign up for the affordable care act. we'll find out more about the

process. and people in indonesia are celebrating. we'll explain why in just a few minutes. we'll explain in just a few minutes. so many money stories sound complicated. but don't worry. i'm here to take the fear out of finance. every night on my show i break down the confusing financial speak and make it real.

>> welcome book al jazeera america. i'm del walters. the effects of climate change can be seen across the globe. the u.n. saying both rich and poor will be effected. saying we could be looking at hunger and drought if we do not fix the problem. in washington state the death toll from the mudslide now standing at 21. crews still trying to find survivors there. today is the deadline to sign up for healt healthcare through the affordable care act. the administration has been pushing to help people meet today he's enrollment deadline. the deadline is not hard and fast as long as you get started

today. >> about health insurance you can face fines and big medical bills and then you'll have to address up like a pizza. >> reporter: a massive marketing push has been under way to get the word out about the wor deade to sign up for health insurance. >> we have an rv traveling across the state. all of our advertising right now. don't wait. do it now. >> here in chicago get covered illinois the state-run organization charged with helping people sign up has been going door to door looking for people who are uninsured. it is not been a completely smooth process for many. like 27-year-old single mother jacqueline diaz. >> i called the number. i never got a phone call back. i left a person to a person who supposedly had my case. i never got anything back. we went back on. i had to reapply through the whole application again. >> today's deadline has become a soft one for those who have already begun the process.

last week the obama administration issued a condition extension. the extension comes amidst concerns in the last week that the administration's early enrollment goal of 7 million was looking less achievable. >> we're getting a lot of mixed signals. is that really going to be enforceable. >> is there ultimately an individual mandate that means anything? >> according to a kaiser family foundation tracking bowl released only 39% of those surveyed could correctly answer when the sign up was and half claimed to remain uninsured. >> i found out about it today.

one guy told me, you need to apply. >> there are various exceptions under the affordable care act that would allow some even more time to sign up, a major life change like having a baby or losing a job. without an exemption the penalties for not signing up could be $95 or 1% of yearly income which is higher. >> on average in illinois a person may see 30 different plan options. there is help out there to help with the process, but you don't want to wait until the last minute. >> waiting for the last minute say organizers mean the next open enrollment this november. >> i'm meteorologist. we're dealing with three storms. what is moving off is clearing out. now this big storm brought

flooding rains here to much of the northeast. this will be moving out and there are a few winter advisories. flooding is still a problem. a lot of that water has to drain and it will go into the larger creeks and rivers. flooding is a big problem across the northeast. blizzard conditions for the next storm in the central you united states. we're looking at heavy snow in the dakotas. big storms winding up over nebraska and dakota. a blizzard warning as this heavy snow and a band of one to two inches of snow per hour with gusting wind bringing in the cold air. the warn willing remain in effect. 71 in home i omaha.

that reduces the visibility. farther south starting to see individual strong storms across oklahoma could see a widespread severe weather outbreak tomorrow and the next day when this storm pushes east. one place we're not seeing the storm is over washington. good break there. it's diving to the south, and expect heavy rain inland. big storms in central united states and another out west all impacting the nation's weather. in between we'll get the warm air moving north so the temperatures will be climbing over the next few days. >> and we can't wait. dave warren, thank you very much. bali, indonesia, bringing in the new year this weekend. the celebrations of the new ye year. empty streets honoring a day of

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