...it's so seldom you get that access to the other side. >> faultlines: on the front lines with the taliban then an america tonight: special edition, only on al jazeera america >> hitting the mark - a final push by the obama administration for the affordable care act may have been enough to reach the enrolment goal of 7 million people. >> general motors announces another major recall as the c.e.o. heads to the hill to face questions about the deadly ignition. >> the white house weighing the release of a middle east spy to stop the peace talks.

>> and america's favourite pastime. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. the deadline to sign up for the affordable care act has come and gone. getting coverage in the final 24 hours proofed to be difficult for some americans. healthcare.gov buckled under the demand. it may be at the goal of 7 million. >> the website went down twice on monday, the first time for maintenance at one in the morning. it was supposed to be down for three hours. the outage lasted until 9am. killing the website for crucial hours as americans got ready for the monday morning. it got back up and running and went down monday afternoon. this time the administration

said because there was a big surge in people trying to get online, find out about what kind of insurance they could get or sign up. if folks tried to use the phone and called. they got a phone message saying because of the heavy volume it would be a long wait. americans could leave an email address or phone number and be contacted later. as long as you made initial contact you could sign up in the days ahead. folks from the website for the phone line got back and followed through. there was a huge social media push, which was frustrating for some. as they watched and saw things on the internet. they weren't able to go online. the push ranged from ellen degeneres, to actress kerry washington and sports figures. there were push backs. house speaker john boehner led

the republicans decrying the law and here is a statement he put out: >> white house spokesman jay carney said it was up to people to go on and sign up. here is what he said in the white house briefing. people need to sign up for health insurance, and they have a responsibility to do that. there's an opportunity to get quality health insurance, in many cases for less than 100 bucks per month. >> if people miss the deadline they'll be penalized, they'll have to pay a fine in january next year and miss out on health insurance through the affordable care act. the next time they can enrol is in november. that will be a sign up period starting mid november for insurance in 2015. >> libby casey reporting. >> obama officials say 3 million

visited healthcare.gov. >> general motors recalled another 1.5 million vehicles saying there was a problem with the power steering. >> as richelle carey reports, the recall comes hours before gm's c.e.o. is set to testify before congress. >> in the opening statement the gm c.e.o. is expected to tem the panel federal prosecutors have free rein to go where the facts take them, regardless of the outcome. the facts are at least a dozen deaths and 31 crashes have been leaked to a faulty ignition switch. general motors knew as far back as 2001 that the part had problems and did not meet automakers specks, before fatal accidents or cars with the parts

hit the road. the company did not issue its first recall until 10 years later. 620,000 vehicles were recalled february 10th. by last friday the number had risen to 2.2 million vehicles. the recalls were to replace switches that can be jostled out of position, shutting off cars and stopping airbags from working. the memo says gm approved the part in 2002 even though sample testing of the switch was below the specifications set by g m. they did not know about the switches until january 31st this year. the house committee will want to know how that's possible. the national traffic council refused to investigate even

after fielding complaints. mary barra issued an apology after the recall: >> gm is feeling the heat from federal prosecutors who are examining whether the company is liable for failing to disclose the problems with its vehicles. >> general motors has recalled more than 6 million vehicles since february. >> a safety mandate from the department of transportation - in the coming years rear view cameras will be in all equipment. it will effect vehicles sold after may 1st, 218, back-up accidents are blamed for 2,000 deaths and accidents each year.

>> russian president vladimir putin told angela merkel in a phone call that he is pulling back some of 15,000 troops. they discussed other moves to ease tension. >> the obama administration is considering releasing a middle eastern spy as efforts to keep the talks between israeli and palestine leaders from stopping. >> all sides are admitting that there isn't a deal to release palestine prisoners in the next day, the talks could collapse. u.s. and israeli and palestine officials are meeting, trying to come to an agreement to release the last group of four groups of 104 palestine prisoners that israeli agreed to release as part of the talks. palestinians say if the prisoners are not released by

noon eastern, they'll walk away from the talks. they'll go to the u.n., to other international organizations and get recognition from them. that is what they agreed not to do so long as the talks were ongoing. what the secretary of state is here to do is prevent the palestinians from walking away. if john kerry is desperate, in the words of one u.s. officials, he's gone so far as talking about releasing early the american spy jonathan pol ord. he spied for his rail, americans caught him and he's been thrown in gaol for life. chiefs of the c.i.a. and others said they would resign if he is released. that is what the u.s. is considering going tonight. there's no deal for two senior u.s. officials who acknowledge

that pollard is part of the mix, trying to release the prisoners, releasing pollard, exchange talking about a freeze on settlements and the continuation of the talks. at this point there's no guarantee that john kerry's offer has been accepted by theest railies, or -- the israelis, or that the palestinians will accept. if there's no talk in the next 24 hours, the talks will collapse. >> an unmanned drone crashed on a south korean island, near a disputed sea border. the unmarked aircraft fell as the two countries commented artillery fire. residents on several islands were forced to seek shelter. south korea responded by scrambling jets. the artillery took place on the same day south koreans held

large exercises. >> officials say batteries in the black box of the malaysian airliner will likely run out of power by the end of the ship. an australian ship with the u.s. navy's blackbox detect tore has joined the search. >> a pakistani court is considering a request from the former president to leave. pervez musharraf was charged with high treason. the former leader and army chief wants to visit his mother and get medical treatment in the u.s. he was charged with unlawfully disobeying the constitution. he was one of pakistan's longest serving leader and military ruler to be indicted. >> a controversial decision in the trial of the heir to the du pont family fortune, why a judge

is suspending his sentence despite an unspeakable crime. >> what a governor is doing to outrage residents. >> the u.n. giving a dire warning over the fall out from climate change. the devastation some have already seep.

>> a live look at the capitol hill building where mary barra, from gm will appear to answer question by congress over a series of fatal crashes involving faultry ignition switches. >> court documents are revealing a surprising outcome. a wealthy du pont heir who pleaded guilty was convicted but the judge ruled that he would not do well in prison and gave

him probation. the case was public whennize ex-wife filed a lawsuit against him, seeking compensatory damages. >> protesters are angered by the albuquerque department. the police force is the focus of a federal investigation. >> it was a showdown in albuquerque. what began as a peaceful protest against the police department turned violent. demonstrators crashed with officers in riot gear. they used tear gas to disperse the crowds. the mayor defended the actions of the police saying they were attacked and used nonlethal force to defend themselves. >> the rally comes a week after the police fatally shot james boyd. a mentally ill homeless man who

was illegally camping. the police called the shooting justified, but the federal bureau of investigation is investigating. days later police shot another man dead. the man's family said he was unharmed. >> i heard the shot, saw him grab his chest. >> since 2010 there has been 24 fatal killings. the police department is looking into the shooting, and the governor is calling for calm: >> on the same day the albuquerque police department's website was taken down in a cyber attack by the group anonymous. >> in kenya, an explosion in the capital killed at least six. it was focused on a district

popular with somali residents. no one has taken responsibility, recent attacks has been linked to al-shabab. >> in west africa the first ebola outbreak prompted senegal to close its border with guinea. 78 have died in an unprecedented epidemic. residents of guinea's capital are avoiding the hospital because they are worried they may catch the deadly disease. >> senegal made its decision after liberia confirmed two cases. >> bail two three al jazeera journalists has been denied. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, were arrested in december for collaborating with a terrorist

organization. peter greste told the judge: >> al jazeera rejects the charges against our colleagues, and demand their immediate release. >> a new united nations report gives a blooek out look on climate change, it says that rising temperatures could fuel natural disasters, food shortages and raise the issue of war. >> jonathan betz looks at the impact around the globe. >> the cruel irony is top polluters like china and india caused the problems. it's the poor countries that will suffer. africa will see more drought seeing shrinking water and food. europe could see killer heatwaves and flooding. warmer weather will affect livestock, fish, crops like

wheat are already strained. >> united states will see extremes. we'll see less snow in the west. there'll be droughts, and wildfires. it's feared in the west and the south. in the north, we'll continue to see floods. the one bright spot - companies and governments seem to be taking global warming seriously. there's time to adapt and slow effects of pollution. >> other risks are rising sea levels and coastal flooding. a place that is feeling the affect is a bangladesh island. the island is disappearing. >> they thought it would never happen. they watched as the rivers swappoed up the homes. this man thought he and his family would be safe. even a year ago, you couldn't

see it from here, it was miles away. they were building barriers to stop erosion. the waters broke through. >> this was the room where the families would eat. this man was born in this house. he has to find a new place to stay. it's a process many on the island went through eight, nine, 10 times. >> this will be a garden belonging to the family. 10 years ago it used to take two days to walk to the river. there used to be a dozen villages. they are gone. >> according to the experts, climate change is to blame. rising sea levels, a river crashing on shores harder than ever thanks to erratic rains. >> for the plight of the island people, developed countries are responsible.

they have to take responsibility of the climate matter. >> the government built villages to house the displaced. there are not enough of them. >> the demand for the houses is more than the supply. there's so many people who lost their homes, the demand is too much. >> some of the villages have been lost to the waters. half a million residents have been displaced. the rest fear it will not be long before they share the same fate. >> scientists expect sea levels worldwide to rise three feet over the next 100 years. >> it was a rainy weekend across the north-east this weekend. many saw snow out towards long island and in to new england.

across new york it was rain. that has made its way to the atlantic. things will get better. temperatures tomorrow 59 degrees. the rest of the week not looking too bad. we'll see rain on wednesday, but really no rain and temperatures back to normal with lows going down into the low 40s. if you travel to the south-east things will be wet. down here there'll be rain showers across arkansas, louisiana. we are looking at dry conditions. atlanta, you'll start your day at 78 degrees. things will get warm for the rest of the week. we expect as high as 81 degrees on thursday. not a break until saturday. across california, there's a bit of rain over the next couple of days. san francisco has seen the rain and snow into the higher

elevations. it's a good thing, it will not break the drought. we will need a lot more rain. 65 degrees there. the rain will continue towards wednesday, and it won't be until thursday. a high temp door of 66. >> america's pastime getting back into the swing of things. why the season of major league baseball will be undergoing major changes. >> and the affordable care act, one woman's story how it saved her family. [ male announcer ] it's here -- xfinity watchathon week,

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organizations are looking for ways to improve the experience and enjoyment and safety of the game. a mission that major league baseball has taken on wholeheartedly. temperatures got to 16 degrees. >> now that the major league baseball season is underway, attention can shift to the field. baseball's gone through significant changes since the end of last season, starting with the expansion of instant replay. it will be similar to that of the n.f.l. managers will be given a challenge. they will receive an additional one. the previous rule was a one-play rule, the expanded is across the field. all plays will be reviewed at a command center in new york. the league instituted 7.13, or known as the poewesy rule.

staying: >> i don't mind if they put something in where there's not as many collisions to where the runner is going out of their way to hit the catcher. >> the league and players agreed on penalties for performance enhancing drug violations. they'll receive for a first offense: >> international players continue to put their footprint on the game, especially when it comes to nine figure crickets. the yanksees signed a japanese pitcher to the largest ever contract for a japanese-born player. pailing to what the detroit

players given two-time mvp, $209,000 a year extension. baseball will say good bay to darren jooeta. playing his final season after 19 years. he's the first yankee to amass 3,000 hits. >> it's been tremendous for the sport. he has been an ambassador. if people say "i want to be like derrick", dads and mums will take it all day long. >> his last game will be in boston against the red sox. yankees and astras are the last two teams to open the season. >> erin was diagnosed with looup as.

after a stroke, she had surgery and medical bills added up. see said the affordable care act saved her and her family, and she tells us why. >> the affordable care act for my family is hard to put into words. it's been a life saver. when i became ill, the bills started coming in, and they didn't stop. they kept coming. the bills kept coming. even with good insurance, they kept coming. it took away. it was so frightening. it takes away the peace of mind where you think you have insurance and you are covered and everything will be okay. as it turns out, you are paying a tremendous amount of money pocket. peace of mind for us, with the affordable care act, it changed everything. it changed everything. it was such better coverage that it took us from probably having

to pay $20,000 pocket to saving $20,000. we did everything that american families are supposed to do. we this savings put away, family in support to help us. we had good insurance. my husband and i were working full-time, doing everything you were supposed to do. still, with all of that, we were - it was a deluge of bills and medical debts. to the point where we thought we were going to lose our home. we had no idea how we were going to live pay check to pay check and pay the bills. there was a paint where maigss were cost prohibitive, that the doctor was recommending other substitutes so i could afford it. my body needed the big gun, the

good medication. and without it i don't know if my kids would have a mother. i don't know if my husband would have a wife. >> that'll do it for this edition of al jazeera. i'm stephanie sy. "the stream" is next. hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you in the stream. information you may be entitled to is kept secret by the government. mean the man being called a superhero for accessing what they may not want you to see. ♪ . >> you know waj we're talking about the freedom of information act which is law that allows

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