making news in america this morning -- the blame game for the obama care rollout woes grows more tense. and did the president break a promise about the health care overhaul? we're live in washington. in-flight arrest. this morning, a pilot is in police custody. what passengers said he did that could land him in jail. torn apart, the inside of a car ripped to shreds. but this was no accident. what kind of animal did this type of damage? plus, moved to tears. a baby has a classic reaction to her mom singing a tune. good wednesday morning. the cabinet member at the center

of the affordable care law's botched rollout is expected to face harsh questioning today. >> lawmakers are expected to grill secretary kathleen sebelius, as the president's past comments come back to haunt him. abc's tahman bradley is live in washington this morning. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. the obama administration is apologizing for the botched obama care rollout. and today, the person in charge takes the hot seat. today, the woman who manages obama care, health and human services secretary, kathleen sebelius, faces congress. she will blame the failures of the healthcare.gov website on the contractors who built it. but documents show that the main contractor warned the government about issues with the site before it went live, raising questions about whether the administration should have delayed the launch of the health care marketplace. admitting healthcare.gov has not performed properly, the obama administration apologized to the public. >> i want to apologize to you that the website has not worked

as well as it should. >> reporter: republicans say problems with president obama's health care law go beyond healthcare.gov woes. >> the problem with obama care isn't just the website. it's the whole law. >> reporter: republicans point to these comments made by the president as he attempted to explain the complicated reform plan. >> if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. >> reporter: but for 14 million americans who buy private health insurance, that may not be the case. julie prince got a letter from her insurance company, informing her that her private plan is gone. >> what concerns me the most is that i'm not going to be able to afford anything. >> reporter: julie's plan and many others no longer exist because under the new health care law, insurance companies are now required to provide hospital coverage, maternity, mental health or prescription drugs. so, americans who didn't have this basic coverage, must now buy a new plan. later today, president obama promotes obama care in massachusetts, where he'll talk about that state's experience, implementing a new health care law, and the lessons the country

can learn. john and diana? >> tahman bradley, live in washington. thank you. and there are new developments in another growing controversy also being heard on capitol hill. the head of national intelligence is defending the practice of spying on global leaders. james clapper says that the practice is necessary in order to find out the intentions of foreign leaders, even our allies. abc's jonathan karl tried to find out if the u.s. is still spying on the leaders of friendly nations. >> reporter: we're listening in on the phone conversations of friendly heads of state? >> again, jon, i'm not going to talk about specific alleged or reported intelligence gathering operations. >> so, no direct answer if the program is ongoing. the president has ordered a thorough review of nsa spy activities. the head of nsa also denied reports of the u.s. spying on french and spanish citizens. in fact, those nations were collecting the phone records, not the u.s. the delta airlines pilot due in federal court today to face sexual misconduct charges.

the alleged incident took place last weekend on a flight from detroit to salt lake city. michael james pascal was a passenger on the flight. he was seated next to a 14-year-old girl. she claims when she woke up from a nap, he was groping her backside. pascal claims he fell asleep and somehow his hand fell into the girl's seat. since pascal works as a delta connection pilot, the airline says it's fully cooperating with law enforcement in this matter. we have some breaking news overnight from south carolina. four adults and two children have been found dead in an apparent murder/suicide. the tragedy unfolded near the city of greenwood. police say a man called 911 to say he was thinking about hurting himself. but by the time officers got there, it was too late. police in aurora, colorado, have doubled the award in an attempted kidnapping case. the 8-year-old girl who lives in this house, was abducted from her room by a man who entered through a window. he screamed and got free just as her father arrived outside to see a car driving away.

this sketch has already prompted dozens of tips. the $20,000 reward is the highest in the department's history. the bond created by hurricane sandy was evident, across new york and new jersey, as people gathered by the thousands to mark the anniversary of that storm. a ceremony dubbed lights of hope was held in union beach, new jersey, with everyone raising lights into the night sky. they shared songs and words of encouragement and painful memories of the storm. >> you can't even -- it's like a movie. where people say, like, you never thought that would happen. >> we've been through a disaster that nobody could ever imagine. and you know, everybody here is trying to do their best to recover and rebuild. >> that rebuilding is going slower than expected. the department of housing and urban development says only about 11% of sandy aid money has been distributed. a blinding dust storm being blamed for a deadly pileup in southern arizona. three people killed, dozens of others injured, in a string of chain-reaction crashes that

caused cars and overturned tractor-trailers on interstate 10. about 20 vehicles were involved in this cash, including at least 6 big rigs. it will be windy again today, from arizona to west texas. it will be clear and dry along the east coast. sunny and mild on the west coast. but some snow tapering off in the rockies. while that front pushes rain into the center of the country. severe from nebraska to central texas. >> take a look at the numbers now. 79 in dallas. phoenix at 72. seattle, 54. fargo, 43. a mild 74 in kansas city. chicago, 63. atlanta, 76. 68 in baltimore. and boston will be 56. well, the st. louis cardinals are now in boston for tonight's world series game six. but they had to wait out a long flight delay before flying there. the team's plane was grounded by mechanical problems at st. louis airport yesterday. six hours after getting onboard, the players switched planes and flew to boston. they landed after 11:00 p.m. eastern time last night. the cards are trailing the red sox, 3-2 games. well, drink up because it's going fast. what's behind the worldwide wine

shortage? and something else could be soon in short supply. the popular hot sauce, sriracha. why an entire town wants the factory shut down. plus, posing with the pontiff. a little boy upstages the pope in front of an enormous crowd.

welcome back. we begin with wall street. stock futures indicating a higher open this morning. if that happens, both the dow and s&p 500 would move further into high territory. record-high territory. stocks have been booming so far

this year because of the fed's economic stimulus program. we'll get word this afternoon about whether that program will tonight. airlines earning record amounts of money because of all those added fees. analysts predict the airlines will rake in $15 billion in extra fees this year. that's up 18% from last year. 50% of that money comes from frequent flier surcharges. and 25% of that money is from checked baggage fees. when you see team usa this february at the winter olympics, they will be wearing american-made uniforms. ralph lauren says every stitch of the u.s. uniforms for the opening and closing ceremonies were made here in america. the company was criticized for the london olympic uniforms made in china. the wine shortage getting worse. americans are partly to blame. that shortage is classic case of supply and demand. consumption is on the rise, especially here at home.

the u.s. and china, drinking more wine than ever. >> so, we are to blame? >> we are to blame. i know i'm doing my part with red wine on the weekends. during the week, i work through it. >> the demand has been going up and up, why aren't we making more -- why aren't we growing more grapes? that's the key. >> a billion chinese want our wine. let's do it. >> just asking. if you like a burger, this is a very interesting one. a new burger from a place in philadelphia. >> open wide for the deep-fried tinkies burger. that's right. this is from philly's pyt burger. a pork belly patty, bacon and melted american cheese. >> park belly and bacon. all on a battered, fried twinkie. i would love to know the fat, calorie content. >> is this something you would want to put in your mouth? >> i'd rather have the twinkie for dessert. >> look at her face. she knows.

>> if it was in front of us, i would happily bite in. >> that girl's with me. she knows. i don't know about this one. >> i'll try it. >> give it to him. with some wine, please. >> yeah. when we come back, taking secrecy to brand-new heights. google is up to something big. but what is it? plus, torn apart and tota d totaled. a man gets surprised when he sees what happen to his car. wait until you hear who he sees what happen to his car. wait until you hear who he thinks did this. in his heart healthwhyveg by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. not only is kellogg's raisin bran® heart healthy it's a delicious source of potassium. ♪ mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health. now that's what i'm talkin' about. with kellogg's raisin bran®. [ female announcer ] now with kellogg's family rewards you can get even more from the products you love. join today at kfr.com.

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the smell coming from the factory of the requirery sauce sriracha. srirac >> the director there points to another plant that makes hot sauce. >> we have a city in the city of rosemead that's been in operation for 30 years. we haven't had an issue there. >> it smells real strong. kind of burns our eyes. and burns our lungs and stuff. >> all right. the city has filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping production unless the factory installs a filtration system. sriracha's ceo says if production stops, prices will rise. in northern california, more than 1,000 people marched to protest the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a sheriff's deputy. the death of andy lopez has become a flash point and a growing concern over police overreaction and racial profiling. the deputy who killed lopez thought the boy's pellet gun made to look like an a.k.-47, was the real thing.

>> what we really want is for something to change. we want something tangible in terms of policy, to change. >> we're tired of being looked at as a threat to the police. they're here to protect us. >> the protest came on the same day that andy lopez's friends and family said a final good-bye at his funeral mass. the fbi has joined the investigation into his death. singer chris brown has checked into a rehab facility to deal with anger issues. the move comes one day after brown was released from a washington, d.c. jail on assault charges. brown could face serious jail time if officials in los angeles determine that the d.c. arrest violates his probation. and this would be depressing to find in your driveway when you went out in the morning. there wasn't much left of this honda element after a momma bear and two cubs got through with it. claw marks on the doors. everything else shredded. the couple suspects that bears got stuck inside. all the animals got for their

trouble was a pack of gum and some mints. a whole lot of interior. >> all of the insurance. something for a new car. an amazing scene at a vatican event. pope francis and a young visitor. pope francis giving him a pat on the face. he's not ready to leave in fact, he tries to get between the pope and the man he was greeting. when that didn't work, he joined francis' staff. the youngster even got pope francis to give him a little hug around the legs. how about that. >> oh. that's so cute. well, google is refusing to say a word as speculation is growing over a mystery barge that's floating in the san francisco bay. >> the project is so secretive, that coast guard members and other government officials have reportedly signed confidenty agreements. the barge is protected by fences and security guards. a similar one is being built in maine. tech experts are suspecting that

it could be a floating data center to a retail store. an nfl hall of famer finally wearing a super bowl ring again, more than two decades after it was stolen. >> he earned the coveted ring when the cowboys beat the dolphins in 1972. but in 1992, a thief snatched it from a display case at a san diego restaurant. in september, he got a call from a woman, demanding $40,000 for his ring. well, he called police. and they tracked it down. >> i really appreciate this ring more than you ever know. it's really special. and i thought i would never see it again. and here it is. it's closed. >> police found the ring just as it was about to go up for auction. no one's been arrested so far. but they are focusing on three suspects. and you could say that demand for tickets is really, really high for tonight's world series game six at boston fenway park. how high, you ask? >> high enough that the average cost for a ticket on the

secondary market is over $1,800. 24,000 paid on stubhub for front-row seats between the plate and on-deck circle. >> plenty of people wanting to be there, in case the sox win their first world series at fenway since 1918. good luck to both teams. more sports, now. a blowout in los angeles on opening night. >> and the heat are looking just like the team of last year. here's neil and stan at espn. >> good morning, america. welcome to our studios here in los angeles. it's "sportscenter," with stan verrett and neil everett. battle of l.a. on nba's opening night. >> the lakers outscore the clippers. 76 bench points. for the lakers. i called it. lakers 116-103. the heat, coming off their championship. matter of fact, the last two.

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where teams compete to make the right decisions about safe food preparations. our challenge in this round -- read and follow package cooking instructions, and use a food thermometer. let's see how our teams are doing so far -- team 1? we just got 100 points. we separated our raw food from our cooked food. team 2? we got a 100-point green card for proper hand washing before our meal prep. referee: we've reached a critical safety point in the challenge. okay, team 1, let's check this out. uh-oh, not a safe internal temperature for those hamburgers. that puts everyone at high risk for food-borne illness. you get a red card -- undercooked. always read and follow the package cooking instructions and use a food thermometer. let's see how our winning team cooked it safe and avoided problems. well, i just kept focus on the four food safety steps -- clean, separate, cook, and chill. and we followed the package cooking instructions and took the temperature. can you cook it safe?

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good wednesday at 4:28. thank you for starting your day with us. >> it is wednesday. the last wednesday of october. mike is here to look at the forecast. >> well start with live doppler 7 hd which is much quieter than yesterday. you will notice the air is dry and also cooler. we will talk about what will happen this afternoon after starting in the 40's and 50's we. under up in the low-to-mid 60's inland and upper 50's to low 60's around the bay. coast and san francisco mid-to-upper 50's. just a few high clouds in the sky. leyla gulen is back! >> good morning, everyone. a very good hump day, wednesday. traffic is quiet so far.

behind me, there is nothing but green. you can see that means top speeds on most freeways traveling between the altamont pass and toward 205, watch out for construction and eastbound 580 we will have a few lanes blocked until 9:00. >> so much, good to have you back. san francisco police are asking for help from the public as their investigation into the bizarre disappear an and death of a hospital patient continues. the 57-year-old woman was missing for weeks before her body was found in san francisco general. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, has new details from the hospital. >> the "san francisco chronicle" is reporting a man saw someone in the stair well four days before the body of lynne spalding was found this. spalding was found accept -- september 21. she disappeared from hour room

and found in the stairwell. according to the chronicle, police are looking for a man who reported seeing someone highing in the stairwell. he has disappeared after reporting it to a supervisor, walked away and that was that. police now would like to talk to him. they describe him as an asian man in his 30's. he was wearing hospital identification. they say they do believe he worked at the hospital. they admit the information they have is confusing. investigators say they are interesting to he how this going to lay out. >> san jose city council members are considering ways to keep recruits from leaving for other cities, police departments, after being trained by san jose. they want to