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care coverage starting on january the first. the official reason for the delay, the centers for medicare and medicaid say that they have up to five times the usual traffic. it may have something to do that the fact that for most of the day, it was impossible to enroll through the obamacare website. cms confirming over a million people visiting the website today, which is built to accommodate 800,000 people per day. fox news correspondent peter ducey counted several times when he tried to log on. healthcare.gov has a lot of visitors right now. suggesting that visitors leave their e-mail and come back at a later date. so what happens if you can't enroll by tomorrow night? that is still unclear. those who sign up could also be exempt from paying the penalty for the white house is not saying what constitutes a

good-faith effort. and if you are waiting until the final day to sign up for obamacare, you're not alone. the white house saying the president obama signed up for symbolic health insurance coverage. the white house says the president was involved in selecting a plan. and the cheapest option means the premium will be less than $400 per month. look up up up up up up up up up up and be obama's health care options will continue to be provided by the military and the military position is the one had whatever he does. it is meant to support the obamacare marketplace.

showing that americans are increasingly opposing the law. a poll released yesterday shows only 35% actually support obamacare and that is a record low. and the obama administration dealing with another political crisis tonight. a group of about 150 marines helping americans evacuate. an estimated 100 u.s. citizens in sudan are believed to be there we're raging violence of the civil war in this country is occurring. nearly 400 americans have already been graduated from the country. an attempted rescue mission over the weekend had to be aborted after rebel forces wounded u.s. troops. and president obama wrote a letter to congress yesterday, warning thaa american military

action in south sudan south sudan could be ramped up in the coming days. as the situation deteriorates. susan rice is once again dismissing the scandal surrounding the obama administration's response to the terrorist attacks in benghazi. just weeks after the november 2012 attacks, she went on several talk shows to claim that theeattack was a spontaneous response to an anti-muslim video. that turned out to be false. she insists that this issue is being blown out of proportion. >> i don't have time to think about false controversies. >> demonstration has been working hard to review our security of our embassies and that's what we ought to be focused on. ashely: when asked why hillary clinton didn't appear on the shows, this was her response.

>> she had gone through an incredibly painful and stressful week. secretary hillary clinton is a chief diplomat who had to reach out and greet the bodies upon their arrival at andrews air force base. if i were her, laughing at what i wanted to do is beyond five the sunday morning talk shows. so i think it was appropriate for me to do it. ashely: her role in the benghazi scandal made her a hot topic. general jack keane response to susan rice and her benghazi comments to put the situation in south sudan in perspective for us. much more on the obamacare deadline.

and a banner year for hollywood. but who will win the coveted title of christmas box office champion? leonardo dicaprio as the wolf of wall street and we will take it all up with our expert tonight. in dealing with what could be a very messy commute following this weekend's winter storm. ice and snow, more than 400,000 homes and businesses in michigan, upstate new york, new england. at least nine deaths are being blamed on the storm. there are high temperatures are unseasonable in parts of the country. heavy rain, new york central park had a record 65 degrees yesterday with temperatures expected to drop back to the '30s later tonight. the storm also having a big impact at the height of the busy pre-christmas travel time. more than 1100 flights were canceled over the weekend.

today black ice caur planes to f the taxiway. virtually no one hurt in that incident. an angry shoppers filing a lawsuit against target for the class-action lawsuit, two of which were filed in california and oregon, alleged that target failed to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures including credit and debit card data and social security numbers taken. it is unclear exactly what the criminals have actually done. and stocks moving higher with the dow jones and s&p 500 adding 73 points, it is the 48 record

close this year. the nasdaq also gaining 46 points, the s&p 500 up 10 points. and they deal with iphone and china. apple's stock rising 4%. and facebook in the meantime, also experiencing a healthy uptick. and in economic news, consumer spending rising half a percent, up since june, personal income increased by just two tenths of a percent below expectations. stay with us, we are cooing back. >> a christmas surprise. the health insurance deadline, giving millions one more day to try to get past the healthcare.gov error messages.

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he is involved in state exchanges and tracks the progress nationwide. every day there is some sort of rule change. so what is this doing overall to those people out there who are trying to sign up? it just gets more and more confusing to me. >> that's a good way to describe it. each time a new delay occurs, it creates more confusion and a little bit more excitement and willingness to step forward and actually take that next step in and roll. so creates a lot of confusion ended doesn't help. ashely: what does it do for the insurance company when you are constantly changing the goal post? >> well, what you do is you create challenges for them from an operational perspective and challenges from a continuation and pricing.

all these insurance plans, the companies that are in good faith stepping forth, assumptions that were given to them by the administration and law. and then as challenges occur, making it less likely that this will occur, making it so that the assumptions may not be true and they might be extended and incur more risk than they anticipated. ashely: companies have been involved in the design of these exchanges. we are tracking nationwide how these things are doing. so what have you seen so far? >> well, i think largely what we have seen so far is the state outperforming the government. i think we would expect that. they got into the game earlier in the state have more control over what they were doing. they aggressively when forward. but largely the states have done

a lot more. and i think that what we are starting to see in the federal exchange, we are starting to see improvement there and i think that we will see that continuing, actually getting to the point where the mechanism will be what we had hoped for an expected and it will be less of a talking point and less of a concern. but in the meantime it is still quite a challenge and has definitely created lower enrollment in what was projected or hoped for. ashely: so much of this program is dependent upon younger adults getting involved. and i think some 20% have said that they actually enrolled in a need that number to be up close to the 35 or 40%. and that's going to be quite a struggle, especially due to the disappearance and the system is brokk him already. >> that's right, the young invincible population really is spreading the risk.

and it certainly leads to lower enrollment in this population is the least likely to enroll and whenever there are challenges or delays in terms of this process, they are the ones that come out first. and so as this improves, we hope and try to count on those numbers coming in and they are highly dependent upon most people enrolling so that pools are sustainable. ashely: 30 seconds left. we just heard the democratic senator joe manchin basically saying that if this coverage isn't as good and becomes more expensive, it could collapse under its own weight. basically meltdown. it could could that be a scenario? that happen? >> you know, i think there are so many stakeholders that are invested in this process. i don't know that it will

collapse under its own weight. i think we will see challenges going forward. and that's really the big thing at the center. we're going into a midterm election. but he's concern as he and his colleagues are going to be measured largely by the success or failure of this and that's what we will likely see. ashely: thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> it could be with you. ashely: now for the weekend box office. no match for bilbo baggins. first place for the second weekend in a row, $31.5 million. an anchorman part two. and disney's frozen is up with

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britain targeting the defense minister from 2009. meanwhile, talks between iran implementing last month's nuclear deal will resume after christmas. and an editorial explaining how one wants to improve bilateral relations of the u.s. and al qaeda watching for a very public apology. a military leader said they are willing to pay blood money to the victim's family. and hundreds are being killed, some 62,000 are homeless. aircraft is now being moved to

provide security and help with evacuations. joining us now is general jack keane. and former army vice chief of staff. he is also a fox news military analyst. thank you so much for joining us. let's begin. a very dangerous part of the world. not much known about it. how involved should the united states be? >> we have not so much in that country. we have peacekeepers that are helping. and they evolved out of a lack of stability and others are vying for that power and this is about a coup that was taking place at a week or so ago. so we have no intention of getting involved. and those americans are

attempting to get a safe evacuation out of there. and that's what we were attempting to do the. ashely: the u.s. and britain's spying on israel, not only does the u.s. by on what would be our enemy, and tracking tracking their movements and what they are talking about, but they monitor each other and this came out when angela merkel spoke out. are they paying lipservice? >> there's been a lot of surprise and it's just in the public domain. he knows full well that they are spying on the united states and they have been for years he's the beneficiary and he also

knows that we are doing the same to him. and as a result of this week, they are spying on each other and it will continue despite the rhetoric. ashely: could he become a pawn in this? edward snowden's name comes up in situations like this arise. including this latest information that is being diebold's? >> whatever's cooking between israel and the united states, his name comes up. and it has here. and certainly down the road we probably will. what happened in benghazi, she's

getting a lot of lak from that. what are your thoughts on our? >> it is frustrating to listen to a key policymaker like susan rice. someone who can be so flippant about this. the worst terrorist attack that the united states has experienced in terms of the political damage since 9/11 the security was inadequate and the third thing is that we clearly did not get the correct information from the american people until a week later until we knew all of the facts, i don't know how we can dismiss that as a fake controversy when they knew it within the first 24 hours. >> even when the facts come out, they refuse to acknowledge what is clear to everyone else.

>> i think that this is one of the worst in terms of something that was damaging to us. peeper will killed and it has not been a part of full disclosure and it's really sad regardless of who's running the country. so sad. ashely: perhaps they would like to become friendlier with western powers. what do you think for 2014? >> everyone welcomes this with the stalemate that we have over the government of nuclear weapons. but this is why the polling done with the american people is important. the iranians are truly sincere about not establishing a nuclear weapons program and they will

move quickly closing the secret sites that have been here for years and getting this complete verification. that demonstrates that they are sincere. otherwise, i'm afraid that most will believe that this is a ploy to delay and also resume the program when it's convenient for them. ashely: general jack keane, thank you for joining us. >> it's good to talk to you. ashely: coming up next, a wee bit early, you're coming to a close. stay with us. >> one of president obama's trusted old visors, 2014 has been a complete waste of time. the "a-team" tells us that they agree. we have that coming up next.

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♪ ashely: robert gibbs piling on the bad news for the president. >> i would say that it does beat out what is going on in 2001, especially giving in to where we started and this is historically the most productive. ashely: the most productive. okay, and senate majority leader here he read the senate immigration bill and they are working on passing smaller legislation. fox news contributor judith

miller, special assistant to george w. bush, and contributing columnist, ron christie. and former white house political director under president george w. bush, match lab. thank you for joining us as well. >> he said if you like your doctor, you can keep it. and that wasn't true. i think 2014 is going to be worse. >> small-business insurance, premiums need to go up, it will be more of a pain for the president. ashely: judas, were you saying? >> it hasn't been a good year. and the economy is steadily

improving. and there is more to life than health care. the one we are helping the president get away from this issue, they say, a change to the rules and it seems to go from bad to worse. >> the latest delay was done very quietly. then maybe they will leave it behind and not worry about it anymore. it's amazing that obama doesn't think this will just pass. getting to the health care delivery part of it, you are right. the economy has to keep growing.

and that is his only salvation. a growing economy helps the president. >> that is a good point. so how will this work for his second term? immigration reform being thrown out there. i don't know, i have a feeling that it will take a lot to get the issue addressed. >> absolutely. if he really grows the economy, if it really starts to take off, that will take a lot of the political heat off of him. he could also do a deal with iran. which i think is very unlikely, but it could happen. there is a lot that the president can do in this and this is not his last year in office. >> i think he has breached the trust of the american people. he did make the stimulus is good as we thought.

and here's where we went wrong, but here's what i can do to make things right is what he should say, for foreign policy, our economy, and our allies the. ashely: what about those inside their political party? this president doesn't have a lot to offer, does he? >> no, and this is a sad thing. and if the numbers stayed low, not putting his image in the campaign commercials and the mail and democrats are being more independent in their votes. we will see that more and more and it's imperative. especially if they have a second term. he needs to fix his numbers and

we need to see him as a political strength to the democrats next year. ashely: susan rice and in benghazi issue. >> well, she says she loves her job and she doesn't want to lose it. [laughter] >> she also didn't really want to be secretary of state. she dogs that question. but look. she has no answer except that it's all fine, this is a noncontroversial type of thing an in authority happening and let's move on and let look all the great things. >> it's never a false controversy when americans lose their lives. the american people still to this day have never been told the truth and she should not try to make light of it. ashely: another issue, spying on the israelis. benjamin netanyahu is it's just

not acceptable. but we know that they are spying all the time. >> yes, i have to say that the concept that our government is spying on other governments around the world, it doesn't bother me as much but the government might be spying on us. [laughter] >> those are the people they are supposed to be spying on. [laughter] ashely: you have some personal experience with the spying in israel anguish. >> just might stay in the apartment building where the cia used to rent space so that they can better monitor. [laughter] but i think that foreign leaders will begin to ask themselves why wasn't i being monitored? i mean they will be left out and ittwill be like that angela merkel situation. [laughter] ashely: thank you guys so much. judith ann rahman matt, thank

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ashely: two american astronauts successfully completing phase one on the international space station. nasa is troubleshooting problems and nasa conducted a christmas

eve spacewalk only once before during a hubble space telescope mission back in 1999. and the tallest building in michigan demolished to make way for a family-friendly plaza in the heart of the city. the 45-year-old building coming down. 1000 pounds of explosives were used around the structure.and o, the coldwell banker agents were reportedly caught on security cameras having sex and we sometimes in this home. both are being fired from coldwell banker. and a record-setting day on wall street. the best annual performance since 1993. joining us now with his outlook on economies, teddy weisberg.

thank you for being here. another day and another record. it's been a remarkable year as we look back. >> only in hindsight. but it's been really tough. the folks ttat have been on the sidelines watching this. and we see the volumes, even now, during these 53 years and the markets have seen volatility and they have been sold off. but the phones ring, but they are not ringing what they like they were in 1998 or 1999. and it just doesn't seem to be a lot of interest.

and who would've thought? ashely: the fed still pumping and 75 billion. but it does bring a little more certainty. and i can't imagine this. but to the investors, they must still look attractive. and the fact is this year has been a terrific year. anyone who has sold stocks knows

that there are lots of buying opportunities. ashely: interest rates will have to blog. what impact will that have? >> i think the fed has done a marvelous job with expectations. and they are going to have to get going on this. at some point i think it will have a negative impact on the market. ashely: so much of the economy is part of the consumer. the housing market is a big part of that. and i get the feeling that the markets are slowing down tremendously and the stock

market, it will psychologically get peoples attention as they come into the market. but what is interesting about next year is not so much the housing market. the but this is an area that we do focus on. it's the fundamentals like the lumber. and the fed has pretty much said this. and it's sort of interesting. and so they are going to have to do something to get inflation back in the system. by now, and clearly there's a lot of inflation. and they are talking about an overall inflation. lumber is clearly one of them and i'm talking lumber. i want the land we have an asset

class, real estate, energy, it could be gold, some commodities could go up. ashely: goal has been suffering quite a bit recently. >> but the real money is made when everyone else sleeps. you just need to have a little patience. and the problem is that people want instant gratification. ashely: teddy, thank you so much. we appreciate your time. coming up next, the very latest on that dock dynasty situation. and hollywood's hot business model is coming up next. it's not the "fumbling around with rotating categories" card.

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ashely: the patriarch of "duck dynasty", making his first public statement for comment that he made about homosexuality and sin. according to the daily mail, phil robertson backed down from the original comments that he made, standing firm in his bible study group in louisiana. he said that i will not back off , i'm a lover of humanity and not a hater. and hollywood looking for a big weekend. gleaming with hope in the final holiday push to put the industry with a $10.7 billion mark.

>> it is amazing. it's a mixture of films. there is a variety of content with record numbers. and the holiday movie season, i love this right now. and there's a lot of movies that are out there, iron man, nebraska is one of the smaller movies, catching fire is another one as well that is another huge

moneymaker. and that is culminating in what is shaping up to be another recordbreaker. ashely: so who is the big winner and who is the big loser or who is falling behind? >> one about brothers and disney have had tremendous years. disney had ironman three and monsters university. so they are doing very well. and all the studios have had their hits and misses this year. but it is all winding up with his record-breaking box office. at the very end of the year they are really coming back.

and they are rekindling the relationship with jerry bruckheimer. he had some success in the 80s and 90s. getting back together with him, that's a big deal. and we have big movies on the horizon and i think that we will have a huge day with christmas day. ashely: putting you on the spot, anchorman to, someone said it was absolutely awful. would you agree?

>> it depends on what you like. it's not trying to be an oscar contender. i love christian bale, jennifer lawrence, bradley cooper, you know, what a fantastic group of individuals. and i would say choose what you like. there are so many options out there. and there are so many films to see over the next couple of weeks. because we will hit that record-breaking $10.8 billion at the box office. ashely: so who'll be the big oscar winner? who do you think? >> well, you're really putting me on the spot. i'm going to say bruce in nebraska. american hustle, saving mr. banks.

i can can't just pick one. there are too many. ashely: very dead. thank you so much for joining us. we sure do appreciate it. and that is it for "lou dobbs tonight." thank you for joining us you make a great team.

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